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Vmu'*~ ~xxv - LAUI~ENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1919. NUMBER 7
PRICE TENDENCY
TO SHOW D(
Live Stock Prices in Chicago
drcd Hounds. Public
\\a-huoni, iAug. 27.---lPrIees are
beg ilning) to iil-i downward inl Vari
Otis pait, of the country, but the
sliiip has not yet gathlered Illomel
t! in su ffivoent to effect. purchases be
i ng made for IImintIed i se It:;, ai-c(oi(llg
t0 IZ polls to the dellartmiient of justice.
' 2anlhy 1-tilIal altle'l asked to
day how .,oonl resulls 0o1tld be expect
ed Irlon tile capllaliiigln to reduee the
(co.st (if liing, the oultolle of which
railroai iployes have been reIetlsted
to wait before pressing deialids for
wage inl cre ases. said all the govern
mveit waited was a fair chance to
show what could be dolne to take the
artificial inflation out of the market.
He said offleers were Well pleased
wvitih the success so far attained and
hat culmulative resu lts were expected
when oligress entiacts aiuendiients to
the food control lhw, by which crim
inal penaltiei can he imposed on profi
teers and hoarders.
"We hope the public will begin to
reap the benefit of our efforts before
long," Mr. Palmer said. [or instance,
we aret- making pIrogress Iin obtaining
prolis(es from the shoe manufactur
eras to tixing a 1linlit beyond whIch
pricves shall not go."
Propaganda, whilh apparently Ia
natiion-wide on the part of shop-keep
ers king to induce piu rshases now
Oil 11lk. prelext that prices will be ma
teriaily higher next season, Was conl
demlild y l'aimr as one certain thing
that \VolId Imake prices ('o(intinue ris
Ing if heeded. Ills attentoni was call
edi to adveri1tisvI0eents inl variouis papers
In whl it was stated that straw hats.
(lothing and other ionl lie rIshable arti
(( should le botight before next
year's pr ises b/colme effective.
"It is very unfortunate that. Some
merelhants take thatI attitide and we
have bven stIudying the sitiation," the
Ile attorney ge'eral said. Extensive
purla:icSe's 1ow, redluling the Supply
and inr(easing t1he deIalnd. woIlId
make their predictions Coie through,
wher1(as we hope for a normal price
level if Iho peolev do not. slaimpede
into a1 huyling hysteria".
Chicago. Aug. 17.- -A (1101) of $1 a
hun11dred pottnlds onl th1v average forI
hol-s with lower prices of beef cattle
at thlie stink yards today was aseribed
to .vt rat reasolns, in(elliding liim gen
eralpotest git il w hi::h1 e 'A of
livingv. Malrket mn Said the tenden
ey wa.- l sI oill lo%'er hog pric(s, Pal
liiularly after the fll Inarketiing, and I
Iltey pruifQeso-d to vee a brealc in high
livntf costs.
Tihe pubiIc has cu rt al led its buying
of pork and bevf receltly whilIe live
stock r'c eips are large. Tip, easiern
SAUNT KATE SEI
t4ontinuied froin last week.)
Ourl Iteereallions.
"All wvork and14 no0 play maikes Jack
a1 dll ho~ly,'' 5o when'i we camne In at
ighlt, tired4'( of sIghts eeI ng, we restedi
by ehiang 1i ourt (octl111Ion.
Our1 fir1st soc'IaI e'vent Iwats the ight
-wi htadl thle part y 1o mieet some1 of thle
friends (our1 gIirl had made in lbhe capi
tal city1--alhi wholec-soulIed American
girils, reinedl e'duted (most 1151 of them
normiia! griadua tes an th1 Ierefore school1
teacher1st wh hadl ans( ii weretd their
nieeded'i. Theliy were the re from (CallI
fori a, Soth l (Ca rqlina,1 Indiana, Keni
tII' mlid from14 M isippi. Ther wc~~as
he' Iictures I hal wvi'l linger longest
(il nui mlory3'A wvall, w'l~l b(' the face's,
bri1ght and11 love'ly3 of thes;e wvholec-souiI
ed Am'erlenn gil who saId as they
shook1 tihnds good-bye.,~l wih the oldl
to '1ave4 mlet, kn!owni andl lovedl girls
fashioniable atndi (puit expeni~ve tea
pari I( and w114 madlul(e m1ir acqualntIance
A\nother lIt the lady13, fromn (Calfotnht,
'We saw and enjoyed the simlef~l lIttle
ptory, that manny - of youI have read,
sutperbhy acted, "Daddy Longiogs,"
BEGINNING
IWNWARD TREND
Show Drop of $1.00 per Hun
Curtailed It's Buying.
muarket failed to act as an 1mlerl:-eny
outtlet and the parker virtually v with
drew%* their bue frot the pens to
day leavinig tloiusaind if hog.; anl cat
tie vithout. buyers. Speculators were
hit hard.
Live stock men say exports Iusiness
hias been depressed by ti; foreign ex
cliaige situnation andI that this. outu
Iled with IIe recceipt of los that ac
cIiulitiIted onl farins duiring the rail
road 11h1.iilen's strike. and the pros
pet. of a strong 1.u11 of hogs, heliied to
ctise lie weak Imarket.
While the ave rage drop for hogs
was at $1, the difference between to
day's lowest point and yesterday's
hightest point, was flily $1..0, live
stock authoritlies said, while Ihe aver
age (ro) for heef Cattle, today raniged
from 50 to 7;e a hundred poi nds.
Sheep also sold lower.
New York, Aug. 27.-In an effort.
to'stabilize meat prices. the comililittee
on fair prices for meat of Ithe New
York state association of tnited Mas
ters 1lut ches of Amerlea today agreed
upon a telltative fair- mariglli selhedile
covering eighteen basis meat items.
The list will be given a trial during
the mont ih of Soptmollher.
The margins agreed upon are t.wo
cents higlier' than those In in effect.
during the wartiie period. but it was
ii nderstood that reductions in w1ole
sale prices wo lI enabil e ih em101 to sell
at lower than war t ivne ligures.
The illoxiiIm fair margin profit
schdle agreed uipon today follows:
lileef of good and medium steers:
Chuck steak, I:". a p;ound ; whole cross
rib 20c; cut cross rib 21c; stew beef
13e.
Ilinds and ribs of g00(1 and iled i
tim steers:
rIoin steaks. 17c; bottom round,
I9e; rib roast, prim", ISe; whole 1to)
sirloiln, 15. ; cut top s rloill, I0.
Lam b: leg of lamb, I 1c: ib, chops
Ic ;/h ehuck. :c ; Iav11lam, u ndier
cost1 .0-le.
Pork producets:
Slole'l halits. un11drapped, R to 10
polilds Se a Ioilld; smlolved1 shoul ers,
lie(nies : 1-2 to 7 poinds, 7e; smoked
bavrol, iulnrapped, 1;3c; pork h(ops,
enlds, Se; pork chops, middle. 12c.
Tl iargins ai ba.ed oi "sh and
carry" and do Inot inclmid4 theo cost of
delivery serviee.
Tl mtie: al dealor exp;mlatined tha1t Ile
m r isfixed worro the dife;-. al
loive1d theml be1 4te flte co:t anld zell
r rieprofit ald (xpense of hand
iinv. T e declared thiat tie increase
of 2v over the w ar titie marin wa
mt:at ncessarty by the uincreased
cost of overhead exponers includitg
rentals and lahor.
S WASHINGTONI
I've put oft Ithe best or the worst- 41ake
your (holee) for Ithe last. We even
wenlt to a vaudeville and guess where
we sat ? Pterchued up~on the last. row
in thel seconld balcony ! .PTatI is the
hi Ighest seat that I (everl occutpiled, Ex
ergIt the timet I wenlt to the circuis. We'
sat that day on the 1top seat in the
tenit. I'll nieveri forget that tIime t houighI
il Ioudn't have bieen over S yearis old.
As we wet into the tent1--Priospec't
dtel egat Ion 441niasse- -the good siste'rs
('aime race to face withI their .pastor,
Itev. .J. I). P1itts. "'ls my45 il soul," he
said, "heret4 you all are0 hieadedii to do
struti Oln!"' antd such a lugh as wenit
lip In that ciricuis tenit dtotr! I said( to
tmy good sistetr on my left, as we sat
onu that high eyilh\ inl that erowdedl ami
lphi-thieatrte, "W\~e cettainly are heiaded
for destruti on now. In tmy opiiloni
0tr leads will swimi andi we'll I tule
downVI."
l or the beniefiItiof yout dear' roaders
who t hink that is one0 latce the told
lady ottgh t 1t1 have st a yed away froth,
I'll exiilattn by saving I went tt tif
cutrios ity to see whait. it is t hat tl eases
the imutltitudo an iut saw!
Mtuiday ini the( taplital! Isn't. It
st ranlge when~ 0on 1has a1 Chiance to
'rest youh (n'iilt? Or at least thait is
what alwvays happllens to imet. "Dontif't
get iip .yet, .\ammila, yout'l Iw~ake utp
e'verybody. WVe don't have breakfaust
tIll 9:30. We go ftomn breakfast table
to Sunday School--aieen on"! I'm
here to tell you that the habit of a StidaY we had In Washinwon. IL
-arter of a entuliry enn't be broken was il(t ill a theat tu. *ross frot
by sayting, "Sleep on." lie (lil an, aid was composed entirely
At the breakfast (able we decided on or yo irls, a good iijori t f the
our day's program --To Calyary B3ap- 150 young womet beig War woi1(0s. I
tist cllich in the lorning; to the Tile Itittli or these guts is Miss l1on
Motistory (Catliclie) to vesper service who is o)11 or tile editors of 'T h
and at ni;lt to .louit Verinon .\Ietho- Nat ttt (eograph(~al MLwazjieI, a
ditlilthur,, as that was the nearest vol eia I ed youig wotiit whose ill
to our stopping plaie. We did Watiit to Ilit lot i eleiitv alollo witl
go to tite hlurh tle lPrident aet
tends but that was too far frotti tts. We ily ww4 is withilt yot." When
went first to Sunday School andI here we itto the (itittth wc wvre told
were two dlinet. feaures abou eilutth
:F111dy "ilol %v ttede thl Sunyday wem' hw ad \%.n : Wahn ton I
Slinday School rooms (alI't. hold th' sinall wooden l) sw., ith i thill)e n.
P"luIls, hence the -150 girls go across .inst b Ifhe S-ruI~l tm cou-eg
to the theatrie. 'Ihe regialar pastor . .
1'n11 rre'tr if' lniSon "Oil the lir.st dav
wastit tl'('ent. he'. s olf o n iis va
(atioil. but IIl assistaliti, Or. (;revIl. tI' as 1r4 L ord a: p spil red
LiaV( 1l it go Sd 01'111011. The pastu You, 141 (a( l one lIa.y by ill tol'e, and
has beeI there 1) years and I sall with On, accord the O tirig goets in
Ia wa ysl; regrel that I did not g't 1 tll' n d lie collection is taktol I
look in lite tal' f a ipreacher thal
w ars s w ll heIf has i:reaclied 1i years
il One In il lii a li i ll y keei) }n I
is l-h i rollly w id dbi' i e c110 of th
on aind hi . yolntger assistant11. I al- b ic s las d ai h'l oiiin
so gaw ther an inovation in the inan- tiont noInto thf th usndc
'wr- )1f taking" up1 a1 collection. Onl the -
ba )k , of he bec hes1" ar- !asn; I.;IvIIf IIC on11elndI(Id.i
NEW MIDDY SUITS NEW MIDDY SUITS
I.Davis-Roper Co pany
LAURENS' BEST STORE
New Autumn Fashions are now ready. Make it a point to see
these new fashions while they are new. Better still, make it a point to
buy early. In this way you will not only have first choice of the new
assortments but you will also get the benefit of our attractive prices due
to early and very advantageous buying.
NEW FALL SUITS FALL COATS NEW FROCKS
Are distinctive in the clever- Distinctly Original in Conception That are decidedly new and
ness of their lines. Some are The showing of new Coats up- most beautiful. There's a de
plaitl tailored, others are eab- 1o1lds this store's reputation for cided departure from styles of
and pretty buttons. Beautlful presenting the season's smartest other seasons in the many new
soft material in Silvertone, Tin- apparel and then they are very models we are showing in Serges,
seltone, Duoct-de-Laine, Ox- reasonable in price. We have Tricotines,SatinsandCharmeuse.
fords, Tricotines. Also men's extra good styles at from $12.75 Also, Wool Jerseys. Popular
wear Serge and Poplins. up. Children's Coats from Price
$24.75 to $65.00 $2.50 Up $12.75 to $50.00
SPECIAL
150 new Silk Waists in Georgette, Crepe-de-Chine, Pussy Willow,
Taffeta and striped Crepe-de-Chine. All sizes.
Special for 10 Days $5.95
NEW AUTUMN HATS New all Wool Sweaters in several dif
HERE IN A PLEASING VARIETY ferent models and a variety of colors now
Fashionable models that point the cor- showing.
rect things for fall now ready for your
inspection. All hats shown immediately
on arrival. No formal opening.
DAVIS-ROPER COMPANY
LAURENS' BEST STORE
NEW MIDDY SUITS NEW MIDDY SUITS