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of kTA< ?. PAGE SIX r Abundance PO F< We are prepare If _ FER With anv 0 / o The d E "I will say that a survey recei lieve that at least 2 5 per cent re In some cases not more than half potash. The appearance of the for the decreased yield. We are fertilizers for cotton next year. . as 3 per cent of potash at the pre . J Enquire of R( I F. ?. ltO WOMEN OF GERMANY i SILENT DURING WAR 1 ! ' Made No Protest at Crimea of Govmeiit During Four Tiaglc Years. Paris, Nov. 28.?The National ' Council of French Women has de- 1 clined to intercede with the French ' government to mitigate the terms of I the German armistice. In reply to ' a message published in the press from German women to Madame J Jutes Sigfried, president of the council, the council unanimously adopted (this resolution: "No. we will not Intercede with our government to mitigate the conditions of the armistice which are only too justified by the manner in which Germany has waged war. ? 1 "In the course of these tragic years German women believing victory was certain, remained silent at the crimes of their government their army and their navy. "At the congress at The Hague, to which we refused to go. the president of the National Council of German Women was invited to protest against the violation of Ilelgiuni and against the torpedoing of the Lush 1 tania. She wrote in reply: " 'We are as one with our people. The men who took the responsibility for Germany's decisions are as dear to us as those who are shedding their blood for us on the battle neiu. "To our indignant protest agains* the deportation of women and young girls and when we showed thai history might possibly bring a reversal of fortune there was no response " * WORKERS WILL OPPOSE REDUCTION OF WAGES No Matter How Kmployers Mil) Talk of Capturing Markets of the World. Washington, Nov. 28. ? Reduction of present wage scales in the t'nitod States will he opposed by the workers. Frank Morrison, secretary of th" American Federation of Labor, said in a statement dealing with veronal ruction as it affects labor. Any decrease in wages will mean a lowering of living standards, he said, and this workmen will resist. "Regardless of the wishes of individuals or groups," said Mr. Mor- i rlson, "ahy reduction of present wage scales in this country will be opposed by the workers, who will not accept wage reductions, for the simple reason that this procedure ' will lower their standard of living, i iAnd by standard of living, I refer ' i vr the 1919 crop d to supply users of rSTE TILIZ rade of Potash goodi lirector of S. C. xperiment Station Says: fitly made of the cottop situation in Sout (1 action in the cotton crop has resulted thl a crop has been produced on lijiht land plants indicates that what is known as p , therefore, recom mending that liberal am \t tlie usual rates of application I feel tha sent prices." * yyster Dealers. Place ore YSTER CiUAJ NORFOLK, VA. :<j substantial food, clothing, hous-j Tl ing and all necessities to a wen or-, of J iered life. | May "The cost of living is not a theory, Yorl with the workers; it is a 'plain, on- be p varnished tale' that cannot be ex- offio plained away by sophistry. The F United States bureau of statistics tee shows that living costs are mounting crea higher and higher Its report for An- cite gust, this year, shows an increase mon of two per cent over last July, an the increase of 15 per cent between An S, ft...-.I ...Oi ,vai aim mmusi mm year. thm and an increase of 7 0 per cent dur- rajii Ing the five year period between Angust, 1013. and August, 1018. lion "The right to live comes first, and wpe workers will resist any attempt to enR. reduce their living standards, in view min< of present costs, even though some \'ea employer talks of capturiug the mar- 8fan kets of the world. I ^ "I am hopeful that the best CU|n thought among employers and other r elements of our cltienship. will agree that nothing will create more inter- lni nal turmoil than a denial that the t highest possible living standards for ^eei workers is the first requisite for the v__, > ea i America we dream to have. j eo8^ "The 8-hour day should be accept-1 0p6) ed by every manufacturer, not only ^ because the transition to a peace basis may he orderly through the quick assimilation of workers, but ^ for the larger reasons that have so often been advanced in favor of a .wo. - ??rv + 1 wer INVESTIGATION IS MADE be,v rlai OK THE FUEL SITUATION nati Senate ('omiiilttep Proltoa Into Pail- |3| tire of Prinliirlng Agencies to . " ITse Culm Hanks. th di Washington. Nov. 28.?Failure of coal producing agencies to utilize Stft mini hanks or waste eoal to relieve net the fuel shortage, and Food Admin- no istrator Gnrfleld's objection to Mayor Hvland's inventory last month of New York city's coal suppi? were .. subject of inquiry by the senate comm it lee in vnul i irr. 11 n <* il?.. Uw.i fills ...> ..i?. niuin- -J?* t i()ll J. H. Neale, director of production for the fuel administration and owner of anthracite properties, told the committee he knew of no al- eL leged understanding among mine H owners to keep culm off the market _ as a means of maintaining high tiCl prices. Ife attributed the failure of qui' the owners of culm hanks to utilize, fully that product to a shortage of labor and a desire to prevent reducHon of the output of fresh coal by lllH taking men from the mines for the ill / work of treating the cheaper grade. Wl THE LANCASTER N1TW ? ijHE m m 5^1 I) br "In StOI and R> C 5 vj """ Rro< who ' I-"" T> B?i and i JI?i JLV onod j desired Z wor< was f HVAr 11 " I 111 f,nn< "o . K CM'** h Carolina leads us to beis year from lack of potash. ~~' that is very deficient in r>A1 otash hunger is responsible ounts of potash be used in it it will pay to use as much Forr ( fers early |j J; WO CO. I ' rhan I who I foroi I ion 1 man mm^ m dent he committee asked that letters stati Fuel Administrator Garfield to ence or Hyland objecting to New ] t's inventory of its coal supply prpa nod need and fuel administration s ials agreed to present them. riod, igures were given the commit- Up ( by Mr. Neale showing an in (he ( se of 1,183,447 tons in anthra- ^nc shipments for the first six prf>s ths of this year as compared to -pi same period for 11* 17. , te{j i?venty-five per cent of the an- Unit rite nrfinortinu ??*? 1? - ,..^o ...v linn UV IIH H oad companies, Mr. Nealo told ceed committee. In answer to ques- "rer s from Senator Heed as to sign ther the railroad-owned mines the tgod in price-fixing which other tain rs were compelled to meet, Mr fron le said there was no such under- com ding. disc Ir. Nealo said the amount of his i 1 made ready for the market was law. ilated by the amount the mar- A would take. R. V. Norris, a fuel mos linistration engineer, testified dent vast quantities of culm have wltl i utilized during the last two time -s to meet the coal shortage. The dutj of producing it, according to men rators' figures, is about $1.40 a " he said, and it has sold for $2.8f> eoni n. the ^ com olice Henerven Ordered Out. shal [ew York, Nov. 28.?Police re- ^ es from three inspection districts e ordered out to prevent a clash veen soldiers and sailors and so. . disa i*ts attending a meeting of inter- ^ lonalists in >East 58th street. . whf iring Convalescence: : ** was e aftermath of acute es,tl sease, when physical ^ sngth is at low ebb, the bod> exp ids Darticnlnr - , vilbbllVV ?' uri^hment to hasten res- meT ation of strength and vim. ere is no better time tc ize the peculiar nutrient f 0n dities of - | hut SCOTT'S is NULSION ? ng a rich food and tonic, it ! pou ckly aids in the restoration PXf' jfh of the depleted vitality | I re and improves blood- i fiPal 4r quality. Soott's builds I wa* | up the body by Nature's j N \ best medium?nourishment. dPcl ** OooUftSowBC.SVooiaSeM.M./. 18# den . .1 | "H'WI - J >?: * V , g, LANCASTER. S. C. lmTEVITT WAY I NEEDED AID? 111 | a, fs Tanlac Proved a flood <> Stomach Kemedv. ri it OUGHT GREAT CHANGE d I i>' I fc Short Time Tanlac Had Me p Feeling So Much Better/' l( ?she Says. ! m j ic l> Tanlnc proved to be a good naeb remedy ami tonie for me it helped me in every way 1 ^ led re.iof," declared Mrs. J. .1. "they, of fi8 Railroad St.. Ark:ht, Spartanburg, in a statement pave June 7. "1 was troub'ed a |> d de-,l wit' indigestion and tnv le system was run down badly j appetite was bad and I was j lered awfully with nervousness' headaches. When I had one of e bad nervous headaches, I could rest at night. G. The Tanlac quieted and strength- th 1 my nerves, though, and 1 s-on ti eating heartily. The indigos- fU soon left me. those headaches w > relieved, and in a short time f Uj feeling a great deal better in th y way." be tnlae, the master medicine, ! p, exclusively by J. F. Mackej nt aster; Pennies Drug A Grocery er Ilnnth Springs; C. O. Floyd (jf haw.? Adv. fS MARSHALL OUGHT to TO BECOME PRESIDENT "? th i or ner Attorney- General Asserts 'oust it lit ion Demands It If Wilson Makes Trip. wl Pc ?w York. Nor. 28.?George W. tersham, formerly attorney gen- ^ in an address here before edu- qj rs, lawyers, bankers and merts engaged In international trade mi are members of the council on cc gn relations, advanced the opin that the constitution makes it p, datory upon Vice-President Mar-, re I to assume tlie office of Presi- nn if Mr. Wilson leaves the United en to attend the peace conferth I'he projected Jonrnev of the Ident to France and his sugeest-j nv njourn there for an indefinite pe-j said Mr. Wickersham, "brings m 'or the first time in our history c|) nuestion of the effect of such ah ,a e and of the powers of the vice- vj( ident because of such absence " Btl he former attorney-general quosection one of article two of ?he r? ed States constitution, which. (j,, urn, prescrwea mo mono or pro- ro ure in event of the President's r|( noval from office, his death. re-| ation or inability to discharge duties of said oftlce " lie main- er ed that absence of the President co I the seat of government and the RC itry "constitutes au inability to Uj barge the powers and duties of 8U r>ffice," within the meaning of the be ccording to Mr. Wickersham, the ja t important functions the Presi- m t has to perform in connection tu i a session of congress, at which pi >, he held, "it is the President'" re r to he at the seat of govern- us t." are: First, from time to this 'to give I ureas information of the state of( I union and recommend to theirj ^deration such measures as he II Judge necessary and expedient, second, 'to consider bills which > II have passed the house of retentatives and the senate, and If approve, to si^n them, and if hej , ipprove, to veto them.' " [ he 10 days provided by the law! rein the President must return! ill. or it automatically becomes j , accorulnR to Mr. Wlckyrsham intended "to Kive citiens inter-' d in th?i hill an opportunity of imunicating their views to him." is the President, he contended, is ected always to lie in a Dositlon "feel the pulse of public sentiit" and "if lie is not within the ntry he cannot flt,ly discharge se duties." t third consideration, the speaker tinned, "subsidiary to the others none the less important," is in rence to the exercise by the sident of a function in connection h legislation. In case of disagreeit between the two houses as to e of adjournment, he said, the sident may adjourn them to such e as he shall think proper. This rer, he admitted, had never been rcised in the past because the sident always has been at the t of government when congress i In session. s< 1r. Wlckersham, In these points. a8 lared the absence of the Presl- j. t in Europe would ''constitute an C< % lability to discharge the powers nd duties of his office." "The constitution," he concluded, does not provide who shall decide hen a disability occurs justifying le vice-presidont in assuming to act s President * if the vice present should assume to act and should imself veto a bill and at tho expiltion of 10 days from the date of s passage no veto from the Presient himself in writing should have Ren received, a question would arise >r tho courts to determine as to the owers ^>f the vice-president to act I >r the President. "That these questions in tho past! ever have arisen for actual decis-| n is a tribute to the wisdom of ourj residents in rniifnrmtnv wi?n nw>' a<l it ions ??f their great ofllce." DON THROW THE RAH, ISSI E INTO CONGRESS* esignntlon of >lr. MrAdmt Urines truest ion of Clovoritiiient Control to Surface. Washington, Nov. 28.?William M-Adco's resignation as head ofl{ e treasury and railmml nriminio^ 1 at ion precipitated discussion of the r tuie status of railroads, an issue j hich had heen somewhat dormant 1 > to the present Indications were 1 at a result of his retirement would ' ! to thr v. into ronc'csB and i' to ( iblic discussion much sooner thin ( herwlse the issue of whether gov- > nment operation is to continue-in-' (finitely, whether this will he ex- " nded to government ownership or r hether the roads will he restored j private management, with some f rt of federal revision to permit J elr continued pooling and unified * icrntion. Speculation as to Mr. McAdoo's s ccessor, however, took equal rank c Ith the discussion of the future n ilicy toward the railroads. For the position as secretary of e treasury. Representative Carter l ass, of Virginia, chairman of the c >use banking and currency com- ^ mee, is Known 10 no under serious ' msideratlon by several of Presl- ^ nt Wilson's closest advisers, j lends of Mr. Glass say be has n j putation for being a close student o id constructive thinker on financial ( terprlses. i For director general of railraods ere appears to be much doubt of e President's selection. Such .1 an as Maj. Gen. George W Gee- , als is wanted. It was stated?a t an with executive ability not c me'y connected heretofore with J ilroad management, who cou'd aw problems from the public, andpolnt. On the new director general of llroads. whoever he may be, wi'l ivolve the task of ~ ails through the readjustment pe-' id. Upon the policies of the new rail] rector will depend largely wheth- I the government shall continue mhining the railroads Into a homomous unit or begin the breaking ( j process in preparation for re-j mption of private control. From 1 e President's selection, observers J dieve, may be determined to a j rge degree the attitude of the ad- 1 lnistratlon on the railroads' fu- ' re. This is one reason why the J eking of a new director general is ] garded as fraught with such un- i tual significance. ________ 1 Be a Jov-Walker. "Bets-It" for Corns B Drops, 2 8econd??Corn Is Doomed! When you almost die with your hoes on and corns make you almost walk eldeways to get away from 1 the pain, take & vacation for a minute or two and apply 2 or 3 drops < ' M, < ..... I' 1 < i^n < >U. U .. IT | of the world's magic and only genuine corn-p<-elor. "Gets-It." Tnen, and then only will you bo aura that your corn will loosen from your toe so that you can peel it right off gloriously ensy with your Angers. Tnke no chances of continued pain and soreness?why uso greasy, irritating salves, plasters that shift and press into the "quick," razors and ' diggers" that make corns bleed end nlso grow faster? Use painless, easy, always sure "Gets-It." There's only one like It In the-world?that's "Gets-It." < Millions have tried and O. K.'d It for years. It never falls. "Oets-It," the guaranteed, moneyhack corn-remover, the only sure way, cost* hut a trifle at any drug store. M'f'd by K. Lawrence A Co.. Chicago. HL >ld in Lancaster and recommended i the world's best corn remedy by F, Mackey Co., Standard Drug rnipany.?Adr. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 191S NL^-IRON ' *i}yjt /^i^'-, 'jij Trmle Murk ;*/tiHMl ^SitHtf 'tonic With Paw-Paw Added THREE POWERFUL FORCES IN ONE PUT UP IN LIQUID FORM When run down .nervous, tired ind worn out all the time, take this eliable preparation and know what t Is to again feel like your old self. The cost, regardless of the size of four purse, is the same and it may )e secured without trouble at any first-class drug store, and by takng it one loses no time from work >r pleasure and soon feels the wonierful transformation which comes >ver one when regaining strength, -'itality and old ambition. The formula is on every bottle ind ybu are taking an honest Tonic >n the wine basis without addition >f any alcohol or bad whiskey communed with the best known drugs or the special object of restoring our strength and stomach to what * hey should be to enjoy health. In your anxiety to get better luickly, don't overdo it, as many unerers no, ami iaKo larger closes if this standard remedy. It will not ct any faster and you will not reeivo the same benefits from Its ure. ou otherwise would. Your druggist possibly keeps it, rut if he doesn't it is sol'* In Lanaster by all druggists. JVABNJNf ionized Paw-Paw if if Alilllllll taken according to diections and not as a beverage, will ie found superior to any tonic, hav ng a quarter of a century's unqualfied indorsement from people a'I iver the world. Interstate Drug Company, Inc., New York.?Adv. ESTATE NOTICE. All persons having claims against he estate of R. Frank Cunningham, ieceas^d. are hereby notified to file he same duly verified with the unlerslgned and those indebted to said state will please make payment ikewise. W. J. CUNNINGHAM, Administrator. 1 0-3t ltaw STATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. STATE CF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Lancaster. Ry J. E. Stewraan, Judge of Pro>ate. Whereas J. T. Ryrd hath made suit ;o me to grant hjm Letters of Adninistration of the estate and effects )f Martin E. Byrd, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and idmonish all and singular the kinired and creditors of the said deceased. that they be and appear before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held at Lancaster on 7th December. 1H18. next. after niihltentlritt thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 20th day jf November Anno Domini 1918. J. E. STEWMAN, Probate Judge. 10-2t?ltaw. SHERIFF'S SALE. Hy virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, approved February 24th, 1917, I will sell at R. S. Harper's CJarage, Lancaster, S. 0., on tHe tlrat Monday in December next, within (he legal hours of sale, one Case Touring Car, the property of H. K. Ingler, who was illeirallv transnnr - ing alcoholic liquors into Lancaster county, thereby forfeiting said c r to the state. Terms of sale cash. JOHN P. HUNTKR, Sheriff Lancaster County. Nov. 8. 1918. 6-4t. NOTICE TO DEBTORS ANI) CREDITORS. All persons having claims again t the estate of ('. Amos Hyrd. deceased. will present the same duly attested, to the undersigned, with'n the time prescribed by law, and ail persons indebted to the said estate will please make prompt payment t'? Annie L. Hyrd, Administratrix of said estate. Nov. 14. 1918. 8-31-1 taw. Neuralgia or Headache? Rub the forehead ? miu iiiupiH wHn iraMr) NEW PRICES ? 30c. 60c. 61.20