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PRESIDENT CAI
KILLED
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Mexico City, May 22.?President
Carrahza was killed at 1 o'clock on ]
/ Thursday morning at Tlaxcalakongo,
according to an official announcement
here. General Herrera directed the
v attack that resulted in the death of
the .fugitive prejyctent.
Bolshevik Continue
To Make Progress |
Ltondon, May 22.?The Bolshevik
offensive against the Poles along the
northerly front hre continuing to
make progress, according to a Moscow
official wireless.
- Investigation in Death
of Ten Detectives
Mate wan, May 22.?An official investigation
of Wednesday'# battle ra- ?
suiting in tbe death of ten^detectives '
-and citizens is tinder way. The evi,
dence will be submitted to the circuit
judge on Monday. The state policy
report the situation as very quiet.
Wealthy Draft Dodger
Still Dodging
Philadelphia, ? Mhy 'r22.?Grove*
Oleveland Bergdoll, the wealthy draft
dodger, w^o escaped the non-com|
missioned army officer yesterday, is
still at liberty with, the Authorities
searching in every direction.
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Eugene Deb&J| ?nk i
DlOckiuK Class 1
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New York, May 22.?Eugene pebs, 1
the Socialist cindidate for thfe p'resi- '
dency, qpcered the silk stocking class
. when he accepted a complete, silk ottV
at from the Needle Trade* 'jfJnion, of
New York. Writing from the Atlanta
penitentiary Debt said the gift made
* Tokfo, May' 22.?Court circles are
concerned over the health of the Effl^
peror, whose condition is such that
the doctors have counselled an indefinite
rest from the official duties.
Knox Resolution
Passes House
Washington, May 22.?The Knox
peace resolution which passed the
house yesterday is expected to be delivered
formally today to the president,
who undoubtedly will ^eto, so
the Democratic leaders declare.
United States Accepts . (
Roie of Arbitrator
Paris, May 22.?Ambassador Wal
lace informed the council* of ambassadors
that President'Wilson had an
Tiouneed the United States would accept
the role of arbitration in fixing
the' boundaries of Armenia.
PEACE RESOLUTION
, PASSED BY HOUSE
Wasshington, May 21.?The senate
resolution repealing the resolution by
congress declaring a state of war with |
Germany and Austria was passed to- {
< - day by the house and made ready for
immediate dispatch to the president
who is expected to veto it. /
The vote was 228 to 189 and was
along strictly party lines except that
19 Democrats joined Republicans
in supporting the measure and two Republicans.
Kelly o 1 Michigan and Fuller
of Massachusetts, opposed it.
From the size of the Republican t
vote it*was clearly indicated that the c
resolution could not be passed over
the vety of the president. The senate }
vote on passing last week was 43
to 88. i
The house total lacked 17 voters of f
the two-third8 necessary to" override 1
the veto. Seven Democrats against
the measuVe which was a substitute i<
for the house resolution wete paired v
hvith Republicans favoring it. Two t
independents also 'set off each other is
the vote. t
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Miss Irene McDovr who has been
touching at Beech Island will return x
to Union next week to spend the y
. .m sampler holidays with her parents, t
r/*V Mr. and Mts. Richard W. McDow on (
South Church Street. /"
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. x * Miss M?ry Whitehead of this coun- 1
ty is a meipber of the graduating class g
of Limestdhe College. The graduating t
' exercises will be Wednesday evening c
May 26. ]
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To be held with the Sardis Sunday
school, Sunday, May 28, 1920. .Two
sessions?Morning at 10 o'clock and
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Basket dinner
on the grounds. v ,
Trucks will rem from Grace Methodist
church edifice on South Church
street from 9:15 to 9:40 a. m. free.
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Hon Horace_L. Bomar, of Spartanjurg,
S. C., will speak on "An EfIcient
Sunday School." He knows,
for he is very much interested in the
jip Baptist Sunday, School and is
president of the Spartanburg County
Association. ?
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Mi?s Cora Holland, of the State
jommittee, will speak on teacher work
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Mr. R. D. Webb, State Secretary of
h? association will speak on phases
f the work.
They all need no introduction. Are
ou coming? ,
Every Sunday school worker who
s interested is urged to make an ef
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un vo nave your Sunday scnool repescnted
by at least one delegate.
Every person in Union~ County who
i concerned about Sunday school
zork will be welcomed at the convenion.
Try and attend at leas$ one session
omorraw. All are cordially invited
y the County Association officers.
Mr. and Mrs. George I Thomson
rill arrive today to spend a week with
heir mother, Mrs. P. B. Bobo, on S.
Church street.
Miss Sarah Thomson,, daughter of
Irs. P. B. Bobo, if a member of the
Tad Ua ting class at Limestone College
his year. The commencement tfxerisea
will be held Wednesday evening,
fay 26.
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CLASH OF RACES M
AT FATETTEVIllB
Fayetteville N. C., May 22.?Quietj
prevailed today after the trouble hum
night which resulted in the killing on
Deputy Sheriff Butler and probabM
fatally wounding Deputy Sheriff
Moore and burning three negro'dwsfcA
lings. George Hobbs, a neg*0',l
charged with shootiftg the officers'/ Jsf
being pursued with bloodhounds. \
Fayetteville, N. C., May 21;?H.
Butler was killed, Deputy Sheriff Jfc
C. Moore Nno^tally wounded, two othfV
white men shot and several houses m
the negro section of the city burn^t
as the result of a clash here tonigmjj
between whites and negroes. At mid*
night the situation had calmed down/
although considerable excitement stil
prevailed. A/*hil for troops telephoned t
the govel.iw. earllbr in the night!
was cancelled. > , " J I
The trouble began cnis morning witMj
an altercation between a white gin1
and a. negro woman in a g"burbanl
mill village. The negro woman'tt
father, the police said, made tronplm
throughout the day in that section of
the town and when officers went td
arrest him tonight, he with ieveral
other negroes opened fire on the party e
from behind a house, i
In the exchange of snots Butler wisa
killed and the other members of thej
party wounded. Assistance was rushed
from the city and the house I
firCd. The negroes retreated befool,
which the negroes were hiding vu
the fUmes to another house whieli also
was fired. The shootng continued hub 4
it is not known y^icther and negn>#s
were 'killed or wounded. J 1
George Hobbs leader of the neg$qp* ;
and two others escaped, and were '
ing pursued with blr<>dhound?' lat%|ft- ;
night. The entire "negro populations**
that section of toWn has fled. <# 3
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The music pupils of Miss Genie
Boinest, will give their annual recital
at the higli school auditorium, Tuesday
evening, May 25th at 8:30 o'clock
and a delightful program has been
arranged. \
iflarche Mignonne?(Poldini) Lessie
Smith.
Sextette?(Donizetti), Duet,-Misses
May Frances Gilliam and Qllie Mae.
Pollard.
Au Matin?(Godard) by Miss Sara
Rasor.
Chorus.
Reading?Daisys Practice Hour, by
Miss Thelma Hodge.
Sonpta?(2nd movement) Beethoven,
Miss Celestine Crook. .
Anvil Chorus?Misses Faris Askew,
Emma Smith, Bervl Brawley, Louise
Jackson.
Prelude?Miss Kathleen. Smith.
Chorus?"There Little GirlJ Don't g
Cry."
Violin Solo?Miss Hicks.
In the Arena?Misses Marie Reaves,
rcrroi uacKSon, wna \jiiiiam. * i
Licbesfrend?Miss Alice Arthur.
Carmen Overture?Misses Ruth
Parham and Fannie Lee Sparks.
Sonota?(1st movement) Miss Muriel
Shaver.
Spring Dance.
The medal given each year by the |
teftcher for the most marked improve- ]
ment, will be awarded, at this recital j
and a cordial invitation is extended to ]
the public to attend. ]
BETHEL METHODIST CHURCH J
The regular services will be held 1
at Bethel Methodist church tomorrow *
morning and pight. The pastor will
preach in the morning. At 7:45 in the
evening Rev. E. S. Jones, the presiding
elder, will preach and hold the
third quarterly conference for Bethel.
Everybody invited to come and worship
with us.
W. F. Gault.
Pastor.
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Better Feeling Between
Czechs and Poles
Prague, May 22.?Martial layv was
declared in the Tesdhen plebiscite
area Wednesday by international
commission because of the bitter feeling
between Czech^ and Polish workmen.
Fire Wipes Out
Big Lumber Plant
Cleveland, May 22.?Fire practically 1
wiped out Vie Kuntz Lumber Com- ]
pany plant at LtfUcftwood. The lose iaj 1
Ave hundred thousand dollar*.
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MISS MARY MOBLEY
| DIES OF INJURIE,
ii Mary Mobley, 48 years of ag
i a Spartanburg hospital short
12 o'clock today as a -result <
s she sustained last Sundc
g when the automobile j
she was riding wgg struck t
them railway freight trai
zcident occured about 6 o'clot
je's crossing in Union Count;
Mobley suffering a fracture
ind a number of other injurie
ling physicians entertained i
from the start that she migl
e to recover.
vas stated this afternoon thi
leral arrangements had be<
ted at that time.
? A. J. Wright, who also su
a fractured skull and a broke
n the wreck, and whose recm
as despaired'of for a time, wt
lis morning to be improving ar
now believed that she will 1
Mile to get over her injuries.
VjMr. Wright was badly bruised ar
h|s body lacerated, but he is now o\
danger, and the physicians say thi
ijfe will entirely recover.
Susie Coleman, the foutt
member of the party to be injured j
much better and she will be di;
^barged from the hospital within tl
pert few days. ?
4 All menpbers of the party are we
jmown in Jonesville and Pacolet, b<
Ur connected with the prominei
Qymilies of thet sectior.?Friday
$par4&hburg Journal.
Miss Mobley will be buried^&t -Gi
ijpad cemetery, near Joneeville, at 3:3
gclock this afternoon.
2 UNION ? SCHOOLS CLOSE
SZovitatiQoa as' follows have bee
Bhe Facility and Graduating Class
y&a tobep^sent
( at their
Commencement Exercise*
Friday Evening May the twenty-eight
nineteen hundred and twenty
at eight o'clock
High School 'Auditorium
Union, South Carolina
The officers of the class are:
William Coleman, President; Ma
Frances Gilliam, Vice-President
Kathleen Smith, Secretary; Alic
Arthur, Treasurer; Cornelia Cul)
Statistician; Jrene Vaughan, Prophei
Lucille Jeter, Testator of the Wil
Kathleen Smith, Valedictorian; Leri
Morris, Salutatorian; Celestine Crool
Poet.
The class roll is composed of:
Alice Arthur, Cornelia Culp, Linni
Mae Craiiford, William Colemai
i^e.esnne tjrooK, Irene Lnson, Ma
Frances Gilliam, Bessie Ray Howel
Lucille Jeter, Lena Morris, Kathlee
Smith, Lessie Smith, Irlene Vaughai
Class colors- pink and green;Clas
flower-pink carnation; Class mott<
Ad Astra Per Aspera.
HOLY TRINITY
CATHOLIC CHURC1
Sunday school at 9:30; mass an
sermon pt 10 o'clock. This will b
Father Murphy's last sermon befor
accompanying Bishop Russel as se<
rftary upon his official visit to Rom<
fn the absence of Father Murphj
Father Hannon, of North Carolina
will be in charge and will hold regula
services on the second and fourth Sur
j^ys. The public is always welcome.
WEATHER REPORT
Far S. C. Fair tonight and Sunday
Li^tl* change in temperature. Gentl
winds mostly northeast.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The pastor will preach at the mora
n? uuur una give some account oi th
recent convention in Washington. A
:ho evening hour the pastor is unde
promise to preach the closing sermo
:o the school at Jtnesville. Announce
nent will be made at the mornin
service with reference to the evenin
services. Sunday school meets a
):45'. Baraca class for men in churc
auditorium. Every body cordially ir
vited'to attend the services of th
:hurch.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Boyd, who hav
oeen the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I
M. Rice on South Church street, r?
barneef to* their home in Lancaster U
toy
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NEW HOCt
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5 SiBCE OF MIIMICE
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lrt Washington, May 21.?Francisco
>y Villa, who has defined every governn"
ment in Mexico since the overthrow
of Madero, already has become an embarrassment
to officials of the new de**
facto forces.
s' A report tp the state department tolo
day that Villa .had captured and was
holding for $60,000 ransom George
Miller, superintendent of the Alvarado
Mining and Milling company at Par!n
ral Chihuahua, followed a report that
General Calles had fallen to obtain
from the outlaw leader an uncondi!n
tional promise of cooperation.
Representatives here of the revoluls
tionary government said they doubted
l(* the report that a ransom had been
^ asked for Miller's release and called
attention to the repeated seizure by
Villa of Americans since the beginlt;
ning of the year and their subsequent
release. His action was explained by
' statements attributed to Villa that he
. was following the course most likely
18 to provide him the most up to date
5" new. and a means of transmitting his
IC own ideas to some one on the outside.
Information reaching the government
and the revolutionary agents
agrees that order in Mexicp has pre,
vailed in the past few days.
General Arrieta, governor of DurI
ango, has not yet announced his in-,
, ~ dorsement of the new government and
a force under Gen. Juse Huertado was
rpcrted to be moving on his capital.
Agents of the facto government
claimed to have official confirmation
that Felix Diaz, who has been operating
in southern Mexico, had asked permission
to leave the country.
Wood and Johnson Runto
ningJClose in Oregon
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Portland, May 22.?Scattered, in
complete returns in the Oregon presidential
preference primary indicate
a close race between General Wood
and Senator Johnson for the Republican
vote, with Wood leading by 254,
according to the Portland Oregonian.
Lowden and Hoover are running
close for the third place.
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^ Picture Shows
p? Must Pay Tax
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i. Washington, May 22.?Internal
' revenue collectors have been instructK
ed to begin a campaign to force payment
of admission taxes collected by
theatres and movies. The treasury
reports reveail that probably five
ie thousand such amusement places are
b failing to turn in the taxes collected.
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Assemblymen Visit
n Davidson College
1S Charlotte, May 22.?The Southern
>_ Presbyterian general assembly adjourned
for a picnic here and then
visited Davidson College where it li?J
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?,ciicu to an euucunonai acuiress.
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Publishing Houses
d Urged to Use Care
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* Dos Moines, May 22.?The committee
on the state of the church,
- Methodist Episcopal general conferr'
ence, decided to request that publishl?
ing agents and book editors use the
r utmost care in consideration of manuscripts
that books will accord with
the doctrines of the* church.
Ton of Strawberry
r Short Cake Served
e Chicago, May 22.?A ton of strawberry
short cake was served at Fort
Sheridan as a feature of the home
coming of thirty thousand wounded
who passed through the general hosl"
pital since the armistice,
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1 Merchants Bureau
n Opposes Slashing Prices
g Greenville, S. C., May 22.?Alg
though several large stores are ad^
vertising a reduction of twenty-five
b per cent the local merchants' bureau
meeting opposed the general slashe
ing in prices.
Peace Treaty to Be
e Signed at Versailles
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>- Paris, May 22.?The peace treaty
*- with Hungary will be signed at Versailles
on June 4th.
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ED LAST NIGHT
The drive for subscriptions to a new
hotel for Union came to a climax last
night when the promoters met in the
Chamber of Commerce and organized
the company, elected directors and officers
and chose a name for the hotel.
Considerably more than half of the
stock subscribed was present last
night when the organization was perfected.
A constitution and by-laws
were adopted.
The hotel will be named the "Fairfax
Harrison," and the company will
be named the Fairfax Harrison Hotel
Company, a compliment to Fairfax
Harrison, president of the Southern
Railway and a man who believes in
building the South.
*H. B. Jennings, president of the
Union Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture,
presided over the meeting
up to the election of a president.
The following directors nominated
by a committee, were elected: H. B.
Jennings, .R. P. Morgan, Lewis M.
Rice, Dr. Theo. Maddox, L. J. Hames,
J. Ben Foster, E. Nicholson, J. Cohen,
W. E. Green, J.. L. Bolton, E. W.
Stone, L. M. Jordan, F. II. Garner, W.
N. Glymph, G. B. Barron, J. F. McLure,
J. G. Hughes, W. II. Rasor, and
R. L. McNally.
The stockholders voted upon a
name, several being proposed: Fairfax.
Fairforest, Brandon, Harrison,
Southern, and Fairfax Harrison. This
latter name was proposed by W. Sheppard
Nicholson and was chosen, the
vote being ipade unanimous.
The directors held a meeting immediately
after the stockholders adjourned
and elected R. P. Morgan
president, J. Cohen vice president, Dr.
J. L. Payne, Secy, and Tress., and
H. B. Jennings, J. Cohen, E. Nicholson
and L. M. Jordan executive committee,
R. P. Morgan, president being
by the cdfcstitution a member of the
committee. ,1'
It was voted by .the directors that I
under a $10,000 bopd, that all moneys *
collected be distributed equally in tbe
five banks in Union and, or nearly as
possible, checked out in the same way.
It Vas voted that a 10#> payment 011 v
the stock subscriptions be called for
at once. It was voted that the salary
of the secretary and treasurer be fixed ^
at $25 a month.
MANY SHOTS FIRED
IN STREET BATTLE
Ntgro Finally' Slain by Police Near
Philadelphia?Several Men
Wounded.
Philadelphia, May, 21.?Refusal of a
negro to provide a whiskey glass for
a group of white men drinking ;n a
street here today precipitated a light
that resulted in the death of two and
the wounding of six persons. Two
policemen were among the iryureil.
After stabbing two men the negro
whose name was given as Cleo Reggman,
secured a repeating rifie from
his home and kept the neighborhood
in a state of panic until he was shot
and killed by a policeman. The other
| man killed was James H. Chain, a
j negro street cleaner. ITe had net. laken
part in the fight. It was at first
believed that race riots had broken
out and scores of policemen were sent
to the scene. When they arrived the
negro was standing in front of his
home firing at everyone in sight.
The street cleaner was the first to
fall and then two policemen who attempted
to aproach the negro were
j shotr, one of them in the abdomen and
' three others through the arn? A few
I minutes later Reggman was shot down
[ by one of the policemen he had
wounded.
J. Eugene Edwards left last night
for Blairs, where Ife will conduct an
examination for Rural ??Iail Carrier
today.
I 1 ^ Miss
Edna Becknell, of thro New
Mope community, is shopping in the
city today.
Mrs. Ben. L. Berry will return to
her home tomorrw after a fortnights
visit to her mother, Mrs. Black, in
Gettysburg, Va.
Mrs. Dan Smith and her guest,
Mrs. Claude Powell, of Columbia
motored to Greenwood for a week-end
visit to friends.
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Miss Grace Casey, publisher of the
Pueblo, Col., Star-Journal, was ^he
only woman delegate to attend the
annual meeting of the American
Newspaper Publishers' association
held in New York city.
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