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TREASURY TO PAY DEFICIT OF THE ROADS j Washington, May 14.?Unless some way is found to increase reve aoes and reduce expenses, the rail road deficit "will have to be met from the national treasury," Chair man Cummins, of the senate inter c'ctc commerce committee, declared today a hearings on the general rail road situation. The chairman's statement was made at the conclusoin of a colloquy with Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the board of the Southern Pacific ?*arpany, concerning the operation f the transportation act. Replying to a question by Senator ummins, Str. Kruttschnitt said the act itself could not be considered a failure, bat that conditions had prevented tie Tailroads from enjoying as great revenues as congress contemplated giving tem under the 5 1-2 per cent return on capital clause. Chairman Cummin# said that the total loss sustained by the govern ment during twenty six months of its control of railroads, was estima ted by the Director -General of the administration of $1,200,000000. Considering railroad claims conflict ing with the government the chair man said, the total amount rose to $2,500,000,000, and he gave as his own estimate $1,800,000,000, as the final loss which the government was likely to sustain. "That situation challenges the per nianency of private ownership" he declared. r~.it,. o ir<Mi++c/>>inif. t .pViftirman of VUHUO in UWVOV*.??v,? ? ike board of Southern Pacific, who was on the stand, said the greatest cause of the growing claims was 'the egiect on maintenance which char acterized the federal administra tion." Washington, May 14.?Sums ex pended for railway operating ex penses and taxes from 1917 to 1920 inclusive, were submitted to the sen ate interstate commerce commssion today by Julius Kuttschnitt, chair man of the board of the Southern Pacific, swho appeared for conclu sion of his cross-examination in connection with the committee's in quiry into the railroad situation in the country. Operating expenses and taxes for, the railroad, according to. the table, i *ose from $3,043,000,000 in 1917' Inlin (/Villi Wanan says: "If ther ness on earth should leave s it is advertising Advertising , which creates s business. Th to increase adv ing what are times. In this way \ ~bv usinff ach s - - o ?keep their sa to normal A ? _ Advert The Press < Sells th> WHITE POTATOES MOVING ACTIVELY For the five days beginning with Monday and eiffiing with Friday a total of 025 carloads of potatoes were hauled out of the Charleston section, according to the govern ment white potato bulletin issued by Mr. V. D. Callahan, local represen tative of the United States Bureau of Markets. The number of cars handled each day were: Monday, 6; Tuesday, 47; Wedensday, 74; Thurs day, 103, and Friday, 93. Large shipments .were made dur ing the the five-day period to Poto mac Yards and New York City, 124 carloads moving to the former and forty carloads to the latter. Other shipments were destined to various points throughout the country in the territory east of the 'Mississippi river. The bulletin issued yesterday cov ering Friday indicated that heavy thunder storms occurred during the night and that the rain and warm weather prevailing throughout the day caused the haulings -to be mod erate. There was also a moderate wire demand for the tubers, which made the market weaker, although it is stated the movement to the market was good, some of which rolled unsold. Irish cobblers, No. 1, in cloth-top salt barrels, with 165 pounds to the barrel, brought mostly $6.50, while No. 2 sold at $3.50. On the New York market Friday South Carolina Irish cobbleie, best grade, brought $7 to $7.25, while a few sold as high as $7.50, and No. 2 from $4.25 to $4.50 and some $5 per barrel. The best price during Friday was at Pittsburgh, where Irish cobblers No 1 brought $8.25 per barrel. to ^6,047,000,000 in 1920. Salaries of general officers of the railroads in 1920 totalled $47,119,485 as against $3,605,755,516 for labor. The exhibit also showed that in 1917, 55 cents out of every dollar expended for operation and taxes went for wages of employees, this had increased in 1920 to 59. 15 cents. Salaries of general officers, it showed decreased from 1.15 cents to 78.00 out of ^ch dollar. The sala ries of division officers remained practically stationary. laker e is one busi that a 'quitter' everely alone, ? : is the power ales and builds e natural time ertising is dur termed "dull" vise merchants /ertising space des volume up ising in and Banner e Goods I u SHORT ON PREACHERS Nashville, Tenn.?The Southern Methodist church is short '2,000 preachers and is calling for hun dreds of volunteers to bccome mis sionaries and trained church work ers in order that the needs of the local church and the mission fields be supplied it is announced by the Christian education movement of the Methodist Episcopa church, South. In addition to the .shortage of ministers and missionaries, it is said that the educati6nal institutions of the church are badly crippled on account of insufficient funds to make necessary improvements in building and equipment and to assist worthy students to obtain education- j al advantages. Leaders here say that it is in or der to meet this situation that the Christian education movement was organized. This movement has the right of way throughout the church over all other causes. For the past year a program of cultivation and education has been in progress. Lead ing men in both hurch and State have devoted much time to speaking in behalf of the movement, and lo cal churchmen have kept the cause actively before the people in their communities. The climax of the Christian edu cation movement will be reached May 29-June 5 when a simultaneous drive for funds will bef made thru out the Church. The amount sought is $33,000,000. ft is said that this amount will put the 91 schools and college on a permanent foundation and will provide a million-dollar aid fund to assist worthy students who wish to enter the ministry and other forms of Christian service. |j This week tj the que& [i to build c I" . [i It is your di !; Abbeville m j i the bondi i| [i You nave i \ j board of [ | follow th< i' schools } 1 | W. M. B/ j|j, W. A. CA | J. D. KEF ffi C H. Mrf A city is ji 1 1 SIGI I BBaaaBBflfiBBB ORGANIZED LABOR NOW FACING CRISIS So Declares Chief of Engineers? Stone Makes Report Cleveland, 0., May 12.?Orga nized labor is facing the worst crisis in its history, Warren S. Stone grand chief engineer of the Brother T /I AATM rvlil'Q tl'n T) A ?Y?C' _ I UUUU ui jjvwviiiwwfc uu^mcvio, uv clared today in his report submitted at the opening of the organization's triennial convention. Twenty thousand members?-al most one-fourth of the total?are without jobs, he said. Mr. Stone re frained from comment on the wage reduction cases now before the Uni ted States railroad board. He re viewed the brotherhood's wage movements in the last three years and declared that had not Woodrow Wilson been stricken on his .western trip "conditions would have been dfferent." He said the former presi dent had promised that upon his re turn he would place "the entire power of the government behind the movement to curb the constantly in creasing cost of living and profit eering." The question of affiliation with the American Federation of Labor, au thorized in 1918, was referred back to this convention. Mr. Stone ex plained that several conferences in 1919 failed to agreements as to terms. W. F. McCaleb, manager of the Railroad rails last about ten years. There are -several hot springs in Iceland. Statistics show that annually $2, 000,0(^0,000 is lost by accidents in the United States. BBBaaMiBBBBBBBB on is the Main Know and Hel i petitions are bein ion of issuing bo i New High Sch( ity and privilege s to sign this pel * > the following rej trustees. Are y sir wise leadersh UNWELL, Chairma ^LVERT LR MURRAY E. R. TP idgcd by the schools, it ahffitl hlnrp fix fhp "Ai 5' *** r-~ 1< Brotherhoods cooperative national bank, reported on its growth. De posits increased from $650,000 No vember 1, 1920 to $7,000,000 to day. Establishment of similar banks in other cities, the first to be in Chicago, wsa recommended. Extension of financial aid to the state of North Dakota was discuss ed at today's session and it was pre dicted the Brotherhood's would in crease its purchase of that state's ! bonds. Christian Educat of t Methodist Episcop Last year the Methodist Chu] short; this year it is 1,130. ? * During 32 years the Univers preachers to the Virginia Conferi Randolph-Macon contributed 240 of Alabama in 32 years has con' North Alabama Conference, whil? present Birmingham-Southern Co i > * * Many of our colleges will clc Church does not give them finan ' one of our leading colleges states will not be able to open without history has produced 900 MethodL * * In fifty years" time one larg Methodist students enrolled and 2 ant denominations' and with an i duced 20 preachers for all denor * * The demand for educated ] only source for educated preacht leges. I' iiUEnUiUiUEIiUiUiUiUHliUniai ispring of Den p Your Schools i g circulated for ar nds not to excee< )ol i as' a citizen and fi tition and ca?t y< * Dresentative citize ou not willing ai ip in the upbuilc J. C. THOMS ALBERT HE D C I IMl^ i\. kJ. L.II ^IJ.X H. R.McALL iOMSON \ has---Let's restore Abbe 'hens of South Carolina IN! SI iifiUHiuarafiinirai?jiifiu?j?j ion Movement he >al Church South rch, South, was 1,048 preachers * lity of Virginia contributed - 3 ence, while in/the same period preachers. Also the University tributed 5 preachers to tjje ! old Southern University and liege contributed 100. * se their doors next fall if the cial support. The president of ; publicly that his institution this relief. This college in its lYroflch^rs * :e State university, with 1,000 1,000 students of other Protest ilumni body of 8,000, has pro ninations. ^ preachers grows steadily. The :rs is our own schools and col mrarajiifaiamafiUBia locracy" i election on d $100,000 reeholder of Dur vote for ,isser villa to her % ns on your [1 id eager to 1| ling of your {j on, Sec'y [| :nry ? 1 I GN! wifiyafwywwyiwyM