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VOLUME THAOLINAE DECEMBER 253918. S[CR[ CONCLAY[8 O[[ONGTO PAST Northcliffe Speaks for Open Dernocyacy MUST ADOPT WILSON IDEAL peace Negotiations 31ust be Conducted So that People tiny Know What, is Goingr Oin. British Pulisher S;ays Labiuor is .Alirled at. Reports that Sitilngis W1ill be Secret. Paris, Hoe. "n.--(Iy the Associated Press'.-- Lord Northellffe, chairma n of the L.ondon headipuarters of the Brit ish miwsion to the tlited Stales, who is vist;ing I'aris today, gave to the As sociated Press the following statc nient hrardin"; his ideas as to the need of open dliplomaey in conducting the Peace negotiations, so that the people may know .wimt is goigag on: "Nothing can he Worse for the pros pects of the coining cionference," said Lord Northeliffe, "than an atmiiosihere of secrecy and half truths. Yet up totthe present there has been no olfc ial statement that the momentous meetings about to take place, w\ill be held in accordance with President Wil son's expressed views on the question of open diplomacy. "The (lays of secret conclaves are dead and gone. Clandestine assen blies are harbingers of intrigues, sus picion and possible deception. It would be intolerable that the fate of whole nations-great and small should be decided in secret. Shall the destinies of millions of people in all quarters of the globe be left to the tender mercies of a comparative hand ful of delegates, against whose en actment there is no public .appea)? Such would be mockery of that prin ciple of self determination of freed nations which has been fought for and won In this war. "Labor, upon which the great losses of life during the iwar have mainly fallen, is alarmed at the prospect of great world plans being carried out without its knowledge. It is reported from London that the labor party has sent a strong protest to our govern ment, which so far, has done nothing to allay public anxiety on the subject. "The British press and people may 'h relied upon to support fully the president's enlightened expression of opinion as to the needs of publicity at 'the momentous meetings expected to begin in Paris in February. Surely the world has suffered enough from secret diplomacy to realize that me dievalism of that kind is totally in compatible with the conception of a league of free nations. A great part of the president's popularity is due to the'knowledge that he is the father of open diplomacy, which it *was under stood would be the course adopted at the forthcoming sessions. VICTIM 4F PARIALYSJS Life of J1. II. Dukes Enids ati (ross Hill in lity-seventhm Year. Cross lill, D~ec. 20.,.i. Ii. D~ukes was str'icken withI paralysis Thumiirsday a f ternoon and( ied .alonday. lie was abiout 37 yeears old and a moan of many good qutalities, which endea redl him to everybody In the commnunity, ie is suii ved by a son, Sloan I)iukes of C:olumbia; three daughters, Airs. Eta nice Allien of iChappelo an 111 isses Clara and Sara Dukes of this place, The bodly was interred in Liberty Springs cemietery beside that of his wife, who die(d about 15 years ago. Taiking Oflicers' ('ourse. Friends in the county of ".Jap" Cald well and 1Bob Iharnett, bo0th members of Co. D, will be glad to know that they have recently been at an ofmcers' train ing campi in France training for a com mission. They were both in the big fight when the Thirtleth Iiwent through the liindenburg Ilin'e, but wvent to the training camp afterwards. 'Whother or not they will get thelir commissions, now that the wvar is ended, Is not known, according to letters received from them by their reiattves. The triends of Nat ichardson were ditl to see h.im in the etty again Mon day, after being away for several inonths in Charleston, Government work Rooms to have agreed with him, partly', as ho has lost 42 pouInds while iay.K POWER CONTRACT MATTER AGAIN POSTPONED BY COUNOII Committe to Report at Meeting to b Ield 'T'hursdny Night. Licenses an Water and Light hills to be Collect ed Promptly. City council met again in sessioi Thursday night to hear the report o the committee sent to Clinton, New berry and Union to investigate power costs in those cities. The committee made its report, which is printed be low, and another committee compose; of Aldermen Easterby, 1)ial and Mayon labh to draw up another proposal t( mubmit to the local power compan} and to report back to the concnil Thursday nl igilt. The discussiois o the power contract weire along Ile satme line as the (ihenissions whitel have takeni place al the several n'eet nas recently. Mayor hahbh reiteratin lis de(Ia ration made at a former irel inu. that he wonli not sign :ny con Iract wit the Il'we'r coimpa ny for ; etht Ii of time beyoni his term of of tire ntie:;' the contract was irst rati lied by a vote of the people. A shor risenssion of the advisability of pitt ing the Iightt and water system under 'ornnission Inanagem ent took place Sut no action was taken on it. The report of the committee which visited adloining cities was as follows: Report. of ('ommtipee to ('ity ('ouncil We fotnd at Clinton, S. C., tha.t they :o not keep the light and water ac -ounts separate from the city and do riot charge the city for street lights oi fire protection. Mayor Copelant stated that in his opinion it cost the ity about. 4 to 5 cents per K-W to renerate his current. This is taker rror the present high price of coal nd labor. They charge 15 cents per K-W for lighting to the consumer. Nc motor power in sold for less than 5 ents per K-W. Consumittion of coal it Clinton is 33 tons per week, gen rating S-160 K-W. Mr. Copeland tated that it costs $1,100 per month ooperate the plant and. that the tad not made any money the last twr rears, and, in fact, had come out a lit 10 behind. Mr. Copeland was in fa or of municipal ownership, and that revious to the last two years had lade a little money, and all the profits tad been used in extending the lines nad putting in new are ligths. Report of Newberry. The present power contract is with he Southern Power Co., and was made )ctober 1.1, 1924, for a term of ten years and with privilege to renew tame. This contract calls for Pri nary power, 24-hour service, at 1 1-2 ents per K-W; minimum at $250 per nonth. This power is used for what wer service they see fit to pull. They ave -the contract so they can use for notor power up to 99 H-P, and the rice is on the sliding scale. The price to the consumer for lights n residences is 10 cents per K-W. ie motor rate is: first 250 K-W 8 rents; 250 to 500 K-W 7 cents; 500 to r50 K-W 6 cents. They have 129 00 candle power street lamps; -13 250 alndle power street Hams; 10 400 can lie power st reet ilmps. This plower' is fitrnlihed to tile city ree of aill charges andt all walter' hy Irants. tUnder tis contract thley can lemandt not 111r1 than 500t hlor's po0w 'r. They pay, uinder this contract, to lhe Southiernl l'owver Co., an average f $719.12 per m~onthl. Theicy arie ma k ing a lit tie over $200 Per mnonthl above il ex penses, anti they are also usingw 1l the preilts in ox tension. They -ulli off thetir1 street lI ghts on all brigh i l1(onl1ight n iights betwen tetn and( 'leve~n o'clock. When they opeorated hleir steam plant prior to 1914 it cost hem11 2.9 'entis 1)er K-W to produce .ewer. Mr. Schumpert, the suplerin ('ndenit, was personally In favor of nunicipmal ownlershin un ilesrs a conlt ract tiillar to thleirrs couldi be ob~tineld, ~lant operaltedi underi Coinmssion forum )f gover'inment. lIepiort of Ulnion. WVe find thley hlave light and water miat under~t Commission form and( tame in goodl condition. . They have 'hanged suiperinltenldents andl preseiC unperintendent is as yet unfamiliar a t11 costs. 'rho plant pulls 24 hours nd they only butrn street lights to ibout 12 o'clock on moonlight nighlts, fr.' Foster statedl that in his oiion i. cost the city about 4 cents piel K-W, nd1( at tile same1 timo thley werIe miak ng about $1,000 per month clear'. 'hley received from motor load for Jovemberu $544.92. They have con Lioted up all the cotton mili villages ith light and furnishl water to South rn Railway Co., which gives them lulto a nico rovenue. Amount of coal HUNGER Famine Conditions Food Shortage approchinf Serious Food Shortage Sufficient Present Food Su But Future Seri g Peoples alead receiv AIlaertCar sic RTE Unclassified D.CEMB, 1, 1918 M E D .. A food map of Europe today shows not a single country in which the fu ture does not hold threat of serious difficulties and only a small part which is not rapidly approaching the famine point. With the exception of the Ukraine only those countries which have maintained marine commerce have sufficient food supplies to meet .ajtual .needs until next harvest, and even in the Ukt'aihe, with stores aceu mulated on the farms, there is famine in the large centers of population. Belgium and northern France, as well as Serbia, appear on the hunger map distinct from the rest of Europe because they stand in a different rela tion from the other nations to the peo. ple of the United States. America has for four years maintained the small war rations of Belgium and northern France and is already making special efforts to care for their increased after-the-war needs, which, with those of Serbia, must be included in this plan, are urgent in the extreme and must have immediate relief. The gratitude of the Belgian nation for the help America has extended to her during the war constitutes the strongest appeal for us to continue our work there. The moment the German armies withdrew from her soil and she was established once more in her own consumed for November 212 tons, pro ducing 100,38.1 KJW. They have also spent all the profits in extending their l lines. Cost of making the current did not. include the superintendent's sal ary, wh.ich was $175.00 tier monthi. The commit tee also met Mr. (or-r ganus, thie Di1v isioni RaIpein ten dent or the Sonithern Power Co. Upon being qluestiloned as to the probabhilitiles of bui11ldIng a line In to Lauiirens he sai lhe didn't think they would( for thle cia \ load a lone, buiit wonuld take the matt r~ t up with .1. W. Fox, their general super intendent. H~e stated that 3 cents ier RAV ap~pearedl a little high compared - wit h the prie'; they were acenstom edl to t'ha rgIi. Rega rd ig fi xing miniuim rate, lie saidl that It should lie tlxed at a little less than the aver age monthly consumpution. Hie also st atedi t hat In case we could not ob-t faIn a rate of less than 3 cents per K-W it "'as his opinIon that it could not1 he piroducedl by steam at t his price. C. Mf. iahh, Albert Dial. After disposing of thle powVer mat t r conncl took upl the matter of collec tIon of licenses and water and1( electrie liIght h illls. A resol ut ion was offered and ipassedl that all licenses muist lie i paidl by the 10th of .January and that where water and light hills remained uninm1( after the twentIeth of each nnt h tha't thle superIntendent lie in struceted to discontinue servIce and to charge a fee for reconnection. Stores to (lose. It is generally understood flint the stores of th, ity will close their idoor.s Christmas day according to the usual custom. j DRAWS I m ne Point 'ply UKRAIN lAw" "0 (>LA. //'A S4'R E A neat of government the little nation' first thought was to express her grati tude to the Commission for Relief L elgium for preserving the lives o 4 llions of her citizens. -Germany, on the other hand, nee not figure In such a map for Amer cans because there Is no present indl cation that we shall be called on at a] ttake thought for the food needs o ermany. Germany probably can car for her own food problem If she I given access to shipping and Is enable to distribute food to the cities wit] dense populations, which are the trou ble centers. England, France, the Netherland and Portugal, all of which have bees maintained from American supplies have sufficient food to meet Immediat needs, but their fututre presents ser: ous dificulties. The same is true o Spain and the tern neutral cou tries-Norway, Sweden and Denmar -whos re i been open and wh have been able to draw to some degre upon foreign supplies. Most of Russia Is already in thi throes of famine, and 40,000,000 people therae thbeyond the possibility o help. Before another spring thot sands of them inevitably must de This applies as weil to Poland an practically throughout the Baltic wt Wt. it. M1OTT11E IDEA,t or Many Yuals aanager of the Cobn. ty Poor Farm he tre prere ands Spinton. tries-Nway. S.\ede foan ears -whoe or theunyfr beetenadwhe hae bn alto, draw tohere denday uonnfoein wsp riedtns ost ofre .\usndayi alreain Th heon fines, and 000,0 ieopi 7theryare beond atie posiilt f hep.oyefore manotersring thoir sandsh o thnemvievitealy. sd Tists applie as freind tPoand rean prthifany.dne thrutteBalti hei Or aily improvitingfr o the w'ound. Mhic he reeie whoten his mapyars ar or the Thitithar Divisitrok broig te Wasndnbur ne.a iet mithase ws tuk in fthe hit ehrap \anl shell, a is unetod and enso heotoht in wol~kid seal' mnthii .tiforet h e uih e leaveatl fthi lotpt a.lis a now:intr1'1 a a ril hos n earlyedat fo mangyatn e the iMrsi. .100orac . 1Sain DeIihri ad. ies heret.of eir. 8lrae ofC. .\)e leath Sunat y. atiherhoe ina hresk lieli, aeraeteded whilnis. cmanr pe~ainwsauhe of the'hitihlivio, laott limt. J. e I. B lack, of g Blackbu. Shiti tihWs survivedib her te i husd slorcl) telshell, and iseveraldesiste, n oe-0 vo lar. i,1 H.~ iler, oft Cros haIIti. "rtc.hmtta emvda FHE MAP ;| VSS/A i K SEA RKEY s glons, with conditions most serious in I- Finland. a Bohemia, Serbia, Ioumania and f Montenegro have already reached the famine point and are suffering a heavy d toll of death. The Armenian popula. I- tion Is falling each week as hunger I- takes its toll, and in Greece, Albania I1 and Roumania so serious ar the food f shortages that famine is rfar. Al e though starvation is not yet imminent, s Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur LI key are in the throes of serious strin li gencies. 1- In order to fulfill America's pledge in world relief we will have to export s every ton of food which can be han 1 died through our ports. This means at 1 i, the very least a minimu of 20,000,000 a tons compared with 0,00,600 tons pro. war exports and 11,820,000 tons ex. f ported last year, when we were bound , by the ties of war to the European { allies. If we fail to lighten the black spots B on the hunger map or if we allow any portions to become darker the very a peace for which we fought and bled a will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy f inevitably follow famine. Should this - happen we will see in other parts of Europe a repetition of the Russian do. I baclk and our fight for world peac' will have been in vain, ''O EN'I'I llI'AIN SOLI)ltILS. Fi riteen Soldiers From ('niip Jaek on( ExPected iI the City Today to Spend (hrsitmas, 1.i3htee ( sohliers30 from Cam Jaci ) 11k 503on are' expecteed to arr'3ive in the' city oheier this ef'hteroon or tonIight3 to re' min as gu. ests inl Ianens 11mes3for Chistm'. Th'ieir' ('ntertainmen10t here4 is par't of' a staitewide prtogram31 inan13 ('nr t d in ('ohnnhin to3 give' 0ach sol dier3 at ':3np '.lkson ai Christ 3m:s d 3in13 r. (11ther33 (in 13311bia 03r in3 0ne of 31he (ot133 towns5 of the state. Thel ma3:3 *e wa3' 13. first br3onghlt to thle al33ention3 or W'. L. (ray, preosh.Ient of the Chamin h~er (13 Commerce030, and( hie, wi3th .\lr .\1 ('un and( AMiss a S ullivan11133.8se' retar of the3' home Ser'vi('( depart-'3 ment1 of th3e R1ed (Cross, ar'rangdi to seenre3 homes)11 for' themi. TIhiose who3 wi'll takc two soldiers ('a(1ch3 are .\'8 0(hnes0 J. S. Hentiot, .J. 0. C. iFlemng1 J. C. Owings, JTos. II. Sullivan, 8. I). ibires1s05, WV. L. Gra1y , 0. 13. Smun1ous00 a 'ul T.1)Dunlap). IlIES 01' INFIKE'lNZA. Villler 111ff, Ekteeni Years of Age Pa3'ne3. tinay nt ('ross 1illi. C s~ llill. D)ec. 2(0.- After3 an3 illness8 1 ' lite more3' than a3 week. Aliller Iliitt. (''3 o''" 8(n of K~hrs. (13ssie liit, died1'( Mol( ay:3 miorninii. 1ii death011 was the' 3'r3 in t hIs ('03n31133i3y from31 inluenza'331. 'I wa aV 1 youn3g 3man3 (of sterI lg (333l1 t iq' and will be greoally m3issedl not1 by~ his wlIe-wed mother101 but by ' ltire 00onmnity. Although not1 ((n3t3 18 years' ofS 0a ge, he held1( an3 im1 3'ri'3nt3 311ace in th1e 1busines5 life of 'ro0s5 11111. ie was1 a member103 of 3130 Unairtist Church'el at Het habaria and 1130 remai.llns wereC 13nterr'ed In the cemeter03y thiere. bLeut, and is. Joe Phinney, of Clin ton, nyere shopping in the city Monday. PR[SID[NT VISITS WOQJ[D SQ[DI[RS In Red Cross Hospital In France MEN SHOWED GOOD CARE l'reshlIent Visits Ilospitall Win-re \Mler iell Sothlirs. .i.oxily Surii ;s of the I'ieilt .\rund (il. Im tl 'I li( rry, are lieineu T1ronfed,. I 'imis I mon in I:xiellert ' Jpirits ( an ti l (ari-d I-', talkl.' w ith t welvit II in wanni 1caln- 1 .\mor i 'vts. i! for i hervio-nI the ('lhir.T in 'l lu pi1,;.' , visitin-! :ver 1w1r Ln ited the11 Frch ,, hos!a!+ Va l de Gr'aee. Speaking of' h is expeiene. at lb. American hspital, the president said: "I wentll rough the American hospi l at Neill y with the gieatest in-. teriest. and1(1 the greatest satisfaction. I found the men almirably taken nre of and almost without exception in exel lent spirits. "Only a very few of them lookei really ill. ,nd I think that their moth e's and thei' friPnds would have been entirely pleased, by their suiround ings and the alert look in their eyes and the keen interest they took in every thing about them. '"I am sure that they will go hadk to -their loved ones at home with a new feeling of Joy, alike in their recovery and in the tine service they have been able to render. (loing to the American hospital with the expectation of riemlaiinng an hour, the president found four hours all too short, as lie felt that he could not leave without speaking with every man, and he expressed regret only of his inabili ty to clasp the hand of every American soldier in France. The president looked tired and wors when. the ordeal was finished, for not withstanding the cheerfulness of the men and the care which they were re ceiving, there (were many affecting cases in the wards. When he canme to one very hadly wounded the president sat on the edge of the cot for a moment and asked wlere he was from and win-re he had been wounded. Hie adlired his war ('osses and lecotat ions. Noiicint that many of his wounds were in 'he leg, the president asked: "Wly have we here no men wound ed in thle uppelr harit ot' thle botdy" "'cile ln h ate wouitnded abov-e t he wiaist atr. tnt lit-i-: Ihey~ hav-. igon' ovr, answere i t heit solhdie souplyii i. One of the men-t t tiresidtl(-i Came to stant [rotdl itte--twxt li -eah tin i tutn aplia--n for' retin i-a umo ittlntsr. --Ibist t ' It-e a I 'asil yl at tratt po ie an it n dtutyd in I amt' \tt a to I e 1 o lt o k .at a he . " iYo 'ae .ii'-n !e mea-n- imth ftOrei at. lt'w id -lt ." rma inh ai the shtier. "ttI uisd 'to bet i it-ait' or Siani a ~ill jtoa hld (it llt v i' ii. I ;aton tl'in' e at' hi-l I n ook . a t o ta" Th( Vi si dnt hasined i ftly 1ti he' honadnd the a hosint av a tirwa i.tan IItt iawo ne meians fromtt nl bat tls ar d '.ta Thilery hae passu ed f i thro ugh -.ll hosta'. M-PThoe J0 reninn'r tohe Hialden ofrer ret eu dling t r take place tlhis month.i ie.tou