Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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!l I j| Where i b r? | V/UHUlig 11 This is the 11 ourselves. Y j! sary 80 moi [ | yourslef this {i with the seri< 11 per month to S ! At the er jjj receive 3 ji glad you | j I Standa 1 Loai 1W. H. WHITE, Pr Offic EtzririiriirdiitfM WHEAT FARMERS' SEN STRIKE WATCHED , Strike Called for Farmers to Hold Coloi Wheat From the Market Until Nc Reached Three Dollars Per Bushel. Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 28.?Grain De operators, market officials and state treat boards of agriculture throughout the Nati< southwest were watching closely to- the I day for the effect of a reported Sena "strikei" of wheat raisers, who, it was clare said, were refusing to ship their pro- last ] duct to terminal markets until a ba- "A sic price of $3 a bushel for the wheat state was realized. ratif; The "strike" called recently by the port National Wheat Growers Association alist' in a proclamation urging members to he n< withhold their wheat from market un- ?"j til the $3 price was obtained, was de- partj dared by W. H. McGreevy Wichita treat Kansas, secretary of the organization cepj. to be in full force. Mr. McGreevy, in his statement, asserted the association treat membership of 70,000 was unanimous yerSi iir its intention not to sell and pre- -pj, dieted: that the desired price would Unit< is reaFwsed: within ninety days. p J. C. Mohler, of Topeka, secretary fore of the Kansas State Board of Agri- jemr eaJtnre^ the other hand, was em- jn(jef phatfc" iir asserting that there was no neve such "strike" in Kansas and his view > was being upheld by many grain men qvE who asserted that reported falling off in deliveries yesterday at some terminal markets might be attributed to several causes not related to a "strike York GREENWOOD PEOPLE GAVE sixte GYPSY SMITH ' $5,000 boro carri Greenwood, Oct. 28.?The tent xieeting in which the Christian peo- appr Pie of Greenwood united after con- popu tnraing four weeks, with Gypsy Smith doing the preaching, closed Sunday anno sight with an attendance which is es- Di timated to have been never a service seng dsrfng the entire meeting when there acco mas not a large congregation present, wu.c The consensus of opinion is that reco: Shis meeting has proven a great bless- ?? mg not only to the people of the city tion tat to the entire surrounding country 000. Ax asr evidence of appreciation a free moni wiH offering was made by the people evid< tvr tire expenses, and as compen?- mucl is the Mo From? : question we ou will not fir nths form toe question if is now open ? . t'ne STAND V / id of 80 months y >500 in cash?Y( saved your mone; ird Buildi i Associi es. OTTO BRIST :e at Planters Ba ATOR THOMAS AGAINST TREAT1 rado Senator Says Germany Cat :ver Pay What Treaty Demands ?Nation Violates Its Obligation. :nver, Colo., Oct. 28.?The peaci y itself and not the League o 3ns is the greatest reason wh; Jnited States should not ratify it tor Thomas, of Colorado, de d in a campaign addresse heri night. is long as I am in the Unite* >s Senate, I will never vote ti y it," he declared in asking sup in his campaign as a "nation candidate for the Senate sea aw holds as a Democrat. 'he platforms of both majo: es are silent, practically on th< y and both are ready to ac it with some reservations," h< "It is not a treaty at all. Everj y is a contract and the pact o: ailles has failed in that regard, e Senator charged that th< ;d States "is directly violatinj romise to Germany, made 'be the armistice, in demanding in lities," which he declared wer< inite and "such as German: r can pay." R 4,000,000,000 PASSENGERS CARRIEt ;w York, Oct. 28.?Since Nev :'s first subwav train was run en years ago today, the Inter ugh Rapid Transit company ha ed 4,301,000,000 passengers? oximately three times the tota lation of the world?Frank Hed president and general manager unced today. aring that time only seven pas ers have been killed by accident rding to Mr. Hedley's report h said, "this is the highest safet; rd in the world." to Mr. Smith, of practically $5, Considering the stringency o ey this is regarded as pretty goo< jnce that his services were ver; i appreciated. ftitiyymftRRfiaeftfit ?ney j are asking id it necesiay to ask you begin md pay $5 ARD. ou will Du ll be V S j ition i I | OW, Sec-Treas. j I nk I i i i ? " ! ?l?l?l?ICLCI?mCL?LCLJCIci 7U LJIJ U UUUUIJUUU I. FOSTER McKISSiCK FISH. ( (Journal and Carolina Spartan, a One of the most truthful of t piscatorial artists in these parts sj yesterday that Foster McKissick?f< merly the first citizen of Greenwo and now really the best man in Gree s ville?actually caught a fish, callec f bass but having some of the poii y of the catfish?Amiurus melas?tl ;, weighed seven pounds in the wat( - of one of the lakes in the upper C 2 tawba Valley. The person maki the report was not present when t } fish was weighed; but he saw it a 3 it did not look to him as if it woi . weigh so much as seven pounds . that it resembled the bass that i 1>m a>?> ?>1m am U/t vvtAM nnf f V?n I iuiew vviicii uc was ^atwiiug hvj down in Alabama. The gardeen r the lake spoke in the most eloque , terms about what a dead game sp< the gentleman from Greenville W) } how he could throw a fly just wht f some fish or other was waiting, rig f over there where the bubbles come ? or by that old dead limb near the ? lily pads, and every time he made r cast he got a fish or had just as mu fun as if he had. A special comm tee will be appointed to ascertain a a leport whether or not the black bj . or catfish or mountain trout as afoi 1 said was caught on Saturday or Su day. We have heard from Albert A derson that this self-same fisherm from the Paris Mountain District also a mighty hunter and that t I number of canvas-baclc ducks th * have fallen before (his unerring a ? would fill a pond. Seeing is believi - and eating would make even s doubting a Thomas as Dr. Hearon 1 lieve that it could be done. .1 PRINCE OF SPAIN WILL PAY VISIT TO PANAN f Panama 28?Prpnaratifi i- are being made by the Panama g< ;, ernment and the Spanish colony h :, for a reception and other festivit y in honor of Infante Fernando Spain, who is expected to arrive - board the Spanish cruiser Espana - November 1. He is en route to Chi f where he will represent Spain at t i celebration of the 400th anniversa y of the discovery of the Straits of M I gellan. < fj' LEAGUE ISSUE NOT FOR PARTY E| Involves Honor and Prosperity, Says C j Roosevelt?Carrying Out Great J| Moral Purpose, He Says ;i - Baltimore, Oct. 28.?Asserting that !' the league of nations issue was above JI party and involved not only the hon3! or but the future prosperity of4 the jfi | country, Franklin D. Roosevelt, dl Democratic vice presidential nomifilnee, predicted, in an address before jfi'a large audience in the Richmond jfii market armory here tonight, that 5 j Governor Cox would be elected bell ;cause he favored going into the I j league?the carrying out of the [ j great moral purposes for which ? we [ *'i entered the war. j ' He also criticised Senator Harding [ 3 ] for his alleged "reacionary record" f 2 | as an legislator, praised the adminisf 3 tration of Governor Cox, which, he J said, was a "record of progressive | achievement," ^nd took issue with a 1 Governor Coolidge for his recent j j statement that one of the principal | issues this year is "whether our gov[ | ernment shall or shall not be a gov. [ ernment of laws and not of men.' [ Mr. Roosevelt / severely criticised P 2; Senator Harding for his alleged "wig[ 2 gle wobble' policy on the league, [ 2 stating that "none of the great men P 2 of our history achieved fame or sucf ! j cess by trying to carry water on both ? !j shoulders.' Ljjl ; "ASHAMED OF BOTH" yfij' Madison, Wis., Oct. 28.?Senator II James A. Reetl of Missouri, declared Jj, tonight that he was heartily ashamed ] of both Harding and Cox as presiS ( dential candidates, in a political [5; speech here addressed largely to uni[fc; versity students. LC1 'The one thing we have to be 1 thankful for is that we do not have ill j to elect both of them," he said. Jn1 The league of nations was deL||(nounced by the democratic senator, LE who urged support of James ThompUZjson, independent candidate for the j? senate from Wisconsin, and asked for the defeat of Senator Irvine L. H"iLenroot, Republican incumbent. ?UELCICIEUCLC1CLCIEIELCIEIC JU1J1-11J UIJIJIJIJIJIJ I Jl giSi "I# 1 A /\ | 5\) :| c Y ndjg J~/\ I CU -I :1 LP 11, aiffi ch K lit-, J * ndjl, 1 We have j in- | j J [ of the be he j ] tajj gles ai ng -] 30 J 1 ?e- | you t! Ji = J Builder ie.S o?s A. on.? ^jjj Abbeville, COTTON CROP AIDED BY WARM WEATHER Lateness of Growth Has Made Sun* shine Favorable in Northeastern Districts. Washington, Oct. 28?In view of the lateness of'the cotton crop, the continued warm weather in the more northeastern districts of the belt have been favorable and the plants are now mostly matured, according to the department of agriculture's - . weekly national weather and crop bulletin covering conditions. Rainy weather delayed picking in states west of the Mississippi and damaged open cotton in many localities, the bulletin said adding that to the eastward weather was favorable for picking which work made generally good progress except foi some interruption by labor shortage Cotton was nearly all gathered dur ing the week in Mississippi, Alabaim and Georgia except in the northerr portions and harvest is approaching completion in the coastal plains o: South Carolina. The yield in the cen tral portion of the latter state ii proving better than was expected The weather was unfavorable for th< development of the top crop in Tex as and cotton deteriorated in Okla homa because of excessive moistur< and deficient sunshine. MORE THAN 60,000 ALABAMA WOMEN 0 HAVE REC.ISTEREE Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 28.?Mor< than 40,000 women in Alabama hav< taken advantage of the opportunity | to participate in the coming election ' Reports today from various section! I of the state show the movement to re | gister was general and a steady i stream of new voters poured int< county court houses during fina hours of the registration, which end ed last night. Women's business and professiona clubs, the League of Woman Voter: and, various civic organizations wer< directly responsible for the heavj registration. Registration of negr< women has been light, about 10( 0,0 RED CEI 1NGI list received a t :st grade Red C< id are ready to *s Snnnlv 0 H. JACKSON, Man; nnnnrinnnnnnriPi 7UUMUUUUIJUMUUI3 * I STRIKE OF BRITISH MINERS IS SETTLED London, Oct. 28.?The strike of coal miners throughout England and Wales was settled this afternoon, but j the settlement is contingent on a bal! Int. r?f flip miners. t Frank Hodges, a member of the miners executive body announced: "We have got terms from the government which the executive is submitting to a ballot of the men for i their judgment. Their executives are i recommending their adoption as a temporary measure until a national wage board is established." [ The terms which the executive . body of the miners is recommending ; to the men provir.e for an advance of . two shillings per shift for persons of . 18 years of age, with a corresponding advance for younger miners. The . miners pledge themselves to co-op.' erate to the fullest extent to obtain i an increased output. 1 r SACRAMENTO TO WELCOME f MAILS. Sacramento, Cal., Oct. 26?"Will \ s be home Nov. 1.' Walter Mails, Cleve. land pitcher, and star of the world 3 series, wired that to the president of j . the chamber of commerce. And Sac - ramento is getting set for a real weii come. / ENGAGED AT 6 AND 8, WED AT 71 AND 77 ' London, Oct. 26.?Jane and John were engaged at the age of 6 and 8, * years. But they wGre parted and married others. The others died. - Jane Haldenby, 75, married John - Barnard, 77, here a few days ago. t CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE 3 Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 29?Loui} - F. Swift, packer of Chicago, in a f statement issued here today, declared > live stock market conditions will im1 prove now that the United, States - government has sold all of its cold storage meats. This supply, Mr 1 Swift said, has been a bear factor. s i having enrolled here. Public offif^cials are claiming today that Alaba> ma leads the whole South in the ) number of its women voters. ripi wripi f i n f fi ri p wpip RRnanaaoDDDDDDi ?? nn I UV 1 >AR || ' rn l! )ig shipment j | idar Shin- [I supply ? jmpany || ager j | So. Carolina E: ii -J FIJI JIJ umummULJUIJUI