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Abbeville Press and Banner! wnnT^rJWffeekly Ibbeville, S. C., Friday, June 30,1922. Stogie Copies, Five Cento. 78ft Year, ff ORDER 400,000 RY' MEN TO STRIKE SHOP CRAFT HEADS CITED TO APPEAR BEFORE RAILWAY LABOR BOARD TODAY?RAIL WAY EXECUTIVES AND HEADS OF TEN UNIONS SUMMONED. Chicago, June 29.?The United States railroad labor board today cited the national officers of the six *hop craft unions, the railway exe cutives now meeting here and the officers of four other railroad unions to appear before the board tomor row afternoon in an inquiry into "the threatened interruption of traf - fic."' In addition to the shopmen, whose strike order already has been issued, the four other unions cited now tak ing a strike vote, are the clerks, maintenance of way men, stationary firemen and oilers and signal men. B. M. Jewell, leader of the shop men today served formal notice on the railroad labor board that a strike call had been issued "on all railroad and Pullman operating department local lodges of the six shop crafts. The meeting of the railway exe cutives and heads of the ten unions was set for 2 o'clock tomorrow by the labor board when the formal no tice of the strikke call was received from the shop men, announcing the time for the walkout as next Satur day at 10 a. in. Detroit, Mich., June 29.?Decision whether to call a strike of the ap proximately 400,000 railroad mainte nance of way men in the country probably will be made late today. E. F. Grable, international president of the United'Brotherhood of Mainte-j nance of -Wav Employees and Rail-i way Shop Laborers announced. Chicago, June 29.?Railroad main tenance of way men were reported to have quit in West Chicago, 111. to day, without waiting receipt of strike orders. It was said the men "desert ed in droves" leaving many crossings unguarded. Mayor Edward J. Mc Cable of West Chicago has sworn in a number of special policemen to guard railroad property. Cleveland, 0., June 29?Engineers and trainmen, members of the rail road Brotherhoods with headquarters in this city, will continue to perform their regular duties and will not take the places or do the work of any railroad employees on strike in connection with the strike of the shop crafts called for Saturday morn ing, chiefs of these brotherhoods ad vised the members of their organi zations today. Chicago, June 29.?Strtke orders signed by six craft presidents of the Railroad shopmen's organization were sent out today to general chairman representing 400,000 men, authorize ing a strike at 10 a. m., July 1 "on all railroads and Pullman shops in the United States." Letters of instruction regarding the progress and conduct of the strike werfe fyeing prepared at gener al headquarters here today and were to be mailed out tonight. "The issue is clean cut, wrth no strings attached," said B. M. Jewell, president of the Railroad Unions sec tion of the American Federation of Labor. "It is up to the railway executives tVini-r mooHnc fnHnv. Thpv pan I;top this strike today or tomorrow lut after Saturday at 10 o'clock it s all off. The telegrams of the Union leacib to Cuyler, is the union's last vord." F*EMEN TO PRACTICE The Fire Department of Abbe ville will hold a meeting this after jioon to take up the matter of Regular practices in the future. The plan is to have about two Iractices a week, and the volunteer 1 embers are requested to come to le meeting this afternoon at the |re ilepartment between six and F WU PEI FU INDORSES SUGGES TION?"UNITED STATES* OF CHINA" MAY BE NAME OF REORGANIZED REPUBL I C, GET PATTERN HERE. Peking, June 29.?Wu Pei Pu, dominant figure of the northern China, today indorsed the recent suggestion of Gen. Chen Chiung Ming, outstanding leader of the south that a federalvsystem be adopted for reunited China, patterned after that of the United States of America. General Wu suggested that the reor ganized republic be known, as the "United States of China." The majority of the provinces al ready have signified their approval of the proposal to reunite the coun try under a federal governor at Pek ing with each province enjoying rights similar to those accorded the sepa rate state of the American union, General Wu said. The quiet little man who drove the Mancurian war lord, Chang Tsao Lin, in rout from the gates of Peking, and recalled to office the constructional president, Li Yuan Hung, declared that sentiment is growing in favor of the United China program with American idAls as its guiding star. Wu asserted that he had no oppo sition in predicting that as China traveled the road of progress she wouia De iouna copying ana putting into practice America's ideals to an extent not reached by any other country. In the south, Wu said, where San Yat Sen's followers had been accus tomed to Western methods, the new leader there, Chen Chiung-Ming, who recently drove Sun from Canton, was a particularly strong supporter of the "Americanized China" program. Support for the proposal that China adopt Western ideals is said to be strong in Peking, owing to the pres ence there of many Chinese officials who have been educated in America. Leaders of this class are Dr. Wei lington Koo, who is acting as finan cial adviser in the reorganization plans; Dr. W. W. Yen, acting pre mier and foreign minister, and Dr. Wang Chung-Hui, minister of jus tice. In their following are many minor officials who ^gained their edu cation in the United States by means of the Boxer indemnity funds re turned to China by the Washington government. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE E. P. McCravy of Easley is an nounced in this issue as a candidate for the democratic nomination for congress from this district. Mr. Mc Cravy is a native of Abbeville. He is a namesake of Dr. Edwin Parker, late of this city. His father left Ab beville residing for awhile in Green wood, and later residing in Laurens. Mr. McCravy was reared on the farm in Laurens County, where after his father's death he was the main stay of the family for many years. About twenty years ago Mr. Mc Cravy settled in Pickens County. Since then he has been prominently identified with the affairs of that county. He has served in the lower branch of the legislature and is now Senator. Mr. McCravy announces that he will make a vigorous campaign for the seat now held by Mr. Dominick. I TO ATTEND DANCE Miss Virginia Owen, Miss Mildred Cochran and Messrs. Davis Kerr and Allen Haskell will go over to Green wood tonight to attend the dance at the Oregon Hotel. 1 PRIZES ON DISPLAY The prizes to be given at the Hospital Birthday celebration here July 6th will bo displayed in Rosenberg's show VrindoW tomor row. \ HARRY G. KAMINER NAMED MANAGER GADSDEN MAN ALSO HEADS COOPERATIVE ' ASSOCIA TION?J. B. JOHNSON, J. P. McNAIR AND HAROLD BOOK 1ENIES AMERICANS ARE HELD CAPTIVE IEXICAN PRESIDENT SAYS RE PORTS WERE MALICIOUS STATEMENTS TO CREATE UN FAVORABLE OPINION BE TWEEN THE TWO NATIONS. Washington, June 27.?Mexican ebels who seized the Aguada camp f the Cortez Oil company in the 1 'ampico region Sunday, holding the roperty and forty American em loyes for 15,000 pesos ransom, with- 1 rew on Monday without damage or ijury to the employes but with hreats to return, Consul Shaw at 1 'ampico today advised the state de artment. A later message said the ame rebels yesterday seized a camp ? the La Corna Oil company, a hitch-British concern, in the same icinity and were holding 85 em ployes including about six Americans. The dispatch did not indicate whether ransom had been paid in the ase of the Aguada camp which is n American owned concern. On the trength of the second message sat ist night the state department di ected the embassy in Mexico City to lake new demands on the Mexican overament for protection of the imericans employed by the Dutch tritish company. Consul Shaw telegraphing yester ay from Tampico said that the ebel leader, Gorozave, and his men vff fho^Acniarin famn of the flortez ompany at 10 o'clock Monday morn lg. This was 24 hours before the iine limit set by Gorozave for pay lent of the ransom demanded had xpired and the message did not say rhether payment had been made, 'he consul reported further that rorozave had threatened on leaving tie American camp to come back nd seize the property of La Corona, rhich is among the Dutch Shell oil itoroctu ftnH nlsn Tirnnertv of the lexican Gulf Oil company in the icinity. The rebel leader said he rould demand payment of ransom on liese properties by July 25. Consul Shaw also reported that tvo detachments of Mexican federal roops had been dispatched to the 'ampico region by boat from Vera !ruz. WORLD SURVEY COTTON enator Harris of Georgia Intro* duces Proposal. Washington, June 29.?A world urvey of cotton on September 1, De ember 1 and March 1 of each year, o include a census in the United Itates of cotton tenderable under he law on the same dates, is propos d in a bill introduced today by Sen tor Harris, of Georgia, and approv d by Secretary Hoover, of the Com lerce Department. The presentation of the bill fol awed a conference between the Sen tor and Secretary Hoover. The fig ires covering the United States fould be gathered by the census bu eau and the foreign data would be ompiled by the bureau of foreign nd domestic commerce, both bu eaus being in the Commerce De partment. VALUE OF CHARACTER fury Returns 12-Cent Verdiot In Libel Caae. Macon, Ga., June . 29.?The jury n the libel suit of format* Mayor jrlenn Toole, against the Macon Tel (graph for $50,000 damages return ./4 o i/?f fftr fVio nlnin+iff fcllis nf erjioon in the sum of twelve cents, roole claimed that his character was lefamed by publication of an article n the Telegraph on May 13, 1921. Size Of Army Fixed Washington, June 27.?The ? nnnniiTrail tllO enate in fixing the size of the ar ny at 125,000 enlisted men and .2,000 officere, ER NAMED ALSO GoUimbia, June 2$.?The board of directors of the South Carolina Cotton -Growers' Cooperative asso ciation last night announced the election of Harry G. Kaminer of Gadsden as president and general manager;.J. B. Johnson of Rock Hill, first vice president; J. P. Mc Nair of Aiken, second vice presi dent and Harold . Booker of Co lumbia, secretary and manager of field service. The president and two vice presidents and L. D. Jennings of Sumter and R. . Hamer of Bast over constitute the executive com mittee of the board. The president and E. W. Evans of Bennettsville and A. JR. Johnston of St. George axe trustees of the American Cot ton Growers' exchange. IT nmivi AD A OW/) li'li 4LaiUiU^l) laic l|/A?>7iUVUV C4I1U | general manager of the association J is a successful planter and business man of Richland county. In. addi tion to his large farming interests in Richland and Calhoun counties he operates a general merchandise store at Gadsden. He is a director of the Palmetto (National bank of Columbia and stands high in agri cultural and business circles. The board at its meeting yester day authorized the reopening of the membership 'books and the prosecution of a vigorous campaign during the months of July and Au gust for additional members. With over 440,000 bales already signed up, the board hopes that an addi tional 150,000 may be signed, mak ing this association tlie largest in the belt. Permanent headquarters will be secured and announced in a few days. The board is proceeding with the selection of the various depart mental heads very carefully and will probably not have any an nouncements to make for several days. FIND LARGEST STILL Officers Destroy Elaborate Outfit in Greenville County. Greenville, June 29.?The largest and most complete distilling plant ever seen by the raiding officers was taken and destroyed Tuesday night by a group of federal prohibition of- j ficers operating out of Greenville,! near the boiftidary line of Edgefield and McCormick counties. The outfit was too large to be de stroyed with axes in the regular fash ion and two sticks of dynamite were set off under the apparatus, blowing it to bits. The plant consisted of a large brick furnace base, over which was a steel rivited boiler having a capacity of about 400 gallons. Two copper condensing outfits were con nected with the boiler, each having a capacity of 90 gallons. Five thou sand gallons of rye. beer were pour ed out by the officers. No arrests were made. METHODISTS MAKE PLANS FOR MISSIONARY CAUSE Chicago, June 28.?Plans for ad vancing the world wide missionary work of their church and for teach ing the $100,000,000 goal of the Methodist Centenary for work at home and abroad, are under discus sion by fourteen of the thirty-seven bishops or tne iuetnoaisi ^iJisuupai church here for a four day meeting. MAYOR'S COURT Four cases of disorderly conduct came up before the Mayor Thurs day morning two were fined $10.00 each and two $7.50v REPORT BY DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE. PEOPLE MUST PAY HEAVILY IF PROPOSED BILL BE COMES LAW Washington, June 29.?Passage of the administration's ship sub sidy bill was opposed in a minority rpTuvrfc tndav ihv all of the Demo cratic members of the house mer chant marine committee, by which it was drafted. Declaring the government own ed merchant tonnage cost the peo ple about $3,000,000,000, the mi nority held that it probably would be sold for $200,000,000 meaning "the people will stand a loss by deflation of $2,800,000,000." "Furthermore," the report add ed, "it is contemplated that either existing shipping companies or companies to be organized which buy the iihips, will capitalize them largely in excess of the cost price and sell the stock and bonds to the American people will be standing the war inflation, the post-war de flation and then promotion defla tion." The people, through the govern meat, une report aeciarea, "wiu sell the ships for approximately $200,000,000,1 lend $125,000 000 to recondition these ships oi build others and then pay the own ers approximately $7-50,000,000 in subsidies and aids within the. next ten years, with the chances thai such burdens will hereafter con tinue indefinitely and probably in crease if the policy is once fastened on the government." . The Democrats asserted "it was not even claimed by the propo nents of the bill" that ocean freight rates would ibe reduced," that "loans from the $125,000,000 revolving fund would be made at 2 per cent," whereas under the federal farm loan system farmers are compelled to pay about 6 pei cent interest," that the bill confers ("aiitiolcrattic and unprecedented powers" on the shipping board, and that the board ds not required to make any accounting to the president or congress. "This bill authorizes the gi ant ing of subsidies and all other aids to the Standard Oil company, the United States Steel corporation and other large concerns whicli own and operate their own ships ir the transportation of their owr products and does not require then: to operate their ships in whole 01 in part as common carriers," said the report. TAKEN TO THE WOODS AND GIVEN BEATING Five Wite JRobed Men Abduct A Valdoata Man From His Place of Buiineu Valdosta, Ga., June 2^.?Wear ing white roibes and hoods, five mer visited the place of business of N G. Romey early yesterday, accord ing to a story Romey told late ir the day, and carried him away ir an automobile to a strip of woods where they gave him a severe beating. Romey said he. was told by the band to stop selling and drinking whiskey and never again address ? white woman. Romey was almosl in a fainting condition when he ar rived back in the city, he said, anc was unable to appear at his place of business during the day. PRESIDENT GRIER HERE. President R. C. Grier of Erskint College was a visitor to Abbeville today. President Grier is greatly en couraged at the prospects for a larg er student body next year, and we all expect great things from his ad I ministration. CITY TRAFFIC CARRIED ON AS USUAL AMID RATTLE OF MA CHINE GUNS AND THE (BOOM OF ARTILLERY?AR. TILLERY EMPLOYED Dublin, June 29.?5The Irish pro visional government took forceful action today f against the insur gents of the Irish republican army, investing the Four Courts building where the insurgents were en trenched* and opening a hot at tack when a demand for surrender was ignored. The fighting which openedl short ly after 4 p. m. was still ixt progress late this forenoon, the crack of the rifles and the rattle of the machine guns resounding over Dublin above the noise of the city's traffic which was being carried on as usual. & (Fowler hall on "Parnell ? Square, occupied by irregulars, also was at tacked iby the Irish government troops. ' M The official troops command the Four Courts building from all 3ides, but the nature of the 'struc ture made an assault difficult and as the building contains irreplace able legal documents there was no disposition to fire the structure as a mean? of ousting the insurgents. The number of casualties on ei ther side was not known definitely, but fourteen had been reported up to mid-forenoon. Three irregulars were carried out of the Four building by the rear exit They were believed to be badly wounded and it was rumored two others of the irregulars had been killed. Artillery was re-employed to some exent by the provisional gov ernment troops for at least one eighteen pounder had ibeen in ac tion and considerable damage, was reported to have been done the in surgents stronghold. This had been strongly fortified by the irregulars who replied vigorously to the fire of the attacking parties. About 700 men were engaged on i the government side, and the rattle of rifle and machine gun fire was punctuated by the explosions of 1 bombs and the occasonal rattle of s 12 pounder artillery. Orange Hall, taken over by the insurgents as a "refuge" for Bel > last uatnoncs, was aiso aiutcKeu. ( The entire city was awakened by i the din, even to the remote sub i urbs. i The first casualty reported was i amongst the provisional govern l ment troops. Private Long was wounded whil^ on duty in Chancery I street. $ It waq learned durfng the morn ing that the official force were us -! It- - TTf I 4-nrA nig against xne rour ^uiu? ,?*? 1 18 pounders Aring high explosives. By 11:50 o'clock a breach had bee:i k made in one wall of the building. The attack on the insurgents was preceded by the sending of two ultimatums to Commandant O'Connor. One of these demanded i the releas# of Lieutenant General O'Connell, assistant chief of staff of the regular forces, who was seiz 1 ed yesterday by the insurgents. The 1 other set a time limit after which an attack -would be made. FiVe casualties among the Free State troops had occurred up to 1:30 o'clock. One city the womea died of heart failure from excite ment brought on by the fighting. COTTON MARKET Cotton brought 22 1-2 cents on the local market today. Futures closed July j._ 21.59 October 21.52 December 21.31 January 21.05 Futures closed Thursday July 21.70 October .21.66 December 21.45 January 21.21 mmm m