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>40? B1QBT COURT CONVENES MONDAY MORNING j Judge S. W. G. Shipp Presiding in Home Circuit During Summer Terms .f f MANY CASES ARE 5 LEFT ON DOCKET No Court in February Result cd in Great Number of Cases Now. b The Court of General Sessi ons en voned in Conway last Monday morning with Judge S. W. CI. Shipp, pre- j siding. Judge Shipp is th.e Judge of this Judicial Circuit and in accord-1 unco with a rule of the Supreme J Court in arranging the roster of > judges for the summer tonus of the 1 Court, Judge Shipp is hoi ling the I Courts in his home circuit this time. As the regular term for KVdn uary j was put off on account of an epidemic of influenza, a number of cases accumulated on the criminal docket. A number of eases 1 a 1 he n continued from the fall term cf 1910. it seemxs that there had been more i than the usi.al number of prosecu- f tions and inditemcnts since the fall 1 term was held and this combined 1 has made an unusual amount of < business for the Court to dispose of. t Coming at a time when the fanners 1 are busy in the cultivation of their < crops it has been hard for witnesses < and jurymen to bo pulled away from > the fields to spend a week in Con- i way; but they are leaving as soon as i ^ * 1_ 1 _ possiuie. As there was no Court held in J February the Grand Jury had to be ] organized this week and charged by i the Court. This took up some time l that otherwise would have been used ; in the trial of cases. Following are eases of minor im- c portance disposed of this week. \ The State vs. J. D. Sarvis for vio-. wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammm THE Ul I March 3, 1920, the Foi of the increased cost of pi I essary at the time, but it of these advanced prices public against the evils o RUNABOUT TOURING CJ COUPE SEDAN I I T n ii a 1/ I If U U IV (With pncum; Fordsoi Any of the Dealers w your order, pledging th( Insist on Genuine Ford I'ai ts. >' ' I1, I / lation of prohibition laws. Pleaded guilty and sentenced to $500.00 or! tiiree months, and sentence suspended on good behavior. State vs. Pearly Gasque for assault with intent to ravish was discontinued. The State vs. John T. Cartrette charged with the crime of forgery was dropped on payment of cost. The grand jury found no bill in the riot case brought by Joe Lewis aj'ivnst L. L. Meniford and others. The prosecution brought by Henry flowers against George S. Price was thrown out by the grand jury, while true bids were found in the indictments against Flowers. Wednesday the court was proceeding with the trial of the case against T. J. C x and others on a charge of riot and as ault and battery with I'll 1 _ ..A 1> ^ .1 mtoiu u> Ki ll Oiigmaung ai iveu ttluff in 1019. A full account of all other eases !i. po O'l of by the c art during the weak will appear in our next issue. PRISE OUTTiNG SWEEPS COUNTRY Merchants in Many Cities Announce Reductions?Breaks in Markets 1 Chicago.?The wave of price cut- j :ing in wearing apparel continues to; sweep the country, merchants in J nany cities and towns announcing *eductios in men's and women's' dothing, shoes, hats and other ar- j icles. While some merchants said' he reduction c: uld not be maintain- j ?d after present stocks were exhaust* ?ri, others declared the price cuts vere the logical outcome of breaks n the Western market, a backward season and large stocks on hand. Owners of department stores in scores of cities and towns announced price reductions in men s and woiicn's apparel ranging frcm 20 to 50 per cent., while in some places shoes ind other article; were cut. , While the movement, which assum k! nationwide proportions, continued bo spread banking interests in New York extended their campaign of deMIVERSA rd Motor Co., advanced the pri r% A ia! l A M M A A a ^ A A A A A I I A/ UUUUIIUII. IMU OJJCblllO dMIIUUHV has developed that misreprese have been and are being given f misrepresentation, we herew flJCCA with dual e] " yjDU and lighting i in CR7R w*th dual el \rl ~ v J 3 and lighting flCfi with dual el T' vU and lighting s demountable CR7R with dual el yO l J and lighting j demountable CU A Q Q I C with solid tir< II A 0 O I O clinch rims. xtic tires and demountable rim These prices are all f. o. b. Detroit i Tractor $850.00 f. o. b. De; hnen eomnc orn lietnrl hnlAkii iiuois iiaiiiwo ai v; noiuu uuiuvv, ! assurance of the best possible H. L. BUCK CONWAY, S. C. rrm wotiry HRRALD. OOW flation of credits and high commodity prices, carrying out their pledge to the federal reserve boaixl. Pressure exerted by the banks in the wholesale dry good and general merchandise districts was said to be reresponsible for the wave of price cutting, in the retail trade. Banks were reported to have notified importers and dealers in lux- < uries, articles of apparel and manufacturers of socalled non-essentials tljat only moderate financial accommodations could be expected now. The price cuts largely were confined to wearing apparel, but a spread of the movement to other lines was indicated by the action of Omaha dentists in reducing the price of dental wcrk. Tn a newspaper advertisement a 1 Newark clothing concern denounced price, cutting as "an economic nvstake," asserting "it is economically unsound to sell merchandise for a price whi< h is less than we can buy it from the makers anywhere. What the world needs is a greater prcdu 4 ion not the drastic sacrifice of retail prices." Several Milwaukee merchants char acteri'/ed the movement as a "circus stunt." In St. Paul. whei'Q marked price reductions were announced, the largest wholesale millinery concern in the \ >rthwcst stated it would open its doors to retail trade and dispose cf a $".00 000 stock at prices 50 po?cent, below tin-so now prevailing. One men's furnishing establishment which operates stores in seveial cities, announced a general reduction of 15 per cent. Washington.?Frankiy confiding to his colleagues that the clothes on his back were threadbare and patched, Senator Thomas, Democrat, Colorado, joining in another senate broad side on profiteers, declared the peoOl nn, cnl irnc nn,l nAf latriclnf inn f'4V> Vllvl I l?'Vl f V ki j i^llVl ll\/t I^^IOICVVIVII must break the sweeping wave of high prices. Linking the overall movemen" started as a protest against the cost of clothing, with widespread price reductions, reported from many cities, Senator Thomas said the public had found the remedy in its own hands. "The overall campaign was a good thing," the senator said. "The papers are full of telegrams from all part^ of the country announcing drastic cuts in clothing prices. Did legisL CAR ess of Ford cars because sement was deemed necntations and misquotations out. So to safeguard the ith give the present prices: iectric starting system # # $625 ectric starting system , < # $650 ectric starting lystem and rims $850 * [ectric startingsystem and rims $975 T 3S and . $600 s $640) t. irborn, Mich. will be pleased to receive l i a ! prompiness in aenvcry. jaaBeaEaaagmgiEmBggaBnmmBMa&i WAY, S 0., MAY 27. 1920. Tilt Ever Pu tj ..v*. i,r . .. i, \ . ern S Just received 2 Cars H ly, car load No. 1 Shingles, C quantities, so come and k( prise you with our tremen high cost of living into a I We told evcryb< and they would The prices were turned loose on give us time to will dish out tin ufacturer's Oos not going to m< moth stocks am prepared for tli will continue ur attempt to mee neck. We are neighbor that h better come, co: have him exami use your better The Con kiticn do it? No. The people did it j ' themselves." 11 The attack on profiteers was opened by Senator Kenyqn, Republican of, Iowa, who urged social ostracism and criminal punishment for the of- ; fenders. Corporations principally and j retailers were held up as prime profi ', teers. Some of them were character-' ized by the Iowa senator as robbers J and traitors. I In urging publicity as a means of i sweeping dealers demanding excessive profits" to the junk heap of , disrepute" Senator Kenyon declared j department of justice prosecution had failed to bring relief and that the people should elect a president who would break up the evil by naming an attorney general "who cares ^ more about enforcing the laws than j he does about running for president." There was a shift toward the railing and the crowd in the gallery i t i? i a; _ i. n A. leanea iorwara lo near ocnaior Thomas' appeal for a return of the old time htrift. i j "I have on a suit of clothes four years old, somewhat patched but still serviceable," he said, as he stroked the sleeves of his coat. "The shoes j I have on were bought in 1916. I do not propose to buy any more clothes until prices go down to a reasonable level if I subject myself to danger of arrest for not wearing enough clothes on the streets of Washington. ' I am willing to live on corned beef hash and if corned beef goes too high I will go without moat to bring . down costs." DRIVE ON PRICES GAINSMOMENTUM Washington.?Hankers of the country through representatives attend! ing a conference with the federal re so I've board pledged themselves to i help the board in a drive on high | prices and to aid in efforts at dei flation. i 11 a \ 1 1 spccmcany, tno uanitcrs agmvu I unreservedly to support tlie board's i new policy in discouraging1 "habitj ual and unnecessary borrowings" ' and to seek curtailment of "leng . standing nonessential loans" as an initial step toward ending the effect 3 of high prices ad speculation. Governor Harding setforth the 1 board's policy in a speech designed I, to claiify tho general situation a:i J to explain the government's view ! Biggest S; lied Off i f outh Car H iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii H Car Wire, Car Nails, Car best ar load Horse Feed, and we ha )cp coming, we will not disappc clous unmatchable lower prices Cocks Hat. Moonshine Tobacc )dy to come expecting tremenc not be disappointed. Everybt i lower than expected, and the the big sale v. ith both barrels eat. We have a small army e Stocks in many instances for t. The Stocks are moving an dvc, "but the Clerks will sell 1 walk out to the New Store: e Bargain House in the early I ttil everything is sold and the 1 t our lower prices are bound t too busy to write or advertise, as been to the sale and if he me. If he says we have no ned for the Lunatic Assylum judgment. luiou Porrriii umj uaigau He warned of impending dangers in j the cycle of continued borrowings and speculation and appealed to bankers and public alike to be conservative in its demands for I anking credit* "It is evident," Mr. Harding said, "that the country can not continue to advance prices and wages, to curtail production, to expand credits and attempt to enrich itself by nonproductive operations and transactions without fostering discontent and radicalism, and that such a course if persisted in, will eventually bring on a real crisis." Mr. Harding said that "everything must be done" to expedite the release of money in "frozen loans" and in 'commodities held either for speculative purposes or because of lack of transportation and urged bankers to use the utmost discrimination in granting new loans. Reports laid before the conference by the federal advisory council, directors of the federal reserve board and a committee representing the Amrcican Hank ers' association were to the effect that inflation has continued to some extent since the flotation of the Victory loan last May. This Mr. Harding declared to be one of the "disquieting features" of the present situation. He asserted that the expansion of banking credit "properly attributable to the war" was about $11,000,000,000, while money in actual circulation had increased $1,900,000,000. Credit expansion, even to that extent was nol believed by Mr. Harding to be alarrr ing or excessive "when viewed fron the standpoint of war necessity" ant when it was recalled that the gov ernment placed $20,000,000,000 in Li berty bonds in *he same period. Mr. Harding deplored the fallinj off in production in praetimlly a! important lines. He said it constitu ed a "very unsatisfactory element in the national problem because it i dicated a slowing down of "indus trial effort." P.RFDIT FOR PLEASURE NOT ENCOURAGE! Atlanta.?M. B. Wellborn, gover ' nor of the federal reserve bank o i Atlanta, declared the resources o - the federal reserve bank of this die trict should not be used to fin inc the purchase of strictly pleasure c I passenger automobiles. Fe too I this position in a message sent t . the Nnli.nfd Automobile Chari'^ro t lie n Hast- v. olina , ; ' " ' y v y?* .. I self-rising Flour made, ve everything else in big >int you, but rather sur>. We have knocked the ;o only 15c Plug, I oiis Bargains ody is smiles, buying* public , and have not of Clerks and less than Man d the Store is out our mam9 we will have Tall. This sale Merchants that o get it in the just asK your says you had argains, better and come and r i House K 1 Commerce at Washington in a reply i to a telegram from th^t body asking about a recent speech by Governor Wellborn at New Orleans in which he pointed out the necessity for restriction of credits for ull luxuries, and particularly credits for pleasure 1 automobiles. In his message Mr. y. Wellborn said: * "In view of the present strain on the hanking credits of the district, it is imperative that we should have an intelligent and discriminating policy of control. We have reached a point where we must consider affairs from the viewpoint of the general economic interest and to think | primarily m fundamental terms of j production of the necessary things j of life and not simply in the narrow er terms of enlarged business and increased' profits. "The automobile business has grown to large proportions, and con sumes credit and labor in a correspondingly large degree, and while T am in favor of granting credits for trucks and tractors and cars used for strictly business purposes, I do not believe that the present is thetime when the credit structureshould be called upon to bear the- ^ burden of financing automobiles tha/t. are used for pleasure purposes. "In these times it is necessary to control credit, and unless we ' a firm stand the more necessary d'ei mands of production and distribu. tion will be jeopardy by our funds in . rediscounts that tend to encourage ; unusual extravagance." i ASPIRINName "Bayer" on Genuine ? , /\\T7x ^ , J 'Bayer-Tabets of Aspirin" is gen- \ uine Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for f over twenty years. 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