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Non-Union Min^
tered By 5?Q0
ionists In Sii
Of Mob <
are Shot down when
they surrender w-itr,
barbarous cruelties
Wat Ends When Mine Is Cleaned j
Out of. Workers, Probably 75 j
. Being filled.
wanted to surrender
Workers Claim-"-They Had( no Desire
to Hold Mine But WhiCn They i
H Did Give Up. They Were
HRe' >' " Tied. Told to Run, and
" Shot. j J
Herrin, 111.. Jape 22.?Half a dot-,
en wounded men, some of them lyjgHHjh
ing on death beds, tonight "gave an
4tf*oeiated Pifcss correspondent the'
JP first actual eye witness accounts of,
Ejflitjfight last night and this morning !
ggH^fch brcught dozens of casualties, i
. ,000 armed striding miners at-'
^BBBd the Lester strip mine near:
hefe, the mine beirtg operated by im,
ported workers arid guards.
The substance of the statements'"
flgV by the wounded, who were among]
jffl:, the "besiegecL was tHxtr not a-miiu
Worker waa injured during the fight-'
ing. but that the numerous killed
. were shot down' in cold blood after]
they had surrendered themselves and
their arms. There .was nothing from 1
the union miners to contradict these !
V . claims. . . |
Several # of the men imported to
work the mine absolved the strikers"
from .blame, saying .that the ones re^
sponsible were those "who sent us
> here under false promises that there
would be no. trouble.' agd that "tha
> ( " miners would not object."
Joseph O'Rourke, Chicago, com-j
missary clerk at the tmlne' the
most vivid account .o? the fight. His |
story was related as he .tossed-.-in .
pain from half-- dozen bullet holes j
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L;> . . -Stibry-of Eye . W.itnesH.
1'I was sent, down here Tjy the" Ber- _
. ' franit P,iriimi?5ArvT r imna"" of Chi
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; CMri/' he said. ."I hoc* t c iU?a?\vha*j
I was n rutin, r.g 'Th*I "op't mutely
' blame 'he m'ners for atiarki.vz us.'
re lir.'-vrv \vtf.?lv he': - . :1S-.
" ed'as da^pes I ""-p fSem fr rt '
; ' ',> * job?. -We i*i r . n ..?nu :.
.. .arrive;!" rn:l um / ' ? * ' U|>
pi ofto f r^of flf ' G'jaH?.;
Hii v?lar ''v r
I ur. .erSV.ind, 'the miner* us
fwarr/re- to k?nv?* t.he Vvm or we v
K Would be run. out. We r,?vtr . crV*- '
then: perhaps p.- V When1.
^ we s iw th itinera aopr: asking yesterdav
aflorrr-: ft. wo 1:! r>ot V. -nw
wRv: to. !a. The aruar.is prepared-' f r
_ . ' ' *fig-h*. most f us worker? wanted ' t?> ,
K/" surrender. ". . '"v :~r"
*T1 rough the night. fho huTets-j
v "? rained on us. We sough* shelter- a?
* . . we culd. The minor?' climbed uponthe
coal piles and earth embankments'
e?and we were unahle'p see them. The
'?? guar In?*'T::-lg. y.tjt 'v>sr . f. -i? i
l.ljd. Then the miners blew up ou.r ,
?pumping station. Wo .had no water
and our food supplies were in a
freight oar in the hands of the miners.
About sunrise we rut no -the f
white baarr Tito miners poured in and
we survepdor^^ our arms. i
, .' "Up. to hhis time not one of. us- hni
been injured that 1 know f. although
I understand t-Ut ; several cf the]
%f- miners had fceen shot. The miners
spnca i- out quickly and ;*?.-d us *0
Egetlior in grruns f thr?e and six.
The tied, men then \vA*-p rushed, off
| in differer*- directions. Same of them
tried to.run, Vqt they wore shot down
aa fast as they moved.
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I .'* Heerin, 111.. June 22.?1 ! ?' deatn
tell in the disaster T?sfc rvght ant
Ltoaay, wnen n.uuw struting union mm
crs attacked The lister- Strip mine,
being operated under guard of im
parted wgtkegs. emay run. ii?it the
46 mark, ii. was said tonight by t'-jose
' in touch with til; situation, although
E. " thus far only 27 positively are k'nowrr
e - to^be dead., _
; " in tlJe Herrin hospitals am- erj-hv
; nrpnnded fflen.^rpTy one a. miner, and
. air of thiol ar'abelioved to be fatally
t': ' ~ Injured; I'h: re wets none, -put on?
L >i~ dhW-.-o ? . 1_-;
I -/A miner told the. AjuciotsJ Press
ie 3jl
sher *" ~?
ROXBORO,
?rs Slaugh0
Armed Un^denTiaraelip-,
spirit In Illinois]
correspondent. that be had seeir 15
boriieV thrown into a pond with rocks
axounV their necks' today." About 20
imppr&d workers are. missing.
\ Dead Qver 75.
General Black also ha'd before him
the report received by Hal TrovilUon,
member of tlJs *inmois commerce
commission and editor of the Herrin
News, who said his . manager, Joe
Barnes at Herrin, had informed him
that tho death* toll of today's rioting
would excojfrTo^ Mr. Barnes reported,
. Troviffion -sard;. thftfc the fighting
had stopped .because all tlis . non
union worker had either been killed
cr hdi disappeared.
TREATMENT OF WOUNDED IN
MINK WAR MORE BRUTAL THAN
EVER CHARGED AGAINST HUN.
ICcrrin, June 22.?Out . in. a road
near the. mine, six men tied together,
all of them wounded by "bullets arid
.blows, lay in a scorching sun, while
hundreds of men and women laughed
at their pleas for water..
One of thU men, his face bloody
and- one?Shotthier. ?hot -away, _appar=^
ently was within a few minutes of
death. . j-.
"Please, boys, give me a drink,"
he unoaped.
A laugh from the hundreds of
spectators was the only reply. * i
The correspondent rushed to a j
house icr"water and when-hi? returni<i)
he was faced by a. crowd and
guickly drawn ^pistols and was told
to keep away.
Whea the man be&ged again for
wntotritoP'1"g rr0<v* * young
w" man with r a baby in. her arms,"
placed her *fpot on the mangled body
and saiJ:
"I'll see .you in hell before you get
any water." k ;
.The men apparently had been
dragged down a reck road behind, an"
"" "* ' hi "1" -orn
u i pi" - 3 rf irr.avc' wer ? 1 m'>o IdMK
in their mangled 'flesh*
NEW BUILDINGS.
T: is... another hdsy "summer for
">>?:* sc. f->v much' bil ling Is. going !
"he \e\v Hyro warehouse -i* ?i<.f
gilding enterprise, t:k ,;1 v-,
vit anir.g an investment of mere* than.
'"'ft;- bvasfir-d dolTar?. TVf r.eW stoiv
[i , ivk.ali. iu 1 .? .!KW A.1 'I-.. .: 1
i;. H.i j Wcoc n N* i ih jl ain
S*/ !. yv'.'d foon be t ompleied, ar.-i
i-. w jifw .resic r.Ci*? vHrh a'rc ho-^
ir.fr err. ; *..( i by "Sir. J. Garrett for .
Mess. C. r. Garr?<t and Clyde Aller j
i-.ist Smth. of t?\ni \viil soon be c:>ni- |
olttci. Mr. ' H.?^9: Winstead's new
e? donee. probably the ..'most costly
)yaq in Tloxb-'ro. is r.cnrinz complo- rinn.
ftoti ;s th<e admiration of every !
' r.e. And Still there are others.
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MR. HARVEY TO RE ON
<T ROXRORO MARKET
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In another column will be found a '
t.* .'f dissolution of ihe ShU-hjsHa,vey
Co., but we are triad to say j
tjys will ir. no wise affect Mr. J. j
Shields Harvey, as lie experts to he
:-r.p'.i? a full flodjrei citizen of' til's j
7~od town in a*very short while, and
will he actively engaged on this
market, as he has been for several
veers.
SOME f.OOU WHEAT.
Th? wheat threshers. Mess. Yar
' : Slaughter ani Riley,'report the
?*. ilowir.7 srcod wheat crops , which
hey have threshed out: W. T. Wil'
ers n 224 bushels. W. H. Turner
1"8 -t5. -Teff O'Rjriant and brothers ?
1174 '14, R? G. .Slaughter 170, B. G.
1 (Sump&n P-4 ' H. M. T. and T. E.'j
"v'.UJ'i! \*v- w> Th?se farmers are gc'hg*
*0 live at hcTn^ivpd' he In Uiaph-4
m sell their tohfl^ccr 'when Tt suit*
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SESSION MONDAY.
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r?rt- fbarl rf C lint .- Comnnssion
' r, vtere in session lust Monday, all
- i.piv 'era of the board bemg present.
Asirft frcm otlC-r matters of Httis
! :i ,ir il importance they settM with
he.^Hnrrff. They wilt meet aaairt- in
iiwi l)is-4?t MoiiiUj
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NORTH CAROLINA. 1
CHAMBER OF
JSOHEBCE
The fifst meeting of The CtJamber
'of Commerce was. held last Thursday
evening with the president, Mr. M
R. Long, presiding. Th<t followin.
board cf directors were named: A
M. Burns, chairman, _E. E. Bradsher,
R. L. Harris, W. Kl HambricW ?n!
M. W. Sattdrfirtd, witll Mr. tfL'. A. ]:
Sergeant as temporary secret^?' It
was decided to name the meSmership
dues at ,>$2.50 a month, ewry
signer joining for the period of one
year. At this meeting. 88 memberships
were disposed .of^ and a committee
appointed to canvass the town, itr*being
further stipulated that unless
200 members were secured, cr ratibr
200 memberships disposed of?any
firm or yndivrfaal being :nUow?4; to
sr.bscribe for as many memberships i
as they chose, no one was to be considered
bound by the action offtjhe
meeting in joining. \ ?
A thofough canvass was made -f.h"?
the permanent organization is asiarcdf
487 memberships were secure-i,
which, tfith qufte "*?a number whcr
wejre out <?f town to bo seen assures
that the required number" will be secured.
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Weconsider ths cne of- the, best
irscves tlje town !'*? made and m a
very shotT" while the board -of directors-will
go after a suitable ?*0Cr-:ttry
who will give his entire time
toe. this business.
REV. RAYMOND BROWNING.
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Is Drawing Large Crowds at Both
Services Daily at The Tent.
. F:r the past ten days Rev, Raymond
Browning has been conducting
seryices at his big tent on the school
grounds and the congregations have
been vary' large. Services arc>^mductel
twice daily, 10 a. m.4ahd 7t^0
p. m.* The' song setwice in the evening
takes about one ho&r and the
large cVfrtr is one of the attractions.
Mr. >Biowning is a strong preacher
and the interest in hia meetings are
arc wine frem day tq day. h
On last Sunday there were ab*ui
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Kuni. .-whore, he hy'-''' his last
:'id th<j" wrjr'i! a crswd-tf mo*^.!
(fan. aftd hundred w'.'i exuectei'. to I.
**ond the- sArvr:e3_ri'ext Sunday. i
REVIVA I. AT CONCORD.
f ?Jji ?e*?rir?? w1bv* ' ;uy
T.J> 2nd. at &n:ov 1 C F?* j
a ^kos of Greensbcr? v.'iV. "?>?* j
P:-.?ioi TVrnr.-en with the mr>?rv:..p?
Sur.^d" at 11 'flock. * M.
-!v v.ro ?*.rvice? a6-i Monday *t A j
r> M n"?lv :"i"> service, -hut . ftj-r ^
t! Tin*- *h..;e will be two ser "ie.es
clti: t>-. Tj;c r/ubl'c i3 ccrdially :.vi*r>
.to ot1< nd '.hose services and ?-for
Mr. *Siki si wv.c.js .recoprrr!2ed one
of the ?tr"iVc pveacherSi
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DOUBLE header.
Oar,'* forer* the Ini? tr.ames on duly ,
4fh between R xbpro and Brookneal
a* Halifax. Those cliibs have pliyedj
fmr jrantes and stani a *io. It wi'l bo |
worth the price t?e see tl.J?9e cranes
lb 53v r.of>?ine "f the^manv 'ther
"",ir' - w ' :i; w;' 1 b*1 , ullyd " fT?on t
this occasion.
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Ot.EN\-GRIS?0>r. .
Miss. Effie ft. Glenn of Rouffemont
and Mr. C. \V Orissoni of Kit Tell. 1
vie married at the resilence of Rev
ft. E. IVhite on Saturday eveninc: j
i.inc ^7;h Rev. 21. Whi*p officiating..
MASONIC OFFICERS ELECTED.
At a meeting cf the "Masinic Lodfire
*ast flight the following officers \?ere (
elected:
C H. Hunt?r. W. M.
Wm. Morrell, S. W.
Luther HulV J. W.
TV F VV-^jv. Se^T-?7p
W- B_ Hanhrick.. Traaar _L_ j
~~ ?AY. VR. FAkMljC"""" 4
If ycu .prpr hW-the->slightest no-1
t'rn cf hauling your tcbacco to ?ome j
*h<?r delivery "Ydo .
Know if you should decide to deliver
your tobacco to some other point you j
iuat never could feel exactly right |
when ypu cofne to town. Now, lvMiest,
worldn't ye*have juat* little f^eU??
"AWait there wrs_a little narrow^yet-1
!w- streak ~
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Wednesday Evening Jurn
Kentucky1
opera
To
I OFFICE
EDWIN P. MORRC
GOVERNOR.
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Dr. L. M.Massey,
Zebulon, N.
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... U - Mv-dear Sir: '
I have yonr-lette
ive Marketing Associ;
we commonly refer t<
I do not know d:
know, however, that
Ij thoroughly delighted
that they have, the it
pf etc., have been entire
cation the Asosciatfoi
j . . t he people have pledj
. _ satisfied.
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FOUR-HUNCRED-TUOUS<N0
SHOPMEN KjWALK
OUT SATURDAY
Chi. :2v, Juno 27..?A strike of the
400,U'j0 railway shopmen cf the coutit-ry
will be-.-efctted For' J uiy. 1 unless
the miheards'agree td stay tlJa $f>0,000.000
wage cut due to shop workers
cn ihat date and to restore certain
working enditions formerly i?i
effect it was made * known ton?gi>:
'hicugh a telegram from B. M. Jew.
e!i. heai of the shop orair-. 10 Crrassociation
Of railway executives.
Decision fo call a strike came late
today after lengthy discussion by
the executive committee of the six.
shop crafts unions* based on the strik
vcte of mar thus far tabulated.
Should t\h rail' heady arrange am
immediate conference, agreeing "meanwhile
to continue present wages, re i
st'te working rues modified by the
railroad board arid discontinue farming
out railroad work, however, a
wslkbut can be halted, the telegram
said. Otherwise " a sane at ion cf with
draw.il from ftnrolovment on Julv 1.
1022. as voted by the employees will'
be unavoidable. . ..
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mor?ST or en i no
? fir MAltKET.
Mess.,.I. C. and W. T. Pass, who are
btrildhtir tH? mammoth fii'e proof
warehouse?TO or k:rown as the-New
dTyco, will. have everything in readiness
for the farmer by the time the
market is opened. There will be few
market* wB:rh ran offer the farmer
as much in protection and conventeneir
as the New Hye> and it is predicted
that the tobacco tributary to.
this market will da sald at the New
"Hyco.- ^ ' ~
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anti
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; 28th 1922 "
Governor Enc
tive Marketin
bacco Growei
OFTHE GOV
FRANKFORD
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Ma>
r asking me for information cone
ation in Kentucky. By this I sup
3 as the Tobacco Marketing Asso
irectly the bookkeeping fafcta of
the tobacco growers of the State
with the operations of the Asso
loat joyful confidence in its Succe
;iy satisfactory.to' the growers, i
_i ccjciiia ucoLiucn vvr maivc a. nicat
red and delivered their tobacco, a
sincerely yours,
EDWIN P. XORW
FAMILY REUNION
Tit- >h:Mr?-it of. Mr . I ; :? T.
W. VVa;her#t.>ir ,.r.h r ! here lad
week in-a family. rear.: on*. Th.- ts!:
\ wittg' were he ret Mr. ?hd Mrs. J
M. Fea'JtcVsttn and :no Child. oF Ahbirtrdon.'
Va? Mr. afllt^Mrs. Z. T
Fi-atl:?rslan, ?n i three' children >f
lynrhburp. Va.. r.n.1 Mr and Mrs. 11
\V Rogers- :.n>i . V* ,-iJ.U of route 3
RbkboM.
AFTER A YEAR'S ABSENCE.
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Newboll an!
children arrived last Friday night
frcm New York where 'they i.'ave
nA d?;fsnllliy?dui.r.a1 ih.?port year.
Mr. NVwbold is . connected with the
riuvau...^. v. in. i.i .,v,aw.;
anl spent a "year's leave of absence
studying for a decree in Columbia
University.
^ REVIVAL SERVICES AT
HI RDLE MILLS.
I wish to (rive notice tU.lt revrva
services will begin next Sunday, .Jult
2nd. st Hurdle Mills school house. 11
A M., end every eygnirtlfSat fi P. M
F,"v.,R. E. Henderlite of Rougemont
>.'. C.. will assist in the meeting. The
public is ccr'Pally invited to attend
and take jta'rt in the services.
W. 0. SAMPLE.
RWHOP rmoamRTT HERE
I.AST SUNDAY
Bishop (theshire of X-hleigh -.was
here last Sunday and occupied the
pulpit at the evening, service, wker
(iVee csndi.'A'es were confirmed.
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AT HOME .
- Mr. and Mrs. B. Bt~Newel^yvtunte^
days visit to Washington. New York
anil Niag&i'A v y- ? N,
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.50 Per Year in Advan??
No 15
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lorses Cog,
For
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ERNOR
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erning the C.o-opera- pose
you mean what I J.
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the. association. 1 do j are
very happy and " .
ciation thus tar. and
'ss. The sales, prices,
ind from every indi-' ... . . :
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success. I know that
s a whole, are highly " I
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Ggvevnor.: , j
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NORTH CAROLINA
REMAINS HIGHEST
: SOUTHERN STATE
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RALEIGH. .June- .24.?Governor
Morrison doesn't like recent publish.ci
reports on the individual . income - J
i paTR" to the federal pov eminent ' 1 ,
by \*orth Cjr\inrxns^ The reports,"
j lacking*. the ftsrures on'taxes, paid by
1 corporations. created the impression
|4hat. the state fell far dftWTi in tho
I line of southern stateA^n tlte amount
jpaii ...? . .
j As a mutter of I act,* the governor
j point3 cut. N'crth Carolina still tops
I the list southern states in the . ..
j total amount of Incomer tax paid to
the. pevernment. The individual fapc
jfias never been larpe in this state,
[hut the corporations turned over im
mense sucns.
The gepcrts prompted recent. "edi,
torial comment to the effect tlJat the 1
/ state was no't so wealthy aft the people
bad thought it. Complete figures
,jcr. the tax lo not change the state's*.
status, hut? keep it at the top as the * "
| j Wealthiest of southern states. ?
ONE OF THE OLDEST.
J Wp cnjoyei a c^ll yesterday from . . *
cut good friend, Mr. H. T. Clayton.
Mr. Clavton is one of The Courier's
standbys, for has be^n a suhseriber
for more than thlrf.y years. H* ~
i laughingly asked'us haw long a man
! would have to subscnne in t he Ootr-^" 3
1 p-ier before he went "On . thv pension
' it. Tt was a question we hatj not ?
khougIL muph about, but we tbld him
we would 'make it a' rule to sen^ Tho
/Cbufier to every "man who hafl been
I i 3chs?riber for fifty yeari jh^balI
ftprp of tip.-time i.r it. ,B ytte r
. ?pWa? yvr-m*i
lUii yan?i?? nil. jj .