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ORDER 400,000
RY' MEN TO STRIKE
SHOP CRAFT HEADS CITED TO
APPEAR BEFORE RAILWAY
LABOR BOARD TODAY?RAIL
WAY EXECUTIVES AND HEADS
OF TEN UNIONS SUMMONED.
Chicago, June 29.?The United
States railroad labor board today
cited the national officers of the six
*hop craft unions, the railway exe
cutives now meeting here and the
officers of four other railroad unions
to appear before the board tomor
row afternoon in an inquiry into
"the threatened interruption of traf
- fic."'
In addition to the shopmen, whose
strike order already has been issued,
the four other unions cited now tak
ing a strike vote, are the clerks,
maintenance of way men, stationary
firemen and oilers and signal men.
B. M. Jewell, leader of the shop
men today served formal notice on
the railroad labor board that a strike
call had been issued "on all railroad
and Pullman operating department
local lodges of the six shop crafts.
The meeting of the railway exe
cutives and heads of the ten unions
was set for 2 o'clock tomorrow by
the labor board when the formal no
tice of the strikke call was received
from the shop men, announcing the
time for the walkout as next Satur
day at 10 a. in.
Detroit, Mich., June 29.?Decision
whether to call a strike of the ap
proximately 400,000 railroad mainte
nance of way men in the country
probably will be made late today. E.
F. Grable, international president of
the United'Brotherhood of Mainte-j
nance of -Wav Employees and Rail-i
way Shop Laborers announced.
Chicago, June 29.?Railroad main
tenance of way men were reported
to have quit in West Chicago, 111. to
day, without waiting receipt of strike
orders. It was said the men "desert
ed in droves" leaving many crossings
unguarded. Mayor Edward J. Mc
Cable of West Chicago has sworn in
a number of special policemen to
guard railroad property.
Cleveland, 0., June 29?Engineers
and trainmen, members of the rail
road Brotherhoods with headquarters
in this city, will continue to perform
their regular duties and will not
take the places or do the work of
any railroad employees on strike in
connection with the strike of the
shop crafts called for Saturday morn
ing, chiefs of these brotherhoods ad
vised the members of their organi
zations today.
Chicago, June 29.?Strtke orders
signed by six craft presidents of the
Railroad shopmen's organization were
sent out today to general chairman
representing 400,000 men, authorize
ing a strike at 10 a. m., July 1 "on
all railroads and Pullman shops in
the United States."
Letters of instruction regarding
the progress and conduct of the
strike werfe fyeing prepared at gener
al headquarters here today and were
to be mailed out tonight.
"The issue is clean cut, wrth no
strings attached," said B. M. Jewell,
president of the Railroad Unions sec
tion of the American Federation of
Labor.
"It is up to the railway executives
tVini-r mooHnc fnHnv. Thpv pan
I;top this strike today or tomorrow
lut after Saturday at 10 o'clock it
s all off. The telegrams of the Union
leacib to Cuyler, is the union's last
vord."
F*EMEN TO PRACTICE
The Fire Department of Abbe
ville will hold a meeting this after
jioon to take up the matter of
Regular practices in the future.
The plan is to have about two
Iractices a week, and the volunteer
1 embers are requested to come to
le meeting this afternoon at the
|re ilepartment between six and
F
WU PEI FU INDORSES SUGGES
TION?"UNITED STATES* OF
CHINA" MAY BE NAME OF
REORGANIZED REPUBL I C,
GET PATTERN HERE.
Peking, June 29.?Wu Pei Pu,
dominant figure of the northern
China, today indorsed the recent
suggestion of Gen. Chen Chiung
Ming, outstanding leader of the south
that a federalvsystem be adopted for
reunited China, patterned after that
of the United States of America.
General Wu suggested that the reor
ganized republic be known, as the
"United States of China."
The majority of the provinces al
ready have signified their approval
of the proposal to reunite the coun
try under a federal governor at Pek
ing with each province enjoying rights
similar to those accorded the sepa
rate state of the American union,
General Wu said.
The quiet little man who drove the
Mancurian war lord, Chang Tsao Lin,
in rout from the gates of Peking, and
recalled to office the constructional
president, Li Yuan Hung, declared
that sentiment is growing in favor
of the United China program with
American idAls as its guiding star.
Wu asserted that he had no oppo
sition in predicting that as China
traveled the road of progress she
wouia De iouna copying ana putting
into practice America's ideals to an
extent not reached by any other
country.
In the south, Wu said, where San
Yat Sen's followers had been accus
tomed to Western methods, the new
leader there, Chen Chiung-Ming, who
recently drove Sun from Canton, was
a particularly strong supporter of
the "Americanized China" program.
Support for the proposal that China
adopt Western ideals is said to be
strong in Peking, owing to the pres
ence there of many Chinese officials
who have been educated in America.
Leaders of this class are Dr. Wei
lington Koo, who is acting as finan
cial adviser in the reorganization
plans; Dr. W. W. Yen, acting pre
mier and foreign minister, and Dr.
Wang Chung-Hui, minister of jus
tice. In their following are many
minor officials who ^gained their edu
cation in the United States by means
of the Boxer indemnity funds re
turned to China by the Washington
government.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
E. P. McCravy of Easley is an
nounced in this issue as a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
congress from this district. Mr. Mc
Cravy is a native of Abbeville. He is
a namesake of Dr. Edwin Parker,
late of this city. His father left Ab
beville residing for awhile in Green
wood, and later residing in Laurens.
Mr. McCravy was reared on the
farm in Laurens County, where after
his father's death he was the main
stay of the family for many years.
About twenty years ago Mr. Mc
Cravy settled in Pickens County.
Since then he has been prominently
identified with the affairs of that
county. He has served in the lower
branch of the legislature and is now
Senator.
Mr. McCravy announces that he
will make a vigorous campaign for
the seat now held by Mr. Dominick.
I
TO ATTEND DANCE
Miss Virginia Owen, Miss Mildred
Cochran and Messrs. Davis Kerr and
Allen Haskell will go over to Green
wood tonight to attend the dance
at the Oregon Hotel.
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PRIZES ON DISPLAY
The prizes to be given at the
Hospital Birthday celebration here
July 6th will bo displayed in
Rosenberg's show VrindoW tomor
row.
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HARRY G. KAMINER
NAMED MANAGER
GADSDEN MAN ALSO HEADS
COOPERATIVE ' ASSOCIA
TION?J. B. JOHNSON, J. P.
McNAIR AND HAROLD BOOK
1ENIES AMERICANS
ARE HELD CAPTIVE
IEXICAN PRESIDENT SAYS RE
PORTS WERE MALICIOUS
STATEMENTS TO CREATE UN
FAVORABLE OPINION BE
TWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.
Washington, June 27.?Mexican
ebels who seized the Aguada camp
f the Cortez Oil company in the 1
'ampico region Sunday, holding the
roperty and forty American em
loyes for 15,000 pesos ransom, with- 1
rew on Monday without damage or
ijury to the employes but with
hreats to return, Consul Shaw at 1
'ampico today advised the state de
artment. A later message said the
ame rebels yesterday seized a camp
? the La Corna Oil company, a
hitch-British concern, in the same
icinity and were holding 85 em
ployes including about six Americans.
The dispatch did not indicate
whether ransom had been paid in the
ase of the Aguada camp which is
n American owned concern. On the
trength of the second message sat
ist night the state department di
ected the embassy in Mexico City to
lake new demands on the Mexican
overament for protection of the
imericans employed by the Dutch
tritish company.
Consul Shaw telegraphing yester
ay from Tampico said that the
ebel leader, Gorozave, and his men
vff fho^Acniarin famn of the flortez
ompany at 10 o'clock Monday morn
lg. This was 24 hours before the
iine limit set by Gorozave for pay
lent of the ransom demanded had
xpired and the message did not say
rhether payment had been made,
'he consul reported further that
rorozave had threatened on leaving
tie American camp to come back
nd seize the property of La Corona,
rhich is among the Dutch Shell oil
itoroctu ftnH nlsn Tirnnertv of the
lexican Gulf Oil company in the
icinity. The rebel leader said he
rould demand payment of ransom on
liese properties by July 25.
Consul Shaw also reported that
tvo detachments of Mexican federal
roops had been dispatched to the
'ampico region by boat from Vera
!ruz.
WORLD SURVEY COTTON
enator Harris of Georgia Intro*
duces Proposal.
Washington, June 29.?A world
urvey of cotton on September 1, De
ember 1 and March 1 of each year,
o include a census in the United
Itates of cotton tenderable under
he law on the same dates, is propos
d in a bill introduced today by Sen
tor Harris, of Georgia, and approv
d by Secretary Hoover, of the Com
lerce Department.
The presentation of the bill fol
awed a conference between the Sen
tor and Secretary Hoover. The fig
ires covering the United States
fould be gathered by the census bu
eau and the foreign data would be
ompiled by the bureau of foreign
nd domestic commerce, both bu
eaus being in the Commerce De
partment.
VALUE OF CHARACTER
fury Returns 12-Cent Verdiot In
Libel Caae.
Macon, Ga., June . 29.?The jury
n the libel suit of format* Mayor
jrlenn Toole, against the Macon Tel
(graph for $50,000 damages return
./4 o i/?f fftr fVio nlnin+iff fcllis nf
erjioon in the sum of twelve cents,
roole claimed that his character was
lefamed by publication of an article
n the Telegraph on May 13, 1921.
Size Of Army Fixed
Washington, June 27.?The
? nnnniiTrail tllO
enate in fixing the size of the ar
ny at 125,000 enlisted men and
.2,000 officere,
ER NAMED ALSO
GoUimbia, June 2$.?The board
of directors of the South Carolina
Cotton -Growers' Cooperative asso
ciation last night announced the
election of Harry G. Kaminer of
Gadsden as president and general
manager;.J. B. Johnson of Rock
Hill, first vice president; J. P. Mc
Nair of Aiken, second vice presi
dent and Harold . Booker of Co
lumbia, secretary and manager of
field service.
The president and two vice
presidents and L. D. Jennings of
Sumter and R. . Hamer of Bast
over constitute the executive com
mittee of the board. The president
and E. W. Evans of Bennettsville
and A. JR. Johnston of St. George
axe trustees of the American Cot
ton Growers' exchange.
IT nmivi AD A OW/)
li'li 4LaiUiU^l) laic l|/A?>7iUVUV C4I1U |
general manager of the association J
is a successful planter and business
man of Richland county. In. addi
tion to his large farming interests
in Richland and Calhoun counties
he operates a general merchandise
store at Gadsden. He is a director
of the Palmetto (National bank of
Columbia and stands high in agri
cultural and business circles.
The board at its meeting yester
day authorized the reopening of
the membership 'books and the
prosecution of a vigorous campaign
during the months of July and Au
gust for additional members. With
over 440,000 bales already signed
up, the board hopes that an addi
tional 150,000 may be signed, mak
ing this association tlie largest in
the belt.
Permanent headquarters will be
secured and announced in a few
days. The board is proceeding with
the selection of the various depart
mental heads very carefully and
will probably not have any an
nouncements to make for several
days.
FIND LARGEST STILL
Officers Destroy Elaborate Outfit in
Greenville County.
Greenville, June 29.?The largest
and most complete distilling plant
ever seen by the raiding officers was
taken and destroyed Tuesday night
by a group of federal prohibition of- j
ficers operating out of Greenville,!
near the boiftidary line of Edgefield
and McCormick counties.
The outfit was too large to be de
stroyed with axes in the regular fash
ion and two sticks of dynamite were
set off under the apparatus, blowing
it to bits. The plant consisted of a
large brick furnace base, over which
was a steel rivited boiler having a
capacity of about 400 gallons. Two
copper condensing outfits were con
nected with the boiler, each having a
capacity of 90 gallons. Five thou
sand gallons of rye. beer were pour
ed out by the officers. No arrests
were made.
METHODISTS MAKE PLANS
FOR MISSIONARY CAUSE
Chicago, June 28.?Plans for ad
vancing the world wide missionary
work of their church and for teach
ing the $100,000,000 goal of the
Methodist Centenary for work at
home and abroad, are under discus
sion by fourteen of the thirty-seven
bishops or tne iuetnoaisi ^iJisuupai
church here for a four day meeting.
MAYOR'S COURT
Four cases of disorderly conduct
came up before the Mayor Thurs
day morning two were fined $10.00
each and two $7.50v
REPORT BY DEMOCRATIC
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE.
PEOPLE MUST PAY HEAVILY
IF PROPOSED BILL BE
COMES LAW
Washington, June 29.?Passage
of the administration's ship sub
sidy bill was opposed in a minority
rpTuvrfc tndav ihv all of the Demo
cratic members of the house mer
chant marine committee, by which
it was drafted.
Declaring the government own
ed merchant tonnage cost the peo
ple about $3,000,000,000, the mi
nority held that it probably would
be sold for $200,000,000 meaning
"the people will stand a loss by
deflation of $2,800,000,000."
"Furthermore," the report add
ed, "it is contemplated that either
existing shipping companies or
companies to be organized which
buy the iihips, will capitalize them
largely in excess of the cost price
and sell the stock and bonds to the
American people will be standing
the war inflation, the post-war de
flation and then promotion defla
tion."
The people, through the govern
meat, une report aeciarea, "wiu
sell the ships for approximately
$200,000,000,1 lend $125,000
000 to recondition these ships oi
build others and then pay the own
ers approximately $7-50,000,000 in
subsidies and aids within the. next
ten years, with the chances thai
such burdens will hereafter con
tinue indefinitely and probably in
crease if the policy is once fastened
on the government." .
The Democrats asserted "it was
not even claimed by the propo
nents of the bill" that ocean
freight rates would ibe reduced,"
that "loans from the $125,000,000
revolving fund would be made at
2 per cent," whereas under the
federal farm loan system farmers
are compelled to pay about 6 pei
cent interest," that the bill confers
("aiitiolcrattic and unprecedented
powers" on the shipping board,
and that the board ds not required
to make any accounting to the
president or congress.
"This bill authorizes the gi ant
ing of subsidies and all other aids
to the Standard Oil company, the
United States Steel corporation
and other large concerns whicli
own and operate their own ships ir
the transportation of their owr
products and does not require then:
to operate their ships in whole 01
in part as common carriers," said
the report.
TAKEN TO THE WOODS
AND GIVEN BEATING
Five Wite JRobed Men Abduct A
Valdoata Man From His
Place of Buiineu
Valdosta, Ga., June 2^.?Wear
ing white roibes and hoods, five mer
visited the place of business of N
G. Romey early yesterday, accord
ing to a story Romey told late ir
the day, and carried him away ir
an automobile to a strip of woods
where they gave him a severe
beating.
Romey said he. was told by the
band to stop selling and drinking
whiskey and never again address ?
white woman. Romey was almosl
in a fainting condition when he ar
rived back in the city, he said, anc
was unable to appear at his place
of business during the day.
PRESIDENT GRIER HERE.
President R. C. Grier of Erskint
College was a visitor to Abbeville
today. President Grier is greatly en
couraged at the prospects for a larg
er student body next year, and we
all expect great things from his ad
I ministration.
CITY TRAFFIC CARRIED ON AS
USUAL AMID RATTLE OF MA
CHINE GUNS AND THE
(BOOM OF ARTILLERY?AR.
TILLERY EMPLOYED
Dublin, June 29.?5The Irish pro
visional government took forceful
action today f against the insur
gents of the Irish republican army,
investing the Four Courts building
where the insurgents were en
trenched* and opening a hot at
tack when a demand for surrender
was ignored.
The fighting which openedl short
ly after 4 p. m. was still ixt progress
late this forenoon, the crack of the
rifles and the rattle of the machine
guns resounding over Dublin above
the noise of the city's traffic which
was being carried on as usual. &
(Fowler hall on "Parnell ? Square,
occupied by irregulars, also was at
tacked iby the Irish government
troops. ' M
The official troops command the
Four Courts building from all
3ides, but the nature of the 'struc
ture made an assault difficult and
as the building contains irreplace
able legal documents there was no
disposition to fire the structure as
a mean? of ousting the insurgents.
The number of casualties on ei
ther side was not known definitely,
but fourteen had been reported up
to mid-forenoon. Three irregulars
were carried out of the Four
building by the rear exit They
were believed to be badly wounded
and it was rumored two others of
the irregulars had been killed.
Artillery was re-employed to
some exent by the provisional gov
ernment troops for at least one
eighteen pounder had ibeen in ac
tion and considerable damage, was
reported to have been done the in
surgents stronghold. This had been
strongly fortified by the irregulars
who replied vigorously to the fire
of the attacking parties.
About 700 men were engaged on
i the government side, and the rattle
of rifle and machine gun fire was
punctuated by the explosions of
1 bombs and the occasonal rattle of
s 12 pounder artillery.
Orange Hall, taken over by the
insurgents as a "refuge" for Bel
> last uatnoncs, was aiso aiutcKeu.
( The entire city was awakened by
i the din, even to the remote sub
i urbs.
i The first casualty reported was
i amongst the provisional govern
l ment troops. Private Long was
wounded whil^ on duty in Chancery
I street. $
It waq learned durfng the morn
ing that the official force were us
-! It- - TTf I 4-nrA
nig against xne rour ^uiu? ,?*?
1 18 pounders Aring high explosives.
By 11:50 o'clock a breach had bee:i
k made in one wall of the building.
The attack on the insurgents
was preceded by the sending of
two ultimatums to Commandant
O'Connor. One of these demanded
i the releas# of Lieutenant General
O'Connell, assistant chief of staff
of the regular forces, who was seiz
1 ed yesterday by the insurgents. The
1 other set a time limit after which
an attack -would be made.
FiVe casualties among the Free
State troops had occurred up to
1:30 o'clock. One city the womea
died of heart failure from excite
ment brought on by the fighting.
COTTON MARKET
Cotton brought 22 1-2 cents on
the local market today. Futures
closed
July j._ 21.59
October 21.52
December 21.31
January 21.05
Futures closed Thursday
July 21.70
October .21.66
December 21.45
January 21.21
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