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HT-' ' v i *1 f i * 'M |,?.- ' - v,"l ? Is r=n the Union Dail y Times HC] ; PRESS ' i i i i er Friday DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established;^ I860?Convert* d to The Union Daily Tipies Oc lobar 1, 1817 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY ' Vol. LXXII No. 1310 Union, S. C.y Thursday Afternoon, February 23, 1922 3c Per Copy L? 1 , CONGRESS MAY DELAY BONUS By Hugh W. Roberts. Washington, Feb. 22. ? Political jockeying respecting a bonus for soldiers, euphemistically called "adjusted compensation for ex-service men," continues. At heart the administration is opposed to paying men who emerged from patriotic service unscathed a monentary consideration. The same is true of a majority of the members of both houses of congress. But those who have taken or will take an open, hold stand against the bonus are few and "far between." At v the same time there is no positive proof that a bonus will be voted. a i J- - J* " .jocneying iqr position on tne eve of congressional elections" seems accurately to describe the situation. Everybody with the exception of the very few referred to above, from the president down, professes to favor the enactment of bonus legislation. In. solving the riddle, "How shall the bonus be paid?" men and parties disagree. The president insists that a sales tax be enacted so that every man, including the ex-soldier, who makes a purchase of the necessaries of life shall contribute to the fund. Tax experts of the house and senate, including Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee and Chairman McCumber of the finance committee of the senate, propose that the bonus be paid by imposing a tax on automobile horsepower, gasoline, checks and real estate transfers. And the Democrats contend that the rich shall bear the entire burden. They threaten to increase the surtax A rates on incomes and by other enactments to proceed against the man who has money hoarded or wrapped up in non-taxable securities. Democrats argue that the bonus should be drawn from the man who has rather than the man who hasn't. They insist, also, that the man who grew rich during the war while the .. ^$9?Qldiers were making their sacrifices should prpve benefactors to the men The danger to the bonus consists in the declaration of the president that unless the sales tax is enacted legislation for ex-service men should be postponed. Democrats and the farmers' bloc will not accept the sales tax despite the insistence of the president and William R. Hearst, the editor. Therefore, the Republican majority following the cue of the president will probably postpone legislation. The Democrats will not accept the proposed tax plans of the ways anl means committee and the ways and means committee will not accept the Democratic suggestion that further excises be imposed on large incomes and excess profits. State Regent 111 Friends in Union will be grieved to hear of the illness of Mrs. Frank C. Cain, state regent of the D. A. R. Mrs. Cain is ill with a severe attack of influenza and all her engagements have been .cancelled. Study Club The Study Club will meet Friday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock with Miss Eloise Beaty. Consolidated, Club Meeting The Consolidated Demonstration Clubs will meet Saturday at 2:30 p m. at the old Chamber of Commerce rooms and Miss Lola Snider, of Winthrop College, will demonstrate "Devil's Fruit Cake and icing. This is a very important meeting and every member and those interest ed are invited to come. Miss Snider knows her business thoroughly and her visits to Union are always profitable and full of pleasure for the club members. Delegates From Cotton States Gather New Orleans, Feb. 23.?Delegates appointed by tho cotton states' governors met here to establish the reason why the probation cotton is unprofitable and find the remedy if possible. Conference Regarding Treaty Ratification Washington, Feb. 23.?The advice of President Harding as to the acceptance of the reservation to tlu four power Pacific treaty was sought at the conference with the executive by Senator Lodge. The conference it regarded as having an important bearing on tho progress of the pact towards ratification. Mrs. C. M. Mangum has returned t< her home after a visit to Mrs. M. W Bobo in Spartanburg. r% HUBBARD BILL KILLED BY SENATE Senator Hubbard's train bill, requiring all locomotives and trains to stop at the main public highway crossings at junctional points in South Carolina, was killed by the senate yesterday by a vote of 24 to 15 following a good deal of debate. The measure has been brought up several times and several senators sair the bill was considerably confused. An amendment to Require the trains to take on passengers when they stop at such crossings was agreed to last week as were other amendments, but they all went down with the bill when the enacting words were stricken out on motion of Senator Young. Several senators said the bill as amended looked like it was framed to have the fast through trains stop at Hardeeville in Jasper county and this belief was one reason that helped kill the bill. Senator Moise's bill to fix the powers of circuit judges at chambers also occasioned a tight, especially upon the part of Senator Laney, who declared he had been fighting just such bills to grant default judgments at chambers for years and intended to continue his fight to prevent any such law. He said this was not the time for such acts. After the amendment proposing that default judgments be obtained at chambers was tabled and other amendments offered by Senator Moise adopted so as to clarify the present law, the bill was passed and sent to the house. The bill by Representatives Mabry and Segars to amend the law so as to allow well borers to obtain loins on property to pay for the boring of wells was advanced to third reading. Representative Sapp's joint resolution to amend the constitution so as to give the general assembly power to establish a just and equitable tax system came near meeting death without discussion?the resolution was taken up, but the vote to pass it to third reading failed, not ^being later tho vote whereby the resolution failed to pass, and under the ruling of the chair was therefore killed, was reconsidered and the resolution was placed back on the calendar. Representative West's bill to amend the law relating to seizure and sale under execution, redemption and title, by enlarging the time for redemption from six months to one year, was passed and returned to the house with amendments offered by Senators Johnson and Young, relating to the redemption by the judgment creditor from the judgment debtor, which were adopted. The moving picture license tax bill was advanced to third reading with the understanding that the discussion come then. The senate finance committee's amendments striking out the tax on films and substituting a direct tax on theatres ranging from $50 a theatre a year to $150; according to the size of the city and the seating capacity, were adopted upon motion of Senator Pearce. Representative Foster's bill to require textile industries to pay their employees during working hours was noaootl on/1 nrdornil onvnllpfl fnr rati MMV* fication without objection. The "bad check" bill of Representatives Sheppard and Bamett was advanced to thii\l reading1 with the fight to come then. Senator Harrelson moved to strike out the enacting words, but withdrew this motion to let the bill be advanced. Representative Barnwell's measure to amend the law so as to allow mechanics to sell property they have repaird if their services have not been paid for within two months, instead of 12 as at present, was advanced to third reading.?The State. I m Mormon Missionaries Driven Out by Mob Plymouth, England, Feb. 23.?A number of Morman missionaries were pursued through the streets by a mob because of utterances in the market square. Newspapers recently conducted a campaign against Mormon activities alleging that the missionaries were trying to obtain women converts who would embrace polygamy ( but they denied it. Roma Victims Bodies Claimed by Relatives Newport News, Feb. 2.3.?The Roma disaster victims' bodies were claimed t by relatives today and many were ? hero to attend the public funeral toi morrow. It became known that the t rudder accident occured at the field t some time ago when the Roma was making a landing, a hole being torn in a rear compartment. The reports that > the Roma was out for a record the day shewas wrecked is denied by the survivors. I CHEMIST WOULD SAVE COTTON G. J. Lipscomb, professor of chemistry in the University of South Carolina, offers to the growers of cotton a plan based on laboratory experiments, which, it is believed, will save to them millions of dollars in preventing the disease commonly known as boll rot, and many millions of dollars besides by hurrying the germination and growth of the cotton plant and in that way getting ahead of the boll weevil pest. The central idea that Professor Lipscomb has developed has been the elimination of boll rot and other diseases that affect the cotton plant. This is brought about by heating to boiling temperature after thoroughly drying the seed and by immersion for a short period in concentrated sulphuric acid. This treatment not only kills all disease germs but also completely removes the lint. The laboratory experiments made by Dr. Lipscomb indicate that the" process will be altogether successful and as near fool-proof as any operation and it takes no elabot? ate apparatus or machinery for treaf ment of the seed. In fact, any farmer with a metal pot and sulphuric acid of proper strength can do the necessary work to insure first the elimination of the germ disease in the cottonseed and second to bring about an early germination of the seed. The experiments have covered every ployed for the purpose of removing the lint and the outer coating of the cottonseed, thereby killing all fungus diseases, particularly the boll rot. According to the experiments of Dr. Lipscomb, in actual practice it may not be necessary or advisable to use the heating treatment, the experiments having shown that the simple use of strong sulphuric acid will remove 98 per cent of the disease from the sed while it is removing the lint and strengthening the outer coating of the seed. Everyone knows that raw sulphuric acid is quite cheap and there is nothing in the way of using the process and getting the maximum results and at practically no cost to the farmer. In fact, Dr. Lipscomb points out that the original sulphuric acid can be repeatedly used with very little loss, hut that it is necessary to maintain the thickness or viscosity of the sulphuric acid so that it does not actually penetrate the ports of the cottonseed. The process that has been outlined will bring about such a saving to the use of seed that it will more than pay for the use of the sulpluric acid. Dr. Lipscomb is at LeConte college, niversity campus, and will be glad to go into details with anyone who may be interested.?The State. U. D. C. Meeting The William Wallace Chapter, II. D. C., will meet Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Union High School and the hostesses will be Mrs. J. A. Brown, Mrs. G. B. Barror, Mrs. John B. Bradley and Mrs. L. \V. Black welder. Mrs. T. C. Duncan, !310-3tpd Secretary. Storm and Cold Wave 4 .1 ivi a King ror Atlanta Chicago, Feb. 23.?Storms and a cold wave which made the Northwest ice bound is reaching towards the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the East Gulf States and will overspread the Atlantic coastal region by tomorrow, says the weather bureau. possiDie anffie, ootn in tne laboratory and in the use of the seed and have been carried over on a period of two years of intensive work by Dr. Lipscomb in the university laboratories. The cottonseed subjected to this treatment will come up within 30 or 3u hours, while seeds which have n't been treated in this way require four 01 five days. The removal of anthracnose, or boll rot, prevents the injury jr destruction to the crop by cold weather while the plants are small. The boll weevil flourishes in cold weather ana its removal makes the plant hardier. The removal of tl^e lint by the Lipscomb fteat^ent will permit the use of extra plants with a hoe, as is the custom at present. Dr. Lipscomb and some of his associ&tes on the faculty are now at worn on a planter that will make use of this idea. The chopping out of the surplus cotton plants disturbs the earth about those that a.e left and retards growth for a week or two. These improvemefits will advance the crop and to that extent, a.d in overcoming the crop and to that extent aid in overcoming the ravages of the boll weevil. The removal of lint by the sulphuric acid process permits the floating of infertile seed so that only perfect seed are planted. Briefly stated, the process that hns been worked out by Dr. Lipscomb is first drying and then heating of the seed to a temperate of boiling water and then treating with strong sulnhuric acid. The sulphuric acid is em GIVES REASON FOR AIR ACCIDENT head of the army air service, that he belmved the destruction of the airship Koma was due to an accident to the eotnrols regulating the altitude of the craft stood out tonight as the only official statement from anv of those investigating the accident which yesterday caused the death of 34 per sons the injured of eight others and the demolition of the world's largest semi-rigid aircraft. Meanwhile tonight the army board of investigators, called into session today, continued its hearings tonight behind closed doors, fNone of the pro ceedings were allowed to seep out of the quarters occupied by the board Geenraj Patrick expressed his opine ?d" baS;S ?f tCstimo"y ^ had heard thus far and substantiated statements previously made unofficial ly by survivors of the wreck that the I ' evoting rudder, a contrivance resem-i hinPT the wings of pn airplane and) ittachcd to the statfc of the Roma buckled and fell forward, forcing the when r a T6 <yVe> which ended when she crashed tity a high power electric transmission ifm, caught fire and burned with theVgvc.iter number ?neaVreW """ Only ? tangled mAij ,.f the stce' rame work of the Army dirigible remained tonight to ^.rk the spot where 34 men lost t&^'fcves yester-1 Investigation of ^ case of tho| disaster, which began.^ this af ternoon, continued Jfc Wening, and testimony was heat<f>yfy,e board of army officers condu<feti},e inquiry but,none of the tea^ was The only official *ta&*ient from the investigators w?b mtfh hv Mi. C,en. Mason M. Patrj/TT^J of* the arniy^air service.^ The board Investigation is made up of Maj. D. J. Johnson, who is Presiding, Major Jouett, and Major McNurney of Langley field. After they had interviewed all the survivors of the accident, five of the 11 men m the Public health service hospital who were well enough were moved to Langley field. These were: Maj B D. Reardon, Capt. Walter J. Reed' Lieut. C. 11. Welsh, Sergeant Breidbach and Corp. Alberto Flores. The atmosphere about the army base today was full of conjecture as to the cause of the Roma's fall. Speculation ranged from the suggestion that the fabric of the ship may have been rotten to the charge that the Liberty 'motors recently installed had proven too powerful for the supporting; pieces of equipment. But the majority opinion as expressed was that .something happened to the elevating rudder while the ship was several hundred feet in the air throwing the stern of the craft upward and head.ng her full speed obliquely toward th" earth. Survivors semed unanimous in the declaration that there was no explosion until the ship hit the ground, >notwithstanding statements by eyewitnesses that they saw a flame shooting from a cabin window amidships before the crash. The last of the dead from the Roma was removed befpre dawn today and soldiers began the work of clearing awny the wreckage, only a warped skeleton of steel work, rearing itself high into the air, remaining on the ground tonight. Newport News, Feb. 23.?Col. A. H. Fisher, chief of lighter-than-air service at Langley Field, said: "Knowing Lieut. Clifford E. Smythe as I did I can not helieve he is correctly quoted in the letter in which he is said to have declared the Roma was unsafe." Col. Fisher said he was certain there was no criminal negligence and 'here was nothing wrong when the Roma began her flight. Program For Washington's Birthday "America,"?By the school. "The Day We Celebrate"?Mr, Madden. Paper on Patriotism?original? Clough Wallace. Recitation, "Our First Flag"?Marion Mixson. Reading, "Ann Pumela Cunning ham"?Louise Duke. unorus?"Ail, vemon rseiis?yu and 10 (fradea. Recitation, "0 Say"?Azalea Web her. "The Star Spangled Banner"?Bj the school. Mri. Hames, regent of the D. A. R. presented a picture of George Wasn ington to the school, which was ac cepted by Mr. Jeffries in a few well chosen words. [THREE CHANGES | IN FORD'S OFFER Washington, Fob. 22.?Three alterations in the proposal made by Henry Ford for lease and purchase of the government's nitrate and power projects at Muscle Shoals have been agreed to by the Detroit manufacturer. They are: 1. To write into the proposed con tract a definite guarantee to produce fertilizers in their finished form at a given annual minimum tonnage. 2. To capitalize the operating capacity which is to be created for the purpose of supplying the Muscle Shoals operations. 3. To l-evise the language of the so-called farmers' clause in order to insure the delivery of fertilizers from the producing plant to the consumer at a profit not exceeding 8 per cent based on the cost of manufacture. Mr. Ford's approval of these modi| lications was announced today by W. j 15. Mayo, chief engineer for the Ford company, upon his return from Detroit where he went last week to confer with the Detroit manufacturer. | Formal announcement to the house I military committee members who are investigating the offer in congress will be made by Mr. Mayo probably on Friday. While the alterations were regarded by some committee members as greatly improving the form of tin contract and adding to its value as they view it from the government's standpoint other members said it would have been more acceptable if Mr. Ford hud also agreed to a reduction in the lease clause from 100 to 50 years as suggested by Seeretnrv Weeks when he testified befori the committee. On this point, however, Mr. Mayo explained that Mr. Ford still held that the 60 year period was too short a time to justify the financial investment under the proposed contract for development of the Muscle Shoals waterpower facilities and nitrate plants in the section of the country where they are situated. The agreement to manufacture fincommodity which several committeemen had declared was not an obligation under the existing language og the ofTer. Mr. Mayo today di< not reveal the amount of production guaranteed. The fixed capital proposed, it wasexplained, made the operating company liable to the government foi the life of the contract and set up r. certain sum which the government might recover as a forfeit in tin event of failure to execute the contract by the operating committee. The third alteration was intended I to make it impossible for any comi pany to buy the fertilizers and re tail to farmers at prices exceeding | the manufacturing cost plus H pei ! cent. Committeemen had declared | their fear, while Mr. Mayo was being | examined last week, that the farm J ers would be "Veld up" by a pur! chasing concern and had insisted tha' I a clause be inserted in the contract which would provide for distributioi I of fertilizers from the source to tin consumer direct. Mr. Mayo explained today that the Ford automobile agencies throughout ihe country would be utilized for distributing purposes but said the exact plan for fertilizer distribution had not been j derided. The committee held only one meeting today on account of the holiday ; Cray Silver, Washington representative of the American Farm Ruj reau federation,'testified that the 1,r?00,000 farmer members of that or I ganization had "unreservedly indorsed" the Ford offer and had full confidence that they would get cheaper j fertilizers and other commodities i which he would manufacture at | Muscle Shoals. Womanless Wedding Tonight Don't forget the wedding tonight at 8:30 o'clock at the Union High School. I happened to get in on the final rehearsal last night, and folks, you'll miss a treat if you don't get to that wedding! There were lots of the relatives there, and I never saw such "stunners." The bride's mother, Mrs. Jennie Will McClure, is a handsome "woman, and she brings with her, her two beautiful children, Dolly Jackson and Garfield McClure, and the grand" mother, Mrs. Alberta Moore, though 80-odd years old, is as spry as a ' woman of 20. The mother and father of the groom, Mr. Joel Wharton and " Mary Moore, with their children, Sam Vaughn and Lilly Kirby, were 1 there in their beauty and glory. Other friends and relatives are Misses Pris" cilia Barnes, Theresa Garner, Fannif Plaxico, Jennie Martin and Mr. Frank ' Flynn and Mrs. Pauline Wilburn. Don't forget to meet me there Ad mission only 2.r> and f>0 cents Robert C. Cotner, district passengei agent of the Southern Railway, was ir Union yesterday on business. i FIGHT TO COME ON BONUS BILL Washington, Feb. 22.?The financing of the soldier bonus by means of a manufacturers' or wholesalers' tax was discussed in what was described us a "general sort of way" at two sessions today of the Republican members of the house ways and means committee dealing with this subject. It was announced that there would be no further sessions until Friday and members indicated that there was no disposition to hurry a decision. Representative Longworth, ranking member of the special committee, | said it was his judgment that a general manufacturers' and wholesalers' tax similar to that in force in Canada would be recommended. He thought the rates would be lower than those ut Canada as treasury experts had extimated that the Canadaian rates, if put in force in this country, would yield $580,000,000 a year, or mori than $200,000,000 in excess of th> amount which it has been estimated will be needed to finance the cash payments to the former service men. Mr. Longworth said he did not think the bonus bill would be ready for the house this week or next. He staled that there was some disposition on the part of many house members to postpone action on the measure for a time to await the opening of .efunding negotiations between the United States and the debtor nations. Calling attention that the refunding commission had been appointed by iho president, the Ohio member said there was reason to believe that before July the United States would have some of the refunded bonds ii hand. The president, Mr. Longworth went on to say, undoubtedly would not be opposed to the sale of some of the foreign bonds in this country to obtain money for the bonus. He added that before this could be done congress would have to enact a law giving authority to the secretary of the treasury to so dispose of tl^) securident was opposed to the enactment of bonus legislation without any provision for raising the funds. If the proposed salts tax provision was beaten in the house, he added, the bill then would simply be a charge against the treasury. It was his pinion that if a sales tax were reported the house would be given an opportunity to vote separately on that tax. A separate vote has been demanded by opponents of a sales tax who con tinued today to tighten their linesfor the fight that is now regarded on all sides as almost certain. Opponents said if necessary there will be a light all along the line, from thi ways and means committeee, to tin nnrtv conference, to the rules com niit tee and finally to the house. Tho> lid not think the tight would las' that long but continued to ierculati petitions among house members. Brokerage Firm Fails New York, Feb. 23.?Liabilities o the brokerage firm of Kurdos A Burks, which went into the hands ?.t icceivers last night, are estimated at from $700,000 to $l,f?00,000. Johi Burke, former United States treasure) and governor of North Carolina, snic he had lost every dollar in the col lapse. Another Pay Slash Chicago. Feb. 23.- Another paj slash hitting 10.000 railroad liremes and oilers was made by the Unitee States Railroad Labor Board when r announced the rules effective m March 1st eliminating the extra pa> until after the tenth hour and settling lip to split the trick of the eigh' hours within the period of 12 hourwithout overtime pay. Two Million Children Removed From Industry Lima, Ohio, Feb. 23.?The relief o the unemployment situation by tin removal of over 2,000,000 ehildrei from the industry advocated by Seentary of Labor Davis in his nddres: here today. TODAY'S COTTON MARKE1 Open Closi March 18.51 18.2: I May 18.10 172C , July 17.65 17.31 1 October 17.00 16.61 ' December 16.86 1G.6I ! N. Y. Spots 18.5 Local market 17.5 Mr. and Mrs. Kmery Martin lef this morning: for Marshall, N. C where the/ will reside in the future i Mr. Martin proes to assume ehargre o his father's farming interests. ? HOLD UP WAS ! NOT GENUINE I-ong Branch, N. C., Feb. 22 (By the Associated Press).?Mrs. Sarah | If. Robertson who Saturday night reported to the police that she had been dramatically lobbed of $50,000 worth of jewelry during a dinner party she was giving at her home in Deal, tonight stood charged with faking the holdup in order to obtain the insurance money on her jewels. In custody also was John Bailey, a Ixmg Branch youth, who was alleged l>y the police to have told them that he had been offered $1.0^0 to invade the Robertson home and "rob" her. Samuel Gasm, a telegraph operator, was arrested on charges of having entered the conspiracy and aided the supposed robber. He was released on $15,000 bail. The same bail also was set for both Mrs. Robertson and Bailey, but neither could get any one to free them when they faced the ntagis1 trate. It was announced if the bail was not forthcoming by night both would be taken to the county jail at Freehold. Mrs. Robertson underwent a long grilling by the police who placed before her their charges that the elaborately described pistol used by the "bandit" was only a leather pipe case and that the bag of "jewels" she handed over contain^ 1 onlv tissue paper. She steadfastly maintanied her innoeonee of the two conspiracy accusations lodged against her. Harry C. Faher of Belmar, who was one of the guests at the party Sa urday night, was quizzed by the police who quote hi in as saying that a month ago he was approached by Gasm and asked to do the hold up stunt. He said he refused, according to the police, who added that he told thera that when he saw the "robber" at the dining room door Saturday he immediately recallled the request upon him and realized that the hold up was a fakg, He was in tears the -4" police say when they entered hiB to have lost $50 in the "robbery." The police said he told them that when the intruder ordered him to put his money on the table he obeyed. The money fell into a dish of tomatoes and he claimed never to have seen it again. Bailey, the police said, denied taking the $50 and said not only had he not received a cent from Mrs. Robertson but was out $."> taxi fare. Bandits Make Haul New York, Feb. 23.? Two ha* dit> foreed Jacob Wisnack, a jew, 1 ei k*>" into an automobile with pistois stole $20,000 worth of diamonds ^ J W. C. Alverson Improving W. C. Alvirson, who was oporn.vti j >n at Wallace Thomson hosptr. 1 r ! ; ppondieitis is improving i??p !'y. This is vt'i'y p. ratif.ing now - to his ? !in\ friends in I'ni< .1 and ti > county. "Nrcles to Meet Thursday Afternoon. | Circles of tin' missionary | t if> of the Fir 1 I'apt is? clr.i 1 meet tomorrow aftornoox a* ! | Circle No. t moot v * 1 T. Jackson. Circle No. 'J meats Hit. >Ir.-. > Circle No. " 11 ! with Mr;. H F Brewing ton. Circle N?>. I meet .\ Mr J. H. Battles. Circle No. ." ntoeis w . v Frank liapperlieUI. Dr. Alonzo Finch Now ha* boon received in Union by I friends mat Ke?\ A. i* men nas nad tne | honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred upon him by Oskaloosa College, Iowa. Dr. Finch says tin degree was thrust upon him and he merely permitted it and the title was so new f he would he years becoming aeeusr '.omod to it. Congratulations from Union county friends upon this honor ha e been forwarded Dr. Finch at his home at Kemper, S. C. s Trig Tinsley will arrive front Green_ ville this nftetnoort to he one of the attendants at the womanless wedding 1 this eveninir at the Hicrh school. His 1 ' costume is elaborate and beautiful and '* shows the advanced Paris stylos. * l> Miss Irene McDow, who teaches at f? Downer Institute, Beech Island, will 8 spend the week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McDow, on S. 5 Church street. 0 Miss Dorothy Trammell, accompanied by her little sister, Jewell, left t Sunday for New Orleans. They will ., attend Mardi Gras while visiting their >. aunt, Mrs. B. B. Adams. They will f visit in Montgomery, Ala., and . Atlanta before returning home. 1