Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CAPT. t C. SHAW ve Thinks the Country in "W Hears Complaints of From People Who \ Didn't Listen to th Thought Cotton : Forty The Press and Banner has receiv ed the following letter from Capt. W. C. Shaw, which will be of interest. The Captain says: Procc nnd Banner:? JLiUlVVSi. Vi A. AVW0 ? There never has been such a time in the history of this country as that confronting the people today. It is far worse than 1914. In the first place, the people are more in debt. They owe three to one more today than they did in 1914. On the other hand everything which must be bought is two dollars to one higher than it was in 1914. In addition to this we have the boll weevil coming. All of these things are operating bad ly against the renting and tenant class of our people. It seems that this year it Wrill be impossible for a renter to rent land unless he can run himself, as the merchants and bankers say they can not afford to take chances on him.' Numbers of the tenant farmers,' white and black, cannot get homes' as the landlords will not run them, " ?J -e a. 4. I eitner, ana some ui uic tenant iohu ers are getting in bad shape. The people are raising a great hue j and cry about high taxes. It is not any use to hollow, Hello- after you get dog bit. I blew my cavalry horn for the people and told them not to vote for the bond issue which has added three mills more taxes for them to pay. The very men who voted this tax on themselves are making the most complaint about high taxes. It will be remembered that I told the people in writing about the bond is sue, that a good thing would not last always and that we would never pay this bond tax with forty cent cotton. A one-eyed man can now see who was right. All ycu can hear now is fifteen cents cotton and high taxes. | I noticed a statement a few days afro in one of the daily Dauers that was made by Hon. R. A. Cooper, Governor of South Carolina, in speaking of high taxes, in which he said ha could see no way by which taxes could be reduced, and if the legislature could see any way to re duce taxes it was up to them. I do not want to be understood as dictat ing to our legislature or to the Gov ernor, but let everybody listen and everybody count. Let us commence with the Governor and go on down to the road overseers reducing sal aries ten per cent, and see what it will amount to. It will reduce taxes a little I am sure. Remember now,: the legislature should reduce the Gov ernor's salary ten per cent, and re duce every other state officer's salary; ten per cent, and then commence at' every court house in every county in the state and reduce the salary of every officer ten per cent. We will, +V11 e will r?Af n a fovoa a 5W v?ug ***** uvw iwuuvw m*av? m little. Some people say that if taxes are reduced it will ruin the colleges and our institutions of learning. But this is not true. The salaries of the teach ers and professors may be reduced en per cent, along with the rest. All working people are having their sal aries reduced twenty per cent, and why not the people who work for the state. If this is done, there will be no necessity to otherwise reduce ap propriations to the colleges and in stitutions of learning. These col leges and institutions of learning should be able to employ men and *wome.i at less salaries than a year ago, and they should be able to pur chase supplies for less. They can l.r.ve the same service and the same supplies on smaller appropriations. Thi; will not cripple them at all. It will ^nly be making the dollar do its *' ' 'luty. I hope that the delega t-nr ' .vn Alihpvillp C:mu;tv will see tha' a dollar is aop.'opriated for: any purpose which i.; ;ict necessary. The ' cannot afford to be extrav-; apai ' '.en the taxp. vers do not' kno\ 'jre they are ' :> set the mon ey t ' the taxes. W. C. S '. WV, Lowndes* ".n, S. C. /orse Fix Than in 1914? High Taxes Mostly roted These Taxes? e Cavalry Horn? Would Stay at Cents. IMMIGRANTS ARE COMING IN DROVES DECLARES COLT Aslct For Temporary Suspension Pending a Full Investigation By Congress. Washington, Jan. 4?A temporary suspension of immigration pending a full investigation "with a view to passing some permanent legislation" is the "real issue' before Congress, Chairman Colt, of the Senate immi gration committee, declared today at the opening of hearings on the John son bill, restricting immigration for one year. In dealing with an emergency bill of this kind,' Senator Colt said "we | look at it, first from N an economic standpoint?how it would affect busi ness?and secondly, we wou^d con sider it with reference to the menace ?the flood from Europe ready to pour in upon us." Representative Johnson, of Wash ington, author of the House meas ure, was the first witness. "I am told the situation immedi ately confronting us," he said, "is such that aliens are coming over in droves. They are gathering at Eu ropean ports in largest numbers yet reported. They represent a highly undesirable class." Increasing Unemployment. Mr. Johnson dealt with the in creasing unemployment in this coun try and presented much other infor mation which he gave at the House committee hearings. Representative Johnson said Eu rr.nonn crnvprirmpnts wprp pncourap ing departure of their citizens for the United States. "Italy has agents in this country assisting these people to come in," he declared. "They are begging us not to stop them for another six months. "I am advised that Spain is as sisting its nationals to get out of that country and finances some who de sire to go. Steamship companies also are stimulating the movement to America," the witness said, adding that one company was increasing its facilities for handling immigrants sailing frcm Rotterdam. "I am firm in the conviction that the United States is making a fatal mistake in permitting these aliens to come here," Mr. Johnson continued. "If we continue our policy, we can not be surprised to see the commun istic party grow in strength and size." RUTH TRAINING FOR 60 HOMERS IN 1921 New York, Jan. 4.?If Babe Ruth doesn't get at least sixty home runs I in the 1921 season he will be greatly) disappointed, he said today. The I home run king plans to go into in tensive training? at once. As he is many points overweight due to his extended vacation in Cuba he will go to his farm in Massachusetts and put in about six weeks at wood chopping. Then he will join the Yankees pitch ing staff in Arkansas late next month. Ruth believes that his throwing arm will be in good shape next sum mer and he is counting on doing some of the twirling tor the team. BODY BROUGHT HOME Colonel Willis To Be Buried At Simpsonville Greenville, Jan. 6.?The body of Lieut. Col. Robert H. Willis, Jr., chief of the air service, Seventh army corps, A. E. F., who was kill ed near Reirmont, Vosges, France, on September 13, 1918, is en route from France and expected to arrive in Simpsonville, S. C., in a few days, according to a telegram received by R. H. Willis from the war depart ment today. The South Carolina i post of the American Legion will take part in the funeral services, i DANIELS IS OPPOSED TO BORAH RESOLUTION On DISARMAMENT Says It Would Mean Another Alli ance and Cause Condition Iden tical That Which Brought On World War. Washington, Jan. 4.?Secretary Daniels said today that so far as he had been advised President Wilson was not considering the calling of a world disarmament conference. Re iterating his opposition to the Borah resolution looking to a reduction of naval building by Great Britain, Japan and the United States, the na val secretary said "such a move would amount to nothing less than another alliance, for these three na tions would still wield the naval bal ance of power of the world. "The remainder of the nations could reasonably be expected to form an entente," said Mr. Daniels, "and thus we would soon have a condition identical to that which caused the world \tfar. "As for the United States talking about reducing or limiting its navy until it is second to no nation in the world in sea power, such a move is almost beyond thought. We have no thought that Great Britain in insist ing on the mastery of the seas, men aces the United States, but Great Britain could well afford to favor an agreement to curtail naval building today for such an agreement would leave her with a navy almost twice as powerful as any other in the world in addition to the fact that she has an alliance with Japan. That alliance probably does not mean any danger! to the United States, but it exists and} if these three nations should agree to limit naval building today the British navy alone would be much superior to ours while the combined Japanese and British navies would overshad ow the American sea forces." I Action Is Deferred. Washington, Jan. 4.?Senator Bo rah's resolution looking to a reduc tion in future naval building by the UnitedyStates, Great Britain and Japan was considered today by the Senate foreign relations committee but final action was deferred. Senator Borah said after the com mittee session, which was secret, that considerable sentiment develop ed in the committee to include France and Italy in the disarmament negotiations which the President would be asked to initiate. MUCH EQUIPMENT TO BE BOUGHT IN 1921 ! I Although Railroads Bought Big Sup plies in 1920 They are Arrang ing for Still Larger Purchases. Washington, Jan. 4.?During the year 1920 the railroads of the coun try spent $349,500,000 for new equip ment, according to figures annonuced today by Roberst S. Binkerd, of the Association of Railway Executives. The largest item of expenditure was $135,000,000 for 45,000 freight cars and the railroads, Mr. Binkerd said, now are trying to make financial ar rangements to secure an additional total of 60,000 cars. Purchase of 15, 000 refrigerator cars at a cost of $67,500,000 and 1,500 new locomo tives at a cost of $105,000,000 is planned, and contracts already have been made for 1,200 passenger cars to cost $42,000,000 he said. In addition to equipment ontract ed for by the railroads the Pullman company, Mr. Binkerd said, is build ing 500 new cars, none having been built during federal control. Mr. Binkerd declared it would be impossible for the railroads to make j large capital expenditures even if the new freight and passenger rates bring the roads a six per cent return as they would be forced to go into a seven and eight per cent money mai'ket to secure needed funds. 10,000 EX-SERVICE MEN TO GET SCHOLARSHIPS Knights of Columbus Will Offer Free! Courses. I I Ten thousand free scholarships forj former service men who attend night i ' schools conducted by the Knights of! Columbus will be offered during the j ! year, according to the plans of the i national education committee of the, organization which were announced J yesterday. There are now 107 night j schools in 85 cities, and it is proposi j to have 200 schools in operation,! accommodating 100,000 students, by j the end of 1921. THOMAS MEIGHAN IN CHIEF ROLE IN WM. DE MILLE PICTURE Talented Player Cast in Leading Role of "The Prince Chap" Friday Night. Thomas Meighan, who was so large a factor recently in the success of George Loane Tucker's "The Mira cle Man" and Cecil B. De Mille's "Male and Female/ is the featured player in the picturization of Edward Peple's well known play, "The Prince Chap." It will be shown at the Opera House Friday night. Mr. Meighan is another of those young men who became actors when their fathers advised them to be something else. The elder Meighan sent Thomas to college with the idea of making a physician of him. In-1 -J 1.1.- j x_ 1 1 sieau, inc yuuuuui grauuaie uruh.e into dramatics in a small part with Henrietta Crossman in "Mistress Nell." Subsequently he played oppo site Grace George and William Col lier and went to London in the lead ing role in "The College Widow." He returned' to America and too)c up screen work, appearing opposite practically every prominent femin ine star of the cinema and becoming noted for his clear-cut, intelligent performances in roles varying from butlers and master crooks to ex army captains and society men. In "The Priijce Chap," Mr. Mei ghan is a sentimental artist who up sets his love affair by acquiring a four-year-old ehild as his ward, but who later achieves happiness. Wil liam De Mille produced the picture, and it is a Paramount Artcraft re lease. STUDEBAKER WILL RESUME WORK ON JANUARY TENTH South Bend, Ind., Jan. 4.?The cstuaeDaKer corporation win resume work on a scheduled production of 90 automobiles daily January 10, it was announced here today. The out put will be increased gradually un til it reaches 500 cars daily, it was said. Builders / Abbeville, ERSKINE ALUMNI MEETS TODAY Gather at Jefferson Hotel To Hear Short Addressee?Will Discusti Athletic*. Alumni of Erskine college living in Columbia will hold a meeting at the Jefferson hotel Friday night at 7 o'clock at which time various mat ters of interest to the alumni and of importance to the institution will come up for consideration. Dr. Patterson Wardlaw of the Uni versity of South Carolina, Prof. Ed gar Long of Erskine college faculty. Gardner Phillips, outstanding foot ball star of Erskine; B. L. Parkinson state high school inspector of South COTTON BUYERS Why I kets wh your pui legitima losses a at the bt When short ar if the n make an lose on" the marl your spc on your er case without We ci iness in Martin & Company I 81 Broad Street OR New York City, N. Y. 1 ALL KINDS OF and SUPPLIES' Supply Ci v. H. JACKSON, Mgi Carolina, M. L. Cashion, state "Y" secretary of inter-racial work, and probably others will be present at the meeting to address the Columbia alumni. Athletics will come up for considerable discussion and other matters will also be given consider ation. There are about 25 alumni of Erskine living in Columbia and they bold the institution in affectionate regard. The meeting Friday night will serve to bring together many of the alumni of the college who heretofore have not become ac quainted. Luncheon will be served during the evening.?The State. A pneumatic planer has been devel oped which displaces six or eight men on ship and car building. ill take the risk of lower mar en you buy cloth? Hedge [ chases with us. Make a te merchant's profit avoid {{ nd keep your credit good ink. t you buy cotton, sell g i equivalent amount, then larket goes down you, i your short sales what you your spot purchases. If Itet goes up, you make 011 )t purchases what you lose short sales so that in eith you have a buyers' profit risk to yourself. an handle your hedge bus lots of ten bales. Edmund A. Felder S. C. Representative 512 Sumter StM Columbia, S. C L/111J/U11J S. Carolina