The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 08, 1919, Image 1
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yr OF LIVING
CUiiiihix the kntioh of Our N tUUnud
Lvm?k*rn.
WiiAiiiftoiA'Hf' &??? ?Iu the faee of
?rv?-in? unrijwyw the hi*b t x>at of tyj.
i*. as hy the *>re?<llnff strike
rtilrvld /"k?'?s, many rnvernuieut
ifd icifN ui?j/l today iu effort* t<> ef
/? 1 ? rrtij/to normal letvelw.
liwm*li# (/*?'?' of ?urplu8 footl
jrtutf" pttrcpd f,,r army, luhtead
I a onb <'f1^ *?<MK w?* ordered by
the Mr (Mi'tineDt. Millions of p<wnds
of oust. )B?K. pumpkin, wjuanh aod
Ltbtr (WodiUea will be offered to the
puN *? Ai/<i?.v. .Vuffurt 18, through the
Lwl p<i at prices materially
I en i f tbP tbow new prevailing ln tj,e
jaiirkrt. 'Puivba?t?rn wiM have to pay
(postiff/lwrgeN from the place 0f ator
(llf. I
Wrtjor Oeneral Hlnes, Comniiuaioner
(Ww and Assistant Hec rotary of the
lslly l.efttngwell. appointed by the
>rLcf assfajMed by Attorney G?n
[nl inner *> recommend wtops to re
iving f'K,v- were engag<-d today in
rjchaitfr <'f memoranda bearing on
ibr que*t'ou. The impression went out
kit tbc <viiwiutt< e had agreed that steps
viiW W taken by congre*? which would
!>Tiite t be situation at once, but it
ris hahI at Mr Hines* office that noth
tinal had been decided upon. The
neiiittee was instructed particularly
fc deal with the profiteering and to sug
Mbew jaw enforcement agencies should
bnxwd to bring justice to the public,
if any recommendation is made to
. u*res<. it is believed most 1 i kely that
ft will deal with sale of the wheat crop
i: market price. *
Congress 'continued, to discus# the liv
fn* question and at the White House
'resident Wilson is receiving committees.
IV senate. adopted a resolution asking
?J* banking committee . whether reduc
ti"D of the currency inflation would help
the situation. In die house an attempt
;o fur tw<? weeks was blocked by
Representative Igoe, Democrat, of Mis
*uri. because his resolution to have
the federal trade commission investigat
or the prive of shoes was not acted
The new demands of railway em
ployw for more wages to meet the high
m "f livin* <l'ew fire from Represen
!itive Wanton, Democrat. df Texas,
*bo said the railroad men were acting
?>k? highwaymen" in attempting to ob
tain "another unfair billion dollar raise."
Introduction in the house of a gov
ernment ownership railroad bill, with
rh* pfnjdoyes participating iu the con
trol and profits of the roads, was made
the occasion of ? statement by leader*
"t th.- four brotherhood* that the high
|"wt ?f linm- demand the operation of
:v wuntr/s railroads "for service rath
? than for profit." The statement de-i
dared that wage earners could never
[M* to gain permanent place in the j
strife under present conditions
atise of the <'oustautly growing cycle
prir-,^ bused on wages,- and declared
j1' was not money, but value which
v .t?l. Any basic change, it
[*?? 8rjnn?d. must commence with the
Ni roads, the fundamental industry, on
? a" others are dependent.
rio* f,,r t be food were quoted as
I follows :
? I? ?i t < <,jh | can, 30
f S?.? ^ " <nn cents; six-pound
R"ast beef. No! 1 can 20
. on,, jwuirifi can 41 cents; two
P><i c<>nts; six pound can
-? '"in hash, one pound can
: tvv? ix?und can -10 cents. Rn
'"01] in . . '
Mt-s .{ J cents pep ])ound ; in
??pound tin* cents per pound.
fr t.tf,], ^ I'tnkf*] beans, No. 1. can
? , ' ?S>" - can 13 cents. String
fa D 4<a"S N"' 2 ?nn 11 cont8: No. 10
1 '???IMS. ('orn No. 2 can 12 cents.
I ea? .Y, ?> . , ,
\M ~ 1,1 11 cents. Tomatoes,
n" " 11 '-ents; No. o J.2 can.
J,> rf|j [ < \* o ^ _
can? Ifi cents; No. 10
ft (.(i ,s"ts, Pumpkin, No. 2 can.
'an'"?/ N"' cents: No. 10
^t/ ""n,< Snuash. No. 2 can. 0
Thf
;n P-a'-h * 'b' r ?f ?HnS avaiIable f?r sale
X n'f ,",n inanity range from 22,030,
1 02.", f. ' " f>ais of tomatoes bo
Th* iarp'.V Xo" 10 **** of P'wnpkin..
r?Xity*, a"""lntj* otherwise are 15,
- "an. V 1 ?anS and 10-000-000 No.
th?. ??1 , r'rnH ^.000.000 cach
n and two pound cans of roast
J , , ,?d
Pnnf' of ??rned beef hash.
v"S *1' ^2e* beans
000 n,.,, 2 rana of oorn' 10,000,
r,f ; S r^ato*, bacon, and 0,000,
?' k?"?n 18-pouml t)n,.
io f k
*'"'!d \ L Wflr f*ftP?rtin<?nt said,
Ad),r-,r ' >0 direct sale to the
J- PV"r ?"?m>ted. The
fh^ to h* "materially
; Vrri.i a'J I*"** P^aHlng in the com
nn<1 t,ie w tLM de~
M^D ff v "client condition.
f^nvnodities," the sUte
"w^rf> ro-vermnent in
P reared in accordance with
KKKNH.WY NKWS NOTKS
IliterefttiiiK tlappenlusN (lathered Kroni
The Mm of Ttui PUee.
?MIm? i Ifli'ii OeiHeabeUiier, uf Cuindeu,
whs u guest of Mi** Mt-litu (\ntk lant
Wednesday evening and night. They
made h visit to th?* CV>ok plantation
mar Taxuhaw Wednewlay evening wlift*
l*iv>fe?*<orn Hoyt Cook mix) A. !-. Goisen
heiuier arc camping.
Dr. 1. H. Hayen, who weut to the
bedside of bix btxtUxM in a hospital lu
Kichunond, Va., ret untied home iaM week.
HIh brother, who had been critically ill
for quite a king time, auooumfred t?? hts'
ailment several day* after ltor. Hayea
reached hiin. . ,
Hheriiff and Mra. fGroyer (X Welah and
Mr. and Mix A. L. WutkiiiH,. of Caiu
den, spent Sunday in Kerahaw with rel
ative*?.
Mis* (JarriK Brewer left last week to
spend h while at MonJtreat. N. 0., with
her mother Mrs. W. F. Brewer who ban
u Hitiimier home there.
Mrs. H. L, Kktoey ajid little daugh
ter, Sarah Ljtju, are spending a while
iu Kershaw with Mrs. Itichey's sisters
Minx Susie Brewer and Mrs. C, F.
Clyburn,
Sergeant Fimnan Jones, who served
with the American Expeditionary Forces
overseas nnd who was detained in n hos
pital f ix >111 injuries received while em
barking for home, returned' home last
Saturday, having received his disehurge
from the army. . .
o P. It. Hilton and family of Whitinire
visited the parents o'f Mr. Hilton, Mr.
aud M rs. J. CrHttton at "Westville lasf
week. ?
Mrs. Max Mogulescu and children and
L. I,. Block nnd two daughters of Cam
den, and Mr. Kich of Orangeburg were
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. Bluestein Sunday.
iMr. and Mrs. I). L. Melton of Cam
den. visited Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Mangum
on Jefferson Route 'J. Mr. and Mrs.
Mangum a<vompaniod them home for a
few days visit.
Oeonge N. Faile nnd Miss Dora Mor
gan both of Kershaw were married
Sunday night August 3rd. Notary Pub
lic W. F. Estrirtge performed the cere
mony at bin home in the presence of
a mrralber ot relatives and friends.
Sergeant C. D. Itallard of Company
A. 5th Infantry. Canvp Taylor, Ky.,
spent last week end with bis parents
Mr. and Mrs. S. I). Ballard of Route
3. Sergeant Ballard will not receive his
discharge until some time next year.
Miss Louise Trantham. wbo was one
of the recent nurse graduates at the
Fennell Infinmary in Rock, Hill, spent
Wednesday . night in Kershaw with her
cousin. Miss^lkenin Croxton. Miss Trant
ham is a daughter of the late Sheriff
J. S. Trantham. After spending a
short vacation in Camden, her former
*hojne. She will go to Orangeburg to
enter i*iw?n hospital work in that city.
The following "high-up'' masons were
nt Camden Tuesday evening of last week
to witness the eonfernnent of the higher
degree upon a ?number of candidates:
Dr. L. D. Simpson. J. C. Maasey. . L.
I*. Maekey, Ilal Beckham. J. C. Beck
ham. \V. II. Jones. J. E. Jones, M. B.
Jones. Paul Jones. B. E. Young, Dr.
S. J. Blackmon, T. K. Fletcher, D. P.
Dye. J. E. Barfield and T. T. Trues<lnle.
Meeting of Trustees.
Several of the school trustees of Kci
shaw county, after the meeting last Fri
day organize*! a Trustees Association
and in order to |>erf<vt this organiza
tion and to enroll every trustee in the
county a meeting will he held in the
Court House at Camden. Saturday the
10th inst. at. 1 1 :30 a. in. It is the
duty of. every trustee in Kershaw Coun
ty to come to this meeting. Many iin*
porta nt questions will come up and
especially adult schools and the com
pulsory attendance law. and it is neces
sary for every trusted to inform him
self about these tilings. So Trustees
don't let anything keop you away. Bring
your friends if you can but don't forget
Ni bring yourself.
Bequest of
W. T. Holley, Sec.
Kershaw's Assessment.
The Kershaw Association Iras been
assessed $49,333 as her part to raise in
the $7.",. (>00.000 campaign to be put on
by the Baptists for November 30 to Df
cetnber 7 of this year. Rev. M. M.
Benson of Camden, lias been named as
organizer, with E. X. McDowell, of
Camden, as publicity director.
army specification."
The department said surplus prop
erty officers at Boston , New York. Bal
timore, N^wfiort Newa. Atlanta. Chica
go. St. I?uis. New Orleans, Fort Sam
Houston, El Paso. Omaha and San
Francinco had been directed to make the
?alea. Presumably the regular Bone ratea
for parcel* post will apply from theae
cities in determining the .coat to pur
chasers by the parrel post division.
FOK "1,AY11V NCHOOUi
lii(rrt>it(in|[ Meeting Held 1ju( 8?lur(|*y
Mild Sfvtrtl Addrmen Mwlf.
In lesjxmse to the full of Alls* Nelle
Wilkes, organizer of lay -by school* in
thin county, uu enthusiastic meeting of
t lie school trustees aud other* iuterested
iu the enlightening of the illiterate
adult* iu Kershaw county whn held at
the (V>urt House ou ImmC Saturday Au
gust 2nd. Practically every section of
liht* county whh represented, uik1 those
having chaise of the 'work have ever y
reasou to feel gratified at the Intelsat
manifested in the movement. Mis*
Wilkes, iu u very able talk iuipresaad
her hearers with tike necessity of uaing
every effort to attain^ out illiteracy, and
poiuted to the fact' that South Carolina
has only the State of Louisiana to aave
her from being at the very bottom rung
of the la<kler in the literacy of her peo
ple. She also outlined the work that
is hoped to be clone toward the education
of the unfortunate adult* who cannot
read or write.
Dr. W. Daniel, Sopt. of Education
I. J, MeKenzie, Mr. L. T. Mills, Rep*
resell tat Ives M_ M. Johnson and J. V.%
Young were present and each made short
talks. The speakers of 4 one accord
thought that ignorance was largely re
'sponsible for the wave of crime now
sweeping the State.
Mr. L. (>. Funderburk and Mr. P.
1^. McNaughton were among the trus
tees present and made interesting talks.
At the suggestion ot Mr. Fuuderburke
the trustees of the County farmed them
selves into an association. Mr. F tinder*
burk was elected -president of the as*o?
elation awl Mr. W. T- Hoi ley wan
elected secretary. They will meet at
stated intervals; exchange ideas, coumilt
with the County Hoard of Education
and the Legislative Delegation, and they
will 110 doubt be able to vastly improve
.sc)ukU conditions throughout the County.
< hie could not help but be imjVreased
with the fact that the people are awak
ened to the crying need 9f better edu
cational facilities and much good Is sure
to result from the meetjng.
THOMAS WILSON WOUNDED
. . ?i
West Wateree Man Was Fired Upon
While I>rlvlng Along Roadway.
Thomas Wilson, a well knowy saw mill
man -of the Pine drove section of. West
Wnterep, was shot from ambush Friday
morning while passing along the- roa<l
in a wagon.* Two loads of buckshot were
fired from a shotgun at close range, the
ioads talcing effect in the'letft side of his
fnce and shoulder. He was broiyjlit to
%he Camden hospital and is not consid
ers! dangerously wounded.
Will Fin ley. a white man. said to
he a native of Hlytliwoo^l. who ha? been
employed by the Ilardaway Construction
Company, is said to have hid himself
in a barn and fired as Wilson pa,ssed
by. Hp fled fr*>m the scene aiuf has
not bpen captured. The trouble is ridid
to have started from, a law suit s^me
months ngo in which Finley was a wit
iipss against Wilson. ?
Death of Mr. Creed.
Mr. James E. Creed, a well known
citizen of the Cantey section died quite
suddenly iHtp Sunday evening. Mr. Creed
rptirpd in apparently good health. His
wife noticed that he was breathing hea
vily and summoned medical assistance,
but he died in a very short time. Mr.
Creed was 54 years of age and had
Iippi) thrice married and in survived by
his last wife and several children. He
has been engaged in the mercantile
business for a number of years at Cantey
Hill and was the postmaster at that
place. The funeral and hiterment oc
curred nt Flint Hill Baptist church on
Tuesday. A more extended notice of
Mr. Creed's death will be found in our
Cantey correspondence this week.
Making Map of the County.
Mr. J. H. Heck, a government man,
of Washington. I). C., is in the county
with headquarters in Camden for the
purpose of making a complete map of
Kershaw County. It will be a most com
plete one, showing every fanmhouse,
school, cihuTch and roadway in the
county and will require a good deal of
time and labor before it is completed.
To Open News Stand.
Mr. S. W. Hogue is preparing to
have built on East DeKalfr street near
bis residence a small store room for
the purpose of opening a news stand
and cigar store. He proposes to carry
in* stock all of the latest periodicals,
cigars and cigarettes and bottled soft
drinks It will be located on the main
highway in front of one of the largest
service stations and will no doubt prove
mnvenient for auto travelers as well
as other people. *
Miss Laura Houston has returned
from a two weak m stay in AAeriHe,
N. C.
CANTKV NKWH N0TK8
? ' "
Community Kcgrcta The Taaalug Away
of Well Known Citi*cu.
l.rtV ? '*/- ..." . . 7* * ' ? *
Oantey, S. 11., Aug. 7.? Weldoiu ha*
auch a crowd of people b??Mi seen at
Flint HUI Bajrtitt Church as was as
awnhlwl their Tuesday afternoou to pay
the last rwn>wt* to the remain* of Mr.
J. K. Creod wvho had died on Sunday
night August lird. Mr, Creed was ap
parently in bit* usual way, but lu a
fm minutes after retiring bin wife no
ticed something uu us.ua 1 am) before aid
could be summoned he bad (Med. Mr.
freed died upon the 27 th anniveraary
of bin tirst wife4# death, lie bad beeu
mar rind three times and leaves besides
bin widow eight children and a boat of
friends to mourn hia loss.
i Mr. Ore**! waa a man of great energy
and wan widely known throughout the
County for hla genial dlapoaltlon ami
waa ever ready to take part in a good
cause. Flint Hill chnrch baa. suffered
a great low for Mr. Creed served many
yearn a a church clerk and was a deacon
and superintendent of the Suitday School.
Funeral service# were conducted by his
pastor the Rev. Mr. Byrd, assisted by
the Hev. Truluck of Olanta and Hev.
Ncal of Kershaw.
Mr. and Mrs* Marion Hose and little
daughter are visiting their panuits Mr.
and Mrs. S. (). Rose.
Mr. and Mm Charles McKenzIe of
Florence were here to attend the fun
eral of Mm. M/eKeuale's father.
Minn Jaunita U?m> baH returned from
a visit to Williamsburg.
Mr. Donakl Davis of Charleston come
-u|? to attend the funeral of Mr. Creed.
Mr. and Mrs, Pliifor of Hamlet spent
a few days In the community last week.
Mrs. Frank Pace ami children of Co
lumbia are spending the summer with
her pa rent#.
Sunday Service at Baptist Church.
Sunday morning at the Baptist Church
the pastor .will preach. "Proof Posi
tive" will be the theme and we will be
gltttl to have every ni eimiber of the con
gregation present. Visitors are especial
ly welcome. Dr. J. K. Go ode of Co
lumbia will preach at the evening ser
"Vlcc and every one will do well to hear
him. Sunday School at 10 a. tn.
Georgia Negro Lynched.
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Cochran. Ga., Aug.' \ ? An unidenti
fied negro, who wan taken from a South
ern passenger train here this morning
on complaint of negro passengers of the
train, and placed in the city barracks,
was lynched by unknown parties during
the early morning. His body was found
swinging to ii ? small tree 50 yards from
the Cochran and Hastnian line.
The negro was en route to Rechelle.
He told several persons, it is said, that
he was fi\nn Chicago and' had a mes
sage from that city. Negroe? inform
ed white people thnt the victim of the
lynching had boasted that the negroes
of Georgia were goiux to do what the
negroes of Chicago had done.
Clumber of Commerce Meets.
A called meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce wax held nt the Opera House
Wednesday ut. noon for the purpose of
discussing ways and means of either
speeding t*p the work on the new river
bridl^e or improving the service at the
ferry. A representative of the bride
company was |)rtw.nt at the meeting and
gave assurance that the bridge would
be completixl^this fall provided the water
did not rise again. In reference to the
ser v\ice at the ferry a motion was car
ried to refluent the county commission
ers to double tlw? force of hands on the
ferry during the day, repair the ap
proaches nnd make other necessary im
provements at the earliest j>ossible mo
ment, Messrs. W. I>. DePass, 0. IT.
Batun and It. M. Kennedy, Jr, were
appointed a committee to appear be
fore the county board and make this
request.
Messrs. W. F. Nettles, F. M. Wooten,
and It. B. Pitts were appointed a com
mittee to appear before the State High
way Engineer and request that work on
the road leading from Camden to the
new bridge be commenced as early as
possible in order to have it completed
bwfore the bridge is ready
Kock Hill Man Appointed.
ItoA Hill. 8. C., July 31.? 8. II.
White, of this city, t?>day received sn
appointment from Governor Cooper as
?*tate oorwrtable, succeeding Mr. Bateman
of Camden, former state constable for
this district who was killed recently.
While Mr. White will cover the terri
tory over which Mr. Bateman operated,
he will also be expected to cover other
*?rtion? of the state, he says. Mr. White
was notified of his appointment by a
long distance telephone, message from
Columbia yesterday. He received the
confirmation of his appointment today.
Mr. White W? director of the Palmetto
Petective bureau, of thia city.
SMALl-ttHT COTTON CROP
Mr. WmiiuiiMkrr Anawer* Inquiry of
New York Magaal ur, j
Columbia, Aug. ft. ? Ausweriug an in
quiry from lVarwaU'a Magasiue, of New
York, as to the cotton *ituatlou, J.
Skottow* Wauuamaker, president of tl?>
American Cottou Association, has ae?t
t'he following telegram :
"Th* eonsmner fail* to realiae the
seriousness t*f the aituatioft ho i* fac
ing. I*i only two year* of the last fifty
there has been improvement in Auguat
condition. That was 1**08. when the
September report showed betterment for
August of ouly 1.8 per cent, and in
1914 when August rose 1.0 ouly.
"The Department of .Agriculture states
in its condition report that 'there is
a large amount of acreage'. 'However,
It falls to make allowance for this, both
department and private eetimafcora baa
ing tlheir production estimate upon an
acreage trf tt3.900.000. From this should
be dethKted an acreage abandonment of
0 1-4 per cent. ; ,
"Bveu with an ideal aeasoa, an ex
tremely small crop, certainly uot larger
than 10,000.000 bale*, 1h an inevitable
certainty. Win? an adverse sea no u or
insect damage we are facing a crop en
lamity. The plant, with diaeaaed root
system, nappy, poorly fruited, is unable
to Rtand reverses. It la two to four
week* late and subject to calamity from
iiiHwt damage, We are therefore fac
ing the iMiKKibility of the wnalleet crop
Vftxfwn in the last fifty year?. None of
?he 9 1-4 per cent acreage abandonment
shown in our report can be reclaimed,
"he season is too late.
"<\?tton carried overtoil Augutrt 1 in
cludes hollies, rotten and uuspinnahie cot
tom ' The total world's production in
101.8 was 17,009,000 bales; in 1910 it
was 18,00ft, 000 ; in 1017 it was 17,410,000
The figures for 1918 have not yet been
compiled.
"The world's consumption in 191ft
was 18,761,000 ; in 1916 it was 21,011,
000; in 1917 it was 21.180.000 ; in 1918
it was 17.701 ,000. These figures are
official being furnished by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. We are facing
the absolute certainty of complete ex
haustion of the supply of raw short
staple cotton. ? -
"One of the best experts in the South
estimates the cost of uroduction of the
growing crop at 47 1-2 cent* per pound,
basis middling. The American Cotton
Association, with representatives from
every cotton growing county iti the belt,
will establish the minimum price for
the growing crop based on supply and
demand in comparison with profits being
made by bhe manufacturer. This asso
ciation is now so thoroughly organized
that it means absolute Certainty that the
ni-ico mo agreed upon will be maintained.
The manufacturers will never have the
opportunity to again buy cotton at any
thing like present prices. Two lending!
manufacturers in America inform 'us;
'We have closed out our ' hedges. Do
not expect to hedge under present con
ditions. Realize that it will be extreme
ly hazardous as purchasers under exist
ing conditions will demand actual cot
ton. We could pay today for raw cot
ton basis middling, seventy-five cents per
pound' and make reasonable profit."
Revival Meetings at Mt. Olivet.
The Rev. John K. Goode of Columbia
will assist the pastor. Rev. M. M. Ren-j
son in a weeks meeting beginning at
Mt. Olivet next Sunday.
All are welrvune at these services to
be held at 11 o'clock a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sun tin**. Remember the date of be
ginning. fcmiday August 9th. First ser
vice 4 p. m.
Automobiles Collide.
A Nash touring car belonging to Sam
Row en, of Camden and being driven by
his won. collided while running at a fast
rate Sunday morning with a Mitchell
touring car owned by Rev. G. W. Moore,
a colored minister of Camden. The ac
cident occurred just this side of the
bridge over Pine Tree creek and the
driver of the Mitchell car says he saw
4hat the Nash was coming at a fast
speed and thought the boy did not have
it under control. . He brought his car
to a stop on the extreme right side of
the road and the Nash swerved to the
left and stnwk him with full force. Both
cars were badly damaged and a broken
windshield caimed Rowen and one of
his boys to receive severe cuts acroas
the face. Rowen worked for the street
cleaning department of the city and, by
his savings had purchased the Naih ctr
only a few <lays before at a coat of
$1,200 and is said to have paid for it
in snail change ranging from a nickel
to a dollar. His first Sundays outing
was a hard luck one.
Civic League To Meet.
A meeting: of the Civic League will
be held on Monday aftenyx>n at 6:80
o'clock at Library Square. AQ members
?requested to attend.
TIIK 8TKIKK SITUATION
Kourtrrn I *abor lh?difH Threaten Natloa
W UU 1'it I |?
Washington, Av?g. tt. Acting ?H A
unit for tlx* fi?xt tiim> iu the prenttuta
tion of wage demand*, the fourteen priu
oJl>al railroaft unions today, iu expreaa
Iiik to Director General iliues thoir dis
approval of President Wilson's proposal
that OonfPMH create w commission to
Conner increased pay, declared that
wage (|H(>xtious uiUKt be settled imme
diately. % '
A general program to meet the pres
ent crisis, involving the throat of a
nation-wide strike, wax submitted to the
director general. It was miggeatdd that
l"he anon.jv t*> provide increased pay
should come from au appropriation by
Congress, to be followed by appropriate
freight rate advances. This '^temporary
relief" must be accompanied by a de
termined effort to reduce the ooat of
Wring.
Wrmaneivt solution of the railroad
problem was declared to depend upon
the removal of returna to capital an
the Hole putqwse of operation, and the
director general, accordingly, was asked
to recommend to President Wilson that
he attempt to obtain early passage by
Congress of organised labor's bill to
eliminate private capital from control
of the railroads and to give the em
ployes a share in the profit#. The
uu*ions declared the belief of the work
ers that transportation rates should be
sufficient to guarantee just wages, main
tain the propertiea and give equitable
returns on money invested.
Interesting as were the suggestions
for removing -the menace of a nation
wide strike, the unified action of the
fourteen organisations attracted equal
fttteution, Labor leaders who were
questioned declined to say whether the
unions would act as a whole (iv *he
future, tout declared that they ^weNI
going through with the present situation
as the body. The revult will be to put
the solid weight of 2,000,000 person*,
virtually the entire rail transportation
personnel of the United States, back
of the demands, with the possibility ait
never before of the paralysis of the
nation's life if a general strike should
?naue.
"Cooperation bc*tween the four great
brotherhoodK-?-e.ngineers, firemen, conduc
tors and trainmen ? for the first time
several years agio proved the power of
united action in passage of the Adam
son act. Th^ prwwnt situation was
Said to he similar, but infinitely more
dangerous. Not only are the four broth
erhood* involved, tout all the other irti
imis ii I so which have to deal with the
maintenance of equipment and the move- '
ment of trains.
The program submitted to Director
f? en oral Hines declared that the em
ployes were entitled to. compensation ? "
which would at least re-establish the
pre-war purchasing j>ower of their wage. 0
Reports of pay, It wrffr Haid. were in
no way co-reltated 'to transportation
charges. The plan for a congressional
committee was disapproved because "It
means months of delay at a^tlme when
the questions involved require immediate
settlement," tire program said, continu
ing :
"You already have in the board of
railroad wagow mxl world tig conditions
i the necensary machinery to dispose of
| these questions, and we ask that their
i function be restored, and they be al
lowed to pass upon the questions sub
mitted to them, and that their findings
be placed before the representative* of
the recognized organizations for their
consideration and be mutually agreed
upon before being Ismied.
"The moneys with which to pay these
increases should, in our opinion, be
raisc*l by an appropriation to be of
sufficient amount bo temporarily take
care of immediate deficits. In the mean
time let the proper rate-making body
make a careful study as to what, if
anj , increases should be made in pas
senger and freight, rates, prompt action
in this regaiti being both essential and
dosiraMe. Tliin will only give temporary
relief and must be arrompanied or im
mediately fjfllo wed by a determined united
effort to j/ot only prevent a further in
crease in the cost of living, but to se
cure a /eduction therein.
."Any permanent solution of the rail
ro^I problem must necessarily remove
the element of? returns to, capital as
the sole purpose of operation. There
fore, wo ask that you ur^e upon
President the necessity of the prompt
passage by Congresa of the required
appropriation bill , to meet the emer
gency now existing."
B?v. J. D. Smith and daughter Miss
Mary Anlth of Barwick. Ga., are visit
in* bis brother In faw Mr. J. M. Capell
Mr. Smith expects to r*
m*in ??? time where be will
?Wt his sister in Ch*rte?on and ser
, plecfa before he returns.