Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, July 24, 1919, Image 1
CROP REPORT OF
I SOUTH CAROLINA
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.ATI CORN IN SOME SECTIONS
8UI KERINQ FROM TOO MUCH
J RAIN AND QRA88.
TOBACCO AVERAGE INCREASED
General Average of Other Orain and
Forfevge Craps Are Around 85 Per
Gent of Normal; Fruit Poor.
Columbia.
A 'report issued by B. B. Hare,
Souti, Carolina field agent of United
State* Bureau of Crop Estimates,
showji an increase of 4 per cent of
corn ^cre&ge in South Carolina over
that Mt last year, the estimated acreage
feing 2,340,000 acres. Condition
on J1|ly 1, was 81 per cent of normal,
"equivalent to an average yield
of iff bushels ner no re The eorlv I
plantings range from "fair" to
'"gooi." Intermediate plantings are
genefolly "good," while late plantings
in vdriops sections are suffering from
too lftuch rain, many fields being foul
withfigress and very much in need of
cultivation. Considerable damage is
reported to bottom lands from overflow
j?f creeks and rivers, caused by
recent excessive rains.
THb acreage in Irish potatoes
sho^ a reduction of 5 per cent as
cornered with last year, while the
acreage of sweet potatoes remains
( the tame. Condition of the former id
i 85 par cent and the latter 90 per cent
I of nikrmal.
Acreage in tobacco has increased
>' from 86,400 acres in 191 to 112,000 in
\ 1919, Condition on July 1, is reported
at 85 per cent of normal, equiva(
lent'to an average yield of 765 pounds <
M ?re. 1
W Acreage A peanuts has been re- '
duged 10^-Tper cent as compared with '
rjast'year, and a 5 per cent reduction
in acreage of sorphum cane (fpr
siruo is noted. Condition of both
is 8a per cent of normal.
The apple and pcaah crops are both
repdtted at 48 per cent, or 2 per cent
less than one-half of a normal crop.
..T*e condition of other crops is as ,
follows: Rice 88 per cent of normal;
whe?t 75; oats 80; rye 86; hay 84; alfalfa
85; millet 85; cowpeas 85; tomatoes-,
85; cabbages 85; onions 86;
grapes 80; pears 58; watermelons 80;
cantaloupes and muskmelons 78.
The estimated production of corn
for .the entire United States is 2,815,000,^00
bushels, as against 2,583,000,000
bushels last year. The production
of cbtton in round numbers is estimated
at 11,000,000 bales as compared
"with 12,000,000 bales in 1918. The
production of wheat will approximate
1,160,000,000 bushels, or 244,000,000
bushels more than last year and 370,000^)00
bushels more than the fiveyear
average from 1913 to 1917 inclu
aive. The prices of wheat per bushel i
on July 1, was $2.22 as against $2.03 i
on the corresponding date of last year.
Judge Henry H. Watklns.
Washington (Special).?The long
fight of the vacancy on the bench of
the Federal court for the Western
district of South Carolina was settled
hexie by the nomination of Henry H.
Watkins, a well-known lawyer of Anderson.
Invited to New London.
3. M. Wolfe, attorney general, has
been invited to deliver a 30 minute
address before the National Association
of Attorneys General, which holds
its' annual meeting in New London, '
Conn., September 2. Mr. Wolfe will
discuss "The Abuse of Law Making
and Its Possible Results." The American
Bar Association meets in Boston,
September 3, 4 and 5, and Mr. Wolfe
will also attend this meeting.
Many Diplomas Issued.
Twenty-six physicians, 74 nurses
and three osteopaths successfully
passed examinations, conducted hy the
State board of medical examiners last
month. Fourteen other young women
took the examination for registered
nurses, but failed to pass. Nine applicants
for the practice of medicine
also failed with one for the practice
of osteopathy.
Sheriffs Grieve for Rector.
Resolutions on the recent death of
thi late Sheriff Hendrix Rector of
k Greenville were adopted by the South
Carolina Uheriffs' Association, which
Joffor fKn /?Anfprpnf?A
IllVb lllllllVUiabVlJ HAW* w I
of solicitors, sheriffs, magistrates and
foramen of grand juries -with Governor
Cooper. The resolution was offered
v by Sheriff Cannon G. Bloase of
Nejpberry and was adopted by a rising
vote. The association sent a
beautiful floral wreath, costing $50,
at $he time the Greenville sheriff was
kU$od July 4.
Must Report Promptly.
the meeting of the South Caroling
railroad commissioners a letter
wan directed to superintendents of the
Atlantic Coast Line, Southern and
Seaboard Air Line Hallways, calling
fc>)their attention the importance of
^reporting promptly. In its letter the
commission cites the instance of the
orxtck occurring on the Atlantic Coast
Line between Camp Jaqkson and Columbia,
July 1L It la claimed that
while the wreck occurred at 10:30
o'clock in the morning the commission
was not notified until 4 p. na.
lovsrnor to Call Meeting.
Oorernor Cooper has been asked by
he American Cotton Association to
tall a meeting in Columbia at which
he objects and purposes of the Amercan
Cotton Amocixtion and the South
Carolina Cotton Association may be
ixpl&ined to the people of South CaroIna.
This request has been made in
tompliance with a resolution adopted
>y the directors of the American Colon
Association at a meeting held re?
isntly.
B. Harris, commissioner of arriculure;
J. H. Claffey, president of the
Itate Farmers Union; A. E. Padgett,
resident of the South Carolina Bank>rs*
Association; Dr. W. M. Riggs,
>resldent of all the chambers of comnerce
of the state and all other organizations
interested in the developnent
of the agricultural interests of
he state have been asked to Join in
he call. It is planned to make the
nesting the biggest ever held in the
itate.
While the exact date of the big
gathering has not been determined. It
s hoped to hold it just before the big
nembership campaign to he conductid
by the South Carolina Cotton Assoiiation
next month. Plans for this
campaign are now being made at the
leadquarters of the association in Coumbia
by B. F. McLeod of Charleston,
itate manager, and A. A. Protzman, or
;anization director.
J. Skottowe Wannamaker of St. Mathews,
president of the American Cot- u
on Association, and also of the South
Carolina Cotton Association stated M
bat a similar mass meeting will ho or
leld In every state of the cotton belt.
Commission Not Authorized. I
S. M. Wolfe, attorney general, Issued
an opinion in which he held that
:he railroad commission of South Car- Tl
>lina has no authority to regulate
:ontractual relations between the Augusta-Northern
Railroad Company between
Ward and Saluda and the
American Express Company. ^
The railroad recently advised the er
express company tnat ths returns from fG
landllng the express were inadequate
:o meet the expenses incident to the rj
traffic. The express company refused p]
io pay the railroad a higher rate, and fll
leclared Its Intention to discontinue cc
the express service over the route.
The attorney general points out that
It is clearly within the authority of tli
the railroad commission to compel C{
the railroad and the express company b<
to continue the servioe', but has no au- te
thority in effecting the contractual jn
agreements between the express com- ai
pany and the railroad as to the re- 0<
muneratlon to be paid the railroad for rc
handling the express. Mr. Wolfe advises
the commission to issue an or- d<
ier prohibiting the express company
from discontinuing the business be- Qi
Lween the two places as previously de- th
lermined by the company. jo
in
Smith Want* Notice Qlven.
Washington. ? Senator 8mith of ^
South Carolina made a request of the
authorities here that the old plan of in
allowing 30 days notice by the interstate
commerce commission before in- tt
crease in freight rates effective be ap- c<
plied Immediate!* in behalf of cotton
seed linters in the South. The situa- p
tlon is in such shape now, according
to what he said, that it is unfair to
increase the rate on linters without
giving a reasonable time and oppor- b<
tunity for those interested in the mat- hi
ter to be heard. It is probable that m
Senator Smith will be advised regard- tt
ing this matter within the next day or ti
two and he will then vei communi- 0|
cation with cotton seed and linter in- n
ttresta In the South so they may be
present at thie hearing.
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Infant Death Rate 1918. st
Out of every 1,000 children born In v'
South Carolina in 1918, 133.2 died before
they reached one year of age. a
The total number of births in South c<
Carolina In 1918 was 44.885. The total
number of deaths of children un- tt
der one year of age was 6,974. The r'
deaths were distributed as follows: ^
Whte males, 1.105; white females, 808; c'
negro males, 2,235; negro females, '1.- tt
826. !
These figures are official and au- 111
thorltatlve. 01
The total number of deaths In 1918
was 31,979. distributed as follows: tl
Whites, 1?,188; negroes, 19,785; In- pi
dians, 5; Chinese, 1. vl
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Lever on Farm Board. Q
Washington (Special).?South Carolina
must shortly have a new member
of the house from the Seventh
congressional district,- Representative
A. F. Lever having been nominated
for commissioner of the federal farm C1
loan board by the President at a sal- dl
ary of $10,000 a year.
Ten days ago it was stated in this
correspondence that this nomination ai
would be made, and although there 01
were a few persons who were skepti- ,fl
cal, there were ample facts upon s<
which to base the story. n
Cooper Catohes Cooter. P
OoTftmdV Cooper has returned to
Columbia from a Ashing trip to Hilton
Head in Beaufort county. Fish in
abundance were eaught and also a "
large turtle weighing between 500 and U
COO pounds. The turtle could hardly an
be lifted on a tied by two stalwart
negroes. h
In the party with the governor were ?<
Senator Neils Chrlsteneeo Beaufort; It
8. M. Guess. Denmark; W. O. Peter- *1
kin, 8L Matthews; T. W. Dantsler. 8t
Matthews, and T. O. Smith, ware o]
home com mission tr. Columbia. p
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MRS. PHILIP N? MOORE
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Mrs. Phillip N. Moore of 8t. Louis,
o.t president of the National Council
Women. i
HE ACT MAY BE RE-MODELED
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Treats Freely Made to Hold Up the
Bill Indefinitely Unless Daylight
Saving Clause Is Retained.
Washington.?Republican leaders of
te house, supported by party lead- a
in the senate, agreed to attempt
ipassage of the agriculture approbation
bill with its daylight saving
der despite the President's veto,
rovlsions of the daylight saving law
lthoriaing the interstate commerce
tmmission to fix standard time sones,
iwevor, would not be discarded.
In line with this decl0?r>n, made by
le republican legislative steering
>mittee, and after assurances had
:en obtained that the iules commitin
wmili) nnthnr<,ft ???
K repeal being incorporated in the
>propriatlon bill, Chairman Haugen,
! the house agriculture committee,
introduced the agriculturo bill.
House republican leaders, although
mbting tliat the romodcled measure,
ith the repeal provision, would meet
jjootions of President Wilson, eaid
lat many democratic members would
in with a majority of the republicans
i passing the new measure. Chalran
Oronna and other members of
le sonate agricultural committee,
ley said, had insisted on incorporaon
of the repeal provision, tbreeteatg
to hold up early passage of the
ill without tho repeal section. For
lis reason, they asserted, no other
mrse of action was open.
ROPOSED RADICAL ACTION
ENDANGERING PROHIBITION.
Washington. ? Conservative mem?rs
of the prohibition faction in the
ouse set out to curb what they de;rlbed
as radical attempts to make
te pending enforcement bill bo draac
that it might create a revulsion
! feeling throughout the country on
le whole question of liquor drinking.
Warning was given by the conservaves
that if the radical element went
>o far and added other severe reactions
they would be certain to in[te
defeat in the senate and possibly
ad all of their work thrown out by
presidential veto. The need of wise
mnsel was pointed out by the consrvatlve
prohibitionists In view of
le published announcement that Reppsentatlve
Morgan, Republican^, oj
klahoma, and a member of the judiary
committee, had given notice
tat he would endeavor to make It a
lolatlon of law for a man to keep a
ig of liquor in his own home for his
wn use.
Word was spread mirmg the day
lat other prohibitionists were prearing
to write into the bill a proIsion,
stricken out by the committee,
UAKAIMTEED WHEAT PRICE
RAISED TO $2.30 BUSHEL
Washington. ? President Wilson
gned an executive order increasing
le guaranteed prlec of the 1919 wheat
rop to $2.30 per bushel at Oalveston
ad New Orleans.
It is expected chat the high price'
Bt&bllshed for wheat at Oalveston
nd New Orleans will divert a part
t the crop's flow to export from Atintic
terminals, and thus relieve the
Ta(n on common carriers and termlal
facilities.
ROHIBITION BEING
ENFORCED EFFECTIVELY
Washington.?Prohibition is being
r.forced effectively throughout th^
nited States. Attorney General Pal'
i?r said. Sala of "hard" liquor, such
i whiskey, gin and brandy, virtually
aa ceased, he asserted, except for
sattering violations of the law as are
levitable with any. new restrictive
:atute.
Mr. Palmer said he expressed no
pinion on enforcement legislation 1
ending in Congress.
I .Oimf A ii"*
SENATE TO HANDLE
THE DAYU6HT LAW,
the Agricultural bilL has ji
BEEN PASSED BY HOUSE BY Ui 5
UNANIMOUS VOTE. v
THE LAW CARRIES $33,900,000 :
Several Sharp Clashes Marked
on Elimination of Rlder^hat Drew V
the President's Veto.
Washington.?Renewed attenyits pf
house Republican leaders to f*p?&l
laylight saving through a rider to the
>20 agricultural appropriation bilj, ,4
were defeated In tRef hotfsfc when'Republican
opponent*. <9? repeal, jolpe^
with the Democrats In voting to eliminate
the repeal provision. Immediate- ^
ly afterward, without a dissenting 1,1
vote, the agricultural bill, carrying *'
J38.900.000 was passed and sent Urihe
senate. , 1
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Final action on the daylight saving c,
repeal came after a day marked by
Bharp political clashes In both houses ~i
H n fl pnmnilttnoa Horn rvor-ita A n olw/N. AI
ing those favoring repeal, re/used to j ll
Join in making the repeal rider In order,
and In speeches on the floor attacked
the Republicans as "playtog E
politics." Republican leaders, how-,
ever, tnslsted that the rider alone
would assure early passage of the &g-. .ij
riculttfral bill which Democrats said <
was certain to be vetoed again by
President Wilson, It it included the
repeal provision. c *
The senate, regarded as heavily in tf
favor of repeal now has before It a u
house bill to repeal the daylight snvlng
law. The senate. It was said by 0
congressional leaders, may pass and
send to the president the separate ?
repeal measure. ,,,
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WITNESSES TESTIFY TO THE d
8TATUS OF TRACTION LINES r<
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Washington."?Witnesses teettfylng
from their experience in operating ^
traction lines'since the beginning of 1 C(
the present era of high prices "tola , 0
tha, fodeyal electrj^ railways commls- e;
slon again the story of failure to make 1 1
ends meet-in themauatry.-anflnrenewed
the warning of an approaching-crl- p
ta unless public sentiment permit, ,
the general collection of greater revo- ci
nuos for their services. ,11
By securing testimony bearing' upon ri
results in 9crahton-and Altoona, Pa..
Portland. Me., and Wilmington, Del., o)
the railways laid beforg the commig;, N
slon evidence daxlmcA *r? .?w,- ?
higher ttivos had1 solyodl the problem it
hi loodilffes where trlea. ^ j lj
Francis H. SIsson. vice president of , e'
the Guaranty Trust Company, of New l<
York, ascribed most of the difficulties n
of the street railways to a decline of
50 per cent since 1014 in the purchaa- ^
lng power of the dollar. I n
Street railroad companies, he said,
were about the only utility which the i c'
government had not assisted during P
the war.
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FREIGHT EMBARGO PLACED. r
ON COA8TWI8E TRAGIC.
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New York.?A freight emhargp oj}
coastwise traffic was announced by
the leastwise steamship * companies,
operating under federal control, as a|''
result of the strike of seamen and en- i 1)
gineers along the Atlantic and Gulf i P
coasts. The order for the embargo 4
was forwarded to shipping points by a
the United States railroad admlnls- t<
tratlon. u
The embargo has been foreshadow- *
ed for several days as a conseqnonce r
of ttie rapid piling up of great quantl- ties
of freight, much of It perishable, ?
at Atlantic And Gulf ports through, the n
tying up of ships by the strikers. O. e
H. Urown. secretary of th4 seamen's e
nnlon, defined that the ehtlro shlo- v
pint? of the country would he virtually u
tied up within two weeks if the strug- lj
gle continued. jj
AU8TRIAN8 MAY GET THE 9
COMPLETE TREATY 800N.
Parlfi.?The missing clause* of the
Austrian peace treaty will almost cer- t3
trlnly be handed to the Austrian def- t)
egation in a day or so. ft
Ten days will he allowed the ^us- p
triana for consideration of the terms
and for any representations they may ft
desire to make. The council will q
probably require 10 days more In a
which to reply. w
Consequently, the treaty can Scarce- <jj
ly bo signed before August 10. ft
FOREST FIRE8 CONTINUE f
TO RAGE IN NORTHWEST. ?
b?lJ"!?^ H \
Spokane.?Racing ^ oyer -flkrtmtain
ridgea of western Montana and north- h
era Idaho, fotest fires continue to n
spread destruction and threaten.several
small towns which have been ser- n
red by the flamos from eomiuunlca- ft
tfon with the-United States forest ser- b
rice headquarters at Missoula, Mont., q
The fire has Jumpdft the mountains a
Into ths Myden gulch country., if here. *
U Is said, thsre is practically fc* way r
Of stopping It .,r'/' **
'mm unnii it ft '~'uiTm\f*
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Col. Walt C. Johnson of the gener
atf, chief athletic officer of the
. F., who Is ohalrman of the lnt?
1ted game committee, under who
j^pices the big meet In Paris w
ild. Colonel Johnson was well knov
athletic circles during his colte
iys. He staged the recent A. E.
ismpionship games.
> NOT A SUPER-GOVERNMEr
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ntertains Hopes That from the 6e
That is Planted Tcday* In its Fruition
Final Peace May be Found.
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Washington. ? Characterising t
ague of nations as a practical st
ward world peace, Involving no si
Hce Of nntlnnnl nrorclirnt. u"'
Underwod, Democrat of Alabnn
rged in the senate acceptance of t
'ague covenant without amendme
r reservation .
"The great causes of war," he sa
thay be paraphrased in two word
National selfishness.' Until the
izatlon of the world is prepared
ethrone its own selfish ideals and
^cognize the rights of other peopli
le Inherent causes of war must ct
nue to exist.
"1 nm not prepared to say th
lite ndoptlon of the present tres
arries within Itself the eliminati
f these causes o fwar, or that, In t
nd there will be jio more wars, I
do say that, within the folds of if
aty we find an agreement betwe
te great nations Of the world th
robably will in the future carry t
uestions,, of national dispute t0,
ijurt of final arbitration, and in mar
t not most instances, avoid the hi
?rs and Injustices of war.
"I do not regard the organlzati
t the league as a super-governintei
ro fiuper-government could ex
ffthout power to maintain itself, wli
! Itself, the league has no power
yvy taxes, and without ivvenue a g<
rtiment cannot long exist. T
ague has no power to raise armi
nd navioB, and without military fore
t cannot defend Itself. With tl
Ight to withdraw, I feel that there
o need to fear the dangerous surr<
ter of any of the fundamental pr
IpleB and rights of the American p<
le. Therefore, I am willing to fa
; and try it and hope that from t
eed that is planted today, in
rultlon the final peaec of the woi
lay be found."
18,000,000 18 APPROPRIATED
? FOR VOCATIONAL TRAIN If
,Washington.?Eighteen million d
irs for the vocational training of
ired soldiers, sailors and marines
rovided by an amendment to the si
ry civil appropriation bill tentatlvi
dopted by the house by a vote of 1
> 119. As the appropriation mei
re originally passed the house a
ras vetoed by the presdent, it a
ied $6,000,000 for this purpose.
Consideration in the house of t
undry civil appropriation bill as
lodeled to meet the objections ra
d by the president in vetoing It, p
Ipitated a partisan battle which p
ented further progress on the mei
re and ended only whon the Repi
cans forced through a motion to i
sum.
JMMON8 PLEASED WITH'
OUTCOME OF CON FERENC
j : rn~"?1? n t fi hi
Washington.?A rate hearing befc
lie United States Railroad admin
mtlon in behalf of eqnal table rat
mm the interior to the South Atlan
orte was a very satisfactory one,
Largo dcl9pat4c,ns were prose
:om North Carolina and other sou
rn states and also from the midr
rest. From North Carolina flelef
ions wero present from WUmlngtc
lharlotte. and other cities repreeei
if? chambers of commerce,
lORLESON SAYB POSITIVELY
HE WILL NOT QUIT. CABJhE
Washington.-*4Preskle*f'Wltoon a
Ss cabinet met for the first time
early seven months.
Postmastef General ''Burleson i
talped closeted 'with the Preside
>r an hour after the meeting h
een broken up. Responding to
uirles, the postmaster general sa
he left the White House that the
ras "absolutely, no truth" in rece
11 mors that he was about to Iqa
m cabinet
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HOUSE III SNARL
| OK PROHIBITION
ALL ATTEMPTS TO ELIMINATE 1
CERTAIN DRASTIC SECTION8
IN LAW VOTED DOWN.
IVI60R0US PROTESTS ENTERED '
In Proposed Bill, Trial By Jury of Persona
Charged With Violating the
Law if Denied.
Washington. ? Prohibition forces ,
roted down In the house every attempt
to eliminate drastic provisions
of the general enforcement hill, and
while in full and absolute control
cut. off debate "at the word of their
A loader despite the violent protest of
>rJ the minority.
se When they had raced through the
as wa,r-time enforcement portion of the
*n three-part tirtl" arid got: Into the conge
stitlonel prohibltibn measure proper,
F. there were only f>8\members on the
floor and to much., contusion that a
speaker could not make himself
heard. It was 7 o'clock when the long
IT roll call to obtain a quorum was start'
ed, and -members had then gone home,
uner declaring mere was no good
reason for trying to force through a
d bill to take care of a situation that
would not ariBO until January. ,
Before the house got intq a snarl,
however, the prohibition taction had
he fought off every attack on their bill,
ep For a brief moment late in the day
ic- the minority'?described hy the proia
hlbitlonists as the "wets"?swung into
la, power, only to be thrown out by a dehe
mand for tellers, which meant an acnt
curate count on vote to amend the
' hill so that a person charged with vioInting
a liquor-selling injunction
? might obtain and demand a jury trial.
to ENORMOUS QUANT^tlES
to OF FOOD IN STORAGE.
es, i t
m Chicago.?In a report issued officials
of the Illinois department of agriculture
declare tlmt enormous quanty
tltios of meats, butter and eggs are
on now In storage In Chicago warehouses
hp, chiefly under control of the Ave big
iut packers. The report states that since
1'B the la^t Regular compilation of figures
June 1, the stocks of these commodltfes
have' '^rowii in ahnoVmrtl proporhe
tions and that thidr> releaso would go
? faf toward relieving the present shortly,
age and ten4 to reduce prices.
. i till ' i . ' i ' ?(l ; i I i
;8ENATOB BORAH .^DyOCATF.6
on REFERENDUM ON LEAGUE,
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Woshlngton. ?-? Proposing that the
tq, ^eague of nations he left to popular
>y- decision, Senator Borah, Idaho, speakhe
ing in the senate, called upon the
if?s1 league Bupportprs to join him in sees
curing a referendum,
he "The President," said Mr. Borah,
** "has been sending for senators and
?n- will, I understood, continue to do so
5n" until the quota is Ailed. It is a polf*0
icy I endorse, I only regret that he
k* began it so late in his administration.
ne But It 1* not In accord with the tenets
its of republican government to settle so
rid great a question behind closed doors
either at the White House or anywhere
else.
"What I would do is to send for
the people, and the way to do that Is
to have a popular vote."
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NO AMERICAN CON6UL3
in IN GERMAN PORTS YET.
in>ly
2Q Paris.?There are no American eonsuls
in German ports as yet. British.
n<H French and other European consuls
rc. are alroady clearing ships. The American
relief administration has cleared
in German porta two food supply
rP. "hips nnd one with cotton, hut Dljs
rector General Hoover refuses to isrR
sue to additional ships without legal
r(V authority.
R9. The cotton cargo was for Czeohojl,.
Slovakia; the food ships carried carid
goes privately owned for German
adle.
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LIGGETT AND DICKMAN
m ARE RETURNING HOME
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,re WashinKton.-i-JLdeutennnt Genera'
is- TTuntef IvfRReft. fortnei" commander of
the American a?mry of occupation in
tic
Germany; Marjot- General Joseph T.
int Pickmnn and nlhe other Roneral offlth
:^r? are abroad the trnn-sport AcHfi
(plitana, due at New York July 20. the
fJ?. war department announped. Assistant
)n> Secretary of War Croweli and other
-a mamhori nf tKii mofi/tnn
mission also arb oh board. " *
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25 SHIPLOADS OF COAL
T. L j,| FROM U. S. AT ROTERDAM.
nd London.?American coal Is lnvadIn
Ing TSurope. Twenty-jive shiploads,
about 156.000 tons, hare been dls^
charged tbls month at Rotterdam
ad alone, "being catrlea avong the Rhine
j In barges.' Seventeen American vessols
have arrived at Danzig' with not
re only coal but cotton and foodstuffs.
?t It was stated In parliament that
^9 American coal was being sold at European
point! at $30 to $33 a ton.
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PEACE CONDITIONS
HANDED AUSTRIA
REPARATION SECTION IS NOT
DISSIMLIAR TO THAT IN
TREATY WITH GERMANY.
ARMY IS REDUCED TO 30,000
Financial Terms Provide For Apportionment
of Pre-War Debt Among
the Several New States.
Paris.?Thw full peace conditions cf
the allied uiul associated powers are
now in the hands of the Austrians.
The first sections of the terms were
presented to the Austiiun delegates
at St. Germain on June 2; the final
sections were delivered to them at
the same place without ceremony by
M. Dusatta, secretary-general of tho
peace conference. The terms cornpi
Ise the whole treaty which Austria
la asked to sign, Including the reparation,
financial, military and certain
minor clauses, which were not ready
for presentation when the official ceremony
took place.
In addition to the published summary
of the terms of June 2 the new
clauses provide for reparation arrangements
very similar to those in
the treaty with Germany, including the
establishment of an Austrian sub-section
of the reparations commission,
the payment of a reasonable sum in
cash, the issuing of bonda and the delivery
of livestock and certain historical
and art documents.
Tho financial terms provide that tho
Austrian pre-war debt shall be apportioned
among tho various former
parts of Austria and that the Austrian
coinage and war bonds circulating in
the separated territory shall be taken
up by the new government and redeemed
as they see fit.
Under the military terms the Austrian
army is henceforth reduced to
HO.OOO men on a purely voluntary
basis.
ANOTHER SERIOUS BRANCH OF
NEUTRALITY IS PERPETRATED
Washington.?The most serious of
the recently growing list of attacks
on Americans in Mexico enme to light
A boat loarl of American sailors
from tho IT. S. 8. Cheyenne were hold
up In the Tomesi river, on July 6. nlno
miles east of the city of Tamplco, and
tho sailors were rohhed. The American
flag was flying from the boat at
the time.
Although the sailors were fishing,
they were on official duty bringing hi
food for their ship, and the American
flag flying from the boat denoted that
It was official business.
UPPER SILESIA TO BE
FREE, GERMANY DECIDE8.
Breslau. ? The Silesian Economic
News reports that the German government
has finally agreed that Upper
fltlesia shall become a free state.
Oustav Noske, minister of defense, is
said to be the choice of the governtnent
to act as its representctlye
before the entente commission for
Upper Silesia.
BELA KUN'S LAST SHIP
8URRENDER8 TO SERBIAN8
Berlin.?Advices from Budapest say
that during the launching of the new
Hungarian monitor Mar* on Friday
the monitor Rzamos. the last unit of
the Danube flotilla which had remainmJK
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Danube and surrendered to the Serbians.
FIOHT FOR SHIPS IN SOUTH
MADE BY MARINE ASSOCIATION
Washington.?Tho National Merchants
Marine Association is making
a tight for more ships for the South.
"The full force of the association
is hnck of tho movement for a fair
rHJstrH>uthon of the Vessels of tho
emergency fleet corporation to tho
various ports of the United States."
INTEREST KEEN ON DISPOSAL
OF GERMAN PROPERTY HERE
Washington.?Oerman people are
interested 1n about $600,000,000 in
the hands of the alien enemy property
custodian of the United States. American
citizens are interested in about
$100,000,000 held in like manner in
vro, liimi j. i no ponce treaty provides
that Germany shall return the American
property and that the German
property In America be liquidated so
It can be used to pay claims against
Germany.
KONENKAMP RE8IGN8 A8
,( PRESIDENT OF C. T. U.
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Chicago.?8. J. Konenkamp resigned
aa president of the Commercial
Telegraphers* Union of America. In
his letter to the executive board, tendering
his resignation, Mr. Kenencamp
said his reasons for this action
are purely personal.
Mr. Konenkamp stated the next
convention of the telegraphers S?
scheduled tor October, but might be
advanced to (August. His resignation
aay sot be acted on until that tlma.
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