The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-03-30
Domestic

The Meyer commission of New York
City charges that New York City ex-
ceeded it's legal tax limit by twenty
million dollars in 1921 and is still run
ning into debt at the rate of 100000
| a day
| S. y. Keller. president of District 10,
United Mine Workers (Tennessee), = Is
sues an appeal for a congressional in
vestigation OF the threatened eviction
or coal miners, their wives and chill
dren OF eastern Tennessee and south
eastern Kentucky. He states that not
withstanding the union had signed
agreement to run to March 81, 1922,
the miners voluntarily, December, 1921.
accepted a reduction of $3.50 per day
in wages, and now the mine owners
| want to make a further reduction In
wages.
1t is stated in New York that hun
dreds of railroads have instituted in.
junction proceedings against the gov
ernment by counsel in connection with
the rate order promulgated by the in
terstate commerce commission, effec-
tive March l, which the petitioners as
|
ers OF the commission.
Because four young women in his
congregation giggled right out in meet
ing, Rev. George Robertson, pastor Of
negro church has hailed them into
police court on a charge OF break.
ing up church service. The magis
trate continued the case until he could
consult law and precedents on gig.
Cling.
Suspension of work by all union coal
miners at midnight, March 81. was
ordered by the United Mine workers
OF America, recently, the call being
me first ever issued for both bitumi-
nous ana anthracite workers to walk
out simultaneously. Six hundred thou.
sand men will be affected.
Watch in hand, Warden Westbroolx
OF Chicago told prisoners threatening
to mutiny he would give them lust
ten minutes to go to their cells. All
the mutineers soon disappeared as the
warden was backed up with suffi-
clent number Of armed guards.
"A government cutter will probably
be sent out to the wrecked sailing yes
Isle Dernier, off the south coast NJ
Louisiana.
An electrical storm Of severe inten-
sity recently struck Jacksonville. Fla
but did no great damage.
1t is alleged that j. A. Pelt, Judge.
SO years old, has been kidnapped. He
Is justice OF the peace.
A worthless check for $275, drawn
on the defunct Denver State bank and
signed 20. What Lack" was accented
IN Kansas City, Mo-, March 3, in nav
ment 70 an automobile.
Narcotis drugs. imported whiskcv
and automobiles values at almost Sac.
600 were seized by Memphis police
which resulted in number of arrcsts
on charges of violations of the liouor
and narcotic laws.
Twelve were hurt. some of them
seriously, when heavily laden 10.
troit avenue trolley car crashed into
the rear or Cleveland and South.
western interurban car in the down.
town section of Cleveland, Ohio
Governor j. b. A. Robertson .,
okiahoma, submitted to arrest at Ok.
mulgee. Okla. on a charge OF accent-
Ing bribe to permit operation Of an
insolvent bank
Convicted Of stealing $4,000 worth
OF assets in bankruptcy proceedings
Jacob Harris and Joseph We,nar
} wholesale jewellers, were bound for At.
lanta penitentiary to serve sentences
of year and day each.
Williams Simmons and Homes John.
son. sawmill workers, were burned to
} death while asleep at Dierks All
when fire destroyed the Westhrooh
hotel.
The lugger World, together with her
crew Of nine men and cargo Of wh,sl,.
cy, said to be worth 100000, fell into
the hands Of federal prohibition
agents on Lake Ponchartrain noar
Milneburg.
Miss elsie Smith. 10, and Alphonsc
Boyer, %, were found in the trying
room of the Maple SILK company's
plan, each with bullet wounds in tho
head, at Paterson, NJ J.
Workers in some Of the mills affect.
ed by the strike were attacked nv
strike sympathizers in the Fairlawn
] district at PaWtucket. r.