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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-22
CASE PRESENTED
IN MINE RIOTS

Marion, ILL.,, Dec. 81 (By the As
sociated Press).-After eight days
spent in the introduction Of evidence.
the prosecution rested today at the
trial OF five men charged with MUIR
der in connection with the Staying of
20 non-union miners during the Her
riots last June. The defense will
open tomorrow morning.
In the testimony Of it's last few
witnesses, the state completed its re-
lations Of the events from the time
three mine guards were shot while
driving a truck from Carbondale to
the Lester mine on the morning of
June Fl, to the attack on the mine
that afternoon when three union min.
ers were killed, the surrender under
a white flag the next morning Of 4s
men in the pit and the staying of 20
Of the prisoners.
All five defendants hav been
pointed out in court as having been
seen with guns during the riots and
several of them have been named as
having shot down some of the VIC
Tins. During the course of the pre-
sentation of the states case, four Of
the survivors Of the tragedy have
taken the stand and described the
scenes of horror which they said &C.
companied the killings.
The cross examinations by the de-
fense have been brief and apparent
ly designed to bear out its contention
that the non-union men in the mine
and their employers had melted the
riots for the purpose of having state
troops called out to protect the pits;
that the guards in the mine were
armed, and that they disregarded
warnings that the operation of the
mine would result in outbreaks.
In their cross-eYamination attor-
neys for the defense repeatedly re.
ferred to the non-union workers In
the mine and the guards as "scabs,"
"gunmen," private detectives" and
"spies."
A. w. Kerr, chief counsel for the
defense, sadi he expected to prove
that the guards or gunmen" were
the aggressors in the riots and
brought on any attack that was made
upon them by their acts of provoca-
ton and challenge. He made special
reference to the testimony Of Donald
M. Ewing, Chicago newspaper, man,
and 1t IL said that the defense would
lproye that the ipcjdent Ne related o.
4 siss 81 x;ise ssaaeat % eS nan
shot at the Herrin cemetery never
took plaoS.
n Mfr. Kerr also stated that the tes
timony of DE-. Shipman, who testified
as an eyewitness Of the death march
from Herrin to the cemetery, would
be impeached and evidence introduced
to show that DR.. Shipman was not
there at all. He added that other
witnesses who would testify that the
effort to disprove testimony given by
other of the states witnesses.
He further said that the defense
would put on the stand hundreds of
witnesses who would testify that the
defendants now on trial had no pos
sible connection whit the killings
| cho orood
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CHARGE OF ARSON
TO GAFFNEY MAN

! Gaffney, Dec. 81. - Perry E.
Holmes, well known Gsfhey citizen,
was arrested yesterday, on the charge
Of having set Are to his residence in
Gaffney some @days ago. FL. Baksr,
who lives next door to the residence
Of Mr.. Holmes. was awakened in the
very early hours Of the morning by
crashing glass. He soon discovered
that the house was on fire, and
promptly turned In the alarm. When
the firemsn arrived tAey found no
one at home, and The house was Sc
curely fastened. They effected en-
trance through the ROOT, and discov-
cred line OF bed coverings extend
ing from the room over that In which
the fire originated, to an attic, Tho
he'd coverings according to the state
ments Of the firs,nsn, were thorough
ly saturated with gasoline, Snd In
the attic were found = quantity Of
old papers and refuse which had been
saturated with the same fluid. Going
down stairs they found two buckets
m'eu Wssn kSSSsop Soo ~ - SS0SSs
they found quantity Of disused
clothing and waste which was liter
ally dosed with gasoline. Mr.. Lowe,
who prosecuted Mr.. Holmes, says
that his investigations disclosed that
this is the seventh fro which Mr..
Holmes has had within the past eight
years, and the members Of the fire d.
purtmsnt say that they have answered
three alarms from Mr.. Holmes resi-
dence within the past nine months.
After being arrested Mr.. Holmes
employed Butler and Hall to repre-
sent him, and In short time they
secured an order for bail, and the
accused man is now at liberty. A
preliminary examination viii be held
at an early day when, the testimony
for the state viii b taken.
Mr.. Holmes has numbers Of
friends in Gaffney, who believe In bis
innocence, as they say thsy cannet
conceive Of his deliberately placing
in jeopardy the lives of his nea,
neighbors In order - est insarnncs
money. .s ~,
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Heavy Ginnings
To December Is

Washington, Dec. 20.-Cotton GIN
ned prior 20 December l3 amounted
to 9,493,2 ,296 running bales, including
1G1 ,698 round bales, counted as half
tales; 24,613 bales of AmericanEgyp-
tian and 5,255 bales of sea island, the
ccnsus bureau announced today.
To December 13 last year ginnings
A,ere 7,79O,656 running bales, includ-
nag 122,649 round bales, counted as
half bales; 5,s27 bales Of American
Egyptian and S,O62 bales of sea is
and.
Ginnings this year to December Ii
by states follow:
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Official Denial Made

Berlin, Dec. % (By tho Associated
Press). ).-Officini denial was made here
today that Chancellor Cuno or any
otl.er government official had sug-
gested that American commission in
vestigate tho German economic con-
dition.
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Family Feud in w. Va.

Steubenville, Ohio, Dec. 22-Roy
Ledson was killed and his brother,
William, severely wounded as re-
suit Of faud battle between the Led
son and Pearson families today near
Weirton, West Virginia. James Pear
son is being sought by the state po-
lice charged with the murder.
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Quebec, Canada, Dec. 22.-Fire be-
l;eped starting from short circrtted
electric wire destroyed the famous
Notre Dame church here. The church
was established in 1647.
The fire is believed to be incendt-
ary, 80 the chief of police said later.
The loss is 100000.
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Santa Claus Work

Forest Camp. No. So, w. o. W., Is
playing Santa Claus this year and
made 20 many people happy. The
camp sent the Santa Claus club . gen.
erous check and also gave the Ssiva-
ton Army one for their fund.
This was very handsome In Camp
No. SO and both organizations are
very grateful.
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BODIES MAY BE
MISSING AIRhIEN

Nogales, Aris., Dec. 2l.--Colonel
A. J. McNab, IN command Of opera
TOMS in the Nosales sector In the
search for Colonel Francis C. Mar
shall and Lieutenant C. L. Webber,
missing army aviators, said tonight
he had been unable to secure any
definite Information concerning tie
reported discovery of the aviators'
bodies on the Papalo Indain ressrva-
ton, rs miles west Of Tucson.
San Francisco, Dec. ,21.-The char
red bodies Of. the missing aviators,
Col. Francis NJ, Marshall and Lieut..
Charles Webber, have been found on
the Papalo Indian reservation about
rs miles west Of Tucson, Aris., the
Southern 4 Pacific railroad officials
here were advised this afternoon In
dispatches from Tucson.
A cowboy, the advices stated, came
upon the bodies near what is known
as Indian Oasis. The bodies lay In
the wreckage Of the fiiers' airplane.
It is not known whether Col. Mar
shall and Lieutenant Weber were
killed when they crashed to earth or
burned to death aftsrward. p.
The message to the Southern Pa
cific said: "Some cowhoy found thoss
two aviators near Indian Oasis. Beth
apparently were burned to death.
About 76 miles west Of Tucson on
Papalo reservation. No railroad
there. II In ON 4 wagon track. Sup.
pose airplans fell to ground and avia-
tors burned to death"
Saturday morning five airplanes
started an intensive search for the
missing airmen. They were Joined
later by Is more airplanes. The
planes carrier emergency rations and
water containers so they could be
dropped at any point on the desert II
the lost officers were sighted and 8
landing was impossible.
The starch was conducted on q
larger scale, than any other simila,
operation conducted by the army nj,
aervice "
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Letter Of Appreciation

Mr.. Charles F. Allen, who Is with
N j., wrote a charming letter to the
ushcrs and the choir Of the Gipsy
Smith campaign, thanking them for
the beautiful silver gifts to Mr.. Allen
and expressed great appreciation Of
their kindness and thoughtfulness to
him during bis stay here.
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Captain OrIAred to
Mobilize Guardsmen

r Monroe, La. Dec. 22.--Leutenant
I .ouis Hayden today received q mes
cage from Captain Cooper at Mer
/ Rouge ordering him to mobilize 40
, sGuardsmen and rush them to the
Morehouse parish to reinforce the
troops on duty there.
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roDAY'S COTTON MARKET

Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Hames and
little daughter, Katherine, will lerve
Sunday morning for High Point, N.
c., to spend the holidays with rela-
ives.
E. B. Cureton, Of Atlanta5 Ga, will
arrive tomorrow to spend the holidays
with his family at the home Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Mellow.
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Death of Mrs. Plowden

Mrs. P. b. Barnes received mes
sage this morning that her friend,
Mrs. Lizzie Plowden, Of Greenviiie,
died suddenly this morning at 10
o'clock. =
Mrs. Plowden frequently waited
hcrc and death breaks . friendship
on earth that has lasted from child
hood. y
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Mr.. Allen Called Home

Mr.. Charles F. Allen, who is with
Gipsy Smith in Hsttiesburg, Miss,
was called to his home In Cedar
Brook, N. j., on account Of the critical
illness OF his father.
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Mer Rouge today saying two bodies,
believed to he those Of Daniels and
richards, had been found.
Shreveport, La, Dec. 22.-Bodies
found in Lake LanFaurche, believed
to be those of the men kidnapped by
masked men in August, had limbs tied
With wire, according to Journals spe-
cial correspondent. They came to the
surface as result Of a big charge
of dynamite exploded last night by
unidentified persons. Only belts and
portion of trousers remain. One mans
head is gone. 1t is believed the slay-
ers tried to destroy the bodies.
Mer Rogue, La, Dec. 2l.-Bivou-
aced tonight on the shores of Mer
Rouge parish lakes, a company. of
Louisiana national guard faced the
prospect of spending the Christmas
holidays dragging the water and af-
ording protection to professional div
ers, in an effort to recover the bodies
Of two prominent citizens of Mer
Rouge who were believed to have
been murdered by masked and white
robed men Of three states.
Two days of effort on the part of
military and some rs men and boys
IF the parish have been fruitless. Un-
successful in the efforts to recover the
bodies in Lakes Cooper and Lafourche
the search will be extended to other
lakes in the vicinity.
"We will drag every lake in the
parish until we find them," Captain
w. w. Cooper, commanding officer of
the company, declared today.
Machine guns were planted at
strategic points on the lake shores
late today as precaution against the
possibility Of sniping on the part of
those aligned with the mob that
swooped down upon five Mer Rouge
citizens last August while they were
returning home from a celebration
end carried them off to a punishment
ground where they were severely han
died. Watt Daniels and Thomas Rich
ards have been missing since that
night.
That the staying of the two men
was not premeditated is conceded BY
all interested. Young Daniels re
sented the, nerciless .dogging admin
listered his 7o-year-old father and tor,
H. = . = ..-L. =
The, 1sas ns.e g g eng s saa ,ss9 .aa sss
(which WIS heard by Richards an
10th men were slain In the fight tina
ensued, according to story credite,
to members of their families. Th,
bodies then were believed to hav'
been weighed down with wagol
wheels and thrown into one of tht
nearby lakes.
Department of justice men, after
working on the case for man,
months, are said to know the iden
tity of many members of the mob anc
with the recovery Of the bodies which
will establish that murder had beer
C mmitted wholesale arrests will fol
low and a court will be established al
Bastrop parish seat where open hear
ings, under direction of Governor Par.
kcr and other state officials, will be
begun.
Soundings by professional divers al
Lafourche today where Investigator.
Lad charted the most probable loca
tion of the bodies, revealed the fact
that the depth Of the lake makes sue
cessful operations there almost i'm
possible.
A plan to drainC ooper lake Of its
water also was abandoned late today
and instead soldiers and parish cit
izens waded through the shallow wat
ers, but without result.
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8sgnliir 81 theJ Jtiine untii ti3s =

= sgnihK 81 the time untii tHS ssisI'
tence Of the court Is carried out, Gov
errior Harvey's statement declared the
cotton was taken because the chief
executive is charged with the "sole
responsibility Of seeing that the ver-
diets of the courts are carried out"
Harrison, together with Frank M.
Jeffords, condemned to die in the cleo
trio chair tomorrow and Glenn Treece
were tyied jointly and found guilty
ii the, murder of Annette, who was
Jefrords' partner in gasoline fill
in gstation, at which Treece and Har-
rison were employed. Treece was CIV
en- a sentence of life imprisonment,
upon a recommendation Of mercy by
the jury, while Harrison and Jeffords
we're sentenced to be executed in the
state penitentiary on June 15.
The execution was stayed by ap-
peals taken on behalf Of both Har-
r;son and JefFords. The case was
argued before the supreme court and
last fall, the aupreme court of the
state dismissed both appeals as being
without merit, ordering that the pris-
;oners be taken back to the circuit
court for resentencing. The two were
taken before Judge T. ]. Mauldin in
Columbia on November %, and De-
cennber % was set by the judge as
the day Of execution.
Bernard B. Evans, attorney for
Harrison, asked for delay until his
client could nc examined by board
to determine his sanity. Harrison was
taken into the court room at the
time in an apparent coma and the
death sentence was passed while he
was lying prone on desk The court
refused to inquire into the defendants
sanity after three physicians had tes-
tilted that the coma was feigned.
An appeal from this ruling Of
Judge Mauldin saved Harrison from
being executed tomorrow.
-. Jefre-ds received his sentence
without making any motion through
his attorney, although his case was
later taken to the United States su.
preme court, which declined to review
It. An appeal to the governor, his
last hope, failed. Tonight there was
nothing to indicate that the chiet
executive would postpone the execu
tion Of Jeffords.
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Mrs. Z. A. Littlejohn Of Jonssville,
vii have - her guests for the holi-
days, her mother and sisters, Mn.
Fannie Lassetter and Miss Bess Las
setter Of Luthersville, Ga, Mrs. z. b.
Bullard and son, Howard, Of Machen,
Georgia.
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Cortez Godshall, Of Cedar Springs
Institute, with arrive this afternoon TO-
spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mr.. l. B. Godshsll on East
Main street.
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Falling Walls lnjurs Firsmsa

New York, Dec. 22.-Dspsty Chief
John r. O,Hara and II frsmsn were
injured today by falling walls while
fighting fire In . Brooklyn factory.
Fifty families were drives from their
nearby homes.
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Wages lost to Indiana coal miners
during the recent general strike
amounted to approximately $16,0O0,-
coo. .
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1880 q. m.--Laymen's work and OF
sanized mems classes. Discussion OPP
ened by Rev. J. e. Meng.
11:00 a. m.-'Paying Our Vows"
a sermon by Rev. L. N. Rice.
1900 m.-Recess fSr dinner.
100 p. m.-Praise service. or
1880 p. MA Message to the
Specifically Inclined" by A. G. Ken
nedy, Esq.
900 p. m.-"The Best Way to FL
nance the Church" Discussion opened
b. J. X. Hambfn, Esq.
All Of the churches are requested
to send full delegations.
1567-2t. Committee.
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According to an old superstitition
the first to cry at . wedding viii be
the next to marry.
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Of every thousand men who marry
$40 wed women at the same age ~
themselves.
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Mrs. J. M. Harrison Of Coleraine
was n visitor to Union today.
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DIVERS TRYING
TO FIND BODIES

Batron Rouge, La, Dec. 22.-Gov-
ernor Parker received message from
Mer Rouge today saying two bodies,
believed to he those Of Daniels and
richards, had been found
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POLICE JOIN HIN
FOR BANK ROBE

Denver, Colo, Dec. 21.--Potie9 3
other peace officers Of northex1 g
RADIO tonight sre engaged "a stt Z
sive man hunt for four. men !.
automobile suspected Of abeinG
bandits who Monday mornin& 3
and killed Charles T. Linton, ~ n
reserve bank guard. during q 4
fight in front Of the mint hsf
which they stole 100000 IN esiH p
ana escaped. q q.
The hunt started this AFTER
when Henry Fuqua, farmes 4
about 20 miles east Of GreelsJs y
and so miles north Of here, ~ =
to Sheriff Hall Of Greeley ;tHst H. =
encountered four heavily arms !
in an abandoned house on hi1 =
property. !,
Sheriff Hall notified the DsHve
lice department, asking Tor ,aS4it
The sheriff, six deputies and -
ranger left for the farm ho,aseS
the Denver police Department.
ored riot car equipped with ~
guns and two automobile load6 g
GERS and detectives armed with 9
off shotguns left for Greeley 80 -
in the pursuit.
A third automobile carrying ~
hundred rounds Of ammunittoo /
was dispatched from the Deny6t !
quarters. Later in the day Shsri0
reported to Denver by telerd
he had arrived at the ranch h6t
that tho men had left. Later
Gus Downer, residing just Set3S Sp
Greeley, reported that shst6 =
o'clock a man came to her No..
asked for a pan Of water an6 q
cotton, explaining that he hid
in his car who had been hurt g
Downer said she gave the matt
of water and roll Of game W4}9Iy
took back to the car. a. fewspaffa ~
later she said the car. sped a&ef K
wards Fort Collins. She .declaS IS
car had the curtains drawn Al -
one in the car threw the pan xf :
the car went by the house. fs<Ss!
The cars of Denver poHS a. q
bj!ized in Greeley awaiting ktl
word from officers in theeyieini ~
the direction to wh.:h +. ~ -
turned. eeq<t sS1
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BORAH SUGGESTS
NEW CONFERENCE

washington, Dec. 2l.-Extensive
discussion Of international affairs is
expected to develop in the senate as
. result Of proposal today by SEN
ator Borah (Republican( of Idaho
Tor an international conference to
consider economic, financial and busi-
ness problems. including German
reparations, as we'll as reductions os
land, sea and aerial ornaments.
Senator Borah offered his plan n
an amendment to the $3.50, 900 naval
appropriation bill, which was report
ed to the senate today for prelimin-
ary consideration tomorrow. He
proposed that the president be asked
to call an economic and disarma.
ment conference instead Of confer
ence merely to deal with limitation
OF naval vessels under 10000 tons and
military and naval aircraft, as pro.
vided in the bill as passed by the
house.
In Offering his amendment as d
substitute for the house provision,
Senator Borah declared world econo-
mic conditions required immediate
action, and he proposed that Presi-
dent Harding be authorized and re-
quested" to invite such governments
to send representatives to the con-
ference as he should deem necessary
and expedient" with the object of ar.
irving at Understandings or arrange
ments" looking "to the restoration of
trade and establishment of sound fin
ancial and business conditions"
With reference to ornaments, the
Borah amendment includes the house
bills provisions as to naval vessels
under 10000 tons and aircraft, with
its provisions for consideration of
land and sea armaments.
Senate leaders do not expect the
Borah proposal, nor the house pro-
vision, to be reached during tomor-
rows consideration of the bill. These
and an amendment by Senator King
{ (Democrat) Of Utah calling for q
lanr and sea disarmament conference,
which is pending, are expected to 60
over until after the Christmas holi-
days.
! Senator Borah's amendment caused
-~ r.. surprise, especially in view
re- ~ ong position in the past In
that sv; to American participation
, at fean Sprobisms. He was ons
lions = rpngsst ,epponsnts Of iii
$. 81 5 Il sassss ssssss & .ssss ssS
~ It clear that he believed ae
needed to solve pressing
gine \; problems affecting Amsri
1sw. IN repara.ions. he :d.. said. wer
-. % the European situation
and he Thought his proposed confer
ence might "break the deadlock OF
+kok ,,,h;acfO -
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Columbia, Dec. 21.-Governor Har-
vey today reprieved Ira Harrison, un-
der sentence If death for the murder
Of John G. Annette here last May, un-
til February IS. The chief executive,
in q statement, declared his move was
70 prevent an endless chain Of ap-
peals further delaying the execution
Of Harrison, until the supreme court
disposes OF the appeal now pending,
which acted ~ stay Of sxscution on
tho date -, toinorfow.
z Exr1 ni41 tl,at the rsprisve 1er
- ~ - iBosf lapt' Ssl 4 9
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Denver, Colo, Dec. ttn has 70.
graphs Of the finger sS.ttt Ansora tina.
the bloody shotganN aFs PIE mace AZ
|m4slkat banai. ii AN scOas questiona
r&axs IN svs fSr nsgotia,
|oS Police Alderson stsI. 81 Ess. -'s' =
&C.. He requested 80, So
Denver bandits to fy khled
perpetrated $4,000 ishiftins Engine
recently. Copies of the
found on the gun and 90 Herhert Low
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found on the gun and. 22.-Herbe1
doned automobile belias-~>.1 ~!
been left at vantage point by Sle
bandits were sent to every large city
in the country.
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~" % the European situation" ,"
and he Thought his proposed confer
ence might "break the deadlock on
that subject"