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SENATORS URGE DRA!
IN COS
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Washington, Aug. 24w?45cnat? dis. 14
suasion, the first extended debate on j ?
either the coal or rail strikers,
brought expressions from practically
t all senators participating today that
in their judgment there -was hound to
be actual hardships and suffering 1
from lack of Ooal this winter even: i
should the strikes be settled tomor-IJ
row. 1
Senator Calder (Republican of
New York declared that New York ;
City faces "a desperate" sitdatidn. '
He urged that operators and mincn
be given 48 hours in which to adjust 1
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?..i??vnn;o aiiu nisi II Ulity '
failed "it will be the duty of this
congress to give to the president full
and complete authority to take over
the mines and to operate them for the
benefit of American people."
Senator Lenrcot (Republican) of
, Wisconsin declared that the situation
with respect to both the coal and rail i
controversies was "so bad" that the;
people's interest now?justified "more
than mediation.*
"The president ought to be authorised
to take over both the railroads
and the mines and in his discretion j
to operate them," said he.
Complaining about What he characterized
as the inaction of both the
president and congress, Senator
Walsh (Democrat of Massachusetts
declared that much of the unrest in
the country was due "to the fact that
here we dilly dally; here we object:;
here we filibuster; here we never take
action."
Demanding immediate action to re -1
lieve what he said threatened to be a
desperate. situation this coming win-,
ter, Senator Walsh warned that there
was a "growing belief among the people
that in ah emergency like this
they will be allowed to starve and die
without relief from their govern ..4
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Vigorously defending the president.' i
SeAatar Cummins declared that the executive
had done everything in his '
power to bring about settlements and <
to relieve the people. He said he had 1
never known a man who had labored *
dus trial factions Head^W that'ra-1 <
Bp sponsibflity for the f&ilure to end the'
strikes rested neither with the pres-' ?
Gf?'v ident nor congress, but that blame at- <
tached to both parties to the control | f
versies. <
Both Senators Cummins and Borah <
asserted that the president had no
power to compel an agreement. Mr. j '
Borah held also that congress had no
power under the constitution to enact
legislation compelling a settlement *
and a simliar view was expressed by 1
Senator Shields (Democrat) of Ten- <
nessee. j I
Senator Nelson (Republican of 1
Minnesota expressed the opinion that i
the "whole trouble" was "unionism." i
'"Gentlemen here seem to be afraid '
to meet the real issue, but that is the 1
* real Issue," he declared. "There .is no 1
aise of sidestepping this matter. You f
are all afraid to say anything about
.the unions." 1
Replying, Senator Cummins declared
that it ought to be a crime.for employees
to strike when the govern-'
ment undertook to adjudge for them
the justice of a dispute. He added '
that in his opinioh was a final remedy
for such conditions as those now ex- '
isting.
"I don't think," he declared, "that
-our civilization can long endure if a '
"body of artisans, embracing all in one: ]
industry, can leave their employment j
by concert and conspiracy at the same
time."
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Hand Mangled in Machine j
Mr. Charles Jones, who * runs the
waste machine at Union Mills, had
the misfortune to sustain severe injury
of his right hand when it was
caught in the machine yesterday af- j i
ternoon and badly mangled. He wa^ <
carried immediately to Wallace 1
Thomson hospital for surgical attcn. '
tion. Today he is resting well. <
Mr. Jones says he thought the machine
had stopped and was trying to ']
find out if it was afire, when the accident
happened.
Mrs. Lewis M. Rice Improving ]
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Mrs. Lewis M. Rice, who was car- j
ried to Wallace Thomson hosptal for j
a very serious operation three weeks ]
ago, Is now improving flowly. She j
-will be able to leave for home in a .
few days, it is confidently believed. |
Upper Fair Foreat Meeting
A protracted meeting will be be - .
mm at tViA Um>er Fairforest church I
next Sunday which will run through ]
next week. Rev.*H. W. Stone of Kel- :
ton will assist the paator In th? ser- ;
0 vice?. The public is invited to at- <
tend. That first service will be held i
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Edw. S. Reaves, ]
Pastor.
STIC ACTION |
I AND RAIL STRIKE
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STRIKERS' RANKS
AS YET UNBROKEN
. Salisbury, N. C., Aug. 24.?Striking
shopmen of the Southern railway at
Spender are standing pat for a national
agreement, and not a man of
the 1.700 who left the shops on Jui>
1, has left the ranks of the strikers,
according to officials of the unions ?n/o
lived.
Picket work goes on unabated,
though most of the clubs carried oy
:he pickets a few days ago have d s
appeared. Meanwhile, the shops are
running full time and new recruits
Are being received daily, a contingent
flftvinc nrrivnH {!*??????
>fflcials claim their position is growng
stronger daily, and that the shops
ire rapidly tilling with new men.
While trains are somewhat delayed, in
jome instances several hours, the
movement holds up well and mails are
making good time, according to railmad
officials.
Officials of Central Methodisr
ihurch, of which the Rev. T. P. Jimiion
is pastor, today wrote a letter to
3ol. Don Scott, in command of the
?ight companies of troops here,
shanking him for his offer of military
piard to be placed at the home of the
minister, but advising him that troops \
will not be needed for this purpose.
The officers of the church Tuesday;
light placed a number of guards atj
heir pastor's home, following receipt,
>f threatening letters and the attack
made upon the preacher by John
31oop, postal clerk, Monday.
Colonel' Scott issued a, statement
;oday assuming full responsibility for
placing troops on guard duty here
ind at the Spencer shops Monday
light and saying that the guard was
lot required either by railway oficials
or by union leaders. "I con-;
.idere.i I had information enough nt
land to order the troops." said Cni>nod
Scott's statement. "Neither Mr.
BHlis (president of the State Federu-.
don-of Labor) nor the Southern ralW:
jfn Tiffliilf-iiiiflri
Seven companies o? guardsmen arc
mcamped three miles from Spen.j
:er, while one company remains on
fuard duty in Salisbury at the South- j
irn passenger station and at the post jffice,
where Sloop is employed.
[Yotter Gets Absolute Divorce'
Grand RApids, Mich., Aug. 25.? j
Fudge Dunsham of the superior court
boday awarded a decree of absolute
iivorce to Melvin E. Trotter, super
ntendent of the Grand Rapid Rescue
Mission and a nationally known evangelist.
He dismissed the suit for separate
maintenance brought by Mrs.
rrotter. He held her charges that
ter husband had been unfaithful and
had treated her cruelly had not been
mbstantiated hy the evidence.
Jrges Churches in Stand
Against Ku Klux Klan
Chicago, Aug. 25.?The Protestant i
:hurches of Chicago were urged today J
bo join with the Catholics, Jews and
negroes in a definite stand against'
bhe Ku Klux Klan, following an anti-|
Clan demonstration at a meeting of.
:ommercial and religious leaders last'
light. Dr. Howard A. Johnston, president
of the Chicago Church FederaJ
tion, said he would call upon the trus-t
ees of the federation to deal the
Klnn a death blow.
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National Army Troops
Capture Last Two Positions
Belfast, Aug. 25 (By the Associated
Press).?The National army troops
todAy captured the towns of Kinsak
and bunnuwuy the laot two positions
held by the Irish Irregulars in the
a# o !nrv a A irinno
^VUMVJ v* \A/in nvvukuing nurivrn
reived here.
rhree Persons Dead
In Big Oklahoma Fire
Muskogee, Okla., Aug. 25.?Three
persons are reported dead and a score
injured and more than half of the
business district of Haskell, Okla., is
in flames this morning. The Are is
beieved to have been caused by the
Ignition of gas gumes by a cigarette.
Jo Not uwe Administration
Any Debt of Gratitude
Lansing, Mich., Aug. 25 (By the
Associated Press).?Replying to a
telegram received from Herbert
Hoover, W. W. Potter, state fuel administration,
today declared the people
of the state of Michigan do not
own the federal fuel administration
any debt of gratitude for being without
fuel supplies and being forced to
pay profiteering prices for such coal
as they cah obtain in open market.
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DUPRE'S LAST iG
APPEAL HEARD
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The forces for Frank B." DuPre, 19year-old
slayer of Irby C. Walker, so
made the final stand for the life of atl
.the oondemned youth in an appeal to coi
Governor Thomas W. Handwick m<
Thursday morning. DuPre has been w?
sentenced to be hanged September 1. ed
The hearing was cloncluded soon vei
after noon. Governor Hardwick nn- ^ti
r.ounced he would not. reach a decision
for soyeral days, indicating he would m,t
rule on the appeal Monday. cm
Regardless of what Governor Hard- mi
wick decides in the appeal for com- hoi
mutation of sentence to life impris- ]
onment, Thursday appeal was to close Kn
the matter, .Attorney H. A. Allen, Du- hoi
Pre's cotinsel, announced Thursday.
It had been reported the case would er
be taken to the Supreme Court of ou,
the United States, but Mr. Allen said _i_
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after he had investigated the possibilities
of such action he found it ad- fr?
visable and would let the case rest ^
with the governor.
The appeal to the governor was
marked by threat of a flst fight be- ^
tween Allen and Solicitor General
John Boykin, which was narrowly y0
averted by Governor Hardwick. The
controversy arose when the solicitor!
said Mr. Allen had been unable to' m.J
produce certain affidavit makers af-! m
ter making ah appeal fotta new trial
on the strength of the affidavits.
Allen jumped to his feet and de- j
nied it heatedly. Governor Hardwick i. w
rapped for order and reprimanded in
both parties. I
B. Graham West, city comptroller,'. i
second man to be shot by DuPre, ap- j
peered before the governor and Again 1 n"
urged that the law be enforced and
that the sentence of death be carried
out. He reiterated his statement made ^a1
two weeks ago to the Georgia prison sta
commission. ,KaI
On invitation of Governor Hard- trf
wick he reviewed the happenings on
the day on which he was shot, De- C0)
cember 16, 1921. |wo
Jesse Mercer, of the Georgia Law me
and Order League, Meyer Goldberg 011
nrd Harvey Hatcher, Atlanta attor- in
neys, also appeared to urge that the nis
sentence he carried out. to
Opthe aide of DuPre, only the at* urn
ceeded by Mr. Allen, who made the to
final appeal. coi
P. A. DuPre, father of the "Peach- ves
tree bandit"j Mrs. Irby C. Walker and nia
her little daughter; Mrs. C. T. Osburn,
leader of. the Atlanta women pr<
working in DuPre's behalf, and Mrs. str
John E. Glower, of East Lake, anoth- Se<
er woman interested,' were in the inc
room. ne:
At its conclusion at noon Governor pu
Hardwick said it would be several wi
days before he announced his de- ln<
Mfli'f\n fri
The hearing was held in the senate en?
chamber.?Atlanta Georgian. wii
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PERSONAL MENTION m
Miss Martha Hollingsworth will re- ga
turn Sund'-y from a two weeks' visit as
to Laurens and Clinton. nn,
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Burley of ppi
Charleston, who are visiting out at an
Lockhart spent yesterday with Dr. bu
and Mrs. W. H. Hope. (R?
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schiletter have be
returned from a visit to Clemson Col- Gf
Icn-e. OV(
Mrs. W. H. Hope and children expect
to leave soon for Covington, Ga. _ _
Mrs. W. F. Caldwell and children
who have been confined at the home
of Mrs. Eugene Sanders With scarlet
fever for the past week were able to
Ko mmnvoH t/\ flip Vinmo nf Mrs T .1. sr?
Alverson at Sedalia yesterday. Their mi
many friends hope they will soon bo ya
entirely well. , ex
Guy Hawkins and W. H. Lancaster tei
are attending the state campaign in he
Spartanburg today. eg
Mr. snd Mrs. J. P. Ray announce
4.1 L!-lL - * - -2 Li A OA f/v ?.
int? li*t in ui u uuuKHitT nuKiunt cv w j^(
be called Frances Hilda.
Pagsani Sunday NJght pi
tw
The Y. P. S. of Green Street will ar
Rive a pageant Sunday night under ca
the training of Miss Janie McDaniel. ou
Miss McDaniel is a young girl who on
volunteered for life service and by
her patience and ' continuous work
shows that she is carrying out her
promise. The young people also deserve
credit in the way they grasp the
opportunity to do the Lord's work, all
Many have expressed a desire to leud toi
the cottage prayer meeting prepara- Ss
tory to the revival meting that will tei
be given at Green Street. ac
The public is invited to attend, es. ye
pecially the young people's prayer wi
service, W<
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS
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OVERNMENt^fiF
TAKE OVEUpS
Washington, Aug. 94 jjftjfcylftciated
Piles).?8<?v?>i|ijPyiir
ion of the coal mine* general
ntroJ of coal diBtrt Ire tippy'ftgch a
inner as to prevent JpFlWiillillt
ve proposed in measas^fhlteroductoday
in the senate. " thw deLopments
in the coa3 anfctreil*'iituons
included: ,ydf
Decision by the senatijlpbir oomtt?
to eefcatitute the jyiah coal
amission bill for T^||*b Sum
ttee bill, passed ynstsnjfty by the
Demands in the ?nilTO pecuapt
d drastic government adrift th end
th the coal and rail strides.
Announcement by Sesfftibnrjr Hoevthat
within a week daify'bitumins
coal production weiMrhh mfl<
nt for the nation's nsftBi but that
j country faced a shortage of
tight cars, which wtiftfih'be aeute
thin a month.
A suggestion by Chaftilnaa Borah
the senate labor copuHfctee, that
> authorities of other tft(tl fallow
> lead of Governor Mifyr of New
rk in dealing with thtlg local ooal
uations. ?(.
\ declaration by Cfytfg|||&n Cumna
of the senate inthgftate comrce
committee that oonjEns* at its
Kt session would taJietqK? Industrial
jblems with a view to' determining
hat place unionism shhisld occupy
the civilization of United
\ resolution empowering the pres:nt
to take over and Aerate the
nes was introduced/ bjtj. Senator
ilsh (Democrat) of hUhachusetts
er a long and heated* wnate dete,
and was referred tosthe interite
commerce commtttNjj. To this
ne committee was sOjggfan arbiition
bill offered by Savior Cumns,
proposing to creates federal
il distributing agaolgKr which,
rking through the intmnte comirce
commission, would'ffthtrol not
ly distribution of, but JJdfiteering
coal. Chairman Curanffi^ called a
eting of his commttjjBjjSaturday
consider the adminis^jjMten msasrhe
senate ia\ . first
call up tomorrow. It mKjoses a
nmisslon of five mewbi ftq./njtigate
the whole coal W^i6ry ?nd
ike recommendations to cpngrnas.
An Rpnntn rich ate nrocetsded with
fictions by some senators of dire
ess over the country this winter,
cretary Hoover predicter a sharp
lease in bituminous poduction
<t week, placing the probable outt
at 7,000,000 tons, as compared
th 4,000,000 tons last week. He
licated, however, that serious
insportation ^difficulties would be
countered in the movement of eoal
th the crisis reached within n
nth unless there be a settlemen.
santime of the railroad strike.
The anthracite situation was rerded
by the secretary of commerc >
serious. With the mines tied up
d little prospect of an immediate
tlement of the strike, he advised
thracite users to be prepared to
rn substitutes next winter, assert?
that provisions probably would
made for the priority movement
such substitutes to householders
er industries.
arshals Patrolling
Railroad Yards
Poodhouse 111.. Aue. 25 (By the As
citaed Press).?The federal deputy
arshals are patrolling the railroad
rds here this morning following an
plosion which is believed was in.
nded to wreck the Illinois hotel and
adquarters of the non-union Chigo
and Alton shop workers,
egotiations Come to an End
Paris, Aug. 25. (Bv the Associated
ess).?Negotiations in Berlin hereen
the reparations runmission
id German governmenff officials
me to an end at noon today withit
having produced any compromise
the German reparations question.
Weevils Ruin Crop
The boll weevil Is ruining or has
ready ruinel a large part or the cotn
on the two state farms, Ool. A. K.
inders, superintendent of the penintiary,
said yesterday. Much less
reage was planted to cdtton this
ar, Colonel Sanders said, but what
is planted has been ruined by the
sevil.
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Miss Mary Speak* from Rock Hill
the guest of Miss jtoberbuWallace.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Sale returned
tesday from Union where tftey visitDr.
and Mrs. M. D. HuiJE?New
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Mrs. O. S. Brock and mother, Mrs.
rock, of Spartanburg, spent yeatery
wtth Mrs. F. E. Linder. & ?
SEES TO DISMISS <
BIGHAM'S APPEAL
Solicitor L, M. Gasque, of Marion
yesterday Hied a petition with the "~
supreme court to have the appeal ol
Edmund D. Bigham, convicted of the C
murder of his brother, L. Smiley Bigham,
dismissed on the grounds that
"it is manifestly without merit." The
petition to have the appeal dismissed
was hied along with the case and in
exceptions of the appeal itself, th? ti
latter being filed by A. L. King, at- $
tomey for Bigham. . B
Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary has Cj
set Friday, September 1, at 9:30 dt
o'clock in the morning for Solicitor B
Gasque to make his motion for a dis- he
missal under Rule 30 of the court, of
Rule 30 provides for the dismissal
by the court of all criminal appeals su
where there is apparent lack of merit si
in an appeal, the motion for dismiss- pi
d 1 tn KA rno/lA kw n T T??4?.w All
"V MV Uictvic W/ a Ovllvl VU1 U11UC1 UU
ihis rule Mr. Gasque hopes to have i]
the Bigham appeal dismissed. oi
Edmund D. Bigham was convictea hi
in March, 1921, of the killing of his ze
brother, L. Smiley Bigham, at the th
Bigham home, near Pamplico. He m
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair, but" appealed to the supreme Si
court for a new trial this auto- di
matically staying the death sentence. w]
Pending this appeal Attorney King ju
went before the supreme court on ,j.
habeas corpus proceedings, alleging ed
that Bigham had never been legally w]
tried and convicted. The court denied
Mr. King's petition. Mr. King
then completed his regular appeal p<
and the court also denied Bigham a -,r
new trial on this appeal. After this 0fl
denial Bigham then moved for a ne*v be
trial before Judge S. W. G. Shipp of th
the circuit court, claiming that af at
ter discovered evidence warranted a A
n??w trial. Judge Shipp refused the
new trial and Bigham appealed to the
supreme court from his refusal. This w"
is the appeal that Solicitor Gasque
will ask the court to dismiss one
week from today.
Solicitor Gasque gives all facts in
regard to the various appeals in his ^
petition for a dismissal. Attorney
King has accepted service of the petition.
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In the case and exceptions filed by ^
evidence was discovered ""since "the
w<
former trial and that it was no fault j
of the attorneys that this evidence
was not found prior to the first trial. ""
The alleged evidence consists of 12
laftora nn?t rarrla nnrl ntlmr nnnpt'f
the attorney declares. These letters
alleged to have been written by L. 1111
Smiley Bigham to Edmund Bigham,
were, it is said, in furniture stored ^!
away on the Bigham place and had 1
never been discovered until after th \
trial. They were in dresser drawers c"
that had been shipped from south ?'
Georgia to Pamplico. Edmund Big- u'
ham having moved fi*om Georgia to aT.
Pamplico. These dressers, Attorney "
King says, were stored in a house on gl
the place and had never been opened
until sometime after the trial when l;i
Mrs. EdirtUnd Bigham found them.
The letters, Mr. King says, are sign- a
ed in ink, "L. S. Bigham." The bod 81
of the letters is typewritten.
Possibly one of the most import,
ant of the group of letters is one in a
I nfUink Cmiloir HwrVin m \a o 1 1 Ofrn/'l f A
? I1IV.11 UlllllW^ 40 VV ,
have written that "I decided to kill 01
the last one of them and leave no
one to tell the tale." This letter, ac 3,1
cording to Atiorney King, is as follows:
"Mo'her and Margie had the two u'
signed deeds that had disappeared in ' '
their possession. Clausing troubl?
seems to be their pleasure. They
took the money that the postofHcc .
department had me chnrged with and
were the cause of Cleveland running
off and I had to pay the bond. For
years I have had to pay board, leave
home and pay board to be in peace to ('c
make my calculations and plats. m
"They poisoned father and tried co
to poison Letha's child after her
death. When I found them with the 01
(N eds I decided to kill the last one of tu
them r.nd le. v in one to tell tha taic.
1 am writing this to explain 'vhr I '
did this act. \ u wil never see me es
ai've again.' ' ^
Vrhen the court meets Friday t ?
nevt week an en banc session w:ll b.
h . .* on the Will'am Thompson case
and the case of the state vs. L-c is t' w
no reviewed ii. connect m . with* this 'h
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First Baptist Church
si
The pastor, I)r. Edward S. Reaves,
has returned from his vacation an 1
will meet his appointments next Sunday
as usual. All of the regular scr
vices will be held. The public is invited
to attend. ^
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We request that one of
the managers, or some ti
friend, telephone us the
. election returns Tuesday
evening so that we may post
the results. ^
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SEPARATE i
DROWNING NOW
UNDER ARRES1
Greensboro, Augj 24.?J. H. Biowj
g of tbiB city, claimant of one <
ie largest shares of the. allege
150,000,000 estate of Thome
rownlng, was arrested by Sout
arolina officers here yesterday ui
tr a fugitive from justice warran
rowning is wanted in Pelzer, wher
> is charged with having dispose
' mortgaged property.
His apprehension eume as the r?
lit of the publicity he has receive
nee it became known that he e>
;cts to receive approximately $13
10,000 from the estate of his uncl<
homas Browning, supposed Texa
I magnate. A warrant for Brown
g's arrest has^ been standing at Pel
r for some time, oflicers state, bn
e authorities had previously bee;
lable to determine his whereabout:
Arriving yesterday afternoon tli
mth Carolina ollicers went immc
ately to the sheriff's office hen
lore they secured the fugitive fron
slice warrant and, aeonipanied b
S. Phipps, deputy sheriff, proceed
1 to Browning's home at White Ool
here the arrest was made.
Bond of $100 to insure appearane
an early term of superior court i
dzer was quickly furnished by th
ospective millionah e's friends. Th
Seers at first insisted that the bon
made larger, but later agreed t
e $100 bond Browning's charaete
the mill where he is employed a
cloth carrier is considered good.
ENATE NEGLECTS
SOLDIERS' BONUS
Washington, Aug. 24.?The sol
ers' bonus bill received but littl
tention today in the senate. It wa
bmerged under discussions of th
al and rail strikes and the Newber
case with a result that leaders d<
t now anticipate its passage befor
11 . fg- ' i ^
Jul tna wiw tUlratCi MBIuh vSIJB
>od of Alabama, the Democrat!
vnippH hii nnnositinn tn th
easure, with Senator Heflin, Demo
ut, of the same s$aV, vigorousl;
ging its passage.
Senator Underwood declared th
irnsure was not an adjusted com
nsntion bill; that it had been prop
ly named by the public?a bonu
II.
"You can not measure service t
untry in dollars," declared the min
ity leader. "If you are to meas
e service in that way.^ien $G25 i
i absurd proposition. The paymen
a dollar a day wil not adjust tha
eat debt a generous people mus
ways owe to the gallant men \vh
rried the flag in time of war."
Senator Underwood argued that i
bonus was to be voted, congres
ould provide the funds throug
xation on this generation and nc
istpone payment of the billions t
time when the veterans themselve
>uid be called upon to bear mos
the burdens. He said the me
ho got money thi mph the wa
oaid help to pay the bonus if on
as to he given.
Sounding a warning against pilin
) a huge iier?i against m? iuiua
nator Underwood declared tha
tould an emergency arise durinf
at time this debt might prove
indirap as modern wars were di
tied not alone by man power and ir
istrial capacity of a country, but b
tancial resources.
Senator Heflin, supporting the bil
>clared that those opposing the bt
is had not made a "peep" whe
mgress was voting millions in th
ttlement of claims of war contracl
s. He chnrged that "war prof
ers" were fighting the bill "to th
nth" and that the "interests" wei
ling the newspapers wi h the greai
it propaganda against the measui
lat had been attempted since wti
lys.
Asserting that hundreds of thoi
inds of former service men wei
ithout jobs, Senator Heflin declare
lat there could be no atlk abot
heapening" a man's patriotisi
hen hunger demanded that he "g<
miething to eat and a place t
eep."
errific Wind Storm
Plays Havoc *in Kentuck
Louisville, Aug. 25.?One dea
tiree injured and considerable pro
rty loss was the toll of a terril
rind storm which swept a part i
.cuisville and Jeffersonville, In<
rlv ?odav following a rain and ele
rical disturbance.
To Vote on Liquor Question
Stockholm, Aug. 25 (By the Ass
iated Press).?Swedish people ne
lunday will Rive a decision at tl
oils for or against prohibition.
/
ND STRIKE;
HGREEMENT REJECTED
New York, Aug. 25 (By the Associated
Press.?Attempts to end tho
P shopmen's strike by separate settlo*
menU with individual roads failed today
and conferences are broken oif.
i- The rail executives are preparing to
f leave the town.
>d In announcing the break in the ne>s
pottoations David Williams, head exh
ccutive of the strike committee, said,
i- "Nothing eUe could happen. If th<-/
t. cuit fussing around we'll beat these
e fellows."
d From unofficial sources it was
learned the break came when labor
s- men rejected ttie proposal regarded
I by the rail executives as a big concession.
"
?, New York, Aug. 2< (By the Assoa
ciated Press).?"We are like bata:
i- we can't see the way out"?thus did
|. | the chief of one of the "Big Five"
II inilrond brotherhoods doscr.b' ' *
n l osition in which the running trad s
?. 1 >und themselves tonight after thi r
e latest efforts to settle the great sho..
>- laett's strike, now noarir.g the end
! i s eighth week,
ii Today's peace negotiations center. .
y on conferences between the brothm.
hood chiefs, cast as mediators, and
it the executives of more than a sco -
c.f roads representing approximately
e "0 per tent of the rail mileage in tin.
n United Slates ? conferences wlikn
c were called to order after the Ass t.
ciation of Railway Executives yestt rd
tiay had st'?ut!y d. ciitud to yield
0 the seniority question hut some ..f
r Members had indicated an interest \ i
9 a suggestion tl at separate agr
nient8 might be possible,
j Exactly 19 ix> ids, aggregating
. about a quarter of the country's inileI
:.ge, were represented when the d r: y
first session opened at the Yale e .
this morning. After the luncheon ,
cess, during which the mediators imported
back to the striking shopmen
at the hotel Woodstock, several move
executives slipped into the general
6 conference, Until more than 50 m;n'
lines and their subsidiaries were rcpJ
resented when the pareys broke up
B shortly before 7 o'clock. The Se. hoard
Air Um -*Mt the _
* Tfrftd VSStiai'ttte'ffcv wflftrees.
Although both sides jjMlflMBd
0 themselves no rearer agreement than
" when they first went into conference
^ : wa3 evident that the door to peace
had net been entirely closed, for a\_
0 noiuvomrnt was made that annth.v
session had been scheduled for tomorrow.
Observers speculated \v th
9! interest upon the question of whet tier
more roads would send their of^
ficials to the next meeting.
l" Although no official statements
wore issued regarding the results 01
s I t ?day's parley, indications were that
1 the roads represented at the confev*
ence were standing iirm with, those
(t who had detailed no delegates on the
? d >crion of their association not to
, yield an inch or. the demand tr
* strikers be reinstated with full scni
r' ority rights.
At the same time, shop craft lead*|ers.
in informal co : nt. indicated
? that they were no* any mood *.
3 accept individual r lemcntt,. Th
| fore of these tominej. ; was th.?t th
nj brotherhood moil ha. n.b. n
1 thorized to suggest abandonment i
e : the "all for one and on-- for all" pm
icy enunciated by the unions .t th.;
beginning of the strike.
t Policeman and Thief
4 Stage Hot Fight
?
A hand-to-hand struggh In toe
' darkness of a liriiid Hi s home
y flashes of pistol shots- between a
powerful negro burglar and an At
' ; lanta policeman who had been seir
> to guard the home, resulted in both
n being seriously hurt Thursday mm
1(1 ing.
t- Tha policeman was Willam McKiti
1- rw?v Tho neirro cave his name as
j Robert Brown, of 12s* Piedmont av<
' '! nue. The home, which boh ng:^ to o
t- c ?r Strauss, president of the Capital
"e City Repair company, is at 12 Kniiir
view Road.
McKinncy was badly bruised as a
I- icsult of the encounter with the ne'e
pro and in addition had the index fin d
ger of his right hand almost bitter,
tt off. He was sent to Grady hospital
n for treatment. It was stated there
it that ho might have to have the finger
;o ; amputated.
; The negro was shot through the
left am, the bullet breaking the bone.
He had been beaten insensibly with
y the policemans billy and had received
' numerous bruises about the body in
addition to the cuts on the head causp_1
ed by the policeman's weapon. He,
f^0j too, was sont to i.ratty nospiuti iov
treatment.?Atlanta Georgian.
Miss Clarice Charles is visitin _
C- **
friends at Kelton.
Misses Eta Palmer and Etlie'
Hicks spent yesterday in.Chester.
o-, Paris was a fortified town as early
xt; as 360 A. D.
he Cannel coal yields from 8,000^ to
| 16,000 cubic feet of gas per ton.
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