Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

ppsi ppj' 1J ™ l - 9 *f^pppR^W^ 1,1 ^ 1 i^ipw^fiw 111 ■■ M 1 .1 PH^JI The Florence Daily Times Mfe cArt8~> ASSOCIATED PRE8» #iSPATCHE* VOL. XXV FLORENCE. 8 l TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 28, 1919 NO. 83 THIRTIETH DIVISION GOES TO JACKSON FOR DEMOBILIZATION South Carolina, North C arolina and Tennessee Boys Will No Doubt Be Landed at Char- j leston on Re turn Home RECEPTION ROOM OF LOUIS PHILIPPE Washington, Jan. The 30th Division composed of S. Carolina North Car olina, and Tennessee National Guard, is under orders to return home and will be landed at Charleston if faci lities can be prepared there. The division will probably be de mobilized at Camp Jackson. CINDITIONS HARD IN BELGIAN CAPITAL FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO SOAR UPWARD. AMUSE MENTS CLOSED Brussels, Jan. 28.—Conditions here and elsewhere in Belsium generally are very hard. The prices of food have reached a distressing height. Coffee costs the equivalent of about $.'» a pound; meat and butter, $2.TjO; sugar 62c; eggs 40c each. Men’s suits of poor quality cost from $100 to $120. Men’s shoes are about the came as clothing. A moderate meal in a restaurant costs the equivalent of about $5. The streets of Brussels are filled with promenading crowds from morn ing to night because scarcely any bodv does any work. The shops, many P* which indeed are closed, sell next to nothing for two reasons; in ‘ne first place, because they have very little to sell and, secondly, because the prees are so high that the public cannot possibly afford to pay them. The people have been very much dis appointed about prices. They always hoped that as soon as the war was •over and the armistice was signed the necessaries of life would he procn rable at normal prices. Their antic! pation has been far from being realiz ed. In fact, people have to pay now /a days quite as much as when the Germans were in Brussels. The number of places of amuse ment, dancing houses jjnd the like has increased to a great extent. GUY COUNCIL ELECTS HOUSE ACCEPTS ALL AMENDMENTS TO BILL ENACTMENT OF $100,000,000 RE LIEF MEASURE STEP NEARER COMPLETION Washington, Jan. 28.—The enact ment of the Bill appropriating a hun dred million dollars for the famine relief in Europe was nearly complet v ed today by the House adopting a con Pference report accepting the Senate ! amendments substantially unchanged. SENATE ALSO APPROVES ]' Washington, Jan 28—The Senate jVlso adopted the conference report '.without debate and me hill now goes fto ;he President for approval.* MAKING OF NEAR BEER PERMITTED PRESIDENT SIGNS PROCLAMA TION REMOVING RESTRIC TIONS ON ITS MANUFACTURE l Washington, Jan 28—The Adminis tration announced today that Presi- ident Wilson had signed a proclama tion in Parity on Jan 2:5, removing re- y trictions on the manufacturer of so I called near beej. !, Rescued 252 San Juan, P. R., Jan 28—Captain Gaetan Lauro, of the schooner Eva -B. Douglas of New York, who rescu ed 252 survivors from the eight life boats of the steamer Carolina when she sunk by a submarine last June, brought his schooner into San Juan harbor this week on his first visit since Iho sinking of the Carolina. 20 of the survivors gave a dinner in IPs honor at a hotel and presented to -him a gold watch for himself, a gold ,wrist watch for h's daughter and a diamond ftin for his wife. ” : yy \* mi t >-, • m TWJ. 1 I. TAX COMMISSION MAKES ITS REPORT INCREASE IN ASSESSMENTS ADDS $47,087,415 TO REAL PROPERTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA Much Of It Due To Equalization During This Year Work of Board Will Be Directed Toward Equalizing Individual Property piate This beautiful reception room of Louis Philippe Is in the Grand Trlnnon, which is a part of the palace of Versailles. It is used as a reception room by the delegates to the peace conference. Columbia, Jan. 28.—The approxi increase of assessments of banks, textile industries, railroads, street railways, light, heat and pow er companies, fertilizer factories, oil tniUs. insur. nee and trust companies find telephone and telpflraph com 'Danies for the past four rear period is $26,740,4711 and, in addition, $47. 087,415 has been added to the real property in South Carolina sin-e 10U. according to the annual reporl of ihe State Tax Commission to the Gene’ll Assembly, which is now ready for dis tribution. Inequalities Corrected The report says it is true that a large part of ‘.his increase is due to new' or added property, but alea a- large part is on account of assessment being equalized with such other pro pertics, as well as adding properly which has escaped taxation. The re nort continues with the statement NEW RATES ON COTTON FROM SOUTHERN PORTS TO EUROPE Shipping Officials See in Announcement Begin ning of “After The W ar” Fight for Ocean Tonnage FARMERS OF SOUTH SHOULD STAND FIRM SENATOR SMITH ADVISES HOLD ING OF COTTON AND SEVERE CUT IN ACREAGE FOR YEAR CITIZENS GATHER TO DISCUSS INFLUENZA RELIEF CAMPAIGN MAKES SLOW PROGRESS FLORENCE COUNTY STILL F,AR BELOW THE GOAL SET— CITY DOES WELL MEETING LAST NIGHT WELL AT- TENDED—VOTE OF CONFI- DENCE IN BOARD OF HEALTH Wilh $6,000 set as the goal for There was a large attendance at ! Florence County onlv a little over the citizens meeting, called last night ,112,000 has been pledged :n the cam- at the court house to consider the influenza situation in Florence. It seemed ir- be the general opinion that “something should be done” but just what should be done, was another matter. tiaign for relief of the suffering peo- ,plo of the near Fast. The campaign is still in progress having been extended through this week. Chairman Gasque states that Florence city has reached its quota ' Washington, Jan. 28—Senator ID. Smith of South Carolina tonight is kjued the following statement on the fcotton situation: “The part embargo on cotton to neu tral countries, the embargo to enemy countries, the demoralization in ship ping and in shipping rates, the con ditions necessarily attendant upon .the transition from war to peace, the pending peace negotiations—all these hre elements being used bv the bears ito depress the market. The fact re imains that the world needs every •mle of American cotton and more and will take it at the price we are standing for and higher if we will just be patient and hold what we have and Vut the acreage, cut it severely, that, acting under sialulo. i n 1918, it lEvery patriotic business man is our | went into the enualization of farm friend, lands in that State, and here it was • "I am doing ail I can with the aid /ound that very great inequalities ex isted among the various counties of '♦he State. ‘‘In some few eounties ti e assessment of lands was fair and rea sonabie,” said the report, “but in others—some of the lareer and richer counties—it was assessed at a very low percentage of its real value." individuals Next The report says ♦ ,, «t it is the n.ir pose of the commission to undertake, iduring the coming year, the ennaliza tion of assessments p»nonrr indG'idn-’- provided adequate facilities are pro ivided. W ashington, Jan, 28.—New rates on totton fron* Atlantic and Gulf ports to Lurope in American bottoms were drafted today by the Division of Oper ation of the Shipping Board. It is said the new cotton tariffs will follow tlie same general basis as the general cargo rates announced last night. Some Shipping Board Offi cials see in the lowering of rates an nounced here and London, evidence of the beginning of the after war E. fight for ocean tonnage. CALL PRISON SPECIAL DEM0CRAC v LIMITED MILITANT. SUFFRAGISTS WILL AT TACK PRESIDENT WILSON IN THREE WEEK TOUR OF COUNTRY Washington. Jan. 28.—The militant suffragettes represented by the Na tional Woman's Party announced to mght: the plans for the dispatch ut tl eir "Prison Special" on a tour of the country in an effort to bring pressure to bear on Senators blocking action on tlie Federal Woman Suffrage of our friends in the senate and Amendment in the Senate. .house to get relief along the lines of Tlie militants will call their special * * f x t vi x \ w . T • k . . ... shipping and tlie embargo. I hope foi relief along these lines. Success is ours if we hold fast.” Believing Himself Poisoned, English NEW HEALTH BOARD MAJOR M’CAULEY City Council held a special meet ing this morning to conosidcr the matter of electing a new board of health to take the place of the board recently resigned. The following well known citizens were elected: Dr. J. M. Barnwell,. Dr. J. C. Williamson, Mr. F. L. Will cox, Mr. J. J. Wade and Dr. Will B. Oliver; City Couno'l will jmmedia.ely noti fy these gentlemen of their election, and Mayor Gilbert stated today that ihe hoped they would accept the ap pointment. RESUMES FLIGHT Prysiciuis 'presented their belief of $2,009 and that there are still some ».hat a partial quarantine, such workers to be heard Ifom. Reports as was institutftd last October would from the county have ncen slow in be of n.) benefit, though two plhysi- coming in, and Mr. Gasque is mak- cians v*hc were present differed some ing an effort today to get in touch what from this view. Tlie entire sit- with the committees in the various uation was thoroughly discussed a districts. number of citizens taking part in the The dragging of the campaign in discussion. many communities has been due to The ministers present by their tlie influenza epidemic splendid talks on the question im- The county has been divided into pressed those of the assemblage who seven districts for the work. The re- were disposed to view the discussion su lt of Ihe campaign so far is as fol- in light vein that the situation was lows: something to be treated with all seri Florence district $1,910.00 ousness and to be approached with. Lako City district .. 20.00 Democracy Limited". it will trans port twenty six women who have serv ed jail sentences here for picketing and will leave Washington on Feb. 9.. The militants say their slogan will be ‘‘From Prison to people." In a three week swing, touching both coasts, the Great Lakes and the Gulf, the special will stop at fifteen Captain Wastes Away tl" 1 s b p e ecw V’ill go to Jacksonville, Fla.; Knox ville, Tenn.; New Orleans, San Anto London, Jan. 28.—Captain William Martin, of the British trawler King "'°J V?. 3 , Ange1 ® 8 ;, San Francisco. D<m \3tephen who, from fear of treachery,I' ,’ Ch 'rago, Milwaukee, Detroit, irpfnspH takp nff ( U‘ G 6, Hoston and Hartford ronrlml The report of the Sts«e Tax Com mission is of interest parttculariy at,—.—.* —, ... J „ this time as there 's a rotipertej I refused to take off the crew of the u ., and Hartford conclud fight to be made against it in the disabled Zeppelin L 19 in the North f , , Va P n , NeM8 York on March 3 General Assembly. A bill providing Sea in February 1916, died 11 montus » r ® Iaat aa Y of the present Congro as . for a board of assessors already in 'later of a nervous collapse caused by fr .!! s ) s n ‘ iee " n ® ;q ar e being arranged under debate in the Hou«e of ftenre 1,1,1 mistaken belief that he had been 1 « D 8 ®^ thesc cities, sentatives, and it is thought that this poisoned. It is believed that the IS mong the women who w"i travel legislative “drive" w'li he a prolong Germans composing the crew of tlie ®. s,,e £ a * bo Mrs. Jo^n Rot -ed one as the State Tax Commission L 19 polished . 3s ‘-^cy Burns, and Miss has some warm friends in the lower body. Daylona, Jan. 28—Major McCauley, trans continental flyer who was tor- ced to land at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday during bad yeather, left ^there last night, according to report ^received here today. It is not known whether he abandoned his airplane. ' ( One report said lie was forced to land on a canal near Lort Lauderdale and that his plane was taken to the lat ter place on a barge. SHADOWS OF DOUBT REMOVED BY GAMBON’S SKILLFUL MOVES ENGUNO WONT POSH THE WOMEN ASIDE the proper spirit. Supt. Brooker again stressed the precautions that had t een and con tinue to be, taken in Cue school rooms. Health Officer Black staled that 294 cases had been reported to bis office since January 1st. He stated that the reports showed that tlie present flare up of tlie disease reached its •crest on Jan 16tli and was now on the wane. For tlie week ending Jan. 20th, 176 cases were reported, where as for the week ending Jan. 27 only 64 «-a«es were reported. Tlie num ber grows less each day. Timmonsville districts Olant.i Mars Bluff Pamplico (no report) 25.00 142.60 50.75 LLOYD GEORGE BELIEVES “EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL OUTPUT” IN NO IMMIGRATION FOR FOUR YEARS London, Jan. 28.—No discrimination is made against women in British in| Washington, Jan 28—Legislation prohibiting general immigration for a period of four years after the s ! gn- ing of the peace treaty was approv ed tentatively by the House Immigra- ’ion committee today. 11.dith Aiuge of New York: Miss M' 1 * Ingham, Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, and ilMiss Elizabeth McShane of Phiiadel jphia; Mrs. Abby Scott Baker of Wi*h uigton, and Mrs. A. R. Colvin of St. Paul. The itinerary has been plan ned by Mrs Helena Hill Weed of Hart ford, who made out the itinerary of the sufrage special which toured the country two years ago. 'tdustry, Premier Lloyd George de| Drug Taking On The Total $2,148.47 >clares in a letter addressed to Lady — -Rhondda, president of the Women’s Finkelsteins Store I Industrial League, who had submitted Peace Conference Now Presents a United Front. President Wilson and Col. House Confer On Important Features Paris, Jan 28—The peace confer ence today made a distinct gain when Hie i9 small powers gave full adhe sion to the organization formulated by the five great powers, thus secur ing a united front of the great and small powers at the outset of the work on the main subjects before the members of the committee. This was largely due to the skillful direction of Jules Cambon. Frencli delegate and former ambassador at Washing on, who was designated by the council of the great powers to preside over the meeting of the small powers, held this afternoon. This meeting convened at the foreign of fice at 3 o’clock, at the same time the council of "the great powers met, the two separate gatherings partici pating simultaneously, one in the of fice of M. Pichon, the foreign minis ter and Hie other in tlie Salle De La Paix. Shadows Dissipated. For a time there was some appre hension of the sequel to the differ ent viewspoints expressed at Satur day t’s conference, but today’s meet ing of the small powers was without incident renewal of the claims then eet up for increased represents tion on the various committees, Bel gium, Serbia, Rumania and all the other small powers had their full delegations at .he afternoon meeting M. Cambon, in opening the meet ing, took occasion to allude to the great part Belgium 'Had taken in the war. He then paid a tribute to tlie part played by Serbia, Rumania, Greece and the others. This dissipat ed any lingering shadows of disagree n-ent, and the meeting proceeded with entire harmony to designate the membership of the small power on the commission, jn the meantime the council of the great powers held two sessions during the day, resulting in formation of two new commissions to deal wi h financial sut j'v t:s and the question of private and maritime laws Freedom of the Seas. While the official communiques gives no indication of nature of "the question <1 maritime law” it would teem to he a term embracing President Wilson’s second point of freedom of the teas. The counc'l also proceeded to hear ings on the disposition of the con quered German colonies in the Paci fie and Mie Far East, a final conclu- (sion not being reached. The confer ence is giving evidence of real pro gress since the committees wefie named, and most of these bodies be gan to initiate their work today. Finkels'.cins Store Tlie plate glass window of Louis Finkelstein’s store on East Evans street was broken last night and a One of the results of the rneeling thief rifled the window of all it con- whk a vote of confidence in the Board fained in the way of watches and of Health with an added recommen- jewelry. The robbery occurred about da ion that the Bearn make tlie quar- live o’clock this morning. An officer antine more rig ! d. The Board of who was on this seat heard the break 'I eat til has resigned Ir its entirety, 'ing of the glass anfi burned to the but the members will or course hold seen*, but (lie thief had already made office until tlieir successors are up- 'his get away when be arrive' 1 pointed Dr \. W. Hicks acted as chandire to the value of about STS chairman of the .meeting. /vas stolen. The police have no 1 • means of tolling who tlie thief was. It is thought, however, that it must Viave been the work of one of the tramps who have been infesting the communPy for some fime past. Mr. Finkelstein has offered a reward for tlie capture o r the hurgiar # to him a memorial setting forth the lvODD6U Last Night c,aiins of women 10 freedom of em ® ployment. After tlie pledges made by tlie ff ov ‘London” than is trade unions havee been Increase In London London, Jan. 28.—Opium smoking and drug taking appear to be indulg ed in to a greater extent in Bohemian generally RELVAS HEADS THE NEW CABINET relvas heads the Lisbon. Jan 28—A new Portuguese Cabinet has been formed headed by Jose Relvas as Premier and Minister of Education. . . . . , — . _ . „ „ known. eminent to trade unions havee been Facts were disclosed at an i nquPst fulfilled, wrote Mr. Lloyd George tnl t j,j s on a young popular actress, his reply, women will find ample which showg that what are ca i led scope in peace pursuits. He S,, P>doping parties” have been frequently $>orts Ihe* principle of ‘‘equal pay forl^gj^ j n var j oug fi a ^ s \ n the west end equal output, and promises full op .\)f London, that cocaine and heroin SAYS HIGH PRICES ARE SOON TO PASS portunity for w-omen in training and education. , “In those industrial occupations in which women were engaged before the war,” the Premier added, “oppor tunities of every sort will be opened gtp for every class of women worker, and F believe that the real working re presentatives of organized labor may be trusted when the time comes to see the necessity of utilizing, in the interests of production and to the best (advantage, every class of worker available.’’ BIG VIANUFACTURfcR PREDICTS THAT DROP WILL. SHORTLY TAKE PLACE are taken habitually and various trips made to ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Limehouse’ in tlie East of London, for the purpose of opium smoking or purchasing the drug for consumption elsewhere. The heroin is bought*in small quav tities for five dollars a bottle and c< caine’at fifty dollars the bottle. Witnesses at the inquest described parties held in flats where opium w as smoked, tlie cost of tlie evenings en tertainment ranging^from twenty five to fifty dollars. The authorities, seek ling those who supply the drugs have Regarding payment, lie says: “To ; arre8ted one WO man.' ^icrmit women to be tlie catspaxv for reducing the level of wages is un thinkable. It is not desired by en lightened employers, to whom good production and uniform wages are Jannin In Command Vladivostok, Jan. 28.—General Jan nin has been designated by the Chicago, Jan 28—The era of high 'French government as commander if * desirable; cutting of wages, with its prices will soon pass, and in many . Lettish troops which are being organ (consequent instability, is not at any cases the drop will be 75 per cent, /lze, l 111 Western Siberia. There are^time either in the'r interest or in in his opinion, said Albe rt Levy, Pre-{ Kai< * ,0 ,)P more than 20,000 Lettish i that of the nation.” •'dent of the Manafac'.ureni and im-? wl10 «•» be mobilized, and porters Association of America, who J‘ ht! w< ! r U i!j P ro ? r ? 1 88ing ’ .They will be sent later to Lithuania, it is stated. p res jdeilt AyfCS Dead f Knoxville, Jan. 28—Dr. Brown Ay- ▼es, President of Lie University of Tennessee, died this morning after a brief illness from a heart affection. are holding an exhibition here of more than 20,000 .manufactured arti cles, from hair pins to seal coals. ALLIED FORGES RESIST BOLSHIVIKI AMERICAN AND BRITISH TROOPS MAINTAIN POSITIONS ON THE DVINA RIVER Archangel, Jan. 28- Bolshevik for ces failed in tlieir attempt last mid night to drive the American and Brit SPARTAGAN FORGES WIN A VICTORY UVLKTURN Wli.:-f ELMSHAVEN GOVERNMENT AND SEIZE ... PUBLIC BUILDINGS Copenhagen, Jan. 28—Spartacan forces have overturned the govern ment in Wiihelmshaven Germany and occupied the banks and other public buildings. They have ordered a ish troops from their positions at court martial of their opponents. Tulgas on ‘.he Dvina River, southeast Railway traffic to and from Wilhelms- of Archangel. haven has been stopped. +++♦+♦♦♦♦♦+++++ ♦ ♦ SAYS ROSA IS + ♦ STILL ALIVE ♦ ♦ Copenhagen, Jan. 28.—A Mu- ♦ ♦ nich dispatch to the Politiken ♦ ♦ reports it has learned from ♦ ♦ ‘‘quite reliable sources” that 1 ij> Rosa Luxemburg is alive and at ♦ Vh the home of a friend, where she ♦ is concealed pending an opportu ♦ '<• nity to escape from Berlin. + ♦ * Duke Proclaims His Socialistic Doctrines i Amsterdam, Jan 28—“I have been a socialist for 20 years,’’ Duke Ern est Gunter of Schleswig-Holstein to the audience of a big public meeting held at Primkcnau in Holstein, ac cording to a repoc‘: in the Essen Allge meine Zeitung. The Duke, who is a brother of the former German Empress Augusta Victoria, said he had often in higli councils raised a warning voice but his warnings had passed unheeded. He had always favored an* eight hour day and would do his utmost to co operate in the socializa ion of the Duchy. , The socialis* emarks were loudly cheered. 100,000 PEOPLE INVOLVED IN BIG STRIKE IN BELFAST Entire City Paralyzed When Workers in All Lines Even to Grave Digging-, Lay Down their Tools. Belfast a Dead City London. Jan. 28—A hundred thous and people are involved in the Bel fast strike and 26 trades are affected writes Hie Belfast correspondent of the Daily Mail. . The dispatch says Belfast is like a dead city, w’ith its entire social life paralyzed and theatres, saloons, tram cars, bakeries and laundries shut down. ' No afternoon papers were publish ed Monday. Telegraph and telephone communi cations with outside districts are ser iously handicapped, and people are depending on candles for lights. The slrikers demand a 48 week. Grave diggers joined the strike on Monday. There have been some disorders. NUMBER OF IDLE GROWS London, Jan. 28.—It is estimated that nearly two hundred thousand are idle in the United Kingdom of Ireland because of strikes in various trades, creating one of the most serious sit nations the country has faced in many years.