Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-18
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lngtOn saturday nlBHl Ly SihuNS b'
Pullian, vice chairman of the union for
the Southern system. The ballots,
which have just been mailed, are re-
turnable July 20 at the brotherhood di-
vision headquarters in Chattanooga,
Tenn, and it was emphasized that the
results will involve only employees OF
the Southern system.
A question OF great concern in the
financial world is whether or not the
president will reappoint as governor OF
the Federal Reserve bank, w. q. +.
Harding, whose term expires on Au-
gust 10 next 1t is commonly held that
upon the presidents action will depend
the financial policy of the government
for the immediate future. For IN,
stance Governor Harding is regarded
as an apostle of restricted credits In
the maintainance Of the gold standarc'
and his opponents stand 1or lower dls-
count rates and freer credits. Harding
is backed by the big banking interests
of the country and is opposed by the
AGRICULTURAL interests. But Of course
= n does not follow that Mr.. Harding Is
) TO be kept in office in order to continue
his policy. Anybody else can do the
same thing that Harding has been 40
ing.
"A dispatch of Thursday from
Saluda. N. c., says for the first time
since 1918 a runaway FIRE ght train mas
gone over the head Of the safety track
ON Saluda Mountain and the engine
and several cars plunged down the
mountainside. The crew jumped be-
fore the engine went over the top. Be
tween Melrose and Saluda, at the top
of the mountain, in {, distance Oh thIee
miles the Southern Railways line be-
70 m and AgheXflle
climbs approximately 500 feet, the
grade being the heaviest on the entire
system. At Saluda all trains are
stopped and their brakes inspected
before they are sent down the noun
tain, where a series of safety tracks
are operated in the case OF such an
emergency as occurred at this point
when the runaway train was thrown
into safety track No. l with such
speed back of il as to go over hlgheSt
end. .
= Six of the special agents and
guards of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad who were kidnapped by mob
of alleged strikers and sympathizers,
at Rocky Mount. n. c., early Sunday
morning were still missing SUNDAY
night. Four of the men were located
during the day at Elm City and three
at Wilson. Several of the rescued had
been so roughly handled by their
captors as to require medical attention.
The guards were seized in, local
restaurant, which was raided by
crowd estimated to compr Sc about .3OO
men. After being stripped OF their
weapons they were forced into waiting
automobiles which at once dashed out
of the city. Mayor c. L. Gray. ad-
dressing q mass meeting which was
called .as soon as the raid became
known publicly, warned that further
disorders would result in call for
troops to control the situs ton. Sew
eral hundred strikers W re said to
have been among those W; heard the
mayor. Every available dputy sheriff
in the county was called 70 duty and
preparation has been made to augment
this force,
Georgia farmers will lJse approx
mately S3,500,000 on fertilizer contracts
II ruling by the court Of appeals Is up
held by the Georgia supreme court In
deciding the case of A. A Smith, an
Atlanta fertilizer dealer against B. l..
Battle, Talisferro county farmer, the
court of appeals held that fertilizer
contracted for during government con-
troll of soda importations, yet was not
delivered until such federal control
We're relinquished,/ must be paid FOR
at the full contract price. Counsel for
Battle announced that the case would
be taken to the supreme cou't 'mme-
.diately. The controversy originated
in 1920 when southern farmers placed !
orders with fertilizer concerns for nj
trate of soda to be delivered in Janu-
airy, February and March Of 1921 at a |
minimum price of $S4 ton. When |
time for delivery came the government
had relinquished control of importa-
tions and the market price had dropped |
to $50 ton. Farmers refused. to pay |
the difference and many suits were |
filed to force payment. The contracts
were attacked as being illegal because, |
1t was alleged they were binding as to |
purchases, and not as to sellers because
of q mo delivery sale" clause which |
it was saidNwas inserted as a precau-
tion against unexpected navigation
differences.
- First reports of sabotage Of rail-
roads in the New York district caused |
Federal authorities last Saturday TO
deputize 200 guards for the mails and
prepare to arm 1000 others. United
States marshals in New York and in
northern New Jersey, were authorized
by Attorney General Daugherty to ego
as far as necessary IN keeping inter-
state traffic moving. Reports of at
tempts to damage locomotives on the
Lackawanna and instance where
freight trains were held up by slashed
airbrake connections spurred govern
ment officials to recruit deputies for
strategic points on all Of the IL mail
carrying lines entering New York.
Fifty deputies Were sent to Jersey City
where Erie road executives demanded
protection on the plea that Mayor
Hague was interfering with attempts
to guard railroad property with private
police. The situation was reported
well in hand Saturday night. but exc
cutives of the roads most seriously
threatened by the strike urged United
States marshals to have deputies on
hand for any emergency. A steady
stream Of deputies passed through the
examination room at the Federal build
ing in New York. Each man accepted
was put in uniform and armed. In
struction, before they entrained to go
on duty. were: Remember you are not
supposed to protect railroad property
all along the lines. Your job is to see
that United States mail and interstate
trains are not interferred with"
- Rabbis, ministers and priests, duly
by the heads of the eccles-
iastical jurisdictions to theiI churches.