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' VOL. III. NO. t93 UNIO:NvS. C., SATtfa|j3A^ JUN E 19,1920 " 7 5c PKR COPY
M'ADOO DECIDES
TO WITHDRAW
New York, June 17.?William G.
McAdoo, who has been considered by
party leaderes as one of the principal
candidates for the Democratic presidential
nomination, announced tonight
he could not permit his name to go before
the San Francisco convention.
I "This decision," he said, "is irrevocable
mm the path of duty seems to me
clear and unmistakable.
- * His decision was made known in a
telegram to Jouett Shoushe, Democratic
delegate at large from Kansas,
who had telegraphed Mr. McAdoo that
sentiment throughout the country was
repidly~crystalli*ing in his favor, that
hfa friends would like to have him
permit his name to be presented to the
convention and that they were certain
he could be nominated and elected.
Mr. McAdoo's telegram follows:
"Youf telegram of June 17 requires
an explicit and immediate answer. I
am profoundly grateful to you and my
other generous friends, who with such
spontaneity and unselfishness have
wunout my solicitation, advocated my
nomination. To .cause them disappointment
' distress me deeply, but I am
unable to reconsider the position I
have consistently maintained, namely
that I would not seek the nomination
of president. I can not therefore, permit
my name to go before the convention.
This decision is Irrevocable, as
the path of duty seems to me clear
and unmistaki.ble. ;
"The consideration which compelled
Sto resign as secretary of the treasand
director eneral of railroads
tr the armistice in 1918 in ligrge
ii^jnure still prevail. I must have a
reasonable opportunity to rehabilitate
my private affairs and to make that
provision for my family which in time
of peace is at once the sacred duty
and the cherished . ignore of every
rigfll thinking maiduygaving been
[ out 'of office less than ? months, I
h&esin<>t y6t b^n t<f ae^mpU|ih
"The record of the recent Republican
congress and the platform and
candidates of the Republican national
convention make Democratic victory
in the next election almost certain.
Victory will be certain if the Democrats
adopt a straightforward, unequivocal,
uncvasive, honest and liberal
platform and put forward a candidate
who will command public confidence.
We must stand squarely for
ratification of the deague of nations
without debilitating reservations and
we must be direct and explicit on tho
important domestic issues. The times
are not propitious for equivocation or
for appeals to blind passion or to
doctrines of hate or for reactionaries
and those who would put their ears to
the ground swelling voice of humanity
which cries aloud for the restoration
of peace and good will at home and in
the world and for the opportunity to
live in an atmosphere of justice progress
an prosperity.
"I feel sure that my friends will appreciate
the sincerity and propriety
om my position and that they will do
everything in their power at San
f nuiciBcu vu assure me continuation
- of the enlightening principles and
liberal policies of Democracy. These
are more than ever essential to the
society and well being of the American
people."
Sir. Shouse's telegram to whicn Mr.
McAdoo replied said:
"Sentiment throughout the country
rapidly crystallizing in favor of your
nomination. I know you have consistently
stated that you are not a
candidate. Your many friends would
like to have you reconsider your attitude
at least to extent ef permitting
your name to be presented to convention.
We are certain you can be nominated
and elected."
Washington, June 18.?Senator
Glass in a statement to the Associated
Press tonight declared "he still
favored the nomination of William G.
McAdoo bp the Democratic party for
president notwithstanding Mr. McAdoo's
decision not to permit his name
to be presented at the party's national
convention."
Told that some supporters of Mr.
McAdoo now were planning to urge
his name, Senator Glass said:
"I still favor Mr. McAdoo's nomination.
Even If I could measure to
the stature of the kind of man whom
the convention should really nominate
I live in a section that is relied upon
to furnish the electoral votes but, not
to supply the candidate."
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S. C. PARTY LEAVES
FOR PRISCO TODAY
The "Conventon Special," carrying
the South Carolina delegates and their
families to San Franciscof ro the Democratic
convention, will leave at7:05
o'clock this .morning over the Southern
railway. About 50 persons will compose
the party.
Governor Cooper will not make the
trip with the party. He will leave
Monday by a more northern route. He
has not completely recovered from a
recent operation to have his tonsils
removed, and specialists have advised
the other route so as to avoid as much
as possible the alkali deserts.
John Gary EVans, national committeeman
from this state, has already
gone to San Francisco. Congressmen
Dominick and Whaley are leaving directly
from Washington, and Former
Uov. K. l. Manning and Mrs. Manning
will join the convention party in St.
Louis.
The route will be via the Southern
to St. Douis, and from there over the
Missouri Pacific railroad to Kansas
City, and via the Santa Fe to Los
Angeles and finally San Francisco,
where they will arrive on June -27 for
the opening of the convention on June
28. A stop over of one day will be
made at the Grand Canyon.
The South Carolinians will conconstitute
the complete South Carolina
party at SaiuFrancisco are: Senator E.
D. Smith, Congressman Byrnes, J. H.
Manning, of Latta, S. T. D. Lancaster,
of Spartanburg county, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Coleman of Columbia, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Padgette, of Walterboro,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jennings, of
Orangeburg , Mr. and Mrs. 'O. R.
jDoyle, of Calhoun, Senator, and Mrs.
J. Henry Johnson, of Allendale, together
with S cljjtld and Mr. Johnson's
mother; Dr. D. . Douglas, ot Clinton,
who will join the party at St. Louis;
Dr. J. H. David, of Marlon, W. W.
Johnson, of Union, W. Lawson, of
flanington, James W. Johnson, of
gWon, C. P. RUer, of OUrf, P. C.
convention will be E. W. Dpvali and
twn friends of Cheraw. Mr. Duvall
has not advised the Governor the personnel
of his party. _ Other visitors
will be: R. E. Wylie, of Lancaster, Mr.
and Mrs.LieRoy Springs, of Lancaster,
N. G. Evans and sister, of Edgefield,
Dr. E. S. Booth, of Sumter, who has already
gone west to attend T. P. A. and
Shrine gatherings on the Pacific coast;
Arthur L. Gaston, of Chester, who has
also gone to the other conventio nnt
Partland, and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harvey
and two children, of Barnwell,?
The State.
NOTICE
A special meeting of Union Lodge
No. 75, A. F. M. will be held
Monday evening, June 21st
</qV at 8 o'clock in the Masonic
Temple for the purpose of
work in the M. M. Degree.
Visting brothers welcome.
By order,
r u; m
JUUII, AJ. IV All
Wm. C. Lake, Secretary. 2t.
WEATHER REPORT
For S. C. Unsettled weather with
probably showers and thunder showers
tonight and Sunday, not much change
in temperature. Gentle to moderate
variable wind3
VISITING AT GLENN SPRINGS
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. McClary (Ruth
Browne), of Greelyville, passed thru
Union Tuesday on their way to Glenn
Springs to spend some time. At the
conclusion of the visit to Glenn's they
will go to Junaluski for the summer
months.
WALLACE STREET PRIMARY
SCHOOL CLOSES
Invitations are issued to the closing
nvnrni una r\? Wullonn atronf Pri m arir
school (colored) to be given on June
21 at Corinth Baptist church at 3
o'clock. The teacher, Mary A. Tobin,
invites the public to be present at the
exercises.
YOUNG PEOPLE MEET HERE
The District Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor composed of societies
from Spartanburg, Cherokee and
Union will meet with the Young
People of the First Presbyterian
church on Thursday, June 24. The^
society of which Askew Shands is"
president expects to entertain about
50 young people and the program
will be announced Monday.
BIG FIGHT OVER ft
PARR SHOALS DM
Washington, Juno 18.?Reco^ttfcg
ing the. large financial intereatagfc"
volved in the question of the romB
of Parr Shoals dam from the BSB
river on the grouiid that it blocK
navigation, officials of the war Jlft
partment and- of the departme&ijgBS
justice today indicated that a lap
legal battle might be expected.
Full instructions having gona'dw
Francis H. Weston, district attotHfW
for the Eastern district of Sotn
Carolina, to institute legal procoa?
ings looking to the removal of Pant
Shoals dam. It was poifeted age
here.today that in as much as tut
will become strictly a federal "que*?
J lion coming under the gengftj&^pgHj
! law, passed by congress aippttlUed
by the president June 21, 190%
With the amendment thereto approved
June 23, 1910, Mr. .Weston's mm
tion in behalf of the United States
will be brought ix\ the federal cir^
cuit court.
Section of Act. .15
Section five, of the act is as follows,
covering in the main the principal
points involved in the matteA,
"That any persons who shall ugj
or refuse to comply with the lawfm
order of the secretary of war und'
the chief of engineers made in accordance
with the provisions of thih
act, shall deemed guilty of a viola*
tion of this act, and any persons wK*
shall be guilty of a violation of
act shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine not ex-'
ceeding $5,000, and every mont&
such persons shall remain in default
shall be deemed a new offense
subject such persons to additions
penalties therefor; and in addrcHfi
to the penalties above described th^
secretary of war and the chief of ctw
ginccrs may upon refusal of the pew
sons owning or controlling any sudK
dam and accessory works to complw
with any lawful order issued by th#
secretary of war or chief of engiifjt j
eers in regard thereto, cause the removal
of such dam and accessory;
works as an obstruction to navigw
tion at the expense of the personA]
owning or. controlling such dam, antcj
suit for such expense may be broughttf
in the name of the United State?
against such persons, and recovery*
had for such expense in any cougfl
of competent jurisdiction; and tMg
maintained in violation pf pnu
vfaffbns of this act or the order fljj
tioii,' mandamus or other summary
proces's, upon application to the
circuit court in the district in which
such structure may in whole or in
part, exist, and proper proceedings
to this end may be instituted under
the direction of the attorney general
M.
vj uic uuncu omnjo at tuc i't'qucot
of the chief of engineers or the secretary
of war; and in case of any
litigation arising from any obstruction
or alleged construction to navigation
created by the construction of
any dam under this act, the cause
or question arising may be tried
before the circuit court of the
United States in any district in
which any portion of said obstruction
or dam touches."
Instructions to Weston.
"Full instructions have been sent
Mr. Weston," was the statement at
the department of justice. "He has
been thoroughly advised regarding
the matter and whatever line of procedure
is to be followed will be left
entirely to him."
It is recognized that it will undoubtedly
take many years of litigation
to finally determine the rights
involved in this proceeding and the
matter will eventually find its way
to the supreme court of the United
States for adjudication.
HARDING WILL NOT
TAKE VACATION
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 19.?Harding
announced today that he had abandoned
plans for a vacation and would
remain in Washington until he returns
home to Marion, Ohio, to receive
the official notification of his
nomination. While not finally agreed
upon, the notification, he said, would
be about July 15.
INVESTIGATE INTO
PLAGUE SITUATION
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 19.?Surgeon
General Cummjng of the public
health service will leave Monday
for Pensacola, New Orleans and
f /V wLjlMtA
iuaivcoi.ua v\j mvcou^avc uiu pia^uu
situation. The department annopnced
that there were no further developments
and the conditions were not
alarming, but Cumming desired to
make a personal investigation to be
sure everything possible was being
done.
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REED ELECTED
TO FIFTH DISTRICT
(By the Associated Press.)
Kansas City, June 19.?Senator
Reed was unanimously re-elected to
represent the Fifth Missouri District
at the Democratic convention at San
Francisco. The district delegation
te-elected him after he was rejected
by the state convention, which ordered
the district to name another
candidate.
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MANY DEMOCRATS
ARRIVEJN FR1SC(
> San Francisco, June 18.?The firi
special train to the Democratic ni
tioifal convention opening June 2
xrdm the East arrived from Chicag
Renting James B. Preston and Wi
lia|Q~ Donaldson, superintendents <
that house and senate galleries an
eigftt newspaper men. It was know
ma%qe Press Gallery Special.
i r Announcement that Bernard Bi
frucn and Thomas L. Chadbourn
who ytere to maintain headquartei
here to promote the candidacy c
WttfiAm G. McAdoo, 'had cancelle
their hotel reservations and woul
not come to the convention was mad
by party leaders.
f , E% -H. Moore, national committee
tnan from Ohio and manager of th
campaign of Gov. James M. Cox c
thar state, "arrived with Norman F
national L committeeman froi
York.
*yjiihouhceinent of Wayne I
Whaler, general counsel of th
Anti-Saloon league, that the prohi
bitjpn forces are going to ask th
Convention to present a solid fron
against Governor Cox does no
frighten ," Moore said. - "Whcelei
a Republican, tried to beat Governo
Cox in 1914 and failed to do so.
to the time I left the East th
New Yofk delegation had not dc
cided'-whom they were going to sup
vun,t out wu nope 10 swing iner
over to Governor Cox."
Hie New York delegation favor
modification of the Volstead act s
that: each state may decide whethe
It should have wine and beers, Mac
- 'if?6 p?or aa we^ as the "ch ar
entitled to tlieir beer and wine," h
said. "They should be permitted t
sbtfye the question for themselves.
Sfme sort of a plank on the Iris'
tion also was favored by th
delegation, he said. He announce
thafe. the delegation had held
ir.eesteg to discuss a candidate an
did %*t expect to do so until it ar
riyeoUn San Francisco.
After the meeting of the subcom
mittfte on arrangements the follow
IngJlppointments were annouqcec
subset to the approval of than*
tiotO|l committee which is to mf&t o:
jU Temporary chairman,. Homer ?
JSummings, Connecticut; secretary
<}. Hoffman^ Indiana; execa
|CjdkyZ!jT flWiArai* p r1Qmiln Mjrt
Clarence Cannon, MissouM^^raSK
parliamentarian of the United State
house of representatives; honorar
sergeant at arms, John R. Martir
Missouri; sergeant at arms, J. J
Hughes, Oklahoma; chief doo
keeper, J. J. Sinnott, Virginia; ofli
cial reporter, Harry Couch, Indians
The committee announced ther
were sun a numocr 01 associate sec
retaries and assistant reading clerk
to be named and these appointee
would likely be women.
ARRESTED TODAY
FOR PROFITEERINC
New York, June 19.?Frederic
Gimble, vice president. of the Gimbl
Bros. Department store, was arreste
today by the department of justic
agents charged with profiteering i
clothin.g Two other officials of th
store were arrested on similar charge:
All three were charged with makin
.profits from 93 to 27 per cent.
HABES CORPUS
PROCEEDINGS BEGII
Kansas City, June 19.?Habej
corpus petition in behalf of the 39 n<
gro prisoners serving a life sentem
at Lteavenworth charged with the ri<
of negro troops at Houston, Texas i
1917 will be heard at the federi
court today. Thirteen negroes wei
haftged in connection with the riot.
UNCERTAIN SITUATION
WORKING HARDSHI
Paris, June 19.?The council of an
bassadors went on record today in fi
vor of putting the Austrian pea<
treaty through as soon as possible,
is said to be necessary on account <
the uncertainty of the present situi
tion and is working a hardship upr
those affected.
ENCOUNTER BETWEEN
TURKS AND BRITISI
Constantinople, June 19.?Encoun
ers between the Turkish nationalis
and the British in the Ismid distri
are repppted.
DENVER NEXT
PLACE OF MEETING
Montreal, June 19.?The Federate
of Labor has selected Denver as tl
next convention city.
Mrs. Ella Fubanks and little chi
will probaby return home Sundi
evening from the Baby Hospital
Stoluda.
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ELWELL MURDER
3 STILL A MYSTERY
New York, June 18.?Solution of the
1"
g mystery surrounding the murder of
;o Joseph B. Eiwell, turfman and hist
1- expert shot in his home here June\ V
^ in "as far off" as a week ago, District
n Attorney Swann announced tonight.
The investigation centered today in
i- the examination of Mrs. Marie Larsen,
e? housekeeper for Eiwell, and Edward
^ Rhodes, his chauffer. Neither was
d held, althouh earlier in the day Asd
sistant District Attorney Joyce anle
nounced that both would be formally
detaining as material witnesses.
*e "I haven't eliminated anybody from
if the case,' said Mr. Swann tonight,"
2. and at the same time haven't found
n anyone whom I regard as a necessary
j witness to the point of holding them
e as such. We are as far off as we were
i- a week ago."
e Jealosly was introduced as the
probable motive for the shooting by
r Rhodes during his examination. He
r told District Attorney Swann the person
who Killed Eiwell hust have been
? a jealous man or woman,
i. Rhodes said it was a custom of Eln
wal to accost girls and women upon
the street and invite them to ride in
8 his automobile. The chauffer told Disr
trict Attorney Swann he had driven
k Eiwell and various women about frequently,
and that one of the compan?
ions of the turfman on three' trips was
? the mysterious "Miss Wilson," who
" Mrs. Larsen had testified was the
n owner 01 tne lemimne wearing ap?
parel found in Elwell's room.
Mrs. Larsen, who was examined at
d length, insisted she had told District
- Attorney Swcnn all she knew about
the case and was concealing nothing.
~ She admitted she had removed tne
feminine clothing from Elwell's room
.? while 'the police were downstairs on
? the moving of the shooting, but said
I she concealed the articles "simply berj
cause they were women's things."
y She declared she saw no weapon and
I that she never knew of a gun being
j~ kept in the house.
* Washington, June 19.?The api,
pointment of Maj. Gen. John LeJeune,
as Major General Commandant of the
1 Marine Corps to succ eed Maj. Gen.
u Barnette, was announced today by
e Daniels. I^eJeune commanded the fa
mous Second division when it broke
? through the German line in the MeuseArgonne
offensive and the secretary'
said the appointment to command the
Marine Corps was in a line with the
J policy of rewarding officers who served
with the divison during the war.
k NATIONAL GUARDS
I ARE REINFORCED
:e
n Duluth, Minn., June 19.?The Na
ie tional guardsmen were today reinforcb.
ed by a guard at the jail where 14 neg
groes are hel din connection with the
attack on a white girl. The sheriff refused
troops, declaring he had information
of an attack to be made to^
night on the jail to attempt to lynch
the prisoners. Three negroes were
is lynched Tuesday night.
'e ALARMING REPORTS
>t ON MILITARY SITUATION
in
a* Berlin, June 19.?Alarming reports
e on the military situation on the Polish
Bolshevik front are received here by
the newspapers. The Poles suffered
important reverses it is said and in
P some part of the front large bodies
of troops may be forced to surrender.
The belief is expressed that Warsaw
a" may be occupied by the Bolsheviki.
:e The Polish minister to Germany told
the Associated Press he had received
no such reports,
a- ?
>n WILL ARRIVE MONDAY
Rev. A. F. Stoudenmire who has
nprpnted the nastomte of the West
HI side Baptist church, will arrive Monday
and will preach for the congregation
Monday night,
ts A series of meetings will be held at
et this chuch and announcements as to
hours will be given in Monday's paper.
? Mrs. J. T.Storm, Mrs. Harry Storm
and little daughter, returned last
}n night from Saluda, N. C., where they
ie have been for sometime, having carried
the little girl to the Baby hospital
She is much improved.
Id -
\y Women members of the San Biaf
in Indian tribe wear their marriage
rings in noses.
PRESIDENT SIGNS
WATER POWER BILL
Washington, June 18.?The water
power develonw- ten years in
..nally become law.
' 0,?l^iiiiouncement that President Wilson
had signed the measure prior to
June 11, was made late today at tho
White House. At the same time it
wag announced that he had failed to
sign the joint resolution repealing
most of the war time laws, and the
Underwood resolution providing for
negotiations with Canada relative to
the embargo on the shipment of wood
pulp to the United States.
Another bill which failed to receivo
the president's approval would have
authorized the war department to
transfer motor equipment to the department
of agriculture for road construction
and other work.
Besides the water power measure,
the president signed several other
bills, passed in the closing days of
the recent session of congress. They
included an act authorizing the enlistment
in the military forces of nonEnglish
speaking citizens and aliens; an
act paying for a set of false teeth for
Mchael McGarvey and five bridge bills.
No explanation of the delay in announcing
the president's approval of
fUn urofn* vwvixr***- TY1PU enrn WflG mo/lo
-,,v *? ?"=r 1 "" "?V .........
The White House statement:
^The president having been advised
by the attorney general in a formal
opinion that the adjournment of congress
does not deprive him of the ten
days allowed by the constitution for
the consideration of a measure, but
only in case of disapproval of the opportunity
to return the meaeure with
his reason to the house in which it
originated has signed the following
bills f each within the ten days period,
of -course. The bills not signed
failed to become law under the usual
practice.''/ ^
ATTEMPT MADE
TO KILL KAISER
tv r#"
Dooth, June 10.?An atteiqpt
ttgfcinst the life of FormeV ?Cmp*ror
tery but it is asserted that Wilhelm
escaped without injury. The villager
was identified as a German and is
said to have entered the castle using a
false permit anu then tried to kill
Hohenzollern. Wilhelm's secretary
told the Associated Press today that
no attack was made.
CITY SPENDS
NIGHT OF TERROR
Iondonderry, Ireland, June 19.?
The city spent another night of terror
ar. a result of pistol and rifle fighting
between the nationalists and the .
unionists. After a two hours battle
quiet was later restored by the military.
Several are reported to have
been wounded in the fight.
PEKING AND CANTON
TROOPS CLASH
Honolulu, June 19.?A battle between
the Peking and Canton government
troops at Changa is reported by
Tokio cable to the Japanese newspaper
here. The dispatches stated that the
Pnnf AM rAAMo An fho .TfttlftnPSfl
warships and they returned the fire,
killing scores of Chinese.
TROOPS CONCENTRATE
TO ATTACK BRITISH
London, June 19.?A Moscow tireless
declared that the Afghan troops
are concentrating at the Indian-Afghan
frontier to attack the British in
India.
CJRACE CHURCH
Sunday School at 10:00 o'clock.
Preaching at 11. Preaching at night
at 8:30.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Mayo, of Mon
; arch, announce the birth of a baby
1 girl, June 17, to be called Helen
Vivian.
Rev. W. Y. Cooley of Carlisle was
1 in Union today. He has just returned
' from a visit to Hampton county and
brought a boll weevil back with him?
' but he was in a bottle, corked up
' tight and already dead. Mr. Cooley
says lots of boll weevils are roaming
around in Hampton county. i
, . ? .
i Miss Minnie Lee, of West Springs
was visiting in Union this week.
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