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VI LXXIl No.1556 U"'?- * C ' ^ ? i
FIFTEEN MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE
Astoria, Dec. 9 (By the Associated
Press).?Firebugs today were blamed
by officials for the $12,000,000 fire
here yesterday. Local radicals are
suspected. Twenty-four blocks were
burned. Twenty-five hundred persons
Ms homeless. The ruins are still
smouldering today. The relief commitee
announced that food and clothing
la needed at once. Portland is
sending a special train with supplies
and soldiers to aid the police as
guards.
Astoria, Ore., Dec. 8 (By the Associated
Press).?The business district
of Astoria, the oldest city in Oregon,
is in ruins, two are dead, hundreds
of persons are homeless and
property losses estimated at $15,000,000
was caused by a fire here today.
For ten hours the fire held sway, eating
an ever-widening path through
the city until shortly after noon when
dvnBmUit of?
Banks, newspaper plants, hotels,
stores, theaters and numerous buildings
housing a variety of business
places were destroyed. According to
Fire Chief E. B. Foster, the fire got
out of control because it burned the
piling beneath' the buildings upon
which the business section of the
city was buil t. He attributed the disaster
to failure to All the space beneath
the piling.
Morris Staples, president of the
Bank of Commerce, dropped dead of
heart failure while the fire was at
its height.
The body of C. J. Smith, a transient,
was found hanging under the
'sidewalk of the water front, but
whether he had ended his life because
of the fire or for other reasons the
police were unable to determine. He
had spent the night in a cheap lodging
house on the waterfront.
Thirty blocks were wiped out by
t?. y ifcfliriri inT'rT b?m?8 ht?oldeT
wl^Sie Sltrict were destroyed and
i ' about 50 families living in an apart
WCU e U1"UW ?????? uy I
L-' * ruction of that building. In
^ the" de^"0"8 ?CCU
URvMi
(timed immediate relief measures.
HHf "Ifcey were assured of help from Poet|H
l*ad and Seaside. Every restaurant
HE and hotel in the city had been de
stroyed as well as stocks of goods in f
the stores and there is prospect of
immediate went. Portland bakeries
net loads of bread and Seaside sent
word that the hotel there was open
to receive those without shelter, a
large number of summer cottages at
the beach resorts were o He red to the
C\,. homeless and homes in the residence
district were thrown open to give aid
and food to the needy.
The Budget, an afternoon paper,
which attempted to get out an edition
today at Seaside, issued mime
ographed sheets.
J. S. Dellinger, publisher of Tht
Astorian, the morning paper, an
nounced he would probably get ou
tomorrow morning's edition on th<
press of the local Finnish daily, Th<
Toveri.
Telephone exchanges and telegrapl
offices were burned.
Communication with the outsid
world was maintained throughou
the city by means of a long distanc
line temporarily set up.
^ The hotel keepers of Oregon, i
session at Portland, donated $5,0(
for relief and railroads offered fr<
transportation and other aid.
The Columbia River Packing ass
.. Nation donated the use of two stear
rs for housing purposes and fact
ties in churches and other buildin;
| were listed for housing,
j A detachment of the Oregon N
tiortal Guard was due to arrive
aid the local ploice. Orders were
sued to keep every person out of t
burned district tonight.
it -v Cotxrt Proceedings
U r ' " ' '
' James Melwood, plaintiff, vs. J(
jt- : Lockman, defendant. Suit for da
< ages. Verdict: "We find for
& plaintiff the sume of one hund
? dollars."
{. J, M. Gault, executor, vs. Rcu
r- Harmon, et al. Suit to protest a \
r.h . Verdict: 1. Did the said Anna G
Coleman, deceased, at the time of
execution of the alleged last will
f ' ^ testament have sufficient mental
^ " pacity to make a will and to direct
daawing of the same, or not. Awn
No. 2. State whether or not the
. per alleged to be the last will
testament of Anna Gray Coleman
; j|r- ceased, was procured by undue i
* ence extended by any pary inter*
( W* in sustaining the same, on the
I 9 Anna Gray Coleman, deceased.
9t
K 4. , Mrs. C. T. Murphy has been
r: Hick at bar home on S. Mou
XT street tor several days.
I ? Miss Helen Linder is visiting i
ft home of Eev. and Mrs. Porto
I Bailes, in Greer.
Br
E
HARRISON TO BE !o
RESENTENCED
Ira Harrison may be brought be- '
fore Judge Maul din this mocrning to pr
be resentenced. 'The Richland crimin- th
al court will convene at 9:8ft o'clock
for the last day's session and if the pr
remittitur in the Harrison case reach- 8U
es Clerk Hinnant before adjournment
hour, the young prisoner will be sen- th<
tenced to die in the electric chair.
Harrison was tried jointly with se,
Frank Jeffords and Glenn Treece for (g,
killing J. C. Amette, business partner
of Jeffords, and Jeffords and Har- bu
rison were given death sentences. j,0
Treece is serving a life term. Jeffords
has been resentenced to die De- en
cember 22. de
Harrison'sattorney s made a move raj
before the supreme court to take an ^
appeal to the United States supreme pt
court, but lost the motion. The re- ^
mittiture in his case was withheld ^
from the Richland county court offlcials
until the motion was decided.
If the remittiture appears at the ag
court house this morning, Harrison w]
will do sentenced iur me gwvuu uiu?.
Richland county officers were ready
yesterday to act in the event that the to
important legal instrument was filed pr
at the court house. pr
Attorneys for Jeffords and Harri- ^
son exhausted their legal fight in the ^
state courts and efforts were made to j
get to the United States supreme
court on a writ of error. The movement
was frustrated by the state su- ^
preme court and a direct appeal to m
the United States court is the only
avenue left through which the pris- y.
oners may hope for an extension of ^
life through legal channels.?The
S,ate- 01
Twenty Persons c.
Injured When tah'
Trains Crash ?
???.. wi
Charleston, Dec. 9.?I. R. Edwards,
of Sumter, died in a local hospital sj,
several houra aftet the wreck. The
hospital officials said 18 others were ^
injured seriously enough for treat- ^
^^^ncluding W. A. William* et M
when a sf-con section train No. 80 of ^
the Atlantic Coast lane Crashed into ae;
the rear >f train No. 52 at Hanahan to
station, 11 miles from here. gp
George Scruggs of Greenville, mail jj
clerk, and See Edwards, of Sunxtar, a gc
traveling man, were seriously hurt. ^
The injured were brought to the hos- p(
pital here.
The collision occurred in a fog that ^
obscured the signals set by No. 52,
which had stopped on account of a hot tj
box. A relief train was sent to the t(
scene. Doc to is proceeded by automobile.
< Train No. 52 is a local between v
' Charleston and Greenville. ^
The second section, No. 80, consist- j
id of baggage and express cars, the
* passenger section leaving several j
- hours earlier, hit the steel Pullman, (
t whic tore into the coach of the local
e train. J
e ?
Union High School
h Monday Night
e The second number in the lyceum
lt course will be given at the high school
:e Monday night at 8 o'clock. This number
will be the Pease Twins. Their
,n program will be delightful from belft
onH will include Mid
ginning ui tuu, ..?
ie night Fantasy,, which is a charming
sketch and introduces both old fash?"
ioned and modern mualc, and alto.
n gether will be an evening long to be
remembered with pleasure.
The season tickets are on sale at
Tinsley's eelry wboth. . g slCoercmf
a" Tinsley's Jewelry Store for adult Binto
gle ticket $2.50 or two for $4.00.
*8- There will be four other numbers behe
side this one Monday night. The next
number which comes the first of January
is the Pom Pamga Filipino
Quartet. The music of the Filipinos
is so ancient that its origin has been
lost in the mists of time, and one
im" can't afford to miss the haunting melcdy
and dulcet streams of love and ro.
re<* mance which will be given in thii
number.
ken Give a friend one of these ticket
for a Christmas present and see hov
ray much they will appreciate the oppor
tunity of hearing something good an
anc* high class in lyceum.
oa- ? ??
the Death of H. P. Goforth
are r:
pa_ Mr. H. P. Goforth died at the 01
amj Soldiers Home at Columbia, S. C
jy. last Sunday and was buried at Gi
nflu_ liam's Chapel on Monday evening,
ssted Mr- Goforth was 82 years old ai
a Confederata Veteran, a memb
^n_ of the S. C. Regiment Co. K. T
Veterans are passing away.
Mr. Goforth leaves one son, W.
quite Go'?**h of Converse, S. C.f and o
ntain daughter, Mrs. Florence Ligon
Gaffney, S. C.
Mr. Goforth was a gallant sold
?t the and it was interesting to hear li
sr M. relate the stirring times of the 60'i
Ada D
|RY FORCES WIN f
FIGHT IN HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 8.?Friends of
ohibition, in complete control in
e house, made a clean sweep today
knocking out amendments to the
ohibition section of the treasury
pplly bill which, they claimed, were
signed to weaken enforcement of
e Volstead law.
Standing alone at times, Reprentative
Hill (Republican) of Maryad
sought to limit the money spendj
activities of the prohibition unit,
t his proposals were thrown out
dily after 30 minutes of bitter dete
in which the manner of the law's
forcement was commended and conmned.
Numerous references' were
side to the annual address to coness
delivered earlier in the day by
esdient Harding, and there was
jjorous applause when members relied
that the president had said the
th amendment was here to stay.
The bill stood like a stone wall
;ainst attacks by Mr. Hill's group,
bich often included only himself,
had not reached the point of pass;e
tonight because of an agreement
defer until tomorrow action on a
ovision for substituting fast power
esses for hand* presses on which
e government's money long has
en printed at the bureau of engrar?
The biggest vote against the probation
group was seven, that numr
of members supporting an amendent
by Representative Tinkham
tepublican) of Massachusetts, proding
that men employed in enrcement
work should be appointed
om the civil service, against 66 in
position.
Representative Tincher (Republin)
of Kansas declared the Hill
nendments were in keeping with
e attitude of those who lpad atmpted
to defeat prohibition enrcement.
He said "he did not know
by Mr. Hill should object if the
a Klux Klan tried to suppress mooniining.
Characterizing Mr. Hill as tba minrcement
unit. Mr. Crampton- -# rted
that the fight had been brought
the house on jthe heels of "the
ilendid appeal or the president, and
r. Hill interjected that while in the
nate Mr. Harding had stated the
merican people had the right to rejal
any law. "Any association has
te right to attempt to repeal a law,"
[r. Crampton shot back, "but so long
s that law remains in effect it is
le duty of every American to strive
_ JLl ft I
3 make it enecuve.
The only purpose sought by the
ssocaition, Mr. Crampton went on,
ras not to repeal tljp Volstead law,
iut to destroy it by indirection. Takng
issue with statements that the
irohibition forces had suffered house
osses in the November election, Mr.
2rampton said thot out of the 80 Republican
seats lost, the net dry lose
was only nine.
Representative Thorpe (Republican)
of Nebraska, elected for the
short term ending in March, said h<
was proud to vote with the friends 01
prohibition.
Representative Knutson of Minne
sota, Republican whip, told the hous
he voted for the 18th amendment an1
the Volstead law, but founl now tha
"as the appropriations for enforce
ment go up whiskey prices com
down." He asserted that thousand
| of illicit stills flourished in the cour
I try and "that boys and girls in thei
teens are coming home drunk."
On the other hand, Representatn
Raker (Democrat) of California d
nied that liquor waB easily obtainab
and asserted that nothing in 25 yea
had done as much for the manho<
and womanhood of the country
prohibition.
Clemenceau Given
Great Ovation
At Philadelphi
Philadelphia, Dec. 9 (By the As
s ciated Press).?Georges Clemenc<
v speaking here today urged Amer
- to come back to Europe and h
d spread independence throughout
world. He was given an ovation
he appeared or. the piauorm at
Academy of Music.
? Raise Technical
l' School Stamda
Tokio, Dec. 9.?The governn
id has decided to raise the Tokio
er Osaka higher technical schools,
Kobe Higher Commercial School,
Tokio Higher Normal School and
P. Hiroshima Higher School to a
ne versity status. A new dental co
of will be established, and post-gi
ate courses will be added at 16 hi
ier schools. The course of study a!
dm Tokio Foreign Language School
I. extended, but no announcement '
?. as to its length.
I
FLORIDA MOB f
BURNS NjEGRO
Perry, Fla., Dec. 9.?-^Ty was
peaceful today following tljK burning
ut the stake during the nigh4 vl Char,
lit Wright, a negro, by a MPb of several
thousand men. He w! a alleged
to have confessed to the i laying of
Miss Ruby Hendry, a teacher. The
police said the mob diaper* C quietly.
Perry, Fla., Dec. i Charlie
Wright, negro accused of ti is murder
of Miss Ruby Hendry, yoM tg school
teacher, was taken from t ie sheriff
and burned at the stake at the scene
of the crime early tonight ty a mob
estimated at several thousa d men.
The negro, along wit \ Albert
Young, negro, waa taken pom the
sheriff and his party as they returned
to Penjy to lodge the two mhn in jail.
Wright had been arrestedfat Madison,
Fla., early in the day Young
was taken at Kinderlou, $a. Capture
of the two negroes ca^e after a
six day search in wnicu oujiuicu# ox
men from Florida and Georgia counties
had participated at on* time 01
another.
Both negroes were taken ^ small
stream, a few hundred yards outside
the town, where last Saturday afternoon
the young woman's feddy was
found by a passing train cr^w. Bott
negroes were given an aod}ence an-:
Wright is said to have e|aneratei
Young as the second negro Who way
laid the young woman, tie committed
the murder, he is safdlto hav<
confessed, while another lttgro rob
bed her. He did not name 'the othei
negro but said it was not * oung.
Following Wright's talk,, the mol
proceeded to strap him to.*a stake
Pine wood and grass were -placed a
his feet and the work thenXset afire
His body was burned to a ipisp.
Young was turned back te the au
thoritics and tonight is in jthe count;
jail. No other disorder ^gan attempt
cd. The mob which began to strear
into Perry throughout the day bega
to break up.
Throughout the day puti4l of at
gry men had' maintained w'ivigil o
Sheriff Lipscomb apparently gc
word" that he could not get throng
the human barrier before the count
jail and early tonight the word ws
passed around that he had alread
lodged the negroes in the Perry ja
and that he and his deputies wei
barricaded with them, well prepan
to ward off any attack. The nepo
served to divert some, but others he
steadily their watch on the road ai
when the sheriff came into view, th<
were quick to act. Sheriff Lipscon
and his deputies were powerless
resist the attack.
The hoots and yells of the croi
heralded the two negroes' entrar
into town. Although composed
men from many counties, includi
some from south Georgia, it is i
derstood, its common purpose gt
the mob an organized appearan
1 No time was lost in rushing the i
groes to the scene of the murder.
t..*o tnniorht the mob was well
! the way of disintegrating. The p
? cision with which it acted in deal
f differently with the two negroes,
to the belief that it considered
* vengeance accomplished and t
e there would be no further disord
^ In the sporadic disorders of
4 past few days, the negro settlen
here lost four of its public bi
e ings, a negro church was burned
'* night while a school house, lodge
l* amusement hall have been destro
ir ? w /
? Poincare Says
J; Something Radical
rs Most be Do
SB London, Dec. 9 (By the Associ
Press)?Allied premiers conft
here for two hours today. The h
of the British, French, Italian
Belgian delegations spoke. Pre
Poincare was reported to have f
j-j to reach the point of definite
posals, but was reported that h
B0_ clared the reparations question
;au arrived at a stage where some
ica radical must b$ done.
S? TODAY'S COTTON MAR
vur
aB Open
the December ' 24.82
January 24.82
March 26.05
May 24.95
rda July 24.70
nent N Y. Spots
aiM? Local maricet
the
?e Notice
I the
uni- The Young Men's Gypsy Sm
liege ble club will meet Sunday afl
adu- at 4 o'clock Instead of Mondaj
igher ing, at the home of Mr. Eram
t the win, on East Main street,
was Be sure to come and bring a
made with you. Joe Earl Bei
Presi
DAUGHTERS CLOSE CO
ANNUAL MEETING
Greenwood, Dec. 8?.After choos- Wj
ing Newberry as the next meeting nizai
place and electing officers, the 26th the
annual convention of the South Caro- coal
lina division, United Daughters of the after
Confederacy, adjourned here tonight conir
after a three days' session. r.une
Mrs. Chapman J. Milling of Dar- ficial
lington was reelected president. The meet
constitution was amended so as to weefc
create the offices of first and second Tfa
vice presidents and do away with ning
third and fourth vice nreaidents. Un- tital
der the new amendment, each of the the <
four districts of South Carolina will said,
have a district director instead of a "gra
vice president. of tl
i Mi-s. J. H? West of Newberry was pend
elected first vice president; Mrs. folio
Alonzo Kellar, Greenwood, second cf a
vice president; Mrs. Martha Rivers, tors
James Island, corresponding secre- Chic
tary; Mrs. Janie B. Flowers, Bishop- isfa<
i ville, recording secretary; Mrs. S. for
' J. Mauldin, Pickens, treasurer; Mrs. assu
A. Woodson, Edgefield, recorder of tor
crosses; Mrs. O. D. Black, Johnston, R
registrar, and Mrs. Frost Walker, Wot
I Union, historian. ^er<
! Resolutions of courtesy were adopt- Uew
ed at the close of the meeting, thank- to r
s ing the city of Greenwood, the Robert tion
? A. Waller and John McKellar Reyn- that
1 olds chapters for their hospitality he t
i and others who had helped to make ""si
- the convention a success. Officials s'de
said it was one of the most successful "
i conventions in the history of the di- Pay
- vision. tr.-i
r A banner was presented the Robert Ckv
A. Waller chapter, Greenwood, for to ,
3 having enrolled the greatest num- J11"0
t. ber of new members of any chapter in&!
t in the division.
!. The convention voted to undertake con
the work of marking the spot where ^at'
- 200 Confederate soldiers were buried ^or
y at the crater at Petersburg, and $180 a*n
was pledged *o this fund on the floor ln
>? of the convdmion.
n Many delegates left for their
homes tonight. u
i- South Carolina division, United ?nc
n Daughters of the Confederacy, ranks**e?
I second in the entire organizatoin for | ^
it convention. Many false statement^
h in histories used in schools have beet ^
y corrected through the agency of the\ ^
is U. D. C. Mrs. West said and the or"An,t
i? MKlntlm is continuing its efforts to|ln .
>f JSC... il
have accurate and fair history taught V "
re in the schools. The convention voted '
;d to appropriate $1!7 for use in helping ^
rt to carry on the historical work in wj
Id this state. .
- Dt3
id Mrs. Chapman .1. Milling, division w
ey president, reported to the convention
ab that the condition of the Old Soldiers'
to home in Columbia was gratifying, fe
and the convention voted to recognize ^
vd the splendid ser\ ice of Superintend- ^
ice ent Stewart of the home. v,
of Mrs. St. J. A. Lawton, director of jfl
ng the Lee Memorial fund and the Jefin
ferson Davis highway program, reive
ported that she had heard from 40 xv
ice chapters and had received $447.50 tone
ward the Lee memorial fund, placing c
South Carolina second. She urged Tj
in continued effort to have the Davis v
>re- highway marked from ocean to ocean. ^
ing Mrfe. J. S. McWhirter's report on the c
led Davis monument fund showed that t
its most of South Carolina's $1,000 }
hat pledge had been paid. ,
er. > A number of winners of medals and ,
the prizes were announced. A gavel,
lent given by Miss Lois Reynolds of Colild
lumbia, and made from wood from
'* * T^ffarson Davis, was
msi tne noiue i;i
and presented to Mrs. J. R. Tarrant, pres- ,
ye<L ident of the John McKellar Reynold.)
chapter, of Greenwood.
Announcement of the following
prize winners was made: The Ar|
ihur Tompkins essay prize, $10, won
by Miss Catherine Calvert, Jonesine
I ville; the John C. Calhoun medal, offered
by Mrs. St. J. A. Lawton, won
ated by Edgar T. Thompson, Dillon; the
?rr*d Calvin Crozier medal, offered by the
leads Calvin Crozier chapter of Newberry,
and won by Miss Lalla Stephenson, Maimier
rion; the Sue M. Abney prize, offered
'ailed by Mrs. A. A. Woodson through the
pro. Edgefield chapter, won by Miss Cathe
de- erine Simon, C. Irvine Walker chaphad
ter; the Eloise Welch Wright prize,
thing offered by the Drayton Rutherford
chapter, Newberry, and won by Winnie
Davis chapter, York. The RobKET
ert A. Thompson chapter, WestminClose
tater, won the division loving cup
24.881 'or the best original collection of
- I manuscripts.
24.V< 25.12
'following general prizes wen
25.08 announced: The Anna Robinson An
24.58 drews medal, won by Miss Marior
Jones, Newberry; the Rose lovinf
25.10 cup, won by Mrs. J. E. Ellerbe, Ma
24.75 rion, for the second time, this yea
on an essay on Sidney Lanier.
Three prizes were bestowed in th
department of the Children of th
ith Bi- Confederacy. The White prize wa
-ernoon won by Miss Anne Gaillard Stacks
r even- 0f EutawvHlla The l^assey priz<
? Good- was won by Miss Agnes M. Rice <
Union. The division prize fo* tl
' friend best essay on "Robert E. Lee, tl
T? Boy," was won by Gabriel McColl <
Ident Bennettaville.
AL COMMISSION
TO MEET SOON
bishingtoii, Dec. 8.?Taking cogice
of condition? which indicae c
possibility of another national c
strike in the bituminous mines c
April 1, the United States Coal t
nission today announced that i
operators and miners' union of- 1
s concerned would be invited to \
; with it in Washington next 1
i
ie session would mark the begin- t
of an endeavor to "procure muconcessions
in the interests of i
:ommon good," the announcement ]
and was necessary because of <
ve danger that another paralysis i
ie business of the country" is im- |
ling. Action t>y tne commission
wed the adjournment this week j
joint committee of mine opera- ;
and union officials, ,which met at j
ago but failed to achieve a sat. |
:tory preliminary arrangement
wage negotiations which would
ire continuance of operations af- ,
April.
apresentatives of the United Mine
kers of American in Washington
e later informed that John I*
is, its president, would not be able
espond to the commission's invitabefore
Thursday. It is expected
; conferences on the subject will
;akon up then, and that the comsion
will proceed to executive conration
of the situation,
fagc agreements, which now fix
scales and working conditions in
unionized coal fields, were made at
t'eland las* summer and run only
April 1, but contain a paragraph
viding for joint committee meet<
of the bituminous employers and
union to consider terms of a wage
tract which might run after that
e. The committee created included
the employers Phil Pennn, repreting
Indiana operators; T. H. Wats
for central Pennsylvania; H. N.
jdor for Southwestern operators
I others, while Mr. Lewis, Philip
rray, vice president of the union,
1 William Green, its secretary, repented
the men.
^fter several seasUjas the employs
also some consideration of disct
agreements, but the proposals
re declared today by union spokes.
n, who conferred with the coal comssion
to have been immediately retod
by tha miners' representatives.
The committee accordingly adjoumits
negotiations finally, leaving the
idle problem of wage contract to
taken up on Jnnaury .1 by a joint
ge conference of the central comtitive
field. Though both operators
ul miners will constiuto this conrence,
only the territory known as
ie central competitive field, com.
sed of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio' am
cstern Pennsylvania, will be covere<
i its deliberations. The committee
hch has adjourned, gave representa
on to mining territory outside a
ell as insido this area.
Under the law creating the coa
ommission, it is obliged to mak"
rcliminary report by January 1
irith the object of assisting in al
enipts to fixe the new wage scab
5ir.ee its creation, the commission ha
'inployed many agents, some of whoi
.ave been investigating wages an
..cpenditures of miners i l various coi
iistricts.
Choral Club Organized
The Choral club, which Mrs De
ereaux Tumor is training, elected o
ficcrs yesterday afternoon and the f(
lowing will serve for one year: Mi
W. T. Beaty, president, and Miss Fa
nio nimcun. treasurer and custodian.
The next rehearsal will be hf
Thursday evening at the home of M
W .H. Burris.
Christmas Bazaar
The ladies of the Episcopal chui
I are to have a Christmas baz:
Tuesday at the store room on Gi
berry street, recently erected by ]
J. Ben Foster. The booths are
place and such delicious things
being prepared for the dinners i
lunches and such beautiful things
the fancy work and substantial bet
and?oh, everything cute and pr<
will be sold and it is just the placi
purchase Christmas gifts. The la
invite you to inspect their ba,
and est dinner with them and r
i your friends and have a good 1
generally.
I
, Mrs. Ida Belue, of Route 4,
. among the shoppers in Union tod
r Lieut. Sam Brabson left this i
for Camp Meade, Md., afer spendi
e fortnight at the home of Mr. and
? J. J Hughes, where Mrs. Brabsor
,s little son are spending the white
. Promiscus Shooting in Dv
ie London, Dec. 9 (By the Aseot
ie Press).?Promiscuous shooting i
af ed the night in Dublin, accordi
reports received here. ?
i
riGER COMFORTED
BY PRESIDENT
Washington, Dec. 8 (By the Asao:iated
Press).?Georges Clemenceau,
losing his visit to Washington this
kftcrnoon with a "formal" address,
expressed the hope that diplomacy
vould find a way to bring America
>ack into European affairs through
vhat he interpreter as an "overture"
>y President Harding in the annual
nessage the executive had read to
:ongress a few hours earlier.
"I was greatly comforted," said tho
war time premier of France, "when
[ read in the message of your president
the following lines. They are
not very long, but they are very suggestive:
" 'The four power pact, which abolishes
every probabiilty of war on the
Pacific, has brought a new confidence
In maintained peace, and I can well
believe it might be made a model
fob like assurances wherever in the
world any common interests are concerned.'
"
"So you see," continued the Tiger,
"that even those who are supposed
to disagree, really agree at the very
bottom of their feeling and reasoning
power. That is what I ask, and I
hope this is somethting like an overture,
that some light will be coming,
and I will be very glad if it comes
from America and I hope that diplomacy
will have something to say*
about it, and talks may be engaged in,
which, I am sure, can bring nothing
but good for us all."
When Clemenceau's reference to
the president's message was called to
the attention of the White House, it
was said that there was no comment
to be made and that there was no in
ention of elaborating on the president's
statement to congress.
Clemenceau's address, delivered before
an audience, which included
many diplomats,- government officials
and members of both houses of congress,
was, in its essence the "peace
message" he first delivered at Chi- t
offici^ Washington would judge him
Assertion that France could not pmf
America should help to make Germany
pay. % 4
M. Clemenceau asked why the Unit
ed States went to war; whether it
was to help France or to make democracy
safe. If it was for the latter
reason, he asked that the United
States look afar and see the barbarism
of the Turks and the anarchy
of Russia.
The "Tiger" boarded his special
train shortly after 9 o'clock to go to
Philadelphia, where he is scheduled
I to speak tomorrow morning.
! Former Convict
s Has Reopened
II Murder Case
a
5 Harlan, Ken., Dec. 9.?An inde>
pendent investigation by John Bram2.
ley, a former convict, was started
ls while in prison and continued afer
m release, today was credited with reid
opening the Laura Parsons murder
?1 case here. The Harlan county grand
jury has indicted Johhn Marcum, former
head of the convict road camp
at Dillon, and Jerry Reed and James
Robinson, convicts. Miss Parsons was
v- killed in 1920. Dr. H. Winnes of
f. Cincinnati, a veterinarian, was tried
)1_ for the crime but the jury failed to
s. agree and the case was later disn
mused.
Id Mr. J. G. ong to Speak
rs.
The Salvation Army is very much
pleased to announce that Mr. J. G.
Long will speak at the Salvation
Ai my hall over Glymph's Pharmacy
rch Sunday at 3 o'clock. These services
tar are growing in interest and a differed
cr.t speaker will speak every Sun\Tr
day and hear Mr. Long speak. No man
in public to come out to this service sunare
d&y and bear Mr. Long speak. No man
urn! in Union county has made a better
or star in Christian work since the Gipsy
>ths Smith meeting than Mr. Long and it
etty w ili be a great encouragement to him
e to for you to attend this meeting. A
dies special invitation is extended to every
'aar member of the Gipsy Smith club,
ncet ~~ J
dine Oyeter Supper
The Y. P.'s of Green Street Methwas
odist church will serve an oyster suplay.
per Saturday night at 7 o'clock in
week the ball over Union Mill store. The
ng a public is cordially Invited. ltpd
Mrs. _ " *m 1
i and Garvin of Chester will
preach for the congregation of the
IT,
Wcstside Baptist church tomorrow
iblin morn'nK at 11 o'clock. The public is
cordially invited.
dated Dr. J. T. Jeter of Santuc is among
nark- the visitors in Union today. He is reng
to covering rapidly from a recent serious
illness.
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