The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 26, 1919, Image 1
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68TH YEAR, N(
LITTLE DEMANI
FORE-QUARTER
-4..
Columbia Housewivei
Upon the Best
at Whatever Co;
HINDQUARTERS AR
Fair Price Commissioi
Forequarter Cuts
For One-Half Cost
quarters.
* Columbia, S. C., Sept.
study of the marketing of 1
in Columbia recently mad
the office of the fair price c
er, shows that although t
beef from foroquarters
cheaper than the cuts fron
ters, there is-little or no c
the former class of cuts,
tigation proved, according
ment issued from the of
fair price commissioner,
dealers in Western dress
particularly b?ef, ought
their prices In some instt
such is not the case with
native dressed meat, at le
til the demand for the cli
of meat is increased local
Commenting on the ret
vestigations of the sale of (
in Columbia, A. 1). Olip
price commissioner, said t
astonishing that with the
ing at Its present high 1
should be no demand, com
for the cheaper cuts of fres
Oliplutnt's Ktatenx
The following statemenl
;to the investigation of tl
fresh meats in Columbia
from the office of the fair
missioner:
"Careful attention has
A g%-. ntly to tho wholesale
Tnarket for fresh meats in
The sales of beef are fai
volume than those o? any
meat. Therefore, the inqu
umbia has been conduct"
along two lines: First, t
rate of consumption of the
lower priced cuts of beef, i
the relative amounts of p
on those cuts of beef as
wun me amounts of prof
declared to be fair by th?
committee of New York.
"Under the first point
this inquiry. It was develo]
question that the deinari
cheaper cuts of fresh beef
bit is very much less than t
for the better cuts. This
case, it was not surprisi
when the figures on the s<
in the investigation were
that the profits made on
class cuts of beef were I
stances decidedly higher ii
than the amounts fixed t
I price committee in New '
Prices Are Compnr
"In making the investigt
wholesale and retail deale.
meat in Columbia, prices fi
two wholesale dealers in
dressed meats and six reti
some of whom hundled on
meats and some of whoi
only native dressed meats
pared. On the day these (
obtained, only one of the
dealers had in stock any f<
of beef, from which the el
of beef .are obtained. Bt
bad in stork hindquarl
, which come the cuts of
class. Similarly, one of the
?rs in meat carried no at
cuta from the forequartei
Only one out of the six i
era was prepared to furnla
all four of the principal
fprequarters, to-wlt chu
whole cross rib, cut croas rl
meat.
'Indicating the deman<
higher consumption of 1
beef which come from the
tern, five out of six retail f
complete stocks of the
clans cuts of beef, while
above, both the whoiesal
stock of hindquarters.
"It appeals from this in
thnt probably the best 8
way to get lower prices
meats in Columbia is to ii
mediately the consumption
(Continued on Page
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*
The Law
). 96, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTEI
| FAp ARMED CONFLICT WITH TW(\ MC\T
I rUi\ HOLLAND IS PROBABLE luEll
CUTS Curdinnl Mercer Not SnrjirLwl at
BYSTA
News of Impending Dutch- ?
s Insist Belgian War. Strikers Would
Meals " Fired on Tro
St Baltimore, Sept. 25.?When Card - Charged T
nal Mercier was Informed at Cardinal
Gibbons' residence of the reported .
E HIGH severance of diplomatic relations be-1 NFLICTING
tween Belgium and Holland he said: ?
. "I knew there were difficulties but ^ ,
iers Find . . , . .. . Contending rc
IC1? 1 had no reason to believe a rupture
Selling was imminent." Steel Strike
of Hind- others ln hl8 Parfy d,d not 8oem Varance in St
surprised over the news.
"Germany is recuperating," Cardi- Spread of Stl
nal Mercier said. "And," put in M. ?
2 5 ?The De88a,n- "8hould she be allowed to Farrell I'a Se
resh meats reronatruct her strength, Belgium were kll,;d'and
le through may We" eXpeCt another invasion? wounded ln anoth
ommlsslon- Unles8 we a88Ure ourselve8 by fortl" state police and
he cuts of fying the ,r?nt ,aCinK Dutch Umbur?- sympathizers here
, This we are unable to do because our
are much . . . . . , The trouble sta
. , . guns would be trained on neutral . ?
l hindquar- , . congregated at Si
; . Dutch territory. Belgium should have ? , ~
lemand for ^ . . , . . .. field streets and i
, put in a stronger claim at the peace
The inve8- , When the troopers
conference for safety measures on .
to a state- ., . . . . , tbey were fired ui
. th? paRt boundary, but, unfortunate- ?
Bee of the . The mounted oflk
.. . x ly. Belgium s vote was very weak at ? ,
that retail ' . fire, killing two
the sessions.
ed meats, ... . . say.
"Military history and wars have
to re uce ^au(?kt ug rjV(,rH are the only de- The r'ot occurrc
inces, u pendai,ie lines of defense. In this case where one was ki
c ea ers in ^ ^ the Meuse that must be fortified. Injured in an outb
ast not un- . . . _ . , .. ,
And unless Belgium posses the lower
icaper cu s par^ vital province, now utter- ONE MAN KI Id A
ly useless from a military viewpoint Hl'KT AT IjACI
'."oih .neefj t0 thP I)UtCh> bUt essential to Beb Buffalo, Sept.
) fn r BlUm- noth,n* ran be done- Had the killed and four p<
' Germans seen fit to invade us by way ? nM
i<,, t i ii nu ** iiirtjv yctir uiu
nl t rn, ?f L,inburg ln8tead of '?8Pe?ting the when p,an| Kun,.(
cr, thnro DUtCh terrltory' tholr advance ?ould klins on a crowd o
.narativplv "0t ,mV? b??n he,<1 "P' sympathizers wh,
t "Sho?>d another invasion be at- near one Qf the (
in meat. tempted under the present situation wanna Steei com
i*nt. the entire bulk of the Belgian army Tuesday
f. in regard would have to he concentrated in the
le price of vicinity of Waterloo. This would eat * ,y p? <on,Pn
. . . , , ... . the shooting, but
was issued away our strength of fnriiflnoiin?
price com- the south. If our concentration was an niood> ai
in the south, the north would be to lhe P0"06, and
b<*en Riven doomed. If the army force was dis- e*Perted before n
and retail tributed alone the border, it could
Columbia not withstand an attack." CONFLICTING <1
larger in Asked whether Belgium anticipat- BV T1IK COX'
other ^resh ed War" nR,thf>r Cardinal Merrier nor Pittsburgh. Sei
iry ln Col. his secretary would deny Its possibil- claims as much a
Bd" chiefly 'ly' "Many I,elKlans would welcome given out the ope
lie relative U> ' M Dessaln volunteered. steel strike, conti
hiirher and the contending f
ind second RITCH ANI> GRAHAM ARE spread industrial
rofit made HELD UNDED $1,000 BONDS waRed'
compared _____ The leaders of l
It on them . _ ,, w crs boldly claimed
. , . Tlieir ( hm-n <Jo to <?rand Jury r?n
f fair price spreading and tha
Charges of Inciting to Blot?Call who worked yest
pnvorMt hv Other Cases Wednesday. walkout today.
pen'y??rt made plants still
id for the Albermnrle. N. C., Sept. 25.?Mar- be 0,O8ed Wednes
in Colum- vin L. Rich. Charlotte lawyer, and J. and that no pa,r
he demand H. Graham, of Concord, both labor ^ h?re cither by
being th? organizers, were held under bond of corporation,
ng to find $1,000 each for tho Stanly county 'n 8truB8l<',
>cond point grand Jury at the conclusion late roncernsi
tabulated Tuesday of a two days' hearing be- William Z. Fost
the better fore County Judge Ingram on charges national eommitU
a some In-, of inciting to riot in connection with 'r?n and steel wo
^ Columbia the strike disorder at the Wiscasset national head qua
?y the fair textile mill here last week. ports received by
fork. Solicitor W. E. Brock announced frorn organizers a
(MI that the hearing of the 28 mill op- 8tcel districts
eratives under bond charged with 'nen are participut
ition of the ri0{nnd conspiring to resist the While not givinj
rs in fresh jaW3 atrtte would begin before poration represenl
irnished hv jU(jKe Ingram Wednesday morning, disputed the fl;
Western an(j tbaj they would all be heard to- they were true m
nil dealers, gftfber instead of separately. included in Foste
'y Western m completely shut c
m handled r| A,MS prksIBFNT BlUMt.llT ,he case.
were com- HACK ?I,04M>,000 IN (ilFTS
trie** wyro
wholesale Washington, Sept. 25.? Senator IhhlTION'AI, STI
irequarters f>enroR?- republican, of Pennsylvania ll>l,F. IV
ieaper cuts declared ^ senate that Presi- ChloaKO Sept
1th dealers dent w,,son and hltt Par<y brought d|t|ona| 8tre, pIar
ers, from back from tho 1>ar,s conference Jew- g(j am, lnd,ana }:
the better p,s ftnd other ?,f,H from "crowned of appr<,c(abIy
r<o-.ti Hadi beads" which he had been told were ... .. .
retail deal- mills which were
ock of the worth mor? than 11.000.000, ftle w||h r<,duced
rs of beef. Interrupting a speech by Senator marked the secon
retail deal-' Ashurst. Democrat, of Arizona, who ?triko in the Chi
h his trade ?a'd that In 1810 it had been propoe- pnion leaders e
cuts from ?<1 to prohibit acceptance of gifts proxlfnately 10 00
tck steak from foreiirn rulers hv in?
-? | strikers. Officials c
,/a Senator Penrose asked If the Arizona | stee, corporation
Henator had In mind gifts made to (he r<,tjrence whlc
Prosldent Wilson while In Europe. I(e(l ?|n(.P the fir
d for and ^ knnw not}llnK of that," Senator werP heard and oj
hindauar- Ashurst replied, "but If any Democrat dent p,?nts settle,
uJlershad *<*epted such gifts he would receive of watchful wait
n Uii.r iny condemnation as quickly as if he Anion* the rar
tive Deiier, "7 Lil . . .
a* noted were a RePub,,CRn- strikers the holMa
ere had a "I have been told that the Pros'- out were accentui
dent and his party came back over- picture houses an
ti t?on burdened with presents from crowned enterprises in the
VT ; ?,?.? heads and foreign governments." booming and hasti
ind ralreai penro%p 8R,d. "There was worP advertised h
?r jewelry valued at hundreds of thous- clubs.
nfrth?cLT. and?- an(l 1 wa" t0,d thftt CU8,omS No s,gn" of d,B
? I nmiiorltles valued the gifts at more ?5^3
(than $1,000,000." I (Continued o.
y\ ' \
[CASTER
*, S. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 26, 1919.
KILLED FINAL PLANS READY ~ ,
TE TROOPS FOR 30TH REUNION _
? - me
n't Disperse and Old Hickory Association to Have
opers as They First Meeting in Greenfhe
Crowd ville Next Week c
?? Fra
CLAIMS MADE TO RUN SPECIAL TRAINS
Pag
>rces in Great Three Thousand Women Will|,am
.. , 1 ttlec
are Much at Furnish Free Meals To The jng
atements as to Seven Thousand Soldiers Ex- uou
rike. pected to Attend.
' " thei
pt . 25.?Two men Greenville, S. C.f Sept. 25.?Final 80,11
two others were pluns for the entertainment of the ^
ler clash between soldiers of the Thirtieth division who
strikers and their will gather here next Monday and 12
Tuesday for the first reunion of the *>eo'
rted when a crowd Old Hickory association were attend- 'aw
Launton and Green- e(* at a meeting of representative clti- 1
refused to disperse zens of Greenville tonight. Announcei
charged the crovl ment was made that arrangements tion
pon, it is allege-.! nart been completed by the reunion ,ha'
;ers returned the eanteen committee, an organization qUR
men, eye witnesses ?f 3,000 women to furnish free meals <0 1
to 7,000 men. An efTort will be ma-.le RP0<
>d at the same place to house a11 thP visito ?".l t0r>
lied and many were ,,alls' Tents ,oanod from ('an,P Sevit*r C
reak Monday nignt. by tho war dePa^ment will be used has
only as last resort. A bond of $29,000 the
was required before the government mus
.!> .\XI> H)t It property became available. thei
KAW ANNA PLANT Requests were filed today with the vnri
25.?^ine man was railroad administration for the opera- <ina
;rsons, one of them tion of special trains from several dltli
boy, were wounded points In Tennessee and the Carolinas *ai<]
is tired with shot- touching Chattanooga and Knoxville, thai
f strikers and strike Wilmington and (loldsboro, Charles- <*ur<
a had congregated ton and Columbia and intervening rect
;ates of the Lacka- points in the three States which fur- for
parry's plant late nished the bulk of the fighting men in lay<
the Thirtieth division. Special reducrestored
order after railroad rates will be in effect, only pp
the strikers v ere In within three States,
ccording to reports N'o response had been received tofurther
trouble was day to invitation sent Saturday to
nornlng. Secretary Baker and a second tele- ,>1,..
, gram wm rot-warded to the cabinet
IjAIMS MARK member urging hiin to come, and if
.. . unable to send Assistant SecreIkNDlNti
1- Olti 'l-.S g-, .
tarv Crowell Col. Holmes It. Springs
)t. 25. Conflicting tn(jay sent a message to Brigadier C
t variance as those General Tyson of Knoxville, asking into
ning day of the big j,im to personally try to get the presi- tre.-i
nue to be made by dent come by CJreenville when be sees con
orces in the wide- ^ini jn Memphis this week. The divi- had
contest now being sion parade scheduled fer Monday a '- n? a
ternoon has boon called off. tion
the organized work- So far Asheville and Knoxville are k
I today the strike is the only cities which have made tju,
t thousands of tnen known intentions of bidding for the iH.r
erday joined the next reunion, but invitations from
Predictions were other cities probably will be present-' iy ^
in operation would ed at the convention. Frank P. liowen \ in t
day or Thursday of Knoxville, secretary, tonight an-; bile
is were made any- nounced that approximately 20,000; ^
the United States former soldiers had joined the Old | w
the principal factor Hickory association to date,
or by independent ^
AUSTRIAN RED BOOK IS but
or. secretary of the FAVORABLE TO GERMANY ,n*
>e for organizing his
irkers. in charge of ' trea
rters here, said re- German New spatters 4'ontend ii Prov- sjr,,
him during the day ?.s Germany Tri?>?l Karnostly to thr<
nd others In charge Prevent Outbreak of War. oty
show that 327,100 ..
ing in the strike. f, .
. . Merlin, Sept. 2a.?German news?
any statistics, cor- . . ..... of I
. , . papers are arguing that tne Red Hook ,
Latives Wednesday , ' ' noss
, , just issued by the Austrian govern- 1
gures. asserting if ; lntu
, .. , . . ment, proves Germany tried earnestly f
any of the districts the
... ,, , to prevent the outbreak of the great
r s list would be _ i,,.?
.... . war in 1!?14 and that Count Leopold
lown which is not . nap
von Herchtold, Austrian foreign min
__ Ister in 1914. bears the bulk of the
responsibility by his "underhand tac- a<ft
KKIj I I.ANTS tjcs an(j deception."
SOI III < lilt AGO Thf> belief that Germany can de2
5.- Closing of ad- maud a revision of the peace terms
its in South Chlcn- on the strength r.f ih<> ?<"? i? Pro
rnrbor and absence j expressed by the Roersen Zeitung, *'on(
creased activity In which intimates thaV the publication ' ,al
attempting to oper- of the Red Rook was planned to ,hP
forces In Clary, bring such a demand. "mI
id da> of the steel The Kreuse Zeitung denounces
cago district. what It calls the "Inextinguishable "
lalined gains of ?p- guilt of Austrian diplomacy," while A<"
0 in the number of several other newspapers praise the P<' 1
>f the United States courage and honesty that brought
plants maintained about the revelations of the Red 'ho
h they have exhib- Book. The Tagehlatt says Clermany Pn's
st strike murmurs was required to keep sinlece about 'nfr
>erators of indepen- facts at the peace conference so as aPP'
1 down to a policy not to hinder Austria's chances for a
ing. better peace. conv
ik and file of the Almost the only newspaper to crit "1
y aspects of a walk- 'he German government is the my
ated. The moving Tagehlatt. which says the government j Mr.
>d other recreation ,n 1914 "did not show the slightest i lutic
steel town are interest In the situation and acted Asac
ly organized dances Idiotically." adding that Germans in Wot
y mushroom social power at that time played the part of cept
thorough-going fools The newspaper ant
order were in evi- declares the revelations of the Red add*
, ? Hook en "awful disgrace for Ger- and
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SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
ARLOTTE OFFICIALS |l A TV" AC All
UtE READY FOR A FIGHT L/U/A UF yU
PRFVFNT*
y Will Wane ? Livt'ly Cam- * ' Iili i IjItIl
pitign to Prevent lleing
Hecallcd. State Democratic E
mittee Unable
hnrlotte, N. C., Sept. 25.- Mayor Elect ion Cc
nk H. McNinch, Commissioner of
ilic Works A. H. Kearn and Comsioner
of Public Safety George A. STOLE APPAREN
e. for whose recall a petition con
ing 1,614 signatures has been ... ,
, hmgstree Man
1 with the city clerk, are organizfor
the purpose of waging a stren- Iteen Declared
s campaign for the retention of Point of No Quo
It* offices against candidates for
respective positions to oppose "een Raised,
n at the recall election to be held
,e time next month. Columbia. S. C.. S.
lthough, City Attorney James A tho Stat? Uemocrallc
I indicated Saturday night that the m|Uee mretjnp here
copies of the petition have not protost8 fl,ed h( ronn
n presented In conorraity with the second pr|niary electi<
. the city commissioners announr from th0 gixth I)|gtpi
hat they desired to take no action a. 8 Q.clock by u ^
ch might hinder the recall elec- <() |hr<|W QUt thp pro,
i from being held, they claiming E Sherwoodf of Con,
t they are in favor of putting the lppp(, irregularitleB
stion to a vote of the people as .
. in int! dox at Ai
whether thev have filled their re- . ? , ,
? , town County and to
*tive offices in a manner satislac- , , ,
, , turns and declare the
r to the majority. ,
or bo quorum was sui
?nly one of the 12 copies presented Gary Evans, chairmai
been certified, and Mr. Melt told ceedings were stoppe
commissioners that each sheet had not been mado
it be certified by some signer Kingstree. would havi
eof as to the authenticity or th? ,hf. nominee by a maj
ous signatures as being those of f5vc votes. The secre
lined voters of the city. These ad- Tobias. Jr.. was instru
onal certificates will be required, membership of the
I Mr. Mell. It considered, however forty-four members t<
( it would not bp difficult to se- thp recessed meeting
s these certifications, so that the The pr'ineipal protei
ill election is practically assured o!- j y Sherwood, w
next month, though it may be de- flftv.four irregular a
?d to some extent. votep ha(] been cagt ,u
five of them for Mr.
ESI DENT SAYS WEST | for Mr. Sherwood. He
HAS ACCEPTED LEAGUE ^"b. ,bP w
would gjve him a ma,
votes in the district. '
Wilson Makes No Address At wood protest, that of (
Ogden, Vtah, Hut Issin-s | cinct, box No 1, (i
Greeting t<. People. 1 namM of candidates 01
[was dismissed by the
cause the regular bal
>gden. Utah, Sept. 25. ( arrying oversight, were not si
i Utah his campaign for the peace cinct
ity. President Wilson declared his Because there had
vlction that the people of the west it wa8 foun(] that
accepted with enthusiasm the vo(ps ha(, been CQUf
re guarantees of the league of na- an<1 seventy o1 lhese
IS> deducted from Mr. J
Altering the state from Reno. Nov.. jorlty. Mr. Stoll withd
President was cheered at a nam- relative to Uorry C?>ui
of places where his train mado ; od t,is contention hat
,f and was welcomed warm- Aftpr thp motJon fl
vhen he left his private car lure oomniitteeman from K
he afternoon for a brief automo- ha(, beon carrJed tQ &
rld' wood protest because
'lie wind up of his day's schedule enough evidence to
; a night mass meeting in the Mor- fraud to chance the
i tabernacle at Salt Rake City. election, and to decli
1r. Wilson made no address here j, jy Jennings of Si
he issued a short statement greet- for Mr Sherwood, rai
the people of UtaJi and expressing no quorum. When it
confidence in the outcome of the bv ^jr padgfttt that
ity debate. Crowds lined the poin( coul)1 not be con
ets and cheered him as he rode|he was not a mPmbor
?ugh the business section of the 1it wag rPnowed
rhe statement fillows: I nard. executive comr
It is with the greatest pleasure Lexington County.
I find myself in the great state a
Utah, and I regret that it is no' ('ONGKE'S^ INTE
tihle for tie to remain in Ogden
, ... IN THF ?T*
sense of privilege I feel in coming
contact with them and the con To the Kvient of Old
nee I feel that, in common with ((l s( ? if sitm
forward looking Americans, they ,, , , ...
Ifclic\e<| to l edc
pt with enthusiasm the guaranof
peace we are now seeking to
Arm. Washington, Sept.
May I not take the liberty of e>- in,orV('T??,,l in ihe sti
tslnc the greatest Interest in the directing '? ? senate l
1 fortune of Ogden and northern to ""met
ti, and my hope that prosperity of ,ion ,0 as,iertain 11 >1
most substantial kind may con- in ar|;v wn-v *)<- rf,i'eve<
e to crown the efforts of its citi- tioni,"
The inquiry will I.
tiring most of the day he was at representatives
k on executive matters forward- w'" i,,!an' hater (
o him from the White House. 1 nile?i States
..... ... , tion. President (lomp<
ne of the telegrams written by , ... .
.. . ....... ... . erlcan Federation of h
President was to William I) archv
....... spokesmen for both ? ?
ident of the Associated Advert!*
Clubs of the World, expressing' W 1 aPP'nr.
eolation of the organization's in ^
enient of the treaty during its Will Itridge Brot
ention in New Orleans. The contract has h
May I not express through von : State highway ooinn
deep and hearty appreciation," Birmingham Steel r<
Wilson telegraphed, "of the reso- lho construotlon of rt
?n unanimously adopted by the',
. ... ... , * .w 1 I'Oekhnrt on Broad rn
elated Advertising ( lubs of the;
Id in favor of the amiualified ar-jwi" COHt Id.,800. T1
anoe of the treaty of the coven- the concrete sub-stn
of the league of nations. It is an bridge was given to
?d illUHtration of the public spirit' Power company, at ?
wide, statesmanlike view of the 039 making a total of
irtising clubs." j will begin right away
. vrn . ?
A X Ej Alt
ORUM
; ACTION
xecutive Com
to Decide
mtest
TLY LEADS
Would Have
Nominee 11"
rum Had Not
ppt. 25.?When
Executive Comto
consider the
eetion with the
in for Congress
ct. had decided
rote of 11 to 9,
est made by J.
vay, against aland
fraudulent
ndrews, Georgecanvass
the reresult,
a point
dained by John
a, and the pro- _
d. If the point
P. H. Stoll, or
t; been declared
ority of twentytary,
Ashley C.
icted to call the
committee of
a Columbia for
it tiled was th.it
ho alleged that
nd fraudulent
Andrews, fortyritoll
and nine
asked that the
Itich if done,
jority of eleven
The other Sher'arvers
Bay prer
ar writing the
i illegal ballots.
committee, helots,
though a*i
lpplied the pr? been
a recouur
seventy sold'er
ited twice and
votes had been
Sherwood's ma *
Irew his protest
nty as he claim1
been met.
f the executivedgefield
County
ismis9 the Sh<
there was no'
show sufficie::?
result of the
ire the results,
nmter, attorney
ned the point of
was pointed out
Mi. Jenning's
sidored because
of th?' fomniilby
(I. A. Gulguitteenuui
from
:k vexes
2el strike
eriitu Invest iuanfion
<'an lie
ni' A< tion.
- > i ')U>;r?
?el strike by
abor committee
liato investigatle
situation can
1 by fedorel aeon
in Thursday,
of the strikers
'hairman Gary,
Steel corporals,
of the Aniabor,
and other
ipital and labor
id lUvcr.
een let by the
ilssion to the
srporatlon for
steel bridge at
/or. The bridge
lie contract for
icturos of the
the I,oekhart
i cost of $26,$63,859.
Work
.... i