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James Hawkins was passenger on the train this morning for Anchorage.
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Bill Bryant was a passenger on the train this morning for Girdwood.
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Suits $25.OO to s5o.OO at Urbach's.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
Washington

Judge Robert S. Lovett, chairman
Of the Boarr of the Union PacifictRai
way, denied before the Senate Inter-
state Commerce committee that New
York bankers control the railroad
transportation Of the country. Lovett
branded as a "deceitful fabrication"
testimony previously given by W..
Jett Lauck on behalf Of railroad un-
ions. LAUGH charged Wall Street fl
nanciers dominated the railroads.
President Harding was invited to
visit Canada. Sir Auckland Geddes
the British ambassador, formally ex-
tended an invitation to the President
in behalf Of the Canadian government
to stopp off and visit Vancouver and
Victoria if the chief executive makes
his contemplated trip ii Alaska. The
Presidetn inormed Sir Auckland that
he will visit Canada if he goes to
Alaska which is uncertain.
The Department Of Agriculture esti-
mated from the reports Of correspond
ents and agents that the condition Of
the cotton crop on May rs was 69.6
per cent of normal, as compared with
sc per cent on May 25, 1921; 62.4 on
May 25, 1920; 1876 on May 25, 1919,
and TAG per cent the average Of the
past ten years on May 25. An estimate
of acreage this year will be included
in the July cotton report.
Bituminous coal operators have aver
aged Is per cent profit during the last
six years, according to figures submit
ted to congress by the federal trade
commission. The trade commission
however, refused to vouch for the ac-
curacy of the figures, stating that they
were obtained partly by the commits
sion's efforts and partly from the Ma
tional Coal association.
Henry Ford presented virtual ulti-
matum on the question of disposition
of Muscle Shoals in giving to the
house military committee his views
on the model offer for the Alabama
properties drafted by the committee.
Thomas L. Chadbourne, attorney, an
nounced adoption Of plan whereby
properties of the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance company, Republic Iron and
Steel company and Inland Steel COM
pany will be unified under ownership
of Midvale. The name Of the new cor
portion viii be the North American
Steel corporation
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
FORD TURNS DOWN
COMMITTEE OFFER
INSISTS ON INCLUSION OF THE
GORGAS STEAM PLANT IN
PROPERTIES HE BIDS FOR
VIRTUAL ULTIMATUM GIVEN
Says Final Proposal Has Been Made
And Asks Vote BY House on
Proposition

Washington.-Henry Ford present
ed a virtual ultimatum on the ques
ton of disposition Of Muscle Shoals
in giving to the house military com
mittee his views on the model offer
for the Alabama properties drafted by
the committee.
The Detroit manufacturer IN let
ter laid before the committee by one
of his representatives, ]. w. worth
ington, declared he could not consent
to elimination of the Gorgas, Ala
bama, steam power plant from the
properties the government proposes
to lease or sell and in doing SO de-
clared that il his revised offer Is re-
jected "then I must understand that
the acceptance of my offer for Muscle
Shoals as a whole and not In part,
Is refused"
Mr.. Ford agreed to other modifi
cations of bis offer as made by the
committee in its modern offer but said
he wanted the committee ITO consid
er this proposal (the one presented
by him recently as final and that no
further changes should be expected"
Request was made by the manufac'
turer that the committee send his fl.
nal offer to the house for vote on
acceptance or rejection.
"If congress votes acceptance OF
my OFFER" Mr.. Ford continued, I'VE
will get on the job at Muscle Shoals
at once; but If congress rejects 1t
that will be but the beginning OF a
more determined effort on my part to
save Muscle Shoals for the benefit OF
the public"
Immediately upon receiving Mr..
Ford's letter the house committee
went into executive session to con-
slider it. Members would not fore
cast what action would be taken, but
in some quarters 1t was believed that
the committee finally would vote to
meet Mr.. Ford's demand as to pur-
chase of the Gorgas plant.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
EFFORT TO BE MADE
TO PERMANENTLY SETTLE
MExIC FINANCIAL SNARl
Money Men OF World Gather In New
York For Conference Of Great
Importance To Mexico

New York.-Financiers Of Great Brit.
ain and the United States arrived here
aboard the Olympic, prepared to seek
a settlement of Mexico's financial prob
lens in conferences with Adolfo de la
Huerta, Mexican minister Of finance,
who reached New York later. The
conference will begin very soon.
The participants who came on the
Olympic are Thomas w. Lamont OF
J. P. Morgan & Co., who has been
in Europe discussing Mexican finances
with foreign bankers; Edward R. Pea
cock, director in the Bank Of Eng.
land; J. Chevalier Of the Banque OF
Paris ct des Payes Bas. and E. w.
R. Mason of the Credit Lyonnaise,
France.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
RIOT IS CAUSED BY PARADE
Scattered Fights Took Place Between
The Police And The
Unemployed.

London.-An attempt by London's
unemployed to stage big parade and
demonstration broke up in riot direct
ly in front of the Bank Of England,
long the symbol Of capital.
AS the marchers neared the famous
old bank, police attempted to head
them off. The unemployed paraders
broke up their marching formation and
a free-for-all fight started. Mounted
police drew their truncheons and
welded them on the rioters freely. A
number of arrests were made. hut the
small number of police on the scene
enabled many to escape who might
otherwise have been arrested.
AS soon as the disturbance broke
out, an emergency call was sent out
for all policemen on leave to assist
in restoring order.
Scattered fights took place between
the police and the unemployed. One
of the latter, during bout with an
officer, threw a brick, but IT missed
its target and went through a plate
glass window of the American Pioneer
Leather company.
Police were on the lookout for re-
newal of the disorders.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
RAIL MEN TO Vote ON STRIKE
Executive Council OF Brotherhood Ap
peals to Membership Ballots Fol-
lowing Boards Decision

Detroit.-A strike vote was ordered
by the executive council Of the Unit
ed B~~'herhood Of Maintenance OF way
Employees and Railway Shop Labor
ers here, in answer to the wage SLASH
made by the railway labor board
Declaring that a cut Of 13.2 per cen.
in their wages did not parallel a j
per cent reduction in living costs, the
council asked that the men, 4oo'oOo III
all, vote on a strike protest.
The slash in wages made by the Ia
Dor board at Chicago came as CON-
plete surprise to the council, which was
in session here on routine business.
Discussion of the order resulted in an
order by Edward F. Cradle, president OF
the union, that the decision for a
strike vote be held over until the ar
rival of the official notices OF the re-
ductions.
Cradle, however, stated at the time
he was confident that the strike vote
would be ordered, terming the SLASH
"both unjust and unfair"
Chicago.-A virtual ultimatum TO the
railroads of America, through the
United States railroad labor board was
presented by the Federation OF Shop
Crafts, representing 100000 railway
employees, in a request for a confer
ence with the board, when the federal
body will be ask to take immediate
Jurisdiction of all cases in which rail-
roads are alleged to be disobeyins the
boards orders.
II the board declines, strike bal
lot will go out at once to shopmen all
over the country.
With the further wage cut threat
ened in a decision expected to be hand
ed down by the board, third question
will likely be placed on the ballot,
according to B. M. Jewell, head Of the
shop crafts. Two questions, one on al
legged violations of board decisions by
letting out shop work and the other
on elimination Of time and half for
overtime. have already been authoriz-
ed for submission to the men.
If another pay cut is authorized by
the board, the pending ballot will un-
doubtedly be converted into a triple
barreled strike threat, Mr.. Jewell de-
clared.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
Orders Arrest OF Women In KnIckers

Traverse City, Mich.-Orders to the
chief of police from Mayor Swanton,
directing the arrest Of any woman or
girl appearing on the streets here
wearing knickerbockers will stand, de-
spite the storm of protest they have
occasioned. the mayor announced. The
mayor has been criticized by local
woman's clubs, and pastors, who de-
clared his order was too drastic. The
mayor said that before issuing the or
der he had held a conference with the
city attorney and been informed that
he could prosecute any woman violat-
ing the order.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
ELUSIVE FIGURE IN
THE WARD MYSTERY
"COMES AND GOES
"CharIie Ross" Joins Attorneys For
The Family OF The
Slain Soldier

New York.-"Charlie Ross" suppos'
ed brains" OF the blackmail ring
which Walter S. Ward, wealthy baker,
claims led to the fatal tryst two weeks
or more ago, which ended with his
shooting Clarence Peters, former sail
or, whisked momentarily into sight and
as suddenly and mysteriously disap-
peared.
With the authorities of West Ches-
ter county and New York professedly
seeking him, the mystery man" In the
sensational case is known to nave
joined William ]. Fallon, attorney for
Peters family, in the afternoon recent
ly. They met soon after Ross had
sent an emissary to Fallon's office, In
the heart Of the business district.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
vERDUN PRESENTED
MEDAL FROM !. s.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR OFFERS
AMERICAS GIFT TO FRENCH
CITY.
pOINCARE ACCEPTS TOKEN
Both Make Impassioned Addresses oF
Ground Made Sacred by the
American Dsad.

Verdun, France.-In the name Of the
American Congress and the American
people, Myron T. Herrick, the Amert
can ambassador, presented to the city
Of Verdun the first and only medal
ever given by the United States gov
ernment to any community in the
world.
The ambassador and Premier Poin-
care together visited the ground where
are buried many thousands Of French
whose valor the medal commemor-
ates, and both spoke under the emo
ton aroused by the thought of the
dead and the sight Of the red zone"
so devastated that 1t may never be mt
for human inhabitation.
Mr.. Merrick spoke of the deep
friendship of the United States for
France which, though 1t might not
prevent disagreements and misunder.
standings, would dissipate and sur.
vive them.
"Verdun and valor are forever one
and inseparable," said the ambassa.
dor. $50 beamed the spirit Of France.
And so this medal, which I give to
this illustrious city, hallowed by the
sacrifices and courage Of all France,
Is a tribute from the whole United
States to all of France"
M. Poincare recalled the thrill at
the coming of Americans, the JOY OF
their victories, the SORROW over their
dead, and expressed In glowing terms
the gratitude of France to America.
Both the French premier and the
American ambassador were greeted
with enthusiasm when they arrived
at the Verdun station at noon. Thou
sands Of citizens of Verdun and other
towns and villages, from all corners
Of the Meuse department, the Ar.
gonne and Nancy, lined the principal
thoroughfare as the premier and am
bassador crossed the city to the city
hall to attend the luncheon given by
the municipality in their honor Mayor
Robin, who was too i'll to meet M.
Poincare at the depot, was carried to
the banquet hall to preside over the
luncheon, which Mr.. Poincare at his
right and Mr.. Herrick at his left.
The var minister, Andre Maginot,
came from Nancy and Joined the
party. Mr.. Herrick was accompanied
by Colonel T. Bentley Mott, military
attache; Secretary Lawrence Norton;
Parmely Herrick, son Of the ambassa-
dor; Colonel Francis E. Drake, OF the
American chamber of commerce in
Paris; Major Kipling, Of the Ameri-
can legion, and Majors Rue Welton
and Robert s. Cain, Of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars.
Crowds filled city hall square while
the luncheon was in progress and
cheered for America with sucn
warmth and insistence that the am
bassador was forced to stand and sa-
Lutte the spectators.
Premier Poincare accepted the
medal in behalf of the French gov
ernment, making an impassioned
speech in which he spoke of what
had been done by the American SOL
diers to help gain the victory, and
defended Frances position on the
reparations and army issues.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
A nersonal encounter between sens

A personal encounter pet"een Ss
tor McCumber, republican, North Da'
kota and Senator Robinson, democrat
or Arkansas, was narrowly ayerted
after a stormy debate over the Dye
sections of the tariff bill.
A reduction Of $51,362,749 in the
public debt of the United States IN
may was announced by the Treasury
Department. The nations total gross
debt on May 81 was $23, ,13S,83S,6O7.
Declaring the United States Is dis
graced, the world over ION account OF
the mob law prevailing in many
states," Representative Dyer, repub-
lican, Missouri, in letter to Chairman
Nelson of the senate judiciary COM
mittee, protesting against further de-
lay.
The house soldiers bonus bill
amended in several important particu-
lars, but the much-discussed bank loan
provision retained was approved by
the senate finance committee by a
vote Of to 4.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
WHAT HAS OCCURRED DURING
WEEK THROUGHOUT coUN.
TRY AND ABROAD
EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
Gathered From All Parts Of The
Globe And Told In Short
Paragraphs
Foreign

General WI Pei Flu, using the Chin
ese Eastern railway, has Instituted a
general advance against the forces of
General Chang Tso Lin, whom he re-
Gently drive out of Pekin into Man.
churia. General Wu's objective is
Shanhaikwan, at the southern tip Of
Manchuria, on the Gulf Of Liaotung.
Interest in the Irish situation shift
ed to Ulster, where the borderland
disturbances and the Belfast outrages
are more serious than ever. The con-
ferences Of Sir James Craig, the Ul-
ster premier, and the Marquis of Lon
donderry, with Premier Lloyd George,
were not productive Of optimistic
statements regarding the solution Of
the problem.
Nine persons are dead and nineteen
founded in consequence Of the fierce
fighting which broke out recently In
Belfast.
A daughter was born recently to
former Empress Zita Of Austria-Hun-
gary.
A plague Of locusts has struck Spain
and reports from the agricultural re-
gion told Of vast damage done to
crops. In some places children were
suffocated by the locusts which filled
the air. Trains were halted by the
locust swarms.
Eighty seamen Of the stranded Brit
ish steamship Wiltshire, on Great Bar
rier Reef, who appeared to be doomed
to death were rescued according to re-
ports from Sydney, N. s.
Three United States Navy officers
from the supply ship Trinity, who
were arrested following a brawl with
French Navy officers in care, were
released and escorted to their ship
undar a guard of Marines. Charles
Brey, the American consul, expressed
regret over the incident to the French
port authorities.
The disquieting prospect that
France would bring further pressure
W DSdT Ou Win ShC SAsSA
sion OF her military occupation, ts re-
garded in reparations and political
circles as eliminated by the German
reply to the reparations commission
made public.
The French government will intro
duce in the chamber Of deputies bills
ratifying the agreements reached at
the Washington armament conference.
These bills will be referred to the
committee on naval affairs and foreign
relations, which are expected to take
several weeks studying them.
An attempt by London's unemployed
to stage big parade and demonstra-
tion broke up in riot directly In
front Of the Bank Of England, long the
symbol OF capital.
The evacuation Of a considerable
stretch OF country in the border region
by the Ulster forces was announced.
The special constables were with
drawn from the Belleek salient in
County Mermanagh, Ulster, Thus
abandoning 1t to the Free state troops.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
Three Marooned AS Boat Is Swamped

nTce mdIOOHco rs OOdt 10 O"diHpCu
New Orleans.-LeRoy Trahan, twen-
ty, Peter Mancusa, twenty-six, and
Albert Mancusa, all of New Orleans,
whose boat was swamped in a gale
on Lake Ponchartrain recently, and
who were believed to have been
drowned, were rescued later when they
were discovered marooned in fishing
camp near Spanish Fort, where they
had taken refuge and had remained
nearly forty hours without food or wa
ter. The men were terribly fatigued,
and hailed their rescuers with great
acclaim.
Charlie Frank, Rallplayer, Is Dead
Memphis, Tenn.-Charles Frank, one
Of the organizers Of the Southern Base
ball association and until a few weeks
ago manager of the Atlanta club, died
at the home of Mrs. Frank Coleman
here, after an illness of more than siz
months. Frank, who had been suffer
ing from heart disease and other chron-
ic troubles, came here from Bay st.
Louis, Miss, where he spent the win
ter, about ten days ago. At that time
his physicians told him that his condi.
tion was critical, and death might come
at any time.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
Ambassador Denied Recognition.

Washington. - Boris Bahkmeten,
whose status as Russian ambassador
here has been a subject of contro-
versy since the Kerensky government
which appointed him collapsed fve
years ago, has been notified by the
state department that his credentials
no longer will be recognized by the
United States after June 80.
The department acted after Mr.
Kahkmeteff himself, taking note OF
senate criticism of his continued pres
ence here, had offered to retire should
the Washington government, desire 1t.
In making public the correspond
ence the department announced also
that termination OF Bahkmeteff's du-
ties as ambassador has no bearing
whatsoever upon the question OF the
recognition of the soviet regime In
Russia, which is an entirely separate
matter"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
PROFITS ARE Big
ON SOFT COAL
u. s. BOARD TELLS CONGRESS
OPERATORS HAVE AVERAGEO
FIFTEEN PER CENT
COMMISSION MAKES REPORT
Saws Operators In Ohio, West Virginia.
Tennessee And Kansas Earned
5To 1s Per Cent

Washington.-Bitu coal oper-
ators have averaged Is per cent prof
it during the last six years, according
to figures submitted to congress by the
federal trade commission.
The trade commission, however, re-
fused to vouch for the accuracy OF
the figures, stating that they were OBJ
tanned partly by the commissions ell
forts and partly from the national coal
association.
Under court injunction since early
1920, the commission has been unable
to require reports on investments
costs and prices and other matters al
fecting the coal trade" said the re-
port, which left the national coal as
sociation as the only source of infor-
nation concerning the reasonableness
of prices charged for coal by its mem
Der operators"
The six years average rate of profit"
continued the report, thus made up
for 1916-1921 was Is per cent, the av-
erage for the different years showing
great ups and downs, s per cent in
1916, 20 per cent in 1917, IS per cent
in 1918, per cent in 1919, % per
cent in nine months Of 1920, and only
per cent in 1921"
Under fuel administration price reg
ulation, the report goes on, operators
in Ohio, West Virginia. Tennessee and
Kansas, were earning from 5 to Is per
cent, but the same operators, during
the peak panic prices Of 1920 were
making margins at the rate Of SO per
cent for Ohio, 81 per cent for West
Virginia, 81 per cent in Tennessee
and 79 per cent in Kansas.
The conclusions reached by the COM
mission are as follows:
/. The need of more accurate and
complete information regarding own
ership Of bituminous mines, the true
investment therein and true profits
arising therefrom.
2. The need Of ascertaining prof.
its of selling companies owned by or
affiliated with mining companies.
8. The need of establishing the coal
industry in public confidence and pro-
tecting it by devising means Of federal
supervision and publicity so as to
avoid periods of excessively high prices
and of severe depression"
A great deal of difficulty was expert
enced by the commission, the report
said, in determining the actual invest
ments, upon which the profits could be
figured on a percentage basis. The
commission was forced to revise in
vestments" to a great extent, in one
instance reducing the valuation by 81
per cent.
Another Steel Merger Reported Ready
New York-Thomas L. Chadbourne,
attorney, announces adoption OF plan
whereby properties of the Midvale
Steel and Ordnance company, Republic
Iron and Steel company and Inland
Steel company will be unified under
ownership of Midvale. The name of the
new corporation will be the North
American Steel corporation.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
Bunco Trick Story Told BY Witness

Bunco Trick Story Told BY Witness
Memphis, Tenn.-Visions Of how he
was going to make large sums OF
money on the stock exchange, later to
realize that he had lost S2S,000 through
an alleged confidence" swindle were
described to the jury in United States
district court by E. B. Carter Of Lynch
burg, Va, in the trial of w. L. Hunt
ley, Jr., former bank official, who is
on trial on a charge of using the mails
to defraud Patrick Furrey and Joseph
Lynch, county defendants of Huntley
in the alleged swindle case, pleaded
guilty and are expected to take the
stand for the government in the Hunt
ley trial.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-06-08
S5oO,ooo Damage In Memphis Fire

Memphis, Tenn.-Damage estimated
at more than S5OO,OO0, largely by wa
ter and smoke, and caused by fire Of
undetermined origin which gutted the
two upper stories of the Bry-Block
Mercantile company, one Of the largest
department stores in the South. The
fire, originating in frame loft used
for storage purposes, built on the roof
of the big establishment, and famed
by high wind, spread with such ra-
pidity that the hundreds OF girls en-
ployed made their escape from the
building with difficulty.
Cash Offer Made For Gorsas Plant
Washington.-An offer to comply
with terms of the contract negotiated
between the war department and the
Alabama Power company when its
plant at Gorgas was enlarged to sup
ply power for the nitrate plants at
Muscle Shoals, Ala, during the war,
has been made to Secretary Weeks by
representatives Of the company here
The offer is contained in a proposal
10 pay s2,50O,O00 for the government
interest in the plant. railroad and trans.
mission line from Gorgas to Muscle
Shoals,