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-■ 7 » ' ' ■■■ ■ N THURflPAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1W8 , DEAD. MANY WOUNIKD IN STRIKE AT YtLZER HUL Workers aifd Strike Pickets Clash When Plants Op€?n Without Troops. Arrests Follow Riot. Soldieirs Sent Back To Scene By* Governor. Pelser, Sept 2.—Officers tonight be- by thi mill, asserted strikers opened S^n M roundup of suspected piurtici-jfire upon workers without provocntion ih a mill strike not here today at jthe No. 4 plant I which resulted ih the death of a wom- stn and ^the wounding: of at least 15 other persons. *G. W. Henson, 64 year old Filter man, was taken to the county jail at Anderson under a warrant charging: him with murdering: Mrs. "Bertha Kelly, 23, who died in one of the first blasts of gunfire which raked ' plants of the Pelzer Manufacturing!^ “/ company before opening time this morning. Nine other men, alleged strike sym pathisers, were lodgred in dnil *^for in vestigation,” and officers'^syaid they were seeking others. — The nine, in addition to Henson, were arrested while on picket duty. Two pistols, two rifles and a shotgun, found secreted near, the mill entrance, were seized. Attempting to operate without Na tional Guard troops on duty for the first time Since a strike was called on July 16, Thr^ompaiiy*! main plant airf its No. 4 unit, a mile away, were the scenes of gun battles in which more than 500 shots were said by witnesses to have been fired. Governor 01 in D. Johnston, who only last Friday declared a “state of insurrection” at Pelzer ended and withdrew troops after 35 days duty, immediately ordered two companies here. . Mrs. Kelly, mother of two children, was killed outright in one of the first bursts of gunfire at the main plant. J. T. McDougal, 50, a watchman who was taking his son to work at the No. 4 plant, was shot4n the head and little hope^was hSd by physicians for his recovery Italy Pcwring^l^jiky to Bdiiopi^ ' The strikers were hid behind -an eight-by-ten piece of sheet iron, rightj near the door of the mill,” he said. “They had rifles, shotgruns and pfttols. “When the people going to work got within about 25 yards, they cut loose with all they had and-men and women went down everywhjcre. I did not hear any words passed first. was just a little distance away and got busy right away taking people to the hospital.” No officers were on duty at the plant at the tinve of the shooting. Sheriff W. A. Clamp came here from Anderson immediat^y afterwards and began an investigation. He said the battles took place about half an hour before j his deputies, assigned to pre serve order at the opening of the mills, were to report here. The plants were schooled to open at 6:30 a. m. Coroner J.i Roy McCoy also came here to investigate and announced an inquest would be held, but set no date for it. Members of the local union of the United Textile Workers struck last July 15 because pf alleged discrimina tion against union employes. Approxi mately 300 of the mills’ 1,200 workers joined the strike. Sheriff Clamp asked Governor John- ston.^for troops as soon as the strike was called b^ause of what he said was inten.se feeling between the U. T. wm ACTION TAKQI TO AD PEACE / ■A 1- KAnA, Italy. as Itafy <« li«D UsMomI troops tnf ths tkisgion «la'* AbWss Maittaf (to AM I Thirty Aimmies Sought Fch* State Dozier To File AppUcatioii Un< der WPA Program. Clinton On List For Bnllding. Extra Sesnbn Hdd Ridiculoua Columbia, Sept. 1. — Brig. Gen. James C. Dozier, state adjutant gen eral, announced Saturday morning he would file applications with the works progress administration before Sep tember 9 for about |750,000 to be used in constructing 30 armories in South Carolina at a cost of $25,000 or less each. ■* General Dpzier said his office had been doing a considerable amount of preliminary/Work toward getting the W. members and “those belonging to 1 •Emories for this state. He explained the Goodwill association, an organi- Lawrence M. Pinckney, state zation of Pelzer employes which the whic ribed as a U. T. W. affiliates descri “company union.” Tne governor ordered troops ^ out after midnight and they were on duty ,,, ' t t .u ^ dawn when the mills/opened for Wounds ef four others necessitated , . .. ooerations Ster call- hospiUl treatment. They were Clar-r"***' .nc. Dunlap, 40, .hot in th« l«, who "** ““ Sub^quontly tho gov- to al Greenville hospital was taken with McDout^l^ and Leslie Taylor, 26, wounded in abdomen; James Saxon, 30, shoulder and back wounds', and G^rge Brade, 23, leg wound, all in an Anderson hospital. Ten received first aid treatment at the emergency hospitar station here. Wjiile hospitals rli.5?ted only 15 wounde<l treated, Major F’rank Barn well, of Florence, in command of the National Guardsmen who took over emor made a number of efforts to arrange arbitration of the strike with out .success. In withdrawing troops last Friday he said ^did so because of the management’s continued refus al to arbitrate. The plants did not op erate Saturday, normally a holida}^, nor Sunday. Governor Johnston -Replies To Lewis. Insists He WUl.Get Rid of ‘Ben Sawyer In Time. WPA director, and Frank H. Haskell, state WPA engineer, were co-operat ing 100 per cent in getting the appli cations prepared. Plans and specifica tions and neceuary application data are now being prepared in hopes that the application will be filed before the deadline. He explained an architect connected with the WPA office was assisting in getting the applications prepared. Under present plans, the armories would be located In the following mu nicipalities: Columbia, Greer, Union, Timmons- ville. Charleston, Walterboro, Orange- National guard unit.s ordered herej^^*"®** Eesley, Spartanburg, Greenville, after the rioting thi.s morning were||^*^^ Brookland, Chester, Rock Hill, the Gi'eenville and Greenwood batter-Mill, Hartsville, Camden, Jeffer ies of the 263rd Coast Artillery, com- Andrews, Georgetown, Sumter, Col umbi*. Sept. 2L— Governor Olin D. Johnston today termed ^ridiculous” a 'suggestAon of RepreeentAtive £. L. Lewis of Anderson, for an extra ses sion of the legislature to thresh out the highY^ay issue and asserted that by appointments he would “get rid of* Chief Highway Comm'issioner Bon M. Sawyer and “the highway commission alse.” Lewis,' author of the anti-adminis tration highway bill, told the gover nor in a recent letter that his refusal to 'approve a $11,000,600 road con struction progratd as long as Sawyer remained in office had resulted in a “regrettable” situation since a large part of the funds was to come from the federal government. The legislator proposed that the general assembly as a committee of the whole take evidence against the highway executives at an extra session and legislate accordingly. The^govemor made public a copy of a letter in reply which said. “I am restrained to l^lieve that you are not familiar with the facts in the case, for you state that the money given l^undays on Seventh avenue near Forty-second streets are likely to j ' . tContiniied'ftoBkpZfe one) '' .regular^ourse of bosinees as a'pri vate ' transaction with '^Ethiopia, but I without consultation with, ally other government,” the statement added ^“In view of the misieadinf naitime of the »ews‘ comments -in' Saturday bring out the “three-cord monte” j morning papers, I felt it heceesary to slickers to trim the passers-by. Work-1 all the facts to our state dei»it- iiW in pair, .nd triplet., the .heker. im,;pnbli« irt*te- still take their toll of suckers. Though the sideshow operators of touring ment^Today I have donT this, and af- days and‘^country fairs have almost | ter confererwe with the sic^^^ pasesd out of existence, New York; state, have deciiM to advi^ tho Btlu- still offers the best market for slick- opian government of oot intention to abandon the concession. ers. Onjjr'.foar hears • day New York The!^ had been widespread protanU \ over the week-end by confressional - . _ . . . I leaders against permitting whet Seqa- ^ «• n®t .up|N».«) to ..rv. Rapublicn of Idaho, cIM But eununona for proprietors recently proved^ that they do. Investigators en tered dne baf wirii ink on their feces —becaiiee printers are the principal clieitts. At another, where market men am served, they went in wearing heavy sweaters, ^ caj^s, heavy coats. There was an exehsinf* ztross the bar. A drink from om ejde. A...iuunmone from the other! ^ \ tor Boreh, Republican buying an interact in ww[” by an- American commercial incereet'to in volve thia natkm in the Bthiopian dis- AMte- ■ ■ ; ^drah and others insisted that the United States should continue ita <nau- nd stand. Chairman McReynolda, of Tennessee, of the house fotwign af- I'sirs committee, observed sha^y that “we’re,.not going to 1^ some big^eor- pbratibn io over to* a {dace wbeia war is ai^iarently coming iiDd than drew us in with H,” \ Most observers also ware agreed that^&the new .neutrelity legislation whicli President Roosevelt signed Sat- 'That extra special j^padstor with the special body job bearing up the top-hatted, morning coated, white- gloved and ascot tied yduth.to the Coq Rouge where the walls are pic tures of New York’s skyline et nizbt with lights showing through the build-Ly tha United States being drawn ing windows. The top hst, this.earlyApparently impending con- Sunday morning, rides over—no, noti^jjg^ , \ ' fancy guests—the head waiter. lay,Nvould help avert any poseibil- of the^l have some queer quirks of pronunci ation that are exactly alike. Some of the cheaper little night clubs in New York emg^loy girls as i ;‘entertainer8”'who;are reaUy not"h.| y^^^ about ^'ortnnm mg more than waitresses. But they York^re? It’t attempt to evade the law prohibiting ygj.j.y^ verrry Brit-ish. And th^ clarka the employment of women in certain occupations between 10 p. m.'^ and 6 t m. A few of them *et .w.y with Ijii^nh^y'vViittin Toto it-rfor a time. Houston street, to New Yorkers, is pronounced “Howston street.” Re minds me of the conductor end brake- man at opposite' ends oL a New Haven railway car. One called out “Gren- itch” the way the residents pronounce it, and a second later from the other (clerks to you) wear frock edats to confuse the customers and make ^lem a coumry gentleman’s produce exhibit instead a grocery store. ' end, came “Green-witch,”,pronounced from the federal government' is being ** spelled, Greenwich, Con- held up by me. For your enlightenment, this mon ey is given direct to the highway de- necticut. Back in March or April restaurant proprietors decided to raise mtim prices ten per cent. But their custom ers, without organization or real in tent, effectively boycotted the* move by ordering less, food, or the cheaper dishes. Many restaurants hava <fa^ ped prices again. Few mororists in New York plead mamled'byTaptairsLmteVX'^ Lockhart, Lyman, Uurensj Il^rtment, and not to the governor. I nice green freshmen from all parts of '' ' ' ' am refusing to sign any bonds and the country, these days, and record Columbia university is taking its not guilty when brought to court for law enforcement in the community .tj k. a. Porter of [Beaufort (repair preK^nt quarter.), 11 a. ni., reiiorted at least 22 were ’ wounded. . The rioting lasted only a few min utes, hut its reverberations were heard throughout the day in labor and official circles. Representotiive H. C. Godfi'ey, of Spartanburg, bianuMl the mill manage ment. As pre.sident of the South Caro lina Federation of Textile Workers, he issued a statement saying* “If the management of the Pelzer __ _ mills had listened to the advice the governor of South Carolina and of la- UiaUBUry Greenville. Major Barnwejl was placed | Lancaster, Florence, Anderson, In command. Each company has a duty Clinton and Greenwood. strength of three officers and 66 men. Pelzer is about 20 miles from Honea Path, scene of the bloodiest fighting f the general textile .strike of laat all. Seven men were killeiP and umber wounded at Honea Path on last September 6. Both communities are jn Anderson county. General Dozier explained that under put them on the taxpayers of Southing their voices, pronunciation, accent, infection and all—trying to arrive at ^ some sort of common decision about the general plrni the municipality or I He asserted that “as to ^he calling “English as Americans speak her.” Carolitia while Ben Sawyer is. in of fice and paying off his political debts.” community in which the proposed arm ory would be located must provide the AI ground by donation, the plot to be ap- I^oximately 110 by JIO feet, plus an lK)r Icadt'rs in this state and would have considered any reasonable settle ment whatsoever, I say that this sad calamity would not have hapi>ened.’’ J. F, Blackmon, sUjHM'intendent of the mills, asserted he had proffeivd the union a settlement last night through John L. t'onnor, of the na tional la^r relations board, and J. L. Bc'rnard, ftnlerafTon conciliator, but -that it had Wen rejected. Basically, tht* proposal was that the mill gKe Jobs to 160 strikei*s imme- diately aliMl to all others, except^ those who haveXengaged in violenci^Ias soon as jobXrweiv available. It pro posed that dtK'i.sions in cases of, those charged with violence be made by the textile labor ivlatioifn^hoard or * mem- Wr of it. \ • • * Blackmon also asserteil he had in- In Better Shape President .of Cotton Textile In stitute Says l^rospects Are More Encouraging:. New York, Sept. 3. — Things are looking up for the cotton textile trade and prosiieots are more- encouraging than for some time past, G.-H. Dorr, president of Jhe CoHon Toxtile insti tute, said today. .Announcement last week of a defi- the 10 cent figure for co-tton loans, Dorr felt, had done much to relieve trade of the uncertainty which had been Hampering business recently. He held substitution of the 10 cent of an extra seaeion of the legialature to determine whether or not a hired man shall remain in office or get out seems ridiculoue to me. On the other Strangely enough, Maine and Virginia the case. passing) a red light. In one recent case, however, the man with the ticket pleaded not guilty, saying the light was hidden from view by trees. The magistrate in charge to(dc the coxnt to the spot, found it true, dismissed \ BODIES ARE RAIN-TESTED additional space of about 22,000 square I you no^ know the setup feetjto be used for outdoor training our state govenimenror you would and for civic affairs as may be desired, i ^uow that questions concerning "'the Title to. the property must be status of Mr: Sawyer sh^ujd be settled passedi*' to the state before erection of the oy the courts and not by the legUlm- ^ would not ujxset'the cotton goods price, form“e;rThe governed VasV‘^^^^ for the former 12 cent loan armory is started. “ The type of buildng, he added, will be an ornament to the community in which it is located and would afford ample facilities for military training and storage of government property. It w'ill also be arranged with a view of community u.He, with stage and as sembly hall. Under the general plan of the build ings, each structure would have brick walls and a built up roof. There would be a large miJdle section about 75 by 100 feet for a drill hall, on one side of this would be attached a large sec tion for trucks and motor vehicle sup plies and o^her equipment, a box office at the entrance, and on another side would be the commandant’s quarters,, a social room, supply room and a de-jU^^ht. pository for arms. A large part of the floor would be concrete. tui-e. You realize fully that by ap pointments, which I have the right to at present, I will get rid of Mr. Saw yer and the highway commission also. Then why should I worry The governor concluded the letter with -the assertion that he appreciat ed “your interest in writing in behalf of the highway department.” Lewis, an Anderson druggist, was author of a bill to have highway com missioners elected rather than ap pointed by -the governor. It ‘passed both branches of the legislature with an amendment for $3 tags, and the governor vetoed it. Governor Johnston said he planned to explain his stand on the highway issue in a radio speech Wednesday h. feaied blo«l»h«l whan the mill, '’’f "'•'■'‘f «"«•'>■ ( " opcn«l this morninit ami had asked Winn BacIc Al for the return of troo|>,, but that the'”*'"* ‘ I’"™ f"' '»«»"• rtl governor H had refused'. The request w'as made to Governor Johnston, he .said, after a number of shots had been' fired last night. Officers here said nun^erous pistol and shotgun reports were heard last night, but that apparently the shots were being fired into the air. Those discharging_-lhe firearms were not located. > The rioting this morning started first at the main plant. J. C. Turner, clerk in a store just across from it, said pickets had form- <ed /lines and were holding those who wanted to work out of the mill when a man broke the lines with his auto mobile and the firing began. “The thing that started the shoot ing, as I saw it, was when R. Melton broke th^ picket line 1n his automo bile to take his children to work^” said Turner. He said it was about 6:10 zu m. I. ' Right away the shooting star^. Melton’s windows were shattered'and somebody jumped on his car and slug- ged him. ^ j “In no time bullets were whietl^ everywhere. The workers on the hill in front of the mill and all the others, it seemed, started shooting. “Then Wine of the strBcers set off about a half a stick of dynamite oUt Tax Receipts In S. C. On Increase Columbia, Sept. 3. — A statement issued today by Chairman W. G. Query _Df the state tax commission said tax collections for August amounted to $1,319,883 compared with $1,001,937 for August 1934. Last month’s receipts, the statement said, brought the total for tbe first two months of the fiscal year to $2,647,952. - * ' SERVICES RESUMED AT BAILEY MEMORIAL Postoffice Job Carlton F. WiiM|,bf this city; enter ed upon his duties Tuesday as a clerk in the k>ci|l poiitoffice. Until his re tirement five jrears ago, Mr.jWiim had been connected with the office continu ously for sixteen years during which time he served its patrons in an effi cient and accommodsting manner. W A N RAuioS chscitod free. Tubes, Parts, Aerii|ls. Radio Refiairing k.Special ty. Guaranteed Service. Phone 86. Radio Exchange. tf Additiimal Locak wr After being discontinued for the Mrs. J. W. Milam epent j)eeterday in Whitmire with her sister, Mrs. Sallie Duncan. Miss Kate Milam left Monday for FOR REN.T — My hous# Broad street. For sale — cow. T. G. Harrie. on North hlce milk FEED Spartan Laying Mash and get plenty of eggs. C. W. S. Guano Co. * 9-26.4tc SEE the new mowersl rakes and grain drifts and gib our prices. Clinton Milling Co., I^ne 800. 19-te Have your grain cleaned before we get crowded. Clinton Milling Co., Ph<me 800. 10-3c Hudsoaeand rain or bodimfor 1 acloaad at tbsaa al Ugh pe tioaalnaddm^a all ottha aaama la lor Jcaapiog Om ~ittnyshookL Wldi tiMaO-etacl typa ef body a new method ol.wsBihrf prnnOng laa been davaiepad wbkh ia Iw mors cAdent and ti^nar than poadbis with pcevio* ' to pneaat too of woMrovea though Itio driWea,bjr a heavy wlad from front, aida or rear. Aitidaa ollha volwnaotwaiar uasd in thistsat maar ba gUaad from tht atuiefaDawhich can bar tbai hanoiadiuatbalow summer, regular Inayer services vrmre her school ih Springfield, after spend- resumed at Bailey Memorial Methodist church on Wednesday evening. In the absence of the pastor, who has been conducting^revival services out of the city, Dr. Dudley Jones had charge of the service. Dr. R. L. Coe, now of Columbia,||,,iin- tU recently teacher of the men’s l^blk class of the church, aittended the meeting of the class on Sunday morn ing. He was heartily welcomed by the group of men he has faithfully served ing the summer at home. VENETIAN Blinds, Draperies, Win dow Shades. Write us for prices. Vogel & Son, Spartanburg, 1^. C. 6p in the open. It didn’t do any harm and for the past several years, looked like it was just exploded to confoet efverybody.” • Tim flghAii^ lasted only about -Tive wffifrtae. T»«er aaid, but ha astimat- «d li Ugk as SOO shoto weie fired kaaa at tim Ne. 4 pleat J^ias, a wftM depaW Mzployed BIRTH OF SON Mr. end M>> Walter Nekon of the Lydia Mill commoidty, announce the bhth of a aon on Auguat 18. Tlii little boy has been given name of Cuitli Wada. TENNIS MATCH ’TONIGHT A tennis matOh will be played to night at 7 o’clock at the “Whispering Pines” cou^t on South Adair street. Clinton will' be pitched against Whit mire both in singlee and doubles matches. MAN WANTED for Rawleigh route of 800 families. Good profits for hustler. We train and help you. Write today. Rawleigh Co., Dept SCI-27- SA2, Richmond, Va. 9-26-4ps MR.. MRS. OR MISS SCHOOL )TEACHER Befera ^kdng year eabacriptieae for magaiinea see me as yea can get them far ceah er payable Oct 1. JAMBS W. CALDWELL B W. CM U at lid FOR RENT—-Dwelling on E. Carolina Ave., next to oil mill. Part of rooms recently 4}aint^' Others in good shape. Reasonable rent See or phone J. H; Pitts, Jr.- ! tfc NT FOR RENT — Two room apartment For sale—cheat of carpenter took. Anily to Mrs. Henry Nabors, phone 249-W.‘ itc WHAT DO P. & JBANES DO? Faim Land For Sde! 309 acres, four miles frmn Clintmi, on good road. 100 acres five, inilm from Clintoii, one mile off pavod road. Teitms,Cash. JOHN W. HNNEY Clmt(ni,S.C J ; '*