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T : 1 The Florence Daily Times i Hfc LAt £81 ASSOCIATED PRESi. DISPATCHES / VOL. XXV FIjORRNCE. S. C MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 10, 1919 NO. 94 CLEMENCEAU SEES DANGER IN GERHANYS ATTITUDE WOUNDED YANKS SIGHTSEEINS IN LONDON France’s Premier Sees Only “Lull In The Storm.” Warmly Pr aises The American Troops. Ref utes Story COTTON PROBLEMS TO BE CONSIDERED i Paris, Feb. 10—“Wlil'e I have said that the war has been won, would be more accurate to say that there is lull in the storm,” said Georges Clem- enceau, the French premier, in the pourso of an interview with i.he Asso- ciateod Press today. “At least,” he added, “It is as w'ell to face squarely all the possibilities.” Although Germany had been mili tarily and had been largely disarmed, there still remained, Ihe premier pointed out, “a chaoic but fruitful Rusta from wh’ch great help may be drawn by the Teutons.’’ There would , „ t be danger, he thought of a “reopen- ing of the military debate, if it were n«. for the assurance President Wil-1 . .... sen had voiced recently that when- s ' oner of agriculture, 54 ADEN LABOR AGITATORS BE BANISHED FROM COUNTRY Members of I. W. W. Speeding to an A h Port on Special Tra ; : . Mob Attempt s Release Them at* Western Ci^y SAYSBILL WOULD KILL THEIR BUSINESS IV FARMERS AND BUSINESS MEN TO MEET IN COLUMBIA THURSDAY A meeting, to take proper and ef fective measures to limit the acreage ^nd production of cotton in this State en called by Governor Coope-. I. H. Claffy, president of the State i farmers’ Union: B. Harris, commis J. Skottowe >■?"—r ’ i © Weslern Ncw«pai>«r Union VHOLESALE DRUGGISTS FIGHT ING HART BILL AIMED AT COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ALCOHOL. i ever France or any other free people Wanamaker president South Carol - were menaced the whole world would na Bankers Association; J. D. Miot, be ready to vindicate its liberty.” i president of the Chamber of Corn- Renounce Aloofness Columbia; and W. G., In the society of nations, said the Smith - stale warehouse commission- premier, each nation must be willing er ‘ . . . . .u - I to renounce its traditional aloofness! This meeting is to meet the fle- and be willing to employ the national|^ f « r , ^ definitely! land substantially limit the acreage A few of the wounded American boys on a sightseeing tour of London after their hardships in the Imttlcs in France. They are feeding pigeons on St. Paul’s flag. This tour was conducted by the Red Cross, and each oue of the boys lias a Red Cross tag on him. C’ c go, Feb. 10—Fif y fou in i-eis cf tl e Industrial Workers o. th. World passed through Chicago last night on a.special train under a heavy >ruard, er route to an Atlantic For', woere it is said they w"ll be deport ed. Forty of them came direct from Seattle. A majority of them are alien labor agitators. The cars which car ried them turned around at Buttee, M ntana, according to reports a mob \’ve will try to release them. STORES TO CLOSE FOR BIG MEETING strength outside its own both in war and in peace. country, i of the 1919 crop. Such action is Premier Clcmenceau warmly prais'deemed important as it affects the GEORGIA CLAIMS ed the help the American troops had larse . amount cotton in the hands given in winning the war for democ ^ th « far, » er8 « ,ld * 1,e h nierc !f racy and expressed disbelief that 83 weil as the price which may iikeiy there was a man in the American l)e obtained for the t,ro P to be ra,8ed army of occupation who regretted i' 11 jf y ear - that he had “fought on the side of I- Thia convention of those interested freedom” because he had found more ! j n tb ® P res ® n, i cotton situation will creature comforts in Germany than )e ie < * n Columbia 1 hursday, It eb-1 in France. 1™^ 1:{ > at noon - , , “I lived in the United States in, my , “The farmers are beginning to wm young and formative days,” said . ,beir Bght, ’ said ( ommissioner Har Promior Plamonman h^^irminrr , *’1^ VCStGrclciy. I 8III JUSt III TGreipt SAVANNAH RIVER CRACKER STATE WILL BRING SUIT TO TEST THE EX ISTING BOUNDARY LINE SUFFRAGE BILL IS BEFORE THE SENATE SAYS FREIGHT RATES MEAN BANKRUPTCY SUPPORTERS HOPEFUL OF WIN- ATLANTIAN LODGES STRONG PROTEST WITH INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE NING OVER THE ONE VOTE NECESSARY TO PASSAGE Premier Clemenceau, beginning. “Peri haps, therefore, I may be indulged to I Several Islands The Senate Galleries Included In Claim Were Crowded Today of authentic information that the cot (Attorney General of Georgia Takes say a few words to our allies on the ; ton ni ‘Bs North ( arolina have other side of tbe Atlantic. Not by 1 a & reed to . eurta 1 their Production, way of advice or propaganda, but j cut BnK it in half, frankly as friend to friend. Beautiful Friendship This means but!* Matter up in Letter Made Public Today ’one thing, they'are out of cotton and j Columbia, Feb. 10.—The State of 'are afraid to go into the market for’lGeorgia is planning to bring sui< to The friendship between our peoples i 3 <ocks. I have stated heretofore that,test the boundary line be,tweeYi tlr.t which subsisted for a century' andj their 1 ^ acquiescence in the do-Vi ate and South ( arolina A letter a half is u very beautiful thing. The l i maml for e,Bht hour ^ was * rom Geor S ,d Attorney General tike of it ha., never existed fnr *i,„ imerely to fight the cotton farmer, i says the line is m dispute from the JETuSSS! >• ^ s — 1 ' er tw'o peoples. This cordiality, ce- war^must e^dun^i^closer^neasuro-^ 0 South Carrtlina is but Hi-Per cent. Ifcxheiuls to the South Carolina bank o: hereafter To this end our m?ndT ;of aormal - Thl3 shows that the fa “' the Savannah river. The suit will mers are sticking. I appeal to every tin elude several islands and a power < county to send a strong delegation to ^ development, the meeting here next Thursday, call Greatest Interest is Manifested The Proceedings.-<-Holders of Cards Only Admitted in !'to prove it. 1 also have official in- North Carolina line, it is understood 'formation that the sale of fertilize.-. that Georgia claims the Georgia line Arbitrary Power Of Director General Mr. Cortrell Appears as Representa tive of Southern Traffic League Private Management Wanted (By Harold C. Booker) Columbia, Feb 10—T’e who's- u-r peep’e of the State a e up arms over the bill introduced in th: :ouse of Represen atives by R" tentative John R. Hart of York to irohibit the purchase of compounds containing narcotics or alcohol fo use as a beverage. They have been here in. full force all week tnd say that the bill would put them out of business. Represen ative Hart den'es any in tention of hurting the drug folks but says that something has got to be dene to stop the drinking of flavor ing extrac.s, Jamaica ginger and pat ent medicines. His bill carries out recommendations made by Governor Cooper in his inaugural address. May Send Special Message. It is claimed by friends of the bill introduced by Representative Hart | thirty and the business men will CITIZENS OF CITY AND COUNTY TO GATHER IN FLORENCE ON FRIDAY A very enthusiastic meeting was he'd this morning at the Chamber of Commerce and a large number of the nost representative merchants and business men attended. The meeting was a very enthusiastic affair and it ■>vhs unanimously decided to make, the proposed “get together” meeting on next Friday a big affair. The stores will close from eleven to two Washington, Feb. It*.—Mr. Cortell of Atlanta, representing the Southern that the druggists are unduly alarm over *'he bill—that it would not inter- ' fere with the sale of any medicines except those that would be used as a beverage. Mr. Hart denies that the bill is so drastic that it would close up the wholesale drug stores of the state, as some of the latter claim. Governor Cooper, it is reported, is contemplating sending a special mes sage to the General Assembly aext Washington, Feb. 10—Another ef fort will be made today to pass the oqu:.:l suffrage bill in the Senile. The sen'fto^eoim^ the | niany So . ulb< * n busines8 men would | said to feel that some action ought be forced into bankruptcy if the { 0 i) C taken by the present General Traffic League, told the Interstate week touching on the bill of Mr. Commerce Committee today that Hart, and urging its passage. He Is meet ’iheir guests from all sect of the County at the l^iion, titicn restaurant, where the meeting will be held and dinner served. The com mittee on arrangements for '.he din ner is Mr, J. W. Ivey, chairman, She riff Thos. S. Burch and Mr. N. B. Ba- roody, all of whom certainly know hew to take care of that part of the program. Mr. A. H. Gasnue was elect ed ns chairman o >mmittee on Invitation and he 1® aleing an effort to invite all of the representative business men oi he county. Of course, it is possible that some names who should have been invited will be TDe application* ofnatTon widl ^ ““Tua ^0^'u'S-Death Of L. B. Roper ,hen i Shock To Friends must meet. “This entrance of America into tnc fereat war was full of dramatic inter fest. conscription without the slightest d; ? t irbance, the universal self denial to apply us with food and all our re quirements, the unity of purpose and the amazing energy of 110,000,000 of people of so varying and complex a character challenged our admiration and gratitute in sue-h fashion as one l>ut ourselves can know. America’s Crusaders “And the way the American sol diers fought! Nothing could have been finer. Inspired by the holiest ideals, I may say transfigured, the>- entered upon their task with all the determination, all the fervor, all the spiritual purpose of the old time e-ru saders. They did the work! France nes^ 111^ proceedings -uliilision' cou ll j “ wbo * efftl ^ e revision of freight rates Assembly because he anticipates that | * n ° sn ” uia bav ® lnv ‘ ted ^ '* 1 De be obtai^e^onh^ b^cor^' suDnorters ^ initiale(] under the arbritrar '- P° w ® r after nr. ional prohibition becomes ef- !* verlo ° ke d but the Chamber of Com- o f themeasure Toneful of Sn of lhe Uirector General ° f road8 ’ werc Active in July that the consumption or me measure are hopeful of win- rontinued . H e declared, he was au- ot - Jamaica Gineer ZL \ 0ne „ V ‘‘ < r ne T*f t ry l ° | tl or)zed to announce tbaC 05 per cent cLes^d flavoring gn-e hem a two Hurds majority. j of the 2100 nil . mbers of Yhe Southern a pes “ui inlrtllce * J Wholesale Grocery Association de-, Senator Padgett of Colleton Coun.y sired a prompt return cf the railroads ajme(1 at the 8ame practice8 that Rp . of Jamaica Ginger, and patent medi- exrracts as bever MR. AND MRS. MANNING WILL VISIT FRANCE EX-GOVERNOR TO PRESENT PLANS TO PEACE CONFER ENCE FROM LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE Sumter, Feb. 10.—Richard I. Man- at ® d ; . «=_«,„ .u,. , * r, « o *1 ^ His arms were severed from the txing, former Governor of South Car- ^ a _ nryA . . - r .. j • j a. 1 * bodv and h*8 face and chest terriblv olina, was advised today by acting 1 , ... . ... might have died. She would not have Secretary of State Polk that Secreta.- ir > s two daughters. Misses surrendered. But do not mistake me. ry Lansing had issued instructions Mar y and Mar * ar 1 et ’ , we t I ? e wilh . h , 1 do not mean to minimize the Im- for the granting of passports to Mrs. at th f G,nc of . , ,,is . dpath ’ , an(1 . a portance of the American military 'Manning to accompany her husband tb ough the accic.ent occurred about to France where he will go soon to b ® Bved until after 6 o clock present plans to the peace conference Hia remains will bo enterred Sunday from the League to Enforce Peace , iath ® ® emetf ‘ r y at Bennettsville treating of the league of nations. The 1 Mr - R °P er cailie to th,s 8ection Washington, Feb. 10—Before crowd .to private management, ed gallery and w'th most of the Sena- j tore in there seats, the House resolu- QAI I AHV IIDPCn ' ion proposing submission of the sui- rULLUUn UiIIIlU 1 frage amendment to the federal con „ ~ ,!stituticn was called up in the Senate' T-.trr> (ttv l-eb 10 T-e nows of, tod .,y . )t J2.40. Both sides are pre- , i '~ n t^nir’c a,cc’(!*'nt Hint betell Mr. L. p a . e j f or bna ] test an( j are c0n fl. Done**, a p r nsi>erous and prom nent, don j ;i ( j e( .i s j 01 , before adjourn- fnrmer living <Mght miles east ol here nient. Before debatb, petitions on iwas a severe shock to his many hehulf of the resolution from Kansas, .friends . Mr. Roper was in his two, Michigan, Nevada, Maine, and Mis story gin house alone operating the. aour j ’etrislaturo w'll be presented l.gins, and in some unaccountable w-ay b y t ], e Senators of those States. Be 'got his right arm tangled in Hie saws | cause 0 j B^ing up for passage on a fand before Hie engine could be stoic. tiiird reading, if not sulijc-ct to atn- tped his entire body was terribly l a c er , endment except by unanimous con sent. TO CHANGE VOTE ASKED TO CAST BALLOT AGAINST SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN aid, nor of the American Red Crosa, nor the Salvation Army, nor any of the helpful agencies. There never has been in all the world’s history so NEW YORK TODAY New York, Feb. lO.AUp to noon to Charleston,Feb. 10.—Charleston wo- wen who are opposed ro votes for women wll send United States Sena tor Wiliam Pegues Pollock a burner oii°lv signed petition asking that he ^consider his announcement and cast 1 iiis hpllot against the Federal amend I men* which would enfranchise the 'f-nnmn. Men are also signatories to ! the petition, the text of which fol lows : “We, the undersigned women and men of Charleston, S. C„ strongly ad vise and most earnestly petition you won. The democracy. perfect a coordination of the holy p«r, former -Governor has had his pass- about ,hir, y fou ‘- • VPar3 aB0 and ac.^day no order had been issued for a to vote directly against the proposed pose of the righteous minded inhabi 1 Mr“ for ^me tlnie but would not cumulated considerable valuable real' strike of the hoisting engineers and federal amendment granting the suf H - ■ pons iur some ume, uut w miu uui. —_ ..r brick layers, employed by the build frage to women. YVe ask this so as to guard the sanctity of our home life, to protect the rising generation, not only of your own State of Gfluth Car olina, but of all the neighboring States.” For these petitioners it was slated i yesterday (hat word 'Mrect from Wash Blue Ridge Conference llnP,on was to t,le ® lfect t,,at senator has introduced a bill in the Senate presentative Har; is shooting at but it is claimed by some that the Colle ton senator’s bill would not be effec tive because of the •» iraseology of the first section. The first sect'on o’ the bill reads as fallows: “That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation -or company to sell, or offer for sale, any com- ’ pound, by whatsoever name may be g’ven, that may contain alcohol and used as a beverage except as here after provided.” Representative Hart’s bill provides that it is unlawful to sell any com pound that may contain alcohol and may be used as a beverage.” The lit- te words “may be” be r ore the worcs “used as a beverage” constitue the difference in he bills but they are a big difterence. It is argued that under the phraseology of Mr. Pad- ! gett’s bill, a man offering a patent I medicine for sale will insist that he ■ ; did not know it was to be used as a j beverage. merce wants If. understood that a’l of the business men from the various sections of the county are cordially invited as its guests on this day. All riecssary preparations as to the pro gram are being taken care of by ui able committees and the matter to be discussed is of sufficient import ance to insure a b f g affair. TWO DIE IN FIRE AT SPARTANBP^ Return From The InnnZnt in hotri., unless Mrs ostatc ' a Rreat part of which he held, Mick layers, employed by the build consent to make the trip unless Mrs. at Gme of his death. His wife 1 ln S Trades Employers Association in ... ; Mann f i!! K waa Permitted to accompany . ire ceded him about ten years a hundred arid twelve cities, who it 1C .‘lain; oa.u ‘.c.uviajy, him. They Will visit the grave Of theU'^ Vno I* rec - (ll(l I,,, 1 n >U<113 rennrteil wnnhl strike this nnm , liberty and .be p«r.»l‘ or ;Bon . Maj „ r wultem Sinkler ^aljob... nober. •» .JJ >ss, as Jefferson said in the ki u e{1 in ac ti 0 n and buried near Ver ?. n,y “ ,s 01 V, ' . U ’ I an Declaration of Indepen-’»j un i a te in October. They have four. Reaaet 1 t .® v !!;' the greater part x m , • .other sons in the American forces in hls lif ® Mr ’ Boper was an interest- * France * ed menibcr ° r the Methodist Church. SMITH SEEKS MARKET FOR FARMERS COTTON tants of the earth “And now the war is world is made safe for for life happiness American dence. And the future is before us What has it in store? Refutes the * Story “I am told that some of these ga*-' lant American soldiers, who lived In trenches, [dept in dugouts and but rowed in the mud in devastated and war torn France when they crossed the Rhine and in the undevastaleu land, found clean beds and baths, rather regret that they fought on the side of freedom and would rai" ,n r have fought on ti e side of the mur dering Germans. I do not believe It. T am sure there is no American sol dier who does not recognize that France, the battlefield of the war. could not give him the comforts that tJermany, uudevastated, was able t(\. I do not and will not. believe so meanly of a single one of the bril liant warriors who came from the States to our aid in the grfeatistruggle for civilization against * satagery. It is incredible. It is the tragedy of tnc- war that devasted France and she could not give them the comforts that unbroken Germany could. ■ • « 1 Royalist Leader Wounded The Rev. H. E. Beatty and Mr. A. Pollock admitted in a .caucus of Dem | ocratc Senators that if suffrage were PLENTY OF GARDEN 'SEED FOR CHILDREN ~PT OF EDUCATION HAS ON HAND A LARGE SUPPLY FOR FOR WAR GARDENS If the school chidren of Florence HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS W^’N B p ICK BUILD'NG R"RA'S Spartanburg, Feb 10—Fire b're early oday destroyed a three sto-y b iek bu'tding on South L’b'TtV -feet owned by T. R. Ross, resulting in a heavy property loss and the dea'h t"o T'-rsen®. n e-rv Pu’n*''' ’ * a Miss ’ Ta R n~t* • e r''’cun ; ed • oams on he rec • ’d s ory .of the building. Tbe fl’st floor of the building was cccup ed by the T. B. Ross Wood Working Dlant and by Burnett & Garlington, who had stored in their portion of the build ing a number of automobiles. Mr. Ross is said to have sustained a loss amounting to $30,000. Burnett & Garlington’s loss of $20,000 is said to have been practically covered. Mr. Burnett and his daugther, who occupied rooms on the second story j of the building, were awmkened by ' cl her roomers in the house and until the building was completely envelop- , ed in flames, it was thought they had I ieft the structure. Their charre r ’ 1 bodies were found in the mins to- submitted to the people of all the 1 county do not make a record yield in da y- ^ r - Bui* nu tt was sixty four 'thc G Y Sq M C ’ U'’a bconference^at^BIue ^ Southern States it would be defeated, war gardens this spring and summer, years of age and his daugther 20. He *• iVl * cuiii«renct? ai r>iue i n .. s* ...<n u_ _<« au-i_ j - . n r»f luHcro .1. J. Burnett Lisbon, Feb. 10—It is reported from A veil o that Capt. Pentique De Havi Couc riro, royalist leader wats wounded, p.obably in Ohe fighting at Lamego or Vizieu, which was taken by repulsion forces. Ridge, (’., returned to Florence l last night delighted with their trip. ;>These conferences are He is also quoted as admitting the menace of the racial problem. Japan Plans To Build New Ships ' Tokio, Feh. 10.—Japa’ n shipyards being held 1 ENDEAVORS TO ESTABLISH SHIP- i^very ten days at the Y. M. C. A. C<w»iii*oc ^headquarters at Blue Ridge, and are kJCCUlco being attended by delegates from all sections of the South. The plan is I to instruct the delegates in the class 1 of work the Y. M. C. A. has been do-j ring in the war zone, and particular PING TO FRANCE AND ITALY Honorable Discharge Paul S. Minims of the 19th Annnu was a brother of Judge J. of this city, and of E. Bell Burnett of Columbia. A failing wall of the building demolished a frame resid- , ence stand'ng next door. While the it will be ail their own fault, and no; the fault of the United States Govern- vment. Supt. cf Education Gasque estates ‘.hat he has just received a Jarge quantity of seed for distribute , ^ u » a tothe teachers and the pupils of the ! fl r e depai'.ment was fighting the fire Florence county schools, and all who ! on Liberty street, a second hie broke want seed are asked to call aj liis i out on Spring street at the residence vflice for them. The shipment con- ; • McDowell. This building was tains in addition to- vegetable seed i 110 * greatly damaged aro expected to build in 1919,* Washington Smith of South . 1S1 ing Secretary steamers with an aggregate capacity of 1,189,285 deadweight tons. Strike Director Is Arrested On Charge Of Evading Draft St. Lawrence, Mass. Feb. 10.—The Secretary of the Committee directing the Textile strike here wtas arrested today on a Federal charge of evading the draft. JAPAN OFFERS MEN MONEY AND ARMS REPORTED THAT RUSSIAN GOV ERNMENT AT OMSK HAS AC CEPTED PROFFER OF HELP Vladistok, Saturday. Feb. 10—Re ports from Omsk state that the Rus sian government there has accepted an offer by Japan cf men, money and arms to sette the Bolshevik differ- 1 ences. , l-eb. lO—Senator 1 stress is being laid on the care of the nitton train, stationed at Fort Sill.< a o 1 do, ' er heed for | he bt ‘ aa ! rAnnm h .Carolina cah-d on Act ! soldiers who are returning to tueir! Oklahoma, has received an honorable ,; ca .!° n . froat B , pnR ’ , \rAn 1 AltAN rllnlirN Polk today to urge ap| homes. The conference will be kept | discharge, and is on He way to his ^mith that the Olftll I ft Ufill I WIIUUW by this government j up for next three months. .vp France and Italy CONSERVATIVES WANT proprlate action in an effort to hav remove, trading restrictions so Am-' crican ccti.on dealers might be permit ted to sell direct to merchants in j those countries. Senator Smith said l ■ IL^tur-: o™«. ^ I STRIKE CALLED OFF i Georgia Farmers promised iiis cooperation. j The French cotton business, Sena- ' tor Smith said was in the hands of iMUMBER OF UNION MEN MEET the French cotton commision, accord i WITH CONFERENCE IN lug to his information, and shippers] SEATTLE were not pemV-ted to sell direct to i Franco or to engage freight and ship Jl Seattle, Feb. 10.—Conservative lead to that country. The Italian busmes*. |ers of the Union met at nine thirty lie added appeared to be in practical- j this morning with the general strike ly the same situation. Those rogula conference m the effort to induce the tiens 'the senators declared, were in t committee to recommend that the large measure responsible for the ^general railroad strike in progress small export business in cotton. J here be called off. i a ome in this countv. He is a son of Mrs. Minnie H. Minims. He entered the service as a private and worked 'his way up to seargeantcy. He is well ^thought of by iiis superior officers. Summoned to Action Atlanta, Feb. 10—Action on the re quest cf the cotton homing meeting held in Macon February (i. Gov. Dor sey today issued proclamation set ting aside Februarv 1*> as “safe and sane duv” and caliing upon farmers !to met in the various counties of the seed \vere secured. Last year the children of Florence county surpass- pd themselves in gardening. Some of them not only supplied 'the tables of their homes but made nice sums of money selling to people less fortu nate .hemselves. An effort is being made this year to have an even great cr product on than last year, and from reports that have com,e to tho Times, the children are still interest ed. 1) is not likely that Supt. Gus- ,q.ue will have any seed left on hls hands. Strike Closes Schools Denver, Feb. 10.—Twenty five out State to appoint working committees jtof sixty five public schools here clos and pledge planters to reduce the cot- /rd today as a result of the strike ot ton acreage for 1919 33 1-3 per cent. ' station engineers. SCATTERED BY TROOPS UPRISING IN BERLIN SATURDAY QUELLED BY GUNS OF GOV- - ERNMENT FORCES Zurich, Feb. 10—Spartucari upris ings of a grave nature broke out in Berlin Saturday evening, according lo advices received Sc'.'llers and sailors, com; »>y the former phief of police, i .^rn are reported to have occupied ihe Alexander Pal ace and government troops fired on them killing six and wounding forty. The German censorship is withhold ing the casualty lists.