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PARTIAL PEACE
MAY BE EXTENDED!
END OF STRIKE POSSIBLY IN
SIGHT?ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS
GREET ADVICES
FROM CHCAGO WITH APPROBATION,
IT IT SAID.
Washington, Sept. 14.?Agreement
between a number of key 1
railroads and .the shopecrafts unions
upon a basis for ending the strike '
of machinists and associated work- '
ers was received today with unani
mous approbation by administration >
rials. ' |
Having in view the recent example
of the bituminous strike, the '
settlement of which was inaugurat"ed
hy a similar separate settlement
between the miners and an in- 1
fluential minority of the operators, '
government leaders generally) in- '
terpreted the authorization of B. ''
M. Jewell, strike learder, to proceed
with negotiations on a basis already (
accepted by a number of railroads '
I as the beginning of the end of thel*
trarkspocrtation strike as a whole. J
(Restoration of peace 'between '
railroad^ and employees w*ould *
mean tihe removal of the last obstacle
which has prevented the coming
of a period of national prosperity
according 'to several cabinet
members and government economic *
expertsy President Harding is A
known to have been -convinced of 1
this by reports laid before him and
is said to have stressed the expected e
beneficial effect of a strike settle<
ment in the conferences here look- *
ing to thait end. *
Secretary Davis, in a statement
isued as soon as he was advised of j*
I" .the action of the union's policy ^
commdttee congratulated; American ^
industry on having "overcome the ,
last obstacile in the way of the y
jfreatest economic revival the nation
has ever known." The Ameri- {
can workman faces '"a period of
plentiful employment" the labor
secretary said, "at the same high
wages which prevailed before the
recent period of depression" ,
Secretary Davis was the first a- <
mong government officials to re
ceive news of the "break" in Chica- <
go and he personally conveyed his 1
information to President Harding, i
who was said to have been out- '
spokc-n in expressing his gratifica- ]
tion.
According to reports to Mr. Da- i
vis, between 35 and 40 per cent, 1
|j of the country's roads are affected
by the partial settlement with an
aggregate of between 65,000,000
and BO,000 miles.
Railway officials here expressed
the opinion that the Chicago agreement
practically means the collapse
of the rail strike. The roads which
signed the special agreement they
said, were apparestly in need of the
services of skilled workers, while
those which had failed to come into
the agreement possibly had sufficient
skilled help without necessity
of treating with organized workers.
SPEEDY ACTION WANTED
On Fcrd's Offer for Muscle Shoals
Nitrate Plant.
Washington, Sept. 14.?Acting
Chairman McKenzie, of the. House
military committee, put into the
\ Congressional Record today the
text of a prayer signed by 200,00
citizens of the Southern States
urging Congress to act speedily
upon Henry Ford's offer for lease
of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant.
NINETY SIX DELEGATION
A delegation from Ninety Six pass
eel through Abbeville yesterday en
? ? -p j.1? t>
route to trie meeting ui mc uujjm&i
Association at Calhoun Falls. They
were Messrs. R. C. Starnes, Fuller
Norris, R. L. Fouche, Eskew Wells,
Lewis Lipscomb, W. N. Moore, E.
L. Sanders, J. R. Home and Mr.
Vaughn.
COTTON CONSUMED
SHOWS INCREASE
AUGUST FIGURES ARE 527,404
BALES AS COMPARED WITH
458,548 BALES IN JULY THIS
YEAR, THE CENSUS BUREAU
ANNOUNCED..
Washington, Sept. 14.?Cotton
consumed during August amounted
to 527,404 bales of lint and 60,825
bales of linters, compared with 458548
of lint and 55,424 of linters in
July this year and 467,059 of lint
and 52,106 of linters in August last
year, the census bureau announced.
Cotton on hand August 31, was as
follows:
Held in consuming establishments
1,024,994 bales of lint and 116,891
of linters, compared with 1,215,103
jf lint and 134,597 of linters on Juty
31 this year and 1,006,066 of lint
and 30,534 of linters, compared with
1,488,083 of lint and 54,587 of lintirs
on July 31, this year and 3,463,J64
of lint and 241,140 of linters on
August 31 last year.
Exports totalled 273,308 bales, iniluding
4,490 bales of linters, comjared
with 373,742 including 9,100
>f linters in July this year, and
123,491 including 7,888 of linters in
August last year.
Cotton spinners active during August
numbered 32,499,324 compared
vith 31,975,269 in July this year
ind 32,930,755 in August last year.
Cotton on hand Aug. 31, was held
is follows: '
In consuming establishment 408,- j
)61 bales, compared with 529,368
>n July 31 this year and 396,899 on
Tuly SI this year and 396,899 on
August 31 last year.
In public storage and at comjresses
1,277,735 bales, compared
vith 1,123,877 on July 31 this year
md 3,062,277 on August 31 last
fear.
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\BBEVILLE COUNTY ROADS LET
Abbeville Highway Lets Contract for
More Road Building.
The Abbeville Highway Commission
received bids yesterday for the
instruction of 4.18 miles of top
soil road from Calhoun Falls to Mc
Cormick County line by way of Hester's
store, known as the Hester
road. McCalla Brothers of Lowndesyille,
were low bidders at 7,474.87.
NT. T. Holder of Newberry, $8,123.38;
W. C. Hill, Abbeville, $8,365.16
and H. W. Garrison, Easley, $8,693.05.
For the construction of 7.4 miles
of top soil road from Abbeville to
Greenwood County line, at Cedar
Springs house, known as Cedar
Springs road, McKenzie & Johnson,
of Abbeville, were low bidders at
$15,453.40. N. T. Holder of Newberry,
$15,646.80; J. L. Carroll of
Orangeburg, $15,713.33; R. P.
Kyle, $16,334.30; and W. C. Hill,
$16,409.55, all of Abbeville; H. W.
Garrison of Easley, $16,904.05.
For the construction of 8.77 miles
of the Abbeville-McCormick road between
Abbeville and McCormick line
in Abbeville County and generally
known as the McCormick Road. J. C
Moffatt of McCormick was low bidder
at $20,951.21; second, R. P.
Kyle of Abbeville, $22,771.10; third
J L. Carroll of Orangeburg, $22,976.29,
and fourth N. T. Holder of
Newberry at $23,138.00.
Two delegations appeared before
the Commission from Due West with
regard to the road leading from Due
West going by Hook and the Joe
Nance place to the Anderson County
line. Rev. F. Y. Pressly and 0. Y.
Brownlee headed the delegation in
fiivnr nf this vnml Alitor vino- DllP West
by the Baptist Church, known as the
Lower route. Capt. G. N. Nickles
nd -John Dawson headed the delegation
favoring entrance by the depot
which is known as the Upper route.
The Commission took a vote and
it was decided that the road should
enter Duo Wssi .by the' Baptist
church route.
Messrs. W. W. Wilson and J. D.
.
SHOPMEN RETURN
ON MANY ROADS
NEGOTIATIONS NOW WELL UNDER
WAY?UNION LEADERS
EXPECT SOME STRIKERS TO
BE BACK AT TASK AT ONCE.
SOME BEGIN TODAY.
Chicago, Sept. 14.?With negotiations
reported under way with several
railways in an effort to obtain immediate
ratification of the peace agreement
adopted by the general
policy committee of the striking shop
crafts yesterday the hope was expressed
by union leaders tonight that
the men would be back at work at
several points tomorrow.
The Chicago & Northwestern r led
the way in the parleys, which W. H
Finley, president of the road, said
would be a "mere formality." He
added that he expected his men to
egin to return to work by tomorrow.
Next in line was the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, B. B. Greer,
vice president, declaring*at the close
of a meeting with the system chair n
that it Was hoped that some 15,000
men would be back at their jobs
by tomorrow night over the entire
system.
In the case of the Rock Island, a
committee of shopmen called upon
T. E. Gorman, president of the road
in an effor t to persuade him from
the stand he had announuced earlier
in the day when he said it was unnecessary
for his road to negotiate,
as it had 75 per cent, of its usual
shop forces at work. The conference
continued for four and one-half
hours, at the end of which time Mr.
jGorman told the Associated Press: j
"I told them I could not accept. I
think that covers it, and there is
nothing more that can be said at this
time."
Meanwhile the executive council
of the shop crafts met at the North
Side hotel to make arrangements for j
the separate negotiations. None of
the leaders would discuss the situation
in detail, the general opinion
seeming to be voiced by B. M. Jewell
strike leader, who said:
II1CIC 9 UCCII tw iuuvii
already. We won't have anything
more to say for several days."
OFFFICIAL FIGURES
HOLD McLEOD LEAD
With Five Boxes Misting His Ma jor-^
ity is 14,151?McLeod Carried
Newberry County.
Columbia, Sept. 15.?With but
| five boxes in the State unreported
Thomas G. McLeod, of Bishopville,
holds a lead of 14,151 over his opponent,
Cole L. Blease, of Columbia,
for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. Official totals were reported
from a number of counties
yesterday. The official count will be
had by the State Democratic executive
committee in Columbia Tuesday
when the elections will be declared.
The five boxes out are: Lexingan
three and Chesterfield two. An
unusual feature of the election was
that Mr. Blease carried his opponent's
county, Lee, by a majority of
34 votes, while Mr. McLeod carried
Ir. Blease's home county, Newberry,
' ?y 50 votes, and Richland County,
where Mr. Blease is now residing, by
146 votes.
The figures for Governor are: McLeod
99,856; Blease, 85,705. Total
185,705.
I NEW ASSISTANT ENGINEER
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| J. C. Rainsford has come to Abbe
iville from Edgefield in the capacity
{of assistant engineer to Capt. H. B.
Humbert and will be engaged on the
j County Highway work.
; 'Murdock of Level Land and Mrs. J.
| \ Rogers, Mrs. R. R. Price, Mrs. W.
0. Rogers and Miss Julia Rogers of
, 'enuey's Creek also appeared before
j the Commission in the interest of
igood roads. i
GEORGIA VOTERS
CHOOSE WALKER
HARDWICK IS DEFEATED FOR
RENOMINATION BY GREAT
MAJORITY.?WALKER STAGES
A REMARKABLE COMEBACK
PRIMARY.
Atlanta, Sept. 14.?Clifford fa.
Walker, who was defeated two years
ago by Thomas W. Hardwick for governor
of Georgia, appeared to have
turned the tables and won a sweeping
victory in the Democratic primary
for the gubernatorial nomination
yesterday on the face of incomplete
returns received up to 11:30
o'clock last night by the Atlanta
Constituution.
These figures indicated that Walker
had carried 103 counties with a
county unit vote of 268, or a major7+tT
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1LJT VI LUC tJLU UIA1L vutcs, UilU tuav
Hardwick had 41 counties with a total
vote of 108. Sixteen counties were
;
yet to report.
H. Bedinger Baylor, the other
candidate, appeared to have carried
no counties.
Hardwick who formerly was' a
United States senator from Georgia
defeated Mr. Walker for governor
two years ago. In today's race Mr.
Hardwick, who had recently demanded
that the Ku Klux Klan in
Georgia unmasTc, asserted in the
course of his campaign that the "radical
element" of the klan and of
organized labor was furnishing his
chief opposition. Hardwick's strength
today appeared to lie in the cities
and Walker's in the rural counties.
United States Senator Thomas E.
vvatson oi ueorgia, wno was closely
allied with Mr. Hardwick two years
ago when the "two Toms" as their
followers termed them, frequently
spoke from the same platform, did
not support the governor this year
having announced he would not vote
for him if he were in Georgia on
primary day.
Governor Hardwick, who formerly
represented Georgia in the United
States senate, lost the support this
year of United States Senator Thomas
E. Watson of Georgia, his close
ally of two years ago, and he asserted
in his addresses that his chief
I opposition came from the "radical
[elements" of the Ku Klux Klan and
j of organized labor.
jTAX EXECUTIONS
r 11%. D 1 ur VA.1UDLK
Action Taken Wednesday by Comptroller
General With Approval
of Governor Harvey.
Walter E. Duncan, the comptroller
general, Wednesday extended the
time for the payment of 1921 state
and county taxes from September 15
to October 1. The extension was approved
by the governor and orders
were sent out to all the counties
Thursday morning, Mr. Duncan said.]
Recently the comptroller general
extended the time from September
1, to September 15 and within the
last few days the demand for a further
extension has been so great that
Mr. Duncan decided to make October
I the date rather than September 15.
The extension affects executions
largely, the time for the payment of
taxes having expired June 1. Execu
tions win go m tne nanas 01 tne
sheriffs on the morning of October
1 under the new extension, Mr. Duncan
said Wednesday.
No further time will be granted,
!ie comptroller general declared. Mr.
Duncan said he had received many
?tters and telegrams from all sections
of the state urging him to
grant more time on account of the j
slowness in moving the crops of the!
state. He said he hoped the people
would take advantage of this 151
days as it will be impossible to make
further extension.
1,000 Officers for Mesopotamia. I
London, Sept. 14.?A thousand of- ]
ficers and men of the Royal Air
Force embarked today at Southhampton
for service in Mesopotamia.
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RAILWAY MEET H
Id SHOPMEN T
CONFERENCES HELD LATE THIS A<
WEEK?BELIEVED THAT DETAILS
WILL BE WORKED OUT
SOON AT WASHINGTON AND
NORFOLK.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 14.?While
striking railway shopmen in Rich- ag
mond have received no official instruc in
tions from B. M. Jewell, head of the tic
federated shop workers, it was said in
here tonight, both the Southern and th
the Seaboard Air Line will hold con- su
ferences with representatives of the ge
shop crafts Saturday and belief was se
expressed that details upon which is!
the employees will return to work as
will be successfully worked out.
The Southern will hold its confer- pi
ence at Washington and the Sea- wi
board at its general offices in Nor- m
folk. Both lines, it was said, were be
preparing to take the strikers back m
That the Chesapeake & Ohio was m
not one of the roads to participate in be
the separate pacts decided upon at w;
Chicago was due, it was said to the lo
demand that the striking clerks of be
that system also be taken back. It C]
j said that the positions of practi- m
cally all of the clerks who walked vi
out on July 10 have been filled and at
:hat a large percentage of the nor- er
mai sftop iorce aiso is at worn. ot
The following statement was given
out at the general offices of the At- 12
lantic Coast Line railroad late today: oc
"Press dispatches this morning in
mention certain roads as having en- se
;ered into a compromise agreement T<
looking to return of shop employees lit
who went out on strike July 1 last, gs
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad of
was not a party to these negotiations sh
or this reported agreeipent. The po- th
sitions of the former shopmen of gr
the Atlantic Coast Line were held th
open until July 10 and after that fr
date, we began employing new men
who were taken into the service to m,
fill the positions made vacent by the
striking men.
"Tliovo Viavo V><ipn 4.431 new men
~ " ne
employed and they are now at work
in our shops which, together with the ^
men who did not strike and the
strikers who have returned since
ta
July 10, brings the total now at
work to 5,311 men, or 92 per cent. ^
of the force employed on June 30,
the day prior to the strike.
1 "The Atlantic Coast Line has not t0
I changed its position with respect to pi
taking back to its service such of its
former shop employees as we may 01
[find place for from time to time." th
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| WINTHROP GIRLS LEAVE "
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Misses Ada Faulkner, Hilda.Syfan, P1
.Celia Chalmers, Gladys Edwards, th
Gladys Brazeale and Addle coweni*"
leave for Winthrop today. They are
all new students, and graduates of P1
the High School last June. Other cc
Abbeville girls will leave for winthrop
next Tuesday. D
VISITORS FROM CHARLOTTE
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Mr. and Mrs*. L. G. Cruse came L
down from Charlotte Wednesday A
and stayed until this morning with Ti
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran. They L;
made the trip by automobile. H
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MRS. McMURRAY ARRIVES wi
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I Mrs. John A. McMurray and Ci
daughter, Miss Beauford McMurray, L.
(arrived yesterday and are at the D
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Morse E.
for a few days. _ to
IN THE MAYOR'S COURT.
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There were two cases in ine ivia..v-i r
ors court this morning. One drunk
'and disorderly was fined $7.50 and
one for speeding was fined $5.00.
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Miss Siatia Wideman Sick. J'o
i Miss Statia Wideman, who makes
her home with her niece Mrs. J. C. J
Klugh is quite sick and friends ofi
the family are anxious about her. j
OUSE REJECT PLANS 1
0 FIX TARIFF DUTIES " I
:tion of conferees on bill p
bring unexpected revolt. . f
some republican leaders : |
surprised and disappointed?democrats
pleased.
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Washington, Sept. 14.?Revolting "v.
ainst the action of ihe conferees
writing back into the administra)n
tariff bill a dye embargo licenser
provision and a duty on potash, v
e house late today sent that meare
back to conference. Its mana;rs
werv instructed to accept the ;
nate amendment repealing the ex- .
;ing dye embargo and placing pot
n on tne iree use.
Some Republican house leaders,
ainly surprised and disappointed, 'A*
sre pessimistic as to what the ultiate
result of the house action would .
s. Representative Mondell of Wyo- <
ing, the floor leader, said he did
)t know what the outcome would
s, while -Chairman Fordney of the
ays and means committee said it
oked doubtful whether there would
i a bill at this session of congress,
bairman McCumber of the senate \
anagers took a more optimistic .
ew, however, stating that the senf
e wuuiu agree tu anumicr tuiuciice
and that the difference would ' > ;
s adjusted speedily.
The vote in the house was 177 to ,
10, with 102 Republicans, 74 Dem- ,T.'
rats and the one Socialist voting
support of the motion by Repre- .
ntative Garner (Democrat) ' of
ixas to recommit and 126 Reimb:ans
and four Democrats voting alinst
it. The vote followed a day
parliamentary wrangling and
arp debate and announcement of w
e result by Speaker Gillett was ,
eeted by applause on both sides of
e chamber and with loud cheers
om many of the Democrats.
Republicans supporting the Gamer
otion included Scott and Taylor,
ith of Tennessee. \
Democrats voting against the Gar>r
motion were Campbell of Pennlvania
and Favrot, Lizaro and Mari,
all of Louisiana.
Apparently the move by Represent
tive Garner, who is the ranking
emocrat on the committee which
amed the original tariff, to include
>tash in his motion to recommit . *
75$
ok the managers of the bill by sur ise.
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Both the house and senate voted
it the dye embargo provision but
ie conferees, in considering the spefic
section of the senate bill for
^peal of the existing embargo lisnsing
law, voted to continue the
esent act for one year with au- '
tority for the president to continue
'?ij 1
for an additional year snouia ae -iap .
id that to be necessary for the '% "
-otection which grew up in this ?
>untry during the World War.
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RUGGISTS GO TO BOIS-TERRE; '
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The Druggists Association of this
idicial district which is composed of
lurens, Greenwood, Newberry and
bbeville counties, met at the Boiserre
Club between Clinton and
aurens yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. C. ;
. McMurray attended from Abbelle.
They were joined in Greenood
by Dr. and Mrs T. B. Meacham
r. and Mrs. Hodges, Dr. A. A.
pieman and Dr. Pope Younug. Dr.
E. Bishop, Dr. C. W. Miller andr.
J. H. Pope of Laurens and Dr.
r Tr 11 _ J riin.
l,. iveuers anu jjl. oauici \jl wiw?n.
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A fine dinner was served about 1
clock and in the afternoon after
isiness hours swimming and a genal
good time was had.
COTTON MARKET.
Cotton brought 22 cents on the
cal market today. Futures closed:
Oct. 21.33
Dec. 21.63
Jan. 21.50
March 21.57
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