The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, January 25, 1922, Image 9
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VLUME XXXVi. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1922,
STAGE SET FOR I
STRIKE
Secretary Says Public Should Know
What to Expect Wleni Wage Agree.
muents Expire April 1.
Wasihington, Jan. 19.-Warning of
an impending general strike in the
coultry's coal Industry was given to
day 'by Secretary Hoover, who declar
ed that the public should know wha.
to expect when the national agree
ments covering the wages and work
Ing conditions of miners expire April
1.
"'The stage," Mr. 'Hoover said, "ap
pears 'to 'be set for a strike in the
bituminons coal fields about the last
of March."
Mr. Hoover (lid not indicate what
the government's plans for meeting
such an emergency were, but said
that there had been no conferences
between representatives of the admin
l'tration and the miners and opera
tors for about six weeks with no fur
ther discussions lookii's toward ad
justment of controverted questions
scheduled at this time by the govern
ment.
While lie did not discuss what the
government's attitude might be in the
event of a general coal strike, .the im
pression was gained that the admin
istration was regarding without un
due alarm, the possible approach of
such a strike situation.
As the time has approached for the
construction of new qwage scales and
working contracts -between the miners
and employers in the union fields, no
gotiations have twice been set on foot
between the mine wor rs and the
employers, with Mr. Hoover as the rep
resentative of the government, taking
a tentative part. Operators In the un
ion fields, declarinig that non-union
coal producing territory 'has been tak
Ing an increasing proportion of the
business, have announced their pur
pose of reducing wades when the con
tract exlpires, while John L. Lew'is, as
president of the United Mine Workers,
ijas In speeches .before union gather
ings and statementi,.asserted that'the
men would accept no reductiong bit
would seek increases.
Ordinarily wage negotiations in the
'bituminous industry have been begun
between an organization n" operators
in what is known as hIL central com
petitive field, including. Pennsylvania,
'Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and the un.
-ion. The agreement reached In this
area &as been the basis of similar
agreements in all the union outlaying
districts.
Certain of the 'Pennsylvania oper
ators have given notice that they
would not renew the wage negotia
tions this year in assoliation with
other -sections of the central field, on
the ground that West Virginia 'Nage
scales, chiefly non-union, were the
chief competitive factor.
Secretary ioover some weeks 'ago
induced the operators to meet with
President Lewis, and submitted a pro
posititon that 'the entire question 'be
su'bmitted o arbitration. This, 'the un
ion representatifes refused, on the
iground that the constitution of their
organization forbade the submission of
the question to outside arbitration in
advance of direct negotiation with the
employers. This 'Position has remained
umfeqhanged, althpugh Mir. Lewis was
called to Washington last wveek for a
conference with Secretary Hoover.
BOOTLE? JOINT IN
COURIT J[OUSE BASEMLENT.
Spartanburg, Jan. 19.-Rural Police
meR today located .a bootleg joint in
the basement of tihe court house, cpmp
'tur1dng one gallon of whiskey, t'w'o
empty jugs, one empty keg, a quanti
ty of empty bottles, corks 'and a tunnel
and everything necessary for a blind
tiger,
No arrests were made. A policeman
put in hiding to catch the.guilty par
ties located Charlie lioster, a trusty
convict who Works about the court
house, F'oster went into the basement
and struck a 'light, appearing to 1e
looking for kindiing. Si -Onallos of
whi?1ey were caletmed recelnfi by' the
rur , police ip thecurbosyadn
a Fojd car. crbupa'l
SIt Glas been common talk in the city
for.rnonthg that a Iind 4iger -Was ho
'~'ated uinder the court house. 'Dut it
was not located until today.
INERS'
HOOVER WARNS
jMUSCLE 8HOALS
RIOR IN PROMISE
Ford Would Make Greatest Effort. On
to .Washington.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 1i.--The Muacle
,Shoals plan of Henry Ford contem
I plates one of the greatest undertak
lgs in the history of industrial Amer
ica and' if the Detroit manufacturer ob
tains possession of the project in Ala
bama lie will take immediate steyps to
imake that part of the South one of the
Industrial centers of the country, the
Associated Press learned today. His
plan, it became know'n, includes de
velopment of the property as a model
to .be extended eventuaIlly to many oth
er parts of the country.
Mr. Ford's proposal 4ncludes the
building of a city 75 miles long in the
Muscle Shoals region. It would be
made up of a number of large towns
or small 'cities. This is In line with
the manufacturer's vlow that maen and
their families should live in small coin
munities w'here benefits of rural or
near rural life would not be entirely
lost.
His proposal to the government in
cludes leasing of the property for 100
years. But before the expiration of
half that time he proposes to turn
the completed project over to the peo
ple of the- district or to the govern
ment in auch a way that no one in
the future w-ill 'be able to make a per
sonal profit from the undertaking. He
will arrange that neither he nor any of
his heirs may realize any monetary
benefit from the Muscle Shoals plant
or the .power developed, it became
known.
Mr. -Ford proposes to make the pro
ject, if 'the govcrnment gives' its con
sent, the outstanding achievement of
hiq career.
The 'Muscle Shoals project is, how
ever, only the start of a greater pro
'gram, It became known. This includes
the development of water power fa
cilities hi many .parts of thecountry
by which persons int those communi
ties wvduld derive power to run manu
facturing plants, lifiht their homes and
run machinery on the farms. One
detail of the Plan is the harnessing
-by farmers of every creek and brook
that crosses their property.
Mr. Ford expects .to leave here about
noon tomorrow for Washington to con
fer with Secretary Weeks regarding
his proposal of leasing the Alabama
plant.
If the government accepts Mr. Ford's
bid, work at Muscle Shoals 'will be
started at once. The nitrate and other
plants would be run by steam power,
pending the time the great dam, that
will require about two years to -build,
has harnessed the water at this point.
Then would follow development, in the
opinion of Mr. Ford, until within a
comparatively few years an industrial
center greater than Detroit .'Nould
have been built ui.
Mr. Ford believes the 'Muscle Shoals
lplan, if 'consummated, wIll .be the
start toward development of the Mis
sissippi River valley. The mnanufac
turer believes this 'valley "could run
the United States" if the water now
going to 'waste could 'be utilized.
Eventually, in Mr. Ford's opinion,
the government could derive enough
revenue from these power pi ojects 'to
support itself, thereby revolutionising
the financial system of the country. 'Mr.
Ford 'has .bent the greater part of his
er.ekEes the last few weeks to 'the
whi ,ping into shape his 'plans to de
velop the Alabama district in the event
he obtains the lease from the govern
ment. He has held a large number of
conferences on this matter and his
program is known to be ready. This
program includes delnite steps tow'ard
developgment of water power In every
part of the country. 'The mnanufactur
er does not believe it practicable to
carry power for long distances and
therefore has evolved a "plan to pro
vide each district with its own 'project.
QBEENWOOD MAN
TO BE WITNESS
Wile ot e Washi gtn'tTestify in
th6 Watson Inve4sn
Grednwood, Jan~ 2 blee~ to
toytify in the congressional investiga
tion inlto the charges 'of alleged cruel-,
ty in the Einerioan army, brought 16
senator' Tom 'Watson, of Georgia Hiar
Wy W. )a tin, a Gredinwood automnobilo
tigating committee in Washington on
January 26. Martin, as a member of
Co. A, 25th Engineers, First army, as
sisted in the erection of a scaffold on
w'hich a negro was hung in Bordeaux,
following his conviction [by regular
court-martial for criminal assault on
a French girl, he says.
Soon after the sensational charges
Df cruelty brought by Senator Wat
Don, Martin wrote to Senator -Bran
degee, chairman of the investigating
committee, telling him that lie had
been at Bordllux, Gloves, Longres,
Blrest, St. Nazaire and other places
Ated as scenes of cruelty by Senator
Watson, and that he had assisted in
:he erection of one scaffold for the
!xecution of a convicted nogro.
Following the conviction and tin
One M<
At (
Dowi
We need th(
the place am
share of the
Big Swt
Ladies' $4.98 Wool Sweaters
1 lot Ladies' Sweaters, worth
1 lot. $.00 Sateon Urtrskirl
1 lot Children's Outing Gow
1 lot Children's Bath Robes,
1 -lot Techstyle Middy Blous<
best quality Middy Twi
January Sale o
We will sell every garm
Coats and Wool Middy Suit
$25.00 Dresses for only ....
$30.00 'Suits for only ....
$35.00 Coats for only ....
G YLook,
II SLI~AFE WA!INER't
No. 117-Ono lot flesh Warni
$3.50, to close out at..
No. 148-Flior stouts, sizes ur
out at .... .... .... .
No. 17--Flesh Elastic Top
close out at .... ....
No. 237--Clifton 'Corset, woi
Dry Goo
Just received 30 pieces of IL
price 33 1-3c. 'Jaiuary
36-inch Silk Taffeta and 'Mes
January 'Sale price only pg
25-inch Holland Clot-h, gree
36-in'eh good quality Bleach
Specials .in
(unMetal, medium too, drea
Peters Wonder Shoe for mn
shoe, pale price....
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OWEN BROS. MARBLE
- & GRANITE CO.
DESIGNPRS
MANUFACTURERs
EIbLECTO11
Dealgirs In everything for tho conic
tery.
Tho largest and bost equipped mon
umontal mills in the Carolinas.
GREENWOOD, - S. C.
Week of Bargains
Reducing Sale
the Price
ou want the goods. This is
me. Come in and get your
Shoes at Big Reductions
NEW SPRING OXFORDS FOR DADIES AT SAJLE PRICE
Brown Kid, rubber military heel.
Black .Kid, 2 straps.
Black Satin, 1 strap.
Patent Pumps, 1 stralp.
Very Special, $4.95
1 lot Ladies' Shoes, tan, English, military heel and low heel.
Black Kid, English, 'low heel.
$7.50 value, sale prisco $4.95
Black Kid, mat top, plain toe, sale price ............$2.95
Black Kid, English, medium heel, sale prico ........$2.95
Ladies' Black Kid, .blucher, medium heel, sale price . . . $2.95
Black Diamond Work Shoes for women, box calf, cap toe,
sale price . .... .... .... .... .... ..... ....$2.98
Peters' 0. U. Work Shoe for Women, box 'calf, sale price $2.48
1 lot Ladies' Shoes, tan and black, high cloth tops, values
$5.00, sale price ............., ......... .$1.50
1 lot of fifty pairs of Ladies' Shoes, broken sizes, black
kid, grey and patent leather, value $5.00, sale price $1.00
Extra Specials
Good quality Outing, dress patterns and Light~ -for gowns,
January Sale only .... .. ........... .... ......100c
1 lot 27-inch Dress Gingham, good spring patterns, at . .100
36-inch heavy 'Sheeting, worth 16c per~ yard, Jan. Sale . .10~c
1 lot 36-inch 'heavy Linen, White, worth 20c. We closed
out this lot from the* mill and will sell for only . .. . .100
Extra Bargains in Towels
17 1-2x34 Hiuck 'towels, red border, ....... ....3 for 50c
Turkish Towels, T9x38, worth 35e, January 'sale, only . .19c
72x90 Wear-iWell Sheets, best quality, full size, worth
. $2.00, January Sale pricee only..-..---------. .....$1.29
' Blanket Special
1 lot Woolnap Blankets, worth $6.50, Januiary 'Sale only $3.95
Compa .
til the time for his execution the negr
soldier, whose scaffold he hel)ed t
erect, was glien the best of treatmen
being given officers' fare and plenty c
French w-ine, Mr. Martin declares. If
was executed -before the entire post I
a legal manner, he asserted. "le gc
a lot better treatment in the army thai
he would have in Senator Watson'
state," Mr. Martin told a local news
paper man.
Most of the stories of alleged cruel
ty originated in the Imagination of ol
regulars who told the stories of hor
rors to youig recruits to frighter
them, Mr. Martin declared.
Piles Cured in 6 to 1 4 Days
~r:; refund monc lV PAZO OINTMiNr ft.;
-., c hz ng,1fihid. JJeriv c n or ProtrudingPiie.
Ar.:At' y rOIIOVL'3 1tchhn,, Piks, und You C2: .1gt
'Iat klce after the Orst nDDicatioU. PiceN SO..
>re Big
)ur Stock
I GoeL
h money and yc
i now is the tii
bargains.
hater Sale
going il .this sale for only $2.79
$8.40 and $9.50, to close at $0.48
s, January Sale, only .. . . $1.98
1s, worth 50c, sale price ... .29c
worth $2.60, sale price ....98c
!s, wo4t.h $1.50, made out of
11, only .... ....0....990
f Ready-to-Wear
nit in stock----Dresses, Suits and
at half price.
................ ....$12.50
.......... ...$15.00
.... ... .... .... ....$17.50
Ladies!
1'UST-PROCTi C01iVFE1'.
rs Rust-Proof Corsets, price
. .... . ... .... .. .. .. ..$1.48
to 30. Price $3.50, to clone
... ..... .... .... .. ....$1.48
for Misses, price $2.50, to
... .... ..... .... .... ..99o
t~h $1.00, sizes up to 30, only 69o
ds Specials
ad and lassie 'Cloth, spring
Sale only ... .. .. .. .. . ..23o
ialine, no black, worth $2.00,
y yard... .... .... ....$1.00
I, pink, lavender,' for only . . 8c
ing, 'January Sale, only . ... .100
Men's Shoes
shoe, sale price. ... .. .$4.5
mn, box ealf bluoher, dress
........... .... .... ...
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