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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
BIG INCREASE MADE
IN EMPLOYMENT
SOUTH INDICATES GENERALLY
IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT
TONE.
MORE PROGRESS PROMISED
North Carolina Textiles Increase
Their Forces-leadlng Cities Re-
port Surplus Labor.

Washington. - Increased employ
ment ranging up to '2S per cent over
the preceding month was reported to
| the employment service of the de-
partment of labor, from 43 to IS rep
resentative cities for the month end
ing March 81. The automobile and
allied industries, iron and steel and
their products and lumber headed the
trades showing improved activity.
The net increase for the country, fig
ured on reports from 1928 firms, was
25 per cent.
Denver led the reporting cities
with an increase in employment in
March Of 1872 per cent. Memphis was
second with 1871.
The South indicated generally i'm
proved employment tone during the
month of March, the report said, with
indications that further progress
would be recorded in the thirty days!
Despite some slackness in textiles,
Virginia industries were more active
as whole and the outlook was con.
sidered good.
Lumber and fertilizer shared the
increase in workers in Georgia during
the past month. Atlanta reported "a
little improvement in the industries"
the demand for labor being about 8
per cent over that Of January. Sa-
vannah indicated textile, lumber and
repair shops more active, but not suf-
ficiently so to assimilate all available
labor
North Carolina textiles increased
their forces in March, and the lead
ing cities reported surplus labor be-
ing rapidly absorbed.
In South Carolina, textiles receded
slightly but improved in lumber and
chemical trades more than made
good the recession. The housing sit.
uation in the state has been much
relieved. reports to the employment
service said.
Unemployment in Florida was re-
ported as confined principally to
common labor" with the demand for
farm help equal to the supply.
Hardwood mills in Tennessee were
said to be offsetting to some extent
the decreased mining activity, with
unemployment now prevalent among
skilled rather than unskilled labor
ers."
Alabama mines increased produc-
ton up. to the last day of the month
ard marked improvement was shown
in the iron and steel trades. The out
look promised a large farm acreage
this season.
Cotton mills in Mississippi were
working full time with full force'
in March and the majority OF the
lumber mills were on full time, re-
ports to the service said.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Governor sions Telephone Bill.


Governor Cooper signed the Foster
telephone act restoring rates and
charges on all telephones in the state,
except companies in one or two coun-
ties, to their status as Of January l,
1921. The chief executive had an
nounced hearing on the act, passed
by the recent session of the legisla-
ture, but called off this hearing in view
of the fact that he had already reached
a conclusion.
The act that became law is one OF
the most important pieces of legisla-
ton put through by the legislature at
the 1922 session. 1t makes null and
void increases in telephone rates al
lowed by the railroad commission and
puts these rates, charges, tolls, ETC.,
back to the same status they were
before the railroad commission allow
ed the increase in March Of 1921.
The act also re-establishes the tele-
phone exchange radius or alleged
free toll service that was abolished
by the general assembly. -'
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
.6 PERSONS KILLED
AS PLANES COLLIDE
AIRPlANES ON PARlS-lONOON
EXPRESS ROUTE CRASH
TO EARTH.
2 new WORKERS AMONG DEAD
The Entrire Personnel of Both Planes
Meet Death, Except Pilot Duke
of the English Craft.

Paris. - Six persons were killed
when airplanes on the Paris-London
aerial express route collided over the
village of Thieulloy, 10 miles north
of Paris, and crashed to earth.
The dead are:
Bruce Yale, a New York exporter,
and his wife, who were homeward
bound by way of England in the
French machine.
NJ. Bouriez, another passenger in
the French craft.
Aviator Mire, pilot of the French
machine.
Mire's mechanic and cabin boy of
English machine.
The entire personnel of both planes,
except Pilot R. E. Duke, of the Eng
lish craft, met death in the crash
or in the flames that followed it.
The aerial express service between
London and Paris was started in
the spring Of 1919 and has come to
be regarded as one Of the dependable
means of transportation between the
two capitals. At first only patron
ICED by travellers Of an adventurous
turn of mind, who wanted to have
the thrill of air travel, it has devel-
oped within the last two years, with
the element of danger reduced to the
minimum into a steady daily route.
The trip is made in little more than
two hours and at least half OF the
passengers have been women.
Prominent officials have frequently
availed themselves Of the air route
to attend hastily called conferences
in either Paris or London. During
the peace conference Bonar Law, OF
the British delegation, made his hur-
ried trip back to London to attend
to routine official business, often re-
turning the same day. 49,
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
.LAsKER BEFORE COMMITTEE
HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEE
HOLD JOINT HEARING ON
MEASURES.
Says That Shipping Board is Standing
Fast by the Administrations
Program.

Washington.-Enac Of the ad
ministration's ship subsidy bills with
out radical change is the hope OF
President Harding and shipping board
officials, Chairman Lasker told mem
bers Of the senate commerce and
house merchant marine committees at
the opening session Of joint hearings
on the measure.
Declaring that the shipping board
Stands fast" for the general princi'
pies embodied in the program en-
dorsed by the President, Mr.. Lasker
expressed the opinion that "any radi.
cal change in the proposals might re-
suit in the destruction of the whole" ."
After he had read a lengthy state
ment in which he contended that gov
ernment operation not only had
proved a costly failure" but was
driving private owners off the seas
the shipping board head became the
target for a rapid fire Of questions,
most OF them from democratic mem
bers of the house committee. FIRE.
quent verbal clashes between Mr.. Las
ker and Representative Hardy, Texas,
ranking democrat Of the house com
mittee. marked the cross-examination'
Quizzed by Representative Briggs,
democrat, Texas, as to the boards s
experience with ship operators, Mr..
Lasker said he had suspicion that
few operators have purposely abus-
ed their operation privileges" to prove
government operation a failure. The
chairman added that he would not
make any specific charges on this
point.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Paws Bill After 81 Years.

Utica, N. Y.-Because he left Col
gate university in 1871 unable to pay
a board bill of 81, Frank S. Lyon, OF
Wolverine, Mich, has sent to the
treasurer s27.42, which is equal to 81
and simple interest for the 81 years
intervening.
The amount was owing to Byron
Richardson, who conducted a board
ing house and Lyon requested
that the money be turned over to
him, if living, or his heirs. After the
letter from Lyon was read to the stu
dent body, HAROLD B. Anderson, OF
Hammond, Ind, now a freshman al
the university, informed the treasurer
that he is grandson Of Byron Rich
ardson.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
SENDS OUT BLANKS
TO HIGH SCHOOLS
WARRANTS FOR STATE AID TO
BE ISSUED WHEN BLANKS ARE
PROPERLY RETURNED.
s2sO,O0O IS APPROPRIATED
Inspector Parkinson Says Many High
School Districts of State Are in
Need of Funds.
Columbia.

Blanks on which to give informa-
ton concerning high schools pupils
eligible for tuition paid by the state
are being mailed from the high school
inspector to the 17S state aided high
schools of the state. AS soon as these
blanks are returned and the infor-
nation which they give is properly
checked, warrants for state high
school aid will be issued by the state
department of education to all schools
qualifying for such aid
The last legislature appropriated
s290,000 to meet the states obligation
to the high schools. 1t is believed by
officials of the state department of
education that this amount will meet
the states obligation to the high
schools in full. The state allows only
SO per pupil per month tuition for
this session. Seven dollars per month
was recommended by the state su-
=, perintendent of education, but not al
lowed BY the legislature.
E. L. Parkinson, high school inspec-
tor, said, Many high school districts
OF the state are in need Of funds and
are anxious to receive their pro rata
OF state school aid. For this reason it
is hoped that high school officials
throughout the state will realize the
Importance Of prompt return OF
data relative, to pupils eligible for
tuition, Warrants for high school
aid Will be mailed to county treasur-
ers within ten days after the last
tuition blank properly filled out is
received"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
TEXAS TOWNS SUFFER
FROM FURY OF STORM

Dallas.-Seventeen persons are
reported dead and more than 50
injured as a result OF tornadoes
which swept from west Texas, east
into Oklahoma toward Arkansas.
Reports from some Of the stricken
towns are meagre, officials said.
The list of casualties reported
showed:
Runnels county, near Rowlna,
Texas, 9 dead, 20 injured; Oplin,
Callahan county, dead, 20 injured;
Electra, one dead, several injured;
Cleburne, Texas, 1 dead, injur-
ed; Lawton, Okla, 2 dead, II in
jured; Dallas, 5 injured; cisco,
Texas, 2 injured; Ranger, Texas, l
injured; Caddo. Texas, 6 injured;
Whitewright, Texas, 1 injured;
Echo, Texas, 6 injured; Brecken-
ridge, Texas. 3 injured; Graham,
Texas, injured.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Heads Smashed With Axe.

Concordia, Kas. - Theodore Trem.
blav. lS-year-old farm boy, was slain
with an axe and three younger broth
ers and the father, L. ]. Tremblay, a
trustee of Shirley township, were in
jured by unknown assailants in their
home near here.
Three of the younger boys are near
death, with their heads crushed.
The body of Theodore was found un'
conscious on the porch Of his home
his head injured and his feet bound
with wire. He may recover.
The body of Theodore was found in
the barn with the head crushed and
the body badly burned by fire.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Work For Veterans.

Detroit.-Edsel Ford, president OF
the Ford Motor company, notineo
headquarters of the Veterans OF For
eien Wars that he would employ 2Oo
men daily from the veterans bureau
for an indefinite period. Only men
who have resided In Detroit six
months or more will be employed.
In his announcement Mr.. Ford Is
said to have made it clear that des'
titute men given positions would be
maid their wages in advance until such
time as they were IN an Improved
financial conditions.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
State May Lose Thousands.

South Carolina may lose something
over S1500O0 because the legislature
did not provide for the enforcement
Of the motor vehicle license laws or
the state, according to figures COM
piled by highway department officials
for the close of business on the first
quarter of the year.
This big loss is now staring the de-
partment in the face, and unless some
action is taken by the counties, there
will hardly be a chance to get the
money. The loss comes about from
the decrease in motor vehicle regis
trations.
To date. including figures for the
close of March, only 67,521 automo-
biles have been registered and this Is
a decrease of 1882 automobiles alone
from last year. The time for registre-
ing machines ended February 1 and
the highway department believes these
15,S42 automobiles are somewhere in
South Carolina" without license plates.
The average cost for a license for a
car. is $3.50 and this gives a loss OF
S11S,S15 because of the failure to
have inspectors to enforce the law.
A total of 5,713 trucks have been
registered so far and this gives de-
crease of 1,4S4 from last year. The
average for truck license is SIT and
this means a loss of $25,22S.
Only % trailers have been register
ed to date, this being a decrease Of
Sc from last year. Trailer licenses
are sold for S12 and this brings a
S432 loss.
So far only 375 motorcycles have
been licensed, which is loss Of 3S5
from last year and at SO each, none
tary loss of s1,155.
Dealers have dropped in number
also, only 416 being registered so far.
This is a loss of 253 and at S24.O5
each, the average, a monetary loss of
s6,2O490.
This gives a total Of s151,S34.90
that the state stands to lose this
year, according to highway officials,
who are not very we'll pleased with
this prospect now facing them. A
strong effort to get the counties to
enforce the license laws and thereby
get the money is being made and this
may have a good result, although
nothing definite has as yet been ac-
complished except in one or two coun-
ties. Last year two inspectors were
maintained and they brought in thou
sands of dollars that would very like
ly have otherwise been lost. The sal
airy was S1,SOO each. No money was
provided by the legislature to employ
inspectors this year.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
New Speed Records.

Daytona Beach. Fla. - Driving his
specially constructed motor car at a
rate of 1SO27 miles an hour, Sig.
Haugdahl of Norway negotiated mile
on the local beach in 1897 seconds.
The trial was conducted under the
auspices of the Internationational
Motor Contest association.
The worlds record as sanctioned by
the American Automobile association,
is held by Tommy Milton at 23.o1.
Haugdahl exceeded records held by
Minton for the kilometer. five mile
and ten mile straightaway course.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
New ,Iudne Wanted.

Washington. - Authorization OF an
additional federal judge in Florida was
urged in the senate by Senator Fletch-
er (democrat of Florida, speaking on
his amendment to the bill providing
10 more judges.
Business in the southern Florida
district. Senator Fletcher declared,
warranted a judge which was not rec
commended by the judiciary committee
in drafting the pending bill. He cited
statistics Of federal dockets in other
states to show that there was need
for another Judge in Florida.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Pail Iunner EinsllY Found.

New York-A man who spent Sl'Soo
and 10 months looking over the coun'
try for an alleged bail jumper, whose
$500 bond he had signed, appeared IN
magistrates court with the object OF
his search.
Michael Eisenstein. who spent the
money, said he tracked Louis Zimmer'
man to Chicago Boston. Philadelphia
and other cities before locating MN
recently in Baltimore on his fifth trip
to that place.
He had. determined to spent his last
cent TO get Zimmerman, he said.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
II,veil Statute Admiral Peary.

Washington. - President and MRS.
Harding, members Of the cabinet ana
other high government officials, as
we'll as Arctic explorers, Joined IN
tr,hute TO the memory OF Rear Ad
miral Robert e. Peary when mem
orial tablet was placed at his grave
IN Arlington National cemetery py
the National Geographic society. Sec
retary DENLY and Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt whose family name was
horne by the famous ship especially.
buiIt for Pearys north pole expiora'.
tions delivered addresses.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
PENNSYLVANIA Finishes Second.

London.-The University OF Penn
sylvania's quartet of diminutive mile
runners finished second to the Cam
bridge team in the three-cornered re.
Law race between Oxford, Cambridge
and Pennsylvania in Englands hrst
relay carnaval at the Queens club.
The Penn runners finished only ten
yards ahead of Oxford.
The long-legged Cambridge runners
made four miles in IS minutes 7 20
seconds, clipping four-fifths OF sec
ond from the former rBitish record.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Thief Steals House.

Pasadena, Cal.-Somewhere in Pas
adena is thief who loves a home so
much that he Is stealing to get one.
For weeks he has been collecting
the component parts.
For some time past hardly night
that some small quantity of building
material-a door. a window or a bath
tub-was not stolen from some house
under construction
Then - indicating, the police said
that his house was built and he was
putting in his sidewalk and driveway
came a series Of thefts OF cement.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
In Need of More Policemen.

New York. - Police Commissioner
Enright planned to go before the
board of estimates, outline crime con-
ditions as they are in New York
and request an additional 1912 men
for his department. The present po'
lice force numbers 11,5O6 officers and
men.
Because of the drain upon the
force for various details the actual
number of men available for patrol
duty is too small to afford ample pro-
lection for the city when crime is at
its height, the commissioner said.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
BuiIdinu Records Broken.

New York. - Building expenditures
of 100 cities of the United States dur
ing March totalled S194,661,072, the
greatest amount ever known in any
one month in the country's history, &C.
cording to Bradstreet's.
The biggest increases were noted in
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Rochester,
Louisville, Milwaukee, Fort Worth,
Houston, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Bal
timore, Washington. Denver, San
Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Ore.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Raid New York Cafes.

New York.-Disguised as tourists,
their motor car covered with mud and
dirt and their faces red with dust,
Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, New
York's most versatile prohibition
agents, raided nearly two score cafes
arresting 26 proprietors and employees
and seizing liquor valued by them at
10000.
Seven nationalities were represent
ed in the list of prisoners. who were
rounded up after several hours work
The biggest haul was made in for
mer saloon at 335 Amsterdam avenue.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Kills Three Children; Shoots Himself

Charlotte. Driven respondent and
perhaps insane by an incurable stom'
ach malady, John Helms slew three
of his own children with wood-axe
and then ended his life by blowing
off the top of his head with a single
barrel shotgun, at their home on the
Bob Rice place, at the 11-mile post on
the Lawyers road. He was 40 years
old.
The only eyewitness to the trag'
edy was his 13-year-old daughter, Miss
Ruby Lee, who with Mrs. Helms and
an eight-year-o daughter, Wilma, es.
capped from the madman.
The little girl, although broken
hearted over the terrible affair, told
a most lucid story of it to relatives
who called at the home and to rep.
resentatives from the office OF Frank
Hovis, the coroner, at whose under
taking parlors the four bodies were
carried shortly after the tragedy
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
MARYLAND Passes Bonus Bill.

Annapolis.-With only four dissent
ing votes, the house Of delegates pass
ed the state soldiers bonus bill. The
measure having passed tho senate,
now goes to the governor
The bill provides for sa,0Cp'o"o
bond issue, which is to he submitted
to the people. If the bond issue is ap-
proved at the polls the money Will
be distributed to ex-servfce men IN
Maryland as follows: Ten dollars a
month for every month of service for
all Marylanders in the army, navy
marine corps or nurses corps.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Guard Shot Down by Bootlesers.

Baltimore.-A band Of bootleggers
motored up to the Gwynnbrook Dis
tillery, Is miles northwest Of Balti-
more, summoned a guard to the door,
calling him by name, and shot him
down. He died within an hour. Po-
lice of Baltimore and Baltimore coun-
ty were rushed to the distillery. 1t
iS believed no liquor was obtaired in
the raid.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Place for Batson.

Governor Cooper appointed George
w. Batson magistrate for Greenville
township to succeed his father, Eu-
gene Batson, who died last week. Mr..
Batson is a veteran of the world war,
having served with distinction in the
Thirtieth division. He was awarded
a distinguished service cross here
when the Thirtieth division paraded
Main street soon after Its arrival at
Camp Jackson.
Mr. Batson was recommended by
Senator Proctor A. Bonham Of Green
Vile.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Patricia In Again.

New York.-The Federal prohibition
agents seized the yacht Patricia for
the third time and reported the con-
fiscation Of rs cases of assorted
liquors.
The yacht. which reached here from
Florida. was seized at anchor on a
Brooklyn dry dock, operated by James
Shewan, who is owner Of the vessel.
The Patricia was ordered released
twice after being seized by federal
authorities. once in San Francisco
in February and again off Miami Fla''
in March.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Eailurns of Month.

New York.-Business failures in the
United States during March increased
in number over those o. March, 1871
but decreased in the total amount
of capital involved said a report ls'
sued by Bradstreets.
There were 2,307 failures, for TO-
tai Of s57.613.5s0 last month as against
500 for a total Of s6S,69S,35O in
March, 1921.
For the first quarter year. there
were I'LL failures for s230,219,350 in
March, 1921.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Diplomats Protest Move by Officers

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have
been made to the state department, it
was understood, as the result Of an al.
legged violation OF diplomatic immu-
nifty when five prohibition enforcement
officers were said to have stopped
the automobile of Senor Buena Vista,
a secretary of the Peruvian embassy,
by firing three shots through his au'
tomobile and ransacking it for liquor.
The incident was said to have occur
red near Hyattsville, Md, when the
secretary with his chauffeur was re-
turning from Baltimore.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Wheat Production Forecast.

Washington.-Winter wheat produc'
ton this year was forecast at 572,974,'
900 mushels, and rye production at
GO, ,667 900 bushels, by the department
of agriculture in its first estimate OF
the season issued recently and based
on the April l condition, which was
Winter wheat 1874 per cent OF a nor
NAL and rye SO per cent.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Moore Serves Term.

. Indianapolis. - Isaiah Moore sell
confessed spouse OF 13 wives. was SEN
fenced to serve from two to IA years
in the state reformatory on a charge
~ embezzlement and was fined S1.lOO
and costs and disfranchised for fve
years.
Moore was sentenced to serve from
two to five years in the state prison
on a charge OF bigamy He pleaded
guilty to the bigamy charge.
Moore is said to have embeEzied
s512 from Miss Harriet Evans OF Mep-
leo, Ind. .--.-.--
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Infected With leprosY.

Richmond.-William NJ. Skipper, q
who was brought here from Marion
S. c., for examination, has been found
infected with leprosy, according to the
city bureau Of health. He has a wife
and one child living in East Marion,
S. C. Aid of the federal government
will be sought to have him removed
from this city.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-13
Hart Of Charles Taken to Australia.

Heart Of Charles Taken to AustraIta'
Funchal. Madeira-The heart OF for
mer Emperor Charles Of Austrta'Hun'
gary was removed. 1t will be sent
in a glass jar enclosed in a silver cas-
ket to Austria.
All business was suspended for tht
funeral OF Charles. Large crowds
lined the route Of the procession TO
the church. TIE local authorities and
King Alfonso of Spain sent wreaths.
The floral piece Of Alfonso contain
ed a ribbon on which was inscribed
the words. From Alfonso XIII to
Charles of Hapsburg."