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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-12
BIDS ON BRIDES
Highway Commission Met Thursday
to Discuss Matters.

Hishway Commission Met Thursday
=. to Discuss Matters.
A meeting of the County Highway
Commission was called Thursday to
let the bridges on the Antreville and
Greenwood roads, and to decide if
the Antreville road should run as
surveyed back of the Keowee Church
or should be changed to run in front
of the church. Committees from the
Keowee section both for and against
the proposed change, numbering a.
bout sixty were in attendance. Tes-
timony was taken and the Commits
sion remained in session all of Thurs
day. 1t was decided that the road
should remain as surveyed.
The following bids for the bridges
and Douglas Mill road were submit
ted, and the contract will be awarded
in. a few days.
Bidders on bridges: ]. A. Pekinson,
Montgomery, Ala, $39,27S.O5; Aus
tin Bros. Bdge., Co., Atlanta, Ca,
s44,445.22; Campbell Construction
Co.. Columbus, Ga, $36,467.999; Pal
metto Construction & Concrete Co.,
Columbia, S. c., s33,575.34; R. P.
Kyle, Charleston, S. c., S55,712.54;
P. S. Minus, Spartanburg, S34,443.6S
Porter & Boyd, Charlotte, N c, S41,-
472.8l; Brooks Galloway, Atlanta,
S4O,473.60; Batson Cooks Co., West
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Point, Ca, $as,o4s.1s; c. R. Willard,
spartanburg, no total; General Road
& Drainag Co., Columbia, $34, ,46S.96
and simons Murant Co., Charleston,
7,3OO.96.
Bidders on Douglas Mill Road
Friday & Son, Newberry, s17,497.61;
R. P. Kyle, Charleston, s19,626.1o;
C. R. Willard, Spartanburg, $780,
O96.S6; Beckham Bros, Perry, Ca,
S1s,4s6.21; Henry N. Garrison, Eas-
ley, $17,357.91. ."a
Low bidder on bridges was the Pal
metto Construction & Concrete Co.,,
of Columbia. -.
Low bidder on Douglas Mill Road
was Henry N. Garrison, Easley. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-12
THE SMITH REUNION
Clan Gathers at Stony Point and
Spends the Day

The Smith family held reunion
of all their kindred Thursday at
Stony Point in Greenwood County,
which was the home of William
Smith, who came down from Vir-
ginia before the Revolutionary war.
The family gathered Thursday from
all parts of the state, there being
cars from Spartanburg, Greenville,
Chester, Greenwood, AbIbeville and
other points. The Smith home is still
standing, large brick dwelling,
and was visited by all who attended
the reunion. The dinner was served
in the adjoining grove and Mr.. j.
Allen Smith, the head Of the family,
asked the same grace which was
used around the family board in the
home of his great grand father. At
ter the dinner the song "Blest be
the Tie That Binds" was sung, the
lead being taken by Mrs. A. M.
Aiken. of Chester.
Those attending from Abbeville
were, Mr.. J. Allen Smith, Max
Smith, Miss Mary Smith, MIR. A. M.
Smith, George Smith, Mr.. and Mrs
D. II. Hill and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wyatt Aiken and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. G. White, Miss Jeansie
White, Mrs. L. w. Perrin, Miss Belle
McCaw and Miss Meta Lythgoe.
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HEATED DEBATE
ON TARIFF: ! BILL
SIMMONS MAKES CHARGE OF
INDECENT HASTE GHOST
OF GERMANY-TIME HAS
COME FOR 1T TO RETIRE TO
CLOSET, DECLARES JONES

Washington, May Sharp
clashes between Republican and
Democratic leaders marked senate
consideration today of the tariff bill.
Referring to the night session,
decided upon the majority and
starting tonight, Senator Simmons
of North Carolina, Democratic lead
ers charged that the Republicans
were driving with whip and spur
and indecent haste" to Pass the
measure. Senator McCumber Gre
publican) of North Dakota, in
charge Of the bill, countered with a
declaration that the Democrats
were undertaking to kill the Iegis-
lation by means of a filibuster and
declared that the Republicans pro-
posed to defeat that purpose.
The charge of delay was renewed
later by Senator Smoot Of Utah
ranking Republican on the senate
finance committee, who, after an ex-
change with Senator Jones of New
Mexico, a Democratic member of
that committee, declared he was not
going to be a party to 'ttime killing
by undertaking to explain how the
committee arrived at every rate in
detail when no explanation would
be satisfactory to the senator.
Senator Jones declared the people
of the country were entitled to know
just how the committee reached its
decisions on the proposed duties. BE
charged that the committee had act
ed without definite information and
said the whole bill was nothing but
q hopper full Of different, ideas and
different guesses." =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-12
MAX VALUES RAISED
Auditor Sondley Receives Orders to
increase Tax Valuation.

The County Auditor has received
orders from the Tax Commission to
increase the tax valuation of lands in
this county to an average Of $6;l5
per acre.
The recent assessment as made by
the Township Boards and as fixed
and passed by the County Board OF
Assessors reduced assessments in
this county considerable extent. 1t
is not known yet just what the aver
age valuation will be. This the Audi
tor is determining now. 1t will be nec-
essary to ascertain the number OF
acres of land taxable in this county
and the total valuation as fixed by
the County Board. When this is as
certained, the average will be struck,
and the assessments in every case
will be raised the necessary per cent.
in order, to make an average of S6.l5.
It was thought that the County
Board had settled the matter, and it
has so far as this county is concern
ed, but in making the assessments
here on a parity with assessments IN
other counties, the Tax Commission
has the authority to require that as
sessments be either lowered or rails
ed. They are generally raised in
fact.
Mr.. Sondley advises US that the
average assessment in 1918 was S6.l2
DER acre and that the assessment this
year will be practically the same as
that year.
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LABOR LEADERS
HELD IN CHICAGO
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND,
FIFTY CAUGHT IN RAIDS.
FRED NADER, PRESIDENT OF
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL,
ONE OF NUMBER.

"a.
chy") Nader, president of the Chi
cago' building Trades council, and
more than $50 other labor leaders
were being held tonight after having
been caught in a dozen raids on va
rious union headquarters today.
The round up resulted from the
murder of two patrolmen and the
wounding of another in running pis
tol fight in which the killers eluded
the police last night. The two slay-
ngs followed the bombing of two
buildings, the elimination of a series
of disorders believed by the police
to have been due to labor warfare in
the building trades.
In ordering the raids, Charles c..
Fitzmorris, chief of police, declared
some labor leaders were "just as
guilty of the murders Of the two po-
licemen, as were the anarchists Of the
Haymarket riots" He characterized
the killings as slaughter" and term
ed the labor leaders ''hoodlums and
ex-convicts." s%s
The lists Of those taken into Gus
tody included the names Of some of
the men who have been known for
years as the leaders Of labor in Chi
,cago. Among them were 'Big Tim"
Murphy, president Of the Gas Work
ers' union, and Cornelius (aGon")
Shea; leader of; the teamsters' strike
in 1904. Murphy, known as Chicago's
'labor( ear" has been out on bail
after having been sentenced recently
to seven years in prison in com
nection with the 100000 union sta
ton mail robbery. Z h.s
B., .&uc Id1uo Co1hS 40 ~ oO1PAAoS1 WIG
first, being made on the headquarters
Of the Building Trades council, where
men from the detective bureau ap-
peared suddenly at the entrance. The
raiders slammed the doors and then
kept them shut with threats Of shoot
ing. A. score Of labor leaders were.
found in conference. They were tax
en- into custody and all books and
documents seized. A safe was opened
by drilling off the combination, and
three pistols and about 100 rounds Of
ammunition were found.
Raids were made on the other un-
ion headquarters and saloons known
to have been used as hang-outs by
notorious sluggers and gunmen who
have been connected by the police
with many recent bombings and shoot
::ns5. Scores of men were arrested in
these minor raids and a large supply
of pistols, sawed-off guns and am
munition seized.
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MOVE TO CHATTANOOGA:

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Bowie and
children left last Sunday for Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, where they expect to
make their home in the future. Mr..
and Mrs. Bowie have large circle
of friends in Abbeville who will re-
gret that they have decided to leave
Abbeville. ,e.,"-
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Express trains, AZ and 4s, have
been discontinued on Sundays, and
there is likelihood Of crews on
these trains being run through the
Abbevine terminal. It is hoped that
this will not be done as 1t Will
necessitate some Of the men now
making their homes in Abbeville
moving elsewhere.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-12
Leaves Large Estate

New York, May 9.-Close friends
of the late Henry P. Dawson who
died Saturday from an operation for
brain tumor estimated today that
the, financier left an estate of about
100000. He carried a large
amount of life insurance, but the
figures have not been ascertained.
Mr.. Davison's benefactlons were
large. i
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-12
A MILLIONAIRE, PRISONER
Offered $2,o0o,oo0 For His Oil
Interests

jefferson City, Mo-, May I'D:
P. Hayes, convict of negro and
Indian blood, has received two Of
fers, one purporting to be $2,00o,-
600 and the other $1,000, 900 for his
oil interests, prison officials said to-
day. He is serving three years for
forgery.
Hayes is said to be the owner Of
100 acres Of Mexican land, classi-
fed as oil land. He is reported to
have been advised not to sell the
land for less than $4,000,000.
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CHARGE REJECTED
By METHOD|STS
- ~ USbIbSShSs
ONE SPEAKER WARNS AGAINST
WHAT HE cHARAcTERIZEs
AS FORM OF RADICALISM IN
CHURCH DEBATE GROWS
WARM ~

Hot Springs, Ark, May ll.-Fol-
lowing a hot debate in which one
speaker warned against what he
characterized as a growing form Of
radicalism within the church, the
10Th general quadrennial confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, in session here, today
rejected, by a majority of eight
votes, a recommendation that the
right to- administer the sacrement
be, invested in unordained ministers.
The vote on the recommendation
which was in a minority report was
178 to ITO. The conference then
adopted, by vote of 1873 to 115,
the majority report recommending
the legislation be not enacted. Half
dozen speakers argued that
merits of the sacrement issue, but it
remained for DR.. J. P. Hilburn of
Orlando, Fla, to swing the confer
ence against the proposal through
an impassioned address in which he
injected his charge Of growing
radicalism in church affairs. He said
he did not believe the church should
depart from time honored customs
and traditions which had stood the
test of years.
Many delegates saw, they said, in
the conferences action desire to
retain the older customs and tradi-
tionswf the denomination and to-
night they were predicting other
measures now pending before the
body and containing what they con-
sidered radical clauses would meet
a similar fate. 81
Before settling the sacrament IS
sue, the conference reorganized the
church Sunday school board and
gave approval TO a project to raise a
$10,00O,000 fund for superannuated
minister's. A quantity of routine
business also was disposed Of and
tonight the delegates heard an ad-
dress on "When Women Become
Men Then What?" delivered by DIR.
G. R. Stuart of Birmingham, Ala.
Numerous committee meetings also
were held tonight.
Reorganization of the Sunday
school board invlves the creation Of
a new office and, Instead Of one
executive handling the work Of the
Sunday school editor and general
secretary, there will be one for each
place. In addition three bishops will
be members of the board in the fu-
ture instead of one as in the past.
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MR.. E. w. ASHLEY ILL

Visitors from Honea Path Thurs
day reported Mr.. E. W. Ashley very
sick. He is known over the county as
Mr.. "Wess" Ashley, and has many
friends who will regret to hear of
his illness. -.
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VETERANSOFGR GRAY
meet |N|| | | THIS J MONTH | [
NO EVENT IN MEMORY OF COM.
3MJNITY,s PRESENT CITIZENS
HAS CREATED AS. MUCH In
TEREsT CORDIAL INVITA-!
TIoN TO ALL &

Darlington, May II The people
Of the city and county Of Darlington
will entertain the 31st annual res
union of the United Confederate
Veterans Of South Carolina on May
II and 1s. No event in the memory
of Darlington's present citizens has
awakened SO great enthusiasm and
such cordial response and welcome
as the coming: Of the veterans OF
this annual reunion. The citizens NOT
only have offered, but will throw
open their homes to the veterans,
and their ifvited guests. A genuine.
and warm welcome awaits the rem-fs
nent of the noblest band of warriors.
who ever went forth to battle for
their country. ~ ~
The, Fifth artillery band of 4llss
pieces from Camp Bragg has been
secured and will furnish music fors
the occasion. st. Johns school viii
give a special outdoor entertainments,
on the evening of May II and att
night after the presentation Of the.
sponsors and the; grand march, the
committee on entertainment win
give dance in the commodious and
spacious reunion hall. All of the,
veterans are expected to participates
and to take part in the dance, at
which time the old fashioned, square
dance will again come into its OWL.
The young women Of the community
viii provide each veteran with 8 {
fair damsel as partner with which
to trip the light fantastic. 81 - sss
Among the speakers there VII 10
Or. D. w. Daniel Of Clemson Gol-
lege; Gov. r. A. Cooper, Gen.
Julian s. Carr Of Durham, N O..
Gen. C. A. Reed Of Anderson, Gen.
C. Irving Walker, Of. M Pleesant,,S
Col. John ]. Dargan Of Statesburg,s
Mad. J. z. j.. Caldwell Of Newberry,s
Mrs Il D. Wright recording secre
tary general, Of Nawbe1Ty, Francis ]
H.. Weston of Columbia and Capt.
J. Z. Wardlaw Of Columbia. IS
The community has extended 8 !
cordial welcome to all OF the citizens
of South Carolina, especially urging
those from adjoining countless and
nearby towns and especially those
of Darlington County, to attend thss
exercises and to honor the veterans
by their presence. s
"It is not likely that we will
again have the pleasure and the 1
honor of having them in our midst,
as other towns will claim this priW-
lege and our citizens are especially
eager to and anxious to pay every
tribute of respect and honor to
these heroes; in honoring them we
also honor those who have passed
over the, river, and we renew our
faith in the truth and Justice OF the
cause" said Bright Williamson,
general chairman, in commenting IN
the approaching reunion.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Supt. of Education P. H. Mann
held the regular yearly teachers ex-
animation for Abbeville County in
the Court House this morning.
About thirty stood the examinatln.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-12
Will Resign a. Governor

Sumter, May 11.-Governor
Cooper said today he would resign
as governor to accept appointment
on the federal farm loan board as
soon as his nomination is confirmed
by the senate. ... ., ....
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governor COOPER
TO SUCCEEDLEVER
SENT TO SENATE
SOON-WIIL BE SUCCEEDED
BY WILSON G. HARVEY FOR
REMAINDER OF TERM WHICH
EXPIRES NEXT JANUARY. + :.


Robert A. Cooper Of South Carolina
was nominated today by President
Harding to be member Of the fed
eral farm loan board, succeeding
Asbury F. Lever, of the same state,
who recently resigned.
Washington, May 11.-Selection
of Governor Robert A. Cooper
of South Carolina to fill the vacancy
O. ttAc federal farm loan board caus-
ed by the recent resignation of AS
bury F. Lever is understood to have
been made by President Harding.
The nomination of Governor
Cooper is expected to be sent to the
senate shortly. The prospective
nominee, who is a democrat and will
succeed as provided by law to the
place vacated by democrat, is
serving second term as governor OF
South Carolina. He served for sew
eral years as prosecuting attorney
and as a member of the South Caro-
lima legislature and is prominent in
business and political circles in his
state. He has large farming inter-
ests and has taken lead in com
structive agricultural measures in
his state.
Mr.. 'Cooper's term as governor OF
South Carolina expires next January
His acceptance of the Office VIII
necessitate his resignation as COVER
nor in which case he win be succeed
ed for the remainder Of the term
by Wilson G. Harvey of Charleston,
s. c., the present Lieutenant COVER
nor. s| :
Mr.. Cooper, at. present is IN Wash
ington as a guest Of Senator Dial
Of South Carolina. Il
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COTTON MARKET

Cotton on the local market
brought 19 1-2 cents today. Futures
closed as follows:
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Arthur Mundy spent Thursday in
Elberton, Ga.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-08-31
Sec. ID, T. 10, S. R. 81 Els acres.

Sec. IA, 7. 10, S. R. 81 E.-5 acres.
F. F. Fields, Yelvington, Florida, Eh
of NWA of NWA of NEA of Sec.
IA, T. 10, S. R. 81 Els acres.
Charlie George, Yelvington, Florida,
That part of NEA of NWA of Sec.
ID, T. 10, S. R. q E., lying North
of the F. E. c. Ry. Co. right Of
way-32 acres.
Southern Farms Co., Shell Bluff, Flo
rida, That part of NWh of NWh
Of Sec. IA, T. 10, S. R. 81 F., lying
North of the F. E. c. Ry. Co. right
of way-32 acres.
Allen N. Terbell, n River St., Hobo
ken, N. j., Lot 8 and the South 40
acres Of Lot of Millican's Subdi-
vision of Sec. 40, T. 8, S. R. 81 E.
so acres.
D. H. Knighton,. Palatka, Florida,
NEA of NWA of Sec. 4, T. 10, S.
R. 27 E.--40 acres.
r. A. Walker, East Palatka, Florida,
North SO acres Of We of NWA of
Sec. A, T. 10, S. R. 27 E.-38 acres
Stephen j. Howart, East Palatka
Florida, South AZ acres of We Of
NWA Of Sec. 4, T. 10, S. R. 27 E.
| AZ acres.
R. A. Walker, East Palatka, Florida
! SEA Of NWA of Sec. 4, T. 10, S
R. 27 E.-40 acres.
George Boyd, Palatka, Florida, E1a o
NEA of SWA of Sec. 4, T. 10,
R. q E.-2O acres.
] C. Higginbothan1, Hastings, Flori
da, and W. H. Higginbotham, Eas
Pafatka, Florida, NWA of NEA Q
SWA of Sec 4, T. 10, S. R. 81 E.
10 acres.
Unknown, Unknown, We Of Ela c
SCI Of SWh of Sec. 4, T. 10, S. F
27 E.-1O acres.
s. James A. Isaacs, East Palatka, Flol
7 ida, SWA of NEh of SWh of Sc,
4, T. 10, s. R. 27 Flo acres.
Dorothy Hitchcock, Dublin, Georgii
North 80 acres Of NW14 of SWl
of Sec. A, T. 10, S. R. 27 E.-9
acres.
:, A. Max Wilson, East Palatka, Floridt
" South 10 acres of NWA of SW'
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PAGE J,
Of Sec. 4 7. 10 s. R. "a FL

Of Sec. 4 7. 10, 8. r. "a
acres.
Fritz Vostzel unknown, Eh of WE
Of SEA Of SWA Of Sec. 4, T. 10, s.
R. "a E,-10 acres. 1
Wright Carnan East Palatka, Ffori-
da, NJ Of, Me- Of SWA of SWM
of Sec. 4, 7. 10, S, R. a. Els acres
Unknown, Unknown, Sh of NEA ot
SWA Of SWR Of Soc, 4, T. 10. s,
r. q E.--5 acres.
Willis Atkins, East Palatka, Florida,
NJ of SCI of sWA of sWA Of
Sec. 4, T. 10, S. R. 27 E., and
South one acre of NWA of SWA
Of SW'4 of said Sec. 4-6 acres.
| Unknown, Unknown, 81 of SEA Of
SWA Of SW% Of Sec. A, T. 10, S.
R. 27 E.-5 acres. u
Alfred Hagars, East Palatka, Florida,
NE of NWA of SWA Of SWA of
Sec. a, T. 10, S. R. 27 Els acres.
Alice V. Wilcox, East Palatka, Flor
! ida, North four acres of So Of
NW4 of SWA of SWA of Sec. A,
! T. 10, S. r. 27 E.-4 acres.
C. A. LeHardy, Palatka, Florida, EAs
Of SWA of SWA of SWh of Sec.
4, 7. 10, S. R. n Els acres.
Henry Mccoy, East Palatka, Florida,
We of SWA Of SWA of SWA Of
Sec. A, T. 10 S. r. 81 E.-5 acres.
Dennis Darsey, East Palatka, Florida,
| We of VIZ of SEA of SWA Of
/! Sec. 4, T. 10, S. r. q Edo acres.
4 map Of Nillican's Subdivision OF
Section 40, Township 8, South Of
{ Range q East, is recorded in the Of
= flee of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
Of Putnam County, FLORIDA, in Map
f Book !, pages 112 and H3. +.
. Unless you show cause to the con
trary on or before the first rule day
: Of the Circuit Court Of the said Coun-
. ty, after the publication of this notice
as required by law, the prayer Of SAID
, petition may be granted.
Date of firsi. publication AuguSt
} "A, A. D. 1929.
WITNESS my hand and officia
X, seal this Path day of August, A. D
I 1922.
D lSEAL) r. ]. HANCOCK,
Clark Circuit Court of Putnam
= County, Florida.
BY w. A. Williams, Jr., D, C.
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~
u AZ" u u 'ec' 'l'' l. w. o. ~ -
~ lying North OF the f. e. T. KY
Co. right of way, except one acre
in SW, colner-9 acres.
L. Z. Delegal and c. W. Delegal, Vel
vington, Florida, NJ of NWA of
NV Of Sec. 10, T. 10, S. R. q E.
20 acres.
i. WI. Wilson, Yelvington, Florida,
That part of So Of SEA of NWA
Of NWti Of Sec. -, 7. 10, 5. II. II
e., lying North Of the F. e. G. Ry,
60. right OF Way acres.
Lillian Frink, Yelvington, Florida,
NEA Of SEA Of NWA of NWh of
Sec. 10, 7. 10, S. R. q E.-21a acres
Annie Parrott, Yelvington, Florida,
NWA of SEA Of NWA Of NWh of
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Lights Twinkled
Early Today in
Big Mine Field
CBy Associated Press

Pittsburg, Aug. 31-Lamp lights
flickered early today in the homes
Of thousands of miners in western
Pennsylvania as they joyously started
to the mines to work for the first
time in six months. They grouped
about the mine mouths and all ex-
pressed, satisfaction at the settlement
OF their strike which was made COM
pIete yesterday when the lone remain
ing producer-the Pittsburgh Coal
Company-accepted the Cleveland
agreement.
Before dawn broke over the mining
villages hundreds of mine laborers
were entering the pits to make way
for the remainder of the $4,000 men
who are now assured employment.
Five hundred mines were being clean
ed out today. Some of these will be
hosting coal next Monday, miners be-
lieved.
Union leaders today were hu8tling
to the mines to unionize the morgan
lied men. The agreement signed
with the operators yesterday provided
that non-union men be discharged.
Operators were already demanding
of railroads their supply of cars to in
sure prompt movement of coal. The
Pennsylvania railroad promised ade-
Quate service, but other carriers were
uncertain as to their ability to meet
the needs. Striking shopmen ex-
pressed belief that the demand for
cars could not be met.