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PRESIDENT TO INFOI
FACTS
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Washington, Aug. 16 (By the Asso
ciatej Press).?Arrangements vor<
completed today for President H?r
ding's appearance at a joint session o:
the senate un^l house tomorrow, when
lie will presout to tho federal legis
lators and country the government's
position respecting the existing Indus
trial troubles, particularly the rail
load strike.
Chicago, Aug. 16 (By the Associated
Press).?Transportation tie up:
in the Far West began to unravel today
as the rail head and union leaders
looked to-./ard direct ncgotiatior
for ending the strike of rail Bhoj
crafts men. Railway executives hert
are pessimistic over the success oi
v... ? 1 1 1
me psuie i?anujia piaceu in meir case,
Although conditions on the roads in
the far West revealed by breaks in
the strike of train crews, the general
situation remained in a critical stage
reached many days ago, and the Pres
ident's next expected move was to lay
the whole industrial crisis before congress.
Embargoes are lifted and trains
moved again over the Santa Fe,
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
loads chiefly affected by walkouts of
the Big Four brotherhoods.
Washington, Aug. 15 (By the Associated
Press).?Congress an)d the
country will be informed within 36
hours by President Harding of every
fact in the railroad strike situation
us he views it,-and also, administration
advisers said today, will be given
-aa,expression of his determination
to gftre the full aid and protection
of the federal erovernment to main
' tenance of railway operations. There
is no room for further presidential
efforts to bring about compromise
settlements of the shopmen's strike,
a high official at the White House
V said, by negotiating between managements
and the unions although the
president does not wish to hinder attempts
of officials of railroad unions
mv'" not on strike to mediate for their as
Meanwhile there emerged today
mfepm the almost continuous. meeting
jJPfe^e ^a^sportation labor ^organizaHeads
an invitation to th6 Asy
sociation of Railway Executives to
/ reopen negotiations for a compromise
settlement of the shopmen's strike,
the five train service brotherhoods of
engineers, conductors, trainmen, firemen
and switchmen acting for the
striking crafts." Warren S. Stone,
chief of engineers, expressed the belief
that the executives would confer
again, meeting the brotherhoods'
spokesmen by Thursday, and press
dispatches later confirmed his conclusion.
President Harding also moved tonight
to support the interstate commerce
commission in enforcing safety
laws which will shortly require withdrawals
of locomotives from service
on important carriers. With the matter
placed before him by Chairman
McChord of the commission, President
Harding replied that he knew
of "nothing to be done except to insist
upon enforcement of the law,"
and said he trusted that "inspection
forces would exert themselves to the
utmost in order to be able to pass
upon safe equipment."
Leaders of the striking railroad
unions now in Washington indicated
their disposition to await the rew
peace efforts of their associates, but
made public their letter rejecting
President Harding's final proposals
for a compromise settlement of the
strike. Through B. M. Jewell, their
chairman, he a'no issued a statement
contending that the railroad responses
to the proposal had been a
declination. The letter, in addition to
declaring the president's proposals
"impracticable," asserted that the
strikers would not return to work unless
assured of unimpaired seniority
status.
A protracted session of the cabinet
and visits to the White House by
senators preceded the announcement
that the president intended to take
the country and congress into his
confidence through a message. The
issuance of the correspondence on
safety of equipment also followed a
conference at the executive offices,
where Chairman McChord and Commissioner
Atchison, and Chairman
Hooper of the railroad labor board
met with the president. It was the
president's intention, a high official
said, to incorporate in his message
the facts as he had learned them in
the industrial situation during weeks
of conferences and cousiuciations
with the men most intimately concerned.
Attorney General Daugherty de
clared today that reports to the justice
department indicated a serious
situation in Kentucky, due to the tying
up of many coal cars, but that ir
Illinois coal was being moved in spile
of sporadic efforts of mipje strike
sympathizers to "cut out" coal cars
from trains. In the West, he said
reports indicating that the "Industrial
Workers of the World are quite
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Ml CONGRESS OF !
OF STRIKE SITUATION
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COAL PROFITEERS :
I TO BE CURBED:
WashJLq^Um, Aug. 15v?Cxyigrqss c
* will be called upon for legal weapons t
to arm the government for war %
against coal profiteers, it was an-t c
nounced today by high administra-. i
, tion officials. Legislation will be re- 1
| quired, it was declared to assure price ,
. | control and equitable distribution of 1
( fuel even in the event of a settle- 1
( ment of the whole national coal con- t
, troversy. e
Coal operators, Secretary Hoover a
stated, were breaking away from the
, fair price agreements except in some s
districts in Virginia and West V r- t
I ginia, and congress, he declared, must a
, act to check advancing charges - and c
, at the same time authorize the con- f
tinuance of the federal distribution 9
. machinery now functioning by volun- 0
teer services which could not con- n
tinue indefinitely.
Mr. Hoover indicated that about a
> week's study of the situation, and n
the effect of the Cleveland agreement p
on production, would be required be- t
fore the necessary legislation could fc
be framed. Attorney General Daugh- p
erty declared that several plans were v
already under consideration to combat
coal profiteers and that careful
Btudy would be given to the proposal d
legislation. Continuance of the fed e
1 eral distribution machinery would be 1
' necessary, Mr. Hoover asserted, and g
I especially to meet the anthracite sit- p
j uation and provide for the require- >
, ir.ents of the northwest section before ^
winter sets in. As soon as anthra- n
cite was available, he declared, dlstri- n
bution of hard coal would be super 8
vised by the federal organization e
along the lines now in practice for p
the movement of bituminous. ^
Price control by means of preferential
allocation of coal cars was only "
possible, according to Federal Fuel i
Distributor Spencer, in (ftstri^s '
where there was less than 100 per
cent car supply. Where there^were
plenty of cars, he assertedT operatorcould
obtain transportation at whatever
prices they might cliarge for .
coal, despite the federal emergency
organization. 1
Great use of No. 1 priority classi- *
ficntion of the interstate commerce
commission's service order No. 23, it c
was declared, would be made by the
central coal distribution committee to c
fight fuel charges in excess of the
Hoover prices. This classification 1
gives the first priority to shipments J
specially designated by the commis- *
sion and would enable, in districts
where a shortage of cars existed, th^ f
giving or withholding of transportation
facilities to operators as they t
adhere or break away from the Hoov- \
er price agreements. c
Competitive bidding by railroads 1
and public utilities for fuel, accord- j
ing to reports to the central commit- f
tee, has disturbed the agreed pyico i
levels and the carriers were asked ?
today by Mr. Spencer to make no of- t
fers for coal at prices above the <
Hoover levels.
m Production
and Consumption |
Of Cotton Crop |
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Washington, Aug. 16.?A worms
production of commercial cotton, exclusive
of linters grown in 1921 was
i approximately 15,197,000 bales of 478
' pounds lint, while consumption, exclusive
of linters, in United States was
approximately 16,914,000, the census
J bureau announced. Consumed during
July 304,936 bales compared with
i 336,387 in June, 244,843 in July of last
i year.
r Georgia Woman Sues
Candler for $100,000
Atlanta, Aug. 16.?Damage of $100,000
is asked of Walter Candler, local
v banker, by Mrs. Sarah Gillespie Byi
field in a suit filed today in the DeKalb
superior court. She alleges that
> as a result of the attack upon her by
Candler in her state room aboard the
steamship Berengaria on the night of
July 16th. She has been forced to remain
abed much of tfie time since.
Her condition finally necessitating an
nnorfltinn. which wan nerformed Mon
, -J ? ? M (
k day. (
, Guardsmen Sent to
Ohio Coal Fields ,
i Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 16.?National i
Guardsmen who were sent to various
Ohio coal fields for strike order have 1
; been demobilized by Governor Davis. <
| active in connection with railway i
i strikes," and "very willing to take i
over some of the responsibilities of-:
the government itself." What action <
i would be taken with reference to the
> Kentucky walkouts, and those in the <
i bordering territory south of the Ohio, i
, the attori^ey general said the de
partment did not care to disclose at i
> this time.
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SEEK MEN TO FILL
STRIKERS' PLACES
Atlanta,-Ga,, Aug. IB.?The ^outl*
>rn railway today hpgan employinf
iow men to take the places of its
striking shopmen, it was announcec
it the local offices* ip a statement
:oming from, Vipp Prpp.ldent Miller
The Southern hpd hithprfeo refrain d
frpm efforts to fill the plates oi
he shoptqen who went out in the
general strike early in July, but tolay's
action was forecast yesterday in
i statement from President Fairfax
iarrison, saying, "if it means war ta
an the Southern railway, then let us
iave.it now?not later." The striken
iad refused to return, even though
heir seniority would not have been
effected, on the grounds that the
trike was a national one.
The statement made public tonight
aid that in addition to hiring men
oday the road would begin tomorrow
idvertiBing for experienced men who
an qualify for the various technical
ositions left vacant by tho striking
hopmen, and named various points
n the system at which such men
night apply.
Asheville. N. C.. Aug. 15.?All an
lual passes, trip transportation and
iroperty of the Southern railroad, in
he hands of striking shopmen, has
ecn "called in" by H. W. Miller, vice
resident in charge of operation, it
/as learned here tonight.
Washington, Aug. 15.?Vice Presilent
W. H. Miller, in charge of opration
of the Southeim Railway sy4em,
states the Southern today be;an
employing npw men to fill the
laces of its striking thbp employees
:id that beginning Wednesday mornsg
it will advertise for experienced
nen who can qualify for positions at
iiachinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths,
hcot metal workers, electric worfcrs
and car repairers (freight anil
assenger). Applicants are advised
0 report in person or apply to J. It.
^OPERATIVE MARKI
STAKTEDVm
The campaign for cooperative mar.
eting of cotton was started off with a
nsh yesterday with meetings of the
tusiness men of Jonesville and another
meeting at Kelton at the tent where
he revival services are being contacted.
The campaign is being conducted
inder the personal supervision of W,
}. Wood, L. J. Browning and W. B,
day.
D. J. MacMillan representing the
issociation said today:
"Union county has not signed any,hing
like the amount of cotton wc
vant. Only about 12 per cent of the
:rop based on the 1920 production has
ieen signed. In my opinion it is simily
because the growers do not under
itand the contract. How any san<
nan who understands the operation oi
1 cooperative tales system can refuse
;o sign the contract is more than 1
ion iinrlorcfnnrl
(Ill Ultuv? OIHIiUi
''There are only two question:? r
farmer asks when he comes to towi
.o buy or sell. If he wants to buj
le asks, "How much is it?", and il
le wants to sell it's "How much wil
you give?" He has absolutely noth
ng to say about the price of his owr
products, and certainly nothing abou
ivhat he buys.
"If he goes into a store to buy t
pair of shoes and the merchant quote:
him a price of $5.00, when he pay:
that he knows that he has paid th<
manufacturer's cost, and a profit. h<
has paid the freight and the mer
chant's cost price, together with i
profit to the retailer. That is mer
chandising. But when he goCs to sel
his own products he must sell at what
pver price the other fellow or thi
market pays him. Cost of productioi
to him is not-taken into consideration
such a thing as selling costs or :
profit to him is never thought of. Hi
must take what in offered.
"The South Carolina Cotton Grow
era Cooperative association has now i
membership of 10,000 growers. The;
have perfected an organization an<
are ready to handle this year's cottoi
crop. The men at the head of it wer
elected by the growers. Not one o
them but what is a q^tton grower an<
has pledged his cotton to the associ
ation; not a single word can be sai<
against them. More money has beei
pledged to the association than wil
be necessary to handle the crop. Co
operative marketing of tobacco ha
proven profitable and practical to th
growers of South Carolina. Coopera
tive marketing has proven a* succes
to the growers of cotton of Oklahoma
Texas and Mississippi.
"The great objection we have t
overcome now is 'Wait and see.' Wh;
and what are they waiting for
Haven't they seen enough? Whs
else can you see ? The opponents sai
the farmers could not be organize<
GRUESOME mm
; NEAR EUTJWYltLE
Eut^wville, Aug. akele
: ton of an unkggwar th$ flesh
5 stripped from the b<mfi|i>y vultures,
1 was discovered in ait WdCcopied ten?
ant house on the plaatjjjition of Sim
mons Brothers, $ few Utiles from Eu
tawville. The gi^Mta 'fl^d was
' made by a nug&er of'guys wh^> Uap'
? pened to bo passing ip' tJbja bpu*?.
A poroner's juvft Mitnmon^d by I
L Magistrate J. P. Wetl^tford, vig^rpd
the remains and it wa$ 'found tljat a
> white man wearing blips overalls and
1 blue shirt wasjieen abqftt three weeks
1 ago. He obtained food from two of
I the negroes and told tbeqi he did not
> want to see arjy whitf people. One
' negro woman said hafhad ? roll of
bills, one of which wtiAJ|20.. A pair
; of overalls, a shirt ^pd a pair of
shoes were found in thb tenent house
| yard and house, the :v shoes being
II placed side by side. Tips clothing was
in the yard. A toft of brown hair
and a few blank cheekjfoft a bank at
' Peachland, N. C., are the only clues
as to the man's identity. The jury
rendered a verdict that the man came
to his death from cauaAe unknown to
the jury- * ^ jW",
Little Miss Mary Sflhms Oliphsnt
of Greenvile is visitinar at the home
of hor grandp&rents,vJtr. and Mrs.
Stanfield, general oMflper at Cincinnati,
Ohio; I?. E. Simsop, general
manager, Charlotte, N.?., or -to master
mechanics or geneflH^ foremen at
any of the following ttjnta; Alexandria,
Va., Richmond^gVa., Lawrence
ville, Va., SpuiLUlMfc C., ArfheVille,
M. C., Greensborraff. C., Greenville,
S. C., .Columbia, Charleston,
S. C., Atlanta, Ga^Hacon, Ga.,
, Bristol, Va., Knoxvillej&Tenn., Chattanooga,
Tenn., SheffieUL\Ala., Selma,
Ala., Meridian, Miss., wWW Orleans,
i La., Somerset, Ky., and
Princeton, Ind. 1
mNCCAMfsk
We have 10,000 memlierr in South l
. Carolina. They said could' not
> finance the association The War
> Finance Board has pledged us $10,i
000,000, and' the banks put* id e of the
state alone have said they "Would furnish
all the money we need. They
i said we would have to hold our-cotton
, for years. Did Oklahoma? Did Texas
, and Mississippi?
"Of course they want you to 'wait
, and see' and give the speculators one
. more crop to steal the profit from the
farmer. Wait one more year, work
| yourself and family 16 hours a day
[ fighting boll weevil, rains, fertilizer
recounts, sickness, death?and then
1 dump your crops on a merciless market
where the speculators can come in
and holp themselves.
"Of course they don't want you to
, organize. They don:t want you to sell
I your crop in e businesslike manner.
Thc v want one more year to compel
you to sell your crop on a glutted mar'
ket., and destroy in a minute a whole
* year's hope.
^ "There is not one singles banker or
^ business n.an in Union county who
understands the fundamental principles
of cooperative marketing who opposes
the movement. If there is then
I unhesitatingly say he opposes it for
selfish reasons. He opposes it because
1 it is to his interest, in his opinion
- to Keep me larmer unaev me crop
* lien. There is not one man in the
8 county who dares stand up in open
8 meeting and oppose it.
"You can't tell me that the farmers
* of this county are more lacking in intelligence
than.the men of the other
counties in the state. We are going
to comb this county with a Ane tooth
8 comb and every man will have an
^ opportunity to sign. If he won't then
' the responsibility is on him.
a "The president of the United States,
8 congress, the state legislature, every
agricultural paper, the newspapers,
' bankers' associations have endorsed
8 the movement. Not one single in.
y stance can be pointed out where the
^ method has proven a failure.
11 "If the cotton growers of Union
e county don't sign they will And them'
selves in the same position of the to
a bacco for less money, in a great many
- the state who'did not sign the cond
tract and were forced to sell their*ton
hecco for les smoney, in a great many
" instances, than the amount advanced
" to members of the association."
R Meetings will be held at We^t
e Springs this afternoon; Cedar Hill to~
night, Santuck tomorrow afternoon at
8 3 o'clock, and at Coleraine tomorrow
k> (Thursday) night at 8 o'clock.
On Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
o a meeting will be held a? Jonesville,
y Other meetings will be announced
? later.
t Contracts or any information will
d he furnished at the offlce of the county
I. agent.
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HOPE REPLIES
TO SWEAMNGEN
Greenwood, Aug.. X5??Rucqa fqr
other officer than that for governor
were the focal points of sharp interest
in the state campaign meeting
here today. In one of these the rift
in amicable relations between candidates
perceptibly widened and
there were flashes of personalities
frpm the candidates for the office of
state superintendent of education,
which surpassed any previous utterances
of the campaign.
J. H, Hope of Union said that a
man who would indulge in "such
dirty, contemptible mudslinging" as
John E. Swearingen did yesterday at
Newberry was "not fit to be state
superintendent of education in a state
where the people try to raise their
children in the nurture and admonition
of the Lord." His reference was
to Mr. Swearingen's statement in
which the state superintendent said
he would not be surprised if Mr. Hope
had not been put in the race by a
book publishing house and that the
house was paying Mr. Hope's expenses.
Mr. Hope said some people could
say anything to him, while others
.ould not. lie had a little boll weevil
cotton he could have sold to pay his
campaign expenses, but instead he
had gone to the bank and borrowed
the money to defray the expense this
summer. lie was not in the position
of Mr. Swearingen, who had a home
and farm in Edgefield and also a
home in Columbia.
- Mr. Swearingen reiterated his
words here today that he would not
be surprised to learn that Mr. Hope
had been brought into the race by the
publishers he had represented. He
could not prove it, but he could not
help but have his ideas about it and
he stood back of his words.
Mr. Swearingen said he would like
for Mr. Hope to tell the people what
be was doing out of the state one
year. Mr. Swearingen said the office
belonged to the people, but he hoped
the people would not allow themselves
to,be bamboozled.
C. B. Siegler of Aiken also entered
book adoption wan camouflage." Ho
heard a candidate say that "His back
was sore from buying textbooks.
That man was not living with his
family and I doubt if he has bought
a text book for his child in ten years."
He was a candidate for the office also
and- it was his right to keep the issues
straight. County superintendents
could pursue the same policy he
had as county superintendent in directing
the trustees in Aiken where
a county adoption was taken froifi the
extended list of books adopted by th>
state, and thereby avoid the possibility
of duplication where a family
might move to another district.?The
State.
Gypsy Smith in Seneca
Re/. Gipsy Smith, Jr., who conduct
ed a tent meeting: here, is to corn! n t
.* meeting: in Seneca beginning in Sep-1
tember. He is expected to draw aj
large crowd from the surrounding j
country.?Greenwood Index-Journal
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Monument Dealers
Association To Meet
August Twenty-Third
The Piedmont District of the Mon-'
ument Dealers association is to meet;
in Union on August 23 in the rooms \
of the Young PJ?n's Business League.
Every dealer in the district is welcome
and according to letters received there1
will be a good attendance.
While here the dealers will enjoy u'
big "feed" furnished by the Union'
Marble and Granite company and they1
will also be shown the city by cars ]
furnished by the Young Men's Busi-j
ness League and other interested parties.
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Ireland's Distinguished Son
Is Laid to Restj
Dublin, Aug. 16 <By the Associated j
Press).?Ireland buried another of
her distinguished sons today. Arthur
Griffith was laid to rest in the historic
Glasnevin cemetery, where so many)
famous patriots lie. After services oi i
impressive solemnity in the beautiful
cathedral of immaculate conception,
homage to the memory of this truly
great figure in Ireland in *thc dramatic
struggle for emancipation was
paid by huge crowds of representatives
in all the walks of life.
Birth Announcement
On August 7 there was bom to
Mr. and Mrs. William Petty u fine
boy who is to be called William, Jr.
Both mother and child nre getting
along nicely;
Notice
The Rev. E. A. Fuller, D. D., will
apeak at the court house next Sunday
afternoon at 8:80 o'clock. The public
is invitod. 1458-4t
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COAL PRODUCTION Tl
AS RESULT OF
MUST OBEY LAWS
OF MOTIVE POWER
Washington, Aug. 15.?Motive pow.
tr upon "certain of the important carriers
of the country," because of the
present strike, is progressively deteriorating,
Chairman McChord of the
interstate commerce commission informed
President Harding tonight
and in a letter of reply was told by
the president "to insist upon the full
enforcement of the law."
Inspection forces of the government
should exert themselves to the ut
most, the president snid: because it
is better to have service diminished
rather than attempt any movement
of trains on which safety is rot assured.
The commissioner informed the
president that in enforcing the safety
provisions of federal law "we are
taking steps and will he compelled to'
continue to proceed in a manner
which must bring about serious withdrawals
of motive power from service."
The president responded that "the
growing menace to maintained transportation"
had been called to his attention
and that nothing could be
done except "to insist upon the full
enforcement of the law." The correspondence
as given out by Chairman
McChord follows:
"Dear Mr. President:
"In the administration and enforcement
of the locomotive inspection and
related safety appliance acts of congress,
the commission has observed
with concern the progressive deterioration
of motive power upon certain
of th ? impo! tant carriers of. the country
since July 1, 1922,-and during the
present strike. The effect of deferred
repairs is cumulative and becomes increasingly
felt as time gees on. The
acts which we are called upon to administrate
leave little discretion with
the commission as to enforcement
when Violations cpme to light. In
be compelled to continue to proceed
in a manner which must bring about
serious withdrawals of motive power
from service. Certain violations of
the acts we report to the attorney
general for appropriate legal action.
With a continuance of existing conditions
they will be increasingly frequent.
iynowiUK your 111 tn? iiuuter,
we felt you should be advised of
the facts. "Faithfuly yours,
"C. C. McChord,
"Chairman."
"Mv Hear Chairman McChord:
"I have yours of even date in which
,rou call to ivr* attention to the progressive
deto>' .ration of motive power
upon some - f the important railroad
lines of the country as the outgrowth
of the prevailing strike. This
growing menace io maintained transportation
1 as hen called to my attention
unofficially in various ways
Under all the circumstances I know
of nothing to he done except to insist
upon the full enforcement of the law.
It is a very natural thing under circumstances
which exist at the present
moment, to waive the exactions in behalf
of the safety in seeking to maintain
transportation. In my jodgmont
it is better to have the service diminished
rather than attempt the movement
of trains on which safety is not
assured so far as compliance with the
law may provide it. I trust thaf **~m
inspection forces will exert them,
selves to the utmost in order to be
able to pass upon safe equipment, be
cause the official sanction of the government
will remove nil questions oi
dispute "Very truly yours,
"Warren G. Harding."
Chicago, Aug. lf? (By the Associated
Press).?Hale Holden, president ol
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincj
railroad, asserted tonight that he wa<
irfrt nourOK ATI 1V1 AO f f Vll
n u I c ilivvivc purr v& uu muov vrx vi>?
important roads of the country hac
shown distinct and substantial im
provement for the past several weeks
He made the statement when informed
that Chairman McChord of th<
interstate commerce commission hac
informed President Harding that mo
tive power on many roads was de
leriorating and asserted the comnvs
sion based its assertion on July re
ports when conditions were at theii
worst.
Baseball Thursday
There will be a baseball game ai
the city park Thursday, August 17th
! The city baseball club will go uj
j against the Union Mill team. Thii
i promises to br a good game as th<
< ity dub claims they have a team thai
will make Union Mill work hard t<
net the winning run. Game called a
8p.nL
Miss Estelle Com of Greenville i;
I vistiing reativea In the city.
0 CO FORWARD
CLEVELAND MEETING
Cleveland, Aug. 16 (By the Associated
Press).?For the first time in 20 #
weeks striking soft coal miners at
scattered points in seven states today
under orders to begin coal production. '
This result of part settlement strike,
however, affected only a snjall minority
of the 450,000 bituroinqup diggers,
who struck March 31st but union officials
en route home to seek peace
1 with other cmplpycs.
President Lewis of the miners predicted
that bituminous minors geni
erally would accept the agreement
made here and held out hope for an
I early quantity production.
Cleveland. Aug. 15 (By the Associated
Press),.?Immediate resumption
of eoal production in bituminous
mines scattered over seven states wa?
ordered tonight, and in some places
the cutting of coal will be started tomorrow.
Orders for miners to return
to work were sent by district union
officials after operators had signed an
agreement renewing the wage contracts
that were in force when the
men quit the mines last March 31.
Tho formal break in the strike came
at 3:10 p. m. when the ucale agreement
was adopted by the unanimous
vote of miners and operators at theiv
joint conference. The general agreement
then was signed by T. K. i\I ?.h w
of Cleveland, an operator, as chairman
of the conference, and William Grout,
a miner, as its secretary. Supplenv
ntal agreements between operators
end state union officials were then executed,
with the union chiefs wiring
local unions that work might be renewed.
President John L. Lewis of the
miaers said that operators controlling
nr. annual output ot approximate!:.
Gf >00,001) tons had signed the agreement.
Their mines, he said, worn in
W st Virginia, Pennsylvania. Ohio
Ind ana, Michigan, Oklahoma and
Washington. James Paisley, one ot
tho big operators signing the agree
m-mt, announced that his mines in
Chavlestown, Fairmont, Elm Grov
ar.d Morgnntown, West Virginia, Valley
Camp and Monongaltela City.
Ponn., and LaflFerty and Stuartavillc, ^
Ohio, would be 1 tpcirfd totrtorro w. ?1
Plans for extending the break of
tho strike also were laid by the union
' men. Frank Farrington, the Illinois
; minors' president, announced that he
would ask the Illinois operators to
meet the union's district scale committee
at Chicago Friday. - John Hessler,
I head of the Indiana miners, also ask'
ed the Indiana operators to join in a
j scale conference at Torre Haute on
j the same day. Van A. Bitther, statia!
tician for the international union, an1
nounccd that. operators from Kansas.
Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and ArJ
kr.nsas would be asked to meet with
th union at Kansas City next Tuesdn
v.
Under the policy laid down today
by the union, opeiators will be re!
quired to accept^ye inter?'.ate agreement,
made at the general onference
' hei*e, as the basis for then* contracts
i with the union. This agreement, pro
j vides for the reestablishno-nt of the
wage contracts which in- hides the
"checl'.-off" of union dues, that were
in force last March 31, with the new
contrr-ft to run until March 31, 1923.
Furi.li the agreement provides for
creation of an advisory f;et finding
commission, a meeting being called
tf all soft cor I operators for next October
to effect the selection of the
commission.
Both the miners and the operators
held separate meetings to ratify the
: agreement, before joining in the after,
imon conference where unanimous approval
was voted, to be followed by
the signing of the document.
j? .
Mesdames A. L. Layton and P. K.
! ftWltzer speni yesterday in Eiiiuret:.
Mis. B. E. Chandler and son, Rob !
ort, have returned to Manning after
Ha three week's visit to relatives here.
f Miss Ada Hancock returned to Co>
lumbia yesterday, after visiting at
i the hopie of Mrs. F. B. Culp.
1 Miss Frontis Winn is spending her
- vacation in Saluda, S. C.
Mr. George Adair is visiting rela
tives in Clinton.
1 Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bolton and An.
nie have returned from a delightful
visit in the mountains. .
j Miss Fannie Cohen has returned to
- Spartanburg after a visit to Miss Sa
rah Rasor.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Prioleau and
i Mrs. James Monro leave tonight for
a visit to the home of Mrs. W. 14.
Sinkler, at Eutawville.M
iss Osceola Whi&enant of Columt
bia is spending her month's vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. C.
, Whisenant.
Today's Cotton Market
t Open Close
> October . .... 20.63 20.70
t December 20.66 20.74
January 20.63 20.60
March 20.52 20.62
i May 20.38 20.66
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