Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-15
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over Thomas w. Hardwick, the IN
cumbent. Hardwick beat Walker two
years ago and this year Walker is
turning the tables. The returns Wed
nesday night gave Walker 1OS with 2SS
unit votes while Hardwick had only Il
counties with a total of 10S votes.
Sixteen counties were yet to report but
walkers ma ajority was overwhelming.
Tom Watson, who supported Hardwlck
two years ago was against him TINS
wear. and Hardwick had made an issue
of the Ku-Klux by demanding that
they unmask.
= Announcing that Mrs. Harding had
tenioyed the best day since her illness
,beco me critical, q Wednesday night
Statement from the White House
LphYsicians said convalescence was con-
stinuing so satisfactorily that the regu
liar bulletins would be discohtihueu
from this time. The statement tolio"s:
mis-. Harding's condition at p. III.
Temperature 100; pulse 80; fespira-
ton 25 All appearances ana cohui-
tions show the best day Etnce the serl-
o,ls time of the Illness. Cohvalescence
win necessarily be tedious. AL things
going well, symptoms will vary only
sIghtly from day TO day. Sufhclent
reports will be given to relate progress
of case. Regular bulletins will be dis
5 continued"
- Great Britain, it is stated by the
treasury department, Will begin the
4 payment of interest on her war aept
10 this country before arrangements
are made for the funding OF the So,ooo.-
0OO. 600 of obligations. on October 10,
officials declared the first instaliment
of interest on the British debt amount
ing TO s65, 100000 falls due, and al
though a British financial mission mas
been expected to leave England In tlIiis
10 begin funding negotiations Wlth the
American debt commission by the
latter part Of this month, SO far tnis
Y country has not been notihed Oh iCs
impending departure. with sepleiiiDel
nearly half gone officials expressed lne
6eIfef that funding arrangements couid
not he worked out with Great Britain
before the latter part of October. AS
tbe British debt now stands there Is
81 1S5. 600 900 of principal and SG1l,OOV,- :
600 of interest falling due over the 8
wears ending last April which was de-
ferred by mutual understanding until
funding plans could be adopted, SO
that the october 15 installment would
be first interest actually to fall due
and payable.
Continued deterioration of the cot
ton crop throughout most OF the peit
was noted by the weather bureaus
weekly report Wednesday, the erect
being traced largely to unfavorable
weather conditions. Generous rains
occurred in Oklahoma" the report said,
"but the crop continued unsatisfactory
progress, while the rainfall In IeXas
came too late to be of much help.
premature opening continued in Texas
and there was very little top crop, WIN
the general condition mostly poor. IN
Louisiana the condition was generaty
fair. but unsatisfactory deYeIopnleiit
was reported from MISSISSIPPI. bolls
opened rapidly in Alabama, many pre-
rnaturely. because of high temperature
and dry weather, and further deterlor-
alton was reported from Tennessee. IL
was hot and dry in Georgia until the
close of the week, when generous rains
were received: further deterioration IN
cotton was, reported from that state,
and there was no top crop. Ihefe
were further complaints of shedding IN
south Carolina on account OF dbought
and weevil activity, with premature
opening and a steady decline IN the
general condition of the crop; Weevll
continued TO do great damage to the
top crop and were taking large Dolls
of the Immediate growth. ram was
needed in North Carolina where the
change from the earlier rainy TO the
recent dry weather was very unfaVor-
, able in many localities and many OF
the late bolls>were small. picking ana
ginning made satisfactory progress IN
nearly all sections"
- The policy committee of the strik-
ing railway shop crafts on Wednesday
authorized B. NJ. Jewell, strike leader,
to sign q separate peace agreeInsnt
with individual roads. This 5ction, ii
was stated, would end the strike on
j from 30 to 80 of the striking class on
RAILWAYS of the country, which entered
into direct negotiations with MI
Jewell recently at Baltimore, and Oh
anv other roads that care TO accept
the peace terms. With the announce
ment that partial peace had been voted
came the first definite statement from
s Davis W&rfi.ld, president of the
Seaboard Air Line and representative
of a railroad securities company sane
10 control $4,000, 100000 of stock, which
showed he was responsible for nego-
tiations that finally ended in the agree
ment The agreement was redIheC
before the committee of 80 acJournee
by 9 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
terms of the agreement are those Of
fered at New York with a few silghI
changes made necessary to mollify tht
opposition in the unions ranks. Wltf
these terms asa basis, system fedora
tions on roads not now parties TO the
agreement are authorized to entel
peace negotiations with proper rail
road officials. Until these emp!oye:
| are returned TO work, they VIII be as
\ sisted financially Nv those who are en-
Dloyed Present employees and tht
strikers will be retained by the rall'
road signing the Jewell-Wiliard agree
ment. The old men are to return Il
their former positions az the presen
rates of pay not later than 80 day:
after the agreement is signed. Al
strikers, with the exception of thcs'
found guilty of acts OF violence, arr
\ TO be on the railroads payroli at tn
>end of the 80 days period. Men VII
be called back to work in the order O.
their standing.
-Undeterred by reports o. peace
agreement between the striking shop
crafts and a portion Of the country''
railroads, the government on wed
nesday continued 10 Introduce cYl'
dence st Chicago, from all parts Of tn
country charging VIOLENCE and intiml
dation by strikers on the strength o