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V?1 LXXII No. 1375 Union, S. C , Wednesday 1922 3c Per Conv
SKETCH OF OUR
MAYOR-ELECT
Mr. O. E. Smith was on yesterday
elected mayor of the city of Union.
On two former occasions he ran for
the office, each time meeting defeat.
But his defeat was taken gracefully
and his determination to win has been
rewarded, a fine illustration of pluck
and perseverance.
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mat I I
Mr. Smith is a native of Laurens
county, but, for twenty years, has J
been a resident of Union. He has
served as alderman from ward two,
and has frequently served as mayor of
the city, pro tern. For ten years he
wag employed in the mechanical department
o'f Progress; for two years
he was in the job department of The
Times. For several years he has been
engaged in the job printing business
on his own account. He is a man of
few words and of strong determination,
and his friends, who are many,
expect great things of him in the position
to which he has been elected, the
position of highest responsibility in
the gift of the people of Union. His
stand for law and order, throughout
the campaign gives assurance that the
moral conditions of the city will be
safeguarded. x
Mr. Smith was married in
to Miss Maude Whitlock of this city
afkd three daughter? and one son form
i?" i i lnai lilisH jfr-fjfrti i lltr .<?jM.eat
daughter is now a strident Tri Winthrop
college.
In his campaign Mr. Smith repeatedly
said: "I stand for law and order;
I have three daughters and one
son, and I desire a clean town in
which to rear them"?pretty good
argument, it seems to us.
The Times extends the new mayor
congratulations, and pledges hearty
^~RUpport in every effort to advance the
moral and material interests of the
city of Union.
Poultry Specialist Here
Miss Atkinson, poultry specialist of
J Winthrop college will be in Union Friday
at 12 o'clock to address a meeting
at the chamber of commerce,
which has already been announced.
The plan is to create interest in
poultry club and get pure bred stock
in the county.
You are invited.
At High School
Thursday Night
Mrs. Chas. B. Counts and her pupils
are presenting a play, "Good
Morning Teacher," Thursday night at
the High school auditorium at 8
o'clock. This play will be full of fun
and laughter from beginning to end
ui?a you cannot unora u) miss it.
Before the beginning of the play
there will be a lecture on "Woman's
Right" by Ida Sniff (Mrs. Counts) and
a lecture on "Man" by Prof. Goof
(Thelma Hodge).
The following is the cast of characters:
Horace Esculapins Goof, the professor?Thelma
Hodge.
September Knight, the janitor?
Mrs. Counts.
Bryon O'Brien, a school director?
Dorothy Kirby.
Yon Yonsen, likewise?Ina Mae
Wilburn,
Tony Spicnell, Sr., a garlic hound?
Sara Carnell.
Pupils.
Little Tony, a garlic puppy?Elizabeth
McNeil.
Mike Mump, half of a pair?Vernell
Wynn.
Percy Prune, a gentle creature?
Kathcrine Purcell.
Mary Jones, sweet as peaches?
Jennie Harris.
Sally Smith, a comic valentine?
Katherine Nix.
John Williams?Ida Dunbar.
Fannie Stigler?Billie Jones.
Simon Scruggs?Dolly Maddox.
Bessie Taft?Aurie Crawford.
Laura Sims?Dot Cain.
Mrs. Mumps, a strenuous mother?
Hattie Humphries.
A small admission fee of 15c and
25c will be charged.
P. C. Whisenant and V. L. Fowler
were chosen delegates to attend the
grand lodge meeting K. of P. in
Spartanburg the latter part of May.j
BRUTAL MURDER R
IN COLUMBIA /
J. C. Arnette of 4401 Ridgewood
avenue was murdered in his filling to
station at the corner of Main street ed
and Elmwood avenue at about 11 T1
o'clock last night. The body, in the qu
c pinion of county officers, was then be
put^ito Mr. Arnette's car and carried kn
out Main street to Kirkland avenue sn
where the car and body were discovment
beside the Bay branch bridge
where th car and body were discov- ha
ered at 11:30 o'clock. The murderers, an
officers think, then returned to the fill- thi
ing station and at about 12:30 o'clock, tic
while county officers were at the Kirk- on
land avenue bridge investigating the
killing( set fire to the filling station, fir
The body was found lying in the ev
front of the car, which had either been
rolled out of the road or driven slow- 1
ly down the embankment where it was P*
discovered by six men who were returning
home from a national guard re]
drill. Sheriff Heise was immediately w<
notified and with Coroner Scott and Th
Deputy Sheriff Thompson rushed to ni]
the scene. The body was lying crum- it
pled up in the foot of the front seat, ni*
From signs of blood in the back of
the front seat the body had apparent- on
iy been brought to the lonely spot held pr
upright between two men. Mr. Ar- an
nette had been sit over the head sev- io
oial times with some blunt instrument lie
and when the officers first arrived the wi
body was still warm. of
The tracks of the car were traced
to a point abolit 100 yards beyond the LI
bridge bgside which the car and body ap
were found. Here the murderers, ap- an
parently having noticed the bridge as th
they passed and decided upon it as a in
good spot to drive the car off the road, ed
turned around and drove back to the eo
bridge, sending the car down into the gi
ditch. They then left the scene pos- st
sibly in another automobile in which an
a third or fourth confederate must fe
have followed or walked back to the
filling station. en
There were no signs of any violence Li
near the bridge and no blood except PI
in the car and officers therefore be- vi
came convinced that the man had been m
murdered and then brought to the ov
bridge. This theory was strengthened ha
when the news was received that the fe
Heise then rushed back to the filling gs
station. The fire, which was discov- Si
ered at about 12:35 o'clock'and was to
extinguished by the fire department, sp
had been started in a pot of gasoline di;
and had been burning only a few min- wl
utes when the fire department arrived, he
On the spot where the fire had been tr
started in the rear of the filling sta- in
tion the officers located spots of wi
blood, evidently where Mr. Arnette m
had b^en struck. The tracks of an ar
automobile identical with that of Mr. ne
Arnette's were "also found leading into
the side door of the filling station "Ni
where the murderers apparently backed
the car into the rear room of the
building and there placed the body in
tlin pnr Ia Via pnrriorV ahV fa Virl/1 un/1
? ? Of
avenue. The rear room of 'the filling jj(
station where the crime was commit- ^
ted and where the fire was started is kr
cut oft' from view from the street.
Mr. Arnette had not closed the busi- j
no: 3 for the day and money to the W(
amount of $122.23 was found in the ^
cash legister. Of this $112.24 was in so
bills and silver. The cash register had
not been disturbed. Mr. Amette's ]
watch and a small amount of money
in one of his pockets were also undisturbed
and were found on the body. j
The crime, officers believe, was com- ^j(
niitted at about 11 o'clock. John
Roberts of Colonial Heights, the last
person known to have seen Mr. Arnette
alive, told officers last night
that he stopped by the filling station
for gasoline at about 10:30 o'clock
and was served by Mr. Arnette. The
body was discovered by the six national
guardsmen at 11:30 o'clock and
was still warm. The bridge where the
body was found is approximately a
mile from the filling station and is
only a few minutes automobile drive
from the filling station. Kirkland
avenue connects Main street with the OT1
Asylum road, leaving Main street
just beyond the Seaboard trestle.
The six national guardsmen, who m
were riding,home in a truck and first st
noticed the car in the ditch, are: Boh te
Crouch, Jim Crouch, Heyward Hair, *
Matterson Bonds, Jack Dent and Willie
Dent. These men notified the sheriff
at about 12 o'clock and remained at
the scene until the officers arrived,
shortly after midnight.
No suspicious person or persons are ch
known to have been seen near the fill- W
A .
sa*ts ovaviuu cikiici vnmc ui (liter tnr m
murder or fire. P. M. Nelson, who tic
was in a drug store just across the ol
street, however, heard someone close
the gasoline pumps in front of the station
at 12 o'clock, but thinking that it
was Mr. Amette, paid no attention to
the noise. Shortly afterward a boy ml
ran by the drug store, Mr. Nelson re
says, and called out that the filling ti<
station was on fire. The alarm was tri
sounded and the fire soon extinguish- =
ed. dii
Frank Jeffords, Mr. Amette's part- co
ner in the filling station, was sum- lai
moned by city police because of the Ai
fire and had just opened the store and St
USSIA PRESENTS C
REPLY TO ALLIES
Genoa, May 10.?The Russian reply
the Allied memorandum was hand- ha
the Allied conferees this morning, at'
le reply, says the Central News, re- co
ests the exact discount that would ou
made if the war debts were ac- G<
mwledged. On the whole, it is eva- cs
fe. pc
ap
Genoa, May 10.?In the statement an
nded 'the Associated Press before Q(
ything definite is known regarding VG
e Russian reply the French delega>n
annoiiffced that France's attitude
the foreign property issue as rerded
Russia would probably remain er
m whatever attitude Gelgium might ^
entually adopt. to
Gehoa, May 9 (By the Associated ^
ess).?Genoa passed an uneasy, day se
eculating on the effect the Russian
ply to the allied memorandum
>uld have on the future conference.
le Russians were busily engaged to- ^
arht in completing their reply which
is expected will be presented to- ^
arrow. ^
M. Chicherin was in Genoa for
lv a short time; then he and the
_ rn
mcipal Russian delegates gathered
d began putting the finishing w'
uches on the reply which it is be- ca
ived will be highly conciliatorp and SJ
ill open the way for a continuation
the negotiations. m
The differences between Premier
oyd George and M. Barthou have le
iparently been softened somewhat
id there are many indications that ar
e Belgians are less irreconciliable
their attitude and may be persuadI
to approve the memorandum on
ndition it be made clear that Belan
property in Russia must be reored
to former owners if possible aA
id can not in any case be transrred
to others. 2C
Mr. Lloyd George passed almost the Ju
itire day in conference with Sir G
iming Worthington Evans, Sir n<
lilip Lloyd Greame and other ad- 211
Bers. The row between the prime di
inister and the Northcliff press
er statements published in London P<
ive simmered down and the con- fc
rence atmosphere is more pacific.
gWafjqwnn .and many Mutral daU- of
ites joined Tn trie ne^twfttns with pi
gnor Schanzer, the Italian delegate, C<
have the Russian temper their re- hi
ionse in such a way as to avoid
sruption of the Genoa gathering hi
tiich seems less likely today than 24 b<
?urs earlier. There is less elec- tl
icity in the air and a general feelg
of confidence that the Russians st
:n j -- - ^
111 uiuuuy mtMr response so as 10 ss
ake it impossible for the French A
id Belgians to bolt without further M
gotiations. bi
M
orth Carolinian
Attempts Suicide
New York, May 10.?D. A. Batts,
Wilson, N. C., attempted suicide at w
otel McAlpin by stabbing himself e<
ree times in the neck with a pen- di
life. He was removed to the hospi- w
1 in a serious condition. A note was l?;
Idressed to his friends, whose names **'
?re not announced, but a request
at a telegram be sent to Sheriff Wil- 1
n apprising him of the act.
ncrease in Coal Production ai
P
Washington, May 10.?A marked V
crease in bituminous coal produc- s<
>n during the present week is the S
recast of government agencies. c'
? e<
other and Children a
Found Dead in Home
Atlantic City, May 10.?Mrs. W. S.
izby and her three children were
und dead from asphyxiation at her
>me in Ventnor City.
m o1
Card of Thanks
I desire to thank the voters of ward
ie for the support .given me in yesrday's
city primary, and I pledge
yself to use my best endeavor to *
ake you a good alderman. I will
rive to build up everything that "
nds to a better and bigger Union.
Ben L. Berry.
, m \v
ime of Concern f
To be Changed p
St. Louis, May 10.?A proposal to
iange the name of the Southern ^
iivivohiv vi* ulci o nnnui'intiuil IAJ Lilt
merican Wholesale Grocers Associa- ;
# lg
>n was discussed at the convention ^
the former organization here. j
Peace Committee Fail a jy
London, May 10.?The peace comittee
of the Dail Eireann failed to
ach a basis for the unity of the fac>ns
of Ireland, according to the Ccn- ft1
al News Dublin dispatch.
si
seovered the signs of blood when the
unty officers returned from Kirknd
avenue with the news that Mr. ^
rnette had been murdered.?The p
ate. C1
i
OLLEGE STUD fa1!
SHOT TOpfl
Stillwater, Okla., IUnjM ~
m Cobb, 23, of BirmilkBam^^K
udent at the Oklahom*R.
liege here, was shot aiuflkill|jj^Ht|<
itside the campus toda& b/wtftjf
srdon, 23, another stuflbnt, Y$&nl<
corting the latter homl at^%h(
lint of a revolver to ifemaQd ai
lology to him pretty youH wifo foi
i alleged insult offered Mr Gordon
>rdon is held in jail penHng n ' tost
igat ion, but tonight * |o charge?
id been filed against hjuSl.
Bertei Sue Cobb, 16 yen* old wift
Cobb, declared tonighft thAt seval
nights ago Gordon l|et hot or
e street und insulted hen- She hac
Id her husband, she saidfcy
Recently, she said, Gorqwi; followed
r into a motion pictutfdrppufte and
ated himself beside her t^She imediately
left, she said, f
The story of the killiqs JWus told
night by Alvin Cannon, Wpiend ol
Cannon said he came ;Hfrof the
apel at noon and metHttfeb anc
irdon talkinc. 1 B?
Gordon asked Cannon his
om, according to CanraRi. Cobt
alked with them. As tnh/ left tin
mpus, according to Cobl
"Are you going down Sbere witl
"No, I don't think I afiji Gordor
plied, Cannon said. ^^96
Cobb drew a revolver, (J^KK%%*id
id remarked, "I guess "
"Gordon then said: 'Pa|^B,.youi
in, I'll go along.'"
Cannon declared he R^^E.-*aid
Veil, that lets me out if^^^E-is t(
; gun play," and turne&HH^alkes
Cobb and Gordon walkefc&jo^ abou
>0 feet and Caimon saitSjBUurne<
ist in time to see Gordomj^^bCobb
abb fell over a hedge cor
?r of a yard and GordcB^^Btwt
ore shots, Cannon sfcc^^^Hjpobl
Witnesses reported t^M^Hnptei)
;d out in front of Gore^H^Ht be
>re the shootingb^^^J^HMr1
abb threw up his bands to protec
mself.
Mrs. Cobb said she thought he
lsband, a World war veteran, hai
?en gassed in France. She declare*
lat he was not unduly jealous.
Gordon did not make a detailei
atement. "Cobb was after me," h
lid. Cobbs home is at Birmingham
la. He is survived by his mothei
rs. I). Cobb, two sisters and tw
others. Gordon's home is a
iami, Okla.
Two Policemen Killed
Chicago, May 10.?Two policeme
ere shot and killed, another wound
i and two buildings bombed in th
isorders the police attributed to labo
arfare. The shootings were followe
y a running pistol fight and the slay
rs escaping.
Says Better Days are Here
Birmingham, May 10.?Merchant
re urged to put on steam and pre
are to handle business of tomorrot
y Gov. Harding of the Federal Re
erve Board, speawers before th
outhern Wholesale Dry Goods Asso
ation. Many indications of improv
[1 conditions, both here and abroat
re apparent, he added.
New Candidate
I hereby announce myself a candi
ate for election to the State Senat
nd pledge myself to abide the resul
f the Democratic primary election.
J. T. Jeter.
Barbecue-Picnic
There will be a bai becue-picnic a
le Littlejohn school house near Fla
ock church Friday at 12 o'clock. Yo
re invited to come and bring a wel
lied basket.
There will also be a play and a moc
redding given in the school hous
riday night at 8 o'clock.
ood Distributed to Sufferer
Natchez, Miss., May 10.?'The distr
ution of food to all the relief camp
) the flooded area is under way. 1
i estimated that 25,000 acres at
ooded bv the Weecama crevasse i
ouisiana and must be provided fo
leeting Young Men's
Business Leagu
The Young Men's Business Leagu
ill mee? tomorrow (Thursday) nig)
t 8 o'clock. G. B. Smith will addre?
ie meeting. A full attendance is d<
red.
Mrs. De Mussy (Minnie Maude Wi
>n) of New York ia the guest of h?
arents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. WiUoi
a East Main street.
fCOME TAX ACT 1
TO HIGH COURT
^ J Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary yes?
{erday issued an order directing the
tax commission to show cause on May
t 15 why a permanent injunction should
L not be issuel against the commission
> from enforcing the provisions of the
? Income tax act on the Santee mills,
i the Pacific mills, the Winnsboro mills
r anci the Union-Buffalo mills.
The order was issued* by the chief
- justice following a petition present!
ed by attorneys for the cotton mills
asking for a restraining order
' against the commission to prevent
the enforcemnt of the income tax act
i on the mills named. The petition
I of the plaintiff alleges that the South
Carolina income tax act is null and
I void in that it contravenes the constiI
tution of the state and the United
States.
While the order signed by Justice
I Gary only affects the mills represent'
ed in the petition, it is believed the
constitutionality of the income tax
? act as it affects all individuals, cor'
porations and firms will be decided
by the court after the rtuin to the
Vule to show cause next Monday, May
> 16, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
: The petition of the plaintiffs al'
lege that the Pacific mill is a corporation
under the laws ol Massa1
chusetts and is licensed to do business
under the laws of Souih Caro1
lina. ^he petitioners further claim
that they have no method of ascer?
taining what profit is made by the
miHs in South Carolina, because much
r of the finishing work on the goods
manufactured here is done in Mas
sachusetts, such as bleach'ng, dyeing,
} etc. The further claim is made that
goods are sold in Boston to customers
in other states and that this is
^ interstate commerce.
^ In 'regard to the Union-Buffalo
mills it is claimed that these plants
" are incorporated under the laws of
1 New York and that the Winnsboro
5 mills are under the laws of Massa>
Chusetts,
5 ' The order of Chief Justic Gary is
* as follows:
"Santee mills, a corporation of
18SLkaof^^^Ttlfio
mills, a cor-l
r nil 11 ^ ^^
* state of Massachusetts, plaintiffs, vs.
W. G. Query, chairman, J. P. Der1
ham and J. Frazer Lyon, constituting
^ the South Carolina tax commission,
and the South Carolina tax commission,
defendants.
^ "The verified complaint having
e been served in this court praying
l| among other things that the defendI
ants be restrained from further en3
forcing an act entitled 'An act to
^ raise revenue for the support of the
state government by the levy and coll
lection of a tax upon income,' approved
March 13, 1922, insofar as
said act affects the plaintiffs.
II 'It is ordered that defendants be
restrained and enjoined from enforce
ing the said act so far as said act
c
^ affects the plaintiffs herein until the
further order of this court; and that
defendants do show cause in this
court on May 15, 1922, at 3 o'clock.
why the prayer of the complaint for
a permanent injunction should not
issue; and that a copy of the complaint
as filed and a copy of this order
he forthwith served on the dov
fendants. Eugene R Gary,
'Chief Justice."
o , m ,
Anniversary of Capture
, Of Jefferson Davis
Spencer, Ohio, May 10.?Fiftysseven
years ago today Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederacy, was
: taken prisoner by the Fourth Michie
gan cavalry near Irwinsville, Ga. Tolt
day Thomas Miles Hunter, aged 70, a
veteran of the Seventy-throe cavalryengagements
sat on the front porch
near here and recounted reminiscences
of that tragic period. He claims
he is one of two survivors of the
lt Fourth Michigan cavalry and was
present at the capture.
" Regrets Mentioning
Name of Wilson
k Cape Girardeau, Missouri, May 10.
ie ?Senator James A. Reed, a candidate
for reelection, in his campaign address,
declared he regretted mention8
ing the name of former President Wil
son, uui nan prorounn sympamy ior
i. him in his illness.
>3 "There has been much misunder[t
standing about niy differences with
e Mr. Wilson," so Mr. Reed declared.
r. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Open Close
January 19.50 19.23
e May 20.10 19.65
July 19.61 19.32
te October 19.60 19.38
it December 19.62 19.42
?- N. Y. Spots 19.90
Local market 18.50
1
;r Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Oliphant have
n, moved into their new home, recently
completed.?Chester News.
SFNATOR ATTACKS
FORD PROPOSAI
Washington, May 9.?Henry Ford'
proposed contract for development o
the government properteis at Muscl
Shoals, Ala., was attacked today b
Chairman Norris of the senate ngri
culture committee, who said it was
"cinch" and an "unconscionable cor
tract," adding that it could be take
to Wall street, if accepted by cor
gress, and an advance of 1,00ft pe
cent would be made it as a valuabl
contract and concession.
The Nebraska senator's eriticisr
was the outstanding feature of th
committee's investigation of the pri
vate proposals for Muscle Shoal
pending for acceptance before cor
gress and was made during the al
tern >on examination of Gray Silvei
Washington lopresentative of th
Ann ica i Farm Bureau Federatioi
Mr. Silver urged acceptance of th
Ford offer on the ground that i
would reduce the cost of fertilize
for the farmers and aid agrieullur
generally.
At the morning session, Dr. Wil
liam McClellan of New York, presi
dent of the American Institute cj
Electric Engineers, submitted tw
definite recommendations regardin
the future treatment of the Muscl
Shoals projects.
Congressional action to protect th
existing construction and equipmeri
of Muscle Shoals from deterioratio
was urged, and the organization c
an engineering board to review an
recommend to the committee a ger
eral plan of procedure to be followe
in connection with Muscle Shoals wa
suggested.
Dr. McClellan declared that th
engineers and business men who ha
made a study of Muscle Shoals t
date "have done so for some reaso
of their own, and not from the stand
point of the government."
He estimated that a complete sui
vey could be made within six month
?.U?? U?n;? ?f A Inlinmo rvl
jected to delay by congress in actin
upon the proposals now under consi<
eration. The Alabama member fla
ly declared himself in favor of in
mediately accepting Henry Ford
!' Chairman Norria and other seni
i tors seemed inclined to favor the atff
' gestion of Dr. McClelan.
Southern Baptist Conventior
Jacksonville, Fla., May 8.?Man
important questions affecting the fi
ture program of South Baptists \vi
be faced by the 7,000 or 8,000 messei
p.ers and visitors to the Southern Ra
t'st Convention when it assembl
here May 17. Seventeen Southei
States and the District of Columb
will he represented.
Among subjects of importance to I
consider* d are these:
'the proposal to establish a Soutl
wide Baptist Hospital in New O
leans.
The proposal to establish two Sout
wide Baptist universities and an a
ditional theological seminary.
Appointment of a committee to c
operate with a like committee of tl
Northern Baptist Convention in draf
ing a new Baptist Confession of Fait
The maning of women to membe
ship on the executive committee ai
the five general boards of the eonve
tion.
Revision of the constitution and b
laws of the body.
Provision for a Southwide Bapti
r.ews service.
Creation of a standardizing ageni
for Southern Baptist schools.
The conservation commiss:on ? f t'
Baptist 75 million campaign ex pec
to be able to report cash collections
the neighborhood of $.77,000,000 on t
forward movement projected in 101
and the completion of the five ye
program through the collection of ;
the subscriptions probably will pro
one of the outstanding features of t
ffinvcnt ion
Memorial services for Dr. J.
Gambrcll, president of the conventi
for the last four years preceding 1
death, will be held on Sunday. M
22.
The Woman's Missionary Uni<
representing the organized Bapt
Womon of the South, will meet wi
the convention.
On Furlough
Geo. D. McAbee, who is one of U
cle Sam's soldiers, and stationed
Camp Eustis, Va., is on a furlou
which he is spending with friends a
relatives in Union. Mr. McAbee w
one of the soldiers making the mar
from Camp Jackson to Camp Kust
leaving Camp Jackson in Septemb
H<20, arriving 40 days later in Cat
Eustis. He says Camp Eustis is si
rounded by a fine country, and he
well pleased with it. He will be hi
until May 22.
W. H. Wilhurn returned to 1
home at Cross Keys this week, afi
a fortnight. at Wallace Thomson In
pital, for an operation for appen
citis.
ALLEGED FRAUDS
L UNDER INQUIRY
s Washington, May 9.?In a detailed
if statement concerning the prosecution
e of war fruud cases, prepared at the
y request of the president and transi
mittcil today to the house, Attorney
a General Daugherty declared that exi
animations so far completed disclosed
11 in each instance "sufficient indication
i- that a crime has been committed to
r warrant submitting them to a grand
e jury."
Presented on the eve of a Republi11
can caucus, called to consider a legise
lative program including a Repubiii
can resolution for investigation of
s charges of alleged laxity in prosecui
tion by the department of justice.
' the attorney general's letter provoked
i", a partisan row in which Representae
tive Garrett, the Democratic leader,
i- broadly intimated that it was intende
ed to smother the proposed investigat
tion.
r Representative Mondel, the Repubc
lican leader to whom Mr. Daugherty's
letter was sent by the president, did
I- not indicate in reply to a question
i- on the floor as to whether it meant
?f the resolution already given privio
leged status by the rules committee
g never would be heard from again,
c Taking issue with the attorney gen
eral, Representative Woodruff (Republican)
of Michigan declared the
it former was requested six months ago
n to appeal to congress for $500,00(1
>f to clear up his war time docket,
d anil that he never acted until ltei
publicans had assailed the ilepartd
nient in the house. Mr. Wodruff reis
iterated that unless the attorney general
allowed the court to decide the
c pending case against the Lincoln Mod
tor company "on its merits, I will
0 move his impeachment in the house
n of representatives."
I- The Michigan representative asserted
that a Republican congress
f- could "not face the country in an
is election unless it clears up war fraud
' cases which smell to high heaven."
g Charging that "little or nothing"
1 had been done by the former admin1
istration to bring war robberies to
?- light. Mr. Daugherty wrote the pres's
ident the country would soon have
reasons to know that "influential personages.
in the government who had
knowledge of these transactions and
were in a position to make disclosures,
were personally interested in
concealing them." The department,
he said, was handling upward of 200
'>' war contract cases and if recoveries
' were obtained in all, the total would
111 reach $100,000,000.
ri" It was a terrible thing, the attorney
P general said, to charge a citizen with
robbing his own government and for
111 that reason, he said, he insisted upon
'* a painstaking investigation of all
cases involving charges of criminal30
it y. It was regrettable, too, he declared,
that public attention 'should
^ have been so strongly I'm-used on
these cases on the eve of their nrose
cution."
Given a special fund of $.r?no,OOi)
(l" and with the passage of pending bill*
for additional judges and an ad(>
ditional grand jury in the District of
I" Columbia. Mr. Daugherty said the
' work of clearing the dockets won. ! U
accelerated.
Coleraine School Closes
nThe
? losing exercises oi ti: tVi.
raine echool will be held Friday <%
, inn and the teachers. patro.m an.! \
pils request the attendance . ' t' .
rubiu
c\
In Guard Companies
Meet at Greer
i?
All national guard officers in Sou h
Carolina have been invited to att*i .
al the May festival of the guard eo-u
'' panics of Cnion, Spartanburg, Green
v< ville, Greer and Easley to be held at
'u' Greer M ix Id and II. Greer is to be
host to the companies on those dates
and is anxious for all national guard
l,n officers to bi present and the truest
f f Greer.
The companies will participate in a
number of contests and maneuvers
>n' during the two days and a gala oc|S*
casion for Greer is being planned, ac
cording to word reaching national
guard headquarters here. Maj. Louis
ti. Osborne, the assistant adjutant
general, and Maj. F. VV. (Jlen, properly
disbursing officer, expect to be
n" present from the general headquarat
ters here.
gh
Labor Leaders Arrested
as
eh ???
Chicago, May 10.?Police raided the
,r building of the Trades Labor head'
quarters and arrested three of the bigjr
nest labor leaders, Bin Tim Murphy,
js Fred Mader and Cornelius Shea, in
,ro connection with the bombinns and
shooting; resulting in the death of two
policemen and serious injury to a third
his early today.
tor ' * ?
:>s- If the sea dried up there would be
di- left five million square miles of salt
one nvle thick.