Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' ^ ?c?.. <|u>vvi; iu afu it ma curs uui oi (bo city until not a vehicle with ( wheels under it was left within the u Jurlsiction of the city officials, whr 1 were responsible for the ouster ordi nance passed last June being submit ted to the people. s Mayor Cornell Schrelber himself in cl troduced the ordinance when the com- t pany increased the fares from five I cents to six cents, and two cents for 1 a transfer to take care of an lncreuse i in carmen's wages. c The cars were removed without no t tice to public and city officials alike. All were taken into Michigan and stored on sidetracks. ( FORMER EMPEROR WILHELM 18 < NOT CONSIDERED A CRIMINAL t The Hague.?Former Emperor Y/il * liam came to Holland a year ago Since that time there has been no t demand officially or unofficially, fo* his extradition or delivery to the al lies, nor has Holland at all changed j its viewpoint toward him. Holland's viewpoint as regards Wil- y liam Hohenzollern may be stated frankly as follows: The Netherlands, which for cenc turies has accorded political refuge to ^ all. considers the former emperor and ^ * ) crown prince not as royalty, but a* persons entitled to their rights us any plain Johann Schmidt who fled to Holland during the war. c Holland considers the ^former emperor beyond extradition, as there is , no possible way, legally to hold him * as a criminal. n PUBLIC OPINION BREAKS BACKBONE OF A STRIKE < J] Miami, Fla.?The pressure of antagonistic public opinion is credited with putting an end to the proposed general strike, which 27 branches ol f organized labor affiliated with the ^ American Federation of labor had j called. The people openly declared j themselves in the issue and many ? union men asserted it was unjust that the public should be made to suffer c because one firm, Thorpe A Knight, j Insisted in employing laborers on the a open shop basis for the erection of their Tamiami hotel. 8ENATE REPORTS FAVORABLY DIAL ELECTROCUTION BILL Washington.?Senator Dial of South Carolina recently 'introduced a bill providing that the electric chair be substituted for hanging as a death penalty in the District of Columbia. A favorable report has just been mnde embodying the South Carolina statute of 1912 which allows ten days in Which to make readv thn "Hum. ber, summon the witnesses and make f other necessary preparations. T GERMANY SUSPENDS TRAIN \ SERVICE FOR PASSENGERS f Berlin.?Germany's suspension of a J railroad passenger traflc for two ^ weeks is proving to have been a step taken in earnest, as doubtless thousands are discovering who are unable to induce rallroa dofflclals to permit ^ them to travel 'even on freight trains. OHIO AGAINST REPEAL OF STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION c Columbus, Ohio.?Ohio voted to sus- ^ tain the action of Its legislature In t a ratifying the federal prohibition f QmnnrlmAnt K? A A.r. 1,A# 1 A OA ?? 1 wiuctiMiiimii uj a iiinjui 117 in a .iou, ??*_. * cording to complete returns from all ^ but two precincts in the the 88 coun- a ties, received and tabulated at the p office of the secretary of state. The * vote stood: For ratification. 499,776; against, 498.296. 0 INTERNATIONAL BANKING i BILL PASS^b BY HOUSE ' Washington.?The house by a vote e of 197 to 21 passed the Edge bill pro- e viding for the creation of internaitlon c g?r al banking corporations by national g banks and other financial institution! h to the extent of 10 per cent of theU b total capital stock and surplus. ^ f. The hill which is designated to en- ^ Ifr-; tourage export financing now will gi n to conference. Little opposition d? (5 veloped daring discission of th? ^ Measure. ENDOWMENT OF CONVERSE ro Establish a Softool of Practical Arts Keeping th* Institution in Opsration All Ysar Round. Spartanburg. ? Converse College '.rustees gave out definite announcnent concerning the $500,000 ndownent campaign to be put on the midlie of the month. Spartanburg will 1 >e asked to contribute $200,000 of the imount and au organisation of local msiness men has been perfected for lirecting the drive. It is the purpose of the school to establish a school of practical arts teeping the institution in operation he year around. Additional buildings vill also be erected. Lake City.?Mrs. Chalmers Truluck s seriously Injured as a result of an lutomobiie collision while she and her lusband were returning to Olanta. Washington (Special). ? Mrs. Nahaniel B. Dial of South Carolina was imong the new coiners welcomed at he meeting of the informal Tuesday slub which has growu out of a cusom developed during the war by la- ?? lies of the senate of meeting once i week to knit warm woolen garnents for soldiers and sailors. _ Rock Hill*?Victoria mill village ob- B erved field day and the several hunIred residents of the village enjoyed he numerous games A holiday had Li teen declared and everybody was on land at the playgrounds for the va ious contests. The crowning event f the day was the organization of a >ranch Y. M. C. A. fl* Spartanburg. ? The Spartanburg m bounty Warehouse Company the con- in em growing out of the organization wl >f the Spartanburg Cotton Associa- fr< ion which purchased the warehouaes tw milt by the government at Camp vadsworth announced ihui there were p<_ iow stored in the warehouse more ca han 5,000 bales. tr< ho GafTney.?The Gaffnev Manufactur- an ng Company is experimenting in the of rection of two "ready cut" bunga by ows on its property here and If they Oi irove satisfactory it is probable that i S< i number of similar houses will be pr rected here. These are the first vc luildings of the kind to be erected in to Jaffney, and as a consequence are attracting much attention. ]oj HI) McCormick. ? Samuel Baker of on Jreenwood, engaged as a contractor in te he construction of the McCormick mi Memorial Baptist church, was found | go lead here, sitting on the seat of a be notor truck with the eaves of a shel- ad er he had constructed to keep the fo ruck out of the weather under his wi :hin his head thrown back and hla gp leek broken. kt wi Benettsvllle.?One of the most imKirtant land sales ever held in the : ne itate was in Marlboro county. Octo- pc tor 28 when the estate lands of Lewis fri Hunter, situated sevten miles from 11 3ennettsvllle in the Hebron section co ?f Marlboro county, containing 96.56 teres, sold for $51,236.88. an average L] >f $332.71 per acre. A part of this and 37.5 acres sold for $752.50 an icre. lil Anderson.?At a meeting in the (fc sham her of commerce rooms of a hf lomralttee from each church of the :ity, called by John E. White. Jr., sec- ue etary of the chamber of commerce, it vas decided to celebrate the signing >f the armistice by giving all of the ! >oy8 who served In any capacity, at m Lome or abroad, a dinner. The pro;ram haa not been definitely decided p ipon, but Governor Cooper will be isked to come. " _____ * Cheater.?The Catawba Presbytery of tf the Associate Reformed Presbyte- ?r ian church held its regular fall m neeting In (his city last week. Ca- ci awha presbytery consists of the si lonth Carolina counties formerly be- th onging to First presbytery, which atter body as now constituted is ti< nade up entirely of North Carolina re hurches. The division was made last gr pring and the meeting held In Ches- he er was the first meeting of the new pa tody. th ke Chester County Fair. Chester.?The Chester county fair F1 >pened with a record-breaking first lay attendance. The fair is complete in every paricular and is by odds the greatest co rom every standpoint ever held here, be 'he exhibits are exceptionally fine, de ne swine. cattle, poultry, agrleulturI. canning clubs, mercantile and oth- wi T exhibits are exceedingly large and in Teatly impressed the crowds. pa The horse show brought out some fo Ine blooded animals and was of high P? rder. ov Land Suits Filed. Charleston. ? Three land suits, ^ trought by North Charleston intersts, against the United States govrnrnent, were flled in the federal qu ourt. asking for compensation of over ia, 1,000.000 in settlement for several pa itmdred acres o< lands rqulstlioned ha y the war department for sites for a\ be port terminals construction and th or which the government appraise, qu ynt -board made an award which is wl eclared by the plaintiffs to be far 50 low for the value of the property, to Ll< MRS. H. B. BUTLER jjj Mr*. H. B. Butler of England accom- al inied her husband to Washington, In here he organized the International ac bor conference. re ORAH PROPOSES EXEMPTIONS . of ta iFollette Indulges in a Two Hour et Criticism of the President With b< Promise of More to Follow. d(i U ai Washington.?Plans to wind up the rht over peace treaty amendments pi Iscarried again, the sonate adjourn- CJ! g after six hours of speech making, ce mi lui'ou prupusea amenaments con- j_ anting it, while there had been only ro in the morning. b( The only vote taken was on the proisui of Senator LsFollette, republi- p? n. Wisconsin, to strike out the eaty's labor provisions and after it u, id been rejected 47 to 34, two new jn nendments dealing with the league Wl nations covenant, were prepared ' Senator Borah, republican. Idaho, a these nnd on the amendments of ^ mator Gore, democrat, Oklahoma, to ohibit war without an advisory ite of the people, the leaders hope get final action. ta It had been the expectation of the eT aders on both sides to wipe the er ite clean of amendments by voting w i the Gore proposal immediately af- 3t r the defeat of the labor amendent. Instead, Senator LaFollette it the floor and, to the surprise of M >th sides launched into an extended in idress criticising President Wilson pe r the method in which the treaty is negotiated. When he had been h< eaklng for two hours he let it be th iown that he was only about half m xy through, and a recess was taken. Later, notic s was given for the two o iw Borah amendments which pro>se to exempt the United States om the provisions of article 10 and , and which are expected to develop n] insiderable debate. Ki ' tii IFE INSURANCE MEN TO " HOLD GREAT CONFERENCE, bj New York.?The presidents of 160 tt 'e Insurance companies throughout e United States will be mobilized re ire December 4 and 5 to start the o! isociatlon of Life Insurance Presi- p) >nts' war against the high cost of c< ring. The congress will consider c< msing, food production and allied th oblems, and the unprecedented deand this year tor life insurance. di ?1 si WO MILLION BALES COTTON w TO BE TAKEN OFF MARKET. Im Columbia.?8. C.?Two mllion bales M good grade cotton from the presit crop will be removed from the arket by the American Cotton aaso-: ation, says a statement issued by J. cottowe Wannamaker. president of C( e association. .a] The plan adopted by the assocla">n is to transfer to designate ! banks ^ ceipts for specified amounts of good tf ade cotton. This cotton is to be )ld in trust until such time as the cj soclation decides that prices justify n e cotton being placed upon the marit. . , . *' RST MEETING OF LEAGUE F IS TO BE HELD AT PARIS. raris.? mo nrst meeting or the ( >uncil of the league of nations will " i held In Paris, the supreme council p< icided. I ** It was agreed that the council of the arid body should consider at this ?' eeting only matters which must be Rc issed upon immediately after the G< rmal ratification of the German ace treaty. ; ^ The supreme council discussed its 'h< yn uncompleted work. I*0 \PTAIN OF LUSITANIA WA8 C WARNED AGAINST HEADLAND8 London.?Secret evidence in ;he in- ! liry into the sinking of the Lusitan-!1)1 , made public in a parliamentary v' iper, reveals that Captain Turner i n< id been warned by the admiralty to P1 old the headlands on approaching e coast. Turner testified in the in*, ilry that he was Justl.led in coming p'' Ithin ten miles of Old Head of Kin- t0 le (near where the Lusitania was rpedoed), in order - to fix his post- tl< >n. a. ?r MKT MADE NATION* RAID WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF REDS MADE BY AGENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. LOT NIPPED IN THE Bill lans for Raid Have Been in Couree of Preparation at Departmental Headquarters 8everal Weeks. New York.?Hundreds of radicals eluding many described as among le most dangerouc anarchist agitata in the country, were arrested by spartment of justice agents in slrni r raids upon radical headquarters in any cities of the United States. It as learned that 36 warrants had ;en issued by Commissioner Generof Immigration Caminettt for men New York considered particularly :tive in creating unrest, and it was iported that these men had been LUght. A nation-wide plot to defy governent authority openly is said to have sen nipped in the bud upon the eve the second anniversary of the esbliahment of the Russian soviet gov nment. This plot, it is alleged, has sen advocated for weeks by combinI radical elements throughout the nited States, including the I. W. W? larchists and Ruslan agitators. Plans for the raids, which took ace in New York. Philadelphia. Chiigo, Detroit, St. Louis, Newark. N Lgo, Detroit. St. Louis, Newark, N. , Jackson. Mich., Waterbury and nsonia, Conn., and other cities, have sen in preparation for weeks. William J. Flynn, head of the de irtment of justice division of inves nation, had general supervision of ie round-up of agitators. The more rportant prisoners, it was said ould be held for deportation. ' I | | VA7 ITUHD A YA/ I *J II IMTTIAM ONLY WHEN STRIKE IS ENDED Washington ?Eleventh hour efforts i settle the coal strike were met by nphatic declaration from the gov nment that Injunction proceedings ould he dismissed the instant the rlke order was withdrawn?and not ifore. Attorney General Palmer, to whom r. Oompers referred all requests foi formation, refused to see newspa >r men. "Mr. Palmer wishes me to say that 3 will have no statement other than lat he made as he left the cabinet eetlng," his secretary announced. PFICIAL COUNT NECESSARY IN RECENT OHIO ELECTION Columbus, O.?Whether Ohio voten pproved the state legislature's ac on in ratifying the federal prohibi on amendment, or repudiating th? itlflcatlon will be determined only r the official count of the votes cast Complete official and unofficial re iras from 86 of the 88 counties, lest jybii precincia, complied Dy ine sec !?tary of state show a wet majorltj t 2.J.63 against the proposal. News iper returns from the two missing mnties give dry majorities In thos< junties of 1,969. which would rpduci ie wet majority to only 204. If the mlsBlng seven precincts glv< ry majorities equal to last year'i atistlclans figure that the apparent et majority will be turned Into a drj ajorttyof 83 votes. IARSHALL HAS NO POWER, AUTHORITY OR INFLUENCE Washington.?Vice President Mar rail visited the international labos inference, making a short addres* id shaking hands with the delegates Announcing that he spoke foc_ no ody but himself, the vice president >ld the delegates that he "occuplec ie most unique position of any offi ai on the face of the globe for th? eason that "I am without power iithority or influence." IM?I r fcST OF STRENGTH IS WON BY THE OPPOSITION Washington.?In the flint test ol rength on the reservations to th* sace treaty proposed by the forelgr dations committee, the senate re ised by a vote of 48' to 40, to strike it the provision which would require "ceptance of the reservations by th? her powers. Three Democrats. Reed, Missouri; 'alsh, Massachusetts, and Gore. Okla jma, voted with the Republican ma rity and Senator McCumber ajcalnst LEMENCEAU CHARGED WITH BEING TOO DICTATORIAL Paris?The resignation of Albert Le -un as minister of blockade and in ided regions and the incidents con ?cted with It are published by the apers generally wihhout comment, ame papers of the opposition protesl cainst the intervention of Premlei lemenpeau. which they call dicta rial. The occurrence has caused a sensa an In the department of Muerthe id Moselle. t 'M ., . .OTte OR. STERLING RUFFIN L).r 3terling Ruffln, who is one of ! the consulting phsicians In the pres> ( - enfs illness, is one of the best known and most successful general practitioners in the country. THE LAWS MUST BE OBEYED I I 1 . Federal Court at Indianapolis Will i Decide the Issue of Legality Calm' ly and Without Prejudice. i Washington.?In his reply to the ' Delaware shipbuilders' council * of i Philadelphia, Mr. Palmer said the i i ' fuel control law was still in force. ' Touching on his method of dealing |, [ with tho strike he said: i "There were only two ways open to me to enforce the law, one by ! criminal and the other by civil pro cos8 I might have Instituted crimiI nal prosecutions against hundreds of I i American citizens, but I preferred to , believe that in ordering this strike they were not onscious of the fact that they were not-conscious of the fact that of our country and that It would be ( better to have the question adjudicated by the courts in a civil proceeding. I assume that the miners are ' law abiding citizens and that they do not Intend nor desire to disobey the ; laws of the United States. You will. ' of course, agree with me that tho laws ' of the land must be obeyed and that there is no organization, groat or small, in the United States which is , superior to the law of fhe land. STERN JUSTICE BEING METED OUT TO ARKANSAS RIOTERS, i ' Helena, Ark.?Quick disposal of the cases of negroes facing charges in covered in Georgia, Dr. S. W. McCalsouthern part of Phillips county the ! first part of October continued in circuit court here, five being convicted of first degreo murder 1 This brings ,the total convicted on this charge, which automatically carries the denth penalty, since the trials 1 began to 11. r [ HOPE BRIGHTENING FOR , EARLY VOTE ON TREATY r Washington?.Hope for speedy ac tlon on the peace treaty brightened up j j again when the senate voted down ? one amendment, agreed to dispose of i ? two more and renewed informal discussion of methods to hasten consld? eration of reservations. ? In the background of all calcula- j 1 tions, however, was the possibility of r an eleventh hour rally by the treaty's irreconcilable enemies, who have in-' timated more than once that they 1 were mindful of th? opportunity which | [ might be presented to talk off a final roll call until the session of congress I - ends early In December. . 1 USUAL DEMOCATIC MAJORITY IN MISSISSIPPI ELECTION. 1 Jackson. Miss.?Early report* 1'rom '(state election in Mississippi showed " that the democratic ticket headed by * Lieutenant Governor Leo M. RussMl, ' the primary nominee for governor, was elected by the usual majority. REAR ADMIRAL SIMS IS ' NOT TO BE DISCIPLINED.1 Washington.?Secretary Daniels in' dlcated that no steps were contcm1 plated to discipline Rear Admiral ' Sims because of statements in recent- ' ' ly published articles detailing the ad' miral's experiences in Europe during *jthe war. * Danie Connell. director of 1 the Irish national bureau, had written Mr. Daniels demanding that the ' " officer be called to account for alleg" ed reflection on the Sinn Fein party ' in Ireland. WITHDRAWAL OF PICKETS 1 IS NEW STRIKE POLICY Chicago.?Union pickets were withdrawn from the streets of Gary and . Indiana Harbor, Ind., today for the1 < first time since the start of the steel t! strike.six weeks ago. W^kers enter j 1 * ed the great steel plants unmoested. | Co. W. S. Mapes. commander of the 11 troops In Gary, Is Investigating let- 1 - tens he obtained urging., the, strikers >' i to "lav low" until the troops are re- 1 i called. P HUN MUST FULFILL TERUIS0F TREATY NO EFFECTIVE PEACE CAN BE ASSURED UNDER PRESENT APPARENT CONDITIONS. AGREEMENT NOT CARRIED OUT Scrmany Will Be Required to Replace Vessels Either Sunk or Destroyed At Scapa Flow With Others. Washington.?Notice was served on 3ermany by the allied and associated powers in a note and accompanying protocol, that the treaty of peace would not go into force intll Germany executed to the satisfaction of the allied and associated powers obligations assumed under the armistice r.onvontion and additional agreements. The note, made public, provides that the German government shall send representatives to Pari? November 10 to make final arrangements for toe putting into effect >f the treaty. Hut the note specifies that before the treaty can be made efTctive the German iepresontative8 shall obligate their nation to carry out the terms of the protocol. The protocol contains a number of rbligations assumed by Germany in fTlft nrmifltloo PAnvonUnn nn/T nnmrvln. mentn-\ agreements which have not been carried out and which have been the subject of urgent representations. These include the withdrawal of German troops from Russian territory. Most important, however, in the obligations Germany is asked to assume under the protocol is the replacing vessels destroyed at Scapa Flow with five light cruisers, and to make up for the first-class battleship sunk at Scapa Flow by turning over floating docks and cranes, tugs and dredges equivalent to a total displacement of 400,000 tons. ADMINISTRATION STOPS THE COALING OF FOREIGN CRAFT. Washington.? Still hopeful that court developments at Indianapolis might point the way to an early ending of the coal strike, government agencies nevertheless put forth retewed and more determined efforts to protect the public against distress almost certain to result from a protracted suspension of mining operations. Realizing that the country is burning three times as much coal as the mines are turning out, the railroad administration, the great coal distributing agency through its recently created central coal committee, took drastic action In ordering that the supplying of coal to foreign owned ships in American ports he stopped immediately. LOUISIANA SUGAR MEN FIX PRICE AT 17 CENTS New Orleans.?The price for th'? season's yellow clarified sugar was fixed at 17 cents a pound at a meeting here of Ixnilslana planters, the price Bubject to the approval of Attorney General Palmer. An additional cent a pound for choice plantation granulated was set and the scale of prices arranged. The sugar shortage which has been acute since the strike of the longshoremen here is beginning to break. The release of 500 tons, or 1.000,000 pounds of the British royal commission's huge supply held up in storage here because of the strike. PLAN AERIAL RACING AS MAJOR SPORT AT COLLEGE New York.?Intercollegiate aerial racing as a fixed sport policy is contemplated by at least three large universities?Columbia. Harvard and Yale ?It was revealed at a meeting of the r>Ati<n,k<? ? r-l..V. ...1 " ? uuiuiiiuia nnu V/IUU, WIIK1I major U. 1 ) Lamer. flight commander of the 103d aero squadron, A. E. F., wax elected president. INSTRUCTIONS TO CLOSE EARLY ARE GIVEN CAFES Paris.?In order to reduce the consumption of coal, the prefect of the Seine has ordered cafes to close it midnight instead of at 1 o'clock. A delegation from the general federation of labor, which called at the ministry of reconstruction to inquire what measures were being taken by the government to avoid closing factories because of lack of coal, was told the coal shortage in Paris district would be ameliorated after Nov. 15. MEXICO NOT TO BE ASKED TO REFUND RANSOM MONEY Washington.?Mexico will not be asked by the American government to refund the $150,000 ransom money which counsel for William O. Jenkins, American consular agent at Pueblo paM bandits for release of Jenkins Officials said they could not conceive of the American government laying a ransom In the event a clti- , leiv of a foreign country should be kidnapped in the United States and < held for ransom. 1 / ( SYNOD DISCUSSES FOREIGN MISSIOHS TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADERSHIP EXPOUNDED BY CHAIRMAN OF BOARD. PERSONAL EVANGELISM URGED ? J Great Increase In Church Membership in China But Yet Greater Results Shown in Transformed Lives. Anderson.?The entire evening session of the Presbyis.ian synod, in session here, was devoted to foreign missions. The Kev. Alexander Sprunt, D. 1).. chairman of synod's committee on foreign missions, presided. After devotional exercises, during which the quartet again delighted the congregation with an anthem. Dr. Sprunt introduced the Rev. E. W. Smith, executive secretary of foreign missions, who addressed the body on the great progressive ramnalirn ohmti ? "* , launched ' by the Southern Presbyteriun church. Mr. Smith set before the ministers and elders the fearful responsibility of leadership, illust rat inn his points by examples from his own experience as a pastor and observation of other pastors. He spoke of the different causes of the church, touching lightly on each and closed with a strong plea for personal evangelism. After the address the quartet gave another selection. Synod wtts then addressed by the Rev P. R. Price. I). D., of the Theological seminary at Nankin, Chinu. Dr. Price applied the Lord's parables of the mustard seed to Christian missions in China, showing that Christianity was there both a growth and . an influence and hud grown from nothing to over <100.000 church members. but. its greatest result was not V in members, but in transformed lives. \ Chester.?Up to October 18 thpm had been ginned in Chester county 17.096 bales of cotton, as compared to 14.004 bales up to the same time last year, according to government statistician W. P. Marion. , Charleston.?Figures recently com- * > piled show that the deposits in Charleston hanks have practically doubled in the past ten years, the to tal now held in the financial institutions being over $35,000,000. Resources have also doubled. *: Orangeburg.?Orangeburg is expect* ing to hold the greatest fair in the history of the fair association, November 11. 12. 13. and 14. An attractive program, instructive and entertaining, has been arranged for each day. All days are big* days. . Allendale.?At the first meeting held In Allendale county at the court house for the memorial to the soldiers of the world war the subscriptions amounted to $2,400, though the quota for the entire county is only $1,900. Gaffney. ? Charles W. Thatcher, the famous pioneer road builder, who has driven one team of mules more than 40,000 miles in the interest of good ' roads, has written to GalTney's chambor of commerce that he will visit the city soon in the interest of the trans iruuiiutMllttl nutu. Greenville.?J. H. Anderson, prom Inent Baptist layman of Knoxville. Tenn., who recently made a Rift of $250,000 to the Baptist $75,000,000 campaign, will speak at a series of , regional meetings in South* Carolina in the interest of the Baptist campaign this month. Spartanburg. ? Landowners on South. Pacolet river in this county, between Guthrie'H bridge and Rock Shoals, ure taking steps to form a drainage association under the laws of the state. The reclamation project Involves ahout 2,000 acres of fertito land and extended for more than eight miles along the river. Columbia Bank Clearings. Columbia.?Bank clearings for the month of October exceeded any previous month in Columbia, according to the totals of the Columbia Clearing House association. The best figures, heretofore, were for October. 1919. The clearings for October totalled more than $19,000,00Q, The fact that September should mass the biggest figures known up until that time and that October should follow with an amazing increase over September is a splendid Indications of substantial growth. Great Office Building. Spartanburg.?Interests whose Identity Is not given are said to be negotiating with the city of Spartanburg , for the purchase of the small park in the center of Morgan square on which to erect a 12 story office building. The area is in the form of a "V" perhaps 150 feet long and 60 feet wide at the base. It is now the home of "Teddy." the bear, a municipal souvenir of the camp days, left by the soldiers of the Second Pioneer regiment. An offor of $60,000 is said to have been made the city for the property. ( " Vl