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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-14
Capitol Grounds
Scene of Holdup

Frank Platt was held up on the
State House grounds shrotly after
midnight this morning and robbed of
about $22 in cash and a gold watch.
Mr.. Platt promptly reported the mat
ter to the police and in few minutes
a search was started for two sus-
poets.
Mr.. Platt was on his way home
when he was met by the white men
who threw a pistol in his face and de-
manded that the hold-up. A short,
chunky man with long hair and wear
ing cap went through his pocket
while second fan, who was tall,
stood by. Owing to the fact that the
second man took position somewhat
to Mr.. Platt's back, it was impossible
to get quite the accurate description
Of him as was obtained of the man
who did the searching.
The robbery took place at 1915
o'clock.-The State.
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Monach

Mr.. j. Wylie Wood and son, Harley,
made flying visit 20 Spartanburg
Sunday TO see and hear Billy Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Byers and airs. Bessie
Kendrick took in the Billy Sunday
meeting at Spartanburg last Satur-
day.
Article Crockcr celebrated his 18th
birthday last Saturday afternoon
when he entertained his young friends
on Monarch avenue. at an informal
birthday party. a jolly little crowd
We're in attendance and Artice received
many pretty presents.
Miss Mary O'Shiclds and Mr.. Doug
las Davis were married here quite re-
Gently, Rev. }. w. Cogburn officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Willard have
been quite sick bui arc improving
now.
Richard Cogburn. who has been
quito i'll, is much better now.
Miss Kathleen Wright is quito sick
lagliprc.
Mrs. Alma Tucker has returned
from a visit to Buffalo.
Now that "the old cat" said the cam
merry was an assured fact, we feel like
we may yet eat Union county canned
tomatoes.
Here is one correspondent who is
proud Of "the old cat"
Where will the next correspondents
picnic take place? Don't all speak at
once.
Monarch High defeated Pacolet
Mills High last Saturday afternoon,
the score being 16 to % in favor of
Monarch basket ball team.
C T c.
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Troops at Camp
May Soon Leave

From sources generally reliable it
was gathered yesterday that infor-
nation had been received in Column
bia that Is officers and 400 men at
Camp Jackson would leave the camp
about March 1 and proceed by rail to
Camp McClelland at Anniston, Ala.
Colonel Jackson, commanding Of
ficer at Camp Jackson, when asked
about the transfer Of the officers and
men, said that he had received no
such orders. 1t has been generally
understood for some time that the
battalion now at camp would be sent
to Camp McClelland when it left
Camp Jackson.
There are between 400 and 500 men
now at camp. 1t is probable that
when the troops are ordered away,
Colonel Jackson will remain in
charge of the camp.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-14
Education Report
Being Distributed

The annual report Of the state de-
partment of education has just been
completed by the state printer. /;
was placed on the desks of the sena-
tors and representatives Monday.
The volume contains 482 pages
It's 12 chapters present a detailed re.
sumo of school activities and school
activities and school accomplish.
ments for 1910-21. It's Is statistica
tables furnish the basis and back
ground Of the states public schoo
system. A minute statement of
every item Of state aid is containet
in it under the caption, Record OF
State Appropriations"
The state superintendent Office
has approximately 400 copies fo'
distribution among officials, superin
tendents, principals, teachers, pa
irons, students and taxpayers. These
copies are being mailed out thi:
week. AS long as the supply permits
requests for the volume will be filled
promptly upon receipt. State Su
perintendent of Education Swearin
gen regrets deeply the limited mum
ber of copies available for distribu
ton. "The people would know more
about the Schools" he says, "if a
least 5000 copies of the report hat
been allowed. The State.
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LUXURY TAX Bill
SENT TO SENATE

Feeble attempts to defeat the lux
uries tax and the bad chick" bills
met with failure in the house last
night and both measures were given
their final readings and sent to the
senate, the luxuries tax Winning by
a vote of as to %, while thsmajority
favoring the "bad check" gbill stood
So to 10. The fight on the luxuries
bill had in it a slight tingc of fill
buster, divers dilatory motions and
two efforts at adjournment being
made. She would-be filibuster, how
ever, was lacking in the necessary
strength and dwindled away after ths
record vote had shown thata majori-
ty of the house favored the bill.
Representative R. v. Faile of Tax
ahaw was the first member to raise
his voice in opposition to The luxu-
ries tax, objecting to the bill when
it was reached on the 80 minute call
for local and uncontested matters.
The bill later came up as regular
third reading bill and Asa Hall of
Anderson moved to recommit the
measure to the ways and means COM
mittee. B. F. Keller of Cameron
then moved to lay Representative
Halls motion on the table }and Mr..
Hall demanded a roll call vote on
the motion. After the calling of the
roll had been begun, Representative
Hall attempted to persuade Mr.. Kell-
ed to withdraw his motion to table,
but was ruled out of order. Repre-
sentative James DeTrevillle of Wal
terboro then made an effort to secure
the floor to make motion to adjourn,
but was also ruled out Of order since
the roll call had already been begun.
The vote was then taken and Mr.
Halls motion to recommit tabled by
a vote of 45 to %.
Representative John Lylsss Glenn,
Jr., of Chester then moved to adjourn
so to prevent the passage Of The bill,
but the motion was lost bySa viva
voce vote. Representative j o. Will
liams of Easley attempted Insecure
unanimous consent to amend the bill
on third reading, but this was denied
on the objection of Claud n sSapp of
Columbia and the bill was Eigen it's
final reading and sent to t senate.
The State. ~ !,
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MINERS TO DECIDE
STRIKE QUESTION

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. l3.-Possi-
bility of demands for increased wages
for Southern coal miners, backed up
with action favoring a strike, rested
tonight with 1000 delegates gather
ing here for the special convention of
the United Mine Workers of America
which begins tomorrow. The unions
scale committee report, which the
delegates may accept, reject, or modi-
fly, was understood to favor no gen
eral increase of basic wage scales
and to submit no recommendations as
to a strike. The delegates, however,
are free to act, the committeeman
said
While the miners course will be
made definite by the conventicr, their
general policy is already known, as
is likewise that of many operators in
various part of the country, who not
only ask wage reductions, but also
refuse to continue the collective bar
gaining movement with the union.
this refusal, provoking an unprecc-
dented situation since the beginning
of collective bargaining in the coa
industry virtually sets the threaten
ed strike date for April 1, for unior
officers point out that the absence OF
fixed date for conference with
operators terminates the provisions
of present agreements requiring con-
tinuing work pending negotiations
over the wage scale.
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Telephones and Automobiles

These two great blessings that God
has allowed us to have should be re.
membered tomorrow and the first call
over the telephone should be to urge
someone to come 10 the special service
at the Presbyterian church and the
first ride in the automobile should
bring someone there, just think, for
years you have used these two great
blessings every day for business, for
pleasure, for self, now can you rot
just for few minutes of one day use
them for God in getting someone to
some of these services during the day.
There will be seven different services
during the day as follows:
9:30 to 10:30-Rev. Chandler,
speaker.
11:00 to 12:00-Rev. l.. w. Black
welder, speaker. -.s-
100 to 2:00-Rev. A. r. Stouden-
mire, speaker.
2:3 to 3:3O-Rev. j. w. Kilgo,
speaker.
400 to 500 - Rev. Edward S.
Reaves, speaker.
$3.50 to 6:30--Children' service.
7:30-Rev. j. f. Matheson, speaker.
Rev. j. B. Chick, Rev. Haydock, Rev.
Cogburn and Ensign j. Davis will take
Part in the different services and all
other ministers are invited to come
and take part in this service.
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PRESIDENT OPPOSED
TO SPECIAL TAX

Washington, Feb. l4.-President
Harding is unalterably opposed to
enactment Of special taxes suggested
to finance the soldier bonus, or re-
turn to taxes already repealed, it was
officially announced at the White
House. His attitude on the question
is to be made clear to congress in a
communication expected soon. The
presidents attitude is disposed to be
favorable to the bonus, but for sane
and sensible conditions for fulfllment
of promises made without disturbing
the desired return to financial sta
bility.
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MANY OPERATIVES
OUT ON STRIKE

Boston, Feb. 13.-Cotton Mill op.
eratives in New Hampshire and
Rhode Island, with few exceptions
were on strike today in protest
against wage reductions averaging
20 per cent and restoration of the Sd
hour week. There were no disturb.
ances in either state.
Many of the New Hampshire mills
suspended operations before noon
when it was seen that the plants
could not be run with the workers
who reported.
A number of employees thrown out
of work by the almost general strike
in New Hampshire was estimated at
between $4,000 and 10000. In Rhode
Island the list of persons affected by
strikes was brought to more than
10000 with the closing of three de-
partments of the Jencks Spinning
company's plant at Pawtucket, neces-
STATED by defections to the ranks of
the strikers.
The situation in Rhode Island
marked time today with the state
guardsmen who have been ordered to
be in readiness for possible duty still
in their armories.
In New Hampshire the great
Amoskeag mill, which with it's 49,
600 hands is said to be the largest
cotton mill in the world, closed when
officials declared the plant was no.
justified in operating with the re-
duced force that reported for work.
The Stark mill with 1900 employees
took similar action.
The Nashua and Jackson mills of
the Nashua Manufacturing company
at Nashua closed their doors after
only a handful of the 1000 employees
had appeared, mills at Exeter, New
Market and Somerworth, employing
$500, also shutting down.
In Lowell, Mass, the Bay State
Cotton mills operated with reduced
forces and the Hamilton mills were
closed in accordance with the en-
ployers' previous announcement
These plants employing 1900 were
the only ones in that city to reduce
wages.
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DIAL INTRODUCES
COTTON MEASURE
BY Hugh w. Roberts.

Washington, Feb. 13.--In order that
the purchaser of cotton might secure
what he contracts for, Senator Dial Of
South Carolina introduced today bill
to take the place of an amendment
previously introduced by him TO the
same practical effect.
The bill would eliminate from ten
derable grades middling fair and di-
vide the other nine grades into three
classes of three grades each. with
the middling class the basis and with
discount for grade below and a
premium for a grade above.
There can be no objections to
these provisions" said Senator Dial.
This limits the tender to three grades
III given contract. / am satisfied the
final user Of cotton, the mills, can
handle any one of the three contigi-
Gus grades, and by specifying the
class, the mills could get the desired
grade. This bill would stabilize the
cotton market, and increase the price
CT cotton several cents per pound"
Senator Dial discussed this bill be-
fore the agricultural committee of
the house today. Following him with
protests against all pending legisla-
ton tending to restrict the operation
of exchanges were delegations from
Savannah and Augusta, Ca, New Or
leans and Little Rock. The spokesman
was Thomas Barrett, an important
cotton factor of Aupusta
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YOUTH OWES
MUCH MONEY

Chicago, Feb. 13. = Raymond J.
Bischoff, whose financial operations
are alleged to have ruined thousands
of poor investors, who trusted him
with their life savings, today told
Federal Judge Lands at an inquiry
81 owe $4,5O0,OO0 and l have less
than $1,000 in cash."
Bischoff declared he was only 25
years of age and that he had accumu-
lated liabilities estimated by a re-
ceiver appointed Saturday as totalling
approximately $5,O0O,OO0 in less than
two years. He described his business
as general financial business, brok-
erage and OIL" and said that he start
ed it in the spring of 1919 with S1O,-
600.
Asked where he obtained this
money, Bischof said he made part of
it working in the stock yards and
that the rest was the result of stock
speculations. He declared that he
had no previous business experience
that he lived at .;oine at the time and
ehot why WoIh 1e ndQ QOno
was in connection with obtaining
members for the Boy Scouts. Under
questions from Judge Lands, he
maintained that his operations were
legal, that the money entrusted to his
care was given him for speculation
and that while it was unfortunate he
should have lost it, he felt he could
have recovered all his losses if the
receivership proceedings had not in
terfered.
Despite Bischoff's protestations that
all the millions he had handled had
been lost, search for begun for all
possible assets and Judge Landis is
sued restraining orders preventing
Bischoff's relatives from disposing of
two flat buildings, two houses, a
farm, four automobiles and the con-
tents of several safety deposit boxes.
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Honor Roll Central School

Fourth Grade Girls--Gladys Bur-
CESS, Mary Burgess, Ruth Estes,
Frances Inman, Frances O'Shields,
Sara Wagnon, Amelia Sanders, Va
lerie Woodward.
Fifth Grade Girls-Jean Arthur,
Mamie Lee Edwards, Charlotte Greg
ory, Frances Gibbs, Rachel Gillian,
Helen Mixson, Kathryn Nix.
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Turner Out on Bail

Greenville, Feb. 12.-W. G. Turn
er, former police chief of West
Greenville, who has been held on a
charge of criminal assault, was re-
leased this morning on bond Of $4,000,
bail having been granted at a hear
ing yesterday afternoon before Asso-
ciate Justice Cothran. Turner was
charged with having criminally as
saulted young woman he had arrest
ed on the public highway in company
with young man on the night Of
February 2.
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Several Vacancies
Filled Yesterday

Governor Cooper yesterday made
the following appointments:
w. T. Giles, j. d. Epps and T. j.
West to be supervisors of registra-
ton for Union County.
T. E. Stanley to be magis rate at
Marion, vice D. E. Godbold, who was
appointed to succeed Magistrate
Whilden, but declined to serve.
j. w. Fulmer to be master in equi
ty of Saluda county.
Capt. Elias Days II. Brown and
j. A. Brown to be supervisors of reg
istration for Pickens county.
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Negro Yields Axe

Anderson, Feb. 13.-As a result of
fight today, Ellen Brown was sent
to the hospital with fractured skull
received at the hands of Doc Moss
when he struck her with an axe. Will
liam Brown is also in the hospital
from a broken jaw by blow from
the axe also in the hands of Doc
Moss. Neither are dangerously hurt
Doc Moss was fined 500 or 80 days
in the lookup. All of the participants
are negroes.
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Civil War Imminent
In ireland

London, Feb. 14.-Michiel Collins
disclosure of an alleged Republican
plot to overthrow the provisional gov
ernment, the sudden and unexplained
suspension of the British military
evacuation and the dangerous tension
between the North and the South have
combined to produce a serious situa-
tion in Ireland. Belfast correspond
ents say that Ulster mems opinion is
that unless the kidnappers are re-
leased it may lead to war.
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Fire Damages Car

Chester, Feb. 12.-One of the Caro-
lima G. Northwestern railways splen-
did passenger cars was considerably
damaged Thursday night by a fire of
IN unasce< Unable origin. The blaze
occurred about $3.50 and but for the
quick and effective work Of the Ches-
ter fire department the entire car
would have been destroyed. The loss
is covered by insurance. The car
was carried to Gastonia, where 1t will
be repaired.
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To Increase Pension

Washington, Feb. 13.-The senate
today passed bill sponsored by
Senator Dial increasing a pension
paid by the government to Mrs. May
Jernigan Of Spartanburg, widow of
Warren G. Jernigan, who served in
the Spanish American war from $12
to $125 per month. The bill was in
troduced in the house by Representa-
tive McSwain. H. w. r.
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Police Waiting
For Unexpected

Los Angeles, Feb. 13.-The inves
tigation into the Staying of William
Desmond Taylor, motion picture di-
rector, reached stage today de-
scribed by officials as waiting for
the unexpected" 1t was admitted
that no progress had been made to-
ward establishing who fired the shot
which killed the director in his home
February 1.
District Attorney Woolwine said
he had checked up on countless"
clues which had been brought to his
attention but without definite result.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-14
GOVERNMENT is
AFTER SWINDLERS

Chicago, Feb. Ia: - Government
agents are investigating the dealings
Of Western Land Operators Company,
third concern was raised by the
authorities, and is believed to have
swirdled foreign-born citizens of more
than million and half dollars.
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Germans Defeat u. S.

Rome - President indications are
that contracts for new locomotives for
the Italian railways will go to Ger
man firms. American concerns have
made hard efforts to get these con-
tracts.
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Minister Says Court
Language of Heaven
Is Telepathy

Philadelphia, Feb. 14.-Angels COM
municate with each other by telepa-
thy and converse with men by the
same means, DR.. Horace Stanton, Of
the Presbyterian Ministers Association,
declares in an address. He declares
telepathy to be the court language Of
heaven,
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-14
Scores Of Ships in
Search of Sailor

New. York, Feb. 14.--A score of
ships Of all kinds left the ocean routes
today In search for John Birkner, a
sailor cast adrift from the steamer
Gaffney ;I,asidee, in an unfrequented
partof the Atlantic. -,
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-14
Come to the Meeting Tonight

All those interested in the organiza-
ton of the Young Mems Business
League are requested to attend a
meeting in the rooms Of the Chamber
Of Commerce this evening at 8 o'clock.
The organization will be perfected, Of
ficers chosen and other important mat
tiers Of business attended to. Come.
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Regard Suggestions of
Leaders Impracticable

Washington, Feb. 14.-Naval Of
ficials regard jmpracticable the sug-
gestions of leaders Of NavysYard en-
ployes who lost their jobs as result
of the arms treaty, that the yards
could provide employment in scrap
ping vessels. This work could be done
by unskilled labor, they said.
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West Spring Clubs

The West Springs women's ant
girls clubs will meet Thursday after
noon at West Springs school house
The girls will meet at 1 o'clock ant
the ladies at .z:30 o'clock.
Miss Mahala J. Smith.
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COTTON USED
....-..-......a.. LAST MONTH

Washington, Feb. 14.-Cotton con-
sumed during January amount to
$526,552 bales line and 4O,499 linters
compared with 366, ,463 and 29,782 JAN
uary of last year, the Census an
nounced.
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No Progress Made in
Taylor Murder Mystery

Los Angeles, Feb. 14.--No official
would say today that any progress had
been made in clearing the William
Desmond Taylor murder.
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Cotton Brokers Fail

New York, Feb. 14.-The failure of
Crawford, Patton & Cannon, members
Of the New York District Exchange,
is announced today.
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'HSh ShHi "oih III Ihe ulSCurDed areas
tonight. The death roll, since Satur.
day, increased to 1S by deaths, two
men were victims of flying bullets dur.
ing the noon hour. The wounded num-
ber approximately so.
London, Feb. 13.-The Irish situa-
tion since the raids over the Ulster
border has steadily become worse and
no secret is made of the grave alarm
with which it is viewed in official
circles in London. Winston Spencer
Churchill, secretary for the colonies,
declared that the shooting of the
Ulster special constables at Clones;
has greatly aggravated the situation.
The Evening Standard asserts that
Ireland is on the brink of civil war
and quotes a member of The govern
ment as saying while the govern
ment hesitates to do anything which
the Sim Feiners could interpret as
provocative, swift military prepare.
tlons have already been made to pre- &.
vent an armed invasion of Fermanagh
and Tyrone. In the light of the de-
velopments of the last few days much
significance is attached to the sus-
pension today of the evacuation of
British troops from southern Irish
ports. The Irish Office explains tina;
suspension was ordered pending de
cision regarding the extent of the re-
inforcements to be sent to Ulster. Sir
James Craig, Ulster premier, an
nounced tonight that the Ulster gar.
rison of British troops was to be in
creased from ten battalions, the pre-
vious number, to ID.
The weekend rioting in Belfast
was continued today, the death roll
from Saturday being about IL killed
and 20 OF more wounded The cur
few was reimposed tonight. The
shooting affrays in Belfast during
the last "a hours occurred over :.
widely extended area.
The gunner have kept we'll under
cover and the police and soldiers pa
trolling in armed cars arc having diff
ficulty in locating them.
Sir James Craig, the Ulster pre-
mier, telegraphed the British govern
ment tonight asking what action
tlar than ,dispatching messages to
'Dubfin' the government was taking
or had taken to secure the return of
the KIDNAPPED Loyalists.
Michael Collins, head of the pro-
visional government, in message to
the American Association for the
Recognition of the Irish Republic,
charges that coup de etat is being
planned against the provisional gov
ernment and warns the association
against assisting any attempt to de-
stroy the new government.
Mr.. Collins informed the associa-
tion that the alternative to the treaty
is renewal of the warfare and de-
clared that the provisional govern
ment wanted the people themselves
to decide the issue, adding that if
they decided for war there need not
be any doubt as to where he would
stand
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Arrested for
Violation u. S. Neutrality

Mexico City, Feb. 14.-General
Merico and Primative Hernandez were
captured in El Paso today for alleged
violation of United State neutrality.
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Lynn, Mass, Bans Two
Star Movie Actresses

Lynn, Mass, Feb. 14.-Local movie
theatres will discontinue picture fea-
turing Mary Miles Minter and Mabel
Normand.