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VOLUME XIX
CLINTON, S. G., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13th. 1919
NUMBER 44
MINER’S WAGES ABE
„ $300 MONTH NET.
These Figures are Quoted on Floor
of the House.
In a discussion in the tiouse of rep
resentatives last week on wages of
soft coal miners, Mr. Woods, of Vir
ginia, exhibited a paper which he sa’d
showed the wages of miners.
“I assume that these are the bo: t
paid miners,” said Mr. Woods. ‘‘There
men work in a non-union field. They
are supplied with coal in their houses.
They are supplied with a house with
oak and parquet floors. Here is the
account of Sidney Deskins, of Border
land, W. Va., for March, 1919. His
gross receipts were $271.97, and after
taf
due him was $216.97. In J the case of
James Jones his total for the month
of March was $251.96 and his net
$190.%. That takes out his doctor’s
bill and his light and, in some cases,
his insurances.”
Mr. Kitchin—His house rent and
light?
Mr. Woods, of Viriginia—Yes; ho^use
rent and light. Here is the account
of Harry Pinson. For the month of
March his total was 388.44 and his net
was $249.14. Harrison Crum, total,
$420.70; balance or net, $417.45. He is
a single man. He did not pay any rent.
Mr. Blanton—That is more than
many government officials receive.
Mr. Woods, of Virginia—A. Zimmer
man, Sr.',total^for the month of March,
1919, $421.74; net, $336.24.
Mr. Carss—Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. Wbods of Virginia—Yes.
Mr. Carss—What kind of duty was
that man engaged on?
iM-r. Woods, of Virginia—He is min
ing coal by the ton on the car.
Mr. Carss—Is he a pick miner, or
does he wojk a mining machine?
Mr. Woods, of Virginia—All he has
to do is to put in his little blast and
load the coal on the car.
Mr. Denison—Mr. Chairman,' will
the gentleman yield
Mr. Woods, of Virginia—Yes.
Mr. Denison—What are his hours?
, Mr. Woods, of Virginia—Seven
hours; not over eight.
Mr. Bland, of Indiana—Mr. Chair
man, will the gentleman yield? '
Mr. Woods, of Virginia:—Yes.
Mr. Bland, of Indiana—'Have you
any account of the number of hours
he worked to earn that $421.74?
Mr. Woods, of Virginia—I have not.
April, 1919, Sidney Deskins, total,
$344; net, $330.50. Account of A. 'Zim
merman, Sr., April, 1919, total, $250.-
04; net, $123.04.
Mr. Madden—Mr. Chairman, will the
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Mr. Woods, of Virginia-^May, 1919,
Sidney Deskins, total, $390.03; net,
$336.53.
Mr. Madden—The deduction of the
house rent and electric light and
things of that sort really ought not to
be made, because the net earnings of
an ordinary man will be what he gets,
out of which he must pay his rent and
other expenses.
Mr. Woods, of Virginia—All that he
pays out of this is his smithing and
powder bill. His po'wder bill is $2.50,
and his rent is $9, and he pays for the
blacksmithing of his tools. All the
tools he needs are the pick and shovel
and auger, and 50 cents a month is
charged for keeping his tools in or
der.
Mr. Kitchin—I understand some de
ductions were made for store account,
scrip, in some cases amounting to $49.
Mr. Madden—I say it Is not fair to
say "net,” as the amount he receives
after paying his grocery bills and
lights and other things. It ought to
be confined only to his powder bill
and tools.
Mr. WV)ods, of Virginia—His insur
ance is taken out
MOVE STARTED TO
DEPORT RADICALS
On Instructions from Attorney Gener
al Proceedings are Instituted, Rus
sian Union is Target of Agents.
Washington, Nov. 10.—‘Deportation
proceedings have been instituted in a
number of cities to rid the country of
the violent radicals caught in the na
tion-wide raids which have been in
progress since Friday, Attorney Gen
eral Palmer announced tonight.
Instructions have gone to all de
partments of justice agents, the attor
ney general said, to permit no delay in
instituting formal hearings, prelimi
nary to the actual deportation. Assur
ances have been received from other
FURTHER ADVANCES
IN COTTON GOODS
iMMtAimme.nt.HdftMjUmgatR.liajdj t g..t^-d^j-Conve^ibles are higher
with deportation that action would be
taken to eexpedite the case.
In the meantime, the clean-up of the
country will continue, Mr. Palmer an
nouncing tonight that there must be
"no let-up”. The total number actual
ly held on deportation warrants had
reached 391 tonight while from some
cities in which radical leaders were
picked up, reports had not reached the
department.
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Efforts of the department represen
tatives, it was said, are beiqg directed
more particularly at the union of Rus
sian workers. This organization,
branded by the attorney general as the
most dangerous anarchistic group in
the country, was said to hgve wide
ramifications, with the department
agents still uncovering new evidences
of its activities.
Opinion at the department of justice
as expressed today seemed to be that
the Russian union perhaps was consti
tuting itself a self- appointed leader of
all organizations which are preaching
overthrow of the government. Litera
ture seized was said to show that the
organization accepts support from al
most any source so long as it was
working to defeat authority and de-
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Brown Sheeting and Speciality Fabrics
in Greatest Demand on Dry Goods
Market.
New York, Nov. 9.—Cotton goods
have continued in active demand and
there have been further price ad
vances. Heavy ^cotton duck is the
slowest and lowest priced merchan
dise olfeied and stocks of wide and
sail duck are of a substantial char
acter. Brown sheetings have been
bought freely and many heavy spe-
ciarv fabrics used in rubberizing and
other trades have been engaged on
contracts running well into the mid
dle of next year. Print cloths and
DUTCH POSITION
AS TO EX-KAISER
Fine combed yarn goods 'STe''Selling
at very high prices when mills can be
induced to take further orders. Prints
and percales have been advanced and
withdrawn from sale. Wide sheetings
stroy private property rights. Officials
said they had.evidence showing that
leaders of the union had made over
tures to other and lesser groups^ of
radicals to join their organization,
holding out promises of rewards when
state and society are overthrown.
Because they are regarded as the
most dangerous of all radical types,
those arrested in the recent raids are
being held in $10,000 bhil, officials said.
Peter Bianki and Adolph Schnabel,
both former secretaries of the union
of Russian workers, have been held in
bail of $15,000.
The following list given out by the
department of justice shows the num
bers of persons held on deportation
warrants in the various cities: Newark
32; Baltimore 9; Akron 32; Monessen,
Pa., 20; Pittsburgh, 5; Cleveland 18;
Buffalo 14; Philadelphia 10; Trenton
1; Hartford 145; New York 39; Chi
cago 7; Detroit 59. *
are very high and a number of the
The Hague, Nov. 8.—Former Emp
eror William came to Holland a year
ago next Monday. Since that time
there has been no demand officially or
unofficially for his extradition or de
livery up to the allies, nor has Hol
land at all changed its viewpoint to
ward him. *
The Associated Press learned this
today from sources that are unques
tionably Holland’s viewpoint as re
gards William Hohenzollern may be
stated frankly as follows.
The Netherlands, which for cen
turies has accorded political refuge to
all, considers the former emperor and
Teadinirtines are now-<
Shari) advances have been made in
pillow tubing. Bleached cottons have
sold freely and are held firm at top
prices. All colored \yarn goods are
difficult to find in first hands for de
livery before March and many mills
are sold ahead into July.
The demand for export is persist
ent but cannot be met with any large
quantities of goods as mills are too
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closely sold on home orders to permit
further foreign engagements In any
large way. Importers are buying
more cotton goods and yarns abroad.
Fancy goods are in active demand but
mills‘do not care to add to present
orders at this time. A demand for
higher wages has been made in New
England mills to become effective De
cember 1 and the matter is now under
ednsideration by manufacturers.
Quotations follow:
Print cloths, 28 inch 64x64s, 14c;
64x60s, 13 l-4c; 38 1-2 inch 64x64s,
29c; brown sheetings southern stand
ards 28c; denims, 20-20, southern
indigo, 37 l-2c, nominal prints 20c;
staple gingahms 22 l-2c; - tickings, 8-
ouce, 42 1-2c; dress ginghams 27 l-2c
and 30c.
crown prince as refugees-
alty-
-not as roy-
but as persons entitled to the
same rights as any plain Johann Sch
midt who fled to Holland during the
war. This principle is so strongly held
by the government, and also by the
press of Holland that nothing is likely
to change it, it is asserted.
The Dutch government has reached
a determination as to its conduct in
the event the surrender of William
Hohenzollern is asked for. No offic
ial statement has been made in this
connection but the Associated Press
"learns that Holland considers the
former emperor beyond extradition as
there is no possible way legally to
hold him as a criminal. If they de
sired to ihsist on privilege, both the
Hohenzollerns would be free to go
■»» they .AsaOtuaft.
sense" “prisoners?' However, becaMe
they feel that they would embarress
Holland even further they apparently
have agree to remain where they now
are—the father at Amerongen and his
son at Wieringen.
If the one-time emperor and crown
prince desired to return to Germany,
they would be permitted to go. While
it is possible that Frederick William
some day may reQirn to Germany, of
ficial circles in The Hague are inclin
ed to the belief that William Hohen
zollern is content to settle down to the
life of a country gentleman at .Doom,
where he has been permitted to buy a
small estate because his long stay at
Amerongen seemed unfair to Count
Von Bentinick whose castle he occu
pies. .' .
Although a number of purported in
terviews with the former emperor have
been published, the fact is that he
Rever has spoken for publication since
his arrival in Amerongen, and to the
request of the Associated Press cor
respondent for a statement on the oc
casion of the anniversary of his tak
ing refuge here, he sent a reply saying
that he had not changed his determina
tion not to speak.
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