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Vol. LXXU No. 134S Union, S. C., Wednesday Afternoon, ~ 3c Per Copy
IYOUNG HAN
SHOTTODEATt
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Greenville, April 4.?John Hembre
a young white man about 26 years c
nge, was shot and killed late la;
night on the Buncombe road about 1
, miles from Greenville, according t
| information reaching the city earl
I this morning. Following an invest
; gation and the finding of the bodi
I officers arrested Claude McCuen,
' young man of the Poe mill sectioi
charged with the murder of Hembrei
! and Palmer Hartin of near Greenvill
f as an accessory.
At a coroner's inquest this mornin
McCuen was held responsible for th
[ crime and Hartin was ordered hel
I as an accessory.
According to information develope
< by the officers and at the inquest th
. party of four, including Hembr6e, M<
Cuen, Hartin and Charles Holcombi
; a mill worker, left for the mountain
shortly after the mills cloeed las
' night to secure a supply of whiskej
i Later during the night, Hembree, wh
had gotten into the rear seat of th
automobile, insisted upon getting i
the front seat, according to a ator
told by Holcombe, who said that Hai
^ tin then declared that he had paid fo
'the car and had a ritrhfc to mv wh
j rode on the front seat and that there
i after four shots were fired by Mc
I rCuen and Hembree died instantly. Th
party bad started quarreling a littl
| before this, Holcombe said, when on
of the party spilled some wine he wa
| trying to pour into a bottle.
1 Holcombe said he got out of th
car and ran for hia life and eventual!
; got in touch with officers. The offl
cers went to the scene, but flndln
*no one went on a short distance furtb
er, meeting McCuen in another car.
He claimed he was en route to th
city to surrender. Inquiry develope
the fact that Hartin, the other ca
and the body of Hembree had disap
- peared and officers continued th
> search for them. After an all-da
search they found the car concealed i
the woods about 27 miles abov
. Greenville with Hembree'g body i
i the rfar seat and Hartin guarding th
(rnac^ne. The latter surrendere
without resistance.
*11 At1 the Jail tonight Hartin denie
Ifiuagone after nqooi
but laid they had three pints. The
had been allowing Hembree to driv
a little off and on, he said, but h
finally became too intoxicated an
they refused to permit him to drive
and when he insisted further, a qua*
rel resulted between Hembree an
McCofn, who was driving. Harti
Aa id . he heard Hembree threaten Mc
Cueni, saying, "I will cut your dam
, head off," although Hartin said h
did not see a knife' at that time. Mc
Cuen, according to Hartin, reache
over and got a pistol which was lyini
on thh front seat and fired.
A pocket knife, opened, was foun
) on the floor of the car.
Pastor's Home Invaded
i Tuesday night about 9:30 o'clocl
just after the services had been oon
eluded at the Westside church, th
pastor's home became literally a bee
hive when about 100 members of th
1 church entered in line carrying boxes
j trays, bags and bundles of almos
every description and deposited pre
i visions enough to feed all the preach
ers In Union for many, many dayi
Then having spoken a few words b
, their, leader the crowd quietly and oi
derly retired, leaving as they cami
I in line of march.
Pastor Stoudenmire and family ar
grateful for these expressions of ap
preciation from his people.
Democrats Win in Connecticu
Hartford, Conn., April 5.?Richar
Kinsella, democrat, was elected ma)
or and most of the democratic ticke
j-*- -m?
t vtc*o t(*i i icu IlliU Ulllt'C,
Million* of Dollar*
Worth of Pig* Have
Died This Sprinj
Birmingham, April 5.?Pigs value
at over $50,000 died this spring as i
result of diseases resulting from in
sufficient vitamines in their food, a<
cording to J. S. Hugher and H. E
Winchester of Kansas agriculture
\ college.
Many Miner* to
, Enjoy Vacatioi
Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 5.?Sus
pension of operations in the anthra
cite fields of Pennsylvania is haile
by the average miner as an opportu
nity for a vacation and most of ther
are planning to thoroughly enjoy th
nonuay. ine younger men turn t
athletics as a means of breaking th
monotony, while others are plannlm
Ashing trips. Many have )al
to visit their old homes in Europe
ninety per cent buying round trii
tickets, expecting to return to war
at the end of the strike.
Winthrop Pageant picture at th
Grand today.
V
POUCE SEARCH
I FOR FIRE BUG
e, Montreal, April 4.?Montreal police
>f today sought an anti-Catholic pyroit
maniac as the author of the fire
5 which yesterday destroyed the Church
o of the Sacred Heart with a loss of
y $600,000. Efforts will be made to
i- connect him, if he is found, with
Ir, fires in other churches and institua
tions, including the disastrous conl,
flagration last week that destroyed
s, the basilica at the famous shrine of
:e Ste. Anne de Beaupre.
A fireman fighting the Church of
g the Sacred Heart fire, the police let
e it become known today, heard a man
d say:
"St. Bridget's will be next and
d then I will get the rest.'
e He fled before the fireman could
seize him.
The man's description, it was said,
s corresponded with that of a man who
attempted to burn the St. Vincent de
h Paul refuge two weeks ago.
? A man of similar description
e sought to gain entrance to the deaf
n and dumb institute in St. Dennis
y street, a week ago, but was turned
s away by the mother superior, who
r became suspicious.
P Crossed electric wires are the suspect's
method.
Crossed wires caused the . fires at
e Ste. Anne de Beaupre and in the
e Church of the Sacred Heart.
e Fire from the same cause broke out
s in the Church of the Sacred Heart
last December but was extinguished
\ with slight loss.
A fire in St. Vincent de Paul's r^fUDTO
u/oa o \ro?4a/l WUam
VTWO ? T VI VWU rniQII Oil CICVtl ll^iail
B discovered crossed wires Bhortly afl~
-ter a visit of a man posing as an electrician.
^ The man who sought admittance
to the' deaf and dumb institute posed
as an electrician come to inspect
wiring in the institute.
y D. A. R. Mooting
n
?
The Fairforest Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, met yes,
terday afternoon with Mrs. F. M.
d Parr..
. The literary program consisted of
r wplknMA ..a i ra. 11 j ^n,
' papers:
y "The Historians of South Carolina,"
by Miss Sara Morgan.
^ "The Botanists of South Carolina,"
by Miss Kathrin Layton.
'* Sketch of Francis Marion, "the
^ Swamp Fox," by Mrs. C. H. Peake.
A vocal quartette by Misses Kathrin
Layton, Mary Jones, Mesdames D.
H. Martin and Spencer Perrin.
The chapter voted to cooperate with
the Civic league and make Union the
city beautiful and has joined the plant
exchanges.
? I The hostesses served delicious
11 cream and cake.
Westside Revival
Interest increases daily in the meetings.
Mr. Barksdale, the singer,
c' charmed the great crowd last night
with his singing and he gets the folks
e to sing as well.
' Rev. Bucholz had a vital message
e last evening and the interest was fine.
'? This evening at 7:30 his subject will
11 be, "At Ease in Zion."
u The public is cordially invited to attend
all the services.
The meeting will go through next
y week in all probability.
f? Box Supper at
e Hughes Johnson School
There will be a box and ice creani
supper at Hughes Johnson school
I house Friday night, April 7th.
The public is invited; the proceeds
^ will be devoted to the benefit of the
r school.
1 Women Members of
Advisory Board
The trustees of Carnegie library of
this city have chosen an advisory
' board of nine women, viz.: Mrs. T.
C. Duncan, Mrs. A. H. Foster, Mrs.
R. P. Harry, Mrs. Blanche Kennedy,
Mrs. Louise McEachem Mrs .fnlin
" Thomas, Mrs. L. J. Hames, Miss
Eloise Beaty, Mrs. Evelina Rice.
Ball Game Friday
. The Union baseball team will meet
Whitmire Friday, April 7th, at 4
o'clock at the city park, admission 15
1 and 25 cents.
Miss Lily Cornwell of Santuc is
^ visiting in Union today.
i Mrs. L. G. Young, Mrs. Macbeth
n Young, Mrs. Hunter Gilliam and Calhoun
Young motored to Spartanburg
today and spent the day visiting
? friends,
e
j Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Culberson have
^ returned from a visit to relatives at
' Lexington.
p Miss Irene McDow, who teaches at
k Downer Institute, is attending the
. State C. E. convention in Greenville
as a delegate from the Presbyterian
ie church of Beech Island, and will spend
the week-end in Vnion.
MAY ELIMINATE 1
BOOZE SUPPLY
Jacksonville, Fla., April 4.?Summarizing
the accomplishments of spe- ;
cial prohibition enforcement agents t
working in this state under his direc- j
tion for the past several weeks, Col.
L. G. Nutt, personal representative .
of Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, ,
expressed the conviction in a report
,to his chief tonight, that "one of the <
greatest sources 6f liquor supplies i
will be eliminated. 1
Colonel Nutt came here today to
confer with Florida East Coast rail- i
road officials and tonight announced
that the railroad men would assist in
every way possible in preventing the ,
shipment by that r oad of illicit ]
liquors camouflaged as citrus fruits.
Colonel Nutt is preparing to leave
the state for Washington to report |
in person to Mr. Haynes.
His summary of accomplishmentr
follows:
Cooperation of public officials of
southern Florida in combination with
similar cooperation of public fficials ,
of the northern part of the state all
working in close union with federal
agencies ;
Activity and material aid on the i
part of customs officials and officers
of the coast guard, operating in con- 1
nection with a fleet of specially equipped
and amply armed navy chasers,
making smuggling a most hazardous
undertaking.
Helpful support in the way of supplying
information volunteered by officials
of the Cuban government.
Announced intention by the Bahama
authorities to abandon Bimini
as a liquor port for the purpose of
concentration at Nassau, making it
necessary for smugglers to traverse
four times the distance in order to
bring liquor into America.
Action of railway officials to aid in
every possible way tl> suppress illegal
transportation, making it impossible
to reach northern points with
[smuggled goods.
This "combination of achievement,"
the report concludes, "consigns the
bootleg industry to a natural death."
MRS. MAY A."
POSTMISTRESS
Mrs. May A. Peake was, on yesterday,
nominated postmistress for Union.
Mrs. Peake has been serving in
that capacity as acting postmistress
until the permanent appointment was
made. She has given very general
satisfaction during the past ten
months she served as acting postmistress,
and her appointment will give
very general satisfaction to the patrons
of the office. She is well qualified
by training and is competent and
obliging, and will fill the position with
satisfaction to all concerned.
Mrs. Peake has been a resident of
Union for the past 25 years. She is
a native of West Virginia. In 1898
she was married to Mr. I. Frank
Peake, one of the leading citizens of
the county, and to this union five children
have been born, four sons and
ai.- i -? * J
vino uuugnvci, one ims ii?u cunsiuerable
business experience, and is a
thoroughly competent bookkeeper.
She is identified with the social and
religious life of the community and is
held in high esteem by the people of
Union and of Union county.
Death of Alonzo Wix
Mr. Alonzo Wix died at his home in
Spring City, Tenn., on last Saturday.
His son, John Wix, of Buffalo,
left Sunday to attend the burial. S.
A. Wix of Union is a grandson of the
deceased.
Mr. Wix was formerly a Union
County citizen, moving a number of
years ago to Spring City, Tenn.,
where he has been quite successful
in business.
Mr. Wix had gone out early to
look after his stock and his family,
noting his continued absence, went
out to look for him and found him
dead. At one time Mr. Wix was a
member of the police force here.
Voters, Take Notice!
You will see in today's Times an
advertisement by the supervisor of
registration, giving notice of registration
for the special election for bond
issue for $150,000 for improvement of
I the streets of Union. You will have
to get a registration certificate from
Mr. Mullinax to be able to vote in the
bond issue election. This you will
have to do even if you have already
secured a certificate to vote in the
city election. Every one who expects
to vote upon the bond issue will have
to get the registration certificate for
that particular election and you have
only ten days in which to do it.
? m
i
Box Supper Postponed
Box supper at Carem has been postponed
until another day. *
Winthrop Pageant picture at the
Grand today.
i
NEW TURN IN ~
TELEPHONE AS|
??
Charleston, April 4.?United Statej
District Judge Henry A. M. Smit)
this afternoon granted a temporal
interlocutory injunction against th<
state railroad commission and th4
attorney general of South Carolin|
on the petition of the Southern Be^
Telephone *and Telegraph companjj]
which charges that the law signed M
Gov. Robert A. Cooper is confiscij
Judge Smith requires the company
to give bond in the sum of >100,1Ofl
pending the result of the hearing <fl
Friday, April 14, when it will also n
decided whether "the matter shall k|
heard by three judges" as provided fl
the judicial) code. Should the
phone company lose the case it
be required to reimburse any st^l
scribers who overpay the maxinnfl
amounts allowed by the new SoM
Carolina statute. Tl|e law sigijfl
yesterday in Columbia by Govenfl
Cooper overrules the state railrffl
commission's order allowing the prafj
ent maximum telephone rates '-|H
prescribes those which were in fftfl
after the period of government <9
City Candidates
Answer Quest ionnaim
ine following candidates havflHt
swered the questionnaires sent ounB
the women voters:
1. Do you intend to enforce, stXM
ly, the laws against prostitution, M
they apply to houses of prostitttM?
hotels, street walking and the mjM
mobile traffic ? "
2. Do you intend to enforce the
against the sale of liquor?or mhH
tutes?and to stand for an adflMB;
and impartial infliction of punifll^Hj
upon those convicted under
laws? -'j.
:i. Do you stand for the close su9
vision by the police ctepartmen&flHfe
public transfers and taxi cars qfflM
city and the revoking of thfc fiHjm
of such corporations or iQvMHVgl
are convicted of break in gjtfH Jaj
or of men or women for immaraT!ptfl(
poses ?
I do.
4. Do you intend to stand for th<
impartial and vigorous enforcement 01
the laws against gambling of al
sorts ?
I do.
5. Do you intend to enforce the law:
excluding minors Jrom pool rooms 1
I do.
6. Do you advocate and will yoi
furnish the voters of our communitj
a published financial statement of tty
city each month or quarter?
Yes.
7. Do you stand for the strict en
forcement of the present laws relat
ing to the observance of the Sabbatl
day?
I do.
Wm. C. Lake,
Alderman Ward Two?Candidate foi
Mayor.
April 4th, 1922.
.#
J. A. Brown, candidate for alderntfi
from Ward 3, answered the alpv<
questions in the affirmative and added
"I do eertaintly appreciate the starn
that the ladies of the city are takinj
for the better enforcement of the law*
against immorality, gambling and th<
illicit sale of whiskey and while 1
have no children of my own, I feel i
very deep interest in all children o1
the city and believe that they shouU
have a clean, moral city to be reare<
in."
R. Haynes Harris, candidate for al
derman from Ward 2, answered in th<
affirmative and added:
"My motto: Better morals, levi
mud."
Dinner to Old Vets
The annual dinner given by the U
D. C., to honor the dear old boys whj
fought in the War Between the State
will be given on Saturday, May Gth
and elaborate plans are being made.
The gray line is getting so thin an<
each year faces are missed fron
among the number.
Col. J. Rion McKissick, a son o:
Union county, will address the Vet
erans this year. He is the son ol
Col. and Mrs. I. G. McKissick, an<
holds a warm place in the hearts o:
Union folk. He is editor of the Green
ville Piedmont and a brilliant speak<]
and orator.
The chapter is indeed fortunate m
their choice of a speaker. ?
Tabernacle Revival
The revival services at Tabernacl<
are drawing large crowds and the min
ister, Rev. J. R. Williams, has a grea
message for every service.
Only one service is held each daj
at 7:30 p. m.t and you are invited bj
the pastor and the congregation to at
tend.
PRESS MOVES I
p TO END STRIKE
wMl^ington, April 4. ? A congresIK??1
effort at settlement of the coul
nHrike, particularly as it involves the
j^Huptirfbus fields, was begun today
Setf(Chairman Nolan of the house
j^HKor committee was authorized to
^^Bagraph invitations to a number of
^^ reaetitatives of operators and dftiof
operators' associations in the
^Bitra] competitive coal field to at>Bpid
a meeting with the miners' union
^Bklers in Washington April 10 and
bB&empt to reach an agreement.
^KAt the same time Senator Borah
tHpte public an) of Idaho took occasion
<BBgay in the senate that "drastic pubMk
action" might be demanded and to
.^Barge the operators with contract
tBe&king in precipitating the strike.
Ja possible divergence between the
^Hews of members of congress and
^Btose of the administration, however,
|Br&s seen when Attorney General
JPangherty issued a statement that
jBthe government is not undertaking
Bo do Anything in the present situaHJionof
the coal matter," declaring
[Bhat "then have the right to quit work
Bmd men. have a right to employ other
Bnen," that the public was not menBftced
with coal shortage, and that it
^nras the duty of. local authorities to
[maintain order.
<|c The government would not look
Bfrith favor upon coal price increases
BKr. Daugherty said, adding that he
flhlw nO'Teason at this time to believe
disorder need be feared." but asBforting
that the government "will perjfetrm
whatever may be its duty in the
fremjutes," if local and state agencies
maintain peace,
house committee action canie|
Nfo ter its members had spent two days
Rffsteaing to discussion of the strike
Brattl the miners' viewpoint by John
{St. Lewis, president of the United Mine
Mr. Lewis assured the comlypdtee'he
would advise his associates
gra JMffotiAte with any "representative
tBhtWjafeiQf operators from the central
Ilinois, Indiana,
0^craters could
Iwn established for a national wage
The committee decided to appeal
direct bo the representatives of opera'
"tors' groups in the states named and
Mr. Lewis tonight declared it had "put
forward a proposition worth considering."
* During the hearings today Mr. Lewis
defended the miners' union proposal
to establish a six hour day and a five
1 .day week, one of the demands origi'
nally made, scouting as "absurd" a
J ^calculation by Representative Black
5 "^(Democrat) of Texas that this would
occasion an extra annual cost of $244,"
000,000 to the public for coal.
"However, if we discuss any of these
1 demands around a council table with
operators," Mr. Lewis added, "and
I practicability and reasonableness can
not be demonstrated for them, the der
mands will fail."
Men of Green Street
Pound Their Pastor
|f 1
" About 30 men of the Men's Bible
j class of Green Street Baptist church
last night pounded the pastor, Rev.
| C. A. Kirby, in the new tabernacle.
which was opened Sunday morning for
. the first time.
The men met on Green street and
p loaded with good things for the pun.
trv of the pastor, went to the tuber
j nacle and unloaded them on the
platform where the pastor stands every
Sunday morning while teaching
the lesson.
The meeting was in charge of H. D.
Waters, chairman of the finance coms
mittee. The meeting was opened by
singing. The pastor, sitting in the
parsonage and hearing the singing in
the tabernacle, went to investigate,
and to his surorise found the group of
men with the provisions they had
brought for him as a token of love
> and esteem.
I The pastor was touched by the kind
, remembrance of him by members of
* the class and expressed his gratitude
) to them, promising them to try and
* make them a better teacher in the future
than he had made them in the
f past. le is both pastor and teacher
- of the Bible class.?Spartanburg Jourf
nal.
j ?
f Great Britain Prepared
' To Pay Interest Due America
* ^ London, April 5.?The British ad
if dressed a note to the Allies declaring
that owing to the fact that England
nas to pay the interest on the debts
:i W the United States Rhe receives a.
right to call upon the Allies in turn
to pay interest on their war debts to
Great Britain, and point out that
" Great Britain is now fully prepared to
* pay interest due America.
Mrs. L. P. McNeil, of Virginia, and
9 Mrs. Bryan, of Washington, D. C.,
? ara visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Partlow.
GUEST KILLED
AFTER PARTY
Oklahoma City, April 5.?Preparations
are being made to launch three
separate investigations of events suirounding
the death of Lieut. Col. Paul
Ward Heck, pioneer army aviator and
assistant commandant of post field of
Fort Sill, killed bvy Jean P. Day,
wealthy oil operator and prominent
Oklahoma attorney in the letter's
home early yesterday, when, according
to Day Beck was found struggling
with Mrs. Day.
A civilian investigation was begun
today by county authorities to determine
the charges to be tiled
against Day. A military commission
from Post field is expected Friday
to probe the killing. The state
prohibition director began to check
to ascertain whether or not liquor
was involved in the party preceding
the killing. A coroner's inquest is
scheduled for Saturday.
Oklahoma City, April 4.? A midnight
party in the fashionable home
here of Jean P. Day, prominent attorney
and oil man, ended early today
in the death of Lieut. Col. Paul Word
Beck, assistant commandant, of Post
field at Fort Sill, Okla., and widely
known in army circles.
Beck, one of the pioneer flyers of
the American army, was killed by
Day, who declared he struck the a?'my
officer over the head with a revolver
when he returned home and found his
guest struggling with Mrs. Day. The
gun was discharged accidentally, Day
asserted. Beck's skull was so badly
torn that officials said they were unable
to determine whether the bullet
or the blow caused death. Day is
under $5,000 bond to appear at a coroner's
inquest Saturday.
A committee of officers from Post
field will conduct an inquiry, it was
announced late today by County Attorney
Hughes. He said he would nof
consider filing charges until after tht
coroner's inquest.
M. F. Meadows, federal prohibitior,
director for Oklahoma, also announced
he would investigate to determine,
he said, whatif any, liquor may
^UVe P^ay^ ^ r '
Colonel Beck was guest of honor
Beck flew here yesterday from Fori
S 11. Day had taken the other guests
home in his motor car and when ht
returned to his home about 2:30 a. m
ho declared in a statement to news
paper men, noticed through a window
that his wife and Beck were seate<
on a divan. "Colonel Beck reache<
for her," Day declared. "There wa:
a struggle."
Thereupon, Day said, he rushed init
the house and to an upstairs room
where he got his revolver.
"Returning to the dining room," h<
related, "I commanded: 'You get oul
of here,' the army officer drawing bad
his hand as if to strike. I hit bin
O'er the head; the gun went off, 1
never dreamed of it discharging."
Day said Lieutenant Coloiel Bed
had spent the evening with him am
Mrs. Day. They dined at a hotel. Day
si.id he had invited Beck to stay at hi;
home last night.
Earlier in the evening Beck an<
Mrs. Day attended a theater together
a-, cording to other guests at the partyDay
did not accompany them. Bed
had long been a friend of the Day
f: mily. He was 45 years of age. Day
is 50 and his wife several year;
younger. They have a daughter wh<
is a student at the state university.
Mrs. Day was unable to make any
e< nnected statement during the day
However, she corroborated the story
t? Id by her husband.
Mrs. Day is a leading society wo
ivan of Oklahoma C ty. She sppnt Ins
winter in Washington, I). C., and en
tertained at many social functions
Lieutenant. Colonel Beck lived at For
S.tl with his mother, 77 years old
His wife died last year in At.lanti
City. He is survived by a son, wh<
is a first lieutenant in the army ord
nance department, stationed at Water
town, Conn.
Tonight Day amplified his earlie
statement and recounted details of th<
tragedy:
"Could any red blooded American di
anything else when his confidence i
violated, his home invaded and hi
faithful wife insulted and vinlentlv at
tacked?" he demanded.
Clad in house coat and slippers witl
a burned out cigar between his tin
gers, Day sat on the front porch o
his home and calmly related the de
tails.
To Celebrate
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Penn., April !>.?Civi
war veterans started a movement o
the celebration of the sixtieth anni
versary of Gettysburg. Another gresi
reunion will be held here July of nex
year.
I)r. and Mrs. D. H. Martin spen
the week-end with their sister, Mr:
Julia Sims, at Winthrop College.Rock
Hill Herald.
TO RESUME WORK
ON WILSON DAM
Washington, April 5.? Resumption
of work on the Gigantic Wilson dam
at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was recommended
by the senate agricultural
committee today.
Washington, April 4.?Senate agriculture
committee members were called
upon today by Chairman Norris to
vote tomorrow on a motion to amend
the army appropriation bill when it is
acted upon in the senate in a way that
will provide funds for army engineers
to resume work on the Wilson day
at Muscle Shoals, Ala., this summer.
Senator Harreld (Republican) of Oklahoma
moved in the committee meetings
today to provide $7,300,000 to
finance work for one year beginning
duly 1, by amending the army bill.
The committee also decided to begin
hearings Monday on the proposals of
Henry Ford, the Alabama Power company,
Frederick E. Engstrum and
Charles L. Parson for Muscle Shoals
development.
It was apparent from statements of
Senator Norris and other committee'
men that the existing session of congress
would be unable at least so far
us the senate was concerned to act on
any of the private offers pending before
the agriculture and house military
committees for decision and reference
to their respective legislative
bodies for final acceptance or rejection.
Chairman Kahn of the house committee
requested the members of that
body today to begin individually by
careful analysis of the four proposals
before they undertook to act on them
after the hearings next Monday. Mr.
Kahn said the committee may summon
Henry Ford personally and the proponents
of the other bids before a
, hnal decision was reached respecting
its decision between the offers and
prsentation to the house.
"Each of the bidders," Mr. Kahn
added, "will be given an opportunity
! to appear in person and give the comI
mittee his last word before a decision
i? reached as to the; respective merits ?
< f th proposals and their makers."
in connection with the offers already
i made. The senator said he proposed
to have the government complete the
Muscle Shoals properties and operate
them under a government owned and
controlled corporation.
j U. D. C. Carnival
Plans are perfected for the carnival
to be given Friday afternoon and
t evening by the U. I). C.
The carnival will be held in the
Service company's rooms and the
booths are most attractive; the chilt
dren will be delighted with the grab
bag, which holds all kinds of surprises
and the fun for the grown-ups is
I immense.
The old-fashioned square dance will
be a feature and the cake walk is attractive
numerous participants.
All kinds of home-made candy on
sale and plenty of fun.
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Wage Negotiations
New York, April f>.?National head
quarters of coal strike was transferred
here today upon the arrival of John
L. Lewis, president of the miners' union,
to use every effort to speed up
the anthracite wage negotiations.
Lecture Tomorrow
Miss Knight will deliver a lecture
before the Woman's Missionary Society
of Grace Methodist church in
the church parlors at 4 o'clock tomorI'iiVlt
{iftornoioi Th.. /.flf'i/nitto
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! society request that every member,
and the ladies generally, attend this
meeting, as the church will receive
a royalty of ten cents for each attendant
upon the lecture. There is
to be no collection taken at the lecure,
it is free, and will be upon
r health.
t 1 * 1
District Meeting
t* '
f- District No. 3 Junior Order will
s meet Thursday night, April 6th, in
the court house 8 o'clock. This will
be a meeting to the general public,
tr Kvery Junior in Union is expected and
- every one who can come out and enf
joy this occasion. This district is
composed of Union, Chester and YorK
counties and representatives will be
here.
L. W. Blackwelder, District Deputy,
will preside and a good time is prom*
ised. Come and bring your friends.
Today's Cotton Market
Open Close
I January 17.11 16.90
1 May 18.07 17.91
July 17.44 17.26
October 17.28 17.02
it December 17.21 16.98 .
N. Y. Spots 18 06
Local market 17.00