Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-31

the senate from southern and western
states who have organized an agrlcul-
turaI bloc. Among the bills to when
support was pledged were those tor
freeing associations of agricultural
producers from restrictions OIL anu
trust laws in marketing their PROD
ucts, for regulating grain ana COZ
ton exchanges, for requiring ai!eseu
wool fabrics sold in interstate COM
merce to bear marks indicating the
percentage of WOOL and, 'shpddy con-
tent for Similar branding OF pants
and for regulation = offs. cold storage.
Regulation of cotton futures sales,
as proposed by Senator Dial, Demo-
crat, South Carolina, was alsA IN.
cl,ided in the list. Chairman Kenyon,
of Iowa. announced at the close OF the
session that the "bloc" would meet
again June 2, and consider any action
It's members might desire to take III
supporting measures designed 10 pro
mote the financial welfare OF farming
sections. Bills and resolutions taken
up today, he said, were of a general
nature, but extension Of agricultural
credits and possible improvement anu
enlargement of the land bank system,
would be given attention at the next
session.
Clyde Manning, negro farm boss
for John Williams, entered plea OF
not guilty when his trial for the muir
der of one of the eleven negroes killed
on or near the Williams farm, COM
menced at Covington. Ca. Yesterday.
The negroes were. killed to. hide a!les
ed peonage conditions after federal
Investigation was started last Febru-
ary, according to statements Of the
prosecution in the trial Of Williams,
who was convicted here recently and
sentenced to life Imprisonment. Man
ming, chief witness for the state
against Williams. told the jury he took
part in killing ak three OF sthe negroes
who are alleged to have been brought
into this county and drowned, but as
serted he did so under fear OF death II
he dsobeyed his employer. He %ouid
20 free under Georgia law. if he could
prove to the satisfaction of the jury
at his own trial that he was compeil-
ed to commit the crimes. Mr.. unoef-
wood, employed to represent the negro
br,.a,-e4eaeaof.cAt4 At4aatan interested in.
Prom tesir:~- ee1ing~.b befWeen the
races. has obtained orders from feder-
al authorities to; bring ;tp the trial
CLYDE Freeman and several other ne
groes formerly employed by Williams
who are held as material witnesses IN
the peonage charges. They are 10 he
used by the defense in its efforts 10
prove that Manning was in mortal
fear of Williams. Mr. Underwood has
been quoted as saying additional evi,
dence to that at the Williams trial
will be produced. Williams and Man.
ming were indicted charged with muir
der by q Manning county grand jury,
and later they and three of Williams's
L. ;r1i al
Jury in Jasper county, where the farm
is situated. Williams's sons are fugi-
tives from justice and he had not been
brought to trial in Jasper county
pending the outcome Of appeal for a
new trial before the state supreme
court.
Charlotte, n. c., May 30: North
Carolina will be the battle ground IN
the impending struggle OF the textile
workers in the resistance oil wage re-
duction in excess of 90 12 per cent.
according to Thomas +. McMahon,
vice president Of the United Textile
Workers Of the World, but once the
walkout starts it may spread to all
Southern textile centers, he said. Mr..
McMahon explained tonight that while
q general blanket order for 4 strike
had been drafted, as announced last
night, it would become effective prob
ably in one group of mills ut the time,
one mill center after another in the
Carolinas, especially the Piedmont Sec
tion, being successfully affected. lie
declared that the only possible devel-
opment that might avert the proposed
strike would be q satisfactory settle
ment of the wage reduction conlroNcf-
sy through negotiations between the
mill executives and the local groups OF
workers. In only one or two mills IN
the southeast has Il satisfactory agree
ment been reached, he said, despite the
fact that appeals had been sent sew
eral weeks ago by the Charlotte CEN
trail labor union, representing all the
organized trades OF TINS Seclioh; 10
Governor Morrison Of North Carolina
to the president of the Southern Tex
tile association, to the Charlotte cham
ber of commerce and to the mayor OF
this CITY. None of these had taken
steps to ward off strike. he SAID. Mr..
McMahon declared that he and Frcsl-
dent Golden Of the international rex
tile Workers union had come into the
south several weeks ago to canvass
the situation in respect to appeal pE
the local unions and reiterated the de-
claration that they never came At inc
instance Of the international organl%a-
ton DuC OF lnelC OWL Initiative. AAe ~
here, he said, to counsel with and ad-
wise the local unions. In North Caro-
lima and each other Southern textile
state, he said, there is Il secret exc
cutive" board, the personnel Of which
is unknown to the public, which keeps
him informed of local developments
throughout the state and in turn keeps
the local unions advised of develop
ments not only throughout the state.
but in all textile centers inclHded in
the national organization.
Declaring that the present nrohi-
hition enforcement system is "inef-
fective, wasteful and demoralizinE in
many of its aspects" Chairman PEN
rose, of the senate finance committee,
announced Saturday that conferences
would be held this week between his
committee and Commissioner Blair. OF
the bureau of internal revenue. looking
to changes in enforcement methods.
The whole subject Of rehabilitation"
of the enforcement system will be gone
over, Mr. PenroSe said, adding that
the advisability of transferring the
prohibition unit from the bureau OF
internal revenue to the department OF
justice, the designating OF an enforce
1ment superintendent for each of the
states or for each judicial district and