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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
Cases Facing Supreme Court.

Washington.-The legality Of army
"plucking boards" the illegality OF
transportation of liquors through the
United States while en- route to less
arid Jurisdictions, and the usual set
OF tax cases, are among the actions
to be presented before the supreme
court in the 40 hours remaining OF the
time designated in the present term
for oral judgment. The courts plans
are said to fix a date early In June
for final adjournment and April 2S
as the last day for hearing oral argu'
ments on cases now on the calendar.
Among the cases which probably
will be called this week is that Of the
Baltimore club of the defunct Federal
league against the present major
leagues, charging violation OF the
Sherman antitrust laws.
Foreign governments as well as
American prohibition enforcement
officers are interested in the con-
struction the supreme court will
place in two cases brought under
the Volstead law to block transporta-
ton Of liquor through the United
States. The devisions Of lower fed
eral courts were conflicting.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
FIRE SWEEPS AREA MILE LONG
MORE THAN 100 HOUSES ARE
BURNED AT sERKLEY, VA, A
SUBURB OF NORFOLK.
Hundreds of Families Estimated Il
Have Been Left Homeless in
Seaport Town.

Norfolk, Va.-Berkley, a suburb OF
Norfolk, was swept by fire which
destroyed more than 100 houses, cover
ing an area one mile in length and
average from two to four blocks In
width. Five hundred families are es-
timated to have been made homeless,
and the damage will run to nearly
million dollars.
The blaze originated in the Tunis
lumber mills, on the southern branch
of the Elizabeth river. A woman whose
husband is a watchman at the Tunis
docks, discovered the fire from a
houseboat in which they live.
Within forty yards of the dock
where the fire started are the st.
Helena Oil company docks. Three
steamers in the river were burned,
catching fire from sparks.
The fire quickly spread to the
north, the sparks being carried
hundred yards or more. Most of the
houses in the path of the fire were
negro homes, and were Of wooden con-
struction. They were as dry as tin
der and a few sparks only were re-
quired to set them ablaze. At one
time there were nine fires blazing in
different places simultaneously.
Although the fire departments. both
civilian and navy, from all the cities
and towns in the vicinity Of Berkley,
were called into service, they were
helpless against the spreading flames,
which soon reached Liberty street, one
Of the oldest business streets of the
town. One block on Liberty street
was completely wiped out. A negro
church was also destroyed.
For a time it appeared that large
gas tank owned by the Municipal gas
plant was doomed, but the gas was
burned off by means OF safety valves.
After four hours the fire appeared to
have reached its climax, although it
was still blazing stubbornly in several
parts of the town.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
GRAIN PLANTING IS DELAYED
SEEDING OF SPRING GRAIN Is
BEHIND THE AVERAGE
SEASON.
Good Progress Made in Central South
Carolina and South Eastern
North Carolina.

Washington. Seeding Of spring
grains is very much behind the
average season as a result of frequent
rainfall for more than month In
most of the interior valley states. &C.
cording to the weather and crop re-
view issued by the department Of ag'
riculture. Very little spring wheat
or oats WIS seeded during the week,
although seeding made good progress
in the upper lake region and the
light rainfall in the Atlantic coast
states was favorable to field work.
Warm weather and wet soil caused
a rapid growth Of winter wheat
throughout the interior Of the coun-
try, and satisfactory conditions and
progress were reported in the south
ern and Atlantic coast states.
termination and growth of corn
was favored by high temperatures in
the southern districts, but much re-
planting will be necessary on low
lands in Texas because of floods. Corn
planting made satisfactory progress
in most of the southeast, but was
delayed by wet soil in the lower Mis-
sissippi Valley
The week was favorable for the
preparation of soil and the planting
Of cotton in most eastern districts OF
the belt, the weather and crop re-
view stated.
Seeding made good progress in
southeastern sections, extending
northward during the week over
the central counties Of North Caro-
lima.
Conditions were somewhat more
favorable for field work in Alabama
and Mississippi, but the wet soil
held planting mostly at a standstill
in the western part OF the belt,
where dry weather and sunshine
are much needed.
Seeding is being delayed in Texas,
where little has been accomplished
outside Of the Rio Grande valley and
the lower coast counties. The con-
dition of the cotton planted, how
ever, is fairly satisfactory except for
some damage by high winds.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
Iarne Crowd Hears Poe.

York.-A lucid exposition OF the
system of cooperative marketing
coupled with a cogent plea for its
adpotion by York county farmers, was
made here by Clarence Poe Of Raleigh,
N. c., editor of The Progressive Farm
er and one of the South's foremost
thinkers and writer's on agricultural
subjects.
He was heard by representative
audience of 300, including quite a
number Of business and PROFESSIONAL
men and more than score of women.
It was the largest assemblage at an
agricultural meeting staged here IN
several years and was tribute to the
reputation of the speaker and an evil
dence Of the widespread interest IN
the subject he discussed, DR.. Poe
made a forceful address, replete with
common sense and enliyened by scin-
tilations of wit and humor.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
Aviator Killed In Nose Dive.

Galveston, Texas.-Capt. G. S. Little
and Sergeant James L. Johnson, army
flying from Kelly field, San Antonio.
were killed here when the airplane in
which they were f9hg went inta a
nose dive at height of about 100 feet.
Officers at Love Field who are
investigating the accident believe that
Captain Little was plotting the ma.
chine. The accident occurred near
private landing field and it is be-
lieved the aviators intended to make
a landing when the plane dropped
to the ground.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
Former Service Man Killed.

Atlanta-The former soldier whose
body was found on the Southern rail-
way tracks near Augusta was David
H. Miller, "a, of Kannapolis, N. c.,
according to a statement by o. ].
Boston, who is connected with the
United States veterans bureau here.
Mr.. Boston said he was taking the
man from his home to the government
hospital in Augusta for treatment for
she'll shock and that Miller disappear
ed en- route. He thought the veteran
must have left the train at Warren
vile, S. c., but did not miss him for
some time after that.
Miller's mother had given him a
sum Of money in an envelope before
he left home, Boston said, but he de-
clared he did not know the amount.
Boston came on to Atlanta after his
charge disappeared.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
ArbuckIe Freed of Manslaughter.

San Francisco, Cal.-A verdict OF
acquittal was retusled by jury in
the third trial Of Roscoe c. (Fatty)
Arbuckle on a manslaughter charge
growing out of the death Of Miss Vir-
ginia Rappe, motion picture actress.
The jury was out six minutes.
The denefdant was deeply affected.
He received the verdict with great
sign OF relief. There was no demon
stration, the court having warned
against 1t. Mrs. Minta Durfee Ar
buckle, the defendants wife, cried
quietly. Both she and Arbuckle shook
hands with the jury.
The quick return OF the jury was
surprise.
Edward Brown. whose presence on
the Jury was objected to by the
prosecution, war foreman. There
was a slight delay when the jury re-
turned, due to the absence of the
district attorney.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
TORNADOES KILL z
IN MIDDLE WEST
HOMES WERE DEMOLISHED, WIRE
SERVICE CRIPPLED AND
LIVESTOCK KILLED.
SNOW REPORTED IN DENVER
Thousands Made Homeless by lorna
does and Floods Which Swept
Over Central West.

Chicako-Twelve persons are known
10 have been killed, more than hun
dred injured and thousands made
homeless by tornadoes and floods that
swept over the central west.
Tornadoes were reported in a score
of Illinois, Indiana and Arkansas
towns. Homes were demolished, wire
service crippled and livestock killed.
Throughout the area from Ohio on
the east to Kansas and Nebraska on
the west, heavy downpours swelled the
food waters of streams already out
of their banks and inundated thous'
ands of acres of rich farm land IN ad'
dition to the vast tracts already under
water.
While snow and sleet covered Colo
RADIO, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and
Iowa were pelted with heavy hail
storms which smashed windows and
caused much damage to crops. Sew
eral inches of snow were reported
from Denver.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
Nav Have Decision.

New York.-Fifty aviation officials
and firms petitioned the Aero Club OF
America to reopen hearings to deter
mine the winner Of the aviation eni-
cheney contest held at Omaha. Neb.
Fred E. White. of Tulsa, OKLA, was
declared winner by the Aero Club O
Omaha. which conducted the contest.
Upon the appeal of John M. Larsen
contestant, the Aero club recently
investigated his charges that there
was fraud in the decision and returned
a verdict stating the club was unable
to make an award.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
BIG WATER SPOUT
CHASES STEAMER
LINER ABOUT 800 MILES OUT OF
NEW YORK WHEN SPOUT
WAS SIGHTED.
VESSEL HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Passengers Make Bets on Result
Before Realizing That Tie Meant
Instant Death.

New York-The story of a gigantic
waterspout which chased the Cum
ard Liner Carmania half an hour and
then suddenly subsided when it was
almost upon the hard driven ship, was
told by officers and passengers when
she arrived after round trip to the
Near East.
The liner was about 800 miles out
of New York when the spout was first
sighted. At first, passengers said, it
appeared as a slight disturbance OF
water about eight miles astern. Then
the waves were twisted and churned
and hurled skyward with terrific force
in an ever increasing volume. For a
time, they stated, it stood still while
Captain Nelson, after pronouncing 1t
big waterspout, ordered the liner
sent ahead at full speed. At almost
the same moment, the spout seemed
to take wings and rush after the big
ship.
The passengers crowded aft. Smoke
belched from the ships fun1els while
the Carmania strained every atom OF
her strength to escape. AS the spout
travelled it grew larger. 1t widened
rapidly and lowered high in the air,
throwing off spray.
AS first the passengers thought that
it was just a wonderful phenomena.
They began to bet on its speed, on
whether it could catch the boat, or
pass it. Then. as 1t lowered In the
Carmania's wake, gaining rapidly, 1t
suddenly occurred to the passengers
that it carried certain death with 1t
that the race, was one for life.
The spout continued to gain until
it was almost upon the ship. The pas
sengers, huddled awe-stricken, along
the decks watching the oncoming
mass of water. 1t had only to reach
out for the shiD-and 1t suhsided as
suddenly as it had risen. Five min
utes after there was nothing to show
there had been any disturbance OF the
placid ocean.
CAPTAIN Nelson smiled when he was
asked about it.
"Tll never tell what would have
happened il it had caught US" he said.
"In fact, never could have told. We
would have been listed as missing
on the marine register"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
LIoyd Georae at Conference.

Genoa.-Premier Lloyd George has
announced that his aim at the Genoa
conference is to bring into being a
pact among the "a nations represented,
agreeing not to invade one another's
territories.
Britain is against pact with mil
itary sanctions, 1t is declared, be-
cause sanctions belong to the order
of ideas that an endeavor is being
made to get away from, and guar
antees would mean new grouping
OF the powers. The military holiday
idea is not practical.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
KNIGHTS TENPLARS
CLOSE COKCLAVE
JAMES L. NICHE, OF DARLING
TON, Is MADE GRAND COM.
MANDER.
MANY OFFICERS PROMOTED
Three Days Session Of York Rite
Bodies Terminate With Fish
Stew at Pinewood Club.

Florence. - Another Florence man
was honored with election to high cir
cles of South Carolina Masonry when
the grand commandery Of Knights
Templar in their closing conclaye
named j. Boone Aiken as grand STAN
dard bearer. The other one so honor
ed was Rev. George T. Harmon, pastor.
of the Central Methodist church, who
was named grand chaplain Of the
grand council of Royal and Select
Masons when they held their cleo
tions.
According to the rule Of the COM
mandery, all officers were promoted.
This resulted in near-Florence man,
James L. Niche, of Darlington, being
elected grand commander Of the state.
The pitotal office in the elections is
Junior warden, for which ]. w. Ivey
of Florence was considered by his
friends very probable knight. He is
the retiring standard bearer and very
prominent in Knight Templar work.
The elective officers stand as fol-
lows: Grand commander, James l..
Niche, Darlington; deputy grand
commander Laurens Walker, Cedar
Springs; grand generalissomo. W. r.
Lowman, Orangeburg; captain gener-
al, R. M. Pratt, Bennettsville; senior
warden, o. Frank Hart, Columbia;
Junior warden, Thomas w. Cothran,
Greenwood.
The appointive offices were filled
as follows: Treasurer, William G.
CAN'T, Charleston, recorder, Joseph
Lindsay, Chester; prelate, T. T. Walsh
York: standard bearer, ]. Boone Aiken
Florence Sword bearer, Walter F. Go
ing. Columbia; warder, M. Lamar
Smith, Laurens; captain Of the guard,
W. Robin Tempt, Camden.
The election of officers and trans
action of purely fraternal business
concluded the sessions Of the grand
commandery.
Florence was impressed profoundly
with the beauty and nobility Of this
ancient body Of Masons as they
marched to and from the church, clad
in their full dress uniforms, with
flowing white pluDes, silvered swords
and with their banners and other re,
gala. Returning to the temple they
convened Immediately in business ses-
sion.
With the adjournment Of the com.
mandery the three days session OF the
York Rite bodies Of Masonry In South
Carolina was closed. More than zoo
Of the biggest Masons Of South Caro-
lima have been in attendance here
upon the convocation.
The convocation Of three days was
terminated with fish stew at the
Pinewood club, rendered by the Flor.
ence Masons to all delegates and
grand and local officers.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
HOUSES OFFERED ASSOCIATION
More Than Half Number In Pee Dee
Section to Be Taken over BY
Organization.

Florence.-More than half OF the
active warehouses of South Carolina,
representing an aggregate value OF
nearly S1,000,000, were rendered the
Tri-State Tobacco Growers Coopera-
tive Marketing association here when
representatives of the association con-
ferred with a thoroughly representa-
tive gathering of the owners and oper-
ators of warehouses. Save Lake City
and Florence, every market pledged
its warehouses in part or In full as
nearly as one could ascertain by an
early and preliminary check Of the re-
turns from the meeting. Warehouses
signed are as follows: Nichols, Plant
ers' warehouse; Marion, Peoples;
Summerville, Summerville warehouse;
Conway, Horny warehouse; Aynor, the
Farmers, the Higgins; Georgetown,
Georgetown warehouse; Hartsville, the
Farmers; Mullins, the Brick; Pam
plico, the Farmers the Brick; Kings
tree, Central, Scott's, wilkins, Farm
ers', Nelson; Latta, Farmers; Dillon,
Liberty, Farmers, Palmetto; Lake
View, Farmers, Liberty, Planters;
Hemingway, Center Brick, Big Four;
Andrews, Farmers, the Brick; Tim
monsville, the Farmers, Banner; John.
sonville, Center, Brick; Bamberg, the
Farmers; Loris, the Brick, the Farm
ers'; Lamar, Farmers Friend; Dar-
lington, Dargans, the Carolina, Price,
Center and Brick.
The first check showed actually Al
houses pledged to the association
either for sale or for lease on the
terms Of the association. The total
values as placed by the owners OF the
houses were 100000. Individual
values ranged from $4,000 as the
smallest to $4,000 as the largest,
there being two of them valued at
s5o.O0O.
DR.. J. Y. Joyner Of Raleigh, N. c.,
who has been a moving spirit In this
organization since its inception, open
ed the meeting and presided.
Mr. Sapiro presented the uniform
contract which the Tri-State associa-
ton has signed with North Carolina
and Virginia warehousemen, and is
similar to the contract used now IN
the Kentucky belt.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
OPPOSES GUT OF
NAVY PERSONNEL
HARDING OPENLY DECLARES HIS
OPPOSITION TO A CUT
BELOW $4,000.
PRESIDENT WRITES LETTER
Says He Believes Country Will Be
Greatly Disappointed at Pro-
posed Reduction.

Washington. - President Harding.
in his first public utterance on the 1928
naval bill, declared in letter present
I'd to the house that while the decis-
ion must lie with Congress, he would
be greatly disappointed ,as he believed
the country would be, II the enlisted
force was cut below $4,000.
The opinion was not sent gratui-
tiously. 1t was given in response to
request for the Presidents view by
Representative Longworth, republi-
can, Ohio, one OF the leaders in the
fight to defeat the proposal in the
bill limiting the force to $1,000.
There had been unofficial statements
to the effect that he opposed a dras-
tic reduction in personnel, and that he
stood for the figures proposed In the
Macarthur amendment.
In presenting the letter toward
the close of an all-day debate, Mr..
Longworth said he was glad to ac-
cept the challenge from friends OF
the measure as framed to find out
what the President wanted and to
let the house know.
my Dear Congressman Longworth:
81 have to acknowledge your let
ter Of inquiry addressed to me on
the tenth instant. II l were to ad-
dress the Congress formally I could
say only what / have already said
informally, because I am we'll per.
suaded that 1t is not wise to make
so drastic a cut in the naval ap-
preparations as has been proposed in
the measure now pending.
81 do not doubt the good faith OF
the committee majority in believing
a suitable navy can be maintained
under the limitations fixed in the
pending bill, and am heartily in
accord with every consistent effort
to deepen the cut in governmental
expenditures. At the same time |
must believe in the good faith of
advisers who say very emphatically
that it is impossible to maintain,
within the proposed appropriations,
the standard set for our navy which
was made the base of the interna-
tional conference, and which stand
ard we have proclaimed to the world.
"Of course the decision must lie
with the Congress, but I should not
be frank in replying to- your in
quiry II I did not say that I shall
be greatly disappointed, and l be-
lieve the country will be greatly dis
appointed, il the appropriation, to
which the navy must and will ad-
here, is reduced to the point where
the Limitation of enlisted men and
apprentices is below $4,000. No pre-
sentation OF the situation, which has
come to my notice, has served to al
ter that opinion.
ultimately, perhaps, the lower
figures proposed may be reached and
hope it will be possible through
later international concert, but the
trend toward peace and security
ought to be more firmly established
before going beyond the limitation to
which we were gladly committed at
the international conference.
Every truly yours.
WARREN G. HARDING"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
Shoe Machinery Company Loses.

Washington.-The government won
in the supreme court in the case
brought by the United Shoe Machinery
corporation and others to have set
aside the restraining order prohibiting
them from using certain lease clauses
III their contract for the rental OF pat
ented machinery The supreme court
affirmed the decree of the United
States district court at st. Louis,
which enjoined the corporation under
the Clayton act. The lower federal
court prohibited the corporation from
compelling, by lease agreements, the
exclusive use of it's machines and
from enforcing an alternative royalty
clause found to be prohibitive, upon
all footwear manufactured in factories
where machines of competitors were
also used. 1t also held invalid the
agreement by which the corporation
required those using its machines to
purchase supplies for it.
Justice McKenna dissented, but did
not express his views. Justice Bran
deis took no part in the consideration
Of the case.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
10000 Pounds of Powder Explode.

Charleston.-O. L. Hill, white, fore.
man for the Columbia Salvage corpor.
ation was blown into bits when an ex-
plosion of 10000 pounds Of black
powder occurred in an ammunition
salvage magazine near the ordnance
depot, North Charleston. More than
so box cars were damaged and track.
age wrecked 1t will never be knows
what caused the terrific blast.
Fragments of Hills body were col.
lected over a considerable area and
placed in coffin for interment. His
cap was found about two hundred
yards from the magazine, the walls
Of which were made with bores filled
with sand, with a canvas roof. Hill
and three negro laborers were seen
about the magazine before the edplo-
sion. 1t is said that the negroes were
practically unhurt. For many miles
around the explosion was felt Glass
was shattered in plants in the suburbs
OF Charleston.
The magazine was not Connected
with the magazine Of the ordnance de-
partment.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
Street Car Service Resumed.

Augusta, Ga.-City council and the
Augusta Aiken Railway and Electric
corporation came to an agreement and
the street cars, which have been in the
barn for a month, will resume opera
tions. The cars were halted because
unrestricted competition by jitneys
had cut deeply into the company's rev.
enues.
The city now agrees to restrict jit-
ney operations to the extent Of not
allowing them to take on or discharge
patrons within one block Of streets on
which street car tracks are laid.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
History of GrIndal Shoals.

Gaffney-The Rev. ]. D. Bailey OF
Cowpens, who is probably the best IN
formed man in upper South Carolina
on matters pertaining to the local
happenings during the Revolutionary
period, is preparing to issue at an
early dote a book entitled The His
tory of Grindal Shoals" Mr.. Bailey
was born near this historic spot and
has all the interesting facts and stir
ring scenes which occurred there at
his fingers ends, and the book will
doubtless be Of intense interest to the
PEOPLE of this section. -
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
Iona Sleep Fatal.

Fort Smith, Ark.-Jim Eislinger,
who had been asleep continuously for
three years, died at the county hos.
pital.
Physicians say he was not suffering
from sleeping sickness but from men,
tai paralysis. He apparently was in
sensible to pain, was immobile and his
eyes were closed.
In March Of 1921. Eislinger for
few seconds, showed signs Of awak-
ming, but he again relapsed into the
comatose state.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-04-20
v.nlzslos Story Gets Attention.

Athens.-The report that Elipthe'
rios Venizelas has been invited by
King Constantine to re.assume the
premiership is characterized in respon'
sible circles as mere conjecture 1t
had been hoped. 1t was stated. that the
former premier would devote his at
tivities while abroad to supporting the
national cause, in the general EFFORT
TO obtain an honorable peace with the
Turks and safeguard the national In
terests. His sudden return to Europe
was thought to be in connection with
this movement. ,~.-.