THE NEWS-RECORD, MARSHALL, N. C. I
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CALLS UPON ALL SOUTH. CARO.
' lians to .melf thi suR-vivoRsT
60UR GOES TO SCENE
Say Monty Will B Needed Despits
Fact That Offer of Aid Hav ;
Bean Declined.
Columbia, S. C A proclamation
calling upon the people of South Car
olina to contribute to the aid of the
sufferer from the Cleveland school
Are was issued by Governor Thomas
M. McLeod.
The governor issued hi proclama
tion after he had talked by telephone
to people in Camden and had been
told that despite the fact that all
efforts of aid bad been declined dur
ing the day, money would be needed.
His proclamation follows:
"Whereas, the terrible disaster
caused by the burning of the Cleve
land school house in Kershaw county
last night is one of the greatest trag
edies our state baa ever known, and
"Whereas, the cry of sorrow and
distress of the relatives and friends
of &he men, women and children who
lost their lives has reached the fur
thermost corners of the state, and,
"Whereas, In many cases these
people are suffering not only from
the unparalleled anguish of such be
reavement but they have been depriv
ed of financial support by the loss of
the head of their families, and are in
need of assistance to give them the
necessities of life;
"Now, therefore, I, Thomas O. Mc
Leod. as governor of the state, do
TERRIBLE FLOOD AND
FIRE HITS HOT 8PRINGS.
Hot Springs, Ark. Hot Springs,
city of many disasters, was stricken
as never before when water and
flame united in a general devests-
tlon that left death and disaster
in It wake. How many dead la un
known; J '
"Water In torrents, raging Ilk
mad, split the city Into three sec
tions. Flame followed In the path
path of the flood and water cover
ed all sections before a summary
could be made. There wa not a
body reported at the morgue. But
there were rescuer whose heroism
deserves great praise. And some
of the rescusers believe that all
their effort were not furly effec
tive. The flood originated in the upper
basin of the mountains north of Hot
Spring from a veritable cloudburst.
About 4:30 o'clock, after terrifflc
rains for about 18 hour, there cam
a slight flow of water down through
Central avenue from Its Junction
with Whittlngton park at the north
end of the valley. When the first
water appeared there wa little
alarm but in a few minutes the
water began to range down the
valley.
RATES OF WAGES INCREASE
UNEMPLOYMENT PRACTICALLY
AT AN END IN THIS
COUNTRY.
Soon Will Be Impossible to Meet De
mand For Certain Classes of
, Labor.
73 PEfiSOIiS fl
KILLED II
FIRE
RAQINQ FLAMES AND RUSH FOR
NARROW STAIRS DESCRIBED
Y INJURED.
OF OIL usf
Cleveland School House, Eight Mile
From Camden Burned, v During
School Entertainment
Denmark, S. C. The death list li
the Cleveland, S. C, school house fire
wa placed at 73, In a report receiv
ed here. A telephone message, quot
ing a policeman who said he was at
the scene, said the school building
wa completely destroyed and that not
lass than sixty men, women and child
ren were burned or crushed to death
In the panic.
Washington. Increased demand for
all classes of skilled labor, skilled me
chanic and farm hands have practic
ally put an end to unemployment In
call upon the people of South Care- eTerT section of the country the report-
Una to do everything within their """ "l "r reported in an analysis
power to abate as much as possible overlng conditions during April,
the anguiah of our fellow citizen. "The predicted shortage of compe-
In the name of humanity, let ttiose of ten' farn labor." the report said, "1
us who are able send generous con- now already a fact, and In many aee-
tributlons of funds to supply physical tlons tne country the farming In-
sustenance to those who need it Let erests are be,n8 severely hampered
us also unite in nravlne to the Divine by tne Inability to secure labor for
HPBlcr to Booth their broken BDlrlts rarm worK- In tne uth nd south-
with Hi. Iova And m aafmrin them we8t where heretofore there ha al-
of the love of the people throughout ways been a oufficient PPly they are
th utate who Borrow with them." experiencing for the first time a situ
ation wnicn is causing alarm, as large
numbers of men who have always
al of the 73 victims of the Cleveland worked n the farm have migrated to
.,-hnni A near rmHpn. nftpr hv. Ine Iar8 "ties or tne country, secur
ing RPnt hi necretirv. E. A. McDow- In Immediate employment in the vsr-
ell. to do what could be done to aid ,ou8 Industries which are having
the sufferina citizens of Kershaw tfubIe t0 flnd sufficient labor to meet
county, and after bvlng dispatched a
message expressing his grief and
sympathy for the stricken community.
Addressed to Allen B. Murchison,
Kershay county superintendent of
their demands.
"Indicative of the country's sound
industrial condition is the fact that
a large percentage of the public em
ployment offices report that It soon
education, Governor McLeod' letter w,u lP"lMe to meet the grow-
follows lng demand for certain classes of
"I am writing to express to you labJ?.f" .
The survey showed increased ac-
Bincerest sympathy in the loss of tlvlty ln th.e m?tal mlng industry
life in the terrible tragedy of last
Camden, S. C. According to a report
received here 73 lost their lives In a
lira that destroyed the Cleveland
school house while an entertainment
was ln progress. Cleveland I only
eight mile from Camden, but owing
to apparent confusion in the former
town efforts to obtain accurate infor
mation as to the reported disaster
were fruitless.-
The telephone operator confirmed
the report of a heavy loss of life but
could give few details. She Informed
questioner she wa "exhausted from
putting up calls.''
The Cleveland operator previously
had said the disaster had resulted from
the overturning of an oil lamp on the
stage. The flame spread quickly and
in a few minute the interior of the
frame building was a scene of horror.
The narrow stairway leading to the
second floor where the entertainment
was being held wa quickly Jammed,
the operator said, and scores jemped
from the window. Thl accounts for
many of the injured.
The phone operator said can for
doctors and nurse had been sent to
Columbia and other places;
It 1 reported from the hospital here
where several of the victim have
been taken that the loss of life will
not be less than thirty.
According to Dr. West, at the hos
pital here, only five injured have been
brought here but It is certain that
among the dead are S. J. West. 38.
Mrs. W. R Rhoden, 32, and Mr. C. M.
Humphries, Miller McLeod, and two
members of his family.
Jiss Pierce, Thelma and Rebecca
West, daughters of L. M.' WesL and
Jack- Rush. S. J. West and Mrs. W. B.
Rhoden, reported killed, are brother
and lister of Dr. West, who gave the
information.
TWO SISTERS ARE KILLED
WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO,
Henderson. Mrs. W. Q. Coleman,
47, and ,Mla Nannie Fleming, 43,
lister, of near Macon, were killed
at Mlddleburg, alx mile north of
thl city, when a Seaboard Air Lino
northbound freight train atruck a
mall aedan automobile in which
they were riding. Their two broth
ers, R. D. Fleming and Thomaa
Flaming, riding with them, war
seriously but not fatally injured.
The former, who waa driving the
car, suffered a fractured knee and
cuts and bruise about the hand
and head, and the latter a broken
ahouldera and Injuries to hi back
with other minor bruises. Mr.
Coleman wa killed Instantly, while
Mia Fleming lived more than an
hour, but waa unconscious. .
The, two brother were brought
to a hospital in this city where It
waa laid their Injurlea were not rt
garded aa fataL
1ST OF IflCTHS IN BEO
SOME ARE HURT SO SERIOUSLY
, THEIR DEATHS ARE EXPECTED.
Leveled Buildings and Left Death and
Injury In Wake For Thirty
Miles.
evening. ,
"Many of these are friends whom
I have known for l'fe and appreciate
as valuable citizens of our state.
IVnrria ffliB fnnilAnliata in AYnraaa Mia
sorrow in such a calamity. Please Ktne, larer nt.er? shortages of cer-
tender to your people my services
and a scarcity of workers ln the lum
ber mills, and in building and con
struction lines which had the effect
of curtailing operation affecting em
ployment In the iron and steel Indus
try continue to improve, and in some
tain classes of htls labor are evident."
This information, assembled by the
department's employment service from
1,428 firm ,was supplemented by oth
er figures concerning the volume of
employment during April, compiled by
the bureau of labor statistics from re-
Increase Shown In Seed Crushed. " : T . "'. representative
Washlngton.-Cotton, seed crushed ftab ishment tn 43 manufacturing In-
for anything that I may be able to do.
"With deepest sympathy, I am
"Sincelerly yours,
(Signed "THOS. A. McLEOD",
"Governor."
during the nine month period, August
1 do April 30 totalled 3,132,666 tons,
compared with 2,922,230 tons for the
same period a year ago, and cotton
aeed on hand at mills April 30 totall
ed 64,752 tons, compared with 46.140
ton a year ago", the Census Bureau
announced. t
Products . manufactured in the per
iod and on hand April 30 include:
Refined oil produced 835 584,067
pounds, compared witih 790.768,610,
and on hand 236.001.125 pounds, com
pared with 302,079,057. v
Cake and meal produced 1,437,229
tons, compared" with 1,320,318, and on
hand 141,678 tons, ' compared with
.133 810.. V v ; :
Linters produced 580,982 bales,
compared with 386,366, and on band
57.516 bales,' compared with 123,927. , ,
Export of linters" for the nine
'months totaled 30,288 bales, compar
ed with 98,188. . ; .
The bureau' summary said the
establishments covered by it had re
ported increase during April over
March of one-half of one per cent in
the number of. employes, 1.4 per cent
in the total amount paid in wares.
and nine-tenth of one per cent 'in the
average weekly earning, y
As compared with March, 19 of the
43 Industries showed increase ln em
ployment, the greatest being in the
automobile, brick. ; carriage, sawmill
and petroleum Industries'.
More Captives Taken. .
, , Shanhai. Chinese bandits attack
'ed Tawenkow, a town 90 mile north
f Lincheng, and seized a number of
captives, ; according to a report re
ceived here.
Earthquake Causes Two Death.
have been killed and many Injured
and much damage to property nas been
done by a strong earthquake in Qnlto
and that vicinity according to dispat
ches reoeived here from the capital.
Numerous buildings. Including the
government palace, the city hall, the
cathedral, the archbishop residence,
the astronomical observatory, the
r-.nifary academy, the railroad station
i ! r; Mences have been damaged.
I e t '"tary acaiemy- has bee
Explosion In Grendel Mill.
Greenwood, S. C Two negroes are
believed to have been killed, two white
men are seriously injured and anum
ber suffered minor injuries ln a boiler
explosion which wrecked the boiler
and engine room of Grendel Mill, num
ber one, here. Ben Riley, negro fire
man,' and an unknown negro stoker,
are the two men supposed to havo
been killed.. John F. Faulkner, night
engineer, and Charley Shirley, master
mechanic and night machinist. are
both in a local hospital with their legs
broken and suffering from cut on their
head and bodies. Their .injuries are
not believed to be fatal
Columbia, S. C According to re
ports received here seventy-three
persons were either burned to death
or killed in Jumping from the second
story of the Cleveland school house,
eight miles south of Camden. The fire
le reported to have started from the
overturning of a lamp on the stage
of the school house where an enter
talnment was being held.
Camden 1 32 mile northeast of Co
lumbia and the Cleveland school house
Is in a rather out-of-the-way section.
about eight miles from Camden. Noth
ing was known here of any entertain
ment or commencement exercises
planned at the school and no definite
verification of the number killed has
yet been known. ' Newspaper men
from Columbia have just left by auto
mobile for the scene. v :
The report wa received here from
a telephone operator at Cleveland who
could give no detail of the reported
tragedy or an estimate of the dead or
injured.' . ... .-.
Colorado, Texas. Sixteen dead and
100 injured were reported as a result
of the tornado which tore through Mit
chell county south and east of here.
The Injured are in the hospital,
churches and many private homes
here.- Some' were -hurt so seriously
their deathi are expected. 1
The tornado descended ln Mitchell
county, and caught most of It vic
tim In bed. It levelled building and
left death and Injury In it wake for
30 miles.- Starting south of Westbrook,
it coutinued for seven mile through
the county Just west of Loralne.
All the deaths were in- more or less
isolated farms. Due to the distance
between farms and demoralization of
wire communication it waa expected
here it would be many- hour before
the entire district could be heard from.
Citizen of town near the storm
swept area rushed first aid, provisions
and relief supplies-for the victims.
The known dead are: Luther Br in
die, 30; Mrs. F. Brindle, mother of
Luther, 70; H. 3. Saadifer; three San
dlfer boy, aged 5 to 12; Infant son
of Joe Anderson; infant daughter of
Jim Walker: C. L. Slmoson. 25; I. C.
Sheffield, (5; Jesus Brionez; Joe Rlcli-
burg, 45; aon of Joe Richburg, 12;
daughter of Joe Richburg, 14; Mrs. W.
S. Shelton, Westbrook Texas; a baby
girt. - . ...
' Between 400 and 500 refugee, be
side the injured, are here and tempor
ary kitchens have been erected to pro
vide them with food. More are com
ing in. " ;. ; ',
The devastated district Is thickly
populated for rural territory. At least
60 houses were reported destroyed.
Damage to crop could not be estimate
ed. The wind tore and twisted down
everything in its path. . The city haa a
population of possibly 2,000. At one
time it was known a Colorado City,
but now 1 on the map a Colorado.
f.ATIOJrSTEXTILE
CEIiTEf SIIIEJIilG
TEXTILE MANU FACTUERINQ
CROWS IN SOUTH WHILE NEW
ENGLAND IS LOSING.
THE SOOTH IS TMS LEAD
Southern Plant For Conatrueton . of
Machinery and Replar Parts
Nee'ded.
Woman 'Held la Clara Phlltlpe. .
Teguclgalpha, Honduras. Jesse Car
son, who posed as the husband of the
woman held by the Honduras authori
ties aa Clara Phillips, California ham
mer ' murderess, told newspaper men
that the woman In reality was Mrs.
Phillips.
Carson, who t alio being held. by
the authorities, asserted, however,
hat Mrs. Phillips, was not responsible
for the death of Mrs. Alberta Meadows,
for which she waa convicted, the real
slayer, according to his story, being
another woman. -
3lfl Furniture Plant Burned. ,
High Pblnt Fire of undetermined
origin destroyed the plant of the Giant
Furniture company, one of High Point's
largest furniture manufacturing estab
lishment. ;
J. E. Klrkman, president of the com
pany, declined to make an estimate
of the loss before an investigation, but
persons acquainted with the circum
stances estimated it at 1150,000.
The blase, which was 'first discover
ed In the warehouse,, wa making re
markable headway when firemen
reached the scene, and soon spread to
the finishing room. t
Out-of-town aid waa sought and fire
companies from ' Greensboro , - and
ThomsvllIe responded, assisting the
local fire department in lighting the
fire, which for a time threatened to de
stroy adjoining buildings.
Order Judge Removed From Offloe.
I Tallahassee, Fla. County Judge B.
F. Wijlto, of this, Leon ounty, was or
(red by the Senate to be removed
front office, the second local oriclal
Consumption of Cotton Decrease.
Washington. Cotton consumed dur
lng April amounted to 677,396 bale of
lint and 52,192 of linters, compared
with 623,105 of lint and 61.746 of linter
In March this year and 443,509 of lint
and 49,287 of linter in April last year,
the Census Bureau announced. ..
Cotton on hind April 30 In consum
ing establishments totalled 1489,118
bales of lint and 180,980 of linters,
compared with 2,034,636 of lint and
169.609 or lltners on March 31 this
year and 1,461,340 of lint and 170,490
of linter on April 30 last year. '
Cotton on hand April 30, In public
rtorage and at compresses" totalled
1,966,441 bales of lint and 53,656 of
linters, compared with 2,377,790 of lint
and 48,434 of linters on March 31 this
year, and 8,213,483 of lint and 118,166
of linters on April 30 last year.
Exports during April totalled tttr
753 bales, including 2,769 bale of lint
er. compared with 318,210 including
8,347 of linters in March this year
and 698,209 Including 11,698 of linters
ln April last year.
Statistic for cotton growing states
Included: ; .:. ' : '
Cotton consumed during April 868,
865 bales, compared with. 392,027 in
March this year, and 294,762 ln April
kast year. ':;; X;
CMton on hand April 80 In consum
ing establishment totalled 1,078,444
baUs, compared with 1,228,949 on
March 31 this year and 698,609 on April
80 last year.. ' ' ' ,,,
ImDort of Gold Deellnlno. ,
Washington. Gold Imports into the
United States during April exceeded
exports of the metal by more than $8,
000,000, according to figures made pub-
to be ousted as a result of the death 'lie by the Commerce Department The
of Martin Habert, North Dakota, ln
the camp of the Putnam Lumber Com
pany at Clara, Florida. The Ccnate
acted in executive session on t',e rec
ommendation of Governor Hard .-a Cat
the Judge be removed for ma" sasce
and drunkenness in oSce. .
imports were given as 89,183,470, and
the exports as
The f. res, however, 'registered
further 1 s cf the dectlitrj
fn r? r '1 iTorta; '"'ctj e-
t, .:, jt.IL ' n ent tav
' 1. t ." x irch taf-orii of
1 a 1 to .3,f:u:7.
Richmond, Va. The south la fast
taking the lead in .textile manufactur
lng while New England 1 losing her
position a the textile center of the
nation, according to-view expressed
by leading cotton manufacturers at
tending the twenty-seventh : annual
convention of the American Cotton
Manufacturers association in session
here.
Asserting that probably fourflfths
of the textile machinery now being
manufactured in the United States is
intended for Installation In southern
plants, C. E. Hutchison, president of
the association. Mount Holly, N, C,
declared that one of the greatest
needs of the Industry at the present
time is southern plants for the con
struction of machinery and repair
parts. Mr. Hutchison said it had been
estimated that replacement demands
of southern mills soon would require
more than a million spindles annually.
In an address before the conven
tion during a thematic discussion- of
A Bute's Duty to Its Industries,''
Governor Thbmas G. McLeod, of South
Carolina, urged the perfection of a
system of financing consistent with
the economic, changes which he aaid
were being made in this country.
"Unless In the "great economic
changes that are going on ln thl
country," Governor McLeod said,
some system Is perfected and prop.
erly effected by the financial interests
of the country consistent with that
system, the country at large Is going
to pay the price, not only in the crip
pling of Industries but ln the loss of
Its oral stamnia and in the future of
its government There is something
woefully wrong, there ; is something
that demands your careful study as
great economists, in any' system that
can multiply in exchange any crop
or any necessity to the extent that
the New Tork and New Orleans cot
ton exchanges' have multiplied the
sales of cotton." '
Urging the ...manufacturers to seek
closer co-operation with (he cotton
farmer, who he termed "a partner in
the business," Governor McLeod de
clared the interests of producer and
manufacturer "are Indlssolubly con
nected . . . and the future of your
enterprise and industry, depends up
on the degree of prosperity which he
entertains."
Gov. Cameron Morrison, of North
Carolina, who also addressed the con
vention, described the two great
"weaknesses of the country" as what
he termed an "effort at class domi
nation through the establishment of
elass will over common will" and "the
Indifference of the successful Ameri
can to the discharge of his simple
duties as a citizen."
Asserting his belief In the principle
of , collective ; bargaining, .Govrenor
1 believe In according to labor.
Individually or collectively, . every
right which is enjoyed of American
government, ftt American constltol
tional government, respecting every
rlgkt, but whenever labor loses its
head and mistakes class for country,
mistakes ambition for principle and
wants to transform the right , and
liberty of his employer, I believe in
a i-overnment a swift as the light-
nlnr, exercising all the organised
power of civilisation to prevent it."
Governor Morrison discussed at
some length the Individual rights' of
states and the operation .of state gov
ernments. ..
sj.gtciiell
gai;is30fou;;dj
Long-Standing Stomach Troubh
Completely Overcome ' ;
by Tanlac,
1 was sick for a 'year and los
thirty pounds, but the Tanlac treat
ment ended all my troubles, I re
gained my lost weight, and my won
derful Improvement was the talk ol
all my friends," said Mrs. Jamei
Mitchell, 107 10th St.. Columbus, Ga
' "I Buffered with chronic Indigestion
became dreadfully run down and weal
and I fell off until I was little mor
thsn a skeleton. My nerves wer
frightfully excited and I telt that llf
held nothing for me.
"What others said in the pe pen
carted me taking Tanlac and the waj
It built me up was astonishing.- My
indigestion has disappeared, my nervet
are steady and I get plenty of sleep.
I can work alfday without getting
too tired. Several of my frlendi
nave taken Tanlac on my advice and
all have had splendid results."
Tanlac Is for sale by all good drug
gists. Accept no substitute. Over 87
million bottles sold. Advertisement
The Fishing Hog.
I have my loves and my hates. No
words can record my aversion for the
person (Is he man or devil?) who
snares the little fish under size, whose
abortive selfishness leads him to con
tinue when the creel is full, and who
catches the mother at spawning time.
To me he Is the human wolverine, the
fish gluttbn ; and for him I have loath
ing as well as hate. From "Old Black
Bass," by Albert Benjamin Cunning
ham.
' One Villed, Many Hurt.
JJma, Ohio. One an was killed and
possibly a score of persons injured at
Oakland, Ohio, half way between
Coldwater ' and Fort Recovery, when
Lake Erie and Western' passenger
train number 2, collided head-on with
a .freight train. .The dead man is
George J. Bassler. tl, -of Lima, engi
neer, on the pasenger train.
Misunderstanding of orders led to
the collision, it is reported. A relief
train was sent to - the scene from
Lima to bring the passengers to this
city. . , V'-.
Railroad officials said' they had Bo
definite Information regarding the in
jured. !,
Rum . jRunners tnceraee on Coast.
St "John .'N. B. Despite : reports
from New Tork that the United States
government Is waging vigorous war
on rum fleets off the Atlantic sea
board, the liquor trade Is picking up
briskly, now. that, the worst of the
spring storms are believed to have
pasesd. ' Rum schooners, reported, to
be heading far the Jersey three mS!
1V, are r-c t a: ...ost da!!v.
1-e schooners' clearance parent
mention ports In the West Indies but
i water front saiUes.-.
FOR OVER 40 YEARS
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICIKB ha
been aaed successfully in Uie treatment
Of Catarrh.
HALL'S CATARRH VEDICINU eon
let of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which acta
through the Blood on the Mucous Bur
fa cu, thue reducing the Inflammation.
Sold by all dru-Jata.
1. J. Cheney Co Toledo, Ohio,
' The Unnecessary Sex.
Mother leaving Egyptian room la
museum) What did you think of It,
dear?
Dorothy Well, It was all right, but
I don't see why there were so many
mummies and no daddies. Life.
Got Their Money's Worth.
Nevada Paper The beautiful ren
ditions of several numbers by Miss
Martha Scraggs was well worth the
admission fee, which was purposely
made small. Boston Transcript "
Fon c::d:2istio:j
6 Dell-ans
Hot water
Sure Relief
Ll.-1 aVaU JW
25 AND 75 PACKAGES EVERYWHERE
TOO FEW PEOPLE
HEED DANGER SIGH
Observations of an Illinois Wom
an, Who Says Her Family's
' Good Health Is Due to
Prompt Use of Black
; - . Draught
Saint Joseph, IlL In speaking of
the good health record of her family.
Mrs. Asa G. Ollls, of this place, says
that for symptoms of torpid liver "the
first thing we do Is to take Black
Draught" .'
"It is the best liver tonic I have-
ever known," declares Mrs: Ollls, "and
the rest of the family seem to feel
the same way. They take It for sour
stomach, indigestion and constipation.'
"Too few people pay enough atten
tion to constipation, which Is the be-
. . .1 ... i " . . .
K'uuujs vi uivbi iub, out i nave nsea
Black-Draught for constipation and It
regulated me, and I can recommend
It for that"
As Mrs. Ollls so truthfully says,
constipation leads to a great deal of
sickness among those who do not un
derstand Its dangers.' and who neg
lect prompt treatment The poisons
which constipation forces 'your blood
to reabsorb may cause much suffer
ing, and greatly endanger your gsn-
erai neaim. ,
Thedford's Black-Drancht (purely
vegetable) has been found to relieve
constipation, and by stimulating th
action of the liver, when tz f I torpid, 1
helps to drive many poise s out of
your system. Elllooraess, in Testlon,
headache, and similar troubles are
often relieved in this way. It Is the
psturel way. Ee natural I Try L:ack
Drstrtt '
SoU everywhere. Price ex!y ZZs.'