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68TH YEAR. NO. 44. SEMI-WEEKLY.
GOVERNMENT BACKS
' OP EXPORT TRADE
I * Co the Adu
Will Loan Money to Individuals mi
or Corporations at a Low
Rate of Interest. Washington,
Phelan, of Cal
cabled the Am
BUT MUST GIVE SECURITY
? . ? Biunem iu rar
any -provlsloir
*> n . stitution for t
* apcrs Representing Mercnan- giving racial i
disc Engaged in Export Pro- The California
cess Probably Will Be Ac- ?[ ?!"l.cabl'??
J of Idaho, with
ceptable. support his pro
"Any declan
Phelan in hie <
Washington. March 27.-The gov- tnt|oB fQr race
ernment's billion dollar fund for . .
_ .... ment may .be
financing foreign trade soon will be r|8dlctlon to j
opened to American exporters u naturallz;
through loans from the war finance ch,8e lftnd Qw,
corporation. Regulations now be- aQd 8hou,d be
ing prepared by the corporation* to at|ye declaratl<
cover advances will provide for the me8t,c que8tlor
lending of sums up to $50,000,000 confK)nance wM
to any individual firm, corporation can pojjcy
or export association, probably at Senator Phe
5 3-4 per cent for a maximum of 8,oner8 he be?
five years, on adequate collateral. tQr8 ft_d Qtv f
The nature of this collateral se- loop ho,e by \
curity to be accepted remains to be w,n po88es8eq,
worked out by the corporation, but ln United Stat
indications are that papers repre
Renting merchandise engaged in the (^fTTTTDV1 /
export process will be acceptable B4II 1 IItCI
Collateral to the extent of 125 per
cent of the loan probably will be DC CAD
required and loans will be made Dlj DUIl
either direct to the exporters or
through banks.
Scores of informed applications Anderson La'
for information or for advances have
been received from individual ex- rrance I el
porting firms or representatives of Got
the export associations being organised
under the Webb act, the war
finance corporation reported. Pre- i Hhl HAY K
parations for making the loans will
be rushed in spite of the enormous ?/?.
burden thrown on the corporation Whl
by the necessity of making large Roads T1
ouTauura LU rnuroa^ OO III pun 108
TV? Be Rxtensivrdy TW*I. Drowned
Reports Indicate that exporter. South Care
are planning to make extensive use
of the government's foreign fund
as soon as the regulations are com- Anderson, S.
jpleted and the corporation Is ready connection wit
to accept formal applications. of th? road be
This Is caused by three principal county by the
Influences: lature, the fol
First. European countries which kenn L. Rice,
will need grent quantities of Amer- Person, now s
lean meats during the next year or w,th ,h? Y M.
two for reconstruction and to make 'nterest to all
up for lack of constructive enter-j "Ocenslonallj
prise in the war, have neither the! "Rally Mall"
ifold nor the credits to pay their' ^l10 ha? heen
purchases In this country and their] over- I was <
Inability will be'increased when the other dny to I
United States government stops I published. It
making loans to the allies at the *ald nothing to
end of the war. i |? allright. but
Second. Foreign exchange rates ?">lng Into prlr
following removal of artificial gov-,1 ton more that
ernmental Influences by Great Brit- Interest. I kr
aln, France. Italy and the United Important now
States Inst week, have produced a 1 come to
situation In which American good. tor of good re
would cost foreign purchasers much almost as old
more than their value In dollars at Relieve is mori
thl. time If purchasers were forced the roads are
to pay cash. As a result. American' to our everla*
exporters must sell on credit if they! have moved fo
aro to sell In the quantities needed H"?" and stoo<
abroad, and the war finance cor-(ant matter of
poratlon's fund will provide a means willing to pay
of pooling these export credits un- *,n to get sor
I ???.. ? K?.. ...?
UW? jjU ? vkii inrji i nil|IOI Vinion, I v w,|? " ??*JH nn
flanks Not UnmI to It. ter roads. I i
Third. American banks have not1 '"ture generatl
been accustomed to financing ex- 1,8 when an gr
port transactions and can not legally, how w? got at
advance as large sums an may he and had to m
needed to finance large export op- haul a ton of
orations. Nor can they ordinarily 1 am satisfied
make advances for more than 90 llovee In good
days, whereaa for moat foreign trade them becau
transactions a year or eighteen own ,dea aB to
months Is needed on credits. | gotten, and In
It Is the last condition which has a|ght of the ol
driven export organizations to the ,nP on the ultl
war finance corporation, since the to gfet togethe
law provided that the corporations through. As
may make loans direct to exporters hesitate to say
only If loans can not be obtained ?d purpose to
through regular banking channels at *et together an
reasonable terms. i flee our Ideas <
Foreign exporters doing business common purpoi
tn the United States also have un- "You shoul
dertaken Informal negotiations with road" our engi
the corporation to ascertain wheth- here. I have r
or they may share in the govern- tai*y Wfiy of P?
Bent's credit arrangements. They they need a roa
have been told that means probably 'hey bnMd It
ean be worked out,by which they can roads here are
obtain advances from an American! and a" a'ong tl
bank which in turn can transfer the of r??* ready
loan to the corporation. The cor- needed Occasl
poratlon can not land directly to a Frenchman wit
(Continued on Page Right.) | (Continued
l.Lanc
LANCASTER, S
ADE AGAINST CAVC TlIC fTI
CIAL EQUALITY uAId ltlEi utl
STICK TO
irlcan Peace Com- ?
issioners. Count Bernstorff So
The Temps Corr
March 27.?Senator ent at Rerli
ifornla, Democrat, has _______
erican peace commie
is, prqtesting against FULFILL ALL CO
in the proposed con
he league of nations
equality to orientals Says Germany Will
senator sent a copy and That German
,m to Senator Borah other p |n|
a request the latter
test. Do Likewise.
&tion," said Senator _
cablegram, "in const!
T.. . . . Paris, March 27.?Ge
equality or Just treat . ' . ? . , ,
terrained to etick closely
construed to give Ju ...
. son program in makinf
eague over linmlgra A.
. . the allies, Count von
atlon, elective fran '
., . , former German ambasf
nership and marriage . . . .
... . _. United States, declared
avoided. An affirm ... _ ?
..... . view given the Berlin
>n that these are do- A ._
.... . . ent of The Temps, whic
is should be made in _
:h established Ameri pr n B*
"The armistice of Mr
...... . said Count von Bern
lan told the commis . .
signed when all the pov
eved western sena ... . .
.. ed had accepted the
s would "oppose any , ,
... . , ' peace proposed by I'resl
i-hlch oriental peoples *1 , . ' .
... ... . ,. Germany is determined
aality with white race . , , ,
? this agreement which
' m regard, in a way, as tt
mupn A TV All of a Pre,im,nary Peace.
ibNbKAUUN ,o ?
arising from it and shi
W\\7 rnn lie interested powers
iml f V/l\ Dj same. If these essenti;
of the Wilson program
violated or neglected, i
wyer Writing front al,y' ,f nrt,t,on* are ln
go beyond the program,
lis Something of delegates would find tl
>d Roads. a position of, say, non
_____ Count von Bernstorff
plebiscite for Alsace-I
rSAVED FRANCE German-Austria.
"Germany's attitude
ties," continued the fo
ch Pulls Load on sarior. "is fixed by her i
here Would Be note of Novembei
, __ , , wherebv reparation is
in the Mud in R? daruaRe dom? to the
>lina. tions of France and
German aggression. T
mlts of the payment of
C.. March 27.?It dpmnltles."
h the recent passage Agkpd whaf (hp
?nd bill ror Anderson would be of the failur
South C arolina legis- ppnce, Count von Be
luniiig inner irora plied:
nn attorney from An- "j am no prophet, bu
tatloned in France would rain Immensely.
C. A. will he of vital world which has seen
road enthusiasts. humanity In Presidei
r I Ret hold of a principles, would he te
through Joel Keys' pointed if pence were
here since coming H!ven the higher clnsse
luite surprised the driven to depart. Rei
And a letter I wrote1 since the middle ages
so happened that I aroused the world's ent
t be ashamed of, so it a .league of nations baf
had I thought of Its and Justice, and who
it I would have writ- cause the idea to mis*
might be of general first test? I hope that
low of nothing more all the nations of the
r than the agitation make common cause
life over there in fa- spectre of Bolshevism
?ads. The subject is over It."
as the roads, and I *
8 often agitated than DISEASE CLAIMS
worked. Be it said JN NORTHERN L
itlng shame that *e
rward along so many
1 still in the import- Hl||f of popU|ayon succi
good roads. We are ?
the mud tax. but be- ???mlli>ox am
ry for future genera- During Past. Wi
talk of bonds for bet
am satisfied that the
Ion will be sorry for Montreal, March 2 <
andfathers we tell of cent of the inhabitants
uck in the mud hole Labrador perished durl
ie four big mules t< ter jrom ftn epidemic
fertilizer from town
. . . small pox and measles,
that everybody baroads.
but we don't dispatches to the Montrt
ise every man has his, by mail to Battle Hai
i how they should he wireless to St. Johns, N
the details wo lose Early reports had sh
ilect we seek. Agree- . , , ..
J . . demlc on the southern s
mate object, we need
r and put the thing' coa8t ha8 C08t th? 11 ve
to how to do It I I cent of the natives, but
, but with a combln-, from the northern sect
see it through let us ^in^d |n today's dispai
rt b* to ?acri-| tej| of 40 Newfoundlan
>f detail to attain the,
Ing on the coast for th>
te.
d see Some of the the trade having peris!
neers have built over with 40-odd Kskimon,
ome to like the mill- nearly the whole popuh
ittlng things over. If settlement. Okak. wit
id they build one. and tlon of over 200, is en
right. Most of the out. At Hebron, 200 i
built of eruaed rock, only a remgant of resl<
lie roads you see piles pose of tiie bodies, mo
' for repairs when were buried in a single
lonally you see a line cofllns or burial rite,
h a little hammer sons engaging in sealing
? island in Okak hay and
on Page Eight.) wore devoured by aninu
MBtory will (0 attend but the public at large arc <),ncla' telegrams.^
le conclusion cordially invited and requested to |)r|VT!/t>P|AtT l^| ptvo
She herself COme and help the teachers make |\Kill II | Iff Iw I I rlfli
^e conditions thi8> thelr last meeting of the pres- ,,I,,,WVIIV" 1 LLI/U
e expects all pnt year, one of very special signlfi- f 10170 A I I \7 Cl/^WI
to do the canre and long to be remembered in * UlijINJ
al conditions t^p progressive educational affairs
should be cf ^is county.
tail specific- county superintendent of Chairman WTannamaker of S1
iposec w c education, V. A. Dingle. the presi- inrt Iouhsc qi?i.
the German . . . ' . .. ? TT I .. Association Issues Matt
dent of the association. H. II. Scott,
etnsetes in an^ 0thRrs who are preparing the ment on Work Done,
-possumus. . . ,, _ . .
program for April 5. have been sue
anvocalod
.orraine and
cessful in securing for out-of-town I MEET1NG HERE MARCH
speakers for the occasion Dr. E. W.
, , , Slkes. president of Coker college
on indemnl- . ? , ?r . , , ? ,
rmer ambas- *nd r?K w w* Lew,!"" of York A? Counties Will Hold M
. . Col. Lewis, prominently and popn- .
icceptance^of |>r|y haf inK on This Date and E
.' centlv returned from overseas. It Delegates to Columbia M
accorded for ... , , **
civil regula- ,R sa,d ,hat he ,n a *??d a^ak"r' ing April 3.
? , . . and the Lancaster folk will no doubt
Belgium by . _
.. .be charmed to hear him. Dr. Stkes
no "the ^ '8 n'so rphuted to be an unusually Columbia, March 27.?The S<
no o er n jjrnPpfui nn(j eloiiuent speaker, and' Carolina Cotton association
conseie w,,h ,hoKe two distinguished vist- given out the following:
qu nces |n Lancaster to address the Kc|H>rt on Cotton Deduction IMe
r st? rff^H & achors' association in the court To the Committeemen: It i
house where all are invited, it is! vital importance that we receive
, ? , , . thought that tho seating capacity of tailed reports from your vountj
t Bolshevism h.i(M,nfr ... | Aoril :t ......
i nP 'l' 0'' 11 most Hmlt I acrea cotton planted in 1918, 1
sah.itmn 'o- i . 1 number acres planted in 1919, i
tit Wliitnri'?. Muring the past two or three
. . . , . , , . : reduction in cotton acreage in 1
rrihlv vears there has been a derided im- *
?l,sar- las compared with 1919 A nut
not mirto 1 provement made and a much great- v
*1 . . . ,, . - . . , of counties have tiled this re]
>s would he' or interest manifested In the work, . 1
s wouin DPt , It is absolutely necessary that
nemher that 0' 'be countv teachers association:! ,
^ , , , have the report from everv co
no idea has every meeting this vear has been v
no idea has ...... . " . in the state before we can conn
hustasm like attended and the regular pro-' 1
I . . . ?. i i I our report, which is necessary
ted on nonce crams have always been profitably J
p ace we forward to each of the col
will dare to aa'' enthusiastically carried out.
? re to growing states and render to
>nrrv at thn The president of the association,
ry 1 i .. 0 .. . . ... ,. public meeting on April 3.
a league of Wr is highly pleased with the v
world will' cood progress made In this work ef Public Mtwtlng of lour Coun
against the"10 county teachers, and says that March 158.
and triumph Indications are that during an- i'lease without fail attend
other vear there will he seen better public meeting in your county at
things for the educational prosper!- ,,ourt bouse on March 28 at 11 a
M ANY ?' Lancaster, and that for co * arry your friends with you am
operative endeavor and mutual a;- PreParpd to make a report,
A BRA DOR sistanee of each other in schoo most important of all. at this n
work, he thinks, the teachers will he 'n^ e'ept n?t less than ten deleg
, . . better organized than ever. to lke mammoth meeting whio
to In- to be held in Columbia April
A real live, Interesting teachers ?
I Meaeles 2 p. m.
association for Lancaster county Is Im|lortjult Meeting in Oilumb
one of the achievements which the April 8.
county superintendent of education, You are cordially invited
. Fifty per V. A. Lingle, has worked hardest for j urged to attend a public meetin
of Northern 'rtUr'nK h<9 admln,R,rat,on- and now J Columbia at Craven Hall Apr!
| that the leaching profession of the This meeting will be addressee
ng the win-. COunty Is in Just such an excellent some of the best experts in
of influenza, state of organization and near-per- south on matters of vital imi
according to faction as has been so earnest lv ance to the cotton Interests,
tal Star, sent worked for- Mr- Lingle proudly Twenty Delegates to lie K eote*
bor and b ' ,,dd8 ,his fa(d to ,i8t ?' pd"pa- Meeting on April 8.
I ttonal labors and accomplishments Kvery state in the cotton belt
' I for the county during the last few elect twenty delegates at a pi
own an epi-! years, and this, too, fs one of the meeting similar to this. It being
ection of the, very substantial crumbs of ennsoii-' duty of these delegates to foi
s of 26 per "on w'" oa''ry with htm In his late and arrange the most foai
first reports Pn'orcpd retirement from office and practical plans for a ban
July. Mr. Lingle very earnestly re- system that will meet the ends ol
on are con- qHPf,{? {hat all of the teachers of the cotton situation to properly fln
tohes. They county, the trustees of the nrhrv'i cotton and stabilize the price.
Hor* u'inini. K/.ir. " * *
~.uioi- nun wun meir pa- 10 arrange the moat feasible p
e purpose of r<>n^B* nnd a" others interested in for exporting, marketing and u
bed at Nain ,'ancBHfer af,ho?l* wl?l make it housing of cotton, probably a
I fpoint to come to th's big meeting# the lines suggested by Gov W. J
representing j ^prjj ^ This meeting is really tie- Hardin, and arrange plans f<
itlon of thati signed to take the place in part of thorough, permanent organiza
a Popula- the county's annual field day rallviof the Southern Cotton assocla
w'Pe(J which, the cotinty board of educa-' The membership of this assocla
e , ear ng t|on an(t the teachers, dnrtng the1 to be composed of farmers, i
enta to die- pag( tew years have been compelled chants, hankers and business 1
"t ?' which to omtt. T,et the crowd come. for. j This association Is to ex
pit without peatde the flhe program which has1 throughout the belt. This asai
,een per" been arranged for the lustruction tIon will he wonderfully helper
e< on an and. profit of the people who attend; the Farmers' Union, Hankers' t
their bodies _ !
1,H- i (Continued on Page Bight.) I (Continued on Page 5.)
FASTER Nfv
ft
C C., FRIDAY MARCH 28, 1919.
{MANS PLAN PROGRAMME |FEW cok HSTW
WILSON FOR TEACHERS MEET of M.?~ K^.dlt?ll
Force* Who Die Will Be An
Quoted By Last Meeting of School Year to nouncod, However.
espond- Be Held in Court House
in. Saturday, April 5. Washington. March 27.?The
of real American casualty llsti
the world war now are being
NDITIONS NOTED SPEAKERS HERE lished in the dally newspapers
within the next few days the
^ nn .. , _ will contain practically only
Do This Dr. E. W. Sikes, President of nameR 0f those who have die
ty Expects Coker College, and CoL W. W. have been injured since the ar
crested to Lewis, of York, Will Make t,ce. mT.he. na es of th? few ,K
as killed in action are those of
Chief Address. for whom extended investig?
hod * "
i.au iiwmsary 10 e8tal
proof of death. They are m<
rraany is de- <?y JOS. K. CONNOHS.) tfap nampH Qf th(>flp who werp
T to the Wil- The Lancaster teachers' associa- jured bey<)n(, recopnltlon when
j peace with tion will hold its last meet in* of the p&ye their ?veB for the,r coun(
Bernstorff, year in the court house, Saturday ...
lador to the morning, April 5, and the teachers ,a y (-',HU'1 lists will cont
. . .. . .. . to be issued, however, indefln
in an inter- are now very enthusiastically plan- .
. . . . .. . . . because as long as the expedltio
correspond- ning to make this occasion one not _ . K
. ... , . , . . , ... . . forces remain overseas, or ther
h that news- onlv of interest and profit but one . ?
, , ,, an army of occupation In Gern
also of unusual pleasure as well '
?. ... . ... 1 there will be deaths from dis<
tvember 11. This meeting will be more in thi , , . ...
. _ The next of kin will continue tc
stortT, was nature of a very earnest patriotic- ... ... , ,
. . ........... ceive the same official notifies
vers interest educational rally than that of a reg , .. . . . .
. ... _ , from the war department but
program or ular teachers meeting, and not only , ,. ... .
. . ..... . . . daily publication of names
ident Wilson an (he teachers and trustees of the , . .. . ,
. . .. . , from now on run further behind
to keep to county are called upon and expected I . .
vs
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
JNFW RFVFNIIF AfT
Alt '-? "VI
?, AFFECTS TAXPAYER
After May 1 Bottled Soft Drinks
and Chewing Cum Will
Inst Come Higher.
h in
pubaud
| TAX ON OTHER THINGS TOO
lists
the
d or Automobiles, Tires, Parts and
inie- Accessories Are Taxed Under
a Provision Going Into EfTect
men
ition February 25.
alish
>stly
j Certain sections of the new revthey
enue ac* P'a(>e n tax on a variety of
articles which are carried by stores
.ry.
all over the country. Some sections
inue of (jie new revenue ar^ are as fQi_
,toly lows:
nary Upon what is generally known as
e *9 bottled soft drinks, including unferian
mented grape juice, ginger ale, root
>!iae- beer, sarsaparilla, pop, artificial
' re~ mineral waters, other carbonated
ition waters aiuj SOft drinks, sold by the
| Kp
manufacturer, producer or importer
m"'y in bottles or closed containers, 10
the per cent of selling price.
Upon all natural mineral or table
E waters sold by producer, bottler or
Importer thereof in bottles or other
closed containers at over ten cents
ntx per gallon a tax of two cents per
tl/ gallon.
On and after May 1. 1919, upon
what is commonly known as soft
[ate drink8. including Ice cream, ice creani
sodas, sundaes or other similar artides
of food or drink, when compounded
and mixed and sold at or
near soda fountains, ice cream parlors
or other similar places of busi28
i,ess on each ten cents or fraction of
amount paid one cat.
Effective Februaiy 2 5. 15)19, upor*
QAva
manufacturer, producer or importer
lect of the following articles a tax equivee^_|alent
to the following percentage*
for which so sold: i
Automobile trucks and automobile
wagons .etc., 3 per c<>nt: other
outh automobiles and motorcycles, etc.,
has 3 per cent; tires, inner tubes, parts
! or accessories, etc., 5 per cent;
?lgo.: pianos, organs and other musical ius
of struments, 5 per cent: tennis raoki
de- ets, nets and other sporting goods,
r by 10 per cent; chewing gum or substiof
tutes. 3 per cent; cameras weighing'
total not more than 100 pounds. 10 per
total cent: photographic films and plates,
1918 other than moving picture films 5
nher per cent; candy, 5 per cent; (import.
arms, shells and cartridges, 1 0 per
we cent; hunting and bowie knives, 10'
unty per cent; dirks, knives, swords, 100 lete
per cent; portable electric fans. 5 pet"
that j cent; thermos and thermostatic hot:ton-'
ties, 5 per cent; cicar and cigarette
the holders and pipes. 10 per cent; automatic
slot devices, 5 per cent; iiv,v
ery and livery boots and hats, 1?
per cent; hunting and shooting gara
T'ents and riding habits. 10 per cent;
the ar,lcles made of fur on the hide or*
i. m. I'0'1' per cent; yachts and motor
I be boats and designed for trade, 1?
and P<>r PRnt; toilet soaps and toilet soap
leet- Powders, 3 per cent The taxes in
rates (bis He'tion only apply to the manjj
ufacturer, producer or importer.
3 at In effect on and after May 1, 1019,
| a tax equivalent to 10 per cent of so
ia j much of the amount paid for any of
[ the following articles as is in oxand
cess of the price hereinafter spevig
in fied as to each such articles, when
1 3. sold by or for a dealer for consunipI
by tion or use. Picture frames, on the
the amount in excess of ?10 each?
joit- trunks, on the amount In excess of
$50 each: carpets and rues, inclurii|
to ing fibre except imported and Ameri
can rugs made principally of wool.
Iff 111 r\TX ho o m/viin* 1? * * "
vu iuv UIIIUUUI III I'Al'CHII OI ?i> per
iblic square yard; valises traveling bags.
the suit cnsos. etc., used by travelers and
mn ' fitted toilet cases on amount in exsible
shoes, pumps, and slippers on
king books, shopping anil hand bags, on
' the amount in excess of $7.fib; portable
ance lighting fixtures, including lamps of
Also all kinds and shades on amounts in
dans excess of $2fi; umbrellas, parasols
'are- and shades on the amount in exlong
cess of *4; fans on the amount of
\ G. $1: bouse or smoking coats or jacket
a els and bath or lounging robes on
tion J the amount in excess of 17.50 each ;
Hon.1 men's waistcoats. sold separately
ition from suits, on the amount in exceva
mer- 'of $15 each; men's and boys' hai *
men. on the amount in excess of $5 each;
tend men's and boys' caps on the amount
In 1 *" -
juo- ui f t en?-n, men s, woI
by men's, misses' and boys' boot..
isso- shoes, shoes, pumps, and slippers on
| (Continued on Page Eight.)