The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 11, 1919, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
I TUESDAY, FEB, 11, 1919.
I LABOR WANTS SHARE Hi
I IN RAILROAD PROFIT?
I 8'
And Would Operate Under Gov-'
ernment Control Until Bet- I par
ter Plan is Devised. Jiportar
work
! tions 1
V OPPOSE POLITICAL ORDER Ferdir
i law fi
Paris,
Spokesman Says This Virtually prenci
<-? i
t, Ties Hands of Employes in on a s
ItllO WI
Assisting in Develonment of
- -W
Railway Question. tide."
' to COt
early
Washingon, Feb. 10.?Railroads jiave j
should be kept under government; 8|rp Q|
control until congress has developed warH
a permanent plan 'or their man- gat<Mj
agement, Uleon E. Plumb, of Chtca-' porjat
go, spokesman for organized rail- affajrfl
road labor, told the senate inter- aRf
state commerce committee. Twentyone
months of government control, (jont <
authorized by the present law, will nmJ p
not be suiilcient time for working out (
a solution, Mr. Plumb said, but rail- missj0
road employes are hostile to a Ave- ropijP,
year extension unless the railroad ^<0jon(
administration revokes its order f()r-'ra on
bidding railway employes to par- w,? a
ticipate In politics. Profes
For a permanent solution, the la- ()^ pr,
bor forces proposed the following: Lab
(lovernment ownership of all rail- "Ne
road properties: operation by a sin- on tj1(
gle corporation. dividing proflts jn
equally between employes and the wa
government, and directed jointly by ^rn<)ui
renrese"ti?tve? ?' ?t?? *?!?? ???
-
lng officers and the public; automat .,r|s,, \
Ic reduction of rates when profits j>o rrj
exceed a certain amount; and reten- fo
tion by the interstate commerce corn- jroin
mission of present power to regulate
ratOH- semhi;
Merits of the pmn, it was argued, decide
are that it would promote efficiency . .
throuph the profit' sharinR feature crealP
and throuRh unified operation; take
railroads out of politics, stabilize in- 8Uaw ,
vestments, eliminate conflicts be- caae?
tween states and federal authority. ??
not ar
and provide local means of financing woll|fj
extensions.
matte)
As a prerequisite to Rovernment ao |
oy.'nersb!5. the labor interests pro-' pro
posed that railway properties be ap- Mra)m
praised without the big allowances nh,p ,
claimed by railway companies for wmig0]
land values based on costs of acquir- ajon?
lng them at present. ..j|f
Much of the questlonlnR of Mr.
Plumb revolved around the oppos!tion
to the railroad administration's |(jont
political order. Mr. Plumb said
this virtually tie<f the hands of railroad
employes In assisting In devel- (j1(
oping a solution of the railway ^
question. f,pf, f}
Senator Cummins of Iowa, inquir- aj rj|(
< (1 ho^ the interstate commerce BajuPfl
commission would determine under Krj,p||'
the labor plan what would constitute niafjc
fair rates to provide a share of profit
for division among employes. Mr |JJ>|T
I'luinh suggested that the beginning
rates might be placed on a level to '*
render 1 per cent of gross operating
revenues as net earnings to be shar
ed among employes, and 1 per cent Hop
for the government. When the gov- p
ernment's share exceeds f> per cent,
the interstate commerce commission l.on
should readjust the rates. chamt
Aruuing for profit sharing. Mr. arran:
Plumb said: betwei
"If you want efficiency, why not goods
go to the men who have efficiency simila
to sell? Capital does not prod ice ing a
? ffi< iencv. The efficiency of labor the it
would I e quadrupled under this plan goven
because they would not he hamper- reimpi
ed by the Inexperienced officers who Imp
( on t r<?l oo tilt ? 1 *
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Charles K. Cotterlll, of Atlanta. than <
peneral counsel for the Southern war ai
Traflc league, protested to the r->n>- pratifl
mittee apainst any federal artlon nf- flee, t
fertlnp interstate rates In the south, ed res
Marv jobbers in southern eit:os tides,
would have their business ruined by also f
competition with northern firms if ties ?e
the scale of intrastate rates were dis- nient
rupted, he said, since these Jobb >r * Ameri
d<? much business with their states In t
on rates which the railroad admin in de
istration's proposed mileape scale throuf
would preatly increase. meet,
"There is u mistaken assumption porter
that stae rates In the south are low- Ameri
er than interstate rates." said Mr have <
('oterlll. "This is not true. Neither is proble
it t b ln*A.w.?nto .ni I. .... . t t, o Et
It I I ii?- uiiii ill** mirriTitii irj ininn ii.iv in*been
based on the intrastate rates In
Jobbing businesses have been built confer
up on a system of both intrastate Rrltls
and interstate charges. and to modi- have f
fy this system radically would ruin act a<
their buainesH or would confine them reachr
to local territory." fereea
He said his organization of ship- rubbei
pera waa opposed to government it is ?
ownership and to the five-year ex- tions
tension fie proposed that the rati- It ii
roads be returned to private manage- of rej
ment pending final solution of the fected
railway problem by congress. encea
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I
ETY OF NATIONS IS QH
SING RAPIDLY FORMED Dtl
uve Reached the 14th Article! |
nys Prof. Ijiirnaude of the
Commission.
I
f ??. Feb. 10.?"The moot* 1m-'
it part of tho preliminary The Im
of establishing a society of na-1 ed A
has been concluded," said Prof. latin*
land Larnnnude. dean of thei ..
Hear
iculty /of the University of|
and, with Leon Bourgeois, a
h delegate on the commission Physl
iociety of nations. In discussing ?nthusli
[>rk of the commission.
are sal
e have reached the 14th ar- jnsteud
he continued, "And we expect They e
iclude preliminary discussions fluenza,
next week. The articles which f"1*
bly att
?een adopted deal with the de- heart
f the socleay to prevent future rather
What remains to be Invest!- ure, th
concerns international trans- Kuar('e(
, , , pneumt
Ion, commerce and financial Aspiton
, and we expect the delegates a ge
ee promptly." tablets
ed If the departure of Presl- now
? - - . . vnAnt fr
wuson. i-remier Uoyd George "
romier Orlando would affect short n
continuance of the com- night.
n'B work Professor Larnaude ,n?
1. "No, the work will go on, th<,* .re"
ralgia
>1 House will represent Ameri- jnK (jr
the commission, Lord Cecil supplie<
ppear for Great Britain and 'n seah
tsor Chtloga will take the place r'\rts
^ rally at
miier Orlando, of Italy.
er in the convention he said:
wspaper men need not impress
ft masses that we will succee," V OI1
mediately eradicating the germ
r. This will have to he done Gonirre.'
ally.
r idea is that when disputes
ictween two nations they would
'erred to an executive assembe
formed by the delegates
all nations which are members Vasl
> society of nations. This as- "on
v would after investigation. " ,N '
: which of the nations was rielit r
nternational forces would, if ^ i,sor>
d. he placed at the disposition ,hat
t country in the right, should au,,,orl
a step be necessary. In some buildini
the executive assembly might conK,PM
t beyond giving a decision and eV('n,a
allow the disputants to settle '''^ialat
rs between themselves by force Hlsrt
Inclined." ed ror*
lessor Larnnude alluded to the ,he nav
, perfectly natural and acee- *roin t*
nanner" in which President fartion
a has nrestded over the discusof
the commission. I men<? *
id we at times been impa- ^p ni<
' he said. "I am sure the dig- *u>u8e>
attitude of the American Pres- * adgetl
would have been sufficient to 3
us ? tlon ar
erring to the probable capital 'ion,s a'
e society of nations, ho said
ie preferred Versailles, but ad- T'lpr
at th's was merely his person- a
Her Tor the reason that Ver- "" "'rt:v
i Is so close to the great tele|e,
postal, railroad and diplo Pr"s"n'
renter of Paris. publlca
tlon w*
ISH EMBARGO STFIIS ?nanrin
n ?ve n<
MERICANS IN LONDON Henr
ols, R<
ran Chamber of Commerce j-Iir a j,j
a?s to Rr Able t<? Have I * n- was "i
ort Restrictions Relaxed. i our fitt
in votii
Ion, ""eh. 10. The American he hum
>er of commerce In I.ondon is that he
ting a series of conferences spur tl
en importers of American the I'r
and British manufacturers of tnessagt
r articles In the hope of reach- Secreta
greements that will Influence three -y<
npoit restrictions the Hritish the sut
[intent has announced it will "It 1
>se March 1st. hum'lia
lortors of American goods are Moving
ented as having suffered more see cot
Hher business men during the this ca
rid as having been considerably sent to
ed when, soon aftei the armis- v h'ch
he British government remov- house i
(frictions on a long list of ar- Repr
rnese importers, it is sa'd. the bul
oresee great business diffloul- no nen
ler the deois'on of the govern- the con
to renew the restrictions of and th"
can goods. was pr
/low of the unavoidable delays "We
aling with trade isuhjeots propria
5h any government depart- cause
the manufacturers and ini mossag
s, on the proposal, of the tie ghc
can chamber of commerce tary hoi
iecided to work out their own to do s
ms and submit the results to me I c
r'fish government. more ?
the case of rubber goods the out. tt\i
en' e representative of the you ar#
h government is reported to
laid that the government would IS*!!-!
[ cording to the agreement Waal
<l Therefore should the rop- clan g<
agree that some American
r goods are needed at this time tlves ar
mtirelv likely that the re-ttrio- <1 t ? :i
will he modified. Jocomot
s proposed to have conferences disposal
>resentatives of each trade af- ary for
Thus far 11 surh confer- ed at t
have been arranged the Am
THE LANCASTER NEWS, 1
TER THAN
iSPIRIN FOR
CCLOS AND FLO
IjIz
proved ANpirln Tablets, Calli
spitonc, arc Slightly Ktimu- 1
( Instead of i 'pressing to the 1
t?I?o Not Upset Stomach.
He
t
Iclans and druggists are very
astic over Aspitone, the new
proved aspirin tablets that'a,J<
d to be Blightly stimulating
of depressing to the heart, j w'
xplain that Bevere colds, in-'*1'*
fevers, headaches, neuralgia!"0
iiematlsm are almost invaria- ne'
ended by a weakness of the ,,1(
and require stimulation to
than depression. Heart fail-1
ey say, is especially to be of
1 against In influenza and sit
>nia, hence they recommend I^a
e. tai
ntle laxative with one or two th<
of Aspitone, as needed, is on
le physician's favorite treat- mc
>r severe colds and threatened on
inia. It will usually cut bu
cold or sore throat over R.
Aspitone tablets are also be- coi
?d with splendid results for E.
ef of pain in headaches, neu-'
and rheumatism. The lead- 0f
uggists everywhere are now tra
1 with Aspitone, which is sold jn
? u?Best
1
ai
Alwayi
SWIFT
CI
Lancas
t no argument for its passage
esented to ronRri'ss.
itnld that wo should npto
for this increased navy hosomo
sombre and mysterious
e. the text of which cannot
m to the greatest parllametidv
In the world says wo ougnr
o." ho asserted "It seems rn
an hear a voice commandtnmthorlty,
which says "Look
Is Is the money of the people
? spending."
f'lVM ASKS POH M>\\.
llngton. Feb. 10.?The Molwernment
has asked the B
States to lend It 400 locomo- I
id 2,000 passenger cars in ad R
to returning all of the 3f?9 I
Ivs which were placed at the I
I of the Ainerl'an expedition I
cos. The request was recoiv
he state department through 9
lerican legation at Brussels. I ?
>>i I cl a (Id to tho country's
il burdens "at a time when we If
r? enemy In the world " Ioseptatlve
Graham, of Illin
'publican, declaring a desire D
g navv. said the new program I
lot extraordinarily large for H
ture safety," but added that B
ig for t!ie expansion it would H
liliating to him if it appeared ffl
i did so "by the whip and U
lat is being administered by I
esldent " Ho referred to a B
[> sent by the President to li
ry Daniels insisting on the Lj
par program and which was H
ject of debate in the house. klas
been a matter of extreme P
tion," said Mr. Graham, "be- I;
as I do of a large navy, to 12
ning into our counsels here B
ivert threat which has been 0
us by the President, under P
I believe a majority of this K
s acting."
esentatlve l.ittle in opposinR H
ildlng program declared tlint H
ss'tv for annropria*ion for ft
stiuction "is even suggested" B
fhi packages. price thirty-five jp,
They may he obtained iothe
Standard Drug Co?Adv. %|.|
riSM OF WILSON la?
( EI) BY REPUBLICANS
lar
ismrn Dislike For llim m sal
Ulviso Tliein on Xuvnl
Program. ar1
th
on
lington. Feb. f?.?Considera- ?
r the house of the annual ?
appropriation bill brought S
nore criticism of President H
, some members asserting H
was endeavoring to force th?> I
zatlon of a new three-year
K progrum without taking 5
s 11110 nis connuence as to
at Paris which made such
ion necessary at this time, j
ission along this line follow-'
>ipt by Chairman Padgett, of:
ral committee, of a cablegram !
le President, expressing satiswlth
the unanimous decision
naval committee to rerom-j
he new construction program !
jssage was not read In the.,
but was made public by Mr
t. It said:
r I not express my gratiflcaid
gratitude and congratulathe
unanimous report on the
ear naval building program?"
e was little debate on the bil>
nd opposition to the proposed
t? in naval ships was voiced
r by only one member. He- U
ative Little, of Kansas. He- H
n. who declared the construe- H
LANCASTER, S. C.
CLERK'S SALE. M?
on
liu
TATK OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
TP
County of Lancaster. jje
In Common Pleas. pu
rec
i
zie Hlackmon and D. Reece Williams,
as Administrators of the
state of Moses Blackmon, deceased,
et al.. Plaintiffs.
s.
rbert Hlackmon, et al., Defendints.
Pusuant to a decree made In the
?ve stated case by Judge Krnest1
inro /?oin?l W ? - - " ' ' '
" v, muicii r curuary an, isiy,|
II sell at public auction to the
thest bidder at Lancaster Court
use, on the first Monday In March C.
ct, within the legal hours of sale,
i following described real estate,
wit: j
1. All that piece, parcel or tract ^
land, with the buildings thereon, i
uated in Huford Township, in
ncaster county, said State, con- all
ning ten (10) acres, bounded on Mi
> north by lands of R. E. Wvlie: wl
the east by lands of Moses Black- hi
in and lands of I). A. Williams; H<
the south by lands of W. U. Civ- ne
rn. and on the west by lands of th
E. Wylle, being the tract of land to
lveyed to Moses Blackmon by Mrs.
J. Wylle. ia
2. All that piece, parcel or tract S<
land,, known as the "twelve acre hi
ct," situated In Iluford Township, (7
said county and State, lying in bo
? forks of ltocky River and Cnion no
urch Roads, bounded by lands of of
ice Hinson. Gus llinson, B. F. F:
ile and others, and being th'1 of
ids purchased hy Moses Blackmon 'o
>m Martha Adams. M E Adams Ri
d others in separate tracts. of
3. All that piece, parcel or tract of W
id situate in Bufort Township, is
d county and State on th" head- *o
ters of dill's Creek, containing sti
renty-four and one fourth <74 1-4 i
res, more nr less, and bounded on \V
e north by (linger Cake Road:
the east by lands of Samuel Mc- 31
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ORE
inus and lands of M A H;a<
the south by lands of I),
ms and on the west by If
E. Wylie. Said lands we
yed to Moses Hlarkmon b>
>ugh.
TerniB of sale, cash. Purch
rchasers to pay for papfi
/enue stamps.
PAUL MOOR
c. c. c.
KEECE WILLIAMS.
Plaintiffs' Attorney.
Feb. 7. 1919 31 -3t-"
CLERK'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROl
Cnnntv fit
Iii the Court of Common 1
Frank Clyburn, as Admin
dp bonis nan of the estate
K. Robprts, deceased, Plai
vs.
lartha Adams, et al., Defer:
Pursuant to a decree made
ove stated case by Judge
uore, dated January 21st,
11 sell at public auction
ghest bidder at Lancastei
>use, on the flr?t Monday ir
\t. within the legal hours
o following described real
wit
All that piece, parcel or I
nd. situated in Lancaster
>uth Carolina, containing
indred. thirty-five and <
2Fi 1-21 acres, more or le
tunded as follows, to wit:
nth by lands of J W Welsl
ter Merc?
Lancaster, S.
fcE3l3?C?ED *
for Cotti
id All Cr
s Insist on
Manufactured by
rand CC
(Fertilizer Wot
HARLOTTE.
k. ! '. i.onir and lands n
?nlkonberry; on thn oast b
I-''c A ltoborts and K c I
n: on tho south by lands i
asippton and on the* wost 1
W. S Faulkonhorry and 1
'MlarVmon.
Tortus of sain, cash. Pi
nnv or all pano?s and
ntnps. PAUIj MOOl
r. r c.
II.I M MS ? WT 1.1.1A MS.
Plaintiff's Attoi
-3t-1 taw.
Mi
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PAGE THREE
rkmon; AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
A. Wil
re' eon- A11 male < itizens between the age
. L) .p of 21 and 55 are liable tor $3 00
road tax. All male eltisena between
?i.a n ..0 o i .. n j r a ? 11 ^ i-1 _ ?
ui*7 .;uu ov ure lur
aser or jroo poll tax. .
rs am Returns shall bo made of personal
,property and all transfers of real es1
' tate should be made.
JOS. W. KNIGHT.
County Auditor.
"aW TAX NOTICE.
The tax books will open October
15th, 1918, and close March 16th,
.IN A 1919. After December 31st the
usual penalties will ! e collected.
The levy is as follows:
For State purposes 8 1-4 mills,
leas. Ordinary county purposes 3 3-4
mills.
istrator Roads and bridges 6 3-4 mills.
! ''f_W" Constitutional school tax 3 mills.
Intiff. , . ...
Interest on past indebtedness
bonds 1 mill,
idants. For c & c Railroad bonds 1 1-4
, in the'ml?8;
Ernest interest on borrowed money 1-2
] mill.
to the For Interest on Township bonds in
* Court Pisasant Hill, 3-4 mills; in Cane
i March Creek, 1 3-4 mills; in Gills Creek,
of sale. 1 1-2 mills,
estate, Special taxes are levied in the various
districts are as follows:
tract of in Districts 6 and 13, two (2>
county, nulls.
seven In Districts 22, 29 and 45, three
r>ne-halt (3) mills.
ss, and In Districts 1, 3, 5, 21. 30, 9, 23.
On the 48, 2Q. 26. 4 1 and 47 four (4) mills,
h, lands In District 7, six (6) mills,
f A. It. In District 4, seven (7i mills,
v lands In Districts 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17,
lrnsing- 18, 19, 24. 25. 27. 31, 32, 33, 24.
>f E. (*. 39, 42, 43, 46 and 49. eight (8)
>y lanos mills.
amis of In District 38, ten (10) m;!ls.
In District 40. eleven (11) mills,
irrhaset All male citizens between the ages
revenue of 21 and 60 years are liable to 3
tE. Poll Tax nt $1.00, except those exI,.
C. empted by law.
Ml citizens between the ages of
rnevs. 21 and 55 years are liable to a capitation
Road Tax of $3.00.
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