The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 17, 1919, Image 1

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The Lancaster News _ 68TH YEAR. NO. 67. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1919. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR MONEY IS LOST BY "V"T "COUNTRY DAMAGE" , ' Make I Cotton Crop of 1918 Suffered Loss of 6.3 Per Cent From This Cause. Washing ______ tative Hyri NEED MORE WAREHOUSES iITFLI," oration be State Warehouse Commissioner ] O hi t_ _ r rri. _ n u i? Octvs mutrn ui mis iuuiu uc years ai ? Prevented if Warehouses Had year *300 llfth years More Room. of lhls bii industry in Columbia. June 17.?W. G. Smith, ( state warehouse commissioner, said . >ears A. . ported pot yesterday that many new wareMr nvi houses must be built this summer as units in the state cotton warehouse W!,^s nn<' system if South Carolina farmers are 1,111 w 111 v to avoid the enormous "country rot,nn^ damage" loss on the cotton crop of l>r ?r ? 1919 which they suffered on the crop '* l"'*' no of 1918. A large part of this loss <an lu re,al ., .. saoe. whicl ironi weather rotten cotton would , . . , . , . . so that we not have occurred had the state , , . , . on any on< warehouse system had storage space for all of the cotton offered to it. , ' . ? ... , ? ... ? . that the p J. S. Wannaniaker of St. Mat.> ? . has for th thews, president of the American ......... , . . potash at " urn uH.Hut'iatiiiu, nas esuniaieu that "country damage" caused a loss ^ " nnt '( s of G.3 per cent on the cotton crop '' ',,nu ,H 1 of 1 i> 1S. On this basis, the farmers '''li,ns "1U of South Carolina lost on their 1918 m'"'' ' ,1(" < -i -nn a?a'. , . investment crop of 1,500,000 bales the staggering sum of $14,175,000 account ,)ro">< damage to bales of cotton left in the " ,ni ,, protect th weather. ? ,, ... , , ... price fixin On Mr. Wannamaker s estimate, ? , , which wo! the loss per bale for country dam. . A. , purpose, age amounted on the aver.tge of 01 r i .. >, * o/. to make a 31.5 pounds worth $9.45 at 30 cents. The average cost of ware housing and insuring a bale of cot- J>R]?y;i1)] ton against fire for six months in the state warehouse system is less than half this average loss per bale on the entire 1 ! 18 crop caused by leaves fo Height! lawever, this average "country ^ sfcumHto" loss per halo on the lit 18 crop Is not a fair index to the actual loss on individual lots of weather Paris, .1 damaged cotton as is shown by tho probably following instances which have late- three or i lv come to the attention of Commis- from Helg sionor Smith. then embi A farmer recently sold lfi bales of 'he l"nito? cotton which were left in the weather Preside] after ginning. The rotten, weather Helgium > damaged cotton in this lot amounted Acrompan to 2,300 pounds or over four hales. Hear Adn The loss in money amounted to physician, ffiftO at 30 cents a pound. This far- leave Pari mer could have warehoused his 10 train retu naies in utmost any waronouso in ine morning, state system. had thorn boon room Klabora for It, for six voars for $090 and at ment of I tho same tlnio it would have boon in- party in 1' Burod against firo. Kl*g Albr A sorond frnnior disposod of 60 w hoso gut balos of cotton a week or so ago on P,>r','<' ",: which tho "country damage" Wils amounted to 7.500 pounds, a loss at s'10'' "'h .'10 cents a pound of $2,250. ]j0 gions. might have put his 60 bales in a stale! warehouse, thus protecting it from WASHI? the weather and against fire, kept it J there for the six months It lay rotting in his yard and saved at least ,, $1,818 of tho $2,250 ho lost U"""<l.ng Mr. Smith pointed out yesterday that with the removal of all government restrictions on construction there was no reason now why far- Washini mors or groups of farmers could notj lighting li build either plantation or community! mcnt force warehouses and put them into tho across the state warehouse system, thereby ^e scan avoiding "country damaaro" on tho ..... i ? " ? " Will UU|I<II 191f? crop. lh..t biillol can side i VOHKOI.K AND WKSTKKX IIAS ITT IMIIAIKJO ON FItKIGlIT '.'' . u " (he belief Portsmouth, O . June 16 Norfolk or,|,.rr(j and Western officials here have nn- mt,nt |(Ut nounced that an embargo on ail ( f |)(( ( () freight except perishable goods . . . ? been takei would go into efject afr once ., i it was reil on all divisions of the road, due to ^ ^ ^ the Inability of the company to op- ' eratc freight trains because of a 1" firike of the federal crafts Kail- "" road ottlclals admitted that virtually ,Mt' ' all freight traffic had stopped and '''' ^ illu t .10 o'c that only an occasional train would be run to take care of perishable an(' rrma' ifcoods. Ranks of local strikers are ,mv? two believed swelled by shop foremen. 0"'Furniture Dealers .Adjourn. Ilellly of i Charlotte. N. June 16.?Tho an(' Corp. Southern Furniture Dealers' arsocla- fourth Inl tlon adjourned Its seventh annual Krwln ore convention here Thursday, follow- the nilllta Ing election of officers and selection tlonal brld of Greenwood, 8. C., as the next con- to cross tc vention city. pass. yamtwH?* ' ? 4 MAKES FIGHT QpfRFTiPV X POTASH MEASURES OLl/IlE I/tl\ I I orilney liill Designed to URGES NO lig Increase in Cost of Fertilizer. Tells Federation of tice for Mooney ;ton, June 16.- Reprosen- ' Obtail les of South Carolina has aggressive fight against iy bill now under consld- MAKE WORKMEI fore the way and means ______ which proposes to fix a jotash for the next two Secretary ol Auric 250 a ton. for the third By Striking Me and for the fourth and $150 a ton. The purpose flssing I pon M l Is to protect the potash Case Without Ev i the West during the war, being thnt at the end of they can compete with im- Atlantic City, N'. J. ash. Secretary of Labor Wi nes has urged upon the before the convention means committee that tho rnn federation of Lai i'ork untold injury to thp Kunlied labor to refu mers of the south who ,b<> nation-wide strik e war purchased potash at been proposed as a p t exceeding $60 a ton. It ,ho conviction of Th< 'tor be imported from Al- ^"s,,n told the dob h will be French territory, government was inve will not be dependent up- r'nim that new evlder f1 nation for our supply. new trial and that lio h ties' investigation shows votlng much time to f otash industry of the west 'be secretary declar e last two years produced government's inqui $120 a ton. and has sold it 'bat the Judge and s than $400 a ton. and for w bom Mooney was ti iod at $600 a ton He ducted themselves proi I tile tmliutrv lioa nlrui.lv Oil the evidence the j 11 igh profit to wipe out the v,of- admitted that and at this time needs might develop which v tlon by the government, situation, blloans seem disposed to "Hut." he continue! e industry eitlier by this 'z,>d labor to particip; g or by a high tariff duty strike as is proposed aid accomplish the same mean that labor was t Mr. Byrnes is determined without the benefit in aggressive fight against Very few of us are fai the evidence, yet every is asked to make hin ENT COMES Justice cannot he obi HOME NEXT WEEK way " Against Barl>j Secretary Wilson th r America Wtor Visit ,o attention to bolshevl III?(iocs to Devastated heartily cheered who liegiotis. that no element of A would stand for holt ... ? . . ... . moment when the trv Utie 1President \\ ilsou ..11, . . ,, , the movement was ill w ill remain in Parts onlv our .lays Mr r-l?rn , l'< inm oust Frill.,y. 11.- i\ ill "" ln ? , ,, . the 1 nited States wer iirk at a French port tor ? 1 States ferent now and nlway? i,i ..... . ..I "Force In Kurope i nt \\ ilson expects I > vi<it: .. I., * nocessary," he declari A I'd tie (lav or 1 lmi?da v. t.wi ?... \i_, ... , overthrow a monarchy led by Mrs. Wilson and. i l'.'i t riot in tint fin .a Ural Grayson his personal!" | iiil' a democracy. as sc President Wilson wil i . ? . . . . . ! advocating, is hich t is Tuesday night by special (h<> |nj|ss(ts of |hp p( lining to Paris Friday ,.mm|iy wo onn s,?IIo lotion. There is no te plans for the entertain- . , 1 revolution. 'resilient Wilson and li s , (.oinpers \pi tnissels have been made by President (.oinpers. ?rt and Queen Klizabeth , e applause for Seeretar ?sts thev will be. It is ex- ... . . . ... , subsided, said that ^ it While in Helgium Presi- wh#irp roa?zfl|, 1h(. tn on will be conducted on a n>tarv.s statomonts. through the devastated re . # . occasion to refer to ^ Mlanton. of Texas. ( Mlanton." for remarkS(.TON S( ANS man made recently al s'KWS FROM H ARE/ "As time goes on," ! pers, "Mlanton will l>< of Americans in Ml Paso W homo as other . . ? .. ... have been." A-ad to Action by \\ ar He then sketched Department. fho (Iopar|mont of ,all "There seems to i gton. June lt>.? Itepoits ol starve this depart men ifttteen rebel and govern-. once ,,, ,icny it mono cs in .Inarez, Mex., directly I whore jm efficiency all Kin Grande trout 1.1 Paso, working people of th tied closely by state and ho materially reduced tment officials The fact von that outside tin r Is bad fallen on the Anieri- partments which hai i>t tin* border iMulaniT'Tini; j ships and soldiers du life and property, led to the department of la that so mo action might bo ^ toward winning it t ) / tho I'nited States govern-| Wo hopo soon that i so far as could bo learned sway from military to o dopartmont no steps had tlvitv. I predict that VILSON LINES ARE DRAWN STRIKE SHARP FOR FIGHT ? Labor Jus- Battle in Senate This Week Cannot Will Rage Around the tied. Knox Resolution. At: _____ Morr S' JURORS BOTH SIDES OPTIMISTIC lilSt I ulture Says If Vote is Blocked Republicans ' "' * r I tiers Would Be May Try to Secure Signa-jence erits of the tures Pledging Opposition to stIik the ^ idence. Treaty. panh comp , June 16.?- Washington. June 16. ?Senate lson, speaking leaders have drawn their 1 in?*s more of the Ameri- sharply for the next phase of the xvoul hor urged or- treaty fight, to begin early this week se to support around the resolution of Senator mfi 1 e which has Knox, Republican, of Pennsylvania. ,hor< rotest against proposing to put the senate oil reimas Mooney. cord against accepting the league of agates that the nations as now interwoven with the as,'il stigating the terms of peace. thest ice justified a After a series of conferences and imself was de- much Information counting of votes vou' he case. there were various predictions as to ed that so far the course the struggle would take. Iry had shown Hoth sides were optimistic hut were ^''s jury before predicting a long and stormy debate. ! led had con- Whether opponents of tin i?- olu-il',a^' perlv and that tion should carry their fight to the| '>osfj ry had to con- point of parliamentary obst met ion I new evidence so as to prevent a vote until alter rould alter the signing of the treaty at Wr ailles n"ur was discussed at a conference of ' 1, "for organ- Democrats attended by Senator 1 ' ate in such a Tiitchcock, of Nebraska, and several , ,a'1 would sirtiply members of the foreign relations s''dk rying Mooney, committee Afterward the senators of evidence, pre ent gave conflicting views as to miliar with all the method of procedure hut agreed mas' working man that it must be shaped large]} by do- no iself a juror, velopinents. sanir ained in that Senator Hitchcock said no lilibuster would he resorted to, and that [trism. there would lie no serious opposition ' ' ion turned his to bringing the measure to a vote.j8*r'k sin and was He predicted that every Democrat ex-! tiled n he asserted cept Senator Heed, ol Missouri ' i*y merican labor would be ngainst it and that they' issti* dievisni for a would be joined by about eight Ke-j ie meaning oft publicans, giving a safe majority to ?? '*>"' lderstood. vote it down. jtlieii tinted out that] Other senators at Hit' < nifrtv,* e 1 in Kurope and! mud" Hoar their intontii n to !i: 'nati? e entirely dif- tho rosolntion at ovory 'top n gest ' '' s had boon. 1 ing that thorn might t>?-? att otTort tnj 'i;,tii nay have boon,take up appropriation 1 >i 1! ahoad of: ^ "m ??!. "F'orco toj tt. ' \mc may hn groat Supporters of tho men-urn liav ' 1 in ovorthro\v-j contended thut if morn than one- ran )U)o pnoplo aro third of the somite membership goes v" reason against "it rooord in its favor, tlto result will oplo In this l?' a warning that the treaty as now *a'(' things by nvo-j franiod cannot serum tho necessary P"''1 necessity for two-thirds when prosentet! for rati- :'n'' ! th at Ion, If a vote is blocked . it' i troves. I would ho no surprise if an effort' after a roar of' were made to accomplish th.s pur-1 (I'll 1... 1 ll/.UO til, ..II.. I. .. ..I . I .. .! !l '.1 BRING EN!) i\ n rnnn STRIKE OF KEY.MEN U- 0. LKUu ?"" F1VF fA son lu (iiv*< Order for Con- i 1 V L vfl ferenee ? l^ihor U'tuler Talks. Three ?f Those lina Men a lantic City, June 16 Frank North ( ison, secretary of th<* American ration of Labor, announced to nal convention delegates here | EXTRA0RD1N. light that Postmaster General son had promised to give orwhich would result in confer One South ( ; between representatives of the and Captur ing commercial telegranhers of _ ^ maintained that recognition of' Dome addiess: rioal workers' union by i'osf-i ' la,ll,'r> South Mi or Burleson left Mr. Burleson alternative hut to extend thej ' rivate Honor > recognition of the commercial , < , as' <'1 ^ ^ N,<> raphers. ; 1,1 11X111 infantry ; heroism in acti licago, June 16. Although tho lv* X'M> 1 1 a ,1( ( o of electrical workers ached- "oaring a call foi for today throughout the cour- ,yint? the was railed off following orders I{r>il,,L 11 stretch Ml bv Post master (leneral Bur- Singly went to i. granting the telephone em- ,hou?h lhft sl'ot nes'the right to bargain w t li flr</ f, om "n,'m-v employers and to organize ami v,,'l" 1 - A- lie w telerraph companies believed the wounded man. he tn-wide strike of commercial 0,1 '/>' ators hail failed, S J. Konenp. international president of tie* '' 1 'v "s>'< merrial Telegraphers' I'nion <f riea. prepared to appeal to Sap-j 1 oiino.il Thom flompeit, president of the xmev'-i N'" 1 < o Federation ol Labor, fot aid. 1 for extrao early 2.-,.000 telegraph employ ?"a'' ,tl1s1 were on strike. Mr Konenkamp ! ' . hut Mr Burleson had made one loa,1'"K 1,,s st>,la< ' v for tho telephone employees hls Companj refused to grant the telegraph ? niaclilne gun I ators the same beneftts. Despite his wour j the advance unti tlnntie City. N. J . June 16 - 'cached. and the < Julia O'Connor, president of the ' "'poial lla phone Operators' Cnion of vions- in rmnpan riea, announced she had called j lons? ' 'shed a n the ui ike of telephone operators 11 * *1 L' 1 *1' 1|N' tho Pacific const scheduled for capturing tho rei Inesday. n?ni? n _ (father 1 2":1 K] !E( T TO RETT UN or FORMER RII.KR i'rivato Koe 1 1 2 1 1 1 6 7 1 t 'otnpf ... . , tw. for e\traordi o?'il\ sm lalist Leader Sav*? i Ion near lira no man People Will \ol Tolerate her x 1 ' 1 x \\ ? ? .. I. . ,, of the encniv thi Preseino ol llohen/.ollerii. by machine guni road Private terlin. June 16 Forim r Kmpc- ahead cd' tl-> fro William "belongs In ti pat1 - his :,ut fi ri <-ai ward and s noi \\ n'c i in 1 v well i many, declared H.-rman Mueller, ed a 1 arge r nihe ority Socialist leailei anil \v' p ' " ' " hi* nation 11 assembly. in a speech ' vi?r?'il before tin- inaju! it \ Snclii ' *' convention here. ,lo,uo 'uhhi's 1< ., ( mot lift i (51 [err M lie Hit who i ot > o- 11 t conservative ot" the Socialist-,' ,, , , Corporal Lnwi rring to the rumor that an .it- ^ ^ ^ j 'n ?t was to l.e made to bring al.e it HMh inf ui1rv f| return of the ex emperor, warn rnjsm he Prussians said to lie interest- ,<T ^ n such a move that a majority of o(ll,,r ,,,i,Urr German people would not permit f.mwloil througl return The speaker declared and nuu.hll?. R?n former ruler was dangermm to Van,P 0f their pi country, and blamed his verbosi- pOC( m,jppjn or Germany's misfortune. chine gunners, w err Mueller's speech was receiv- f|ir> platoon II villi cheers. killed hut fori mained at his pc No Soviet Constitution. effective rifllefln feimar, June Ifi.? The Soclalis until the tanks ;resH has rejected a proposal fo?* "troved it . ? Home address: nviet constitution tor Germany , ? .. . I brother, Kollocks proposal received only one vote. congress adopted a resolution Bi ing to give pensions to members Horn to Mr. at ormer royal families Sunday. June 15t n. At the war department navy departments u i lerated that Major General nnd le~s potent and omnianding the border "i the labor departnie I instructions to deal .. Itli '""re vital to the nntlo on as be saw lit. flounce, too. that the ies to the state department ''r:'t!on of Labor will forces attacked Juarez at "" efforts to curb, we.i lock yesterday morning fhe department." nod in possession of the I wo discharged sold hours before being driven j 8H'b?r address j tion as representative ... .. ... dlers. Sailors and Mar lie soldiers, Corp. hdward , association, cxplninin ? motor transport company , ? ., , a ... - ,. . ehorteninn of the we Karl Smith of the Fuentv- , .... tional training for al 'antrv wore shot, tionera , , ... . const ruction of public lered the port closed and year s pay for all m ry ,ook over lh" ,n,orni1 from the service Ro. No one was permitted Prosldent 0ompPn > Juarez without a military , (Continued or. Pa; ' " """u mm I- ,1 IIIIIHII 11)111.1 Milllliir > ' ivorkers every- to that circulated in tIt closing hours ' till of the sec- i?l the last session. i ^ ni? then took The lii -1 flfiht over the resolution Representative when it conies up is expected to con- "n n.s "Ideating 'er nhont the section stricken out in' W''< * the conyre r - .01 unit tec which would have declar-' nut la her j "d a polity of the Unerican povni- OF? said Mr (loin- ""'n' th?i' it should co-operate in re-1 > eliminated or, moving any future menace to the: > of his stamp peace o; l-.urope. \ motion to con-! ! cur in this committee amendment Mai rile history of vvi" m*0' alinrp resistance, and some or and added s?nators ledieve the provision will ? . he restored. ?e n policy to t out of exist-1 senator Pall, Hepuhlicnu, of Now > to the point Mexico. cast tho deciding vote on id value to the ,,,is 'P'e-tion in committee, hut re-j ' < country will "'? right to support the pio-, Let me tell in 'tie senate, Opponents of' ' rovernineiil de- resolution geneially are expected 1 to do with: to ">?' section's restoration with n,il-' iring tho war, h?P" weakening the resol :- in \ ihor did more j "?'n< deli lan any other.' 'treasure's supporter-'. howhe world will predict that the Kuropeun sec- 11 I industrial ac- will he restored. Kven if it 1110s the war and they say, the resolution. I?e- r< fc II heroine le s f>wi"e <>t l?s other features, still l<"n 'hat functions Wf?"''l have the support of Senators'the nt will become l'or"h, Itepuhllean. of Idaho, and'ed 1 n. l.et mean -'"rnson. Itepuhllean. of California, | ed i American HYu who led the flcht to amend in com ; the tight any nml' nii,,p?. nn,! ?r n'hers who are op-! his k<>n or destroy 0?RP<1 participation in Eu/o-j (ho pean affairs. j the liers and a dis- * " * 1 ty f conv.-n- "WTh sFri'ltK H.IO.nno IN | ? s of I ho So!- XT < I.FVFI \M> HANK v ines ProtectivQ Cleveland. Juno 10 Five armed g ith aims as t>andlts lalo this Monday afternoon >rk day voca I "P 'he XVest Cleveland bank ^ 1 service men ' an'' escaped in stolen automobile works and a w"h currency estimated at $50,000. <on* en discharge! 1 Two of the robbers stood guard over a 81 six customers and four clerks out- The * annoinroi side the bank while two robbed the The hank, the fifth remained In the au decl Ke Eight.) toinobile with the engine tunning. of f iVestern Union and Postal coin- \\tnt\-fl\e is and representatives of the Sinj^Ie-Handot anies. tliese conferences, he said, nia>ry for "settling differences' Washington, Ji d be arranged. linguished service r. Burleson's action in recogniz '^NNar(l?d the folio the electrical workers' union South C arolina 1) d>y averting a strike will not Sergeant Walte t the resolutions which have ^t 1 > presented to tho convention >nlan'r>'. for extr; lg for his removal, sponsors of 'n n, ;,r I ? resolutions announced. They September l!tl ired that these resolutions hand showed excel d be pushed to the limit. devotion to duty _____ another, though f ?\v York. June 10. President P,a,???. 111 the a on will be asked to intervene in 111,1,11 "n Septemlx drike of the commercial tele- i ?*<>> "<? four privat hers of the Western I'nion and s,n,)^<>- :,11'l tog. a il systems. Percy Thomas, vice I P',r'- ' I't? needed dent of the union, told a mas-f . Luring thei ing of strikers. Mr. Thomas an-1 p, is':,, and '1:1P,llr, iced that he would go to Atlantic! ,lllding several ot earlv to ask the aid of the ex-l Pr nid They suec ve council of the American Fed- wf ,h" Prisoners b on of Labor in bringing th^oli,"!- a,ul then ers claims before tlie president, i t?on. p help from a man front line, Private icr It >arer, unhesih!s assistance, alwas under heavy machine Runs and ;is approaching tlio was instantly killsniper. William 11 Bryant, t. 2, Wa Ilia Ha, S as P. Bane i A. S. mpany llTili iuirdinary heroism in Irhv Prance, Oetoirporal Bane, while l in i h?* advanco was wounded by bullet in the head id, he continued in I the objective was position eonsolidatne on the day prey with two colli paneat by machine pun of the enemy, and. ma inder. ' DanioJ D Rano in street, Durham, tradlev (,\ s No, my F. 118th itifantinry heroism in acourf. Franco, Octo'Iien a party of 2." oatenod tlie advance fire from a sunken Rnrdley, who was in line, quickly pot flo into action and cntllailinp fire, k'Rr of the enemy, cpler Hi< I i.n??1 v a- f rrnption of ttie atMe. f! \V. Riadendale, S. ('. ence F. Faultier, 7?'> ' I " otnpatty 1. or ' \t raord nary h? noar irram-ourt. S 1 '.'1 S With an< 'ot pm .il ?' uldor ii intense artillery flrr* 0 yards in n<1 sltin'i. for tl)*' purtr tin* rimmy malm ttcrr holdiiu up is companion was >oral Cauldor n? ist, and kopt up an on the enemy nest, canto up and deSidnoy Caulder, . S. C. rtli. id Mrs. II. R Rice h, a son. SES FOR ROLINIANS ? It to South Catend Two to arolina. \Y HEROISM trolinian Killed ed Party of ol the Enemy I. me 1*?.?The iliscross has been >wjng North and oys: r S. Forehand. (A. Comnanv T 11 Qtti tordihary heroism lellicourt, France, [8. Sergeant Forepi ional bravery and by advancing with separated from his ttack Isy his regi>r 2ft. 1S. They es, also lost in th? nd. with this small toward the obpcc r advance they sural 02 Germans, iniicers, without othceded in getting all ack to ttie military rejoined their pla11. S. Forehand, us, N. r. K Bryant. (deFill 60 4. Com puny , for extraordinary on near Soma tin October 11. 1018.