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Vol. LXXII No. 1472 Union, S. C., Friday Afttrnoon, 1, 1922 3c Per Copy
BONUS BILL PASSED
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Washington, Sept. 1.?The soldier's
bonus bill was sent to conference
today by the house under special rule.
Washington, Aug. SI.?By a vote of
47 to 22 the $4,000,000,000 soldiers'
bonus bill was passed today by the
senate. It now goes to conference
where prompt action was expected by
both senate and house leaders.
Party lines disappeared on the roll
call, which followed four hours of debate.
Announcement of the result
was greeted with applause from the
sralleries which went unchccVcH rfn.
spite the violation of senate roles.
Three opponents of the bonus were
present, but unable to vote on account
of pairs. Eight other opponents were
. -1 absent, making the total number
against the measure 33, or one more
' v than enough to prevent passage over
a presidential veto provided "all 96
senators were present and voting.
On the actual roll call, however,
there was one more senator supporting
the bonus than the two-thirds
majority of those present and voting,
iand a two-thirds majority would be
sufficient to insure final enactment of
the legislation even should President
Harding disapprove it, as many now
believe he will.
The roll call follows:
For the bonus:
Republicans ? Brandegee, Bursum,
Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins,
Curtis, Gooding, Hale, Jones (Washington),
Kellogg, La Follette, Lenroot,
Lodge, McCormick, McCumber.
McLean, McNary, Nicholson Oddie,
Rawson, Shortridge, Stanfield, Suth?
erland, Townsend, Watson (Indiana),
EL anl Willis?27.
Democrats ? Asheurst, Broussard,
1 Culberson, Fletcher. Gerry, Heflin,
Hitchcock, Kendrick, McKellar, Pittman,
Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed (Missouri),
Robinson, Sheppard, Simmons,
Smith, Trammell, Walsh (Massachusetts)
and Walsh (Montana)?20.
Total 47.
Against the bonus:
Republicans ? Ball Borah, Calder,
Dillingham, Edge, France, Freling*^iuysen,
Keyes, Nelson, New, Phipp,
. Reed (Pennsylvania), Smoot, Sterling
Wadrworth?16. _
T/ Democrats ? Dial, Glass, Myers,
\ Shields, Swanson, Underwood and i
/ Williams?total 22.
i Immediately after the passage >f,
the measure, the senate directed that
it be returned to the house with a request
for a conference. Representative
Mondell of Wyoming, the Republican
leader, said the house would j
send it to conference tomorrow un-1
der a special rule.
The senate conferees named are!
those who now are working on thej
tariff bill and the house is expected j
to appoint its managers of the tariff |
measure, since tnete is no serious i
dispute between the two houses on the |
bonus the conferees are expected to j
lay aside the tariff long enough to;
agree to a report on the bonus.
Four hours of debate preceded sen-j
ate action, with Senators Lodge of
Massachusetts, the Republican lead-!
er; Pomcrene (Democrat) of Ohio,1
Reed (Democrat) of Missouri. Sutherland
(Republican) of West Virginia,
Trammell (Democrat) of Florida
and Ileflin (Democrat) of Alabama
arguing in support of thC measure,
and Senators Sterling (Republican)
South Dakota, Owen (Democrat) of
Oklahoma and Watson (Democrat) of
Georgia, opposing it.
Government experts estimate the
total cost of the bonus at $3,845,659,481
on the basis of 75 per cent
of the veterans electing the certificate
plan, 22 1-2 per cent the farm and
home aid and 2 1-2 per cent vocational
training.
This total is exclusive of any appropriations
that would be made under
the $350,000,000 land reclamation
provision, but under the provision
lhat the government finally would recover
those costs. The total of the
certificate plan is placed at $3,364,.
909,481; farm and home aid, $412,425,000;
vocational training, $52,325,000,
and cash payments to veterans
receiving $50 or. less, $16,000,000.
Vigorous Attack on
Four Court Buildings
London, Sept. 1.?A vigorous attack
on Four Courts buildings in Dublin,
the scene of Rory O'Connor's
spectacular stand against Free State
troops, was started this morning, according
to a dispatch to press association.
It is assured here that Republicans
are attacking the troops
which are guarding the ruins of these
buildings.
Mrs. Mary L. Willard 111
Mrs. Jesse W. Briggs, who has been
making her home in Edneyville, N. C.,
and Mrs. O. M. Frazier of Raleigh.
N. C., have been summoned to the
bedside of their mother, Mrs. Mary
L. Willard, who in critically ill at her
home in this city. Her many friends
wish for her a speedy recovery.
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)ES TO CONFERENCE
SUMTER VISITED
BY BIG FIRE
Sumter, Aug;. 31.?A destructive
fire this afternoon, breaking out I
about 6 o'clock, did extensive damage
to lumber plants and railroad equip- i
ment across from the Atlantic Coast
Line station in the southern part of
the city. The fire started in the Penn
Lumber company and after burning !
the planing mill of that company,
spread to the Avery Lumber com- i
pany where it destroyed a large vol- i
time of lumber and all buildings ex- <
cept the manager's office.
The railroad yard of the North- i
western road runs in by these lumber <
companies and here a number of i
coaches and locomotives were de- I
stroyed. While these were burning,
the home of the president of the
Northwestern railroad, John Wilson,
who, with his family, was out of
town, caught on fire. All of the roof
was burned and the furniture was
badly damaged. It is supposed the
house, which stands on Harvin street,
about three blocks from the scene of
the fire, caught from sparks, although
there was no wind at all to
fan and scarcely a spark could be
seen.
The Penn Lumber company plant
had been closed for some time. The
theory is that a spark from a shifting
engine started the fire there.
The Avery company is a large retail
lumber concern and had on hand an
unusually extensive stock of lumber
that had been shipped in to be dressed.
None of this was covered by insurance,
although there was partial
insurance on the rest of the plant.
The loss has not been estimated, but
it will run considerably up into the
thousands.
The afternoon trains, to and from
the city, were delayed some time on
account of this fire, as the Atlantic
Coast Line and Northwestern railroad
tracks run too near the flames
for the trains to pass until the blase
began to die down.
Trench T^Wi
"Cognigance" Regarding
Moratorium Question
Paris, Sept. 1 (By the Associated
Press).?The French cabinet today
pimply "took cognizance" of the decision
of the reparations commission
on the German moratorium question,
neither approving nor disapproving
of it. It specifically reserved, how.
over, "entire liberty of action" in case
of later developments which would
make other action necessary.
Vigorous Drive Against
Radicals and Agitators
Chicago, Sept. 1.?Police and federal
operatives here are under orders
today to start a vigorous drive
against radicals and agitators believed
to be behind the railroad wreck
I and bomb plots-. Activities followed
24 hours of increasing disorders,
bridge burnings and dynamiting railroad
property throughout the coun- '
try, a disclosure of alleged plot to kill
three railroad presidents or kidnap
members of their families were made
j during the investigation, according to
I the Chicago Herald and Examiner toi
day.
j Poisoning Question
Again Prevalent
Dublin, Sept. 1 (By the Associated
Press).?The reports that Arthur
Griffith was poisoned was circulated
here at the time of his death three
weeks ago, again became prevalent.
The leading physician has informed '
the Associated Press correspondent
that there is talk of exhuming his
body and holding an autopsy.
Notic?
The public is cordially invited to
hear the address of Dr. Trawick of
Woffor/i CoIIpcp tnnichf at firnca
church. This address is a part of the
program of the Woman's Missionary
society which is in session at Grace
now. Dr. Trawick is an entertaining
speaker and a treat is in store for
all who attend.
Mr. Daniel Goes to Conway
Mr. McTyiere Daniel, son of Dr. J.
T. Danial a/ Manrkomr 4m anoaoa/l 1a
?? VA * # # VII|?(VU w
teach for the next school year in the
Eurroughs high school at Conway.?
Southern Christian Advocate.
Notice, football Candidates!
There will be an important meeting
tonight, Friday, at the Union high
| school buiding at 8:80 sharp. This
I concerns all candidates for the team
and they are urged to come.
A. A. A.
G. C. Glymph is a visitor in Union
today.
FRANK B. DUPRE
PAYS FOR CRIME
Atlanta, Sept. 1.?Arrangement*
were made at the county jail for the
hanging of Frank DuPre, the convict,
ed slayer of Detective Walker, at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Moultries, jGa., Aug. 31.?Gov.
Thomas W. Hardwick, on his arrival
here tonight, received a telegram
from the. private- secretary of President
Harding- advising him that the
president had received a petition
from Georgians in behalf of Frank
DuPre, who is to be hanged in Atlanta
tomorrow.
There was no comment and the
governor apparently considered the
message as an acknowledgement ol
the receipt of the petition.
The governor also received a telegram
from Sheriff Lowery of Fulton
:ounty requesting a respite^ for Luke
McDonald, a negro, also sentenced to
u?n?..u .. -A
lail^ WIIIUIIVVT. lU^A/UIIOIU| svtviuing
to information in the hands of
the governor, confessed to killing a
negro woman several months ago.
Moultrie, Ga., Aug. 31.?At midnight
Governor Hardwick wired
Sheriff Lowery in Atlanta that no
newly discovered evidence had been
presented to him in the case of Luke
McDonald, negro, and that he will
not interfere with the hanging,
scheduled for tomorrow.
Atlanta, #Ga., Aug. 31.?President
Harding today declined to take a
land in the 11th hour efforts being
made to save the life of Frank B.
DuPre, who goes to the gallows tomorrow.
The influence of the president
was asked for by Mrs. C. T. Os>urn,
Atlanta woman who has workid
for the condemned boy, and tonight
she received the following telegram
:
"President Harding can only wire
Governor Hardwick as a private individual
because the federal government
has no relation to state cases.
[Signed) "George B. Christian, Jr.
"Secretary."
Baseball Tomorrow
^ The Union Mill team will meet the
at 4 o'clock on tne local diamond.
Union has strengthened considerably
and this should prove to be a
good game. Rivalry between the two
teams is very high and this game will
break the season's two?each tie between
the two teams.
Dagcnhardt will pitch for Buffalo,
while Union's pitcher has not yet been
announced. This game will close the
season for Union, so be on hand to
see the last game on the local diamond.
Mon-Aetna Services
Preaching Sunday morning at It
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor.
Sunday school 9:45 Sunday morning.
Come and bring someone with you.
We have been oft a little in our Sunday
school but let's try and get back
to our standard.
Prayer meeting Tuesday afternoon
at 7:30 o'clock.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
October 22.70 21.96
December 22.85 22.22
January 22.70 22.10
March 22.80 22.17
May .. 22.70 22.) 0
Local market 22.50
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Babe Ruth Suspended Again
_______
Chicago, Sept. 1.?Babe Ruth ia
again suspended for three days foi
using bad language to Umpire Connolly
Wednesday.
Temporary Orders Against
Six Crafts Unions
Chicago, Sept. 1 (By the Associate^
Press).?The United States government
today granted a temporary re
straining order against six striking
v?ilrnn<i nVinnrrnfunionn t.hp.ir of.
ficials and members from interfering
in any way with the operation of rail
roads or their properties, on appli
cation of Attorney General Daugher
ty. The order is in force until Sep
tember 11, pending a hearing on th'
government's application for a per
man en t writ.
British Pessimistic While
Fench ere Optimistic
Over Cotton Interests
Washington, Sept. 1.?The Britlsl
cotton interests are "profoundly pes.
simistic" of the future while th<
French consider their prospect)
bright, according to report to Com
merce Department today from Ed
ward Pickard, chief of the textile di
vision, who is making a survey of con
ditions abroad.
Miss Margaret Boyd of Spartan
burg is the guest of Miss Leonon
Arthur.
fr
violence MAlfHg 1
day of mm.
i Chicago, Aug. 31.?,ro
of a new train wrecking plat* fcX kt-1
tempt to blow up a train, tfcg MWi1r
i and dynamiting of bridg?|^Up4 other
railway property, greastn8?-$f tracks
slugging of workers and 9#her acta
of lawless violence marhitf$ipi strike
of the railroad shopman fttttragfemt
the country today. A
pile of debris hMM .it the
path of an expected train
near Spring Lake, Iowa, la^ireported
to have resulted in the.^Wath of
one man and the injury of fpjta* others
When a motor hand bag jpwjr Were
riding in advance of the tfn struck
the obstruction.
An attempt to blow up ^Chicago
& Alton train near Altolmfikil., the
bombing of a bridge in wBgilngton,
Del., and the burning of sefen bridges
on the "Cotton Belt" linejpso were
reported simultaneously wsfti the arrest
of three men in Chicago oharged
wun a plot to dynamite spa wreck v
the New York-Chicago "eastern axpress"
of the New York Central **
lines. *
The latest arrest followed tfc* hold- '
icg of four men accused of wrecking r
the "million dollar" express on th9 r
Michigan Central near Gary, Ind., a ?
little more than a week ago by re- ^
moving 37 spikes from the, rails, "
causing the death of two eagtoemen,
and effort* were being mads by fed- .
oral and state officers to ^Msrmine 3
whether there was any connection ?
between the two groups. c
Railroad detectives, posing as ^
strikers, obtained the first information
concerning the allege^ plot. Ac- c
cording to the investigators, the ^
wreck was first supposed to take place e
Tuesday, but the arrest Of ike four j
men in connection with tha Gary out- v
cage postponed the execution of th$
plot. ^
After an all day grilling :two of the
three men questioned wans , released
tonight when they convinced the police
they knew nothing of. the alleged
plot. One was held for furtjWr ques- ^
Wholesale arrest of terrorists Were *
promised by the police h^afoago, r
while federal agents contkftttimtheir .
activity in all parts of ?
Despite the wide extent of the
day's outbreaks, and the heavy property
loss, few injuries were reported.
{At Sedalia, Mo., four railroad guards
were beaten by thugs.
Cotton Crop Forecast
Is 10,575,000 Bales
Washington, Sept. 1.?This year's
cotton crop is forecast today at 10,575,000
bales by the Department of
Agriculture, basing its estimate on
condition of the crop August 25,
which was 57 per cent normal. Estimates
by states included Virginia, '
68 per cent, 23,000 bales; North Caro- '
lina, 65 per cent, 750,000 bales; South 1
Carolina, 46 per cent, 687,000; Georgia,
44 per cent, 968,000; Alabama, 60
per cent, 826,000 bales.
Will Hand Down
Decision Within
Next Two Weeks
; Chicago, Sept. 1.?Spokesmen for (
; over a hundred railroads submitted
i testimony to the railroad labor board .
today in the hearing of maintenance
i way men for a minimum wage of 48
i cents an hour. The board expected
to hand down its decision in the next .
two weeks.
Daugherty Files Suit
Against Shopmen's. Unions
Chicago, Sept. 1 (By the Associated
Press).?Attorney General Dougherty
today in United States court filed
suit in equity against all striking railway
shopmen's unions.
1 Peace Negotiations
Are Very Delicate
:
Washington, Sept. It?The status
I of peace negotiations between the an.
thracite operators and miners is un.
derstood to have been discussed today
at the White, House conference be.
tween President Harding, Secretary
i Hoover ancf Senator Reed of Pennsyl.
vania. Reed said ne feels that the
situation is so delicate that publicity
as to negotiations is inadvisable.
Steadman Gets Recognition
Maj. John C. Steadman, Loelchart,
, commanding the First battalion of
the 188rd engineers, South Carolina
j National Guard, was yesterday grants
ed permanent federal recognition.
1 1 *L1 %
Returns to City
After some weeks spent at points
of interest in the North, the Jfevr. J.
W. Wolling and Mrs. WolUng have re
turned to Columbia and be at
i home, 1281 Richland stllM^ aftar
Monday.?The 8tate.
BONUS BILL MAY
YET MEET VETO
By Hugh W. Roberts.
Washington, Aug. 81. ? The presilent
was informed tonight that the
senate would find it impossible Ui
tass the bonus bill over his veto. It
t anticipated that the president will
tot long delay affixing his veto.
Votes against the bonus in the
senate this afternoon numbered 22.
fan senators were paired against it,
nnlrtncr a fntal nf 99 Tn a/IHitmn
ienators, Owen of Oklahoma and Weler
of Maryland, opposed to the
>onus, were absent and not paired. It
levelops that 34 senators are opposed
o the bill. Thirty-three could prevent
>assage over the veto.
It is understood, in addition, that
leveral senators who voted for the
tonus today will not vote to pass it
>ver the president's veto. Anti-bonus
enators estimate that their number
rill be 38 when the attempt is made
o pass the bill following its return
o the senate.
As previously reported, the presi!ent
has not given positive assurance
hat he will veto the bill. He has
ormally stated his oppisltlon to any
neasure which did not provide for
aising necessary revenue. He advoated
the inclusion of the sales tax,
>ut such a tax when proposed by
lenator Smoot was voted down pracically
unanimously. It is understood
hat the president has additional obection
on account of the inclusion
>f the McNary reclamation amendnent
which would increase the rest
if the bonus the first year $350,000,>00.
ins enure administration, it is said,
pposes the Simmons amendment
vhich would pay the bonus by interest
collected from the European debt,
lut this amendment, it is believed,
rill be eliminated in conference.
Additions to Shop Forces
Being Made Daily
Washington, Aug. 31. ? Fairfax
darrison, president of . the Southern
Railway System, said today: "South,
srh Railway Sysfem shops now have
>1.2 per cent of a normal force, the
>0 per cent mark having been passed
for the first time yesterday when we
lad at work 5,918 men as against ?
lonnal total force of TT,^3. During
;he past week our efforts have been
:oncentrating on increasing the num>er
of skilled craftsmen with the remit
that many men employed when
ecruils began have been weeded out
*nd disregarded. The number craftsnen
now at work in our shops constitute
32 per cent of a normal rostei
while a week ago we had only 20 per
lent additions to our shop forces arc
:>eing made daily but only skilled men
can now be accepted as we have a full
complement of common labor."
Notice
A stated communication of Unior
Lodge No. 75, A. F. M., will be hel 3
in the Masonic Temple Friday, September
1st, 1922, at 8 o'clock p. m.
All duly qualified brothers are in.
vited. By order of
J. Gordon Hughes,
Attest: ' W. M.
Wm. C. Lake,
ci. .s - a im iu
oecreuiry. it i l-a \
First Bale of Cotton
Mr. Aycock sold the first two bales
of cotton this season to J. M. Jeter
Jr., for 22%c. This cotton was gin
ned by Union Oil Mill.
Fairforest Chapter to Meet
Falrforest chapter, D. A. R.t wil
meet at the home of Mrs. J. E. Mintei
at Sedalia Tuesday afternoon, Sep
tember 5, 1922, at 4 o'clock.
Edith Smith Flynn,
Cor. Sec.
PERSONAL MENTION
John ^aurens Young, son of Mr
and Mrs. L. G. Young, who has com
pleted a course in civil engineering a
Cornell University, is on a visit to hi,
parents, after which he returns U
New York city, where he has accept
ed a position.
Mrs. James Gregory and childrei
have returned from a visit to th<
mountains of North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Boyd of Gas
tenia, N. C., announce the birth of i
son August 81. The little fellow t<
be called Sidney Howell Boyd.
Henri Going of Columbia is in Un
ion today.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Tinsley o
White Stone spent yesterday in th
city.
Mrs. W. H. Lancaster and Jame
Tinsley Whitney are visiting rela
tives in White Stone.
Miss Edna Hope, who has been i
Wallace-Thomson hospital, will re
turn to her home in Lockhart today.
Ben Smith of Delray, Fla., is visit
ing relatives in Union.
Miss Bessie Dye of Kershaw is th
guest of Mrs. P. B. Barnes.
Miss Mary Locke Barron has re
turned to Union after visiting i
Winnsboro.
Rev. B. O. Murphy and family hav
returned from their vacation spent i
Union, Chesterfield and Junuluska, b
C.?The Pee Dee Advocate.
ife I,r ; -I
COAL LEGISLATION I
i
THIRTEEN BOXES
YET TO HEAR FROM
Near complete tabulation of votes
in Tuesday's primary for governor
? yesterday brought the total up to
171,724. With a few small boxes yet
to be reported and with more than
half the figures given as official, the
total for the different gubernatorial
candidates last night was: Blease
76,298; McLeod, 65,490; Laney, 23,048;
Coleman, 3,745; Duncan, 1,795;
and Cantey, 1,348.
Only 13 small boxes were missing
last night, which would indicate that
fewer than 1,000 votes were yet to be
reported.
The combined vote against Mr.
Blease was 95,426, the majority of ail
.?> 1.; luinff 1Q 198 II ; =
vvuvtg V*V* uijii vv?n6 AV|A?U? AIIO
lead over Mr. McLeod was 10,808.
An error in yesterday's tabulation
gave Harold Eubanks 6,100 more
votes than he had received. His total
yesterday morning should have been
34,256 instead of 40,356. By the elimination
of this error, Mr. Wolfe has a
safe majority over his two opponents.
No tabulation was made last night
of the vote in the race for state superintendent
of education, but the
outstanding vote Wednesday night
was not sufficient to make any appreciable
change, and John E. Swearingen,
incumbent, will doubtless make
a second race with J. H. Hope.
The outstanding boxes are: Five in
Aiken, four in Cherokee, two in Dorchester,
one in Fairfiel'd. and one in
Orangeburg.
The state Democratic executive
committee will meet next Tuesday to
declare the results officially of the
first primary.?The State.
Petit Jury First
Week Fall Term
Court convenes here September 11.
1 The judge .presiding will be Judge T.
W. Bowman. The following is the
jury list for first and second week:
First Week.
1 W. S. McLure, Furman T. Willard, W.
' R. Jolly, W. E. Hill, Glenn D. John'
son, E. A. Eason, Jesse F. Estes, T.
1 M. Sims, J. T. Dameron, M. H. Hall,
: B. H. Howe, S. G. Gault,-S. C. Wille'
ford, J. McJ. Fant, Jno. B. Smith, B.
N. Kelly, D. A. Willard, C. M. Scott,
J. N. Phillips, D. J. Gregory, B. F.
Kennedy, C. D. Finley, J. C. Gregory,
f F. H. Whitney, Boyd Gallman, H. C.
1 Alman, J. M. Gregory, B. F. Carter,
' B. N. Candler, C. C. Hames, Claude
Hart.
Second Week.
W. A. Ross, B. H. Bishop, J. G. D.
1 Long, Sam G. Layton, B. D. Eaves,
I W. L? Seay, R. M. Bowen, D.' E.
" Reeves, Furman Johns, J. P. Murphy,
S. R. Perrin, Thos. R. Sims, F. S. Har
vey, J. R. Castler, H. E. Sullivan, ,T.
E. Wright, W. Y. Dillard, W. S. Alex
- T P IT IT
BTlQCr^ tl. Ut iuuuicyj v, u? nwi^umu,
W. B. Franklin, B. R. Cudd, J. L.
Ward, M. F. Storm, W. P. Mayes, C.
fc M. Wilburn, E. M. Wilson, H. J.
j Hames, P. S. Corn, I. T. McDade, J.
J. Calahan, C. C. Lawson, J. L.
' Sizemore, W. D. Brown, J. D. Roberts,
? John Bentley.
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army local advisory
1 board met last night and transacted
r some vtry important business and ap
pointed a new president to fill the vacancy
made by the death of the late
president, Mr. A. D. Cooper, the name
of the new president will be announced
later. The board approved of the
relief system which is now in effect
' and which aii the business people of
- our city so highly appreciate and the
I board kindly asks the public to stand
s back of the Salvation Army in its
" * > A ..rill kn
" worn fiert. n n Uiti will UE U|>
pointed in a few days to handle funda
for all the charity work separate from
i the Army's regular fund and a pore
tion of the funds raised will be turned
over to this treasurer for the charity
- work. The fall campaign for funda
a for this charity work and the other
a expenses of the Army will commence
soon and plana are being made for the
- public to donate on a monthly basis
so as the Army can be supported to
f do the work that is needed to be
e done in Union.
Miss Frontis Winn,
s Secretary.
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A Rural Contemporary Sings
n
k The gentle bee is humming and the
summer girl's coming, while the
- sprinkling cart the street is going
through, and the host of city people
e that in summer we shall keep'11 soon
be coining up to spend a month 01
i- two. The hammock will be swaying
n in the breezes *neath the treezes and
the farmer will go haying in the
e meadow if he pleazes, and this
n rhyme would be completer if less
1. rocky were the meter.?Boston Transcript.
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IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Washington, Aug. 31.?The administration
bill for control and distribution
of coat during the mining and
transportation emergency was passed
today by the house, 214 to 61, and
sent to the senate with assurances of
early consideration. Only one change
was made in the measure as originally
framed, an amendment by Representative
Sanders (Republican) of Indiana,
providing that the life of the
law should end January 1, 1924, or a
few weeks after the first regular session
of the next congress, being passed
122 to 77.
In the senate, as soon as the soldiers'
bonus bill bad been disposed of,
attention was turned to coal legislation,
the Borah substitute for the
house bill passed last week creating
a fact finding commission being taken
up. Two hours of debate, however,
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the measure today and it went over
for further consideration tomorrow.
The big fight of the day in the
house was in the section of the control
and distribution measure which
gave the president the right after
a presidential proclamation declaring
the present emergency no longer in
existence, to proclaim the existence of
another such emergency, without asking
leave of congress. The section ^
was voted out in committee of the
whole, 85 to 65, but when the bill, as
finally completed, was put before the
house proper, Chairman Winalow of
the interstate commerce committee,
in charge of it, demanded and obtained
a record vote, and the section was
retained, 148 to 124. Representative
Rayburn of Texas.
Democratic member of the interstate
commerce committee, offered the motion
to strike it out, and he was supported
by Chairman Madden of the
appropriations committee, Representative
Graham (Republican of Pennsylvania
and some leaders of both
parties. Previously Mr. Winslow had
sought to amend the provision so as
to give congress the right to say if
an emergency prevailed in the coal
mining and railroad world, but his
motion to this effect was defeated
through the members who
"were" '"confident ~ section ~ -i?
would go out.
Mr. Rayburn's motion to recommit
for the purpose of eliminating the
clause, "to prevent extortion in prices
charged for coal and other fuel and
promote the general welfare," was rejected
without a record vote.
Three Republicans from West Virginia,
Goodykoontz, Woodyard and
Rosenbloom, opposed the bill. Mr.
Goodykoontz declared in the house
debate operators had been "castigated"
while no strong voice was
lifted against profiteering retailers.
Asserting that the measure would not
afFord relief, he told the house the
people had asked for bread and congress
had given them a stone. Mr.
Woodyard characterized the legislation
a^ socialistic and declared the
"same cure all legislation might be
demanded by those concerned with
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The senate 'discussion developed
more into exchanges of opinions as
to the causes and possible consequences
of the present railroad and
1 coal situation than of the Borah bill.
It brought also from Senator Frey!
linghuysen (Republican) of New Jersey
a statement that had the senate
) acted on bills which he introduced
! two years ago and a year ago, and
which he ciaimed were assigned to
j servo the same purpose as the present
proposal, the present emergencv
could have been averted.
Senator Freylinghuysen said he believed
the Borah bill should pass be|
cause of a conviction that conditions
similar to those now before the coun:
try would have to bo faced next
spring. He argued, however, that the
fact finding commission should be
made a permanent government tribunal
and not be limited to one investigation.
The New Jersey senator declared
that many large coal companies had
been guilty of taking extortionate and
outrageous profits and read a long
list of dividends voted by several. The
lists, he said, were public property
and had been compiled and published
by well known publishers.
Assault Charged
To Shop Foreman
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 1.?Robert
Drake, foreman at the Louisville
& Nashville shops at Boyles, was in
jail here Wednesday charged with assault
with intent to murder, and A.
R. Smith, a guard at the shops, was
in St. Vincent's hospital seriously injured
as a result of an altercation
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Drake and Smith attacked him with
? piece of lead pipe soon after they
had left a street car in Smithfleld.
Drake said he then drew his pistol
and struck Smith over the head. He
> said he knew no reason other than
> that he, Drake, had notified Smith
Tuesday that his services ,wolud be
dispensed with soon.
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