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Vol. LXXII No. 1464 ' Union, S. C.. WedneuUy Aft.rdJ giu?ujt 23, 1922 3c P.r Copy
DEATH CLAIMS
H. M. SPARKS
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Mr.' H. M. Sparks died at his home|;
on South street this morning at 101
o'clock after a lingering illness.. ilej?
eras 63 years of age. For several!*
years Mr. Sparks had been in ill
health and for the past 22 months he '
had been confined to bfa bed.
Several years ago' Mr. Sparks con. .
dugted a dry goods store in the building
now ocoepfed fef the Battery.
In 1S83 he Wdjl Carried' to Miss
Elisabeth Whiteside* who, with the
following sons, survive Mm: Wul
Sparks, cf Delray Fla.; Charlie .
Spgrks, of Greenwood, Joe Sparks j
of Columbia and Jake Sparks of this.
city. ' Mr.
Fpar *a waa a member of the:
Baptist church and was a devout
Christian gentleman, jjis death has
brought sorrow, to many hearts.
The funeral services will be held at
his late residence tomorrow afternoon
at 4 o'clock and interment will be
made aC Rosemont cemetery.
WILL MOVE MAIL
BY MOTOR TRUCK
Cincinnati, Aug. 22 (By the Associated
Press).?R. N. Bird, superin
tendent of mails in the Southern district,
announced here tonight tftat acting
on advices from W. R. Walts,
chief clerk for railway mail service at
Louisville, that the situation on the
Southern railway was becoming
"acute" due to strike conditions an i>
train service might be discontinued
. on approximately 614 miles of tin
railroad, he had taken steps to meet
the emergency by handling local
mails with a thoroughly organzed motor
truck service.
The lines affected, according* to
Superintendent Bird, are from Lex-1
ington to Louisville and Danville and
Lawrenceburg, Ky., Louisville and St. j,
T -.-1- TTT .A. T* 1 4.^ ? ?*1 - * 1 I
uuuts, n?? oauen w amnsvuie, inu., i
Lincoln City to. Canneltton and Lin- J
coin City to Stockport in Indian* and ^
p ttccofdu)^ to Jin 0UTO| MA TWOTI WZ*
Bg W' ftcient to meat the/needs of the in ail
w service so far.
r In the event that Ore railroad doe-*
I not reach an agreement with the train!
R?i service brotherhoods by Wedneseday!
r at midnight when they, are scheduled ;
to refuse to operate trains, Mr. Bird( 1
said, the government will be prepared
to take over the entire mail service*
on the lines without" delay.
Trucks Will be secured, Mr. Birdj
said, from private corporations and if<
the necessity becomes great enough' ,
additional ones will be secured at1
army camps and manned by soldiers.
The first trucks, however, will be
driven by private cltiiens.
Will Hold Conference
At Grace Church Aug. 31
?
I
The Spartanburg. District of the
Woman's Missionary Socidty of the|
Upper South Carolina Conference
will be held at Grace church Thurs-|
day, August 31, to September 2, in-' '
elusive. The delegates arriving!
Thursday afternoon.. The first ses~;
sion of the conference being held
Thursday evening in Grace church, to |'
which the public is invited and to aln
succeeding: meetings. Those who dre]
interested in missions are especially^
invited to attend. ,
The Woman's Missionary society of
Grace church will be hostess to tWfe
conference. Miss Daisy Allen, of|
Spartanburg, vice president, and who.
has charge of the Spartanburg Dis-;
trict societies will preside. We hope
to have our state president with us
also. '
Mrs. D.'fr. Bourne, of Lander Col
lege, Greenwood, S. C., will make th?
opening address Thursday even>ng at"
8:15 o'clock. Friday evening Dr. A.
M. Tray wick, of WoiFord Colege, for-j
mer'r of Scarritt Training School, j
Kansas City, will speak. Friday will
be given over to business.
Notices of this conference will ap-'
pear from time to time in the local
papers.
Mrs. C.* T. Muipliy,
President.
Mrs. J. Frost Walker, <
Pub. Chairman.
, Wright Recommended
For Postmaster
' >WaRhingten, Aug. 21.?Clinton tJ
Wriirht. ocHnff nnnt.niftster nf Mn r_
folk, V*., will be recommended to-1
day by Poetmaeter General ^ork to
the president for promotion to post-'
Bf- * master, the result of the report from
the civil service commission exonerat-j.
ing Wright of charges alleging un-l
fitness for office.
Increase of Capital Stock
An increase of capital stock from!
$250,000 to $1,000,000 was authorized
j , Monday by the secretary of state to
trfe Carolina Remedies Co., of Union 1
TROOPS LEAVE
SPENCER YARD
?
Salisbury, N. C-i. Aug. 22. ?? All
troops * have been ' withdrawn from
guard duty in Spencer and S.ilfcbury
odny, eycert one company which was
kept in this city but scattered, and
the trainmen, estimated *at about 500
in number, who last night agreed not
to movo another train ort of this
terminal until the National Guardsmen
were removed, haviug gone back
to work today about noon, all wus
quiet in this Southern railway shop
center tonight, and trains were in
operation as usual.
The walkqut of the "Pig l our"
brotherhoods and clerks, inaugurated
Monday night, following the placing
of five comp:.hi?3 of troops on puayd
duty on the property of the Southern
1 x ? -
aim ay ill o[Jl*lllxr, <IIIU l\VO COITipaniea
in Salisbury, ended abruptly at
r.oon today when troops were withdrawn
by Col. Don Scott, at the request
of R. E. Simpson, general
manager of the Southern's lines east.
This request was made by Mr. Simpson,
after committees of the brotherhoods
had waited upcn him and requested
that the guardsmen be removed,
saying that if they were withdrawn
the trainmen would immediately
return to work promising that order
would bp maintained. The committees
were sent'-taJilr. Simpson after
the five unions had help separate
meetings, beginning at 9:30 this
morning, and voted to make formal
request upon the Southern officials
for withdrawal of the troops. At
noon the troops were withdrawn
to their camp, three miles from
Spencer, and the trainmeh resumed
their posts.
iVin lO ?v?!J
snnnuuia iiuiu mot iiiiunight
no freight, trains had been sent
out and no work had been dono on
the yards. Meanwhile numbers or
freight trains whieh had been sidetracked
along the lines leading into
Spencer last' night following the
walkout -of the trainmen were held
out on the lines and not allowed to
tr&lna, however, were moved through
General Manager Simpson told tha
l.mfhflnVruul wttWwnaantnUwou Lkai Ka.
would, reduce the number of special
guards about the company's property
at Spencer and was promised that
the number of pickets on duty would
be curtailed materiallyr
The striking shopmen ai'e said to
have joined "the brotherhoods in. definite
promise to the company officials
to maintain order if the troops, wen
withdrawn-anl are said to,- have- assumed
full responsibility with thi
brotherhood for any disorders that
might occur.
In addition to the hundred^, of
trainmen in the brief walkout, about
250 clerks also were idle.
The military company, remaining
in Salisbury is scattered, patrolling
the Southern passenger station, thj
postoffice square and other points.
A public meeting at the court house
tonight was addressed briefly by J. M.
Ellis, president of the State Federation
of Labor, who is one of the strike
leaders. He counseled all to keep
ef lm and quiet and within the law.
Preparing to Sign up
For Raise in Wages
Washington, Aug. 23.?The West
Virginia non-union coal operators are
preparing to sign up with mfners the
agreement raising the basic scale
from $4.08 per day to $7.18, it was
reported today to Federal uel Distributor
Spencer. The new river district
is said to be already signed up.
Adams Tessier
On Sunday, August 20th, Mr. J. E.
Tessier and Miss Mamie Adama were
married at Grace church parsonage
in the presence of a few friends, Di.
J.^F. Kilgo performed the feremony.
They left for Hendersonvllle on their
wedding tour, after which they will
go to Duncan, S. C., which will be
their home. These are admirable
young people and their friends wish
for them a long and happy life.
Committee Orders
1922 5cale to Miners
Pittsburgh, Aug. 23.?The scale
committee of iPttsbunrh coal Droduc
ers associated today ordered the 1922
scale at all mines owned and operated
by its members, but deelined to
yield to the demands of the United
Mine Workers that check off provision
of scale be enforced. About
45,000 miners are affected.
Miss Lena Bailey left for Greenville
today, Where she will have her
tonsils removed. Her many friends
hope that she can soon return home.
Miss Maria Kerhnlas has returned
from Gastonia/N. C., where she was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. ?.
Tfakit,
CONFERENCE TODAY
IN NEW YORK
New York, Aug. 22.?Four au'rpriso
factors entered into the r.nj
strike situation today, any one of
which, according to representatives
of roads' and brotherhoods, nicy vitally
aflfert the action of the Association
of Railway Txecutives u'li.'fi it
meets tomorrow i, cotiaiitei peace
propcsuis for medi;"on with .he Big
'Five brotherhood. They were:
1: Tho announcement that presidents'
of three powerful Eastern
roads, Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania,
E. E. I.onmis of the I.r-high
Valley, and William Beslor of the
Jersey Central, were expected to arrive
from Europe on the Majestic tr.
time to participate in the conference
of the Association of Railway. Executives.
2: The grant by three large steel
n/rmAroi mvso nf n OH nnn {mw/mo
vw?|/vft(?V(VUO VA M MV pv 1 VVlkb lllcicao'
ed wage to their several hundred
thousand day laborers.
3: Assertion by L. F. Loree, president
of the Delaware & Hudson and
chairman of the Eastern Presidents'
conference, that predictions of a
strike settlement and peace in the industry
were "all bunk."
4: The announcement that several
of the brotherhood ch'efs are en
route from the West with practical
proposals for settlement of the shop
crafts strike, which they will submit
to roil executives if all other peace
advances fail.
Heads of the association of executives
refused to comment on the unexpected
arrival of the three Eastern
presidents. Their return on the same
bout and in the midst of the present
crisis was admittedly significant,
however, especially since their representatives,
their vico presidents,
have bcon the nucleus of the group
which, in conference of the national
association, have consistently fought
against any peace plan which taqlifcj
ed reinstatement of strikers With,
seniority rights unimpaired. ?biNm
j m ^ - '.\ ^ '. J
spent Saturday and Sutiday with Mr.
Noland West and family.
The boll weevils are doing a great
deal of damage in this community.
The revival meeting will start at
ML Lebanon Baptist church, the 4th
Sunday in August. We* are trusting,
jn Gcd for a great revival.
Caroline and Conie Lawson spent a
short time at the "Home of Mr. Howard'
Whitehead Sunday.
Gertrude " and Ila Cathcart and
^lice Lawson spent Sunday afternoon
iit the home of Mr. J-. D. Lawson.
Mr. Hamp Cathcart and family visited
Mr. Jim Lawson Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge West spent
Monday with Mr. Hamp Cathcart and
family.
Mrs. Robert Lawson and littlo
daughter, Meryl, visited her father,
Monday afternoon.
Mr. end Mrs. Charlie Lawson spent
Sunday rfternorn with Mr. and Mr.'.
Bob Lawson.
Mr. Jim Lawson of Pauline visited
*.Ir Kill T nw^An Dntolimnn
duy afternoon.
Mad Dog Attacks
Spartanburg Man
Spartanburg, Aug. 22.?Strangling
a mad shepherd dog to death with his
left hand while the brute held his
right hand in its mouth was the experience
of Elmer Pridmire Inst
Wednesday night. Tha young man,
who lives in the Bethesda section, w?3
returning home after making a call,
and as he was walking along the
t?/vod 4 Un /Iaoh ntf n/? 1*aVtJ /mama l*/v
i vau nic uwp, uttavivcu ill III ixuiil U?:hind.
Mr. Pridmore kicked the animal
cflf, and it came back at him,
charging at his face. As he warded
the attack the dog got him by his
right hand. The young man fought
back, catching *the dog by its throat,
at the same time calling for heip.
When assistance arrived it was found
that the dog had been choked to
death, but it had such a grip on the
young man's hand that force had to
be used to liberate his hand.
The young man was taken to a physician
and it was found necessary to
amputate a part of one finger. The
head of the animal was sent to Columbia,
and a telegram was sent back
stating that the dog had a well pronounced
case of hydrophobia. Mi"
Pridmore is being given the Pasteur
treatment, and his friends hope that
no ill results there will be from his
heroic fight for his life.
Mr. Pridmore is about 22 years of
age, and is the son of Tom Pridmore.
The dog was a stranger in
that section, tl is not known where
it came from or whose it was. It bit
A. ~ f _ 1.1 m ^i_i i.
two cows in tne nicniana creeic section.
M.rs. Eva Harris of Salisbury, N.
C., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R.
TTaynes Harris.
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Chicago, Aug. 22 AMooUlr
ed lrc;s).--Tfce ^iaitij^^fc'of.prni- I
has not only wiflHpsrt the un 1
eiaj l .yioent of a fcw.^^Ks ago but |
hhs created a shortag^^Bmea with i
an accompanying inoi^^Hjfn Whges, ;
icf ordingr to emploj^K* sgqnt3, i
railway officials and j^Btfacturers ,
tonight.
One evidence of thte,9H| Mild, Was
io be found in the id W? an h
.noun<-ed for empI<)yei^^^W|Q&'XJAitigd I
Sta*:e? Steel Cori>o>am^HKiiy. Em- 1
ployioont agents --'coj^Einted that .<
there was a scarcity d^Hn rfilroaU i
labor and farm hnnchij^H&iaid that t
as a result higher wu^HftMre heing
offered. One railroad JMBt attempt- t
od to show that the vjfl&oiripaniea <
were forced to pay Jmj- 1
< ausc of tha wages for the ]
same class of labor railroads' ]
acting under authority-jH?6 railroad .
labor board. <
While common lafal^Hlthe steel <
mills here is receivittflHw cents ar i
hour at present, he sai^Hfiion hanus ]
constituting common on the ]
.railroads are receivinJ^Ksimum of
35 cents an hour in t^^Hpago dis- j
Irict. These mainten^^Kof way 1
men, he said, even decrease
in wages authorized sH| railroad I
labor board, and effect^HRt July 1, t
are still receiving an hour |
more than the commO^^n' in the i
steel mills.
While the increase B^Hted steel
workers largely will e<n^H> tbjls, he !
pointed out the maintdgflBi ef way
workers have a wage ^^Btnvolving
all Class 1 roads comj|^Rdfore the
labor board August $^HB?n their
leaders will ask that cut of
July 1 be reconsidartjj^^H^ that an .
increase be granted, ll^Mjfpectatloh ,
being-that they wdLd^^Ht the -did
rate with a maxi^^HH 40 cents ,
I w&lvtf Ak BMrt"!? 80
our ttflrt* Land in Y#k ,
Misses Mary and Marguerite Platan,
Mary Jones and Vera Murrfch, who
spent the summer in Europi, landed
yesterday in New Yofk on th^ steamship
Majestic. They will sjftnd several
days in New York beforf returning
to Union. The Misses Flyrin will <
visit college friends in Connecticut.
Mount Tabor |j|
. Mrs. B. F. Carter, of Mi, .Yabor,
has as her house guests Mr. nod Mrs.
S. S. McCullough and children,: of ;
Chester. They wil lalso visit friend? 1
and relatives at Lockhart. .Mrs. J. i
M. Minish. of Butler, Temi^^ik also <
visiting her.
Miss Azille Brawley is shedding a
few days with Miss Ruby Htigfees of
Cherokee County. ,
Misses Johnnie and Lylian Carteicalled
at the Vanderford's home Sun
day afternoon. ; ,*
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Scott and sister, ]
Miss Lula Carter, of Lockhart, visit- i
ed in Mt. Tabor Sunday.
9 ^ s itel '
Union Route 2:*'.
f. l
I Powell Betenbaugh und brpther ,
! Batie Betenbaugh and little, son are ,
spending a few days with tbpir broth- (
er in Atlanta, Ga. ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Eis<>n and son, j
John James, spent a few days in An ^
{ aerson, a. <j., at tne nome 01 Mr. ana (
Mrs. J.. P. Byars.
! Among the visitors at the home of |
I Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Young Sunday
were Mrs. Milton Jolly and children,
I Mr. and Mrs. Tom Young end little
daughter and Ernest Young!
Willie Sumner, Jr., spent Thursday
with his grandmother, Mre. J. P.
Willard.
This writer had the pleasure of atI
tending an Epworth League party j
Saturday night at the home,of Misses ,
Nina and Sudie Betenbuugh and a
nice time was enjoyed by all. There
was a large crowd present. Games ,
were played -until 9:30 o'clock when
cake and ice cream were trved as
refreshments. After refreshments
were served then games wife played
until a late hour, when everybody 1
left telling the young ladies they hail <
enjoyed the party to the i^bsst ex- i
tent. George Washington.
TODAY'S COTTON MftRKET
October . f 2&?5 22.bl> 1
December .. .. 22.80 22.62
January z*t7 22.40
March 22j80 22.48
May 224(0 22.85 i
N. Y. Spots .. , ^ . 22.90
Local market #.. 22.50
Miss Bessie Smoak of St^flfatthews
is visiting at the home ofsra. Ned
Arthur. ^
UNION CAPTAIN TO
HEAD MARKSMEN
Adjutant General Grant yesterday
announced the selection of the South
Carolina National Guard rille team to
participate in the national matches
at Camp Perry, Ohio. The team will
attend the small arms firing school
jnd participate in the matches. TJb.s*
Jates for the shooting are September
i to September 88.
C?pt. Witt S. Fore of Union, com-1
nanding the Johnson rifles, will captain
the guard team while Lieut. J.
3. K. DeLoach of Camden will be the
:oach. Lieut. Gary B. Byrd of Hartsrille
will be the quartermaster for
the team.
Twelve men will make the trip,
.iiusti mi tne warn using sa rouows:
apt. Witt S. Fore, Union; Lieut. J.
B. K. DeLoach. Camden; Lieut. Gary
E.. Byrd, Hartsville; Lieut. Joseph E
Bates, Orangeburg; Lieut. Joel J.
Padgett,' Walterboro; Sergt. C. C.,
Garrison, Fort Mill; Sergt. L. R. Bel',
Charleston; Sergt. G. N. Buchanan,
Greenville; Sergt. Furman Johnsm.
Etoek Hill; Corn. J. H. Hovis, Rock
Till; Pvt. R. V. Brannon, Union.
Alternates aie: Sergt. G. A. Martion,
Charleston, and Corp. II. D.
iYright, Brookland.
The team was selected from th?
>est shots during the annual encomp
nent held at Camp Jackson the latter
rart of July. During the encamp
nent mtrh practice was engaged in
md some fine scores made.
Party for Mrs.
Turner Fitten, of Atlanta
On Monday afternoon, at her at
tractivo heme on Main street, Mrs,
W. T. "Beaty entertained a score* or
move or rriooils in honor of Mrs. Turner
Fttten of Atlanta, who fa visiting
her pnrcnts, Col. and Mrs. T. C. Duhean.
Receiving with the hostess wer?
Mhra. Norman Boaty and Mesdnmes B
F. Alston, Jr., and Mis, J. F. Walker
r*.
At first the party was of an A1
Fresco nature, the uests being seated
the vine-clad poich, chatting ano
HjOW&lft topics of the day?fashions
the music rooms where tnS^^mjoyen
several solos by Mrs. Devereaux Turner,
and instrumental numbers by
Mrs, Alston.
Then the company was invited into
the dining room where the guests
found their places at several tables,
all beautiful with their floral centrepieces.
Mrs. Fitten's chair was dec^
orated with trailing clematis, tied
tVt+Vi \rViifn hilln TToll flnwora nrnisx
U3cd in profusion in all the rooms,
giving touches of bright color to the
scene, and adding to its beauty.
A salad course, followed with delicious
ices and cake was served, and
after loitering and chatting awhile,
the guests reluctantly departed, taking
with them pleasant memories of a
charming entertainment.
Pacolet Route 2
August 21, 1922.
We see so many good articles in
a anu iiuigu^iitua auu >vc wuiiuci
why more young people- don't like to
read. It is a sad fact that these
readers of The Times are not going
:o be here always and we can't help
out wor.dei who is going to fill their
places.
I found a definition of a friend not
long ano, and I want to ask 'Hey
Denver" if he cyn givo- us a better
one than this: "A friend is a person
ivho comes in when I he whole world
lias gone out. A hank of credit on
which we can draw supplies of confidence.
council, sympathy, help and
love. One who considers my needs
before eleservings. One who smile*
->11 our fortunes, frowns on our faults
-sympathizes with us. One who
gaining the top of the ladder, will not
forget you if you remain at-the bo*ton:.
One who understands ou>
silence.
I am glad to hear of -so many
young people (and older ones, too)
uniting with the various churches o?*
the county. I ^vish them much success
in their early Christian life.
To Establish Biological
Calamity Institute
Tokio, Aug. 22.?With a view to
minimizing the effects of biological
calamities of which Japan has had a
generous share, a biological calamity
investigation institute is to be established
at the Tokio Imperial Univer.is..
rm I 1 1 s._ 1.
Nity. 1 lie rcBvarcnes vo oe unueriaKpn
by the Institute will be supported
by the Colleges of Medicine, Technics
Literature and Economcis. Primarily,
methods of research and the application
of the results of such researches
will be studied.
Mrs. Nannie Sanders, who has been
in Wallace Thomson hospital for four
months, left yesterday for her home
in Kolton very much improved in
health.
WORK RfiS&KED
IN MINW TODA^
Chicago, Aug. 22 ^By thp Assoc i^t
ed Press).-?Soft coal operators am
miners in two suites made peace to
day while nn'.h-acitc operators am
miners a;.d representatives meetini
in Philadelphia adjourned a joint con
feici\ce without reaching an agree
! ment,
Illinois and Indiana* miners pre
I pared tonight to enter the pits to
morrow, following Michigan, Iowj
and Wyoming miners, who yesterday
concluded agreement with opera
tors, Southeastern operators am
miners were .holding conferences ai
Kansas City. 1
The ptv.ee negotiations alreadv
cgrapieteu causoa tne department o!
labor to estimate the weekly bitumin
ou8 coal production at 9,000,000 ton*
within a week.
All agreements thus fab concludec
have been based on the settlement
made at Cleveland last week betweer
John L. Lewis, president of the Unit
od Aline Workers of American, ant
nis associates and opetutors fron
seven 3tates. Under this agreement
the miners return to work at th?
same wage scale, and under the sasm
working conditions as when thej
struck- April 1, 144 days ago. Thi?
agreement is to remain in effect imti
March 31 with provision for a fact
indi.'.g commission to inve stigate h
coal industry and the selection of
subcommittee of operators and l- in
'jrs at a joint conference at Cleveland
ctober 2 to determine methods oi
negotiating future wage scales.
The agreement between Illinois
miners and operators cam,? after a\
most continuous conferences lasting
live days. President Frank Farring
ton of the Illinois miners-union < n
tored the conferences, which he si:
gestc-d following the Cleveland ni et
ng, with the statement that any ottlcmor.t"
would be predicated on the
Cleveland plan. Illinois operai r.-s
expressed their determination to n
sist on arbitration, they having of
fered to pay the wage scale in effod
when the minors quit if grievances
weve tq^ arbitration.
tractive party on Saturday aftem *oi
when she entertained tho members
the Fortnightly club and oihci
friends.
Six tables were arranged for bridrv
in the reception hall and living ro- ni
The color scheme, yellow, was borj.
tifully carried out in the decoration*
of sunflowers, golden glow arid d ih
lias, and the tables were marked wit!
yellow daisies.
The first prize, a work basket, wa<
awarded to Mrs. J. W. Euchannn-. th<
second, a shopping list, to Mrs. Evv.i:
Goodwyn, and the consolation. :
bridge score prd. to Mrs. George /*.oi
ler.
After sards wore laid aside th(
hostess, assisted by her young co;
and daughter, Marion and Jlclen
served delicious shorbert and cake.
? . i tm Four
Men Attack
Jacksonville Aisn
Jacksonville, Aug. 22. ? Robert F
Daugherty, sales manager for th<
Jacksonville Gas company, was seize*,
by four men while enjoying an outinr
with his family at Camp Johnsto/
this afternoon and severely beater..
Mr. Daugherty, his wife ani
young son, was fishing at the camp
four nun approacneu uie part> in at
automobile, according to his story tr
the police, and after making a threat
cning remafk, pounced upon him niu
he sustained a broken rib and pain
ful laeerations and bruises. His as
sallni.ls jumped into their car and es
caped
The men were unmasked, Mr
Daugherty said, and so far as knowi
he had ru?\ er seen tht-ni before, lit
was unable to account for the atla.i
in any way.
International Air Congress
In London in 1923
/
London, Aug. 22.?Great Britain
will hold an International Air Con
eress in London the last week of Junt
1923. The conference will be oper
fo nil countries which are signatories
of the International Air Convention
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wanna maker o
Orangeburg are visiting their pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Arthur.
Mrs. A. J. Harvey of Pinopolis am
Miss Neely James of Spartanburg
v/ho have been the guests of Mrs. I'
B. Bobo, left for tb*ir respcctiv*
homo3 today. ,
S. Krass leaves today for New Yovl
~rd oth^r points. lie will visit hi:
children while in New York and wil
purchase a fall stock of goods.
Mr. and. Mrs. Geo. E.' Simmons o
Spartanburg are visiting Mrs. Chan
R. Smith this week.
Miss Mamie Octzel of Greenville 1
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mr?
Geo. H. Oetzel, on Main street.
\
* COLLINS SHOT
r FROM AMBUSH
Cork, Aug. 28 (By the Associated
i Pre**),?"Forgiyc thejn" were the
- last words of Michael Collins, cqtni
mender of tho Free f?t*te amy, as he
j wt 8 dying from the aasnssin's bullet
. last night. Mr. Collins' pnrt3 was
. ambushed while visiting various mill.
* tarypositions in South Ireland.
London, Aug. 23 (By the Associat*
ed Press).?An Evening News disr
patch from Dublin says it t$ believed
. that Colling was accompanied by >cv1
en Free States stuff ollljcers, including
L Major General Dalton, when be w?3
killed ftojn ambush last night. Sev,
eral soldiers, the dispatch eoid. have
y been killed or wounded during .he at.
tack on Collins' party, a Centrn. News
, dispatch says Dalton himself wa?
wounded in the lighting.
,
I London, Aug, 22 (By the Asi-ociat!
er Press).?Michael Collins, head >f
ihe Irish provisional government and
| the Irish nationul army, was sho.
i and killed from ambush at Bundon
. County Cork, tonight a few b-urs
> niter he had been given an ova'.ion
_ by the people of CV vl* City. >vKo for
r the urst time soy the Free S ate
5 hoio in the uniform of commnildcr-ir.
i chief. Thus within ten days two ohe
1110-t pi eminent liguros in the
new I' : }. t re. mm r have been 11iito\ed
by do.tth. Just ton days . g .
Fiesider.t CJridith of the dail ei e .nn
[ considered '.ho brains of the new nd
. utlaiatration, died in Dublin; tonigh.
Yifchael Cqliuis, the Free State's niil!
itavy genius, was killed at the moment
wi\on the dissipation of cue Irj
regular forces in the south wrs considered
complete.
Several attacks have *beci made
'the life of Id clinel' ?. film's
dead of the prmfisijiir.l g ?v rinent
, tml 0( l- tnaudei'i t-< liii f >f li Iv'so
. national army. 'I ho lut ?st t amp..
.vas a bombing outingf when 1. s car
.vas ambushed last Friday aic .noon
. >n the Dublin side of Siillorgm The
5 afticial communication tissue u with
this attack did not indicate whether
"dr. Coliins was in the matiunp at
he tiwie. The drivojT was v/uundfed
ajad the ear was wrecked, a bomb and
ill"* 1 vrr-mr,
f Collins Was on his way homo after
r having addressed a meeting at Nusa.
County Kiidarc, he was attacked by a
; group of men, 3ome with rifles, who
.ushed hi3 car and opened five.
The Collins party returned the lite
s and one of tho assailants was captur.
.d. Collins was hot injured,
i . Mr. Collins, ir. addition to b dr.p
"ommandor-in-chief of the i ati? r.ai
s ;;imy, was finance minister in the dail
i eireann cabinet. He was one cf those
? who succeeded in obtaining a tempo
i lary injunction in Now York on Mot.
. .lav. restraining Camon Do Valcta oi
his agents from v/ithdravving funds
? collected lor the Irish Republican
t cause deposited ir. ba: ks in Xcw Yo?x
, City.
Collins, always ar. ardent Sinn
i einer, was among these leaders
,chile holding to the fundamentals ot
i tradition for the frc.lrm of Ireland
stiii were willing t. cfTcct a peac.
with Great Britain, it became r.cccs;
sary in view of the recent operations
I I the irregular icrcej for Collins to
. .uranic active charge ot the national
i ax my in the field tr.d iki some time
j f*.st he had abandoned the civil p er.
j'cl the government for the rointary
i Americans recently ain ir?.z in
ij London froni Dunlin dc.lar-.. tnu
>i th?? uSSHSSlHAtiOli ??1 ColliliS jS tOlV
.'cast iii Jielaiid. It wa pluniicd t.?
I Si'iuii' ilit* ivniov.ii uf 'In* stilt* remain
.! ing nut .st anding figure in ilf- provi.
I "it nnl govei iinn-nt a.nl i1 v :t saiti
-'in In* also ill p..it a tiK'n.inr o' ft*
!|ii*al against ilif sin ?t lug ' llaii
. J. Holand. the close associ ilt
1 Eanion l>e Valera, by Free State so!
:? dicvs.
; Agitation had been going oil for a
considerable time, ami iht walla ot
Frinity college and other public build
ings bore the inscription, "Harry Bol
land murdered." !' ers on telegraph
poles insisted that Bolnnd win
shot by Free Staters, when he was unarmed.
As a measure of precaution, extr.i
, guards were thrown around the na
, tional chief because the determination
of the radical elements to rid the
country of the strong man in the
Free State movement was an accepted
; fact.
With Arthur Griffith, Collins wav
considered one of the mainstays of
| the provisional government since its ?
inception.
,, LittlejoHn-Smithwick
The following announcement will
c Dc read witn interest:
s Mr. and Mrs. James R. Littlejohn
1 announce the marriage of their
daughter
i marie
i. to
Mr. Joel A. Sinithwick
s on Tuesday, August the twenty-second
i. nineteen hundred and twenty-two
Jonesville, South Carolina.
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