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VOLUME XXXIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APR. 17, 1918. NUMBER 39 STAlLE PRICES NiDED OF FUTURIE Necessities Must Ite Hold Within Reach. Cotton Men Gather. Con. forence Expected to be Followed 1v MeetIng of Woolen and Leather I: dustries. Washington, April 1.-Stabilizia of prices on domestic necesistles in cluding cotton goods, woolens, manti factUres, clothing, shoes and hats, was discussed today by President Wilson iiad I. I war cabinet. It Is rinde:stood that the presiden t's counsellors be lieve that drastic action will have to he ta'<ln soon or the average citizen will find many of the things lie needs out. of reach. While the war cabinet met, the first move in what is declared to be a sweeping pice fixing or tsabilizing: schem( being worked out by the war inlustries board was made at a eon l'i'ence betweeln more than .50 leadinz colton mnui Ill I) factu rer.a of tile coiluttry anl the board price 9xinir comm ittee. 'eicse rirn represent1 only the colton textile industry but lleoti wip With del egato0ns1 re'presel tin g the woolen an1d heather Industries are scheduled to fol low 111)011 the complellon, of tile pres ent conference. Today's meeting was under the aus plees of the National Council of Alner lean Cotton Manufacturers, who cane here to discuss its priein mid pros pective relations with the government, In regard to prices and production. The result of the first session was the appointment of a war production comminlittee headed by Garrish E. Mili hen, of Nev York to present the coul ell's view to -he r'pee fixingy onmmuit tee. 'I'lle other mlembers of tile col mittee are: A 111111 .. Diraper, vice chaliman: .1 Y. Cannon, .I'lus Cone, 1). Y. Cooper and Pirwar W. Cralmer, all of North1 (anrTona : W. I). An luison and A. 1'. .le mso , G t : : 1". 11. C-wler : I" . I.til~anl. .\i . :m: .1. H 11 l'dyrd. Von#mII r :mdi l-'llymon . Sm St ats. i l 1 n i lomn.; h v I!, lpn:in N w 1.Y rf t-1111 (I!5 V.*)( !.: byI on i a K 'YIt lovernmo'lent. dgI ai 'i thAt thall r' i nd ries ' r' l d -I up. "I w tasold by 0nr11 fa i) P hy' i r that I Cold 1n0 Ile aieil litan opera 'fin, as lmY liver an11( g 'I nwk \%I ill ,ith a condition. 1I 'I thl day t10 ; to fihe hiospita, but enl 1 :\.s the ad( velltisemlenlt of li.. Wondler-fui I em a two-year-old. Am u11re I nevo] Could hav sur 'ed an operation.o Tt .i' allstmacfir andinestina yl doe il ovic od o ey refun nearl vi g. LET. US LEWIS ResIster. Opp. Postoffice. TAX MAY BE PAID IN INS TALL31 E-:NTS Trenxury ('onsiders Easing of Blurdin. leng for elief. Possibility that in. come and Profits l'nyments Mity lie RIeeiv4d ii June, August and O tober. Washington, A pril 11 .-lecent re ports from revenue collectors indicate that the government may receive from income and excess prolits taxes in Juno ituch more .than the $2,500,000 estimated. Some estimates, based on ireliminary examinaflion of returns filed (on(l days ago, run as high as $1 000,000, If fithese calculations of big col lee fions are borne out by further exam i nation of ret illis jilhin the next tIvo \veeks. Ohw tra sury may r4ecomelind Iegis aIion to provie for instalm a It Wit in of' HIIx's. problyonti Jlne . \oasyvu hist 1and Oloher 15i. .\ deh'"al of he nati1onal conlf lim.. -ea P ui1 by members of ;,". s . -day appealed to interl-,1 Uevenuel ('onuinissioner. lops-r for e.! inblishmen'lt of inls(ta1 llment paymentsl., to vase the financial burldenl on i nes--s inl .11ln . Thell enller's (nm:1 away Wilih .\r. Rtoper's promise thait the treasury would study the situation - ; w e wi Youi 1 -i You tion~by the I who are ma we may con For Your BRIGADIER LOSES ARMY COM MISSION Itesche Discharged Fron Federal Ser vice. Was forn fin (lermany. Al. tliougl Not Charged With .Disloyalty Certain itterances are' Being In. vestigated. Wasington, April 1.-I)ischarge from the federal service of Brig. (en. Frederick E. Resche of Mlinnesota, a German 'born oflicer commanding a brigade of the Thirty-fourth National Gutard division at Camp Cody, N. M., was announced today in army orders. Failtre to maintain his command on all eilicient looting is the cause oill cially announced for giving the ollicer an honorable discharge. Certain re marks attriibuted to him. however, have drawn attention to IIe auestion of his loyalty and wile 1o) overt act of disloyalty h.]'s bieen charged his utteralnc(s are bliLt investigati'd. Tihe primary dsiro of thel waIr do artment. i \v. -aid at d i e dethe ment,. W.day waIo nMiot of the wlr ivo an ofliver o0 hiei rahl wIo .was lown b thlie rei or' 5 of M.in petor's 'to preparing ii. command for conflict. with the German army. For that rea son he waIs promptly discharged. and Itie question of iis loyalty left to be passed u1pon by tle civil branch of the government. Tito discharge makes a civilian of General Resche. Had lie been a regular army officer the war department's course would have beei different. The Thirty-fourth Division is com 1osed of tirops from iowa. Minnesota, Norti Dakota and Nebraska. Sern d Wilt l 'russianus. 1htlut h. 'Minn., ApriP 10.--ltrig. Gen. P. E. 1 l(i . discharged today from fiteral service. we.i born in (1ermuany and re(eivedl his early military train i in ( te Prussiainarmy. Soie yeans v, , t na I : Ip tain of pol ice hereo. I It :; ilv in National (martd ci."ll I. I- i in the \linne otr rni:ade.t' i f n, l i T \ I R al1. - Io CAI.Si V 'I I. liBr heii liomlai for Tw o ilinuts 1he 1n t Uiu ll ali 1 ill l et inl-let'. - own to et lif fron (a ta r.co(d " i th -l.d or from an ir n h~in lo ed i t il ch anout druggistl every '.t rt' Own 't Ib Ic y(u-ca 'n: I m aottle oyoui rat ra; The Qu~~ne Th ti-.s :in: Affe heina v.'i itO i 116~ ;1' (,(!, Mete ('!10diu b .- i in avj1%1 w feel11dIng im ayo l isv m f ch iely i froi :I . 1,:t ie. ha i tn s -out fthe. eucalyplu. foroests of inla1nd' 1 A stralia. whler :,,CN in.rrh. a dthtma and r onC sumlption W01ri never known to ex. t.1 Hyomel is pleasalt and easy Ic hre-athie. Jnst. pouie. a fow drop'; in111 a10 ru.-ie s 0.11 ai lAss out. inforl f an I: inha, r nde hotile1 of Ilyvmow IMto t little at. ev ry nl aIradly Iwn a inhaIer yon at The Liberty Loan would be stinu lated by making it possible for busi niess concerns to pay their taxes in Installments, the manufacturers de elared. Under the present rule, many feel that they are financially unable to buy Liberty bonds for resale to em ployes, and at the same time make arrangenwts for big tax outlays in Junle. Thel delegalion was headed by It. H-. Rice of Lynn, \lass., president of the inational conferIelce. Wl0.AN'S STATE.MENT 11,11 1111,1P L1A'llENS "I hated cooking bicaulie whatever I ate gave me sour stomach and a bloated feel ing. I drank hot walor and olivo oil by Oh. gallon. Noltint bark', gly(eine). < t i. as mnixed ini .\d La Ii' .-\ ',IN lli' A - ~ h illi~1 I ( I--ik ." U a e it ihnshuV the, 1:N T!lm o e ta tco-l.d y.dlri lha r~ivsANY CS orsagb ' (O 's' i;- '11 1 an1i prw wnt a7 guini~. Te I'.\ANT act ion i.; Iu % pri,~n ii. T. . ka l)rue U'. "! 'oir Did t'i anniversary\ at thieir lenno' n-ar a Wark shoals inl the vestern part of h I ownty. Saturday. April MI. Thev havo !iv d long and hap pily togtliter and are now in ('oImpara tiv(ly good hvaltlh at the ages of 73 -N,, AA. Her bo in France * ter strugg .er the ab of her meagre rhich to prh who hesitate - :hought that the: king such sacrif tinue to enjoy ti iy Liberty - Country's Goo< Buy Them and]1 uid 72 respectively. Their childern are Mlrs. Carrie !Madden, Ware Shoals: %1rs. Annie Washington, Greenville; %1r. ID. E. Knight, lionea Path, and I \Irs. Arthur Bramnlett, Laurens, all of whom were present. except Mr. 1). 1. Knight. Besides the children a nMum ber of graniid children, relatives and friends Were present to rejoice with the happy couple on this glad oc-a sion. The forenoon was spent mtee t ing quaintainces. Man. of ihcso hal not seen each other in a Iong tilme and it Was good to be togelber oncE ag;in. A little after nomn 'liinnr was pjcal onl the lawn in, front ci fh. hoe lsot after dinner'-short ','ks wver mi by lIev. .!ohn \\'"shin n' ' 1d 'hew .\ famiily reunion iai o e- l heI I ew ;' - n I! have a , ho ; of 1:. e ;d11 l .1 :l1 of w 'homn *:h h dm - happyyar inti . 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