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SUMTER WATCHMAI?, Est v>, - CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, I EXECUTIVES I President Harding and Party Leaders y Continue to Side step the Strike r Trouble Washington. Aug. 28 (By the Associated Press).?Proposals for government operation of rail and - coal properties were put aside, at least for the present, today and administration leaders both in and out of congress centered their ef forts instead upon less- drastic measures to meet the industrial emergency. With the return to Washington of President Harding after an over.j Sunday conference with*- some of i his principal advisers on board thej yacht Mayflower it became appar- : ent that no step toward govern- j ment operation was to become ^a j part- of the present administration j program. ' ?? , Not only was it revealed that the 1 president himself was not disposed I definitely to ask for . congressional I authority to take over the* prop-j erties involved in, the strike situa tion, but it was made known also that an influential group of lead ers in the senate and house , had taken a position which would make passage of the authorizing legislS tion extremely difficult. Bills Reported Out. Meantime committees in both branches of congress reported out for passage later in the week bills recommended by the administra tion to strengthen its hands in con trolling coal distribution by cre ating a federal fuel distributing agency and by giving to the inter state commerce commission- broad er powers over priority - of ship ments. ? In the senate committee action was taken after only a short discussion and with members re serving the right to debate the measure at length on the senate, floor. The house committee did J not vote its approval until it had heard argument for the measure by Secretary riosvei* and interstate Commerce Commissioner Atchison, end some sharp criticism of its price fixing potentialities from rep resentatives of both Employers' and. labor in the industry. Nothwithstanding the opposition indicated, President Harding was j informed late in the day by Re- j publican Leader Mondell that the1 distribution measure would be brodght into the house tomorrow and passed before Wednesday night. No such quick action was in prospect in the senate, where the legislative situation was more complicated, but the leaders pre dicted that there would be favor- ? able action without very much de lay. i Cabinet Gives Advice. Several cabinet members, sena tors and other officials, including Secretary Hoover, Attorney Gen eral Daugherty and Chairman Cummins of the senate interstate commerce committee, accompan ied President Harding on the May flower trip and are understood to have taken part in a prolonged round table discussion of adminis tration policies. As viewed by the Mayflower' conferees, the coal strike situation both anthracite and bituminous, appeared in a way to solve itself i and insure increased production in j the very near future, leaving the problem of moving the product to the consumer as the crux of the whole effort to restore industrial j stability. ^?:.^|| There was an intimation that a further curtailment of classes of I railroad service, such as passenger, express and dispensable freight traffic, in order to utilize motive! power and cars for fuel and food, j might be one of the steps taken to relieve that emergency. In the anthracite field, reports J reaching the White House were so reassuring that it was indicated an j agreement to insure reopening of the mines was expected within a very short time. Secretary Davis who represented President Harding in discussing settlement projects I with the anthracite miners and I operators in Philadelphia, made a j report to the president and al-1 though he was not willing to re- j veal its nature. Senator Pepper, (Republican) of Pennsylvania.} who also participated in the Phila- * derphia conferences, told inquirers that he was certain an agreement! was only a question of hours. COMPROMISE ON REPARATIONS! Paris, August 31?The allied j reparations commission has decid- j ed to accept the Belgian compro mise on the German moratorium as a solution of the present crisis, it was learned this afternoon. A formal vote will be taken befoie the day is over, it is stated. The attitude of M. DuBois, the French I member, was not^lefinitely known] when the early afternoon session j adjourned. The money to care for disabled ' soldiers may be appropriated in time to build them a beautiful monument._ ablished April, 1850. TALK OF VETO FOR BONUS BILL INCREASES! ?????. ' Amendment Said toj Make Measure More j Objectionable; But J Birf to Receive Fa-1 vorable Action inj Senate -. Washington. Aug. 30.?All pend- | ing amendments to the soldiers' bonus bill were disposed of today j by the Senate, <but whether a final! vote would be reached tomorrow depended upon the number and j ?length of speeches. With favorable action assured, the paramount question in ' the minds of friends and foes alike was j the reception the measure would] receive at the White House. There! still was no word from the president j but caliers who discussed the sub- j jjeet with him today said they had j j gained the impression that the ad-! J dltion of the land reclamation pro- j [ ject and the provision for the pay- j I ment of the bonus out of the in terest on the foreign debt had made! [ the bill even more objectionable! than it was in its original form. Again today the possibilities of a veto ran through Senate debate, i ! Senator McCumber, North Dakota, j in charge of the measure, contend- j ; ed that as reported the proposed j legislation met the objections here-1 tofore expressed^ publicly by the I President. He added, however, I that he did ? not know what new ? objections might ; present them selves. Senator Borah, Idaho, an oppon ent of the bonus, disagreed with j IMr. McCumber, contending that: the bill - "ran directly counter" to { j some of the executive's objections j and' failed to meet others. He re- j ferred particularly to Mr. Hard-i ing's request for postponement un- J til industrial and financial condi- i tions had reached a more normal j state and his disapproval of "piece! work" payments to veterans. Smoot Plan Defeated Leading proponents of the bill j urged throughout "the debate that j the Senate, refrain from "loading down" the measure with additional amendments which might furnish further ground for a veto. All proposed changes were rejected hyj decisive majorities. First the Bur sum amendment to pay the vet- j erans half cash immediately and j the remainder in five years was < voted down. 44 to 27. Then, with-! out roll call, the Smoot proposal; to pay the bonus with a manufac- j turers' sales tax was disagreed to. { Senator Smoot presented and ar- j gued at length in favor of his plan j to give. each veteran a 20-year j pay life insurance policy, but this j was rejected, 46 to 13. As they will on the final vote, party lines disappeared on the roll calls today. The Bursum amendment was supported by 16 Republicans and 11 Democrats and was opposed by 31 Republicans and 13 , Democrats The Smoot insur ance amendment received 15 Re publican and 3 Democratic votes with 30 Republicans and 16 Dem-; ocroticvvotes in opposition. DRINK LEADS MEN TO DEATH Florence. August , 30?Zack ! Wines, a negro, died in a hospital | here last night, as a result of in juries received when an automo bile in which he nad another negro and a white man were riding, was struck by an Atlantic Coast Line passenger train, at Wild's Crossing near Cheraw yesterday. Henry Hancock, the white man, was in stantly killed. Lloyd Spencer, who is in the hospital here for treat- J ment will recover. He stated to- j day that all three were drinking, and that Hancock was beating him over the head at the time he at- I tempted to cross the railroad j tracks with fatal results. Hancock i left a widow. He was from Society Hill. Brady Lynch, former employee j of the Florence shops of the At-1 lantic Coast Line railroad and now ! a striker was arrested here this af- ! ternoon by Deputy United States j Marshall Murphy, on an order from Judge Smith, of the United States j District court, to show cause why j he should not be held in con- j tempt of court for alleged viola- j tion of the recent injunction of the j court against' strikers committing ) disorders. The warrant was issued j specifically for alleged participa-j tion by Mr. Lynch in the mob dis- J orde.T of Saturday night, w hen j present employes of the Florence} shops of the Atlantic Coast Line were assaulted, and had to he tak- ! en into custody by the officers to i avoid violence to them. FINAL VOTE j ON BONUSi _ j Washington. August 31?The fin-j al vote on the soldier bonus bill ] before adjournment of the senate \ today appeared reasonably cer- j tain. All pending amendments i have been disposed of and general j debate was begun before the recess last nigh:. ' "Be Just and Fear HENRY FORD REFUSES GOAL OFFERED HIM Tin Lizzie Man Will Not Accept What He Calls Bootlegger Coal on Priority Basis Detroit Aug. 30.?Henry Ford today refused to avert a shut down of his automobile plants here September 16 at the expense of the domestic coal users of the North west, it was learned by the Associ ated Press from a reliable source. According to this information Mr. Ford charges that priority coal consigned to the Northwest has been offered to him by coal brokers in telegrams reaching his office here. The manufacturer refused to purchase the fuel, holding it would not be a humanitarian act to take coal intended to relieve the suffering of men. ! women and children during the coming winter. Mr. Ford was quoted as. saying that "coal bootleggers" had offer ed to "steal this coal" and sell it to him. Reports emanating from West Virginia that the Ford company had refused coal at normal prices was explained at the-Ford plants. It was asserted that the fuel so offered was steam coal, a product of little use in the Ford industry because it contains a high sulphur content. A low sulphur coal is re quired for blast furnace work. Or dinary steam coal, it was explain ed, would run the metals used in the Ford plants. Only about 30 per cent, of the coal used in the Ford factories here can be of the variety, it was stated. Despite the determination of Mr., Ford to close Iiis factories here unless he can obtain the kind of coal he needs at normal prices, the Detroit industrial district took heart today when it was announced General Motors corporation, em ploying between 75,000 and 100, 000 men. had a 30 day supply of coal available. Closing of the vari ous, plants of the corporation in different parts' of the country it was explainted, would affect hun dreds of thousands of workmen employed by concerns depending upon General Motors for various materials. ' BISHOPVILLE NEWS NOTES Cotton Crop Appears to Be Better Than Anticipated Bishopville, S. C. August 29. 1922. The cotton crop is far better than we had hoped or ex pected it would be. Those who planted early and used fertilizer freely will make fair crops. Not withstanding the wet weather the farmers have saved more of the fodder. Those who planted beans in their corn, have not been able to gather any fodder on account of the vines. The corn crop is very good. The peanut crop is fine and lots of them have been planted. So also is the pea vine hay crops. Potato crop is very promising. The protracted meeting in the Methodist church closed last Sun day night after running two weeks. It was certainly a'delightful meet ing and very profitable. Brother j Turnipseed. who did the preaching is a most excellent preacher and a j charming man. We can't measure! the good that was done by the number of converts, for there are very few of our congregation but j who are already members of thei church. All' of the stores were closed for one hour each day, andj most of our people of each denom ination came to the meeting twice j daily. There were a number of j conversions but I don't know the exact number. Mr. Laney's little boy. who was so badly burnt, was taken to a spec ialist in Augusta for treatment. His parents have the sympathy of the whole town- The election passed off very quiently today. No doubt j you have the results. Miss Anna! P.oyd Wilkerson is spending some time in Montreal. N. C. Mr. and Mrs. H W. Scott of Co lumbia visited his parents this j this we*-k. i MILL STRIKE IN LAWRENCE ENDS: v ? Lawrence, Mass.. August 31?The Lawrence Textile strike today be-j came a thing of ih*' p.-ist. The' two remaining mills that held for! lower wildes, Methun and Pern- j berton. capitulated and announced tli:*t September f>th th?> wage scale] in effect before March L'7 would be restored. Nearly eighteen xhou-, sand workers normally employed are expected to he back at work early in .September. ?-? Troops Move From Salisbury _ ! Salisbury. X. C, August 21?The: National Guard stationed' here dur- j ing the shop strike began to move out today following Colonel Scott's! announcement of last night. ' Not?Let all the ends Thou AJmsV Sumter, S. C, Satun IBON?SBILL j HUNG UP IN ! THE SENATE Amendments Propos ed Make It Worse I Than It Was and Increases Danger of Veto i Washington. August 30?After rejecting all amendments to the acL ? ministration coal distribution bill, the house ran into an unexpected .jsform of talk late today and was forced to quit until tomorrow with out reaching a vote. I Every change proposed was ei.th ! er thrown out on a point of order |or decisively defeated. At the end. {or the all day wrangle. Chairman iWinslow, of the interstate com imeice committee who was in ! charge of the measure, predicted ? it would go through as framed. - I As the house worked on the (measure which its supporters [claimed was all the legislation ; needed to meet the emergency ! caused by the coal and rail strikes. word reached leaders that at > tempts to settle the anthracite tie J up might succeed, and that the :senate was ready to take up house ?coal bills as soon as it was ; through wth the bonus. J President Harding's original sug ; gestion for creation of a buying and selling coal agency was put j before the house by Represehta-. j tive Anderson (Republican) of* I Minnesota with a provision indi i rectly authorizing seizure of mines ? If found necessary in connection with agency activities, but it went i out on a point of order, i Advised that an amendment au ! thorizing the president to . take ! over railroads and mines, in the j evenc of "grim necessity." would ! go out in the same swift fashion, J members favoring such legislation I announced that nothing was to be ] gained by* courting certain rejec ; tion With little ceremony, the house I voted down an amendment dele gating the distribution powers..to the interstate commerce commis j sion in place of a federal fuel dis tributor, and a moment later re iected an amendment fixing the rdistributor^ salary at $7,500. Representative Fairchild (Re publican) of New York found few ^supporting his proposal that coal i distributed should be "sold at . a ; reasonable price to the ultimate J consumer." An unsuccessful at tempt was made by Representative ! Denson (Republican) of Illinois j to strike out what some members i characterized as the heart of the ! bill, this being the provision that ! the fuel distributor, in trying to i meet the emergency, should "pre I vent extortion in prices charged ! for coal and other fuel-" i Ah amendment by Representa tive Boies (Republicna) of Iowa j which have ordered a 50 per cent, {reduction in the freight rate on 'coal to begin within ten days, was 'thrown out even before its reading! jhad been completed, i The principal attack on the bill ! today was by Representative Ray burn of Texas,. Democratic mem ber of the committee which framed it. while Representative Barkley (Democrat) of Kentucky and Rep resentative Graham (Republican) iof Illinois, also members of the, [committee, supported the measure. Mr. Rayburn insisted that it would have the effect of curtailing pro duction while Mr. Barkley and Mr. Graham declared a grave einer-! gency existed and that congress ought to meet it without thought of j partisanship. I Closing the debate. Chairman Winsiow informed the house that1 in the presence of his committee! i he had talked over the telephone 'this morning with the president I and that the president was heartily in favor of the bill, believing it! would enable the government to handle the most flagrant cases' through its operation. BOXCS BILL PASSES j i Washington. August 21?The four billion dollar bonus bill was passed by the senate today and now goes ! to conference. CAR SHORTAGE CURTAILS OUTPUT Indianapolis. August 31?The car; shortage is already curtailing the' output of the Indiana mines, ae~' cording to Chairman McCardle, of! the state public service commission, j He said the report indicated that, nearly a score of mine^ are inopera-j tive due to lack of cars. COAL BILL IN HOUSE Washington. August 31?The house war. expected to reach a vote today on the administration coal! distribution bill which has stood unchanged in the face of attempts to put through various amend-j ments. Cumberland. B. C, August 31? Fifteen men were killed and six- J t^en wounded in an explosion late yesterday in one of the Dunsmuir Coal Properties here. The bodies were recovered. at be thy Country's, Thy God's and dayn September 2, 1922 FRANCE WILL COLLECT DEBT BY FORCE j Warlike Movement of Troops For Ac tion Against Ger many j Paris. Aug. 30.?Grim determi ; nation to obtain reparations from Germany, seize guarantees and en . force such payments in the event j that the reparations commission's j decision tomorrow should grant a . moratorium to Germany without j j exacting the securities demanded i by France is everywhere evident in ! French official circles tonight. ; While official announcement is 'withheld, in order not to interfere with the work of the commission : and owing to the desire of the j [French Government to allow the ; German delegates every possible i opportunity to make a final prc [ posal which might be acceptable to i France. French officials talk and ; act as if the plan were adopted and 'France's decision to take coercive I measures against Germany had j already been: decided upon. War,Office is Busy. The war office also is very busy ? and is in constant communication [with General Degoutte's headquar jters at Maya nee- large movements ' of troops were reported from Nancy. Merz and the Rhineland and j there seemed- to be no doubt in the 1 minds of officials generally that Ithe occupation of the Ruhr was a I foregone conclusion should the i commission's decision go against j France. ; Herr Schroeder's propositions to j the commission are described as j "absolutely unacceptable." Premier i Poincare had long conferences to jI night with MWViviani and the min j ister of finance. M. De Lastyrie j Later he received Andre Lefevre. former minister of war. a most J persistent advocate of the adoption [of strong measures toward Ger ; many. ! M. Lefevre appeared in great I spirits as he emerged from the j Cabinet meeting. i "Our only chance to get anything ! from Germany," he said, "is for us j to go and take it. That is what j T have been preaching since the j signing of the peace treaty. I am j happy to find that my viewpoint j will prevail." Behind the Government, i Whether the French Parliament [will be convened in extraordinary j session will be decided at a moot ring of .the Council of Ministers ! Friday, but it appears that the : French people throughout the [country are solidly behind the gov jernment. with the exception of the [Communists and Socialists, and ap Iprove the punitive measures which j the government may adopt. Since the return of M. Poincare j from London, members of the Cab inet have been busy even* Sunday j unveiling monuments to the war 'dead in many of the large cities, \ especially those occupied by the Germans during the war. The ministers have promised the peo ple that Germany would atone for [the harm done, and the result has i been that resolutions of approval have been adopted practically by jail the departments of France and jsent to the premier urging him to ; take action. ? Rejected ! Berlin, August 30?The cabinet i has decided to reject new demands jsent through Herr Schroeder. of ? the German finance ministry by the ; reparations commission in Paris l for some productive or gold guar j antees as a condition of a mora torium to Germany. PREFERENCE TO FOODSTUFFS 1 Interstate Commerce Com | mission Issues Order to Western Railroads Washington, August 31?Rail roads west of the Mississippi river are authorized today by the inter state commerce commission to give preference and priority to move ment of foodstuff::, live stock, per ishable products and fuel wherever the operating conditions become such as to cause freight conges tion or blockade. RENOMfNATE DOMINICK] Greenwood, August 30?Fred H. i Dominick was renominated for | Congress from the Third district in the Democratic primary yester day by a majority of approximately 800 vo*es over his two opponents. Sum H. Sherard and E- P. Mc-j Cravy, according to returns this' afteinoon from every county in! the distric received by the Index-j; Journal. Dominic!: led in Newber ry, rvIcCormick, Oconee. Pickens. j Greenwood and Anderson counties, j' Sherard led in one county. Abbe-:. vine. Washington. August. 21?The death of Lieut-Commander Fred erick Haake, commander ot" the Pamplico base at Newbern, N. C, was reported today to the treasury department. He was found dead in ; his berth this morning. Truth's." GOVERNMENT COHON CROP REPORTjSSUED Deterioration is Noted ?Weather Some what Too Cool in Eastern Part of the :- Belt "Washington, August 30?The cot ton crop made poor progress or continued to deteriorate in most sections of the belt, according to the weekly weather and crop bul letin issued by the Department of Agriculture today. It was some what too cool, especially at night, in the more Eastern states, said the report, but it was extremely hot until the latter part of 'the week in the more western cotton growing district?. Showers were quite general in mose sections from the belt Eastward, but were mostly light and widely scatered in the Western portions of the belt, and unusually warm weather intensified the drought conditions there. "Moderate to heavy rains oc curred in Eastern Oklahoma,' the latter part of the week,"- the re poit said, "but very little rain fell in the Central and Western por tions. The crop made fair progress in some Eastern districts of that state, but generally poor advances or further deterioration was re ported from the Western portion. Showers occurred at about two fifths of the reporting stations. Continued warm, dry weather caused further deterioration in Ar kansas, especially on uplands, while weevil damage was great and the plants were putting on little or no new fruit. "The progress of the crop was generally poor in Mississippi, where considerable shedding was report ed, and was only poor to fair in Alabama where much cotton was reported as opening prematurely. The week was moderately dry and there was abundant sunshine in Georgia, but cotton made poor to fair progress, and its condition there was mostly very poor. It was opening rapidly.io the central and northern portions "and nearly all had been picked Irf the south. Fair I progress was reported from South j Carolina where the early crop was| maturing rapidly and picking was more general, but weevils were do- i ing great damage generally r they were taking the top" crop and seri ously damaging intermediate cot ton. "Fair progress was reported from North Carolina, where bolls were beginning to open. Cotton was helped some by rainfall in Tennes see, but the nights were too cool and the crop showed general de terioration; there was very little new fruit and considerable damage by rust worms and weevii. ? ? ? ? LEADERS PREPARE CIRCULAR Will Review Efforts of Media-; tors to Bring Shopmen's; Strike to End Cleveland, Aug. 29?Presidents of the "Big' Five" railroad trans portation brotherhoods met here j today, prepared a circular to be! sent to their members and adjourn- j ed until tomorrow when it was saiid only routine matters will be discussed. The circulars, it was said, will j review the efforts of the mediators at New York, to bring the shop-j men's strike to an end. and will ex- j plain why the brotherhood leaders were unsuccessful. They will also tell of the interviews'the brother hood heads had with President ; Harding and. his attitude toward j the strike. While refusing to give j out further details regarding the circulars at this time, the leaders J were unanimous in declaring that j their attitude regarding the shop- ; men's strike was unchanged. All were emphatic in denying re- ! ports from Washington that ihej leaders would consider-^the ad vis- j ability of serving notice on the carriers of their intention to abro- . gate their contracts at the end of j 30 days. ? ? ? ?? Hue Troops Threaten Austria, Hungarian Troops Are Being Concentrated in Frontier ! Vienna. August 31 ?Reports of ihe concentration of Hungarian; forces on the western border of Austria i* officially confirmed, travelers from the south report a lugo-Slav troop movement on the Austrian frontier but rumors of. in actual Jugo-Slav mobolization ire unconfirmed. Winyah Bay Gets Appropriation Washington. August 31?Addi- j ional allotments of funds for riv L-rs. harbors and improvement work j lor 1923, were announced today,1 md included thirty-five thousand j ;or Winyah. Bay, South Carolina. * THE TRUE SOI BRIDLE OFF i OF THE COAL i PROFITEERS _. ! Federal Regulation of Prices and Distribu tion Discontinued While Congress Tinkers With Bill Washington, Aug. 28?Federal control of coal prices and of dis tribution of fuel by volunteer or ganization stopped today, pending ; passage of emergency legislation j by congress. j Expiration of the fair prices, j agreements with non-union coal!" 'operators effective today was an j nounced by Federal Fuel Distribu tor Spencer, who said the various districts and general committees of - the emergency fuel organization I will cease to function next Satur J day. j "The agreement as to price re i straint with the non-union cper jators." Mr. Spencer said, "expires j today with the resumption of the j union bituminous mines. About t 70 per cent of the operators have ! held to this agreement, and it is j felt that the public has been saved j a very large sum. j "Pending the action of congress and the state authorities the only j restraint upon price is the schedule j of fair prices declared by gover nors or by state coal commissioners in some of the states, to which it is earnestly hoped the operators and dealers will conform. These : prices are about 4.50 a ton, maxi mum in the Kentucky, Tennessee, ,'West Virginia and Virginia fields, ! 3.75 for Pennsylvania thick vein j and 4.75 for thin vein. .Standards have not yet been set in other states. "The legislation before congress can only control the price of coal moving over the state lines, that is interstate commerce. The price i of coal produced and consumed ? in a state, together with charges, J which wholesalers and retailers j within the state may make, the lat jter including even interstate coal, j should be controlled by the stai:e authorities; There can be .no reaf control of profiteering unless the state authorities act." Except to the upper lake sections Mr. Spencer stated no more coal ! will be directed to din*erent states I under emergency priority orders jof class 1, unless a situation arises , which warrants such forced mea sures. A new 'plan for the fuel ! relief of the northwest is in the pro cess of formation, by the interstate commerce commission and the fuel distribution committees, which is to be announced shortly. Rapid resumption of production in the various bituminous fields, as shown b3' geological survey esti mates, Mr. Spencer said, indicated a production of 8.000.000 tons this week as compared with 6,400,000 tons last week. FIGHT THE MOSQUITOES Inspect Your Premises For Breeding Places of Pests Every person in the city of Sum ter is requested at this time to give their premises an inspection to see if they are harboring any breeding places for mosquito.es. Look for empty tin cans, examine chicken troughs, knot holes in trees and the eaves. Business establish ments do not forget your places of business, the water barrels for fire protection. Anything that can hold water may be producing mos ouitoes. An inspection will be made by the Health department at an early date, but don*t wait for the inspector to find these places. Cooperation on the part of each individual will make your neighborhood a better place in which to live. For the benefit of the hay fevei patients. every owner of vacant lots and everyone having in charge growing weeds anywhere within the city should have those weeds out. Those having this malady under go great suffering at this time of the year, and if we. by cutting oi.r weeds can alleviate their suffering j we should not wait to be told to do; so. Besides cutting the weeds ex- j pose many tin cans that are other- j wise hidden from view which are growing mosquitoes, and cuttiing weeds also gives the damp places a chance to dry out. War in Asia Minor Retreating Greek Troops Are Attempting Counter At-J tacks Smyrna. August 31?The Greek army in Asia Minor which has been falling ;baek before the forces of the Turkish Nationalists attack along a wide front, is undersood this morning to be attempting lo cal counter attacks following the arrival of reinforcements in the bat tle area. Texarkana. August 31?Seven bridges on -the St. L.ouis Southwes tern (Cotton Belt Route) railroad between Texarkana and Stamps, Ark. were burned last night. JTHROX, Established June 1, VOL. Lin. NO/ 6 COTTON MILLS SHUTTING - IN P1EDM0N i ? Fuel Shortage is Bef: ginning to Have Serious Effects in Sou X h Carolina Outlook Gloomy Columbia. Aug. 29.?South.Caro lina ^yesterday received the 7 firat^ allotment of coal for two week$,. when seven carloads of fuel:we%e received ir; the state. The coal, was diverted at Spartanburg to several cottonseed oil mills of the sfe&g} Chairman Frank Shealy, of tfiie. railroad commission, stated today.^ that this was the/ first coal reoeiy-\ ed in the state since his trip to Washington two weeks ^ ago last Saturday. - ,. Despite this bright light on ^ the situation, Mr. Shealy stated, the . situation.ia getting worse/and 4t is apparently inevitable ? that oamer ous industries of the. /state .-'wSffc: within a tew weeks be shut dowrfct Three cotton mills in the Piedmont^ section closed down Monday - be cause of a lack of fueL accdrda^g , to advices received by. Mr. Shealy . from .1. W. Arrington. .of Greeh^ '* ville, who is fuel purchasihg^igent for the cotton mills of the state.' Mr. Arrihgtoh and ??r. Shealy ? will go to Washington within\}^jst< few days in regard to the. fuel uation as. \% affects the cotton .mills.ri:: The aim of the trip will be to jse^ cure more coal for the milla^rJfo i date, has as yet been set for .tj$e>'; trip of the two officials to Wdjfc; ington. The railroad commission te.^a^^ day in receipt of advices fronL^t?^ fuel ^lst?butor's office In i^g^*? ington, to, the. effect that two^l^j plants iil the Piedmont one in Snartanpurg and Greenville, have ' been large almfments of coal thro^ib> Knoxville company, and,have h^^^ using if in violation of the ment's fuel classification tions: it is said these coi have been buying coal as iee and selling it as domestic [ rr V^ery fH*t * the supply ] these two concerns will be cut if is 3*7*7 ? Mr. Shealy stated today regards the situation as \<m yet. and the seriousness is JmSreaa-. mg. ThV. state's fuel supply mintehing and there being .practi cally no Shipments into t&?;*?pfe* there appears to be a c?ti^l.con dition ahead, the railroad comjuia* sion .chairman said. CONi^STO PART IN W Removal of Thirty. Spikes From Rail Disaster in Indiana Chicago, Aug. 2S?Confessions:^ [ actual.participation in the >vre^&>? ing of the Michigan Central Expr^ near Gary: in., recently by the moral of 87 spikes from a rail wfSge ; made by the four men held in c nection with the disaster cost the lives of two engine* * according to police authorities' night, ' Following the alleged confes*^ sions nve of the nine arrested-"5u?i?r day in connection with the ,;case was released, but six others-whose, names were concealed were_ taken" - into ^custody. . The *our from whoa*' >: it .was said confessions had "beefi" obtained were all declared to be striking shopmen, although it was indicated that no union official were Implicated in any way in the train , wrecking plot. , - U'< ' Orrtcials averted that they h>?'? unearthed evidence of. widespread sabotage plots, > According to J. ? J.'Roohey of the United States de partment- of justice. v^holesa? Quantities of "communist*' litera ture and propaganda and detailed^ plans for a series of sabotage at tacks already have been uncovered. As the result of the informative obtained from those held, two sfcfiT^ ultanoeus raids were staged- todifr in search for more evidence." 0$* of the raids was on a union head cuarters near Gary, where quanti ties of literature and the^ complete roster of members of officals-ef tfee union were seized. The other i?a$ on Union hall in Chicago, whe& similar seizures were made. LUECO GUNTER Well Known Educator's' dition Such That Physi cians Despair of Recovery ; Greenville, August 2S?1 Lueco Gunter, for the past years head of the department of-;ecl? . ucation at Furman liwversity ~an? well known throughout South Ca?|? > lina, is in a critical condition "to night arid physicians have virtual^' given up hope for Ms recovery. Professor Gunter has been ill test ? about a year from a tumor of 'tine spine, which has paralyzed his 4c?*? er limbs. Some months ago he was taken to New York, where he seemed to improve under, the spe cial treatment administered and re> turned hortfe. During the past tew weeks, however, his condition h^ steadily become worse.