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THE UNION DAILY TIMES P / J ESTABLISHED IN lW~COimKtl|wfa.WIOW DAILY TIMES OCTOBER 1. tttT *' f'%Vol. LXX. No. 831 / Union, S. j^#^ne?day, Anftist 4, 1920 5c Per C ??? i j???'1 1 11 "T. ' 1 1 bsb?8b>I 1 - frfr-?? HAEMAL m W ins ? / (By Special Representative.) ol The 1920 political congressional e1 campaign in Union county was formally opened last night at' Jonesville f( when an audience of about 2&0 repre- p; sentative citizens of the western por- A tion of the county greeted the four ai *" 1 ? . 1 M il r LL " 'jV j .t^UiJuT] a - / "many of these jeould be relieved of tl their woi^c at no detriment to the d government, he declared. Captain McSwain'declared his oppo- ? . sitioh to. *?11 legislation tejiding to " ?' encroach on the rights of the state, P 'and he topk up much of his time with n a defense of-the doctrine. of states P rights. -He told one, or tfcro tales b * . frorti Joel Chandler Harris to -illus- 0 - trate his position on states rights. The Greenville man favors econ - -- - ... ?iuy in government ana a strong na- v' tional guard establishedment, but op- P poses compulsory military training. " David B. Traxlerg spoke of his rapes of two and fou? years ago, and d6- rj t clared that he.had made mistakes be- w fore, but believed he had smothered g out all these and was in better posi- a tion today to represent. the- district si than ever before. He staled that he e: had fought Congressman Nicholls as ci hard as he could, but that his lights tl L were always political and never pe-" a aonal lines, and that today Mr. Nich- \\ |l sandersjo serve I fffL ME. TEARS IN PEN ' , *$?v, Wahsington, Aug. 3.?Dishonorable ; v -:discharge and confinement with har/1 t< #< V 'Tabor for tljree years at the Atlantic , v branch of the United States diciplini- 1,1 narydrtftrracks, Fort Jay, N. Y., was Ir " the drotencc of the war department todays placed on-Private Roy SanV ' ders,r,3sf%^ on January 19, 1920, with p >. ;* ? other soldiers attached to Camp Jack- h $ son, shot-and kUled William S. Chap- r< lin, a citron of Columbia, near hi HeathwoodM? C Corporal Edmund ftftfston, Company 11 C, Forty-eight^ infantry, has already L been sentencex&toaerve one year in d; 'the United SuSm disciplinary barracks at Leaventw6rth, to be reduced 01 to the ranks, to ^ert/d>8honorab)y dis- ? charged from the &&py, and to for- p feit all pay and allowances due or to *j become due for his part in the matter. ' . * . , Lieut. Talbert B. Fowler was "re- J cently sentenced to lose 100 file# in / the lineal list of infantry officers, w ',jfB and fined $300. Private Jariusz was c< tried and acquitted. With the sentence of Sanders the case ends. p Sanders wag the man yvho actually w fired the fatall bullet into.the car in T W which Chaplin was riding wheiv killed. Sanders admitted duriVffFthe trial that he fired the shot but claimed that he shot into the ground a few feet below the rear light on the machine. * Because of the seriousness of the bj matter, unusual time has been taken P by the judge advocate general of the army to examine Sanders' part in the homicide. ^ ^ Miss Elizabeth Cobb, of Spartan burar is visiting her mother. Mrs. G. y J. Cobb on Church street. ' ia '} / w ?I candidates ior congress tor ine lourui c. South Carolina district upon the oc- 01 casion of their first appearance in tl this county. The meeting was held m in. Jonesville graded school audito- ai rium and was in charge of Dr. H. T. s< Ilamcs, presiding officer. An atten- al tive hearing was given each candi- ai date. Mr. Hill, the first speaker, declared U that he felt at home at Jonesville, as v< he had lived in this county three years si and had for four years served as oi solicitor of the cixpuit in which* Un- s< ion county is located. Mr. Hill de- cs dared himself in lavor ol a clean, ai high-toned campaign and one altogether devoid* or pereonaMties and w factionalism. He wants to -be abM s< to say after .thq campaign that- **1 cJ am a friend oMwVfe Traxler Add &ck d Wilson and John ^^aj?-,,k HirfTffe S( and character is'JRV<op?n book .and he lU desires all to inspect it. . v-a#' ' JW The Spartanbni^ candidate declared that he is 'StanmpMalfarataiV t>n *1 the Democratic platform. Ti-f' 'favo^ T 'AO IN ONION COUNTY lis and he are as good friends as trer, and even better. Mi*. Traxler is running on a plat>rni of his own, he declared. He aid tribute to former Representative .. F. Lever for his good roads act, ad declared that he was in favor* of ictending government aid'to schools a the same terms practically as lose upon which the federal govlent now aids the states in building rid maintaining roads. A free rhool system which should be libferlly aided by the federal government rid of which the states should retain bsolute , , control, was advocated, niversal education Mr. Traxler fanrs. The government should do its lare toWatus educating the children F the land^for as Uncle Sam can ind his bojn anywhere on earth >and in do-with them what he cliooftes at riy^ttaie^.so should he also educate fhiy boy and girl to assumeTUs or ?r rightful place in the great heme of things; '%$?. Traxlex demred. * Just as it is the dfity of /?ry father to educate his children, > i? it ^ the duty-of the government > educate/ ^he *Wldreii of the land, a stated* vAV The fight made by Mr. Traxler for il eighh hour day was referred to. he Greenville iphn spoke ^f his work t the lbgisYfttur te.for a 48. hour week ^^otrton ^pira.a ^nd ^ deovorn'or Cox was ample proof^of his binding in ' the party. He declared lis put him in position to serve the istrict. Mr. Wilson, the last speaker, told f his work as a railroad man and his esire to go to congress to fight the i rofiteer and enemies of the great lass of people. He declared his oposition to theEsch-Cummins railroad ill and his support of the principle f collective bargaining. Compulsory military training Mr. /ilson opposed. He declared his adocacy of all education measures ossible for the upbuilding of the ind. r? A cU/vl ?* 1 ? ? A ' I n iiuut ut uic tuai upeiaiuis ami iilroads was taken by Mr. Wilson hen he declared that the cry now oing up about the scarcity of coal is II "bosh" and "bunk." Mr. Wilson tated that the roads were saying the icport. "Extract, they mean, for irs of coaj now coming in were for ley are going to extract ten dollars ton extra out of your pockets next inter," Mr. Wilson declared. SIB WOMAN'S CUB MEET AIDJIECI OFFICERS The Business Woman's club met yes;rdav and elected officers and an ndisor hoard of men. to serve with the oard of directors elected at a former ieeting. The officers the Mrs. Ben L. Berry, resident;''Miss Edna Tinsley, vice resident and Miss Pearle Harris, sectary and treasurer and the advisory oard is E. F. Kelly, L). M. Rice. Jacob ohen. E. A. Goodwin. E. W. Stone, [ B Jennipcrs. A. I). Cooper. J. F. Mcijrp Ben L. Rprrv nnrl A CI Ifi'nno. y. Piftns are rapidly taking shape to pen the cafeteria and it is the purcse of the club to investigate the robable locations and begin operaons as e^rly as possible. The managers of the cafeteria will b -Mrs. Elias Prioleau and Mrs. C. !.. Storm and they will have a trained orker for the service and up-to-date joks. Watch this club bring things to ass. O CLEAN OFF GRAVEYARD AT MT. VERNON All parties interested are requested \ meet at Mt. Vernon church early riday mornine for the Durpope of asstpiK in cleanine off the graveyard. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Reeves have sturrt'ed from a visit to Glenn Springs rid Spartanbure Mr. Reeves has een quite unwell for some time and much Improved from the trip. i \ ; r4 v CMIEn MAN CUB $ It GLENN SfRINGS HBUL Spartanburg, S. C., Aug. 4>f-*figS P* A. Tyler, of Cameron, S. found dead in his room at the xtjftir Springs hotel/this county, this'rpAu He drove from Columbia in ?!fr-4u*< tomobile yesterday and retired parently good health laBt night; ', j -1 INCREASED FARES i ' BEGIN THIS MOMW Washington, August 4.?The Agiyrican traveling public and the* AMfcri* can shipping may expect to-:.' Bttin. paying, the increased fares and <l6tihE' rates authorized by the' Intetmite Commerce .Commission Auggrapft representatives of the railroadsvjflhnnounced today that it was.plaxuutiSto. put the new rates into effect orttshat1 Previous announcement by the, road executives was that the ; senger fare increases would gocifito. effect .August 20 and the ffeigmjHjbte' advances August 25. The ,'|biiBpK&l schedules, which must be filed)with the cQmmission five days "in adfjfcpca I of the effective date, tariff o*pertf I have informed the executive b prpared. for an earlier f'dat?'^gii9? * FIRST BALE Qf SEAj Savannah. VGa., August tPf firkt bale olh .cotton of the MM iCmk 1920-21 arrived today from TiraM A will be sold tomorrow at publie^qpf* cry at the cotton exchange. The. bole -iras gPown. by J, P.'4 Qrnoga, Ga, It ia two day* Igcfrwas ^the firat bade last-season. > ^g.ATNORFOLK,^|| bESTROYED BY jPfc cordia 11 v invite.i to cc> itle ltpd Members of Fnirview church. BUSINESS WOMEN TO MEET A meeting of" the directors of the Business Woman's Club is called for Friday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock at the Home Servifl* office. Business of importance to be transacted. Mrs. Ben L. Berry. Pres. 2t. Miss Pearle Harris. Sec'y. TRAVELING MAN COMMITS SUICIDE Asheville, N. C., August 4.?J. W. McCue, of Vinton, Va., near Roanoke, a travelling salesman committed suicide last night by taking poison severing the arteries in both wrists, cutting his arms and atempting to slash the jugular vein according to the police. REVIVAL MEETING AT PUTNAM Rev. J. A. Bock will assist Rev. | Jerome Morris in a revival meeting at Putnam church beginning Sunday, at ii u tiukn. inure win oe two services a day and dinner will be served on the grounds. REVIVAL AT PADGETT'S CREEK A revival of great nower is in progress at Paderett's Creek this week. Dr. Davis is doipg some powerful preaching and the singing led by Mr. Wolslaerel is most excellent. The consecrations are large and are daily increasing. i m WEATHER For South Carolina?Showers probably tonight and Thursday. MANUFACTURERS REDUCE FORCE New York, Aug. 4.?Several clothing manufacturers in this city report dd a reduction today in their working forces because of lack of orders and "geieral conditions in the trade." Schwartz and Jeflfo, Inc., employing more than 4,000 workmen, announced that 25 per cent of their employees wore ordered not to report this morning. disastrous" fire" IN PONTOCTOC Pontoctoc, Mass., Aupr. 4.?Sixteen buildings in the business district of Pontoctoc were destroyed by fire early today. The loss is estimated at $500,000, partly covered by insurance. MM MBK I MEETING .11JQNESVILLE A,The meeting inr the interest of cotton ^Marketing Hold in Jonpsville yesterday Afternoon .(developed quite a bit of j|i$thusiaam. Messrs. Browning, Mills |pd McKeown each spoke. They talked Wong the same line as at Union and Siintucu There wdre 55 men gathered the, meet ins: and there were farmers, ' business men and professional rtten present. J. Wesley Scott presided wer the mdetine and introduced the speakers. County Agent Wood was introduced to the audience and made ( brief speech. County Chairman Browning announced the followine committees for 9onesvilla township: & Cotton Association Membership: T. Jf. Bishop, chairman: I. W. White. W. FW. Hames, Jr L. Calvert. ? Warehousing Committee: Marion ^IcWhirter. D. B. Free. J. E. Johnson. t Cotton Grading: Dr. H. T. Hames, George M. Fowler. J. Wesley Scott. k > Three like committees will be appointed in each township in the county not yet touched. Santuc..Union and Itfonesville townships have already fthrec committees at work. Mr. Brown3ne will in a day or ttsro appqint three committees for each of the' remairi>ing townships. It CENSUS REPORT c . Washington, August 4.?Straetor, -Illinois, 14,779, increase 526 or 3.7 percent/ - '. ' ' ' !?. Asbury Pork, N. J., 12,400, increase "2,250 or 22.2 percent. S% * Santa. Ana, California, 16*485, increase *7^)56 of 83.7 percent. .' Nortti po^wanda, New York, IjMtsz, Increase 3,527 qr 29.5 percent. i'. * Washington, 4^-Kinards, in Newberry county^ 8/ C.,with an "increase of 81 $.8 pfcr-' ce?\' in the last E3"Cars, has shown the largest ra'te igptoth of any place in the South, tng a population of VjOfK). or more thusjfar _ In the. fourteenth census. IKina^ps, in 1910, had* population of ^oSjtfKhile its 1920 census issued toBny^jh ows a population of 1?527, an jncydapp of 1361 in the 10 years. . .ijflNgmley, Ala,, with an increase of iroflnuper cent and* a population of l?&*> and Miami,.- Fla., with an tnCJflAte of 4419.1 per-cent and & popular tioh of 29,549, rank second-anu atiiong Southern places in *- Washington, Atij?tlIt_4!^Population of nearly one-third of the cities and other incorporated places of the United States has been announced by the census bureau. Of the 14,18(> cities and incorporated places in 1910, the population of 4,075 had been made public by the bureau up to today. Population of approximately onethird of the 3,0G8 cities and sub-divisions of the counties had been announced. PERSONAL MENTION Miss Ida Knight, who is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. H. T. Price, at Riverdale Farm, was the guest of Mrs. J. G. Going for a few days this week. Albert Wilkins. who has been visiting Ned Waernon for several days, has returned to his home in Moss. Va. Miss Fannv Browne, of Charleston, spent the week-end in Union with Miss Mamie Oetzel at the Seminary. Miss Henrietta Jordan is the guest of her aunt. Mis Ludic Jordan, in Rock Hill, this week Hon. David Traxler. of Greenville, candidate ?$?r congress, is in the city ! f Arlo^r i ? - * 1 * kwwmj in 1,11c iiaiicsi oi nis campaign.' Miss Marv Moore, of Charlotte. N. C.. is in the citv. the ^yest of friends for a few days. HOLDS UP CONSTRUCTION OF CABLE LINES Washington, Aug. 4.?President Wilson is understood to have issued orders to both the army and navy departments not to permit the Western Union Telegraph Company to land on American soil, at Miami, Fla., a cable line from the Barbadoes, until permission has been obtained from the state department. Construction of the cable from the Barbadoes end is said to have been started. The proposed cable line, it was said here, would establish direct communication between the United States and South America, eliminating the existing relay at the Barbadoes station in British territory. Complaints of unnecessary delay in messages passing through Barbadoes are reported to have been made by'American firms dealing with South America. Application for permission to lay the cables has been made to the state department by the Western Union company but so far as could be learned today it has not yet been acted upon. Officials of the department de clmed to discuss the matter. ASK AMBASSADORS TO RETURN TO PARIS Paris, Aug. 4.?In view of the Polish situation urgent telegrams were sent today to the allied ambassadors, including the American ambassador, asking them to return to Paris from their vacations for a meeting of the ambassadorial council to be held tomorrow. It.:? / warsaw to be el poush > , * V V* / Paris, Aug. 4V?rWarsaw will hav to bo evacuated within two or thre days, in the opinion of the Fren<; and British military experts then and the government is expected to b moved within that period, prdbabl; to Cracow. The report of the members of th military mission, thlfegraphed her last night, declared that the Polls! army along the river Bug .had. retreat ed so precipitately that did no even -destroy the bridges behind it This river was Warsaw's last line o: defense. -*. A special Russian cavalry crops the military men reported, was driv ing southwest along the border 'of thi Allenstein district and had yesterdaj reached d point 30_ rajies from Mlawa 31 miles * northwest^ of^. WaiisaW, for the only direct railroad to . Danzit from the '.Polish capital These cal varymen were said 1 to be headet through Mlawa into the Polish -fcdrri dor to ttte Baltic; near b$, and thenct to Pomerania.' ' - The experts repotted thfct the Polish forces were demoralized on tl\i whole northern and central tfroritB and were falling back. The .nrilitatj men said they had abandoned eVe^J hope^ of . the Poles making a stanc now." The Polish armistice delegates re turned to- Warsaw Tuesday mght, an( the Polish -government has little hop of the speedy arranging of ai^ armis tice. The members of the atlfcd mi^ sion .are convinced that tfye Soyie' government does not intend, to vnego tiate an armistice, they reported ant declared their belief that the Kussiam had set the next meeting of the ne 1 gotjators J or tod^y at Minsk knowitg that It would be Impossible for tjw Poles to arrive1 ht that time^ making a pretext for further delay. The Polish government, it is learn ed, is undecided as to whether it ViJ| send emissaries to Minsk. . < The experts said their gravest con cerri wda'the imminent cuttihg off o WarsaWV,direct comn^dnto^jpns wit] Danzig upon which Pelaftdi4 depend entTfor military supplies. % . 4 Lord D'Abernon/' the British am bassador.to* Germany, a member .o (the British mission to Poland; ha prompt shipment from this city i case the Russian Bolsheviki continu to advance. The task of viseing th passports of the hundreds who dc sire to leave Warsaw will continu until the consulate is forced to clos< Outgoing trains for Vienna, Pose and Danzig are crowded, and sea reservations are selling at a larg premium. People are fighting to gai entrance to the station platforms an rush for places to sit or stand a soon as the trains back in. London, Aug. 4.?Postponement c armistice negotiations between Pt land and Soviet Russia is viewed her as creating a difficult and anxious si1 uation which is likely to involve th abandonment of the proposed confei ence here between representatives c the allies, Poland and the Russia Bolsheviki and the Russian bordc states for the settlement of the Po ish question. .London newspapers take widel divergent views regarding the Bolshc viki attitude in demanding negotia tions for peace coincident with th arrangement of an armistice. Som declare the action of the Soviet trov emment is perfectly justifiable an reasonable, while others indignantl; denounce it as evidence of determin ation of allowing the Bolshcviki ar HON MM neporteo SOBBED IN ASHEVILLI (Special to The Daily Times.) Asheville, N. C., Auk. 4.?W. R Davis was arraigned in the polict coux*t here today to answer for th< alleged theft of Liberty bonds, value* at $1,100, was carried over to thi next term of the superior court upoi the finding of the probable cause The bonds were taken, it is alleged when he tore open a suit case sait to have been the property of "his bes friend, R. D. English," of Union, S C., while the two were staying in i local hotel near the depot. A roll o bills containing $500, is said to huv< been removed from the suit case be fore the crime was committed. WHISKEY DWINDLING IN WAREHOUSE* New York, August 4.?Oflxciallj there are 54,000,000 gallons of whis key ir. bonded warehouses in th United States, a dwindling of abou 15,000,000 gallons since January If when prohibition became effective ac cord'ng to John F. Kramer, federn prohibition commissioner. He an nounced that no more permits woul be granted to persons to deal ., i whiskey in large quantities in thi vicinity. The quantity of liquor with drawn indicates that it was not a.) used for non-hovpracp nnrnnaou a permitted by lnw, he said. ? i m i Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gaffney spen yesterday in Greenville with friendi ' ' . . ? ? r<M, lACHATED; * 1 fflRRFS RFMfiunuzEO 'V -t. ' ' . '* t ' -* ' "" eAmies to reach Warsaw. In the latter e quarters it is stated one of the Soviet h armistice conditions was that ' the ?, Poles ntfgt disarm, give guarantees e that Uayr.wottjd not receive military y aid frgpfe thfe allies and undertake not to "re&tjpr aggression against Ruse jjia." ^r{*- v^i.: e The British government has issued W*, a no.statemeht -on the situation nor has ^ c' - it indicated hi any way how it wfUy"' v t act, out the report is current it Will # .. suspend negotiations for the resump- > . t tionf of trade raations with Soviet Russia, and ?4f tne^ Bolsheviki army , should continue tovWdvance into Pot land, and should occupy Warsaw, will i. j&*tfl. the Kaqeneff-Krhssin delegation t back.'to Russia*. ? , It' is stated the cabinet held an ur? gent . meeting yesterday, and that j I'jremieT Lloyd George has further de- * -' - fayed his already proposed vacation, i ,un the meantime, fighting continues - antf-the Bolsheviki apparently are atit vattcing successfully. It is reported, v. .however, that the Poles nmjf deliver h blow which tila^ altfer the present ? qrijlrUry position. 't r London, Au^. 4.?The crossing of f the l liver Bug at several points by the 1 Soviet army advancing on Warsaw is atoiounced in- Tuesday's official - statement from Moscpw, received tp i da^.^*The continued advance of thei army in the Bictek region also is re-r ' . - ported. . V . B ' , M t Warspw, Aug.;." 4.?The suspense * - utidhf whieh Warsaw has labored for 1 three days was heightened tonight by ~ s tthdytiow8 that the negotiations at * . Baranovichi betWfen the Polish and f Soviet Russiap armistice commissions 9- had been without, result. The report f that the Rqssian -Poviet government insisted thai.qieace conversations be- ' - gin at once caused a sensation-in poJ litical ciijcles. , Announcement was m. a that Gen-1 era! Romer's oartv was authorised ' ? only to confer with" the Bolsheviki on ? h the question of an Jirmistice. This V - was in line with the tmderstanqingthat prevailed V/hen: the Polish einr missaries left this, city for. the front. ' * f,, - ? ? London,.Aug. 4.?The British gov^ eminent ( irritated.over what? it be- ' 'i - lieves is^^^et^RuBsia's equivocation n peace negotiations, ft hqs di spnfcl^ed ie a sharp note th the Soviet goveftbuieni ;V . ^ c demanding a yes or no answer,'.ap to "f .. whether that government intends toe listen to the suggestion. . ? \ t- ' ' * n Allenstein, Kast Russia, Aug. %4.? ' t Threats by the Russian Soviet forces. e to execute instantly any civil or mili- i ' n tary' subjects of the allied powers who (i crossed the frontier are reported by s refugees arriving here from the re- f gion to the east being occupied by * the Russians. This has caused the ,f inter-allied commission in this district. ). to announce that no' person will for e any reason b$ permitted to enter the -Russiap controlled zone. ,. te The refugees declare that the Bol- ' r_ sheviki are shooting all land owners Lf and others suspected of having n money.. The wearing of a white col>r lar, tl\py declare, is sufficient evidence |3I I. for a death warrant. y Paris, August 4.?Polish, French ?* s- and British military experts at Wari saw telegraphed here last night state ing that Warsaw must be evacuated . e within two or three days. The Polish - experts report that tue Polish aribj^r d along the Bug river, yhich was War-;, .< . y saw's last line of defense, retrchted - so precisely that they did not destroy - I the bridges behind them. MmHR* ihiotmigm suns " t DESTROYED IN JULY . . > . v v y* ??? - ^4 x Charleston, W. . V., August; 4&*-. . t Thirty-eight moonshine stills .Were * -?' 1 seis&d by prohibition officers in 'Wetrt , s Virginia during July according t<* tfie 1 report Comijiissioner W. S. Hallm'an ' made public yesterday. This is said j to be the largest number of stills cont fisciited in the state within a similas^ ' period of time. The seizures were * made in 18 counties. Nearly GOO quarts of whiskey, moste ly, moonshine, were confiscated according to the report, in addition to ryare than 2,000 gallons of brands of liquors known locally ..as "Pick Handle" and "Old Hen" and 2,700 gali Ions of mash. Seventy eight grests were made by the agents during the month, the reU port stated. e DECLARES* DIVIDEND i ? ' New York, Aug. 4.?The American " ? ? I | iuuavvu viuill)mny vuimy Uimuunceu 1 I a dividend^of three per cent in scrip, j I payable h0ix>th classes, of common stock of record August 14. The scrip will bear interest at per cent and _ will be distributed September and may be transferred into common^Htoaifc. on March 1, 1923. Ort May 5 the company declared a five per cent quarterly dividend in cash which had been the prevailing it earning of this security for nearly a i. year. / I