Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-02-23
Domestic

senger liners left New York harbor on
a mission of mercy-an attempt to res
cue John Birkner, "a, the sailor who
was cast adrift from the steamer Gaff-
ney, 700 miles away, in an unfrequent-
ed part of the Atlantic.
New Orleans telegraph advices show
that the cotton market is taking its
usual spring rise, and in one day the
gains ran up to SIS points over the
previous day Futures also responded
with healthy rise.
Pussyfoot Johnson was elected from
Chicago cafe, the other day, by the
walters and other restaurant employ
ees. He was literally kicked from the
the "ioint" and his coat and hat thrown
out after him.
The playing of dominoes or loiter-
ing about domino parlors in the mill
tary area at Mexia, Texas, will con-
stitute evidence that persons so en-
gagged are vagrants, according to an
order published by Brig. Gen. Jacob
F. Wolters, commander of the Ma
tional Guard forces there, to restore
order and break up alleged trafficking
in whisky and drugs.
Hugh C. Fisher, district attorney
for the federal western district OF
Louisiana, has been disbarred from
that court for six months on convic-
ton of contempt of court. Reports
of the courts action have been for
warded to Washington,
The banker for Lorenzo Guissi, un-
der arrest at Oakland, Calf, on a
charge of failing to render assistance
to a woman who had been run down
by Guissis automobile, took a wag-
on load of half dollars-S2,OO in all
to Jail for Guissi's bail. 1t took police
officers near eight hours to count the
money, which was finally checked as
correct.
Dispatches from El Paso, Texas, say
feeling is tense in Juarez, across the
border in Mexico, and at Fort Bliss,
where reports have caused emergency
steps to be taken to get ready for
threatened Mexican rebel attack on
Juarez. Five thousand American sol
diers have been modified at Fort Bliss
Ito protect the border"
The grand jury recently returned
four true bills against Mrs. Catherine
Roster in connection with the killing
of her husband, Oscar Roster, and his
19-year-old stenographer, Mildred Rick
EFT in his advertising offices at Phil
adelphia, Pa.
Fire at Dothan, Ala, destroyed the
plant of the Doth n Syrup company,
causing an estimated loss Of S75,O0O
covered by insurance.
A terrorist program of international
scope may be revealed through the
arrest at Los Angeles, Calf, of eight
alleged members of band of extor'
tionists, it was said by federal and
other officers who participated in the
arrest.
George A. Bowen, attorney, shot and
killed his wife, Mary Boden, 81 years
of age, and her mother, Mrs. Julia Tay'
lor. &c, and then ended his life in
his wife's home at Los Angeles, Cal.
Detectives investigating the Staying
of William Desmond Taylor, motion
picture director, continued interview
ing persons thought to have informa-
ton possibly bearing on the case,
but without definite results, District
Woolwine announced at Los Angeles,
Cal.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., addressing
the Westchester County Chamber of
Commerce at New York, told another
to China. In one town he visited he
caused removal of the top Of the sedan
in which he was being carried to that
he might better see the sights. The
populace greeted him in such pecu-
liar manner that he made inquiries
eliciting the information that he was
riding in state only accorded to Grim.
inals on their way to be executed.
Tabulation of Alabama official re.
turns from the special election of
Januray 80, submitted by all counties.
show that 1924 votes were cast for
s25, 100000 good roads bond issue
amendment and 22,91S against
Harvey Church, condemned to die
IN Chicago for murder of two automo-
bile statesmen whom he had lured to
the basement of his home in order to
gain possession of an expensive motor
car, must live to die on the gallows,
county Jail officials have decided, so
they broke his hunger strike by forci.
bly, feeding him through tube.
Admiral Baron Tomasabura Kato,
head Of the Japanese delegation at the
recent arms conference, is the guest
of New Orleans, and will leave for
San Francisco, where he will set sail
for Japan on the 21st of February.
A federal grand jury investigation
into the conduct of the business OF
the Shreveport, La, Commercial Ma.
tional bank by its former officers and
directors, leading to and rendering
necessary the banks reorganization" :"
has been ordered by United States
Judge Jack.