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rgl THF UNION BAH.V Ttufs ^=1 pdpcc __ ..WfWrm ~ IV-^7 General fair tonight a mtjij j ? " . . . i iWjyi i i . i i . , _ and Sunday; no change j DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established in 1850-?Converted to The f/nion Dally Times October 1, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY in ten?perature. Vol. LXXI No. 1175 Union, S. C., Saturday Afte|ifoon, Sept. 17, 1921 3c Per Copy TO INVESTIGATE MOB VIOLENCE Greenwood, Sept. 16.?Subpoenas, requiring the presence of a number of citizens including many city official? at a special investigation into recent acts of mob violence, were served this morning by county officers. The 8ifl8kberife^i<>Ale*? the.>phrsons sum-i moned to apepar before the grand jury Monday. The investigation of the grand jury followed a charge by County Judgel C. C. Featherstone to bring to justice the men guilty of taking two negro women prisoners from the city and beating them. A committee of prominent citizens also presented a pe tition to the grand jury to exert every power to stamp out al forms of lawlessness. It is alleged that certain city officials know members of the mob. The subpoenas will force such officials to come before the grand jury and testify, whether they want to or not. _ Second Negro Held Newberry, Sept. 16.?Sheriff Blease and his deputies and assistants arrested another negro Wednesday night at Salak, near Greenwod on suspicion of being connected with the robbery of the store of H. Johns, near Chappells, Monday night, and with the murderous attack pn Mr. and Mrs. Johns. Circumstances point to his knowing something of the attack. He. his name is Joe Smith. * Greenwood, Sept. 15.?A negro, giving the name of Joe Smith, captured about midnight Wednesday night at Salak, three miles from Greenwod, and - thought at first to hiiVe been Willie Harris, wanted for a- part in the beating and robbery of IT. Johns and his wife at Vaughnville Monday night, is now believed npt to be the negro sought. Greenwood officers say, Smith was sent to hlewberry last night for identification. A message from Sheriff Cannon Blgaae stated that he believed the negro could establish an alibi and, wpa not tho one mgnM John Calvin L- GnMfnt ffho-ia gtypged to have, ipa^e r. SOTrriMW em. n^kiMT 9, , . > Reports from the aged couple, state that both are resting well and hope Anderson, Sept. 16.?J. E. Sullivan . of this city received a telegram last' night from the mayor of Rockdaie. Texas, stating that the body of Bailey Turner, partner of Hewlett C. Sullivan, had been found in the lowlands of the Brazos river and that another body was recovered near where Mr. Turner's was found. It had, not been identified as that of Hewlett Sullivan. TJhis last (body wSs found In a large pile of debris near where Mr. Turner's was and it is Supposed that it is the body of Air. Sullivan. These young men were neeing together from the raging torrents of the floods. Wash Sullivan, brother, who went to Texas as soon as the news was received that Hewlett was probably drowned will arrive there Saturday, and something '.i, :M u? i if n uciiiui^; win imciy uv ivnuwn. n mc body of his brother is found, he will return immediately, bringing the remains of both with him. . m Mrs. Counts Entertains Mrs. Charles Counts entertained yesterday at her home at 4:30 p. m., complimenting the married girls. The attractive bungalow was decorated in wild golden and purple flowers, carrying out a color scheme of purple and gold. Tables were arranged for bridge and the score cards were hand painted blue birds, the emblem of happiness. Mrs. Eugene Spears made the highest score and was awarded the prize, a hand-painted blue bird bon bon dish. The hostess served a salad course with iced tea and on each plate was a blue bird and a sprig of golden rod. A number of Union's married girls en'oyed Mrs. Counts' gracious hospitality. Revival Large congregations are attending the services at Green Street and much interest is being manifested. Last night Brother Manly preached the strongest sermon of the meeting from the text, "God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." You are invited to attend the children's service at 11 a. m. and the evening service at 7:30 p. m. Brother Manly will conduct both services. J. B. Chick, Pastor. Aged Woman Travels 150 Miles in Canoe to Reunion The Pas Manitoba, Sept. 17.?Sarah Donkey, fflf?d 112, travelled 150 miles ' (W>y canoe (or a family reunion, meet Vfg Jemina Donkey, aged 2, her greatgrea't-great-granddaughter. Mrs. Dudley Beaty, Miss Vera Murrah and Miss Ma'ry Jones are spending the day in Spartanburg with friends. >' % * *? * ?' > ' % ' ?, >. tot. * , YORK CITIZEN . ' BADLY WOUNDED York, Sept. 10.?Follwing the exchange of a few words about a-domestic matter, Robert McGmnis, 43, watchman of the Southern railway, shot and seriously wounded F. L. Hinnant, 35, one of the proprietors of the Palmetto Mounment company, at noon here today. Two shots were fired from a 45 caliber revolver at a distance of only a few feet, one bullet only grazing the skin, while the other pierced the left side perforating the intestines in several places. Hinnant was taken to a Rock Hill hospital this afternoon. McGinnis made no effort to escape, waiting at his home, where the shooting occurred. until arrested and committed to jail. Hinnant is said to have entered the house in response to an invitation to "take a drink," when McGinnis upbraided Hinnant for receiving letters from the former's daughter. After a few words McGinnis, who had been flourishing a revolver, suddenly shot Hinnant twice. Opening Exercises of the Buffalo Graded School The Buffalo graded school started its school session of 1921-22 Monday, September 12. The opening exercises were held in the Baptist church, and were greatly enjoyed by every one present. After several patriotic songs and the reading of the scripture by Rev. Trogdon, and a prayer by Rev. Smith. Mr. J. V. McCombs. superintendent of the Buffalo Mill and chairman of tbe school boqrd, wag the first speaker to look into the smiling faces of the 350 children \yho enrolled the first day. Mr. MoCortlbs made a most pleasing and uplifting talk to the student body, and gave the young boys and gir}? many ideas that they should thin about before turning down the great opportunity which they have to get an education. Rev. Glenn Smith was the next speaker on tpe program, and he held the yo#ng mlnda spell-bound for many minutes telling' them of the hard struggle which many of our great men of America had in order to get an education, and showing them the great opportunity which they have in their tawrejhje- He alsc^laid much stress c h ay school and social work in the village. Thg mincipai and school board of the Buffalo graded school have very carefully selected their corps of teachets for thfs year, and Wfc nave a force that comes to us very highly recommended, and we now that they are capable and willing to do all in their power to make this a most successful school year that the Buffalo school has ever witnessed. iCAWinAAfl nl uci ?at Westaide Tonight Dr. C. J. Thompson, of Columbia, will preach a special sermon tonight (Saturday) at 7:30 o'clock, to members of the church. Things we ought to know. It is hoped that no member of the church will miss hearing this sermon. A. T. Stoudenmire. Mistake in Death Report Yesterday we published a news item telling that Devereux Turner's son, Bailey Turner, had lost his life in the recent floods in Texas. The report was gotten from the Spartanburg Journal of the day before. It turns out that the man who lost his life in the floods was no kin whatever to Dr. Turner of Union. Dr. Turner has direct communication with both his sons, and they are both in good health, and were not even near the flood area at the time of the diseaster. We gladly make this correction, and regret very much having caused Dr. Turner the needless worry. We thought our contemporary had the facts v'n the case, and published the item giving The Journal credit for the same. Sporting World Has Diversified Proerram Washington, Sept. 17.?A diversified program '.of the championship contests challenge the attention of the sporting world today. Johnny Kilbane wilj defend his title as champion of the featherweight pugilist of the world in a clash, with Danny Furish at Cleveland. Seven thoroughbreds of the three year old division will race on the Latoy track for 1921 Latonia championship prize, William T. Tilden, second, will face Wallace F. Johnson as contender for his national tennis title at Philadelphia. National champions will clash in both singles and dopbles finals women's lawn tennis tournament at Philadelphia. The championship of the 'United States will fee decided at "the Philadelphia Country cTiib and the golfers" of the national .and international reputation of amateur championship contest at St. Louis Country club. Notice to Baptist The clerks of the Baptist churches in Union county are requested to send the associations! letters to Dr. J. T. Jeter, at Santuc, S. C., by Tuesday, Sept. 20th. SIX FACE CHARGE IN GEORGIA COURT Fitzgerald, Ga., Sept. 16.?Six former employees of the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic railroad are charged with murder in a "true bill" returned by the Ben Hill county grand jury after -an investigation of the shooting of Engineer W. T. Reed while he was on duty on his locomotive on the night of July 5. Three no bills were returned. The six arrested under the indictment are O. C. Fairfield, J. W. Hornsby, Harvey Booker, Perry Booker, Jr., Tom Hendricks and G. Y. Myrick. There were no bills against A. K. Hull, Alf F. Smith and A. T. Lile, three of the six men taken into custoday on the preceding day on warrants issued on affidavits sworn to by the widow of the engineer. An hour after the indictments were returned, the jury that heard the case of O. C. Fairfield, one of 26 person*, charged with "interfering with employees of the A. B. & A. railroad,'' reported a verdict of "guilty" on one count of the indictment. This count charged that Fairfield personally %ad "interfered with employees of the A. B. & A. railroad. Fairfteld was! sentenced to three months in jail and 12 months on the state farm. The other counts in the indictment, for which the jury held that Fairfield was not guilty, related to an alleged conspiracy with others to interfere with the employees." It was announced late tonight that the trial of the six afccused- nten would! be held the second week in October. ik- : A^cpicocutavi v co ui Liie vx ^aiii*ai/ivito to which the men belong assert that they will fight the case and predicted; that it will cost Ben Hill county $60,e 000 to try the accused men. Unlesa the defense objects, Solicitor General J B. Wall said that they would U$ tried jointly. The six men arrested on the indict-, ment tonight denied that they wergj doing picket duty on the night thai Engineer Reed was shot and indicated that they would endeavor to establish' an .alibi when the ensds ara called for Spread ; Greenwood, Sept. iB.?Propaganda of the Ku Klux ipan is being spread broadcast in this- county and est mr tempt made to organize a cbdBMMgjj the organization. A stranger, olfij ing to be H. S. Walker, a njOTH merchant of Florida, is th^^oyji^^ are made both by mail and by- personal interview. A fee of $10 plus $6.50 for a robe is the price charged new memberk.. Fir? Destroys Gin Newberry, Sept. 16.?The Chappels ginnery, a corporation plant -with a capital of $10,000, burned Wednesday afternoon about 4 o'clock the fire apparently starting from a match in the cotton that was being ginned. No cotton was burned except that which was being ginned?aootlt a bale. Other loaded wagons were about the building awaiting their turns, but got safely away, fie loss 1? . i ui uuiium^a tiiiu nmcninery is complete. There was some insurance, but not enough to cover the loss. Food Prices on Incrase Washington, Sept. 17.?Retail food prices have incre^ped on an average of 4.3 per cent in August as comrpared with July prices. In Atlanta Charleston, Jacksonville. Louisville, and Mobile there was a four per cent increase, in Birmingham three per cnt and in Memphis one per cent. Financial Situation is Brighter New York, Sept. il.?The financial situation the past week was decidedly brighter. Money was of a freer supply and rates inclined ease. Mo3t of the steel mills, rubber, motor and textile concerns reported a marked expansion in operation, while many wholesale lines were on a larger scale. . One Hundred Per Cent is McGinnis Record Boston, Sept. 17.?One hundred games witnout an error will be the fielding record stuff of Mclnnis, first baseman of the Red Sox, if he comKlctes the first game today in a douleheader against Chicago without a misplay. Court Action Resorted To Louisville, Ky., Sept. 17.?Court action will be taken to restrain Mayor Smith from preventing the scheduled meeting tontght of the Ku Klux Klan when Rev. Caleb Ridley, a Baptist minister of Atlanta, will speak. President Playing Golf Washington, Sept. 17.?The "presidential yacht Mayflower is anchored in Hampton Roads and President Harding and his vacation party aboard are expected to go ashore at Old Point Comfort, where the President will play a round of golf. Mrs. F. E. Linder returned this morning from a visit to friends at Carlisle. a ) * < NAVY HEROES j? HOME AGAIN ifllew York, Sept. 16.?Resting in fl&T shrouded baskets, covered with nouses. of flowers and guarded by ai&ed men of a friendly, foreign natirifc the bodies of Comndr. Louis H. Mnxfield and 14 of his comrades?victinfe f tne ZR-2 disaster?arrived hfljme ^ today on the British cruiser S,was a far different home-coming tigS victims had anticipated when 'ty. sailed several, nidhths ago for England to prepare a?id bring back UfejAdnster dirigible, the disaster to vqHph. ofi A trial fight, sent 42 heroic rapToTxtwo nations to their untimely 4jF*r qut at pea, the Dauntless was titt by i ftesttfoyer division of the Ulpted 'States' navy. As it nearcd bftrt thO -escort was augmented by a mt of seaplanes, representing the iim' of Aha service for which the vicujhs gave their Jives. Aa the. funeral ship came rfp tnc harDor tne forts fired qwites, church beHp .rang. and foreign ympg^nd .others dipped Theh- colors. tMS^iavy yard in Brooklyn, where Bmtish sailors tenderly carried the bhdles'fi^om the deck of their craft aw dbfiveVed them to the keeping of tipTr comrades in arms on the pier '^jfcomght the flag draped caskets mpder the watchful eyes of the inQlvd of honor. Tomorrow they will Wknaid the honor that the navy pays , Af each corner of the deck as the vtsaaj was warped into its pier, stood wSmaed aentry with head bowed and Hps reversed. Forward of the plat: Iftfr pn which the bodies lav was a VM@MjBtipismoned officer and aft an <A|caffmi drfess uniform having a rwrdt equal to that of Commander mijiNf TTnlli off hCse officers stood itf. Qpahtfdh vHth - head uncovered unwere finally removed JW&h the deck was a guard of the |fcw?t Ifenfee*Light trt&ntry St and4Htf Hflki-Wtth reversed arms. ^^ snkmee,? almost sepulchral in efthe funeral ship as Us nrPtesM Jtn th?> hsrfanr. F*pftnt J H108 M ,tW] al s4ute o|1 ift entering lu^ms the. Commandant Vogelgesand and his staff, who were in waiting to receiv.e the bodies. Rear Admiral H. P. .Tones, commanding the Atlantic fleet, and Rear Admiral A. T. Long:, chief of staff, were also present. Washington, Sept. 17.?Procurement of a dirigible of the Zeppelin type from Germany to replace the lost Zk-2 and a continuement of the construction of ZR-1 at Lake Hu^st, N". J., is- recommended by the president of the national Aurenautical committee. Union Route 3 The many friends of Mrs. W. S. Shirley are alarmed-over her continued illness. John Akes, who has been quite ska, ia juifji uvinn rupiuiy. Mrs. Mary Hughes and Miss Corrie Jane Gregory spent Tuesday in Spartanburg. J. T. Carter, who has been suffering a severe attack of rheumatism is Improving rapidly. John Wyatt and daughter, Miss Bertha Wyatt, have returned from Asheville after spending a few days with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gregory, of Spartanburg, spent the wek-end at Monarch with their brother, G. H. Parker. Heyward Powers and Ramon Crocker spent a few pleasant hours at this writer's home Thursday afternoon. PERSONAL MENTION Miss Gilmer Blankenship of Route 2 was the guest of Mrs. J. G. Long, Sr- this week. Rev. L. W. Blaekwelder has returned from a visit to Columbia. W. D. Bewley, of Anderson, was in Union this week, the guest of his daughter, Mrs. William W. Goforth, oil East Main street. Miss Caroline Cuttino, of Sumter, will arrive tomorrow to visit relatives. She is one of the bridesmaids in the Jeter-La wson wedding on Tuesday evening. News from the bedside of E. F. Kelly is more encouraging today and his condition is thought to be a shade more favorable. He has hundreds of friends in this county and over the slate who eagerly watch for news of him. Bernard Fant of Santuc was a business visitor in the city today. M. A. Moore, Jr., will leave on the 20th for Columbia to attend the University of South Carolina the coming session. Mrs. W. M. Butler and sister, Miss Carrie Davis, of Santuc, were visiting in Union today. ARBUCKLE HELD; CANNOT GIVE BAIL San Francisco, Sept. 10.?'With the formal announcement today that Roscue C. ("Fatty") Arbuckle, motion picture coriiedian, would be prosecuted on a charge of murder in connection v/'th the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, actress following a Labor day party in the actor's hotel rooms here, both the prosecution and defense squared away tonight to arrange for the trial, the first chapter of which will be written next Thursday, when it is expected the prisoner will be given his preliminary examination. | When District Attorney Matthew Brady, in the court of Police Judge Sylvav'' Lazarus today, announced thay, ' ie people are ready to proceed on tifo murder charge," he blasted the hopes of the defense that Arbuckle would tonight be at liberty on |5,000 bond set by the court when a grand jury indictment charging the defendant with manslaughter was returned. I' was indicated today that the prosecution's decision to go to trial on the murder charge was a surprise to the defense. From Los Angeles came reports that Arbuckle had already made train reservations for a trip from San Francisco to that city this evening. Murder is not a bailable charge in California. The reservations, if made, can not be ufted. District Attorney Brady has the suptf?rt of the board of county supervise* . in his prosecution of Arbuckle, it was shown today when th efir^ance committee,of that body appropnated $1,000 for immediate evr?pnRe? of the trial and promised more when needed. Brady had asked the board for additional funds, declaring much wealth woul be expended by the defense. Mrs. Bambina Maude Delmont, who swore to the murder charge on which Arbuckle today appeared in court* viewed Miss Rappe'a body today and is reported to h*ve .suffered a partial collapse. Robert H. McCormick, assistant United States attorney in charge or liquor prosecutions, said he expected to present to tha Inderal jury on Tuesday evidence thai liquor-Wa 6 Served and consumed at the party given by Arbuckle-in which Miss Rappe was alleged to have receive^ her fatal injuries. In addition to his other troubles Arbuckle may suffer the faes of his custom made automobile, said to have cost $25,000. Government officials say if it is ahown. tha't liqpor was transported ti'&ni Las Angeles to thij city In thp automobile it is liable to oonfisan si moning Lowell Sherman and Fred Fischback, said to have been guests at the party, to appear before the United States grand jury here. Sherman and Fischback were questioned yesterday concerning liquor said to nave been consumed at the party. According to Robert Camarillo, assistant United States district attorney, Fischbach said that 40 quarts of liquor were consumed in three days at the Arbuckle apartments. Reform Churches Begin Sessions Pittsburgh, Sept. 17.?With 200 delegates present the general council of the Alliance of Reformed Church throughout the world began its sessions. Business Woman's Club At a meeting of the directors of the Business Woman's Club Friday afternoon, it was decided to abandon the idea of a cafeteria on account of 1 li.. nrnciint hn?in<??c CAnHiHnna nnd the money paid in by the stockholders be refunded. This does not mean that the club will be disbanded by any means but will interest itself in community affairs. The directors heartily endorse the school bonds and will use every effort to get this measure passed. The educational demands of our city have been ignored long enough. A tax survey by the SoutH Carolina Commission in the city of Union is also endorsed. This is being done in Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson and Columbia, and promises to prove very successful. Why not let Union receive this benefit too? The matter of the books of registration being opened at stated times every month, in accordance with the law, will be taken up with the board of registration and every woman who has not registered is earnestly requested to do so, when the dates are published, as each and every one has some responsibility in the conduct of community matters. Mrs. B. L. Berry, Miss Pearle Harris, Pres. Secretary. Today's Cotton Market -~ New York Open Close January 18.65 18.43 March 18.74 18.36 May 18.60 18.26 1H4S 1819 December 18.80 18.01 N. Y. Spots 18.60 Local market .. .. .. 18.50 Norwegian Ship On Fire Savannah. Sept. 17.?Norwegian steamship Porstjerne Bjornson caught flre at sea shortly after clearing this port last night and was forced to return to save heavy damages. BIG SHORTAGE OF GOOD COTTON Charlotte N. C.t Sept. 16.?An address by 1). R. Cokcr of Hartsville, S. C., director of the federal reserve bank, featured the afternoon session of the semi-annual convention of the Southern Textile association meeting here today. Mr. Coker exhibited samples of cotton which, he 6.aid, he picked from lields 011 his way to Charlotte, anil directed attention t? the fact that * : boll6 gathered from near the top pf the plant contained cotton of much shorter staple than bolls gathered from near the bottom of the plant, in- < , cheating, Mr. Coker said, that while . the early pickings of cotton ydll be of fairly pood grade, the latter pickings will be of materially lower grade from the spinners' standpoint. He suggested that the. conditions were indicative of a greater shortage of good cotton than the country yet suspected/ * " The association closed a busy day with a visit to the "Made in Carolina" exposition tonight following a cabaret dinner tendered by Charlotte textile interests. Following Mv?. Coker's address, F. Cordon Smith of Lancaster, S. C., led a discussion of technical subjects in ''ne with the slogan of the convention "Better cotton goods." About 400 representatives of the cotton manufacturing industry from all the textile states m the South are in attendance. The convention will close tomorrow. X At the opening session this morning William H. Harris of blew York, spoke on "Defects in Cotton Cloth," and there were addresses by Rogers W. Davis and R. M. Mailldin of Charlotte, and , D. W. Alderman Dies at Iffcitm at Alcohi ? ' tVv- . .. y * 4 Columbia, S. Co StoP*? ?D- W. Alderman, president.9# tin Alderman Lumber con*p^(^ of AlCblut Florence count?, ow.-of the biggest business concerns pj tttis state, and himself one pf the wealthy mfcn of the state, died at his nome at *2 o'clock this afternoon of heart failure. He had 1 not bevp. iH and,Mn , death eoraep as a ta thft eflUro r state. H* leaves m adults, living m various parts 01 tie ^ St^te. " 1 ' ' . .. - ' ^ | The funeral services for J. Pack 1 Sartor, colored, will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at Carlisle, at 12 o'cloejk, I noon, and the burial will l>e at Red 1 Point about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Locates in Spartanburg W. W. Dixon, Esq., of Winnsboro, has moved his family to Spartanburg, and is livipg at 299 North Converse street. Mr. Dixon has open1 ed a law office here and will practice his profession. He is located at ! 112 1-2 Magnolia street, over Dearman's pool room. Mr. Dixon was for ten years a member of the legislature from Fairfi<fld county. While in Winnsboro he was associated in the practive of law with Senator G. W. Ragsdale of Winnsboro.?Spartanburg Journal. _ Physician Killed in Georgia Town Swainsboro, Ga., Sept. 16.?Dr. Charles W. Grimes, 50, physician, who came here a year ago from Plattsville, Wis., was shot and fatally wounded last night on the main street of Norristown. dying in a hospital here today. ^The sheriff says that he has a warrant for William H. Durden, Jr., a well known cotton man and member of a prominent r.manuei county ramuy. Dr. Grimes bad been attending Mrs. Durden. Durden has not been located by the county officers. Mrs. Durden also has left home, it was stated. Dillon Citizen Struck By Train Dillon, Sept. 16.?Emory Davis a highly respected citizen of Dillon and an electrician by profession, was struck by No. 83 train this morning as he was crossing the railroad near the Carolina Milling plant. He has since been unconscious and is not expected to live. The touring car which he was driving was completely wrecked and strewn along the railroad track. Mr. Davis received first aid treatment here and was then taken on to Florence on the fast train that struck him. He hns lived in Dillon 45. . forabout. 10 years and the accident is deeply deplored by his many friends in this community. ? Man and Son Killed , in Cave-in Winston-Salem, Sept. 17.?Roy Collins, aged 40, and his son, aged 18, were crushed to death in a cave-in of i rock while engaged in road-building i near -Elkin. i 1 Mrs. Dave Fant of Santuck was a visitor in the city today.