Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-02
Domestic

Governor Lee M. Russell, in special
message to the legislature at Jackson,
Miss, charged the old line fire insur.
ance companies which withdrew from
the state last year following institu-
tion of antitrust legislation, with fos.
tering the 100000 seduction suit filed
against him by Miss Frances Birkhead
Of New Orleans, his former stenog.
rapher.
The Roma, largest semi-rigid air.
craft in the world, made careening
swoop down from the clouds. She
shuddered as her huge bag came into
contact with high-voltage electric
wires 200 feet from the earth. Then
there was deafening roar and tow
ering sheet Of flame. The giant turn
ed turtle and, keel in the air, crashed
to earth at Norfolk, Va. Thirty-four
Of her human cargo-army officers
and few civilians-were thrown in
to or about the blazing wreck-and
perished. Eleven others, some OF
them terribly injured, survived. OF
the survivors three were not hurt.
Such is the story Of the greatest dis.
aster in the history of the American
army air service. AS in the case Of the
fatal explosion of the ZR-2 over Hull
englan, last August, the airship was
one purchased from foreign govern
ment by the United States. The ZR-2
was purchased by the navy from Great
Britain. The Roma was sold to the
army by Italy.
Milton Drury, former cotton mill
worker, Of Winona, Miss, son OF
Mrs. Ada Drury Converse, whose par.
TALLY burned body was found near
Hazlehurst, about ten days ago, Is
being sought by Sheriff H. E. Ramsey,
Of Copiah county, for questioning in
connection with the crime.
With the arrival Of four companies
Of Rhode Island coast artillery at Paw
tucket, following the most serious riot
ing of the New England cotton mill
strike, the city was very quiet.
Chief Of Police Talbert arrested
man at Concord, N. c., suspected OF
being Edward F. Sands, who Is want
ed in connection with the willing of
William Desmond Taylor, the movie
director, in California.
Judge Morris, in the United States
district court, Wilmington, Del, recent.
ly granted a dismissal Of the COM
plant, with costs to the petitioners,
for receiver for the Columbia Graph.
ophone Manufacturing company.
The wife Of Rev. Thomas N. Denny.
Jr., aged 33, dean Of New Orleans Col
lege, Delaware, Ohio, has preferred
charges against him for non-support.
He disappeared last July, and she
thought he had suicided. When she
found he was alive, she filed charges
Of non-support against him.
The Nebraska board of education
has decided that instructors In any
of the Nebraska normal colleges here.
after will be refused leaves of absence
to study or attend the Universities of
Columbia, Chicago and Northwestern.
because it has been shown that stu.
dents at these institutions smoke ciga-
rettes, especially the women"
Supreme Court Justice Mullan Of
New York denied application of Edith
Kelly Gould for an order vacating the
divorce decree obtained in Paris some
time since by Frank ]. Gould. The
court set forth that the action had not
been brought in good faith by the &C.
tress and that "the limit Of her hope
Is to coerce the defendant"
Fiji Potter Stillman, father Of Mrs.
Stillman, who has been in the lime
light for some time, died in the SUP
lrbs of Richmond, where he had re-
Gently gone from New York.
The Nashville, Tenn, electric light
plant was recently gutted by fire, with
IN approximate loss of one hundred
thousand dollars.
Lieut.. Clifford E. Smythe Of Chicago
wrote his father after the first trial
rip of the Roma in Washington, that
t would be criminal to attempt to
ly the dirigible unless some improve
nents were made on the vessel.
Two men and a woman plotted the
murder of William Desmond Taylor,
LOS Angeles film director, who was
hot to death February /, according to
he reputed statement of Harry M.
Fields, now under arrest at Detroit,
Mich.
An alliance agreement has been
Ldopteh by representatives Of more
han two million union coal miners.
ailroad workers and longshoremen,
declaring for "closer cooperation of
,ur forces which will operate to more
Effectively protect" the union workers
n wage struggles.