The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-06-29
Domestic

gers were seeking a lost jesuit treas
ure in the Wye river, Canada. and that
an expedition had just left New York
for Belgian Congo, there to search for
| precious metals, announcement was
made in New York City of two new
treasure hunts that have been organic
ed and will soon be on their way.
Seized by party Of unidentified
men, julie Garrett of Jamestown, N.
| c., was placed in an automobile and
, taken to a lonely spot near Deep Riy-
er church, where he was severely whip
ned, according to a story he told Off
GERS of High Point, N. c. Garrett told
the officers he had recently been warn
ed by unidentified persons to e,gt him
a job and go to work.
| A. X Kroh of the Goodyear Tire
company, speaking before the Georgia
| Automobile Dealers association in ses-
sion at Macon. Ca. told the dealers
that factory advertising in magazines
and otherwise is Improbable without
the cooperation of local dealers.
Contract has been awarded by the
Loray mills at Gastonia. n. c., for
five-story spinning mill to cost approx
imately 100000. The machinery will
be moved from Pawtucket, r. l., the
| owners believing they can get along
better with unorganized Southern la
Dor than they can with Eastern organ
| lied labor.
| Lincoln Greene, vice president of the
Southern railway, speaking in Ashe-
vile the other night, said that the
present industrial situation in the.
South is but forerunner Of the good
things to come.
The striking union miners and EN-
ployees<of the Southern Illinois Coal
company are reported to have engaged
in a lively scrap at Herrin. Ill.,, the
other day. One union miner was kill.
ed, and twelve to fifteen employees
Of the mine are reported dead.
Gen. Julian S. Carr OF Durham, N.
c.. was reelected commander-in.chief
OF the United Confederate Veterans
at the annual reunion just closed at
Richmond.
| The board Of directors OF the Arkan.
sas Cotton Growers Cooperative asso-
citation has decided to seek an advance
OF S7,500,000 from the war finance cor
poration to aid in the cooperative mar.
keting of the 1922 cotton crop, it was
recently announced.
| Organized labor virtually committed
| itself at the American Federation Of
Labor convention to a program favor
ing adoption of four constitutional
amendments. the repeal of the Sher.
man antitrust law and the enactment
by congress- of two other measures FOR
the avowed purpose of curbing the
courts on account Of decisions adverse
to labor
Dr. ]. NJ. Maxon. rector of Christ
church. Nashville. was elected bishop.
coadjutor Of the diocese Of Tennessee
at the annual council OF the Protest.
ant Episcopal church held at Nash.
Vile.
| Mobilization Of the one hundred and
thirty-second infantry Of the Illinois
! National Guard. ordered by Governor
Small iii message from Waukegan to
hold itself In readiness for duty in
the southern Illinois mining region
mas begun. Arms and equipment have
been distributed to the gathering
Guardsmcn at the Chicago armory.
Bloody Williamson sc.callcd be-
cause or many acts OF violence in re-
cent times. most of them accompancd
by numerous fatalities, is preparing
1or what official action is expected in
connection with the massacre at tho
Lester Strip mine (Hcrrin. Ill.) when
between twenty.scven and forty.fivo
persons were slain after striking min.
ers had stormcd tho sixty or more
strikobrcakcrs operating the mine
me body of Ben Chambers. n farmer
Iiving near Samson, Ala. was found
with four bullet wounds in the bcod
floating in the Pea river. Donie uoI.
laay alias DOME lowers, and WIN
Weeks have been arrested charpod
win having murdered him.
Marconi inventor of wire,ess te,.
esraphy' speaking in Atlantic CITY. NJ
I.' the other day. told newspaper men
that he expected very soon that every
mousse IN the world would own radio
'qu'pment that would enable each
one 10 talk without others listening IN
with anybody he with whom he n,,,h.
wish to converse.
The American Federation or y,hor
VIII establish legal bureau in Wash.
|nStOn, -. c.. to defond ,oo,,