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Vol. LXXII No. 1417 Union, S. C., Wednesday Afterlfton, June 28, 1922 3c Per Copy
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BILL PASSED FOR j
FOR Wl
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Washington, June 28.?Action bj
congress in appropriating $7,600,000
for work on Wilson Dam means that
the "completion of Muscle Shoals development
now is a certainty," so
Representative Almon, of Alabama,
in whose district the Shoals is located,
declared today in a statement.
Washington, June 27.?President
Harding's signature was all that was
required tonight for authorizing the
appropriation of $7,600,000 for new
work on the Wilson dam at Muscle
Shoals. , The army bill containing authority
of congress to spend the
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tober 1, next, was passed today by
the senate without a change in the
language already approved by the
house and by conferees of the two
legislative bodies.
During final senate consideration,
however, the measure at certain
stages was threatened with being
sent back to the house for further
conference, Senator Norris of Nebraska,
chairman of the agriculture
committee, moving that the senate
disagree with the house provision delaying
expenditure of the money until
October. He was finally overruled by
a vote of 28 to 32.
The Nebraska senator led the aty
tack on the house amendment and
was joined by Senator Wadsworth of
New York, chairman of the military
committee in charge of the bill, and
by Senator Underwood of Alabama,
Democratic leader, in declaring the
house action "unfortunate.' The latter
two senators, however, differed
with Senator Norris on his motion
to disagree, declaring that, if it prevailed,
the bill would be returned to
the house and the appropriation probably
would be jeopardized in this
procedure.
Others, including Senator Glass
(Democrat) of Virginia, Heflin
(Dem-ocrat) of Alabama and Smith
(Democrat) of South Carolina, supported
Senator Underwood in reu
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questing concurrence in tne nouse
amendment in order to make the appropriation
certain. Senator Underlie
wood recalled past, occurrences where
differences between the senate "and
house had resulted {disastrously to
Muscle Shoals appropriations and re minded
his colleagues that the army
bill has to be on the statute books by
July 1, and that they had no time to
lose in adjusting diffeffrenced in language,
however unfortunate they
might appear to the senate.
The first executive meeting of the
agriculture committee since it concluded
its examination of proposals
from Henry Ford, the Alubama Power
Company, Fredeiick Engstrum and
Charles L. Parsons for developing the
shoals properties also was held today.
Senator Norris was understood to
have informed the committee that he
would submit a report to the senate
although he was alone among the
members with reference to their opinions
of offers considered.
Killing Boll Weevils
The following letters from O. B
Hollis, an extensive planter at Cross
Keys, will be read with interest by
^ the fanners of Union county.
Mr. Hollis tells his methods of poisoning
the weevils and gives actual
.experience.
Cross Keys, S. C., June 26, 1922.
Dear Mr. Editor:
Will you please publish my exper.
ience poisoning the boll weevil that it
may help some one else, who doubts
as I did before trying, that it can be
done and economically at that.
I have ben reading Mr. David R
Coker's articles in The State on poisoning
them and tried his exact meth1
Ka /iiilniuiYi nvcnnntn r\rw:
vu vrrvi iMo, vauiuni v,,,v
half gallon warm water, one gallon
molasses. I first tried applying 11
with a quart bottle with a slot cut in
the stopper but found this too slow. 1
then tried a mop on a stick and found
this entirely satisfactory as you can
reach the bud more easily. One man
can cover about two acres per da>
at a cost of about 20 cents per acre
by this method if the cotton is not toe
large. I think the best time to poison
is before any squares form, as
you can catch him in the bud then
1 found that practically every square
formed was already punctured. 1
caught four weevils and placed then
on a stalk already poisoned about 2
o'clock in the afternoon and the nexl
morning all four were dead under the
stalk. This was proof enough for me
that it is worth trying.
Thanking you for this space.
O. B. llollis.
Deputy Marshal Suicides
Lynchburg, Vs., June 28.?IS. I
Chappelle, Unitedd States deput;
marshal, committed suicide this morn
ing, blowing a part of his head ol
with a shotgun.
In 1921, approximately 2,000,00
gallons of gasoline were produced
day.
La.. - |
APPROPRIATION
IRK ON WILSON DAM
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i Two Persons Dead
And Several Injured
When Train Jumps Track
Lincoln, Neb., June 28.?Two per'
sons may die and several are said to
have been injured when the Chicago
Flier, Rock Island train went into a
ditch today at Alvo. The engineer
nnd fireman were probably fatally injured.
Tax on Gasoline
Brings in Money
A total of $72,278.62 was collected
from the gasoline tax in May, according
to figures announced by the
tax commission yesterday. This total
with the collections for March and
April brings the grand total ti date to
$214,000, in round numbers. In March
the tax collected was $68,000, approximately,
and in April approximately
$74,000.
Under the terms of the act one-half
of the amount goes to the general
fund of the state and the other half
to the counties to be used exclusively
for road building purposes. This part
to the county is to be distributed quarterly
and in the same ratio to the
total amount distributed as the
amount to be assessed value of prop
erty in the county bears to the total
amount of the assessed value of the
property in the entire state.?The
State.
If a Neighbor Has a Still
The traveling salesman on the train
declared that he was a firm prohibitionist,
but told of having failed to
live up to his convictions in the matter
of reporting illicit distilling to the
police. "I know, as a good citizen, I
should inform against bootleggers,"
he admitted, "but I'm just plain yellow."
Rev. A. Z. Conrad of Boston recentiy
discussed the same point which disturbed
the conscience of the Nebras.
kan, and while he did not say outright
what he would do if a neighbor should
engage in the illicit enterprise, he an*.
swered the question from a theoretical
standpoint.
"Is it honorable to act as an informer
if you know a neighbor is operating
a still?" he asked in his Sunday
night sermon. Perhaps not an
honor, but certainly a duty, was his
conclusion. "You can not leave it to
a policeman," said Dr. Conrad, "when
a man is committing murder. You
must interfere at once. And when the
constitution is being violated, you
must tell the proper authorities."
The Nebraska traveling man took
exactly this position And yet h>
confessed that he could not bring himself
to practice it. Partly perhaps r..
was of a dislike of notoriety, fear of
revenge, or being misrepresented 1.1
his motives or seeming to vent a
grudge.
Why not hear from the police reporter
on this ? Do many citizens turn
in information about cases that come
under their observation? Do most of
the tips come from nameless sources,
1 through anonymous telephone calls or
letters??Editorial, Omaha (Neb.;
Bee.
Today's Cotton Market
Open Clo?c
July 21.38 21.6.1
October 21.41 21.61
December 21.20 21.33
' January 21.00 21.19
; March 20.93 21.09
1 N. Y. Spots 22.10
' Ix>cnl market 21.50
Hundred Percent Disloyal
To United States
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Washington, June 28.?Charging
; that the people of Williamson county,
111., had apparently given approval to
1 the massacre of non union miners at
1 Herrin, Senator Myers, a Democrat
1 declared today in th.j senate that here
was an instance of one entire county
! "100 per cent disloyal" to the United
' States and the constitution.
1 Hinton Cranford, W. A. Cranford,
Miss Linnie Mae Cranford and Mr.
!j and Mrs. C. O. Austell motored to
' Rock ITill Sunday and spent the day
1 with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cranford.
t - .
^ Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Lampley and
! children of Greenville are the guests
5 of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Askew on South
Mountain street.
Mrs. A. B. Bailes, of Charlotte, N.
C., is visiting her nieces, Misses Mason
and Gilmer BlankenRhip on Route
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i. ?? Alley wiou lit* y v. c*r> vuvn ^ucovn mi,
^ and Mrs. Gary Windle and Miss Annie
- Lee Windle of Fort Mill.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. D. H. Eubanks have
returned from Saluda, N. C., where
0 they went to take their little daufcha
ter, Grace, to the Baby Hospital. She
is much improved today.
THREE YEAR FUND i
OF FEDERAL AID
Federal aid for road construction
will be continued as a result of the i
authorization of additional appropria- 1
tions for this work amounting, to I
1190,000,000 carried by the postofliee i
appropriation bill signed by the pres:- I
dent June 19, according to informu- i
tion received by the state highway t
department. Fifty million dollars is t
authorized for the tiscal year begin- i
ning July 1, this year, and $05,000,- i
000 and $75,000,000, respectively, are r
authorized for each of the two sue- $
ceeding fiscal years. In addition, t
500,000 is authorized for forest roa ! >
for each of the two fiscal years beginning
July 1, 1923, and July 1, 192-i. r
The funds will be administered by t
the secretary of agriculture throueh s
the bureau of public roads. s
The apportionment to be made to a
the various states is approximately \
as follows: d
Fiscal years ending 1923. b
Alabama $ 1,035, 514 t
Arizona - - 7no U'R ?.
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Arkansas 33 1,095 ^
California 1,641,309 r
Colorado 894,117 t
Connecticut 320,509 ?
Delaware 243,750 t
Florida 591,217 \
Georgia 1,331,972 c
Idaho 625,691 v
Illinois 2,164,187 t
Indiana 1,305,904 ^
Iowa 1,401,915
Kansas 1,401,521 ^
Kentucky 944,786 /
Louisiana 664,660 t
Maine 463,440 t
Maryland 427,086
Massachusetts 730,784 t
M9ichigan 1,499,688 ^
Minnesota 1,415,731 ^
Mississippi 863,271 ?
Missouri 1,632,086 v
Montana 1,031,257 ?
Nebraska 1,054,126 ^
Nevada 635,624
New Hampshire 243,750
New Mexico 793,216
New York 2,464,299
North Carolina 1,139,556
Nprth Dakota 776,476 f
unio 1,882,003
Oklahoma 1,168,220 '
.Oregon 788,448 *
Pennsylvania 2,265,969
Rhode Island 243,750 V
South Carolina 707.492 '
South Dakota 802,707 1
Tennessee 1,0989,461 .
Texas 2,950,115;
Utah 566,278 '
Vermont 243,750 (
Virginia 971.219 N
Washington 733,800 ^
West Virginia 534.900
Wisconsin 1,263,211 s
Wyoming 623,078 1
Total $48,750,000 1
These funds must be matched by
the states and will be administered .
subject to the general provisions already
in force. The new legislation
reduces the maximum participation
on the part of the government from
$20,000 to $16,250 per mile for roads ^
constructed with the appropriation
for the next fiscal year and $15,000 |
per mile thereafter. Bridges over 20
feet in span may be considered as
separate projects to which this limi- j
tat ion does not apply. In stales where
more than 5 per cent of the area is
unappropriated public land provision
is made for an increase in the amount |
per mile. The act also provides for
the extension of federal aid to thei ,
construction of structures required '
for the elimination of railroad grade '
crossings.
Important provisions of previous
acts under which large funds have ,
been successfully administered are (
applicable to the new funds. States
must maintain adequate highway departments.
Funds to match federal (
aid must be placed under the direct
control of the state highway depart- ;
ment. The type of surface construced
must be adequate for the traffic
anticipated, with reasonable grades
curves and other features. States
must obligate themselves to maintain
all federal aid roads constructed, and
in case this is not done any federal
funds available for new projects may
be withheld until they are put into
satisfactory condition. AH federal aid
funds must be spent on a connected
system of roaOds consisting of not
more than 7 per cent of the total
mileage in each state and divided into
primary or interstate roads and secondary
or intercounty roads.?The
I State.
Bielaski Has
Not Been Releaeed
Mexico City, June 28 (By the9 Associated
Press).?The Mexican government
officials believe the kidnapping
of A. Bruce Bielaski in the state
of Morelos and the capture of 40 other
Americans near Tampico within a few
hours of each. These are isolated
cases of banditry which will be adequately
attended to by the federal
troops now in pursuit. Bielaski has
not yet been released by the bandits.
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attention Sen :
STRIKE Oil MINERS
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jul? 28.?A feeing
of optimism in gen#rfrt in the hard '
regions us hopeful nvMLof the con- j
'erences between Prewfent Harding j
?nd John W. Lewis, pMBldent of the I
Jnited Mine Workers W^'oh resulted <
11 the sudden adjoumnMBt of the an- <
hracite general scale Mnrimittcc and <
he abandonment of pli B for Convert- j
ng the suspension c ^coal mining \
>peration into a genera ftrike, led the (
ank and file of the iA to believe j
,hey will be back to w< rfc by the mid- (
lie of July. ' | > s
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Washington, June* 2 '. -?Assurances |
Multiplied today that t u attempts of |
he administration to Mrfng about a
ettlemen of the bitpfelnous coal j
trike have neither be^flr dropped nor .
ibated. From the WhiJ# House came I i
vord that President iffardintr f?l* <
liffkult and delicate l^gotiations to i
ie necessary before thd spokesmen of (
he striking miners ana'the represen- i
atives of the mine owvters could be i
rotten together for a wage agree i
nent and resumption <(<f work. Furher,
there were intimations that gov- <
irnment intervention, it?ow confined <
0 persuasion and perstmsion, migh^ ?
n some way become pointed and for- |
ible should the public safety and i
welfare demand early settlement and j
he present means prove futile in j
'ringing it about.
Meanwhile, John L. Lewis, presi- <
lent of the United Mine Workers of |
Vmerica, remained in Washington, alhough
there was no definite intima \
ion that his prolonged stay, after
lis Monday meeting with the presiient,
was at official suggestion. His (
iresence might be needed again, iT. <
vas pointed out, if the government l
spokesmen, who are also in touch t
vith mine operators, shdfild develop a 1
uggestion for his further considera- ]
ion. ' 1
There were intimations that offi- i
ials were considering a plan to bring |
1 few representative .operators together
with Mr. Lewis and other reiponsible
leaders of the miners' union <
or the purpose of discussing infornally
prospects for hdkling a confer- (
>nce authorized to make a wage ,
igreemeat. In alk ?
vas flatly declared that the governnent
would not announce in advance
idoption of any plan for dealing with
he strike, but that some action might
)e expected. As yet there Has been 1
10 declaration either in headquarters
>r from Mr. Lewis for th^p mine
vorkers that the original differences i
vhich precipitated a strike last April
>efore any attempt at an agreement ,
vas made have been overcome. The
niners seek a national or semi-naional
wage scale. Operators have
n most districts indicated complete
villingness to negotiate with the
inion to fix a wage scale for separate
erritories, but to date have generdly
refused to countenance further
mtional agreements.
Latest estimates in the possession
if the government indicate there are
itill approximately 000,000 miners on
strike, about 91,000 of this number
>eing non-union men.
On July 1, it was stated today bv
iftvornmcnt riflfw'inls whn hnvn fnl .
owed the strike, the surplus coal
supply will be at danger point. Already
, they said, the anthracite surplus
supply is exhausted and within
x week it is probable that the bitumnous
supply will be around 10,000,)00
tons, which, in the opinion of
government experts, represents a
; it i i<j til Miuauuu.
That the railroads of the country
ire represented as having a surplus
supply of at least 10,000,000 tons
ioes not relieve the general situation,
it was said, as the consuming public
ind the great industries can not be
taken care of by the railroads no
matter what supply of coal may be
in their possession.
The County Short Course
The annual county short course 'or
club boys, girls and women will be
<?f thn TIninn hitrh Achnnl In!u
26-28, inclusive. This snort course
will be given under the auspices of
the county and home demonstration
agents for the purpose of training for
better service in the home and in the
community. A splendid program has
been arranged and no one who is interested
in upbuilding of either can
well afford to miss it. Hie very best
demonstrators throughout the state
have been secured, while a great deal
of work has been planned equally as
mucii recreutiuii win uc ^ivcnf iui nic
old adage, "AH work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy," was constantly
in the minds of all concerned
when the program was arranged.
There will be no room for dull Jacks
and Jills at the Union high school.
The program will be published in the
county papers in the near future.
Remember the date: July 26-28, inclusive.
Place: Union high school.
Charles Murphy is attending the
summer school at Wofford College.
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STRIKERS FIRE ON
MINE WORKERS
St. Ciairsville, Ohio? June 27.?Investigation
by efltTfity officials of the
alleged attach of striking miners on
an automobile carrying workers to
ihe mine of the Union Coal Stripping
company near Laflferty, today, in
which John H. Major, 40, was shot to
ieath and his nephew, Clyde Major,
and Clark Story, all of hendrysburg,
were wounded, so far has failed to
iisclose names of any of the attacking
party. Sheriff R. T, Lynch and
Coroner C. C. Hardesty, who spent
several hours at the scene of the
:rime, reported ignorance was professed
by persons in the vicinity regarding
the incident.
Majors, a farmer and former deputy
sheriff, had been operating a steam
shovel at the mine. This morning,
it was said, he was warned by an official
of the United Mine Workers
lot to ge near the mine, but was
juoted as saying he had $2,000 inzested
in the company and was interested
in seeing operations continue.
The three men were near the mine
ivhen they were halted by a crowd
if men, said to have numbered about
?00. They were ordered to turn
sack and did so, according to information
received by the coroner, but
is they turned, firing started. Major
was shot through the back.
When county officers arrived the
crowd had dispersed nad Major s
sody was found lying in the machine.
A revolver which had not been fired
was found in his pocket.
Herrin, 111., June 27 (By the Associated
Prses).?Herrin, its men and
ivomen and its babes in arms, tonight
held a carnival across the street from
the hospital where the wounded strike
breakers of Thursday's massacre lay
recovering?one or two dying from
their wounds. I^aughter and jokes
floated across the summer night; paper
caps adorned the heads of the gay
throng and last week's "incidfent"
was forgotten in the gladness of social
intercourse.
The occasion was the installment
of a local chapter of an international
club. It began with a parade and
?"ban<L hl*rtagr dance music fj-om. o
truck. The mayor was there, and
the chief of police and all the local
dignitaries.
"Just trying to forget last week's
unfortunate event," it was explained.
Mayor A. T. Pace, and Mr. Hughes,
sub-district vice president, received
telegrams this morning asKing
whether they would guarantee safe
conduct to the 12 wounded non-union
men still in the hospital there. Both
replied that the survivors would be
guaranteed protection and escorted
out of the county when they are
ready to leave.
Chicago, June 27.?Troops still are
needed in Williamson county to protect
the wounded men shot down and
beaten in the mine strike at Herrin,
in belief of attorney General Ed
ward (J. Blindage, expressed here today.
"The wounded men lying in the
hospital at Herrin are the principal
witnesses on which prosecution of
those responsible for the rioting last
Thursday must depend," in the opinion
of the attorney general.
"The only thing to do is to send
troops there to protect those wounded
men," he attorney general said.
"I am not a peace officer and can
not do it. But those men should he
protected."
News Items From
Union Route 3
T-ie ball players of Monarch gave
an ice cream supper and cake walk
Friday night; all that were present
leported a nice time. Miss Annie Shirley
won the cake for being the most
popular young lady rt Monarch, and
Mr. Brother Crocker won a cake for
being the ugliest man.
Miss Genelle Herlong, who has been
in the Baptist hospital, is getting
along fine and will probably be at
home Sunday.
Mon-Aetna had 310 in Sunday school
Sunday.
Rev. W. M. Whiosides of Columbia
was expected to preach at Mon-Aetna
Sunday morning, but by some cause
unknown he did not get here.
Mrs. Walker Johns spent the day
with Mrs. Stutts Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie West has been visiting
Mrs. Johnnie Mack of this route
Miss Irene Johns was the guest ol
Miss Velmer Haydock Sunday.
Mrs. Sparks spent Sunday in Spar
tanburg, S. C.
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Notice Elks!
Don't forget the special meeting to
morrow (Thursday) night at 8 p. in
in the K. of P. hall.
Important business. 1
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Sexton and littl
son, John, left Tuesday for Baltimore
where they will spend a week..- Thi
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RAILWAY SHOPMEN
IF THEIR
Taking Testimony in l(
Cotton Mill Suit
Greenwood, June 28.?The taking of i
testimony in the suit of a number of'
stockholders of the Watts Cotton I '
Mills against the corporation involv- i <
ing approximately cue-half million i i
dollars began at Laurens this morn i
>ng. :
Greenwood, uJne 27.?A reference!
in the suit, hroiieht. t?v :i ..f ii,.. <
stockholders of Watts mills against |
the mill, involving about $.r>00,000, will j
be held in I.aureus tomorrow before J
F. P. McGowan, appointed special ref- i
eree by Circuit Judge John S. Wilson.
The plaintiffs are represented by Tillnian,
Mays & Featherstone of Greenwood
and Blackwell & Sullivan of
Laurens. The defendant, corporation
is represented by Haynsworth & :
llaynsworth and W. G. Sirrine of
Greenville.
The case has been pending several
month. It was called at the spring
term of court of common pleas in
Laurens and a special referee appointed
by the court.
The plaintiffs allege that on Apri.'
7, 1909, an issue of preferred stod; '
aggregating $200,000, was authori/ >d
and subsequently issued. They also
allege that it was provided that "all
of the said prefix ed stock of this is
sue outstanding on April 21, 1921,
shall on the said date be redeemed
and paid off by the corporation at par
nine "
The plaintiffs further say that, notwithstanding
the provision, no part of
the principal and accrued dividends on
the stocks have been paid, although
the date fixed for retirement of the
stocks has been passed. Judgm mt h
sought by the plaint tls in behalf of!
themselves an 1 the other stockholders
against the mill for the amount of
their stocks at par, plus accrued dividends,
amounting to approximately
$500,000 now.
Named as plaintiffs are: S. J. Craig
H. Nicholls, Allison I.ee, C. H. Mosc
ley, Nannie B. Sullivan, B. A. Sullivan,
Jr., George H. Blakely, I. W.
Fowler, L. McD. Kennedy, agent;!
John N. Wright, E. A. Simpson and'
Andrew Manning.
Searching For
Unidentified Ship
uos /\ngeics, jiine ^rs.??earcn is
being made for the unidentified ship
whieli last night was reported burning
off Ventura, California. The steamer
Humboldt is re {tor ted steaming bark
and forth through the thiek fog hunting
for the burning ship.
Voting Today in
North Dakota
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Fargo, June 28 (By ike Associated
Press).?The North Dakota Republi-|
cans and Democrats are voting today!
for the party nominees. Candidates
endorsed by the Non Partisan League!
are seeking nominations on both tit k-j
(.ts and interest is centered in the tight t
of Senator MeCumber for renomina-i
tion.
Regular Forces Can
Deal With Situation
London, June 28 (Rv the Associat .1
Pi ess ).__The Irish regular forces under
Michael Collins are believed to la
sufficiently strong and equipped t?.
deal with the situation in Dublin Th
majority of their arms are supplied
by the British government. It is intimated
that should Collins make a re
quest for several thousand Britisi.
troops in Dublin would be available'
for his aid.
Three Killed and Five
Wounded in Berlin
Berlin, .Tune 28.?Three were killed
and 295 wounded at Arnistadt yes
terday when the police fired in a
crowd during a demonstration in connection
with the assassination of
Rathenau.
Mt. Tabor Club
The Mt. Tabor home demonstration
club will meet at the home of Mrs. W.
C. Johnson Friday at 3 p. m. At this
meeting we will make a tireless cooker
and every member is urged to be present.
Miss Mahala J. Smith,
\ Home Dem, Agt.
Miss Ethel Crosby is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Crosby,
on Route 3. Miss Crosby attended tli
reunion in Richmond, Va., and will
return to her home in Jacksonville,
" Fla., next week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Phillips ol
Greenwood motored to Union Sunday
and Mrs. Phillips is now spending ?
e few days with Mr. and Mrs. 0. K
e Hughes. Mr. Phillips will join her or
e Wednesday and they will return tc
their home in Greenwood.
TO STRIKE
WAGES ARE CUT
Chicago, June 27 (By the Associated
Press). A strike of the 400,000
railway shopmen of the country will
be called for July 1 unless the railroads
au;re to stay the $00,000,000
wage cut due the shopworkers on that
[late and to restore certain working
conditions formerly in effect, it was
made known tonight through a telegram
from B. M. Jewell, head of the
shop crafts, to the Association of
Railway Executives.
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j-f \ V I.'twu IV/ vail <? r>n i rvv i aim 1UIC
today after a lengthy discussion by
the executive committee of the six
shop crafts based on the strike vote
of hte men thus far tabulated.
Should the rail heads arrange an
immediate conference, agreeing meanwhile
to continue present wages, restore
working rules modified by the
railroad labor board and discontinue
farming out railroad work, however,
a walkout can be halted, the telegram
said. Otherwise "a sanction of
withdrawl from employment on July
1, 11)22, as voted by the employees,
will be unavoidable."
The 2,500 word telegram addressed
to T. DeWitt Cuyter, chairman of the
\sso? iation of Railway Executives,
ihiew no light on the actual strike
vote beyond saying it was an "overwhelming
majority." Ballots were
still coming in, it was said, as they
were returnable until June 30. A
two-thirds majority is required by the
union by-laws to call a strike.
Although the actual call for thi
walkout was made dependent on the
railway executives' reply to President
Jewell's ultimatum, little expectation
was expressed in railroad
circles tonigtit that the executives
would agree to such sweeping demands
as those made by the unions.
Six international union presidents,
forming the executive council of the
n.e hanical section, railway employees
department of the American Federation
of I-abor, were responsible
for the strike decision. Closeted for
two days in secret session, they remained
silent on their actions until
tonight.
Declaring that the railroads have
acted on a con mon program to reduce
wages and ?btain other advantages
to the carriers, President Jew
ell's message pointed out "one benefit
may come to the carriers and their
employees and to the general public
from the fact that there are nation
al spokesmen ot the connicting interests
who might be able to halt a
nation -wide withdrawal of men from
inploynient in the railway service if
i lie railroad executives sincerely tiesired
to avoid this consequence of
their previous course of action."
Jonesville Route 1
1 utic 27, 1!>22.
We are needing rain very much in
this community, especially f t' the
gardens.
Several farmers in this community
are having wheat threshed which will
be a great help t<> them.
Miss Sallie Pickens and le 1
Wallace of Paeolct Route T >-]>
day with tin m 'er. Mi S W
son.
Rev. .1. S. T! ' a -!i< i ;? nt S i a.
t h?- home .'f \ 'Pit ' .
M ll ie h 1 < it moil a -1
A. 1! If . >i 'i; iast we? < 11*i
it-1: ? - at 1 - i h rt
??? )> r?>!l y Twi'i'il, Hat'1 'I- <
and 1 u: t ( I1 mt i* > m?t
the home t*i t hi w i iter.
Mr. and Mr>. T. Vii s i and .
dren spent Sunday with Mr and Mr*.
States Gregory.
Mr. and Mrs Boy 1 Smith and h
dren of Elford Grove spent Sun
-..: 11. .1. ... T M T.
Willi I 111" I I I ill lit* I , I . . i nci VI.
Mr. and Mrs W W. Vinson spent
I ho wool end with their mother. M i"
; Ion Janus of F.lford drove.
Miss M o Gregory is spending tie
v oek at Monarch with her cousiii
1 Miss Facile Hone.
B. F. Gregory of thi- eommtjniiy
has purchase.' a tiew Foiii
1 will close l>y asking ;i riddle: Why
i is the letter "k" like a pig's tail"'
Insurgent Troops
Are Retreating
I,ondon, Juno 28.? A Dublin dis|
patch to the Kvening Standard savs
after some hours lighting many of the
insurgent Irish troops under Rory
O'Connor are retreating. A later cor,
respondent rejiort it is understood to
' insurgent garrison in Fowler Mall has
' capitulated to the provisional government
forces.
No Peace Overtures
To Shopmen
I Chicago, June '28 (By the Associated
Press).?Railroad managers indicated
there will he no peace over'
tures to the 400,000 shopmen whose
leaders declared in an ultimatum last
11 night that the strike is certain as a
. result from the failure of the road
11 officials to ignore the wage decisions
>! of the Railroad Labor Board effective
on July 1.