Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, June 08, 1922, Image 2
PROFITS ARE BIG f
ON SOFT COAL
I
V. s. BOARD TELLS CONGRESS ,
OPERATORS HAVE AVERAGED f
FIFTEEN PER CENT j
COMMISSION MAKES REPORT'
t
Says Operators In Ohio, West Virginia, j
Tennessee And Kansas Earned ?
5 To 18 Per Cent j
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Washington.?Bituminous coal oper- i
ators have averaged 15 per cent prof- ?
It during the last six years, according f
to figures submitted to congress by the ?
federal trade commission.
The trade commission, nowever, rt?fused
to vouch for the accuracy of .
the figures, stating that they were obtained
partly by the commission's ef- t
forts and partly from the national coal (
association. t
"Under court injunction since early i
1920, the commission has been unable ?
to require reports on investments, I
costs and prices and other matters affecting
the coal trade." said the re- i
port, "which left the national coal association
as the only source of infor- '
mation concerning the reasonableness
of prices charged for coal by its member
operators." <(
The six years average rate of profit,"
continued the report, "thus made up
for 1916-1921 was 15 per cent, the average
for the different years showing
great ups and downs. 8 per cent in
1916, 29 per cent in 1917, IS per cent
In 1918, 6 per cent in 1919, 23 per v
cent in nine months of 1920, and only c
? 3 per cent in 1921." c
Under fuel administration price reg- 8
ulatinn. the rewirt eoes on. operators c
in Ohio, West Virginia. Tennessee and a
Kansas, were earning from 5 to 18 per r
cent, but the same operators, during ^
the peak panic prices of 1920 were g
making margins at the rate of 59 per g
cent for Ohio, 57 per cent for West j
Virginia, 64 per cent in Tennessee j
and 79 per cent in Kansas. ):
The conclusions reached by the com- s
mission are as follows: t
1. The need of more accurate and
complete information regarding own- C
ership of bituminous mines, the true
investment therein and true profits c
arising therefrom. d
2. The need of ascertaining prof- g
its of selling companies owned by or v
affiliated with mining companies. s
3. The need of establishing the coal 0
industry in public confidence and pro- t
tecting it by devising means of federal v
supervision and publicity so as to c
avoid periods of excessively high prices n
and of severe depression." d
A great deal of dificulty was experi- c
enced by the commission, the report h
said, in determining the actual invest- ii
ments, upon which the profits could be
figured on a percentage basis. The 7
commission was forced to revise "investments"
to a great extent, in one a
Instance reducing the valuation by 54 F
per cent. \
Another Steel Merger Reported Ready il
New York.?Thomas L. Chadbourne, c
attorney, announces adoption ol a plan h
whereby properties of the Midvale fi
Steel and Ordnance company. Republic o
Iron and Steel company and Inland s;
St?el company will be unified under I<
ownership of Midvale. The name of the b
new corporation will be the North c
American Steel corporation. ii
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Daughter Is Born To Former Empress
Madrid, Spain.?A daughter was
born recently to former Empress Zita 0
of Austria-Hungary. King Alfonso as
soon as he received the news, went ^
to the palace at Pardo, in the suburbs ^
of Madrid, where the ex-empress has
been residing since her return recently j j,
from the Island of Madeira, after the n
late Emperor Charles died in exile g
early in April. Mother and baby are | a
reported doing well. Many congratu- u
latory telegrams have been received p
at the home of the empress.
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American Yacht Sails Round World
Newport, R. I.?The yacht Aloha, 6
owned by Arthur C. James, of New 1:
York, arrived here recently from a P
trip around the world. Captain James f'
Bezanson declared the yacht left New a
York September 15. last, and stopped h
at more than 60 ports en route. f
Girl's Plea Sent Dad To His Death C
Indianapolis, Ind.?Seventeen-year-1
old Mabel Donovan apparently signed , a
her father's death warrant. The girl's | a
wish, expressed in a letter to Covernor
McCrav, pleading that the sentence ^
of death to William E. Donovan for ^
the murder of her mother be carried
out. was gratified. Donovan shot and j
killed his wife as she stood with their ^
two-year-old child in her arms, and his
daughter looking, died in the electric I c
chair at the Indiana state prison in j
Michigan City, with a prayer on his f
lips for his daughter. 1 ?
Tobacco Merger Is Rapped By Reed $
Palmyra, Mo.?James A. Reed, a,
candidate for United States senator, j a
in a speech here recently assailed the I t
United States supreme court in refer- t
ring to the announcement of the $157.- t
000.000 tobacco firm merger in New | j
York. "We have cut the tobacco trust! {
serpent into four or five inocuous f
pieces," declared Mr. Reed, "and now f
we see it is gathered together again j c
waggingits tail. And the supreme I t
court will undoubtedly approve. Of f
late our supreme court has been turn- j
ing its attention to trust building." t
Confesses Killing William D. Taylor I
PoughkeepHe, N. Y ? A man of mystery
giving the name of Frank Doran. <
of Chicago, placed himself in the ]
hands of the police here telling them ,
he murdered William Desmond Tay- j
lor. movie director, at Hollywood, j
Calif. He refuse? to give any other ]
information about himself to the po- 1
lice. His fingerprints and photographs ]
will be sent to Chicago and Los An- '
geles at once for identification. Mean- <
time his mysterious silence regarding i
his occupation and past life is giving t
the local rolice plenty of diversion. i
RIOT IS CAUSED BY PARADE |
Scattered Fights Took Place Between
The Police And The
Unemployed.
London.?An attempt by London's
memployed to stage a big rarade and '
lemonstration broke up in a riot directy
in front of the Bank of England,
ong the symbol of capital.
As the marchers neared the famous |
)ld bank, police attempted to head
hem off. The unemployed paraders (
)roke up their marching formation and "
i free-for-all fight started. Mounted
X)lice drew their truncheons and
yielded them on the rioters freely. A
lumber of arrests were made, but the
imall number of police on the scene *
mabled many to escape who might t
itherwise have been arrested. i
As soon as the disturbance broke r
>ut, an emergency call was sent out f
or all policemen on leave to assist t
n restoring order.
Scattered fights took place between !
he police and the unemployed. One
>f the latter, during a bout with an
ifficer, threw a brick, but it missed
ts target and went through a plate
,rlass window of the American Pioneer
barber company.
Police were on the lookout for a retewal
of the disorders.
ELUSIVE FIGURE IN
THE WARD MYSTERY
"COMES AND GOES"
'Charlie Ross" Joins Attorneys For
The Family Of The
Slain Soldier
New York.?"Charlie Ross," supposed
"brains" of the blackmail ring
rhich Walter S. Ward, wealthy baker, 1
elaims led to the fatal tryst two weeks E
a
ir more ago, which ended with his
hooting Clarence Peters, former sail- E
r. whisked momentarily into sight and v
ts suddenly and mysteriously disap- a
eared. t
With the authorities of West Ches- n
er county and New York professedly s
eeking him, the "mystery man" in the t
ensational case is known to have
oined William J. Fallon, attorney for p
'eters* family, in the afternoon recent- v
y. They met soon after "Ross"' had s
ent an emissary to Fallon's office, in c
he heart of the business district. j,
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)rders Arrest Of Women In Knickers u
Traverse City, Mich.?Orders to the c
hief of police from Mayor Swanton,
irecting the arrest of any woman or B
;irl appearing on the streets here
rearing knickerbockers will stand, de- w
pite the storm of protest they have n
occasioned, the mayor announced. The p
navor has been criticized by local a
roman's clubs, and pastors, who de- d
lared his order was too drastic. The d
aayor said that before issuing the or- b
ier he had held a conference with the i<
ity attorney and been informed that o
ie could prosecute any woman violat- t(
ng the order. L
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Die In Collision; One Ship Sinks g
Portland, Oregon.?Seven firemen Si
sleep in the forecastle of the Furness- j(
'rince line's 2,322-ton cargo steamer
Telsh Prince, were killed and three v
ijured one night recently, when, acording
to meager reports received tl
ere, that vessel was rammed by the s
reighter Iowan, in the Columbia river, f(
ff Altoona, Wash. The Welsh Prince w
ank within thirty minutes, and the b
Dwan, a 6,547-ton freighter, operated j,
y the American-Hawaiian Steamship e
ompany, was sinking slowly, accord- l
ig to last reports. L
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entence For Aged Negro Commuted p
Raleigh, N. C.?The death sentence ^
f Wrleht Rouse, aaed ne.ero. convict
d of murder in connection with the -j
laying of William Whitley, wealthy
Valstonburg merchant and farmer, ^
as been commuted to life imprison- ^
lent by Governor Morrison after alien- ^
jts had submitted a report that the ?
egro was mentaly deficient. Mrs. s
hrah Whitley, wife of the slain man, p
nd Thomas Hayes, are now serving 0
ife terms in connection with the killag.
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Jtters First Word Far Above Clouds
Atlantic City, N. J.?Mute since birth p
-year-old William Rosenbors, of Wash- f,
ngton, uttered his first word "air- '
lane" recently when taken up 1,000 ^
eet in a seaplane. In the hope that ^
Ititude would help the boy to talk ^
ie was to be taken up more than 5,000 0
eet- 1,
ireets Boys Who Won Trip Abroad ^
Washington.?The Maryland team of
^ricultural club boys which was n
warded the grand prize of a trip to P
'urope in the live stock judging con- lj
est at the Southeastern Fair. Atlanta, a
ia., last fall, were received by Sec- n
pfnrv W.ailare the other da v. The ! ^
oys will sail from New York on the n
"armania, June 14. After visiting the d
nnual exhibition of the Royal Agri- o
ultural society at Cambridge, England, b
n July, the party will inspect several b
anions heids in that country and in n
Scotland, returning to New York. p
1500,000 Damage In Memphis Fire l
Memphis, Tenn.?Damage estimated \
it more than 5500,000, largely by wa- ^
er and smoke, and caused by a fire of .
indetermined origin which gutted the "
wo upper stories of the Bry-Block
Mercantile company, one of the largest c
lepartmeut stores in the South. The j a
ire, originating in a frame loft used a
or storage purposes, built on the roof i 0
if the big establishment, and fanned a
>y a high wind, spread with such ra- F
ildity that the hundreds of girls em- a
jloyed made their escape from the a
luilding with difficulty. d
Cash Offer Made For Gorgas Plant1 ;
Washington.?An offer to comply,
with terms of the contract negotiated i
between the war department and the <
Alabama Power company when Its I
plant at Gorgas was enlarged to strp- i
ply power for the nitrate plants at 1
Muscle Shoals, Ala., during the war, i
bas been made to Secretary Weeks by 1
representatives of the company here,
rhe offer is contained in a proposal I
to pay $2,500,000 for the government's
nterest in the plant, railroad and trans- ]
mission line from Gorgas to Muscle ]
Shoals. 4 I
FORD TURNS DOWN
COMMITTEE OFFER'
NSISTS ON INCLUSION OF THE .
GORGAS STEAM PLANT IN
PROPERTIES HE BIDS FOR ec
E:
/IRTUAL ULTIMATUM GIVEN im
5ays Final Proposal Has Been Made In
And Asks Vote By House On P<
Proposition cc
al
Washington.?Henry Ford present;d
a rirtual ultimatum on the ques- ^c
ion of disposition of Muscle Shoals
n giving to the house military com- pi
nittee his views on the model offer or
or the Alabama properties drafted by
he committee. st
The Detroit manufacturer in a let- rj
er laid before the committee by one ^
?f his representatives, J. W. Worth
ngton, declared he could not consent
o elimination of the Gorgas, Ala* W(
>ama, steam power plant from the
)roperties the government proposes
o lease or sell and in doing sp de- ra
lared that if his revised offer is reected
"then I must understand that pr
he acceptance of my offer for Muscle ^
Shoals 'as a whole and not in part,' gr
s refused." eE
Mr. Ford agreed to other modifi- b?
ations of his offer as made by the ju
ommittee in its modern offer but said ro
le wanted the committee "to consid- bc
r this proposal (the one presented
iy him recently) as final and that no j0
urther changes should be expected." Q}/
Request was made by the manufacurer
that the committee send his fi- en
ial offer to the house for a vote on efj
cceptance or rejection. wj
"If congress votes acceptance of ac
ay offer," Mr. Ford continued, "we gh
rill get on the Job at Muscle Shoals
.t once; but if congress rejects it je(
hat will be but the beginning of a on
aore determined effort on my part to Qv
ave Muscle Shoals for the benefit of e(j
he public."
Immediately upon receiving Mr. ^
'ord's letter the house committee j
rent into executive session to conider
it. Members would not fore- clj
ast what action would be taken, but
i some quarters it was believed that
he committee finally would vote to
leet Mr. Ford's demand as to purhase
of the Gorgas plant.
Mi
unco Trick Story Told By Witness
Memphis, Tenn.?Visions of how he
ras going to make large sums of
loney on the stock exchange, later to
ealize that he had lost $28,000 through all
n alleged "confidence" swindle were atj
escribed to the jury in United States (
istrict court by E. B. Carter of Lynch- .
urg, Va., in the trial of W. L. Huntjy,
Jr., former bank official, who is
n trial on a charge of using the mails CQ
3 defraud. Patrick Furrey and Joseph
ynch, county defendants of Huntley qj
i the alleged swindle case, pleaded j
uilty and are expected to take the ^
tand for the government in the Hunt- ,
sy trial.
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Vu Pel Fu Renews Attack On Chang pg
Tientsin.?General Wu Pel Fu, using R
tie Chinese Eastern railway, has in- pr
tituted a general advance against the
jrces of General Chang Tso Lin, g
horn he recently drove out of Pekin
nto Manchuria. General Wu's ob- *
JCtive is Shanhaikwan, at the south- P6
m tip of Manchuria, on the Gulf of e(*
.iaotung. Feeling against Chang Tso *nl
,in is said to be spreading in Man- ch
huria. The entire line of the Chinese be
tastern railway is reported in the an
ands of supporters of Wu Pel Fu. ly
av
'wo Bank Bandits Reported Killed th
Flint, Mich.?Two bandits who rob- ha
ed the Metamora State bank at T1
fptnmora. near here, were shot to st<
eath by possemen using machine cit
uns, according to a telephone mesage
received here. A member of the Fc
osse was wounded in the exchange
f shots. 8t<
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irisis In Ulster Still Continues Grave
London.?Interest in the Irish sit- ?
ation shifted to Ulster, where the
orderland disturbances and the Bel- c
ast outrages are more serious than
ver. The conference of Sir James
'raig. the Ulster premier, and the
Iarquis of Londonderry, with Premier
<loyd George, were not productive of pr
ptimistic statements regarding the sc- na
ation of the problem.
tig Changes Made In Bonus Measure Cc
Washington.?The house soldiers' bous
bill amended in several important sh
particulars, but the much - discussed ed
ank loan provision retained, has been an
pproved by the senate finance com- ch
littee by a vote of 9 to 4. Chairman to
IcCumber proposed to report the th
leasure to the senate within a few av
ays, and said he hoped to get action D;
n it before the passage of the tariff ed
111. Some senators believe that the in
ill will be passed before the adjourn- T1
tent for summer, but it is hardly 'ei
robable, do
Jrges Quick Action On Anti-Lynch Bill Ti
VncViinfrtnn?Doplnririf ftio 1'nitorl
Itates is disgraced, the world over, ty
on account of the mob law prevailing | ^1
a many states," Representative Dyer, wj
tepuhlican, of Missouri, in a letter re-1 on
ently to Chairman Nelson of the sen- W1
,te judiciary' committee, protested dr
gainst any further delay on the part w<
f that committee in acting on the ca
nti-lynching bill passed by the house, ha
tepresentative Dyer is anxious to get ne
etion on this measure before congress te:
.djourns for the summer months, he an
leclared to newspaper men. ac
I Firemen, ? Tunnel Workers, Killed C
Milwaukee Wis.?Three city firemen
and two tunnel workers were kill- oi
jd by gis and electricity at the hot- b;
torn of a fifty-two foot shaft of a sower ai
system and nearly a score of firemen ai
were overcome. The firemen were h
trying to rescue the two dead tunnel ir
workers. it
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Battleship Collides With Sub; 10 Killed L
Berlin.? The German battleship t?
Hanover and the submarine S-18 col- b
lided during the night maneuvers near ti
Basanita, killing ten sailors. a
AIL MEN TO VOTE ON STRIKE
xecutive Council Of Brotherhood Appeals
to Membership Ballots Following
Board's Decision
Detroit.?A strike vote was ordered
r the executive councii of the UnitI
B--'herhood of Maintenance of Way
mployees and Railway Shop Labor
'<* here, in answer to the wage slash
ade by the railway labor board.
Declaring that a cut of 13.2 per cent
their wages did not parallel a 3
!r cent reduction in living costs, the
uncil asked that the men, 400,000 iD
i, vote on a strike protest.
The slash in wages made by the la>r
board at Chicago came as a comete
surprise to the council, which was
session here on routine business.
Iscussion of the order resulted in an
der by Edward F. Grable, president of
e union, that the decision for a
rike vote be held over until the arval
of the official notices of the reictions.
Grable, however, stated at the time
> was confident that the strike vote I
? ?lnol, |
auld be ordered, terming me dimu
ioth unjust and unfair."
Chicago.?A virtual ultimatum to the
ilroads of America, through the
nited States railroad labor board was
esented by the Federation of Shop
rafts, representing 400,000 railway
nployees, in a request for a conferice
with the board, when the federal
idy will be ask to take immediate
risdiction of all cases in which railads
are alleged to be disobeying the
lard's orders.
If the board declines, a strike balt
will go out at once to shopmen all
er the country.
With the further wage cut threatied
in a decision expected to be hand!
down by the board, a third question
111 likely be placed on the ballot,
cording to B. M. Jewell, head of the
op crafts. Two questions, one on al?ed
violations of board decisions by
tting out shop work and the other
i elimination of time and a half for
ertime, have already been authorizfor
submission to the men.
If another pay cut is authorized by
e board, the pending ballot will unipbtedly
be converted into a triplerreled
strike threat, Mr. Jewell de
a
lieu.
-FORT TO BE MADE
TO PERMANENTLY SETTLE
MEXIC FINANCIAL SNARL
oney Men Of World Gather In New
York For Conference Of Great
Importance To Mexico
New York.?Financiers of Great Brita
and the United States arrived here
oard the Olympic, prepared to seek
settlement of Mexico's financial probus
in conferences with Adolfo de la
aerta, Mexican minister of finance,
10 reached New York later. The
nference will begin very soon.
The participants who came on the
ympic are Thomas W. Lamont oi
P. Morgan & Co., who has been
Europe discussing Mexican finances
th foreign bankers; Edward R. Peack,
a director in the Bank of Engad;
J. Chevalier of the Banque of
tris et des Payes Bas, and E, W.
Masson of the Credit Lyonnaise,
ance.
Lflllari 1Q Wnunrlerl In Belfast Scrap
3elfast, Ireland.?At last reports nine
rsons were dead and nineteen woundIn
consequence of the fierce flght%
which broke out recently. Maine
guns, revolvers and rifles are
ing used by the military, specials
d gunmen. At times the disorderelements
threatened to invade Royal
enue, the city's main artery and
oroughfare, but so far the military
ve been able to checkmate them,
lere seems no hope at present to
5P sniping and ambushing, and the
;y is in a reign of terror.
rd's Final Word Going To Capital
Detroit, Mich,?What was under
jod to be Henry Ford's final word
th respect to his offer to lease anc
orate Muscle Shoals is on the wa>
Washington. It is learned at Mr
ird's general offices in Dearborr
at William B. Mayo, chief engineei
the Ford Motor company, and J. W
orthington, Washington representa
re of the Tennessee River Valley Inv
ovement association, left here for the
tional capital prepared to lay a resed
proposal before the committee.
ic* Fighting Derby Ends In Raid
Springfield, Mass.?Two men were
ot, one hundred others were arrest,
one hundred game cocks seized
d the cock-fighting derby of Massausetts
and Connecticut was brought
an abrupt .and dramatic end when
e state constabular officers and Ag
ram police under State Detective
ivid J. Manning surounded and raid
the three-ring fight circus staget
a tobacco barn at Feeding Hills,
le raid occurred in the midst of the
stivities, and the police swooped i
wn unexpectedly.
iree Marooned As Boat Is Swamped
New Orleans.?LeRoy Trahan, twen,
Peter Mancusa, twenty-six, and
bert Mancusa, all of New Orleans,
lose boat was swamped in a gale
Lake Ponebartrain recently, y?nd
10 were believed to have been
owned, were rescued later when they
;re discovered marooned in a fishing
mp near Spanish Fort, where they
.d taken refuge and had remained
arly forty hours without food or war.
The men ware terribly fatigued,
id hailed their rescuers with great
claim.
harlie Frank, Ballplayer, Is Dead
Memphis, Tenn.?Charles Frank, one
C the organizers of the Southern Baseall
association and until a few weeks
go manager of the Atlanta club, died
t the home of Mrs. Frank Coleman
ere, after an illness of more than si*
lonths. Frank, who had been sufferig
from heart disease and other chron!
troubles, came here from Bay St.
ouis, Miss., where he spent the win!r,
about ten days ago. At that time
is physicians told him that his condlon
was critical, and death might come
t any time.
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BRIEF NEWS NOTES
WHAT HAS OCCURKED DURING
WECK THROUGHOUT COUNTRY
AND ABROAD
EVENTS OFJMPORTANCE
Gathered Prom All Parte Of Thf
Glebe And Told In 8hort
Paragraph!
Foreign?
General Wu Pel Fu, using the Chinese
Eastern railway, has Instituted a
general advance against the forces of
General Chang Tso Lin, whom he re
cently clR/ve out of Pekin Into Man- |
churla. General Wu's objective*Is
Shanhaikwan, at the southern tip of
Manchuria, on the Gulf of Liaotung.
Interest in the Irish situation shift- ]
ed to Ulster, where the borderland
disturbances and the Belfast outrages (
are more serious than ever. The con- ,
ferences of Sir James Craig, the Ul- (
ster premier, and the Marquis of Lon- ,
donderry, with Premier Lloyd George,
were not productive of optimistic ,
statements regarding the solution of the
problem.
Nine persons are dead and nineteen j
founded in consequence of the fierce |
fighting which broke out recently in (
Belfast.
A daughter was born recently to
former Empress Zita of Austria-Hun- j
gary.
A plague of locusts has struck Spain
and reports from the agricultural re- ,
gion told of vast damage done to ,
crops. In some places children were
suffocated by the locusts which filled
the air. Trains were halted by the
locust swarms. j
Eighty seamen of the stranded British
steamship Wiltshire, on Great Bar- .
rier Reef, who appeared to be doomed
to death were rescued according to re- ,
ports from Sydney, N. S.
Three United States Navy officers j
from the supply ship Trinity, who
were arrested following a brawl with
French Navy officers in a care, were ,
released and escorted to their ship ,
undar a guard of Marines. Charles (
ijrey, ine American vuuaui, wi/icoocu ;
regret over the incident to the French
port authorities. (
The disquieting prospect that ,
France would bring further pressure
to bear on Germany with the exten- (
sion of her military occupation, is regarded
in reparations and political ,
circles aa eliminated by the German |
reply to the reparations commission
made public.
The French government will Intro- (
duce in the chamber of deputies bills
ratifying the agreements reached at
the Washington armament conference.
These bills will be referred to the (
committee on naval affairs and foreign
relations, which are expected to take
several weeks studying them. ,
An attempt by London's unemployed ,
to stage a big parade and demonstration
broke up in a riot directly in
front of the Bank of England, long the
symbol of capital.
The evacuation of a considerable ,
stretch of country in the border region (
by the Ulster forces was announced.
The special constables were withdrawn
from the Belleek salient in
County Mermanagh, Ulster, Thus
abandoning it to the Free state troops.
Washington?
Judge Robert S. Lovett, chairman
of the Boarr of the Union Pacific!Railway,
denied before the Senate Interstate
Commerce committee that New
York bankers control the railroad
transportation of the country. Lovett
branded as a "deceitful fabrication"
testimony previously given by W.
Jett Lauck on behalf of railroad unions.
Lauch charged Wall Street financiers
dominated the railroads.
President Harding was invited to
visit Canada. Sir Auckland Geddes
the British ambassador, formally extended
an invitation to the President
in behalf of the Canadian government
to stopp off and visit Vancouver and
Victoria if the chief executive makes
his contemplated trip ti Alaska. The
Presidetn inormed Sir Auckland that
he will visit Canada if he goes to
Alaska, which is uncertain.
The Department of Agriculture estimated
from the reports of correspondents
and agents that the condition of
the cotton crop on May 25 was 69.6
per cent of normal, as compared with
66 per cent on May 25, 1921; 62.4 on
May 25. 1920; 75.6 on May 25, 1919,
and 74.6 per cent the average of the
past ten years on May 25. An estimate
of acreage this year will be Included
in the July cotton report.
Bituminous coal operators have averaged
15 per cent profit during the last
six years, according to figures submitted
to congress by the federal trade
commission. The trade commission,
however, refused to vouch for the aonf
tlio firnirpc sfnfino- that thev
were obtained partly by the commission's
efforts and partly from the Na-1
tional Coal association!
Henry Ford presented a virtual ultimatum
on the question of disposition
of Muscle Shoals in piving to the
house military committee his views
on the model offer for the Alabama
properties drafted by the committee.
Thomas L. Chadbourne, attorney, announced
adoption of a plan whereby
properties of the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance company. Republic Iron and
Steel company and Inland Steel company
will be unified under ownership
of Midvale. The name of the new corportion
will be the North American
Steel corporation'
Ancient Yucatan Relics
At Chlchen-ltzu, in Yucatun, where
there is a sacred sinking well, all
sorts of beautiful sacrifices have been
found embedded in the mud. Jade
necklaces, gold plates and small jars
heavily studded with jade, sometimes
containing human hearts, have been
found in this well, says the Detroit
News. The Maya Indians made these
sacrifices when they wanted rain or
a blessing for their crops. Beautiful
A personal encounter between Senior
McCumber, republican, North Datota
and Senator Robinson, democrat,
)r Arkansas, was narrowly averted
after a stormy debate over the Dye
sections of the tariff bill.
A reduction of $51,362,749 in the
public debt of the United States In
nay was announced by the Treasury
Department. The nation's total gross
leht on May 31 was $23,138,838,607.
Declaring the United States is disgraced,
the world over "on account of
the mob law prevailing in many
states," Representative Dyer, republican,
Missouri, in a letter to Chairman
Nelson of the senate judiciary committee,
protesting against further delay.
The house soldiers' bonus bill
amended in several important particulars
but tha much-discussed bank loan
provision retained was approved by
the senate finance committee by a
vote of 9 to 4.
Domestic?
The supreme courtof Nevada recently
handed down a decision in favor
of Mary Pickford, upholding the
lecree of divorce which she obtaiped
at Minden, Nev., from Owen Moore
The executive committee of the railway
employees' department, American
Fedration of Labor, headed by B. M.
Jewell, appeared before the railroad
labor board with a reguest that the
board assume jurisdiction in disputes
Dn about 75 roads.
Orders to the chief of police from
Mayor Swanton, Traverse City, Mich.,
directing arrest of any woman or girl
appearing on the streets here wearing
knickerbockers will stand, despite
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UltJ BlUI III U1 piUtOBfc luv; 3ioner,
the mayor announced.
Gifford Pinchot who publicly stated
that he spent $120,000 to win the
Pennsylvania republican nomination
for governor In the recent primaries,
would do the same thing again "if it
were necessary to defeat an organized
machine," in. a statement Issued recently.
Westchester County, N. Y. officials
Investigating the killing of Clarence
Peters, former sailor, by Walter S.
Ward wealthy baker's son, endeavored
to check up on the movements of the
slain man at the United States marine
corps training station at Paris Island,
S. C., where he tried to enlist.
Two men were shot, one hundred
others were arrested, when Massachusetts
constabulary forces and Agawam
police surrounded the three-ring fight
circus in a tobacco barn at Feeding
Hills, where the cock-fighting derby
of Massachusetts and Conneticut was
being held.
LeRoy Traham, 20, Peters Mancusa,
26, and Albert Mancusa, all of New
Orleans, La., were rescued from a fishing
camp near Spanish Fort, where
they had taken refuge and had remained
nearly 40 hours without food
or water.
Financiers of Great Britain and the
United States arrived at New York
aboard the Olympic, prepared to seek
a settlement of Mexico's financial
problems in conferences with Adolfo
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finance.
A strike vote was ordered by the
executive council of the United Brotherhood
of Maintenance and way employees
and railway shop laborers at
Detroit, Mich., In answer to the wago
slash made by tl)a railway labor board.
A virtual ultlnPtum to the railroads
of America through the United States
railroad labor board was presented by
the Federation of Shop Crafts, representing
400.000 railway employees, In
a request for a conference with the
board, when the federal body will be
asked to take Immediate Jurisdiction
of all cases in which railroads are
alleged to be disobeying the board's
orders.
The engineer and fireman of a westbound
California limited on the Santa
Fe were killed near Fort Madison,
Iowa, when the train crashed head-on
Into eastbound train number 4.
The Birmingham, Ala., Bar association
recently adopted resolutions calling
upon every candidate for public
office to declare himself whether he
Is a member of "an organization known
as the Ku Klux Klan or any other organization
whose members parade under
masks through streets and highways/'
The city ordinance of Houston, Tex.,
fixing a telephone rate of $3 a month to
Houston subscribers and restricting
telephone service profits to 8 per cent,
was held Invalid by the supreme court.
The condition of Alfrad Gwynne Vanderbilt,
nine-year-old heir to millions,
who. for two weeks, has been ill at the
Hotel Ambassador, was reported critical
by the corps of specialists and
nurses in attendance.
Seven firemen asleep in the forecastle
of the Furness-Prince line's
2.322-ton cargo steamer Welsh Prince,
were killed and three injured, according
to reports at Portland. Ore., when
that vessel was rammed by the freighter
Towan, in the Columbia river, off
Altoona. Wash.
Wheat prices made a sensational
dive, the May delivery plunging downward
11 cents a bushel as compared
with quotations earlier in the session.
James A. Reed, a candidate for
United States senator, in a speech.
Palmyra, Mo., assailed the United
States supreme court in referring to
the announcement of the $157,000,000
tobacco firm merger in New York.
The yacht Aloha, 'owned by Arthur
C. James, of New York, arrived at
Newport, R. I? from a trip around the
world.
Two bandits who robbed the Meta
mora State bank at Metamora, Mich.,
were shot to death by posseraen using
machine guns, according to a telephone
message.
gold knives that were undoubtedly
used to carve up the victims of sacrifice,
usually young women, have also
been found. The Maya Indians of
northern Yucatun probably use the
same language us the builders of the
ruins among which they live, says
Prof. A. M. Tozzer, of Harvard university.
Past Help.
There entered u Jeweler's shop an
old man with an ancient clock under
A ?
VERDUN PRESENTED
MEDAL FROM D. S.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR OFFER?
AMERICA'S GIFT TO FRENCH
CITY.
POME ACCEPTS TOKEN
Both Make Impassioned Addresses or
Ground Made Sacred by the
American Djnd.
Verdun, France.?In the name of the
American Congress and the American
people, Myron T. Herrlck, the American
ambassador, presented to the city
of Verdun the first and only medal
ever given by the United States gov*
ernment to any community in the
world.
The ambassador and Premier Poincare
together visited the ground where
are buried many thousands of French
whose valor the medal commemorates,
and both spoke under the emotion
aroused by the thought of the
dead and the sight of the "red zone,"
so devastated that it may never be fit
for human inhabitation.
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friendship of the United States for
France which, though it might not
prevent disagreements and misunderstandings,
would dissipate and survive
them.
"Verdun and valor are forever one
and inseparable," said the ambassador.
"So beamed ,the spirit of France.
And so this medal, which I give to
this Illustrious city, hallowed by the
sacrifices and courage of all France,
is a tribute from the whole United
States to all of France."
M. Poincare recalled the thrill at
the coming of Americans, the joy of
their victories, the sorrow over their
dead, and expressed in glowing terms
the gratitude of France to America.
Both the French premier and the
American ambassador were greeted
with enthusiasm when they arrived
at the Verdun station at noon. Thousands
of citizens of Verdun and other
towns and villages, from all corners
of the Meuse department, the Argonne
and Nancy, lined the principal
thoroughfare as the premier and ambassador
crossed the city to the city
hall to attend the luncheon given by
the municipality in their honor. Mayor
Robin, who was too ill to meet M.
Poincare at the depot, was carried to
the banquet hall to preside over the
luncheon, which Mr. Poincare at his
right tfnd Mr. Herrick at his left.
The var minister, Andre Maginot,
came from Nancy and joined the
party. Mr. Herrick was accompanied
by Colonel T. Bentley Mott, military
attache; Secretary Lawrence Norton;
Parmely Herrick, son of the ambassador;
Colonel Francis E. Drake, of the
American chamber of commerce in
Paris; Major Kipling, of the American
legion, and Majors Rue Welton
and Robert S. Cain, of the Veterans
of Fbreign Wars.
Crowds filled city hall square while
the luncheon was in progress and
cheered for America with such
warmth and insistence that the ambassador
was forced to stand and salute
the spectators.
Premier Poincare accepted the
medal in behalf of the French government,
making an impassioned
speech in which he spoke of what
Koon Hnno hv the American sol
diers to help gain the victory, and
defended France's position on the
reparations and army issues.
Ambassador Denied Recognition.
Washington. ? Boris Bahkmeteff,
whose status as Russian ambassador
here has been a subject of controversy
since the Kerensky government
which appointed him collapsed five
years ago, has been notified by the
state department that his credentials
no longer will be recognized by the
United States after Juno 30.
The department acted after Mr. ?
Kahkmeteff himself, taking note of
senate criticism of his continued presence
here, had offered to retire should
the Washington government,desire it.
In making public the correspondence
the department announced also
that termination of Bahkmeteff's duties
as ambassador "has no bearing
whatsoever upon the question of the f
recognition of the soviet regime in i
Russia, which is an entirely separate
matter." ?
400 Bales of Cotton Burned.
Ridge Springs, S. C.?The Monetta
cotton warehouse containing 400 bales
of cotton was completely destroyed
by fire. Lightning striking the building
at the height of a severe electrical
storm caused the fire. j
Death Sentence for Mrs. Vinson. * j
Atlanta, Ga.?Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson J
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| was convicted Dy a jury m oujichw.
Court here of the murder of her hused
to be hanged July 28.
The verdict without a recommendation
to mercy was more than even
Solicitor General Boykin had asked, ^
as he had urged the jury to convict * I
the woman and fix her sentence at life 1
imprisonment, saying he had never (
asked that a woman be hanged. Under ft I
Georgia law a murder verdict without 5
a recommendations carries death penalty.
Navy Balloon Safe In Missouri.
Milwaukee.?Lieut. W. F. Reed, j
navy pilot of Pensacola, Fla., and the
last of the 13 airmen to leave Mil- ?
waukee in the national air race, was I
reported in dispatch to the Wisconsin |
Aero Club to have landed in the Ozark
mountains in southern Missouri. 1
The United States Coast Guard 9
service announced that Lieutenant * 9
Reed had covered 635 miles, making J
him third in the race and one of the
American contenders in the intern* j?
tlonal event to be held at Geneva- 9