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HOOVER CONFERS ' WITH LABOR MEN AT THE CAPITA Former Food Administrator Went 1 Washington at Request of President Gompers to Talk on Industrial Peace Washington, Nov. 16,?"Questioi of industrial peace and related pro! lems were discussed today at a coi , ference between leaders of organize labor and Herberat Hoover, form* federal food administration ar member of President Wilson's secor industrial conference. Mr. Hoove who came to the conference of tl executive council of the America Federation of Labor at the request < President Gompers said he made tl trans-continental trip from San Frai cisco to discuss the "whole industrij and employment situation." Mr Hooi er said he had no definite prograi to offer, but that he expected "to at ise and discuss" with the labor o: ficials on general conditions. TliflFerpnfp<? anneared amoner men bers of the council as to the real pui pose of Mr. Hoover's appearand . Prior to Mr. Hoo^r's arrival Williai Green, secretary of the United Min Workers declared that the counc would not go to any person to discus the subject of industrial peace. H said that Mr. Hoover had come for discussion of technical engineerin questions, the nature of which h did not disclose. When Mr. Hoover entered the cour eil room, he had with him a sheaf c data which he expected to use in th discussion. This data was understood to includ mcwHc r\4 cripntifie investicratio and research on questions of produ< tton. The meeting of the council wa executive. While federation of labor official were reticient about the subjects t come before the council today, it wa indicated that Mr. Hoover would b asked to discuss means of Teducin waste in production. This was undei stood to include discussion of th question both from the labor an management viewpoint. Labor leaders, while admitting ths there are evils in the labor situatio causing some production waste, ar prone to place the blame if any a1 laches, to inefficient managemer n?otr fwitenrl f.bat manv difficultie and controversies between labor an in its employers have had their incej tion in inefficent subordnate plant oi fieals. Mr. Hoover was expected to be as! ed his opinion on this phase of cond lions and whether he could offer program which would result in an ir A Vi Will Make Ha i Get a Victrola ii ?let the world's gr part to the clay's p! familiar songs or se catchiest of dance taste in music there you. We have a fu] the very latest Vict< will be filled at once. McMurray Dri TRIBUTE PAID TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT lL AND HIS SON, QUENTIN To Unusual tribute was paid to an American fighting man when the town of Bismarck, Pa., recentiy changed its name to Quentin, thus combining honor of the son Theodore Jlooseig; velt lost in battle and escape from . ian older cognomen of harsh memo-l a_ J ry. A patriotic society of the State 1 j has erected a tablet commemorating j Jr ! tne event on wmcn is quoteu wie [?j' great American's famous creed of [?j! life and death; beginning "Only j those are fit to live who do not fear ,e'| to die." ,n I jf; crease in production through cdrrecte i tion of the alleged evils.* Organized labor's prograrfi for the al coming year is being framed at the meetings of the executive council, n Officials of the federation attending 1- the sessions, all of, which are execu-, f- tive, outline labor's reconstruction policy as follows: i- Repeal of existing laws and oppor" sition to proposed laws requiring compulsory arbitration of industrial n disputes. il Opposition to laws restricting the ;s right to workers to quit work, e Enactment of legislation placing a drastic restrictions upon immigration g from all parts of the world with the e most rigid control of that from central and southeast Europe. i-j An intensive campaign of Araeri?f canization to counteract the infl$e ence of political theories i\pt- in Jiarmony with the principles underlying e the government of the United States, n Frank Morrison, secretary of the -- federation, declared that organized ^ labor would insist that the present standards of living and working conIs dition be not reduced and that wages ,o be maintained upon at least the level is of 1914 with due allowance made for e the decreased purchasing power of g t^e dollar, which government figures, r- he said,'shows to be more than 100 ie per cent. d Mr. Morrison said that the Ameri| can Federation of Labor did not supit port any political party in the last n election and that consequently the ree suit of the election did not mean that t- the forces o^. organized labor had it been routed. :s Matthew Woll, a vice president of d the federation, declared that certain *- employers were interpreting the re suit of the election as a license to disregard the interests of labor but [- added that he felt confident that the i- American people ultimately would be a found on the side of justice in any* i-1 controversy. ? g|yg!p^ ictrola Thanksgiving ooier ? i time for Thanksgiving eatest artists add their leasure. Listen to old, it feet a-gliding to the tunes. Whatever your i are Victor records for 11 stock of Victrolas and ;>r records. Your order ig Co. Jj wKaSk l ADJT. GEN. MOORE ANNOUNCES PLANS I ^ i For Reorganization of S. C. National Guard?One Infantry Regiment and 27 Other Units , Wanted. i Columbia. Nov. 16.?One regiment of infantry and twenty-seven other units of various branches of army service are provided for South Carolina in the National Guard re-organization plan, just announced by Adjutant General Moore, of Columbia. The plan calls for the enlistment, during the next four years of 7,200 men. Among the units to be revived will be the famous old coast artillery units The following will be the new uits allotted to South Carolina: Infantry Brigade headquarters; ambulance company; Division Train headquarters; ambulance company; Division Train headquarters; truck company;' wagon company; service park unit; J military police company; ordinance maintenance company, artillery bat- J talion; artillery supply company;'J combat engineer battalion; hospital I i?J l 1 :*?i || oauaiion neauquai teia, uuoyiwai vum- , pany; corps transportation office;' headquarter motor command; two truck companies for'corps trriops; motorcycle company,; service park unit for corps troops; cavalry troops; auxiliary engineer battalion; three: coast artillery companies; three machine gun companies. In announcing these new Guard units, adjutant Gen. Moore appeals for a general interest in the militia and urges that every effort be made to organize the units. He says sever-, al units are now in process of formation. especially urges that the Charleston Light Dragoons, "an old historic institution which should be perpetuated," be re-organized at once if this is found to be practicable. SUGAR PRICES FIXED New Orleans, Nov. 16.?The committee of 19 named by the American Cane Growers' association to have control over the marketing of Louisana sugar met today for the i time and established prices of , sugar. | Meetings will be held daily hereafter, it was announced, and prices established for the day's trading at the sugar exchange. Prices today, were: Plantation granulated 9 1-2; less two cents. WILSON TAKES CHARGE OF AMERICAN INTERESTS t Washington, Nov. it>.?rresiaenx Wilson has taken personal direction of the major American policies to be adopted with regard to matters be- j fore the international communica- i tions conference now in session ] here. ' \ Under Secretary Davis of the State Department, chairman of the | American commissioners to the conference, has been in frequent consultation with the President since the convening of the conference, is known to have been inspired- by the discussion in Paris at meetings of the council at five of the dispositions of the German Cables and 0M1er matters relating to international agreement on communicaions. Legal Blanks for Sale Here.The Press and Banner Company ? irnnnu n\/ ft LtdoUli D1 . EXPERIENl t This year has taught the South th a man cannot always go to a bank make a loan, regardless of how ? < his collateral may be. Are you g to profit by the lesson and conj your cash in the future? If you are let us help you. We will write > farm insurance?both fire and to.-:, do, for a period of five years or.l/ charging you the premium for one u one-half years?and give you th privilege of paying for it in five e;|u.. yearly installments, taking youi notes for same without interest. 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