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bp"\ jjlfiir i1 The Fort Mill Times -A' " , ^ ' 'i " ' ' .. ., , . %, Etf?MUh*l In 1B8L > , . TOBT MILL, S. 0., THUBSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1019 J1.25 Per Yew. lov/rate secured i mm cotton PARGE OP $2.40 PER BALE 18 N RATE OP 1N8URANCE ON 10 BALE LOT8 OR LE88. RATES ON LARGER LOTS Information Given Out by 8tate urance Commissioner After ;on?ultation with 8. E. U. A. Columbia. Parmera having stored ten or fewer bales of cotton can now Insure it at $2.40 per $100 of insurance, according ?u ?u auuuuuc?Di?ni oy w. A. McSwaln, state insurance commissioner, aftpr a conference with W. P. Dunbar, manager of tho Southeastern Underwriters Association. Heretofore - the rate has been $3.86 per $100 of insurance, but the rate is reduced to $2.40. This new rate applies only to lots of cotton in ten or' fewer boles stored t>y farmers In barns. When the number of bales is greater than ten, the rate is the same as that charged for a cotton warehouse, which is $3.86 per $100. May Confiscate Pistols. George Weston, chief of rural police, said that the rural officers had instructions to arrest persons who carried revolvers in automobile pockets of in any other part of the machine. he officer Bald he based his actions on a decision of the supreme court which passed upon a case that was brought before a magistrate in Richland county. \ An arrest was made following the djscovery o a revolver on the side of a. seat in a motor car. The magistrate hearing the case adjudged the defendant guilty and Imposed a One. Ap appeal to tlje circuit court was dismissed and the records were reviewed by the supreme court. The lower court was sustained. ^ /. Primary Election August 28. The primary election in the Sixth m~A 0- ?v. ?. - - w)u uDvuiuu uuugreaBionHl aisincu CO nominate representatives to (111 vacancies caused by the death of the late Congressman J. W. Ragsdale and the resignation of Congressman Lever will : be held August 26. The campaign will t open August 12. and all pledges must K. $e ftled and assessments paid by noon August 11. Should a second primary be necessary It will be held September tth. r Wease a Candidate. & - '^Advising all his factional followers t* the Seventh congressional district te abstain from participating in the t>rlmgry elections, called by the state I. Democratic executive committee, to E Select a nominee for the unexpired E* term In congress made vacant by the y. resignation of Congressman A. F. Ubver, former Governor Cole Bleane, S In a lengthy statement, unqualifiedly K< announces as a candidate or con< gress In the general election. ? Reorultlno Party Stops. , Recruiting offlecn In Columbia [ tjaye withdrawn the motor truck party He touring the stats for recruits temporarlly due to a mediocre response to &K appeals node for men to enlist. The party waa made up of Bereral trucks 'and about 15 men which ylsited serpte^Karal counties in the state seeking men Hbfffor the army. Only a few were signup and the party has been called Mm*. Additional efforts will be made gjj^flknd it is probable that another reKijMwruitlng party may be made up to ?fe?epompletp the work started last month. T^*nl(S w,,el C|t| President Wilson, Secretary of War IKyHmker and Ma]. Oen. Charles J. Bailey jffi^sBiye written the Wild Cat Veterans' 3&|B?soelatlon letters of appreciation for IsrIk"1* Tn?lobershlp. General Bailey, Xno commanded the Wild Cats, is, of rflpjfflmrse, an actlva member, while Mr. jjjflKgjjHlCon and Mr. Baker are honorary ^ Kttlbers. Rlfl* TIMTI. Citadel will be represented in rifle matches to be held auspices and direction of ^H^^niacretary of the nary at the nary ?j??jgfi*e at Caldwell, N. J., commencing fj8niffi,at 4 to include the national *nding August 30. according ^JgKiBflB*neral orders issued by W. W. yHlmt, adjutant general. The team composed of 17 men, many of hare had experience in pre^H^HHRnatches and will attend the flr,n? aohool which will Caldwell. t . Condition. H^HH^H||Qndttlon of the cotton crop Is aHHBt ti per cent In a report IsiSS^BKSir-.^e American Cotton AssocLreport follows: ^il^^^Knjfc|pert representative* of \hP Cotton Association estimate PiHsKH"*1 *nT6-tl*aWon and also of correspondents aad Bptivea of the sssoolatioa tb* ent,re cotton belt, that Rl|^I^HH?tanment In cotton acreage, acreage that has been which was preriously planted, Is 14 per cent." 'j Warning Against Influenza. If influenza runs tru* to form, South Carolina may expect another invasion of the disease this fall and winter in the opinion of Dr. James A. Hayne, State health officer. The disease is even now widely scattered over the State. A few ?aoes have been reported to the State heglth department during practically every month since last October when it was raging over the whole State. In June, 19 cases of influenza were reported by physicians. It is probable that there were many cases not reported. Dr. Hayne said. "The history of other epidemics of influenze is that it continues for two or three years with a gradually lessening virulence each year. I do not fear an extensive epidemic this fall, but there will likely be sporadic outbreaks over the State. In order to keep the disease from spreading, persons who contract it should avoid places where they may come in contact with others, and persons who have not contracted it should keep strictly away from those affected. Persons ill with the influenza should remember that it is an insidious disease, and when they become ill with it they should go to bed and remain there five days after the fever has left them. With all the people of the State carefully conserving their health and taking no needless risks, I ' hope the disease can be held in check C this winter." s , c Higher Food Prices. 0 The commissioner of agriculture is- ? sues a warning note as to food prices. "Every man who buys food next year nui v?*y b mgiicr price (nan ne ib paying this year. The corn crop through- out the South will produce the lowest a yield according to acreage ever known. { I urge every farmer to sow a large patch of turnips. They are good food for the family table. Nothing is bet- c ter for hogs, cattle and chickens. And last year on the streets of Columbia turnips easily sold for $1.50 a bushel. Reunion of 30th Division. R Arrangements for the first reunion c of the veterans of the "Old Hickory" r (30th) division, famous as the break- n ers of the once invincible Hindenburg ? 'line at Greenville, S. C., where the ? division trained for that wonderful t feat are fast taking definite shape c under the efficient direction of Frank P. Bowen, of Knoxville, secretary and ? treasurer of the Old Hickory Division a Association, with headquarters at c Georgetown. The date of this re- r union is set for September 29-30. a These two days fall on Monday and r Tuesday, which will give the members c all day Sunday in which to congre- f gate at Greenville, and will prevent s their losing an extra day from busi- t ness. t An invitation has been extended to 1 President Wilson to attend the re- t union and address the veterans of the t 30tb. While it is not definitely ar- I ranged, convention officials feel certain that he will accept the invita- f tion. 10,000 Placed In Joba. r The record or the government as 1 employment agent is given in statis- t ties made public by the department s of labor, through its Columbia office, t Arhich cover the period from January, e 1918, when the United States employ- t ment service was organized, to June c 30, 1919. n Ten thousand persons were placed 1 in jobs of all kinds each working tiny r for the 18 months period, according to I the report, without costing them or their employers a cent, and at a cost 1 fn fVio rnimtrv nf V>nt 11 Si n?? ?! ? ? ? j ? ?- t-?- r? r*"*"" <raent. p Redeem Your Pledge*. S South Carolinians will be asked this week to pay up the $230,000 which they still owe on their pledges made during the United War Work Cam- a paign last fall. From July 28 to Au- y gust 4 will be observed in South Caro- * lina and throughout the South as * "Speed-up Week," and it is hoped in that time to collect the nearly two v millions of dollars pledged in the whole South that has not yet been c paid in. It is necessary that this v money be paid in at once or the work of the seven welfare organizations h will be seriously hampered and our d soldiers still abroad made to suffer. Veterans Wsnt Mors Money. 1 D. W. McLaurin, chairman of the state Dension eomm,l*?lnn. ??? nut some resolutions which were adopted at the annual reunion of Confederate Veterans in Greenwood ten days ago P one asking that the amount appropri- A ated tor veterans next year be $600,- * 000 instead of $000,000 as last year. b Another resolution asks that the sal- i' ary of the commissioner be raised a from $2,000 to $2,500. which amount Is T paid to all heads of state departments. This seomed nothing hut fair to the I veterans assembled. It Trade to be Developed. A Statewide organization was effected in Columbia as preliminary to the formation of the South Atlantic Ex- t, port Corporation, which corporation is e to seek to develop trade between Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, e Brunswick and Jacksonville and South ? American ports. In the preliminary ? effort only $4,000 from South Caro- * lina Is to be raised, a sum of $16,000 being apportioned between the Statee ef North Carolina, Sohtk Carolina, '' Georgia and Florida. 1 'i MAJ. GEN. CHARLES H. MUIR ( A new photograph of Maj. Gen. dl Charles H. Muir, who has been asigned to temporary duty with the to hief of staff in Washington before ?3 oing to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., as at ommandant of the general service chools. General Muir formerly com- ' landed the Twenty-eighth division in w ranee. 01 MONEY OR CHEAPER FOOD E 01 'resent Wages and Incomes Not Com- le mensurate with Present Costs of the Necessities of Life. oj Pi Washington. ? The alternative of :overnment action to fores down the 1 ost of living or of domand by the 8 ailroad engineers of the country for w tnother increase in wages was pre- ec ented to President Wilson by Warren m I. Stone, grand chief of the Brother lood of Locomotive Engineers and neniber cf the brotherhood's advisiry board. Detailing conclusion reached by the idvisory board at its recent meeting dl n Cleveland, Mr. Stone, in a prepared 81 tatement read to the President, dedared that while the rairoad engi- er leers found themselves "obliged to P' igain request an increase to meet the &1 nounting cost of living," they were w if the opinion that "the true remedy or the situation and one that will ro- P' lult in lifting the burden under whloh ln he whole people are struggling, is for he government to take some ade- 88 luate measure to reduce the cost of tr he necesaries of life to a figure that he present wages and income of the c* leople will meet." ar ilEW WOODMEN RATES 01 EFFECTIVE JANUARY, 1920 Chicago.?At the Sovereign Camp neetlng of the Woodmen of the er Vorld upon the emphatic recommendsion of Sovereign Commander Praser t(] l readjustment of rates has been made o take effect January 1, 1920. Here- tr ifter no new applications will be writen eXCODt UDOn adenuat* ratoa no. ?? , ? ? 01 :ording to the experience of the order. q( rhts is In accordance with what are fr (nown as "universal certificate th ates" and la made necessary by the q( aws of 38 states. d,, The old members will have some aT ien upon their policies and will con- jn ontlnue at old rates with modified m tolicles. p, IPANI8H CONVOY8 ARE ATTACKED BY TRIBESMEN. Tangier, Morocco.?Raisulls forces hi ,ro continually attacking Spanish con- afl oys. rendering the provisioning of m he military posts very difficult. The 0f roops are kept always on the alert iy the sniping of Spanish camps r rhich at times Is so heavy that artll- ja ?ry is employed against tribesmen rf. onccttieu uhiuuq rocxi ana nrusn- w; rood. On several occasions the convoys ti< ave only succeeded In reaching their re estinatton by a barrage of shells be- Ta rig flred from each side of the track. w| 00 OR MORE AIRPLANES B, ARE WANTONLY DE8TROYED New York.?A "million dollar fire" 1 which 100 or more serviceable airlanes were destroyed by order of .merlcan army officers was descrlbd by several witnesses who appeared fa efore the house sub-committee which an i investigating cruelties to prisoner's p]< nd other alleged army irregularl- he 'he hearing was conducted by Repre-! St entattve Royal C. Johnson, of South du lakota, and Representative Bland, of se id tana. Ct ASSOCIATION DELEGATES TO W PAY FULL FARE TO MEETINGS Washington?The railroad admlnlsration handed down an Important de- lni lsion when It refused to grant reduc- f? d or excursion rates for the meeting tn f the North Carolina Farmers' As so- ne iation, to be held at Raleigh, August ^ 7-29. saying that It was like any other ,nr uslness organisation. au This Information Is contained In a stter to Senator Simmons from Bd- Al rard Chambers of the railroad admin- un itrstlon. " iTRENUQUS EFFORT il COSTUtWERING nCPOSEC FIVC WEEK RECESS BY HOU8E IS DEFERRED BY REQUE8T OF PRESIDENT AILWAY CONDUCTORS CONFER terstate Commerce Committee Directe Federal Trade Commission to Insert Probe in Shoe Prices TXTr. .1.1. r?. < Tiuoumcwu.?utjveiopmonis in tne rorts of the government to reduce 16 high cost of living were: The house at the request of Presi?nt Wilccn agreed to defer its planid five weeks' recoss and consider smands of railroad employees for ineased wages. The senato again discussed Increas1 living costs but postponed action 1 the Myers resolution proposing reiction in currency circulation. 1 The committee of three, appointed ' 1 consider means of reducing living < cpenses and report to the President i id cabinet began work. Tho national officeis of the Brother)od of Railway Conductors conferred ith President Wilson regarding ineased wages and the cost of living. The houce interstate commerce immlttce reported favorably a reso- ' tion directing the federal trade comlssion to investigate the Increased ice of shoes. Resolutions and bills designed to alviate conditions of living were introiced in both houses of Congress. Of the half-dozen important devel >ments, however, the request of ] -esident Wilson that the house forego ] s recess at least temporarily to con- j der wage requests of the railroad orkers of the country and. to study tonomlc conditions, was by far the 1 ost unexpected. I IWORABLY IMPRESSED , BY WILSON'S REQUEST. Chicago.?Officers of the Chicago strict council of the Federated lopmen's union, which called a na- 1 an-wide strike of lallway shop work- ( a. were favnrnhiv lmnroo?n<i resident Wilson's request that Con- 1 ess cre&to & commission to consider sge Increases for railway employes. When reports were received that the *esldent had suggested that any wage crease be made retroactive to Auist 1, 1919, the union leaders here tid they would remain Arm for re- < oaction to January 1, 1919. j The strike, ccording to reports, was , ilefly efTectivo in the middle west id southeast. ERMAN8 APPEAR TO I HAVE ABANDONED HOPE. Warsaw.?Under pressure from the itente the Germans appear to have >andoned the lingering hope of getng the Polish harvest in Suwalki tor 1 emselves and are withdrawing their i oops. j The withdrawal removos the danger conflict between the Pales and srmans for the volunteer regiments ' om Sawalki were burning to cross 1 e line of demarcation and turn the t srmans out of their homes. The ^ inger of conflict between the Poles id Lithuanians Is less now German fluence on the latter is being re- ' oved. RE8S ASSOCIATION INDORSES THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Wilmington.'?After an hour and a ' ilf of heated discussion the Press [ sociauon adopted a resolution com- 1 end in* the covenant of the league 1 nations by a rote of 33 to 3. 3 The debate was led principally by F. Beasley and W. C. Dowd. the < tier'of Charlotte, who spoke for the 3 solution. And Parker R. Anderson. * ho strenuously fought the proposal. 1 Following the rote on the resolu- i >n. Mr. Anderson moved that the < solution be given unanimous appro- 1 il and this was dono and will be I Ired to the President. < VNKINO LAW 18 AMENDED TO ! ASSIST IN COTTON CARRYING. Washington.?The house of reprentatlves passed a bill amending the y nklng laws in two particulars so as t ctlltate the carrying of cotton ( d other perishable marketable sta- i bs to a more liberal extent than has ' ^ iretofore prevailed Representative | evensott. of South Carolina. Introcod bills looking to this end. In con- 1 quence of requests from the South 1 Tolina Cotton Association i ORLD CONFERENCE OF.LABOR | 18 TO MEET IN WA8HINQTON Washington.?So that the first meetga of the International labor con- i rence created by the Versailles i saty may be held In Washington( 1 xt October regardless of whether t e treaty Is ratified, the senate unan- t lously adopted a Joint resolution I thorislng the president to call such meeting but giving no anthorlty for < nerica's representation "unless and 1 til" the treaty's ratification has i s been accomplished. \ - MRS. MORTON F. PUNT \ Mrs. Morton F. Plant, an active Red Cross worker who was married to Col. William Hayward, commander of trie Fifteenth infantry, the famous nejro regiment. URGES PROMPT RAMON i?mjm naopnon or i/Diigauon t>ut martially Discharges Debt to France That Nothing Can Pay in Full. Washington.?The special treaty with France, promising immediate American aid to that republic in repelling any unprovoked attack by Germany, was sent to tho senate by President Wilson. In his message urging ratification, the President declared the promise "a i temporary supplement" to the treaty with Germany and tho league of nations covenant, designed to give France protection in an emergency "without awaiting the advice of the league act." He pointed out that a similar promise had been made by Qreat Britain, and said that by the obligation the United States but partially discharged a debt to France which "nothing can pay" in full. . The senate, where the President's failure to submit tho treaty sooner has been under repeated fire from republican members, received tho message In open session and referred the treaty without discussion to the foreign relations committee. SCORES OF INSTANCES OF BRUTAL TREATMENT New York.?Scores of instances of brutal treatment of American soldiers In the prison campB of France, described in some cases as amounting to a system of torture, responsibility for which was placed by the witnesses Dn high army officers, were related before the congressional sub-committee which is investigating the disciplinary systems of the A. E. F. RESOLUTION MADE TO SMASH CENTURY OLD SENATE CUSTOM Washington.?The century-old seDlie custom of considering treaties lo secret session will be broken when the long-pending Colombian treaty lr taken up. This decision was reached bv 11 nan I m n,, nnn.~n? ? 0 vwu?vu? Vft VUO BOUKll membership. The agreement for open sessions regarded possibly as forecasting puulle consideration of the peace treaty the Franco-American agreement and subsequent treaties, followed unanimous approval by the foreign relations committee of the Colmobla contention calling for payment to that nation of $25,000,000 as claims growing nit of the partition of Panama. SECRETARY BAKEP REQUESTED TO SELL SURPLUS SUPPLIES Washington.?After on all .night wrangle, the house adopted a resolu:ary Baker to place on sale without., lelay surplus food products held by Lho war department and valued at nzu.ooo.ooo. I The vote on the resolutio nwai 266 .0 4 and was taken after the house tad rejected, 160 to 114, a substitute 'O solution. MELSON FAVORS LEAGUE "WITH RESERVATIONS" Washington.?Announcing his support of the league of nations with 'esenratlons, Senator Nelson, Repubtcan, Minnesota, said In the senate hat he considered some sort of igency essential to protect American I nterests In the reconstruction period. He said he farored reservations covering the right of withdrawal, the Monroe doctrine, domestic problems tnd the right of Congress-to declare ear under Article 10 EFFECT OF PUBLIC DEMAND IS SHOWN GOVERNMENT MACHINERY WILL INVESTIGATE THE CAUoE OF CONTINUED HIGH PRICES. DANGER IN SOCIAL OEST I Resolution to Sell Wheat Crop at Market Prices, Government to Make Up Difference in Guarantee. Washington. ? Governmental ma ch.nery wao sot in motion in response to demands from the public that some official, action be taken to relieve the high cost of living. Prices, as they affect the average- citizen, assumed first place in interest at the capital. At the White Houso President Wilson was said to be giving "deep and very thoughtful consideration" to problems presented to him and the railioad administration by members of the railroad brotherhoods, who represented that prices would have to come down or wages go up if social unrest was not to develop into upheaval. In the senate and house, the situa'tion gave rlsb to several resolutions to investigate the cause of existing price levels, another to reduce the volume of currency in circulation 'as a means of deflating prices, one to request the attorney general to stop speculation in foods on exchanges, and another to sell this year'jf wheat crop at market prico3 instead of at tho government guarantee, the difference to be made up by the government. Attorney General Palmer met eight high government officials whom he had Hlimmnnnil In Kl? "~ - J1 ?W um uuivc IUI a UIS* cussion of high costs and the best methods to pursue to effect a reduction. After a general talk, lasting nearly three hours, the conference disbanded to meet again, probably next week, for further counsel. WESTERN UNION NOT TO REDUCE RATES JUST YET. . New York.?When control of the telegraph systems of the country Is formally relinquished by the government at midnight a reduction of 20 per cent in rates will be made immediately on the lines of the Postal Compunv, but the Western Union will retain the schedule put into effect after Postmaster General Burleson took control on April 1. Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Postal, announced in a statement that the rate reduction would be made "in aco*-dance with its promises to the public." He qualified the announcement, however, by saying that if expenses continued to mount, charges might have to go with them. RACE RIOTS IN CHICAGO HAVE SOMEWHAT ABATED 1 Chicago.?Race war terror and bloodshed had abated after four days and nights of rioting but violence continued to occur spordically, notwithstanding a force of 6.500 state troops and thousands of policemen who were on active duty In the southside negro quarters. Three died of bullet wounds, making the official corrected death list 31, of whom 18 were negroes. STRIKE OF 450,000 SHOPMEN 18 BELIEVED TO BE AVERTED Wellington.?Officials of the six railroad shop employees unions and of the railroad administration expressed confidence that the strike of 450.000 shopmen throughout the country had been averted by telegrams sent out calling off the strike. BRITISH ROYAL ASSENT GIVEN TO TWO TREATIES. London.?Royal assent was Riven to the German peace treaty and to the Anglo-French treaty, which thus becomes law. ONE HUNDRED 8HIPS BUILT ON GREAT- LAKES ARK SOLD Washington.?One huhdred steamships built on the Great Lakes (luring the war have been sold by the shipping boaid to the Anderson Overseas Corporation of New York for ^pprox imately 180,000.000. This probably is the largest ship sale rtn record, the board said in announcing the deal, and the vessels. will eventually* pans into French and Italian ownership. Delivery of the ships will commence August 10. SENATOR OVERMAN fclAS NOT. CHANGED 8UFFRAGE VIEWS Washington. ? Senator Overman has not changed his views on woman suffrage. Some fellow called on him and asked him if he would stand for a magasine story; the senator told htm he would not, but the writer dieregarded his answer and printed his yarn, saying the senator was for suffrage. "I have not changed," said Senator Overman. "The women should get the ballot through the states." SHIPS SHAKEN BY 11 EARTHQUAKE SHOCK < DREADNAUGHT3 OF OUR NAVY HAVE A NOVEL EXPERIENCE OFF COAST OP MEXICO. . ? 4 COLLISION QUARTERS SOUNDED New Mexico Trembled From Bow to Stern As If She Had Struck a Reef; No Damage Done. On Board U. S. S. New Mexico.? Six draadnaughts of the Pacific fleet were shaken severely by a double earthquake shock 20 miles off the ? coast of the state of Optima, Mexico. None of the warships reported any damage. The New Mexico trembled from bow to stern as if she had struck an uncharted reef and the navigating officer Bounded "collision quarters" on the flagship's siren. Sailors in the foretop said the basket masts of the warships swayed like poplar trees in a gale. Officers on the quarterdeck hurried to their posts and the crew and ma > iuvh uieir piaces. Mennwnue all water-tight compartments on tho New Mexico were closed and Inspection parties were sent Into the holds to see If there had been any damage to the hull. CRUELTY TO AMERICANS IN MEXICO DE8CRIBEO. Washington.?A story of cruelty to Amoricans In Mexico, involving the death from starvation of an aged American woman, reached Washington through unofficial channels. The cruelties, including an attack by, bandits some of whom are alleged to . havo been Carranzistas, indignities and later confiscation of property, were perpetrated, it is said, upon Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Sturgis. of Washington, and the latter's mother, Mrs. W. H. Keenright, also of Washington. Mrs. Keenright died of starvation while held a prisoner by the bandits. HENRY APPEALS FOR KAISER IN LETTER TO HIS COU8IN. *' -y Copenhagen.?The former Prince Henry of Prussia, in a letter to King George, says the truth about the war may be had from the allied statesmen and he suggests that of the former German emperor is placed on trial tho ' statesmen also appear. The letter asks King George, "in the name of justico nnd his own interests," to desist from demanding extradition and trial of the former German ruler. Tho lotter which is signed "Your Humble Cousin, Henry,** ? charges that England plotted Germany's commercial downfall. SUPREME COUNCIL ORDERS RUMANIAN ARMY TO STOP. Paris. ? The supremo inter-allied council sent a message to the Rumanian army, along the Thelss river to cease its advance ut-on Budapest Immediately. The council held no formal meeting but Its members eagerly awaited furthor communication from th"* new Hungarian government in Budapest. The note, which the supreme connell communicated to the new Hungarian government through the Italian mission in Budapest was temperate In tone, showing that the disposition on the part of the peace conference to anslst the Hungarian people in an effort to create a stable government under the direction of the new premier, Jules Peidell. ICKETT REPLIE8 TO CHICAGO PAPER'S WIRE Raleigh.?Governor T. W. Blckett. answering a query of a Chicago 'newspaper says that North Carolina can absorb 25.000 negroes who want to return from Illinois to the South unions they have become tainted or Intoxicated with dreams of social equality or political dominion.. \ COMPLETE TIE-UP OF ALL RAIROAD* Chicago.?A complete tie-up of the railroads of the country is Very-' probable, In the opinion of M. L. Havver, president of the Chidago district council of the Federate Railway Shopmen's Union. He declared the ??riir? Is spreading rapidly -and that the unrest among railway wofkprs la sb general that the increment has ovenrwhetmed the International officers of the various unions Involved. FIVE PER80NS KILLED BY EXPL08I0N IN ITALY Taranto, Italy.?High power explosives, said by the police to have been placed by radicals in order to terrorise people during the proposed general strike on July Jl, suddenly exploded near Chiatona. Five persons were killed. Parts of their bodies were thrown several hundred feet in the air. No damage was done to the railway lines. The police are lnvestlf-tlR# the Incident * '/ '' f i. ;