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w PAGE SIX Remedy Sought i Washington, July 31.?Govern-! tl ?0, jSDWMital machinery was set in motion'(1 ^^KvW^ioday in response to demands from it the phhlic that some otlicial action bej g taken to relieve the high cost of liv- b ing. j b; Prices as they affect the average h consumer, assumed first place in in-} b terest in the capital. At the White si House President Wilson was said to. be giving "deep and very thoughtful " consideration" to problems presented t( to him and the railroad administra- bi tion by members of the railroad r< brotherhoods, who represented that d prices would have to come down or , is wages go up, if social unrest was not tl to develop into upheaval. In the sen- u ate and house the situation gave rise w to several resolutions to investigate it the cause of existing price levels, an- tl other to reduce the volume of cur- ai rency in circulation as a means of, u deflating nrlces. one to rpnnp?t tho1 attorney general to stop speculation Late today Attorney General Pal-' w mer met eight high government of- | ni ficials whom he had summoned to his h; office for a discussion of high costs; g< and the best methods to pursue to effeet a reduction. After a talk lasting1 jn nearly three hours, the conference jf disbanded to meet again, probably Qf next week, for further counsel based (jj on additional information to be col-!ai lected in the meantitme. Those at-j tending the conference included Sec- ol retaries Glass, Houston. Redfield and : co Wilson, Director General Hines, Chairman Murdock of the federal trade; j commission; Assistant Secretary of tjj the Treasury Lefflnwell and \V. H.' . Colver of the federal trade com mis-; W( nion. j jc< I^ee Speaks Out. m It developed today that demands for more wages were pending before . the railroad administration from sev-j eral hundred thousand employees.1 . in foods on exchanges, and another toj sell this year's wheat crop at market prices instead of at the government '?' guarantee, the difference to be made up by the government. Perhaps the frankest talk government officials have heard in a long vv' time came in this connection, in the' 11 statement of W. G. Lee, president of ls ill the trainmen, before the wage adjust-' ment board. ''l I po Mr. Lee told the hoard that an in-! ^ crease in wages was not the proper solution of the present economic hard-j ships under which working men are a laboring because they would be t'ol- on lowed by new increases in the cost of everything which would more than ' 11 absorb the additional pay. 1'ntil all ' % classes get together to stop profiteer-! 'y ing, h?' said, tin* only thing for every''" one to do is to get all the wages he '"' can, a course, he declared, would result eventually in precipitating the co "upheaval" now staring the country VVi in the face. j 1111 Mr. Lee made public an abstract of su the report of hearings recently held f'? by the board of railroad wages on the st< trainmen's demands, at which he de-j clared an upheaval "was nearer in co %mmn iwmiu >6711 Feet The HifcfrestMoa r?t&ii? (20 Miles East Many Attractive Resort of Western (tort Average Elevation 2500 Insures Healthful and Deli ASHEVILLE-MEflDERSOrtVI 8REVARP * BLACK MOUrtTP LAKE JUflALllSKA-TRYOfl KANUGA LAKE* BLOW I A< TATE SPRING,TEfin.-SI OnetlundredTbousand orMc wotm?iii-ca rllOKl/^lllHIVlAKQAJ**. /ICA '.f ILA I uvv.1 j ?/Ull/M.'sil i>CV.C\0?3C VI II/G Good Hotels ?>.t?d Boj * EXGUI [vacation I con V/El AP -LAND' 0nii.dSt,t, ^?ammm^J t).r?c*o ; ^ RAIL J T1 |{ up," Mr. Lee w w9 jf # Asked what or High rrice e,;r cline material j not feel justi lis country today than ever before.! questjon> but ue to the unrest arising from mount-' of hjs ex 111 livintr costs. The r? i I rnarlc anil - strike at Win! overntnent departments had better fOUnd conser e assisting "to crush profiteering"! members Qf hi y the "packers and other industries."| awav au they e said, than "shouting across the ta-1 of memberahi le at each other" at hearings to con- (M.uj g^^ b, Ider still further increases. ..lo jielj wnb "All of us are to blauie," he said,1 gtand it any nbecause we are exerting every effort! ^ve wjjj corre( ) get more money for nurse.ves and ^jr j ee gaj etter conditions. Every day we must contracts for l ;alize that the profiteers are taking wbat tontorro ouble from the working men what ,jeeiared b i given them; and the trouble with fact that wbpj, ie people on the hill (Capitol) with) try an(1 ,,our s and with every corporation and when flour nia ith everybody, is that we are exert-1 of urajn sej|g . ig ourselves to get the dollar, while ..j wan( jf ie working man is merely existing p]nn ,ievised nd while the profiteering is piling 3omebody to f p millions. commodities c Going Wrong Way. above a certt "I will admit to you gentlemen that said, e ?re going the wrong way. 1 ad-j \jr< jjee aj it to you that it is time to call a j disapproval ol in. auu 1 <11111111 10 yuu inai until wg i tracts l)v whic Jt together, until we commence to- ferior factorie ;ther to stop this, there will be hell pinnts and tl this country?and it is nearer to- plants and big ly than I ever knew it in my rears 0f (he taxpaye experience. Just let soimvody he declared, tl op a match in this country of ours employees, fa id it will be a sorry day for all of ,.US penses, to be v "Unless my vision is most terribly Hag or anythin iscured, then htere is something! As a step to1 niing to us pretty soon in this coun- prices, plans a y that we had better take notice! retary linker We had something of peace in : Ilurleson and 1 is country'prior to the war condi-1 Pennsylvania t >ns. We were getting along fairly eel post surplv 11 until profiteering became so not-; valued at $124 ;abie everywhere and until the coni-j Officials who xlities that working people are com-' general's conf< lied to pay for were permitted to be'cuss what took creased, double and trebled, with-! Mr. Palmers t any question and often seemingly I called chiefly f th the approval of the government. | ing a survey r ''We are nearer war in this world oping any info lay, I believe, than when the kaise* head of the na lew down the gauntlet. Our lawi machinery mi| ikers are to blame, in my opinion, i Peering, cause the masses of the peoplei mid lie behind them if they would) "It seems to tempt to correct it and surely there1 putting this tl power to correct it; but instead ney general," ey are playing politics, as some of ingly. "Kven t esc labor organizations are playing en to blaming 1 litics. and it is the same all down isting price lev e line." In response Answering these questions. Mr. Lee mer admitted id he did not believe in giving any '?>' which price e class advantages at the expensei reptl>' but he d another, but said as long as pres- now legislation _al , ,, , ... . i>... .1?? i uit'i nuns foiiiiiiue ne nonovos 111 c,,,:r urpiuiiiurin erybody getting his share, as near-' may he guilty as he can, "until the tlnal upheaval " There is a , nies, and in my opinion it is look- on the statute g us in the face." general deelan Me declined to suggest how prices' When a rout uld be reduced, saying the country 'b<> ^'l'' is paying millions of dollars to the s stood en on the hill (capitol) who are ,lu! ,no8t ''xU'' pposed to have all the brains in the ,'ll>',hil inform untry'' and they are not acting to an-v K?V,Mnmeb ?p the increases. uros hav? bo,M1 mission on it "I am not a red card man. but I am $30>000f000t00 ruing close to it, if this thing keeps . ? , the result of it advisinj "\a8jM I prices to pay f i) ff] /^ADTM * ^9 lars of purchas ^CAROLIHA ready to urr H i&h gallons which # 9 owed by resoli it? Hasten? America gross would o oi Asbeville) ; tion. causing tl ii aa . and the waste siotbe MociotMos The bC^r^llPSi during the wn Ft. Above Sea.Level. ?nly""" it i r? ??? formation den ?btfol Summer Climate ,,,,, lnv, LLE-HIGHLAND LAKE* >>?? "-? " tin WAYrtESVILLE 'SALUPA'FLATROCK, i ?,,ln: _ ... . _ and wholesale 3ROCK* LIMV1LLE* eonm.i?,.k,? K. IGrtALMOU/ITAiaTE/lfl. * porations doin re Visitors ftototbese ???? ?> r wim-mcm J ?:r?~? iPeli?bffdSan7n?erGia?te' t?.o so? *rdii?? Hoases RSiOrt FARES' linn. Senator .V HIIErtT SCHEDULES |)l*Ol]|ICtlVP 'if I IP SERVICE' ' | ism. Senator I _ . . . . ! Washington. s as Railroad Administration, . . r General of Railroad*. I hfien K|v,,? S" .ROAD LINES '^ ~ ^ iiggjj adoption of hi: JE LANCASTER NEWS, LA: said. B would be Ms opinion as I bused on present food I ? price level should de- I ly. Mr. Lee said he did I tied in going into the I asked to be allowed to I periences in the recent I lipeg, where he said he vative home owners. I s organization throwing had gained in 25 years p and joining the genecuuse they were told all this; we can not 10 -e. Come with us and :t it." } d they could not make j| the future, not knowing w would bring forth. ie could not justify the it is $2.26 in this eounperhaps $11 a barrel, de from the same grade In Kngland for $6.11. possible, to see some bere that will permit my that beef, pork and >f that kind can not go iln per cent" Mr. Lee so expressed emphatic f "cost plus" war conh he said owners of in s had obtained fine ie First Presbyterians ; profits at the expense rs. It was such things, ' int caused the railroad ^""""" eed by growing ex- Qniry into t rilling to follow a "red formal decis g that comes along." One resol Ltur/I hronlrlnn ? ?, ? hOUSP WRVS re being made by Sec- conduct hem Postmaster Go ?ral determine w Representative Kelly or increased so 0 seil through the par- a,'?n. and t is army food stocks eral trade c 1,000,000. the cause at attended the attorney P'iccs for ?rence declined to dis- clothing. place. taid the conference was OVER TH or the purpose of mak- PAY >f the situation, develirmat'on on which the tion's law enforcement '>,>r * ;ht apt to curb prof- Showw of )i Direct I,aw. be a universal pastime, ... . . . . , Washingti hing up to th eattor*? i. , ,, . returns were Mr. Palmer said sinil, sons, about . he governors have tak... . lion, for the this department for ex. ., cording to els. .... Pleted by tin to <juestions Mr. Pal,, . , en lie. They that there was no law )(f fi.,, s could be lowered di- oyer 191fi eclined to say whether , , pa ml I'd to i was needed to enable ., ...,r or . . , 3,035,854 rel 1 to punish men who . . in net iucon of nrnnlDPrinc I ... j much greate great deal of good law . , |1(. extension books." the attorney . incomes prev >d. I Ts?ve? pali se of action Is decided | Rn aVeragc 0 ral trade commission, ^ 6>Q3 p<jr c to be ready to supply j neurits v tsive collection of in-. jn(.omes ru|l| atIon ever gathered by ()()0 and ran t. Production cost fig- thousan(,8 UI i obtained by the torn- ;p.t 1 rctui tdustries representing i $26,000 and o worth of capital as ' s activities during the , t the government what feK? "73335 or the millions of dol- H es made by it. For this H dioved tlte commission M |J ^ :e that further Inveatl- J to be foreshad itions pending in con-<^| lily muddle the situa-|M ip loss of valuable ot the money involved. sston's Investigations, ^ ir. all of which dealt IH most authoritative in-lH I ved from the books of H 1 lived, are said to have B I dlteerlng was at a niin- fl| P tail trades, most of the H fi tits wh'ch ?a 2 to the urersIB B remedy the B fifl inerally is understood riH cor- B fikijL g interstate busl- jfl Bn m t<> be applied (list in H here the mulcting of fl ^ lag rant. B B 1/ : ? hearing consideration I ' proposing reduction of Sj f currency in circula- W levers. Democrat. Mon-|B m high Jiv ng costs were R lolshevlstn and anarch- I 9 'oindexter, Repuhlican. H aid the president had H 10,000,000 to feed dis- ^ ' an peoples and added: K id be impossible to get|l >n of $1,000,000 for I leans " _T reasons urged for the H * "" to supply food to Ku- w} Hoindexter said. waslH KIHC-' f meat and food prices I |M senate debate was in i jnj sentatlve lgoe, Demo- xj appealed informally to S mbers to recommend I . s resolution for an in-' i? t i i NfCASTER, S. C. Next Time?Buy - B "< M ML CORD th? ! KT5r J fum BIG TIRES?EXf For Sate bp he cost of living hut no from $50,000 to J ion was reached. from $100,000 to I ution proposes that the from $ 1 f>0,000 to $30 and means committee $300,000 to $500,0 rings during the recess to $500,000 to ll.OOO.Ot hether prices have been that figure, as to offset federal tax- A notable feature o he other directs the fed- the showing that wl 'ommlssiyn to determine 1,206 incomes over $? id necessity of increased the number was redu shoes, sugar, coffee and 1917. The million do creased from 206 to 1 ^ creases in the amou REE MILLIONS persons in that class 730. ON THEIR INCOME Th?. million dollar paid more taxes than 'cut of tlic Population contributing $109,424 1 Total Net Income ernment out of $306, li:MWW8,iWM,i207. COme reP?r,ed- Vor comes of $2,000 to 1 smallest amount of to in, Aug. 4.?Income tax on returns of $2,461, ? tiled by 3,4.2,890 per- Residents of New Y 1 per cent of the popula- returns and reportet calendar year 1917, ac- than any other statt final reports just com- Illinois ranking s< ? bureau of internal rev- Massachusetts ranked showed total net income come repotted, but Ol 383,207. The increase j? the number of taxa before the law was ex- ? reflection of tl neet war expenses, was perity the nine south urns ana ?f the Mississippi riv le, the former being so aggregate of almost $ r comparatively, because net incomes of more i i of t)ie law took in small year lit 17. Th lously exempt. I $400.000.000 more t rl totalled SO 7 5.24 it .4 50. gate reported for f $568.56 per individual, which, however, cont ent of the income. j of incomes of more tl fere made on 1,640,758 was before the law u itlng front $1.0tt0 to $2,- meet war expenses, ipetl in the hundreds of These southern st ? to $25,000, There were Florida, Georgia, Lo ns on incomes between sippi. North Carolini $50,000; 12,4 58 returns Una, Tennessee and V >o You Lik I have an extra barg Land's Ford and Monrt jftk One mile to Zion, 1 Vs> Only five miles from tov, a This place will rent e flfi at -'10 cents a pound, a; i <>u .v?iy inai conon win ;I guess you know, I doi gjgg nearer 40 cents this fall wBfjd* EV Just look around and several years ago who B price. Lancaster County not realized the impor aSS|HB8si^^ namely, to educate and ^ffiragg^SSw Don't drag along li grKSSHBHifiy to thinking and figuring The above farm ha Listen, I don't ask ?are worth half the pri $1400 or $15 an acre. Don't sleep till yoi stay long. will have to pay for sleeping, e Mr. L. S. Starnes visited (ireen W. E. PLYLEI u TUESDAY, AUGUST ? ''11 &MT ! m TIRES Th6y are the tough tread tires and a marvel in their re sistance to wear. IESS MILEAGE Dealers 100,000; 3,3 02 ed about six per cent of the country's >150,000; 2,347 total taxable incomes which was $13,0.000; 552 f,omj 652.383,207. They turned in 237,831 00; 315 from of the country's 3,472,890 returns )0 and 141 over and their tax yield was $24,355,100 of the country's total of $676,249,450. f the report was Georgia showed the largest number tile there were of personal returns for the South ancf 100,000 in 1916, the largest total net Income, while iced to 1,015 in Louisiana showed the largest tax liar incomes de- yield. Virginia showed the largest 141, and the de- number of incomes front $1,000 tr> tit reported b> $2,000 and the largest total net Jnwas $157,427,- come of this class. i Statistics for 1917 for the nine men, however, southern states showing increase's any other class, over 1916, follow: ,999 to the gov- Florida: Personal returns, 15,236; 835.9144 In In-[ Increase. 13.557; net Incomes. $45,sons with in-, 319.996; Increase,. $27,918,794; tax 13,000 paid the! yield, $1,525,131; Increase, 1,202,iXcb. $9.097,378! 495; $1,000 to $2,000 Incomes. 6,,137.000. | 039; net Income. $9,058,500. 'ork made more' Georgia: Personal returns. 38,- I I more Income 252; increase, 34,808; net incomes. I ?, Pennsylvania1 $116,171,112; Increase, $83,178,147: 1 >cond and third, i tax yield. $ ' 1' 7.7:?4. :nerj^4, fj I I fourth In in-1 72;- JJ I lie I ble incomes. j North t.'arolina^^'ersonai^firrtib, I le Smith's pros- 22,977; increase. 20,770; net ern states east'comes, $69,649,131; increase, $44, er reported an1 823,305; tax yield, $2,651,504; in860,000.000 for' crease, $2,090,534; $1,000 to $2,000 than $1,000 for incomes, 9,714; net Income, $15,571.at was almost 000. han the uggre-' South Carolina: Personal returns, the year 1916. 22,321: Increase, 21.117; net inained statistics cornea, $55.375>849; Increase. $45.lan and 492,902; tax yield, $1,713,335; in- I as expanded to crease, $1,6 30 137; $l/?00 to $2,000 I incomes, 10,361; net income, $15,- I ates?Alabama, 541,600. I uisiana. Missis- Virginia: Personal returns, 37,951; I ft. South Caro- increase. 33,761; net income, $103,- I lrginla?report- 861,859; increase. $61,644,895; ^ :e Money ? 11 ain in 91 acres located on then"" ung of flj b >e F^oads. V> gj , miles to Shiloh, within 200 yafds of Rohr rn. Forty acres in woods and som^tlnu asily for 2,000 pounds lint coUon, fifrtl mounts to $600. This is l(y< on $6,t| 1 not always bring '10 cents a pound. i't; hut my opinio^ is thai cotton wills 1 than it will 30 cents. 1 try and find some one who bought Is will sell for nny$i\ing like the puifb A land is cheaper than any other Cou is because thro people in this County h iSr,. tant duty in at they owe their cfflldr leave therg the pre ;tige of a homesfeadj ke you nave been doiiig, wake un and! # ttJ is at least $1600 worth of buildings OBJ you $6000 for i'. or eve A $5000; or S40I If '1 66.50, which is cheap. Tt^e buildings aW M ce 1 ask. leaving the lfyul only coSW 0 \ i have seen me about this place. It g J/ d wood County in sonrcli of a hor| I The Land Man p I 1 i,j