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THE PEOPLE. BAEHWELL. S C mIIFHII is ah HtTCHCOCK SAYS TREATY HAS BEEN IN HANDS OF ENEMY FOR FIVE WEEKS. DOCUMENT IN COED STORAGE High Cost of Living is Very Properly Connected With the War and First Relief Rests With Commitete. GUSTAV BAUER Senator Hitchcock’s statement wired here from the senator’s summer home at Swampscott, Mass., was made pub lic through the local office of tbs league to enforce peace. "The treaty ratification situation." the statement said, "changed some what during the past week. A new iasue was raised when I asked th« chairman of the foreign relations committee and majority members when they proposed to get action. **I took 4his course after consulting with a number of senators There has been a growing demand for action by tbs committee It baa bad tbs treaty since July 10 Kor •*# weeks, theref ore the treaty has been in coid storage without a vote or any other art low The senate Is waiting, and the ronatry Is waiting and the Imgstienee Is tnrrwasteg Every owe knows that itee el the treaty and sggo its el the tenges el nattewe cewtrwl It the m nut nnii • ASSIST STATES POSITION *18 MADE PLAIN BY * * ' ( . 'i - ' 1 • . ^ PALMER IN ISSUING ORD&RS TO OHIO OFFICIALS. SIR ERNEST PEARSON PLAY 5H0TTLEC0CK SYSTEM Administration Hopes for But Little from Congress Unless the People Prod Their Representatives On. sent *io mm DEFINITE MOVE MADE TOWARD LONG EXPECTED CHANGE IN OUR MEXICAN POLaCY- BREAKING POINT APPROACOES Action Taken Because of Continuance of Series of Murders and Outrages of Citizens of United States. Herr Gustav Bauer, who. hae euo eeeded Schiedemann as premier of the German republic. ANOIHER PLAN MAI. RE IRIEO The opposition to any extension, in the control act, is growing on the sen ate side. Several-democratic senators. Smith, of South Smljh, of Georgia, and Ransdell. of Louisiana, blocked action on the Palmer sugges- j tiona for more power. The senate is to be the storm cen-. ter of the resistance to the efforts to ® ip Ernest Pearson, who was recent bring the food profiteer to Justice. The ly decorated by King George for his fight to stay the President is already services during the war—Sir Ernest on. - - - The administration hopes for very little from Congress unless the people prod their respective members on. It Is feared that great food handling agencies will be able fo delay first, and then defeat any remedial legisla tion. *" is one of the foremost English engi neer*. SYSTEMATIC!!LY PLUNDERER ADDRESS IN PART OF GEORGE W. WHEELER, MANAGER OF S. C. L. O. ASSOCIATION. MILLIONS UNIMPROVED AGREL' Reclamation ‘of Fertile State Lam Is Task for Both the State and Federal Governments. The serious nature of the opposition 1 Feet That Many Oppose was shown In the senate and bouse Stock Aggregating committees on agriculture Aside f Any •ye*em ef Military Training, Cent Cannot be Overtasked. Weabtngtan - The htgbt eoet of ant- eeruai military lraising an in ike toot i many of pen oral «bie# ef staff ef tbe army, the eg*, t ef 4ef*« s * * • • 1 Marrb Tbe attorney general will assist stale offtr'als la routing food board ers (bat tassot be rear bed under lo ml stntuteo He will not permit tbe ers and saber big internet* to tbe law by remnemg stored fend from nan seals in asntbev m an ^ Ptuasb •a-d rape pen alt lee Hie pnetttaa was t «s 1450 414.000 Paid Ae Bonus## and Many Milllene As Dividends p#»d on Same Bines. m pr* tea Ml fees n# fBe aMteree af st feed reported there by Oeeer agna bnsag tnM snpgiy ef meat end tbe remdt'mne we N «e bead Mr Pel me# d- bas agent# Se ant T%«e aween# «ba« Mr Fubme# le In e Band an inrvymi an tbe agafti mi esnae vend same## lane in pewewnt •«■* •eeenas ef bag #wa ) i m «ee > eg Ikes# eambs m* «««* i* wed tbesn tb# *Mit# lewe Waebtngi bonds tb r o *U» e nannwBfaatatb aaaod ron ravaecwv v M g g: m** T»e an ngvsai >*e»sesent ww* ei 1 - f #4 ss ..»#ry %* * Sf eertere %y Brtd u«a Jamee B ■#wn gsesrwt • imese* ennemae «na 't* 1 Mol L A W*.*ea « iwsmise be# *f *be #w—* end Fees Bbrna bmd eewe*ewd s *> »#•#** fVvee *be tme mmeeaa ovio*»#e •#*'** they bed Wen , ey* * *ed by M# e * on# and we#e bevng a# d ••# 111 am ng^e*e* Tbe rune «m meet bn pa«d by Socwot II a*« ingiag § rraae* si rs *t w##e bnsag aaede bnre •e ekeam III ktn • -ed mm and In send N le Ifsrfs eartv Me poysoent ef tbe mnsK'Os Tb * avtbm • *• b*#meI ad viseble te prei#«f tbe aaen costa aiCAg yttfiMO FklilOINT Ik JAMAICA K.aaslok. Jsmalrn — Fbdnrtre Ttne m ebo rematly abaadon#d tb# preo id#ary of ('oats Rtra sad find tb# country, arrived h#r# on beard tb# • t#am#r Zaraps rn rout# to Kurop# H# said several sttrmpts bad b##n mad# to sssasslnst# him snd that bis brother. minister of war was ' shot In th# hsrk of th# ‘hrall The Bight before the prvsident left nnd later died ^ > **# af Ibe anil mm af lane m lit# pert i d Tbe bea nr Wbeaeee# a ef Ms# BnAev ir%**m**tnd IB f M ■a eegaanr army te end mem ebadb I »y •«« *•«.! bae UW Me af 11 yen * * fk I ensnm «f epg* e „ nan TVn a _ 1 ben* 0 »n «bn Fmdbbbcy enney I • •nee* w * % • bem’ * e b#af t' * •' Mn «Wnd «f aSnff «Ba* M as tin reded jin*ee e r»n be tbe «e<benna #f tbn nwadd been ei ^ _ •an TW t iiTinf ^^Iggfggpnnl Mare m been m p*ew me in amS* n» e bag* -ts im rr **# I Wm Hi • #%• be ga nrasy ef gnen •••try men pmpnend r* n • •#•**• levee# W g*ir* •*tran An# e* ’ *e pertMvw • * *# e *s»*rt "d e* * as iee^ f e*^ 1 v» evsg ten. ire mug liBb Be ®B ■MB* Bn* aaeseeani rnffMarr iHMbM prepneeganan ed |BBI dfa me e w mnnv t teen# tbe p#w ns# svsev s e* evngnmw le e bnnen af b tpbafM BM . _.. . - **^. 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Carranza has been warned that if the murders and outrages of Ameri cans continue, the United States “may be forced to adopt a radical change in Us policy with regard to Mexico.” With the announcement at the state department, however, came no au thoritative indication of bow far the American government is preparing to go to enforce what lacks, only the diplomatic technkalitiei of an ulti matum. Tb# government announced It* ac tion by publishing an ricbanse of notes with Mexico City, and prefaced Its off trial statement with tbe expls* bbtum that tbe diplomatic represen unions referred to bad been taken - ta view if tbe Ling series of mne- ger# and outrages of America* ctil* ••as in MellesL cwlmtbaltbg in tbe mmr1*r ef B#te# c at ron ftp Ban Luin f*» ‘teet bb <-nah sad tbe perpe*us tarn ef ecber erts m disregard ef AmettcbA Uses and empefl J ** FLOOD OB FOBfiON OOLO BLAM8 0 BOB hiCh FWiCfB Florence.—Great interest was man ifest in the severaL&ubjects discussed at the annual meeting of the Florencb County Agricultural Society held here. The president of the society, R. E. Curren, opened the meeting and intro duced the speakers making introduc tory remarks which were in them selves very instructive. There are 11.000.000 acres of rich ; fertile idle lands in this state that can be reclaimed and made productive and put on the tax books of the state aa improved and revenue producing land, according to George R. 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Htiph Wll«ot, 4* T.ar. of the »ev#wsagee<4h * T *"* novemmeat in tbe matter of aimn- OOC* TO *1*40 UNO PNI*ON ka( Wm>1 8p , a<#r rfcurrfc 111. secretary of war. (a n general d# fens# of the government, said he was able to compromise rons.derable re trenebment In tble direction. His •pen h betrayed that the government was trying as far as possible to meet an addreea by Internal tonal View PrealdPilt 7 Tf Batter eon. wbw eigee ously denounced those responsible for the walkout aa radicals HOG IN COLD STORAGE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. Detroit —Agents of the Investigation branch here of the department of Jus tice said that In one cold storage plant visited a frozen hog was found which they were told had been in storage for 25 years. The officials declared that while they believed that if the hog really had been held for that length of tune it was through an oversight. They intend to investigate further nex‘ week. v t ;,'.oV for pro"*.«T.n* had b,.n oh o'" form.. T M C * ... tained District Attornev Lurev t#le- * n<1 traveling *a e* . 1 the popular demands for greater econ aiaphM from Blnahamptoa. N. Y . .<*n.-nr.rt to (hr., y.ar. •"« • i >'on,y. ,h». » r.t.11 froo.r had b..n fln.d m"""" >" al «* a "* Prl.on wh.r. h.j ■ ISOO for a.llina «u*ar at 18 cant, a announrad h. will t.k- up prison MR BAKER DISAPPROVES OF pound No details were given. form work ‘ AVIATION CABINET MEMBER. TO SUPPRESS ALL SINN FEIN ORGANIZATIONS Ixindon. — The government an nounce* that owing to increase in crime in county Clnre. Ireland, it has been decided to suppress all Sinn and kindred organizations in that country. SECRETARY BAKER PAYS A HIGH TRIBUTE TO MARINES CHARLES DECLARES HE IS STILL KING OF HUNGARY Washington.—Tribute to* the per- formanc/' of marines in France as “a new and heroic demonstration of the unconquerable tenacity and dauntless courage of the American soldier.’* was paid by Secretary Baker in a let ter to Acting Secretary Roosevelt of the navy department. STEAMER EDITOR LAUNCHED AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SEIZURE OF HOARDED FOODSTUFFS AT TAMPA. Seattle. Wash.—The steamer Edi tor. named by the United States ship ping hoard in honor of the newspaper men and women of the United States j and Onada. was launched here in the prseiice of cheering scores of! members of the National Editorial As sociation gathered in Seattle from all parts of the countrv to attend th# as gociation's 1919 convention. Mrs Guy U. Hardy of Canon City. Col . sponsored the boat Tampa.—More tnan a million eggs, hundreds of thousands of tins of canned goods and about 30,000 pounds of sugar figured in a seizure of food- btuffs here by department of Justice agents operating under Federal Dis trict Attorney H. St Phillips. Six wholesale concerns were served with papers libeling huge stocks of goods, the charge being .that the goods eo libeled are being held for an advance in price* Berlin.— A courier has’ arrived in Budapest, according tffcjeports receiv ed here, with a letteFfrom former Em peror Charles to Archduke Joseph, in which Charles declares he-is still the crowned king of Hungary and’ commis sions Joseph to take over the sover eign power until his return. 1 !>■-- , • *; • *4 ’ A MORE .DEFINITE STAGE IS 0 REACHED IN NEGOTIATIONS SENATE ASKED TO AVERT REPROACH FOR AMERICA Wssbincton —Former A Kornev Oen eral Wickers bam la a statement te throng* tb# Lencne te ffaferre eft HINES WILL NOT DEAL r WITH SHOPMEN ON. STRIKE. Washington.—Negotiations between Democratic and Republican senators looking to ratification of the peace treaty with reservations reached a more definite stage., Democratic leaders, feeling out sen timent on the Republican side, were told that the treaty never could be ratified without •qualification but that nlore than 20 Republicans wanted,to see it accepted In the near future with reeervations. • — — • CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE STATES AND GOVERNMENT « Washington.—Concentration of the air activities. of the United *States. civilian, naval and military, within the direction of a single governmental agency with an official^, holding a place in the Presided tig cabinet at the head is recommended by the special American aviation mission, headed by Assistant Secretary of War Crowell, who has been studying aircraft devel opments in Europe. . . STRIKE OF SHOPMEN > { ABOUT "CLEANED UP." TWO N. C. MEN KILLED BY BOILER EXPLOSION Suffolk. Va,—Three men were killed outright and seven others were badly injured when a boiler at the plant of Caulborne brothers’ mill near here, exploded. The dead are: Claude Hampton. Roduoo. N. C.; Carlton Par ker. Eurn. N. C.. and Rufus Johnson, colored. Savannah. Ga. . EIGHT PERSONS KILLED IN CAR AND ENGINE COLLISION ' Washington.—Reports to the rail way employers’ department - of the American Federation of Labor indicat ed that the strike of shopmen was “cleaned up” except in Chicago, and a few points in New England, where it was expected the men would return to work bef..re thfi end of the weelc Conferences with Director General Hines over the men’s wage demands will start immediately after all the men have returned to work. HOMER S. CUMMINGS SPEAKS TO ASHEVILLE AUDIENCE Waabington —No M ibe strike nitt be Washington —Cloe* Sgrt^^rtw| mffkOnb * ttojAMM lllto—I*, t «~< Anbeville —I '*• Cnmmmgi prtcn.etang ILfftt rtnrod tbnl trav ten. te bn • part ef fW gf*n ■Onr* nkM Mf MMkff I «e* imsn ABMamee ten in# Parkersburg. W T . Va.—The death list, as a result of the crash between a street car. crowded with women and children enroute to a picnic, and a rail road engine at Parmanco. two miles north of here, was increased to eight when five- person* succumbed to their injuries in hospitals. The street car. property .of the Monongchela Valley Traction Com pany. crashed Into ‘a railroad switch engine. * * EX GOVERNOR FERGUSON AT HEAD OF NEW PARTY | Fort Worth. Tea —Two factions of Tea*# ftomoe'XlS dissatisfied With tb# greeent pnrty' organ tsanoe mat separate 9 and fediirte fbrttb f*ar**ltaa • ev* s AHeetste 0«*wce T Bryan At tb# anas# tins# Mr Iftnaa aaa4HMScnd Ibnt Ikl.tto#! *1 ba* .btTG j[h.*#f® a* tb# data fee tb# first r r r**fu »ti 1 a I <>f H#|a# famgli, — —►— — Barnwell — Tbe first hal# of tb# Ifilfi cotton crop was ginned here far B I- Brown, a pragresaiv# negro farmer of Barnwell The hat# weighed 430 pounds and the staple graded mid dling. This is two daya later tb last year’s record, when H. W. San dera of this city marketed the state** first bale on August $. Cotton ia opening rapidly In some section* now and the locat gina will soon he running at full blast. Laurens.—At a picnic held Jointly by the Woodmen of the World, the Woman’s Ctrcle, W O. W.. and the Masons at Mount Gallagher Friday, the principal speakers of the day were Major Henry C. Tillman, of Green wood. and Capt. John J. McSwain, of Greenville, two officers in the armies of the American Expeditionary Forces and both eloquent and popular public speakers. First Bale 1919 Cotton. Charleston —The first bale of cot ton of this season sold on the local market brought 49 cents at auction, after lively bidding. It was grown near Mcflellanville, this county. Edgefield.—A charter has been pro cured for the Dixie Highway Hotel Company, of Edgefield. The Incon porators made a“ canvass of the town and $2&.bQ0 was subscribed to the cap ital atock. In a few days the subscrip tion will run to $50,000 Thie assure* Edgefield a first-class hotel^ Would Know Her Pro fit## re. Greenville.—In order to aecerUin •bother tb«f# ta profiteering te Oreen vGle te any Ite# of beam##* a central enmmiurt rempenad oi ef e