Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HOOVHA, DKTKHMIN KD TO HK |>1CR CO&T, PLANS KABLY RKOITLATTON .OF HAK IS<. INDUHTHV < oii*?oVrlng Whether to EMahlMi Iwm.iim siaod Loaf ?> Pal Definite prke- May Set up Bread Depot*. Waahington. Oct. 11?Early regu latlon of tha baking Industry wax promhsed tomsht by Food Adminis? trator Hoover. Plana to control bread production and diaP motion will be put into op? eration km aoon aa bread baking ex perl men is now being conducted In ssveral cities are completed. Munici? pal bread depota will be provided if It la found that retailers cannot be controlled voluntarily Tha baking Industry was left out t*f the g>*ne/al food control to be put Into effect November 1. Before tak i.ag any daps to deal with the indus? try the food administration, wishes first, to standardise baking flour; sec? ond, to standardize bread Ingredients *nd third, to atandardise either the Mae of the loaf or tha price. It is bopsd to establish a standard bread, containing the same amount always o" lard, milk and other lngr< <l lanta. Flour will be standardized through -ooperation of the millers. The food administration atlll la in doubt aa to whether it will be h?*t to eatablteh a definite sited loaf or to astablBJh a definite price with the etSf a* s vsritnt if the a>s* of the loaf la standsrd tJSd Mr. Hoover believes prices can bo kapt down through eoopei niton and if tha price la established he be? lieve* competition will to aome extent I aap tbe sits of ths loaf from being reduced. If a licensing syatem la put into offset It cannot be made to apply un der ths foqd control act to retailers and the .price will be of bread at the bakery door. The plan for tread depots will be put into effect, however. If retailer* refuse to aagf erate In holding prices down. CLOtiINO PLANT IN Ht'SSlA. Singer N*wing Mat bine Compnn> Serve* Notlcv. Petrograd. Oct. 9.?The Singer Sew? ing Machine Company, an American roneern. has notified the war minis ? try that It la closing its big factory at Podolsk, near Moscow. Tbe fac? ta?* Mn\ploys 3.700 operatives-. The ate*p*nali>u |? due, according to the company, to the workmen'a demand and ths losses caused b the v. e si' I i pect* (enod Result* From Farmer* in Loon lampnlgn. In tha First Ubtrty Loan Cam? paign, many of the farmers of the eosuatry wars not reached and sub Otnptions front tbe rural eonunittoos were fsw. There were several reason* for this, tha foremost of which was that tha Ipan waa put out in the Sprang when they were busy with their crops, and it was difficult for the i^ovaassBra to Interview them. Then teo. thay had to borrow morey for their planting. Now tl.elr crops are In. and at tbe present high price of food atufb, tbey should have a larg mini of money In their hands- For a loan of apportion of thut monev. the Liborty Bond campaigners are now appealing alt over the country. Tb rajflaus farm bureaus and societies are co-operating and good results at ?k parted. Albert It. Mann, dean of tha Now York College of Agriculture, is one o those who have been olive in thi w?rk. Speaking of the loin SJs4 lilt farm era' share In it. he said toda\ When liberty came to America, th farmer helped to bring It He bore th*? gun. hs contributed unsparing) of hia aubatame. he fad lha ainm-t In tha present struggle for universal liberty, I am aura that ha wtll do no lass Ha haa already mode aplendid response to the demand for greater foid production. I look with eaftfl denes on bla generous contribution to th?k rjbert) l^oan. Tbe llrst h>,i latgaty over-looked the farmer; the aff irla ware com ent uitosl in tha citiea Tha aaiosjd campaign should give ev frv opportunity for farmers aa lud. virtual* and In their or? iun ?tlons U support 4he government m its ttnun rial program, it in the plgftgegl ajgags slon of American lam that sjaJU the peo pi* should halp carry th? comino load In this critical hour." .a..-* 1.. a i i Fat* lit si,.,t ami Killed C W Jernlgan of car Pops, ? I ?hot and killed Saturday night AI ? hough d?>uul* are I o king it SOI n> tnsU Jar oigatn had been out 'gjossu . hunting and upon bis tatnm Ifissj 1,1 frighten his Blather, who was st 13 Ing at a neighbors house. The n. mates became frightened and aft* calling In vain for an answer a ag boy about lift.en earn > age shot through the door Srttk fatni reaiilts Orangeburg Times und l ni ?TM. ft AUA/U QAAtf QlOT o?nuUl Buutv ?Rot. LEXINGTON MAN ULKS PETITION AGAINST CONTRACTS MADE WITH THE PUBLISHERS. tears Extra Tu vat ion?Also Tliat Pat rona Muy Hive Added Expenses in Buying New Books. Columbia. Oct. 11.?James B. Addy, ot Lexington, "for his own benelit and for the benefit of all other tax? payers, patrons of the free schools of the State of South Carolina," has bled ,\ petition with the Supreme Court of the State asking that the State Hoard of Education be enjoined from enforcing the contracts made with the publishers of the new text boo?:s recently adopted by the board. Th ? lawyers signing the petition are Law son D. Melton, attorney for tho pe? titioner, and Cole L Blease, of counsel. The members of the State Board of Education, named in the petition a* respondents, consist of Gov. Richard I. Manning, J. E. Swearingen, State Superintendent of Education; M. Hutledge Rivers. W. J. McOarlty, S. J. Derrick, H. N. Snyder. E A Montgomery, W. L. Brooker and S. H. Edmunds. The petitioner alleges that, in his opinion, the county superintendents of education will be required to expend more than the specified $500 for each county for text books because of the large number of books adopted, caus? ing extra taxation; that the contracts will cause the discarding of many ol ? rooks which otherwise could have lieen used; that he and the other pat? rons of the public schools will be put to extra expense in buying new books, that the board changed more - books than the statutes allow, and that Irre? parable Injury will be done tho plain? tiffs should the acts of tho board be allowed to stand. The petition atiys that the case la being brought in the name of the State of South Carolma, with the con? sent of the attorney general, and prays the Supreme Court, because of the public Interests involved, to re view the matter in the original Juris? diction of the court. PREACHER DENOUNCES GOV? ERNMENT. Calls Wilson "Our Im-omparablc Op? portunit?t" and Stirs Audience Into Furore. Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 12.?Denounc? ing government's war policies and calling President -.Wilson "our in? comparable opportunist." the Rev. Dan ^. Bradley, pastor of the Pilgrim Church, Cleveland, Ohio, created o furore at today's session of the Nat? ional Council of Congregational Churches and drew opposition, from among his audience. "With our incomparble opportunist in the White House, bolstered by the free-labor loving Samuel Gompers on the one hand." said the Hev. Mr. Bradley, "and the patriotic controllers of all tho oil, gold, lumber and wheat ard copper and aluminum on the other?all safe and sane men. getting valuable government contracts with the farmers' happy with a double price for their wheat and all the dan? gerous Socialists either in the work house or traveling thither, democ i< Is safe, especially when such traitors as La Follette should be taken ami shot." Waves of resentment Interrupted] the speaker and In anger he invited those who did not wish to hear him to leave the hall. Several men did so. Denying the fact that the people art allowed to vote directly and that the representatives of the people sure of tlnlr position for three or four years could nullify their Wiehes and make democracy safe in Petrograd no matter what happened In Kala? mazoo, or Memphis." Mr. Bradley concluded his scathing eratlon by say? ing: "The kaiser and his autocracy milSl DO crushed, but when it is crushed shall we have democracy? Will big I uslness let go our throats then?" MANY TEUTONS: ON ORANJ, German and Austrian Diplomats Iron I lie Orient. A Pacific Port. < >ct. 11?The Dutch ?u earner OranJ arrived today from tin Orlen,!, with a large number of der man am) Austrian diplomats aboard. ii n*oe reported. Government officials hooded by ssoref men, boarded ti> vessel. No mail was allowed to lam end all Information was withheld None of the passengers were pcrne' ted to leave the steamer. Comfort Kits Wanted. Miss Mary Wdson. Secretary of tin Bugnteft Ked Croon chapter received ? he following telegram today. In ref eaajBjOi If furoJehlng Mta for tie Chi |st aMU bogen for aaldiei i Ml . Moi v w llaon, Becreta i v Romti Chapter, A B C . Sumter. Comfort Kits wanted should be her. b| liMeenth Nndse) Hopkins, l ?i rector Atlanta, Oa . Oat, II BUY LIBERTY BONDS. Mr. McLaurin's Advice to Tlic Cotton O rowers. To the Editor of The News and Courier: Many seem to regard the purchase of a liberty bond as a con? tribution to the war. It is an invest? ment and a wise investment in a cold? blooded money sense. The bonds of the first liberty loan are selling now at a small premium. There can be no no doubt, that by next January when the entire loan is subscribed, that these bonds will show the same pre? miums as the first. British bonds is? sued in 1S96 at 2 3-4 per cent, are now selling at US, and the wealth and re resources of the Cnited States is far greater than England, therefore these bonds at 4 per cent, should Anally sell higher than British bonds at 2 3-4 per cent. This is the richest nation on earth, the moment peace is in sight, thest? bonds should go higher than 113. Suppose, though, that the war contin? ues and further bond issues become psotssary, this absolutely insures these bonds betng at a premium be? cause the government could not sell a new issue at par. unless previous is? sues were above par. When you buy a government bond, you buy that much of the United States, just as much as a railroad has back of it the rolling stock, roadbed and assets of the railroad. These bonds have behind them your land, bonds and stocks and In addition the life of every mab in the nation for their protection. They are good as long as the United States is good; dnd when the United states is not good, then you and I have no fur? ther use for property, except enough dirt to bury us. These bonds should be largely sub? scribed to by the cotton planters. The price of our products depends upon easy credits and abundant money. No government price has been fixed, or is likely to.be ilxed. for cotton. As long as credits are expanding, money cheap and easy to get, the price of cotton will continue to ad? vance. I have heard bankers argue that the sale of these bonds will con? tract credit and tighten money, and that therefore prices must fall. They are mistaken. The money is spent at once for supplies and goes to increase the volume in circulation and enor? mously expand credits. They are paid for on the instalment plan, and the 1 first Instalment is put back into cir? culation before the second is taken i out, and so on. This is inflation if iyou choose to so call it, but I think I it is a perfectly natural result of the government being compelled by war demands to convert fixed and stable assets like land, etc., into fluid assets in order to meet extraordinary expenditure. The immense sums bor? rowed by the government simply means that much property turned Intt a liquid asset so that it can be used. Of course this means cheap money and high products. The dollar buys less and the products bring more. The man on a salary or fixed income gets poor? er, the man with cotton, corn and wheat gets richer. It works automati? cally, if the war lasts another year at the same rate of expenditure 50c a pound cotton is not only possible, but probable. If the surplus mone> from the present crop were put into bonds, it would be the best invest? ment the cotton planters ever made The more bonds issued the hlghei cotton will go. John L. McLaurin. Bennettsville, Oct. 8. tiil: annual MEBTIlfG. Programme of Red Cross Meeting Or tobCT 18th. The committee on arrangements has announced tie following pro gramme for the annual meeting of th Sumter Chapter of lied Cross, at Trinity Methodist Church at 8 P, M . Thursday, October 18th: Song by Quartette. Invocation, the Hev. Dr. Truesdalc Violin solo. Miss O.ladys Turner. Reports of the officers of the Chap? ter. Election of officers. Vocal solo. Miss Eileen Hurst. Introduction of spei ker by Mayoi I'. I>. .Jennings. Address by the Hon. Qeo. B. Cm mar of Newbarry, Song by Quartette. All members of the chapter in th city and throughout tin county are e\ pet ted to attend and the public Is <<>? dially invited to be present ?<> he? what has bsen accomplished by th< Chapter in the Sil months of its PA istence as well as to enjoy th<> mush and the address by Or. Cromer, Ph committee considers- itself very for innate In aeeurlng Dr, Cromer, wh It without doubt one <-f Ihe State most pleasing orators. lb- bus a'. ways been enjoyed on former vlsil here and has been in great detnain this ysar t<? speak <>n patriotic topics. SHMI Per Ton. Tin- highest price* ever paid on lib Oamden market for cotton seed wai paid today h) Mr. Ii I?. Mowlcy when be paid |10fl per Ion Cnntdon Mos? sensjor, <?ct. H, TRADING BW MB HCl. PRESTDENT iksUFS orders rel kgating authority to various DEPART? ments. Postmaster General Has Sli|>crvlsion Ovef ami Licensing of Foreign lan? guage Newwpapere. Washington, Ort. Ii.? Broad war powers conferred upon the president by the Trading with the Enemy Act were put into operation under an ex? ecutive order issued tonight delegat? ing the authority under the iaw to various government departments and to a newly created war trade board. The trade board is composed of the members of the Exports Administra? tive Board, whcih it will replace with the addition of a representative of the trade. It will continue to license ex? ports and will exercise a similar con jtrol over imports as soon as the pres? ident proclaims under authority of the Trading with the Enemy Act, the arti? cles to be restricted. Trading or commercial dealings of any nature with an enemy company or agent in this country or abroad is forbidden, except under license of the war trade board, which is ?also authorized to license enemy or "ally j of enemy" companies doing business tin the I'nted States, excepting insur? ance companies, whose superivision is entrusted to the treasury. Censorship of mails, cables, radio and telegraph messages passing out of the United States is placed in the hands of a censorship board, con? sisting of representatives of the war. navy and postoffice departments, the war trade board and of George Creel, chairman of the committee on public information. _ To the treasury is assigned the reg? ulation of transactions in foreign ex? change and exportation of gold or sil? ver coin under licenses and enforce? ment of the law's provision against transmission to the enemy of informa? tion by any other means than reguar mails. The treasury must also license insurance or reinsurance companies of the enemy or ally of the enemy do? ing business with the United States. Regulation of the use of enemy-owned or controlled patents for the war and for the granting or publication of patents containing information valua? ble to the enemy is given to,,the Fed? eral Trade Commission. The postmaster general is entrusted with supervision over and the lices 'ing of foreign language newspapers. In anticipation of this authority Post? master General Burleson has been re? ceiving applications for licenses and will begin issuing them before Tues? day, October 16, the date the provision of the law becomes effective. All such papers except those granted licenses are required under penalty to tile with their local postmasters before publica cation true translation of all matter relating to the United States gov? ernment or the governments of any other nations at war. The same sec? tion of the law makes it unlawful to circulate in any way matter made un mailable by the espionage act. The president's order defines the powers of the alien property custodian to act as trustee for all enemy prop? erty within the United States or issue licenses exempting companies from his supervision. An appointment for this position will be made soon. The secretary of state is empowered to license.se the transportation of ene? mies to or from the Ulnted State* through the existing passport means. The secretary of commerce will re? tain his present authority to review the decision of -customs collectors re? fusing clearances to vessels carrying cargoes in violation of the Trading with the Enemy Act. The new war trade board is to con? sist of Vance C. MeCormiek, chair* man, representing the secretary of state; Dr. AlOMO E. Taylor, represent? ing tin- secretary of agriculture; Tims i >. Jones, representing the secretary >f commerce; Beaver White, repre? senting the food administrator; Frank Munson, representing the shipping ? oard and a representative of tin secretary of the treasury, yet to be named. The name of the present exports council is changed to war trade council with the secretary of the reasury ami chairman Hurley, of tie (hipping board, added to its member? ship, the secretaries of '-?late, agrlcul ure and commerce an 1 the food ad nlnlstrator. This board will act in an tdvlsory capacity to the president an t he war trade board. The president's order vests in the var trade board power to llcens rade ' directly or Indirectly with, t ? r from or for. or on account of. oi ?n behalf of, or for the benefit oi my other person, with knowledge o! aasomihle cause to bgliegc |hat such No. Six-Sixty-Six Thie is a prescription prepared especially lor MALARIA or CHILI S A FEVER. Five or six doses will break any cuse, and if token then a* s tonic the Fovcr will not return. It sett on the liver better th m Caloinel and does not gripe or sicken. 23c other person is an enemy or ally of enemy, or is- conducting or taking part in such trade directly or indirect? ly for, or on behalf of, or for ihe bene? fit of any enemy or ally of the ene? my," only with the consent of the board may agents of enemy compa? nies do business in the United States p>fter Nov. 5. Enemy companies may not change the names thej used at the beginning of the war without B] eclal license. Secretary McAdoo Is vested by the president with and is expected to turn over to the federal reserve board "the executive administration of any in? vestigation, regulation, or prohibition of any transaction in foreign ex? change export or car-marking of gold or silver coin, or bullion or currency, transfers of credit In any form .other than credits relating solely to trans? actions to be executed wholly within |the United States, and transfers of ?evidences of Indebtedness or of own? ership or property between the United States and any foreign country, or Ibctweer the residents of one or more ! foreign countries, py any person j within the United States;" the reserve board already exercises virtual con i trol ovo- gold and silver exports. south mi st ADVERTISE. After the War lauopc Will Connate for Capital. New fork, Oct. 1G.?The South must advertise to be successful com? petitor^ against European countries for capital after the v ar, Herbert Houston, chairman of the National Advisory' Board, told the Southern Commercial congress at the opening session. Several thousand delegates arc here. Evei ythinq in the Building Line All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. everything at on;<: place I Phones 10 ? 621 ittiit^titni?i?iiniti?niiiiiti?ti?^tnrTrrTn!tt?sit?ttiTTrtt ittirttift tit ttttt.t.ttfn tt.hu'Ti.tn ?????????????????e^e^aee^e^ae^ ? *ooo**eo*ee**e>+aaa+? A Convenience. A checking-account with a bank is a great convenience; not only to the business and profes? sional man. but to the farmer as well. More peo? ple would keep such accounts if they knew just how to go about it. We gladly assist those who need help in getting started. % i THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County OUR COUNTRY AT WAR i Our Army already in the field?We must feed, clothe and provide for it till victory lias been won for us?SI o\\ our brothers and sons who have staked th3ir lives, that our hearts are with them and cur motey behind them. The second issu? of Liberty Bonds is now being" offered. We p ill gladly furnish you with them and help you linance them if desired. We make no charge for our work. Today is the time?Your Country Calls The National Bank Of Soum Carolina C. G. ROWLAND. President. TWO TEILERS Our customers will find our service much improv? ed by our having two tel? lers on Mondays and Sat? urdays. This bank wants its service to be unexcelled. Our customers' conven? ience is our first consid? eration. May we add your name to our depositors list? ?- , The National Bank of S?mter. "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS"