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^ Vol. LXXII No. 1300 Onion, S. C., Saturday Afternoon, February 11, 1922 2c Per Copy
WELLS "NO COTTON
RESOLUTION PASSI
Adoption of the Wells concuri
Resolution asking the South Carol
congressional delegation to have pi
ed, if possible, a bill to prohibit
planting of cotton in the United SU
every other year for a period of f
years, beginning in 1923, and refi
to recall the Simonhoff marriage
cense bill that was killed Thurs<
night were the two most important
tions in the senate yesterday.
The upper house again put on
working clothes following the "kill
nif^ht" of Friday and a great mass
local legislation was advanced as v
as numerous statewide measures. 1
statewide bills were sent to th
reading with the understanding t
the debate wolud come then.
A concurrent resolution from
house agricultural committee rcl
ring to farm conditions along
line of the Laney resolution \
agred to in the senate.
One of the first actions of the c
was the motion of Senator Bailes
reconsider the vote whereby the
monhoff marriage license bill \
killed. The vote on the motion of 1
Bailes was 18 to 13 against recall
the measure or reconsidering the v
whereby the bill was killed.
On motion of Senator Bethca
bill to make the official cotton stai
urds of the Uniter Stntes the offic
cotton standards of South Carol
and to license cotton buyers was
committed to the committee on ag
ciiltue.
Senator Hubbard attempted to |
his bill to require railroad compan
operating lines in this state to bri
their locomotives and trains to a 1
stop before crossing the main put
highways at any and all junctio!
points, but some. confusion arose
cause of the amendments proposed
the committee on railroads not bei
nvnilnlilo nml Kill uino liul/1
being made a special order for n<
Tuesday.
The Wells resolution, to ask congn
to prohibit the planting of cotl
drew forth a little debate, but v
agred to and sent to the house. T
jBjr. resolution, Senator Wells, aaid, na
^(F^action that will absblutely eradlo
the boll weevil. Senator Pearce mo\
to strike out the resolving words, 1
the motion was lost by a vote of 22
12 and the resolution was then pass
and sent to the house.
TROOPS AWAITING
FURTHER ORDER
Providence, R. I., Feb. 11.?Thi
troopB of cavalry are ready to s\
press any fruther disturbance in 1
textile centers where scores of plai
were closed by a strike called as
protest against the 20 per cent wc
cut.
Automobile Race in
Los Angeles Feb. !
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 10.?
least 1C drivers will compete in 1
250 mile automobile race to be run
the Ix>8 Angeles Speedway Februs
22 according to announcement by
M. Young, secretary of the speedw
association. This will be the first ri
of the year for points in the 1922 i
tional championship competition,
addition, $25,000 in cash prizes v
be distributed.
Drivers who have already signed
enter include Ralph De Palma, Ed
Hearnc, Jimmy Murphy, Tommy M
ton, Jerry Wonderlieb, Joe Thorn
Harry Hartz, Eddie Miller, Bud 1:
and Art Klein, all of whom have dr
'en in previous races here. A ne
comer expected is Enrico Bordii
Italian driver, who sailed for Amer
early in January bringing a car si
by speedway officials to be one of 1
fnstest in Europe.
Pete De Paolo, for seceral yei
mechanician for Ralph De Palma,
entered to drive a car of his own i
the first time. At least four otl
cars are certain to start, the names
their drivers not "having been gi\
out at the time Mr. Young made I
announcement. . ,
Farmers Cooperative
Marketing Bill Sent
To Preside
Washington, Feb. 11.?The hoi
accepted the senate amendments
the farmers cooperative marketi
bill and has sent it to President H
dln*- m
Dr. Manning Acquitted
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 11.?The ji
acquitted Dr. J. M. Manning, ma;
of Durham, charged with violat
the anti-narcotic law after two nr
utes' deliberation.
Missionary Society Meets
The Johnnie Sanders Missioni
Society of Grace church will m
Sunday ^afternoon' at 4 o'clock.
Louise Crawford,
President
i
I" PROGRAM FIXED
ES FOR BONUS TAXES
ent Washington, Feb. 10.?This pro
lina ^fam of soldiers' bonus taxes \va;
iss- agreed upon today by a house way:
the and means subcommittee:
ites Two and one-half per cent on tin
our undivided profits of corporations, es
isal timated to yield $22,000,000,
li- On parcel post packages on which
iay the postage amounts to 25 cents oi
ac- more, a tax of one cent for each 21
cents or fraction thereof, $20,000,000
its One cent a gallon on gasoline, $70,ing
000,000.
i of Twenty-five cents per horsepowci
veil on automobiles, $50,000,000.
The Double the present 10 per cent ta>
lird on admissions where the charge exhat
ceeds 25 cents, $60,000,000.
Double existing documentary stain):
the taxes, except in the case of sales or
'er- transfers of capital stock on which
the the rate will be increased from 1-5C
vas of 1 per cent to 1-10 of 1 per cent,
$64,000,000.
lay An increase of 50 cents per 1,000 in
to the tax on cigarettes, $25,000,000.
Si- An increase two cents a pound on
^*as smoking and chfijying tobacco, $5,000,Hr.
000.
ing This program later was submitted
ote to the majority members of the senate
finance committee who discussed it
the with the house subcommittee members
id- for nearly an hour without any con'ial
elusions. The conference will be reina
sunied tomorrow and after an agrcere
ment has been reached the plan is to
[ri- present the program to President
Harding for his views.
Ret Meantime, another subcommittee of
the house ways and means committee
ing will continue work on the bonus bill
'ull itself and it was the hope of Chairdie
man Fordney and others to have the
nal completed measure with the appended
be- tax program i*eady for the house
by within a week or ten days,
ing
exr; TREATIES ARE NOW
6M BEFORE COMMITTEE
ton
fas Washington, Feb. 11.?Treaties rehis
suiting from the Washington conferiay
ence are before the state foreign reate
them.
red * *
jut Adamsburg Dots
to
5ed Miss Carrie Young, one of the
teachers of Adamsburg school, spent
the week end with her parents at
Snrdis
Jessie Gregory, of Kelton, was
LiJ visiting at the home of Marvin Alman
last week end.
ree Miss Fannie Adams spent a few
ip. hours with this writer Saturday af-<
the ternoon.
nts Miss Lillie Mae Gault, of Kelton,
i a was the guest of MissIreneFowler
ige last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Farr left
Sunday for Norton, Va., where they
will make their future home. We
22 wish them much success.
G. C. Vanderford was visiting at
At ^e home of Vernon Vaughan Sunthe
day afternoon.
on Evelyn Lawson is on the sick list,
iry Evelyn is greatly missed by her
A. school friends and they wish for her
.ny a speedy recovery.
sce Vomon Gamer, Smith and Fannie
la_ Adams, and this writer spent Satin
urday night with Mr. and Mrs. Seth
/ill Garner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Adams were
to visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
die A. Vanderford, Sunday nfternoon.
[i]. Miss Marie Alman entertained a
as, number of friends Saturday night,
[ill A good time was reported by all.
iv- There was a party at the home of
iw- Mr. and Mrs. Seth Garner Saturday
na, night. Everyone enjoyed the occaica
sion very much.
aid C. B. Fowler spent Tuesday night
the with Mack Fowler.
Smiles.
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is Three Unpublished
for Works of Tolstoi to
le* Be Published
of
ren
Moscow, Feb. 10.?Three unpublished
works of Count Leo Tolstoi nre
to be included in the Memorial edition
of his works which his daughters
are planning; to issue.
The most important of these is his
diary, which will run to eight volumes
of 500 pages each. The diary was bejse
flun in 1850 and continued to 1870,
to without a break, then abandoned until
ing 1889, when the great writer renewed
ar- it and kept it until two dAys before
*_ _ J iL 1 1 A? A
nis aeatn in i?iu.
The first 20 year period o4 the diary
describes his life as a soldier in the
?ry Caucasus, during the siege of Sebastojror
pol and his marriage. The second
ing period of the dairy is less personal
iin- and devoted to questions of religion
philosophy and politics.
A second of the unpublished workf
is an unfinished romance called "The
ary Story of Peter the Great," and deals
?*t with revolutionary plots of that time
The third work is p comedy in flvi
acts. "The Nihilist," written ir
1860, poking fun at short-haired wo
[ASKS SENATE TO
1 APPROVE TREATIE
-| Washington, Feb. 10. ? Presider
a | Harding today asked the senate 1
3 give approval to the arms conferenc
treaties in order that America's prt
2 fessed desire to rid the world of wo
- n.ay not become "a hollow mockery."
"If we can not join in making el
i fcctive these covenants for peace," h
r oaid, "and stamp this conference wit
> America's approval, we shall discred
. the influence of the republic, rende
iuture efforts futile and unlikely, an
write discouragement where today th
world is ready to acclaim new hope.
Delivering his message in persoi
: in a voice and manner that betokene
cieep emotion the president was ar
swered repeatedly by applause froi
i floor and galleries. He asked that ral
lfication be given without delay an
i before he left the cnpitol senate mo
I chinery was set in motion to haste
, a vote.
Five principal treaties nnd two sup
i plemcntal agreements, the fruition o
12 weeks of negotiation just conclude
here, were in the bundle of interna
tion covenants taken to the senat
chamber by Mr. Harding. They pro
pose, in short, a limitation on navi
armament, a new bill of rights fo
China and a four power concord t
preserve peace in the Pacific.
All of these agreements, said th
president, are related portions of th
effort "to put an end to contradictions
to remove ambiguities, and establis
clear understandings."
None of them, he nsserted, "com
mits the American government to an
kind of alliance, entanglement or ir
volvment."
After the address was complete
both Republican and Democratic lead
ers predicted that the treaties woul
be ratified without long debate and b
substantial majorities. Only one, th
four power Pacific pact, is threatene
now with organized opposition and it
opponents have not yet demonstrate
how large a vote they can comman
against the strength of party leader
on both sides of the chamber.
MISSING WITNESS
San Francisco, Feb. 11.?Distric
Attorney Brady announced the belie]
that Zey Prevost, the missing witnes
in the Arbuckle manslaughter case, i
in New Orleans.
Aged Man Celebrates
Birth of Seventeenth Chile
Star City, W. Va., Feb. 11.?.Toh
W. Dysenberry. aged 70, is cclebratin
( the birth of his 17th child.
Joint Meeting to
Be Held Feb. 21s
Indianapolis, Feb. 11.?The firs
joint meeting of the representative
of the railroad men's organization
and United Mine Workers will be hel
in Chicago February 21st, Presider
l^ewis, of Mine Workers, announce
today.
Remains of Mammoth
Of Prehistoric Day
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 11.?Discover
of the remains of a mammoth of pre
historic days at Big Bone Lick ha
furnished a fresh trail for sclentifi
research, according to Prof. A. N
Miller, head of the department of geo
ogy of the University of Kentucky
The state's licks and caves contain
larger variety of mamalian remain!
including those of prehistoric mai
than are to be found in other state!
he says.
The jawbone of an Indian, skele
tons of bears and wolves, all of whic
lived many hundreds of years ag<
are among the recent discoveries i
the state, Mr. Miller says. These relic
were unearthed on the Breck Smit
farm, on the old Frankfort pike.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKE'
Open Clos
March 17.20 17.3
May 16.94 17.0
July 16.50 16.5
October 15.97 15.9
December 15.88 15.8
' N. Y. Spots 17.6
Wireless waves travel at the rat
of about Ittfi Ann miloa a oAAAnil
The Incas use gold and silver fc
mortar in building some of their ten
, pies.
men, long-bearded idealists and oth<
I Russian types. It was refused by tl
I Art Theater, of those days, a fa<
, which made the author downhearted
Other than these three works, thei
? are a large number of unpublished <
i incomplete short stories to be issue
i A 8 Tolstoi made his daughtei
. promise not to copyright any of h
s works, after his life rule, these ne
i works will be published simultaneou
- ly throughout the world.
TAYLOR MURDER
5 REMAINS MSYTERY
it Los Angeles, Feb. 11.?The police
a arrested a man who is solid to be a
:e material witness in the William Des>
mond Taylor murder cas?i and chargir
ed him with a felony. The district attorney
continued a vigorous investigaf
tion following the questioning; of Maie
bel Normand, the fllm star,
h
it Los Angeles, Feb. 10.?fclabel Norr
mand, motion picture actress, who was
d among the last persons to See William
e Desmond Taylor alive, ari^ved at the
" district attorney's office at 8 o'clock
l, tonight in response to a summons
d from that official. . j
i- Miss Normand lated issued a staten
ment tonight through her manager in
which she declared she cotfld "not ofd
fer any solution whatev^" for the
i- slaying of Taylor,
n With Miss Normand was William
Davis, her chauffeur, who! drove the
>- actress to the Taylor homi the night
f the director was murdereSand who
d previously, in statements to the poi
lice, corroborated her declflSation that
e Taylor accompanied her taher autoi
mobile when she departed.*
d She and Davis were Are to be
r question as to what flCormation
o they might be able to give A* authorities
in solving the murdfl&taiystery,
e it was stated.
e Shortly before 11 o'clocfllr. Wool5,
wine announced he had rtjjHly finishh
ed questioning Miss Normi^Bfnd had
obtained from her nothin|B|t would
i- throw any further light cpBti case,
y The investigation todajfflKshroudi
ed with more secrecy thafldH^existcd
heretofore. Detectives .flB officers
d came and went, telcphoneflHfaed and
i- there was an air of greau^Rrity but
d little word of what tpi^Bed was
y permitted to escape. '
e In announcing that of
d Mary Miles Minter. actra^^Bd been
s made Tuesday, Woolwd^Bfcglarcd
d that she had divulged notl|B8b throw
d any light upon the murrfHpf
s District Attorney wHHi announced
that the a
boot in Taylor's hoinelude
those of taabetgHtnfHp^^ay%
lor, were examine^?^gg^^M^ut
deputy or himselfr n5
was unable to reveal taslippids or;any
. writers of these letters and Indicated
' that little significance wo&id be attached
to them.
GYPSY CHARGED
, WITH KIDNAPING
n Ati^nca, Feb. 11.?The grand jury
g returned an indictment charging Dick
Peterson, Gypsy leader, with kidnapping
15-year-old Mable Stevens from
her home here.
' FARM LINE IS
: CAUSE OF KILLING
d Haleyville, Ala., Feb. 11.?A quarrel
it over a farm line resulted in killings
d of Mrs. Hepanstall and serious injury
of her husband by Grady Huffman, a
neighbor, according to reports to the
sheriff.
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Get Money Orders
y At Drug Store
,s American Express company money
ic orders are again obtainable in Union,
I. as (he result of the express company's
I- new policy placing them on sale
f. in a progressive drug store in each
a community.
s, Storm's Drug Store has been ap1,
pointed local money order agents and
j, money orders may be obtained there
during the hours the store is open,
s- American Express company money
h orders are one of the safest and most
>, convenient means of remitting money,
n and this arrangement should prove a
is great convenience to Union folks.
h
A Day With God
The all-day service that has heen
r arranged to be conducted at the Presbyterian
church next Wednesday will
ie be in the reach of all and it is urged
0 that everybody turn out to some of
i0 these these services during the day.
1 The services will be conducted on the
>7 evangelistic line and no collections
18 will be taken. The following program
has been arranged with an intcrniis10
sion of a half hour between services
| except at noon and evening which will
*1 have an .intermission of an hour:
9:30 to 10:30 ? Rev. Chandler,
speakei*.
>r 11:00 to 12:00?Rev. L. W. Black1"
welder,, speaker.
1:0 to 2:00?Rev. A. T. Stouden
mire, speaker.
or 2:30 to 3:30 Rev. Kilgo, speaker.
?e 4:00 to 6:00?Rev. Edward S.
ct Reaves, speaker.
6:30 to 6:30?Children's service,
re 7:30?Rev. J. F. Matheson, speaker.
>r Rev. J. B. Chick, Rev. Haydock,
d. Rev. Cogburn and Ensign J. Davis
rs will also take part in some of these
is services. All ministers and Sunday
w school superintendents are kidnly
?- asked to make the above announcement
in the Sunday services.
HOUSE FAVORS
TAX ON LUXURIES
The luxuries tnx bill, amended s<
as to include candies, playing cards
dice, perfumeries, cologne, toilet
water and chewing gum in additior
to the items carried in the commit
tec measure, was yesterday sent tc
third reading in the house despite determined
and prolonged efforts of op
ponents of the bill to prevent its passage
or encumber it with numerous
amendments. The record vote on approval
of the amended bill stood 51!
to 30 in favor of the measure, which
it is expected, will now be given its
final reading and sent to the senate
without further opposition.
Only three of thy 20 some odd
amendments propsed were agreed to:
One, the ways and means committee
amendment to reduce the tax on soft
drink syrups from 25 cent a gallon
to 10 cents a gallon; two, the Ilydrick
amendment to tax candies retailed
at 50 cents a pound or more,
and three, the Toole-Wade amendment
to tax dice and playing cards,
chewing gum and perfumeries,
cologne and toilet water. All other
amendments, proposing to include
taxes on silk hosiery, furs, jewelry,
silk shirts, pianos, phonographs, musical
instruments and bachelors, tc
eliminate the taxes on small arms
ammunition, tobacco, cigars and cigarettes,
and motor vehicles and to
lower the taxes 011 theatre tickets
soft drink syrups and tobacco, were
killed.
The schedule of rates as carried in
the amended bill, which will probably
be sent to the senate in this
form early next week, follows:
On all still drinks, cereal bever
agepKind unfermented fruit juices?
six cents a gallon.
On all finished or fountain syrups
?ten cents a gallon.
On theatre and other admission
tickets?one cent for each 30 cents
or'fraction thereof.
On all cigarettes?one cent for
each ten cent package of cigarette'
or fraction thereof.
L On cigars, sold for less than sever
cents each?one cent for each three
cHgai* sofa, f
more and less than 15 cents?one
cent for each cigar.
On cigars, sold for 15 cents each
or more?two cents for each cigar.
Little cigars, weighing not more
than four pounds per 1,000, if sold
for less than three cents each?one
cent for each live cigars or fractior
thereof.
On chewing and" smoking tobacco?
one-half cent for each ten cents 01
fraction thereof of the price at whict
individual plugs, cuts, tins or othei
containers are sold.
On snufT?one? cent for each te
cents or fraction thereof of the prict
sold.
On all motor vehicles?one pel
centum of the selling1 price.
On small arms ammunition?$1 foi
each 1,000 rounds.
On candies retailing at 50 cents i
pound and more and not more thar
75 cents a pound?one cent for eacl
half pound or fractional part thereof
j On candies retailing for more thar
75 cents n pound?two cents for eacl:
half pound or fractional part thereof
On dice and playing cards?five
cents on each set or deck.
On perfumeries, cologne or toilet
water?five cents for each sale.
On chewing gum?one cent foi
each package.
Enforcement of the measure i>
placed in the hands of the state ta>
| commission.?The State.
NINE KNOWN DEAD
AND SIX MISSING
Richmond, Va., Feb. 11. The re
moval of another body from the ruin
of the Lexington hotel brought th<
total of known dead to nine with si:
persons still missing. There were iv
papers or letters on the hody fount
this morning. The hody was burnei
to a crisp. There are no marks o
identification except a set of fals
teeth. Five or six of the bodies re
covered from the ruins remain uniden
tified. Three persons lost their live
by jumping from the hotel windows.
Edison Celebrates His
Seventy-Fifth Birthday
West Orange, N. J., Feb. 11.Thomas
A. Edison celebrated his 75tJ
birthday by following his usual work
ing routine. Congratulations cam
from many parts of the country t.
him.
McAdams Defends
Federal Revenue Systen
Richmond, Feb. 11.?A vigorous d<
fense of the Federal Reserve systei
was made today by Thos. B. M<
Adams, president of the America
Bankers Association, in a speech her
He said ignorance and prejudice wj
large!j' responsible for the attacl
made on the system.
GOVERNMENT MOVES
> IN ARMS LIMITATION
> Washington, Feb. 10. ? Additional
steps had been taken by the Washt
ington government even before pre1
gentation of the naval limitation and
supplementary treaties to the senate
> today by President Harding to make
immediately effective, so far as the
United States is concerned, some provisions
of those agreements, includ?
ing the status quo understanding as
to Pacific fortifications.
t War department orders have direct.
ed th* diversion of an assignment of
! 14 three-inch anti-aircraft guns built
' for the Manila fortifications. They
are en route from San Francisco on
1 the transport Wheaton and will be
unloaded at Honolulu. At the same
' time, orders assigning an air service
heavy bombardment squadron, now
i assembled at Mather field, California,
to the Philippines were rescinded.
These orders followed earlier ac,
tion by the navy department stopping
the shipment of a large assign,
ment of mines to Manila and also the
, order to suspend work on all new
1 capital ships scheduled for scrapping
when the limitation treaty has been
, ratified. Another special board was
created today by the department headi
ed by Rear Admiral McElroy, to de;
termine whether the dreadnought
West Virginia, under construction at
i Newport. Va., or the dreadnought
, Washington, building at Camden, N.
.1.. should be retained with the dreadnought
Colorado, also building at
Camden, to make up the two postJutland
ships to be included in the
American fleet as an equivalent for
Japan's retention of the battleship
Mutsu of about the same type. Under
the terms of the treaty none of these
steps is required at this time, as
both the naval limitations and the
status quo agreement are effective
only on formal exchange and deposit
i of treaty ratifications by the five signatory
powers. The Washington government
apparently has adopted a pol,
icy of going beyond the strict letter
of the treaty, however, and evidenc,
ing in advance by specific acts its in,
tention tp live up to the full spirit
under eontpnlpraTWI^^l^^WNW^^^P
with specific island fortifications
which will further emphnsize this atntude.
bodyTn river
i remains mystery
Miami, Fla., Feb. 11.?Mystery still
surrounds the finding of a dismem'
bored body of a man in the river here.
President Turns
Thoughts to Marine
Washington, Feb. 11.?President
Harding plans to tuni his attention
toward quick action on relief legislation
for mercantile marine, Chairman
I.asker of the Shipping Board an
1 nouneed after a conference.
i . ? ,
1 Bethel Methodist
Missionary Society
1 The ladies' missionary society of
Bethel church held its regular monthly
meeting on Wednesday with Mrs.
R. F. Cogburn at the parsonage. This
' was a very enthusiastic meeting and
several new members were added to
the roll. The meeting was opened
with scripture reading by the pres4
ident. The study of Cuba was token
c up and proved most interesting.
This society is sending a box of
towels to Brevard Institute this
month.
A goodlv number of members sub|
# ,
I scribed to the Missionary Voice.
The ladies of this church are planning
to hold an oyster supper at an
s early date, the proceeds to be used for
charity work in the villages of Mon
^ arch and Ottaray. The date and plaei
^ of this supper will be announced later.
I At the conclusion of the business
j session Mrs. Cogburn, in her usual
f hospitable manner, 'served the ladies
p a delicious luncheon.
A Call to Arms
R In the interest, of the city, a call
meeting of the young men of this city
is requested to meet at the Chamber
of Commerce at 8 o'clock Tuesday
night, February 14, 1922.
V There v. ill be an endeavor to organize
the young men into an organization
that will be for the advance^
ment of the city from n commercial.
civic, roeial, industrial way, and every
e one is cordially invited. Don't expect
? the other fellow to take your place;
come yourself and bring somebody
with you.
This is not one faction, nor, clique,
n nor clan gathering to run things. It
means every one, be you business man,
J- clerk, mill operative, or what. If you
n are interested in the progressiveness
of your town, be there,
in Be a Booster
e. Be a booster?like a rooster,
*s Always crowing, loud and long;
?s Keep a yelling, what you're selling,
Put some pepper in your song.
MUSCLE SHOALS
NOT ACTIVE SOON
Washington, Feb. 10.?Delays estimated
from six months to a year or
more probably will be encountered by
government officials before they are
in a position to turn over the nitrate
plant power stations and water dams
at Muscle Shoals, Ala., to Henry Ford,
should his proposed contract for their
purchase and lease for a period of 100
years bo accepted. Despite the most
expeditious action by congress, in the
event it authorizes the war secretary
to accept the contract, it was estimated
todny by members of the house
military committee attending hearings
on the Ford offer that such a delay
was apparently inescapable.
Questions were raised at the hearing
today by members, which in the
opinion of some with long experience
'n such mntters, would be necessary
to bo solved by the court, irrespective
of congressional action unless the
Ford offer was rejected. These involved
the delivery of clear titles
Mr. Ford of government owned properties
connected with the Muscle
Shoals project but which are located
on lands privately owned and whose
owners claims they have otnioos to*
the pruchase of the buildings whi< h
they intend to exercise.
It was the general opinion of some
committee members after hearing the
testimony of Col. John Hull, acting
judge advocate general of the army,
that the government may be compelled
to institute proceedings before it
obtains the necessary titles to th?*
lands for Mr. Ford and in doing this
meet opposition from the owners, who
would perhaps test their rights in the
courts.
Colonel Hull said it was his opinion
that the contractual obligations
were "non-enforceable" and "null and
void" and could not be successfully
presented either by the Alabama Power
company representatives or officials
of the Air Nitrates corporation, both
cf whom claim optional privileges and
have informed Secretary Weeks that
they intend to exercise them before
the Muscle Shoals properties are disposed
of to private concerns.
The large and enthusiastic meeting
of the Union Amusement company
was held in thflC^bms of the Chamber
of Commerce^Vn February 8th. At
this meeting a complete list of officers
and committees were elected to promote
amusements for the city of Union.
The following is a li?t of officers:
W. H. Perrin, president.
Paul McNally, vice-president.
P. E. Wilbum, treasurer.
J. K. Jones, secretary.
Phil Flynn, advertising manager.
Steering Committee?W. H. Perrin,
Paul McNally, K. II. Harris, F. C.
Duke, D. N\ Wilbum, W. W. Alman.
Advertising Committee?Phil Flynn,
chairman; Sam Layton, Stuart Smith.
Ground Committee?II. D. Cranford,
chairman; C. C. Cooper, T. D.
Truluek.
Transportation Committee?L. K.
Part low, chairman; L. P. Woodward,
B. F. Alston.
Director of Music?W. W Goforth.
The first amusement under the ?u.?f.ices
of this new association is the
sensational base ball game to be play
ed here on March 21st between the
Detroit Americans and Rochester Internationals.
All details for this game were gone
into, the guarantee signed by 110
prominent citizens of Union assures
the opportunity of the people witnessing
big league hase ball, seeing Ty
Cobb, the most sensational player base
ball has ever produced; Harry Hiilman,
leader of batting in American
league; Fred Merklc, formerly < c th<New
York Giants, and Maurice Archdeacon,
the fastest man in base ball.
The greatest crowd ever witnessing
a game of ball in Union is expected.
Train Crushes Off
Arm of Switchman
Greenwood, Feb. 10.?Falling between
two cars Forrester Marsh, a 20
year old white switchman, employed
as a member of the C. & W. C. shiftinn
nrmi' hutut Uia loft U mi
crushed from his body early yosterday
morning. He was taken to a local
hospital where his arm was am- 1
putated and physicians believe he will
recover.
Young Marsh was standing at the
end of a coal car, holding to the
brake wheel or brake rod, according
to railroad men, when something
broke, letting him fall under the
wheels. Only the slowness with
which the train was movnig prevented
him from being fatally injured,
members of the crew state. Marsh
was formerly from MeCormick.
Mrs. Russell Jeter of Santuck and
daughter were shopping in the city
yesterday.
J. B. Compton of Carlisle was a
visitor to the city yesterday.