Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PRES. MESSAGE BEFORE MESS Washington, Deo. 2.—A diversi fied legislative program to restore a peacetime business status, revise the tax sysrm, curb tmrost, reduce the cost of living and rectify labor and farming conditions was recom mended by President Wilson today in his message to the new session .of Congress. The President asked for a new tariff law, based on the' nation’s changed relation to the rest of the world, suggested that the income and excess profits tax schedules be .simplified, advocated steps to im prove rural conditions and promote production, and declared for a “genuine democratization of indus try” to protect both labor and cap ital. ed for a future message, and he Will ORGANIZE COTTON COME Columbia, Dec. 2.—The South Carolina Cotton Association, meet- ing b^re today, adopted resolutions providing for the formation of a banking, trust and export corpora tion capitalized at $2,000,000 to handle the cotton of the State, put iiself on record as favoring the di- ♦ versification of farming so that on ly surplus acreage would be plant ed to cotton, recommended certain legislation beneficial to the cotton planters, including the assessment of twenty-five cens on every bale of cotton, to be applied by the State warehouse commissioner to an in surance fund to reduce the insur ance on cotton, and the creation of a cotton commission. The associa tion also thanked various public of ficials, officers of the association, the press and other agencies for their untiring zeal in the movement for an increased price for cotton. There were fully 500 delegates present from every county in the State ' R. Iff Mixson, of Williston, was elected president of the association to succeed J. Skottowe Wanna- maker, the retiring president; J. H. Claffey, of Orangeburg, vice president; Mrs. Hugh R. Clink- scales, of Columbia, secretary, and J. T. Mackey, of Camden, treasur er. Throughout the three sessions of the convention, morning, afternoon and evening, prominent men deliv- regarding the peace treaty or Mexi« co. Many of his recommendations were the same -as those submitted to the .speoiaL session last spring and several of them are embraced in legislation already being formulat ed in the two houses. To meet the cost of living the President asked extension of the war-time foixl eontrol bill, federal regulation of cold storage, read justment of food transportation and establishment of a system of federal licensing for all corpora tions engaged in interstate com merce. He declared the causes of unrest to he superficial and temporary, and made his onlv reference to the Senate’s failure to ratify the peace treaty in saying that restlessness was due largely to the nation’s hes itation in determining its peace policy. The federal government, he declared, should be armed with full 'authority to deal in criminal courts with those who promote rio- In an extended discussion of la- i drfrmis ■ 'iH ttft* worker shad just cause for com plaint in many matters and that there should be a “full recognition of the right of those who work, in whatever rank, to participate in some organic way in every decision that directly affects their welfare.” He asserted that the, right of in dividuals to strike must be held in violate, but added that there must he a firm stand against “the at tempt by any class to usurp a pow er that only government itself has a right to exercise as a protection to all.” Finally, he suggested the establishment of a tribunal for peaceful decision of industrial de cision of industrial disputes. He renewed his recommendation for a budget system of national fin ances, asked for special protection to promote the dyestuffs and chem ical industries and declared the administration bill providing farms for sold id's should be passed with out delay. hire of the cotton crop and predict ing that the ultimate fate of the in- dustrv lav in the hands of the REPtMUIS PUN UPSET IN MESS Washington, Dec. 3.—The plan of Republican senate leaders to de- clare a state of peace by concur- rent resolution of copgress struck * snag today in the house. Chairman Porter of the foreign affairs committee said his commit tee had no intention of reporting out such a resolution and it wus in dicated that house leaders support ed this position. The position taken by the house Republicans was said to be that re peal of the war time legislation which extends until peace is es- ered addresses depreciating the fu- tabli.^hed would be a more accept able method of restoring normal conditions, and that the question of peace was one which the presi farmcrs, who cguM contrql the sit- J otl t, ..an._ J dth^ .sciiiite.. ironstitULtlng. uation by organization and an ade- qnatc system of v holding in ware- houscs. The keynote of the conven- tion was the assertion that it was an economic fallacy to drump the cotton crop .on the market at one time, that the correct method was to warehouse it and gradually feed it You’ll find Sloan’s Liniment AdSAND PAINS . QUICKLY RELIEVED the treaty making power, should determine. The stand of house Republican leaders was accepted as at least blocking the plan of Republican senators Ho have the house act first on a peace resolution. In the sen ate such a resolution has been pre- aenifid.itf..Seiatgr. LsfejheJR^ publican leader, and now is in the hands of the foreign relations com mittee. Members thought tonight that the committee probably would not take it up when H meets to morrow for the first time in the new session. In the senate resolution faces stubborn Democratic opposition and it was predicted by many sena- i tors that no effort to bring it to a vote would be made in the imme diate future. It was explained that while Chairman Porter opposed a con current resolution he would not op pose a joint resolution, which re- quires the, president’s signature. Democrats said the president never. » would sign such a resolution and that it could not be passed over his veto. PflM Cored la 6 to 14 Days If PAZO OOVTUENTfalte to cor* ItdUna BUad, BlMdktji or Protradiat Pibu. reotfottieeDafter ^pplicatioa^PiiceG^cu I' Problems Solved! WeTake the Risk . softens the severe rheumatic ache to the consumers throughout the ■ twelve-months period. Following the passage of the i resolution providing for the organ-; p . * f. ° - I x^ut it on freely. Don t rub it m. ization of the banking, trust and, let it naturally. What a sense of soothing relief soon follows 1 External aches, stiffness, soreness, cramped muscles, strained sinews, back “cricks”—those ailments can’t fight off the relieving qualities of Sloan’s Liniment. Clean, convenient, economical. 35c, 70c, $1.40. x export corporation, the following committee was appointed to organ ize the project: B. Hart Moss, Orangeburg, chairman; F. D. Bates. Orangeburg; John L. Mc- Laurin, Bennettsville; D. D. Wan- namaker, St. Mktthews, R. I. Man ning. Sumter; Lee G. Holleman, Anderson; A. J. A. Perritt, Darl ington ; B. C. Matthews, Newber ry; D. R. Coleman, TVinnsboro;^ A resolution was adopted urging Charles H. Barron, Columbia; the passage of an act creating and Lowndes J. Browning, Union; . B. the appointment of a commission Laney, Cheraw; J. S. Whaley, to have general supervision over Charleston. % the cotton problem of the State. The men behind the Martin Farm Ditcher and Road Grader play fair. They don't want any man who buys one to keep it if it fails to do the thingsclaimed for it. Up to date farmers know the value of ditching and farm terracing. They know that the properly drained farm is the one * 1 :\t produces biggest crops and makes most money. Sloan's I^inimcjnr Keep ii handy' lUfcbr Owawboro Ditakrt GiwJcrC*^ lac. Owiaibaw.Ky. and a little bit of labor will soon ,| properly drain any farm. This machine cuts a V-shaped ditch down to four feet. It is reversible, throws the dirt to either side.'so that you can ditch close to a fence. It can be adjusted for a narrow or wide cnt. It’s made all of steel and has no working: parts to wear out. Lasts a lifetime. Valuable for hillside ditching: and ter racing:. Builds and tears down rice leveos. Levels - bumps, fitfs cullies, grades roads. Call and look at one-or send for book telling what users think. Farmers Mercantile Co. Clinton, S. C. V'V'V'V'V'V'WN/ DO YOUR Everyone knows the conditions that now exist in all lines of Merchandise. Goods are scarc^rantHiaT^i-ta^etand are fldVflftdftg fcVSity day, so m view ol these and other well known facts we think that right no\f is the time to begin your Christmas shopping. Start to-day and plan what you want to buy and then come right to a Man’s Store and buy the - ^ % things suitable for a man. -,-Whatever you buy h<re will be useful and just the thing he would buy for himself ~ MAKE YOUR SELECTION FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST: Caps, \ Shirts,- Collars, Pants, Hats, \ Neckwear, Mufflers, Scarf Pins, Shoes, } Suit Cases, > — r •••• ■ • . • • -••• - ..... V. Sweaters, Umbrellas, Auto Gloves, / Smoking Jackets, Raincoats, * Underwear, x . • Wool Gloves, X Initial Handkerchiefs, Silk Shirts, Cuff Buttons, Dress Gloves; . Silk and Lisle Hosiery, Watch Fobs, Linen Hankerchiefs. The wise buyers wilbdo this. / DILLARD & DILLARD “THE MAN’S STORE” CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA