Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.Nit.NTN or n>AD MINKKS BAM* AT PHOPIKiF.D PKN Al/TlFS I ok MM KOI is \M> STHIKF.S. HiIiim io Negotiate Further? strlk Mus Follow Failure to IwtiN Wage*. Washington. Nov. J.?gjputhwcster i coal miners' representatives detiu 1 Puel Administrator Oarfleld hero to? day and refused to agree to insertio > In a w*w wsffe contract of provisions penalising strikes and lockouts. After a secret meeting this niornm the miners abruptly broke off SOfOtls lions with Dr. Oarfleld and operators representatives and left for their homes this afternoon, announcing they would call a general convention ?Southwestern miners to meet in K?? se? City November 12 to discuss tho situation. Fuel administration officials see p 4 ?abilities that the situation may de? velop seriously. Sixty mines now are ?die In Kansas and miners through out the four States involved?Oklaho? ma, Arkanaaa Missouri and Kansas sre threate nlng to strike unless they /irt given Immediate wage Increase! No contracts granting wage 1 |? ereases will be spproved by the go. etnment. Dr. Oarfleld Insists. unless penalty clausee are Inserted. Furthr ? Dr Oarfleld will not apply to the Southwest the recent forty-flve-cents a-ton raise In cosl prices which was designed to absorb wage Increases uu til the mhiers corns to terms. I stand absolutely firm." Dr g.i field said tonight. "The penalty clause must be put in exactly as Indicate 1 I have nothing to add to that." Operators' representatives said to? night they would agree to any kind of penalty provision Dr. Oarfleld dt - manded. The wage Increases they had agreed to give to the men, they said, could not be advanced unless tho mines received the forty-five cent l crease In coal prices Wage Increases sought hy th" Southwestern miners are based Off In? creases agreed on recently by sporn? tore and union heads In the eenn J competitive field. MXm iX MIX HlltNF.D. Ilia: Toll of l ife In Fire?Salvation Army MImhIou Destroyed by Flamen Patersm. N. J.. Nov. 4.?Nineteen l bodies had been taken tonight fro the ruins of the Salvation Army Kes cue Mission in this city, which am destroyed by fire early today. Van men were taken to hospitals with prabably mortal Injuries ami man others were leas seriously hurt In leap Ing from windows. Identification of all the dead wl'l be Impossible, the police believe, i thO Instttulon's records were burne There were 85 men asleep In the mil sJon when the flames started In an ol 1 frame bjlhllng adjoining the main Straeten u*e<i for storing msgasln i and newspapers. Arrival of fire apparatus was delay-1 ed through confusion In turning in a proper alarm and the entire SulMiSI was abhue when tin- firemen reach? ed t It.ipbl spread of the flames mad* use of the only fire escape on the building Impossible and the lodgers, msny of whom were old and crl I? pled, were driven to windows from j ahich they leaped before firemen could catch them In nets. SWS OFItMAW A f.Af.GAIlD. Neter Supreme In SHenee, States See - retary Houston. Washington. Nov. 4.?Germany has never been supreme in srienee a id abe has beei ng behind Knglai 1 France and the Putted States In dis? covery, in creative science and in In rentlon, Secretary Houston asserts In a dlscu-sdon of the "Prussian mill tary autocracy" appearing today In th* department of ugru-ultnie's new-; letter. Secretary Houston uuacks as lat e ? ly wrong what he nays is the world s impremdon that Germany stands for the maximum of emcleney in eve y tble.K (Germany's partienlar merit, he ?t.tlon. hmn neon that ehe hSS nnid?? n h item cif a?-len?*?*. ontu??lvce.1 it I?; <?!? of InUuMtry und Intelligently an.I per el?t*ntly applied it hack of the Indus t> SJ that are fundamental to mili? tary SMISSjIta, wltti indUMtrx OTgOinSSSd through every ponalble form of St it. s-tt or support. mi-sr i it i ?t i sfions i. * V OSVtaK Most i? 11 \hoiii Po lit lea I tcllvlilcH. Washington. Nov. I, Milton II Smith und other official* of the LjStllsl ville and Nashville Ita In. td the Su prune Qgggft bun ?|ecii|*>i1. saSJM IIS] ?wer the SjSSMSjtOSM BShsd: b) the in terntate common e < ommlHslon r? fftrdinn the pollthiil activities n i ?topitlKn ? ?.ntrll.nt ?,iis uT tb.it .<,,, P*?ny. Mb h.teltM hin stepped down l.nt i esacflj out el Uhailestou I'osl. Hallowe'en ait Kt. Joseph'?. The ghosts and wi che? rtmfnibft lug the hospitality ulwuys accorded Um im at st Joseph's AM not fail to make their annual ippearance. The Assembly Hall being the usual pl.ii-?' of these visits was decorate I with autumn leaves, moss, black OOtl VkUQ jack O'lanterns. While all present aut with a look of ?P?m'taue) .mysteriously the doors opwn?'d and th? witches eainu creeping in After the witches drill they pass? et out, leaViUK the ghosts to r< Ign su prenie. Their death < iies and groans sent i shiver over all. The broom stick drill was verv much enjoyed. Aft.-r this the young ladies amused il emselves with nany Hallowe'en charms, Delightful refreshments were served and the evening was thoroughly enjoy. I ed. Hallowe'en u Bethel. on Wednesday evening. October . Slst there was an old fashioned Ad Hallowe'en revel at Bethel in Priva? teer township for the benefit of the Bethel Graded Schopl. From the sounds of laughter and merriment, one could judge that the years had not destroyed the spirit of Halle we en I The auditorium of the building was a i i.wer of autumn fo'iage where ghosts ? walked" In the light of jaek-o lanterns cut from real pumpkins in ye olden time) and black cats kept watch. There wa/s a short program of music, etc., as follows: instrumental sok ? Miss Beatrice Sumter. Heading?Personal experience In hm practice as a physician?Dr. R I hirman. Instrumental Duet?Misses Ruth Cain and Jeannette Thomus. Talk on the Red Cross?Dr. Kd munds. "America" eung by audience and t? ( ornpanled on piano by Misses Cain I Thomas. All of this was enjoyed, as th mm three ladies are finished pianists, and their music is always a treat, whib l?r. Furman's "experiences" kept tin 'udi.-n.?> in i roar Of laughter. Dl Furman on a program is always hi-awing MM d. and this selection NflH? I especially acceptable. Dr. Hd munds won his way to all hearts last May when he delivered a "graduating address" h?'re. so he wav gladly wel? comed and his talk received with laarty applause. Afi?-tbe MPOfmin, ROV, \>m. Havns\<ith MlllOUIft?! that all ol the amusements wer ? frr? but th -re woubl be a sntal' . harg ? for ?efi?shments. and from ti e amis of Jollty one would sup| os" the crowd was amused. Booths had ton Orr?mod at intervals in carni? val effect, and Miss Dora Jones in her Gypsy dress and tent made I Very attractive 'fortune teller." Mrs II W. Cuttino. in a very pretty booth had each person to attempt to put pumpkin BOOd into a milk jar held on lop of the head by the right hand While the left hand managed ib? spoon and OOOd. As this was dom I '-'.ore a mirrOf it was more difficult than It sounds. Mrs. Furtnan and Miss Fugh held high carnival ovei ,i wheel of fortune" combined with "Blind man's Buff." Farther down the hall Misses- Pitts and Nettles drew I any of the young folks tparticular!: oung men) who wished to display ItlOll ObiHty to thrown pumpkin seed from a given distance Into a unal . iooI. It was difficult to ?>?>' fron i I laughtrr whether success or fail? ure marked their efforts. A splendid feature Of the evening was the Ree" Cross Imoth where members- w;ere so lleltOd and specimens of the work 0 Ihe Sumter chapter shown. Misse; Kille and Kleanor Kolb in the Be '?ross uniforms gladly gave then ovenluf to this wor.'<. and not only se cured a good many members, but moused much Interest In the setual wort the eoldlera need us to do foi them. Of nil the fun. the childrei njnyed most the booth of which MiK Mattle Oihson ha 1 charge, where with their hnnds bound behind them Itiej tried to bite apples suspended oi I rolled woes from the eotllng. Tin II ?frcahmenl teener srae la ebnrsee of !.-.1;?ni?s S. I?. fain. Jr.. J. M. Kolb j w in. HaynffWoetU und ?:????. x?-iti.-s ..st eWetent Im?eteoperi ol ?)"? jection. ancl adding their rosolptl t' ?hose from the door, where Mi S D Cain wai doorkeeper, t h?? treaourj Iol Hie SlSOflhUISri makes a much bet slowing The OOOAfkltttOS win bad this entertainment in char?< ? s|| to thank till who gave their as itancc. ami especially the Indien sn< '?ntieioen moatloned ?" Ibis srtlclu ii mki ore alto due Ihe e< Itor Tin Mem who kindly printed i notlo* .? II |S his paper We also wish 10 051 ess appreciation of *? many nf oui ? nds from Sun n r Snd tfe I neigh rinn m hools sttendlnsJ :,"*1 helplw 11?? make the evening so pleaaant PosnetorfTs allusion to ? biibet1 ...I 111 iv bcip Latin American fS publics |0 fathom the motive* of s0iw ttf ihe Oerinan defenders In |hel o I dot, Chb ago Her i Id THIS COTTON SITUATION, An Interesting l*rcscntatloii of On*' Point of View Showing the Mean? ing lo tho South or the Now Pictore in the Cotton World. (By W. W. Morrison, New Orleans. La., In Manufacturers Record.) I nm inclined to take an optimistic riOW of the effec t that war is likely to have upon this country, both bofort and after it comes to a close.' 1 know that some individuals, rather promi nent in the world of economic thought, feel somewhat pessimistIc uhout the outlook. They largely be? long to that class however, whose pursuits make thorn more or less the? orists. The record shows that the de? velopment of economic life is not of? ten in accord with theory, certainly not so often as to warrant us in tak? ing the predictions of theorists with serious concern. You see the battles will hot be. fought on our own soil. That ntakot a very great difference. During tKe Civil War the field of conflict was In the South, and, it has taken the South half a century to recover from the ef? fect! of that war. Except in a VOrj minor way, no battles were fought In the North, and the North prospered during the war and has continued to prosper ever since. It is really bec om? ing clearer every day that this nation is going to lead in the moral and po? litical activities of the world, and it i just a? clear that it is suing to lead i! the world's business and industrial ac tivities as well. The financial capital of the world has already definitely passed to this country, and the enormous sums thai Kurope must send over here every year in the way of interest for many generations make it probable that this supremacy will continue for very many years, perhaps for all time. At least, such a conclusion looks rea? sonable. In the mater of manufac? turing cotton goods, for instance, the lead Is rapidly being transferred to the United States. Just a little while back we were only using one-third o? the American crop. Now we are using about two-thirds, and there is every prospect of American mills absorbing the entire American crop in a few ears, and only a very few at that. Iva often hear the question asked, If cotton cannot l>e exported, what are the Americain producers going to do tbout It? In view of this obvious tiend, it looks a far more pertinent lUSStlOn, if cotton cannot move I broad, what are the foreign consum? ers going to do about it? Or rather, which seems nearer to a probability, i' American consumption leaves no cotton to SSnd abroad, what are the Cotton spinners of Kurope going to do about It? Indeed, it occurs to me that this- increasing absorption of Ameri? can cotton by American mills in among the very real and very grave meitaCOg to the great cotton manu? facturing industry of the Old World. As this has been due to a trend of industrial life thai developed in spit> >f the war, the menace is likely to be i OmS more acute after its close. These changes in the coton Indus? try as it relates to the South a:e wholly constructive. The record ho\s\ that this gre at increase in man? ufacturing In this country is by very much the largest part confined to lOUthern mill*. The Mg fact is, thr.t he evidence constantly grows that ihe capital of the great, coton manu? facturing Industry of the world is bc Ing definitely transferred to the eoiin .ry of the cotton fields. Can we not ill tt the inexorable logic of an in? exorable law of trade? In this con? nection tt ahs?ld be stated, not so long igo Europe largely financed and car? ried the surplus cotton of the world. That supre macy, and the vast pow? " and protits that go with it, has now passed to the South for the South i:i recent years has carried, practical!} without aid. the greater part of the surplus of the cotton In the world. This Increase In the manufacturing of the raw product makes greatly and vitally for the healthy employ? ment of both labor and capital. Take, for instance, n pound of raw cotton; BVhen manufactured it runs In value Vom about $1 to above $ir?. Borne luthorltles ssy In the hlahly finished ubrle it runs well above title figure. \t |fl ccntK ;i pound. SOS i ounda or ? v eotton would bring fl2G. When najiufactursdi even tit an average of mm $-' to $:: per pound, Its value would be from $1,000 to $1,500; or, n other words, the BOO pounds would (present, if manufactured tit home, i..und. say $1,000 to (1,400 more to e divided between labor eapital and be commerce en* our country. When thess things are carefully analysed re hare i very striking evidence ol he tremendous potentislity of tn hangs for the beter In Ihe economl Ife of ihe south thai has i> ?e trough! about bj this shifting e>r en nremacy In the ootton affairs cd' ths world, i fee! if Important to emphaalse this h If ting Of control in tlx1 cotton in dustry, since the prospective d illicit I es ed the export Situation, has held, itii still holds, a conspicuous plans in .he reactionary arguments of the Um??. The record shows that these arguments have betti as harmfully misleading as they have been conspic? uous. For it is notorious that those who have in recent years based then calculations upon the assumption that these difficulties would demoralize prices have been subjected to serious disappointments and sometimes to se? rious losses. NEW (illAlH .XTF, OFFICERS. War Dcparmont Flans as to the New j Officer* to be Graduated from Train I ing ( amps. Washington. Nov. ?Under plans completed by the war department for Disposition of the graduates of the sec? ond series of officers' training- camps, which close this month, every man of the 19,000 who is recommended for commission either will be commission? ed at once or placed on an eligible list, subject to call. The commissions, as was the CSSd with the graduates of the first camp?, will be in the officers' reserve corps or the National Army. On the eligi? ble list will be placed men who are aboye the legal age for commission in the reserve corps at the rank to which their showing at the camps entitled them. As there is no provision for an inactive National Ai'inv commissior they will be put on an eligible list and commissioned in the National Army when needed. It is expected there will be only a small number of such men Not all of the men commissionol when 4he camps close will be called to i-ervice immediately, in fact, it wi? pointed out today that many of them particularly the lieutenants, might no; be called ;to active service until the second 500.000 men of the Nationa) Army are organized. officers in charge of the camps art seiet ting 1,000 men between 2\ and ?J7 years of age for commissions &fl ptovisional second lieutenants in the regular army. They will be attached to regular regiments for additional training and will be given provisional commissions to be confirmed if they make good in active service. After thes-e 1,000 are selected, th* men remaining will be considered fur the signal corps and crdnance bu? reaus. Virtually all of the majors and many of the captains <>?' the line com? missioned when ihe camps (lose will be needed immediately. There are Indications of a shortage of reserve." in this grade which may make it nec essary to reopen the army t<? civil lam generally if officers' casualties prov* as heavy a* is to be expected. BEXNETTKVItiLE \ S. SCMTKR. High School l oot hall Teams Meet on i Local Gridiron thia Friday?Snappy Game Rxpocted. _ Bringing one of the beat and fast? est teams in the Pee Dee section, the I Bennetsvllle high school football team meets the looal high school hoys this ! Friday at the local ball park. The I boys from Marlboro cqunty have :>.) ways put out splendid teams and the first athletic contest SVC? Staffed be? tween these two schools ought to fur? nish the spectators with many thrills. There will be no cancelling Of this game as the Hennettsville boys writs that they will be here without fail. AlthOUfch considerably bruised up in their game with Camden, the Gamecocks have entirely recovered and will present their strongest line? up agianst the visitors. The boys will be put through a strenuous practice I in preparation for this game and will give a good account of themselves when the whistle blows Friday. It is costing over forty dollars to bring the strong Bennetavllle team to Bumter. Unless the fans turn out the limited treasury of the high school association cannot afford to bring the best teams here. The local management is entire? ly dependent upon the receipts taken at the game to defray the expenses ! of the teams brought here. If the people of Bumter want good clean and I wholesome athletics then they ought to assist those in charge in making ends meet. It is hoped that a large j crowd will be out to witness the game Friday. The game will be called at 3.30 with Dr. DuRant officiating as referee. ^ - Dr. B. 11. Edmunds went to Florence yesterday to deliver an addn ss at th< V. M. C. A. lie spoke to a large audience in the afternoon in Florence and by special invitation stopped over ! in Timmonsville and spoke to a large crowd In the evening. Cautious Mourner. Walking through the village street Cue day. the widowed l ady Bountiful met old Farmer Stubbs on his way to ''market says the New York Amen can. Her greeting went unnoticed. "Stubbs*" said she, indignantly, "you might at east raise your hat t. I me." "I beg your pardon, m'lady," wn. i the reply, "but my poor wife ain'i ? dead more'n two weeks, and I ain i started look in' at the wimmen yet'." DO YOU klAVE DI/oY SPELLS? It's Important |o Lean: the OpUfSCj a* Many Sunder B?fHjlie Uavo. Dlstlness is never a disease of itself ?It's only a symptom ?f some deeper sea, sd trouble. Mu< '. dizziness is caused by disordered kidneys failing to lilter all the poisons fron) the blood. These poisons attack the nerves and dizziness results. If yOU are subje'e: to dizziness, there Is good reason to suspect your kidneys, i ml if >ou suffe.* backache, headache, and bladder dis order, you have furtl or proof. Many Sumter people have ? arned the val \ tie of Doan's Kidney Pills in just such I cases. Head this Sumter woman's statement: Mrs. Annie C. Cnrnes, 407 Bart ktte St.. says: "My kidneys were dis? ordered and my bad. ached. I had Ik adaches and dtsy spells, too. I used 1 ?oan's Kidney Pill:; ts directed and they cured the troubl ." Price GOc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that cured Mrs. Carnes. Foster-MHburn \ Co.. Props., Buffalo, X. Y.?Advt. 41 ANTI-GERMAN OUTBREAKS. Heavy Damage Don- Business Places In Rio Jtmeiro. ? _ Rio Janerio, Nov. 2.?Popular mani 1 feotatiohs against German business ; houses in this city assumed a violent I character today. T ie damage was heavy. , Anti-German outbreaks are also re? ported from Curltyba and Saopaulo. The guard detachtm nts over the Cen? tral Railway of Brasil have been [doubled, all officers nave been recall? ed to their garrisons and furloughs BUSpended. A spy. whose nationality ; is not publicly known, has beea ar I rested in Bio Janer' f Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker Ui Embalmer. Prompt H|ta tion to 0a> and Nig it Calls. At D. J. CRAW Old Stand. N. Main. Phones: Sf^'o, BUY AN AUTO ROBE The man sitting over the engine driving is comfor? table, but how about your folks on the back seat. We have quality and prices in keeping with a Ford or a Packard. $5.00 to $16.50 All robes full size. 60 inches by 80 inches. A car without a robe is as uncomfortable as a house without a roof. THE D. j. CHANDLER CLOTHING CO Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.