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7 Vol. LXXII No. 1240 Union, S. C.; Friday Afte roi ^ Desember 2, 1921 5c Per Copy
DEATH CLAIMS
J. C. MOBLEY
Magistrate J. C. Moblcy was found
dead in his bed this morning about 4
o'clock at his home in Jonesville. He
had been slightly ailing for several
days, but his death was a great shock
to his friends and loved ones.
Mr. Mobley was 84 years of age, a
Confederate Veteran and was a man
of exalted Christian character. He
was serving his third term as magistrate
at Jonesville, and was faithful to
his duties. He possessed the confidence
and the esteem of all who knew
him.
Mr. Mobley Is survived by one
r v daughter, Mrs. A. J. Wright.
The burial will b* rn Gilead cemetery,
but the time has not yet been
decided upon.
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- MEETING OF
FAIR FOREST CHAPTER
Fair Forest Chapter, Daughters of
: the American Revolution, meets with
Miss Mary Emma Foster at her home
on East Main street at 3:45 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, December 6, 1921.
The assistant hostesses for the afternoon
are Mesdames P. K. Switzer and
W. F. Gilliam and Miss Katharine
Layton. Annual dues are payable not
later than this meeting,
Edith Smith Flynn,
Cor. Sec. Fair Forest Chapter.
CHAS. W. MORSE
TO BE ARRESTED
Paris, Dec. 2.?The Havre police
have been instructed by the French
ministry to arrest Charles W. Morse,
the American shipbuilder and financier,
as soon as he lands from the
liner at Paris.
PREMIER BRIAND HAS
ARRIVED IN PARIS
Havre, Dec. 2.?Premier Briand has
returned to France from attending the
\ Washington armament limitation conference.
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ATTACK ON
^ _ JAIL-REPULSED
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Belfast, Ireland, Dec. 2.?An attack
on the Londonderry Jail with the ob
ject of releasing the prisoners was repulsed
by the police, two of the latter
being killed and several of the attackers
were captured.
TEN GOVERNORS
ATTEND EXPOSITION
Chicago, Dec. 2.?Ten governors, en
route to the governors' conference at
Charleston, S. C., are attending the
international live stock exposition
here today.
ARBUCKLE MAY
KNOW FATE TODAY
San Francisco, Doc. 2.?Roscoe Arbuckle
may know his fate before night
as his case is expected to go to the
jury late today.
WILLING TO RETURN
TO UNITED STATES
Havre, Dec. 2.?Charles W. Moorse
was detained on the liner Paris
when she docked here today. Morse
said he was unaware he was wanted
in America until he was so informed
last night and that he planned on
going to Paris for a kidney operation,
but intended returning to the United
States shortly. He said he was willig
to return to the United States by
he next steamer.
The French police, after a conference
with the American consul, General
Ingraham, permitted Morse to
land when he agreed to leave for the
United States Monday.
LLOYD GEORGE LEAVES
FOR WASINGTON DEC. 12
London, Dec. 2.?Premier Lloyd
George is planning to leave on December
12th for Washington conference,
it is learned here today.
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V W,LL CONSIDER
PROPOSALS TOMORROW
London, Dec. 2.?The British government's
latest proposals for a settlement
of the Irish question will be
\ ./ considered tomorrow in Dublin by the
Dail Eireann cabinet. The new terms
show some advances over previous
proposals.
SUMMING UP CASE
OF LENA CLARKE
Orlando, Fla., Dec. 2.?Counsel is
summing up in the case of Lena
Clarke and Baxter Patterson, charged
with the murder of F. A. Miltimore.
Bees have a language and a system
of telegraphy, says a Pennsylvania
professor.
NEW TURN IN |
ARBUCKLE CASE
San Francisco, Dec. 7.?The poisoning
of Mrs. Irene Morgan, a leading
witness for the defense, and the beginning
of the closing arguments of
both sides were outstanding developments
today in the trial of Roscoe C.
Arbuckle.
I.eo Friedman, an assistant district
attorney, made the first exposition of
the prosecution's contention that it
has presented an unbreakable chain of
evidence to link the comedian with
the death of Virginia Rappe whom, it
charges, Arbuckle inured at a party
in his rooms at the Hotel St. Francis.
Gavin McNab, chief counsel for the
defense, was interrupted by adjournment
for the day.
Aibuckle appeared indifferent during
Friedman's argument, spending
most of the time gazing around and
tearing shreds of papers.
Friedman told the jury that even if
Arbuckle told the truth on the stand
it would be strong enough to convict
him for he admitted he left Miss
Rappe after her injury without calling
a doctor or telling any one of her
condition.
"Why has not the prosecution presented
Bariibina Maude Dclmont, the
complaining witness in this case?"
mcinad asxeu. hc praised airs, Morgan
as a "heroine, wounded in battle."
Finger prints on the doors of the Hotel
St. Francis room used by Arbuckle
and said by the prosecution to be
those of Arbuckle and Miss Rappe
were called "spooks" by McNab.
"Arbuckle had but ten minutes in that
room with Miss Rappe," he said.
The action of the district attorney
in placing witnesses under his custody
"on the theory that they may
be tampered with" was attacked by
McNab.
Miss Zeh Prevost, prosecution witness,
was "terrorized" he -said in her
appearance before the police and the
grand jury because she would not say
Miss Rappe, referring to Arbuckle,
exclaimed, "He killed me." , .
The testimony of both "prosecution
and defense witnesses was detailed
by Friedman. He accused Fred Fischbach,
a leading defense witness, of
having attapipted. to tak?-<the blame
of Miss Rappe's injury on his own
shoulders.
The defense testimony of Dr.
Franklin' Shields "blasted the defense's
own theory that the bladder
rupture which caused Miss Rappe's
death might have resulted from suddea
immersion in a cold bath." Friedman
said. Dr. Shields testified that
he had no knowledge of a bladder rup
turing in this fashion.
UNION SHRINERS
PREPARING FOR
BIG BANQUET
The Shriners of Union county with
their lady friends will form a caravan
Tuesday evening, December <>th, to
the mecca of good things to eat in the
Armory of Company "E." Here they
will find a sumptuous menu prepared
for their pleasure and joy by the ladies
of Martha Chapter, No. 79, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Thst First South Carolina Infantry
Regimental Band will furnish music
for the occasion.
More than 125 Nobles and their lady
friends are expeeted to "be present on
this gay occasion.
n.very snriner in union county is
invited to be present. Each Noble
and his lady friend will be admitted
to the banquet hall by his 1922 Union
Shrine club card. The Nobles are requested
to wear full dress with red
bow tie and fez. The lady friends are
asked to wear the white fez bearing
the name of their friend's temple.
The banquet hall will be decorated
in the gay Oriental colors of the
Shrine. Here and there will be seen
the scimitar, star and crescent on banners
and pennants. Hanging from the
center of hall in festoons of red,
green and old gold swigs a huge star
with the illuminated emblem of the
Mystic Shrine in the center bearing
the name, "The Union Shrine Club."
This function promises to be the
best in the history of Union Shriendom.
The vurious committees appointed
by the president are endeavoring
to make the second annual banquet
of the club a wonderful success.
DON'T FORGET
THE PLAY TONIGHT
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde will be
snown at mc uiaito tonight. i)o not.
fail to see this masterpieco.
MEETINF OF
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
The Woman's Auxiliary of the First
Presbyterian church will meet Monday
afternoon, December f>, at 4
o'clock in the Sunday school rooms.
Kosciuskow, with an altitude of
7,328 feet, is Australia's highest
mountain.
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FLORENCE FARMER
KILLS YOUNG MAN
Florence, Dec. 1.?Fay Poston, aged
18, was killed and his brother, Alger
Poston, perhaps mortally wounded in
a shooting at Johnsonville, 35 miles
from Florence, today. Three othe-s
are said to be more or less seriously
wounded, including Jim Benton, who
is said to be responsible for the killing
of Poston and the wounding of his
brother. It was reported late tonight
that Benton was surrounded in a
swamp by a posse and that his escape
was impossible. News of the shooting
was brought, to Florence this afternoon
by a messenger wtio came to procure
ammunition for the posse of
Johnsonville citizens who had set out
to capture Benton. This messenger
was able to give only meager details
of the shooting, which occurred some
distance from the town of Johnsonville.
It appears from his story that
Poston and his brother were members
of a hunting party organized by Dr
R. L. Cockfield, a prominent physician
and president of a bank at Johnsonville,
for the entertainment of a
friend visiting him from Virginia. The
party had strayed on the 15-acre tract
of land owned by Jim Benton and it
is stated the latter opened fire on the
party with a Winchester rifle as soon
as they crossed the line. TToung Poston
is reported to have been shot from
his horse. Alger Poston was struck
by a bullet as he was bending over
the prostrate form of his brother.
Dr. Cockfield escaped the rain of bullets,
but his Virginia friends was
struck in the hand and in the side, according
to reports. Two other members
of the party were inured, how
seriously is not known at this hour.
Immediately after emptying his rifle
Benton fled to the swamps. Citizens
organized a posse as soon as they
heard of the shooting, surrounding the
swamp and sent to Florence to notify
the sheriff's office. Deputies accompanied
the messenger to the scene.
None of the wounded men had been
brought to hospitals here late tonight.
Johnsonville is without telephone com:
munication. .Several telegrams baking
for details remainJ unanswered.
The Poston family prom\rient in
thai section-of Florence, county
reported that the people or Johnsonville
are greatly aroused over the
shooting.
Florence, Dec.. 1. ? The Florence
Timestonight received the following
disnntch from Johnsonville:
"When Fay Poston, Alger Poston
and Dallas Poston of this place
crossed near the yard of J. C. M. Benton
about three miles west of here
eariy this morning, Benton shot at
all three of them killing Fay Boston
and hitting Alger Poston whose injuries
have not been fully determined.
Dallas oPston escaped without injury.
The three young men were in
a party on a fox chase, the party having
divided and these three were passing
near Benton's place. Alger Poston,
making his escape, was hurried
to this place for medical treatment
and spread the news of the shooting.
Not knowing at the time whether Fay
Poston was dead or not, Fin Poston,
the father of the dead man, in company
with E. C. Ventress, went to the
scene of the shooting and as they
approached the house, Poston going
toward his dead son, Benton left his
house by the back door and others
drove up about the same time. Some
shots were exchanged, one of which
hit Fin Poston in his hand, another
passing through the sleeve of Mason
Flam. These shota were fired by Benton
at long range from a 32 rifle. Benton
escaped into the river swamp and
up to this hour has not been cought,
although there is a large posse on
each side of the river and bloodhounds
are being put on the trail. Deputy
Sheriffs Joe Conner and Eichelberger
are here and every effort is being
made to capture Benton."
THE SANTA CLAUS CLUB
For a good many years the Santa
Claus club hns brought sunshine and
joy to many people in this community
and the funds for the Empty Stockings
are needed more this year than
ever before. There are many little
people who would go without a Christmas
stocking if it were not for the
generous, liberal Union folks.
This is a hard ye?r and giving will
be curtailed, but the Santa Claus club
appeals to you to help this cause as
never before. Four of the little children
who were made happy last year
have gone to a brighter land and it
was through your generosity that
their last days on earth were happy.
Won't you help this year? Give just
a little and help fill the Empty
DtOCKlllgS.
TO STRIKE MONDAY
Chicago, Dec. 2.?Officials of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen have sent out instructions
for a strike of employees of
the "Big Five" packers next Monday.
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SEVERAL CHANGES
IN REVENUE LAW
Several changes that wttl meet with
the approval of all taxpayers are contained
in the new revenue tax law re|
cently passed by congress and etfec!
tive, in most instanofs, with the beI
ginning of next ye&rJSW. R. Bradley,
acting collector of nfernal revenue,
has received a copy pf the view
law, which was approved by President
Harding November. 2?^.
One of the changesHn the personal
income tax section of fijlO.law is $2,500
exemptions for marrttd men instead
of $2,000, as this yoi? and $400, for
each child in the faroHy or dependent
of the head of the faiinfy. Exemptions
for unmarried persmjfc-t' remain at'
$1,000. These changtej^jjiro effective
with the 1922 return.ran'case the income
is* over $5,000 tie head of the
family will only get "il.$?,000 exemption,
but up to $5,00&j4be, exemption
is $2,500. i
Under the new me income taxi
will be 4 per cent on^ftie first $4,000,
less the exemptions,\wnd 8 per cent
on any amount above fm,000. The surtax
for 1921 will be 1' per cent from
$5,000 to $.0,000 and to 05 per cent
in excess of $1,000,000,) This rute will
also obtain for 1922.,Jlj^rom $0,000 to
$10,000 the surtax wflt.be 1 per cent
and up to 50 per cent'wtitn the income
exceeds $200,000. Sf
Some changes are w noted in- the
corporation returns, jtn lieu of the
tax imposed by thfc law the 1921
tax will be 10 per;?ett|L*of the net income
in excess of predits allowed and
after 1921 it will 12 ^ per cent
per annum on the in^ope in excess
of allowable credits. Xjr) case of a domestic
corporation wItjosp net income
<rnn nnn ? .S>aia. ui. -m
10 f?.u,vuu uj icn ? racvinv: ticuii ui
$2,000 is allowable aril'where the income
is in excess of dfc26;000 the tax
shall not excefed.the that would
be payable, if The $2^0OjD vfore allowed,
plus the^inc^pe in j|Sfea$ of $25,000*
These are entirely imkm provisions.
# Instead Oi the vr??rjftd ix'cess proiit
'tW of IMS thb new "races? profit tax
of 1921 will/ ba.-8Q#jfc^cont of the
amount O^ niet incotnlXiibdVe the excess
profits and iq^iexcess
of 20 per cent of thejfcgeeted capital.
et. Under the second firaeke^o^^W
report 40 per cent of the net income in
excess of 20 per cent of the invested
capital will be used. Excess profits
credits shall consist of $3,000 as a
specific amount plus an amount equal
to 8 per cent of the invested capital
for a taxable year.
Under the provision for taxes on
beverages several changes are noted.
On syrups to be sold for selling over
fountains the tax drops to nine cents
a gallon and .where the syrup is for
bottling the drinks the tax will be
five cents a gallon beginning next
year. This bring9 the tax to bottlers
to near one-fourth the fonier tax.?
The State.
RAILROADS OFFER
REDUCED RATES
Greenwood, Dec. 1.?Reduced rates
and sufficient equipment to take care
of the immense crowds from all parts
of South Carolina coming to Greenwood
on December 9 to welcome Marshal
Ferdinand Foch to South Carolina
were promised today by officials
of the Seaboard Air Line, Southern,
C. & W. C. and Piedmont & Northern
meeting in Greenwood. The exact rate
has not yet been announced but the
railway officials asured a local transportation
committee that the rate
would be sufficiently low to be satisfactory
to the public. The railway
officials declared that they expected
thousands to come to Greenwood December
9 to see Marshal Foch, whose
only stop in South Carolina will be
Greenwood.
Marshal Foch's train will reach
Greenwood at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon,
December 9, from Atlanta, Fred
Geissler, traveling passenger agent
for the S. A. L., announced today. According
to Mr. Geissler, the special
train will have the right of way over
every other train on the system and
even through trains being required to
take a siding 25 minutes ahead of
Marshal Foch's train. Every switch
and frog is inspected ahead of the
special, Mr. Geissler declared. The
hour of arrival 4n Greenwood has been
changed from 4:25 to 4 o'clock and
the. train will reach here promptly
on schedule time, according to railroad
officials.
Plans are on foot to make December
9 a carnival day for Greenwood. A
football came between Newberrv and
Erakine college is practically aasured.
Hundreds of college students are expected
from all over the state and
a dance will be given that night in
their honor.
Many uncivilized races of the world
have practiced massaging as far back
as history goes.
Czar Ivan III cut off physicians'
heads if they failed to
The rhinoceros buries himself in
mud to keep cool.
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CORN SUPERCEDES
COTTON AS KINC
By Hugh W. Roberts.
.Washington, Dec. 1. Corn sup
plants cotton ad king of the pro
ducts of the holds, according to ;
statement of the bureau of the c< n
sus today.. Based on tho Value ol
the production', of 1920, hay and for
age folowed corn, with cotton third
However, only 3:1,740,100 acre!
weio dcdicntttd to cotton, whereas
torn was . grown on 87,771,600 ant
hay antf forage*on 96,121,288.
Tho value of the corn crop wa:
$3,507,749,102; ^ the value of cottor
and cottonseed ?wns $2,365,169,366
The value of com, hay, cotton ant
wh^dt represented a value amount
ing to $10,460,095,492, or 70 per cent
of tho total value of all crops.
The comparative value of other
crops, especially peanuts and potatoes,
will demand the attention of producers.
The total value of the peanut
crop wati only $62,751,701, but ir
growing that crop only 1,125.10 acre.'
were employed, each acre netting ftpproximately
$60. Acres dedicated tc
Irish potatoes numbered 3,251,703, an<
the value of the crop was $639,440,521
.The value of sweet potatoes grown or
803,727 acres was $124,844,475. Each
acre returned a value of more tha i
$150. In peanuts aftd Bweet potatoes
as in cotton, the South has a monopoly.
The 20 leading crops in 1920 follow
Crop Value
uorn ; $3,{>07,797,105
Hay . ? 2,523,050,22']
Cotton 2,355.109,30!:
Wheat .. 2,074,078,801
Oats .. .. 855.255,465;
Irish potatoes .. .. y4/ 039.440,521
Tobacco 444,047,481
Apples 241,573,571
Barley 160.427,25?
Sweet potatoes 124,844,47?
Rye 116,537,90:
Rice . . .- 97,194,48
Grapes .. 95,580,02
Peaches . 95,569,801
Kafir .. .. .. ....... 90,221,041
Oranges .. 83.3.98,89'
Sugar beets ' 66,051,98!
Peanuts -. .. 62,7J*1,70
<*ty beans 61,795,22!
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ABBEVILLE MAN
TAKES OWN LIFE
Abbeville, Dee. 1'.?S. J. Link, :
prominent merchant of this place
ended his life today by shooting him
self through the head with a pistol
No reason is known for this rash act
Mr. Link's business was perfectly
solvent, but his friends knew he wa:
worrying a great deal over his al'
fairs and that his health was no
good. The sad tragedy has cast i
gloom over the entire community a
Mr. Line numbered his friends h'
the score. He was 55 years old. Be
sides his wife, who was Miss Graci
Smith of this place, he is survive*
by two daughters by a former mar
riage, Miss Mary Quarles Link an*
Mrs. Paul Kennedy; his aged father
Dr. W. E. Link, of Willington and oiv
brother, Robert S. Link of this place
Tlu> funeral will be held Friday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock in the Presby
terian church. Interment will be a
Long Cane cemetery.
HOSPITAL BURNS IN
GREENVILLE, ALA
Greenville, Ala., Dec. 2.?The Sta
bier hospital was burned early today
Three bodies have boon recovered.
INVESTIGATING TAR
AND FEATHERING OF MEP
M iami, Dec. 2.?On instruction
from the British embassy, A. II. Sub
U<IIUf VIVC V wnr>ui, t/C^(in (in iiiivtivi^u
tion of the flogging, tarring and feath
ering here of Rev. Philip S. Irwir
white, and George Doty, a negro.
WORLD WIDE
PROHIBITIOP
Washington, Dec. 2. ?World-wid
prohibition is the topic under discus
sion at the conference here of the ant:
saloon league workers being held her
today.
GEN. DIAZ VISITING
NEW ORLEAN:
New Orleans, Dec. 2.?Goneri
Diaz, the Italian generalissimo, is vis
iting here.
REURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. (loyan Austell, who has bee
in the Wallace Thomson hospital f<
three weeks, was able to be carric
home yesterday, and is now rapid!
recovering.
RIOTING IN VIENNA
Vienna, Dec. 2.?The inner city <
Vienna looked like it had been strut
by a cornado as a result of the rio
ing which has started over the ris
in the cost of livingthere .
JAPAN SUGGESTS
i NEW AGREEMENT
Washington, Dec. 1.?Interest was
- caused in Japanese circles in connection
with Japan's reported desire to
i see come into existence a triple understanding
between Japan, the United
r States and Great Britain if the Anglo
Japanese alliance is to be discontinued
. by the issuance tonight of a statement
s by Representative Kotaro Moohizuki,
leader of the Japanese opposit:on, de1
during that in view of the probable
success of the Washington conference
s there was no need of renewing the
i alliance. The statement said in part:
"Let the alliance be effaced and let
1 us set up in its place an understand
irtg between Great Britain, the United
t States and Japan on Far Eastern an 1
Pacific problems. An understanding
in no matter what form expr ?ssed?
reaffirming and continuing in effect
- the provisions of four agrcenn nts already
existing, namely the gentlei
man's agreement of 1908 concerning
i immigration, the Root-Takahira
agreement concerning China, the Jap>
anese-American arbitration trxity of
I 1908 referring controversies to The
. Hague tribunal, provided they ha\e no
i bearing on vital interests, and Ibe ini
dependence or prestige of t ic two
i powers, and the Ishii-I.arising agreement
of 1917 in which the i: icrests
of Japan in China were iec-gnized
couui very wpii i?kc ine pia< c ot I hi
: outworn Anglo Japanese allium- . I believe
that 'open diplomacy' e ra reach
! such an understanding."
1 Representative Moenizuki declared
i that the chief object of tin AngloI
Japanese alliance was to prow it Rusi
China, Koiea and the Pacific Mow
I sum aggrandizement towards India
I that Russia has no longer a cause for
' anxiety and the Washington confer'<
ence was about to settle the question
i of naval burdens and questions per5
taining to the Far East, there seemed
L tc him tio longer the need of the al1
liance.
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t WEALTHY MAN 13
I CHARGED WITH THEFT
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Los. Angeles, Pec. 2.?Mrs. Etta
. -Beller^ieil, the ^oriper JJ'ijV. of a
wealthy Chicago broker, is under arrest,
charged with the theft of jewel
ry, clothing and revolver from iV.o res
idence. of Samuel. Wood, win re she
i was working as maid.
PLAN TO RAISE MONEY
Atlanta, Dec. 4.?The Jewish leaders
from the southwest arc in corifers
ence here on plans to raise $11,000,
- 000 for the relief of peoples of the
t famine stricken portions of Eastern
a Europe.
y Today's Cotton iMarket
e Open Close
j January 17.00 17.12
- March' 17.0:1 17.11
1 May 10.81 10.8:<
July 10.21 10.10
t? December lO'.r 17.27
- N. Y. Spots 17."?-"i
t Local market 1(5.0(1
MARRIED TWELVE AND
RECEIVED BIG PENSION
Chicago, Dec. 2.?Mrs. Helen Dvex
ler, of Waukegan, 111., is hehi by fed
- eral authorities on the charges oi
having married 12 husbands who served
in the army or navy. She has divorced
none of them and received ap
proximately $100 monthly from tlu
4 government for the past three years.
s NOT TO ATTEND MEETING
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 2. A pledvt
_ to himself that lie would not It ive tlu
. state during his incumbency, ha:
(i caused Governor Thomas C. McRae o
Arkansas to decline urgent invitation:
that he attend the annual conferent*
of state governors sit Charleston.rS
('., in December.
Governor McRae's opinion thai ;
chief executive t>f a state should no
? leave the state during his tenure it
office Was expressed freely during hi
l" campaign for governor, and althougi
v he tlid not make it a campaign pledge
he endeavored to leave the impression
he said, that only matters of graves
importance would cause him to g<
5 outside of Arkansas, if elected. Thu
far he has not done so.
d Three invitations to attend the trov
'* ernors' conference in Charleston hav
been received by Governor MeRae, an
rejected.
Another pledge made by the pover
nor before liis election was that h
n would not permit himself to becom
,r liable to criticism directed at othe
'd governors for the number of pardon
V issued. In alnu>st a year as povei
nor, he has issued only two pardons
one to a man who had finished hi
term, and one to a woman who?
>f health demanded freedom.
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t- Alfalfa roots will penetrate 25 fo<
se into the pround to secure moistui
and food.
! PACKING HOUSES
FACING STRIKE
Chicago, Dec. 1.?A strike of all ,,
union packing house employees in all
, plants where wage reductions were
put into effect last Monday was ordered
for December 5, by the executive
committee of the Amalgamated Meat '
Cutters and Butcher Workmen 6f
North America today.*
The strike, which affect? all union
crafts employed in the*pacfclng industry,
will involve about 45,000 workers
in 15 Western cities, according to Cornelius
Hayes, president of the butcher
workers' union.
Dennis Lane, secretary of the ninion,
tonight issued the following, statement
on the action or the executive
committee.
"AH attempts to negotiate a fair
adjustment of wage rates by offering
an agreement providing for arbitration
between the packers and em
ployces have failed. -The joint executive
committee representing all inter- '
ested unions do now advise in accordance
with the strike vote of the rank
and file that all packing house em- *
ployces in all plants where wage?re- '
duct ions were-arbitarily ordered into
effect Monday, Novemoer 28, or any
date thereafter, cease nil work at 7
o'clock Monday morning, December
5."
There are about 35,000 union workers
employed by the "Big Five" packers
and about 10,000 union workers
employed in smaller packing plants, ,
according to Mr. Hayes' figures there
are approximately 45,000 organizedworkmen
and about 15,000 unovgah- v
i'/.od employees in the packing industry.
The packers have claimed that
the majority of their workmen did
not belong to any union and have*
never recognized the unions.
The strike order brought to a climax
a controversy between the packers
and union workmen, extending
fivpr three months.
EXPERIMENTING
IN CHILD CARE
. >.
Lincoln, Dec. 2.?Assuming the role
of that messcngor of the air which
the kiddie knows only as "stork". t <
a new brother or sister arrfv^jjTat his
home; .Tjrtrenik? Judge MLitf Morfriag
lias made possible the completion of . ?- L**
family that'inhabits the prA&tice
house of (ho home economics department
of the University of Nebraska
by placing such a bundle of fat,
curves and dimples to their care.
Kathryn Marie is the name of this
parcel of five-months infancy, although
she will remain incognito so
far as her last name is concerned.
Enough it is to the matron of the
house and those junior and senior
girls who will in turn assume the role
of "student mother,s," that Kathryn
Marie is of a good but destitute Lincoln
family.
Kathryn Marie's adoption as a part
I of the household of the practice house
was lor tiu- purpose oi auoru college
! girls an opportunity to learn first.
hand the fundamentals of intelligent
i euro of the body. Six sets of "mothers"
will have been trained by the end
i of the school year, as six junior and
senior girls in this department have
I a rotation six-weeks course with
Kathryn Marie. %
Knch one o fthe six eo eds during
the practice house course must function
in one of six positions each week,
rotating so that each girl has experi
once in all six of the positions of the
course. One girl is t be "baby manager."
ami will be responsible for
Kathryn Marie's care that week. She
, will prepare the baby : food, see that
she is fed according to sch niule. bathed
each day, clothes laundered and
l generally taken cafe of. Miss Marie
i i tcf * 11* lintMo jxTttliim
and director of the house, will personally
hover over Knthryn Marie to see
I that the "student mothers" do not
go awry of the schedule.
Once or twice a week Kathryn
Marie will be taken to a clinic at the
office of two Lincoln infant specialists
( and the girls will have an opportunity
I ol talking with the doctors and get,
ting an idea of where the baby's care
s could have been improved and by what
. methods. The doctors will direct the
trirls to the outward signs of im!
provement and how to regulate diet
. as Kathryn Marie grows older.
rt Bouncing in a white baby carriage,
s p.opelled by a blushing co-ed. Kathryn
Marie already is a favorite on the
university campus, around which she
t, is pushed for her daily airing.
ll TRYING TO
HARMONIZE VIEWS
o Washington, Dec. 2.?Hope for an
e early settlement of the dispute that
r has arisen from Japan's request for
s an increase to 70 per cent in capital
- ship tonnnge, allotted her under
_ American limitation plan, centered in
is efforts of (Ireat Britain to bring Japie
anese views into harmony with the
United States.
?t Owls stretch their logs behind them
re when they fly to balance their heavy
heads.