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MUCH PROGRESS I
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Road and bridge construction iri
South Carolint has progressed remarkably
since 1917 when the state
highway department was created by
the legislature and just now the people
of the state are more insistent for
better roads than at any other time
in years. Bonds are being voted all
over the state for bridges and roads
end on every hand the work of the
highway department is being advocated.
Miles and miles or roads have been
built under the direction of the department
and every point in the state
can be reached by automobile in a
short time over the present road system.
The progress has been fine, but
the work is just getting well under
way as the department has contracts
amounting to several million dollars
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uv/n uciu^ uueu.
It may be safely said that one of
the major activities Of the state at
the present time is road and bridge
building. This activity, of course, is
a direct result of an insistent public
demand for improved automobile
roads.
There are now some 84,000 registered
motor vehicles being operated
over the roads of the state, and it is a
surprising fact, according to the rectpr
ords of the highway department, that
in spite of" the present depressed
financial situation, the number of registrations
for 1922 llns shown nn in.
crease over the number for the same
period of 1921. This means that the
demand for improved roads will certainly
not be decreased, and the
amounts of money to be expended for
satisfying this demand will probably
be greater hereafter than heretofore.
There is apparently no question but
that people want and are willing to
pay for good roads. The real questions
that the taxpayers want enlightenment
or relate to the progress being
made and the value received for the
money expended. In other words, are
the people getting good roads and are
they getting them economically?
With the idea in.mind of answering
these questions The State has
sought interviews with officials of the
state highway department and has
secured access to. considerable infor.
mation, from which the following
progress review and cost data have
been drawn:
Beginning of Work.
The state highway department was
organized in 1917 and began to function
about the same time that war
with Germany Was declared. During
the first two years of the department's
existence, the principal work
accomplished was of an Investigational
nature, though surveys and
plans were made for a number of
roads and a few construction projects
were started. With the close of the
war counties all over the state became
active in road building and by the end
of 1919 the road situation revealed a
definite plan for the completion of the
system of state highways that had
been projected by the state highway
commission.
At the close of 1919 nearly'100
miles of road had been completed under
the supervision of the state highway
department, while surveys had
been completed for more than 600
miles and contracts had been let for
nearly 200 miles. In addition to this
work, several counties were going
ahead constructing roads on the state
highway system so that on December
SI 1Q1Q nrrnniri>mprt? Vinri Iwon nor.
fected for constructing nearly 650
miles cf the state highway system,
including the work already completed.
In 1920 the legislature reorganised
t&e highway department and made
provision for the department to main
tain all toads constructed on the state
system out of the proceeds from the
motor vehicle license fees. A total
of 411 miles were found to be constructed
in accordance with the department
standards, and that mileage
was placed under state maintenance
about the middle of 1920. At that
time the only two county seats in the
state that were connected by an improved
state highway were Greenville
ami Pfolrftnir
In leas than two years' time, since
state maintenance was first inaugurated,
the roads under maintenance
have increased from 411 mites to approximately
1,500 miles and 22 of
the 46 county seats have completed
connections with other county seats
Five additional county seats will be
afforded such connections with the
!- completion of construction work nov
well under way. Furthermore, travelers
between points as remote from
each other as Bishopville and Wat
halla can make the entire journey b.,
r auto without leaving an improvee
state road, except in some om tin
i towns, and from Charleston Spartan
Vilirc A HiatanrA nf J>!ln milau nnli
I about 80 miles of unimproved road ii
encountered and all except about fou
_ and one-half miles of this 80 are no\
* under construction. Prom Lancaste
to Augusta, over 140 miles, there ii
only one unimproved gap of a Lou
four and onct-half miles.
Of the 1,500 miles of state road:
DADE
HIGHWAY BUILDING
i completed and undei state maintenance,
the highway department has
i participated with federal aid in the
construction of approximately one
half, the mileage of federal aid road
completed being 85 miles of hard
surface and 1,415 miles of other types.
In addition to the federal aid work,
the department, in conjunction with
county officials, has completed a number
of important connections through
the use of residue of the automobile
license fund not required for maintenance.
With the advent of the present yeai
the cost of building roads and bridges
decreased noticeably. The average
cost per mile for hard surfaced roads
completed in 1921 was $38,078.01 as
compared with $29,930.58 for the
r.rocon f uoor TV>n otf?*?nnr?
|/?vmvi?V J V.MJL, M. Itv; avtia^c tuo t VIA
top soil, sand clay and dirt roads was
$5,617.41 in 1921 and $3,293.45 in
1922.
Major Bridges Finished.
Six major bridges have been com
pleted by the department and a num'
ber of others are under construction
while still others are to be begun in
the near future. The six bridges
completed and listed as "major" projects
are: Broad river bridge at Locki
hart, 700 feet of concrete and steel at
a cost of $76,407.28; the Edisto river
'bridge at Jacksonboro, 628 feet of
concrete and steel at a cost of $78,929.43;
Whale Branch bridge in Beaufort
county, 550 feet of concrete (substructure
only) at a cost of $35,291.17;
Hard Labor creek bridge in
McCormick county, 206 feet of concrete
at a cost of $31,794.33.; Fishing
Creek bridge in Chester county, 291
feet of concrete at a cost of $13,934.86;
and Four Hole Swamp bridge
| in Dorchester county, 374 feet of con
crete at a cost of $21,031.70.
Major bridge projects under construction
by the department are listed
as follows: Santee Itiver bridge,
concrete and steel, estimated to cost
$847,409.37; Wateree River bridge,
concrete and steel, estimated to cost
$149,618.86; Big Thickety Creek
bridge, Cherokee county, 625 feet of
steel, estimated to cost $32,480.70; Edisto
River bridge between Orangeburg
-**nd Bamberg -counties, 6!S feet -ad
concrete and steel, estimated to cost
$43,651.06; Sand Bar. Ferry bridge,
1,483 feet of concrete and steel, estimated
to cost $222,168.83.
Seme of the larger projects that are
being considered and on which work
will likely begin at an early date are:
Bridge over the Little Pee Dee river
in Marion county to cost around $30,nnn
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6uu; unuge over tne aavannan river
at Savannah to cost near $600,000;
Ashley river bridge at Charleston to
cost around $600,000; Edisto river
bridge between Colleton and Dorchester
counties to cost approximately
$40,500; Broad river bridge between
Newberry and Fairfield counties to
cost in the neighborhood of $177,311;
Lynche's river bridge between Lancaster
and Chesterfield counties to
cost approximately $26,000; Pacolet
river bridge at Converse to cost about
$72,761.46; bridge over the Tiger river
in Union county to cost about $39,556.77.
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The Savannah river bridge at Sa
' vannan will consist of one 240 foot
steel swing span on reinforced concrete
piers and 5.428 feet of reinforced
concrete beams spans on concrete
piles, together with 18,707 feet of hydraulic
fill, giving a total for the estimated
cost of $600,000. One-fourth of
I the cost will be home by South Carolina,
one-fourth by Georgia and the
other half by the federal government.
I The Ashley bridge at Charleston
jvill be 1,900 feet long and will consist
nf nno 11ft fnnf /floorl Koomilo
span, probably of reinforced concrete
cantilever on concrete piers or steel
1 ilate girder (cantilever spans with
concrete decks) on concrete piers. The
. bridge will accommodate street rail!
way tracks, one 34 foot roadway and
i two five foot sidewalks. Federal aid
; amounting to $250,000 has been appropriated
and the remainder will be
furnished by the city of Charleston
i and the county.
Some Other Bridges,
i The Edisto river bridge between
Colleton and Dorchester counties will
i consist of one 168 foot steel span in
concrete piers and 15 22 foot rein'
forced concrete spans. The two coun|
ties will furnish one-half of the mon,
ey and federal aid will match the onei
half.
s The Broad river bridge between
r Newberry and Fairfield will consist ol
. four 175 foot steel deck trusses and
i 15 36.5 foot reinforced concrete
spans, making a total length of 1,256
j.., ?a ? .i. -* +\rtn oil HP
r Irvi ut a iuhi ui
1 The Lynche's river structure beI
tv/eon Lancaster and Chesterfield
- counties will consist of either three
/ 100 foot concrete open arches or six
9 43 foot concrete heab spans and three
r 22 foot concrete beam spans on con.
v crete piers. The cost will be divided
r equally between the counties for ones
half and the other half will be federal
t aid.
The Pacolet river bridge Ht Spars
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STRIKE SITUATION 1
REMAINS SAME
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Washington, June 27.?Indications
given at the White House are that the
government will soon be able to make
announcement in the coal strike situation
and that the step contemplated '
was a move to bring the leaders of the 1
miners and operators together for a
discussion of wage differences.
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Washington, June 26 (By the As- 1
sociated Press).?Administration efforts
to bring about a settlement of
th*e bituminous coal strike met a pre- <
liminary check today. <
Alter a coriierence with fresidem
Harding and Secretary Davis, John
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, announced
that the union policy was still unaltered
and unyielding in its insistence
that a new wage scale must be set up
for the strike-ridden mining districts
by national or semi-national conferences
with operators.
The meeting between Mr. Harding,
Secretary Davis and Mr. Lewis,
which took place at the White House,
was the last of a sedies of conferences
into which Secretary Davis took
Mr. Lewis today.
Officially no statement was forthcoming,
though Secretary Hoover
also was called to the White House
immediately after Mr. Lewis left.
Mr. Lewis was first invited to
Washington last Tuesday and upon
4-~ Gnn
ilia aiiivui ouiiiitiy wua taivcu iu oct- i
retary Davis' apartment for a discus- t
sion running several hours past mid- I
night to be renewed later today at the ?
labor department. I
"We talked over the general prob- f
lems of the bituminous industry and
the strike," Mr. Lewis declared on i
leaving the White House. t
"With relation to the present strike ?
we considered the matter" of a joint (
conference of operators and miners, t
especiully proposals to hold district
joint conferences between operators f
and miners for wage settlements as <
compared with a joint conference in f
the central competitive field, or a na- (
tional conference of all fields through
representatives. No definite plans affecting
the strike were decided upon.
The strike stiuation is unchanged,
t country," he added, "will be .
facing a serious shortage of coal ,
within "a few weeks and if the strike
continues the railroads will be unable i
to transport enough to take care of j
industries and consumers." 1
. _ There were no indications of what
further steps might be taken by the i
government after the meetings had
been concluded.
Greer-Bishop
Miss Lillian Bishop and Mr. C. E.
Greer, of this county, were quietly
married at the home of Rev. L. L.
Wagnon, the officiating minister, on 1
Saturday evening, June 24, 1922. 1
The ceremony was pronounced in <
the presence of a few of the rela- ]
tives of the contracting parties, who
will be joined by scores of friends in 1
wishing happiness to the new bride
and groom as they begin the journey
of life together.
Miner Killed this Morning
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Bridgeport, Ohio, June 27.?One
miner was killed and another wounded
this morning when they were fired
cn from hills while on their way to
work at the strip mine of Cathidne
company at Uniontown, according to
information reaching here today. The
victims were in an automobile when
the shooting began.
Captain Burnett Dead
FJprt Worth, Texas, June 27.?Capt.
Bum Burnett, the oil man, rancher
and owner of hundreds of thousands
of acres of Texas lands, died at his
home here today after a year's illness.
HiR land was among the first in Texas
to reveal oil.
Wounded Miners
Removed to Safety
Herrin, 111., June 27.?Removal to
safety from "Bloody" Williamson
county of the wounded non-union men
now in the hospital zone is the problem
followintr in the wake of last
Thursday's mine nyisaacre. Twelve
wounded survivors of the band of non'union
workers are still in danger,
according to information reaching the
[ state and federal investigators.
Bridge Letting Yesterday
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The county authorities, on yesterday,
received bids for constructing n
bridge over Tiger river,, the Beaty
bridge, and another known as the
! Padgett's Creek bridge on the Whitmire
road. There were six bidders.
The.General Road and Drainage Con
etruction Co., of Columbia, made the
lowest bid, aggregating for the t\Co
bridges the sum of $38,090.98.
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Miss Jessie Graham of Berkeley
county will arrive this afternoon to
1 visit friends.
BRUCE ME
' IS HiEASED
Mexico City, June 27j(By the Associated
Press).?iCflMwl Barcena,
the Mexican lawyer, wsu> was kidnapped,
together with4C. A. Bruce
Bielaski near CuernavaCfc Sunday, has
been released, and new^Ja momentarily
expected of Bielosklfe' release. The
latest reports from tittternava said
Bielaski is safe and thai negotiations
with the bandits werg under way.
Mexico City, June 26 i[By the Associated
Press).?Albeit 9 J. Pani,
secretary of the foreign affaffirs, has
jeen officially advisel by the Ameri an
embassy of the kfc Inaping yes.erday
of A. Bruce Bielaski, in the
state of Morelos, and ^the promise
las been given that all ptssible measares
will be taken to Effect his reeuse.
The other person lupnaped was
Vlanuel Barcena, a Mexican attorney.
Mr. Bielaski was chielf of the bureau
of investigation of the United
States department of justice during
he war. It is generally beleived
hat instead of pursuihg the kidnapers
to the point of endangering the
ives of the captives, Mexican federal
roops who are searching for the cap;ives
will enter into negotiations
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ooKing lowaras tneir release by tne
layment of all or part of the 10,000
>esos ransom demanded.
Shortly after noon today both the
\merican embassy and tjxe consulate
;old the Associated Press no word has
>een received concerning Mr. Bielaski
ind that the _facts as published in
Vlexico City this morning were substantially
correct.
The air of mystery which surrounded
the kidnaping last night was
ixplained in authoritative sources as
in attempt by Mr. Bielapki's friends
:o have the least possible said about
he incident until he was safe.
Apparently there are no facts to
support the theory advanced in some
quarters that the kidnaping was instituted
by Mr. Bielaski's personal
;nemies. ^
Notice Elka!
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There will be a special Meeting of
Unisw M?. 1M1i>WLThq>nHUy
night, at 8 p. m., in the K. of P. hall.
Important matters to be brouirht
up, including the selection of a new
Home. We have plans for a new place
to be discussed and passed on.
Every member is urged to be present
promptly at 8 p. m.
E. M. Garner,
Attest: Exalted Ruler.
J. E. Jones,
Secretary. It
Offered College Presidency
Dr. W. J. McGlothlin for the last
hree years president of Furman University,
has been offered the presi
iency of William Jewell College, ot
Liberty, Missouri.
Dr. McGlothlin has not made public
tiis plans.
Birtii Announcement
Mi* nnH Mi*c I ftwiu TTorria or*
nounce the birth of a daughter Sunday,
June 25.?Rock Hill Herald.
Interesting Item
The Spartanburg Journal carries
the following news item interesting
to many Union people:
"A special communication of Sts.
John lodge, A. F. M., will be held tomorrow
night for the purpose of conferring
the master's degree upon William
Maxwell, superintendent of the
Spartanburg division of the Southern
railway. President Fairfax Harrison
and a number of Southern railway officials
will be present for the occasion.
Delegations from the South
Gate clubs of Columbia, Greenville,
Charlotte and Asheville will be present
for the occasion, and the local
South Gate club will take part in the
Avav/tici au iirVkw?Vi will Kurrin of 1
CACItlOCO, TV IIIVII mil III OI>
o'clock, in order to let Mr. Harrison
get off on a night train to Washington..
Some of the most proficient
Masons in this section will take part
in the exercises."
Boll Weevils Plentiful
Reports from various sections oi
the stat^ are to the effect that the boll
weevil is very plentiful, the pest is
attacking the okra plants in some
counties.
A fortune awaits the men who will
find the right "bug death" for him.
Heat Wave Reaches
Maximum in California
San Francisco, June 27.?The inland
valleyes of California are in the
throes of a heat wave. The maximum
of 110 was reached at Redding in th<
Upper Sacramento Valley yesterday
Mrs. Clark Plexico (Lillian Blan
ton), who was operated on at th<
Wallace Tompson hospital, has im
proved and has returned home to hei
friend on North Pinckney.
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MINE TRAGEDY
BRINGS CHARGES
Washington, June 20.?Two sides
to the Herrin, 111., mine killings were
presented today in the house during
debate in which Representative
Goodykoontz of West Virginia and
Representative Denison of Illinois,
both Republicans, participated.
Mr. Goodykoontz called upon ofh
cers of the United Mine Workers oi
America to assist in prosecution of
those responsible for the disorders
even though found among the union
membership. Otherwise, he said, the
United Mine Workers' organization
"will never be able to rise from the
low level to which its members have
tauseu 11, 10 xaii. ne auaeo mat me
people "are crying out against the
enormity of the crime and strong men
in the union should take note of the
injury crime is doing to their cause."
Mr. Denison, in whose district the
disorders occurred, replying to the
West Virginia member, set forth in
detail the conditions which led to the
killings, declaring that the "most unfortunate
affair" was due to the
employment of non-union men "armed
with rifles and machine guns" to
mine coal in violation of an agreement
entered into with the union
miners.
The Illinois representative contended
that newspaper reports of the disorders
in many cases were 'very inaccurate"
and said thpf according to
the local papers of Marion, his home,
"opt one-fifth of the press reports to
the metropolitan newspapers were
true." He said he regretted the "repulsive
and horrifying details" contained
in some accounts and added:
"T know thnt some of thp rpvnltitu*
gruesome details are not reliable and
not true in many instances. If the
people of the country were better informed
about the circumstances
which led up to the tragedy they
would take a different view of it."
While not excusing the resort to
force by the union miners Representative
Denison said it was well known
that whenever non-union miners were
taken into southern Illinois to mine
coal there had been a "tragedy."
Representative Goodykoontz asserted
that the "coroner's" jury verdict
Indicated that "the. union miners have
even control of the processes of the
law there." He recited conditions in
Logan county, West Virginia, and declared
that property there would have
been destroyed and the law ignored,
as he insisted it had been in Illinois
had not the authorities of the county
and state taken prompt action.
PERSONAL MENTION
Rev. J. R. Moore is visiting in Un
ion today.
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Jester and children
of Greenwood will arrive tonior
row to visit Mr. and Mrs. Davis Jef
fries.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrun Lawson arc
occupying apartments at the home o!
Mr. B. B. Going on South Mountain
street.
Mrs. R. B. Alverson is attending the
summer school at Winthrop College.
Fred H. Garner has been quite sick
for a week or more, but is much improved
today. Mis friends will be
pleased to know that he is on the roac
io recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Morgni
have returned from their honey moor
and are at home to their friends a
125 Main street.
Rev. J. T. Going of Horry count3
is visiting relatives in Union thi
week.
Mrs. Edge, of Clinton Is the gues
of Mrs. W. A. Moorehead on Perrii
avenue. Mrs. Edge formerly live,
in this city and has many friends wh>
will be pleased to see her again.
Mrs. A. R. Fripp is attending tin
summer school at Winthrop College.
1 Miss Fanny Duncan, who has beet
in the hospital in Greenville for sev
oral months for treatment for hei
eyes, returned home Sunday. Sh<
has hundreds of friends in Union anc
over the state who rejoice over he;
improved health.
Miss Mary Oldham, of Roanoke
Alabama, is the guest of her aunt
Mrs. T. C. Duncan.
Mrs H. I. Horton and childrer
spent the week-end with relatives i>
Columbia and were accompanied hom<
by Thad Horton, who will visit her<
for awhile.
' JVlr3. T. S. Adams and children o
1 Herberts are the guests of Mrs. H. B
* Jennings on South street.
Sidney Howell has returned to hi;
' home in Wilson, N. C., after spendint
a week with his mother, Mrs. J. G
Howell, on West Main street.
Mrs. S. A. Wix and Miss Evelyi
Wix have returned from a visit to Mr
. and Mrs. W. P. Boyd in Gastonia
. N. C.
, Miss Nellie Jones, of Clito, Ga., wil
, spend several days with Mrs. J
Jones, on her way to Asheville, N. C
to attend the summer school at th
Asheville Normal College.
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More than 20,000 Chinese wome
r eiim a living as factory workers i
Shankhai.
NO FOREIGNERS 1
1 SLAIN IN CHINA
i Shanghai, June 26.?Rear Admiral
i W. H. G. Bullard, commanding the ?
; United States naval patrol on the ?
s Yangste river, who arriver tonight ^
I on his flagship, U. S. S. Isabel, con- c
Armed reports of the recent uprising c
in Kiangsi province and the killing of i
many natives, .but declared that no o
' foreigners had been killed nor cap- t
tured. I
i Sun's forces, now converging on v
i Canton, are declared to' outnumber ?
the troops under-Chen Chiung-Ming,
who deposed Sun. Chinese observers t
predict severe warfare between the 11
two factions with the odds in favor 1
of the restoration of Sun Yat Sen and 1<
the defeat of Chen. 11
Admiral Bullard said that the dis- v
turbances resulting from the mutiny 1
of the troops in Kiangsi perhaps had p
not been Wholly quelled south of Nanehang,
in which region cities have o
been looted and many persons slaugh- ?
tered, but that elsewhere the Chinese v
authorities were restoring order. He t
' believed that all danger of damage to i
the property of foreigners had passed n
1 before he left Kiukiang in northern t
Kiangsi. i
The worst phase of the mutiny, said t
the admiral, continued throughou4
wo days, during which looting and t
killing became general. He was un- t
able to estimate the number of
Chinese slain nor the extent of the i
damage, but he w. certain that th?*
latter would be found to be extensive, v
When Admiral Uullard departed e
from Kiukiang he left the American r
gunboat Monocacy on duty there and s
Sautrday her commander reported c
that the city of Nanchang, capital of h
Kiangsi province, was no longer in j
danger. I
Three generals are in command of \
30,000 of Sun's Kiangsi army of 50. v
000, said to be driving suothward. y
They are Dsu Tsung-Chi, Hi Lieh- h
Chun and Huang Ta-Wei. I
Reports received from Canton as- <_
a ii a / ' i it :4 u on i\i\c\
sere mm vienerui iiuuiiKi won n
troops is holding a line in the south- s
ern Kiangsi province below Kan- h
chow, while Generals Li and Dsn are a
' commanding the drive against Chen t
' Chiung-Ming. Sun's northern forces j
! are fnot expected to reach the neigh- I
borhood of Canton inside of two t
weeks. t
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Compromise Plan for
Negotiating Differences 1
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Washington, June 27.?Realizing I.
that the deadlock that is now exist- t
ing between the mine operators and t
the union min<us will not voluntarily I
be abated by either party to the coa! I
strike the administration was pre- 1
pared today and responsible officials
intimated that they were to offer a 5
compromise plan for negotiating of <
differences which it is believe ' c mid I
not be rejected by oithe faction to I
the strike. The coal situ .ion in ail
k its ramifications is understood to be
1 one of the chief topics to be taken up <
by President Harding at the regular <
cabinet meeting. ?
Forty Americans Held 1
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Liy ixeuei uencr?i
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Washington, June 27.?The lives of (
40 American employes of the Corto. '
Oil company near Tampio and d<
structible property valued at a (p..'
ter of a million of dollars is bein
held by the rebel general until a ran
som of 15,000 pesos is paid, accord.
5 ing to a message received today from
( the American consul at Tampieu to 1
the state department. The dispatch
I stated that the rebel. General Govo
?ave, and his command of 240 wellarmed
men ure holding the property.
Whitmire Defeats Buffalo
1 The Whitmire team defeated the I
( Buffalo nine last Saturday in a ver>
good game of hasebali, Buffalo had a
j bad inning in the second which probably
caused defeat. Both teams played
hard and the game seemed to be j
a draw until lite las', ball was thrown.
' Below is the scoi-e by innings:
' Whitmire 031 000 002
Bufflo 002 000 010
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] Rev. C. A. Kirby Will
Accept Gaffney Call
f Expressing his aprpeciation of the
evident desire of the members of
the Green Street Baptist church to
L, induce him to remain in Spartanburg,
r Rev. C. A. Kirby, pastor of the
i. church, stated at Sunday's service
tnat ne cannot reconsider nis aeei- ,
n ?ion accept his recent call to Gaff- <
ney. Mr. Kirby asked that he be
i. permitted to assume charge of his
Gaff ney pastorate about duly 1 f? and
ii members of the Green Str. et church
I. voiea to release tneir pastor mwr
the second Sunday in July,
e A pastor to succeed Mr. Kirby at
Green Street Baptist church has not
yet been selected. A committee has
n been appointed to extend a call to *\
n prospective pastor. ? Spartanburg
Journal.
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KILLS NEGRO IN
SELF DEFENSE
McCormick, .June 26.?Richard
Sims, negro, was shot and killed this
noroing near Parksville by W. T.
(Vood, a white man. Mr. Wood, according
to testimony offered at the
oronor's inquest this morning, shot
n self-defense, drawing his pistol
nly after he had been attacked by
he negro. Mr. Wood's left arm was
>roken by a blow from a shotgun,
vielded, witnesses say, by the negro
Jims.
Mr. Wood came to McCormick afer
having his arm dressed and thi.i
norning surrendered to Sheriff Leroy.
'he coroner's jury, investigating the
:illing, brought in a verdict that the
icgro came to his death by a gunshot
found at the hands of W. T. Wood,
.'he dead negro was considered a deslerate
character.
The killing grew out of an attempt
n the part of Mr. Wood and W. T.
>elf and W. P. Langford, two other
fhite men, to settle a dispute between
he negro Sims and John Lee, another
icgro, living about one and a half
niles from Parksville. The wives of
he two negroes quarreled yesterday
nd Sims, according to the negro Lee,
hreatened yesterday to kill him and
his morning, Lee said, carried a gun
o the field with the avowed intenion
of carrying out the threat.
From information received here the
.ee negro lived on the farm of W. T.
ielf of I'arksville and Richard Sims
/ent into the field this morning armd
with his shotgun to await the arival
of Lee, whom it was alleged, he
wore he wou'd kill on sight. Lee
11 learning of the presence of Sims in
lis field went to I'arksville and retorted
the matter to his landlord, W.
i'. Self. Mr. Self, in company with
V. T. Wood and M. P. Langford,
irent to the field where the negro
Jims was waiting and tried to get
iim to go to the home of 1/ee to talk
he matter over and get their ditTernces
settled. Wh;n the three white
iien leached the field the negro, they
ay, ordered the.n not to approach
lim and drew his gun on them. They
tssured him that they had not gone
here to create a disturbance but to
jet the differences between him and
Hie settled and the> succeeded in geting
liim to j>ut Ins gTlTT'down and
alk with them in uti effoit to reach
11 dajustment of the difference.s
When Sims put his gun down Mr.
.angford picked it up and unloaded
t. Mr. Wood then took the negro
>y the arm and started in the direcion
of the negro Lee's home. As
hey proceeded down the road Mr.
. .nngford, it was testilied, overtook
hem, carrying the negro's gun in
lis hand and walking along beside
Mr. Wood, and on the off side from
wms. The negro, witnesses said, sitdlenly
reached over, grabbed the gun
rom tin' hands ot .Mi. Landlord and
legan boating Mr. Wood with it. The
sinis negro is about years of age
did stronger than lither Mr. Wood
>r Mr. Lnngfurd. it was testified,
md succeeded in st iking Mr. Wu.o
several blows with the nun ban-.!,
>ne of the blows breaking Mr Wood's
eft arm just above the wvi>t. i'he
aegro, witnesses said, continued
jentir.g the white man and M. Wood
Irew Itis pistol and shot tin nej >< to
lealht. Mr. Wool came t Ytiotnick
after having .'us aim t -e<:
.ml gave himself up to Sh ! ;.- "ov.
Picnic at Cedar Spring.
There will be a j< int picnic of U.
Episcopal Sunday school here with t
Episcopal Sunday school of '".t.
Springs Thursday aftermuo . 2iMh >
Cedar Springs, l.et us me -t early so
we can leave at 15 p m. Meeting at
Mr. and Mrs. Burris.'
B. F. Alston, dr., Supt.
Calls for Cooperation to
Prevent Runaway Market
Washington, dune 27.?Business organizations
affiliated with the chamber
of commerce of the United Stau
was called upon today by duhus
Barnes, president of the chain her, '
lend cooperation in an effort to prevent
a runaway of the coal market by
setting up machinery for coordinating
in distribution among their local
and individual customers. Each of the
1400 organizations affiliated are urged
to appoint a fuel committee to make
on immediate survey of the local coal
situation.
Today's Cotton Market
Open Close
July 20.92 21.26
October 21.19 21.25
Peceniber ". .. .. 21.20 21.05
.Innnnrv 21 02 20.86
March .. 20.90 20.76
N. Y. Spots 21.76
Local market 21.MI
E. M. Fuller & Co., Suspend
New York, June 27.?The New
York Consolidated Stock ExchanKi
today announced the suspension of E.
M. Puller & Co.
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