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Vol. LXX'II No. 1387 Union, S. C., Wednesday Aftern<J^n,~May 24, 1922 3c Per Copy
TRIO AGAIN GET
DEATH SENTENCE
Lexington, May 23.?Pallid from
over seven months' confinement in the
death house at the state penitentiary
but outwardly us calm and as unperturbed
as before, C. O. Fox, S. J. Kirby
and Jesse Gappins, convicted murderers
of William Br a* ell, 19-year-ohl
Columbia transfer driver, this afternoon
for the second time heard sentence
of death passed upon them, the
electrocution date being fixed by
Judge DeVore for Friday, June 10.
The trio's execution under the sen
tence will take place between the
hours of 5 o'clock in the morning and
7 o'clock at nipht.
Fox, Kirby and Gappins were convicted
in Lexington September 21,
1921, and were sentenced by Judge
Sease to die in the electric chair on
October 21. Gappins and Kirby
filed notice of appeal, but of the two
only Gappins' appeal was completed.
This was dismissed a few weeks ago
by the supreme court on the motion of
Solicitor T. C. Callison of Lexington
that the appeal was without merit.
Fox's execution was stayed by an application
for a writ of habeas corpus
before Associate Justice T. P. Cothran
made the day prior to the date set
for his execution. The writ was denied
by Justice Cothran and the
stay of erecution beyond the date
set was then obtained by an appeal
to the supreme court. This appeal,
like Kirby's, was never completed.
The three men, handcuffed together
were taken from the death house at
about 11:15 o'clock this morning and
under guard were brought to Lexington.
At 12:05 o'clock they were led
into the court room and there, the
handcuffs having been removed, were
placed in the dock. Solicitor Callison
then made his argument before Judge j
DeVore for the declaration by the
court of the abandonment of the appeals
of Fox and Kirby on the grounds
that they had not been completed
within the time prescribed by law.,
This was allowed and the three men I
were then arraigned. Once Renin
the indictment was read to them and
once- again they were asked if thev
bad anything to say as to why senjfe.
Fox's name was called first and his
only reply to the query was, "I don't
concede that I have had a fair trial.
I don't think I've had justice." Kirbyj
thought, he said, that he had not evenj
been tried. "The records of the court."
he said, "will show that the grand |
jury was not properly swo**n and
therefore I do not think that I have|
had a legal trial. This was the renson
that my appeal was not completed." i
Gappins made a somewhat more elab-|
orate statement, charging that the
truth had never been told about his
participation in the crime. "I'm not,
guilty of murder," he said. "I haven't >
got justice and if the truth had been.
told all the way round I would not j
have been convicted. When I stand i
hefore God I'll cot inst.ioo. hut T
haven't had justice here. Some people
have not told the truth." This statement
is in agreement with Gappins'
attitude throughout the two day trial
last September when he stoutly maintained
that he had leen ignorant of
any plot to steal Brazell's automobile
and that he had taken no active part
in the boy's murder.
The three statements heard, Judge
. DeVore then pronounced sentence
upon them, the trio being sentenced as
one man. As had been the case when
they were first sentenced the three
men showed very few signs of emotion,
Fox chewing gum or some similar
substance throughout the entire
procedure. Gappins again was the
most nervous of the three, constantly
wiping his face for perspiration that
was not always there. The three men
were dressed especially for the occasion
in costly shirt and comparatively
new suits. Kirby wore glasses. Save
for the unhealthv nallor of faces and
arms they showed few effects from
their long stay in the death house
Both Fox and Gapjiins had taken on
considerable weight.
The sentencing over, the three men
were then handcuffed together again
and led out of the cr.urt house to the
waiting limousine outside. Preceded
by a number of officers and-followed
by two other automobiles, carrying
guards, the limousine was then driven
back to the penitentiary where the
three men were once more placed in
their death house cells to await the
execution pf the sentence of death 25
oays away.
The trio chatted and laughed among
themselves on the rear seat of the car
both on the trip to Lexington and on
the return journey to the state penitentiary.
Only once, however, did any
of them mention the crime or the
trial. On the return trip Gapping,
speaking to Kirby over Fox, who was
handcuffed between them, remarked,
"Well, I suppose you'll tell the truth
i.bout all this before you go." And
Kirby, as ho had done before while
the trial was in progress, replied.
"The truth has been told."
Elijah Brock of Whitmire was a
business visitor to Union today.
UNCLE SAM GIVES i
VACATION FREE
Three motor parties leave Columbia
early today, to carry into as many '
areas of South Carolina in ten days
Ihe message that the United States c
government desires to provide 1,000 '
or more young Carolinians with a 1
line vacation of a month this summer
without expense to themselves. *
Col. Clarke Smith, chief of staff c
Ivighty-second division, is dispatch ^
ing on this mission several members *
jf his staff and other officers. Lists *
will be open until May 31.
Maj. Rafael A. Segarra goes today ^
to Orangeburg, thence to Charleston, ^
Georgetown, Conway, Marion, Flor- '
'iue and Manning, making stops ai 1
way points, and getting into tomb 1
with posts of the American I^egion. s
school officials and the chambers of
commerce, lie will have with him '
Major Grant of the medical corps, s; '
that applicants whom he may accep 1
...wl J 5 r
IPYTHIANS PLAN
TO BUILD HOME
By Staff Correspondent
Spartanburg, S. C., May 23.?South I
Carolina Pythians blazed the train i
today for the construction of a skyscraper
in Columbia to be known as
Pythian headquarters. The grand ,
lodge met this moi-ning and the feature
of the first day's session was the
report of the Pythian service commission.
The board recommended
that the grand lodge a'lno'n1 a board j
of corporators to proce d rP once in
conjunction with repres< n n; ives of <
Columbia lodges to secure sufficient
subscriptions to obtain a charter, |
and that the board be authorized to
solicit lodges throughout the state .
to bring the project to a successfu' ,
conclusion. ,
The report was read by the Rev. |
L. J. Brislow and the grand lodge ,
will take action tomorrow. The commission
submitted the following pro- i
posal: i
"The Pythian service commissi n (
of the grand lodge beg to report thai
in a ful consideration of service to >
be rendered to the order in South
Carolina at this time, it is our judgment
that the greatest forward movement
would be the construction of a
Pythian building worthy of the bes*
traditions and loftiest ideals of the
order located in the capital of the <
state.
"After a conference with Columbia
Pythians and a full consideration of ,
the entire matter we submit the following
proposition: First, That a dis- ,
tinetive Pythian building be constructed
in which ample provision ]
shall be made for grand lodge officers
in which shall be located the office |
of the grand keeper of records and
seal, a vault fo rthe protection of all (
records and supplies of the grand
lodge, and a castle hall large enough
to accommodate the grand lodge at
such times as it cares to meet in Co- (
lumbia. I
"Our idea is that the building ,
should be from six to ten stories (
high with modern offices and space .
for mercantile establishments on the ,
ground floor. The rent would make ^
the erection of the building a good.
ki in fllli -< ?**?<*** ?
"We recommend that the grand
lodge go on record as heartily fav- ,
oring such a building with the understanding
that the grand lodge is not
to assume any financial obligations.
"Second, That tho grand lodge
name at this meeting, in a manner
to be decided by it, a board of corporators
who shall proceed at once in
conjunction with representatives of
the Columbia lodges to secure sufficient
subscriptions to obtain a charter
and with the understanding that
in the said charter there shall be a
provision that the grand lodge shall
be represented on the board of directors
by at least three men who shall
benamed by the grand lodge for such
, terms as it may elect.
"Third, That the new building pro
ject be known as the South Carolina ,
Pythian building corporation and
that permission is hereby granted
for appeals to be made to subordinate
lodges to obtain subscriptions to the
capitul stock and that no stock be
sold outside of the membership of
the order."
Delegates from Columbia lodges
say several sites have been spotted
for the proposed building and that
about $300,000 will be exj^.ided for
the lot and construction of the home
for Pythians.
Over 200 delegates from all parts
of the state are attending the Spartanburg
convention. The grand lodge
degree was conferred oif 48 junior
past chancellors this morning by WilI
liani Goldsmith and B. A. Morgan of
Greenville and Dr. G. A. Neuffer of
Abbeville, all past grand chancellors.
Program of Girls
Recitation Contest
High school auditorium, Wednesday,
8:30 P. M.
Grammar Grade Contestants.
Piano Duet?Agnes Rice and Fannie
Lee Sparks.
The Wedding Gift?Sara Carnell.
Pf?11v nt t Vio r.irciis?Nancv Ward
Bobbie Shaftoe?Jennie Harris.
Lasca?Evelyn Kelly.
Little Joe?Elizabeth McNeill.
The Highwayman?Mattie Sue Deason.
Piano Solo?Rita Spears.
High School Contestants.
The Legend of King Nilas?Thelma
Hodge.
The Littlest Rebel?Frances Rasor.
The Builder of the Amphitheatre?
Hattie Humphries.
Kate Shelly?Ina Mae Wilburn.
Piano Solo?Agnes Rico.
Delivery of Medals.
Adjournment.
City's New Sprinkler
Is Now on Duty
The city's new automobile truck
rprinklcr is here and is on the job.
We gladly welcome its coming. It is
a "peach" and will, we hope, enable
us to say "good bye" to the dust.
IICIJ Miv II (IIIU im U UV V VII IIIU I I C"V
2ssary "once over."
Maj. Josinh Kemp, heading anothc*
party will visit Camden, Lancaster,
'L., k llill, York, Cheraw, Bonnets.ille
and Darlington. Colonel I.ee, '
brought on from Florida, will covei
Spartanburg Greenville, Laurens an<
Anderson.
('apt. Harry Luck, who recently re'urnod
from overseas, and is now sta- '
Coned at Anderson, as executive oilier,
Three Hundred and Twenty-sev 1
nth infantry, will travel Pickens, c
Abbeville, Union, Greenwood and *
Cherokee counties.
These camps offer a month of
healthful, manly, outdoor military
training for physically fit citizens
between the ages of 17 and 27 years; f
men With prior service may be accepted
up to 35. It will be an interesting
vacation, fraught with
pleasures and educational features ^
Nearly every community in the state .
comprises some boys who have been ^
through the similar camp held las*
summer at Camp Jackson, which was (
a great success, from the boys' stand- ^
point as well as the army's. Red,
white and blue courses will be main-? j
twined. ' <
All expenses including railway fare
ment. Accepted applicants will ad- j
vance their transportation charge in
reporting, but these will be refunded J
immediately upon arrival.
Men from this state who wish
iroininiv in info nf rir na vol v\r nr.
tillery or engineer work will spend |
their vacations at 'Camp McClellan, (
Alabama; those who prefer the coast ]
artillery work will go to Fort Bar- ;
rancas, Florida.
Full information and the applica- a
tion blanks may be obtained either ,
from the parties of officers who start ,
their tours today, or on request will
be mailed from the division heal- ,
quarters in Columbia, at 1202 1-2
Main street.?The State. ]
Union boys for further Information
see Harry M. Arthur.
Preaching at Mt. Lebanon
There will be preaching at Mt. Lebanon
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
1 y Rev. Ilaydock. You are invited.
Preaching at Black Rock
Rev. Batchelor, the pastor of the 1
Presbyterian church at Whitmire, will
preach at Black Rock church Sunday
afternoon, May 28th. '
The public is cordially invited to attend.
Prayer Meeting Postponed
There will be no prayer service at i
the First Baptist church this evening
on account of the commencement exercises
at the high school.
W. T. Sinclair Will Move
Into New Quarters
W. T. Sinclair, dealer in electrical
fixtures and who does electrical wiring,
will, as soon as the interior is
renovated, move one door above where
he is now located opposite the postoffice.
Mr. Sinclair will have a splendid
display of electric light chandeliers 1
and fixtures.
J. Ben Foster
Erecting Buildings
J. Hen Foster is having three large
brick storo rooms erected on the site
where the stores were burned on Gadberry
street a few months ago. Mr.
Foster says he has not yet decided it,
but may build two stories high, having
a large hall upstairs over the stores.
Three Firemen, Two
Tunnel Worker Dead
Milwaukee, May 24.?Three firemen
and two tunnel workers wore killed by
gas and electricity at the bottom of
a sewer where nearly a score of firemen
were overcome. The firemen wore
trying to rescue the dead tunnel workers.
FARMER MAYi(JET
PUCE ON BOARD
Washington, May 28.?4he agrarian
loc of congress congrafilutes itself
onight on what it belt*lls to be the
ertainty of the eliminattn of W. P.
I. Harding, governor outhe federal
eserve board.
The house this afterno?Kpa.ssed two
enate amendments to tlmact, which
routed the federal readme system.
)ne of them emanating Senator
S. D. Smith of South CafVina providd
that the president shafl appoint to
he first vacancy on tho Mpl a "dirt"
armor. The other ofTeriijpjby Senator
V. J. Harris of Georgia nbvided that
>eforo the federal reseefS, board can
ipprove the constructions? any build
ng costing more than t2MK>0<) it must
( cure the permission ofjHjhgress.
The first vacancy tb 'n the
nembership of the fbac&d reserve
loard will be when the Mffn of Govtrnor
Harding expireiwn August,
lovernor Harding is regained as one
f (ho most expert financiers in the
Jnited States and bankitg associaions
in many commonwaipths of the
inion have recently indpi^ed his administration-and
urged tlfc president
< give him another ternij But he is
it a "dirt" farmer.- '*SU
It is regarded as efiMUpi that the
ivesident will approve Jfie amendments
which have passeftljoth houses.
In that event he .Mk compelled
o appoint a "dirt" -titittpr to suceed
Governor Hardin%?IHl to whom
he president will nam^Rl regarded
is doubtful, although alitor Smith
>f South Carolina haS.jSKttbi mentionsi.
The president minl'he deterred
n appointing Senatdg^Bfcith, hof v_
?ver, because of his jMMnt appoininent
of former Gov. JEjKXJooper of
he same state to be a^fluBter of the
'edcral farm loan boaMBta
Certain members agrarian
iloc of the senate hav0fl|dKspecially
jitter in their critici|jj|BB Governor
Harding. Senator Heflin
>f Alabama has beoitfl^Hplally viniictive
in his charged^H? Governor
[larding was respongfj^Klr the Republican
panic, which.? intended,
'prompted many thaBpxd men to
somnrit suicide." '
Tlie president. itJ^jjjft?tood, Was
jloc and about concluded not to reappoint
Governor Harding. It is re
yarded as certain now that he will
ict in response to the demand of congress.
Numerous banking associations
have recently appealed to the presU
lent to reappoint Governor Harding,
it "has been contended that his administration
of the federal reserve act
saved the country during the panic
ind that just as prosperity returns it
would be folly to remove him from
effice.
The amendments passed the house
without a dissenting vote.
Indiana Republicans
In Convention
Indianapolis, May 24.?Indiana Republicans
are meeting in state convention
and heard the party leaders sound
the keynote for the fall campaign.
Senator Watson presented the claim
that the efficient and wise management
of the nation's domestic and international
affairs had brought about
substantial results in the relieving
evils of the eight years of Democratic
misrule.
Leading Bankers
Meet in Paris
Paris, May 24.?Leading bankers
from many nations, with J. P. Morgan
as the American representative,
are hede to discuss the financial means
for the settlement of European situation
with a loan to Germany considered
as one of the first measures necessary.
Thirty Thousand Mile
Flight Around World
Croydon, England, May 24.?Major
W. T. Blake and two companions have
started on a 30,000 mile airplane flight
around the world.
Southern Baseball
Figure Passes
Memphis, May 24.?Charles Frank
a Southern baseball figure, is dead
here after a long illness.
Monarch News
The ladies of Mr. Charley Moss's
class had a delightful basket picnic al
the Forest last Saturday afternoon
fiom .3 to 7 o'clock. AH the ladies hail
their sweethearts along and there
were about 75 young folk present. This
is the first basket picnic from MonAetna
Sunday school, but as the ice is
now broken, we may turn out several
Rev. H. Haydock has just returnee
from a pleasant and enjoyable trip tc
the Southern Baptist convention al
Jacksonville, Fla., a trip given him bj
the Mon-Aetna Baptist church.
C. T. C.
COTTON GROWERS
UNITING EFFORT
Bennettsville, May 23.?One of th
largest gatherings of farmers o
Marlboro county met today at nooi
in the court hous. A permanen
county organization was made of thi
cooperative marketing cotton associa
tion. Fully 00 per cent of subscrip
tions were represented. The follow
ing officers were elected: W. B
Drake, president; M. W. Adama
I vice president; R. M. Pratt, secretary
The executive committee is compose*
of W. B. Drake, M. W. Adams, R. M
Pratt, W. M. Fletcher, T. C. Hamer
C. M. Honeysuckle, C. P. Hodgeso
Dr. C. D. Napier, Frank Manning, Jr.
A. L. Calhoun, S. O. Pegues. Th<
executive committee together witl
the following representatives wer<
elected as delegates to the distrio
convtmmn to ve hell at Bennetts
villle on Mav 20: E. W. Evans, Mrs
J. A. Stanton, Jr., J. F. Pegues, W
H. Grant, Don McQueen, J. A. Wills
J. D. Edens, Miss A. W. Evans an;
Fdgar Gibson.
At the approaching district meet
ing two names will be selected as di
rectors of this district, one of whicl
will be elected by a ballot of al
the signers of the cooperative mar
keting association in thtis district.
One of the most important step:
taken at the meeting today was se
forth in a resolution unanimously
indorsing E. W. Evans as a suitabb
member of the state board of direc
tors and as representative on thi;
board from this district. Mr. Evan:
is one of the largest planters in the
Pee Dee section. He took an aetiv<
> 4- 1 1 - r A'
unci cm ttiiu was ciiuirman 01 in<
committee that placed Marlbon
county in the forefront of all coun
ties subscribing: to the cooperative
marketing association. He is als<
well qualified as a business man foi
he is vice president and one of the
directiors of the Union Savings banl
of Bennettsville, and also a direeto
of the Peoples National bank of Ben
nettscille. The officers, directors, an<
delegates are among the most sub
stantial farmers and business met
of this county and the personnel o:
the county organization will carrj
it eujrtfoiM* \n thi
section.
Virginia's Historical
Pageant in Full Swin(
Richmond, May 24.?Scenes depict
ing the incidents of the American Rev
olutionary War, and the War of 181
are featured in the parade at the open
ing of the third day's activities of th
" Virginia historical pageants.
Wall Street Receives
Cut With Reliel
New York, May 24.?Wall Street re
ceived with evident relief the new rail
road freight reduction by the Inter
state Commerce Commission. Mos
better known railroad stocks are con
spicuously strong at the opening mat
ket and the gains are running fror
fractions to over one point.
Governor Wood Safe
Following Typhooi
Manila, May 24.? Leonard Woo<
governor of the Philippines, is safe al
ter being missing for 3G hours on tli
Yacht Apo following a typhoon.
Circles of First
Baptist Churcl
The Circles of the First Bapti:
church will meet Friday afternoon i
4 o'clock at the following homes;
No. 1?Mrs. Moblcy Jeter.
No. 2?Mrs. Lizzie Sims.
No. 3?Mrs. R. B. Gilliam.
No. 4?Mrs. J. H. Bartles.
No. 5?Mrs. R. E. White.
Ice Cream Supper
There will be an ice cream suppt
. at Duck Pond church Saturday nigh
May 27th. The proceeds will go f<
the benefit of the church. 1387-S
Preaching at Parham
School Hous
There will be preaching at Parha
school house Sunduy afternoon, Ma
> 28, by Rev. Mr. Webb of Buffalo.
' Everybody is invited to attend.
/ ? ma i . ^ ?
orace ivietnoaist unurcn
Iiecause of the commencement exe
s cises tlere will be no prayer meetir
: this evening at this church.
, Jas. W. Kilgo, Pastor.
\
. TODAY'S COTTON MARKE
Open Clo:
i January 19.62 19.5
. March 19.43 19.<
1 May 21.35 21.1
> July 20.05 20.1
t October 19.85 20.(
r December 19.72 19.1
N. Y. Spots 21.'
Local market 21
NEGRO ELUDES '
r GEORGIA MOB
e Irwintown, Ga., May 24.? Jnn Denf|
son, negro, is believed to have broken f
i all lynching records by escaping a c
t mob after the rope bad been placed ?
p about his neck. It is report?<1 that he i
- is attempting to elude the sheriff's '
- posse and to reach the Macon "mob
- proof" jail. t
1
i, Irwinton, Ga. May 23.?An auto- 1
. mobile accident early this morning
I cheated a Wilkinson county mob of ?
, dim D< nson, 20, a negro who had been f
, dragged from the local jail a few min,
utes before to be put to death by mob 0
, violence for a crime he is alleged to s
? have committed three years ago. t
i( At dusk this afternoon Sheriff Plav- ^
?j er of Wilkinson and his posse, aided r
hy dogs, reported the negro surround- 0
ed near Sandy Creek, four miles south 0
. of this place and his recapture is ex.
pected during the night. Officers are t?
t satisfied that the negro escaped the r
] mob, he having been seen and iden- v
tified four times during the day. 0
The negro's escape shatters all mob c
. records in Georgia. Never before, it is
i believed has a man staged a get away a
II from a group of angry men who were *
. en route to a scene selected to roan T1
levenge. Many have been rescued by c
3 sheriffs and other officers. *
t. Dense n is believed to be attempting r
| to elude the sheriff and his posse in 0
a order that he may get to Macon. He is
. | said to have expressed a desire to r
? | reach Macon and surrender there in I
s! order that he may be lodged in a 1'
3' "mob proof jail." j F
, I The negro has been twice sentenced I
jj t< death, the last sentence having been t
imposed by Judge James R. Park here ?
_| yesterday, the court setting the date r
, of June 1G. Two carpenters arrived s
j 1 here this morning to build a gallows 1
J but their job has been postponed in- 1
21 definitely. f
t. Miledgeville, Ga., May 23.?The ?
first information that Jim Denson hail
j gotten away from the mob was taken t
to Irwinton today by a farmer of 5
j Wilkinson county, according to infor^
mation brought here tonight. The *
farmer was in the field with several a
negro hands when he observed a hare- t
B " *
headed -negro approach. The negvof
however, ran when he discovered the
white farmer.
"What was the matter with that
negro?" the farmer asked one of his
hands.
"That's Jim Denson," came the re
"j ply. "He says he escaped from lynch;
ers and that they are hunting him."
"1 Denson was then out of sight, but
e| the farmer carried the news to the
sheriff and then the hunt for Denson
alive was begun. The sheriff had believed
Denson dead until them. Th?
f farmer's story was later confirmed i. I
is stated, from other sources.
People who left Wilkinson count},
- as lr'" u.-> P o'clock tonight said Don -1
son id not been captured. The mob
1 ?
t1 was n .raring, however. t
I m I - ' # ^
.' Buffalo Locals
i
(
i Mrs. Covie Nance returned Suuda\
* 1
i from Spartanburg, where she has b 'en j
, spending a few days. ,
^ Mr. L. (5. Sumner, who is choir lead|
cr in the Haggard revival in GalVney
j 1 spent. Sunday with his family here. '
p. | Miss Maine Brockmnn of (ireer.vilb
is spending a few days with Miss Viola
Trogdon.
Rev. R. D. Webb returned Monday
; after spending the week-end with rel (
I ] atives in Henrietta, N. (".
Mrs. J. M. Wilburn has returne 1 af
ter a delightful visit to nor daurhtei
*"i in Savannah, Ga.
On last Sunday Mr. K. W. Tiukci J
| had a big birthday dinner which \vu
| enjoyed by many of his friends v lum
he had invited. The table was simplj
burdened with good thing- to eat o
all description, among them being *
big fish stew which was enjoyed very
much by all. We wish for Mr. Tuckemany
more happy birthdays.
Rev. J. M. Trogdon and family wih
r ieave next Tuesday for their new
home at York, S. C.
>r[ ??
Rt*re Collection of
Old Silver Found
e Ixmdon, May 23.?The title of Viscount
Traprain, assumed by the Karl
of Balfour, is taken from the famous
hill, Traprain Law. on his East Ix>
J thian estate of Whittingehnme.
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Lois Snyder of Winthrop College
is in the citv this week in the
IK
interest of home demonstration work.
Miss Bessie Dye of Kershaw is the
guest of Mrs. P. B. Barnes on South
f Church street.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Jolly will move
Sf. next week into th >ir new home on
is Catherine street.
55 Mrs. Curran Kasley (Polly Jeter) of
15 Greenville will arrive Monday to visit
10 her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Jeter.
near Santuc.
| Miss Clnriee Burns of Swansea is a
50 visitor in Union for the commenceOe
1 ment exercises at the high school.
i
WILL REDUCE
FREIGHT RATES
Washington, May 21.? Reduction in
reight rates averaging about 10 per
ent is ordered by the Interstate Comnerce
Commission in a decision resultng
from the in niry into the general
ate structure of the nation. The cut
s fixed at 14 per cent for the eastern
erritory, 13'/4 for the Western, and
2', ? for the Southern and Mountain
'acifie territories.
All reductions are effective July 1
ind constitute a greater cut tli in was
fenerally expected.
The commission in ordering he dereases
which are on a horizontal bais
held that the railroads are entitled
o earn o^i per cent on the value ol'
heir property rather than approximately
0 per cent, fixed as the reasonible
return of the transportation act
<f 1920.
Passenger and Pullman rates are
naffected, agricultural products are
lot affected by the reduction. The
'oluntary cut made by the railroads
n January 1 substituting for the de
ision on these commodities.
The commission defined the perceniges
of reduction of the Southern dislict
as 12'^ per cent instwad of 25
icr cent as authorized in 1920. The
onimission expressed in conclusion
hat "the assumption that the raiload
rates can or should he stabilized
n the present high basis is futile."
The general question of whether
ailroad transportation charges in the
Jnited States had attained levels too
ngh for business and industry to sup
>ort was brought formally before the
nterstate Commerce Commission ia
he fall of ID'll on the commission's
wn motion although in response to
lation-wide commei ; il and political
uggestions. Farm ovganizatu ns and
epresentatives of Western states,
tavticularly th? se it t lie ttiah pro'uoing
area, obtained marked eoncesions
about that til i? to whi. h raiioads
voluntarily ad a d a Id per ceil*
eduction on pvacti ally all ugricu;ural
products all over the United
states except in New England.
Before the commit 'on, however, the
ailroad executives, statistical experts
ind attorneys developed the argument
hat railroad earn Lies were insufIcicnt
to justify ?*y general dereases,
at least until operating expenses
and wage pryments, a - reflated
by the radroad labor board, had
>een reduced. Every major industry
11 the United States was rep: .-senteil
n the hearings, along with state rcu'ntive
bodies, most of whom sought
owering of transportation charges,
?ut diverged in the degree of urgencv
.vhich they suggested for the comnission's
action. The hearings exended
over four months.
federal Charges
Made Against Six
Anderson, May 2J.?The "est hi 1
if indictment handed the grand jury
oday when the federal com t of th.'
A'estern district convened was one
n which the government < harges
.'ami hill Coiirienay, St. John Court nay,
Ashmeatl Courtenay, lMwin 1'
Krost Henry Rutledge Buist and
Francis J. IVlzer with conspiracy to
iefraud the government. A separite
hill charges Campbell Courtenav
.vith perjury. and two additional i-i:!*
harge St. John Courtenay an
Campbell Couctenay with violation
if the income tax law.
Judge 11. 11. Watkins explained tin
lirst hill to the grand jury by saying
that when two or .more person*
:igree or conspire to commit any offense
a"a list the United Stales, at i
that one of the party does any act
to effect the ihject of such ugremen
o conspiracy, then all were guilty of
conspiracy. The indictment, he said
in part, charges these men, as officer.
and directors of the Courtenay
Manufacturing company of making i
fraudulent income tax return.
In the east against Campbell Courtenay,
charged with violation of the
income tax law, it was alleged that
he omitted from his return any profit
from ino sate <>i nts sicoks, wnno evidence
of the government showed a
profit from tho s.Je of shares of Victor
Monaghan mi it stock, said Judge
Wat kins, and the same charge is
made aerainst St. John Court< nay as
against Campbell Courtenay.
The offense of conspiracy is punishable
by a fine of not more than
$10,000 or imprisonment of not
more than $10,000 or imprisonment
of not more than two years, or both,
and the penalty for perjury is a tine
of not mode than $2,000, or not more
than five years imprisonment, Judge
Watkins told the jury.
Miss Lily Cornwell of Santuc is
among the shoppers in Union today.
Rev, L. W. Blaekwelder will preach
inr uimiwti nrsit'iisJon umy M'rmuii urfore
Spartanburg Commandery No. 3,
Thursday, May 2.r>th.
Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Reaves and Miss
Marie Reaves will attend the graduation
exercises at Furman University
this week. Howard Reaves is a member
of the graduation class.
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