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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.
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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. .
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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:
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"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
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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. *
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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
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LEAK SHOWN IN DECISIONS u
OF THE SUPREME COURT. ?
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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
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iDMlRAL ROBERT' E. C0ONTZ [
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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. ' ~
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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
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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
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O THOUGHTS OF COMPROMISE
OR. CONCESSION ABIDES IN
THE PRESIDENT'S MIND.
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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.
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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
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"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
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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
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NO RESTRICTIONS
IN USE OF EUEL
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INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH TO BET
IN COMPLETE OPERATION,? .
IN A SHORT TIME.
ORDER IS NOW EFFECTIVE - J
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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
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* DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS
18 STRONGLY URGED BY ACE8.
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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.
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?! 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