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WRITES OF S
ON RAIL
(By Norman Hapgood.)
Washington, Oct. 20.?When the
Cabinet discusses a situation as full
of dynamite as the threatened railroad
strike the official announcements
are by necessity discreet. In
talking about the strike, therefore
I am not going to say anything
about the Cabinet meeting that took
place Tnesday, but instead say what
is the real state of affairs.
There probably win oe no sirme,
Neither capital nor tebor wishes to
be put in the position of opposing
the administration, knowing that if
it does get into such a position, the
opinion of the general public will be i
overwhelmingly in favor of the administration,
supporting it in all necessary
measures, however severe.
Although this is true, however,
the settlement is likely to (be delayed
until toward the last days of the
month for both sides are in a desperate,
warlike mood, and will not
give up the zest for a fight until'
about the last call. The position of ^
the men, underlying their specific
demands, is that this is a most fa-'
vorable moment to force government
operation and ultimately government
owenrship. To bring about
a situation so bad that the only way
out would be seizure of the railtoqHs
bv the government would suit
the unions completely.
The roads, on the other hand
think this is a moment so favorable
to their chief war aim that they hate
to see it pass without a pitched battle.
Their chief aim is to kill the
unions here and now so dead that
they will not imagine themselves
alive for along time to come.
Mr. Attenbury with all his good
points, is the most dangerous man in
the situation today. As chief of the
Pennsylvania Railroad his influence ;
on the negotiations is immense and 1
so far he seems a victim to the delusion
that he can use this crisis to
break the unions, even if he has to
defy the government to do it.
The cold, bottom fact is that pri- i
vate ownership of raiiroads is doomed.
Even in England, where the,'
managers are prud of co-operating j:
with the men, the situation is hard,
enough. With a bunch of managers'
such as we have here who glory in (
the idea that they can get back the
autocracy they had 40 years ago,
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Miss Carrie Metts spent one day
last week with Miss Clarkie Link.
Mr. A. K. Woodhurst spent several
days this week at Troy w'th Edgar
Woodhurst.
Mrs. Jas. Link spent the week-end I
with Mrs. Orville Calhoun of Bordeaux.
Henry Morrow of Verdery and
Misses Isabel Dansby and Roberta
Wilson called at De la Howe Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. John Hall spent Wednesday
very pleasantly with Mrs. Will Langley.
Miss Jennie Cason spent Tuesday
> ' afternoon with Mrs. Lewis Beauford.
Misses Lola and Sara Brown of
Troy spent the week-end here with
relatives.
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iUiOO 1WU bU WHUAVIVI D
Mary Home of Greenwood.
Frank Woodhurst spent the weekend
at Sharon with relatives.
Mrs. Henry Cason of Mt. Carmel
spent several days last week with
Mrs. Norman Cason.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Banks of
Troy spent Sunday with her mother,!
Mrs. John Baughman.
Mrs. Charlie Hall and children:
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Alex'
Hall.
Mrs. A. K. Woodhurst and Mrs. Ben
Metts spent Wednesday with l.f.ss
Amanda Zaner and Mrs. Henrietta
Napier.
Mary Jane Tate, a little colored
<rirl living on Mr. Jas. Link's place,
.taught on fire la6t Thursday and was
1 ??> ~~ /Jiorl SnnHsv morn
Junieu su uau out u?-?
ing.
Mrs. Mattie Beauford spent Wcd esday
in Troy.
No, no, Harold, a commutator is
not the strap which supports a commuter
on his trips to and from town.
It is something in your car that you
have to support.?The State.
ITUATION
WAY STRIKE
there is not 2 chance of ultimate su<
cess.
There are the same superfiiall;
clever and fundamentally stupid mei
who had not more sense than t
clamor to ha<ve the roads hande
back to private control in the mids
of a storm. You might suppose the;
would have encouraged the govern
wont +n lre#?n control while it face<
the insohiable problems of the nex
few years.
Not a 'bit of it. Driven by som
kind of insanity they filled the cour
try with their propaganda abou
how all the ills were due to publi
management, and how it would al
be milk and honey if the roads wer
only .turned back to their former en
lightened bosses.
What caused these so-called busi
ness men to coanmit such a half
witted error? Partly, no doubt, th
instinct to make their own jobs mor
important. Partly the influence o
the bankers, who have no mor
sense of fundamentals than have th
railroad executives.
Largely, to be sure, they have fail
ed victims to their own propagands
It is just as it was in the war. W
told ourselves lies to help us fighl
and then we had hard work forget
ting the lies.
The managers of the roads hav
been waging war for several genera
tions against two enemies. One wa
government regulation. When ii
1917, this became government con
trol the wheels in the managers
heads steadily turned out the ol
noises. Everything the governmen
did was by necessity bad.
The other enemy was the union?
For so long the road managers hav<
made up tales against labor, be
cause it wished to combine and ne
gotiate, like capital, that they cai
not approach the unions now wit!
the sanity that should belong t<
peace. They think of the unions wit!
Mio furv of war. Smash the unions
is the slogan to which their heart
and minds are throbbing.
I am among those who thinl
there "will be no strike, but when tb
strike is avoided there will hav<
been no long step taken toward t
permanent improvement in the rail
road situation. Such an improve
ment is impossible with the presen
managers.
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Mrs. J. B. Seawright returne
home last Tuesday after spendin
two months with her daughter, Mr:
M. L. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rogers an
children worshiped at Little Mour
tain Sunday and spent the day wit
Mr. and Mrs. Will Crawford.
Mr. 0. L. Ellenburg and Cheste
Ellenburg spen\ Sunday with Mr. 1
M. Bradberry and family.
Mr. S. S. Ellenburg spent Sunda
near Lowndesville with his daughtei
Mre. George Hill.
Miss Carrie Bradford of Sumte
spent the week-end with Miss Juli
Rogers.
Mrs. J. F. Ellenburg and childre
spent the week-end with their pai
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Williams.
Miss Julia Plexico of Rock Hill i
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. P. Wi
liams.
Mrs. Ozey Ellenburg and son
spent Sunday with her parents, Mi
and Mrs. M. L. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Price and soi
Rcss, Jr., Mrs. M. L. Williams a'
tended the funeral of Mr. J. M. Be
at Rocky River Friday.
BLIND PIG
Concord, N. C., Oct. 17.?A rooi
dug in the ground under a pig pe
was the method devised by Je:
Thomas, farmer, of No. 10 Townshi]
this county to evade the prohibitie
officers.
Three local officer* located tl:
room with its still, liquor and bee
yesterday afternoon after searchin
every foot of ground on Thoma
farm. The room was about eight I
eight feet and access to it was mad
through a two foot entrance fro]
the pg pen, the opening having bee
covered very carefully with leave
sticks and dirt.
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J. H. Wren left last week for
Florida.
Miss Mary Jordon is visiting kiny
dred in Georgia.
1 Miss Cla^a Agnew was a week0
end visitor in Due West last week.
^ Prof. P. L. Grier, Jr., of Hendersonville
and F. E. Grier of Rock
^ Hill spent the week-end in Due
" West.
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President R. C. Urier is looking
after putting into effect plans which
Dr. Darlington had drawn for beautie
fying Erskine campus.
l" The Due West Fair takes place
* October 28th. Dr. Brice is president
c jf the fair and is lokoing after its
11 interests. Have you got an exhibit?
e If so, don't flail to bring it forward.
E. C. Stuart of Bartow, Fla., came
down Monday from Anderson and
?- spent a part of the day in Due West,
leaving Monday afternoon for Florie
da.
e Mayor Jordon has been having
f some fine work done on our streets,
e The streets have been scraped nicely
e with road machines and the side
walks given attention.
[- R. G. Vance of Fredericksburg,
i. Va., authority on Jersey cattle, and
e C. A. Cobb of the Southern Rut,
ralist, will be two of the speakers at
> the Due West Community Fair, October
28.
e K. H. Patrick of White Oak, who
i- has been a member of the United
s States jury at Greenville spent last
ti Sunday in Due West. Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick accompanied (by Mrs. Boggs
i' of Greenville, Mrs. Perry and Mrs.
d Merrill of Spartanburg were visitt
ors on the Heidelburg Grounds on
last Wednesday. Mrs. Patrick said:
i. "I am delighted to find the buildings
e so nice and the location so fine."
.! Rev. N. E. Smith filled the pulJ
pit in the A. R. P. church at Due
i West Sunday morning. Rev. Leon T.
i J Press-ly filled the pulpit Sunday
a night. The large congregations were
i favored iwth two good sermons,
if were thoroughly enjoyed. Revs,
s Tinkler from Lake Wales and Leonard
Neill from Covington, Ga., led
k in prayer.
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e thews, N. C., and their daughter of
a! Owings, S. C., whom they have been
. visiting, reached Due West Saturday
afternoon and spent Sunday in Due
t West. They spent Wednesday on the
Heiddburg Grounds viewing the
I property and were very much pleas^
ed. They were patrons of our col^
leges in Due West We are pleased tc
^ have them here.
^ Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Pressly, Mr.
^ and Mrs. Eugene Morrison, oi
J Statesville were visitors last week at
g HeidelbuTg.
The president is doing all he can
to prevent unemployment. He if
^ ursine: coneress to go right or
working.?The State.
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Columbia, Oct. 15.?Contracts representing
approximately, 3,000 bales
of cotton were received yesterday at
the offices of the South Carolina Cotton
Growers' Cooperative Associa- P
tion from Sumter county. This repre- li
sents merely the launching of the
campaign in that county, officials of ^
the association say. Sumter, they e
said is strongly in line for the orga- |
nization. |
Officials of the association an- jz
; 1 nounced yesterday that details were |
{being worked out for a statewide |
speaking campaign in behalf of co- |
operative marketing. It is planned |
to hold a meeting in every cotton 3
growing county in the state at which ^
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some speaker who is qualified to g
speak on the subject will present the |
details ofa marketing organization. J
It was said yesterday that splendid
progress was being made in the q
drive. Officials now estimate that aj>- ?
! proximately 30,000 bales have been |
j signed up. They believe that 200,- |
1 000 or one-half the minimum will be |
, signed before the end of the year E
and the minimum of 400,000 will |
be easily reached by May 1.
Among the contracts received yes- |
terday was that of Mayor L. D. Jen- 1
I nings of Sumter, D. A. Geer of Bel- |
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