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The Fort Mill Times.
E?tabU?h?d 1891. FOBT 1PLL, it 0, THPMyAY, JPX.Y t, 1988. , tl Ml P..- V-.J
BIG CROWD HERE
FOR CELEBRATION
OF JULY FOURTH
The biggest celebrattoif of the
Fourth oi juiy in.Fort Mill's history
of half u century wan successfully
carried out Tuesday, thunks to the
toipcratiou of the people of the town
generally, the Fort Mill Manufacturing
company and tell liailcs post,
.-tmencun Hcglon. I'luns Cur the cel*
oration hud ueen under wuy for seviral
week*. but it uius not until
deorge Fish, general manager of the
?Fort Mill Manufacturing company, 1
returned home from u 'vucutlon one i
day lu.it Wev'K and gave as-iurunce '
that hie company would assist the j
people of the town and the ex-service
men in currying out u program of
interesting events was the success of
the celebration assured.
The principal purl of the exercises ^
were on the grounds of the old Fort
Mill academy, for which a crowd estimated
at from l,6uo to 2,000 hud J
assembled. Many came to Fort Mill :
for the day from the various sections i
of York county and others were here I
trom luiiicustcr und Mecklenburg
counties. Music for the celebration i
was furnished by the Tirzuh band. |
Following u concert at Confederate ,
park by the Tirzuh band, the Fort j
Mill and Hock ilill military compu-- (
niet. led the purude to the academy .
grounds, where the first feature of
the day's exercises was an address by *
Congressman W. F. Stevenson, following
u short welcoming uddress by '
Mayor A. C. Hylic und an introducto- I
ry speech oy Coi. T. ii. Sprutl, in i
whicn he praised the service of Alt. \
Stevei.ooii us representative of too |
tilth uuirittt. ;
Mr. ?iuvehson was greeted with up- ,
pluuae wneh ne stepped torwurd to (
Apeuu. it divvays gave him pleasure,
he said, to uddress u Foil Mill uudletiCu
und he welcomed the opportunity
to come from Washington to be *
here lor the celebration of the v
vui in. Diiuriiy aiivr Air. su vonso.i ?'
begu.i 10 speuk u shower cume up f
uuu tn? uudtctice wua loieed to seek |
shelter Hi the ucuueiuy uud in uuto- ,j
LuObit?s, but the shower passed In u (
few utinuteM uud Mr. gteteiisun men f
resumed his speech, talking priuci- ^
pally ot the eefeet the turiff bill trio
?ui|Miiiuviui Congress is -now passing j
will ua\e on ttie people. Tiie steel 1
trust, ilte leuther trust uud the wool *
trust are having u big huttd iu writ- c
tug tlie tariff bill, he said, uud they
ure looking utter their own interests. a
The Uuderwood turlff law, passed by t
the Democruts in 1S113, wus produc- i
lug several hundred ntllllon dollars ,
more revenue unuually than could bu c
hoped for under the proposed Mc- y
Cuutber law and additional"' tux will (
have to be levied upon the people to .
H.uk? up the deficiency.
Discussing lite work of the pres- '
cnt house of representatives, Mr. 1
Stevenson suld it hud not done ntuclt 1
for the people, but he cited one or t
two beneficial nteusurcs it hud passed
by u coalition of Democrutg and \
Western Republicans against the 0
wishes of the Republican lenders. c
He said the extension of the life of
the war flnunce corporation hud j
ulvnn tnma e/?l Irtf .? > *!?? " *"
o*? V?? ?v<HO 4v?**r* an iiitu l Iic U|J|HU"
priutlon for furm loans.
Following Mr. Stevenson's address, c
the presiding officer, B. D, Culp, com- 1
inunder of the Dcglon post, Introduced
Cupt. HI I lot t Springs of Fort j
Mill, who mudo u pleusing tulk, In
the course of which he referred to
the work of George Fish In tuklng j
charge of the plants of the Fort Mill
Manufacturing company when they 1
were among the poorest mills In the "
State, he said, and quickly convert- '
lng them Into two of the best. i
Dinner--was served on long tables I
In the grove opposite the academy t
and for once, at least, no' one went o
away from a public picnic hungry, f
There WM nleritv r? f urnll ni-annrul
food for everybody. After dinner, H
much interest was created by the
athletic contewtH, in which prizes '
were awarded the winners; but hun- '
dreds were disappointed when rain
began to fall nt 3 o'clock which pre- 1
vented the competitive drill between <1
the Port Mill and Rock Hill military F
companies and the baseball game be- ?*
tween Fort Mill and Waxhaw. r
WOULD STOP SWIMMING ?
IN CATAWBA ON SUNDAY I
Charlotte, July 5.?Anting that Sun- *
day bathing in the Catawba river at "
RoszeU'a Ferry be stopped, a delegation
from that community, headed by ?
Rev.- C. H. Rowan, appeared before the
county commissioners at their meeting
yesterday. r
The delegation spoke of*the drown- t
ing of Lester Lee Stillwell at. that I
/ niece Sunday, and of the near drown- r
f Ing of two young ladies within the s
V I** two or three weeks. It ie under- ?
stood that they stated that the Sundau it
day bathing at that piece had a tpn- t
deacy to lower the moral standard of
the community. tTfcejr also naked that 1
the drink stand at the ferry be ordered
to eloee on Sunday . I
The county commissioners had al?
ready been asked to make some ar- 4
- the road by^ears parking on and nee/ 2
the bridge and, for the peat two c
Sundays, motorcycle polxwenea have p
head, stationed at the bridge. d
raageaeextt to prevent the closing of
YORK WOMAN TO
FACE TRIAL ON
MURDER CHARGE
York, July 5.?For the first time in
more than 25 years in York county,
next week a white woman will be
tried for her life. She is Mrs. Effie
lluggins, JO years of age, charged
{..intl,, u,l41. A IK..-* 71 ? ? a*
jviiiviJ nivu ann-i t /tilliUiri lllUllf
yearn of age, of killing her husband,
1. Pink Huggins, on the outskirts 'of
York the night of Novembo- 6, last.
Mrs. Hud gins and Zimmerman are textile
workers -- nd J. Pink Huggins was
also a former mill operative but at the
time of his death was keeping a small
store.
Mrs. Huggins is an inmate of the
York county home, having been denied
admittance to the home of her
Father, whose wife by his secondmarriage
is the mother of the slain
man, when she was released from
jail several months ago on $o00 bond.
She is the mother of an infant three
months old. Her older children are
living with relatives here.
Zimmerman is in jail ami lias never
made an effort to obtain bail. As n
textile Worker in recent years he has
followed hia occupation in Rock llill,
UnntKtrr and other nearby towna. At
die time of tlio killing he was living
n Shelhn, N. C., in which town he wan
irreated a few dava after the tragedy.
1'he murder came to light the mornng
of November 7, when the dead
>ody of Muggins wae found on the
oadaide near his lionte, with a bullet
vound through the heart and a pistol
?y ^hia aide. The coroner's jury held
Zimmerman, who waa known to huve
risited the Muggins* home the night
>f the tragedy, reaponaible for the
tilling and a day or two later Mis.
luggiiis was also arrested, charged
vitli complicity in the killing. They
vere indicted for murder at the November
term of court and a true bill
ound against each. The case was
.ost] oned at that term because the
lefendanta* attorney had business in
he state supreme court and for the
urther reason that he had not had
ime to prepare the defease. It was
>ostpmicd at the April te{m because
he state of Mrs. Muggins' h tilth at
hat time preeltided her uppearing in
ourt.
Evidence brought out at the cormer'a
inquest showed beyond a doubt
hat domestic troubles led to the tiling.
The testimony waa that Ziinmeriian
had for years been a source of
ontcntion between Muggins and his
vife and that while living in Lancaster
some years ago they had separated
or a time on account of him. The
.law : a. -
unin)K wsumony against the
wo defendants wus that given by
Vrtliur Muggins, 11 -year-old son of
he h1j?in man and ot Mrs. llnggins.
lloth Mrs. Muggins :m.l Zimmerman
vill be defended by Thomas F. McDow
>f York, who is one of the best known
riminnl attorneys of the state.
Court will l>e presided over by Frank
\ McC.owan, of Laurens, appointed
pecial judge for this term. The
ither ease* to be tried are relatively
inimportant.
:ffort is made to
wreck coal elevator
Chattanooga, Tonn.,. July 4.?An sieged
attempt to wrack a coal elevator
n the Southern railway yards here
in! the cutting of air hose on a train 1
K'ing made up for Cincinnati was re- 1
mrted at local railroad offices here 'i
ate tody y. One arrest was made in
ho reported attempt to destroy the 1
levator, which, it was announced, was 1
rust rated.
Attorneys for the Southern railway I
sked K. D. Merron, commissioner of
tolice. what protection might Be ex- I
tected in case of trouble and he redied
that if necessary police would
nterfere, hut that his force waa inadc- 1
|uate to guard railroad yards and
iroperty. Railroads reported that everal
car loads of men brought in to
nplace strikers were forced to leave. '
Retailers of coal were unable to get <
hipments today owing to the Belt
due railroad having oeased to operate
nd it was said coal cars were piling
ip in the local yards.
.HIP SINKS IN THE
ST. LAWRENCE RIVEVR
Quebec, July ft.?The crew of* the fl
hinaldson liner Orthea were transferred
e the steamer Airdsle, following a colision
last night in the 8t. Lawrence 1
iver. 00 miles esst of here, according to
radio message received today. It wps '
tated the Orthea settled rapidly and '
t is feared the sunken ship may block
he channel.
1
rORTY KILLED AND TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY HURT
ly United Press.
New York, July ft.?Approximately
0 persons were killed and more than 1
ftO were injured in the country's Fourth
>f July celebration, according to no- <
orts gathered by the United Frees to* <
lay from all over the country. <
New York led with II dead and U|<
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COTTON MILLS
ARE INTERESTED
IN TARIFF BILL
Washington, July 4.?During the
next few days some schedules in the
tariff bill of especial interest to cot*
ton mill owners are to receive attention.
It is now taken for granted that the
senate finance oommittee will decline
to adopt the high rates of protection
sought by representatives of the
Rhode Island cotton goods industry
on cotton cloths, and a general reduction
of 5 per- cent, from the rates as
hitherto proposed in the bill is looked
for. But Senator Lippitt, of Rhode
Island, declaring that he Is fighting
ror the very life of the industry in his
-lection, rei-ently said:
MTllArfl ta nn Sml ? ?? rw is* 4hs
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States that is no competitive as the
cotton manufacturing industry. We
have not merely the competition from
our own domestic mills, operating under
similar conditions of climate, labor.
fuel supply and all that, but we
have the vcrii intense competition from
a separate section of the country in ,
which there ha9 grown up a very able
set of mill operators, and tliey are enabled
to run mill* there, owing to
local conditions, longer hours than we
.ire and to puy their operatives lower
wages. It has been a very difficult
task for New England to compete with
them, hut we have met it, not
>y trying to reduce the wages of operatives,
but by making a better article."
One of the first attacks will come
upon n provision in which the Rhode
Island mills are especially interested,
that making a 5 per cent, additional
allowance to manufacturers of cotton
fabrics colored with vat dyes. There
is also a paragraph inserted in the
bill for the lwneflt of the northern
makers of- fine cotton cloths. At
tltese cloths are not made in the south,
the New Englanders can expert no
support from that section of the eoun- ,
try, and it is expeoted that there will
develop a bitter fight, in which the
words "increased profits" will l>? used ,
frequently The
Democrats and some of mlR
men take the position that the proposed
increases in the tariff rates are
?ol?'ly for the heaent of the New England
mills and will.result in increasing
the cost of living for the consumer.
Still again, the fact that some of the
New England mills are having labor '
troubles, as a result of their efforts to.
reduce wages, will be seized upon by ,
the Democrats and the labor representatives
who will see in this sn attempt
upon the part of the mills to impress
upon Congress that they are in very
had shape and cannot compete with
the southern and European mills and
should, thmlnr# Ki?o I.:?*.
*v vuc ni^a uutitB
for which they have hcen contending.
Representatives of a number of the
Carolina and other southern mill* are
expected here when the cotton schedules
are reached.
U. S. AND CANADA
AT HENLEY REGATTA
Henley-on-Thames, Eng., July 5.? ,
Henley llegutta, England's great sporting
and society rivier picnic, opened ,
today amid Bcenes of great brilliance. ,
Apart from the society aspect, Henley ,
is the mecca of British rowing men, ,
and this year's contests were of addiLionul
importance, owing to Die strong ,
international entry. i
In addition to all the leading British ,
oarsmen, there were entries from Unit- t
rd States, Canada, Australia, France, ,
Belgium, Holland, Norway and Switzerland,
and it was recognized that there ,
was considerable danger of some of the j
principal prizes going abroad. 1
In the Grand Challenge Cup, which ,
Englishmen regard as the world's i
championship for eight-oared boats. ,
Norway, Switzerland, Belgium and ,
France threw down the gauntlet. j
The Swiss Grasshoppers Club are ,
also entered for . the Steward's Cup? <
an eiglif-oared event, while for the
liilver Goblets (four oaro, without oox- t
swains) the Koninkluke Roei-en-Zeel- 1
vcreenigling de maas, of Rotterdam, i
Holland, are competing. i
There is a high class entry for the l
Diamond Sculls, generally conceded to
lie the single-scull amateur champion- i
*hip of the world. W. !. Hoover. ?f <
lliu Duluth lloat Club, repreNnta the
United Str.lts, end according to the 1
reputation which hae preceded him, he <
should prove a dangerous opponent. <
Other {oreipr entries are: M. W.
SchrauC of the Sjp Clo9, Zurich, Swit* I
serland; A. A. Baynce, of the Com*
meretal Rowing Club, Brisbane, Ann* <
tralia, and E A. Belvea, of the St. i
John's Rowing Club, Canada.
The regatta lneta four darn. I
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Bandits Bob Bank
By United J*re*e.
St. Louis, July 5.?Three bandite tolay
hold up and robbed the messenger i
at the Tower Grove bank of $18/100 in i
currency and 110,008 In nigelbhli
checks. He then seenped^ The robbery '
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White house is
mecca for the
u.s. tourists
Washington, July 5.?The White
Hpuse is rapidly becoming one of the
greatest tourist "mecca*" in the countl?
Kverv dnv. now. hundreds of nennle
art >n the lint which winds its whv
past the desk of the President for a
handshake. Long before the appointed
hdur, thf crowd begins to gather on the
plfcza before the door.
- the rush began in the spring and has
never abated. Some days there have been
by actual count, more than 2000 in line
?the number being swelled by graduating
classes of high schools in various I
port" of the country. There are never
legs than .100.
Occasionally some citizen who has enjoyed
a savor of public life and knows
thh burden of its requirements, will
ask in astonishment, "How does the
President stand itf*
Vet there has been no indication that
tb* custom will be suspended. As it is.
President Harding ia. perhaps, the most
prolific handshaker that has ever occupied
the White House. An estimate
of the number of people who have passed
his desk since March 4. 1021. would
prblktblv 1m* astounding. It probably is
close to ISO,000.
And there was never a more varied
aagemblage gathered in the outer courts
of royalty than can be found in this
i i? ti.i ? ??
uumv which comes naiiv?some Tor thousand*
of miles?to shake hands yitli the
President.
Americans are there, from far west,
so?|th, east and north. Foreign nations
ar# frequently represented. Some days
eviy race has its quota?white, black,
yellow and brown.
A classification by trade itud profession
of those who have passed through
the executive offices will show several
different categories, politicians, states
men, diplomats, preachers, professors,
teachers, students, prifessional huso
Se\1 olsvers. actors and actesses, midgets.
taM men. circus performers, and many '
mapy others. For all the President ha*
a Jiindiy greeting .. . 1
There is always prevalent among
some of those present the sense of being
in the presence of greatness?tliat
Attitude of hero worshipper, expressed in
a quiet tenseness. The vanity of women
is there, and you will see young
girls, fresh from boarding school, take
ou\ their hand mirrors and tuck in their
loose curls. Usually there is a sprinkling
of young American boyhood?with
more reverence for a secret service man
than for the President?and he stands
with moutli agape ns one of the White
House secret service force is pointed out
to liim.
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INTELLIGENT CITIZENSHIP
NECESSARY TO DEMOCRACY
Boston, July 4.?The blessing of democracy
will show only "insofar as it
represents the rule of an intelligent and
cultured people," Secretary Hughes declared
in a paper on the "Aims in American
Education" read here tonight before
the National Education association.
"The American ideal," the secretary
said, "and it must be maintained if we
nre to mitigate disappointment and untest,
is the ideal of equal educational
opportunity, not merely for the purine
of enabling one to know how to
earn a living, and to fit into un economic
status more or less fixed, but
of giving play to talent and aspiration<
xnd to the development of meutal and
spiritual powers."
The increased demand for educational
opportunities and the extraordinary efforts
to supply new facilities particularly
for" higher education, were encouraging,
Mr. Hughes said, but he udded
I hat there was apparent 'much confusion
with respect to the standards and
aims" of education. Vocational training?
the teaching of the means to earn
i livelihood, he said, would be taken
are of, but he added: ,
"Democracy cannot live on bread |
lone. It ia not enough that one shall ]
l?? able to earn a living, or a good liv- ]
ing. This is the foundation, but not 1
the structure. What ia needed is to i
Itave life more ahundsntly.
"Life is not a pastime and democracy 1
is not a holiday excursion. It needs 4
men trained to think.
"The sentimentalists must not be al- ,
lowed to ruin us by dissipating the en- j
irjry that should be harnessed for our ,
varied needs." i
Mr. Hughes bald that too much had |
Wn dune in colleges to ancourage "intel- t
lectual vagrancy" so that a "college i
slueation, outbids of technical schools* .1
inay mean-little or nothing." 4
"We have given too scant attention
to the demand* of training for citizeudtip,"
he aaid.
Malta ^Mattery in Semi Fiaala I
Wimbletii, Sag.. July 5.?In a driz- <
iling rain, which made footing Insecure, |
ind good tennle almost impossible, Mm. "1
Holla Mallory, American champion,
verkeu her way into the semi-Snals of <
the Britiah National thfylitnahtp
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FARMERS OF YORK
MUST STOP WEEVIL
TO SAVE COTTON
The cotton fields of York county ure
tbick with boll weevils, according to
District Agent A. A. McKeown, who has
visited a number of fields within the
IMiRt few days. In fields where not a
weevil, or a punctured square could be
seen a week ago, there are now scores
of puctured squares. Mr. McKeown
.states. He visited fields where farmers
said they had seen no weevils, only to
find many squares punctured.
You cannot too strongly urge that
he farmers keep all hands busy picking
and burning the punctured squares, do
clared Mr. McKeown in discussing the
weevil conditions. The district agent is
ot\tbe opinion that the weevil is as
umerouH in York as he usually is during
the third year. This is the second
year for the weevil in this county. The
unusually niild winter is believed to lw?
esponsible for the great increase of the
cotton pest, ns the eggs placed by the
weevils have not yet developed into a
second generation.
It is for this reason that -the picking
of all punctured squares and burning
them is urged. If every punctured square
could be burned, then there would l?e
no danger of a second generation, consequently
little damage until the weevils
migrated from other territory. The wee
vil lays one "litter" or "latter" of egg*
nd then dies, although all the eggs ur<
not deposited at the same time, probably
a few a day for a number of days, By
destroying all the eggs laid by the weevils
coming out from their winter hi
bernation, the possibility of a great influx
of the pest when the squares begin
to develop rapidly is remote.
Another thing peculiar to the hoi I
weevil is, experts have found, cotton
squares are the only depository for
eggs. The egg laving season therefore,
begins with tlie^ first squares and the
first crop of eggs are hatched and weevils
mature in the second generation in
iine to push their eggs into the squares
nkout as fast as they form. Bearing this
in mind, the importance of prompt action
in destroying all the squares punctured
before the grub emerges is seen! ''
Agent MoKeown stated that many
people in this part of the country had
not familiarized themselves fully as to
the weevil, this being evidenced by the
fact that after a search for the punctured
squares tlicy too quickly arrive
at the conclusion they have no weevils,
when a second inspection a few days
later would give adequate proof of their 1
presence. There is nothing like taking
man into his cotton field and showing
him just what the weevils are doing
For this reason Mr. McKeown urges
the farmers to take their farm hands
and tenants right into the cotton fields
and show them the punctured squares
and explain, by demonstration, just
how the square will drop off and the
stalk will be minus one or more bolls.
A negro cotton grower usually pays 1
little attention to the talk about the '
weevil, but when yon show him how the 1
insect is destroying the squares and how '
hy picking the squares .and burning
them at regular intervals lie can keep 1
the damage dbwn, he will act, said Mr.
McKeown. ITc recalled an instance of a 1
few days ago in another county when '
he was talking with a negro tenant. '
who hail the impression that as he was
an influential church member the pest 1
would lie kept of! his cotton. A trip into '
his field removed the illusion, however. '
and lie was made to see the truth in the 1
maxim that "the Lord helps those who '
help themselves. As a result he got his '
entire family busy picking punctured
squa res.
Let the hoe hands and all others who j
an keep at work picking the punctured
<M|uarcs, and let tlie plowing continue
once and twice a week, if po4*ibl? to v
push the growth of the cotton, is the ad
?' ice offered hv Mr. McKeown.
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MJhs Frances nUuikeuslilp .Married. >
A marriage of much intereat to a j
wide circle of frienda of both the
bride and bridegroom wan that of
Miss Frances Blankenshlp to Warren
B. Ferguson at the home of tho "
bride's mother, Mrs. C. P. Blanken- J
ihlp. In the Gold Htil community f
last Wednesday evening. The home I
bad been tastefirtly decorated for the t
wedding and the ceremony, witnessed
by a numerous company of friends 1
ind relatives of the young couple,
was performed by the Rev. J. R.
Smith, pastor 6f* Flint Hill Baptist f
Tfcurch. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson will fj
make their home In lower Mecklon- (
burg county, where Mr. Ferguson is
i prosperous farmer. The esteem In *
which Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are
beld was attested by the many wed- 1
Mag preseiftk they received.
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Fourth in" Columbia
Columbia,. July 4?The Fourth of !
July was observed as a real holiday
in the Capital Citvv. *?tate, county and (
Rity offices and store# were closed. The
prisoners at the penitentiary were al- v
lowed to knock off from their duties '
for the day. Superintendent Sanders
dined with the prisoners in tho big j
lining room. ,
POINCARE CALLS
ON ENEMIES FOR
THE REAL FACTS ,
?
l'aris. July 5.?Police reserves surrounded
the Chamber of Deputies this
afternoon while the communist meml?ers
attacked Premier Poineare aecuainv
him of bringing on the World
War. A great throng gathered in the
vicinity of the Parliament building and
hostile demonstrations were feared.
Paris. July 5.?Premier Raymond
Poineare today demanded a showdown
from the communists who charged that
he was virtually responsible for the
outbreak of the Warld War.
The Chamber of Deputies this aftercoon
was the scene of a debate between
the communists and the supporters
the Premier, when they argued the
picstion of responsibility for the war.
Premier Poineare has demanded that
his foes substantiate the charges they
have made, or offer a public apology.
The light broke out yesterday when
hints were made that Poineare had
helped to piling the world into war.
today.
STRIKING R.\II,ROAI> MEN
CONTINUE TO HOUR OITT
Chicago. July 5.?The striking railroad
shopmen wont into the fifth day
->l their strike today, confident of bringng
the railroad official* to their term*
without the aid of the 400,000 maintenance
of way workers, who refused to N
walk nut.
"We are able to stun* on our own
feet." said llert M. Jewell, bead of the ?
?ho|i workers. "The refusal of the maintenance
of way employes to strike has
trengthened. rather than weakened our
position." "
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Chicago, Ju?y 4.?The threatened extension
of the strike of railway employees
to 400.000 trackmen was averted
today through the efforts of members
of the United States railroad labor
board and ofiicials of the United
Maintenance of Way employees and
railroad shop laborers.
Postponement of the strike was announced
tonight by E. P. Grable, president
of the maintenance organization,
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conferred throughout the day with
Chairman Tien XV. Hooper of the lalior
!>oard and \V. L. McMenimen, labor
member of the board.
^ttintrnitnee of Way chairman were instructed
to -proceed to take up Maintenance
of \V?v\ disputes with the individual
roads, and in case an agreement
is not reached to refer the matter
to the labor board. These dispute*
nclude the wage cut recently authorized
by the board for Maintenance of
Way employees, changes in maintenance
of way rules and the contracting
>ut of track work.
Members were directed to continue
work under the cut wages ordered by
the lalior board, effective July 1, but
to make any revision of rates retroactive
to July *1. and to withhold strike
?rilers, pending the carrying out of
these matters.
It was* also announced that an immediate
ruling from the labor board
would be sought absolving members
from doing any work formerly done
>v members of other organizations on
drike.
One of the conditions to postponement
of the strike was that the In*'
liana Harlior Belt railroad cancel its
ontracts with an outside agency to do
track work and officials of the road
were summoned b fore the meeting,
uid agreed to do this, maintaining,
lowcver, that such contracting wai
awful.
VONSTRIKERS PAY HIGHER FOR
FOOD AT THE ASHEVILLE CAFES
Ashcville, July 4.?Workers at the
Southern shops here who failed to join
in- urnhiii-whh* hitikp ot shopmen must %
?ay higher prices for food in a certain
Nsheville cafe, it ? #* stated tonight by
Sick Karambela". who operates a eafe
n the depot section.
Another development b? the strike
it Asheville shopmen took pluce when
i shopman who refused to join the
itrike^s and who is also a member of
be municipal band was not permitted
?y the union musicians to play in a pariotic
concert.
IARDING SPEAKS BEGORE
PEOPLE AT HOME TOWN
Marion. Ohio, July 4/?Governments
an not tolerate and class or grouped
lorn ination through force, President
larding declared today in an address at
i home com fog centennial celebration
lere. Addressing thousands of 'home
'oiks" and out-of-town visitors,, who
lad gathered to welcome him back to
darion for his flrsi vUli ?>!- !
? finw ? in ijimijt*
ration, the executive told hiit audience
ic meant to "wound hie note of pewimsm."
"Thi* republic la eeenre,** he added;
menace* do ariae, but public opinion
fill efface them. Meanwhile government
nust repre** them.'*
Chnrlen H. Bradford, Ph. G., of
3V?rt Mtll luu, accepted a poottlon
rlth a Greenville drug oonoern. >
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