The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 15, 1917, Image 2
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FORD REAOTTO i
BUCK UP NATION '
U. S. CAN HAVE IT WITHOUT IN- ]
TEREST. HE SAYS-EXPLAINS j 1
A FIGHTING PACIFIST. (
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If the United States go to war, j
Henry Ford's $100,000,000 or so, '
his 46,000 employees and his Detroit11
factory are at its service, and with-! j
out any profit to Henry Ford. j1
"Whatever the Government needs.'
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of what I've got," says Mr Ford, "it j
can have without interest. I don't!'
want to make anything. I don't he- j
lieve in offensive fighting, but if '
anybody attacks me or attacks the *
United States, I'm going to fight 1
and fight hard. '
"You can't tell about us pacifists," y
Mr Ford laughed. "Sometimes I ^
think a pacifist is like a cat. It may 1
eem a gentle creature that you can
fondle?an inoffensive, harmless sort (
of thing. But back a cat?or a (
pacifist?up in a corner and you've
got the worst kind of a fighter (
you've ever seen." f
Mr Ford didn't dwell upon his
idea of lending his fortune to the
% Government. He simply stated it
in a quiet, matter-of-fact way.
"The other day I.was on my way
across New York to take a train for
Washington,'' he said, "and I noticed
a lot of flags flying. A good many
of them seemed to be from bank
buildings. They all seemed patriotic?for
profit, which is what actuates
nations (except our own United
States) to fight wars.
"But I didn't see any signs of
picks or shovels, or khaki, about
those bank buildings, indicating that
they were offering any practical
help to the Nation except what they
could profit from."
He did not Continue on the topic
of lending: his money, lie simpiy
stated that he would, and then turn- 1
ed his attention to what he could do
in a manufacturing way for the
President and the country. i
For instace, he could manufacture <
tt.OOO motor cars a day, each equip- ;
^ ped with bodies that would carry i
perhaps ten men and could travel <
twenty-four hours a day if necessary i
at a fairly high speed: i
"Think what they could transport f
in the way of troops." he said.
He could also make a tremendous
number of "baby submarines"?
little undersea craft to be manned
by a single individual, which would
carry at their noses "pills on poles," [
the pills to be h.gh explosives, and
the "poles" to be long, protruding
arrangements which would guaran- i
tee safety to the operator. <
These, Mr Ford says, could destroy 1
the most powerful battleship an enemy
might send here and naturally,
could wipe out any troopships by
which an enemy might endeavor to :
land invaders.
""it ? 00 o
I II Siatte Ul> ici'uiauuu ao a
manufacturer on those little submarines,"
Mr Ford said. And he
admitted that considerable experimentation
had been done with them
in the last few years?altogether
successfully.
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SPANELL TRIAL APRIL 9. j
Charged with Killing Col Butler
at Alpine, Texas.
San Angelo, Tex, February 11:?
Harry J Spanell, charged with killing
Lieut Col M C Butler at Alpine,
Tex, last July, will be tried April 9
at Coleman, Coleman county, according
to advices received here today. ,
Spanell was recently acquitted on a
charge of killing his wife. Butler 1
and Mrs Spanell were shot to death
in Spanell's automobile and Spanell
was indicted for the double killing. '
The cases were brought here on
change of venue from Brewster
county,and Spanell's trial for killing
Lieut Col Butler was tranferred to
Coleman county after Spanell's acquittal
on the charge of killing his
wife.
Bamberg has organieed a chamber
of commerce.
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUI NIN E
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
oat Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
CATTLE AND HOG SALE.
150 Cows and 200 Hogs Sold at
Lake City Last Week.
The cattle and hop sale held in
-ake City Wednesday, Feb 7 has
>een given up to be a complete sue- [
VPS.
Buyers representing the different
arge concerns were present. Mrf
f H Barber. Chester, S C: Mr t ry,
3altimore Md; Mr W R Sanders,Rock
Bill, S C; Mr H Cannon,Florence.SC;
V!r DuBose, Latta.SC; MrSM Gregg.
Florence, S C; and a number of local
juyers were among those present.
The prices were extra good, rangng
from 10c per lb down for hogs;
?nd 6?c per pound down for cows.!
K striking incident in this sale was
:he fact that pure bred stock sold i
vithout exception for good prices. I
\ll the buyers seemed especially anxous
to buy corn and hogs.
There were 150 cows and ^00 hogs
)ffered for sale and practically every
>nesold.
The crowd attending the sale was
;stimated at about two thousand
farmers, from three counties.
Those who did not bring anything
for sale came to see how a sale of this
rind was conducted. Hundreds of
them went home highly pleased with
the manner in which the sale was
carried out and will no doubt be at
the next sale with cows and hogs of
their own to offer.
Owing to the recent snow storm
in the West, Mr Truluck was unable
to get the car of bred cows and the
200 pigs. Another sale will be held
in the near future, and at this sale
the bred cows and hogs will be offered.
The boys are reminded of
the fact that the banks are willing
to lend them the money to buy a pig,
provided they furnish good endorsement.?Lake
Ctfi/ A ewe.
FOOD COST INQUIRY.
PrealdentCalls For Investigation
of High Prices 01 Necessities.
Washington, Feb 10,?At the direction
of President Wilson, the federal
trade commission and the department
of agriculture will begin an
immediate investigation into the
causes of advancing food prices in
the United States with special reference
to alleged violations of the
anti-trust acts. An emergency appropriation
will be asked of Congress
for the inquiry.
The trade commission announced
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today that it had held a conference
with agricultural department officials
to work out preliminary plans for
the investigation and at the same
time, it made public President Wilson's
request of the inquiry. An adequate
food supply, a matter of concern
to the nation at all times, is of
peculiar importance at the present,
the President declared,and added that
"it is of the highest public concern to
ascertain the truth or falsity" of allegations
that the course of trade and
food stuffs is "restricted and controlled
by artificial means."
Business Denresslon.
We do not think that there is any
reason whatever for business depression
on account of the break with
Germany. Even if war is declared
it should not result in depression.
As we see it there was no reason for
the slump in business when the European
war was declared, but we
had the depression all the same.
We believe that business men are
themselves responsible for this depression.
They get shaky and begin
to feel that something terrible is going
to happen, and this has as had
or even worse effect than if the expected
did happen. ? Greenwood,
Journal.
Receipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages and
all Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at
The Record office. If we have not the
form you wish we can print it cn short
notice.
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lished 1819
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, 75c per gallon
IS FURNITURE POLISH
Pint Cam, 35c and 25c.
Mops and Chemically
Yoolen Dusters
tide of dust and leave a clean
have them. They save your
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