Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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0. S. TROOPS OCCUPY COAL fIELDS IN 'OHIO West Virginia Executive Calls for Sol diers to Preserve Order in Mingo Fields. MINER KILLS COAL OPERATOR Aitnesses in Matewan Killinf Case Receive Threatening Letters, Says Governor. Williamson, W. Va., Aug. 29.-A bat talion of United States infantry, num bering between 400 and 500, under command of Col. Burkhardt, arrived here this morning from Camp Sher man, Chillicothe, 0. A deta,-hment of soldiers will be sta *tioned at each mine in the strike zone from Kermit east of Delorme, a dis tance of fifty miles, it was announced. Palmetto Palmetto College offer Stenography, Secretarial, ing, Accounting and kindi ship in Palmetto College in our Free Employment more calls for trained e colleges in the South. 'A tablished business college dual instruction. New < teachers. Day and Night anteed. You can comple of study in Palmetto Col] time required in any otl body represents every st far east as Pennsylvania. College is known everywl Address, Box 65 Vari School) or Box 173 Orang worth St. Charleston, S. ( PALMETTO The School that's H We pay your railroad : Gin Li Cotton going to be lat gin a good deal after da ing our Gin Delco-lighti trous fires. Better pla( sands being sold. Call a ter, S. C., or phone 649 T. M. lE R STO l and look ox i have to si I our line ne acome to to a be you are I market ju i what we h Ia but would 5 privilege a: of showing Sanyway. X a you onlyst a will give ) , Prices anC 5 ways in lin a us when im Col. Burkhardt was me t by Ti M. Davis, adjutant general of West Vir ginia, repre'senting Gov. Cornwell who yesterday asked the Government for troops because of disorders in connec tion with the coal strike in the Mingo field during the summer. They visited a number of points in the district and mapped out distribution of the troops. Of the sixty-five mines in the district twenty or more have remanned open during the strike, according to oper ators. Situation Quiet. The situation throughout Mingo County was reported quiet today. Mar tial law has not been -proclaimed yet in the strike district, nor will it be, Col. Burkhardt said, until occasion for such action arises. Presence of the troops was wel comed particularly, according to local authorities, in view of the approach of the trials of twenty-four men indicted College 3 thorough courses in Typewriting, Bookkeep 'ed branches. A scholar gives you a membership Department. We receive xecutives than all other re furnish all the old es s with teachers. Indivi quipment. Experienced School. Positions guar te the prescribed course ege in less than half the Ler school. Our student ate in the South and as The reason is Palmetto iere. iville, S. C. (Mother ;eburg, S. C., or 57 Went 'COLLEGE nown Everywhere. are to Palmetto College. unmumm::nuunummmmum: ghtinq!I this year, you will have to rk, be prepared by install ng plants and avoid disas -e your order early, thou t 10 East Liberty St, Sum L. RADLEY, ALER P INji rer what wel" iow you in.! xt time you i wn. It may." not in the "a st now for i ave for sale, as give us the'"U rid pleasure.s I you thrul re will show i Lch goods asa mOu serviCe..a terms' all e. Stop withi i town ilaM & Sil. I for the killing, it Matewan, May 19, of seven detectives, the mayor of the town and two other men in a battle between miners, citizens and private detectives. The trials are set for Sept. 6. Since the grand jury investigation or the Matewan battle a number of witnesses in the case have received letters threatening their lives and property, according to a statement issued by Gov. Cornwell last night assigning his reasons for calling Federal troops. One of the threats was carried into execu ion when Anze Hatfield was shot-from ambush at Matewan recently, the Gov ernor's statement said. Troops Ordered Out. Chicago, Aug. .9.--The Central De partnient of the army today announced 400 men had been ordered from Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, 0., to Mingo County, West Virginia in connection with mine riots thei-e. The orders should have been received at Camp Chillcothe at G a. I. today, it was said. The commiandant at the camp would designate the trool)s to go, ae cording to ollicials here. Miner Kills Operator. Middlesboro, Ky., Aug. 29.--Charles Lawson, 28, wealthy coal operator at Edgewood, three miles from this city was shot and instantly killed here last night by James West, a miner. Law son had just entered a saloon where West and other miners were shooting (lice, it is stated, when he was shot five times. West is under arrest. Disturbance Reported. Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 29.--Dis turbances at the Willis Branch Coal Company, Willis Branch, Raleigh County, were renewed at 11 o'clock to night. A constable who attempted t: enter the town was driven out, ac cording to information received by the Charleston Gazette from Magee Mc Clung, prosecuting attorney of Fay ette County. There was some shooting according to -Mr. McClung, who was at F~ayetteville, but no casualties were reported. BOT"l'LE LOSS ADDS TO MIALK PRICE In 72 cities milk dealers used each other's bottles indiscriminately. In at least 27 cities the junk dealers carriec on a regular tramfie in milk bottles Thirty-three cities operated miilk-bot. tle exchanges, according to figures ob. tained by the Bureau of Animal In, dustry, United States Department n1 Agriculture. The bureau cooperate( with various trade journals and witl the dairymen themselves in collecting these figures. 1ow much the loss of' imiilk bottle, affect.: the price the milk user pay. the dealer can be estimated from th<1 figures, which show that the dealen are compelled to purchase 1.2 hottle very month for each botti' they hav filled daily during that. period. The loss among snuall dealen. is les: thn tha t sust a ined by the large enoter' p)rises. The small dealers have greate1i breaikage thauin the large (list ribu ters but they' are better able to check ui on the retur n oif their hot ties an<t theref'ore do niot lose so niuy in thal manner. B reaking bottles, losiing v using them foir otheri purposes, e'l lin:. te junk dealers, or giving the bottle, l:elonigiung toc one dlealer to alnothlel atdds ime'rialliy to t he consumner's bit! anid is an economniic error whlich bear amd every colinumeir (anl help to redt In b~y return in g everyv bottle ini gotod coni dition. NOTi ICE 01"' ELB(CTION Not ice is hereby g ivenl that an e tionl will be hel at the P'ollinig P'lact; of' P'inewnood andtlI tldge's Corniier, ii ('haremadon County, S. C., on te 7t1 <hIly of Sep t emlberi, l920), I'or thle pur po(se' of' determning wi~ het her or ito lie liin' bletwveen Sumoteri and (Iarer. don11 Con le111is shll be chIanlgedl 5o a 1to annlex to the( c'ouinty of' Sumnter (eir taini terrii tory monre pariticubairly die scribied ini a pItition filed I'or stich elI'' iin ndanexation, aiid shown by th<t therewith, said platt being on file in th<i ollice of' the Sectairy of' St at o' South C'arolina, ini te oflice of' th' (lerk of' Courit I'or (larentdon 'County andt Siith oflice of the Clerk of' Coui Th'e f'ollowving are htei'eby appomitte<t manauiigers' oif said electionl at P'ine wood: P'. II. Alouzn, WV. I). l':pper' sonl andit Matnninig R ichai'dsoni. iianal~gers of' sa id elect ion at. I1lodge: Corinei': S. N. (i'iflin, '. C'. Gelblings andi TI. J. 1Hodge. whoit havye r'egist ered no(4 I ~ss - lbhir- vtyays pi'ior' to said clet ioni shall be' perimittf'd fi vote therecin. to lbe held and14 'coductedl, and the re irni' of Sothl C'arolina. J1. A. .JAME'S, Boarid of' Election Coimmais:;ioerI Clarendon County. :12- t Merchandise of Q at Pre-X On account of the unusual combin the tightness of finances and unforsee: gone through our stock and, regard ductions necessary to meet these abno many articles at pre-war prices, and v you know there is 100 per cent value b A glance over this sheet will show a you, but to fully appreciate what this r that you come and go carefully throug pleasure in showing you even if you pate these goods moving very rapidly. Ready-To-Wea Clearance Sale of all Seasonable D1 Voile Dresses, $7.00 to $9.50, form Taffeta Dresses, $13.00 to $22.50, fi Georgette Dresses, $20.00, formeri Gingham Dresses, $1.14 to $14.00, Children's Gingham Dresses, 74c t Serge Suits, $13.00 to $24.68, forr Wool Poplin Suits, $12.00, forme Tricotine Suits, $20.00, formerly Georgette and Crepe de Chine 131 $12.00. Silk and Satin Skirts, $7.00 to $1' Garbedine Skirts, $2.00, formerly Linene Skirts, $1.90, formerly $4.5( ALL HATS AT $1.50 EACH. Womens and Misses Ribbed Unde Dry Goods Following at Pre-War Prices: Gingham 12c per yard, formerly 2 Gigham 15c pei yard, formerly 3 Light and Dark Percales 20c, four Skirting 25c per yard, formerly . Light Outings 25c per yard, fori Heavy Cotton Flannel 35c per yar Unbleached Domesties 25o icr v:. v Best Quality Van Guard Bkc'e Carol'11ina IIine LL Unbl-ehed '2< White Skirting 75c pcr yard, for; Fan.y Light Voiles 50c per yard. I Dark Fancy and Plaid Voiles, 35: $1.75 per yard. Satins, Taffetas, Plain ind Fancy Following Fall and Winter Shoes 146 pvairs Men's Shoes, $6.25, for: 82 pairs Boy's Shoes, $3.00 and .1 2417 pairs \Vomens' Shoes, $5.00 th -13 pairs Womens' Opera Pumps~ 18 pairs Womens' Bronze Pumps 56; par Misses Shoes, $4.00 anid $ 32 pairs Childrens Shoes, $8.25 ai All Spring~ and1 Sumrmer FooJt-wei Men's F All Spring and Summer Suits fmi Suits formerly 820.00, now 811.00. All Straw Hats at COST. Overalls $2.1 5 perV pair. Silk Shirts formerly 815.00, nem Retail Grocei 4,000 pounds Sugarl at 21e per Lh. About 500 Lbs). roastedI coffee, I 5e H ardware 100,000 best grade C'eda r Sh ingh21 Amt rican ire fenceall szs SBarbed wire $1.00 to $(i.00) per ro] Roofing paper, one l1y $2.00; t wo Furniture and House Lac~e Curtains 50e to $2.00 pe pai)1 21 Bedroom Chairs, $1.50 to 8.7f One, three piece Over-stuffed 1 1ivi One, Te~n piece solidl Mahogany I One, Ten piece \Valnut Dinig re _ One, Four piece Walnut lBedroon One, four piec Maihoga ny lBedre1 A LTERATIONS EXTR'lA. YOUR PATRO(NAGE IS MOST ALDERMAlP tcementl uality Now Selling ar Prices ition of circumstances, resulting from .i conditions in the markets, we have Ihss of cost to us, we are making price re emal conditions. This places before you vhen you buy anything at Alderman's ick of the price. few of the many wonderful savings for ieans in reducing living costs, we beg i these departments; we will take great 1o not buy, but come early as we antici r and Millinery resses, Suits, Skirts and Hats. erly $21.00 to $25.00. armerly $37.75 to $62.50. $65.00. formerly $2.00 to $20.00. o $4.80, formerly $1.15 to $6.75. rierly $35.00 to $70.00. rly $31.50. $50.00 to $64.25. ouses, $3.00 to $5.00, formerly $5.75 to 1.00, formerly $21.00 to $42.00. $5.00 to $8.00. rwear, 35c to $2.75, formerly 65c to $5.00. Department 5c per yard. Oc per yard. nlerly 35 and 40c per yard. SC per yard. nrly 35c )(I yard. 1, formeriy 5-0 aind 60c per yard. (I frimerl '5c per yard. .:: per yard, formerly 40c. 11, y.1ard, formerly 25c lier yard. necriy $1.75 per yIId. ormerly 81.25 per yard. 50 I ad 75c per yaird, fiormelv 1.50 i form erly $3.50, as low as 90c per yard. toes at Pre-War Prices: nerly 12.75. 00. formerly $7.9 5 and $9.90. 8R.00, formerly $9.75 to $15.00. $5.00, formerly $10.00 and $11.50. 87.00, formerly $14.50. 1.25, formerly $9.50 and $9.75. nd( $3.75, formerly $7.50 and $8.50. urnishircg I- U and \ Bos at (COST. P~al 1Beachd 1 y Department Department hs at $0.00) per' M. Furnishing Department r, formerily $1 .25 to $0.00. each, formry SK~ v 875 to $12.50. ng Roomi Suit, $275. )ining Suit $050.00. 01m suit $4100.00. Siti $200.00. omn Su it $200.00. NO RETURNS. ICESPECTF1ILY SOLiCITED). ~ 20 Stores in One 'IY. M ANNINGi S ('