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I- TTT7i ": - j'/V'lrlIT1 n/|TT TT * l^TTB/f 1TIOI ' *P BSSSSR I I?I h |i I 1^ 1 IWI III I I lm/1 m W H " I I I J JL \ / IV I li I I I JI J B I 1? I 1JL # |fj- ? =z=_ :? ? ." - " -- ' <- ' 9 P BsUbUshedinl89i. FOET MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919 . 81.25 Per Tear. I 1919 CROP BELOW |: I 10,OOWO BALES; F ESTIMATE BY WANNAMAKER IF ' CORRECT SHOWS ALARMING SHORTAGE IN COTTON. | ' PEANUT CROP IS PROFTTftBLE' Permanent Organization of a South ^ ? Carolina Diversification Body . la Effected at Columbiav. e Columbia. * J. Skottowo Wannaniaker, president } of the American Cotton association, r Issued a statement in which' he says t the Indicated yield from the present a cotton crop will be 9,667,000 bales. When to this is added the cotton * brought over in the seed from last year, cotton from samples, undersized bales and "olty crop," the total yelld should be i 10,120,000, exclusive of listers. ^ ^ Permanent organisation or a South ^Carolina crop diversification body was perfected here, the new organisation representing bankers, crushers and larmers. The organisation will raise immediately a fund of $4,000 for financing a campaign to be waged by the Clemson extension department during the month of January, the purpose of whloh is to lay before the planters of the state the advantages in cultivation of peanuts and other crops Instead of cotton. The Immediate aim ef the organisation Is to fight the boll weevil. \J ' A Number of New Doctors. The state board or medical examiners meeting in Columbia announced the namee of those who successfully passed the examination held a few weeks ago for applicants for the practice ef medicine and surgery. Those who will now be admitted to practice are: W. L. Bates, Greenville; Walter Boon*, Jr., Biahopvltle; C. B. Brown, Xeliebury. N. C.. M. W. Cheatham, CeHdiblt; O. 8. Cltnkeoalea. Andtraoi; /V js* OWo. CrjsHiva; iL-A Harroetu k JuCeCermick; W; J. Henry, Cheater; C. JL Heneley, Barnwell; H. L Hough, taacaater; O. W, King. Houeton, TtuAS; R. B. MeGowan, Fort Volley, Oa.; W. M. Rhett. Charleston; W. M- Rivera, Hampton; X. B. RuaaeU, Rock Hill; X. X. Selbela, Columbia; L. W. Tkompeea, tAahevllle, H. C.; H. D. Wolfe, Qreenvllfe; W. B. Broekett, Whitmire <?redeatlala Incomplete). New Treasurer Appointed. OoTernor Copper appointed Albert T. Henry to be treaaurer la Cheater eoantv. The office wan mad* vacant by the recent resignation of S. B. Wulie ?- ?. and the appointment la for the unexpired term. Mr. Henry t? a veteran of the recent world war and was formerly employed In oae of the banka of Cbeeter. He is the son ef Solicitor J. K. Henry. Meter Corp Enlistments Stopped. Due to the large number of men i from this section of the country entering the meter transport schools, no i more enlistments for the motor transI port cor pa wlb be accepted. The sig| nal corps school at Camp Alfred Vail, 1 New Jersy. has a few vacancies for men who deetre to beoo.no telegraph or wireless cporators. Opposss Ponding Railroad Bill. Washington,?The railroad bill was opposdd in the senate by Senator Dial, democrat, South Carolina, who characterised some of Its provisions as "dreams and Illusions," and also impracticable. He found fault especially with the plan for specifying a return of per cent upon the investment to the railroads, which he said means the underwriting by the government of the railroad securities of the I country. | Ssch a plan means thl* oeuntry'g L entrance iutn natarnaHam Bryton Wins Medal. I J. Jt. Bryson of Brevard. N. C.. sneaking on the affirmative aide of the tf query: "Resolved. That Immiffration W to the United States should be pro- c ' hlhlted for five years alter the Men- * ing of peace." won the annual Roddey medal dehate. held In rhe university f chapel. Mr Bryaon Is a member of ( the Clartnsophtc Literary society and y of the senior law class, having ottered the university last year from , Furrnan university, from which he c r graduated a few yqara ago with the } defree of bachelor of arte. . 5 " ' ? V Cotton Contraets Unfilled. p J. Skottowe Wannamaker. president of the American Cotton association, charges that contracts for around 1.- 1 $ 000,100 bales of short staple cotton. ^ old last spring for delivery this fall ^ at from SB to 28 cents a pound remain T 7'J unfilled He also charges that an onor- ( | moss amount of ootton sold In New f I Tork fbr tell delivery at even lower t prloea also remains undelivered. y ?? , Credit for the predicament, in which t he says the speculators finds thorn- y is claimed for tho American y Cotton association by Mr. Wasnamaker. , Hrds Are Aiding Farmers. W. H. Oibboa, chief game warden, tas addressed a letter to all ga?ne vardens in the state calling to their .rtentlon that Blnce the L*?ll "Weevil ias become a menace to South Caroina farmers it is doubly important the insectivorous birds be proacted from being destroyed. fallowing is the letter to all warleiia: * "Now that the boll weevil is here it tecomes doubly important to protect nsectivoroua birds In the interest of >ur farmers and diversified ngrieulure. "Well b?Ve these birds been termed | he 'Policemen of the Air,' and without them we would be overwhelmed vlth noxious weeds and loathsome Inects. "If patents will rot train their chil* Iren to spare our robins, sparrows, varblers. bluebirds, bull bats, swalows, martins, fly catchers and other eatherod friends, they force us to lave them arrested and tried by our nagietrates, and then the fine will in,ve to be paid by the really responsible party. "Be firm in enforcing this law Just is strictly as the game laws themselves." Increase In the total taxable propirty of the staAe this year amounted o $?6,681,448, according to flguree :omplled by Rut L. Osborne, comproller general. n Boll Weevil Territory. Enterprise, Ala.?(Special). ? The ?arty of South Carolina men from )atesburg, Leesville and other points >f the Ridge section of that state ar ived here in a special Pullman car md were joined by men from Bamberg ind Sumter. The day wm spent at Try where a varm reception was given. They reuses ntiunu IU1ISV TS n.1 rUUUSBS W11II xcanuts and velvet beans. One waretouse had 4,000 tons of peanut* under me roof. They also raw several pealut shelling plant*, large feed mills, fcrms and cooperative lire stock ship>lng pens. Due to the demand of the candy :rade, no peanuts are being crushed 'or oil and the prlcea are good. On the second day the visitors were lonor guests of Enterprise at the unrolling of a beautiful bronze . monunent erected In the square as memoMai to the prosperity brought about >y the Invasion of the boll weevil. Fund Benefit* Students. Approximately StK etuik its of the JalversAty of South Carolina have MOa helped to complete their oollege courses* with money borrowed from .he university alumni loan fund, according to figures made public by R. fV. Wade, university alumni seereary. The fund was founded to help leservlng students In 1904 with a total of only $1,000 available. Since hat time the fund has grown to $11.>00 and loans aggregating amounts >ver $30,000 have been made to the students. This mean* that the active oan rund has been paid out at least 'our times and returned three times, insisting approximately 20 men each rear. Theae men after graduation reurn the money to the fund and it fj Lgnln relo&ned. huto Plates Are laeued. The state highway department had 1920 automobile plates ready for delvery and already about 860 have been lisposed of. The law requires that tars must be equipped with new plates >y January 81 and In order to prevent rongeetion during January, the departnent Is delivering plates Shis month Hull Embargo Lifted. The state crop pest commission a?lounced that the embargo on cottonreed hulls in South Carolina had been Ifted and hulls could now be shlppod o any point within the state or inter- 1 date points. The embargo is lifted intil August SI. 1920 , I Vants Cotton Probe Applied. J. 8. Wannamnker, president o# the 1 American Cotton association, an- 1 kounoed he had asked for a eongres- < tonal inquiry into the cotton crop eaimatc Issued by the department of 1 irricuiture, December 1. He elatmed that the report was virimlly the same as that issued during he early summer, "althoaigh the world 1 cnows that the crop has deteriorated 1 ilnce that time." i laptlats to Get Charter. Baptists of the state will apply for ' i charter for the new general board treated at the laat cony or. t lorn here in s'orember within the next few days. I 1 The board has charge of all activities | < ?t the Baptist denomination la South < Carolina and will seek to be chartered 1 >y the ntate. 1 Dr. W. J. McGlothlln of GreenTille i a president oi the board: J. J. Lawton ft HartsvUle la rice president and the i lev. Charles E. Burts of Columbia is 1 lecretary and treasurer. i ??? i McCullum Is Coal Dlreetor. L. D. McCullum. freight serrlce I igent for the Atlantic Coast Line railray in Columbia, was approved by Jot. R. A. Oooper as South Carolina op resent a tire of the Southern region- 1 il coal committee and will probably 1 >e appointed. Lyman Delano of Wll- 1 ntngton, N. C? federal manager of 1 he Atlantic Cenet Line nnd n mam- 1 >er of the rrrtooal committee tele- ' traphed Gorernor Cooper notifying tins the* Mr. McCullum had been ee- 1 eeted for the poet and requesting the ( rovernor'e approval. * ( FURTHER REMOVAL ]' OF RESTRICTIONS EIGHTY PER CENT OF MINERS IN THE COAL FIELDS ARE AGAIN AT WORK. GARFIELD'S PAPERS WANTED Coal Operators in Central Pennsylvania Field Insist That Only 40 Per Cent Are Working There. Washington.?Restrictions In the consumption of bituminous coal continued to go by the board, as the railroad administration, now in charge of the distribution of sup>p4les, received reports indicating that 80 per cent cf the striking minces had returned to work. It was said after a long executive 9 session that the committee had not > decided as to whether it would form- j illy demand documents in the poses- i, sion of Dr. Henry A. Garfield, former c fuel administrator who resigned be- ' a cause of his disagreement with the ?ettlement proposals, or as to whether Attorney General Palmer and other [ officials would be called. The committee, however, decided to resume hearings, and summoned R. B. Nonis, one of the engineers of the F fuel administration, to furnish the at* tistlcs on which Dr. Garfield based his suggestion that a 14 per cent increase In wages be given the miners. Coal operators of the central competitive Held in a statement declared miners in the various fields were re- 0 turning to work slowly. Not mora d than 40 per cent of the men have re- a turned In the central Pennsylvania ^ field, one of the largest in the country, the statement said, and a very " mall percentage have returned in the southwestern field. Indiana re- fl ported practically all of the men back a at work, while in Illinois it waa eati- a mated that less than 10 per cent of the strikers have returned In the Franklin county field. u * LEAK SHOWN IN DECISIONS u OF THE SUPREME COURT. ? _______ a t Washington. ? Announcement was j, made by the department of justice p that an investigation was being made t of reports of aKeged "leaks" on su- ^ preme court decisions by which spec- Q ulators had attempted to profit In stock market transactions. v QUICK LEGISLATION IS J NECESSARY FOR RAILROADS. t t Washington.?Congress was warned p mat If the railroads ware turned back to their owners without enactment 0 meanwhile of legislation for protec- j tion of the properties, two-thirds ol a the roads would be in the bands of receivers within 3? days. ^ Chairman Cummins, of the interstate commerce committee, whioh dratted the pending railroad bill, declared the aenate could not afford to 8 set it aeide or delay its consideration ft In view of the apparent determina/tlot of President Wilson to end govern ment control the first day of the new year. J NEW? PRINT CONDITIONS MUST SOON BE REMEDIED. * B Washington. ? Between 2,50? and 3.000 small newspapers face suspen sion if not extinction unless the news u print situation Is soon remedied, Reproeentative Anthony, republican, Kan- ^ sas, told the house postofflce committee in urging favorable action on the bill to limit to 24 pages dally newspapers and periodicals using the second P class mail privilege. h e WAR-TIME PROHIBITION HAS u BEEN HELD CONSTITUTIONAL, g Washlngloi|?War-time prohibition si was held constitutional by the supreme court in a unanimous decision, fi rhus vanished the hopes of many for ! si \ "wet" holiday time. | tl DAY OF GREAT LOAN8 FROM H 8TATE TO STATE HAS PASSED. Paris.?France must spend three billion franca In the United States h luring the coming year on wheat, cot- n ton, oats, coal and machinery, eayr t< Eugene Schneider, who has returned ?i from a mission on behalf of govern- n ment to the United 9tatea. d "The American state, as a govern- ci nenL" the Journal quotes h'm as say- n ng, "cannot and will not advance this a mm. The day of state loans to a ii itate is over." y| PRISONER RECENTLY TAKEN J, BY VILLI8TA8 IS RELEASED. Eagle Pass. Tex-?Fred CL Hugo, of 01 Paso, manager of the J. M. Dbblee tc TUioh near Muzqula. Mexico, baa been e< leased by the Vtlliatas, who kid- ti lapped him and held him for $10,000 t anion, according to advices received tt lere. No ransom was paid. tl Several prominent Mexicans taken rn with Hugo in the recent raid on Mux- d< luls and held for $6,000 ransom each. U| klao were released without payment al H any ransom money. ft x, I I iDMlRAL ROBERT' E. C0ONTZ [ tl Latest photograph of Admiral Rob- t( rt E. Coontx, new head of the bureau C( f operatlona. United States navy. "his assignment is perhap* the" most t) n portent in the navy. Admiral ^ loontz was formerly In command of division of the fleeL t, 'ROSPECTS OF HIGHER COAL I Iti i ruel Administrator Took No Part ln p Rocont Negotiations Leading to a Settlement of the Strike. ' ~ , jtl Washington.?Fuel Administrator ft Sarfipld's resignation is In the hands j' f President Wilson, given because he ,Q lsagruee in principle with the coal ( trlke settlement proposal arranged D y the government and the mine workrs union. Dr. Garfleld himself refused to conirm, deny, or discuss the report, but' *1 t the White House It was 9ald that c< , personal letter from him, had been n ransmitted to the president. h Men cloee to the fuel administrator ndei-stood that he believes that the * rork of the commission authorized ** inder the settlement to be made up of i9 ne coal mine operator ,a coal miner nd a third person named to represent Lj he public will result la an increase'^ a the price of coal to the consuming I rtrblic. Against this form of a set-! r lement Dr. Garfleld has been un&l- ^ erably opposed. It has been learned r n good authority that he teok no part a the negotiations with the mine rork era' union chiefs daring the lest ^ reek and that though Informed and onsulted after their Initiation, the ermi laid out as Anally accented con ravene his conception of the main ? rinclple involved. President Wilson sent a telegram ( congratulation to Acting President B> ohn L. Lewis of the nine workers * t the action taken at Indianapolis. b ________________ e< ATTEMPT IS MADE TO RENEW TALK-FEST ON THE TREAY * Washington.?The first open discus- * ion of the peaoe treaty in the senate t this session of Congress came durng the debate on the railroad bill. Senator Lodge, the Republican leadr, and Senator Lenroot, of Wis con-1P In. leader of the "mild reservation" ,n roup of Republican eenatoss, declard the treaty was 'dead" until again ^ ubmltited by the president. Senator Underwood. Democrat. Alamm. said the treaty could be called p p at any time by a majority vote. HOUSANDS ARE H0MELES9 IN FLOODED MISSISSIPPI j f( Jackson. Miss.?With thousands of ^ eople homeless, a few towns almost fC lolated. many Industrial plants cVos-! d. and several miles of railroad traoV v\ nder water, Mississippi began a i radual resumption of normal life fol>wing the floods which swept the mithern and eastern part of the state, oj Only two lives have been lost so w *r, as the meager and belated rArw>r?? i ? ? i " how. These were in two wrecks on,c< ift Mississippi Central Railroad. r< IUN NAVAl. AUTHORITIES ARC ,B SLOW IN DESTROYING MINES. Berlin.?German nnval authorities ave been backward in removing w lines from German waters, according B > a Hamburg despatch to the Voe- c< >sche Zeltung. . At a meeting of the , in autlcal association in that city, the n< Ispatch says, maps were shown indl- j tting that t.700 square miles of thejm orth sea had not been cleared, while th merlca and England had almost fin- Ve ihed removing fields laid by their na- ki les during the war. h< ARAN MUCH GRATIFIED OVER M CONFIDENCE OF THE U. S. Toklo?Japan has forwarded a note Washington replying to a recent ai >mmunication relative to the opera- O on of the trans-Slberfmn railroad, m he reply expresses gratification In tl te fact that America la convinced of tat Japan la "wholeheartedly deter m tned to co-operate in the work to be ?ne In Siberia." Emphasis la lait' th pon the desire of Japan to brlnj is >out a "sincere cooperation" In the , w iture of Asiatic Russia. |nri iXPECT NOTHING i I I WILSON * O THOUGHTS OF COMPROMISE OR. CONCESSION ABIDES IN THE PRESIDENT'S MIND. ' _JL_ * , AYS BLAME ON REPUBLICANS democratic-Leader*, Endorsing Views of White House, Stilt Have Hopes of Reaching an Agreement. "It wti Iearo.ed from the highest uthority at the executive offices that le hope of the republican leaders of Je .senate that the .President would ; resently make some move which wlM alleve the situation with regard to le treaty is entirely without fouadaon; he has no compronflsd or conassion of any kind in mind, but inmds ?o far as he is concerned that le republican leaders of the senate* ball continue to bear the undivided as pons i hill ty for the fate of the frear and the present condition of the orld in consequence of that fate." The White House staitement appar- j ally ha 1 no effect in changing thd ! -ea/ty situation. Domocratic leaders, endorsing the resident's view, declared that It did cW nri>rliiH* a -?-J tat compromise efforts would prosed. Republican leaders reiterate tat the President -was responsihlei jr the present status and must make ie first move toward a solution. Bentors hoping to kill tho treaty alone i pressed satisfaction. I i'ANNUNZIO REPORT IS NOT YET CONFIRMED. Trieste.?Gabrieie D'Annunsio in till in Flume, and there has bsen no on firm at ion of the unofficial anouncemen* that an agreement had een reached between him and the .allan government as the result of rhich he would leave Flume lmmedktsly with his troops, who would be laced by Italian regulars. The report of this agreement, k Is turned, originated with member* of j he British mission In this city. At ie government palace here it was Lated that no information had been seel red regarding, the Flame sttuaon, but that It was known that I'Annunslo was still In Flume. BO,000 ABERDEEN?ANGUS BULL BURNED TO DEATH. Knozvllle, Tenn.?Idolmere, winner f the Aberdeen-Angus grand ohamlonship at the recent InternaHoeai restock exposition died In a veteri -n / a*xs.v?r*i?? bviq ((Wtll U Uini r?C?IY' I 1 When the ear in which the bull wee elng shipped from Cfcloago was burnd. Idoiraere. owned by Dr. J. E. HutIns, of Dandridfe, Tena., was valued t >50,000. MM A GOLDMAN CANNOT BEAR SEPARATION FROM BERKMAN. New York.?Rather than be separatd from Alexander Berk men, her comanten for years, Elama O old men en- j ouneed through her attorneys that \ tve had abandoned her legal fight in i \? supreme oourt to prevent her do-1 ortatlon to soviet Russia with Berk-1 tan and pome'SO other radioals. fL?.? , ' ORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE BY HIRAM JOHNSON I Washington.?-Senator Hiram W. oh n son. of California, annouhoed irmally that he would be a candlate for the Republican nomination >r the presidency. /HISKEY EXPORTS BARRED AFTER JANUARY SIXTEENTH ? Washington.?Exportation of intoxtiting liquors for beverage purposes ill not be permitted after January 16 hen ;the prohibition amendment be>mee effective, according to the bu ?u vi internal revenue. RITISH TREASURY PREPARES AGAINST SILtflSR HOARDING London. ? The British tretvaurv hich operates through the Bank of nglud, has prepared for an expectI slnrer hoarding shortage by prlnt% a large number of Are-shilllng I >tes. The steady rise In stiver bars has ade British token money worth more isn Ks face raleu. Although It Is IIgal to melt down the coins. It Is iown mat such practice, coupled with , >ardlng of stiver money Is golnr on. OV1E ACTORS AND PRODUCER APPARENTLY LOST IN STORM Miami, Ra.?'Submarine chaser* and rpiaTves are searching tor the yacht rey Dock, which left here for Nas- j iu. with David W. Orlffth, noted mo-, on picture producer, and a party, ' 38 motion pfcture actors, camera en and others. According to advlcee received here ey have not yet reached the Bahama i land capital. The yacht's motors ere known to he giving trouble 1 hen the Orey Duck left pott. I ' - .. . ? ?. ? ? - - MAJ. IAN HAY BEITH Vv-? .. *> ^^BSSSSBS^. ^ "Ian Hay," authdr of "Tha Fin Hundred Thousand." The novelist an soldier hae come to this country 1 aaaiat in the staging of a play. FULL INSTRUCTIONS -FOLLOl Miners, Operators and Government O flcials Alike Were Confident of Final, Satisfactory Settlement. Indianapolis, Ind.?The coal miner strike is ended. With but one dissenting vote tl general committee of the United Mir. Workers of America in session hei voted to accept President Wilson proposal for immediate return to woi nendinir final settlement of their ?m controversy with operators by a cot mission to be appointed by him. Telegrams were sent out to the lot thousand locals of the union by inte national officials of the mine v/orkei instructing the men to return to wot immediately. Full instructions wil regard to the agreement are to V sent out later. I . Operators predicted Immediate r sumption of operations, shipment < coal from the mines beginning with! a week. Miners, operators and governmei officials alike were confident of a nal satisfactory settlement of th fight by the commission. The decision of tiho miners cam after many hours of debate, in whic the radical element in the generi committee made incendiary speech* against operators and othsrs interns ed in settlemsnt of the strike, and for time threatened to defeat efforts 1 settle the strike at this time. The co: servativ* element, led by Aotlr President John J. Lewis and Secretai Treasurer William Green, gained co trol of the situation and succeeded 1 putting down practically all oppoaitio by the time the question came to o to. FLOODS IN THREE STATES CAUSE OF HEAVY DAMAG Atlanta, Ga.?The ereet of the flooc which hare caused property damage i sections at Georgia. Alabama an Mississippi estimated at hundreds < thousands of dollars and have resul cd in the loss of several lives, ha not been reached, despite the oecu renee of colder weather and] absenc of any more rain. Miles of railroad tracks in the thre states were under water and Mobil Alh., and several smaller cities wet practically isolated . STATE OF YUCATAN, MEXICO, TO HAVE 80VIET GOVERNMEN Washington.?A soviet governmer is to be established in the state < Yucatan, Mexico, according to Exce slor. of Mexico City, December 3. copy of which was received in Wanl ington. Unless the military author ties take prompt action, the pape says, the first soviet state in Mexic will soon be a realtty. NEW IRISH HOME RULE BILL TO BE PHESPNTlin lucvi HUA I *VCtl London.?Premier Lloyd-George wl Introduce the new Irish home rul bill In parliament according to th Dally Mall. The newspaper adds that the bit provides for two legislatures with co-ordinaflng senate but that the pon ers to be allotted to the senate hav not yet been defined. It says the fat of the bill will depend on the govern ment's generosity in this respect. FIGHT ON TUBERCULOSIS INDORSED SY GOVERNORS * Savannah.?A comprehensive pre gram for a south-wide fight on tubei creels has been adopted by the healtl section Df the house of southern gov ernors now meeting here coincides with Southern Commercial Congreta The negro question has been givei serious consideration by the gover nors and at as executive session rela tlons between the two races In tb< south were discussed frsnkly and full] by prominent speakers of both races / NO RESTRICTIONS IN USE OF EUEL l. * " ' ? 'v ' M INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH TO BET IN COMPLETE OPERATION,? . IN A SHORT TIME. ORDER IS NOW EFFECTIVE - J ' , ' ' V * v. Train Service, Which Wh Curtailed .During the Nation-wide Strfke la I Aleo to be Resumed at Once. Atlanta. Ga.?Suspension of all re^Hbtctinns on the use of fuel and rein- r IB of train service curtailed ^.jB E^jBgMhrthe nation-wide strike bt bitu-- jfl..< r ,m*tloue .coal miners was announced *jp frertf hBtfep southern regional coal ?JRp| on authorlty receiv* ;|gi ed 'aS^^^Hj^^inrttou. ^ \\ iffifl rt Th^B jj' ns that thousands of of coal vrllr3KSKMB|ttatlq? again lit d|K& a time^J^^^^Bh* tores which BB had to observ$mBRllUtaurs -where SkSbH U their light, heat or 00?^-?kme from |HH I consumption of coaftafl^HBBta, may return to normal houM*B(H^|b take BM| care of the Christmas ah$gj|pflf. The railroads, too. will bo puthltt ft position to take care of the rush of holiday traval v * DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS 18 STRONGLY URGED BY ACE8. I i ie le i Washington.?Five American aces, 6 credited with having brought down 's more than 50 German aeroplanes, ad k vocated before a house sub-commit* to tee the creation of an aeronautical de* n. partment cf the government to co-ordinate all aerial activities. lr: r" AMERICAN IS KILLED BY " - FALL FROM AN AIRPLANE. k ih London.?Ooorge F. Rand, an Amer>? lean, was killed by the fall of an airplane in which be was a passenger. 8. The machine was on a trip from Paris jf to London. In | ? ^ . " > CANADIAN GOVERNMENT 18 it! SHIPPING GOLD IN TO US. ft. i?. New York.?The Canadian government is shipping $10*000.000 in gold Co ie this city, it was announced for the ,h purpose of meeting obligations here and also te check the depreciation In ? I Montreal exchange. ,t) ?: ?! APPLICATION IS DENIED fh| H3F BELL PHONE COMPANY Q.j ig' Tallaeeee, Fla.?The starts railroad y commission denied applications of the n- Southern Bell Telephone Coippany and Id 34 independent" telephone companies of ?.? >,?? for ?' ,u .. - vvMTkW >/& M V.V/M biuua klVU Ul UIU a high rate* fixed by Postmaster Gen- < ( eral Burleson during the period of f' j government control. E JONES PROPOSES QUINTUPLE TAX ON BIG NEW8PAPER4 la \ jn I Washington.:?Newspapers edntalmd ing more than 34 pages would be charged five times the present poet* t age rate under a bill Introduced by d Senator Jones, Democrat, New Mex' I ico. In offering the measure, Senator , Jones said publishers in his state, appealing for relief, axid only " oky papers with their own mills were * able to obtain all the print paper they n' needed. o 18 REGARDED AS MERELY A ? POSTPONEMENT OF SHOWDOWN T Washington.?While accepting the government's proposal for the aettleit ment of the biturr'o'nia > coal strike ?f mine operators of the central Pennl-;sylvanla district d wlared in a statea ment that the "se.tlement Is no ?et M.I ut -.tic (lIllIViplHI ftl 1- stake in the controversy," and that )r "it in merely ft postponement of a o showdown, -whtrh in our opinion i? hound to come." TREMENDOUS VALUFS SHOWN < OF OUR CROPS THIS YEAR II Washington?The total value of the e R.uuuu; o iUi|Miia?l Iirm crops this e year aggregates fl4,092.740.000, the department of agriculture estimated II in Its final report. That compares a. with $12,600,^26.000, the aggregate r. value of laaf year's crops as finally e revised. The total area planted ta a these principal crops ts placed at ?. J5&.124.47J aefss,, onmpared with 366,. 467.162 last year. . EFFORT 18 SUCCESSFUL TO RETAIN THE SUGAR BOAS^BH Washingon>The*McNary bill^^BB^B der which the go vera meat ccattrol H sugai- would be y??rt*?? peased tog theaeaiuT^B^^fl t >sehf^8^*/ie Siioa--. There was iw reword :W& onRa I i passage mod tlUnHBuflMSBa seea* ' tors, Hansdell and Pay, Pgaocrata.,?>u? .have bees rfrt$A9g n| the in?-iipwrev rjiwtie so ttiniM r at nh |f i.j*rM adjfr ses