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mini run JULUONS
- ' AT FRUITLESS END
The drowning milHwa, supposed
U bin boon lost from sight for
ftHMt bin proved to bo either myth- '
teil er Jong ego .disposed, of, accord-,
tag to word brought beck from Texas
|by,ma who went to that state.in
sparch of definite information and
eluee.fO- the vast estate.
' \ Some months ago there became curMist
JaNorth CaiMiha/ South Cato7
Mbsh'SMl Georgia A story to the effect
that a Tkotau V. Browning, original!^
fkpar the Bast, had died In Texas,
siimerriad and without a will, leaving
oil leads valued .*t. approximately
$ ISO,000,000. A rumor became ,?ur-1
rent that the relatives of .this man
Mvpd fa the three states mentioned,
mm imb| these mentioned wee
I#*is Browning of Columbia. So j
djrtnite dkl the'rumors become .tuat
some o< those who were supposed to
" betelaUyes of the 'rich oil land owner
nwk investigations, but attorneys rehflrfm
East from Texas have re
h petted that no tre?e pf the Bjrowntnfr
w minions has been found.
The Greenville News of Snnday ha? 1
the following to shy In regard to the '
search for the 'Tost millions:**
"After months of tireless search on
the pelt of attorneys and individuals
residing In South Carolina, North ;
Carolina and' Georgia to locate aii un- claimed
estate said to have been lef.
i by Thomas. V. browning in ?exas ol J
7" fields end velupdf at approximately ;
$150,000,000, ^'fhose in closest touch
srlth the effort express themselves as
positive that the rumor of the lost J
fortune is without foundation. With ,
every thread of story which might |
lead to a trace of the estate, followed .
closely to its*end, the origin of th
bas been unearfbedy it isl
>; ttocght by C. F. Haynswortn of
/ Hayasworth 6 Haynsworth of Oreenvilla.
Who-has been in the employ of
several descendants of the supposed ;
? jfgp kttg.
"AHSo.1^1 lUhtl, 1..WHO W
seems that an aged gentleman of '
., Xnenyllle, Tenn., had clipped a story
printed In a Texas newspaper in
account of the death of
'amfa rained at approximaUly\l^(V
JW0,90Q,,with no will to guide the of
rjaitoff ti disposing of the property.
Although little seems to have beeu
known of the man, the account ven j
Wired that Mr. Browning had com
from the East and become wealth j i
alter oil had been discovered on his
x lands,Tit was said.
"Several yean later, it seems, th> I
Knoxville man in conversation with
af friend by the name of Browning i
- -yfom North Carolina mentioned the i
- Cupping'and ^old the story given *>v ]
the newspaper. The two agreed thac
the*descendants of Thomas V. Browning
were of the South Carolina family i
of that name and the North Carolina I
man informed Mary Ann and Martha i
Pike of this'city, and distant descend- i
ants, of the eatate.
'"It was at this time that news
paper reports became, frequent over
the two Carofinas and Georgia in regard
to. the fortune .'somewhere ,i/?|
Texas' and descendants from each o'
the three states were quick to trace .
their ancestry and out in their claim
for a -share of the vast estate. At
torneys were, employed to go to Texas i
tf search* for clues that would lpa.l ,
them to the unclaimed property and
records were scoured in hopes that ,
Some light would be thrown on the <
mystery. All of these efforts were
fruitless for no one In Texas had 1
1 '.-heard of an estate left unclaimed or
van once , owned by a Thomas V.
Browning. As a last resort, the ori*
gin of the story was then traced and
to the disappointment of many, it ,
Was learned that it had come into ex |
lotencs through the newspaper clipping
held, by the Knoxville man. And
they suffered a second sore disagr ,
pointment, for the old gentleman of ,
. Knoxville had died and the scrap of
paper telling of the lost fortune had
disappeared as completely as had the
"v fortune. Despite all efforts to re- ]
cover the clipping, it has not been
Brand as yat and probably never will
he. ') ' i / < c!
"FrOm records taken from dust
covered chests, the account of a man
by the name of Thomas V. Browning,
leaving his home near the Old
Mnadisd , school house, Grctnville
eounty, in low or enortiy oexore me
Confederate war, as a more boy to ,
took bio fortune in the West, is found, ,
Bt Jn #akb- Since that time noth'ng
had keen heard of the pioneer until
dfrout seven months ago, when a
Ottaagei giving hid name as Brown
big reached ?hi* City in search of Infgjwneiliwi
about the family, that he
-anight toeate ihnumlaut c of the de*
ceased oil king. And then the story
agcend like wildfire and investigations
. were begun by many from all parts
if the three states.
"Joseph Browning, s mill operaMne
ef Oreeaeboro, N. G., seems to
r.i hate been one of the most active in
buhl' the elusive collection of mil(Continued
on last page)
GINNING FIGURES
BY COUNTIES
Ginning statisic* for South Ctiolina
up to November 1 show thai a
total of 412,866 bales of cotton wore
ginned .as jcoippered with. 62?,8(6 haled
tor the same period of 1921,'aoeording
.to. figures .announced by.the department
of commerce at Washington.
Spartanburg county leads the state
with 48,426 bales while Horry has the
smallest -number* ginned * with 418.
Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell
and Hampton counties have ginned
more bales than at this time last year,
the report shows, all other counties
being below the 1921 figure.
tnf ngum oy counties tor both
years to November 1 are |1t?b below:
County. 1922. 1921. '
Abbeville 6,462 18.764
Aiken * 13,001 12,651
Allendale-.. .. s . 6,921 4,028
Anderson 30,927 62,952
Bamberg . . .. 6,340 8,714*
Barnwell 7,976 7,591
calhbuft .'. .: 2,806 4.585
Cherokee 9,660 11,572
Chester 14,589 19360
Chesterfield .... .. 14,500 19,417
Clarendon .. . .. 8,632 7,&03 )
Darlington 10350 4 18,698
Dillon 12,965 28,504
Edgefield 4,708 . 6,464
Fairfield .. .. ..... 5,296 8,084
Florence 6,228 -18,065
Greenville 25,135 83,486
Greenwood . . 4,189 114288'
Hampton 4,248 2320
Horry 413 * 2 416
Kershaw ' 9,789 10,078
Lancaster 8,716 12,059
Laurens .... ... 14,829 29,802
tee .". .1 12,288 16371;
Lexington 4,840 7,301t
McCormick 1,178 8328
Marion 8,139 9,702
Marlboro 28,802 40,686
dewberry 7,688 14,886
Oconee 10,406 17317
Orangeburg 12,168 .* 16,418
Pickens 12,094 17360
Rich'and ..' 5,829 7,266
Saluda 4,647 7378
Spartanburg .. .. 43,425 58,696
Sumter 8,477 16,481
Union .. .. .. 8,502 12,968
Williamsburg .. ... 2389 .
X?tK> ?*v 18,605 TO ?71
/111 other ... 6.921 - 6,180,
iih&p..c.bfcyri^>-!
.' 1* Slogan at Conference
Lausanne, Nov, 22 (By the Associated
Press).?Although "Make
^esce by Christmas'.' is the slogan in
the Near East peace conference cir-|
les, indications today are that the
work be scarcely well begun by thatl
ime if the delegates deal' thoroughly
-vith the .problems. The conference|
is organized and ready to get down
to work. The meetings are held inj
private. * Ambassador Child, in his
statement, said the American delega-;
ion claimed the right to be hlkrd on'
rn equality with the others ?but with- j
lut the right of voting or obligation
to take office oh sign agreements or
reports.
Lays Turkey's Claim
Before Conference
Lausanne, ' Nov. 22.?Ismet Pasha
today laid Turkey's claim to Western1
Thrace before the conference and
claimed all the territory embraced
ivithin the frontiers of 1913. Venizelos
for Greece at once opposed, the
r'aim favoring the maintenance of
Martiza river. The Syrian delegate'
arrived today demanding independ-,
unce. v
Logan Appears
Before Navy Board
Washington, Nov. 22.?Representative
Logan of South Carolina appeared
before the navy department's navy
board today to urge the retention of|
.he Charleston yards. Last October!
Acting Secretary Roosevelt ordered
the yard closed but later extended the
closing on account of labor conditions.
It was later overruled by i Secreary
Den by. '
\
Philippines Will
Petition Congress
Manila, Nov. 22 (By the Associated
Press).?The Philippines will petition
the nresident and consrreaa to allow
(ho Philippine legislature to cell a
constitutional convention to frame the
future independence of the republic
in the Philippines. The house today
adopted the resolution whioh the senate
passed three weeks ago.
Soutkern Commercial
Congress Closes Today
Chicago, Nov. 22 (By the Assoei>ted
Press).?The Southern Commeri*
sl Congress will close its annual eon-'
vention today ?itb the discussion of
transportation and foreign credits.
The governors of Nebraska and Mary,
land and the Peruvian ambassador art
to "peak at the banquet tonlghf.
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Chick and family
will leave tomorrow for their hew
home in Anderson.
EIRE HALTED
BY DYNAMITI
Front Bond, Va., Nor. ?L?Dpna
mite stopped the spread ~qf the fin
' which threatened the ihWlliettal 0
this'towO today,, after 18 boildiag
had beed destroyed at an estimate
loss of $886,000. For sereral hour
the fire Ighting Antes of* Fron
Royal, Winchester and Strasbun
fought a losing battle With the .flame i
being handicappel by low water pros
sure and a' higj> wind.
Finally tbS^flames were check*
| whan a residence in the path of th
fire was demolished 'by 'dynamite an*
at about the same time the win*
died down. Ibis enabled the firomei
to make their feeble water suppl'
effective and at nigfcdall the mm
were still pouring water on the em
bero.
The 0ro, starting in the basemen
of the Front Royal Milling company
quickly enveloped the mill and alde<
by the high wind spread rapidly t<
adjoining buildings. Soon both side*
Of the principal streets were in roar
iiur flame* and tt " *v
town wu doomed to destruction.
- Appeals were sent out for help ant
firemen from Winchester and Strasburg
responded. iAded by the ne?
arrivals, practically every man in Um
village and many women bent theii
efforts toward saving their town wit
tonight they were still at work t<
prevent another outbreak.
Panic stricken women and childret
fled to the outlying country carrying
\gith them what personal belong
ings they could take. Tohigbt tlwj
returned to the homes that were sav
ed from the flames.
"P*e origin of the fire has not beei
established definitely but employee!
of the mill expressed the belief il
was due to an explosion.
To Ghre Shipping
BUI Right of Waj
Washington, Nov. 22.?The boo*
rules committee was expected to re
]>ort a special resolution giving th<
administration rhipping bill the rigk
of way hpfore today's.session ended
Shnmp resolution he adopted th<
meatus will be taken up tomorres
and the final vote will come Novem
mm* i?!.i
ed the early pasiage. The senau
interest is centered on Mrs. W. H
Fclton, of Georgia, who was sestet
for one day yesterday as the firs
woman senator. She was expected t*
answer one roll cell, then W. F
O.eorge, who was elected Novembe
7 th, would claim his seat.
Jury Holds Mine
Comany Responsible
Barnesboro, Penn., Nov. 22.?Tin
coroner's jury today held the manage
mtnt of Reilly Collieries company
Mine No. 1 responsible for the gai
explosion that killed 77 men on No
vember 6th. They failed to emplo]
enough Are bosses and the propei
ventilation.
/
Circles First Baptist Church
I
The circles of the First Baptisi
church will meet Friday afternoon a'
the following homes at 8:80 o'clock:
No. 1?Mrs. R. C. McCall.
No. 2?Mrs. R. C. Williams.
No. 8?Mrs. H. M. Sparts. v
No. 4?Mrs. J. H. Bartles.
No. 6?Mrs. J. E. Kirby.
Appointments for the Week
The following services will be hek
at Gipsy Smith's tabernacle this week
Thursday* night tha Santuc unioi
prayer meeting will have reservations
Friday night the Red Men of Unioi
county will be the guests and on thii
night Gipsy Smith tells the story oi
the Gipsies from tent to pulpit.
Saturday night the services are fo
children of Union county from 11
years and over. Everybody, however
is invited to atteilS.
Sunday morning at 11:15 a. m. am
7:30 p. m. * ',
Notice to Choir
Hie GJpsy Smith choir is request
ed to be in their places by 7 o'clocl
each evening; large crowds are ex
pec ted at the few remaining sendee)
to be held in the tabernacle and it ii
very important that each member o
the choir is in his or her place b]
7 o'clock. 0
A I A '
9VTTICM ououy A
? r _
Gipsy Smith will preach at the tab
ernaele at llilR a. m. Sunday morn
ins and 7:30 p. m. Sunday evening
and it is expected <that enormoui
crowds will hear him at both services
People from other cities are already
making plans to attend the ssrvieei
and the weather man has promised U
paid good weather, "fair and warm
sr."
DeAubrey Gregory has been qulb
sick at his home in the Falrview com
raunity with flu for several w^iks bu
his friends will be glad to know tha
be is Improving today.,
Y j,-." ,, ? jar' ni*'*' * > ' ' * / V?
Somervillfep n! f 22.?The
* Brand Jury fovea^Bikf Hal).
* Mills murder la adjourn
a tonight until Mond^^H members
d nre mostly frajsj^^^Kyant to be
* home at laaat^tf^^^^bmekly.
1 h*U z^WtStr- ^
- monad. ,
i Somerville, the I
t Associated Prea?)^H m witnesses ,
i h?d told their grand i
* Hev. Edward WbMhfl fwid^Mn! \
I ?lon tonight. The f9 E^0>dectar- 1
Cd that at !,aat yMf ?.?ea.?
would be called, inelj^B the most
t Important witnesses dS^Hv lineup. ,
The grand Jury fo|Kmed that
) -he'minister and the ^HKnger were i
> murdered; that tf* jMy was shot
i once through the hafl^Het the wo.
m?n was shot three that the
f "shots were fired by ^^Hert marks. I
man; the the cboi^^H* .?,? u..
) the trolley And afool^^Ee trusting |
. place with the minljty^K
r It is learned that^K prosecutor \
, believed Mr. Hal] Mills were ><
r rdlled under thO craW^Kla tree on j
I Phillips farm yhere.ijj^Htodies were (
George Sipel, the jg^fttrmer, who <
, last night popped Ipfj^E case after ,
. his wife announced jj^Hp innocent (
. of any concern in was orr
dcred before the juiK^Bmorrow, in j
all probability, the - gdft jury will (
have an opportunity-iflncide wbeth- j
, er Sipel is a reallj^^Khfactor?or j
, merely a pig raisinfH^^Lr who has j
t had' business deattngX^^K^Mra. Jane t
Gibson, the starwitad(J|ftd had talk- (
cd about them. I
Sipel avoided deMflBs and re- >
, porters alike today*. flBmt out into
the country in hisrjfi^Hne before
( daylight and was sttiftjBb when, the j
The jury hoard lSjjHfepea, nope J
cf whom./had any fl^Elibportant
story to give. TheMjSL^d doctors ,
tell how Mrs. Mills' jKSfW found
I tojhara beentod (
two Somerville underakfa and ope
j from New Brunswick (0 tell what ^
. they saw.
Mrs. Henry Blast and Mrs. Leo .
, Hardins were the n?*t J
'r the night of the murders those two *
women, wallripg along Gaston avenue, .
told that they saw Mrs. Mills, follow- I
cd by Mr. Hall, walking tjowly toward
Phillips farm. Mrs. Hardins' story
* has been that Mr. Hall appeared troubled
and,' although he knew her, did.
' not appear to recognise her. < i
Raymond Schneder was called when ]
' the afternoon session began, prosum- i
1 ably to tell how he found the bodies ;
* and to corroborate Pearl Bahmer'g i
T story of mushroom hunting and the i
r accidental discovery beneath the crab I
abble tree. <
Only two witnesses, Drs. Anderson I
and- Armstrong, expert Chemists fro.u <
a local laboratory, were called after i
t Schneider. They had examined the
* dirt which was near the bodies, and <
it was on their testimony that Pros?- i
cutdr Mott relied to prove the murders
were committed where the bodies
were found. j
The prosecution expressed aatisfac- ]
tion with the progress made todav
but predicted hearing for the week :
would end tomorrow night. !
James Mills, widower of the slain 1
1 choir singer, was served in. New ,
* Brunswick with a grand jury sub1
poena. He was- foun? busy storing
u furniture in *the basement* of the
1 school building, where he is assistant
1 janitor, and took the paper just as i
' nonchalantly as he had taken iwmt of ;
the events since the murder.
r The detectives declined to say
1 whether Charlotte Mill*/the janitor's
? daugher, would he called or whether
they would subpoena's Charlotte's wo*
man lawyer, but it waf indicated that
both would appear before tomorrow's
sessions end. V i
Barbara Touch and Louise Geist, i
the two Hall maids, have been sum-l
" moned. It will be the first appearance ,
( of any one from the Hall family who
can tell intimately of Mrs. Hall's ac1
tkms.
! Thr"h^w*n ,UKl ltapw
Dr. J. 8. Thrasher M spending the
winter with bis daughter, Mrs. El- <
lieon in Atlanta, Ga^dphd his friends >
in this Oounty will li^ljjUasi il to hear
tVurf V. tm W1I ? 1 Mb'I
I am leaving for jtyfterson tomorf
row and wbh to ad^ that any aci
counts remaining ttijttfted and not
> arranged far bt sent kmeat Anderh''
' 'mllf81 OMl
i W. Lester Parts' JlfawiviHa, is in
t Mrs. a M/Kaiwfe after a few
t days' visit B^ner' ***
SENATOR FELTON
TAKES HER SEAT
Washington, Nov. 21.?Mrs. W. H.
Felton of Georgia took the oath of
office today aa the first woman United
States senator.
; It is tame that her term probably
Will be only for a day, but the ceremony
crowdend with success the efforts
of the 87 year old woman had
made to "blaze the path for Ameftcan
womanhood" in the sneate and it
was indicated that she would be conLent
to step aside tomorrow in favor
of Walter F. George, who was elected
November 7, as her successor to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Watson. It was to the va:ancy
caused by this death Mrs. Felton
was appointed last September to
terve until the Novmeber elections.
The Beating of Mrs. Felton attracted
a crowd to the senate which
rivalled that which had greeted President
Harding a short time before ir.
;he *hou8e, where he addressed congress
in joint session. And she was
it once showered with congratulaAons
upon the signal honor.
When she was directed to proceed
? the rostrum for the administerng
of the oath of office her face
>roke into a smile. On the arm of
Senator Harria. of Georgia and liftng
her gown daintily, she walked
iown the center aisle and up to the
rice president's desk, where Senator
Cummins of Iowa, president proteir.,
vas presiding in the absence from the
:ity of Vice President Coolidge.
As Senator Cummins motioned for
ter to raise her right hand and she
ixhbiited her only sign of unfamiliarty
with the proceedings, waving he1*
land to Mr. Cummins and smiling as
f re< 'ving a similar-salute. Senior
Harris nudsred her arm however.
ind die then raised it, gazing intent y
at Senator Cummins as the oath
vas delivered and giving her response
n a low voice.
The seating of Mrs. Felton had
>een expected in view of the tactical
agreement of the senate leaders to
hterpose no objection in the face of
possible technical precedents as to
ler status after the election on No
rember 7 of her successor. But for a
time today it appeared as though
inch objection. might be offered and
liflatiit iairnrantif that the oath would
j^administered was not reilcheJw'
:il a delay of two hours. In fact, it
vas not until after President Hardng
had delivered his address to the
bint session that Mrs. Felton was
fiven her seat.
Vegro Attacks
Jno. R. Mathis
Mr. John R. Mathis was sruck with
i pistol just below the left temple by
Dan Savace. n necrn ornnnpr with
tvhom he was having a settlement
yesterday afternoon, and painfully
wounded. The negro began cursing
md swearing, and threatened to shoot
us landlord. Advancing upon him, he
suddenly struck a terrific blow with
khe pistol, and probably would have
ihot Mr. Mathis if it had not been for
mother party standing by and saying,
'Don't shoot," as Mr. Mathis sank
:!own from the blow. The assault was
made in the lot on the Riverside Farm,
15 miles below Union.
Mr. Mathis drove his car into Union
immediately' after the affair to
have the wound dressed.
A warrant was sworn out for the
negro, but up to the present he has
not been found. He has left for parts
unknown. He has a wife and four
children, and is about 25 years of age.
Remember Football Game
Remember the game of football at
the City park, Friday, Nov. 24, at
It p. m. sharp, and see the Union Hi
eleven clash wilh the Clinton Hi, and
tu see a good game, see this one, and
support your home team, too.
Notice, Red Men!
Every Red Man in the county is
urged to meet at the court house at
6:46 Friday evening, to go to the
Gipsy Smith meeting in a body. Do
not bring any regalias.
W. P. Turner,
1642-2t C. R. Pawnee No. 4.
Mrs. Smith Arrives
Mrs. Smith, wife of Rev. "Gipsy"
Smith arrived yesterday afternoon
and will remain in Union throughout
the meeting in progress at the tabernacle.
Mrs. Smith is being enter*
rained at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Sanders, where the Gipsy Smith
party has been entertained for the
time they have been in Union.
Christmas Bazaar
The ladies of the Episcopal chruch
will bold their annual Christmas baraar
December 1th and great preparations
have been made for the success
of the bazaar. Every year the
ladies hold this bazaar and it is such
an elegant place to buy Christmas
gifts and get a royal good dinner.
Wateh for farther announcements.
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DIAL DELIVERS
CHICAGO SPEECH
Chicago, Nov. 21 (By the Associated
Press).?A bolt from heaven to
wipe out the billion dollar surplus in
agricultural crops accumulated during
the industrial depression, would
have been a blessing, Carl Vrooman,
former assistant secretary of agriculture,
declared this evening before
the Southern Commercial congress, 1
now in session here.
The congress devoted tonight's 1
session to en agricultural conference
for the consideration of means of 1
providing a foreign market for the '
surplus farm crops of the United '
States.
Addresses ranged from the need of '
credit in financing the marketing of 1
the overproduction to the effect of 1
foreign exchange on international
marketing.
This afternoon's session of the con- ^
gress was featured by Senator N 1
B. Dial's address on the defects of the ^
'uture cotton contract law, and a dis c
cussion of immigration from Europe I
by Guide Bosseti, representing the 1
Italian commissioner of immigration, *
and Congressman Adolph Sabath ol
Illinois. v
At the morning session ambassa- *
dors, ministers and commercial re pre- 51
sentatives of several nations address
ed the Southern business men on e
trade prospects in foreign lands. (
The convention will devote most of s
the closing session tomorrow to a v
discussion of domestic problems, in 1
eluding lakes to the gulf and Atlantic *'
to the Mississippi waterways and the 1
coordination of railways, highways
and waterways. Tomorrow ngiht th
session will' close with the annua
banquet, at which the speakers will
include the governors of Nebraska (
Maryland and Virginia, the Peruvian
ambassador, Jacob M. Dickerson, for 1
mer secretary of war, and-^Dr. Clar- i
ence J. Owens, president of the J
Southern Commercial congress.
- "It is incredible that this, the rich '
est natipn the. world ever saw, has
for a year and a half been headed
down the hill df industrial depres- 1
sion, agricultural bankruptcy and
business paralysis," Mr. Vrooman
; a id in his add&sg tonight.
> "America's most pressing need is .
abroad at once.
A workable plan of credit is thr |
only factor between the United States
and export trade as large as the coun- "
try can handle, Emmet W- Gans
president of the international cham- r
ber of commerce, trade, commission 1
declared in speaking befote the con- f
tjress.
The United States dollar, he said,
is the most expensive money in the
world today and makes a nickel look j
like a franc.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET 1
i
<
Open 2:00 p. m
December 25.22 25.02 (
January 25.18 25.05
March 25.20 25.06
May 25.03 24.94 ^
July 24.67 24.60 ,
Local market 25c
Bandits Rob Postoffice Truck '
Chicago, Nov. 22.?Armed bandits ,
today held up and robbed a postoffice \
truck carrying air mail to the flying j
fiolrl boro nnH kiHnnnoH tbn Hrivor
The value of the loot is unknown.
Clemenceau Receives
Threatening Letter
New York, Nov. 22.?Georges
Clemenceau today received a threat- ]
ehing letter signed "A World War
Veteran." The police guard has been
doubled.
Aswell Denies Report
Regarding Ku KIux
Washington, Nov. 22.?Rising to
the question of personal privilege in
the house Representative Aswell of
T ouisiana declared thq reports that
the ku Klux Kian dominated Louisi- ,
ana were false and "scurrilous."
A. G. Bentley has returned home
after a visit to his daughter, Mrs.
Munro Faucett.
Mrs. A. B. Gaines. Will Gaines.
Mesdames Wootcn ^nd Staggs and ,
Miss Ruth Gaffney and Hal Gaffney (
were attending the Gipsy Smith meet- ]
ing Monday night.
Dr. F. C. Hickson of Gaffney was ,
here laat evening to attend the Gipsy j
Smith meeting.
' Mrs. Charles B. Counts will leave .
Friday for Chesnee to give a recital
under the auspices of the Eastern
Star chapter. She will also give a t?j
ital at Liberty Monday night.
Gipsy Smith continues to draw
crowds from Gaffney. Among those I
attending the cervices in Union Sun.
duy were: Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Bozeman,
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Humphries,
Misses Elizabeth and Ruth Gaffney,
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Daniel, Mrs. Carrie
Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Wilson and Miss Elisabeth Brown.?
Gaffney Ledger.
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PREPARING FOR hI
WAR, SAYS TIGER V
New York (Nov. 21 (By the Aeso- M
elated Press).?The militarists in Oarmany
already are preparing another t Q|
war, Georges C'.emenceau, war pre- X
mier of France, declared tonight in X
the first address of his American tour.
"Don't you read the newspapers?"
he demanded. "Dont you know what
that means?"
The Tiger of France, speaking far*
trently before a packed house at the _
Metropolitan opera house, reviewed J
he situation in Europe, pointing to a <
ipproachmcnt of the Turks and Soviet ;
Russia as ominous war clouds.
In the meantime, he declared, Lulendorff
and other German militarists u
were planning a coup against the
lemocratic government. ?j
Describing the present as a time of ,.,'f
'greatest crisis,' he urged that the ,<
Jnited States should renew converse- . V
ions with France and England which, jH
vithout definitely committing this j
:ountry to any set program, would 1
>resent to German eyes a picture of |
he threo unpleasant folks who faced *
:? in wie war.
He said sooner or later America
vould have to interest herself in the ;
ost-war affairs of Europe, because
he could not continue to be comfortible
und wealthy if Eurfepe was cov- j
!ted with blood. * /
He expressed hope that the United
states might establish a plan as to
vhat was to be done in carrying out f
he terms of the peace treaty and jAv \ vith
England in France in imposing
t on Germany. /
He was frank in his criticism of
America's post-war attitude, declarng
America had had a large share in
mposing the peace terms and had a
luty to see th it they were enforced.
Challenging the worth of Gernany's
signature to a treaty, the Tiger
declared that if France had known
n 1918 that reparations would have
teen unpaid four years later, she
should have gone on to Berlin.
The Tiger received a great burst .of
inplause for the assertion.
M. Clemenceai, who protested that
io came to America on no official
nission but as a private citizen to present
the truth as he saw it, declared
hat reparation,* was an American
idea, because President?-Wilson had
'ssentially the American point of
-iew. At mention of Wood row Wilson
there was another great burst of
ipplause. Expressing the hope that
\merira could find some wav of ro
lewing conversations with Franco and
England looking toward enforcement
>f the peace treaty, Clemenceau said: ,
"I don't want to speak of the league
>f nations. But I might, I might." A
The Tiger said he did not believe
n the league as a means of preventng
war, but he believed in it as a
means of arranging matters, defer,
ring war and giving peoples time to
think. J
"You have seen one of the greatest >/
irnmas in the world," he said. v
"We are now in the greatest crisis!
Nobody knows when it will end and
what effect European misery may
nave on American prosperity."
He asked what America had made
war for and what she had gained. He
= aid America had come to the last
point where she was granted time to
think. No sacrifice was demanded of
her except the will to assert herself as
the people she had vanquished were
unable to do anything just at the '
present moment.
M. Clemenceau, showing little sign
of fatigue, spoke for nearly an hour
and a half.
Lucky Find on Old Home Place
Dr. Devereaux Turner received a
letter from his brother, Chester D.
Turner of Hillsboro, N. C., this morning
telling him of his lucky find on the
old home property near Hillsboro.
In front of the old colonial home
stands an immense grove and it was
In this grove that workers found a
iwill uraiiiiK llic uaie UI XI 14 MO
they are busy searching: for others
c?f like nature. In thi3 g. ?7c the camps
>f Sherman were pitched and also
those of Johnson and Dr.* Turner tells
many intresting tales of the other
days when Cornwallis was encamped
^iear the mansion. He says he and
his brother, owners of the property,
are receiving applications for purchase
of the grounds around but are
holding it for their own personal use.
Dr. Turner has promised to tell the
readers of The Times many interesting
things about the old home place.
Tenant House
Destroyed by ftre
A ?1 - ? ?
<> I*>MU> iivwor UII mic (iiHcc ox Mr.
rhad Holcomb was destroyed by lira
Saturday.
Captain J. M. Satterfleld, of the
Salvation Army in Spartanburg, fta
tonftned to his bed with a severs case
if tonsilitis. Captain Satterfleld fretruently
visits Union, and hia Illness
causes regret,
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