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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
MAY MAKE TEST
CASE IN STRIKE
100 Men Would Return and
Ask Seniority Rights

Chicago. Aug. 4.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press - Despite reports
from Washington that the govern
ment' would take no further action
in the strike of railway shopmen
at the present time. union leaders
and rail executives tonight reiterat-
ed former assertions that the next
move so far as peace is concerned
will be .p to the government au-
thorities.
8. NJ. Jewell. head of the strik-
ing shopmep, said tonight he had
no reply to the message to Presi-
dent Harding in which the union s
accepted the Presidents proposals
for ending the strike after placing
their own Interpretation on the
propositions. In union circles most
interest seemed to center in the
Presidents reply to the acceptance
of the shop crafts leaders.
The railroads with headquarters
centering in Chicago maintained
that transportation conditions We're
nearly normal and that new men
were being hired and former en-
ployes were returning to work.
The fifth week. of the strike ended
tonight with each side apparently
prepared to stand firm on the is
issues involved for an indefinite
period.
There were lreports today that
the shop crafts leaders might Or
der 100 shopmen back to work and
then have them appeal to the
Railroad Labor Board to retain
their former seniority rights in or
der 20 make a test case. it being
pointed out that these shopmen
could not make such an appeal so
long as they were on strike aud
therefore not employees OF the road.
Mr.. jewell would not comment
on this report.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
Permanent In
junction Against
. Strikers
Judge H. A. Nj. Smith Will
Not Tolerate Unlawful In
| reference With Workers

Charleston, Aug. fudge H. "A.
NJ. Smith of the federal court to-
day issued an order. following the
return of federated shopmen, de-
PENDANTS, to show cause, contin-
uing the temporary injunction he
issued July "a, on petition of the
Atlantic Coast Line, and concerning
the petitioners premises and en-
pIoyees at Charleston and Flor
ence. This afternoon he issued an
order of temporary Injunction
along similar lines, on petition Of
the See board Air Line company,
and set August / as the date for
the return by the defendants. The
Seaboard alleged the same general
grounds in their petition for a re-
strain:ng order against striking
shopmen as those in the petition
of the Atlantic Coast Line and
named Andrews, Charleston.
Hartsville and CaNee as points in
this state. where they asked that
the order apply. The main effect Of
both orders is to restrain striking
shopmen from "picketing" or
otherwise interfering with en-
ployees Of the compiainants. In
his order on the Atlantic Coast Line
petition and the defendants re-
turn, Judge Smith stressed the
fact that in refraining from work.
the former railroad employees
were acting within their rights,
but that in attempting to force ar
gunents upon others who were un-
willing to hear them they We're in
vading the rights of the others.
He stated that in issuing an injunc-
ton he was not determining that
any man was guilty of an infracticn
Of the law, but that he was acting
upon the general circumstances,
and upon representations from the
attorneys for the defense he insert
ed in his RESTRAINING order the
words. Sin any manner forbidden
by law in that portion where the
defendants were restrained from
"wilfully and knowingly persuad-
ing others to quit work, etc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
COLUMBIA
NOW INTERESTED
IN STATE FAIR
(celumbia State. Aug. 5.

columbia State. Aug. s.. .s.---.s eS-r-.
Decision to call a general mass
meeting for next Tuesday night at
the Columbia theater in an effort
to raise SUFFICIENT funds to guar
antee the state fair association SUB
port in; its plan for & greater fasc'
was reached at a meeting OF rep
resentatives. OF all the civic bodies.
of Columbia last night at the,
chamber Of commerce.
The meeting will be held at
$3.50 O'Clock and these add EasH
present last night pledged them
selves each 20 have. FIVE additional
men present, Tuesday, which alone
will guarantee crowd OF nearly,
500. but many more are expected,
for the call is urgent. It means
either the state fair will remain n
Columbia or will. go 20 some other
town. This was brought out fcrci-s
bly, last night. The fair association
is not pulling a joker, button the
other hand has royal flush ana
will go to Sumter. Greenyli.e or
some other city that has made an
attractive offer for the fair. II.
Cooper. Jr., president of the as.
sociation. frankly told the meeting,
last night that Columbia was not
behind the fair as the city should
be and several other speakers
handled the matter with gloves oft.s
pointing to the fact that Colunn haa
had never done anything for the
fair, and now when only $4,000
is asked the city falls fiat. s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
Klansmen on Trial

los Angeles. Aug. Thirty
seven iNu klux klansmen charged
with assault with a deadly weap-
on. with intent to commit murder.
Kidnapping and false imprison-
ment. growing ont of the raid. on
April -. on the home and bonded
winery. OF t'idel & Matthias Elduay-
an. at Inglewood. were docketed
for trial today. The defendants
who were set free under forty-tive
thousand bonds. include William
s. Coburn. of Georgia. formerly
grand goblin of the Klans of the
Pacific domain,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
Hit. by Automobile
Aged Man Run Down by Tn.
known Driver

Spartanburg. Aug. S.-An aged
white man whose home is said to be
Brevard. n. c., was run over by d
speeding automobile at Duncan
yesterday afternoon, the driver
keeping on. the man said, not even
investigating to see what damage
was done to the man. His name Is
McGaphney. and he has daush- :
ter living at Tucapau. He was on
his way from Duncan to Tucapa u
and had got in front OF the home
of DR.. J. c. Moore at Duncan when
ne was run down. His body was
dragged for some distance by the
car. He was rushed to the Spar
tanburg general hospital. where
surgical aid was given him. He is
doing as we'll as could be expect
ed. according to the report today
from the hospital.
The rural police force has been
at work in an effort To get clue
to the name of the driver, but so
far have failed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
new ELEMENTS
IN Rail STRIKE
SITUATION
Brotherhoods S e n d
Representatives to
Washington to Con-
fer With President
Harding

Washington, Aug. (By the AS
sociated Press Negotiations to
end the strike of railroad shop
craftsmen were resumed today by
President Harding and B. NJ. Jew
ell. president Of the railroad en-
ployees' department Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor; W. H.
Johnston, president of the machin-
lists. ard J. P. Noonan. head of the
electrical brotherhood, left the
White House after an hours con-
ference with the chief executive.
expecting te be recalled Monday
It was not disclosed whether the
president had communicated again
with railroad heads. where refusal
this week to grant his proposal to
give returning strikers back senior
ity status terminated the first set
tlement attempt, but the strike
leaders in cheerful mood, said af-
ter the conference that the propos-
ais. as originally outlined by the
president constituted their IRE
ducible minimum in seeking honor
able settlement
Likewise, H. E. Willis, J. Paul
Stephens and Arthur j. Lovel. rep
resenting respectively the engi-
neers, trainmen and enginemen and
fire.aen. three of the four brother
hood organizations. saw the pres
ident at the instance Of the nation
al chief Of these orders and Of the
switchmen's union and presented
the possibility that grave prospects
of further rail unsettlement We're IN
sight unless the shop situation was
Strengthened out.
May Refuse to Work.
It was understood that while they
did not set up a possibility Of sym
pathetic strikes by their member
ship. they declared that the con-
dition of railroad equipment, loco
motives particularly on many
roads, was growing to be such that
train crews might refuse service
No public statement of their re-
port was made. other than that
contained in the message from the
brotherhood heads under which
they acted in goins to the White
House and nothing was given out
officially. They made it plain
however. that they made mo- re-
quest of the president for confer
ence with the brotherhood chiefs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
TERRIBLE
WRECK ON
RAILROAD
Killed in
Rear-End Collision
on Missouri Pacific

Sulphur Springs. Mo-. Aug. s
(By the Associated Press s).-Fail-
ure of an engineer to heed a block
! signal caused the rear end col
i lision on the Missouri-Paciflc here
i last night. in which 3S persons
were killed and 1S7 injured. 25
seriously, according to John Can
non, assistant general manager of
/ the road.
Train No. I. fast passenger yes
thule steel train. running at full
speed. crashed into No. 50, local,
! composed Of FIVE wooden day
coaches, a. baggage and an express
car. as the engine was taking ON
water with the coaches stretching
! back on trestle over Glaze creek.
!; The impact hurled two of the To-
ca, coaches down a so foot en-
F., bankment edging the Mississippi
and telescoped four other coaches,
crushing a number of passengers
! to death in their seats. Both trains
were behind time, the fast passeng-
i er. running from Fort Worth,
! Texas. to ST. Louis. carrying 180
passengers, and the local 100 per-
sons.
| According to Mr.. Cannon. Matt
/ ("Ginger') Glenn Of st. Louis. en-
sineer of the fast passenger. fail
ed to heed a block signal warning
! him the track was not clear ahead.
.Glenn. 81 years old. an engineer
for 35 years, without a black mark
AGAINST his record, was killed when
| he Jumped from his cab just be-
! fore the crash. Edward Lindley,
also of st. Louis. fireman Of No. 4
remained at his post and was in
/ jured seriously.
! Engineer Glenn. shortly before
arriving in Sulphur Springs, re-
ceived orders :'on the run" to pull
over on siding at Cliff Cave, ten
miles north of here. to allow Sun
shine Special No. H. en- route from
| st. Louis to Texas points. to pass,
and Mr.. Cannon explained, the en-
gineer failed to heed the signal be-
! cause he apparently was reading
these orders when he passed the
block. The orders were found near
his body.
!, Ghouls appeared on the scene
shortly after the crash and robbed
! the dead and dying. Only one was
arrested and he said he was Will
liam Hall of st. Louis. Several
pieces of wearing apparel taken
from the unfortunates were found
on his person and a Bible was IN
his waist. The Bible, it was said
had been the property of the Rev
V. .. Pensley Of De Soto, one Ct
those killed.
The dead and injured We're
spread over an area Of several city
blocks. This little village Of 15o
! inhabitants was unable to care fo1
! the injured and they along with the
dead were taken to ST. Louis and
De Soto. DR.. W. W. Hull was the
only physician administering to the
! injured for several hours until re-
!; lief trains arrived.
!. Had | had some assistance we
might have saved some of the
dying" DR.. Hall told a represen-
tative of the Associated Press
AT one time I was trying to treat
% persons simultaneously.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
PRIMARY IN OHIO
Administration on Trial Be
fore Ohio Republicans

Columbus. Ohio. Aug. 7.-Wheth-
er the national administration is to
receive the Endorsement Of Ohio
voters Will be determined largely
in the success of Thompson of
Cleveland. in tomorrow's primary.
Thompson. n former United States
treasurer who has been closely
identified with the Harding admin
istration is one of nine Republicans
running for the suberuatorial nom
ination. All the present congress
men. except Charles L. knight, OF
the Fourteenth district. and 5. u.
Fess of the Eighth. candidates re-
spectiveiy. for Republican Suberna :
torial aud senatorial nominations,
are seeking denomination.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
DR.. CLARENCE
POE TO SPEAK
Four Speeches to Be Made For
Cooperative Marketing As
sOciatiOn

Columbia. Aug. DIR. Clarence
Poe. editor Of the Progressive
Farmer. will make four speeches
in South Carolina this week on the
cooperative marketing of cotton
Harold C. Booker. secretary Of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association announced
today.
Friday morning at II o'clock he
will speak at Bishopville, Friday
afternoon at o'clock he will
speak at Camden: Saturday morn
ing at Il o'clock at Bennettsville
and Saturdas afternoon at $50
O'Clock at Chesterfield. Large
crowds are expected to hear him at
all of these points.
Plans for a statewide speaking
campaign extending into every
county in the state will be mapped
out Tuesday at a conference be-
tween association officials and Of
fcials Of the extension forces OF
Clemson College. 1t is planned to
hold at least one big countrywide
meeting in every county in the
state during the month of August.
Douglas Mckay. state counsel
for the association. returned to
Columbia Saturday from Dillon
where he spoke at a big meeting
Friday. Other speakers at the
meeting were Harold Jeter Of the
field service department of the as
sociation and A Victor Bethea OF
Dillon. member of the board Of
directors. Senator P. l.. Bethea,
county chairman. presided Mr..
Mckay said that the attendance on
the meeting was good and genuine
interest was manifested in the do
ings Of the association. Dillon i;
expected to furnish a heavy sign
UP IN the new drive.
Eew contracts We're received dur
ing the past week from Orange
burg. Edgefeld and Darlington
cornt ties. While the campaign does
not actively begin until August 10
the canvass has begun in some o.
tho counties already. Confidence
| that 1sa. 900 additioal bales viii
be signed up. giving the association
a total OF ao9.9ee bales; was eH-
pressed today by association Off
! ciais.
The association is now establish,
cd in the new headquarters in the
Cotton Cooperative Building.
las Main street. having moved
last week from its temporary head
quarters in the Liberty, Bank build
ing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
RAIL STRIKE
IS NEARING
REAL CRISIS
Other Unions, Includ-
ing B g Brother
hoods, Now Evillc-
ing Interest in Shop
mems Walkout

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The compare
tive claim that was prevalent in
the rail strike situation today gave
way to renewed activities on both
sides for ending the walkout and
making it more effective. New
peace conferences are pending in
Washington and new strike threats
came from maintenance Of way
men and other union workers for
the purpose Of presenting their
views of the strike. Eastern roads
have sent detachments Of shopmen
TO relieve the roads in the mining
district of Virginia, West Virginia,
and Kentucky. New outbreaks and
violence have been reported.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
GOOD CROPS
IN RUSSIA

Moscow. Aug. 5-The soyiet
government announced today that
owing to excellent crop prospects
the foreign trade department is
instructng its bureau abroad 60
cease buying -four and sugar
Americans who recently arrived
from Constantinople contend thyt
Moscow is now the most expen-
size OF the larger European cities
in which TO live.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
Coal Distribution
Plans Perfected

Washington. Aug. 5.-The gov
ernors of various states We're ask
ed today by Federal Fuel Dis
tributor Spencer to concur in the
steps outlined by the federal gov
ernment for emergency distribution
of coal The letters sent to the
governors today carried the central
committees plans and forms to be
used by state committees in apply
ing for emergency coal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
INVESTIGATION
OF MISSOURI
TRAIN WRECK

Sulphur Springs. Mo-, Aug. T.
Eye-witnesses were summoned to-
dav before the coroner's jury at
De Soto TO recount the details Of
the rear-end collision Of two Mis-
souri-Pacific trains here Saturday
night, when thirty-seven persons
are known to have been killed ana
hundred and thirty-eight injured.
Coroner Elders promised to make
a thorough investigation of the
circumstances causing the disaster.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09

OF ALLIES
IN LONDON
Representatives O f
Powers Assemble to
Discuss War Debts
and Reparations

London, Aug. 6 (By the Asso-
ciated Press) Allied statesmen
are gathering in London tonight
for the opening tomorrow of what
seems universally regarded as the
most momentous conference since
peace was concluded.
The immediate concern Of the
conference is the question Of rep
arations and Germany's request
for moratorium; but since the
delivery last week of the note of
Earl Balfour it is assumed that the
question of interallied indebt-
edness can not be excluded from
the discussions. especially as Ray
mond Poincare.. the French pre-
mier, is credited with bringing to
London a plan for the extinction
of the German reparations bonds
in exchange for a cancellation Of
the French debt to Great Britain.
This plan meets with little
sympathy in England, because it
is contended these German bonds.
being admittedly worthless, Great
Britain would gain nothing. but by
forgiving the French debt, would
lose the last weapon she possesses
for bringing pressure to bear upon
France on the question Of arma-
ments. or on any policy in which
France might run counter to Brit
ish ideas. ~
The situation is further compli-
Gated by the ultimatum France de-
livered to Germany concerning
Germany's payments on account Of
clearing her debts and the meas
ures which France already has or
dered taken in this connection.
Little hope seems to be enter
tained here tina. the conference
will be successful one, although
it is fully recognized that in view
of the swift fall in the value of the
mark which threatens to bring
Germany in the wake of Austria
and Russia financially, situation
has been reached in which half
way measures no longer will be OF
avail.
Paris. Aug. s. (By the Associa--
ed Press The reparations COM
mission by4a vote of to / last
Thursday rejected resolution
which would have accorded a mor-
atorium to Germany for the re-
mainder os the calendar year on
reparations.. It also rejected Ger
many's offer of payments of 5O0.-
600 pounds monthly on balance
of her pre-war debt.
A communication to this effect
was issued tonight by the repara-
tons commission. The resolution.
which would have accorded nor
atorium to Germany and accept
ance Of Germany's offer of the
payment of 100000 pounds month
ly on her pre-war debt, was offered
by Sir John Bradbury, the British
delegate.
The announcement says the
commission has decided to post
pone further action until after the
London conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09

Jacksonville. Aug. "A soft spot
in the sand Of Pablo Beach brought
Lieut.. j. H. Dolittle's attempt to
hop off to San Diego with single
stop for fuel at San Antonio. u an
abrupt end last night. A wing
and the propeller of the pl;i"e Wee
wrecked. Lieut. Dolittle was un-
injured. 1t mas not been determine
ed when another attempt to get
away will be made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09
SOUTHERN
SHOPMEN
SILENT
Decision Of Locals, If
Any II a S B e e n
Reached, Not Re
ported to Company

Washington, Aug. 3-Headquar-
tes of the Southern railway here
had received no reply up to late
hour tonight to the invitation of
that system that its shopnaen re-
turn to work onj the basis of Presi-
dent Harding's plan for settlement
Of the strike. 1t was reported that
officials of the locals, representing
the Southern's employees. had call
ed meeting to consider the Of
fer but the decision Of this con-
ference, if any was reached, was not
announced.
The Association of Railway
Executives, in a statement issued
today, formally announced that the
action of the Southern does not
in any way indicate change in
the position taken by the railroads
in the meeting of August L. The
Southern, the statement said, was
not a member of the association,
had not voted on the presidents S
plan at the New York meeting and
unlike the great majority of rail
roads CT the country, had employ
eG no new men,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09

Washington Aug. President
Harding today called upon the
strikin. railroad shopmen to re-
turn to work as requested and tn"
railroads to assign them to work.
He asked railroads and workmen to
submit the disputed question of Sc
niolity to the railroad labor board,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09

Washington. Aug. 4.-Represen-
tativesof six striking shopcrafts Of
the union on the Southern Rail-
way meet in, Washington tomorrow
with III. w. Miller. vice-presi-
dent in charge of operations Of the
system to consider proposals for
settlement of the strike on the basis
suggested by President Harding to
the executives of all roads. The
Southern is acting separately from
other large lines, and has made no
attemptstc break the strike nor has
it refused returning strikers Sc
niority privileges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09

Hong Kong, Aug. The casual
ties in the tsphoon. ard tidal yase
which last Wednesday swept Swy1-s
tow, $50 miles north OF here aEsi
now estimated at ten thousand B;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09

Richmond, Va. Aug. s-Strik-
ing shopmen of the Southern Rail
.wsy shops in this city will meet
tomorrow at o'clock to discuss
the company's proposition to take
back the strikers without prejudice
to their. seniority rights. No ac-
ton will be taken, however, until
word is received from headquarters
in Chicago.
I'VE came out in body and
none will return until we all re-
turn" said W. c. Burke. vice pres
ident of the City Federation of
Shopcrafts, this afternoon.
There is no change in the sit
uation as TO the Chesapeake & Ohio
and the Richmond, fredericksburg
& Potomac railways.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09

Cincinnati. Ohio Aug. s.-The
Brotherhood OF Clerks will go
along with any plan for confer
ence Of the leaders Of II railroad
unions not on strike. e. II. Fitz-
gerald, president ofssthe Brother
hood of Railway and Steamship
Clerks. Freight Handlers, Station
and Express Employees, announc-
ed today.
Mr.. Fitzgherald stated in all prob
ability the conference. If sufficient
acceptances were received to attend
i, would be held in Chicago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-09

We can forgive Noah for getting
drunk, but We can never forgive his
failure to take a swatter aboard.