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Vol. LXXIK No. 1478 . Union. S. C., Friday Afternoon, Septoaibor 8, 1022 3c per Codv
(! RAILROAD STRIKERS
[ DAUGHERTY!
Washington, Sept. 7 (Ik" thp Associated
Prejas).?Legality ?1. t%e or*
der obtained by the government from
Federal District Judge Wilkerson at
Cl.icago, restraining the striking rail-,
way shop crafts and the railroad
\ brotherhoods from interfering with
transportation in prosecution of the
shopmen's strike, was assailed today
In a suit filed in the supreme court .
of the District of Columbia by the
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, one of the organizations
on strike. The question of jurisdiction
of the Chicago dourt was also
raised by the petition, which denied j
that the plaintiffs had been guilty of.
' any illegal act "before or since" July
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/ The electrical workers asked a perl t
manent injunction to prevent United
States Attorney Gordon and United
States Marshal Snydei from enforcing
locally the provisions of the
Chicago order. Within two hours
after the filing of the suit-^-which was
set for hearing next Saturday?Mr.
Snyder had served formal notice of
the Chicago injunction on J. P.
Noonan, president of the electrical
workers, on most of the other local
leaders named as defendants before
Judge Wilkerson, and was instituting
a search for William H. Johnston,
head of the Machinists' association,
who was said to have "disappeared
again'' after visiting his office.
The machinists' leader, according to
some of his associates, however, had
^ left, for Chicago before Marshal
fsnvtlnr of onfnrJ /%? ??ifU
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copies of the restraining order.
While the electrical workers' petition
was said to have been solely on
theif own behalf and without reference
to the other six unions on strike,
Mr. Noonan said they expected both
the temporary order, which they
hoped would issue Saturday, and {
the permanent writ to have a nation- (
wide scope.
Revival Services
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Beginning tonight (SepC. 8J there
will be a series of evangelistic sen.
ices under canvas on Main street in
, ~ Jonesville.
tional singing. You will be permitted
to ask Bible questions. Come, let uij
study the book divine for a season.
Welcome awaits you. Thos. H.
Burton minister.
Notice
The Junior Order of Monarch Mills
will have an ice cream supper at the
community house Saturday night,
Sept. 9. Candidates and public are(
invited. ltpd j
Masonic Notice
Regular communication of Duncan I'
lodge, No. 256, Buffalo, Saturday
night, Sept. 9th. J. C. Campbell,
Grand Master. Past Grand Master
Lanham will he present; also I. C.
Blackwood, D. D. G. M. Martin. All
qualified Masons arc urged to meet
with us. By order of
H. T. Higgins,
J. P. Harrison, W. M.
Secretary. l478-2tpd!
Negro's' Sentence
Commuted to Life
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Birmingham, Sept. 7.?Charlie Stud-'
emeyer, a negro, sentenced to bo
1-anged here today for the killing of!
James McDowell, a salesman, receiv-;
ed a commutation of sentence to life)
imprisonment from Governor Kilby,
shortly before the hour set for thef
execution.
Steady Pirogrsss "by NatlonaU
Dublin, Sept. 7 (By the-Associated
Press).?A'disagreement between two
Irregular leaders operating in county
of Kerby is reported to have, caused
a sanguinary fight in which rifles and
bombs and machine guns were used
by the opposing forces.'' Steady progress
by the' Nationals is reported
throughout the country generally.
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New York Jeweler
/ Robbed of Gems
Chicago, Sept. 7.?Adolph Kuntsler,
said to be a New York jeweler, was
assaulted by three men today in a
restaurant on the upper Sheridan,^
road and robbed of gems valued at
$50,000, according to a report to the j
police. The bandits escaped.
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Robt. E. Lee to be
Buried Tomorrow
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' Roanoke, Sept. 7.?The body of Col.
Robert E. Lee, grandson of the Con- j
federate general, will be taken today
to Lexington, where the funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning,
followed by interment in the Lec <
Mausoleum, at Washington-Lee University.
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ATTACK j
5 INJUNCTION ORDER
STRIKE LEADERS
OFF TO CHICAGO
Chicago, Sept. 7 (By the Associate. 1
Press).?Rail strike leaders from
every section of the country were
hurrying to Chicago tonight in response
to the summons of B. M. Jewell,
head of the railway emnldveei'
department of the American Federation
of Labor.
Tomorrow there will be a meeting
of the executive council, consisting o f
the six executives of the shop crafts
end Mr, Jewell, and on Monday there
will be a meeting of the policy com.
imittee of 90. The object of the sessions
was not stated in the call sent
out last night.
At union headquarters it was said
the meeting of the executive council
would be secret and that no announcements
of any kind would be made regarding
any possible action it mignt
take. Mr. Jewell, who dropped from
sight last Friday, was still absent
from headquarters tonight. It was
said -at his home he would return from
New York early tomorrow.
In the absence of Mr. Jewell and
other members of the executive council,
several of whom were said to have
been in the East with him, tinion officials
refused to comment or> rumors
that Mr. Jewell was planning to submit
a proposal for a settlement with
individual roads to the full council.
The meeting Monday will take place
simultaneously with the hearing be
fore Federal Judge Wilkerson of the
action by the government seeking to
make#the temporary injunction granted
last Friday against the striker.}
rrrmanent. J. N. Noonan, chief of
the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
one of the seven unions on strike,
said in Washington today that at this"
stage there are no settlement discussions
proceeding with any of the railroads,
although, of course, there
might be some in the future. He added
that Monday's meeting in Chicag >
was called to consider what should b'i
done in view of the injunction application.
DO US THIS FAVOR
We request that some manager,
or some friend, phone us promptly
on Tuesday afternoon or evening
the result of the voting in each
precinct. Please give us the state
and county results. We appreciate
the prompt sending of the returns
on the night of the first primary.
May we expect the same prompt
information on the night of the
second primary? We will greatly
appreciate the favor.
THE TIMES
Phone No. 1
Mr. W. A. E. Black QuitcT 111
Mr. W A. F. Black is critically ill
at his home four miles north of Union.
Ho was seized with an aggravated
illness Wednesday morning and
his condition is regarded as being
very serious.
To Attend Great Council
R. N. Leonard, R. E. Turner and R.
I.. Cromer of Union, and Cannon G.
Bleane of Newberry, Max G. Bryant
of Rock Hill and H. C. Summers of
Anderson left this morning for Boston,
Mass.. where they go to attend
the Great Council of Red Men of the
United States. The Council convene:on
Monday,- the 11th, and will continue
through Thursday.
County Candidates to
Run in Secpnd Primary
The following candidates tn the
county campaign will run in the second
primary Tuesday:
For Senate.
T. C. Duncan and J. T. Jeter.
For Sheriff.
T. J. Vinson nnd L. B. Godshall.
For Treasurer.
J. H. Bartles and W. F. Caldwell.
For Magistrate.
J. M. Greer and Stead B. Sparks.
STATE CANDIDATES
For Governor.
Thos. G. McLeod and Cole L. Bleaso.
For State Supt. Education.
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ukjo. u. auu ?i. cj. owtaHriii|(cn.
McLood to Speak
In Union County
Honorable T. G. MeLeod, candidate
for governor, will speak at Lockhart <
at 3 o'clock Saturday, September Oth,
1922, and at the court house at Union
at 8 o'clock Saturday evening, September
Oth.
Mr. MeLeod spoke to 6,000 people in
front of the court house at Greenville
on Thursday night. Everywhere he is
speaking he is greeted by large audiences.
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RAIL EXECUTIVES'
WILL STAND PAT
New York, Sopt. 7.?Railway executives
tonight stood pat on their
usserfTon that they knew of no new
move being afoot to end the shopmen's
strike.
A. H. Smith, head of the New York
Central lines, which were reported to
have beon represented at a secret
meeting in Baltimore, denied emphatically
that his road had participated
in such a parley, or intended to.
He added, nowever, that if there
was.room in New York Central shops
for more men, some of the. strikers
might be taken back.
"But," he continued, "if they come
back, it will be under the terms
agreed lipon at the last executives'
conference here. There will be no
loosening of that seniority issue under
any circumstances."
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utner rauroaa neaas aiso protesseu
ignorance of any further peace conferences,
maintaining their stand that
recruits rapidly were being found and
that the strike was near a collapse
Loc^l strike leaders, who earlier in
the day had professed ignorance of
any peace moves, received confirmation
from Chicago late today that a
meeting of the policy committee ?.f
90 had been called for Monday.
"I have no idea what it will consider,''
said David Williams, chairman
of the central committee for the
East. "They didn't mention in their
telegrams the business they planned
to transact." , ^
Strike leaders who had their attention
focused on a meeting of the Central
Trades and Labor council tonight,
at which the government injunction
step in the shopmen's strike was
scheduled for consideration, were
encouraged by two communications
received today.
One was from Samuel Gomper-s
president of the American Federation
of Labor, wiring from Atlantic Citf.
Mr. Gompers pledged the support of
the feedration in efforts to impeach
Attorney General * Daugherty and
Federal Judge Wilkcrson of Chicago
for their part in issuing the railroad
IlljUIICWVIl*
The other messake was from Senator
Cummins of the sanate committee
on interstate aowmmme, In which
he InJormed the local strike commitof
rolling stock, as requested, because
"the fact that the roads have not been
able since July 1 to keep their engines
and cars in proper conditio^ is admitted
by all candid persons."
"Flying Parson's" < Body
Is Homeward Bound
Rutland, Vermont, Sept. 7.?The
body of Lieut. Belvin Maynard, the
"flying parson", who was killed with
two companions in a plane accident
yesterday, was today homeward
bound for Kerr, N. C.
Legion Opena
State Convention
Greensboro, N. C., Sept. 7.?The
convention of the state American
Legion opened here today. Governor
Morrison is to address a joint session
of the Legionnaires and Legion auxiliary
members.
Egyptian Student
Fires at Automobile
P;-ris, Sept. 7.?Georgies Salem, an
Egyptian student, fired a shot at an
automobile in front of the Palace of
Elysee today, believing the car to be
(hat of President Millerand. The shot
went wild. Millerand was at his country
home, Rambouillet, at the time.
Rumored That Constantino
Will Abdicate Throne
Paris, Sept. 7.?Rumors 4hat King
Constantino of Greece intends "to abdicate
is current in several European
capitals. They consider it had been
given some color by sudden recall
of the heir apparent, Prince George,
i.t Athens, from Bucharest.
Rumors Continue
| Wihout Foundation
Chicago, Sept. 7.?Persistent rumors
of imnendinor neace or nartinl
settlement of the railroad strike continued
here today without a tangible
foundation in the way of definite
statements by tail or union officials to
substantiate the reports.
Ice- Cream Supper
An ice cream supper will be held
at the Sparks grove near Cross Keys,
Friday night, the 8th, for the benefit
( f the Bnntist narsonace Invite nil
and especially the candidates.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Open Close
October .. 20.96 21.45
December 21.16 21.69
January 21.07 21.55
March 21.14 21.69
May 21.12 21.08
Spots ,\ 21.70
Local .*.21.60
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NEW INDICTMENTS \
IN MINE MASSACRE
Marion, 111., Sept. 7.?The speoial!
' grand jury investigating the Herrin a
massacre late today returned 38 ?
indictments, all for murder. n
The first indictment accuses six u
men of the slaying of Howard Hoff- n
man of Huntington, Ind^ In the Her* c]
rin cemetery. He was one of the f<
six captives who escaped the massa- ti
ere at the barbed wire fence in the ti
timber. They were recaptured and fi
led back to the cemetery. There they
were shot down. One.' of them lived a:
and the other five died. ai
The second indictm&it names nine ei
men in connection wiib the hanging p<
of Robert J. Anderson! Sparta, Mich., w
at the Southern IlligiXis strip mine, I p
His body was riddkm with bullets ol
after he had been hinged. In the ti
indictment there are tfwo counts, one s<
chlrging the shooting) and the other ai
the hanging. & oi
The third indictment concerns the D
'slaying of John Shoemaker. He and pi
13 other of the non-dnion mine employees
who had suneendered under L
a flag of truce were! killed at the tl
barbed wire fence in tfce timber near D
the power house.
In this indictment 2T men are made ?
co-defendants. Five of them include th
John James Brown fnearro denutv ly
sheriff). m
The fourth indictment is for the th
slaying of John dShbeniaker, an at
charges Herbert Walker with com- ai
mitting the slaying. He is the only hi
one named on that indictment. Otis g<
Clark, the first one to ifce indicted and of
the first one to be arristed, now held m
in the county jail, ii also charged w
with the murder of Shoemaker in in
the indictments retun ed today.
Hoffman's body waS shipped to In
diana, and was neveri buried in the
potters field at Herrin|
Anderson was alleged by the min- w
ers/ at the tmie ? thb massacre, to
have fired a machine gun, and he
was hanged for that,; ; a,
Entertains Eutern?an
Music Club Si
The Eutarpean Mt&O club was "at ^
home" yeste day afaapoon in honor'
of Miss Ethel Hick. leaves today 1,1
and in honor of iS/fisses Mary Jone3 v'
and Vera Murrah, who returned Sat-1 ^
urday from Oberamagau where they:
Witnessed ~the Passion Play, at the d:
residence of Mrs. J. Frost Walker on. !ri
South Church street. j 11
Practically all of the club members:
have returned from various trips duv-j b.
ing the summer and enjoyed meeting i
together once more. Favorite num- sl
bers were played by Miss Hicks on; 1JI
her violin, accompanied by Mrs. Als- ?
ton and Miss Elizabeth Garner enliv- C1
ened the occasion with piano selec-i
tions. | c?
Delightful punch,'sl.er^ert and cake w
were served. A bevy of the club
members assisted Mrs. Walker during the
afternoon.
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Notice m
At a meeting of the publicity committee
of the Gypsy Smith campaign
plans were made for advertising the
meeting by each business house hav-i g
ing their envelopes printed on the 2
back. Arrangements have been ma le a
with the printers to do tbis for ten c]
cents per hundred. All those who
wish to help us in this work please ^
?nl.. nr 1 SJ
acnu jrv/ui en*w# nai i is-tt vwuward
Co. at once. Any information
needed on this please phone me. '
R. Haynes Harris, . v
Secretary Publicity Committee. ?
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Lawaon-Bogan 11
The home of Rev. L. L. Wagnon n
was a dream of beauty Sunday morn-! sl
ing, September 3rd, when the mar- a
riage of Miss Inez lawson to Pell c
Logan was solemnized. '
The bride was a picture of loveliness
in her wedding gown of cream
serge and trimmed in satin. The bride "
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. n
Lawson of this section and is one of el
Union county's . charming young la-1 w
dies. i
Mr. Bogan is a young planter of
the West Spring's section and is a ''
young man of sterling qualities. K'
Only a few witnessed the ceremonv. ?'
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iNorriB l^eonara leu toaay lor Boston,
Mass., to attend the Great Counoil
of the United Statoi of the Im- n
proved Order of the Red Men. He c'
will lie ffone about lr? day8, .stopping ,r>'
over in several Northern cities. n
Mr. Fred Ravenscroft of Orlanda, P'
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ria., is visiting his father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. T. Ravens- a!
.xroft. Also Mr. Evan Locus and a
brother, from Orlanda, it with them *
from a trip through .the mountains of
North Carolina. ?
Mrs. R. L. Cromer is this week visiting
her mother fn Enoreer
Capt. J. R. Dickert of Columbia is
in Union today.
Dr. Ross Pope is building a hand- ;
some brick house on Church street p
between the homes of Mr. oJhn Storm 8
And Mrs. Lixxie Hames.
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WOMEN ORGANIZE
McLEQD CLUE
Not content with merely telki
boat the election next Tuesday s
aying how "It ought to be done" w
tsgard to polling a heavy vote, i
'omen of South Carolina are,
lany towns, organizing McLt
tubs and are pushing the moveirn
?r a heavy vote with skill and v
iring energy, according to iuforn
ion reaching MuL^od headquart<
roin reliable souroes.
The members of the McLeod clii
re not going about their work
ny haphazard hit or miss way ei1
r, but are arming themselves wi
oil lihts and are "rounding up" thi
ho might have voted in the fu
rimary but who, for some reason
ther or for no reason at all, fail
> do so. The Mcl^eod clubs are p<
mally interviewing these citizc
rid are urging the women to coi
jt and vote?"and vote right," .R.
ennis, manatrer of ..o.
aign, said yesterday.
"We hppe hundreds of these M
eod clubs will be organized amoi
le women of South Carolina," IV
ennis said yesterday.
"Women have as much?yet niu
-at stake in the election than ha
ip men. The issues have been cles
' drawn?the records of the tx
en are known, and it seems to r
lat no woman who places any va!
all on her ballot can afford to sti
vay from the polls next week. V
ave an abiding confidence in tl
)od judgment of the women vote
' the state, and it seems tous th
>w is the time for them to she
hat sort of government they wa
our state."
South Union News
Mrs. Clara Tucker is spending tl
eok w.th her daughter, Mrs. Ja
[obley, at Whitinire.
Mrs. Minnie Summer and childr
re spending sometime with relativ
. ureenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Vaughan spe
unday with Mrs. Frunkie Foster a
[iss Mary Jane Clark on Urn
oute 3.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Holcombe ai
ttle daughter, Helen, spent Tuesdi
?en with Mis^ Mjpry Jane Clark.
'Little Aoiainf .|<>iry oT Columbia
isiting Lunette Betenbaugh on Uni
oute 2.
Mrs. Lillian Cathcart and liti
iught?r have leturned to their hoi
i Spartanburg after visiting her p
nts, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Whisenai
Little Miss Vera Johnson celebrat
er fourth birthday Tuesday, Septei
lt 5th at her parents' home oh Ha
.reet. Games were played until
ite hour when the little friends wc
ivited into the dining room where i
earn and cake were served. A ni
me was reported and the hostess l
?ived many nice presents and 1
ish her many more happy birthdai
Mr. J. P. Holcombe of Union Rou
was visiting here Tuesday.
Mrs. Mattie Bishop Jr., of Uni
oute 0? spent last week with ti
lother, Mrs. John Sumner. ,
Brown's Creek
There will be a baptizing
rown's Creek Sunday evening
:30 o'clock. Everybody invited. Coi
nd help build up this old histo
tiurch. H. Ilaydock.
>reat Revival at Green Stre<
_ l^ast night the main auditorii
as packed to capacity to hear I
tarke, and no one was disappoint
>r it. was his master discourse up
lat hour. The evangelist has t
are ability of selecting a subject
jit. the general conditions of 1
udience, and is able to switch frc
ne subject to another in the twin
ng of an eye.
Subject tonight, "The Potter a
ae Clay." The subject itself is
rawing card but when a brillin
linded man 'like Lee Starke, a mo
in apostle of faith, handles it, it
orth going miles to hear.
Miss Mollie Stockard, the train
orker, is doing a great work, b
ke the good women of old, "she
oing about doing good" largely u
aservea. ?>ne meets ine cnunren
a. m. and the young people at 7
i. Just to give the public a vag
lea of what she is doing I will su
lit a report from just one of h
lasses: Within the last few da
l>9 chapters of the Bible have be
.'ad, 519 invited to church, 12 d
ersonal work. Wonderful, isn't i
With all the fervor of my soul
ppeal to the Christians of the ci
nd country to come over and help \
or we are engaged in a great batt
Song service at 7:45. Sermon
p. m. sharp. J. B. Chick,
Pastor.
Episcopal Church
Every member of the church is <
ected tonight at the Paris House
o'clock.
A hearty welcome to visitors.
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REPORTED SPEECH
. DELIVEREI
ng
ind i ltepoiis of lilt- apceoh delivered by
ith i Bleaso at Allen University to
| the negroes between the primary and
t"e the generul election in the fail of 191?"?
in' were published in two papers, The
stale and The Samaritan Heraid.
t ihe report in The State was denied
by Blease 19 days after publication.
m" the report in tne negro newspaper
la was nover denied. Note the similar*
?rs ' Ay bi the two.
The following report of the speech
appeared in The State, October 4,
to* lyiti;
in "Cole L. Blease was the chief speak,
th- tr yesterday at the opening exercises
... k.t Allen University, a iarge negro
-chool in Columbia, despite the pro?se
test of Tuesday morning by alumni
rst and former students, who petitioned
or iTcsident Manee and the faculty that
. the invitation be withdrawn, *as k
will greatly embarrass our wives and
?r- daughters to have ex-Oov. Blease
ns speak to them, since he has spoken
no so harshly in the courts and mi im.l
P~ stump against the virtues of the no-1
gio women and the respect anu de11
coney ot negroes in general.'
"Mr. Blease made no direct relett.._
ence in his speech to this petition,!
but the Kev. \V. D. Chapped, L>. iJ.,
bishop of the African Methodist Kpis
Ir. I copal church in this state, who inI
tioduced the ex-go % ernor as 'the.
| I stvonwRt white nan in the state 01!
I Soutli Caioiina' and one whose par-1
ve i doning record had removed all stn.g j
ir- | ,n things 'said on the stump' wa ve
' somewhat scathing in his denuncm-j
ne | uon ot those who presumed 'to uic- j
i tate the policies of a great church, j
ue | 'Who are they, anyway?' Chapped.!
ay! asked. Then in answer to his own '
ye j -luei'y he remarked, 'They aren't
J known outside of their ow.i b ic;.yard.'
The harsh things said on the
rs i stump, the bishop observed, were only
at j to tickle the ears ot the voters and
,vr I thereby gain their support.
m Blease Greatest, Chappellc Said.
| "Then minutes wore consumed by
| Bishop Chappclle in his speech of
introduction, generously seasoned
! with superlatives.
I "In asking the ex-governor, lie had
! sought, lie said, to get the strongest!
lis j man in the state. He had gone cm reck
lully over the records, careers and!
deeds of all the governors ot South
| Carolina, and Mr. Blease, he said,
e,lj easily held first rank. Several pai do.i;
cs, cases, where the former governor 'by |
| a single stroke of the pen set that !
negro free,' weie cited. One of t.ies':
w.is that of a 14-yeur-olu negro do.v
n'' I sent up for life. The congressional
f>n controversy between the negro,
George Washington Murray, of Suniltj'
ter and a white man, Col. Moisc, of
| the same district was also reviewed
^ Iby the bishop in all its ramification-.
ll.uto- ir. Uic M - "1 I
, V?vvi ... ...a BV?v-U iUi. U1VU3U rv- I
islwjcraeu nrancnticrp um-u iuj ne (Mi.
on 1 Blease) who had made Murray chef
congressman from this state instead
| of the white man. . Mr. Blease was j
tie'then a member of the canvassing!
ne. board and cast the deciding vote. "It
,a.! I had got justice three weeks ago and
if i if tne board had been as honest, ne!
ir > said yesterday, '1 would be the next i
ed governor of South Carolina.' He haul
m ..i.vays sought, he said, to do justic. :
t . I*, the negro, regardless of his color, j
1 "Much speculation had been er.,s
gaged in by the negroes themselves I
io as to the character of speech Mr.!
tv; Blease would deliver, but tne i.peakot
(throughout his discourse spoke guard-1
1 edly and with moderation, lie said
v~ I he had been misunderstood by thei
we; negroes, whom he greeted as 'niy |
fa.: friends.' In politics lie had always j
lte urged that taxes negroes paid should
; go to the support of negro schools,
j School boards, he said, chiseled thej
on j negroes out of their just apportio i
ier when making apportionment for tin*
I schools of the two races. Christian
* citizenship was earnestly commended
to the students of the school. '1 don't
make much profession myself. I have
been so hounded, vilified and abused
that 1 often go by my own cnurch,
J,t! refusing to enter, because I know that
at there are hypoerits and scoundieis
n<. -it the communion table, who are a
./disgrace to God Almighty.' The stu111
dents were told to 'aim high, tell the
trouth and to attain the ends of a
i worthy ambition honestly,' and not
. by slipping books under the desks m
the examination room or copying ii
I formation from their cuffs.
nn ! Never Insulted Women.
J i "Referring to the sentiment in the
" ; petition, by inference Mr. Blease said
0,l he had never insulted 'a colored gill,
to I have never wronged any woman,
he while or black. Neither have 1 spor.
! en a word of dander against any w??
I man.' A slanderer was denounced as
^('a most contemptible cur.'
>ni "The ex-governor's attitude toward
r_ convicts was somewhat enlarged
upon. He sometimes thought, he said,
I that all penitentiaries, jails and coin I
nt', houses might be abolished. What vsas
a! the use of these and the church, too,
int, he asked his audience, that applaiu!.
ed his words with increasing volume,
" and punctured the unfinished stntences
often with confirmative comment.
As overruling Providence \\<?>
t.(l held up as the mighty avenger of all
. wrongs, both political and spiiitual,
1 v and certain political controversies
is
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" 1T11LLO yV ILL. LLU3E
f FOR LACK OF COAL
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ya Several cotton mills will close this
en week unless they receive a supply>of
lid coal, Frank W. Shealy, chairman of
t? the railroad commission, said yestcrI
day, and the chances of getting a supty
ply are not so bright, he added. The
ja. Brandon mills at Greenville closed
la. yesterday because of no fuel and the
at Carhartt mills at Rock Hill will likely
close within the next two days, Mr.
Shealy said he had been informed.
Efforts are being made to get toe
cotton mills in Class 2 for priority
coal, but the commission is powerless
5x- to put them in this class, Mr. Shealy
at said. The federal authorities ha/e
practically ceased to grant priority
orders and the state commission is not
OF COLE L BLEASE
D IN 1916
, were cnuiiieruUd to svuitain this asI
s or lion, the names of those wronged
i being tactfully withheld.
! ' In urging that the nugro students
hitch their wagons to a star, the race,
! just up trom slavery, was cordially
| commended for its entrance into pro|
fessiens and ths varied phases of
i commercial lift. 'You are coming into
higher things,' they were told. "They
i can't hold you back despite what 1
| or any oiher man may suy,' he said,
while the auditorium roared with
cheers of approval.
"B. W. .Vianee, president of the university
was rcaied in Newberry coun!
iy, and the Newberry negro was the
I choice of Mr. Blease to head the state
! negro college at Orangeburg when an
attempt was made to oust Miller, tne
joosiuenl of that institution, during
! the Blouse administration. Mance
| h.mself took occasion at the conciu'
sioii of Mr. Blease's speech to deliver
another laudatory speech in which lie
recalled the early efforts of Mr.
Blease at the Newberry bar, 'wnen
t romer and Johnstone and Schumpert
and Welch and the late lamented
i ope were the giants m the legal
profession there.' i'.iese had dwindled
into the proportions of 'mere
pygmies' in comparison with Mr.
liiease, before Mr. Blease was el?v?o
od t?> the governor's chair, Maticc argued.
The president of the school
commended the examples of Air.
Blease and Bishop Chappclle to lite
.students as worthy ot emulation.
Both, he said, were known throughout
the United States and it was only
.iiiough their >.eal atiu adherence 10
wcrthy purposes that they had been
able to carve their way tnrough untoward
circumstances.*'
The Samaritan ilorald, a negro paper
cairied the following report of
ilie same speech:
"Alien university opened last Wednesday
with about 4U0 students. Dr.
i>. VV. Mance, the new president,
seemed to know his business, as
though he were a whole term. We,
as tiustecs, were hospitably entertained
with what the appetite could
bear. Bishop W. D. Chappelle, the
new bishop, knows his business, and
performs his duty like a hero. He is
i.is own dictator. Lx-Governor Blease
was present, and was introduced to
speak by the bishop, who prefaced as
.ollows:
"'Mr. President and Board of Trustees:
1 feel inat we are complimented
to have one of the strongest white
men in South Carolina, in the person
of ex-Governor Cole L. Blease, to
speak to this people. In asking the
protection for our people, 1 watched
carefully the record of all the governors,
and decided on ex-Governor
our^peopledt l^vvarit mone$. i
am going to ask him for it to help
11ft up our people. I don't believe tnat
Cole L. Blease will insult my wife,
or no other colored lady, any more
than he would like lor any one to
insult his wife, or any of their white
ladies.
"The bishop now introduced Colonel
Blease, whose rose and said in part:
"'Mr. President and Members of
the Faculty and My Friends: I want
to congratulate you for having such
an able Christian gentleman as youi
president, if his face is black. 1 nave
Known him from his boyhood, and always
thought he would make a great
man. 1 would trust my daughter in
ins hands as well as you are trusting
yours. They said that I am against
the negro. Nay, 1 am a friend of the
negro. You are robbed out of your
rights by the unjust laws of this state.
Ilow will the judges and jurors staivl
before God who will take advantage
of a powerless race? What kind of
a law has this state that will not allow
a negro representation on the
jury, or prohibit him of his rights in
any way? If this state would give
v,.!i ?n <n- in.. f ?r.. ? ?
paid by your people, you would have
hotter schools and longer terms. I
am not against educating the n<wo
but only wanted the taxes of . ich
.ace set aside for its intermediaU
pose. Ves, ui ? state is rotten,
ihey're robbing you out ot your
lights, but thole's a Clod al>ove that
will bring Jhem into judgment. 1
have never insulted a colored woman.
The man that would insult a woman
is worse than the darkest cloud that
ever held over the firmament, Girls
and boys, your ctianuier is what llod
gave you, and can never be taken
away. But your reputation is what
you make it, and what the world says
j .j you. If justice w. s given mo, 1
would have been your governoi today.
! But it is white people that is stealing,
j But the negro is now out of it, and
J who is now doing the stealing? I
j .tin a Methodist, and will never leave
i my church, but ! do not attend be
cause thieves and robbers are at the
communion table, and 1 am not going
[ to associate with them. What is the
! use for jails, penitentiaries, chaia!
gangs and the church, too. If all of
l the leaders of the people were rightI
ooiio t Iviimt n.'ii l\<i nmr no>. f.
I prisons, for the leaders of the people
| nave caused them to err.
granting an^ until advices are received
from Washington. The whole matter
is rather tangled at this time
with nobody apparently able to
straighten it out, Mr. Shealy said.
Chairman Shealy said-a few cars of
coal were arriving daily, but the
urnount was not sufficient to tide over
many of the industries. John W. Arlington,
representing the cotton mills,
is trying to get coal for these plants,
but has not met with much success.-The
State.
Cotton Ginned
Prior to Sept. 1st
Washington, Sept. 7.?Cotton ginned
prior to Sept. 1st amounts to 817,171
running bales, compared with
485,787 the same date a year ag'?,
the Census Bureau announced today
in its first ginning report.
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