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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-20
Elford Grove

Mrs. Lou James spent Sunday with
Mrs. Bill Vinson.
Mrs Blanton of near Gatfney spent
last week with her daurhtcr, Mrs. a.
r. Robinson.
l.. R. Robinson HHi family have
moved near Lockhart .'raction.
Joe Parks was a business visitod in
Union Saturday.
Misses Louise Bishop, Ethel Long
and Johnnie Greer spent a few pleas
ant hours Sunday at the home of Miss
Lille Mae Barnett.
Arthur. Robinson and family who
nave peen vfsitfns in this -cOnnnu...--v
returned to his home in Greenville
Tuesday.
Mrs. G. w. Barnett spent Tuesday
in Gaffney visiting her brother, John
Robinson, Jr
Mrs. Sallie Mccullough spent last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. James Gar
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Happerfcld
were visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. c. Bishop Sunday.
Grady Horne spent the week end
with his uncle, Henry Horne.
Mrs. Joe Parks and children, Mrs.
George Barnett and daughter, Miss
Lille Mae, spent Tuesday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Foster.
There will be preaching at the FL
ford Grove school house Sunday, .aAn-
%. Everybody is invited to comcSa
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GEORGIA MAN
FOUND GUILTY

Fitzgerald, Ga, Jan. 19.-After be-
ing out for ~ hours a jury in Ben
Hill superior court returned YER
dict of guilty of manslaughter against
Fred Stubbs at 6:30 o'clock tonigk
The jury recommended that the SEN
tence be from one to 20 years. Judge
y. L. Cover Immediately sentenced
Stubs as directed and he was taken
to the county Jail.
Fred Stubbs was the first Of ii men
to be placed on trial in connection with
the fatal shooting of Engineer W. II.
Reed on July 5 of last year
There were only a half dozen people
in the court room when the jury in
formed bailiff that Il verdict had
been reached
Stubbs' wife is in Daytona, Fla. un-
able to attend the trial.
Solicitor General J. b. Wall made
no announcement tonight as to whom
he would place on trial next in con-
nection with the disorders of last
year on the Atlanta, Birmingham &
Atlantic railroad.
Engineer Reed was in charge Of
switch engine that was used to carry
present employees of the A., b. & A.
railroad to the shops, two miles from
town and return. Returned strikers
or strike sympathizers, it was alleged
by Solicitor Wall, established picket
post half way between. 1t was while
passing this picket post on the night
of July S that the locomotive was
fired uon. There were half doben
men on board the locomotive at the
time. Engineer Reed, the only one hit,
was taken to a hospital in Atlanta,
where he died several wecIs later.
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AS to Special Train
for Spartanburg &

Mr.. Partlow, agent of the Southern
Railway here, says if 1875 people will
reserve seat, deposited each $1.53
with him, he will get the special train
to go to Spartanburg to hear BILLY"
Sunday. He will arrange for reserve
seats at the Sunday meeting. Phone
Mr.. Partlow, No. 245, for further in
formation; better still, go to the
Southern station; deposit the fare
with him; if he fails to get the re-
quired 1876, your money will be re-
funded. The day will probably be
about the middle of next week.
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Jonesville News

Jonesville, Jan. 18.-A marriage of
cordial interest to many people
throughout the county was that of
Mr.. Chas. Dwight Lawson and Miss
Annie E. Bevis, which occurred at 6
o'clock on Saturday evening at the
Methodist parsonage. The ceremony
performed by Rev. T. T. Blackmon
was witnessed by only a few close rel
atives and friends.
Mrs. Lawson is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Bevis. She is a gradu-
ate Of the high school, young woman
Of charming personality, and has
taught for year in the county.
Mr.. Lawson is the oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Josiah Lawson, young man
of energy and sterling character. He
is a successful planter. Many good
wishes. are extended to this young cou-
--nlc Eor arfasx. weeks they will reside
at the home or the brTde-s parenrs,
just two miles out of town. After this
time, they expect to move into q home
of their own.
In very finely played game of
basket ball, Tuesday afternoon in the
YIN. c. A., building, Jonesville High
School boys defeated the Union team
by good score. Both teams played
well. We hope to have many games
this spring.
Messrs. Dan Mclaughlin, r. U.
Scott, w. w. Hames and DR.. H. T.
Hames went to Spartanburg on Tues
day evening to hear Billy Sunday.
Mrs. Eb Vaughn with Mr.. j. 7.
Scott and Miss Annie L. Kelly at
tended the service conducted by Billy
Sunday m Wednesday afternoon.
The j IN Hames Chapter of U. D.
c., held Van enjoyable meeting on
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Jeter
Fowler. Several interesting papers
on the lives Of Confederate heroes
were given by Mesdames j. c. Cal
vert, r. X. Tribble and Murrah, Little
Miss Flora Lee Kelly gave a pleasing
reading. At the conclusion of the
program refreshments were served.
Miss Belle Hames of Lockhart
spent the eck-end with her parents.
Mrs. Mary Harmon has returned
from visit to relatives in Spartan
burg.
The friends of Mrs. w. O. South
ard regret that she continues indis-
posed. She has been sick for almost
two weeks.
Mrs. ]. S. Cherry Of Pacolet, has
begun giving art lessons to a number
of students here. She comes once
each week and meets her class each
Saturday morning in the school audi.
torium.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Sawyer an.
nounce the birth of a son, Jan Is.
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PRISONERS GET
HEARING TODAY

Aiken, Jan. 19.-The day before the
preliminary hearing for the alleged
forgers, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Padgett,
j. C. Westberry and Melton Lyles,
who are being held here. another iden-
tifcation has been made by an official
of an additional bank which suffered
by swindling. Today a Mrs. Bray,
teller of the Peoples National Bank
of Athens, Ga, arrived in Aiken and
Immediately identified Lyles as the
man who on December 81, she alleges,
cashed check which later proved to
have been forged. The young woman
was very positive that Lyles was the
man and expressed her willingness to
appear on the stand against him.
Police Chief S. G. Busby Of Aiken
said today he had received a long
distance telephone message from Gas
tonia, N. c., asking for complete de
scription Of all four of the alleged
forgers and swindlers. The message
describing the four will be sent in the
morning by Sheriff H. H. Howard.
The preliminary hearing for the al
legged forgers and swindlers is set for
10 O'Clock in the morning and will be
held in the magistrates room Of the
Aiken county court house. Witnesses
from Hephzibah, Augusta and Chat
tanooga are expected by the defense
and those bankers who have identified
the prisoners as well as many citizens
of Aiken are expected. There have
been identifications from LAGRANGE
Ga, Newberry, Aiken, Athens, Ga.
Griffin, Ga, and three officials Of banks
in Aiken identified the accused.
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BILLY SUNDAY
CAPTURES UNION

Rev. "Billy" Sunday preached in tn,
First Baptist church here this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, as had been an
nounced. The doors of the church were
thrown open at 9:3O o'clock and in g
few minutes was about filled. Before
Mr.. Sundays arrival at 10 O'Clock
promptly, there was no more seating
room and no more standing room
There were many who could not get
inside the building.
Mr.. Sunday did not disappoint the
expectations of his hearers. For con-
siderably more than an hour, speaking
like rapid fire gun, he delivered his
message. His subject was "The
Christians Hope" and his presenta-
ton of the subject moved many to
tears, interspersed with laughter. Not
fame, not wealth, not honor, not
pleasure, but Christ brought an en-
during hope to the human heart. All
else fails, this will not fail.
Mr.. Sunday quoted poetry, gave il
lustrations from history and told of
many incidents in his own life and ex-
perience that illustrated the theme he
had chosen to present.
Mr.. Sunday is a dynamo, heavily
charged. He has great spiritual mag
netism. He has read much, travelled
much. He instructs and entertains.
Best of all, he breaches the old and
tried fundamentals of the Christian
religion.
At the close of the sermon a lib
eral collection was taken for Mr.. Sun
days Bible Conference expense.
One marked effect of the meeting
today was the good taste" left in the
minds of all. The handshaking and
expressions of pleasure were much in
evidence.
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POINCAIRE GIHES
GERMANY NOTICE

Paris, Jan. 19.-Raymond Poincare
president of the republic during tn,
war and new premier of France will
the French chamber practically unani
mously behind him, served notice OF
Germany today that so long as HI
held Office in conducting the destinie.
of his country Germany must fulfil
the obligations she entered upon al
Versailles and may expect no leniency
"The Versailles treaty binds us tt
our allies" he said, "but it binds
Germany to us all. 1t must be car.
ried out"
These were his final words before
leaving the tribune after replying tc
various interpretations. His pro.
nouncement summed up the whole
program.
Never since the Germans threatened
Chateau Thierry, when Clemenceau
appeared before the chamber to tel
France that the war was not yet lost
and there was still hope of victory
has French premier received such
an ovation as greeted M. Poincare to-
day, when he presented before the
deputies the ministerial declaration
He pleaded for national union, and
except for the Socialists and Com
munists, who automatically oppose
any and all French governments, the
French parliament was as solid behind
its government this evening as when
the Germans crossed the frontier in
1914.
Alert and active, all the pent-up and
suppressed energy stored up during
seven passive years in Elysee palace
radiating from his physically small
frame, M. Poincare instilled into the
chamber the spirit which has been
lacking since Clemenceau's departure.
Germany must honor her signature at
Versailles, declared the premier, not
only with respect to reparations,
which was a matter of "life or death
to France" but also disarmament and
punishment of the war criminals. The
premier openly declared that should
Germany fail to carry out either of the
two undertakings it would be consid-
cred as violation of the Versailles
treaty, giving France complete free
dom of action. He advocated the vir-
tual elimination of the supreme coun-
scil. with. reyersion to former. diplo-
matte channels in dealings between
nations, with the supreme council
"called upon from time to time to con-
firm agreements, rather than to nego-
tiate them" This was another radi-
cal departure from Frances foreign
policy.
That part Of M. Poincare's declara-
ton dealing with reparations received
the almost unanimous approval of the
chamber, while some uneasiness was
noticeable when he reached the ques-
tions of disarmament and the war
criminals. Hoots, howls and insults
came from the Communists and there
were shouts for the senatorial high
court to try him on the charge of be-
ing responsible for the war.
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Wilkinsville

Miss Madge Farr from Kelton and
Miss Lula Farr from Adamsburg ar
rived Sunday to spend the week with
their cousin, Mrs. Toy Proctor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Sims entertain
ed about 20 guests Sunday with big
birthday dinner.
Miss Bernice Sims spent Sunday
with Miss Mary Wilkins.
Miss Ruth Inman is visiting rela.
tives in Spartanburg this week.
Miss Mae Inman spent the week.
end at Kelton.
Misses Lula and Madge Farr anC
Toy Proctor spent Monday with Miss
Lottie Kirby.
Miss Estelle Morris spent Sunday
with Miss Sara Wilkins.
Miss Mae Bell Sanders entertained
number of friends Saturday nigh
with a dance. Housekkeeper.
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SWYCERT FACES
LEXINGTON JURY

Lexington, Jan. 19.-ATrial of Job C.
Swygert, prominent Lexington county
citizen, charged withssbiirder for the
killing of DR.. ]. C. Nicholson in lees
vile last spring, was Sbegun in the
Lexington court this afternoon.
Selecting jury consumed 40 min
utes, each side entering objection to
its full quota, the defense ten and
the state five. Immediately after the
jury had been empaneled, all other
jurors and witnesses for other cases
were excused until next Monday morn
ing. Consensus Of opinion is that
possibly three or four days will b.
consumed in the Swygert trial.
Three witnesses for the prosecution
were examined this afternoon, two of
these being eyewitnesses. They were
DR.. Samuel E. Harmoi5of Columbia,
who was called to Leesville immedi-
ately after the shooting and who per-
formed the operation on DR.. Nichol-
son in the hospital in Columbia, where
DR.. Nicholson died hatnight; Lester
E. Hite, who was in thS car with DIR.
Nicholson few minutes before the
shooting occurred on the streets of
Leesville, and S. l.. Oxher, at whose
filling station the tragedy took place.
When court adjourned this afternoon,
Mr.. Oxner was still testifying. He
will be recalled tomorrow morning to
complete his testimony.
Both sides are REPRESENTED by a
number of attorneys For the state
Solicitor T. C. Callison is being as
sisted by Crouch G. Ramage of Sa-
luda, Efrd & Carroll of Lexington
and C. l.. Blease of Columbia. At
torneys for the defense are E. L. As
bill of Leesville, Zimmerman & Ora
ham of Lexington, Martin & Sturkie
of Lexington and Cyrus L. Shealy of
Lexington. ~
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FIRING SQUAD
STAYS SOLDIER

Washington, Jan. 19.-George Wash.
ington Marlborough, a high school
teacher of Roanoke, Ala, and rated
as the welterweight champion of the
American expeditionary forces, told a
senate investigating committee today
that he had witnessed the shooting of
American soldiers by firing squad
near the Chateau Thierry region in
July, 1918.
Regarded by the committee as prob
ably the most clear-headed of all the
former service men testifying con-
cerning the alleged hanging of SOL
diers without trial, Marlborough, him.
self reluctant witness, declared the
sight of the man being led to his
death, with hands tied behind his
back, made him forget for the moment
the screeching of enemy shells flying
overhead. The witness said he was
close enough when the officer COM
manding the squad gave the order to
fire to hear the soldier, barely 20 years
old, plead to be permitted to die with
his eyes unDOunQ.
Members of the committee and Col.
Walter A. Bethel, assistant judge ad-
vocate general of the army, listened
closely to the recital, for evidence
from war department sources hereto
fore presented failed to show where
men had met death in that way. Var
borough was pressed by Colonel Beth
ell, who declared the witness was ex-
tremely intelligent and that he was
not attempting to break down his
story, but seeking to obtain some data
which might enable him to check up
on the shooting. The witness explained
that he could give the names of none
of the men with him at the time be-
cause they were not attached to his
outfit.
There had been camp reports, the
witness said, that the soldier was shot
for neglect of duty in battle. Asked
by Chairman Brandegee If the shoot
ing led him to believe there had been
abuse of power, Marlborough replied
"None whatever" as he assumed
that the officer handling the squad
was carrying out orders. But he
thought then and now, he added, that
if the army had detailed squad to
shoot comrade it might have de-
tailed another squad to pick up, the
body and bs1ky It. .sssas ~
Much testimony relating to alleged
abuse of enlisted men cropped out
sgain today, along with further refS
erences to the conduct of "Hard Boil
ed" Smith. Two former service men
testified they had seen three public
executions at Is-Sur-Tille, at which
station war department records show
only two men were hanged.
The hearing was adjourned until
next Wednesday.
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Expression Recital at Ottaray

On Saturday evening, January 81,
at o'clock the expression pupils of
Mrs. Charles B. Counts will give a
recital at the Ottaray Y. M. C. A.
building. The program will be varied,
including recitations, dialogues and
songs. One of the many attractive
numbers will be male quartet. Mrs.
Counts well-trained and gifted pu-
pills never fail to please and hold an
audience, and rare treat is in store
for all who hear them. The recital
is given under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Club of Ottaray, and small
admission fee of 10 cents is to be
charged.
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COAL INDUSTRY
FACING STRIKE

Washington, Jan. 19.-Warning OF
an impending general strike in the
country's coal industry was given to-
day by Secretary Hoover, who declar-
ed that the public should know what to
expect when the national agreements
covering the wages and working con
ditions of miners expire April |.
"The stage" Mr.. Hoover said, zap
pears to be set for a strike in the BIZ
luminous coal fields about the last of
March"
Mr.. Hoover did not indicate what
the governments plans for meeting
such an emergency were, but said that
there had been no conferences between
representative Of the administration
and the operators for about six weeks
and no further discussions looking to-
ward adjustment of controversies.
While he did not discuss what the
governments attitude might be in the
event of general coal strike, the i'm
preston was gained that the admin
istration was regarding without un-
due alarm the approach of such a
strike situation. AS the time has ap-
preached for the conference of new
wage scales and working contracts be-
tween miners and employers in the
union fields, negotiations have been
set on foot between the mine work
ers and the employers, with Mr..
- 10
government taking tentative part.
Operators in the union fields, declar-
ing that non-union coal producing ter
ritory has been taking an increasing
proportion of the business, have an
nounced their purpose of reducing
wages when the contract expires
while John J. Lewis, as president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
has in speeches before union gather
ings and statements asserted that
the men would accept no reductions
but would seek increases.
Wage negotiations in the bitum-
nous industry have begun between an
organization of operators in what is
known as the central competitive
field, including Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, and the union.
The agreement reached in this area
has been the basis Of similar agree
ments in all the union outlying dis
tricts. Certain of the Pennsylvania
-rpeT tc1ss ssRye gitersn snstice that they
would not renew the wage negorfas
tions this year in association with
other sections of the central field, on
the ground that >the West Virginia
wage scales, chiefly non-union, were
the chief competitive factor.
Secretary HooveI.. .ome weeks ago
induced the opera srs to meet with
President Lewis and submitted a
proposition that the entire question be
submitted to arbitration. This the un-
ion representatives refused on the
ground that the constitution of their
organization forbade the submission
of the question to outside arbitration
in advance of direct negotiations with
the employers. This position has re-
NAMED unchanged, although Mr..
Lewis was called to Washington last
week for conference with Secretary
\Iooycr
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"Listen Irene"

Geo. E. Wintz has spared no ex-
pense to make this seasons offering
for his star, Nyra Brown, the most
elaborate production he has ever had
The book is said to give Miss Brown
and her associates full scope for their
abilities while the musical numbers
are all new and full Of that soul-in-
spring inspiration that is missing in
so many of the musical offerings pre-
sented in our local playhouse.
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Jone.xille Defeats Union

Jonesville, Jan. ia large crowd
witnessed the defeat of the Union
High school which was handed them
by the Jonesville High quintet this
afternoon on the local Y. M. C. A.
floor. The score was 81 to 20.
Many Union fans witnessed the de.
feat of their splendid team.
The visitors put up a game fight
but they were not equal to the fast
locals.
Jonesville showed the results OF
some good coaching, which they have
been through for the past few weeks
The Jonesville Highs have not lost
single game since their new uni
forms arrived.
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Holcomb-McC Crackin

Miss Annie Holcomb of Kellys anG
Mr.. d. r. McCrackin of Santuc, this
county, were quietly married at the
home of Rev. L. l.. Wagnon, the of.
ficiating minister in the city of Union
on Thursday evening, January 10th
1922.
They number their friends by theil
acquaintance and are the recipients
of congratulations and good wishes
from every quarter.
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Honor Roll Cohen School

First Grade-Theron Belue, Frank
Whitlock, Fred Harris.
Second Grade-E. v. Going, Wilkes
Hughes, Theodore Hopper, Nick
Harris.
Third Grade-Lang Cantrell.
Fourth Grade-Vera Bentley, Es.
telle Going.
Fifth Grade-Annie Belle Going.
Sixth Grade-Edney Hopper
Misses Alverson and Bell Teachers.
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Mrs. Bobo Burnett of Spartanburg
will arrive this afternoon to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Young,
and attend the parties scheduled for
this week.
Mrs. Philip Flynn will entertain to-
morrow morning in compliment to Mrs.
Wilson Arthur, of Akron, Ohio, and
this afternoon for Miss Elizabeth
Arthur, February bride.
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Figures on Cost of Living

Washington, Jan. 20.-Figures OF
the cost of living in 81 cities were is.
sued by the Department OF Labor anG
showed decline from June, 1920, tc
December, 1921, ranging from Il
points 8 per cent at Los Angeles tc
Fl points 6 per cent at Cincinnati.
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Rural Police Activities

Thos. Mcdaniel, v. E. Lawson, Jas.
G. Faucet and Jack Greer on jan
uary 18, got three barrels and a big
box of beer, about three or four hun
dred gallons, on HilllDawkins' place
near Red Point. They also made
four arrests and will make two or
three more.
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Former Emperor
Had Better Behave

Berne, Jan. 20.-French British and
Italian ambassadors here ifnormed the
Former Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary that he would be deported
to an island much more remote than
Madeira if there was any furtht. at
tempt to restore the throne.
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Motored to Union

The Billy Sunday party came to
Union this morning through the coun
try as the guests of DIR. and Mrs. B. B.
Steedley.
They enjoyed the trip in spite of the
inclement weather and arrived on
schedule time.
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Government Losing by
Not Accepting Ford's Offer

Florence, Ala, Jan. 20.--Charglnr
that the government had lost practi-
cally 81 100000 in the last six months
by not accepting Henry Ford's Mus
Gle Shoals offer was made before the
Southern group of the American Farm
Bureau Federation by Gray Silver,
their Washington representative.
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Says Conference
Has Done Good

Honolulu, Jan. 2O.-Princv Toku-
gawa of the japanese arms delegates,
said here if the Washington confer
ence had accomplished no more than
the four power Pacific treaty il would
have been no small achievement, but
it did far more.
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Mrs. o. 8. Braddock and little son,
Of Jacksonville, who have been visit
ing relatives in Union, returned to
their home Wednesday. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Julian Hughes.