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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
CHILD WATCHES
EIGHT VICTIMS
DROWN IN LAKE
Wayne Harper, ii Years Old,
Standing on Shore, First
to Discover Tragedy.
RESCUE EFFORT FUTILE
v. c. Harper Tries in Vain to
Save Lives of Victims Of
Lake Disaster.

Papa. the boats gone down"
Little Wayne Harper. II years
old. tugged his fathers coat sleeve
and shouted into The ear Of W. G.
Harper. 1919 S. Lafayette ST.. the
signal warning OF the Magician
Lake tragedy Saturday afternoon.
His father swerved about 10 see
eight human forms plunge into
the lake. They We're the only wit
nesses TO the tragedy that sent eight
men and boys 10 their watery grav-
as. 10 was the elder Harper. an EN-
plOye of the Studebaker con pOra-
tIon, who had driven the members
Of the Inflated party-except Scout
Executive Taylor and his son, Jim
mic. 10 the scout island at the Mich
iEsn lake.
Harper dispatched his youthful
son 10 the nearest farm house
the home of Mrs. John Jones. a half
mile away. 90 signal a warning for
help, and as the lad ran the father
rushed to the abandoned wooden
boat some yards away. righted il
and pushed it into the water. 1t
leaked but the slow stream OF wa
ter did not cause the man TO hesitate
and DE rOwed toward the scene Of
the tragedy. 90 rods away
And Harper told his story
Forced To Return.
Il rowed as rapidly as I could 70
the scene but the waves and rough
ness of the lake held me back
When I started 1 could see all the
forms in the water. but after / had
gotten into the lake a little ways 1
was forced TO turn around ana row.
When I again looked around / was
within so feet 81 Joe Taylor He
was holding his little son above
Iris head iu a desperate effort %
save his Iife a minute later. as I
glanced around I saw that the lad
had gone down with the others.
Tayiors hands were i'm the air. and
then he went 10 the bottom. I was
too late. Il Immediately turned
60 row back 20 the shore My boat
was old and was about half full OF
water. I had 90 row hard and long
90 make So But there was nothing
that I could do out there alone TO
attempt 90 rescue them after they
had faded from the surface OF the
water.
"The boat did not turn over. The
waves had carried it high when they
left the shore. with Taylor at the
wheel They rode with the waves
for some distance and then were
forced to- turn to make for the is
land. They made a sharp turn and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26

| THE WEATHER.
Indiana; Rain and colder Sunday
| Monday fair
| Lower Michigan: Cloudy and
| colder sunday probably rain iu
/ southeast and rain or snow in west
and north portion Monday generally
fair
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
8 LOCAL BOY SCOUTS DROWN
TAYLOR, 2 ASSISTANTS AND
5 YOUTHS TRAGIC VICTIMS
OF MAGICIAN LAKE WATERS
THE DEAD

THE DEAD
10 Taylor, 62S w. LaSalle av., Scout executive
James Taylor, 62S w. LaSalle av.
Scoutmaster Vern c. Murphy, 1909 Marietta st.
Scoutmaster Judson Taylor, Y. Nj c. A.
Clinton Matthews, III N. Taylor St, Troop g.
William Kingsley, III E. Ohio ST., Troop Is.
Kenneth Borough, 921 Milton av Troop 49,
PROBABLE DEAD
Philip Netzel, 13, Troop 9.
OTHERS IN SCOUT PARTY
10 Taylor, jr., 628 w. LaSaIe av.
Raymond Swanson 1149 E. Indiana av., Troop 20.
Roy Worden, 1905 E. Indiana av, Troop 20.
Jack Fricke
o. c. Newman
William Acker
w. c. Harper, 1919 S. Lafayette blvd.
Wayne Harper, 1919 S. Lafayette blvd.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
REPORTED DEAD,
YOUTHS RETURN
TO SOUTH BEND
Raymond Swanson, + a gle
Scout, and Roy WOrden Had
Just Left Inflated Boat.
STARTLED AT REPORTS
Lads Describe Activities Which
Preceded Tragedy at Ma
gician Lake.

I'VE didn't dream that testing
would lead to those fatalities. We
didn't know that anyone had
drowned; we didn't know that there
had been an accident until we came
home and found that we were among
the dead Can YOU tell me whether
Bill Acker was drowned. oh, 1 hope
not, because / was responsible for
him took him out there"
Raymond Swanson, Eagle scout,
decorated recently for his expert
ability in swimming. pictured as best
he could the story of the fatal acct
dent at Magician lake 1t was Swan
son and Roy Warden, first reported
among the dead, who had been
taken back 10 shore by Scout Ex-
ecuuve Taylor and his son Jimmie,
that they might come TO South Bend
and that others might be taken to
HemlOck Island 20 help on the con-
structiOn work of the sheltef house
Taylor and Jimmie brought us TO
shore and picked up the men who
had come out with Mr. Harper in
the StUdebaker. We walked over TO
the Hinkle truck on which we took
out the steel boat and prepared to
come home. We didn't pay much
attention % those on shore and in
the boat because we were having
trouble I'm getting the Ford engine
started Mr. Harper came over after
the boat put of and cranked the
machine for MS. We started.
Stand ON shore.
Just as we approached the hal
we looked back and saw the party
about so feet OUT i'm the lake. /
think there were seven or eight in
the boat and Mr. Harper and his son
We're standing at the scene from
which we had started. We didn't
know that anything had happened
until we got back and heard about
the News-Times bulletins.
"Worden. william Acker and
took the now steel boat 10 the lake
saturday morning We left South
Bend about 7:4O. guess. because
we had trouble. although We left
home az 8 O'Clock. Mr. Taylor his
sons Jimmie and Joe, Jr. O. 9. New
man. the carpenter and Jack F'ricke
followed us in Mr.. Taylor's machine.
We got there and immediately went
over 20 the island and later I came
back with Mr. Taylor and carried
some lumber across. The lake was
awfuUy rough and Mr. Taylor said
tina, IL anything happened that the
boat should turn over I should hang
onto the side. But we made several
trips during the day-that is Mr..
Taylor did. and after we had work
ed until o'clock we got the signal
from shore TO come after Mr.. Har-
per's party men and boys who were
going 90 work in the afternoon.
THE boat rode pretty when Mr..
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THIRTEEN BODIES ARE
RECOVERED FROM NINE

TRINIDAD, Col. March 25.-The
Sophrs No mine Of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Co, which was wreck
ed By an explosion OF undetermined
origin Friday afternoon has Yielded
UP the bodies OF i Of the L VIC
tins. Rescue crews expressed the
hope that bodies would be located
tonight The first Of the funerals
VIII be held tomorrow.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
DEATH OF JOHN YOUNG.

John Young died Tuesday night
Sept. 19, 1922 at his home in Troy
and will be buried Thursday after
noon at 4 o'clock. His friends are in
vited to attend his funeral.
Mr.. Young was about SIS years Of
age. He was the oldest son of Mr..
Sam Young and his wife, who was
the daughter of Mr.. Fed Robinson,
He married Miss Margaret Craw.
ford of Bradley's Mill who survives
him with large family of children
He is also survived by the following
brothers and sisters: S. 7. Young, c
E. Young, J. F. Young and Joe
Young and Mrs. Andrew Young, who
married a relative, and Mrs. James
Long, all of the Long Cane section.
Mr.. Young was Rural Mail Car
r:er for years, as well as a planter
The family has been identified with
the Long Cane section for genera
tons, having come to this section
from Ireland.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
WORLD SERIES WILL OPEN
IN NEW YORK OCTOBER 4

Chicago, Sept. 19.-The 1922
world series baseball championship
will open October fourth in New
York City, it was decided at a meet
ing of National and American
league representatives here. Last
years price will prevail.
The arrangements for the open
ing game in New York was made on
the assumption that the New York
Giants will win the National League
pennant. Both New York clubs were
represented at the meeting and the
National League club won the toss
to decide where the first game should
be played. If st. Louis wins the
American League championship the
irst game at St. Louis would be
played Tuesday October. 7.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
YOUNG GIRL KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Mccormick, Sept. 19.-Miss JAN
cite Towers, 20 years of age, was
instantly killed near Modoc,
this county when a touring car,
driven by V. H. Wright, Of 2124
Florida avenue. Tampa. Fla. over
turned Miss Tower in company with
her mother, Mrs. Dell Towers, and
an older sister, Miss B Towers, had
been spending some time at No 100
South French Board avenue, Ashe-
Vile n. c. and had advertised for
some one to accompany them on
their return trip, to st. Petersburg,
Fla, who would furnish a car as
they wanted to drive through in an
automobile instead of by train.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
FOOTBALL IN THE AIR
First Game on Local Gridiron Will
Be Played October 6.

Football is in the air. That is
what is causing the cool, crisp morn
ings we have been having of late.
The Abbeville High School boys are
at it every afternoon and by the
time the whistle blows for the first
game they believe they will be able
to trot out team which will do
credit to the school. Notwithstanding
number of stars were lost in the
graduating class last year, there are
still several Varsity men on the
team, and with the recruits, the
team begins to look formidable.
The first game on the local grid
iron will be played October 6. with
Ninety Six as the victims. Clinton
will be here on October 13. and An
derson will be here November 8. Due
West has been asked to come down
for September 29, but nothing def
mite has been done. Other games
will be arranged and full schedule
announced shortly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
ASHLEY TO SERVE
TERM IN PRISON
Sentence Of IL Years Imposed. Plea
For Leniency Denied by Judge
Smith.

Anderson, Sept. 19.-Ernest Ash
ley who was found guilty of man
slaughter by a jury Saturday night
for the killing of Arthur Hughes,
deputy sheriff and policemen Of
Honea Path, August "a, 1920, to-
day at 8 o'clock was sentanced by
Judge Mendel l.. Smith to serve
IL years in the state penitentiary
at hard labor.
Barron Grier, one of the at
torneys for the defense, did not ar
rive until o'clock, being tied up in
the Underwood case in Greenwood
this week Mr.. Grier arrived in time
to make an appeal for legniency to
Judge Smith and asked that the
judge not give a more severe SEN
itence than the resident judge did
the first trial Judge Smith was firm
in his stand and held that the facts
in the case warranted a sentence of
IL years.
About a year and a half ago Ash
ley received the same verdict and
was sentenced to II years in the
senitentiary. Upon appeal for len
iency to Judge George E. Prince
the sentence was changed to ten
years. Ashley was released on bond
pending an appeal to the supreme
court, which granted him a new
trial.
This has been a hard fought case
Ashley was represented gy T. Frank
Watkins, C. B Green and Claude B
Earle, Solicitor Harris was assisted
by Gen. M. l.. Bonham and Senator
Proctor Bonham of Greenville.
1t was said that Judge Smith
would impose sentence at 10 o'clock
this morning and numbers Of people
filled tho court room before this
hour. Then it was found that the
sentence would be pronounced at 3
o'clock. 1t was also thought that
Judge Smith would sentence B. a.
Holly, who was also convicted last
Friday of Manslaughter without
recommendation to mercy, but this
| sentence has not been pronounced
Holly was convicted in the case Of
the killing Of A. B. Evans at his
home at Orr mill. Holly is also
deputy sheriff.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
SOUTHERN SIGNS
PEACE AGREEMENT
MEN INSTRUCTED TO RETURN
WORK-MOBILE & OHIO, CON-
TROLLED BY SOUTHERN, AL.
SO AFFECTED-IN SESSION
THREE HOURS.

Washington, Sept, 1s.-OAicials
'of the Southern railway and repres-
entatives of the union shop crafts
of that system late yesterday sign
ed the WarfieldlWfYsrdfJ fJewelE
agreement.
The strike among the workers OF
the Mobile G. Ohio railroad which is
controlled by the. Southern, also
was settled on the same basis. The
workers of the two roads and those
employed on all other lines con-
trolled by the Southern who went
on strike, are to return Immediately
to work with seniority rights unim-
paired.
Orders were telegraphed by the
shop leaders tonight to the divisi'
onal chairmen of the various labor
unions throughout the South to in
struct their men to return to work
at once Similar orders were sent
out by the Southern's officials to
their superentendents to put all OF
the former workmer back at their
old jobs as soon as they applied
The congress had been in session
three hours within William H. John.
ston, president Of the international
Association of Machinists as spokes
man of the union chiefs, announced
that a settlement had been reached
Henry w. Miller, vice president OF
operations, exhibited a copy of the
agreement bearing signatures OF
the union leaders and representa-
tives of the Southern, remarkine
that he expected most Of the strik'
ing workers to be back at work with
IN week.
The refusal of the shop leaders
to sign last Saturday, led to doubt
in some quarters as to the outcome
of today's meeting. It was under
stood that the decision in favor Of
settlement was influenced largely
President johnson, who was said tt
have urged an amicable agreemen
in the interest of industrial peace
News of the settlement of th'
strike reached Columbia yesterda!
afternoon, J. H. Fetner, master ma
chanic at the Southern shops OF
Blanding street, was advised from
Washington that the strike ha'
been settled on the basis of tn
Chicago agreement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
PREFERRED LIST
TO BE INCREASED
Coal Production 10 on Increase But
Demand Must Be Curtaiied,
Commission Thinks.

Washington, Sept. 19,-The m
terstate commerce commission to-
day issued a new service order COW
or;ng preferential shipments east
ward from the Mississippi and aud
ing mine supplies, medicines fert:E'
zers, seeds newsprint paper and pet
roleum to the list of commod to be
given priority movement The order
effective at midnight September 2o
also permits use of open top cars
after the discharge Of coal Carried
in them for trans .;ortatirn Of 1oad
and building construction material,
ore, and mine supplies.
The new order cancels and super
cedes service Order %, and puts all
coal shipments into the priority
class use of open top cars tor COM
modities other than fuel is permit
ted under the ruling only when their
destination is in the direction IN
which the cars are destined for coal
loading.
The order was issued the commits
sion explained as result comn1od-
oties which in the public interest
should be handled correctly and
promptly have not been so handled
by reason of certain embargoes is
sued by railroads during the rail
and coal strikes.
AThe production of fituminous
COAL" the commission said in an
nouncing its action, 'fhas increased
to approximately 100000 tons a
week and should with reasonable
use, take care of current needs in
tonnage and now storage if wants
of fuel and equipment are care
fully avoided. The commission
therefore feels that it can now re-
lax its previous order by emitting
general privirities by classes of con-
sumers reserving, however the right
in special cases of great emergency
to direct carries to furnish cars as
may in the public interest from
time to time, be designated by it or
its agents.
"By virture of the general priori-
ty which is given both to the move
ment and use of open top cars for
coal, the effect Of the change no"
made is to advance all coal into a
priority class, instead of only those
classes of consumers formerly en-
braced in priority designation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
PRESIDENT VET0ES
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
SPECIAL MESSAGE SENT TO
CONGRESS--FAILURE OF BILL
TO PROVIDE REVENUE AND
ESTABLISHES A DANGEROUS
PRECEDENT.

Washington, Sept. 19.-The SOL
diers' bonus bill was vetoed today by
President Harding.
In returning the measure to con-
gress without his approval, the ex-
ecutive, in a message to the house
declared that he was in accord with
the avowed purposes of the bill, but
that he could not subscribe to its
provisions.
He said the proposed loans on the
service certificates, substituted for
the original cash payment, would
constitute borrowing "a nations cred
it Just as truly as though the loans
were made by direct government
borrowing" He added that this "in-
wolves a dangerous abuse of public
credit"
Outlining the reasons for his veto,
the president said that congress had
failed, first of all, to provide the
revenue from which the bestowal was
to be paid. He added that the ultl-
mate cost could not be estimated
definitely, but that the treasury tlg-
ured the total at $750,000,000 for
the first four years with final
charge in excess Of $4,ooo,ooo,o0o.
!, The executive declared it was es-
sential to remember that more
than four billion dollar pledge" to
the able bodied service men would
not diminish the latter obligation
which the veterans contributed to
the trolls of the aged, independent"
This obligation, he said, "would cost
more billions than I venture to sug-
gest."
President Harding's bonus veto
measure in part follows:
To the House of Representatives:
Herewith is returned, without
approval H. R. 10874, bill to pro-
vide adjusted compensation for the
veterans of the world war and for
other purposes
with the avowed purpose of the
bill to give expression of a nations
gratitude to those who served in its
defense in the world war, I am in
accord, but to its provisions do not
subscribe. The United States never
Kill cease to be grateful, it cannot
and never will be given expression
to that gratitude.
IN legislating for what is called
adjusted compensation congress
failed, first of all, to provide the
revenue from which the bestowal is
to be paid. Moreover, it establishes
the very dangerous precedent OF
creating a treasury covenant to pay
which puts a burden variously esti'
mated between four and five billions
upon the American people not to dis.
charge an obligation, which the gov
ernment always must pay, but to be-
stow a bonus which the soldiers
themselves, while serving them in
the world war did not expect"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
SEABOARD MAKES CHANGES
Foreman Raycroft Will be Sent to
HamIet-Other Changes.

General promotions in the Sea-
board Air Line shop service on the
Georgia Division ie announced. T.
j. Raycroft, foreman of the Able
Vile shops has been made Master
Mechanic of the Hamlet, N. c. shops
Guy Gilleland, present Master Me-
chanic at Hamlet has been sent to
Howell's near Atlanta. G. G. Wood
is made day foreman here and his
son, David Wood, night foreman. j.
J. Hanlan of Atlanta goes to Ports
mouth, Va.
Mr.. Raycroft is in Norfolk today
and will return Friday. He will then
go Immediately to Hamlet. He has
made no definite plans about moving
mis- family to Hamlet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
.EFFORTSAT!RESCUE
MEET WITH DEFEAT
BODIES OF FORTY-SEVEN HERO.
&c DEAD GREET MEN AFTER
DAYS AND NIGHTS OF DES.
PERATE TUNNELING INTO
GOLD MINE.

Jackson, Calf, Sept. 19.-All Al
of the miners entombed in the Argo.
naut mine August 27 are dead, ii
was announced officially shortly be.
fore 9 o'clock last night.
A note found on one of the bodies
indicated that all the men had died
within five hours of the beginning OF
the fire August 27, officials said.
All the miners were found be-
hind the second of two bulkheads
they had built in a cross cut 1850
feet down in the mine. Byron o.
Pickard, chief of the federal bureau
of mines for this district, was the
first man to go behind the bulkhead
and discovered the bodies.
Pickard, on an earlier exploration
behind the bulkhead, had counted AZ
bodies and expressed the belief then
that there were others there. The
note found read as follows:
"3 a. m, gas bad"
The same note bore scrawled
figure a." apparently indicating the
same man had attempted to leave
word for those who might come af-
ter of the condition of the mine at
that hour.
Mine officials declared that the
condition of the cross cut behind
the bulkhead was such that life could
not have been sustained there by
the entombed' men for more than
five hours.
The bodies were piled one on top
of another and decomposition had
so progressed so far that identifca-
ton would be impossible, Pickard
reported.
The officials declared the mute
evidence of the mems struggles show
ed they were Al of the most cool
headed men imaginable.
Then another barrier was built Of
rock, earth and debris. However, the
gas and fumes from the fire appar'
emily seeped through the first bull
and the men fled from the site where
they were building the second one
to start a third farther on.
Mine officials said that death hac
come to the entombed men painless
|ly. The gases, they said, would pro
duce first lethargy, then coma
and finally death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
RETURN TO CHARLESTON

Miss Mary j. Powers and her
three nieces, Misses Mary, Anna and
Martha Powers, returned to their
home in Charleston today. They
spent the summer in Abbeville with
Mrs. W. P. Wham at Brookside
Farm, and were so delighted with
this part of the up-country they ex-
pect to spend next summer here.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-20
WINTHROP GIRLS

Misses jamie Vance Bowie, Lydia
Owen, Margaret and Annie Wilson,
Mary Stevenson, and Virginia Leslie
left yesterday for Winthrop College,
Rock Hill. Girls entering the first
class reported several days ago.
These young ladies having attended
college before were not required to
report with the first year students.