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' ■ 1 ■ '■ ■ •5 ^ ^ 4 ■ ■ . i*' *•.-• ^ . The Florence Daily Hit UArk8T A880CIATED PRE8> .JlbPATCHEi VOL. XXV FLORENCE. S. C THURSDAY AFTERNOON JAN. 30,1919 NO. 85 PEACE CONFERENCE WONT ASK CERMANY TO PAY COST OF WAR Reported That Feeling is Strong Also Against Imposing Extra Hea vy Indemnities Upon Enemy C ountries London, Jan. 30.—The Peace Con!the cost of war. or to impose heavy ! indemnities upon enemy nations, the ference has eliminated any intention Paris correspondent of the evening of calling upon Germany and her asso! standard says he has reasons to re elates to pay the Allied countries for port. LEGISLATURE ASKS CONGRESS TO ENACT LAW ON FUTURES Y. M. C. A. SENDS BOYS BACK WITH A GRIN Columbia, Jan. 30.—The Lower House of the Legislature adopted a resolution today urging Congress to enact a law prohibiting the buying and selling of cotton on the New York Exchange. MR. MEARES HAS BILL FOR STATE ROAD FORCE MEASURE IS DIRECTED AT ABOL ITION OF ALL COUNTY CHAIN GANGS Columbia, Jan. 30.—State direction of the entire chain gang forces of trie State and the creation of a State con vict road building force of prisoners above 17 years of sige is conteinplat ed in a bill which Kepresentativi Meares of Fairfield County is introdu ,ing in the house of representatives The bill has the approval of the Stab highway commission, the State boan’ of charities aftd correction and it eir bodies a general plan to which Mr Cooper is favorable. Provisions of the act are that al convicts shall be delivered to the si perintendent of the State pentitentic ry. From the superintendent the State highwav engineer would requis tion forces for the State road building convict gang. Work would be execu ted on the State gystem of roads as designated by the highway commir sion. It is further provided that each county shall receive as many days labor as entitled to as the number of convicts sent up from the particular y ounty and the length of sentences imposed. , Maintainance would be provided by a one mill levy pn all taxable prop erty and funds with which to con struct roads would be provided by the creation of a “State highway fund” from licenses from motor vehicles. Another distinctly 'interesting fea ture of the bill is that compensation would be allowed all prisoners for orderly conduct, this graduated scale increasing in proportion to the length of the sentence. It would not apply to life prisoners. ! Paris, Jan. 30.—To send the boys {who came away from America with a (determined smile of confidence in 1 their ability to win the war, back home again with a grin after having (done the job well seems to be the pur pose of the Y. M. C. A. In accordance with a request from General Persh- ,'ing, the Y. M. C. A. has established a j new and thorough going system oi I transport service on every ship sailing from France or England for the Unit fyd States. Wounded and well, alike—every thing will be done for their entertain nient and amusement on the home ward trip. General Pershing is re 'easing any enlisted officers and men he American Y. M. C. A. desires to fiow wear the Red Triangle in this nd other ‘Y” service over seas. Free supplies, ranging from fruit .'or the seasick to post cants, stamped 'ind ready for mailing as soon as the ransports dock in home ports, are be ng distributed aboard ships by the V. M. C. A. transport secretaries, two .vorkers to each transport. Bou.tlon ubes, lemon drops, chocolate and cig arettes are'given away to the return ng warriors. For entertainment purposes, one motion picture machine with twenty ■eels of film, two talking machines ■md records, one stereoptican machine md slides, checkers, chess, dominoes ope quoits, one folding organ, song •heets, and musical instruments suf 'ieient to organize a ship jazz band ire provided. Boxing gloves and me ’icine balls are included in the “Y” athletic equipment. Five cases of-Am -rican Library Association boons nake up each transport’s library. A free three month’s membership », 'iny Y. M. C. A. in the United States tvill be given every soldier and sa-ior. Mothers, wives and sweethearts, take notice’ Buttons by the gross, leedles by the thousand, khaki threa..' by the mile, and last but not least, rermicidal soap in plenty, are suppli- d free so that the returning heroes 'nay be at their most presental’j 'vhen they got near enough to ogle the Goddess of -Liberty in New York har bor. Some Story—This Atlanta, Ga„ Jan 30—The Huns an chored a machine gun in a certain trench they were driven out of, tied a rabbit to a cord and the cord to the trigger of the gun, gave the rab bit a whiff of chloroform to make it sleep a few hours, and then Ameri cans jumped it and set the machine gun ip mo:ion, according to Noah Kil gore, an Atlanta boy who is back from overseas with his honorable discharge and a most, wholesome hatred of the Boche. OLIVER HEARING IS POSTPONED Knoxville, Jan. 30.—The prclimina- Ty hearing of William J. Oliver and len other defendants charged with Ifraud in connection with the manu facture of munitions, was indefinitely postponed by Commissioner Thorn burgli this morning. POLICE ROUND UP SIXTEEN TRAMPS Tin* police department rounded up a bunch of unemployed men hero i.liis morning and landed sixteen of them in the city jail. Four of the men are colored and 12 white. The case came to trial before the Record er at the noon session of the city court, and the men were released to the Phoenix Construction Company’s camp near Society HUi where they will be given jobs. Not all of the men in the crowd could te .classed as ordinary tramps, some of them professing to be good workmen in search of jobs. The agent of the construction company assured the Re cerder that he could well take care ol the men, and the men themselves were glad of the opportunity to get work. In the pursuit two of the men ’who sought to escape arrest took re fuge in a house on East Evans street, ami alarmed ihe inmates of the Re sidence considerably, C being though that they entered the house for the mirpose of robbery. The men, how ever, were only trying io elude the oflieers, who soon sought them out and too them to the city jail. WHERE THE AMERICAN DELEGATES ARE RESIDING •■tM I * # ' f ftp ’ ■i 1 ■ » v f 8 7 F -* - - « S. Sr ; | J 'jr ™ c # & 4 $ WAR TIME BREAD PRICES Will PREVAIL FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS Leading Millers Declare There Will Be No Re duction Because of Government Guaran teed Price of Wheat Minneapolis^ Minn.* Jan 30—War time bread prices will prevail through out the world fpr another 18\ months, leading Minneapolis flour millers pre dieted today, when informed of the statement yesterday by Julius Barnes, president of the United States Grain Corporation, regarding the American guaranteed price of wheat in rela- t ! on to ihe world price. The milling industry of the coun try has been practically at a stand- I still since the government agency j ceased buying flour six weeks ago, mnd was awaiting just such'an an- jncuncement as Mr. Barnes has made said H, P. Callahan, vice president of the Northwestern Co Milling, Company. The immed' sumption (lour mill activities will fol low, he said. MAY POSTPONE THE NEXT LIBERTY LOAN The handsome Hotel Crillon on the Place de la Concorde, Paris, where the American delegates to the peace congress ore housed. LUDENDORFF IS STILL IN BERLIN MANN SAYS DANIELS | CHARLESTON CAN’T SHOULD BE IMPEACHED MtFUBUUAN LhAUEK ASSERTS SECRETARY HAS EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY GERMAN GENERAL. HOWEVER AS LIVING UNDER AN ASSUMED NAME London, Jan 30—General Luden- dorff, lormer chief quartermaster gen eral of the German army, has return ed to Berlin and is living under an assumed named, according to an Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Am sterdam, because he fears popular de- imonstrations. The general is said to have placed his services at the dis- -posai of the government which it is added declined them with thanks. General Ludendorft fled to Sweden after the tall of the Hohenzollerns. A Stockholm dispatch, January 10, said . he had requested and obtained from ‘j ™ “ he “Ti api f, 0 the Swedish government government P- n . In his speech today Mr. permission ti> remain in Sweden for one month. Washington, Jan. 30.—Because the Lontcn this year does not end until ✓April 20, the treasury is considering 1 postponing the openimr of the next 1 Liberty Loan Campaign from April 0 {fas tentatively planned to April 21. A j decision has not been reached. | No attempt has been made as yet Vy Secretary Glass or his advisers to '"-ettle on the interest rate or other ♦erms of the loan, it was stated of I'ficlally today. Whatever the terms .fc'ay be, they will accord with the I principle of maintaining the marker 'price of preceding Issues, officials de ■ dkdkJkBajtM *a*»ii l c,ared - This is one fa ctor tending U, ACCOMODATE 30TH w. e ^ e r,; •as possible, since it is felt a rate a ^high as 5 per cent, would work or FACILITIES INADEQUATE FOR DE-‘as a depreciating influence on precei BARKATION OF THE ENTIRE jing issues. DIVISION I Further tax exemptions on bonds a' 'ready outstanding, acceptance of then Charleston, Jan. 30.—Army officers 'n payment of certain forms of taxer • jat the Southeastern Department head in fu’ure years or conversion of them Wh shin pi-mi It n 'quarters today again reiterated the;r'into securities bearing high interes» ' ’ 11 ° Republican 'ttj ec i. ira tJ on that it would not be po-./rates are means which might be taker i.' ’ - ann apeaK.ng in Uie houso ( j lc p resen t time to debark aito maintain the prices of outsandin: i ay attacked score .ary Daniels for j ^ole division here. Col Henry C. Ihonds. puicnasing wireless communication j Merriam, chief of staff, issuing the' Bankers are urging the treasury tc systems, saying the secre.ary had vio /following statement, when asked if Viake the interest rate on the next laied tlie law and "ought io be im- [the Thirtieth Division could be landed /oan 4 3-4 or 5 per cent., but officials peached.’’ ^here as a unit: ’The docking facilities j are inclined to keep it lower if pos Secretary Daniels recently told the available at Charleston at the preSi ni: sible. They rely strongly on the pr hou,j% merchant mstrhfr ictfmmittec 'time are not adequate-for the debarks4triotic Impulses of small bond buyer tha. the short stations and radio ship '♦-ion of a full division at any one' sets of the Marconi Wireless & Fed- rx ' his lnakea •< f:lear tllat wliat eral Telegraph Company haa' been ' ever P ,an » the war department may bought for about $3,000,000 from ba ve as to sending boys cf (his fight mg unit to this port to debark :t will not be possible now to land the divi Mann declared tha. .. tin,. .t, si °n here intact. However, it is prac am,ronri,Vbn hm l.nhlrt i n livable to take care of a portion of the appiopnatlon bill authorized the Pur ; TMrtieth and lt is the g e nera l hope* i locally that the Charleston and South r y regardless of law, said Carolina members of the “Old Hick ,r. Mann, ’ in violation of t*he law ory” unit may first set foot in the lor which he ought to be impeached States at this port. There can be no SECRcTARY BAKER URGES CON- hndorse Good Ivoads an d removed from office-—and it is Sarade of the men in this city, but the not unlikely that he may'be—he has division will be demobilized at Camp gone ahead and spent, money out of Jackson and it is probablv that tney Charleston, Jan 30—The following he appropriation for ibe purchased Hvill parade at Columbia. That troops- resolutions have been adopted by of radio systems. i 'from overseas are expected soon at Charleston Council 400, United Com- He tame before the congress and 'Ih e P°rt terminals is shown by the ar of 14 of the 16 National Guard campt mercial Travelers: asked authority to’ make these pur- < ’rangements to erect a 70 foot sign and the purchase by the government WHEREAS a plan has been propos- chases and was refused. If ho had over * ,le headhouse of warehouse No. j of the sites all the National Army 1 ask enn l6 - reading in big letters. “Welcome Y'a’monirenls, inc BRINGS SUIT FOR $100,000 AGAINST STATE FOR DEATHS Traveling Men to “bring the boys home’’ and “finish the job.’ These phrases probabl.. will be adopted as campaign slogans. GOVERNMENT MAY BUY SITE OF CAMP SEVIER GRESS TO ABANDON 14 NA TIONAL GUARD CAMPS Washington, Jan. 30—Abandonment ed requesting the Legisia.ure to sub- authority he did not need ask con Kluuing Camp Sevier, mit to the people at the next general election a bond issue of $25,000,000.00 for the construction of a modern sys tem of bard surfaced roads connect ing every county seat in the State, sjich bond issue and the interest gress for it and the failure of con- i Home ”- If is I'°P etl tlle Thirtieth g. C., was urged today by Secretary gress to legislate on the subject is l ^oy 8 frtmi th |® State will he the first )oaker and Assistant Secretary Cro- a refusal of authority. (returned soldiers to read the sign. well, before the House Military Com mittee. autihority Secretary Daniels declined to discuss Mr. Mann’s statements further than to say that before the land radio sta- thereon to be paid for by the motor tJons were taken over he and Assist vehicles of the State, and ant Secretary Roosevelt with the de- WHEREAS, we believe that the parlment’s solicitor had examined State of South Carolina is seriously ve ry carefully into the question of the handicapped at the ^present time in department’s 'authority to act. its agricultural, commercial, industri | al and educational development by its lack of good roads, WHEREFORE. BE IT RESOLV.ED. —That we the United Commercial Travelers of America, Charleston Council, 40(> do most heartily endorse the above plan, calling upon our bro Civic League Places Drinking Fountains Thf? Ladles of the Civic League ther members throughout the State to ar e having their drinking fountains take similar action, and pledge their erected on the principal streets and support collectively and individually their ire beauties. Of white marble for the same, and further, ~ an d of the latest design, they are 1 HE IT RESOLVED, That we would ornaments to the (positions where _ • n |respectfully request of the members tiiey l.av^ been placed. The League .Campaign Starts of the Legislature from Charleston 's to be congratulated in placing these | A rvoincf 'Riitnu County to support this measure, and fountains which will be of great con rAgamSl OUmS that a copy of these Resolutions be wenience to visitors to the city and mailed to them by our Secretary.” W. P. G. Harding Quits As Director Many Farmers Apply For Nitrate Of Soda Washington, Jan 30—W. F. G. Hard ing today resigned as managing di- reel or of the war finance corporation because of the incrf'asuig press duties as governor of the federal re serve board. He was succeeded as« managing director cf Die finance cor poration by Eugene Meyer, Jr., now a director, but will retain his office us director of the organization. The war finance corporation now is making no new lonas except to rail roads and is preparing to wind up its affairs after the declaration of peace. Mr. J. Ward McLendon, County Agent, states that nine hundred and 'sixty farmers applied for Government Nitrate of Soda, amounting to 27,- 000 tons. He wishes to express his thanks to the Agricultural Board of the county for their assistance rend ered the farmers of the county in placing their applications, also the lo cal press in publishing information. Mr. E. D. Sallinger has been appoint ed Federal Nitrate distributor who will have charge of further nitrate distribution. J. O. O’NEILL SANDELL, OF CAL HOUN COUNTY, SUES FOR DEATH OF CHILDREN FROM USE OF SERUM BOUGHT FROM STATE BOARD OF HEALTH • Columbia, Jan. 30.—The $100,000 damage suit against the State of South Carolina, bought by J. O’Neill landell of Calhoun county whose two hildren died from the effects ot se um administered to them, which was furnished by the State Board o* Health, will be tried at the term of :ommon pleas court which convenes n this city next Monday. Two of Mr. Sandell’s children died from the ef fects of the serum, and he is bringing wo suits, one for each death, asking $25,000 in each case. The deaths in the Sandell fanrly o • 'urred more than a year ago when f^* he two Sandell children the-e {mrchased from the State Bo-'-H - • Health typhoid serum, the innocula ions resulting in the deaths of wo little girls, it is claimed. The general assembly last year 'assed an act to allow Mr. Sandell io bring the suit against the State, ami the case will come up for trial neM veek. The bill that became law, ai ’owing the suit to be brought against ‘l>o State, was introduced by Senator Banks of Calhoun county. Colcock & "olcock and W. N. Graydon, attorneys if this city, represent the plaintiff. Other Interesting Cases Another case of some interest thai: ’s scheduled to be tried at the term of court next week is against ex Gov Manning, brought by Augustus M. Deal, an attorney of this Htv. M*. Deal is a stenographer and does con ■iderable court work, and he was sent ‘o Charleston to take testimony in tho ’nquiry over the body of young Mr. Cohen, who was killed there several Lears ago at a political meeting. Mr. Deal says that the governor did not pay him for his services and that the governor claims that the county of Charleston should pay the bill. The county authorities in Charleston claim it is said, that it is not their bill, and Mr. Deal is suing that tho court might say who shall pay him for his work. Still another case that is scheduled to come up for trial at the term of ‘-'ourt beginning next Monday is one brought by the Rivoli theatre here against the Fox Film company for $20 000 for alleged violation of terms of a contract. SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL STOP FURNISHING WORK AT UGH WAGES . ■ .• •• l * * ' A. ’ - Policy Will Be in 4 Case of Present and Future Ship Yard Strikes to Let the Job Stand. Ship Yards Wont S ! uffer, Declares Piez Atlanta Physicians Disagree On Influenza pedestrians t£‘ n milly. One of ihe fountains has been placed at Riley’s Drug Store corner and one at L: E, Water's dry goods storo corner others places where. will be placed in coniSnient on* Dagan Street, or else- - Washington, Jan. 30—The Govern ment’s policy in shipyard strikes will be to “let the job stand,” Charies Piez, Director General of the Emer gency Fleet Corporation said today. He referred particularly to the strike situation, where he said mm had been out for a week, and to San ’Francisco where he said it was report ed that workers in two trades intend ed to walk out shortly, and tie up all work in that district. . Mr. Piez declared that most of ship yards needed a breathing spell, and that he did not think the Govern ment would continue furnishing worn at extremely high wages unless :n- creas skill and output Justified it. M'CAULEY WONT DISCUSS HIS PLANS lAtlanta, Ga„ Jan. 30—Atlanta phy- cisians are divided on the question vf dosing public assemblies to s;op the spread of influenza, and with the busim ss Influence that will be thrown in the wales against uie closing it is probable that some o'her measures will be icliud on io handle the situ ation. • One of the main meusufvs of pre vention will be the general use of the serum recently developed by army doctors at the Fort McPherson gene- ——“ Sr.!rr Pi, , a h - "J the baCta , ri0l0 , giCal ' ^yona, Florida. Jan. 3U.-Major itr .n 0 . ?' , ■ tieVe,OPed Lr “ I McCauley, who while on a continen- serum which has given remarkable , * al airi)lane ht made a forced la nd -results in preventing pneumonia. / ing near Kort Lauderale Saturday, They are giving it free to the sta.e 1 left Fort Lauderdale this morning by health authorities and to civilian phy- train for Miami, where he is taking sicians over the slate, and are anxi- the airplane for repairs. He would ous that the fullest use will be made not discuss plans for continuing tho of It. flight. ■ Atlanta. Ga., JJan 30—The cam paign launched against vagrants by |the Atlanta police department is be- rphp I'ing backed up by Recorder Johnson in thn police court. Vagrants arraig u<*d before him will be given the choice of going to I ho stockade or going to work. It is hoped that most of them will go to the farms, where labor is very much needed, and where they can make pood wages In wolesome and healthful outdoor work. AVIATOR TAKING HIS PLANE TO MIAMI FOR REPAIRS FAMOUS AVIATOR DIES ON HONEYMOON Atlanta, Jan. 30.— Richard H. At wood, Army Aviator who had charge of Acrobatic flying at Gerstner Fiem, Louisjana and the Carlstrom Field in Florida, died in a hospital here yes terday of pneumonia contracted while on his honeymoon, it was learned to day. Two Swim For Home New York, Jan 30—Home soil look ed so good to two army officers whose transport, the Scranton, was forced through having explosives aboard to anchor in lower harbor totday, that they jumped; overboard and started swimming toward the Brooklyn shore Idred beforc iic reached the hospital. T. M. BROCK KILLED BY FALliNG TREE Mr. T. M. Brock, foreman for R. W. Massey saw mills near Lanes was 'killed yesterday afternoon by being struck on the head by a limb from a falling tree. The accident took Ing off a limb? and it was this limb that struck Mr. Brock. He was hurried to Florence in the place in a woods near tne mill where the men were cutting down trees. A 'arge tree in falling hit another break hopes that his life might be saved but 200 yards away. They were picked I The body will be shipped to hla up by a small boat, and on being land I home at I’embrooke, N. C„ for burial, ed, disappeared. Ine leaves a wife and two children. FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS BREAK ALL RECORDS AS TO EARNINGS Pile Up Profits in 1918 of $55,436,000 Largely as a Result of Rediscount operations Washington, Jan 30—Thc| twelve Fed«ial Reserve Banks broke all re cords in 1918 by piling up an aggre- 1y from rediscount operations, com pared with $11,200,000 tho year before The net earnings of the Richmond /gate of $55,436,000 net earnings, large bank were 2,325,227. ,.K\