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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
Ambassador Harvey's
Visit q Secret

Visit q Secret
Washington, Dec. Is (By the Asso-
ciated Press) The state department
officials today confirmed the London
announcement that Ambassador Har-
,ey had been called home "for consul
tation" and declined 70 explain the
specific questions Secrstary Hughes
wants to discuss with him. In the
absence Of official explanation the Inn
precision gained currency that he had
been called here in connection with
the German reparations situation
which is now THREATENING a break be-
tween England and I'rs1ce.
The nature of the consultation Ia
unknown at the embassy. 1t Is pre-
sumed the discussions win cover the
whole range Of European affairs, In
cluding the alien war debts, repsra.
taons and kindred subjects. Harve,
has been III with cold for severa
days. His visit win coincide with thai
Of the British debt commission.
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Young Girl Severely Burned

Mrs. Elias Prioleau received mes
sage yesterday afternoon that her
niece Miss Lizzie Sinkler, has been
severely burned.
The young lady is attending the
Sumter High School and makes her
home with relatives in that city; shc
had returned from school and was
standing with her back to the fire
when her clothing ignited. The mes
sage stated that she was severely,
though not seriously burned and rel
atives who ran to her assistance were
also considerably burned,
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
Leader of Moonshine Gang
And Prohibition Agent Slain

Lexington, KY, Dec. 15.-Bob Bal
lard, leader of the Menifee county
moonshiners gang, and Guy Cole, a
prohibition agent, were slain in bat
tie between 20 officers and moonshin-
ers today, according to word received
by Prohibition Director Sam Com
Minis. Charles Ballard, the alleged
moonshiner, was wounded. The gang
was sought for the killing Of two off,
GERS last week.
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Yesterday the club asked you for
baskets to pack the goodies in and for
articles Of clothing and specified sew
eral things. For fear you did not
see the needs, the club publishes them
again.
No. I, A coat or mackinaw for a
nearly grown boy.
No. 2. A coat or MILDLY suit for an
1l-year-old girl.
No. 8. A coat or dress for ID
or l6-year-old girl.
No. 4. Clothes for little children.
No. s. A sweater for man.
No. 6. Any article Of clothing you
have put one side-shoes or stockings.
Everybody knows how hard it Is to
keep children in shoes and If the
mother and father are both sick and
unable to work, what are the little
folks to do?
This is an extract from a letter the
club got this morning:
81 enclose $500 to help relieve the
tragedy Of the empty stocking. We
all know that business is not as good
as it once was, but it is all the more
reason why we should see that the
little children are not disappointed
and that all of them get visit from
Santa Claus. could not enjoy ms
own Christmas goodies If felt that
r,y part had not been done in reliev-
ing the empty stocking"
Won't you help, too? If you do not
wish to Join the club, play Santa
Claus on your own account and help
make somebody happy this year.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
Rural Police Active

On December 9th Thos. Mcdaniel,
v. E. Lawson and S. R. Garner de-
stroyed 120 gallons beer on Thos. Nc
Nally place.
On December 9th Thos. Mcdaniel
and Jas. G. Faucet destroyed 240
gallons of beer on Mrs. Smiths place.
On December 14th Thos. Mcdaniel,
S. R. Garner and Henry Roberts de-
Stroyed 600 gallons beer on the A. C.
Lyles place, near Pride, S. C..
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HOUSE TAKES UP
ARMS QUESTION

Washington, Dec. Id. - President
Harding, according to statement
made in the house today, "has been
engaged for sey eral months" with the
question of negotiating with the big
powers abroad relative to limiting the
construction of warships under TO-
900 tons, which he is requested to do
under provision Of the naval supply
pill.
This information as to the reported
attitude Of the president was given
by Representative Lineberger (Re-
publican) of California, during a
brief furry of debate, while Chairman
Kelly of the subcommittee, in charge
Of the measure, was seeking to ex-
plain the reasons for the request. 1t
was admittedly surprise to the COM
mittee, which had not consulted the
president prior to presentation of the
bill.
Mr.. Kelly had just declared that
while the arms conference had af-
forded net saving of $128,OOO, 900
the general staff of the navy had rec
commended a projected program, un-
der the 10000 ton limitation entailing
the expenditure of 1891, 600, 900 when
Mr.. Lineberger interrupted.
"The gentleman is requesting the
president of the United States to do
something which we and every one
knows he has been engaged in doing
for several months past" said Mr..
Lineberger. would it not be much
better verbiage to approve that which
the president is now doing rather
than to request him to do something
that he has been doing for months -
The only other reference to the
president was made by Representative
Ryrnes Of South Carolina, ranking
Democrat of the subcommittee, who
said he had not known what Mr.. Line
berger told the house, that "the pres.
!dent is now at work upon some plar
for the calling of another conference
for the limitation of armament"
81 assume the gentleman has the in
formation from the president" Mr.
Byrnes added, "and am delighted t,
know this is true"
i Many questions were directed a
Mr.. Kelly as to what the other ma
tons had done in the matter of navs
LeQucEon: ,es.is a
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!. had already begun to scrap before
the conference" he said.
"Ir other words there have been no
results thus far?" asked Representa-
tive London (Socialist) of New York
and Kelly answered, mo"
Chairman Butler of the naval COM
mittee broke into the discussion.
eve have accomplished just this"
he said. eve have traded the 16-inch
Gun for two eight inch guns" and
Representative Britten of Illinois,
ranking Republican of the naval COM
mittee declared, ave have lost the op-
portunity to become the first naval
power and We shall probably be the
second or third"
Generally, the bill had easy sailing.
Mr.. Byrnes and Representative Oliver
.Democrat) Of Alabama, another
member of the subcommittee, discuss
ed the measure in detail and explained
row the arms conference had affected
building progrems.
Taking up the bill item by item, the
house bad covered one-fourth of the
distance when it quit tonight, and it
will be held in port tomorrow while
al election contest is given right Of
yay
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
. Poincare Is Optimistic

Paris, Dec. 15.-Premier Poincare
today told the chamber of deputies
that he was ready to withdraw if
the chamber thought another cabinet
than his would do better work for
France. He sketched the reparations
and Turkish peace problem optimis-
ticallY.
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GOVERNOR WILL q
NOT INTERFERE

Governor Harvey will not interfere
with the sentence of death against
Frank M. Jeffords, according to his
reply to personal letter from JEFF
fords, made public at the executive
cffices yesterday.
Interference by me solely on the
grounds of kindness, sympathy and
good will, would be to flaunt the duly
provided system Of trial provided by
law" the governor says in his letter
10 Jeffords. The letter was written
in response to a personal plea from
Jcffords in the form Of a letter and
petition for clemency.
my heart goes out to those who
love you, and only wish some real
justification warranted me in being
of help to you," the governor says.
His full letter to Jeffords Is as fol-
lows:
Dear Mr.. Jeffords: Your letter
received. You will never know just
how sorry I am for you-how feel
for you and your dear ones, and how
I would like to give you some hope
in your trouble. My heart goes out
to those who love you, and I only
wish some real justification warranted
me in being of help to you. The gov
ernpr is not given the power Of Glenn
ncy, based On sympathetic grounds.
There must be some reason, not
known to the court. You were duly
tried. according to the law-the high
or courts have passed on the legality
IF the acts of the lower courts-ap-
peals through the regular channels
have all been exhausted, and inter-
ference by me solely on grounds of
kindness, sympathy and good will
would be to flaunt the duly provided
system of trial provided by law. 1t is
not easy for me to write his. It is
heartrending to me-and am think
ing Of you, my poor fellow, many
times when you do not know it.
have my solemn duty to perform
whatever it costs me, and would not
be doing you fairly, if I answered
YOU otherwise.
~ was silently praying that you,
case would be carried beyond my tern
Of Office. am truly sorry for you
and to you and yours have naugh
hut good will and kindness, and
could give you something that wa
fhas on deShands, iOSSSsk ktsnS 1ll(sss
costs me personally in grew and sol
row.
"Yours in all kindness,
"WilsohG .Har vey,
| S~ d(sovernor -
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British Parliament
Adjourned Today

London, Dec. Is (By the Associated
Press) British parliament adjourn
ed today until February 18th. The
effort of the Laborites to block ad-
journment pending the finding of a
solution of the unemployment situa-
ton failed.
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Bandits Rob MESSENGER

Philadelphia, Dec. 15.--Six bandits
robed bank messenger taking the
payrolls to manufacturing establish
rlents of $4,000 at Darby, Phila-
Gelphia suburb, today.
1t was learned later that the rob-
bers got $10,S00.
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WEATHER
JURY. HEARS OF
MINE SLAUGHTER

Marion, Ill.,, Dec. Ia (By the As
sociated Press).-The march of sew
eral hundred armed men driving be-
fore them through the streets of
i'errin, six blood-stained prisoners
and the finding later of 20 bodies was
described to the jury by several wit
nesses today at the trial Of five men
held in connection with the riots Of
last June.
before tense audience who packed
the somber court room to the doors
and overflowed into the hallway lead
ing to it and the corridors below. wit
nesses for the state pointed out three
OF the defendants as men they had
seen with weapons in their hands the
morning of the tragedy. Six of the
bodies, according to the testimony Of
: Marshall Lentz, Herrin real es.
tate dealer, and T. N. Lentz, his
brother, who is blacksmith and a
member of the United Mine Workers
OF America, were bound together with
n single rope about their necks. Four
.e mother dead or injured victims were
found just outside the Herrin CITY
cemetery on the outskirts of the town.
they testified.
Marshall Lertz, the first of the two
TO take the stand, testified to seeing
crowd of several hundred men pass
ing before his house in Herrin early
in the morning of June 22, the day of
the killings. He said the crowd was
shouting and singing and looked like
mob and that "about six others
with bloody heads were being driven
ahead"
Later. he said, he had gone with
his brother through the woods at the
edge of the village.
"What did you see in the woods ?"
| he was asked.
Fourteen men who had been shot
down and some armed men," He add
ed that he had then gone toward the
city cemetery.
what did you find there?" asked
Delos Duty, states attorney.
II found six men in the middle of
lhe road tied together with ropes
about their necks. Three of them
. were still breathing think"
;. did you see anything. else of
wounded or dead men?"
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
PARKER RAPS ON,
N NU KHAN

White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
DEC l4.-Prohibition and the Ku
hiux klan were considered prom
mently at the 14th annual conference
OF governors at sessions today and to.
night.
Gov. John M. Parker of Louisiana
IN an address late today declared pro-
hibition was fat failure and de-
nounced the Ku Klux Klan. He
was joined In his attack on the secret
organization by Gov. Ben w. Olcott
OF Oregon, who referred to the khan
In an address tonight as "a national
menace"
The Louisiana governor said hs
referred to the subject Of prohibition
because Of the intention Of President
Harding to call the governors in COR
ference next month regarding the
matter Of prohibition enforcement" I"
Declaring that prohibition was al
most farce, he said it was infinitely
better to abolish the saloon, permit
light wines and beer to be sold and
have the government regulate the
manufacture and distribution Of
liquor with penitentiary sentences for
those who defied clear and explicit
liquor laws. Both the prohibition
question and the Ku Klux Klan, Mr..
Parker said, were black clouds
threatening law and order.
The khan, he continued, was spread
ing over the United States and work
ing under mask and cowl, was rising
supreme to law and order. He asked
that the governors put themselves on
record at the conference as advocat-
ing that America should be ruled by
her Judiciary, and not by an invisible
khan; that no masked men should be
allowed to parade the streets, and
that federal legislation be enacted to
require secret organizations to file
semi-annually with the department of
justice sworn lists Of their member
ship.
1.-THE boast of the K. X. K.," said
HE governor, tis a boast of 100 per
cent Americanism, but not once has
the khan offered assistance to the de-
partment of justice or rendered in
formation to officers enforcing Law
and order" ~.
Governor olcott challenged the
klanspasn 70 unmask. S5{ ,sAsS
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
Runaway Union Boys
Caught in Spartanburg

Spartanburg, Dec. 15.--Ciyde Nc
,(:owan. James Wells, Joseph Herlong
and Dewey Wildwood, runaway Un-
ion boys, were taken from a freight
train here today. They said they had
started for Florida but when a train
came going the other way they de-
cidsd 70 70 West.
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HOPE HELD OUT
AT CONFERENCE


clated Press) Although Turkey was
conciliatory today on the great ques-
ton Of accepting some form Of super
vision from without on the general
treatment Of the Christian popula-
tions inhabiting Turkey, she proved
adamant in insisting upon the depor-
tation from Constantinople Of the su-
preme patriarch of the Greek Ortho-
dox church.
This is one of the most important
issues Of the Lausanne conference.
A0pand 1t surge all the historical and
religious differences between Chris
tianity and Mohammedanism. Since
the Turks consider Constantinople
their city they resent that its soils
should serve as the permanent seat Of
the pontiR Of the Greek Christian
church, they maintain that Athens o,
Rome or some other avowedly Chris
tian center should be chosen as his
place Of residence.
At the meeting of the subcommis-
sion on the exchange Of populations
this afternoon the allied delegates
somewhat diffidently brought up the
question of the Greek patriarch,
knowing full well the dangers sur
rounding any discussion Of this deli
cate religious problem. Immediately
the Ottoman representative arose and
insisted that the petriarch must 60,
because he had been mixing in poll
tics, to the detriment Of the Ottoman
state.
A debate of considerable asperity
ensued. The Greek delegate warned
the subcommission that Greece would
never agree to the deportation Of the
patrioarch and would probably re-
fuse to sign any treaty which author
lied such step.
The meeting was somewhat hastily
adjourned, but another attempt to
reach an agreement will be made in
day or two.
Although there are FIVE orthodox
patrioarchs in the Orient, it is the
patriarch in Ccnstantinople who has
always been given the rank of pri.
mate, because he has resided for cen.
turtles in the ancient capital Of the
Byzsntine empire.
Wien Ne probable return Of Con
,stantinsSle TO the Turks was an
rpghcsA ~ Athssss a the insvitabl,
~ aFaf No srenie ds1aat al All
Minor the Greatsst exSitsmsnt afos
among the Athenians, who foresay
the possibility Of the patrioarch's de
portation. Former Premier Venizelo
has received countless messages iron
devout Greeks, irnplorin3 him to max
no surrender Of the issue Of the pa
triarch.
BY announcing today her intentio,
Of joining the league Of nations a
soon as peace is signed at Lausanne
Turkey virtually admitted she woul,
accept the league of nations super
vision over the Christian population
in Turkey.
The subcommittee for the study o
the future administration Of tn
Straits Of the Dardanelles and tn
Bosphorus Is steadily making prog
ress and today's developments, de
spite the Turks implacability on tn
qaestion Of the patrioarch asnd tn,
exchange Of populations, have create,
the impression that peace really viii
be signed at Lausanne.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
Ambassador Harvey
Coming Home

London, Dec. 15 (By the Associated
Press). s).--Ambassa Harvey has
been called home for a consultation,
according to statement at the Amer
lean embassy today. He will sail on
Oecember 28rd.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
Credits for Farmers
IL Live Topic

Washington, Dec. 16.--Group meet
ioxs for discussion of cooperative
marketing problems featured today's
sesxion Of the national council Of
farmers cooperative marketing asso-
citation. Various government officials
spoke ON the subject Of credits for the
farmers. -.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
Entertainment Saturday Night

There will be an entertainment 1T
the hall over the Mil Store Satur-
day night, December 18th, at 1880
o'clock, for the benefit Of Green st.
Methodist Missionary Society.
The music will be furnished by the
string band. 1tpi.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15
Death of Joe FAINT

Joe M. FAINT, well known young
man of this city, died suddenly Satur-
day night while en- route to q Char
lotte hospital, death being caused by
acute Indigestion. Mr.. FAINT went to
Charlotte to attend a lodge meeting.
After. the meeting he went to q cafe
and ate lunch, and went from there
to the Southern passenger station to
return to Concord on train No. 80.
He decided to walk to the Stonewall
Hotel"to wait, and just before reach
ing the hotel was stricken. The ply
sician who was called to attend him
,tarted to hospital with him, but he
tied en- route.
The body was sent to Townsville,
s. c., and the funeral services were
held there Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Mr.. FAINT was about 80 years Of
age, and is survived by his mother,
Mrs. J. M. Myers, Of. Townsville; his
wife, Mrs. Mary Scarboro FAINT, and
one child. His wife and>her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Scarboro, are in
Townsville now.
Mr.. FAINT was a painter and had
made his home here since his mar
riage several years ago. He was .
graduate Of the Cedar Springs School
for the Deaf and Dumb, and had also
taught in various deaf and dumb
schools in the South.
The announcement Of his death was
received with sincere regret by his
many friends here.-Concord IN. C.)
News.
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Today's Cotton Market
Athletic Association
Meets in Greenville

Greenville, Dec. 15.-The Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic association in
a meeting here today suspended the
Chattanooga University for violating
the freshman rule.
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Bandits Get $4,000

Caddo, OKLA, Dec. 15.-Five men
neld UP the Cadoo State Bank here to-
day and stole $4,000 in Liberty
Bonds. They locked IA persons in
vault.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Henry Lillian
Sumner) will return from their hon
eymoon journey this week.
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PLAN PROP BED
TO HELP GERMANS

Washington, Deco 3&-Appropria
ton of $70,00OO00 fSr plieving fam
inc conditions In Gerrpy and Aus
tria was proposed = resolution in
roduced today b1 epresentativ,
Newton (Republican Missouri.
The resolution, IN declared th'
teople were In despai ~ Heovides tha
the fund be expended tSt purchase O
food supplies in the Ue!ffd States, t,
be distributed BY III herican Rex
Cross with the s1l Rnce of Ret
Cross organizationS a Germany ane
Austria.
Introduced in beh&h q 81 membe~.
Ct congress, the Sseepton recitee
that widespread st4ryplon even nov
prevails among the s70geo 900 peopl,
of Austria and Gsfrhatt," and that
unless relief is immsdiably extended
hundreds of thoutep1 II not mil
lions will die Of hunee4 Ind cold dur
ing the coming wint1f
Bread riots ALREADY I'VE occurred
in a number Of Germen ies, the res.
olution continued. ssi1 per cent o.
the children Of the twt Huntries ar
undernourished, and death rat.
from tuberculosis, sts eh trouble.
and other diseases hsy decreased t.
an alarming extent.
The resolution dscl(Sd that tn,
allied reparations con- 5sion had es
timated 1000, 900 tone grain woult
be necessary to Prev &tavation il
Germany, and that VII low valu,
Of the mark twice th esent circu
lation of paper none the natio,
would be required TO ~ it.
In a statement. aeo pmying tn
resolution Repress Newtol
said that under the n the peac
treaty Germany had eQuired t
relinquish milch coxt Mrs, goat
and sheep essential food sup
ply. and that in the grea
tulk Of her coal NJ taken t.
France and Belgius conse
cuent shut down OFF, HI
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Miss ollie Mae Pollard Of ! Lander
College win arrive today Tor the
Christmas holidays.
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- r.<<s S<e<@A 49, ~
o. those he had seen with guns ex-
cept Herbert Walker, who is not one
of the defendants in the present case,
an indictment against him having
been set aside at the request of the
prosecution.
|. N. Lentz corroborated his broth
els' testimony regarding the finding
Of the bodies. Georges Harrison, who
has farm at Herrin, near the scene
Of the slayings, told of seeing group
of about 25 men with a single prison.
or near his farm.
Mr.. Harrison pointed out Bert
Grace, one of the defendants as one
of the men he had seen with gun in
his hand. He also said he had seen
Otis Maynard and Dallas McCr,
neither of whom is n defendant. May
rard, he said, had no gun.
McCree. according to the wi. rss,
with three other men, whom ht MS
unable to identify, came up to lis
barn and told him they wanted 10 e.
through the lot "to head off some n.cn
who had gotten loose"
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Mr.. Herbert Fowler Of The Times
force was school mate Of Mr.. Fant's
at Cedar Springs and he was we'll
known in Union. Several years ago
he did considerable work for the Un-
ion Buffalo Mills Co., and general re-
gret is felt over his sudden death.
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.N eS SAS
@on had es-
grain would
Mryation in
"a low value
fesent circu-
kthe nation
|RMying the
M Newton
. the peace
equired to
ers, goats
food sup
@he great
taken to
{A conse-