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E^^isi^l844==l^00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Friday, October 21,1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year.
PEACE EFFORTS
10 AVOID SHE
MOVES BEING MADE TO CONCILIATE
PARTIES CONCERNED?^BIG
FIVE LABOR HEADS
AND RAILWAY OPTATIVES
IN CONFERENCE.
Chicago, UCT. iiU. (1-reiw.ra.nuiio
for the various moves through which
it is hoped the threatened rail strike
will be averted were completed today
and tomorrow the peace efforts will
be in full swing.
Tonight heads of the unions and
of the carriers were silently alert
with?figuratively speaking?one
eye on the conferences tomorrow be- 1
tween the "Big Five" rail union leaders
and the railroad labor board, and
the other on meetings of officials of '
11 unions which have not yet joined '
the conductors, engineraen, trainmen,
fire and switchmen in a strike '
order, for both sides were agreed i
/ that from tomorrow's conference
would come the final answer as to 1
whether a general walkout of rail '
employees would materialize. >
In the conference with the labor
board rested the possibility of the 1
"Big Five" being persuaded to can-j;
eel their order for a walkout, while 1
in the meetings of the 11 unions 1
which actually started today is to be 1
decided whether these organizations
holding the balance of men vhough j1
numbering three-fourths of the near- ^
ly 2,000,000 rail workers In their ^
membership, would join the "Big 1
Five" if they walked out Octjb?r 30
as planned. j
While the "Big Five" conference
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was looked on as the most important
of the peace moves, railroad men tonight
professed to see signs of a
peaceful settlement of the difficulties
in the attitude of B. M. Jewell, head
of the 676,000 members of the six
railway shop craft organizations, and
J. . Smock, vice president of the
maintenance of way union, which .
numbers 300,000 men.
The shop crafts executive council x
met today but took no action other .
than to'call in the conference com- j
mittee of 100. The committee while (
having power to call a strike, also is
expected to defer action by calling ^
' 'xl 1 AAA i - - - - , ?
in Uie ly\J\JV general vnaumca a 5
meeting Friday when the final attitude
of these' groups probalbly will ,
be made known. ,
The maintenance of way executive .
council met only informally today,
the formal meeting coining torn or- <
row when all of the members are expected
to be present.
"I can not speak for my entire organization
now but personally I will 1
say that we do not want a strike, i
that we would never strike on the (
wage question unless forced to and -1
that we will not go into any walkout 1
with the .brotherhoods unless we '
have definite promises of cooperation .
which so far have not been forthcoming
from them," said J. C. 1
Smock, maintenance of way vice
president, tonight.
The labor board wiU go Into con- 1
ference with assurance of full sup :
port from every interested govern 1
mental department, its members 1
said tonight following an executive
session at which they went over the
case. One member intimated he believed
the board had found a legal
method of enforcing its ruling
Heretofore, the board has maintained
that it had no power to carry out its
decisions and unions and railroad
vftch have charged the other with violating
the board's rulings.
COTTON MARKET
Spot: 19.25 to 19.50, with
little selling.
December lost 32 points over
night, cloi'ng today at 18.49,
against 18.81 yesterday.
GREENVILLE WINS
The Greenwood Hi team was defeated
yesterday by Greenville, the
score being 14 to 0.
00 NO! EXPECT I
STRIKE TO COME
WASHINGTON IS OPTIMISTIC <
OVER OUTLOOK?BROTHERHOODS
LOSE SYMPATHY OF
PUBLIC WHEN ACCEPTING
ONLY FAVORABLE DECISIONS
Washington, Oct. 20.^-Sentiment
on the part of the public has so firm
ly crystanzea against me prupvocu
strike of the raliroad brotherhoods i
that Washington is optimistic to the <
extent of believing that there will i
be no strike. 1
The Harding administration is un- 1
yielding in the face of the demands *
of the brotherhoods. When a member
of the senate, the president'sup- i
portd the Esch-Cummins railroad <
bill and the ill-fa-ted penalty clause 1
which ultimately was stricken out. r
In the present emergency, he stands i
for the public. During the previous ]
administration, the 'brotherhoods had t
little difficulty in securing every- ]
thing for which they expressed de- f
sire. c
Public symathy is withheld from
the brotherhoods because, after hav- t
ing recognized the laibor board, and 4
accepted the verdict when favorable t
to them, it ignored the labor board t
and refused to accept its decisions c
when unfavorable to them. \
The law of the land requires all j
iispates shall be submitted to the s
abor board. In 1920 the brother- t
loods appealed for higher wages and c
arages were increased 21 per cent,
rhe railroads accepted the decision.
This year the railroads appealed for j
i reduction in wages. A reduction
>f 12 per cent, was granted. The
jrotherhoods failed to abide by the
lecision, and the strike was ordered. ,
Under the circumstances, it would ^
>e most profitable for the railroads ?
vere /the brotherhoods to at.-ike. ,
ic sympathy is against them. Were t
;hey to inflict nationwide suffering
>n the people, and starve the babies
n congested centers, the ibrotherloods
would bring about their own
mdoing. But congress, judging from
nterviews with its leading members
c
n both branches, would avoid the
Q
strike for two reasons?to obviate
suffering and deatji, and to prevent *
;he unions from destroying themjelves.
The majority of the members .
)f congress believe, it is Indicated *
that unions serve a good purpose.
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TO DECIDE ISSUE
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Supreme Court To Hear Bond Mud- '
die Cue. . '
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Meeting Wednesday afternoon in ?
the office of the chairman, W. M. 1
Barnwell, the board of trustees deeded
to carry the bond muddle to
the supreme court for settlement,
rhe court will be asked to decide {
what the present (boundaries of the
Abbeville School District are
OriginaHy the district included on- ^
ly the incorporate limits of Abbe- 1
ville. Some years.ago when a bond 1
issue became necessary the district 1
was extended by legislative enact- '
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ment to include territory outside
the town limits, so that enough taxable
Drooertv would be included to
make the bond issue legal. Still later i
another act was passed by the 'leg- 1
islature in which the original limits <
of the district within the incorporate :
.imits of the town, were spoken of "
is the boundary. If the boundary of 1
.he district is found to be the pressnt
incorporate limits of Abbeville, I
:hen the bond issue is ille<?rl.
The board of trustees, according
to Secretary Thoanson of the Farmers
Bank, if a decision is given in fa- i
/or of the bonds, may go ahead and i
ssue the securities already voted.
On the the other hand, if the board 1
shculd take it for granted that the !
ipinion of Hillsman and Company's <
attorneys is correct, and seek legis- i
lation to remove the obstacle found i
by the bond buye^, another election 1
would have to be ordered to conform
to the new act. 1
The board, pending the time when i
the supreme court makes a decision, i
KEEN INTEREST I
IN WASHINGTON
4
CAPITAL WATCHES THE MEET- I
ING IN CHICAGO?PRESIDENT
HARDING AND SEVERAL MEMBERS
OF HIS CABINET ABSENT
FOR DAY.
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Washington, Oct. 20.?Interest in
Washington in the strike situation d
.vas centered today in the forthcom- t
ng conference of brotherhood lead- v
;rs and the railroad labor board to- c
norrow in Chicago. Hope that a defi- h
fiite program to avert the strike o
.vould result from that meeting was o
general in government circles. c
With President Harding and sever- 0
fl members of the cabinet out of the ^
:ity, there was no announcement of '
further initiative by the government.
The interstate commerce commission ^
ilso maintained silence regarding re- 1
pcrts that the tentative program of c
;he Chicago conference would include s
jrovision for a reduction in railroad n
"reight rates in proportion to the July v
:ut in railway wages.
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Attorney Gejieral Daugherty said
he department of justice was giving ^
'considerable attention to'the mat- j
;er" of the threatened transportaion
tie-up. He declined to elaborate
>n this statement, but there have
' w
>een reports that agents of the de- ,
>artment have submitted comprehenlive
reports based on investigation of
he activities of both parties to the
:ontroversy. ^
The suggestion that certain proviions
of the Adamson act and of the
Ssch-Cummins railroad bill were im- ,
SI
)eding "a prompt return to normally
in ra'lway rates and service" was .
A
nade to Chairman Cummins of the
x Si
enate intvrstate commerce commit- ,
1 il. A p
ee oy cne American rarui uuicauj^
federation, which served notice that
'we will move at an early date for
he repeal of these two measures, in
vhole or in part."
The federation plans to file tomor- a
ow with the interstate commerce
:ommission a petition ask'ng "imme- t(
liate reduction" in rates on basic
:ommodities of from 10 to 20 per ^
:ent," the letter to Mr. Cummins
iaid, adding that the petition would ^
>e accompanied by a request for "relection
of all reductions of operat- q
ng expenses in lower rates until th<
'reight advance since August, 1920,
s eliminated."
Joseph H. Defrees, president of the
:hamber of commerce of the United
States, expressed confidence today
hat in the event of the strike comnercial
organizations throughout the t]
? *-i-" 4-Un laoH "in I ?,
:uuiltl y WUUIU MlVt Ui^ IWUU II
naintaining the national life." ti
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GOING TO CHATTANOOGA w
n
Did Soldier* Will Go Strike Or No f
Strike.
The Confederate veterans of Ab- &
beville County are preparing, with p
their usual intrepidity, to attend J
the annual reunion in Chattanooga
next week, beginning next Tuesday, t<
October 25, and continuing through j
Thursday. t,
Those who will go from Abbeville r
Monday are J. M. Gam/brell, commander
of the local post U. C. V., T.
C. Seal, I. A. Keller and H. W. Gordon.
They are enthusiastic over re- p
ports 01 tne preparations mat nave >
been made for the entertainment of r
the veterans. i
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FIRST LEGAL EXECUTION E
JN CLARKE, COUNTY, GA. ti
Athens, Ga., Oct. 20.?The death s
sentence was imposed jointly on two i
convicted negro murders by Judge "
Blanton Fortson in Clarke Superior ;
Court this morning. Judge Fortson
set the date for the double hanging
on November 18. If the sentence.0
^?J a. ?mi u- a. c.?i ,
stanu, it wiu ue uie uist uiuc >.?jg an
Df a human being has been taken by
law in Clarke county. li
1,
has called off all contracts already i
made in reference to the proposed I
new school "building. d
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)IAZ WELCOMED
eY MANY CHEERS
TALIAN GENERAL GETS OVATION
IN NEW YORK?NO SUCH
DEMONSTRATION, PERHAPS,
SINCE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED.?SHOWERS
OF CONFETTI.
New York, Oct. 20.?Gen. Armano
Diaz, who led the armies of Italy
o victory in the great war, was
welcomed to New York today with
heering unsurpassed since the city
ailed the military men of America
n their return from the battlefields
f France. Thousands of his own
ountrymen resident in the Italian
olonies of the city shouted "Viva
)iaz" and "Viva Italia" with volaile
fever as the general rode through
hree miles of the business streets to
is hotel. Office workers in downawn
skyscrapers showered the proession
With confetti and flying
treams of ticker tape, reviving
memories of the great celebration
-hen the armistice was signed. Shopers
along Fifth avenue crowded the
idewalks to hail the passing hero
rith such an enthusiasm that General
iaz remarked the spirit was akin to
lat of his own countrymen.
The city, state and nation were ofcially
represented in the party that
welcomed General Diaz as he stepped
rom the gangway of the Giuseppe
rerdi to the army tug Lexington,
'hich brought him past the Statue
f Liberty to a landing at the Bat?ry.
Standing upon the bridge of the
lexington, better to view the lofty
<ylint- of lower Manhattan, the genral,
surrounded by his aides and
rmrican military and naval officers,
s'uted the Strtue of Liberty. A
heer'ng that was not stilled until
ie notes of "The Star Spangled Baner"
swept over Battery Park began
s soon as the party landed.
TVip ctorn niaitnpr nf a master dis
iplinarian, that military history had
rsociated with this "man of destiny'
nd "savior of Italy," was missing
jday. Short in stature and agile
s or.e-half his 60 years, General
liaz bore a happy m:en, smiling alays
and recognizing salutations with
racious bows.
Tomorrow morning he will go to
yster Bay to place a wreath upon
ie grave of Theodore Roosevelt.
W. C. HILL GETS CONTRACT
fewberry Man Lowest Bidder on
Donalds Road.
W. C. Hill of Newberry submitted
he lowest bid to the Highway Comlission
yesterday for the construcion
of the road from Donalds to the
freenwood county line. The price
ras $15,489.88. The road is 7.36
r'les long, the price per mile, thereore,
being $2,104.61.
Other bidders were Willard, Boggs
: Co., of Spartanburg, $2,090.30; R.
Kyle of Charleston $17,599.75;
ilankenship and Phillips $17,231.94.
The commission also condemned
apsoil at its meeting yesterday,
'he body will meet again October 1
o consider the question of the next
cad to be advertised for bids.
PACKERS STRIKE
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 20.?Eighty-five
er cent of the packing plant emIoyes
of Omaha who voted in the
ecent strike referendum favored
uthorizing the executive board of
tie Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
iutcher Workmen of North America
o call a strike in the packing indus
ry if such action is deemed neces
ary to protect interests of the em
loyees, according to J. W. Burns
ecretary of the unions's district
ouncil No. 5.
Southern Railway Drops Men.
Cincinnati, Oct. 20.?The Sou
hern Railway, whose men wil'
trike October 30, according to thr
ist issued by the railroad unions
as announced a layoff of abou'
ighty men employed at the shops a'
^dlow, Ky., effective next Thurs
ay.
PREMIER GIVES
BRITISH POLO
LLOYD-.GEORGE SPEAKS IN PARLIAMENT?GOVERNMENT
TC
AID IN SOLVING UNEMPLOYMENT
SITUATION BY EXTENDING
LARGE CREDITS.
London, Oct. 20.?Following closely
upon the British government's announced
determination to aid in solving
the unemployment situation by
the extension of extraordinary large
credits and the declaration that no
Briton is to starve, David Lloyd
George, the prime minister, delivered
a notable address in parliament today
outlining the government's policy
both with regard to trade and unemployment.
The premier declared thai
the entire situation was the result
of the world war and that a good
understanding between nations together
with trade rehabilitation was
the essential remedy for a cure.
In outlining the government's proposals
to alleviate unemployment, Mi
Lloyd George made the following
striking declaration:
"Peace and good understanding
among nations is vital. Let us get
out of the atmosphere where if you
italk about a German without a frown
on your brow you are no patriot.
Trade can not start in such an atmosphere.
If you intervene to make
peace, your motives are misunderstood,
but if Great Britain will not
j do it who w:ll. We stand for stabilj
ity. We want to see the nations begin
again the tasks of peace."
- A.1 - L. _ _1 ^ ? iLni
ine enure spleen was a p;ea inai
'.ho country is suffering from the results
of tKe war and a declaration
that restoration rests upon the revival
of industry and the rehabilitation
of the purchasing power abroad and
that a revival in trade depends largely
upon the brnging about of a good
understanding among nations.
Mr. Lloyd George spiritedly justifies
the steps the government has
taken already to meet the unemployment
problem. He said the government
proposed conditionally to guarantee
interest on loans aggregating
25,000,000 pounds for use in capital
undertakings providing employment
or for the purchase of material fox
manufacturers and also to allocate
10,000,000 pounds for the assistance
of relief work, and later the establ:shment
of a fund for workers' dependents.
SENDS EXHIBIT TO FAIR
Fine Hereford* From Parker and
iRee?e Farm.
Nine fine Hereford cows and bulls
| were shipped yesterday from the Eli
lington Hereford Farm, belonging tc
Parker and Reese, to the State Fail
in Columbia, which begins next Mon!
dayAmong
the herd are two winners
of last year, Prince Real III, a 2,20C
pound herd bull which was adjudged
grand champion and won the blu
ribbon in the three year old class
The other prize winner is HooverFairfax,
a 1,300 pound, 18 monthf
old bull, which won the bhie ribbor
in the bull calf class last year.
Others to be in the running this
year are a 14 months old heifer
weighing 1,140 pounds, a six months
old bull calf weighing 620 pounds, a
:ow 1,120; a 14 months old bull
910 pounds; a ten months hull, 87C
pounds; a year old nener weigmng
820 and a 9 months old heifei
veighing 610 pounds.
Messrs. Barker and Reese pride
themselves on the excellence of theii
breeding. They take great interesl
producing the best possible and the>
are more than likely to take prizes
this year.
GO TO GREENVILLE
Several automobile parties attended
the Clemson-Furman game in
"Jreenville this afternoon, 'both teams
'laving supporters in the city. Clemarm
opemed to be In the majority,
owever, and the Abbevillians will
idd their voices to th noisy hopes
of the Clemson rooters.
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PROSPECTS GOOD '
' FOR SETTLEMENT
. BROTHERHOOD MEN SAY THAT
STRIKE CAN NOT BE POSTPONED
BUT IT CAN BE SETTLED?SAID
TO BE IN RECEPTIVE
MOOD.
Chicago, Oct. 20.?The prospec
tive rail strike cannot be postponed
but it can be settled. This was the
- opinion of the four big brotherhood
> chiefs and the president of the
i Switchmen's Union after a conferI
ence this morning at which it was
. learned, they had considered all pos
sible phases of the situation as they
- may be presented at the meeting
this afternoon with the United
; States railroad labor board.
< v The meeting this morning saw the
I chiefs of the four leading brother
hoods and the president of the
s switchmen gathered together for the
first time since the strike order was
issued last Saturday.
The five presidents were in conference
two hours, and adjourned
shortly after noon ready to present
' a united front at the meeting with
-he labor board at 2 p. m.
After the meeting with the board
.he union leaders will resume their
inference,'and, according to present
>lans a statement of the situation as
t then exists will be issued and signed
by the five executives.
After the conference this morning,
on which the executives refused
.0 comment officially, It was unoffi. iaily
learned that the unions were
n a receptive frame of mind and
.lopeful of some development fa
/orable to them from the railroad
labor board that would avert the
strike.
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It was explai/ied positively that no
provision had been made for postponing
the strike and that the hopes
A*ere for a settlement.
! The union leaders declared they
had no program to present to the
board for settlment of the strike
and that they were going tp the
. meeting with an open mind, pre[
pared to hear any proposals the
board has to offer, and then proceed
. on that basis to discuss a possible
I, settlement.
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Bad Luck Follow* Mr. Gregory'* Announcement
of Candidacy
Returning from ' Columbia last
night the car in which E. W.
' Uroowrv a-nri the Messrs. Ham
mond were riding turned over
' in making a quick turn in the
road near Waterloo, Laurens
' County. Although the car turned
three times before it finally came to
' rest on its side, Mr. Gregory was
the only one who was injured. His
! head was lacerated in several places
1 'but he considers none of the cuts
' serious.
Mr. Hammond was driving the car
" and not being familiar with the road
he could not see the quick turn in
! the darkness and the car, which was
1 a new Overland Sedan, rolled over
and over, the top being almost de'
molisbed. The running gear and body
' were not much damaged and the
' party came on to Abbeville in the
1 machine.
| While in Columbia, Mr. Gregory
announced that he would be a can[
didate for railroad commissioner,
The State having the following to
say about it:
"While in Columbia yesterday on
. business, E. W. Gregory of WMliam,
ston, announced that he would be a
. candidate for railroad commissioner
in the EVemocratic primary next sum
mer. Mr. Gregory has never oirerea
for office before. He is president of
he Abbeville Telephone company,
, T?ank of Cororvaca and of the
. Gregory Live Stock Company of
Greenwood.
"Mr. Gregory was educated at
Furman university. While a native
; ->f Lancaster, he has lived at WHliamston
for many years."