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-o tt it IWJT-a F4 lie FT THE WEATHER SHOWERS TODAY "AND TOMORROW New Orleans 17.25 Greenville Cotton 16.50 TELEPHONE 3800 To reach any department ol The Greenville News, telephone 3800 and a private switchboard will connect you with the department desired. THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE, S. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1927. FOURTEEN PAGES VQL. LIII.

NO. 1S5. PRICE 5c SUNDAY 10c SAY RUGGERS Pilots Columbia GROUP STUDIES MEANS TO ABOLISH PROPERTY AND NUISANCE TAXES BY SOME BRAND OF GROSS SALES LEVY ROUND TRIP Tl HONOLULU NOW Fill OF SMITH FORGED IGflD TO SELL LAND NAVAL CONFEREES KEEP SPIRITS UP IN STRUGGLE ON CRUISER PROPOSITION Conference Wobbles Along, No Agreement Being Made But All Trying To Make Others See Their Point Plenary Session Today GENEVA, July 13. (AP) The tri-partite naval confer, ence is still wobbling along, but has achieved nothing defin. ite on the grave issue revolving about cruisers.

CRISIS APPROACHING East Fries As Heat Wave Sweeps Section, Leaving Eight Casualties In Wake Additional Information Gathered In Series Of Alabama Outrages Air Mail Pilot, Accompanied By Navigator Bronte, Makes Plans Many Appearing Before House Committee Express Apprehension BODY NOT COMMITTED TO ANY ONE SCHEME AS YET, CHIEF AVERS Suggested Plan Would Eliminate Bother Of Ee-Valuing Property TWO WOMEN CHARGED IN WHIPPING OF MRS. SLAY FLY OVER, REFUEL AND HEAD BACK TO AMERICA Presumably the moment is fast ft tT Beating Of Bessemer Being Probed By County And State Officials Plane Smith Started In Once Improved And To Be Used In Flight Terrific Rain Hits Chester CHESTER, July 13 (AP) The government water gauge late tonight showed that the torrential rains which visited Chester late today measured 2 1-2 inches. The rains were accompanied by much lightning. Telephone service was crippled and late tonight efforts to establish communication with outlying districts had been futile and fears exist that considerable damage may have been wrought. No one was injured so far as could be learned.

BIRMINGHAM, July 13 (AP) Another link was 20. Today's is 17 degrees above the average for July 13 here and within six degrees of the record for this date, established in 1876. Early a Coney Island dishwasher literally went crazy with the heat, said the police, and the man was shot to death as he terrorized the patrons of the restaurant with a carving knife. Syracuse reported street temperatures approaching 100 degrees, while Rochester reported its hottest July 13 in 55 years, with an official maximum of 94. The thermometer reached 93 in Philadelphia and many other Pennsylvania cities reported temperatures well in the nineties.

The weather bureau thermometer reached 109 in the direct rays of the sun in New Bedford, while it averaged 88 in the shade. Boston reported a temperature of S4. NEW YORK, July 13. (AP) The Eastern states sizzled today as Old Sol, inspired with the true spirit or summer, raged with increasing fury. The blanket of humidity, however, steadily lifted, and the weather bureau predicted thunderstorms to dampen the solar ardor tomorrow.

Temperatures in many cities vaitfed from 90 to 100 degrees, as ambulances rumbled over burning pavements in response to prostration reports. Eight deaths had been reported today, four in Buffalo, two in New York, one in Newark, N. and one in Syracuse, N. Y. Offices were closed and sprinklers opened in New York as the temperature steadily rose throughout the day.

It became the hottest of the year in the city when the thermometer reached 91 degrees at 4 o'clock. The previous record for the year was 88 degrees, established April added today to tangled chain of Alabama floggings when evidence was given Jef MAURICE DROUHIN, noted French aviator, engaged by Charles A. Levine, owner of the trans-Atlantic plane Columbia to make the flight back to New York with him in the Columbia. ferson county authorities that Arthur Hitt, a negro farmer, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OAKLAND, July 13. (AP) Ernest L.

Smith, civilian aviator, and Emory B. Bronte, his navigator, today announced themselves ready for a round trip airplane flight between Oakland and Honolulu that is expected to begin at 9 a. tomorrow. It had been planned to start at 7 o'clock, but to insure landing in the daylight hours, had been severely whipped by a band of masked men and frightened into disposing of a Acree Will Face Trial Again For tract of land for a sum far beneath its accepted value. STRAPPED TO TREE Hitt was taken from his home, Floggi ing Farmer Miami Snatches Elk Convention From The West Sudden Change Of Vote Takes Gathering Right Out Of Los Angeles MALL0Y ELECTED RULER GROUPS FROM THREE TOWNS TO CELEBRATE NEW 'MAIN STREET' strapped to a tree and beaten unmercifully in what Sheriff Hartsfield said was "the very worst of all the flog ging cases" brought to his attention.

The beating said the negro, follow Clark Case Goes To Jury, But No Verdict Reached Before Night OTHER WHIPPING CASES ed his refusal to dispose of his small tract of land. Three days after the whipping, however, he signed away his land. The story told by the negro is being investigated with a view to Greenville, Spartanburg And Greer Folk Meet At Chick Springs ROAD MEETING TODAY tMlTO DEMAND RIGHTS CINCINNATI, July 13. (AP) restoring his property. Miami, Florida, today snatched away Meanwhile, the first definite move in clearing up the whipping of Mrs.

COLUMBIA, July, 13. (AP) Faced with the self-imposed task of devising a revenue program permitting the abolition of the present state tax on property and various other taxes, the special House committee on taxation sat all day today in hearing representatives from different lines of business. NO PROGRAM YET Although ciiairman D. L. McLau-rin, of Marlboro, reiterated during the hearing that the committee, which has been working for several weeks, was not committed to any plan of taxation, the discussion centered around the possibilities of a gross sales tax, some times referred to as a business license and occupational tax, or a gross income tax.

Chairman McLaurin outlined the financial position of the state, saying the next General Assembly will be face with a deficit estimated at Of this amount, $646,000 is the estimated deficit for this year, 'while the remainder is composed of the $1,695,000 accumulated deficit at the beginning of 1926, and the school fund deficit. No discussion ensued as to plans for taking care of the deficit, although the Marlboro legislator stated that the committee hoped to be able to wor'Jf oiit a method by which' "It can be wiped out in a period of from five to ten years. Without having formulated a definite program, Mr. McLaurin told the representatives of the druggists, department stores, manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers who appeared, the committee has tentatively decided to try to frame a system of taxation, simplified as much as possible, by which the real property levy, the tobacco tax and the documentary stamp tax, the corporation license tax, the contractor's license tax, the sporting goods tax, and a portion of tne present soft drinks tax may be abolished. Tax commission estimates, he said, places the anticipated' revenue from these sources at approximately $7,000,000.

OLIVER FEARFUL Sewell K. Oliver, an official of the Columbia Duck Mills, informed the committee he was very apprehensive over the likely effects of a general sales tax. Admitting in reply to inquiries from committeemen, that it was possible for a sales tax to be imposed that would not be greater than the taxes now paid by his mills Bertha E. Slay, of Florence, came to from Los Angeles the 1928 annual convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, when a vote to reconsider selection of Los Angeles yesterday was carried at the day with the swearing out of warrants for two women and three men Delegation Of National Party alleged to have been Implicated in annual convention here today. the affair.

The warrants were issued atter Mrs. Slay, who first told officers that members of a hooded or Election of John F. Malloy, Springfield, Mass.f as grand exalted ruler was unanimous on motion of Lee Merri wether, St. Louis, der had whipped changed-her To See Coolidge In Black Hills Today CHARLESTON DELEGATE RAPID CITY, S. July approaching when either some solution must be discovered or the delegates must separate to permit further reflection.

Nevertheless, a plenary session has been convoked for tomorrow afternoon to permit a summing up of the situation. The principal delegates have gone over the saaie problem in the same atmosphere so often that today it was decided to gather in a villa just outside Geneva. The hope was expressed that the new environment would inspire new remedies. How ever, a long exchange of viewa, characterized by both frankness and courtesy, failed to result In any progress, according to reliable information. On behalf of the Japanese delegation, Viscount Ishii made clear Japan's determination not to accept a high level for cruiser tonnage.

In doing so, however, he followed the Japanese tradition of cloaking difficult things in polite phrases. Hugh Gibson, chief American delegate, and Viscount Cecil, of Chel-wood, of the British contingent, had a long talk over the cruiser problem. It is understood that they frankly recognized the difficulties of each other's position. JAPAN FOR LOW LIMIT After agreeing to convoke a plenary session, the meeting adjourned with Japan in a position of opposition to a high cruiser limitation even if such were accepted by Great Britain and the United States. The American delegation was less disposed than ever to accept a maximum of 400,000 tons because of Japan's opposition.

Considerable" 'mystery- -Shrouds tomorrow's public session. The Americans appear to have a clear understanding that no controversial questions will be taken up. According to their understanding the meeting will be restricted to formal statements indicting the position of the conference, and explaining also that negotiations are continuing in a friendly spirit in an attempt to reach an accord. The British decline to say what the nature of their contribution will be, though it is understood the meeting was suggested by W. C.

Bridgeman, first lord of the British admiralty, and Britain's chief delegate to the conference. Mr. Bridge-man also suggested the session arranged for Monday. This was cancelled and to the minds of everybody in Geneva, this was fortunate because of the high tension then existing. Mr, Gibson, who has been reserved and cautious throughout his conference with newspapermen and has declined to be drawn into criticism of proposals made either by the British or Japanese, observed this same caution at today's meeting with the press.

Some of the French correspondents sought Mr. Gibson's opinion as to whether tomorrow's plenary session i should be interpreted as auguring a more hopeful turn in negotiations. Giving some of his hearers the impression that he was not sure about tomorrow's developments, the American chief delegate answered that he preferred not to interpret until he saw what was said tomorrow. GIBSON MAKES DENIAL Mr. Gibson denied categorically that the American delegation evcr'N demanded treaty authority to possess twenty-five 10,000 ton cruisers.

This stateme nt was in response to a request that he confirm or repudiate a report emanating from some circles in Geneva that such a de- mand was impending in accord with the British. A confession of Inability to predict Prominent highway officials of the state along with C. O. Allen, of this city, and R. E.

Ligon, of Anderson, former commissioners credited with being largely responsible for the construction of hard-surfaced highway linking CJreenvjJle and will' be honor guests at the 'celebration this afternoon at Chick Springs of the opening of the new improved roadway. The event, which will open at 6 o'clock, will be under the joint auspices of the Kiwanis clubs of Greenville and Spartanburg and the Civitans club of Greer. SPEECH THREATENED W. P. Conyers will represent the defeated lor the honor.

SUDDEN CHANGE The upset in the -selection of con original statement and said she recognized two women In the party "by their long hair and small feet." The warrants, which were sworn out by Walter K. McAdory, chief of vention cities was made suddenly and with disregard of all convention (AP) The demand of the National tne state law enforcement depart' ment, are returnable in the Lauder Women's party for equal rights with precedent. Yesterday Los Angeles received men was brought into the Black hills tonight by a delegation from the greatest number of votes cast, dale county court at Florence, August 1. Mrs. Slay told officers that her husband and sister were tied in their beds while she was taken into the yard of her home, tied to a barrel and whipped with an automobile fan the organization, which will be re TOCCOA, July 13.

(AP) A verdict tonight in the flogging case against Elmer Clark was precluded wnen Judge I. H. Sutton, presiding at the trial, was summoned to his home at Clarkesville, by the serious illness of his father-in-law, shortly after the case had been given the jury. He announced he would return for the opening of court tomorrow morning, instructing the jury that if it reached a verdict in the meantime it could not be repotted' tomorrow, since under aie law the court must receive it. Solicitor General Robert McMillan announced after the jury retired that he would call the case of Acree and four other men indicted on charges of flogging Bart Singleton, a farmer for trial tomorrow.

Mose Jordan, a turn; lure factory hand; Bartow Lowry, also a factory worker who was a witness for Clark; Hen-drix Wiley, a farmer, and J. S. Ader-holdt, rural mail carrier, are the others accused with Acree in the case. They were indicted jointly on a charge of assault with intent to murder and riot and separately on charges of carrying pistols. Singleton was taken from his home by a band of robed and hooded men to a lonely spot near a country church yard and flogged because his assailants accused him of being a "bootlegger and a loafer." He was whipped so severely that bits of clothing were lashed into the lacerated flesh, he told authorities.

Three other men remain to be tried in the case of Mrs. Bowers, while they, with Acree and Clark also face similar charges in connection with the attack on Mrs. Bowers' son. They are: T. R.

Lowry, Claude Groover and Charlie Thomas. but did not attain a majority over Miami and Atlantic City. In past years the city having the smallest ceived tomorrow by President Coolidge. ON ORGANIC LAW The group, headed by Miss Gai) cal Kiwanis club on the program, Alester G. Furman, president, an-j nounced.

Members of the county number of votes always gave its belt. QUERIES KLAN LEADERS vote to the city having the great' est number in order to accumlate the necessary "majority of all votes Attorney General Charlie C. McCall of Alabama, apparently was still wait- I.aughlin, of Portland, Maine, first vice chairman of the party, intends cast." to determine the winner, This year, however, Atlantic City to ask the President to support in Congress next winter their proposed ipg for a reply to his letter to James Esdale, grand dragon of the Alabama realm of the Ku Klux Klan, in which he requested names of the masked which the smallest number, the time of departure was changed to two hours later. TO FLY MONOPLANE Smith will pilot a monoplane and his schedule calls for as short a stay on Wheeler field, near Honolulu, as possible. He said he would start on the return trip as soon as his machine cculd be refueled.

This will be Smith's second attempt to make a non-stop flight to the Hawaiian islands. He started June 28, but was forced to return because of a broken wind deflector. Since then the airplane has been overhauled and many new navigation instruments have been installed. The army placed in the navigator's cabin a radio set that has a reception radius of 1.200 miles and a daylight sending radius of 300 to 500 miles. The aviators plan to keep within the range of the radio beacon the army has established between the Presidio of San Francisco and Honolulu.

It is expected the beacon direction signals will be intercepted continuously. Five days' rations, emergency stills to convert sea water into drinking water, signal pistols, rockets and a rubber boat will- be carried. The monoplane, a Travelair, has been christened "The City of Oakland," and when loaded it carries 370 gallons of gasoline, 300 in the fuselage and 70 gallons in the wings. The cruising speed is rated at 120 miles an hour and this is expected to be reached during the second half of the flight after the gasoline load has been lightened. On the return from Honolulu the aviators expect to encounter the most difficulty because of the strong trade winds that blow off the coastof the United States and toward the Hawaiian islands.

The return trip is expected to take many more hours than the flight over. Sash And Door Men Gather In Asheville ASHEVILLE, N. July 13. (AP) Addresses by O. L.

Appleton and S. O. Hall, prominent leaders in mill work circles, reports of committee and directors and the annual golf tournament tomorrow afternoon will feature the second day of the convention of the Southern Sash, Door and Mill Work Manufacturers' association, which opened here this morning with more than 50 delegates from 11 Southern states in attendance. The meeting tomorrow morning will convene at 10 o'clock with A. S.

Parker of High Point, presiding. Directors of the association who held a brief meeting -today are C. H. Dudley, chairman, Atlanta; S. A.

Marshall, Rome, S. J. Patillo, Atlanta; L. Inglesby, Columbia, S. George W.

Wearn, Charlotte; P. F. Conway, Danville, C. G. Bucci, Jacksonville; F.

C. Turner, Mobile, W. H. Cain, Knoxville, L. A.

Combrey, Jackson, C. C. Bell, Monroe, and Albert Stevens, San Antonio, Texas. constitutional amendment which shifted its support to Miami, vould make the organic law apply and when the ballots were cast men who flogged Jeff Calloway. 19 to women in social, industrial, eco again today the vote was Miami nomic, political and all other phases, 510; Los Angeles 3bb.

STAND OF ORDER as it does to men. The National Women's party re cently concluded sessions of its an Mr. Malloy in an address today formally acknowledging his election as grand exalted ruler, attacked nual convention at Colorado Springs, year old Oneonta youth, several days ago. State investigators are cooperating with county officials in an attempt to clear up the whipping of Eston Mur-chison of Bessemer, who taken from an automobile in which he had been riding with "two strange girls" and beaten. Murchison told authorities he thought the girls "had been maneuvered into his company" to provide a motive for the attack.

and made the pilgrimage to the "atheism, bigotry, boisnevists, disre spect for the law and order and summer White House in a caravan ot automobiles, after voting to make arrogant interference with tne liber ties of the a personal plea for support of Mr, Coolidge. SEEK AMENDMENT (Continued on Page 12; Col. 5) He called upon "all right-minded citizens to combat these signs of present period of national life," and characterized the organizations ne To Replace Cabins denounced as un-American groups A resolution seeking to amend the constitution along lines desired by the organization was introduced in Congress by Senator Curtis of Kansas, and Representative Anthony of FURNITURE STORE CHAIN IS FORMED which appeal to the religious, sectional and racial prejudices of the delegation, presidents and secretaries of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Lions and Civitan clubs have been issued invitations to be present. Numerous towns in this section have been invited to send representatives. The celebration, if weather is clear, will be held in the open down by the spring.

If weather is unfavorable, the cfowd will be moved indoors, possibly into the Chrick Springs hotel. No set program for speeches has been made, Mr. Furman said. Representatives of Kiwanis and other civic clubs, state highway officials and other state officers will be called on for short statements. Spartanburg, Greer and Greenville will be urged to cooperate in further sectional endeavors, just as the communities have in the.

road building, those arranging the celebration said. PROMINENT GUESTS Among the highway officials, who have accepted invitations to be present are: C. Jones, of Batesburg, chairman of the state highway commission; Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway commissioner; Charles H. Moore-field, chief highway engineer; E.

D. Sloan, of Greenville, division engineer; C. L. Cureton, of Pickens, member of the state highway commission from this district. Admiral Samuel McGowan, of Laurens, former chief highway commissioner, has been invited to be present.

T. C. Crews, president of the Spartanburg Kiwanis club, will preside. PASTOR HANGS SELF HARRISONBURG, July 13. (AP) The Rev.

Paul A. Atkins, 30, Lutheran pastor here, hanged himself In his garage late this afternon, according to the verdict of a coroner's jury. Worry over his wife's Illness is believed to have been responsible for the act. Kansas, nephew of Susan R. An Destroyed By Flood WASHINGTON, July 13.

(AP) To replace houses washed away by the Mississippi valley flood the Red Cross today announced plans to thony, and while no elaborate plans The Weather South Carolina and Georgia: Local iliundershowers Thursday and Friday. North Carolina: Local thundershowers Thursday and Friday, cooler Friday. Arkansas: Thursday and Friday cloudy, local thundershowers. Oklahoma: Thursday and Friday cloudy, local thundershowers; warmer in west portion Thursday. East Texas: Thursday and Friday part sloudy, local thundershowers in north portion.

West Texas: Thursday and Friday part tloudy, local thundershowers; warmer In are under way, the party hopes to push its cause with greater vigor people." WILL COOPERATE IN LIQUOR FIGHT next winter. Miss Anita Pollitzer, of Charles supply 5,000 portable cabins made in sections to be quickly set up. Many houses were swept away by the inun ton, S. a vice chairman of the party, and spokesman for the dele dation, only leaving cnimney stones Officials To Work With Men gation, declared federal action was desired rather than legislation by to mark tneir sites. While the Red Cross Is making ar north portion.

states because "the question is na In Business Requiring Alcohol tion-wide." rangements for the cabins the farmers are camping out in army tents as they plant their rail crops. The majority of the portable cabins will be WASHINGTON, July 13 (AP) erected in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Hundreds of houses were carried Father Of Twins Js Grandfather Of Twins SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. (AP) Desire of prohibition enforcement of' ficials to cooperate with business re Fox Manufacturing Concern Of Atlanta Buys Out Large Chain ATLANTA, July 13 (AP) Formation of the National Manufacturers' and Stores corporation through the consolidation of the Fox Manufacturing company, Atlanta, with 18 retail furniture stores located in seven southern states was announced here today by officials of the new corporation. The capital stock will be $4,500,000.

The consolidation was completed today at a conference of representatives of the various units of the new corporation which will be a holding company. Alfred Fox, Atlanta, is president and Lawrence Fox, secretary and treasurer, in charge of production and distribution. The object of the merger was described by Mr. Fox as a move to effect "economies in the production and distribution of our products." It was stated that the furniture manufacturing plants would continue to be operated as the Fox Manufactur auiring industrial alcohol was pledg LOCAL DATA Local data for last 24 hours ending 8 O'clock last night. Temperature at 8 a.

m. 70; at 12:30 p. m. 79: at 8 p. m.

70. Highest temperature 87; lowest temperature 68. Average- temperature 78; normal temperature 77. Relative humidity at 8 m. 83; at 12:30 p.

m. 72; at 8 p. m. 93. Precipitation, Inches .11.

HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS By J. P. Alley ed today to representatives of (Continued on page 12; Col. 7) William Randolph Hearst, publisher and capitalist and the father of twin sons, became the grand from their foundations for several score feet and were damaged by the force of the water. To repair and move them back to their foundations, the Red Cross is using a fleet of motor trucks and tractors carrying workmen, jacks, derricks and other building machinery, a system employed after the Florida hurricane.

national trades organizations by as sistant Secretary Lowman and Com' missioner Doran. The prohibition bureau, the offi cials said, does not intend to take any step which would hamper Indus PICKENS MILL TO DOUBLE CAPACITY i Build Number Of New Houses And Will Work 24-Hour Schedule try in general and is working out simplified regulations affecting use of alcohol. The discussion marked the third A GEMTMAN'Low HE GlIAME father of twins, a boy and a girl, born here today to MP. and Mrs, George Hearst, his son and daughter-in-law. Mr.

George Hearst, publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, and the then Miss Blanche Wilbur, whose home was in Idaho, were married four years ago while both were students at the University of California. BANDIT GETS $500 BONANZA, July 13. (AP) A lone bandit this afternoon held up the First State bank of Bonanza, scooped up $500, forced the cashier to drive him five miles to where an automobile awaited him and escaped. A posse is searching for him. lost Province Of Williamston May Never Develop Paved Road Assured day of the conferences at which Mr.

Lowman and Mr. Doran are getting A VOLIAH To SkEtp IN jAt Ha'ntet? house VJHUT5 HE GWItfE GIMME To PuT ME lb acquainted with their field administrators. In addition the conference received an analysis of the working of the civil service reorganization ing company, and that the various stores would undergo no apparent Byrd Takes Order From Leviathan Chief, But It Came Through Error change, but will function as lndividV ual plants under the supervision the corporation's executives. The stores are located in th following cities: Charlotte, Winston SaleiC' and Greensboro, N. Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg, S.

Savannah and Macon, Mobile and Ensley, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Houston, Beaumont and Fort Worth, Texas. Report 500 Killed In Palestine 'Quake LONDON, July 13 (AP) The Daily Mail's Haifa (Syria) correspondent says that 500 persons were killed in the earthquake in Palestine and Trans-Jordania and that more than 700 houses in Jerusalem and the surroundine districts were dam PICKENS, July 13 (Special) Immediate construction of 50 or 7S new houses by the Pickens mill, and the doubling of the capacity of th mill was announced this morning by C. B. Hagood, president of the local mill. The mill is to be operated day and night and the new houses ar necessary to care for the additional employes.

It is expected that the houses will be completed within three months. They will be modern homes with) electric lights, water, bath, etc. Two hundred and thirty people art employed now, and upon completion of the new houses the capacity and employes will be practically doubled, The population of the mill villag will Increase from about 600 to near The Pickens mill plant la one ot the most successful plants of it kind in operation in the country. I is under the direct supervision of O. B.

Hagood, president, and A. Jewel, superintendent. The oper ativea are of an exceptionally class, coming almost entirely troxa this section, ANDERSON, July 13. (Special) The "Lost Province of Williamston" may never develop for Anderson county. This was indicated here today When Senator G.

B. Greene, chairman or the county legislative delegation announced that an agreement had been reached i which would beyond a doubt pro-' vide a paved road from Williamston and Pelzer to Anderson the apparent bone of contention which gave rise recently to the so-called secession movement in which Williamston township, including Williamston, Pelzer and Piedmont, threatened to secede and join Greenville county. Senator Greene said that he went to Williamston yesterday and discussed the road matter and the secession proposal, as well, with leaders there. ''AH they wanted, apparently," the senator was quoted as saying, "was a paved road, and we have provided that they shall have one at once." Following -his conference at Williamston Senator Greene engineered an agreement between the delegation and the board of county commissioners, he said, whereby reimbursement agreements will be signed at once with the State Highway Department for immediate construction of a paved road from Pelzer to Williamston and into Anderson, the road then to extend on to Star and Iva to be paved all the way. Senator Greene announced that the reimbursement agreements would be signed with the State Highway Department probably this week, and it was Indicated that work of paving the Pelzer-Williamston Anderson Star -Iva route would get under way within a couple of months.

The announcement caused much Interest here, and though no word was officially had from proponents of the secession movement at Pelzer and Williamston, It was believed by observers that the movement would likely be dropped. and an exchange of ideas with a representative of the department of justice. A final discussion of organization problems will be held tomorrow, the closing day, and Assistant Secretary Lowman and Commissioner Doran will urge the administrators to strict impartial enforcement with' renewed activity directed toward Imposition of tax penalties against violators. Mistrial Declared In Edgefield Case EDGEFIELD, July 13. (AP) A mistrial was this morning In the case of Joe Gardner charged with murder in connection with the death of George B.

Mealing last January. The Jury deliberated 15 hours. There was great Interest In the trial throughout tills section of South Carolina, due to the promi S. S. LEVIATHAN, July (AP) Captain Hartley of the Leviathan disclosed today that he "gave orders" last night to an individual of the United States navy who bears the name of Richard Byrd and whose title is commander but Captain Hartley did not know that he was giving orders to Commander Byrd when he did It.

Byrd, taking a late stroll on deck before going to bed, wandered up to the bridge to tell Hartley goodnight. It was a dark night, and the captain of the Leviathan did not expect a visitor. He thought that the uniformed young aviator was a ship's officer, and commanded: "Tell that bosun not to make a noise swabbing the promenade deck over Byrd's suite, so that Byrd and his companions can get a good night's rest." Byrd quickly caught the situation, and stood at attention, as Captain Hartley scarcely looked at him, and responded: "Aye, aye, sir," then turned as If to execute the order, but added an unexpected: "Good night, Captain ley." This caused Hartley to recognize his error and offer explanation. "The uniforms of us fellows do look the same in the dark," he said. aged.

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