Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-26
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the following statements: "Thc recent
lawlcss happenings in Florida and
Texas, | am confident, were not done
by this organization, or its member
shin, but in order 10 assure myself oil
this fact am putting Approximately
thirty men on the job Of making Il
complete and searching investigation.
7 call upon all officers of the law.
both city, state and federal, to submit
to me any tangible evidence which
they may have showing any OF the
recent happenings throughout the
country to be Justly charscablc to the
Ku I<luX Klan! In vcriiication and
proof Of the sincerity Of the statement.
l last week suspended The charter: o,
Pensacola, Fla, and Mobile, Ala. and
we are making complete and search
ing Investigations to ascertain the
real facts regarding the acts charged
against our organizations in these
two o.. places. If they arc sufficiently
serious TO so justify, and it is found
that our organization is involved. ]
intend to furnish the officers in these
nlaces with list Of the membership
in that community The offenscs at
both Of these places were minor. but
do not intend to allow even minor
offenscs against the law of the land
- The Shepard bill providing for CO.
operation between the federal govern
ment and the states in "protectlon OF
maternity and infancy" was passed
Friday by the senate and sent to tnc
house. The vote Oh passage was 63 TO
afier sharp clashes between advo-
Gates and opponent% The former de-
clared the legislation was a great
humanitarian step denying, that ii
contemplated interference in , the
home; the latter asserted that it was
"socialistc, patcrnalistic and boshe-
vistic.' The federal childrens bureau
would administer the act. the nlii
carries initial appropriations oi 81
100000 which the states would nc re-
uured to match. Senator Reed OF
9. Missouri declared that "spinsters OF
the children's bureau would dictate
to American mothers and offered an
amendment to change the. title TO "A
bill to organize Il board OF sDlnstcrs
to teach mothers how to raise banies.
The amendment was rejected. amid
broad smiles, without a roll call. Sen
ator Kenyon of Iowa, in charge OF the
bill. dcplorcd sarcastic references 10
'spinistcr management" while Senator
Sheppard (DcmocraD, author OF the
measure, declared there would ne no
compulsion in the activities Of tedefa,ll
agents and no invasion Of the home.
Charlotte, n. c., July -: Secre-
tary J. Leak Spencer OF the Fiighland
Park Manufacturing company oncrat-
ing four cotton mills near Char
lotte, whose 1000 employees have bceh
on strike since June l, announced 10:
night that the plants would resume
operations just as soon as ap1slc;t:ohS
for work were received from enough
hn L.
Spencer explained that the comIphn!
proposed TO resume operations only on
the same basis as TO wages ami WORK
ing hours that was effective when the
workers went out He said, however,
that applications would be received
from the workers as individuals OF as
groups. The announcement followed
Immediately the departure tonight lor
New York OF Thomas NJ. McMa non.
president Of the United Textile Norh-
ers of America. Officers Of the CON
pany had previously announced thhI
they were indifferent as to when inc!
resumed operations and that thc! WIZ
willing that the plants should remain
idlc indcflnitcly. The Highland Park.
Croup comprises tho largest chain OF
mills closed ut Charlotte when ap,
proximatclv 5000 operatives Walk
our here and at Concord, kennopoiis
and Huntcrsvillc. y. c.. and ROCK ii.'
S. c.. The company operates TWO l''i'n
here, one at Rock Hill and one Mt
Huntersvillc Announcement sln'H'
10 that of Highland Park mills WIS
made some time ago by the Chld-
wick HoskinS company, operating an
other large system nf mills, nut which
have not yet resumed operal,"H"'
enough applications not having '"e'
received from workers, accorains u
officials.
The master of tho small BRUSH
schooner pocomokc. which came lillo
Atlantic City Wednesday IN ulS'rcSs
and without her cargo of 1,0O0 cases
Of Intoxicating liquors, will have some
explainjne to do to the British author
tiles in the jurisdiction. according TO
Charles 3. I<rutz. surveyor OF tnc
mort Of philadelphia 'There is no
nuestion the Pocomokc is the myStcf-
ious vessel reported off the New jet
sew coast" Mr.. KrutZ said on frlda!.
"All the vessels papers were taken u!
Navigation Inspector Marstcilar', WHO
boarded the PocOmokc at AlEthIic
Citv, and turned over TO inc l'rlliSn
consul for inquiry" Mr.. kufl% Satn
the pocomoke came into Atlahtic t'.'
under distress signals. captain D.. ~
left Nassau. Bahama Islands. VIII j.
900 eases Of liquor for Quchec. Oll inc
Delaware Capes. he said he encouh.-
cred 4 storm which caused MN u
transfer rart Of the cargo To Schoon-
or and to throw the remainder o'cI-
hoard because the vessel sprung "
leak. According to MIR. kurtz, Canaan
Roy said his crew was discharged anu
transferred to another vessel NJ SELL
which hctsaid to he a violation oi mar
itimc law. "Whilc VIC cannot 40 any
thing about what he did with inc car
co outside the three mile limit me
British government can cert'tihE
make him give a more definite eXplah-
alton Of the actions OF the iocomokc
at sea-" said Mr.. kurtZ
The house ways and means com
mittcc will set about tax revision WIN
the idea of raising S4.an0, ,nno.nun III
revenue exclusive Of postal receipts Il,
the next year. Chairman Fordncy Sii!h
Friday after he. with other tcp'hii,
can members of the committee. III"
conferred ut length with Secretary
Mellon on the general subject OF taN-
alton. The amount required Is IN"
samc.as has been raised by the pres
cnt law and shows no hope. therefore,
of a reduction in the gross H'no''h'
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