Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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w . v DIM POM THE ► CUHSE OF TROUBLE EXPERIMENTS WILL BEGIN AT ONCE IN INFECTED REGION FOR POISON CONTENT. V m GinOLUU IfFHUDI At Potato Conforeneo on Long lalMid Trona Potaah Waa Shown to Hava. Injuriously Affected Potatoes. EPITOME qF REASONS FOR THE PRESENT EXORBITANT PRICE ■ OF NECESSITIES QF klFJL ONE REMEDY IS RmiFIGATION Energetic Enforcement of the Law U- Recommended to Force Out Hiding I Vast Stores of All Kinds. Clemson College.—Clemson College authorities have investigated the pot- N «ush situation which has given trouble in the Pee Dee section, and have traced the lhatter to its source in -the use of trona potash, which contains impurities Injurious,to crops. '' Other sources of American potash have given good results so far as in vestigations show. Since nearly all the soils of the coastal .plains , section of the*state are in need of potash, it would be unfortunate to have all pot ash indiscriminately condemned along wjth this one source. Director Barre. announces that ex periments will be begun at once at the Pee Dee station to obtain all pos sible information on the effort of this material on plant growth. Further study will be made in Darlington fields to assist farmers in securing data upon which to base claims for damages. There has probably been- injury Ur crops from this same source in other sections of the state, and if farmers think they have this trouble they should censult their county agents, all of whom have been posted about the matter. Late in June Director H. W. Barre of the South Carolina experiment sta* tion attended a potato conference on ' Long Island to examine tests of all sources of domestic potash. Trona potash showed marked injury to po tato plants, and the conference devel oped the fact that similar trouble was being experienced in North Carolina with cotton, tobacco and corn. Received With Military Honors. Reaufort.—Governor Cooper was re ceived at the Paris Island marine training station with military honors. General Pendleton and his staff,led • the governor and his party and con- ’ ducted theqi over the extensive marine reservation. The party was enter tained by the general at luncheon af ter which the-guests left for Leming ton Hunting Club, on Hilton Head, wliere W. O. Smith, state warehouse commissioner,’and Col.^Tl W. Cantsler of the governor’s staff are the hosts v# to the governor, W. G. Peterkin of Fort Motte and S. jit Guess ef Yemaksee. This club is famous for its quail and deer hunting but at this season the sport will fyb fishing and surf bath ing. —— J. JAPANESE EDITORS CALM ON SHANTUNG QUESTION. Tokio.—The newspapers generally are treating calmly in their editorial comment the various phases of the de bate in the United States senate on the question of Shantung. The opin ion moat widely advanced is that the republican senators who are opposing the provision in the peace treaty re lating to Shantung are using their ar- ywmyanf flgain«i_. Tsnsn mostly—tor- T. P. A. Plans Home Building. Gaffney.—At a meeting of Post L, T. V. A., which was held in Gaffney, it was decided to build 20 dwelling houses in Gaffney in the near future. The houses are to cost not less than >2 ,500 each and are to be modern in every respect. Committees were ap 1 pointed to go carefully into the mat ter and to report to a meeting which will be called this week to decide upon the exact course to pursue. If these houses are built according to the plans outlined by Post L, the city, of Gaffney will pwe the organization a debt of gratitude, as scarcely a day passes that some one is not forced, to pass the city by because there are no houses here for rent. Mill for Rock Htth ' Rock Hill.—A movement has been set on foot by C. L. Cobb, cashier of the People’s National bank, and other Interested citizens to erect a mew cot ton mill in Rock Hill. Replying to a telegram from Mr. Cobb, Alexander Long, president of the Aragon and Ar cade Cbtton mills of this city, now in New York, stated that ne Is willing to guarantee half of the sum necessary to build another cotton mill here, pro vided the balance of the required funds can be raised. Washington.—President Wilson laid several specific proposals before Con gress for checking the high cost of living, but at the same time declared permanent results could not be ex pected until peace time bases were fully restored by ratification of the peace treaty^ - — ■ - ■ High prices, the President told Con gress, were not justified by shortage or supply v either preseaL,Qi~prmipS£' tlve, but were created In' many cases “artificially and deliberately” by “vi cious practices.” Retailers, he said, were Responsible i^large part for ex tortionate prices. Strikes, the President- warned the labor world, would only n»ike matters worse and those who sought to em ploy threats pr coercion were only “preparing their own destruction.” Leaders of organized labor, the Presi dent said, he was sure would present ly yield to second sober thought. "Illegal” and “criminal” wfre the words the President used in charac terizing the methods by which some present day prices have been brought about Present laws, he said, would be en ergetically employed to the limit to force out food hoards, and meet the situation so far as possible, but to sup plement the existing statutes he spe cifically urged the following: Specific Recommendations. Licensing of all ’ corporations en gaged in. interstate commerce, with specific regulations designed to se cure competitive sellidg and prevent “unconscionable profits” In the meth od of marketing. Extension of the food control act to peace times and the application of its provisions against hoarding to fuel, clothing and other necesities of life as weR as food. A penalty in the food control act for profiteering. A law regulating cold storage, lim iting the time during which goods may be held, prescribing a method of disposing of-them if held beyond the permitted period and requiring that when released goods bear the date of storage. Laws requiring that goods released from storage for interstate commerce bear the selling prices at which they went into storage and requiring that all goods destined for interstate com merce bear the prices at which they left the hands of the producer. Enactment of the pending bill for the control of security issues. Additional appropriations for gov ernment agencies which ean supply the public with full'’information as to prices at which retailers buy. Early ratification of the peace treaty so that the “free processes of supply and demand” can operate. Immediate Steps Promised. Immediate steps by executive agen cies of the government promised by the President included: > The limiting and controlling of wheat striphiehts_and credit* to facili tate the purchase of wheat in such a way »u» not to raise, but rather to lower the price of flour at home. Sale of surplus stocks of food and clothing in the hands of the govern ment. political purposes. - After pointing out that Jt Is Japan’s intention to restore Shantung to China and to conducf economic under- takingp in Shantung jointly with the Chinese, The Hochi Shlmbun inter prets the attitude of the republican senators as being based on A.merica’s desire to achieve a world economic conquest Including China, from which she desires to oust Japan economi cally. — VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE TO PROBE INTO PROFITEERING. Richmond, Va. — Governor West moreland Davis announced that he would have two blits offered in the special session of the legislature, di rected to curb the profiteering in food. —One of ~tfae~l>ffls rg#8 tdpftr rfgfd en^ forcement to prevent hoarding and making it a crime to fail to report at stipulated intervals the amount of food held in storage. A license also will be demanded, of the storage ware houses. The date of storage also must be stamped on the product and the date of its removal. CONFEDERATE VETERANS IN ATLANTA IN OCTOBER. EVACUATION BY RUMANIAN ARMY BODES NO REAL GOOD. Debarkation Flow At End. Charleston.—The coming of fha transport Madawaska marked the end of the flow of’returning soldiers who have been landing here from France, thousands of men passing through Charleston to Camp Jackson with 21 arrivals of troop ships since the latte: part of March. The whole movemenl • has been handled smoothly, from the time the ships were taken in charge ol by pilots off the harbor to the time the men had landed at the great gov- ’ ernment terminals and on their way to Columbia. Work on Highway Begins. , l Laurens.—Actual work has begun on Laurens county’s i>roposed system of sand-clay highways. Gregory and Thomas, with a lirgs force of men and equipment, have the first con tract awarded by the highway com mission, and the project started is the Laurens-Hickory Tavern-Tumbling Bhoals-Hickory Tavern, a distance of abont 20 miles. N. C. Hughes, civil engineer employed by the county, will have g'*-.eral supervision of the road work until completed. ^ More tSOOJFiO is to he sxpended. The forced withdrawal from rtorage and sale of surplus stocks in privatc hauds. General Recommendations. General recommendations included^ Increase of production. Careful buying by housewives. Fail dealing witjfi the people on the part of producers, middlemen -and merchants. That there be no threats and undue insistence upon the interests of a sin gle class. Correction of "many things” in the relation between capital and labor in respect to wages and conditions of la bor. In concluding the President made a plea for deliberate, intelligent action reminding Congress that an unbal anced world was looking to the United States. “We and we almost alone,” he said, “now hold the world steady. Upon our steadfastness and self' possession depend the affairs of nations every where. It is in this supreme crisis— this crisis for all mankind—that Amer ica must prove her metal.” Mobile, Ala.—General William’ E. Mickle, chief of staff, United Confed erate veterans, has announced that the next Confederate reunion will be held in Atlanta, Octobef 7, 8, 9 and 10. The annual meetin* of the Confeder ate Southern Memorial associations and the Sons of Confederate veterans will be held in Atlanta on the same dates. General Mickle announced. Berlin.—The retirement from Buda pest of the Rumanian army, owing to pressure from the entente, is- proba ble, but It will be a sullen withdrawal, boding no good for the future, accord ing to dispatches from the Hungarian capital. 4 _ STEPS TAKEN TO CONFISCATE SUGAR UNLAWFULLY HOARDED. Richmond, Va.—United States Dis trict Attorney Hiram Smith received instructions from Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer to take immediate steps for confiscation of all foodstuffs found to have been unlawfully hoard ed. Advices have reached Attorney Smith that large quantities of sugar are being hoarded here and active search has begun. Two department of Justice men were placed on the case. SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH- ON A “SCENIC RAILWAY’* Montreal. — Seven persons were burned to death in a fire on a scenic railway at Dominion park, an amuse ment resort near this city. The bodies of three men, three wo men and a boy were recovered from the ruifis shortly before midnight. It Is feared several more persons lost their lives and that the bodies will be recovered when search is resumed. It has been impossible so far to Identify the dead. * Fall and Winter Suits and Over coats. The last word in style and quality. Adair-McMillan . Clothing Co. Some Time You will bean need ol printing of some kind. Whether it be letter- May Discontinue Surcharge. Raleigh,, N. C.—The 10 per cent surcharge put on fire insurance pre miums by insurance C9mpanies as ap plied in North Carolina, along with most of the other states, is to be dis continued August 15, following the adoption of resolutions insisting that this be done by the special committee of the national convention of state in surance commisioners. Insurance Commissioner James R. Yount Returned from New York and brought this bit of interesting news for Carolina insurera. \ heads, statements wed ding invitations or public sale bills, re member we can turn out the work at the lowest cost consistent with gcod work. If you need a trunk, we can save you money—and show you the best line to be found in this section oi the State. Ice Cream Freezers to arrive this week. . B. M. ft E. H. WILKES * CO. Royal Easy Chairs Puslilhe Button-Back Reclines r ———• — . ■ Royals are highly artistic, Modern and Period designs. Hand some tapestries, valours, genuine or imitation leather upholsterings, oak or mohogany finishes. Built in the most durable and dependa- ble manner possible. Royals are chairs you will take pride in tor years. Pushing the button releases the back which reclines or auto matically rises to any comfortable position desired; releasing the but ton rigidly locks it—Simple; durable, silent in operation, absolutely trouble proof. Using the leg rest and supported from crown to toe t, sh ^ you can relax, rest, sleep as in mother’s chair. Our stock is complete in a great variety of styles and we would be glad to show them to you. = » S. M. 4 E. H. Wilkes 4 Co LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA =111111(11111 Hill ] NEW GOODS Arriving Daily A - . ' ■* We have selected our stock for the fall and winter, and every day brings us something new. , ' I A VISIT WILL BE APPRECIATED We shall offer for your consideration clotfres designers and makers-the best goods and the best known goods-goods that have won theirway into the hearts of particular dressers by sheer force of genuine merit-goods only of such worth that we can depend upon one purchase bringing you back for another. We are outfitters for the whole family and have bought our fall goods right-so we can save you money--come to see us. M. S. BAILEY &S0NS 44 The Big Store'With the Big Values Clinton, South Carolina 99 vs \ \ ? n. zx. W'