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IH. _ .1 TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1919. B1C COTTON RALLY = Cotton A BE HELD APRIL 3 | neys, not ' New Yorl Central Committee of South new com Carolina Cotton' Association ,1( ' eeeueu ir Sets This Date. their owi 8worn no gf whatever | PLEDGE DATES EXTENDED havo beej ; on Mr. Bl Great Public Meeting in Hall of bn fo[rP , amount c House of Representatives in A*rii so. _ % ? ? i/OiuitiDia To Discuss Cotton anything | MtXt I be weept Columbia, March 17.?At a meet- ment ('ay ing of the central committee of the a shadow South Carolina Cotton association it Prices f?r was unanimously decided to adopt the the course pursued by the various the south states in the cotton belt and hold a ^air ar<* mammoth public rally meeting in rpnientlnf the hall of the house of representa- Part ?' t tives on Thursday, April 3, at 12 cotnmerd: o'clock noon, at which time there will be addresses by some of the ??tton. leading experts and speakers on cotton in the country. This public DANIET meeting will last from 12 o'clock to 2 o'clock. From 3 to 4 o'clock in ^ RA the afternoon there will be a special meeting of the committeemen for the Secretary purpose of receiving and tabulating ?n,j final reports. At this meeting will be discussed not only the work already touched by the association, but plans for permanently changing the ^ handling of cotton. It is realized. ' 's Mod for not only from one end of the belt to | the other, but by leading friends of tran8P?rt the south in the great business cen- nn<| aN'a ters of the world that it is absolutely v sit necessary to form plans for estab- nn(' lishing and stabilizing a price for .. . , ., . by Mrs. F cotton, it being the concensus of J opinion that a minimum price, prob-| n a^TT1 ably 13 1-3 per cent above the cost i^ ,r of production, should be set on cot-i r< pr' s?n,i . . David R. ton each season. > , * > * Oeorge M ( of ton licit < on ferem-e. ,. .. . ,, ? , , , , armv. am At n mpotlncr Anrll < fwnlon gates will lie elected for the purpose| J r* n< '' of representing South Carolina at ' ,s P,irt* some central point where each state Pior- an(' will he represented by n like num- nav> ^an' ber of delegates. The purpose of ,bp (OI<'n this central meeting will be to not ,ho8P arri only receive reports of Jhe work bis ,lrst ' done in each state In the cotton belt. ,han f1r,M but in addition to discuss and for- s,ar,fM' or mutate plans for proper financing and hanking and stabilizing the ar price of cotton throughout the belt nava' an< Also plans for the exporting and marketing of cotton. possibh li Time Kvtended. befor The committee at this meeting extended the time Kir the taking of '''P" ' pledges until April 1 Special follow-up committees will be urged in each county to give special report up P?arr>'' ft to May ir>, giving names of all a l< " pledge-signers who fail to live ab- >,is solutelv up to their pledges. ? ?, e ~ v .. momhor r (II it t*(II! I III I'll I I?I I IliMtllf from men of great wealth in the p100' to 1 north received careful attention of ,,nc' ,,r,'n members of the committee. It is the nf nav,rra Arm conviction of the men from b?r' whom these letters were received a,",aM' ''' that the camnalgn now in operation aPProvPf' throughout the cotton belt is bound sa,f'' am' to result successfully for the south. ?^Pr P"9 Some Misunderstanding. i ^'s At the meeting of the central ly ?'x'iihit< committee of the South Carolina ,b? SPr Cotton association the following As telegrams received from Charles J.; rous n* ? Brand was read: j P*1"ri,'> ^ "South Carolina Cotton Associa- honor tlon, Coltimhia, S. C.: Information soaP,anPM front various sources, including COTnnan'e^ aelegrams. letters and press items. out to HPa indicates misunderstanding regard- 4 . .. ,. . ,.i (>hil\!Vi A ing concerning liquidation of o'd conirana. mir interpretation of AI'l'IS law Is as follows: Fulfillment of old stylo contracts In accordance t'~IK, ln< with otlior written terms namely bv Sent t< actual delivery or receipt of cotton , or by set off or ring out or bv cash eettlement in the future month in which thov mature Is not prevented Paris. ^ by the recent ntnendmenf to Cotton submarine 1 Futures Act. Ruling referred to In (0 escape above mentioned sources of Informs- . . . " chased by Hon relates to the liquidation of existing old style trades bv the execu- cor(*'nR#tl tlon of new old style contracts. TTn- Madrid, der provision of amendment as The U-4 t>assed. there is serious doubt as to March. 19 legality of permitting the execution atto,tiptcd of any old style contracts whatsoever after March 4th, even though ?',sfrv0(' such contracts 1 were made) before Htro>''r 1 the purchase of liquidating existing *,f,rnian old style contracts. However after ^<>rro' rn'' (Wh en conference with treasury department Is was agreed In order to help 4 ' snU| the trade In the situation brought Prf>pcl)ers about bv the unexpected passage and ,l",hnr,,io* Al . . tlons wen liiiiiiciiittic? r-ucu-iivruwwH oi ainennmont to make no oblertlon to bona dispatches fid? sales or purchasers for sole CRPtn,n n1 his craft h purpose of such liquidation until th? Jn R conclusion of April 30th ^arr|, (Signed) Charles J. Brand. Chief for a tlim Bureau Market." guard ore Committee's Statement. In 1917 After the meettog the committee Bermuda.) THE LANCAS t this statement: "The FRIENDS OF DISC egram was received by the Wf>MFN AHfll association at the meeting WUMfcH AKt.l ntral committee. Leading omposed of the best attor- ^wn,en Conductors V only of the south, but in Cleveland to Sat c. insist that the ruling on Striking Ma racts is incorrect and ilDwever. the bears have sue-' Washington. Marc i holding themselves on mrn,s 'n the appeal i petard. The bulls have roendation of the nattc it to give any information ')oar(' that women c as to what settlements * leveland. O., be disci i made on contracts. Rven de?lands of strik rand's ruling the bears will P'?yos were heard by t d to put an enormous oase was taken unde >f cotton in New York by and a decision is expen They cannot buy it at wee^slike the price they have so *)r- Anna Howard S' aously and liberally seen PfWldent of the Natii it was worth. There will Suffrage association. F ng and wailing by settle- forrner Joint chairman This will result without and M,ss Mary van * m _ , ^ A , ? a . . n f tK A It'?r\ * t? I ? J.. oi a uouui in mucn nigner "wmen-iu-ioum ' cotton. In addition to ,he labor department, result or this ruling which tb?sp appearing in heh considered absolutely un- charged women works, unjust has resulted in Vahey. attorney Tor : the determination on the H?nal Amalgamated > he south in this flght for Street and Kler .ric ] al freedom and for the P'?yps. opposed the ap of naming the price for Shaw declared d women in all parts o S. C. Cotton Association. ha(1 responded nobly t : call for workers, but ,S DEPARTS FOR acute need for worker NCE ON LEVIATHAN ,horfl was a ten<,encj of" the women. ? ? "Men emploves den of Navy Will Study Naval Dr Rhaw becaUR Aviation Problems in ganized. they have poi Kurope. their demands. The that many of the mer ork. March 17 -Secretary vp,p never in the mi nd a party of naval experts' had 'of' to enter Franco Saturday on the n'ent." Lev.athan to study naval ')r- Show insisted t lion problems. They will women to do any at Britain and Italy also ,hov wprp capable o be absent until about Mav should be establish^ secretary was accompanied sbould not be allowed aniels. could not be employed iv guard of honor, an army ^r- Walsh, who app e-Adnii?al Albert (.leaves, so1 'or the women r ng the navy; Maj. C.en. tho board should d Shnnks and Brig. Gen. wore 'pKallv entitled cManus, representing the rights in industry as r 1 Admiral Grout, of the mPn conductors of C ivy. met 'he secretary and "riustlv discharged. when they arrived at the sbould he reinstated, a naval guard of honor and Miss Van Kleck t< d "piped" them on board. women's claim of freei ionics corresponding with occupations was the nrded President Wilson on lsR,lft before the co rip to France. The Levia- should be solved favoi 1 a 19-gun salute as she won,pn to contribute i her voyage at 4:30 p. m., PrK'pB in peace as the secretary's flag. ^r- Vahey argued t e going to Kurope to studv nnt 'pRR"y empowered I aviation prohlems. which reemployment of the a brought about or made ^tors since its jurls? .v the war," said Mr. Dan- 0,1 on,y ,(>.<??os e sailing. "We arc going between employes at trtlcular attention to types threatened to result li ships and aviation." , 8ai(1 ,ho wo n knP transport was being warp- wor? <>mP'oyed they from the pier a sni'or np- tained only lor ,he an open port and. grasping war>pe. swung himself ashore, mfST F1LF \'i:'V RF comrades called good- F1I.FD ItKIYlKK F developed the youth a Washington, March if the crew whose assign- v. m.j ? in officers' training school F0i)ruary 25, when disapproved by the bureau nicasure became a 1 t'on. had taken his case (,lpfr ypafs p|1(, before Secretary Daniels arp required to file n< e liner The secretary had th(, 1)>fht of thp ,atPsr the transfer, the sailor an(j fo j)av taxPS |n th< having no mind for ?n- mcnts reotiired of corp sage on the T,ov'athan he returns on oalend; dash for shore He proud- jn announcing this th< r?d the document, signed p,a,n0(, that fho ame retary. covering additional fa? Leviathan passed the nar- j^p nPW ftoj should he i:30 p. m., the IT. S. Am- nrday, but that 45-dav red a snlute of 19 guns in allowed providing estin Secretary Daniels. Several pv March 15 and a dirigible balloon ac I the line a short distance nrTTfn Tliaai I BtlltK I HAM N IT-BOAT SUNK AOniHIM I MPTING TO ESCAPE AOi ll\lll I tcrned nt FVrn?l, Spiiln, UT > lloftniii by Destroyer. 11L The ('r*'w Saved. New Perfected Tablet, Mnrch 17.? The German tone, Free from Hca . TT-48. while attempting Effects?I>o Not U|m from Ferrol, Spain, was Phyiclans and drug? a destroyer and sunk, aco a Havas dispatch from enthu8iftfltic over the proved aspirin tablets, # . ? , , tone, which do not depr 8 took refuge at Ferrol in They say (hat A?p|toI 18 and was interned. The stimiulating instead of ? v. tr v., ?...o the heart and should i hicht of the U-boat was . ,, , . . . cially for headache, nei and the torpedo hoat de- matism and other hea italo pursued her. The diseases, such as intl oat was sunk outside the co^? an<> threatened p Many physicians arc ids. The crew wa. saved Aspitone fo arpirln in the German submarine, practice on the theor ithf refuge at Ferrol her if the patlent'B heart Is were unshipped bv the ]8 no reason to give a 1 Incr b IT no* 1 ?nn nor Kuns and muni- Tflt. report a 1 j taken out. according to for Aspltone tahleta o from that port. The the prevalence of colds i f the submarine declared They say that the Ideal . , colds is a laxative at li lad been damaged severe'% * ?i #??.? . one or two Aspltone ts with three ships. The IT- ^roj pain> fever, Ini E?d a crew of SO men. and tendency toward con > a Spanish warship stood pneumonia. Aspltone n her all of the leading drug ' ,, . . _ where in sealed pac the U-48 was reported off thirty.flTe cents. It is by the Standard Drug 1 I STER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. HARGEI) I fE APPEAL Vvrvi Fired in VI f \ f\ My the j pfjfl !es. h 17. Arguof the recom>nal war labor . onductors at, larped to sat-, inp male em- WM JV W ^ he II MB B I IMB B I ted two | M WM B B J 1 w aBk ML Jt onal Women's rank P. Walsh of the board.' [leek, director try service of H ? J ^ were anion* 1 alf of the diswhile Jas. H.j the Interna- ? \ssoclatlon of ^ Railway Km- I ? K ipeal. urlng the war f the country ^ 0 the nation's ^ that now ttie "8 had passed, ' to "fjot rid land It." said e they are orver to enforce ?J worst of it Is RH 1 so enfployed Jy ^ ''tnry service.1 'safe' employ-, m zi CLOTHE f performing id and men * 1 T say women |J| {Jjg eared as coup mployes. said leclare women, to the same nen. The wo levelnnd were he said, and & Fu the hoard dom to choose w. 5w Kreatest lahor, untry and It, rably to allow their best en-' II 'V did in war ! he hoard was I to order the "* i women con- ___________________ amebian MK I>.( W. MEN 1(1 employer* KKl EIVE BRITISH IIONOItt i a strike. He xv when thev St\ty-Si\ Ofllcois ami Men, Mnti.i would Ik r< l-'ixnn the lldtli Division Are period of the Awarded Deeorat Ions. Tt lt\ IF Washington, March 17.?Sixty ' 'IIIU'AHY ~~ six American army medical officer; 17 - -Torpor- and men have been decorated by th? the new tax distinguished service in the war aw, covering Surgeon General Ireland was adIng in 1 f> 18 vised by the British war office. 5w returns in Maj. Emanuel Goldstein, of New tax monsupo. York, and ('apt. George I'. O'Mallev ? same insta'l- Cleveland, was made honorary cornorations filing panions of the distinguished service ar year basis order, and 4!? captains and first lieut? treasury ex- tenants were awarded the military nded returns cross. The distinguished conduct ces due under medical and military medal of Great filed by Sat- Britain was conferred upon 15 enextensions aroj listed men. nates are filed The officers awarded the military i cross included Lieutenants Milton B. Toff man, Richmond. Va.; Edward L, Patterson, Barnwell, S. f\. and Fred Oscar Stone. Maynardville, Tenn. Enlisted men receiving the disT|n tinguished conduct medals included l||l James K. Faison, 118th Infantry, 'ininnr Men receivine the military medal AHflPrlr includod William II Coble, ambu.nUnUllL iance company 118; William J Evans, Dillon. S. C.; .Edward D. Jones. ambulance companv 118; failed Aspl- willlam Franklin Jones. Abbeville, m.+ IV * 1 m-|iri-f*in({ S. Herman W. Keener, ambulel Stomach. lance company 118; Charles R l.o;iHts are very Knn- head quart era 10.r>th sanitary trnln: Donald McKay. 102nd sanitary train; Asher Manheim, l<>2nd new and im- nanitarv train: Clyde K Thorazine, ..rVr! kAs,M" "eld hospital No. 118; Robert C. ess the heart. le is slightly Rogers, ambulance company 118; depressing to Cecil Trammell. ambulance combe used espe- p;iny 118. iiralgia, rheu- Most of the units mentioned were rt weakening . . ? . .... uenza, severe part ?' ^"e 30th division. neumonia. ??? l,nlM"KVI1{| DRIVEN OCT OF yH that even FHAFFNIIFRG 11V THE l.FTTS strong, there Stockholm, March 17 -L^tf sh teart depress- fr00pS captured Frauenburg. northarge demand "nsf of L,b*"' trnm th? Rn,"hev1kl n account of Monday night and took a great and influenza, "uantltv of war materials, a large treatment for number of machine guns and many IT no*'"*0 w'lh nrisoncrs a dispa'ch from Llhau iblets to conflamatlon and The Rolsheviki retired in the gestlon and direction of Mltau. nay be had at The Letts also advanced west of stores every- Frauenburg and drove the TlolRheKdR6R DfiCto i sold locally vM<' from r?R,on of the Baltic Co.?Adv. port of Windau. PAGE THREE - i ^ =EASTER ILINERY s* Coat Suits cs? Dresses , ^all and get our prices FASTER :s for MEN and BOYS ATEST SKIRT effects BUSY BEE TRENCH FINANCE CHIEF radical socialist, created sonic excite r,- i/ci /w ?? 4 > ment by shouting "Long live Cailx TALKS ON \\ AK COS! , ,, I laux, referring to former rrem.ee Joseph t'aillaux. who is under arrest i- <ays More Taxes Won't lie Imposed charged with having had deaiii.gr tut 11 (jeriiian Indemnity Is | with the enemy. The chamber wv.s tiiiaranteed. ' filled with ollicers and so diers. who : loudly hissed Daldabiez. One ofllcet Paris. March IT.?Louis Klotz. shook his first at the deputy and the minister of finance, began hi^(sl,outed a challenge to a duel. I spe,Ih ln T(?>.\T<) nail' Wii'i:i> ot r | """! IN TWO ITiOltll) \ t'O!M il 's I uation l>y denying he had made the, ?. ,,, . Miami, Fla.. March 1 i.?Damage statement France had become ric her , . . ilAA estimated at between $;?.o00.000 and I since the war. From the fiscal point .. w, ,,AA . . . $6,000,000 was caused bv heavy 'i of view there had been more re- , r, . ? rains in Dade and Broward cnnii.I sources created, the minister con- ... ,, . , ... ties, which practically wiped out the reded, but it would lie absurd to sayi ,. . . . . .. ,, 1 entire winter tomato crop. At the ' any country with departments in ,. . .. . , . . . . _ 1 , Miami weather bureau, eight inches such a condition as the invaded de-i . . , , , 1 of ram had been recorded. r pnrtments of r ranee had become) The yearly budget, M Klotz an-JlTr* Vtflll fiT? TKp NpWQ ^ nounced. would be three or four)"" I UU VJVl 1 Ilv llCfTO . times greater than before the war.' ZZZZ n M Why Take Calomel? M. Klotz gave some striking fie-, tires of war expenditures. lie said Dr. Thacher's Liver & Blood Syrup more than an.ooo.ooo.oofi fmn. s will do all that calomel willdo and w as spent I or artillery and ll.OOo. Without the "after effects." 000,000 francs for the pay of troops ! ??? The total expenditures of the nvnis- Years ago, when people were hillonB, frv of war were 110 ooo ooo 000 when the liver got lazy anil failed to do ,, . Its work or the stomach was out of franc., hil? the navy departm nt C0ntmi0n. calomel was the standby, spent only 6,000.000,000 francs. liy and by the users of calomel found According to M Klotz ft would that the "after effect*" of taking the . . drug were as bad and more often worse he relatively easy to meet he id,- jj3Un |ho ailment for which it waa 000.000,000 frane deficit of 1ft 19 taken. by an tncroase ?n direct taxes an in- I)r. Thacher, In seeking a medicine come tax receipts from th< l'nulda- to take the place of calomel-one that would do all the good that calomel t our of war stocks and a revision of would do, and yet leave none Of its evil the law governing the transport; effects perfected Dr. Thacher'B Liver A tion of troops over French railroads Blood Syrup. This was in 1862, and ?,. ? ... each year since has added to the conft* a,,lp* f"r transporta- rtenw of those who have used it. ^ tion. as the French are charged The MiggBmie nrewer, of Chattanooga, railroad deficit, the minister said Tenn., tried calomel. 8he was sufferw ould be 4,000.000.000 francs. ing with a very serious cold and grippe ... . , , and had no appetite whatever. After oncernihg the tax on cap.t;,i the calomel failed she tried Dr. Thachpr.. posit ion. M Klotz said, the Pr>8 Liver & Blood Syrup. She felt French capitalist taxpayer would not better after taking three doses and sho | h<? called on to pav one cent of ad j^n got entirely well. "I think Dr? tlil , ? , Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup is a ditioral taxe^ until Germany s tn wonderful medicine," she said, "and I /Ipninltv #1 cril vAC * i*-. - >" riiuirc werr s?m am very thankful I tried it." tied upon aril irnaranteed Hut pvpp For nearly three quarters of a eentnry kJvHid Germany pav completely fn- this sterling preparation has been an 'dMnagc* and the restoration of the "old stamhbv''in thousands of homes ,, , , In treating rheumatism, dyspepsia, indevastated provinces. M klotz said digestion and other stomach and liver this would no* balance future bed- complaints. It Is a powerful tonic and yet* after 1 f?l0 The tax on capital blood pulitter and can bo used with ,hf """ " ?<">*? 1 ThMhM MMIdneCo., CUM. to reach war profiteers tanooga.Tenn. for a copy of "Thacher'a ! M Klotz d;d not heed numerous Family Doctor," a book giving causa, interpolations from all sides of the symptoms and treatment of 47 comrh.mh.r a,klhK him c? n,m. .ha Blood Synrp amount which would be demanded fpr ulehJ I" mwdimnM gyffy1 from Germany. Victor DAlduzlez, vbnm. I