The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, August 13, 1919, Image 1
MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1919.. N 22
VOL. xxix _ _3
SEN. LODGE CHEERED
BY THE GALLERIES
Foreign Relations Chairman Assails
League of Nations
DEMOCRATS ARE HISSED)
Vice President Twice Threatens to
Clear the Galleries Unless Order
Preserved.
Washington, Aug. 12.-The tra
ditional decorum of Senate proce
dure was upset today by an unusual
demonstration of approval from the
galleries following an address by Sen
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts, chair
man of the foreign relations commit
tee, assailing provisions of the league
of nations covenant.
For more than a minute the gallery
spectators applauded and cheered in
violation of Senate rules, and then
when order had been restored they in
terrupted with howls and hisses a
speech by Senator Williams, Democrat
Mississibpi, in reply to Mr. Lodge. In
spite of sharp admonition from the
chair there were more hisses mingled
with aplause when Senator Hitch
cock, Democrat, Nebraska, seconded
Senator Williams' speech.
Vice-President Marshall made no
attempt to check the first demonstra
tion until it had begun to die out,
but later he twice threatened to clear
the galleries unless order was pre..
served.
"A Subject Nation."
Senator Lodge's address, tiself un
interrupted, was aimed chiefly against
league provisions which he said would
make the United States "a subject
nation," and ended with an appeal for
the preservation of Americanism. The
covenant in its present form, he as
serted, would not establish a league
of peace but would destroy the Mon
roe Doterine and give other nations
the power to decide domestic Ameri
can questions and to order American
troops into foreign service.
Senator Williams pitterly assailed
the foreign relations chariman, de
elaring that in three months of prep
aration he had worded his address to
serve Republican pblitical ends and to
play to the galleries.
No Appeal for Rejection.
There was no appeal in Senator
Lodge's address for rejection of + e
league altogether, ,nor was there ai.'
mention of the program of reser'
tions proposed by seven Republic h
senators as a basis of its accept...e
It was learned, however, that this pro
gram had been discussed with him by
some of its sponsors and that con
ference of Republicans would be held
within a few (lays at which an at
tempt will be made to bring the Mas
saschusetts Senators and several others
into agreement on such a plan.
It was understood the reservation
group felt they had good grounds for
believing that their porposal would be
accepted by Mr. Lodge and that
enough Republicans could then be
lined up to insure success of the move
ment should the Democratic leaders
give their assent.
Tumultuous Session.
The uproar in the Senate chamber
followyd, an equally tumultuous ses
sion of the foreign relations commit
tee at which David Hunter Miller, le
gal adviser to the league of nations
Commission at Versailles, wvas vigor
ously questioned by Republican senat
era about the genius of the league
covenant and the meaning of some of
its provisions. Clashes over the man
ner of questioning the witness result
edl repeatedly in intervention by the
chairman to restore ordler.
Mr. Miller said he never had seen
the "American plan" for a league of
nations until it wvas in printed form
readyj for submission to the commis
sion, and that later the basis of dis
cussion by the commission was a com
posite plan framed from the drafts
of the various nations by himself
andl C. P. J. Hurst, a legal attache of
the British foreign office.
.Son-In-Law of Col. House.
Under questlonings the witness said
he was a law partner of Gorden Au
chincloss, son-in-law of Col. E. M.
Houzse,and never had any experience
isn international litigation until he was
given an appointment in the State De
partmnent in 1917.
The witness was asked many hypo
thetical questions about the operation
of the league covenant ar~d his an
uswers were objected to several times
by SepublJean memberg~ as evasive.
On some IOf the questions he reserved
judgmentz
It was the opinion of committee mom
PUT MORE LAND UNDER FENCE
Clarendon County needs more live
stock on its farms. It needs more
livestock not only to make the indi
vidual farmer's pocketbook fatter,
not only to make the land richer, but
for the sake of the County as a whole.
The farmer is now up against a very
difficult problem; the labor situation,
and as there are no signs of abate
ment of the labor shortage for a num
ber of years something else must be
lone.
In a few more years the farmer will
have another knotty problem to solve.
At least it will be knotty for some,
when Mr. Boll 'Weevil walks up and
knocks on your front door. Will you
greet him with a dose of poison gas
in the form of arsenite of lead, or
will you be growing a variety of
crops that Mr. Weevil will not feed on,
or will you be one of tne many who
will 'be prepared in no way to farm
under boll weevil and labor shortage
conditions. Washington said, "In
time of peace prepare for war.' The
farmers of Clarendon County are
now at peace with the boll weevil but
as everyone has been warned years in
advance of the coming of this de
structive insect all should be prepar
ed. Immediately the question is ask
ed, "what can be (lone? What pre
caution must be taken, what changes
must be made in our system of farm
ing so that We can raise large crops
Just as we did when we had plenty of
labor and no boll weevil ?"
There, are several answers to these
questions but the first plan and the
one that will bring in the most profit
is, "Put more land under Pence and
Raise more live stock." Again the
questions are asked, how much will
fence cost? Where can I get it?
Where can I get the stock with which
to start? How will I be sure it is
good stock? Where will I find a mar
ket after my stock is grown and fat
tened ? How will raising live stock
help me under labor shortage condi
tions ?.
- We will answer the last question
first. The farmer who raises live
stock will have steady work for his
laborers the year round and can af
ford to hire and will be able to hire
a better class of labor on yearly con
tracts than he can hire laborers for
only a season. Besides, the farmer
whose operations make possible the
distribution of the maximum amount
of labor throughout the year is in a
much stronger position from every
standpoint than the one who is com
pelled to call in larger numbers of
temporary helpers at critical times.
Live stock is also a cash crop as well
as one that can be used at home.
When a farmer takes his stock to mar
ket he comes home with a check in
his pocket. Again, in live stock rais
ing the farmer need only grow the
crops and his stock will harvest it.
This will save the farmer a large
amount of labor not only at harvest
t *ne mnd :, lag manure, and at
the same time the stock get the neces
sary exercise they need to make the
best gains. Finally the crops that
fatten stock do not fatten boll weevils.
Now I have come to what I have
been wanting to say over since I
started this article. When you want
to get more fence, buy live stork,
raise live stock and then sell live
stock let your County Agent, Clem
son College, and the U. S. Depart
ment help you. Just Aow I am get
ting up an order for a carload of wire
fence. The Animal Hustbandry Exten
sion Men at Clemson College are get
ting prices from various manufactur
ers for carload lots. This will give
the farmers who wants few or many
rods of wire the advantage of the low
est price obtainable. Any farmer in
Clarendon County can take advantage
of this wholesale price by getting in
touch with your County Agent.
Likewise any one wishing help in
selecting, buying, raising or selling
live stock can have the help of the
County Agent and, the Animal Hus
banidry Experts -of Ciemson College
andl the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture. This fall and winter I am go
ing to ship a number of carloads of
hogs co-operatively. Any farmer
wishing to sell hogs this coming fall
and winter- andl in succeedling years,
whether he has few or many, one or
a hundred, can (do 5o and the man
selling oniv a few hogs can then get
the samt$orice as the man selling a
carloadl. But the big thing to remem
ber is that when you have raised your
stock you are assured of a market
and one that will be too big for Clar
endon County to glut. Start now to
prepare to give the, boll weevil a warm
reception and~ at.u a rofit to yourself.
A. M. Musser,
County Agent.
bers, however, that Mr. Miller wouldl
not be recalled andl that no further
witnesses wouldl be asked to come be
fore the committee in its considera
tion of the treaty. Some members
want to ask that Col.. House, who is
still in Europe, be called to answer
qdestions, about the leltgue, but the
general expectation is that the p'-o
posal will be abandoned because too
great a delay would result.
Te Republican Senators who have
agreed on a reservation program are
anxious that the treaty be disposed of'
at the earliest possible moment, and
It is believed they will, tr-y to impress
that sentiment at the forthcoming con
ferences with-Senator, .Iodge and
others.
MUCH INFORMATION
CONC[RNING COTTON
Secured by the American Cotton As
sociation.
FROM CENTERS IN NORTH
Mass Meeting to Be Held in Early
Fall for Recommending
Minimum Price.
Columbia, Aug. 11.-The following
has been given out by the American
Cotton Association:
"The American Cotton Association
through confidential representatives,
has been securing inside information
from the cotton consuming centers of
the North and from the New York
exchange for quite some length of
time. Much of the information se
cured is very valuable.
"A mammoth mass meeting will be
held in the early fall for the purpose
of discussing and recommending a
minimum price ior the growing crop
based on supply and demand and the
comparison in prices of manufactured
products and other commodities, also
the matter of acreage for the coming
year will be seriously considered. The
farms will be operated upon a busi
ness basis and only such acreage will
be planted as, based on supply and
demand, will bring a profitable price.
Under no condition will the acreage he
planted to establish surplus to bear
down prices.
"After thit meeting confidential in
formation, secured as stated abovv,
will receive the most careful consid
eration and attention of special com
mittees, and in all probability a re
quest for a special investigation of
the flagrant manipulation which has
been practiced in the cotton market
will be made. As a result of this ma
nipulation the South has suffered the
loss of millions.
"One of the leading bankers from
the wealthy Western section recently
stated:
"We would be delighted to loan
money on your cotton, as money as ex
tremely easy with us, but it is an ab
solute tool for the manipulator, the
prices being flagrantly and violently
manipulated at his own sweet will, so
that cotton is really considered as a
gambling product, and in our section
of the West it is considered unsafe
for handling by the banks. You
should do something to stabilize your
prices."
"Dry goods today, since the break
in the price of cotton, are still advanc
ing, it being impossible to have or
ders filled without delay. It has just
been stated that it will be necessary
to allot men's underwear on account
of the great shortage of the manu
factured product. There will be a rec
ord breaking demand for cotton.
As soon as the pence treaty has
been confirmed, the manipulator will
be denied one implement that he has
used to beat down prices and caused
the South fabulous losses, as Germany
cannot buy a pound of cotton, even
with gold, until the peace treaty has
been confirmed.
"Experts who are working on the
cost of prodluction of the .growvng crop
find that it will he the most expen
sive crop) ever growvn. One leading
expert from the South, Mr. Morrison
of Newv Orleans, a recognized author
ity, rendjeredl a dletailed statement in
cluding every item showing the cost
of production of the growing crop),
basing middling, of 47 1-2 cents per
pound. With the present shortage of
labor, the percentage of off-grade cot
ton from the growving crop will prob
ably break all previous records, as
there is certain to be a great deal
of trouble andl delay in gathering the
growing crop, which will be bound to
cause off and low gradle cotton.
"Much of the information in p)osses
sion of the es.ociation shows that
the lawvs of supply andl de(mand are ab
solutely ignored. The inflation of
the currency which is as unchangeable
as the law of gravitation has no bear
ing. However, these laws cannot
continue to be violatedl, they will .as
sert themselves eventually. In addi
tion to this watch the condition of the
growing crop from August 15 to Sep
temnbpr 1, and you ,yill..see record
breaking dleterioration.'- The cotton
plant in its present condition cannot
stan dreverses, neither can we spin'
paper cotton, bollies, or cotton cotton,
which are included in the published
surplus.
"The laws of God work slowly but
surely. Truth crushed to earth will
rise again. These laws canont be ig.
nored. True, some manipulators have
gor' unpunished' for lo. these many
PAXVILLE NEWS NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. ilarvin accom
panied by their little sons, John and
Gunter left Friday for a week's stay
at Sullivan's Island.
Miss Eunice Hunter of Bamberg
spent last week with her friend Miss
Iva Geddings.
Mr. Earle Cutter of Charleston
spent several (lays of last week with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Cut
ter.
Rev. T. B. Owens is on a visit to his
family at Chesterfield. He expects to
move here by September 1st and will
occupy the residence recently vacated
by Mr. R. S. Smith.
Misses Jessie and Vivian Curtis
are back from a trip to Waynesville,
Asheville, and Lake Junaluska.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rodgers of
Kingstree visited at the home of Mrs.
Annie E. Herlong last week.
Miss Ethul Corbett and Mrs. T. W.
GCnter entertained the members and
friends .of their Sunday school classes
on Monday afternoon at Eddin's Mill.
A tempting lunch was served at sun
down.
Miss Iva Geddings entertained on
Wednesday evening in honor of her
house guest, Miss Eunice Hunter.
Miss Ruth Martin of Fair Forest is
visiting Miss Ettie Corbett near town.
Mr. W. P. Corbett, Miss Maggie
Corbett, Mrs. John Holladay and
children are spending the week at
Sullivan's Island.
Mr. Walter Brown and Miss Vivla
Ridgeway of the Silver community
were married on Sunday afternoon at
the Pinewood parsonage, by the Rev.
A. S. Lesley. They will make their
home here with his father.
Mr. U. E. Smith of Ujanta has re
signed his position as cashier of the
newly organized bank here. IIe has
accepted a similar ponition at Lake
City.
Mr. J. N. Brown. Jr., has about
completed the remodeling of his home,
and will shortly install a lighting sys
tem.
Miss .Emma Brown is visiting re
lat ives in Charleston.
Mr. Eddie Griffin has recently pur
chased a residence lot from Mr. Henry
Curtis and will move his family here
for the school term.
ATTACKS ON HIGH
COST BRING DROP
Chicago, Aug. 12.-Concerted at
tacks by federal, State and municipal
officials on the high c. ::t of living re
suited today in lower prices of many
articles of produce to Chicago consum
ers. It was the first definite benefit to
result from the attacks on food profi
teers and hoarders. With the decrease
in wholesale and retail prices there
came a substantial increase in re
ceipts of various articles of food. It
was said that producers were rushing
shipments to the Chicago market in
fear of further reduction of prices in
the near future and large quantities
of supplies were being taken out of
cold storage warehouses and offered
for sale.
Yesterday the first sale of army
canned goods at two downtown depart
ment stores resulted in the disposal
of 60,000 cans of corn and peas at a
saving of 80 per cent, over the current
retail prices.
A budget of household expenses puir
porting to show, that $1,918 is the min
imum on which a family of five can
live for one year was introduced today
by Chicago packing house emiaes
appearing before Federal JaT.ige Al
chuler, federal mnediator, with deC
mands for increiased wages.
Mrs. Anna McQuillen, who lives
neai' the stock yards, and who pre
paredl the budget, said it was based on
Junie of this. year,. and that living ex
penses since then have increased 20
to 30 per' cent. She dleclaredl table costs
were cut to the lowest possible figure
andl that the amount permitted no
luxuries, vacations noi' savings. Pirices
last October made the' total cost $1,.
518, it was stated.
years ;they may chanige and contiro
veit and dodge the laws of man, how
ever, remember that they cannot
change perlanen t supJ)ply and dlemand
nor- can they change permanent infla
tion; hence, in the end you are hound
to see prices something like what
youi' cotton is wvorth, regardless of
this hellish manipuiation, and this
price is bound to be above any price
for which it has sold, certainly since
the commencement of the wvar, and in
a~l probability, a record-breaking
price. Oo not become intimidated,
frightened, brow-beaten-we are no
cowardls, krpaves or fools and are cer
tainly entitle<' o a square deal.
The organization of the American
Cotton Association is the only guar
antee that we will get a square deal,
that the future will be protected that
Present dlepressed conditions will be
operated, tho South will come into
its own, and be the mnost prosperous
Part of the entire nation. We have
just begun to fight--victory is cer
taiftr
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS
Between the tobacco worm, rain;
and strikes the farmer, warehousemar
and business man in general have had
a tough time this season.
Rev. L. B. McCord, pastor of the
Presbyterian church is off on his va
cation, and that church will be closel
for a month.
Mr. A. . Barron is putting material
on the ground preparatory to build.
ing a handsome brick residence, op
posite where he now lives.
Mr. Shelby Davis has purchased a
lot from Mrs. Thames. next to Mr
C. N. Sprott, and will likely build al
home there in the near future.
The friends of Mr. J. A. Weinberg
who was operated on in the Columbia
hospital, and contracted pneumonia
will be glad to know he is improving.
Misses Lizzie Roxie and Sallie
Dixon of Blackstock and Misses Leila
Ethel and Rochelle McLeod of Mc.
lBee, are the house guests of Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Patrick.
Mrs. D. Hirschmann returned Mon,
day from an extended trip to tI
Northern markets, where she purchas.
ed an up-to-date line of Fall anc
Winter goods.
The paving contracts have startet
to place the rock for the paving, am
as soon as the necessa:-y water an
sewer connections are made work wil
begin in earnest.
Mrs. Minnie Barnett has suflicientli
recovered from her recent operation ti
be discharged from the hospital, am
she and her sister, Miss Anni<
Loryea are now at Tryon, N. C. foi
the rest of the summer.
Council should have all of the rag
ged awnings, low awvning rods am(
signs removed fro ithe sidewalks
It is time to beautify the walks whip
the roads are being improved.
Miss Fannie Weaver left last nighi
for a visit with her brother in St
Louis. While there Miss Weaver wil
attend the fashion pageant whiel
takes place, There next week. This i:
one of the .rgest fashion shows hel
in the United States.
There will be a mall route soot
from Manning to Suminerton and St
Paul. The train passing these tw<
places has been so uncertain that th
government will start a star rout
from here, assuring the people o
Summerton and St. Paul a daily mai
service.
The big sacrifice sale at Abram
Department Stores is creating quite a
stir amongst shoppers who desire t<
get real bargains. At the conclusioi
of this sale Mr. Abrams contemplate:
remodeling both of his stores. In ad.
dition to a new front he will remode
the inside, giving him one of the best
store rooms in this section of th<
State.
We have been informed by one of
our citizens that he is contemlplatinc
nutting up an industry here that wil
be a great benefit to the town, and it
will take an outlay of about $100,00(
to erect the plant. We hope by oi
next issue we will he az liberty t(
state what this is, and the party con.
cerned.
A meeting of the farmers, bank
ers and business men of Clarendor
county will be held in the Court lloust
Wednesday, August 20th, at 12 o'clock
Among the prominent speakers wit|
be Mr. G~eo. R. Wheeler, manager1 (I1
the South Carolina L andowners As.
sociat ion. MIr. Wheeler, who is from
Charleston, wvill address the meet
img on "Getting Readly for the Com-.
ng of the lioll 'Weevil" anad "Iinceas
ing the 'Taxaible Wealth of t he State
of South (Carolina." Thliis prom ises
to he an ex-ept ionally interestine
mieeting and it. is to be hoped that
our c itizens will turn out in force.
SOL.IDERRS' HlO'S
D)ECLARED) PAL[TRY
Washington, A ug. 1 2.---Declaring
the $60 war bonus paid toa discharyed
soldiers and sailors was "paltry" as
compared with $240 paid war work
ers Representative Pou, Democrat, of
North Carolina, in the llouse todlay
asked for non- pa rtisani considerationi
of Rlepuiblican and D~emocrats in deal
ing with additional bonuses.
"'When we deal with the soldiers,'
he said, "I hope there wvill be no p)oliti
cal (differences. I hope there will be
no sparring for political adlvantages.
The additional bonds should he large
enough to give all discharged soldiers
and sailors a good start as civilians."
"The watch (dogs" of the treasury,
Mr. Pou statedl, would be "horror
stricken at the atnount .of the appro
priation." ,Justic should be (lone these
men at any cost, he said.
TO LOOK FOR AVIATORS
Marfa, Texas, Aug. 12.-Searching
parties were dlespaltchedl today to look
for Lieuts. Peterson and Davis, Amer
ican army aviator sof El Paso, who
are' thought to be lost in. Mem.
WANTS BIC SUM FOR
FOOD INY[STICATIONS
Chairman Murdock Says Funds Au
thorized Insufficient
TWO BILLS ARE PRESENTED
Would Fine Profiteers $10.000; Glass
Asks $75,000 for Secret
Service.
Washington Aug. 12.-An appro)pri
ation of $500,000 for investigatio: of
the increased cost of living by the
federal trade commission was asked
of Congress today by Acting (ha
man Murdock of the commission in a
letter to Speaker Gillette. Funds for
the commission alrerdy authorized
are insufficient to conclude the pro..
posed inquiry, the letter said.
Chairman Murdock, who also is a
member of the subcommittee named
by Attorney General Palmer to sub
mit recommendations for reducing liv
ing costs, set forth in his letter that
the commission proposed to conduct
further investigations as to the pro
duction, storage and distribution of
foodstuffs with the aim of arriving
at figures on the real cost, whole
sale and retail prices.
So far as known the President has
not directed any additional investiga
tions but bills are pending in the
I House for inquiries into the sugar and
shoes industries.
For Secret Service.
The communication from the cnm
mittee chairman reached the House at
the close of a day during which both
branches of Congress gave mulh at
tention to cost of living problems. Ap
propriation of $175,000 was asked for
the secret service by Secretary Glass,
wno asked that in authorizing the
appropriation a clauze be insetred to
permit the use of toe service op:-ra
tives in running down food hoarders
and profiteers.
1Two Bills Presented.
Hoarding and profiteering were the
subject of two measures presented in
the House. A bill by Representative
Gard, Democrat, Ohio, would provide
$10,000 fine or five years' imprison
ment for hoarding, profiteering or
monopolizing the production of food..
stuffs, fuel or clothing. Representa
tive Goodykoontz, Republican, West
Virginia, presented a resolution to di
rect the judiciary committee to frame
legislation to eliminate hoarding and
to reduce the amount of currency in
circulation Mr. Goodykoontz also in
troduced a resolution requesting the
Secretary of War to sell the surplus
stocks of automobiles and motor
trucks.
To Regulate Price.
Representative Kellar, indepen(ont
Republican, introduced a bill to au
thorize creation of a national board
of conservation headed by the Presi..
ldent and composed of members of
the Cabinet, five Senators and t'v(,
Representatives wh ich would h'ave
power to regulate wholesale and re
tail prices of food and clothing.
Representat ire l-'essx, Republier-n,
Ohio, discussing the high cost of liv.
ing in the I louse decla red that ger
eranmnt wastefulness during the war
and at present in cont inuing many
wrar-createdl agencies largely was ire
sponsiblle for the existing si tuat ion.
Senator Mc KelhIari, D~emoc rat, Te'nines
see, appiearing before the Hlouse ag
riculture committee, preic tedl organ
izedl ohposition on the Part of the
packing industry to any legisla tion to
regulate (cold storage amc i lit ies.
(Comiing I 'p Again Today.
IThe cost of living question will be
brought up agaiin tomoirow on the
floor of the Senate with prepared ad
dresses by Senator McKellar and Sen.
ator1 ReedI, D~emocrat, MIissouri. The
two addresses probably will giv e rise
to co'nsiderable dlebate.
Althbough no announicemnt was
mnade( by the Department of Just ice
today regardling its efforts to bring
living e'xpenses dowvn to a level with
the average mian's pocketbook, it was
undlerstoodl that the activities already
dlirected were progressing with the
department's representatives hard at
work in all parts of 1.he country.
CARlS DESTROYED) BY FIRE*
Camdlen, N. ,J., Aug. l2.--Twenty
one trolley cars were destroyed in a
fire todlay that swept the barn of the
Public Service Railway Company. The
total loss will reach $300,000. The fire
started,. undcimno th a car :., e ba.