The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27

Guilty, by loans from the American
people, who had no reason to expect
that they would not be repaid. He
also drew attention to the American
suspicion that II the loans were for
given the money thus released might
be used In new wars.
CONRAD e. SPENS, railway off,
" cial of Chicago, who was appoint
ed federal fuel distributor under the
act passed by congress, started In by
warning the various states that his
and sold within given state and
their officials must look after that
end of the proposition. He then asked
eight leading railway executives to
serve as an advisory committee in the
fuel transportation emergency and
named - prominent business men as
members of an advisory committee for
industry, to keep in touch with the
distribution of fuel supplies for in
dustries In their respective districts.
TO confine their purchases of coal I'M
der present conditions as closely to
current needs as safety permits; to
suspend accumulation of advance
stocks of coal until the present emer-
gency pressure on production Is re-
lieved; to unload coal cars immedi-
ately and return them to service and
TO promptly furnish material required
for new railroad equipment or repairs.
which investigated the Herrin coal
mine massacre, indicted 76 men for
participation In the outrage. Al of
them for murder. All Of the latter
group have been put under arrest. and
Of the total 20 are still at large. Eight
OF those accused of murder are held
without bail. The others were re-
leased on bonds. which were furnished
by the leading citizens Of Marion.
The defense Of the men, MS already
outlined by their lawyers, will he. In
brief. that this is private persecu-
ton by political boss and labor
hating organization" the nllusion be-
ing To Attorney General Rrundage and
the Illinois Chamber OF Commerce.
FEDERAL JUDGE WILKINSON In
Chicago formally entered the tenn
porary Injunction obtained by Attor-
ney General Daugherty against the
railway shopmen. having sustained II
on all points. The proceedings were
and the attorneys for the
union did not concern themselves
with the form OF the order. They
said they hoped to be permitted to
take the case direct to the Supreme
court Of the United States on appeal.
COME twenty thousand veterans of
- the Civil war assembled in Des
Moines. Ia. for the fifty-sixth national
encampment Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. On Wednesday three
OF these grizzled warriors, es-
corted by two regiments of the regu- |
lar army, marched In the yearly |
parade-an event that grows more |
and more pathetic as the years pass. |
They were reviewed by their COM
Lewis 3. Pitcher. and |
by Hanford MacNider. national com
Of the American Legion. One |
tragedy marked the occasion. NJ J
OF White Bear Lake.
MINI. dropped dead after two hours
n marching. Judge J. w. Willett Of |
Tama. Ia. was elected commander.ln-
chief for the coming year.
THOMAS T.. WATSON. United
L States senator from Georgia. one
Of the most fiery political figures of
The time. died suddenly of asthma
in Washington. For 80
years he was active I'm state and ma
tional politics. and he was the Popullst
nominee for vice president In 1896 and
for President In 1904. The Populists
elected him TO the house Of repre-
sentatlves in 1891. and in 1890 he was
elected senator. Tie was opposed to
Woodrow Wilson and his policies and
was especially against the League Of
Nations
A CCORDING 20 the Freeman's
n Journal Of Dublin, Eamon de
Valera has ahdicaied as leader Of the
Irish republicans and Liam Lynch has
succeeded him. The newspaper says
his DESTROYS hope 81 a rational peace
IS Lynch IS driving his followers to
ight 60 the bitter end. The repuh-
leans are keeping M their guerrilla
warfare. hut the Free Staters are
steadily cleaning them M. especially
how In County Kerry. !