m . w % "111 ; ' s h=i I The Union Daily Times L-rc-i i KEiiJI) (_ 11 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established in 18S0?ConmUd to The Union Daily Times Oc tober I, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY + ; ?,?? H ,.| www? 1 t in tun Vol. LXXII No. 1439 Union, S. C., Tuesday Afternoon, July 25, 1922 3c Per Copy - ? MAY EXPECT ACTION SOON Chicago, July 25 (By the Associated Press).?The railway strike combined with the coal strike is being brought home to the public today through the announcement of the leaders in the several industries that unless speedy settlement is reached, the closing of the plants with the resulting unemployment and the rationing of food and fuel supplies and crippling of the public utilities service would result. Official. Washington still maintains silence on the rail strike, but further spread of the walkout is considered unlikely. Chicago, July 25 (By the Associated Press).?The general chairmen of the railway clerks union met today to form a uniform policy in connection with their disputes with the roads over wages and other matters. No decision is expected before tonight. President Fitzgerald, of the union, is also in attendance. m ? . ^ . Washington, July 24 (By the Associated Press).?While on the surface concrete developments in the railroad strike were lacking in Washington today, the impression gained in official circles was that the situation was being rapidly "shaken down" to a point where a new move by the administration could be expected. ? Cabinet members who discussed the * situation invariably declared that President Harding was in personal charge of the question and though there was more than the belief that the cabinet would be called upon to consider it at the regular session tomorrow no hint was forthcoming as to the manner in which the transportation crisis would be* laid before the president's official family. Further evidence was obtained, however, that some of the chief executive's advisers have urged that the .government can permit the breakdown of the country's arteries of commerce to go no further while waiting for the railroad managements and shopmen to dispose of their differences. Official reports have been received, it is knownr-giving details of the exSDonsible for the almost "total blank eting" of the healthy business revival in the United States and, while instances of direct interference with the United States mails have recently been conspicuously absent, postal inspectors today recoided the further annulment of important mail trains* Some administration advisers who favoi a drastic move by the government are known to hold the view that Piesident hauling should demand that the railroad executives make every effort to restore interstate commerce especially to the extent of abandoning their stand on the seniority issue ?said to be the crux of the whole strike question?whereupon the disputants would be expected to come together on the matter of a fair living wage for railroad employees, conceded to be the remaining important issue. If the railroad executives refused it was declared, the president, satisfied he has full authority and a duty delegated him by the constitution to maintain interstate commerce and the mails service, could proceed to operate the railroads. While the EschCummings Act would be invoked fof the purpose as far as that would apply, it was said the president's main reliance would be the duty "entrusted" to the chief executive under the! constitution. The president, it is understood, has been assured fcy his advisers that his authority for decisive action without recourse to congress is without question. Two courses would be open to him in order physically to operate the railroads, it was said. First, he could request the strikers to return to work under the government operation at the old wage scale and with seniority rights restored. If this failed, then federal troops could be called upon to assure operation of the trains. ' The first course, the president is understood to believe, would be acceptable to the strikers who would ttjk see in it the capitulation of the railrond executives and a victory for labor. The chief contention of the Rtrikers, it was said, has developed into a fight for seniority, with the wage dispute becoming subordinate. There is little disposition in government circles to consider meeting the emergency by actually putting the lines under government operation. ifinwaaiiiv u?v|#v To Repair Rolling Stock New York, July 26.?The use of the shipyard machine shops for repairing the rolling stock of the railroads is the latest development in the shopmen's strike. Some repair contracts are re. ported to have been let and the general survey of the shipyards plants is ^ being made, according to R. H. Robinson, president of the Merchant* Shipbuilding Company at ClicaUr, Pa. COAL DISTRIBUTION BEING CONSIDERED Washington, July 25.?The government's emergency eoal control program will begin t ofunction within 48 hours, said SecretaVy Hoover in making the announcement today. He said the ratification of the emergency plan for distribution and the restriction of unfair prices by the Operators Association are expected within 48 hours, but if cooperation is withheld in any district th government would proceed to appoint the necessary local committees. The emergency control plan, Hoover said, is intended to apply to all coal produced, whether in the union or non union fields. Washington, July 24 (By the Associated Press).?Agreement upon a tentative plan for distribution of coal and for restriction of unfair prices was announced tonight by Secretary Hoover after a series of conferences during the day with representatives of producing operators, the railroads, the interstate commerce commission and other departments of the government. The plan which was described by Attorney General Daugherty in an opinion as "entirely legal" is to be discussed further tomorrow ^y the conferees and the agreement of the operaotrs present is dependent upon the approval of their various associations. Under the proposed plan President Harding would appoint a committee wnicn wouia nave general supervision of the measures to be adopted for emergency fuel control designed to safeguard the public from an impending coal famine. Application of the laws governing interstate commerce, through the interstate commerce commission, would enable the allocation of freight cars to be governed by the maintenance of fair prices for coal among the operators. The tentative plan follows: "A committee in Washington to be appointed by the president of representatives of the department of commerce, the interstate commerce commission, the departm^ftt of justice and the department the interior, to be designated the presidential committee. '"This committed tb have general supervision of the measures to be taken hereunder and to authorize the execution of such of these measures as may be necessary front time to time. ?mi i : - i.'. i lie Huiiuiiisiraiive euiiiiuittee comprising representatives of the presidential committee together with representatives of the operators, representatives of the railways and, where necessary, representatives of the larger consuming groups. "The presidential committee will establish a representative in each coal producing district. "Thp presidential committee will appoint a committee of operators in ?ach district to be nominated by the district operators' association or independent operators (in case of failure of the operators to take such action, the presidential committee may appoint such operators as they see fit on such committee). "The members of these district committees may be changed as determined upon by the presidential committee. "The presidential committee will cooperate with the interstate commerce commission in carrying out preferential orders issued by the commission. "The governmental representatives in the districts with cooperation of the district committees shall advise the agencies of the interstate commerce commission as to local car mnvompnU tn pffwt t.he mirnose<* of this plan. "The operators will proceed with their usual business until they are affected by preference orders. "It is expected that the district committee under authority of the presidential committee will recommend the allotment of cars on the basis of those who conform to fair prices to be agreed upon with the presidential committee. "When the operators demand, then suitable guarantees shall be given for payment by persons buying under priority orders. "The railroads will be requested to appoint a representative to deal with purchasers of railway fuel. "The basis of prices agreed upon between the operators and the secretary of commerce on June 1 are to be maintained except where varied by the presidential committee atfti this same basis of price determination shall be applied to all districts which are so far not cooperating. "The whole of the above is tentative, pending further consideration by the interstate commerce commission, the department of justice, department of the interior and the department of commerce." Chester Norman, lee Parker, Robert Porter, Charlie Porter motored to I^ancaster and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter. . I ' . I KU KLUX ORDER I NOT NATIONWIDE Atlanta, July 24.?Edward Young Clarke, imperial wizard pro-tern of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, late ci today issued a statement denying that It he had unmasked the Ku Klux Klan c: in Georgia or any other part of the o] country. G The only thing he did, Mr. Clarkii p said, was to issue an executive order, applying only to .Georgia, "stopping tl for the time being all parades and ti the use of the mask and costume for p, any purpose in Georgia by the klans- G men except in the klavern or lodge tl room of the klan." cj Emphasizing that the executive or- tl der was confined to Georgia, Mr. d< Clark in his statement said: a< "The correspondence between my- g self and Governor Hardwick regarding n the Ku Klux Klan published in the A Sunday papers has been grossly twist- at ed and it is causing considerable mis- a understandinfi on account of this fact. c< "First: I have not unmasked the rr Ku Klux Klan in Georgia or any- ti where else in the nation; the only ti thing I did was to issue an executive d order stopping for the time being all A parades and the use of the mask and ti costume for any purposes in Georgia S by klansmen except in the klavern or ri lodge room of the klan. oi "Second: The order affected Georgia c< only ,and the statement which has been broadcast that it applied to the ti entire nation has caused a flood of tel- tl egrams to be received at headquarters E and considerable confusion in the le ranks of the organization all over the t< country. "In explanation of the reason why y I issued the order stopping parades a and the use of the mask and costume o in Georgia for the present time, I de- ir sire to say that I did so because of p concerted effort at the present time a in Georgia to make it appear that o: the Ku Klux Klan ir either directly a responsible for acts of lawlessness in c! the state or indirectly responsible be- e: cause of imitation of our costume by e< lawless elements or by those seeking $ to discredit our organization. I a thought the best way to clear up such I. a situation was to issue the execu- V tive order which I did and when I dis- h cussed the matter with the governor n lie agreed with me that this would s solve the problem. In addition to the P executive order stopping parades I ti IiOua oIca icciio.1 nrdora f av n AA r (?iuv IkJUUl VI w 1 Vtv I o iVi a V/V Ui4 J ? educational campaign in Georgia by il a largo body of klan speakers in order n to educate the public regarding the klan and its costume. ii "I have also ordered a searching in- w quiry into recent crimes in Georgia, tl and believe we shall be able to show u that not 1 per cent of same in any p way involve the Ku Klux Klan. tl "I issued last fall a similar execu- a tive order In Texas when the state p was in the midst of turbulent con- n ditions regarding law enforcement and tl there was under way in the state a si centered fight on the Klan by those d who wanted to see us destroyed. My order in Texas was faithfully com plied with and completely met the situation in Texas to the satisfaction of all concerned except those who U wanted to see the klan destroyed." a ? ' ' r Fine Canteloupes l{ n I^wis Gault brought to The Times n folks some fine canteloupes today? b big, nice, juicy ones. He has had b fine luck this year. tl ?. 1( Mayors of Six Cities c To Meet Late Today P Scranton, July 25.-?The mayors of a six cities in the anthracite region are K expected to meet here late today with ^ three district presidents of the miners' n union in the further attempt to end (| suspension of mining. 8 * ? s Airplane Attempting Round b World Flight is Wrecked London, July 25.?The airplane in which Major W. T. Blake, the British aviator, was attempting a round the 11 world flight from England, crashed to (the ground at Sibi, in British Beluch- ^ istan, Saturday, says an Exchange ^ Telegraph dispatch from Barachi to- 1 day. Blake escaped without injury. Opening Program v Of Short Course t Wednesday, July 26. f 11:00?Chapel. f Devotional?"Come Thou Almighty King." Devotional?Dr. E. S. Reaves. Address of welcome?Mayor Smith. ? Response?Sara Carnell. Address?Col?' T. C. Duncan. ( Violin ftolo?Mildred Kirkpatrick. I Recitation?Ida Dunbar. J Violin solo?Sara Lurey. H Recitation?Thelma Hodge. Recitation?Jennie Harris. I Violin sextette?Hope March. Ron rl in or Mn C* D T ???o. v. v. wuuva, i Mrs. C. A. Retaill i? the guest of Mrs. W. B. Todd in Anderson. i INDERWOOD'S MOVE ! CAUSES CONFUSION By Hugh W? Koljorts. Washington, July >24. -Senator Or- t ar W. Underwood,.' the Democratic * ader in the senate, has the Republi- ' ins in an embarrassing situation by 1 pposing the German effort to acquire s ertnan property hfld by the alien t roperty custodian, .j ' He has taken the American stand, ' lat is, the stand based both on the % eaty of Versailles and the separate act made between this country and * ermany, both of Which guaranteed ' ie American right to satisfy Ameri- 11 in claims without interference on c ie part of Germans, for damages one by Germany in time of war. The I dministration, despite such treaty ^ uarantee, si insisting that a com- t lission composed of Germans and * mericans be named for the equitable' s djudication of American claims. Senior Underwood in ^he senate today t fV?o4- Kofnro cunU * r..?V..V.VVt v..?V wv*w?v WUVIl JV'UI t Willlission could be naitied the adminis- s ation would be forced to vitiate both < reaties in so far as they concern s isposal of German property held by mericans and negotiate a new reaty. He insisted ^that the United i tates proced as a conquering nation' ither than one which would proceed' n a theory that thel world war had included in a questionable victory. In the election of J?20 German naonals in the United States supported ie Republican ticWet because the democratic candidate insisted on a ;ague of nations which Germany bit?rly opposed. { The Republicans ii this election ear are hopeful that! German nationIs will remain faithful. Because f such hope they haye suffered Gerlany to reduce the value of German roperty held by the LJhited States to bout $600,000,000. * .American claims n file with the se !retarv of state mount to $1,000,000,100. While these laims are regarded ap excessive, it is stimated that American citizens have quitable claims amounting to about 600,000,000. Some.^f these claims i re based on the destruction of the ,usitania. It is unexplainable in Washington that thft administration' as suffered Lusitanm claims to regain without enar^? unless one hould proceed on the theory that the Republicans are so obsessed by poliics that they have been willing to sacilce every American right, tempory, in order that German nationals light remain reconciled. Senator Underwood has stated that, < ltroducing a bill under the terms of J rhich American claims could be set- > led by an American commission, he I : ras not animated in any respect by J 1 olitics. At the same time he admits < bat his bill and its agitation will have 1 poltcal effect. If the Republicans ) ass his bill, it will follow that Ger- ] lan nationals will be alienated. If bey do not pass his bill, many thou- 1 and more Americans, he declares, will emand to know the reason why. Good Wishes Abundant j A sweet young girl somewhere in j Inion celebrated her birthday today nd numbers of people, old and young, < emembered the occasion. This young' < idy was a durling, adorable baby noi' , lany years back and one of her ad-! j lirable traits from infancy up, has ( een her great kindness and attention ] r> old people. If her' name is men- j ioned some one immediately says, "1 )Ve her because she is pretty and harming and is so kind to old peole." Is it possible to ray anthing nicer bout anyone? All this kindness was ot wasted for it is coming back to er in waves and her friends who are lumbered by the circle of her acuaintance are ready at all times to erve her. May the coming years be full of unshine and happiness and countless lessings. W. M. U. Convention The annual convention of the Wo- i aan's Missionary Societies of Union | Jounty will meet Thursday with the Ion-Aetna church. A splendid pro-. ;ram has been prepared and everyhing is in readiness for the visitors , Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carlisle are isiting relatives in Anderson. ( Charles Murphy, who has been atending the summer school at Woford College, has returned to his home or the remainder of the summer. Today's Cotton Market Open Close uly 20.95 )ctober 21.35 21.40 )ecember . .. 21.32 21.49 anuary 21.12 21.28 darch 21.10 21.18 *. Y. Spot# 21.6^ x)cal market 22c More shortsighted people ere found n cities than in the country. STATEMENTS ON ( RAILROAD STRIKE New York, July "24.?Asserting that ,he rail strike has not already been f< settled "b"n" shop craft union leaders today! in submitted that only the roads' refusal S o assure returning strikers reinstate- tl nent of seniority rights prevents an w mmeditae settlement of the contro-!ai ?ersy. ,ii "The government now admits that y he railroad strike is a grave public 0 ssue; the public knew it two weeks igo," was a statement issued by the entral strike committee. a "It is only the die hard group of t< Castern executives who deny it. They p( leny it because they want the strike f( o go on. They are using this crisis p, n a vain attempt to install the open st hop. hi "If the government wants to relieve (j he transportation crisis it will settle p, he strike. And the way to settle the Irike is to persuade Gen. W. W. .. Vtterbury and his 'hard boiled' Walli^j itreet clique to cease holding up the'rj lation's business by their private re-| usal to allow seniority rights to!,, vorkers. It is inconceivable that nj inlf dozen men can impose their selfsh will upon the welfare of a hundred nillion." j These charges brought from the Eastern executives' conference In ses- ( lion today a declaration through their, :hairman, L. F. Loree, president of ' he Delaware & Hudson, that the j 'possibility of the strikers tying up he Eastern railroads had passed." 10j He announced that 88,8t)4 men are low employed at full time in Eastern (hops, compared with 145,872 the day ^ >efore the walkout and declared that , he G0.8 per cent force now employed: ^ 'has an output that compares favor- j ibly with the work of the larger j ^ 'orce before the strike." "This is due," the statement continled, "to the fact that we formerly, mployed more men than we needed jecause there was not enough repair, vork to keep the shops going at ca-ijl lacity, and partly due to the fact thati11 nany union rules designed to restrict' g >utput have been eliminated. One, villing mechanic now does the wotk .hat formerly was taken up in the rou?. tine by several, with' the consequent I ielays." The conference made plans for in-| J lugurating on additional roads the t 'company union system" which al-[ i eady has been started on four Fast- J f irn lines as an outgrowth of the, ii >trike. Although it was tacitly ad- < nitted that the effect of such organi- k nations would be to weaken the na-' I .: .i - r it. ii :? 1 Liuuai sutriiK1''! iuoim?r union i >f the six shop crafts, the American t Federation of Labor, rail presidents f refused to comment on the conference' \ program. ! r ? I i Home Coming Day ' s At Padgetts Creek 1 ; I Union, S. C., Rt. 2, July 24, 1922. ! 1 Dear Mr. Editor: I ^ Will you please announce in your ? paper that on Sunday, August 13, ' 1922, home-coming day will be ob- 1 served at the old historical Padgetts, 11 Freeh Baptist church, Union county; ^ ?stahlished 138 years ago. Every ex- 11 pastor and former member of this 1 hurch is cordially urged to attend. rf you are not here that day your presence will bo missed. Yours truly, ; 1 W. J. Murphy, ' Church Clerk. , s Short Course Notes ' I c Miss Kate M. Hooper, county home p ilemonstration agent, of Spartanburg, | is in Union to assist Miss Mabala J. ! Smith in the short course conducted! ) this week for the benefit of club wo-j 1 lllfii }A 11 m. Mrs. R. C. Bell and Miss Bertha ^ Harmon, of Anderson, arrived today, 4 * j r lo be the guests of Miss Mnhala J.I Smith, to assist with the short course.' Mrs. J. M. Smith and children, of CJreenwood, are visiting Miss Mnhala' Smith this week. | Miss Blanche Tarrant, western dis-l trict home demonstration agent, will! arrive tonight to assist with the short course for club women and girls. j Mrs. W. H. Jeter of Carlisle and Mrs. Nan McElroy will have charge' of the dining toom during the short! course. Miss Margnret Jeter of Carlisle will conduct the community singing during the short course. Music Club Entertained Mrs C.hns R Counts entertained tlie Euterpean Music club this morn-1 ing. After the program was rendered j delicious salad sandwiches and tea! were served. New Notary Public Miss Pearl Harris has received her commission as notary public. She is the second woman in Union to be commissioner by the governor. Mrs.' Louise Long McEachern received her commission sometime ago. ;OTTON ACREAGE 5 AND FERTILIZER V.'a hi .^ion, July 24.?Commercial rtilizer was used on about 22 per e< *r of the cotton acreage this year o i' i.n about 11,500,000 acres, accord- a ig to reports gathered by the United ti tates department of agriculture. On o icse acres, 240 pounds of fertilizer *>' ere applied per acre on the average U nd the total fertilizer used was tl bout 1,420,000 tons with an average alue of $20.40 pel* ton, a total value tl I $42,121,000, and an average value w f $d.i!0 per acre. ri North Carolina led all states in the o; pplication of commercial fertilizer ei > cotton production, having used 410 oi minds per acre. North Carolina was si dlowed closely by Virginia, with 400 si Hinds per crop acre, but the other s< ates Aie far below, South Carolina living used 280 pounds per acre, M eorgia 218 pounds, Alabama 210 J"t ounds, Florida, Mississippi and Ten- iz essee each 200 pounds. Other states tl sed still less. I.ittle commercial fer- ui lizer is used west of the Mississippi s< ;ver. North Carolina also used com- ti icrcial fertilizer on the highest per- r< mtage of cotton crop acre?95 per >nt. In Virginia, it was used on 95 ti cr cent of the cotton crop area, in u outh Carolina on 88 pei cent, in f< eorgia on 88 per cent, in Florida i 80 per cent, in Alabama on 78 b ercent, in Mississippi on 30 per (' >nt, in Tei.nessee 25 pei cent, in ouisiana on 20 per cent, Arkansas J ii 15 per cent, anil in Texas only on 01 [) per cent. tl The cost of fertilizer per acre of ft jtton using it, North Carolina again ^ >d with an average of $0.35. In irginia the average per acre was b 0.19, in South Carolina $4.12, in n eorgia $3.23, in Arkansas $3.02, in " lississippi $2.05 in Alabama $2.92, w i 1.ouisiana $2.85, in Texas $2.68, in 'lorida $2.05 and in Tennessee $2.05. ri Comparisons can not be made with jrmer years because this was the n rrt year this inquiry has been made n l its present form. ^ t< itatement of Trustees b Of Union High School ?? ~ r je'ar Mr. EditoT: We read the communication of Miss 11 dahala J. Smith in your paper yes- * erday, and while we will not enter nto anv kind of a controversy, and ' eel that there is no necessity of do_ ng so, still in justice to all parties cncerned we think the public shoul 1 ? ;now AI.L THE FACTS. They are b iriefly': When Miss Smith asked for f he high school building for the couny demonstration course she was inornied by us that a summer s-hool vas in progress there, and for that 'eason We could not agree to let her tave the building this year, but that 1 he c.aild have the Central school 1 ' ilding, which sh?* had previously * red, for her demonstration work. The Central school is a 12-room brick luilding centrally located in an oak ;rove. In this building are electric ights, running water and other modrn conveniences. We promised to re nove the desks from two of ihe rooms or sleeping purposes, and also to renove the partition in the former audiorium so as to better accommodate a ' urge audience. Now the facts are further: That a arge number of tbe pupils failed to nake their grades last session, and. * n order to give them another chanet ' 10 they would not have to take their 1 trades over another year we decided 1 o have a summer school in the high .chool building, and the parents of ' ;uch children are charged tuition for his special course. We did not think t fair to such pupils and their pa- 1 ents to allow anything in the build- 1 ng which would interfere with 'this * vork. We think the Central school ' milding suitable for the demonstra- 1 ion work and offered it to Miss Smith. rhis she refused, but she failed to ' date in her communication the fact hat this building was offered, or the raet that a summer school was in nrfiirross in tlio hiorh cpVinnl ImiMmo Wo are reliably informed that at a meeting of the ladies at the court 1 house last week Miss Smith had a committee appointed to see the trustees about the matter. Anyway, such x committee coiled on our chairman afterwards, and when he explained die above facts to them they said they ?aw no need of calling another meet, ing of the board. C. T. Murphy, Chairman. C. C. Sanders, Secretary. J. A. Sawyer, Geo. C. Perrln, L. W. Blackwelder, Trustees. Davis Jeffries, Superintendent. Miss Frances Gray Burnside, of Savannah, Ga., is visiting friends in Union this week. Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Blackwelder and children left today for Glenn Springs to spend a weak. 4 STATION AGENTS STAY ON JOB Chicago, July 24 (By the Aasociatil Press).? The averting of a strike f approximately It),000 station gents, preparations for the forma on of new unions of shop workers 11 Kastern roads and negotiations for pparate peace on the Baltimore & ii,:~ ? i *u.. * -i? f uiu niiii inugi rss luuuy 01 10 railway shopmen's strike. The move for new unions to take u> place of the striking; shop crafts as initiated by L. F. lairee, Eastern gionnl chairman of the Association f Railway Executives, and was takti as an indication of th? intention f the roads to hold out against the Inkers' demand fu: a return of seniority rights as preliminary to any ?ttlement. The Eastern roads, according to lr. Ixjree, plan to take advantage of jlings by the labor board by organang new shopmen in such a way ?at each system will have its own nion and will be able to negotiate ,'parately with its men. Parleys for a separate peace, due >morrow at Baltimore between rep?sentatives of the striking shopmen nd the Baltimore & Ohio railway, atracted considerable attention in nion circles but strike leaders reused to make any comment. The efforts of W. L. McMenimen, ibor member of the rail board, toay prevente