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Vol. LXXII No. 1440 Unio, S. C., Wednesday Afhjjjl^pn, July 26, 1922 3c Per Copy
GOVERNMENT STANDS
LABOR BOARD 01
Chicago, July 26 (By the Associated
Press).?Peace in the railway strike *
seemed a remote possibility today
with the government assuming control
of the freight traffic of the Eastern
railroads and continuing efforts
to form a new union of shopmen and et
the indications from Montreal that a hi
walkout of 40,000 Canadian shopmen m
has been authorized on the Pennsyl- re
vania railroad was issued In a state- te
meni last nignt. saying tnat tne passenger
and freight service had been to
restored to normal on that road. rt
tl
The administration announced that ac
it would support the United States le
.f, railroad labor board as the onlv agency
erected by law for handling the rail w
strike. in
, The labor board adhered to its nn- 01
n.n.nced hands-off policy in connection
. with the strike and members said no a
action was contemplated. rc
Baltimore & Ohio railroad officials ai
p.nd representatives of shopmen in its H
employ met in an attempt to form a pi
a separate agreement. ci
Executives of some Western rail- st
ways announced that these rouds
would not restore seniority right to a<
r.tiiVihtr shnnmon
Western executives and the l'cnn Sc
4$ eytvania system announced that pas- Si
senior and freight traffic was normal, th
*hat large numbers of men are being in
tdded to shoip forces and that ihe fe
geneial situation is satisf i :t iry. ei
Martial law was declaicd at fteni- ti
sun, Texas, where infantry companies w
are assembling.
ai
Washington, July 25 (By the Asso- ^
citaed Press).?Support of the rail- m
road labor board1 as the only agency p,
created by law for handling the tran3- rt
portation tie-up, acceleration of coal
production under federal protection nj
and control of fuel distribution were e)
given by administration spokesmen e)
today as the three fundamentals of s]
j the government's'policy toward the in- S1
dustrial crisis involved in the coal and
railroad strikes. The statement of the n
government's position followed the a1
< regular Tuesday meeting of the cabinet
which for nearly three hours de- 8]
?< vgte$L its attention the doubts threat
against the country's economic
fabric?famine in fuel and disruption
of interstate commerce.
The first step toward control of de- t,
pitted transportation facilities and
coal supply came shortly afterwards
in a siitiviiitia lrum tin; interstate ],
commerce commission, declaring that \
an emergency existed in the territory (,
east of the Mississippi, which required
the commission to direct the routing j,
of all rssential commodities and to fix t
preference and priority status to control
movement of food and fuel. (
The priority order was followed by ^
a "general service order" from the
commission notifying "all common
carriers" that an emergency existed (|
and for them to disregard usual rout- g
ing, practice, freight rate divisions
and traffic arrangements so as to ob- j
tain the most expeditious movement x
of essential freights. >
Becoming effective tomorrow the 0
commission's mandates give railroads v
first priority on fuel requirements
Jl. with electric power, light, gas, water L
and sewer works, ice plants serving
the public, and refrigeration plants
engaged in preservation of food, following
in the order named.
Proposed appointment of a federal *
commission to investigate the coal in
dustry received further suport today
in a resolution introduced in the senate
by Chairman Borah of the labor
committee. Mr. Borah suggested the
commission be composed of three
members appointed by the president
and that it recommend the advisability
or necessity of nationalizing the |
industry or of the institution of government
regulation.
In outlining the government position
in the railroad strike administration
spokesmen said it had been deI
cided that the railroad labor board's
1 statutory authority to determine
] wages and |working conditions for
railroads must be recognized and upMkheld
and that the attempts to operate
k Amines in spite of the miners* union
5* strike must be continued until it is
demonstrated that not enough men
are willing to work under state and
federal protection to bring out an adequate
tonnage.
!It was added that the administration
was struggling to deal fairly with
the entnncled ritrhtn of all narties to
the widespread industrial controver. i
siea but intended above all to uphold j
the majesty and dignity of the gov- i
eminent of the United States. I
Meanwhile in the fuel, crisis resulting
from the coal strike the powers of <
the government will be used to dis- i
tribute the diminished current produc- 1
tion of coal in accordance with the demands
of public welfare and to pre- 1
vent the taking of extortionate prof- t
its. President Harding was repre- <
j Wonted as unwilling to anticipate in i
k advance what course might be taken i
should the coal output' fail to be augmented
to the required tonnage, but
for the present wek at least, it was
r I
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m jmum*
BEHIND
i RAILROAD STRIKE
10 ACTION TAKEN
BY LABOR BOARD
Chicago, July 25 (By the Associat1
Press).?Adhering strictly to its
inds off policy in the railway shoplen's
strike, the United States rail>ad
labor board today turned its atmtion
to routine matters.
Despite statements from Washingin
fVinf nnv trnvprnninnf npfmn in flip
lil controversy must come through
le labor board, the board took no
:tion today and from officials it was
arned that none is in prospect.
An executive session of the board
as held during the day and followig
the meeting members stated that
ily routine matters were discussed.
The board heard complaints from
general chairmen's committee rep!senting
the Brotherhood of Railway
id Steamship Clerks, Freight
andlers, 'Express and Station Emloyees.
Board members said this
ise had little relation to the present
xike.
With the board contemplating no
:tion, the Western president comittee
on public relations of the As>ciation
of Railway Executives isted
a statement tonight asserting
lat Western lines with headquarters
Chicago are moving freight as oftred,
passenger trains are being op ated
normally and "transportaon
conditions are normal ?veryhere."
"Large numbers of men are being
ided to the shop forces," the statelent
3aid. "The number of these
ien at work ranges from 23 to 75
er cent of normal on the different
>ads."
At strike headquarters here , toight
B. M. Jewell, head of the rail
nployees' department of the Amrican
Federation of Labor, said the
ama ,4V n im n Afkltl <* f A
lllip tiirni icauct a iiavv uuvumg w
iy.w
Executives and representatives of
ailroads in the Southwest meeting
t St. Louis today issued a statelent
that seniority rights of striking
lopmen would not^ be reajgrw^ ^
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. A. McA. Pittman and daugher,
Pearl, of Carlisle, were shopping
n the city today.
Mrs. E. S. Reaves and Miss Marie
leaves, who have been studying at
Vinthrop college this summer, will reurn
to the city on Friday.
Mrs. James Munro returned to Un>n
today after ten days' visit to relaives
in Saluda, N. C.
Miss Mamie Bates, of Winthrop
College, will arrive Friday to visit
Irs. George T. Keller.
Miss ttllen Jones. 01 uoiumDia, is
ere for the Union county home
emonstration short course, and is the
;uest of friends.
Bob Aker, of New York, is spendug
a few days with old friends in
Jnion. He is pleasantly remembered
iere as Captain Robert Albert Aker,
f Camp Wadsworth, also "the soldier
vith the golden voice."
.ewis Says the Plan
Is a Huge Joke
New York, July 26.?The importinceof
British mined bituminous coal
o avert a famine among the Ameri:an
industries "is so apparently fuile
and absurd as to constitute a huge
oke," John L. Lewis, president of the
niners, said today. Mr. Lewis said
le had not been in communication
vith the English Pinion leaders or the
he Welsh miners.
(-regulars Continue
Ta P.11 Rarlr
Dublin, July 26 (By the Associated
Press).?The Irregulars continue to
fall back before the advance of the
[rish National army in the west of
Ireland, according to advices from the
front.
Mutiny is said to be rife among the
Irregulars.
~
stated, he would withhold creation of
Jie suggested federal coal commission.
While the railroad labor board
vould be upheld in its endeavors to
leal with the strike of shop crafts
men, it was iniimnitu in omciai Cir:les
that if the concession of seniority
rights to strikers who have left service
would result in their returning to
work the railroad managements ought
to yield the point.
There was no concealing that grave
concern .had been given government*
officials by verified reports concerning
the dwindling of coal output.
The possibility was sirid to have
been advanced in the cabinet session
that the president might call another
conference of the miners' union officials
and coal mine operators,| this
time including the spokesmen of operating
associations in West Virginia
and Pennsylvania who were not willing
to attend the former meetings.
H i '
I ike.
JOHNSON RIFLES
HAS GOOD RECOR
In looking over National Gus
units that have been "right thei
when the call came, the Johnson Rif
of Union comes in for a first call. T1
comany, known officially as Compa
E, One Hundred and Eighteen inft
try, is one of the best now on encarr
ment and is an all around excelh
outfit.
The company has a service rec<
dating back to 1846 and this recc
has never suffered stain in anyw
or form. The unit was organized
the outbreak of the Mexican war
Capt. Richard Johnson, whose na
it now bears. The company sen
in the Mexican 'war and at the o
break of the Confederate war v
again in action, serving through<
the four years of fighting.
In 1898 the company was the first
South Carolina to report ready :
oarumA 4-1%^ A. 5 ?
tfvi ?iv? an tuc ojmiuau-Aint'rH'an v
and in 1916 it was again the first
report equipped and ready for di
on the Mexican border. In 1917 it v
still holding this honor, having bt
the first to get off for the world w
The company served on the Mexic
border as Company E, One Hundi
and Eighteenth infantry and overs*
under the same name. The unit was
part of the "Old Hickory" in Fran
helping to make the great record
that division.
Twenty-nine men of the compa
were killed overseas and a large nu
ber was wounded. Two members
the company, Capt. Witt S. Fo
commanding the unit and Ser
James E. Fore, received three decoi
tions, all alike, for gallant fighti
in action. Both were members of 1
outfit overseas and are still in I
company. Captain Fore and S
geant Fore received the distinguish
service cross, the medal militaire a
the British medal of honor. Sergei
Fore received all his decorations ovi
seas, while Captain Fore was decor
ed in Washington with the Brit
medal of honor by the Prince
Wales.
Forty-<two members of the compa
are ex-s#rvice men, 26 of them havi
served overseas with the unit. Pr
tically all the noncommissioned o
are foimec i >to? men. *
former offices are now serving in 1
enlisted personnel.
As an indication of the popular
of the company, no recruits other th
ex-service men have been accep
for seven months. The company
far above the minimum and could d<
ble its strength if it were allov
to.
The unit was one of the first to
reorganized after the world war, '
Spartanburg company having one t
on the outfit. It was reorgani:
December 11. 1919.
All three encampments since 1
war, two at Mt. Pleasant and
present one at Camp Jackson, hi
been attended by Company E. 1
unit holds the DuPont cup for
highest average in shooting and
Charleston cup for the best shoot
of any unit outside of Chariest
Captain Fore was the best individ
shot in 1920 and was a member of
teams going to Camp Perry for 1
years. He will be in charge of
team this year, having been appoi
ed yesterday to captain the gu
crew to the hio tournament. The c<
pany has some crack shots and C
tain Fore, the commander, is no mi
lad with a gun.
In addition to good shooting
company also can do about anyth
else wanted. It has a good basel
team and expects to be in the chi
pionship match Friday. The tean
fully equipped and has played s<
mighty good baseball.
One factor that can not be o\
looked in citing the causes for h
standard of Johnson Rifles is
pride in the organization held by
men. The personnel is of the higl
type and every man does his best
the unit. The unit has an excel!
armory equipped with shower ba
lockers, rooms and everything t
looks to the comfort of the men.
Captain Fore is assisted by
able officers, First Lieut. Harry
Arthur and Second Lieut. James
Jeffries. Elliott R. Ashford is
"top kicker" and he haa been in
National Guard 22 years. Fifty
cent of the men have been in the
tiona] Guard from 3 to 22 years,
of the officers are ex-service mei
The State.
All Day Singing
At Bethlehem Chui
There will be an all day singinf
Bethlehem church on the 5th Sum
July 80th. Dinner will be served
the ground. Mr. J. C. Mitchell
noted singer, will have charge of
pinging.
Miss Bertha Waldrop of Columbi
visiting relatives in Union this wee
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gillespie
children stopped over in Union to
to visit relatives. They are re tun
to their home in Effingham afte
month's stay -in the mountains.
Sam McCall, of Charlotte, N. C
the guest of relatives in Union.
/Am.'
TROOPS MOVING
D TO TEX|S TOWN
ird Denison, Texas, Jtff26.?Five com.
e" panies of the Texa^jflUtionar Guarde
les were detrained hera rly today ami
[lis immediately took chiSke of the railny
road shop district an^Blaccd it undei
in- martial law by a p*?nniution fron
ip. Governor NefT.
Austin, Texas; Jsfit 25.?Martial
>rd law has been declariflHl Denison and
>rd live infantry compaiflgBhere are per'ay
paring to move thaftEst once, Gov
at Pat M. NefT annoUftcfyd late today,
by The action was talsMTpue to uisormo
ders growing out orjflthe shopmen'*
red strike, it was stated.;, otangers called
ut- to Denison will be shiind to Childress
fas and Sherman under taL "open port"
>ut law, the governor
mui tmi iaw uc\;uiu??^:u*:v;tivw ai <
in o'clock a. m. tomoiwr. Detachfor
ments of rangers from penison alsc
far will go to Cleburne, TftHple, Amarilto
lo, Marshall, Lufkin^.mbtgsville, De
lty loon and Waco to <U guard duty
ras and protect railway fltopmen.
'en Contributing factonBto the necesar.
sity of martial law, {Jvta governor
an said, were the Mitadvi, Kansas &
*ed Texas shopmen's strflK' the inability
'as of the railroad to eftr on freight
s a traffic and maintain Vthe Regular
ce, channels of commerdLjlteause the
of workmen lately empUMv were "intimidated,
threatened frijured by
ny physical violence and tBkJnability of
m- officers who had pencdfv^r conferred
?f with him to protect?ntt>rkers and
re< preserve peace."
ra- Homes Wsuriked
;b? i have three childf^i' under oui
the Care for whom I mustjftnd homes at
er* once. The mother is mck and in a
ied serious condition and- Wlfees must b(
n<* provided at once fo*. wm childrer
kn^ until the court can *<$opb them out
er" There is one little gixf'Syisiit eight, a
j'ttir ui twins auuut aw, ? uuy ant
ia}l girl. These twins I tjnmld like U
of place in the same hofrik.^ Any -one
wishing to take these difldren %iti
ny the privilege of adoptinr-them latei
n2 communicate with me ativpoe. ..
the Chairman Hooper Goes
ity To Brother-in-law's Funeral
ian
ted Chicago, July 26.?Ben W. Hooper
jg chairman of the labor board, left this
3U- morning for his home in Newport
yed Tenn., following the receipt of wor<
that his brother-in-law, James R
be Stokely, had died suddenly,
the *
,ay Distillers Declare War
Upon Prohibition Officer*
tha
the Louisville, July 26.?Whiskey dis
ive tillers from the entire country me
Phe here today to "declare war" upon na
the tional prohibition enforcement ofh
the cers, according to statement of thei
jnK attorneys.
Rothschild Sued for
the Half Million Dollar*
two
the New York, July 26. ? Jame
int- A. Rothschild, member ?.f the famou
ard Rothschild family of France, was sue
>m- for half a million dollars damages i
ap- the state supreme court today by Mo
ean rie Porquet, a French girl, who al
leged she came here last spring upo
the his promise to marry her, and that h
ing gfnce has refused to fix the date fo
ball their marriage.
irru
i is Harding and Atterbury
ime Hold Conference Tod a;
'er* Washington, July 26.*^Re?umin
the conference by which he hopes t
keep in touch with the railroad strih
situation, President Harding was i
ies* conference today with W. W. Attei
^or bury, vice president of the Pennsy
'ent vania railroad. Secretary Hoover als
participated in the conference,
hat m ,
two Program Short
M- Course Demonstratioi
F.
tJe Thursday, July 27.
the 11:30?Chapel.
J?er Devotional?Mr. Matheson.
am son?- '
Address?Hon. A. G. Kennedy.
f>" Violin duet?Einslie Gault and Ja
Berry.
Recitation?Sara CarnelL
. Piano solo?Miss Katherine Sarto
rc'? Recitation?Billie Jones.
r at Pain
? ?- IVCUiVAilUII LAiiVHIJT Vh?m?
lay. Violin solo.
' on Recitation?Katherine Pureell.
'? Recitation?Hattie Humphries.
^ Piano solo?Miss Katherina Sartc
Recitation?Ida Dunbar.
. . Violin sextette,
a is , ,
k.
and Notice Correspondents
day '
ting All the correspondents are aski
r a to meet at the chamber of conamer
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, li
i* portent business. R. M. White,
Pr*44erit.
W,.
SOUTHERN CLERKS
i WILL NOT STRIKE
Washington, July 25.?An agree
i ment has been signed at Chattanoogu
I Tenn., between officials of the Broth
erhood of Railway Clerks and thi
" Southern railway which definitely
1 averts the threatened walkout o
clerks on the Southern and its af
filiated lines, local officials of th<
I brotherhood announced tonight.
I The agreement was formally sign
ed this afternoon, according to th
message received by the local unioi
chiefs and comprised concession
from both sides, the employees ac
1 .cepting a reduction of from three t<
I four cents an hour and a reduction ii
i minimum entrance salaries, while th<
' management agreed to grant 12 days
vacation with pay annually, full pay
> for definite period during sicklies
and half holidays on Saturdays.
> The agreement affects some G,00i
clerks throughout the Southern sys
tern. The annual vacation privilege
has been generally granted, accord
ing to officials of the road, but nov
is to be placed in writing for the firs
time. ' The reduction accepted by th<
clerks was described as an adherenci
' to the provisions of decision 1074 o
the railroad labor board.
First Presbyterian Church
Prayer meeting this afternoon a
6 o'clock. Tonight at 8:30.
t Will be glad to see you.
1 J. F. Matheson,
Pastor.
Presbyterians to
Gather at Clintor
" At Clinton this week, July 21-31
there will be the first annual gather
51 ing of the Presbyterian men of Sout]
1 Carolina.
| The convention will be housed ii
1 the Presbyterian college. Very fin
speakers are scheduled to address th
meetings.
?! Mr. S. R. Perrin is attending as
1, representative of the First Presby
r. terian church of Union. Rev. J. F
I Matheson will probably go over fo
I Thursday and Friday.
IJ-?T* 7
| Ueatn of Mrs. Hutchinga
I ' Mrs. Annie Smith Hutchings o
Greer died at 5 o'clock this morning
, She was the daughter of Mr. Jac
Smith of Kelton, this county. Th
news was received in Union that sh
i dropped dead.
;. She is survived by her husband an
one son. She was 34 years of agi
and was a woman of high Christia
character. Her death was a gret
shock to all her friends and love
1 ones.
Today's Cotton Market
t
Open Clos
i- October 21.18 21.2
r December 21.15 21.0
January 21.02 20.9
March 21.01 20.8
May 20.89 20.8
l
N. Y. Spots 21.4
8'
a Local market 22.0
d
? Filipino Laborers
Emigrating o Hawai
"f Manila, P. I., June 29.?Ten thoi
sand Filipino laborers will emigrai
I to Hawaii in 1922, according to a
estimate by the* bureau of labor. A
I agent of the bureau inspected 300 1:
borers contracted by the Hawaiia
7 | Sugar Planters Association who wi
I soon leave for Hawaii.
In 1921, during the period froi
?i.Tanuary to May, 1,630 Filipino h
,c borers went to Hawaii, while the re<
n ord from January to May in 1922, e:
J" I ceeded this figure by 2,213. The rei
"|ord shows the emigration to Hawa
c during the last three years was j
I * 11 Ifvin o one. inon Q AKL.
IOIlOWs; iy iv, ??,ov<?, u,-su1921,
6,817.
Miss Irene McDow, who has be<
" attending summer school at VVii
throp College, will go from Rock H:
to Beech Island to spend the r(
mainder of the summer with Mr
Simpkins and Miss Sara Lamar.
Miss Janie McDaniel will leave Fi
3* day for Lake Junaluska, N. C., to ta!
a course in missions. While there 3!
will be the guest of Mrs. W. C. Rer
r* sen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Simpson a:
little daughter, Frances, spent t
week-er.d with their father, Mr. J.
Edwards.
T.
Miss Mannie Lee Edwards is v
itinR her aunt, Mrs. Huj?h Simps<
in Clnton.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Charles ha
returned from their honeymoon jot
ney and are at home to their frier
ca| lit Union.
n-| .? .
{ In ltMv Montana marketed $3
653,810 in livestock.
| UNION COUNTY SHOR]
i' OPENS AT C
DIRECTS PLAN TO
DISTRIBUTE COAL
V
f The interstate commerce commis-1
sion declared an emergency exists
- east of the Mississippi river on rail- i
ways as the first step by the govern-'
- ment toward control of coal distrip
bution.
i John L. Lewis, head of striking
s miners, said that government's "fan
tastic schemes" to reopen the coal
3 mines had contributed toward a pendi
ing fuel famine and tendered an in5
vitation to operators to settle strike
by . joint, conference.
f Calling of a special session of the
s Indiana legislature to repeal the
miners' qualification laws and to en0
act such other legislation as neces
sary to meet the coal strike situation
p was suggested to Governor McCray. j
-1 Kentucky troops are ordered out i 1
^following alleged threats against non- j i
t1 union men at Fonda.
e Four Hundred Thousand
1 Shopmen Threaten to Strike
Detroit, July 2G (By the Associated;
Press).?A threat that 400,000 niain-j
tenance men employed on railroads |
will strike because of alleged action
of certain roads in attempting to form i
a company organization to take the j '
places of international brotherhoods
and action action guards employed by
the roads, was made here today at
headquarters of the maintenance 1
1 brotherhood.
i. Gypsy Smith Executive
Committee Called
It
A meeting of the executive commit'*
tee appointed to arrange for the Gypv
sy Smith meeting is hereby called to
e | meet at the chamber of commerce (
' rooms on Friday evening at 8:30. Mat.
a; ters of importance are to be consid,
| ered and a full attendance is desired.
"I The personnel of the committee 13
1 as follows: Dr. Edw. S. Reaves, Rev.
J, B. Chick, Rev. L. W. Blackwelder,
Rev. Jf. F. 'MfTOieSOn, Dr. J. W. Kilgo
Rev. R. F. Cogburn, Rev. J. C. Chandler,
Messrs. C. C. Sanders, L. E. Mc-;
*j Alpine, B. F. Alston, E. L. Spears,
, C. C. Cooper and O. E. Smith.
k| Edw. S. Reaves,
Temporary Chairman
"
Ice Cream Festival
d
L,i The ice cream festival to be given
'* this week for the benefit of the Salva1
tion Army will be held at the Ottaray
' eoknnl hAiicn Priilmr niirlit nf S
o'elockk, and as those plans were the
suggestion of some candidates a special
invitation is therefore given to
all candidates to attend whether you!
' ( wish to make a speech or not. Musucians
are invited to come and playj
I and arrangements are being made to
make the evening a pleasant one for
" all. The good people of Ottaray ex-!
I tends an invitation to the public to at-1
r j tend this festival.
Frontis Winn.
Secretary Advisory Board of SalvaUj
tion Army. 1414<10-2tpd
Union County
i Baptist Convention
j
j.! Union County Baptist Convention
te will meet with the Hebron church next
in Sunday. The meeting opens at 10 a.
n m. An interesting program has been
j.1 provided. Every church in the county
n is asked to send a full delegation. See j
II | that your church is represented.
1440-3tpd
Death of Mr. William Kelly
Mr. William Kelly, 30 years of age
c_ died at his home between Kelton and
ii Jonesville, at 11:30 o'clock Monday
ls night and was buried at Foster's
j. Chapel at 4 o'clock yesterday, lie
j had been sick for a month or more.
He is survived by a wife and two chil;n
dren, one three years old and the othri
er an infant only 12 days of age. Ho
ill was the son of Mr. Ashby Kelly, and
?. was a man of great industry, lie was
>s. devoted to his family#atid loyal to his
friends. His death has saddened
many hearts.
rike
Women Relatives of Strikers
he Attack Non-Union Men
n- i
Toledo, July 26.?Forty women relatives
of the striking railway em
1 -1 _ M :
no piuytrs aiuti'M-u n pa* ty ui iiuii-uiuuii
he shopmen near the New York Central
C. shops today. The police responding
to the call, met ^ith a shower of
brocks and stones, which resulted in
j. call for police reserves.
>n,
I Notice
vt A ioint meeting of the guild and
jr_ auxiliary of the Church of the Nativl(j
ity will be held at the Parish Hbuse
on Monday afternoon, July 31, at 5:30
o'clock.
7,- Every member of both organizations
ksrfnl to ho present.
r COURSE
OURT HOUSE TODAY
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hoys and girls and the women of the
Union County Home Demonstration
clubs began to arrive for the three
days' short course given annually and
all of them were laden down with bundles,
suit cases, delicious fruits, cakes
chickens, butter, cream; in fact, everything
good to eat, and they are
comfortably quartered in the court
house.
Miss Mahala Smith, onr home
demonstration ager.t, has spareu
neither time nor pains to mal e this
the best short course ever gi\en in
Union, and the crowd present amply
rewarded her for this service.
The girls have their sleeping quar
lers in the large grand jury rooms and
the kitchen and dining rooms are located
nearby and are delightfully arranged.
The court rcom is being used
for the auditoiium and long before
the hour for the opening exercises,
the room was crowded with eager visitors
and the club members.
Miss Smith is being assisted by a
corps of able workers?each a specialist
in her line and each one eager to
teach the boys and girls the easiest
and best way to do things. This
course is a red letter day in the lives
of the club members and is loukeo
forward to with a great deal of pleasure.
Months before the time, they
begin to plan lor the event and save
the best of everything good to eat to
bring; in fact, it is one of the greatest
educators in the land and if you wish
to see the broad and wonderful work
of the home demonstration agent, visit
the court house during these sessions
and judge for yourself.
The girls are taueht to sew, make
hats, rugs, cook, and the prop* r way
to serve a meal. They ;.re given health
lectures on how to l.eep the body
strong and well and the proper food to
eat to promote digestion. They are
given musical concert . by the best talent
available, und it is a regular ctiautauqua
and furnish* entertainment
not onlv for the ell '> mcmliiT; hut
numbers of visitors. With all the
work, there is plenty of recreation and
amusement.
JUliion is best foot fore-* v ~4 most
to entertain these boys and girls
and many delightful event's are planned
for their pleasure.
The morning exercises were opened
by singing and devotional exercises
led by Dr. E. S. Reaves.
Mayor Smith welcomed the club
members in behalf of the city and assured
thm that everything possible
would be done for their comfort and
pleasure; his address was responded
to by Miss Sara Carnell.
Col. T. C. Duncan delivered an address
and paid a glowing tribute to
the work of the home demonstration
agent and said he wondered how any
one could be opposed to this great
work. He has observed the work for
the past seven years and witnessed
the practical results and considered it
one of the greatest institutions of the
day. Col. Duncan said he wanted tin
work to grow and proper and expected
to see the day when the club- would
meet in their own building furnished
by the county and not meet omi a
year but often, for get together meetings
were iv. >-i beneficial and in-j i
ing. IU pb c.i the members his en.
operation and would use his efforts
for their uplift.
Miss Ethel Hicks' violin pupils gave
selecti< ns which were received with
rounds of applause. Miss Mildred
Kirkpatrick and Miss Sara l.urey gave
solos and (he chorus was composed of
Misses Lena Hailey, Eunice Katies,
Mildred Kirkpatrick, Emslie (iault,
James Berry and Lee lianna. These
young musician delighted the audience
and proved (hat this community
would not lack for anisic in the future.
Miss Hicks has instructed these pupils
for one year ami they show careful
and painstaking tr.i niug.
Mrs. C. B. Counts gave a reading
on "Woman's Rights" in her own inimitable
way, and two of her pupils,
Misses Jenny Harris and lna Mae
Wilburn also gave recitations.
The morning session adjourned for
dinner and from the delicious odors
that floated in the auditorium it was
a good one. The afternoon's work wilj
be under the supervision of the visiting
demonstration and will include
the making of a dress form and the
preparation and cooking of an Angel's
| Food cake. *
Miss Smith invites the public to at!
tend the meetings.
Republican Claims
Attacked by Overman
Washington. Julv 26.?Republican
claims of economy in federal appropriations
and expenditures was denied
by Senator Averman, ranking Democrat
of the senate appropriations
committee, in a statement in the senate
today in comparing the present
and past appropriations.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McClintock of
Ora spent the week-end .with their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Evans Goodwin,