The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 18, 1919, Image 7
INTENSE IN PARIS IS STORM SWEPT
IN DEADLOCK BECAUSE'OP
hi6h RENTAL CHARGES.
SHIPPING IN THE VICINITY SAFE
LY WEATHERED STORM WITH
BUT LITTLE LOSS.
UNABLE TO HND NEW HOMES SEA WALL STANDS PRESSURE
Fifty Thousand Notices to Move Out
Have Boon Served on Tenants for
End of Second Quarter of Year.
City Residents Apparently Regarded
Approach of Storm With Equanim
ity, As « Matter of Course.
Paris.-—The struggle between Paris
ian landlords, who seek to double or
treble the income from their proper
ties, and tenants, who are unable to
find vacant apartments at any reas
onable price, has reached a deadlock.
House owners refuse to extend
leases or to advertise for rent apart
ments that have been vacated. Ten-
aots unable to find new quarters, re
fuse to move at the behest~of "the“
landlords, while the courts* have ceas
ed to entertain applications for writs
of expulsion, there not being enough
process servers to handle them.
Fifty thousand notices to vacate
were served on tenants for the end of
the second quarter of this year.
Galveston, Tex.—With a 66-mile
wind, high tide and heavy seas, the
tropical storm struck Galveston, tide
water from the bay flooding the bus
iness section of the city and the north
side of the island, with three feet of
water. Huge waves broke harmlessly
on the seawall and there was no ma
terial damage from the wind. Ship
ping in the vicinity weathered the
storm. The wagon bridge across the
bay was not damaged.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE TRFATY
SHOULD NOT BE QUALIFIED.
Spokane, Wash.—America’s accept
ance of the peace treaty must be un
qualified, President Wilson declared
here, if it is to end promptly the spirit
of unrest throughout the . world. Any
change which would make the ratifi
cation conditional, he said, would re
open the negotiations and prolong
doubt and uncertainty.
Mr. Wilson said he saw no moral
objections to Interpretations which
would not change the meaning of the
document, but added that such a step
would be merely to say that the
United States understands the treaty
to mean what it says.
Two thousand feet of track on the
causeway and railroad bridge Connect*.
Ing Galveston with the mainland was
washed out, destroying rail commu
nication.
Galveston residents apparently re
garded the approach of the storm with
equanimity and took it as a matter of
course when it struck. At midnight
there was a light wind* and no rain
but the streets were practically de
serted.
STRIKING BOSTON POLICEMEN
LISTEN TO SAMUEL qOMPERS.
Boston.—Frank "McCarthy, New
England organizer of the America^
Federation of Labor, announced that
the policemen’s union had accepted
tbe suggestion of Samuel Gompers
that they return to work and await
the outcome of the labor conference
at the white house on October 6.
-When Police-Commissioner- Curtls-f-
was informed of the action of the an
ion, he said that he had issued or
ders dint do strikers applying for re
instatement should be taken back. He
•aid that he could not change this or
der before hearing frour the attorney
general.
RELICS ARE ON DISPLAY OF
THREE WISE MEN OF COLOGNE
Cologne.—A British army chap
lain celebrated mass recently In
the great'Cologne cathedral at the al
tar of the'relics of the hW*l. the
skulls of the three wise men who came
from the East to visit the newly born
Savior of Bethlehem. A number $t
American officers and men from the
Coblens area attended the services,
and were permitted to view UuljobIIcs.
STATEMENT THAT SECRETARY
—_ LANSING OPPOSED TREATY.
Washington.—The assertion that
lecretary Lansing opposed rstlflca-
lon of the peace treaty and league of
Lations covenant, although he was a
sember of the American peace conT
slssion that drafted it,,was made be-
;ore the senate forelgp relations com-
utttee by William C. Bullitt, of Phll-
dolphla, formerly employed by the
•ission at Paris In a confidential ea-
eeity.
The testimony, purporting to give
Ir. Lansing*! private opinion express-
d tn a conversation with the witness
he day the latter resigned from the
aission because he was not in sym-
lathy with the treaty or the league,
topped out suddenly and seusatlonai-
COMPENSATION PROVIDED BY
WAR RISK ACT IS DOUBLED.
| Washington.—Increases practically
doubling the monthly compensation
originally provided by the war risk’in
surance act to disabled soldiers and
sailors and members of the families,
.was passed unanimously by the house,
with other amendments to the act,
liberalizing Its provisions and to elim
inate red tape in administering the
law.
Among tbe changes In compensa
tion payments provided for total tem
porary disability are that a single man
shall receive $80 a month instead of
$30; a man with a wife, or a child
$90 Instead of $45; one with a wife and
one child $95, instead of $55; and the
man with a wife and two children or
more $100 instead of $657 7
FOOD CONTROL ACT PASSED
CONTAINING PENALTY CLAUSE
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Washington.—The house bill ex
tending the food control act to penal
ise profiteering, as requested by pres
ident Wilson and Attorney General
Palmer as a means of reducing the
cost of living, was passed by the sen
ate and sent to conference.
In addition to penalties—$6,000 fine
and two years’ imprisonment—for
profiteering, hoarding, destroying or
monopolising or food and other neces
saries of "making an unjust or un
reasonable rate or chat ge," the bill
extends the law to include wearing ap
parel . aqd containers of food, feeds
and fertilizers as well as food. fuel,
fertilizers and agricultural macihnery,
WOMEN OF SOUTH LED
IN RED CROSS WORK
Washington.—Women of' the south
produced in the workrooms of the
American Red Cross nearly 100,000
sweaters, rolls of bandages and other
articles that were used for the com
fort and relief of soldiers, sailors and
Jj^fugees during the war. National
headquarters of the society estimates
the value of the articles Southern wo
men contributed at approximately 26
per oent of the total value produced
in the entire country.
INDIAN GIVES TWQ HUNDRED
THOUSAND TO BAPTIST FUND
Nashville.—Dr. Wiley of Oklahoma
I wires Baptist headquarters here that
Jackson Barnett of Henrietta, Okla.,
blood Creek Indian, subscribes
$200,000 to the $75,000,000 fundr .
MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR IS
OPPOSED TO ANY COMPROMISE
>ston.—The government and laws
he commonwealth of Massachu-
i can not be arbitrated. This dec-
ion from the state house was iu
onse to an incessant public de-
d to know the attitude ef the
► toward the striking policemen
suggestions of compromise.
'he men are deserters,” said Gov-
r Coolidge. "This is not a strike.
ie men were pubic officials. We
not think of arbitrating.
RUSSIAN SOUTHERN ARMY
CAPTURED BY BOLSHEVIKI
on —The remainder of A4»i-
Ichak’s southern army in the
of Aktiubinsk and Orik, haa
lered -to the bolsheviki. it is
I in 'ia' boiuhevlk wireless A dle-
rom Moscow. This ralsea the
f bolshevik oaptures within ft
f 46,000 men It Is declared,
ttolsheviki wireless Message
[ tie capture of nearly 12,006
pi frees the Kolchak wmtkefls
STRIKE HELD UP UNTIL
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
New York.—The strike of United
States Steel Corporation set f6r Sep
tember 22 will be deferred until after
the industrial conference In Washing
ton called for October 6 by President
Wilson it was learned from a reliable
source.
This information was obtained at
the headquarters in this city of Safn-
uel Gompdrs, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, from a
member of the labor leader's party.
STEAMER BARNSTABLE SINKS;
TWELyE OF CREW MISSING.
A
Savannah. Ga.—The steamer Barn
stable, sailing from Savannah for Ha
vana went down at sea in a northeast
gale off the coast of Georgia. Twelve
of the crew, including Captain Moon
are missing . Fifteen of the crew,
after an all nitht battle in*the rough
gnat succeeded in reaching St. Cath
erine inland. They were put In a mo
tor best aud landed at Isle of Hope
eight miles from Savannah at mid
night
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LADIES DRESSES
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Crepe-Meteor, Tricotine, Velour Cloth, Wool Jersey
and Serge.
Price $18.00 to $55.00
LADIES COATS
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CHILDRENS COATS
In all colors and all sizes.
LADIES WAISTS
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- Ladies Middie Suits ~~~
in white, navy and black serge at
$15.00 to $25.00
■ ■ Ladies Middies
in red and green flannel at $10.00
Childrens Middy Suits at $lQ.OO
SHOES
We now have on display a complete showing of ShoesTor fall in different
leathers, I>rown, gray, slate, field mouse, tan, white and black. The Irving
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Drew make. Prices $5 to $15. Childrens Shoes, all sizes at popular prices.
Silk Petticoats, all colors in Jersey and Taffeta, $8.50 to $9.00
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