The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, August 06, 1919, Image 6
'Yily Action on i hh Cost of' LiVIng.
nt'-rest in Metinr.
W IQl 1h inlo, A .3.-DefAinite steps;
(oward reduciog the high cost of liv
big are' expected this week.
Whi I al goN * nment departiments
are workuing toward the end of allevi
atinig unrest ly n .toring a normal
level of prices, interest centers in tie
meeting Tuesday of the conference
called by Attointcy General Palmer to
consider the blxst Iethod of procedlr :e,
especiaiy wib reit spent to proliteer
Ing. The comnmittCe appointed by the
contfern. D) tor General H in's,
sitant cr ry of the Treasury
14effininv'l1 pIn Chairman (Colver of
1.h1e fe-alA I I datat irco ission, have
'heen en-",ard n a II exchange of me
unoranda whieb vill be put before the
confrence Cor reemUtotlimldation to
President Wibn, vho is following all
siteps closely.
'Tle prence of Ji111his Barnes, dfi
rector of the Un;t(d States Grain Cor
poratic.n, at th rcimg Tusd lay w ill
flive txpert tA mnsel to the cabinet
olembrs -l .o-r Woviciais onl the
graini itation. Considoration of a
plani to -ell wlct~at it a free iataiI
the gove-nment a'sorbin.1 the differ
(1e1ce hi\\ een the1- maarlei price and the
guaran:1' d pri b i s believed c.rtlain.
Th i at tin. thatl te af
torney a lr a:egbl a-!
WLDR@@T KEEPS
MY HAIR HEALTUT
I :JU ___l
till li
Byi using Wildroot regularly, I keep mv
scalp entitely frte from the itch;ng crust
of d1nd tiff, the cause of tmot :rtir t! oule.
I owe my I xunuit hair - -lic t ivy of
my fri nds- thi guatateted dandruff
remedy.
THE GUARANTEED HAIR TONIC
For ale her! under a
wnty-back guaranpca
Wildro t Shami S oap, um i In conneettoot
w thkW wi Iiroo t, -h ten thIas t n-. i monst.
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WILLIA
Performance
Chil
alas at his di sposal a great volume of
information collected by the federal
trade commission showing pr~oductiol
costs in scorev; of Indtistiles. While
there is no law by which profiteering
muay be punished directly, .\lr. P'almer
has said that there is a great deal
of "good law" on the statute books,
anti it is believed he will find a way
to pinish any cases where there are
vvidVe&)s of extortion.
Te average citizen is the man in
whose behtalf the profiteering Inves
tigation will be puished, despite the
fact, that it vas tte new dentands of
the railroad labaor unions which pre
cipitated. S'veral oflictals have ex
r)tesse(l sympathy with the salaried
imen vlo furnish backin4g of a power
fiul organization.
The cost of living situation. It Vas
Ilearned today, will be onte of the chief
topies to be (isCus-sed at Tutesday's
cabintet meevotin g. The qiu.esioln of re
ducing I iving expenditures Was
broughit u1p at last week's meeting, but
it is understIoo that President \\ilson
and his advidrt decided to postl)onie
(fforts to roach an agreemnen t as to
diefiite act ion tbetdinug the obtailing
of defiitle iformation.
\'hinItj O t tov e tet IOlicial 1 re'sume1)
their. problem1'C tomorrow, antothet fac
tor will have enttered into ithe prob
lean of findin,,g a solution to lt' cost
of livilg sit.ution---thle ordering of a
ttrike vote. returniable A ugust 1',
aiong the 5 g1.p00 sio employces of
Atericaii railrotads. information hat
I'te shopmn were not disposed to av
(ept Presid.mt Wilson's proposal to
have conigr e eteate a special body 'to
ri.tss on their demands and to cotnsider
Ithtem in connection witi living iproh
m ook 39 le: ials by surprise. It
.entetrally was thoulght thatt tith' sIol
:Iwn wo th i i someto an ction by (oil
!(5ss bfore prto eedting farther witth
~thir thrO to tr iike.
'?I'l LT i N (-11 .\W;
.\lTiCR lINTI.M;
Only lMinor Distranevs Seeni Aim.
pat rot to Coiitnie. Sheril, Snears
in rl-oer Nobiers as Specini Diepu.
li-s lo IN-place Police.
1inor -1istr lco. order pni-vailed 1 0
W I' I I 'titill.! i(
day in the ('i:... "bla1ck be )" w)-re
(119 rz atn l .i ee k1. cautsd :
-\dt aI l t i l n-l ii taInkt F.IX
h lif i that latnger of futrthe l on
t1:11 rio i it was linded. Th e miliia
,the F
66 ,,
at 'AR.N
M F'ARNUMV
s Start 2:15 p. r
dren 10Octs
and police continue to patrol the ne
gro district.
With the exception of an attack on
Capt. A. R1. Vchrhehn, Fourth Re
.erve Militia, who was fired on and
stabbed by three negroes, and the
forming of a white mob in the stock
yards district early this morning, no
outbreak of conseqience had occurred
since Thursday. The captain was se
verely wqunded but will recover.
-Six Iudred whites were dispersed
only after a machine gun mounted on
an automobile had appeared and mi
Iitiamen with fixed bayonets had pre
pared to charge them.
Wh11il4 police Were slowly being
withdrawn - from the negro district
an1d the hars were let down for whites
in that section today, the sheriff was
swearing in former soldiers as special
(eputies and expected to have be
tween 1.000 and 2,000 onl dty in the
riot zones tomorrow.
It has been (etfnitely decided that
negroes will not ble re-elployed at the
stock yards until ill feeling between
whites and blacks has subsiicd. The
tire early yesterday which burned six
blocks of homics of whiite, west of t1he'
..tock yards, anI which many of the
ri''ilents blamuted uponi the neogri'.
aggravated the feeling of hitterness.
The scores of homeless were fed to
day by tihe Red Cross an(l united
chalities and clothing distributed.
The August grand inry will he
swornl in tomorrow for investigation
of the riots and tihe fire. At least :4)
witl(sses have declared l negroes Who
.I)(aed in atioilobiles started tile
fIre.
Special vluies in Cedar Chesis.
S. M. & E. 11. WX!LK.:S & CO.
IS YOUR FA RM FOR SALEU
If you have any land for sale, either
improved farnis or unimproved acro
V, we may be able to ilnd you a pur
Chaser if you will list it with our
H omeseeker.: Bureau.
We are receiving a large number of
inquiries about farming opport nll itios
it this State and it is theit purpose of
the C. & W. C. Riiroad to prepare a
comprehen sive Ilit of land:; ror sale
located along its line, to be distriibut
4id among l )roc)Ctive settlers, and all
persotai ha.ving such property for sale
are urged to co-operate with the un
dersigned, in order that accurate al
reliable data may be placed in the
haids of r'ospective homosekers
I'kin)g iniiiry about farming oIpo0r
funities In your commnity.
A blant form will be wailed you. u.;
i applieation. asking lor the s0pe c'ic
inforCttnmtion desired.
There is no charge for this service.
W. W. CROXTON,
Room 5, Terminal Station Bldg.,
7-tt Atlanta. (..
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RIDAY--TI
~eaturing WILl
"THiE LONE ST
ONE NIGH
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outcome, quick li
sombre as deati
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Gorman Nlonstitition Is Approved.
Berlin, Aug. 1.-The German nation
al assembly at Wolmar approved the e House
now German constitution yesterday by ( eeps UNA Al the time
a vote of 261 to '5. Konstantin
'lehrenmbach, president of the assem
bly, formally declared the constitu- Mr. Robert McDougA R.
tion adopted. The ol))osition votes Breas Re No. 0, lberty, Indiana,
came from the German national peo- rites:
-ples, the German )eo)les and the in- a C 11 wish to state that I always
dependent soclallst )arlies. keep rerun& In the house. I
- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Go f-~.-.......~or think it in a good medicine to
S~b have on htand. If I commence
taking a cold, I take Perna and
No Worms In a Healthy CMId Bronchil I b It up for me. It In
All children troubled with worms hove an tit. also good for the JBronchWa
healthy color, wbich Indicates poor blood, and as a Iniammauon$. Tubes."
rule. thecre Is more or less stomach disturbance. Peruna has served the Amner
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regulnrly loan pole for more than forty
for two or thrce weeks will enrich the blood, inbeoioliud ei years t'hose who know Its value
prove the digestion, and aet en a General Strength- Those who
cuing Toulc to the whole system. Nature will then ies can secure Peruna Tablets notayohvutthnd h
throw off or dispel the vorrns, and the Cl il b e
erfict health. Pleaoant to Lakee .OcPprENttle.
NVx Ti-me-Buy
COr. Roer Mco R.R
are the th
Groad tires and a
niarvel in th.ir re
sisTanhh t to wcar
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THi-E FISK RuBBER COMPANY
of N. Y.
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HIS WEEK Auust
JAM FARNUM
AR RANGER"
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kie a Panther,
bi"- -from Zane
he Lone Star
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SHe Beat Them at Their Own Game
l5 p. in., 6:45 p. m., 8:15 p. m.and 9:45 p. m.
War Tax) Aduitlts 2Ots