The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 10, 1919, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
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I ASKS FEDERAL AID
IN SETTING PRICES
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All Branches to Buy at Figures
Agreed On by Manufacturers.
SEEKS TO END UNREST
IN RANKS OF LABOR
Decrease of the Unemployed in
Many Parts of Nation, but
Not in New York.
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Washington. ? The Industrial
Board of the Department of Commerce
began a campaign to inlist the
support of all branches of the Government
in its effort to stabilize
prices. It is trying to prevail upon
them to buy their supplies on the
basis of prices agreed on by the
board and the various industries. A
reeting was held, with all branches
re-presented, and the subject was
threshed out in detail.
There is every disposition on the
part of governmental bureaus to cooperate.
It is felt they can help materially
because, with the GovemT>>ent
buying a large share of supplies
in the market, Government
prices would tend to serve as an index
of market values.
Some bureau heads, however, arc
a little loath to agree on such a programme,
feeling they can buy to better
advantage if they retain a free
hand. This impression prevails to
some extent in the Navy Department,
which frequently has been
able to buy steel to good advantage
when other bureaus were less fortunate.
Postal Department Was Hit.
It is understood the Post Otfice
Department had an unfortunate experience
with "agreed" prices. Not
long ago copper interests made an
arrangement for stabilizing prices
through the good offices of the War
Industries Board, the Deportment of
Ctmmerce and others, fixing an irtformal
price of 19 cents tt pound,
the Post Office Department bought a
laige quantity for the telegraph and
telephone systems at that figure,
only to see the price drop, shortly
afterward, to 17 cents on the open
market.
The Department of Labor is lending
strong moral support to the
board by reason of the fact that
wages will be kept up while prices
are pared. It issued a statement
quoting Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale
as saying: "To talk reverently of
1913-14 prices is to speak a dean
language to-day." The department
is somewhat worried because "there
are many in industry who have been
urging wage reductions."
Must Not Worry Labor.
"There has been enough of this
agitation to create an uneasiness ?n
the ranks of labor," it says, "and uncertainty
as to the future labor conditions
in the minds of prospective
builders and contractors."
The action of the board was especially
pleasing to the Labor Department
in the case of steel, and it is
expected that provision made for the
retention of wage levels in the .steel
industry will be common among other
industries taken up.
The conference was attended by
Di. Hairy A. Garfield, Fuel Administrator;
E. N. Hurley, Shipping
Board; Col. Boggs, War Department;
L. McP. Howe, Navy Department;
George O. May, Treasury; J. G. Lay,
State Department; O. M. Weld, Interior
Department; C. J. Brand, Agr-culture;
J. A. Edsrcrton. Post Of
fice; Cecil Barnes, Food Administration;
M. K. Delattre, War Trade
Beard; E. E. Meyer Jr., War Finance
Corporation, and F. B. Willis, Federal
Reserve Board.
T abor conditions in the country are
improved slightly, the United States
Employment Serviee declares. It
quotes figures from 122 cities showing
the number of unemployed is approximately
371,250, or 2,000 less
than a week ago.
Unemployment Decreasing.
Nine of the cities, or 7.3 per cent.,
show a surplus of labor, and thirty of
them, or 24.7 per cent., report an
equality between den-and and supply.
Eighty-three cities, comprising OS
per cent, of the total, report a surplus
of labor. Cleveland reported
the largest number, 00,000, out oi
work; Detroit, 22,500, and Buffalo
20,000. Conditions in the Middle
West, South and Far West show
little change.
New England shows approximately
38,880 out of work as ccmprred
with 38,700 la^week. In Pcnnsyl'
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Ivr.nia the surplus is less than 40,000.
Of New York and New Jersey
%he statement says:
"New York.?Buffalo reports a
I surplus of 20,000, which is the same
as last week, and is the third large it
report of unemployment; Syracuse
reports 5,000; Rochester, 4,800;
; Utica, 3,500, and Kingston, 1,700.
General business conditions in Albany
County continue dull and unemployment
continues acute. Because
of the fact that accurate figures
are not obtainable in New York
City, no estimate is made. Textile
films in New York are still in a lockout.
116 waist firms in New York
City are out, while trouble continues
in Albany and Cohoes.
"New Jersey?Eight cities in New
, Jersey report an approximate surplus
of 25,000: Newark, 7,000; Paterson,
4,000; Trenton, 3,000; Jersey
City, 4,000; Elizabeth 3,500; Camden,
3,000; Passaic, 1,000, and New Bruns
wick, 150. The increase in New Jer-I
sey over last week is approximately
5.000. Strikes continue in Passaic,
Paterson, Elizabeth, Atlantic City
and Clifton."
Much Suffering is Needless.
Get Relief Without Fear!
Don't Lay Awake in Pain.
SLEP
TONIGHT!
Adults?Take one or two
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
with water. If necessary, repeat
dose three times a day,
after meals.
For Pain! Colds
Neuralgia Grippe
Toothache Influenzal Colds
Earache Neuritis
Headache Sciatica
Rheumatism Lumbago
Owned by Americans!
Th? /^TN. ^T?r^l*faTnond
"Bayer Cross" /b&YEw original tabon
each tablet V O lets. Intromeans
genuine. <luccd 1000.
ASPIRIN
'Aspirin Is the trade mark of 'Raver Manufacture
of Monoaccticacidester of Salicylicacid
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Always insist upon the safe
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin."
Buy only original Bayer packages.
20-cent package?Larger sizca.
ONE TREACHEROUS LETTER.
Out of ,50,700 suspected letters of
the American Expeditionary Forces
only one case of treachery "was found,
according to the records of the Base
Censor which have just been made
public by the War Loan Organization.
These 50,700 letters were held up
on suspicions of various natures and
were then subjected to the most
thorough and efficient tests to determine
whether or not they carried
information of value to the enemy.
In the examination of letters a secret
chemical test infallible in its detection
of invisible ink is used. The
search for codes constitutes a laborious
task and requires men skilled In
i the work.
; (Although there were cases in
which accidental information was$ (lis
closed which might have been of
i value to the enemy, only one instance
of actual treachery on the part of a
member of the A. E. F. was discov,
cied. The details of this case are of
course secret,
i Such universal loyalty might well
, serve as an inspiration to all defend*
i 01\S of Hho 1*1 v :nifl ?nnr fill mr?? ?irwl
women on to do their full share toI
ward the completion of the task
which these patriotic boys went
, ar.io.ss the ocean to accomplish. To
; finish the job the Victory Liberty
r Loan will be offered next month and
the government locks to the people
to show again that speed and cnthu1
Husm for which America is known
the world over.
THE HOBBY HERALD, CONV
CRISIS NOT PASSED
AS TO COTTON CROP
Commissioner Harris Tells of
Memphis Conference and
Progress Being Made
"Victorious progress throughout
the cotton States is being made by
the cotton acreage reduction campaign,"
said Commissioner B. Harris
oil his return from Memphis, Tcnn.,
where he attended a meeting of representatives
from every State in the
belt, with the exception of Georgia.
"Nevertheless the crisis has not
passed and there is greater necessity
for intensified energy. Even if Texas
and Oklahoma should reduce their
acreage one-third below that of last
y<ar, they may yet make greater
ciops," said Mr. Harris, "for the
reins there have been generous and
tnc prospects are good for crop making.
"Tha crop prospects generally are
that the planting season is a month
late, in all the States. There were
about 800 delegates present and they
were very enthusiastic. Great ear*
nestness was displaj ed. The result
of the meeting was expressed in a
resolution that the purpose of the
emergency would not be accomplished
without turning the organization
into permanent form. The committee
on resolutions, of nine members,
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umc v?i wnuiii was m r. tiarns, reportod
through the chairman, W. R.
Thompson, that the chairman of the
convention, Governor Pleasants of
Louisiana, should appoint an organization
committee of four members
fiom each cotton growing State and
that these State units are to be called
together at Memphis, Tenn., on
the 10th of April for the purpose of
organizing a cotton export corporation
on the Harding plan.
"Bear (Speculators, I see by a dispatch
today, are admitting that the
reduction in acreage is 16 per cent,
r.nd that the reduction in fertilizers
is 25 per cent," said Mr. Harris. "If
they admit this much, I will claim a
reduction of 33 1-3 per cent, and believe
that I am right. We can be reassured
that the reduction is more
than they will admit. They are keeping
well posted upon conditions, for
they have a man in every county in
the cotton belt taking note of everything."
Mr. Harris commented upon the
lack of preparation for a crop, and
said that he had never seen the farmers
so far behind with their work.
Not one-fourth of the open land app<
ars to have had a plow put into it.
The rains have delayed the planting
season, and there have been heavy
rains in the last 24 hours from Ala
bama to South Carolina.
The interview of Governor Allen or
Kansas denouncing the South had
r.ot reached the cotton convention
said Mr. Harris. He says that the
Kansas man is badly off. "In Kansas
they are raising wheat on a sure
cinch," said Mr. Harris. "After the
armistice was declared, they put in
the greatest crop of spring wheat in
the history of the world. Call that a
trust or selfishness or anything you
will, but it was done, and was done
to take advantage of an artificial opjportunity.
Yet, they make sport of
the South! We are merely asking to .
be paid upon the same basis as the
Kansas farmers. We have not tried
to keep them out of what is theirs,"
?
j Humanitarian work for destitute
refugees is being effectively conduct
jed at Omsk by the refugee section
! of the American Red Cross under the
I direction of Colonel H. S. Thompson,
of Concord, Mass.
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tafort of Body
Many children and adults I
are constant sufferers from cold
hands and feet and are acutely
susceptible to every chill and
sudden climatic change* There
| is definite help in
! SCOTTS
EMULSION
which furnishes fuel to warm
the body, helps make pure,
fed blood and maintain the system
in a state of robustness, so that
the buffeting winds or the sudden
chill of evening are enjoyed rather
ihan feared. For comfort of
body and bouyant health,
iak? Scott *8 Emulsion jfllf
Scott a uowne, Blocin?cld, N. J* 13-13
FAY, 8. 0., APRIL 10, 191?
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of the average Swift dol
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during 1918. The ma
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1 .94 of one per cent;
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LICE ON TURKEYS.
Four species of lice are commonly <
found on turkeys in this country. 1
One of these, which occurs particu- ^
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chickens, is the common body lous? ^
of chickens. This species is r.ot ,
foiled in great numbers on turkeys, J
but it sometimes becomes sufficiently
abundant to cause considerable
irritation and doubtless is injurious
both to the grown fowls and to the I
young. The shaft louse of chickens c
also has been found on turkeys, but <
piobably does not breed on that host.
The other two species seem to be
native to the turkey, probably exist- |
ing on this fowl in the wild state. ,
The large turkey louse probably i <
most abundant. It occurs on the
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-hey may cause serious annoyance;
ind undoubtedly they are injurious
;o poults.
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T'ire last week destroyed 4,000
>alcs of cotton stored on platforms I
>f the Sumter Cotton Warehouse
Company.
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No Worms in a Healthy Chile
All children troubled with worms have an un*
icalthy color, which indicates i>oor blood, and ns a ,
ule, there is more or less stomach distui banco, i
PROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC given rcfulorly
'or two or three weeks will enrich the blood, Inv [
>rovc tlic digestion, and act oa a Genera'.StrengthTonic
to tl?c wliolc system. Naturo will then
ucv off or diopcl the worms, and tho Child will ho
;i ;>crfcct health. Plcasanv *o tuko. 60o per bottle.
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HIGHEST BIOS WHL
GET ARMY CAMPS
Thirteen to be Sold on April T5
Including Railroads and j .
Accessories.
Washington.?Army camps to be M
abandoned by the War Department, 1
including buildings, railroad tracks, I
sewerage systems and other facilities 1
are to be sold to the highest bidders. J
April 15 has been fixed as the date
for receiving bids. The plan is to 1
sell entire camps for lump sums, and I
b'g industrial concerns are regarded * l
as the most likely purchasers. ^ 1
'In some cases State Governmewbe I
are expected to bid for the camps\ 1
foi use as National Guard training .jl
centres. Such bids will be given I
preference. Thirteen camps to be 1
sold on April 15 include all the War ^
Department has definitely decided to m
dispose of. Others may be sold later. 1
The thirteen are: 11
Beauregard. Louisiana; Bowie, 1
Texas; Colt, Pennsylvania; Hancock,
Georgia; Kendrick, New Jers^Jr* "1
l.ogan, Texas; Polk, North Carolina;
Sevier, South Carolina; North Camp |
Jackson, South Carolina; Shelby,
Mississippi; Sheridan, Alabama; i
Vnds worth, South Carolina, and '
Wheeler, Georgia. \
In each case the buildings are of- ,
fi reel as they stand, with all fixtures >
in place, with the electric, water, j
sewer and sewerage disposal sys- Vj
tems, and all Government owned 1
mil roads, culverts and bridges. Cham j
hers of Commerce interested in plac- 1
ing industrial plants will be given j
consideration over wrecking com- \
parties, of which a large number al- j
ready have made inquiries.
Division storehouses and the utili- G.
ties serving the storehouse area are
excepted from sale, and for the pres- '
cut the Government will reserve the fTj
right to withhold from sale the base 1
httspital and the remount station at J
rach camp. Bidders arc advised,
therefore, to submit alternate bids j
tidciiifr int.n rnrmirlnt'titinn t.lio nntici. 1
b'iity of these exceptions. Construetion
placed by charitable; organiza- ^
tions also is withdrawn from the '(
sale. At Camps Beauregard, Hancock,
Logan and Sevier the base hos- j
pitaln already have been turned over
to the Ihiblic Health Service. ^
Tentative bids have been received i
from the State of Louisiana for a 1
Camp Beauregard and from Alabama r
for Camp Sheridan, the expressed in- V
tention in each case being to utilize %
the sites for the mobilization )f y
Slate troops in case of emergency.
The amount of these bids was not !"]
made pubHc. \
Bidders will be required to assume .
all land and property damage claims, \
and must give the Government satisfactory
prool within one year that
these claims have been met. Substantial
bonds will be required for
p< rformance of contract. The Government
will contiune all leases for
five months after date of sale in order
that the ronvhnvor mnv v.;0
L jr lllf
time to remove all buildings and debr
is.
The thirteen camps, it was said
officially, embrace all that the War
Department has definitely decided to
sell. Thirteen others have beer, recommended
for disposal by the Gen- |
oral Staff and will be ordered for sale
as approved by Secretary Baker.
homolumst; (
ANSWER FOR GRIME 1
Pai*is.?The commission on respon- j
s'bility for the war has decided:
First solemnly to condemn the violation
of neutrality and all the crimes /
committed by the Central Empires; \
second, the appointment of an inter- j|
rational tribunal to judge all those ^
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ic?jionsioic, including the former ]
German emperor."
Paris.?The report of the coril&ission
on responsibility for war has
Veen submitted to the peace conference.
The official statements regarding
its final work says:
"The commission on responsibility
for the war had it", last meeting this <
morning. Its general report has ,
been transmitted to the conference,
under whose control it will henceforward
be.
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on jMinetti, roiiocK, the British solicitor
general, expressed the thanks
01' the commission to Secretary Lansing
for the excellent and libcrni
spirit in which ho has presided ownA.
1he discussions.
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the Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAX A*
Tl VR BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
rin?ri?R in head. Remember the full name and
loos, for the &# nature oi K. w, GROVE* 30c?