Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PRESS V- ^ 1 and Saturday. { ?_-;i.^ .- .: '' DAILY EXCErr SUNDAY E*tafcliahed In lasn?CoamUd to Thntgljioa Daily Tim*? Oc lobar 1, If 17 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY] \ Vol^LXXH W?* 1442 , __ tlnloo, S. C., Friday Aftcradjn, July 28, 1922 " 3c Per Copy RAILWAY HEADS TO TO PLAN SE Washington, July 28 (By the Assc ciated Press).?Three proposals to immediate end of railroad strike wer submitted to representatives of th executives and l^bor unions, accord ing to information obtained from th administration advisers who talke with the executives. One of these said for the roads t waive the seniority question and tak all strikers back. x Another said to be given "loyal1 men seniority. Third was for a separate adjust ment of the seniority dispute. Washington, July 28.?With tenta tive proposals for the settlement o V the shopmen's strike drawn up afte the conferences between the Presiden and the labor leaders situation is ex pected today to remain more or lesi at status quo pending the meeting o the railroad executives called in Nev York next Tuesday. The union of ficials declined to comment, but thi indications of hopeful progress ar seen. Peoria, II., July 28.?The funda mental issue being fought out in th< railroad shopmen's strike is that o arbitration, declared Samuel O. Dunn of Chicago, editor of the Railway Age in addressing the Rotaly Club here to day. He predicted the outcome of th< 'strike would promote peace and a ful settlement of the railroad labor dis putes in the future. u wasmngton, July 27 (By the Asso ciated Press).?A meeting of exccu tives of the 148 major railroads o: the United States will be called ii New York next Tuesday to consider i plan for settling the strike now ii progress, T. DeWitt Cuyler< chairmai of the Association of Railway Execu tives, announced tonight after a con ference.with President Harding. his statement that the basis for th proposed settlement of the strike ha< not been definitely drawn up, earlie reports indicated that at least a ten tative plan had resulted from the con ferences held during the day betweei President Harding and leaders of th< various railroad's labor groups. President Harding has made no spe cific request to the railroad execu tives. Mr dllvlpr wtinn noVasl i the question of seniority rights ha< been brought forward at the confer ence with a view to influencing sonv railroads to reconsider their stan< against returning these rights t< striking shopmen. The executives' chairman said hi was unable to foretell whether actioi in the strike situation would be hel< in abeyance until the New York meet ing. The four day delay was neces sary, he explained, in order that rep resentatives of railroad management: might all get to the meeting place. Tentative proposals for the settle ment of the railroad shopmen's strik< were drawn up today after a aerie: of conferences between Presfden n?%/1 1a_ i ?? ?4Hiuiii5 anu muui iruuciS lltUUt'd LT B. M. Jewell of the shopmen's union It was understood that the suggest ed plan for settlement?details o which were withheld by those partic ipating in its formulation?would b< submitted later to executives of th< railroads. The settlement proposals apparent ly had reference to the seniority issue which it was generally agreed was th( sole remaining bar to conclusion o th^ railroad war?or at least of an ar mistice in the struggle. Should the railroad executives ac cpt the plans, it was said, a rehear ing of issues which led to the strik< would be held before the railroad la bor board, and all other questions lef to adjudication through such a pro ceeding. The labor union officials, through B M. Jewell, president of the railway employees' section of the America' # Federation of I^bor, declared thej could not comment upon the substanc< of their discussions with the presiden except that every point in the strik* OAnfrnuovot* KA/?W A?to?* XX7 VVIIK VVCIOJT uau MVVII JJVHC J w H. Johnson, president of the Interna tional Association of Machinists; J. A Franklin, president of the boilermak era; M. F. Ryan, president of th< , carmen; Timothy Healy, president o .. the stationary firemen and oilers James Burns, vice president of th< Brotherhood of Electrical Workers were in two meetings with Mr. Jewel and the president. Baseball at Buffafflo There will be a game between Buf falo team and the Southern Railroai Shops team on Saturday at 4 o'clock. Spartanburg's league pitcher wil pitch for Buffalo. fe ' - ' - i MEET TUESDAY AI TTLEMENT OF STRIKE ; DAYS OF ACTIVITY x FOR PROHIBmON Z e - ' The e New York, July , 27.?Romance, duc< j mysterious plotting, the flareof ^au rockets telling of a ship in trouble, 0 baffled officials, clever police deduc- ene1 e tions?all these things and more fig- Ir ured today in the campaign of pro- doc' >? hikition enforcement agents against ^e the ever busy bootlegger. , ' ga There was a woman?an alleged seagoing bootlegger?who was linked *** ' up with two ships which have been . seized; there was a plot to substitute lJie f thousands of gallons of water for ^ r good liquor in storage here; and there a " t was the seizure of three ships, all . heavily ladened with ilquor?and all, 11 n<* s it is assumed, coming from some f mysterious cargo vessel which is wal- rep( v lowing at anchor perhaps 15 miles ^ - off New .York harbor. 8 Early this morning a coast guard, U e walking along the sandy shore at ^ Point O'Woods, off Long Island, saw 1 the flare of a ship's rocket. He warn- pr?s - ed his station, and the surf boat went e out to a bar where the sloop 'J. H. wer r P." had rammed hard and fast. The i. coast guardsmen boarded her and pro1 i. found her low in the water with a jy', - cargo of 1,200 cases of liquor valued ? e at $84,000. 1 The guard got the boat off into A n - deeper water only to find she wai ao ^ecr heavily ladened that she could not ?nc make good steerage way. So the * - revenue cutter Manhattan was sum* .QOc - moned from New York and late today 1 f reported by wireless that she was ? * ^ * coming down the coast with the "J. J 1 H. P." and another rum runner itf f' J ? tow. i m s W aims secona snip is ine raarion " Mosher, a sloop out of New York. ? 1 - She had been picked up by the "Dry Navy" chaser Hansen as she ham9 mered along with seas breaking over ' c her. She was loaded to the' giflW ^ e wales with liquor, in cases, boxes end ? 0 bottles. The Hansen continued her . n cruise, looking for more contraband ^ e being collected by harbor police just trl^ ^ inside Sandy Hook. The auxiliary . r sloop "K. 10706" was escorted up to 8 ^ " the Battery by the city police rboat a^|t " Manhattan?no relation to the cutter 1 which is bringing the other two in? . p and her total of liquor cases still was jarr being counted by policemen tonight. p Monarch f 1 1 ' " ' "! Alonzo Thompson, colored, was j an killed here yesterday afternoon at ' ^ *i 6:28 when a wire the Lockhart Power 1 . . .... the company was erecting on the hill, 1 broke and came in contact with a high voltage wire of the Southern Power mej, 12 company with 88,000 volts and it play- t 1 ed havoc with the wire crew. Two ^ white foremen and two other colored men were also severely slocked, but all survived except Alonzo Thompson. Several physicians from Union came s here at once and all was done that a^j( medical skill could do for the five us ^ " electrically shocked people. ajri] sj An inquest held last night over the ~"j * dead man's body brought out the int formation that the high voltage cur- ^ * rent caused the colored man's death. $ He was 36 years old and lived near g * - Jonesville and his body will go home *g^e f today for burial. pOVV s Mon-Aetna Services a?e. n,Kl , . . mor There will not be any preaching . Sunday morning as the pastor will be ngg( , away in a series of meetings. s Preaching Sunday night by Brother f Charlie Moss at 7:30 o'clock. A short series of Sunday school at mla! 9:15 o'clock on account of the Sunday a ' school convention at Hebron. We had the best nraver meetincr e ** " ? was j Tuesday night that we have had yet. The singing was led by the Junior ^ ^ choir and will be led by the Junior ^eai choir hereafter. vot* Prayer meeting Tuesday night at Ber 7:30. Batl B. Y. P. U. Wednesday night at 7:30 Chu ' Pastor. >Pi1 T ' just returned from the hospital in grai s Greenville and is recuperating from and i the operation. and ' Mai Miss Leonora Arthur is visiting t ' friends in Columbia thia week. hon . ? Fin Miss Eunice Thomson spent the - _ 8 week-end with her parents, Mr. and .. f Mrs. Andrew Thomson at Pacolet. ' i, 1 1 b Victor Millings left Monday for An- mer i, niston, Ala., to attend the Citizens omc I Military Training Camp. T > . ?- enU Miss Pauline Millings is visiting rel- the atves in Atlanta, Ga., this week. v T nonr Mrs. M. W. Brown and little daugh- ivi - ter of Pacolet are the guests of Mrs. Mrs J Preston Bo bo on South Church street. Mrs Miss Alice Arthur, who is visiting C II in Camden, is receiving many delght- Jet< ( ful socal attentions. ffltUAL MEETING BAPTIST W. M. 0. (Contributed).-.' he Union County W. M. IJ. coned with the Mon-Aetna Baptist rch on July 27, 1922, at 10 a. m. devotional exercises were conted with Mrs. U. L. Vaughn using rs memorable words, "1 can do all gs through Christ which strength:h hie." l a very cordial manner Rev. Hayc extended a gracious welcome to visiting workers, visitors and deltes. [rs. Ben Adams of Philipi respondin appreciation of the pleasure oi body to accept the hospitality of Mon-Aetna church, he first business of the union was iport oti the personal service work, being reported by the delegates the superintendent, Mrs. Preston o. Mrs. W. W. Wood posted the >rts on the blackboard, he following societies compose the or roll: nion First, West Side, Jonesville, rer Fairforest, Mt. Joy. he badges for this distinction were sented by Miss Azile Wofford. he reports of the five divisions e as follows: A missionary insti was held in the 1st division. This .red to be most inspiring. No quary meetings were held. Miss Pearl nson spoke of the importance of work of these quarterly meetings, lotion was passed authorizing the etary to" write a note of condoe to Mrs. J. W. Smith, Kelton, S. ontributions for July, 1921, to July M. U $5,679.54 N. A 390.63 K. .. ' 113.14 beams 268.18 [rs. Bobo's annual message spoke >rogress and deep spiritiual interon the part of our women, [r?. Davis Jeffries gave a most insting account of the Southern tist convention held in May at Isonville, Pla. outh Carolina W. M. U. received ^ying cup of the Union. utions. outh Carolina sends three missions to Chine, one to Mexico, fatchword for 1922: "And God is 2 Cor. 9:8. he policy of the union was includin Mrs. Jeffries' report. The funtentals of the union are: rayer, enlistment, education, gifts, ew Mission Study Books: Bible Evangelism." Southern Baptists In Eastern ds." . rising vote of thanks was given superintendent, Mrs. Bobo, for lint irin cr nflTnvto i n tKn nrnrl/ he union recognized in loving renbrance by standing, the presence hree former superintendents, Mrs. O. Southard, Mrs. John Pant and . R. M. Hendley. he splendid music furnished by s Ruby O'Shields at the piano and s Demaris Spears on the violin ed a charm to the sessions. Let praise the kord with stringed iniments. , was a joy unspeakable for the iting to have our own Miss Lora nent present from her distant field service in China and bring a mese of her heart from her work. pictured to us the wonderful rer of Jesus in using his human nts to bring His light to the belted peoples of the earth. She delstrated with the use of curios the prst.itinn nnrl itrnnrnripo nf th<> Phi i. [iss Azile Wofford spoke of the k of Miss H. H. Wright, a former sionary to India and of later years ?me mission worker in Greenville, i is now ill and whose work has n discontinued. An offering of love taken to be sent her. [rs. W. H. Stone of Kelton, Sunm leader, conducted the hour de;d to this department of the work. report was fine. Four Sunbeam ids were on honor roll: First irch, Union, Mt. Joy, Carlisle, Philhe children followed a similar promi to the W. M. U. Lucile Vaughn T ..4:. J.L.II a. 1 ~ i i.une uuusnau exvenueo 111 sung story a happy welcome. To this *gie Wilburn sweetly responded, he following bands compose the or roll: Carlisle, Phillipi, Union it, Mt. Joy. he report of Mrs. Stone spoke of loyalty and fidelity of the "Sun. ms and showed marked' improve, it in the educational Work fostered >ng the children. he local Sunbeams presented an irtaining program demonstrating possibilities of Christian training, he following were elected for a linating committe: [rs. J. A. Pant, Mrs. Ben Adams, i. R. C. Coleman, Miss Blankenship, i. Price, Mrs. W. W. Wood, ommittee on time: Miss Elizabeth ;r, Miss Carrie Hawkins, Mrs, '(Continued on last page) KENTUCKY ffflOPS B CUARDM MINES FrAntCfotft,' Ky., Julw27.?Twentyfiv? guardsmen and tab officers to- ere night were ordered to t?e property of at the Yellow Creek Mininjtcompany in OC Bjrll county,' along the ' Inessee state bj line, by Governor Moffcpw, who re- be ceived a report that ?ners in that territory were attacfiM by armed w< men. The reports said ji deputy sher- it; iff had been wounded. jL th Middlesboro, Ky., 27 (By the lei Associated Press).?On miner was he wounded and several nmiSi norrn...!.. escaped injury at BryS>n Mountain, la Tenn., today when a^jparty of al- st leged strike sympathiijiffc fired a fusillade of shots at themJM"the miners 01 were en route to workup was learned kt here tonight. The eattfi'territory is to reported to be in a hifljypltch of ex- at oitement as the resujfltt an armed miners' parade throtiggHnte mine re- te gion last night and tottf. rr The Bryson Mountain mine is con- fc trolled by Mayor J. .Wl taeney. He pc said he had not asked lwjvtate troops, but would do so. TbMht outbreak tr of strigers occurred If^BtSltee weeks m ago and conditions stisMMkd. been un- <?' Bryson Mountain Across the state line in a hea^troHMfcd region tl? and a rough country. ; 1? A majority of are leav- p* ing the camp, it wat'iaBped. Miners or declare if state $ent here there will be a battle. IS? claim they are amply supplied syttMBins and amuni on. Williamsburg, Ky.,iflRh 27.?Eight wi men of a machine tfJ^lK^pany here tonight for weher th they will be joined ti^^fiachine gun w< detachment from Bm^Egfcvllle, Ky. W Serious^ trouble ,mm, L__ je Army Dirigible on "its Way in m Washington, July 28.?The army is dirible, C-2, arrived at Aberdeen, Md., m the proving ground, at 6 o'clock this morning, concluding the return trop d< of a non-stop flight to New York, th on which the dirigible left Boiling be field here at 5 o'clock yesterday after- m noon. svi m CO "The Child Thou Gavest Me" ci The Rialto theatre is presenting to Bi the public a First National Attraction ft today, "The Child Thou Gavest Me." H starring four famous players, Barbara Castleton, Lewis Stone, William Des- tli mond and little Dick Headrick, the el wonder child of "The Woman in His M House." H The show begins at 2, 4 6, 8, 10 and ^ the usual admission will be charged. oi * tc Accepts Pastorate la Buffalo Church ^ tl Rev. J. E. Meng has accepted the m call to be pastor of the Buffalo Bap- (,( tist church and moved with his family ^ there last week. 01 Mr. Meng has been pastor of church al in Newberry but is a Union county y( boy and his friends are pleased to have him come home. -i ? tl Some Cuke tr W 1 Paul Jackson, our paper carrier at Cttaray, told the fellows and the reporter listened in, that he found a 111 cucumber in the garden at his home. 13 inches long and perfectly fine. This e< ! is some cucumber and no doubt it was al a good one. gi A. R. Morris in Hospital tl A. R. Morris is in Wallace Thorn; son hospital for treatment and has teen for nearly three weeks. His ,r triends will be pleased to hear of his improved condition and hope to sec ? him about his duties in a few days. Our Girls in Europe Post cards from our girls in Eu- ai i rope tell of a perfectly wonderful nr time, Misses Mary and Marguerite L Flynn, Mary Jones and Vera Murrah. W They have been to Killumey, and have R kissed the Blarney stone and since nr leaving London, declare they have not K | stopped a minute. U This week they attended the Pasi sion Play and William Morgan, a Un- P ion county boy, living in Roumapia, joined the party and is going on part i of the tour with them. 1 * P J. D. Black, general superintendent n r of the Southern Paving and Construe- c tion company, successful bidders of ti i the street paving to be started soon, is t< . in Union today, perfecting arrange- P ments for the work. .1 ft AS1S SUGGESTED P TO SETTLE STRIKE Chicago, July 27 (By the Associat-I I Press).?The basis of a possible i3l ttlement of the strike of some 300,10 railway shopmen was suggested ; a member of the railroad labor >ard tonight as follows: i 1. Shop craft men who remained at ed ork to go to the head of the senior-! tiv y lists, taking precedence over all of ose who struck. rai 2. Strikers to regain pension pvivi- tui ges and seniority rights but to rank rip slow the men who remained loyal1 idt the roads but ahead of new men of ken on during the course of thej tiv rike. i In 3. New employees who have beeii | Jc ling places of the strikers to be atn pt in the service of the roads but! wa take only seniority to which they! qu, e entitled by lenflh of service. j 4 4. Shop craft men who struck toj stu tr\ tiri/lnv U-, * ???? ' ' * vuill WV YT^IU UUUCl HIC Sl'UIt I'M id working conditions put into ef-j tlu ct by the labor board on July l,j me nding a rehearing by the board. i ret 5. Railroads to stop outside con-j 1 acting, to establish regional adjust- du ent boards, and to drop all possible, sui image suits growing out of the rai rike. tin It was pointed out that suc h a set-! ' jment took care of the strikers, the wh yal employees and the new men and up< ovided for the submitting of th-? pei iginal grievances to the labor board.! j 1 1 i ex< Short Course Notes { rai ? tej The demonstrations and lectures ad- j tin irtised for afternoon and evening lar ere given and the club members are me iving the time of their lives. One of. fre e most interesting and beloved all srkers in the state, Mrs. Dora Dee of alker, or "Mother Walker," as she, ' lovingly called by the home demon-! sta ration agents and the club women em id girls is here and when" she was as 'esented tp the audience they stood 1 id sang her song, "I Love Mother cor alker, Everybody Does." The dem- clu istration work in this state owes its sul iginto Mrs. Walker and she has by ^ ^unceasingly to make it a great Un tfjeefra ^and. has seen her plans ma- ot^ lly and preserves and talked in her joi: teresting way of the methods of mi aking pure jelly and preserves. She to a welcome visitor and is receiving! the uch attention. J for The picnic at Brown's Creek was a dightful feature of the course and ^*? e good times will long be remem-1 red by the young people. The com-1 unity singing and games were re- j ] imed at 8 o'clock and Thursday was pr, unted a full and happy day. j Co This morning the devotional exer- ins Wt-It? tuiiuuttfil uy lU'V. Ml. l)t?i lackman of Jonesville and music was thi irnished by the pupils of Miss Ethel an icks and Miss Kathrin Sartor. Hon. J. K. Haniblin, a member ??f Th te county delegation, addressed the^ ub members and brought them a essage they will not soon forget.| , e spoke of his visit to Pennsylvania ^ line weeks a<ro and told of the thrift ... . r . . uh those people and how they manage ( ^ ( make money an J prosper. The .. nds are about as ours and with the ^ lort summers and long cold winters.' * w . . an< lese farmers cultivate a large crop id live well. Our boys and girls can! { > the same thing?practice thrift and le demonstration agents are the les, together with the teachers who ^ re instilling these good ideas into the ' lung Americans. Mr. Haniblin said ,j ; considered the money paid to our J ( ^ ?monstrators the very best money ., iat the taxpayers spent, and paid a ibute to Miss Mahala Smith and Mr. r. D. Wood. \vc A health pageant was given by the iys and girls and was most convinc- j ig. . , '' Dr. F. M. Ellerbe, superintendent of lucation, was introduced to the club rid made a short talk, exnressimr ? , : II leasure at seeing so many boys and iris interested in the work. j The short course closes today and 1 le members go to their various " jmes with memories of perfect three ( ' ays and a grave determination to put ito execution the many good things | 'nf lat have been taught them. ! a ( ie ! vangelist's Secretary ' nu Testifies in His Behalf Grand Rapids, July '28.?Testifying s a defense witness in a separate laintenance suit brought by Mrs.] qc ottie M. Trotter against her husband, i>t lelvin E. Trotter, prominent even-! ja elist, Miss Florence Moody, his for- jvfj ler secretary, denied that the evanelist, was the father of a baby born ? her in 1917. jsj A lot to Assassinate Premier Poincare of France, Paris, July 28 (By the Associated! teas).?The French government' ea lade it known today that it has re-| at eived what it considers absolutely cr rustworthy information that an at-j be empt against the life of Premier, C< 'oincare is being plotted in (ierman to lonarchist circles. ic< OWERFUL INFLUEN1 TO BRING SETTLI NIORITY ISSUE MOST IMPORTAN1 Chicago, July 27 (II y the Assoeiat Press).?Destruction of an incen e to men to remain at work in easi future strikes will result if presen lroad strikers are allowed to re rn to work with former seniority chts unimpaired, the Western pres ;nts' committee on public relation: the Association of Railway Execu es said in a statement Issued today the absence from Chicago of B. M well, head <>f the striking shopmei d his internalionnl s 110 statement from strike head iirtets. 'Not only justice," the executives itement said, "hut the public inter demands that in any settlement o ; strike the seniority rights of thi n who are now working shall hi :ognized. 'The men who have stayed at worl ring the strike have been given as ranee of protection not only by tlx ilroads but the government itself,' j statement said. The statement asserted that "mei 10 are now working have claim on the railways and the public su rior to those of the strikers." \ second statement issued by tin acutives tonight said that Westeri hvays with headquarters in Chicagi )ort "transportation conditions con ue to be practically normal." / ge majority of roads, the state nt said, continued to handle mori :ight business than a year ago ant reported increases in (he nunibei shop workmen employed. The Eastern lines, according to th< tement, have 60 per cent as man) ployees working in their <dions nov before the strike started. Disputes as to wages and workinf iditions involving 18 railroads in ding the Norfolk & Western wen emitted today to the labor boart E. R. Grable, president of th< ited brotherhood of Maintenanci W?y Employees. N rhe cases wete in line with Mr ning in the rail 'strike, -bat to sub t disputes in which he .was unabli reach agreements with the roads t< > rail board. No date has been se the hearings. wn Cleared of Insurgent Troopi Dublin, July 28 (By the Associatei ess).?All the main towns in thi nnemara district is now cleared o urgent troops and rapid progress i ng made by the National forces ii ? West and Munster province, say official report today. tree Railroads Declare Embargoes Three coal carrying railroads, th irfolk & Western, Chesapeake <> io, and the Louisville and Nashvilh re declared embargoes over ihei es against acceptance of an; ight except foodstulfs, livestock i fuel. )ur Soldier Boys Treated Dur boys encamped at Camp Jack i had a delightful surprise thi ek ami wrote The Times about it cy received a huge box of all kind cakes with the compliments of th lion Bake-Rite Company of this cit d Capt. Witt S. Fore, in writ in out it, saitl, "Every one of us ate a] i ?ould and had a supply t ide with those less fortunate." Th ys are having a groat time and, o jrse, standing at the top of the col in in everything. ighting Has Been Resumed anton, July 28 (By the Associate ess).?Fighting between troops c n Yat Sen, the deposed president o ; Southern Republic here, and thos Chen Chiung Ming, leader support * the Central Republic in Pekinf s been resumed after two day: spite near Chiuchow, about 1"> les north of Canton. Today's Cotton Market Open Clos :tober 21.32 21.4 icember 21.30 21.4 nuary 21.16 21.2 arch 21.12 21.2 ay 20.96 21.1 Y. Spots 21/J l 1-?i or* r ICU1 IIiarKI'L Ice Cream Festival Another chance will be given tl ndidates to meet the public tonii?l the Ottaray school house, 1< earn, lemonade and cold drinks wi 1 served by the Salvation Arm >me and meet the candidates, listc the music and keep cool by eatin e cream. :es at work iMENT of coal STRIKE Chit-ago, July 28.?Coal operators continued today to deny any knowl* edge of any schedule of u peace meeting such as mentioned by John L. Lewis, the miners' president, and the - strike semed a little nearer a settle ment. Meanwhile Secretary Hooter is r* receiv ng assurances from governors I that the federal government will re ceive every aid in preventing ietail >', profiteering in coal during the strike - emergency. s J. L. Lewis, head of the striking miners, predicted that an interstate joint conference 'will nt arranged r) within a few days" to permit a resumption of mining. Governor McCray of Indiana, in a statement addressed to the public, announced that "if the strike is not determinated within five days from this ' date I will take over one or more e mines and supply the people of Inl> diana with fuel." Work of cleaninir un mines in the v i Southwest distric t for the purpose ct ' resuming work was continued. Seven mines resumed in Pennsylvania with the promise of state protection. 1 _____ s Philadelphia, July 27.?Powerful influences, governmental and otherwise, are understood to be at work to 1 arrange an interstate joint wage con1 ference and thereby bring to an end the soft coal strike. John L. Lewis, head of the United .Mine Workers, would not indicate today whether and ~ how these influences are being exj erted but he let it be known in a pubr lie statement that he hail "every reason to believe that an interstate joint conference of the central competitive . fields would be arranged within a ^ few days." '4UI Mr. Lewis expressed this belief af^ ter days of conferring with the district presidents of the union from , western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illij nois comprise the central competitive a fields. Illinois was no', represented f at the meetings. CL :i J d? n will IU X\UII L/UWI1 '***' * ? i- Pinckney Berry, the little son oi * 3 Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Berry, was run t down by Miss Elizabeth Murrah driving a car yesterday afternoon about 0 o'clock. A broken hip and severe bruises about the face resulted to the i child. It is hoped there will be no internal injuries and from all accounts j it was an unavoidable accident, dcepp ly regretted by the young lady who f was driving. s Just after the accident Dr. Berry ,, happened to be passing in his car and s the little fellow was quickly given j every aid possible. He is resting well | this morning. 5 PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. T. S. Adams of Herbert ; was e visiting in Union yesterday, v Miss Elinor Wray of Saluda will e arrive this afternoon to spend a fortr night with friends, later going to New y; York and Boston with a party, k| Mrs. C. M. Baik\ and Mis- (Jilmer ! Blankenship of Route 2 wer< here yesterday for the annual \V M. I' meet ing at Mon-Aetna. Miss Sara Kreeman of Columbia i - the guest of relatives f.-r a few daySj Miss I-ois Morris <f Spartanburg t. will spend the week-end with her pa s rents, Mr. and APs A R. Moon . > ) e West Km!. y| Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Ingoiy and g Mrs. Starl.s Austin and Miss Evelyn II Austin will motor to (Ireenville this o v/eek for a few days' visit. i' Frank Gossett left this morning for t Hot Springs, N to spend a couple - of weeks. Miss I.ala Fowler is spending sometime with her sister, Mrs, J. U. Taylor of Gross Anehor Mrs. Taylor has (I Mrs. Bohlen h returned from if Statesville, N. C., .vi : e slie visited if her daughter. .? | The missionary nv ng at M?-nt-' Aetna church yesterday was largely j, attended and last night a large crowd s' heard the closing services. Mrs. 0 Vaughn and Mrs. Going are leaders in the W. M. S. here. 0. T. C. Gnlni-pd M n n Flprtrnrilted ? Alonzo Thomas, colored, aged 22 "l years, was electrocuted yesterday af1 ternoon about B:30 o'clock by a live b wire at the sub-staiion on the South1 ern Power Co.'s line just below Mon0 arch. Two other men, one colored and the other white, were shocked at the same time and at first both were W thought to be dead. Thomas is said to have been a good negro; he was a ministerial student. His home was near Frees, above !e Jonesville. The body was brought to it Union and Dreuared for burial by the *e! Bailey Undertaking Company. Ill y. Miss Pearl Johnson will return to >n her home in Jonesville this afternoon, ig after attending the County W. M. U. and visiting Miss Lora Clement.