Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-01-12
Domestic

accidental explosion of powder in the
Shandaken tunnel in the Ashokan res
elvoir district, about 35 miles from
here, according to word received in
Kingston, N Y.
The Eufaula Hardware company, a
three-story brick building owned by
Foy Brothers, Eufaula, Ala, was com.
pletely destroyed by fire, the total
loss amounting to two hundred thou.
sand dollars.
: federal prohibition agent beset by
| hotel guests unaware of his identity
was saved from personal injury when
the orchestra of the Highland hotel,
Springfield, Mass, played "The Star
Spangled Banner"
J. Il. Smith of Lamar, Miss, was
killed and his son, C. D. Smith, seri-
ously injured when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck by
a Southern railway train at Ridge
way, Tenn.
w. II. Sproul, a restaurant employe,
was burned to death and property and
merchandise valued at approximately
100000 were destroyed in fire which
originated in the three-story Nichols
building in the business district Of
Dyersbury, Tenn, and spread to sew.
eral adjacent buildings.
The United States transport Hender-
son has arrived at the navy yard at
Portsmouth, N. H., with SO naval pris-
oners from the Pacific fleet. Officers
reported than II prisoners had made
their escape since the vessel left San
Francisco, ten having jumped over.
board when the ship was going
mainder making their escape at points
on the Pacific coast where the vessel
stopped.
John Soffel, president Of the May
wood State bank, in the suburbs Of
Chicago, was shot and killed, and Lou.
is S. Sweeney, chief of police of the
suburb, and Arthur Benson. bank
messenger were wounded when five
bandits robbed them Of $4,000 pay
roll for the haywood plant of the
American Can company.
1t is reported by the executive sec
retary of the Socialist party, headquar-
ters in Chicago, that Eugene V. Debs'
health will not permit him, at this
time, to make a speaking tour.
The entire group Of sixteen individ-
uals and four drug companies" in
dicted by the United States grand jury
in New York in connection with the
sensational revelations Of graft in the
administration of the Volstead act in
New York will probably enter a de-
murrer to the indictment.
1t is announced in New Orleans that
the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers'
association will fight any tariff on veg
etable oils, and will present resolu-
tions to the senate finance committee
anent same in the near future
1t is announced that Birmingham,
Ala, will have another great steel
plant 1t will be capitalized at half
million dollars.
Unification of international stand.
ards of antitoxins serums has been be-
gun on large scale by the League
of Nations health committee, accord
ing to detailed plans received at New
York recently.
Ralph. Culver Bennett, doctor OF
civil laws, doctor of laws, bachelor of
art and president of the Metropolitan
College of Law, at Dover, Del, quail
fled as full-fledged absent-minded
professor when he was arraigned in
Washington Height police court on a
charge of assault.
Eldorado, Ark, is being thoroughly
policed in an effort to locate the fire
bug who recently attempted to burn
the business section of the town.
Barring an eleventh-hour change
Governor Sproull will appoint ex-Gov-
ernor Edwin S. Stuart as United
States senator TO succeed the late
BOes Penrose it was learned on re-
liable authority.
A majority of physicians in 10
states, representing all sections Of
the country, replying to an alcoholic
QUESTIONABLE sent out by the journal
of the American Medical association,
assert that they did not regard beer
and wine necessary therapeutic
agents in the practice of medicine
The ease with which the affairs of
the Fort Dearborn National and Fort
Dearborn Trust and Savings banks
were handled by financial leaders in
Chicago proved a source of confidence
among bank patrons throughout that
city.
Working women will 90 as far as
any women in the world for full
rights with men, Ethel NJ. Smith,
secretary of the National Legislative
committee of the Womens Trade
Union league, told delegates of the
eastern states conference on women
in industry, in session at Newark, n.
J.
Mementos tracing the life of Theo-
dore Roosevelt from childhood to his
last days as ex-president of the Unit
ed States went on display at the pub
lie library recently, the third ami
versary of his death.