The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 17, 1919, Image 2
STOKED LIQUOR
CONGRESS ASKED
TO MAKE INQUIRY
Washington. July 15.—A man’s
right to keep liquor in his own home
which stood the test before the
..kiAiisp iiulLt-hiry rnininittpp must
take its chance now in the house.
Notice was served today on the
committee by one of its members
that when 1 the house resumes con-
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sideration of the prohibition en
forcement measure an amendment
would be offered to make it unlaw
ful for a person to retain "posses
sion of liquor stored prior to July
1. The committee, in framing the
general enforcement measure, elim
inated the section which would have
made storage illegal, but the big
majority polled yesterday by pro-
hibitidnlsts was accepted in some
quarters to mean that the bill in
certain respects would be made still,
more drastic: *“
The prohibition measure was not
taken tip today, the sundry civil ap
propriation bill, vetoed- by the
President, having the right of way,
; nd neither can it be called tomor
row, which is calendar Wednesday,
except by unanimous consent. Af
ter that the agricultural appropria
tion bill, also vetoed by the Presi
dent. will have privileged status,
and prohibition leaders do not ex
pect to resume work on the measure
before Thursday or Friday.
The only reference to prohibition
on the door today was by Represen
tative Blanton (democrat), of
Texas, who wanted stricken from
the record the speech by Represen
tative Gallivan (democrat), of
Massachusetts, charging that mem-
gers of congress had hoarded large
quantities of liquor. ^Speaker Gil-
lett ruled, however, that Mr. Galli-
Van\s remarks were in order. The
judiciary committee held a brief
executive session and considered
minor changes in the bill relating to
sale of flavoring extracts.
Republican Member WonMP Kn°M
About Mexico. Sends in R«4olii»
tion.
Washington, - July 10.—A definite
statement from the war department
regarding the course of the govern
ment in respect to protection by Mexi
co to- American citizens and property
was'ashctMn 4he-heuee today by Bep-
resentative Laguardia, Republican, of
New York, who declared that Condi
tions In Mexico “have now reached the
stage where it becomes our duty to
inquire into what is going on and
learn what the administration plans
doing.”
Mr. Laguardia introduced a resolu
tion directing the State department to
submit to the house all communica
tions which have passed between this
government and Mexico, since Janu-
J *
ary 1915, and also all communications
pertaining -to Mexican affairs which
have passed between the department
and officers of the army and navy.
“With this information at hand,”
Mr. Laguardia said, “we can determine
what steps to take. We do not care
what means the Mexican government
-takes-to preserve-T>rder, -to, protect
American lives and property, let them
use the law, or their policy, or their
military—but, we should insist that
they do something and must hence
forth refuse to overlook any omission
on the part of the Mexican govern
ment towards Americans and Ameri
can rights. »
“Carranza should be informed,” he
declared, “that he can not expect the
friendship and the assistance of this
government a minute longer.”
Armed intervention is not necessary
at this time. Mr. Laguardia said,
adding:
“We should go into Mexico with
beans In one hand and hand grenades
in the other. Then in case they do
not accept our well intended and sin
cere friendship, may God help them."
Washington, July 10.—Renewed re
presentations > on the Mexican situa
tion have been made to the American
government by Great Britain and
France it was learned today at the
State department. For several months
these countries hawe been urging upon
the United States the desirability of
putting Mexico on her feet so that she
might resume the payment of her na
tional and other debts and afford ade
quate protection to foreign lives and
property.
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* An Epidemic in South Carolina. *
The fighting and killing that have
been so common in South Carolina in
the last two or three months are
manifestations of a state of mind fol
lowing war. When the strain of a
great war ends, disorders here and
there always are a sequel.
In some parts of the United States,
the disorders are of a different kind
from those in the South, but every-
where tha-aplrit of lawlessness breaks
ers. Con-
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forth. On the surface Is, nothing in
common between an outbreak of the
“Reds” in New Jersey or California
and a lynching in Georgia, but in fact
the causes of them are nearly akin.
A group of reckless and violent men,
bent on mischief, rebel against all
law, call themselves "I. W. W”, and.
making resentment against the social
and political order their excuse, throw
bombs and commit other outragee.
Another groupkexcited and thirsting
for blood, pemiade themselves that
the law is a TallUte in dealing with
certain crime^ and p-o they hang a ne
gro. The “Rejl” in Patterson imagines
that the laws for the protection of
property arb unfair. The lyncher in
Vicksburg fs sure that unless he
makes and executes law, his neigh
borhood, wilt ba-imaafe. f or-wooaen-to
live in. Both are the enemies of law
and civilization; both would destroy
them.
The industrious, > s foonest, rational
people of the United States are the
great majority. Thfe^ know that, in
tho long run. order will survive, that
ife and property will be protected,
''at this country will not be aban-
‘doned tb bloody revolution. So sure of
this are they that they look on pas-
ively at the crimes that are commit
ted and, absorbed in their usual pur
suits, rely on the agencies^ of the gov-
iment to suppress di
scious that the great
•tic are without sympa
“Reds”, for the lynchers
brawlers and gun-fight
little attention to the c
done.
Is this the righteo
pedient attitude of th
majority? Would it
the majority to mak
felt? It has agencies
it may act. When an
fiuenza threatens, tKfe
thought and actss t^o K
of the disease is recognized and meas
ures are adopted io check its ravages.
Sqwth Carolina i s suffering frfltn an
epidemic of homicide. Dozens of men
have bee nkilled—uselessly and waste-
have been killed—uselessly and waste-
m self-dCfenise does not
blot out th& truth that some one has
participated in a crime that cost a
life.
As it is the business of the physi
cian faithfully, bravely and with all
his energy to oppose an epidemic of
typhoid, so it is the business of the
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juries and the judges to oppose and
stamp, out an epidemic of-man-slaying.
Will they do their duty? Or will they
forget that, whenever a man raises a
violent hand against another, he at
tacks the peace and the safety of the
community?
When men arm themselves to fight
their enemies, It is a short step to
the killing of men who are not their
enemies. When murder comes to be a
cornmunlty habit, tio man is safe.
Through the churches, through the
press, through public meetings,
through all the other agencies at
hant, the majority of the people should
assen themselves' and put an end to
the epidemic of man-slaying and oth
er crimes of violence.—The State.
from 86,400 acres in 1918 to 112,000 in
1919. Condition July 1, reported at 85
per cent of normal, equivalent to an
average yield of 765 pounds per acre.
Acreage In peanuts has been reduced
10 per cent as compared with last
year, and a 5 per cent reduction In
The estimated production of corn for
the entire United States is 2,815.000,000
bushels, as against 2,583,000,000 bush
els ftist year. The production of cot
ton In round numbers is estimated at
11,000,000 bales as compared with 12.-
000,000 bales In 1919. The production
of wheat will Approximate 1,160,000,000
bushels, or 244,000,000 bushels more
than last year and 370,000,000 bushels
more than the five-year average from
1913 to 1917 inclusive. The price of
wheat per bushel on JUly 1, was $2.22
as against $2.03 on the corresponding
date of last year
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Field Agent B. B. Hare Gives Statistics
as to Agricultural Products in S. C.
A report issued by B. B. Hare, South
Carolina Field Agent of United Bu
reau of Crop Estimates, shows an in
crease of 4 per cent of corn acreage
in South Carolina over that of last
year, the estimated acreage being 2,-
340,000 acres. Condition on July 1 was
81 per cent of normal, equivalent to an
average yield of . 17 bushels per acre.
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the latter 90 per cent of normal.
Acreage in tobacco has Increased
State department officials gave no In
dication that there ^ had been any
change of attitude toward Mexico. It
was said t*hat continued and increasing
pressure was being brought to bpar on
the Carranza government for the pro
tection of American lives and interests
there, and that Mexico also had been
informed of the new representations
made by Great Britain and France.
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