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! 68TH YEAR, N( LITTLE DEMANI FORE-QUARTER -4.. Columbia Housewivei Upon the Best at Whatever Co; HINDQUARTERS AR Fair Price Commissioi Forequarter Cuts For One-Half Cost quarters. * Columbia, S. C., Sept. study of the marketing of 1 in Columbia recently mad the office of the fair price c er, shows that although t beef from foroquarters cheaper than the cuts fron ters, there is-little or no c the former class of cuts, tigation proved, according ment issued from the of fair price commissioner, dealers in Western dress particularly b?ef, ought their prices In some instt such is not the case with native dressed meat, at le til the demand for the cli of meat is increased local Commenting on the ret vestigations of the sale of ( in Columbia, A. 1). Olip price commissioner, said t astonishing that with the ing at Its present high 1 should be no demand, com for the cheaper cuts of fres Oliplutnt's Ktatenx The following statemenl ;to the investigation of tl fresh meats in Columbia from the office of the fair missioner: "Careful attention has A g%-. ntly to tho wholesale Tnarket for fresh meats in The sales of beef are fai volume than those o? any meat. Therefore, the inqu umbia has been conduct" along two lines: First, t rate of consumption of the lower priced cuts of beef, i the relative amounts of p on those cuts of beef as wun me amounts of prof declared to be fair by th? committee of New York. "Under the first point this inquiry. It was develo] question that the deinari cheaper cuts of fresh beef bit is very much less than t for the better cuts. This case, it was not surprisi when the figures on the s< in the investigation were that the profits made on class cuts of beef were I stances decidedly higher ii than the amounts fixed t I price committee in New ' Prices Are Compnr "In making the investigt wholesale and retail deale. meat in Columbia, prices fi two wholesale dealers in dressed meats and six reti some of whom hundled on meats and some of whoi only native dressed meats pared. On the day these ( obtained, only one of the dealers had in stock any f< of beef, from which the el of beef .are obtained. Bt bad in stork hindquarl , which come the cuts of class. Similarly, one of the ?rs in meat carried no at cuta from the forequartei Only one out of the six i era was prepared to furnla all four of the principal fprequarters, to-wlt chu whole cross rib, cut croas rl meat. 'Indicating the deman< higher consumption of 1 beef which come from the tern, five out of six retail f complete stocks of the clans cuts of beef, while above, both the whoiesal stock of hindquarters. "It appeals from this in thnt probably the best 8 way to get lower prices meats in Columbia is to ii mediately the consumption (Continued on Page ' i|i iV isiannMirx i ,^u yt * The Law ). 96, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTEI | FAp ARMED CONFLICT WITH TW(\ MC\T I rUi\ HOLLAND IS PROBABLE luEll CUTS Curdinnl Mercer Not SnrjirLwl at BYSTA News of Impending Dutch- ? s Insist Belgian War. Strikers Would Meals " Fired on Tro St Baltimore, Sept. 25.?When Card - Charged T nal Mercier was Informed at Cardinal Gibbons' residence of the reported . E HIGH severance of diplomatic relations be-1 NFLICTING tween Belgium and Holland he said: ? . "I knew there were difficulties but ^ , iers Find . . , . .. . Contending rc IC1? 1 had no reason to believe a rupture Selling was imminent." Steel Strike of Hind- others ln hl8 Parfy d,d not 8oem Varance in St surprised over the news. "Germany is recuperating," Cardi- Spread of Stl nal Mercier said. "And," put in M. ? 2 5 ?The De88a,n- "8hould she be allowed to Farrell I'a Se resh meats reronatruct her strength, Belgium were kll,;d'and le through may We" eXpeCt another invasion? wounded ln anoth ommlsslon- Unles8 we a88Ure ourselve8 by fortl" state police and he cuts of fying the ,r?nt ,aCinK Dutch Umbur?- sympathizers here , This we are unable to do because our are much . . . . . , The trouble sta . , . guns would be trained on neutral . ? l hindquar- , . congregated at Si ; . Dutch territory. Belgium should have ? , ~ lemand for ^ . . , . . .. field streets and i , put in a stronger claim at the peace The inve8- , When the troopers conference for safety measures on . to a state- ., . . . . , tbey were fired ui . th? paRt boundary, but, unfortunate- ? Bee of the . The mounted oflk .. . x ly. Belgium s vote was very weak at ? , that retail ' . fire, killing two the sessions. ed meats, ... . . say. "Military history and wars have to re uce ^au(?kt ug rjV(,rH are the only de- The r'ot occurrc inces, u pendai,ie lines of defense. In this case where one was ki c ea ers in ^ ^ the Meuse that must be fortified. Injured in an outb ast not un- . . . _ . , .. , And unless Belgium posses the lower icaper cu s par^ vital province, now utter- ONE MAN KI Id A ly useless from a military viewpoint Hl'KT AT IjACI '."oih .neefj t0 thP I)UtCh> bUt essential to Beb Buffalo, Sept. ) fn r BlUm- noth,n* ran be done- Had the killed and four p< ' Germans seen fit to invade us by way ? nM i<,, t i ii nu ** iiirtjv yctir uiu nl t rn, ?f L,inburg ln8tead of '?8Pe?ting the when p,an| Kun,.( cr, thnro DUtCh terrltory' tholr advance ?ould klins on a crowd o .narativplv "0t ,mV? b??n he,<1 "P' sympathizers wh, t "Sho?>d another invasion be at- near one Qf the ( in meat. tempted under the present situation wanna Steei com i*nt. the entire bulk of the Belgian army Tuesday f. in regard would have to he concentrated in the le price of vicinity of Waterloo. This would eat * ,y p? <on,Pn . . . , , ... . the shooting, but was issued away our strength of fnriiflnoiin? price com- the south. If our concentration was an niood> ai in the south, the north would be to lhe P0"06, and b<*en Riven doomed. If the army force was dis- e*Perted before n and retail tributed alone the border, it could Columbia not withstand an attack." CONFLICTING <1 larger in Asked whether Belgium anticipat- BV T1IK COX' other ^resh ed War" nR,thf>r Cardinal Merrier nor Pittsburgh. Sei iry ln Col. his secretary would deny Its possibil- claims as much a Bd" chiefly 'ly' "Many I,elKlans would welcome given out the ope lie relative U> ' M Dessaln volunteered. steel strike, conti hiirher and the contending f ind second RITCH ANI> GRAHAM ARE spread industrial rofit made HELD UNDED $1,000 BONDS waRed' compared _____ The leaders of l It on them . _ ,, w crs boldly claimed . , . Tlieir ( hm-n <Jo to <?rand Jury r?n f fair price spreading and tha Charges of Inciting to Blot?Call who worked yest pnvorMt hv Other Cases Wednesday. walkout today. pen'y??rt made plants still id for the Albermnrle. N. C., Sept. 25.?Mar- be 0,O8ed Wednes in Colum- vin L. Rich. Charlotte lawyer, and J. and that no pa,r he demand H. Graham, of Concord, both labor ^ h?re cither by being th? organizers, were held under bond of corporation, ng to find $1,000 each for tho Stanly county 'n 8truB8l<', >cond point grand Jury at the conclusion late roncernsi tabulated Tuesday of a two days' hearing be- William Z. Fost the better fore County Judge Ingram on charges national eommitU a some In-, of inciting to riot in connection with 'r?n and steel wo ^ Columbia the strike disorder at the Wiscasset national head qua ?y the fair textile mill here last week. ports received by fork. Solicitor W. E. Brock announced frorn organizers a (MI that the hearing of the 28 mill op- 8tcel districts eratives under bond charged with 'nen are participut ition of the ri0{nnd conspiring to resist the While not givinj rs in fresh jaW3 atrtte would begin before poration represenl irnished hv jU(jKe Ingram Wednesday morning, disputed the fl; Western an(j tbaj they would all be heard to- they were true m nil dealers, gftfber instead of separately. included in Foste 'y Western m completely shut c m handled r| A,MS prksIBFNT BlUMt.llT ,he case. were com- HACK ?I,04M>,000 IN (ilFTS trie** wyro wholesale Washington, Sept. 25.? Senator IhhlTION'AI, STI irequarters f>enroR?- republican, of Pennsylvania ll>l,F. IV ieaper cuts declared ^ senate that Presi- ChloaKO Sept 1th dealers dent w,,son and hltt Par<y brought d|t|ona| 8tre, pIar ers, from back from tho 1>ar,s conference Jew- g(j am, lnd,ana }: the better p,s ftnd other ?,f,H from "crowned of appr<,c(abIy r<o-.ti Hadi beads" which he had been told were ... .. . retail deal- mills which were ock of the worth mor? than 11.000.000, ftle w||h r<,duced rs of beef. Interrupting a speech by Senator marked the secon retail deal-' Ashurst. Democrat, of Arizona, who ?triko in the Chi h his trade ?a'd that In 1810 it had been propoe- pnion leaders e cuts from ?<1 to prohibit acceptance of gifts proxlfnately 10 00 tck steak from foreiirn rulers hv in? -? | strikers. Officials c ,/a Senator Penrose asked If the Arizona | stee, corporation Henator had In mind gifts made to (he r<,tjrence whlc Prosldent Wilson while In Europe. I(e(l ?|n(.P the fir d for and ^ knnw not}llnK of that," Senator werP heard and oj hindauar- Ashurst replied, "but If any Democrat dent p,?nts settle, uJlershad *<*epted such gifts he would receive of watchful wait n Uii.r iny condemnation as quickly as if he Anion* the rar tive Deiier, "7 Lil . . . a* noted were a RePub,,CRn- strikers the holMa ere had a "I have been told that the Pros'- out were accentui dent and his party came back over- picture houses an ti t?on burdened with presents from crowned enterprises in the VT ; ?,?.? heads and foreign governments." booming and hasti ind ralreai penro%p 8R,d. "There was worP advertised h ?r jewelry valued at hundreds of thous- clubs. nfrth?cLT. and?- an(l 1 wa" t0,d thftt CU8,omS No s,gn" of d,B ? I nmiiorltles valued the gifts at more ?5^3 (than $1,000,000." I (Continued o. y\ ' \ [CASTER *, S. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 26, 1919. KILLED FINAL PLANS READY ~ , TE TROOPS FOR 30TH REUNION _ ? - me n't Disperse and Old Hickory Association to Have opers as They First Meeting in Greenfhe Crowd ville Next Week c ?? Fra CLAIMS MADE TO RUN SPECIAL TRAINS Pag >rces in Great Three Thousand Women Will|,am .. , 1 ttlec are Much at Furnish Free Meals To The jng atements as to Seven Thousand Soldiers Ex- uou rike. pected to Attend. ' " thei pt . 25.?Two men Greenville, S. C.f Sept. 25.?Final 80,11 two others were pluns for the entertainment of the ^ ler clash between soldiers of the Thirtieth division who strikers and their will gather here next Monday and 12 Tuesday for the first reunion of the *>eo' rted when a crowd Old Hickory association were attend- 'aw Launton and Green- e(* at a meeting of representative clti- 1 refused to disperse zens of Greenville tonight. Announcei charged the crovl ment was made that arrangements tion pon, it is allege-.! nart been completed by the reunion ,ha' ;ers returned the eanteen committee, an organization qUR men, eye witnesses ?f 3,000 women to furnish free meals <0 1 to 7,000 men. An efTort will be ma-.le RP0< >d at the same place to house a11 thP visito ?".l t0r> lied and many were ,,alls' Tents ,oanod from ('an,P Sevit*r C reak Monday nignt. by tho war dePa^ment will be used has only as last resort. A bond of $29,000 the was required before the government mus .!> .\XI> H)t It property became available. thei KAW ANNA PLANT Requests were filed today with the vnri 25.?^ine man was railroad administration for the opera- <ina ;rsons, one of them tion of special trains from several dltli boy, were wounded points In Tennessee and the Carolinas *ai<] is tired with shot- touching Chattanooga and Knoxville, thai f strikers and strike Wilmington and (loldsboro, Charles- <*ur< a had congregated ton and Columbia and intervening rect ;ates of the Lacka- points in the three States which fur- for parry's plant late nished the bulk of the fighting men in lay< the Thirtieth division. Special reducrestored order after railroad rates will be in effect, only pp the strikers v ere In within three States, ccording to reports N'o response had been received tofurther trouble was day to invitation sent Saturday to nornlng. Secretary Baker and a second tele- ,>1,.. , gram wm rot-warded to the cabinet IjAIMS MARK member urging hiin to come, and if .. . unable to send Assistant SecreIkNDlNti 1- Olti 'l-.S g-, . tarv Crowell Col. Holmes It. Springs )t. 25. Conflicting tn(jay sent a message to Brigadier C t variance as those General Tyson of Knoxville, asking into ning day of the big j,im to personally try to get the presi- tre.-i nue to be made by dent come by CJreenville when be sees con orces in the wide- ^ini jn Memphis this week. The divi- had contest now being sion parade scheduled fer Monday a '- n? a ternoon has boon called off. tion the organized work- So far Asheville and Knoxville are k I today the strike is the only cities which have made tju, t thousands of tnen known intentions of bidding for the iH.r erday joined the next reunion, but invitations from Predictions were other cities probably will be present-' iy ^ in operation would ed at the convention. Frank P. liowen \ in t day or Thursday of Knoxville, secretary, tonight an-; bile is were made any- nounced that approximately 20,000; ^ the United States former soldiers had joined the Old | w the principal factor Hickory association to date, or by independent ^ AUSTRIAN RED BOOK IS but or. secretary of the FAVORABLE TO GERMANY ,n* >e for organizing his irkers. in charge of ' trea rters here, said re- German New spatters 4'ontend ii Prov- sjr,, him during the day ?.s Germany Tri?>?l Karnostly to thr< nd others In charge Prevent Outbreak of War. oty show that 327,100 .. ing in the strike. f, . . . Merlin, Sept. 2a.?German news? any statistics, cor- . . ..... of I . , . papers are arguing that tne Red Hook , Latives Wednesday , ' ' noss , , just issued by the Austrian govern- 1 gures. asserting if ; lntu , .. , . . ment, proves Germany tried earnestly f any of the districts the ... ,, , to prevent the outbreak of the great r s list would be _ i,,.? .... . war in 1!?14 and that Count Leopold lown which is not . nap von Herchtold, Austrian foreign min __ Ister in 1914. bears the bulk of the responsibility by his "underhand tac- a<ft KKIj I I.ANTS tjcs an(j deception." SOI III < lilt AGO Thf> belief that Germany can de2 5.- Closing of ad- maud a revision of the peace terms its in South Chlcn- on the strength r.f ih<> ?<"? i? Pro rnrbor and absence j expressed by the Roersen Zeitung, *'on( creased activity In which intimates thaV the publication ' ,al attempting to oper- of the Red Rook was planned to ,hP forces In Clary, bring such a demand. "mI id da> of the steel The Kreuse Zeitung denounces cago district. what It calls the "Inextinguishable " lalined gains of ?p- guilt of Austrian diplomacy," while A<" 0 in the number of several other newspapers praise the P<' 1 >f the United States courage and honesty that brought plants maintained about the revelations of the Red 'ho h they have exhib- Book. The Tagehlatt says Clermany Pn's st strike murmurs was required to keep sinlece about 'nfr >erators of indepen- facts at the peace conference so as aPP' 1 down to a policy not to hinder Austria's chances for a ing. better peace. conv ik and file of the Almost the only newspaper to crit "1 y aspects of a walk- 'he German government is the my ated. The moving Tagehlatt. which says the government j Mr. >d other recreation ,n 1914 "did not show the slightest i lutic steel town are interest In the situation and acted Asac ly organized dances Idiotically." adding that Germans in Wot y mushroom social power at that time played the part of cept thorough-going fools The newspaper ant order were in evi- declares the revelations of the Red add* , ? Hook en "awful disgrace for Ger- and ) Page Three.) ntany." j advt i ..... News SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 ARLOTTE OFFICIALS |l A TV" AC All UtE READY FOR A FIGHT L/U/A UF yU PRFVFNT* y Will Wane ? Livt'ly Cam- * ' Iili i IjItIl pitign to Prevent lleing Hecallcd. State Democratic E mittee Unable hnrlotte, N. C., Sept. 25.- Mayor Elect ion Cc nk H. McNinch, Commissioner of ilic Works A. H. Kearn and Comsioner of Public Safety George A. STOLE APPAREN e. for whose recall a petition con ing 1,614 signatures has been ... , , hmgstree Man 1 with the city clerk, are organizfor the purpose of waging a stren- Iteen Declared s campaign for the retention of Point of No Quo It* offices against candidates for respective positions to oppose "een Raised, n at the recall election to be held ,e time next month. Columbia. S. C.. S. lthough, City Attorney James A tho Stat? Uemocrallc I indicated Saturday night that the m|Uee mretjnp here copies of the petition have not protost8 fl,ed h( ronn n presented In conorraity with the second pr|niary electi< . the city commissioners announr from th0 gixth I)|gtpi hat they desired to take no action a. 8 Q.clock by u ^ ch might hinder the recall elec- <() |hr<|W QUt thp pro, i from being held, they claiming E Sherwoodf of Con, t they are in favor of putting the lppp(, irregularitleB stion to a vote of the people as . . in int! dox at Ai whether thev have filled their re- . ? , , ? , town County and to *tive offices in a manner satislac- , , , , , turns and declare the r to the majority. , or bo quorum was sui ?nly one of the 12 copies presented Gary Evans, chairmai been certified, and Mr. Melt told ceedings were stoppe commissioners that each sheet had not been mado it be certified by some signer Kingstree. would havi eof as to the authenticity or th? ,hf. nominee by a maj ous signatures as being those of f5vc votes. The secre lined voters of the city. These ad- Tobias. Jr.. was instru onal certificates will be required, membership of the I Mr. Mell. It considered, however forty-four members t< ( it would not bp difficult to se- thp recessed meeting s these certifications, so that the The pr'ineipal protei ill election is practically assured o!- j y Sherwood, w next month, though it may be de- flftv.four irregular a ?d to some extent. votep ha(] been cagt ,u five of them for Mr. ESI DENT SAYS WEST | for Mr. Sherwood. He HAS ACCEPTED LEAGUE ^"b. ,bP w would gjve him a ma, votes in the district. ' Wilson Makes No Address At wood protest, that of ( Ogden, Vtah, Hut Issin-s | cinct, box No 1, (i Greeting t<. People. 1 namM of candidates 01 [was dismissed by the cause the regular bal >gden. Utah, Sept. 25. ( arrying oversight, were not si i Utah his campaign for the peace cinct ity. President Wilson declared his Because there had vlction that the people of the west it wa8 foun(] that accepted with enthusiasm the vo(ps ha(, been CQUf re guarantees of the league of na- an<1 seventy o1 lhese IS> deducted from Mr. J Altering the state from Reno. Nov.. jorlty. Mr. Stoll withd President was cheered at a nam- relative to Uorry C?>ui of places where his train mado ; od t,is contention hat ,f and was welcomed warm- Aftpr thp motJon fl vhen he left his private car lure oomniitteeman from K he afternoon for a brief automo- ha(, beon carrJed tQ & rld' wood protest because 'lie wind up of his day's schedule enough evidence to ; a night mass meeting in the Mor- fraud to chance the i tabernacle at Salt Rake City. election, and to decli 1r. Wilson made no address here j, jy Jennings of Si he issued a short statement greet- for Mr Sherwood, rai the people of UtaJi and expressing no quorum. When it confidence in the outcome of the bv ^jr padgfttt that ity debate. Crowds lined the poin( coul)1 not be con ets and cheered him as he rode|he was not a mPmbor ?ugh the business section of the 1it wag rPnowed rhe statement fillows: I nard. executive comr It is with the greatest pleasure Lexington County. I find myself in the great state a Utah, and I regret that it is no' ('ONGKE'S^ INTE tihle for tie to remain in Ogden , ... IN THF ?T* sense of privilege I feel in coming contact with them and the con To the Kvient of Old nee I feel that, in common with ((l s( ? if sitm forward looking Americans, they ,, , , ... Ifclic\e<| to l edc pt with enthusiasm the guaranof peace we are now seeking to Arm. Washington, Sept. May I not take the liberty of e>- in,orV('T??,,l in ihe sti tslnc the greatest Interest in the directing '? ? senate l 1 fortune of Ogden and northern to ""met ti, and my hope that prosperity of ,ion ,0 as,iertain 11 >1 most substantial kind may con- in ar|;v wn-v *)<- rf,i'eve< e to crown the efforts of its citi- tioni," The inquiry will I. tiring most of the day he was at representatives k on executive matters forward- w'" i,,!an' hater ( o him from the White House. 1 nile?i States ..... ... , tion. President (lomp< ne of the telegrams written by , ... . .. . ....... ... . erlcan Federation of h President was to William I) archv ....... spokesmen for both ? ? ident of the Associated Advert!* Clubs of the World, expressing' W 1 aPP'nr. eolation of the organization's in ^ enient of the treaty during its Will Itridge Brot ention in New Orleans. The contract has h May I not express through von : State highway ooinn deep and hearty appreciation," Birmingham Steel r< Wilson telegraphed, "of the reso- lho construotlon of rt ?n unanimously adopted by the', . ... ... , * .w 1 I'Oekhnrt on Broad rn elated Advertising ( lubs of the; Id in favor of the amiualified ar-jwi" COHt Id.,800. T1 anoe of the treaty of the coven- the concrete sub-stn of the league of nations. It is an bridge was given to ?d illUHtration of the public spirit' Power company, at ? wide, statesmanlike view of the 039 making a total of irtising clubs." j will begin right away . vrn . ? A X Ej Alt ORUM ; ACTION xecutive Com to Decide mtest TLY LEADS Would Have Nominee 11" rum Had Not ppt. 25.?When Executive Comto consider the eetion with the in for Congress ct. had decided rote of 11 to 9, est made by J. vay, against aland fraudulent ndrews, Georgecanvass the reresult, a point dained by John a, and the pro- _ d. If the point P. H. Stoll, or t; been declared ority of twentytary, Ashley C. icted to call the committee of a Columbia for it tiled was th.it ho alleged that nd fraudulent Andrews, fortyritoll and nine asked that the Itich if done, jority of eleven The other Sher'arvers Bay prer ar writing the i illegal ballots. committee, helots, though a*i lpplied the pr? been a recouur seventy sold'er ited twice and votes had been Sherwood's ma * Irew his protest nty as he claim1 been met. f the executivedgefield County ismis9 the Sh< there was no' show sufficie::? result of the ire the results, nmter, attorney ned the point of was pointed out Mi. Jenning's sidored because of th?' fomniilby (I. A. Gulguitteenuui from :k vexes 2el strike eriitu Invest iuanfion <'an lie ni' A< tion. - > i ')U>;r? ?el strike by abor committee liato investigatle situation can 1 by fedorel aeon in Thursday, of the strikers 'hairman Gary, Steel corporals, of the Aniabor, and other ipital and labor id lUvcr. een let by the ilssion to the srporatlon for steel bridge at /or. The bridge lie contract for icturos of the the I,oekhart i cost of $26,$63,859. Work .... i