The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-17
Domestic

Investigation Of charges that undue
methods of practice are being employ.
ed by the trade in restraining natural
operations Of the law of supply and
demand and depressing cotton prices
was proposed in resolution introduc-
ed by Senator Smith. democrat. South
Carolina. The resolution was referred
to the agricultural committee.
A battle over moonshine still be-
tween mountaineers and prohibition Of
Ulcers in the hills north of Stephenson.
Washington, resulted in the death O.
two men and the serious wounding of
a third.
Mrs. Annie Enger. 60. OF Detroit,
Mich, is near death as the result OF
an attack upon her by a man named
Witt, whom, it is said, engaged in an
Illicit love affair with her daughter.
The police also claim Witt killed Mrs.
Engel's husband.
Death claimed one OF the eight men
shot down in a crowded lower East
Side street when they tried to halt
iour sunmen fleeing in an automobile
atter an attempt to kill Joseph Kas-
ceria
For second time, the joint inter
| state conference Of coal miners and
operators delayed action to permit the
holdout Illinois operators to decide
whether they would participate in
negotiations that may end the soft
coal strike.
Cable communications between Great
! Britain and the United States were re.
Gently delayed from ten to twelve
hours putting the foreign exchange
business at the New York bank at a
standsttll and affected other trade in
that city and elsewhere.
The arsenic murder fiend" who slew
SIX and endangered the lives of 100
IN New York City ten days ago, found
I'VE victims at Pittston. Pa. who had
purchased cakes baked in New York
City.
Scobee Hardman. 22, farmer was
arrested at Winchester, Ky. on a
warrant charging him with the muir.
der OF Leon Renaker wealthy produce
merchant. whose body was found in
MS home July 26, by Mrs. Renaker,
on her return from a visit. Renaker,s
skull had been crushed with blnnt
instrument. Rewards totaling $4,000
nave oeen offered for information lead.
ing to the conviction Of the SLAYER.
Edna Fansheld. OF Flint, Mich. was
told by her mother to go in the ward
and Kill chicken. She replied that
she had rather kill herself than her
little baby chickens, and tried to poi.
son herself. but was saved by an older
sister
Three were killed and one hurt IN
collision between a passenger train
and an auto near Wister Okla. The
driver OF the car was not seriously in.
jured.
George d. Cooper was instantly kill.
ed by Charles Hundershot. deputy
sheriff at Masked Tree. Ark, after
Cooper had fired three shots into the
body of Deputy Frank Marker in er.
sisting arrest.
Wisconsin and Chicago bankers will
! meet at Madison. Wis. with directors
| of the Wisconsin Cooperative Tobacco
Marketing association. in the state mar.
keting department. to lay plans for the
! financing of the tobacco placed In the
pool
| 1t is announced in Cleveland. Ohio.
that settlement of the soft coal strike
under definite plan may result in
the making of wage agreements on
| substantially a national basis In the
main the plan provides resum mption of
coal production by union miners under
wage scales that existed when the
strike began April l. and for the ap.
pointment of an advisory commission
OF inquiry within tho coal industry.
the personnel to be approved by Pres.
!dent Harding.
Big Tim" Murphy. Chicago labor
leader, has been freed OF a charge OF
murder made in connection with build
Ing trades outbreaks OF two months
ago.
Frank Kensel, IS, gave his. life to
save three women near West Orange.
n. j. He could not swim. but he
heard the women in whirlpool yelling
for help. He loosed his hold on the
rope ne was holding and threw it to
the women. who were rescued by two
expert swimmers. In few moments
the dead body of the boy washed In