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News of Thirtieth Division War-Department Has No Defi nite Information When It Sails From France. Columbia, Feb. 7.?Gov. Cooper is in receipt of a letter from the war de partment saying that the 30th Divis ion had not yet been assigned to early convoy and there is no information as to-the date of arrival, but if Camp Sevier is still in operation at the time, the regiment from the vicinity of Greenville will be , demobilized there. All South Carolina troops will be demobilized in South Carolina, says the letter. Han to Steady Prices Government Intervention in IMarkets Suggested by Secre tary Redfield. Washington, Feb. 7.?Stabilization Of prices through government inter vention in the basic commodity mar kets as a means of removing threaten ed industrial and business stagnation with its attendant unemployment has been recommended to President Wil son by.a conference of cabinet officers and industrial leaders who have made . an exhaustive study of the situation. In making this announcement to day, Secretary Redfield, at whose in stance the conference was called, said the plan proposed to the president .was- appointment of a representative committee to investigate production costs in field and recommend prices at which the government through its various departments would do its purchasing. Producers, consumers and labor representatives would be asked to co-operate in determining j the prices. j .Secretary Redfield said those at tending the conference here this week were convinced the determining of fair prices in the semi-official and c?-operative manner proposed would release "latent consuming powers" now dormant because consumers are awaiting price stabilization and thus .; vl^ring about an immediate increase in production in business lines. Return to pre-war prices is not contemplated, Mr Redfield said, norj is it proposed to use the government's! war powers or to seek legislation from I congress. The whole plan depends; entirely upon voluntary co-operation by all interests involved, it was ex- j plained and the government's pur-1 chasing power would be used only in carrying out the prices agreed upon. Porto Rico Sugar Planters Are Trying to Obtain Price Agreement. San Juan, P. R., Jan. 18 (Corre spondence of The Associated Press)? ".Although the sugar season is now well under way, more than 8,000 tons -of new sugar having been forwarded *t? the refineries, no definite agree ment has been reached for the pur chase "of island sugar by the refiner ies. All sales that have been made so' far have been on the basis of $7.28 New York City, which price is based j on that of the agreement with the ^Cuban sogar planters. The Sugar Producers' Association, however, is working for a definite -contract providing for the purchase of the entire crop at S7.2S. Ship ments of sugar are expected to in crease from now on. THE EXTRACT EVTL. Maas Meetfng in Bishopville Protests. (Bishopville Vindicator.) ? At a mass meeting held at the court house by the citizens of Bishopville on [February 4th, 1919. at S o'clock p. m. for the purpose of discussing the j micit sale of intoxicating extracts and] drugs, the following resolutions were! adopted, viz: Whereas, it is evident that sundry extracts and essences and various con coctions purporting to be medicinal remedies are being sold in our town as beverages, and whe reas, these pre- | tended remedies are bought and sold in such quantities as make it evident beyond doubt that the supply and de mand for the same is but the same old call for strong drink heretofore j supplied by bar rooms and dispen-1 saries wifhin the law and by blind tig- j ers without the law. and whereas, j such sales are in violation of lav.* and j destructive of the morals and happi- ! ness of this community; Now there- j fore, be it resolved by the citizens' here asembled. that (1) As law abiding citizens we begj our fellow citizens who are engaged | In this traffic as owners, managers or j stockholders, that they cease this) business and save to the community j the evil effects thereof. (2) We respectfully request thej Judge of Probate of our county thai j he be thoroughly satisfied that any) request for liquor is ' for medicinal j purposes solely and that in cas<- ofi any doubt that h<- require th" certi ficate of a physician to that effect (3) We urge our general assembly to pass a more stringent law placing alcoholic tonic? under the ban of law". That a copy o? the**? resolutions he sent to our delegation in the ?ren <eral assembly with the request that they use all thcii endeavor to secure the passage of such a law. (4) We request the editor of the Leader and Vindicator to publish the resolutions adopted by this meeting. Berlin. Wednesday. Feb. 5.?Uncon firmed press dispatches from Bremen indicate that the insurgents are con tinuing guerilla warfare in Bremen, notwithstanding the government's claim that the uprising was quelled Tuesday, with casualties estimated at thirty dead and over hundred wounded, the insurgents being the heaviest losers. The property damage, however, was slisrht. Dr. W. M. Riggs. president of Clom son College, has secured a leave of absence from his duties and will, in a few daj'S. leave for Europe to rep resent the United States government in the reconstructive program for the war torn lands. South Hater Raves i i Lenroot of Wisconsin Makes j v Bitter and Unfounded Charges. Washington, Feb. 7.?Charges of Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, Re i publican, that Southern delegates in j congress favored any appropriation ; as long as their States would get a j portion of it. injected spirited del ate ! during consideration of the posto See appropriation bill today. Sen: tor (Fletcher <f Florida, and Robinson of i Arkansas, denied the accusations. ! Senator Robinson declared it was unbelievable to him that such an as isertion would be made in the seriate j by any member unless that member I*mad a deliberate purpose to insu>t a j large portion of the membership of {this body." Replying, Senator Len I root said he had nothing to retract During the discussion of the $2 !0. 000,000 good roads provision. Senator Lenroot warned of a possible deficit in the federal treasury which would compel this country to borrow money in peace times. "You will have a bond issue in 1920" the Wisconsin senator declared" and you will sweep the Democratic i party from power when you do it." J While declaring from a Republican {standpoint that was to be hoped Lor. J he said ho would prefer there be as I "little sense of responsibility from a national standpoint concerning ihn' expenditures of this government. Senator Lenroot ' said Southern States are responsible for what they termed the "sectional issue in this government." "It is true," he continued, "that I the Republicans have called attention I to the control of legislation by the Southern States: but by the action of j Southern States and presented in both j houses of congress they are contiaur ally demonstrating that from that [section there is very little respons:')il i ity from a national standpoint con cerning expenditures, provided only that the' appropriation shall be ex pended in their own States. A ri /er and harbor bill might be proposed here and there is scarcely any s im that might be appropriated in that river and harbor bill that would not receive almost the solid suport of "he Southern States. provided C:ey j thought they r;ot their share of he appropriation." Senator Fletcher said such state-I meats are unwaranted and added' "I can not allow statements of that kind to stand without some pro- ; test. Ke said it is untrue the South gets an unjust proportion of the appror. a tions made in the river and harbor bill, but added that it was not surpris ing many of these appropriations were for that section of the country because of the geographic lay of the land and the fact that many of '.he j country's streams flow in a South rn I direction. j Representatives and senators from j the Southern States, he continued ire just as broadmir.ded and free fr m ; sectionalism as those from any other! section. j -.-j Marshall Denounces Trouble Makers This Country is Not Interna tional Boarding House Nor An Anarchist Cafe. Washington, Feb. 7.?Vice Presi dent Marshall, speaking tonight L-e- j fere the National Press Club, de nounced Bolshevism and anarchy and propounded what he termed a row creed for. Americans. He said that those American citizens, native and naturalized, who were unwilling to seek redress for their grievances in orderly and constitutional ways, "should be taught, peacefully if we can, and forcibly if we must that j our country is not an international j boarding house nor an anarchist cs ?e. j The "creed" presented by the v ce| president said: "I believe that the American *e- \ public as instituted by the fathers J constituted the iinest system of gov ernment ever ordained among ir en j and affords the machinery for the righting of grievances without resort j to violence, tumult and disorder. "I believe that every inequality which exists in the social and c o- j nomic condition of the American j people is traceable to successful de- j mands of interested classes for c" ss legislation and I believe therefore that practical equality can be obtain ed under our form of government by i remedial legislation in the interest of the American people and not in the interest of anybody, therefore large or small. "I believe there is no justification in a government where officials rirej elected and laws made by the people ' for a minority to threaten bloodshed j and anarchy unless the majority shall! submit to the wiP of the minority, j "I believe that America belongs to i American citizens, native and natural \ j izr-d. who are willing t?? see]< redress j (for their grievances in orderly :nd-j constitutional ways, and 1 believe j that all others should be taught, j peacefully if we can and forcible if I we must, that our country is not an j international boarding house nor an I j ana rchist cafe. j j "1 pledge myself to the support of j [.these principles by my voice, my *cte i i and. if need; by my fortune and . iy ! life and I promise my countrv to train my children i;r reis mos: holy: j faith." j_ j London. Feh. 7.?The effect <,r the agreement which ended the strik- on I the railwavs leading; inte Lond? . en 1 " _ 1 the demands or employees of omn us land tram ears has noi yet been defi nitely settled. The secretary of the j vehicle workers said today, howev? r. jtha; .?? situation appears to be s tis j factoi". j \n opposition to the re-election of La k. Sanders as superintendent ?f ! ilio Slat" penitentiary has developed (and indications are that he will chosen on the first ballot when the j Auctions are held on February 1 ?? Mr. Sanders before becoming supoi:a : tendent of the penitentiary w ?s a j member of the house from Sumter i county. London Strike Is Adjusted The Board of Trade Makes an Agreement With Unions. London. Feb. S.?Sir Albert .Stan ley, president of the board of trade announced thi^ morning that an ar rangement with union executives had been reached and railway service will j be resumed as soon as possible. Act ing Secretary Hudson of the unions said he was satisfied with the agree ments. It is expected tube trains wid ! be running by noon today. The elec trica] trade union has called oil" its strike at least until Sunday, wm r they will discuss the situation. The I situation at the Clyde ship yards : ? I still unchanged. The Scottish mm ers have resumed work, pending a discussion. Ask About Embargo State Department Makes In quiries of Allied Govern ments. Washington. Feb. 8.?Inquiries j have been sent by the State depart ment to Great Britain, France ? nd ttaly. regarding the import em bo go. the French cartel svtsem and the Ital- i i lan system governments supervision of purchases, ali of which have ef fect on American industries. BOX T BE SWINDLED. Statement by Secretary Glass Reg?: d ing Redemption of War Savings Stamps. Washington. Feb. 5.?My attention has been directed to the numerous of fers made by unscrupulous persons through advertisements and in other ways to buy War Savings Cert::'.- .n Stamps and as a result of such o'". ? rs ' I am informed that owners of s' | securities have suffered material lo es j which could have been avoided by re- ! demption of the War Savings C i cate Stamps at postoffio-.-s as pro*, id- [ ed by law. I therefore direct the attention of the public, particularly such pers as as have made offers of the chara< er i above mentioned, to the follov. ig j terms and conditions which arc .i-j ed on the back of the War Sa.'i :gsj Certificate of the Series of 1918: '.This certificate is of no value x cept to the owner named hereon a:id I is not transferable." "Tho law provides that no one r son shall at any one time hold War! Savings- Certificates to an aggreu ?o amount exceding One Thousand I'd-! lars." "Certificate?This certifies that s :'b-j ject to the terms and conditions! printed hereon, the owner named an ; the back hereof will be entitled to i ceive on January 1. 1923. in res; *ct! of each United States "War Savi gs Certificate Stamp of the Series of l is then aifixecl hereto, the amount i: ii cated hereon as then payable or at hisj option, will be entitled, to receive at any earlier date, in respect of e: b j such stamp then affixed hereto, the j lesser amount indicated in the Tavle | printed hereon." Treasury Department Circular No. 128 issued December IS, 191S and ; e- ' ferring to War Savings Certificate Stamps, Series of 1911). contains! amongst others the following provis- \ ions: "Any owner of a War Savings C ;r- ! tificate, Series of 1919, at his option. ! wilfl be entitled to receive, at any time after January 10th. 1919, and prior to : January 1, 1924, at a money-order '. postoffice (the. office where registc? -d j in the case of a registered certificat ? >. j upon surrender of Iiis certificate and i upon compliance with all other pro yisipns thereof, in respect of each V it Savings Certificate Stamps. Series of; 1919. then affixed to such certificate.! the amount indicated in the follow ng table, but no postoffice shall make any such payment until 10 days after \ - : ceiving written demand therefor, and i such certificate must be surrendered for payment within 60 days after st-cn demand, otherwise the demand will I be deemed to be waived and a new! mand will be required before pay-] ment/' '"War Savings Certificates. Seri< s of 1919. are not transferable and will be i payable only to the respective own -rsl named thereon, except in the case of ] death or disability "f any such own- j er." i "It will not be lawful for any one: person at any time :." hold War S: v-J ings Certificates of any one series to an aggregate amount exceeding' $1.000 (maturity value.)" In order that the interests of own ers of War Savings Certificate Stamps of either series may be safe-guardvd.' ( hereby notify all persons to refrain . from offers to buy War Savings Stamps or accept them in trade. The Postoffice Department. co--| operating with the Treasury Dep "i ment, has issued instructions whereby payment will be refused whenever it is apparent that changes have h. en made in tho name f>f the original owner of a ry Certificates which, may b<- presented t>> postofficos for re-j dem ptipn. i earnestly request newspapers and magazines t?? give this matter he fullest amount of publicity in re 'or that ih<- rights "f millions of peopb ? investors in United States Govern ment securities?may be fully protect-! ed. (Signed) Carter Glass, Secy. The Anderson delegation in the! general assembly is preparing t" s *b rah to the voters or Anderson cocn ty ila- question of issuing bone in the sum of ?-,000;o?)0 for tin* pur pose of constructing good reads. "r. iou county voters are probably to be given the i ri vi lese of voting bo fit in the sum of ; * fi.?O-0 tor the same pur pose and Greenwood's delegation is preparing Lo submit a bond issue of >..iiM Miiit t( their voters. The good roads fever is spreading in South Carolina. Paris, Feb. 7.? William Allen White, of lb. porja. Kansas, and Prof. George Davis b r<.n have been ap pointed American delegates to CV Princes Island conference with " r Russian fat tions. Hero of Royalty Son of Archduke Awarded Gold Medal for Bravery But Was Never in Battle. Vienna, Jan, 10.? (Corrspondencc <>f the Associated Press..)?Of how lit tle importance an i significance were some of the erde. , and decorations bestowed upon princes and nobles during the war is indicated by a little story now going the rounds in Vienna. It concerns Albrecht. the son of Arch duke Fried rieh. lie was assigned to the front with a Tyrol Kaiser regiment, but with in structions to the coir mel and comman der that he must never be endang< red. In 1917 the regiment bad a strenuous battle with the Italians at Schuldcr baeh and suffered heavy losses. When the authorities" looked over the list of recommendations for dec ora ions after the battle it was noticed that Archduke Aibrocht's name was not present. It was learned that he had been three kilometers behind the line during the fighing. The colonel declared lie could not cite him as 'one of his bravest, since it would make j ill-feeling among the soldiers and was not justified. An order then was issued the c< m manding colonel to recommend Albrecht for the golden medal for; bravery arid when the officer refused he was relieved from his command. Russia's Cheap Money A Rouble is Now Worth Only Twelve Cents. London. F^b. 5.?Northern Russia's new ruble cur:-' ncy. that is. the cur rency arranged by the British gov ernment to assist the Archangel Pro visional Government in establishing finances, lias a. fixed rate of exchange of forty rubTes to one pound. That places tit-* ruble at six pence roughly twelve cents in. American money. Exchange on the old rabies. b'<th | those issued under the imperial gov-i emment and the Kerensky govern-i ment, has been extremely unstable throughout the Bolsheviki regime ir | all parts of Russia. The distribution of money is unev? n. Money fa:r.:::es are constantly appearing in many sec tions, regardless of the fact that ail money presses are kein going day and night. E. M. Harvey, an English banker, has been named head of the bureau of the Archangel Provisional Govern ment entrusted with controlling the new rubles. At a' later date agree ments may be reached with Ameri can and French banks to keep de posits of francs and dollars and thus facilitate business between those countries and the Northern Russian govern men i. Idleness in Germany Hundreds Apply to Americans for Employment. Coblonz. Feb. 6.?Three hundred German factory workers, many of them widows of soldiers, applied re cently to the Third American Army headquarters in Coblenz for employ ment, contending that with the end of the war they had been thrown out of work- The question of employing women as menders of American uni forms was taken under consideration, j Florida Tax Dodgers Only Four Men in Flagler Paid Foil Tax. ? St. Augustine. Fla.. Feb. C.?Be cause only four voters in newly-form ed Flagler county paid their 1018 poll tax. Governor Catts of Florida has postponed until March 4 a special election in that county to name a member of ho Lower House of the Legislature. The gov< rn?r in his proclamaion docs not refer to th ? dearth of qualified voters but says j '"severe.: citizens of said county d< sire to have said election postpone:!." Under a recent decision of the Unit ed States Supreme Court which held that the legal quorum shall vote and be all sufficient it is declared the four voters could have elected the r- pre sentative had the election been held on the date originally set. Flagler county originally was a pari of St. .Johns county of which St. Augustine is the county scat. Friends ?:!? over South Carolina of Former Ccvernor Richard I. Man ning will be interested to learn that he- has been asked by the League *<? Enforce Peace, a nation-wide organ ization, to undertake a mission to) France, and in company with other distinguished Americans, to present . before the peace conference certain j matters pertaining to the formation of the league o: nations. Mr. Man ning has only recently returned from} Washington where he secured his passports preparatory to his probable departure in the near future. Mr. Manning is very anxious to have Mrs. Manning accompany him hut there is a war department order! which practically denies to the wife; or toother of any American soldier j the privilege of going to France; It is the desire of Mr. and Mrs. Manning to locate are1, visit the grave of their son, the late Major William Sinkler M: li ning; who was iklled in action No- I vcmber 6 and who i-- buried seme-j wh< ( near Verdun. Th-- regulation against wives and mothers of .\ ncrican soldiers was made during the war but she restric-j lion tie ; not yet been removed. Mr. j Manning hope -, however, that he may < be aide jo secuve the passpovts for] Mrs. Manning and in that event ^he. will accompany him to Prance. Walter E. Duncan, who was secre-j tary to Go v. Manning the las' few! months of tin- ratter's administration, has become editor of The Columbia ] Kvnoav Record. Rofbre becoming] secretary to Governor Manning. Mr.; Duncan was editor of The A ikon Stan-' divrd. It is understood that he will continue as owner ar.d editor of the A ikon paper and thai his family will conunuc to reside in Aiken. ! i Packers Helped J Office Seekers Contributions Made in Several Campaigns. Washington, Feb. ?Political cam paign contributions and legislative ac tivities of the five bi.a meat packing concerns were inquired into today during cross examination of Henry Veeder. counsel for Swift & Company, by Francis J. Heney before the sen ate agriculture committee, which is considering the legislation for the reg ulation of the meat industry. .Mr. Veeder .testified his company had contributed to the campaign funds of Former Representative Tag gart of Kansas in 1915. and of Repre sentative Rodertberg of Illinois in 1912. After the committee had ad journed tonight however, Mr. Veeder j issued a statement saying that the $250 contribution referred to in con nection with Mr. Rcdenberg's cam paign had been paid to a committee "working in behalf of the Rodenberg, primary law in Illinois*' and had not been for Mr. Rodenberg's own cam-' paign. The witness also told the commit tee that a donation was made in 1910. to the cant paign fund of O. B. Col euitt. who became governor of Texas the following year. | In reply to questions the witness said it was the practice of tb^ five big packing firms to oppose jointly legis lation in Washington, and State legis- .' latures wl ich they considered adverse j to their interests. While Mr. Veeder was testifying before the senate committee. W. A. Glasgow. Jr.. counsel for the food administration, flatly denied before' the house interstate commerce com-' mittce that Food Admistrator Hoover j had favored the packers as charged by Edw. C. Lasater of the National Live Slock Association's executive committee and former head of the food administration's live stock and markets division. i Hon Women Workers j - Trades Union Formulate Plans for Their Dismissal. Munich. Feb. 6.?Concrete plans for the systematic dismissal of the women workers who have taken men's places during the war have been agreed upon by General Commissioner of the Trades Union of Germany and the Central Association of Consumers' Leagues. Women will be released in J the following order: First?Women, whose husbands have work. j Second?Girls and women, who have no one dependent on them. J Third?Girls and women who havej from one to two dependents. Fourth?All other girls and wo- j men. In case male workers have to be discharged, it will take place in the following order: First?Unmarried;, men with no de- j pendents. : j Second?Married men without chil- j drcn and unmarried men with rela- ? tives to support. Third?All other men employed during the war. Exceptions arc permissable in order; to avoid injwstice in individual cases, but the workers must apply to their local trade unions. Every effort is to be made to protect married and un- j married men who have relatives or other dependents. j Co-Operative Hog ; Shipment* ? Clemson College Recommends Plan Followed in Sumter County. _ Clemson College. Feb. 6.?Through the aid of V. W. Lewis and L. C. Madi son, live :;tock specialists of the Ex tension Service. J. Frank Williams, eon my agent of Sumter county, made last. Friday a cooperative shipment of hogs from that county, 5 farmers shipping a car of S4 hogs. Local buy ers wore offering only 15 cents and it was not easy to seil at all. The car was shipped on consignment and the sellers realiezd 2 to 4 cents per pound above the local market. ? The extension specialists call at tention of the people and the county, agents throughout the State to the possibilities of such cooperative shipment of hogs and arc ready to aid in every way to give the movement a good start. The plan used in the Sumter ship ment end recommended as advisable at first is to weigh and mark dis tinctively each owner's hogs without grading, settlement of expenses and net returns to be made on pro rata basis. EFFECT OF WAR OX SAVINGS. South Leads the Nation in Accumula tion of Money. Richmond, Va.. Feb. 5.?That the Southern Sta:es, though having, pro portionately, a ? larger agricultural population, are considerably in the lead of the New England and the eastern States in the percentage cf increased per capita savings since 1914 was announced by the War Loan Organization here today. The organ iazticn has issued a bulletin present ing the comparative figures for tho several sections of the country for dis tribution to financial institutions in the Fifth Federal Reserve District. in the thirteen Southern States the average per capita savings oil r5l8 showed .$26.73, per capita wax savings being $6.14. But since 1914, ?the total per capita, savings in the South increased approximately 45 per cent. The increase in New Eng land was 20.3 per cent; in the eastern States. 10.7 per cent, and in the mid dle western States, 39.3 per cent. West Virginia leads the Southern States with a per capita savings of $63.92, and with a war savings per capita of $10.25. Its increase since 1914 has been 32.3 per cent. Three other Southern States aie in eluded in the Fifth Federal Reserve District, their records being: Virgin ia?total per capita savings $44.89; increase since 1914, 41.1 per cent; i per capita war savings, $5.18. North: Carolina?total per capita savings, $24.24: inrcease, 40.9 - per cent; per capita war savings $6.61. South Car olina?total per capita, $33.49; in crease since 1914, 57.7 per cent; per capita war savings, $3.78. Increased savings in the South are considered of unusual significance.. The per capita increase in the South ern States in the last four years shows a percentage more than four times as great as that in the Eastern States and more than double that in thrifty New England, though in the New England and eastern States, due to war industries, the total voluaie of savings was necessarily greatest. 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