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mmmm^mm i, i i mmm i n n mm CAMPAIGN OPENS y Fair Sized Aadience Gathers in v/rJRichland County Court House MEETING WAS A VERY QUIET AFFAIR ? -r , Some Candidates Take Flings tat-:rffieir Opponents?Occas ^( ion?lly Audience Cheers ??? ColumKv Aug. 12.?A fair sized audience braved the rain Tuesday morning and gathered in the county e^urt house. to hear the six candi dates for congress from the Seventh C?pgressional District speak. The au tf&nce was moved to cheers at times a?d- -some of the candidattes took some little flaunts at their opponents, feot^senerally speaking", it was one of the-most quiet political campaigns held in this county in some time. /?Because the inclement weather ap ; sparen tly kept many away, the can didates agreed to hold another meet iig" in Columbia on Saturday morning, August 23, at 11 o'clock. The speak t?s today were ^limited to 30 min utes*, time, z Several did not take their full; time, but said they would speak snore fully on some of the questions at the; next meeting. > Svhn Hughes Cooper, of Columbia, ; :? H$s * the first speaker. Mr. Cooper safe that . he wanted the best man to ^*5n . lie said that he Would relieve ??iy :Of the friends who -bad pledged ?remselves to support him'if they found a man better fitted lor the po sition of congressman. He then plung ic,tb the attack of what he termed 'tPbe Gervais street ring," and said that his opponent, Mr. Montreth, was th* "cb?d of that ring." He discussed afpme of the issues that wouJd likely come before congress. He stood for Americanism. He rwanted to see the prcjace treaty ratified in its entirety, although this cannot be done by the national. house of representatives. He would stand for the development of the.Congaree. He was opposed to put ting taxes on certain fertilizers. He lighted , reservation for the national >^rt{^toces,i.^nd^"for the merchant marine, ia^a friend of organized labor ^s^;lrfi^ as it does-jiot take the rights ?'?>^^vfromunorganised labor. He ?$?d$r for/ a-*- restricted immigration. "^^<?in"'.T. Duncan;- of Columbia, was ^e::ne?.; speaker,' and discussed, some j^^e^tthat will conae' tip for consider a??W in congress. He told of his views the cotton question and some other l^??Bal issues.". *? '.|:r?:^Fulme#r, of Norway, spoke. Hfe^said that he. was a business man and.; felt- qualified - to represent the ^op1e.: ''He objected to the idea that a/l&wyer mtust be elected/He thought that his dealings with the people of various types' and his experience as a business man. and as a banker fitted 'fcjm^for the issue. Mr. Fulrner was inVfavor of the things that President -Wilson 'was urging fn Congress. He ?wanted to see a Judicious, expenditure *&the< people's money. ^ \EdVC. Mann of St. Matthews statetd his platform briefly by saying, "I am ^pr anything that Woodrow Wilson advocates." He rwas.not running on <be demerits of any of his opponents. didn't know whether they had any demerits or not. He wanted the peace treaty, ratified with the league of na tions' included. -He- also wanted "a* Democratic party for white men." -.r Colin S. Moriteith of Columbia, de voted most of his time to the discus sion of issues. He is heartily in favor ??1ft the cotton movement?that is be - ins planned in this state. He wanted) -at-restricted immigration-that would "keep'away the bomb thrower. He did 3&ertr-oppose the sturdy class of immi "^rants coming into this country. He :would do ?what he could: hi legisla. '?qj?jjiin the high cost of< living.- 3ie . favored the merchant marine and Ieg ;4s4ation ' that would give fair and : equitable rates. He is a staunch sup "Jtorter of better roads and would try /tOf.have the government appropriation Increased for work in this district. ?Jfe- would work for a greater effi ciency in the National Guard. Was opposed to compulsory education but ^favored military schools in every ^Sfttte. to train officers to man an ?army .if it should be needed.. He praised the men who served the coun t-try ~<in the world war. George Bell Tim merman of Lexing ' ton. was the last speaker. He devoted itjotst'of his time to the "high cost of lining" and thought there was trou ble somewhere. "I am the same kind o^ Democrat my father was and being tfiat kind I will vote for the nominee irvthe general election. ,'* Several of the candidates criticized ^tHVtaction of ex-Governor Cole D. ? Biease who announced that he would . offer in the general election but not in the-primary. They criticized this action as a "bolt" and that it could liot be construed otherwise. HERBERT HOOVER , IS AT WARSAW Food Expert Conducting Eco , ; nomic Inquiry in Europe Paris. Aug. 13.?Herbert Hoover is reported to have* arrived at Warsaw. . He. is conducting an economic inquiry i in central Europe. TO VETO PROPOSAL President Wilson Stands Firm For Daylight Saving ! Washington, Aug. 13.?It is indicat ed that President Wilson will veto the bill repealing the daylight saving Jaw before the end of the week. LODGE EJECTS BITTER VENOM Studied Attack on League of Nations and President Wilson GALLERY IS PACKED WITH PARTISANS Senator From Massachusetts Delivered Address Against the Peace Treaty Washington, Aug, 12.?The tradi tional decorum of Senate procedure was upset today by an unusual demon stration of approval from the galler ies folhrwing an address by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman of the foreign relations committee, as sailing provisions of the league of na tions covenant. For more than a minute the gallery spectators applauded and cheered in violation of the Senate rules and then when, order had been restored they in terrupted with howls and hisses a speech by Senator Williams, Demo crat, Mississippi, in reply to Mr. Lodge. In spite of a sharp admoni tion from the chair, there were more hisses mingled with applause when Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, Ne braska* seconded Willams' speech. f.Vice President Marshall made no attempt to check the first demonstra tion; until it had.' begun to die out, but later he twice threatened to dear the galleries 'unless order was preserved. Senator Lo&ge's .address, itself un interrupted, was aimed chiefly against league provisions which, he said, would make the United States a sub ject nation" and ended with an ap peal for the preservation of American ism. The. covenant in its present form her- asserted, would not establish a league of peace, but would destroy the Monroe doctrine and give other nations the power to decide domestic American questions and to order American troops into foreign service. Senator Williams bitterly asailed the foreign relations chairman, declar ing that: in three months of prepara tion he had Worded his address to serve Republican political ends and to play to the galleries There, was not an appeal in Senator j Lodge's1 address^, for rejection of the league altogether nor was there any mention- of the program of reserva tions' proposed by seven Republican senators'as a basis of its acceptance. It was.learned however that this pro gram had been discussed with him by some, of Us sponsors and that a con ference of: Republicans would be held within a few days at. which an at tempt will be made to .bring .the Massachusetts senator and. several others into agreement on such a plan. x It was understood the reservation group felt that they had good ground for believing that their proposal would be accepted by Mr. Lodge and that enough Republicans then could be lined up to insure success of the movement should the Democratic leaders give their assent. The uproar in the senate chamber followed an equally tumultous session of the foreign relations committee at which David, Hunter Miller, legal ad viser to the league of nations com I mission at Versailles was vigorously .questioned by Republican senators about the genesis of the league cove nant and the meaning of some of its provisions. Clashes over the manner of questioning- the . witness resulted repeatedly in intervention by the chairman to restore order. . Mr. Mirier said he never had seen the "American plan" for a league of nations Until it *was in printed form ready for submission to the commis sion, and that later the basis of dis cussion by the commission was a com posite plan framed from the drafts of the various nations by himself and C. J. B, Hurst, a .legal attache of the British foreign office. Under ques tioning the witness said he was a law partner of .Gordon Auchincloss, son in-law of Col. E. M. House, and never had any experience in international negotiation until he was given an ap pointment in the state department in 1917. The witness was asked many hypo thetical questions about the operation of the league covenant and his an swers were objected to several times by Republican members as evasive. On some of the questions he reserved judgment. It was the opinion of committee members; however, that Mr. Miller would not be recalled and that no fur ther witnesses would be asked to come before the committee in its con sideration of the treaty. Some mem bers wanted to ask that Col. House, rwho still is Europe, be called to an swer questions about the league, but the general expectation is that the proposal will be abandoned because too great a delay would result. The Republican senators who have agreed on a reservation program are anxious that the treaty be disposed of at the earlist possible moment and it is believed they will try to impress that sentiment at the forthcoming conferences^ with Senator Lodge and others. GETTING HOT FOR LENINE Famine in Moscow Expected to Force Government to Change Base Stockholm. Aug. 13.?The serious food crisis in Moscow and general dis content with the Soviet government, a Helsingfors dispatch says, may force the government to abandon Moscow for Tula. Supreme Council Preparing to Open Long Closed Door to Bulgarians CONTEMPLATE NEUTRAL IZING TlfE NEW PORT Another Step Taken in Solving The Complicated Affairs of the Balkans Paris, Aug. 13.?The supreme coun cil is preparing to give Bulgaria an opening: to the Mediterranean through Dedeagatch or Kavala. The territory surrounding the port is to be neutral ized, the Echo de Paris says. WILLIAMS REPLY | TO LODGE Severe Attack Made By Missis sippi Senator Washington. Aug. 12.?Senator Wil liams, Democrat, Mississippi, bitterly attacked the position of Senator Lodge, Republican chairman of the foreign relations committee, as "parti san and narrow," in the senate today. "I hesitate very much," he said "to' undertake to reply to the greatest pre pared, presentation of the selfishness of American policy in an extempora neous answer. It is not^a new presen tation of the personality of the sena tor from Massachusetts. He has al ways attempted to make a show of himself." At this point hisses and "boos" came from the gallery and drowned out the Mississippi senator's voice. Vice President Marshall, after re storing order, warned that if the sen ate rules again were violated, he would order the galleries cleared. Senator Williams continued that Senator Lodge "has always attempted to make a show of himself as being non-partisan and fair and impartial." "Bui the Senator refers," continued Mr. Wilhams, "to the fact that., w^ must render our service of. our. oyr.n free will-to the world?service of our own free will. How can any nation render service .of its own free 'will. I cannot render service to Mississippi of my own free will. I must consult the otheri people who are ray neigh bors. Mississippi can not render serv ice of its own free will. . Crossing of t's. "All the crossing of t's and the dot ting of i's that the senator from Mass achusetts has recourse to does ?bt make me forget that he has neglected the Weightier matters of the law. Leave out his crossing of t's and hjs dotting of i's and his finally carefully three months' prepared peroration in tended to appeal to the galleries, has he shown the slightest heart sympathy with the desire of the world to have peace. 7 Has he shown any sympathy; with the desire of the mother that her son shall not die uselessly upon the battlefield? "It is easy for the senator to scorn and cast obliquy upon the sentence of the president when the president said, 'If you defeat the league of nations you will break the heart of the world.' With an absolute cold New England cynicism that invites the scorn of every honest, human, loving man, he merely made fun of the phrase. It is a slight thing to break the heart of the world provided Republican poli cies in the senate of the United States j are not at stake. The senator goes back in history j and he tells us of all the brave dreams that men brave have dreamt, and then j he makes fun ot it all. The holy alii-1 ance came from autocrats seeking the perpetuation of autocratic power. It failed. Does it follow necessarily, therefore, that an agreement between the peoples of the earth seeking pop ular power shalT fail? "The senator can stand there and read his carefully prepared sentence with the view of controlling politics in America, but he can not blot out the fact that .vhile I am a citizen of America I am also a citizen of the world." Referring to Senator Lodge's asser tion that the covenant would oblige the United States to send troops to aid Hedjes in defending her integrity. Senator Williams declared the Massa chusetts senator knew when he said it that there was nothing of that sort provided. Pleasure for Galleries. "But it pleased the galleries." con tinued Senator Williams. "It tickled the ears of the groundlings." It was idle, the speaker said, to say that the United States might be forced to accept Japar.es:- immigration under the league. "Who would force us to do that*?" he sked. "The decision would have to be unar.imous and would Great Britain join in forcing us to do this? If she undertook to force Japanese immigration on Canada or New Zeal and she would break up the British Empire." Senator Hitchcock. Democrat. Ne braska, who followed Senator Wil liams, said the latter had been "a ?*? tie severe in denouncing Senator Lod^e for criticising the league of nations plan." Senator Hitchcock read from an address of Mr. Lodge in 1915, favoring the idea of a league, and add<?d: "It is for the senator from Massachusetts to explain why he now denounces the league and glorifies na tionalism." Some applause and hisses from the galleries ensued and the vice president pgain warned the spectators of the rule against demonstrations, declaring the the rule was made presumably te insure freedom of debate. ^ "There has been a shocking spectacle of hissing in the gallerfts of the United States senate," said Mr.' Marshall. "I am not personally re- F Appointment ,of Supervisors ? Means That There Will Be Early Action TWO MORE SUPERVISORS YET TO BE NAMED First and Sixth District Places - to Be Filled?Commissions to Be Forwarded at Once Washington, Aug. 12.?With the an nouncement by the census bureau of the supervisors of census for all of the South Carolina congressional dis tricts except the First and Sixth, the work of taking the next census will begin. The names just made public here are as follows: Second district, D. W. Gaston, Aiken; Third District, J. P. Aull, Newberry; Fourth District, Oscar Babb, Laurens; Fifth DMrict, S. C. Carter, Chester; Seventh Dis trict, J. S. Wolfe, Orangeburg. I No appointment has been made in the First District, although Congress !'man Whaley has recommended Mon I tague Triest of Charleston \ tor ihe position. Mr. Triest is a well known insurance and real estate man of Charleston and is said to be endorsed substantially by the business men of that city. However, Mr. Whaley has been informed that the officials of the census bureau are not entirely satisfied with Mr. Triest's support Mr. Whaley says that - there is some mistake about the matter; *? that Mr. Triest is well indorsed and very pop ular among the business men of Charleston and that he will undoubt edly be named within a few days. As to the Sixth District, at. the time of tthe death of the late Con gressman Ragsdale, no recommenda tion, had been made and the director of the census has asked Senator Smith who is familiar with the conditions in the Sixth District, to name a man for ihe place, and this will be done im mediately, and it is probable that the appointment will not be much longer delayed. The selection of these"supervisors ?has been made after careful investiga ?on as to their merit and^standing of each man who has been named. It. is recognized that - great? deal of .harm may come from the a'p^ofntment - ol careless suervisors or di?se who are not interested in their wTork.; In the Fourth District Mr. Babb has been at home for several days awaiting his commission and ready to begin work as soon as named. All commissoins will be mailed out im mediately and the work of taking th next census will go forward without delay. ?. ? BIG FINES FOR THE PROFITEERS Congress Imposes Fine of Five Thousand Dollars on Food Grafters tii j Washington Aug, 1 SI?Amendments to the anti-profiteering bill included a fine of five thousand dollars or im prisonment for two years. The attor ney gen?. x\ asked for an early pass age. BANDIT INVADES WASHINGTON BANK Teller Seeks Cover and Robber Shoots Himself Washington, Aug. 13.?A bandit en tered the Munsey Trust Company's of fice in the heart of the. Pennsylvania avenue section today and demanded one hundred and fifty thousand dol lars. The teller dropped behind the counter and the bandit shot himself. BOLSHEVIKS RUN OUT OF LUTSK Red Forces Meet With Reverses in One Section London. Aug. 13.?The city of Vin nitza, in the Ukraine, 175 Miles southwest of Kiev, has been abandoned by the Bolsheviki, accord ing to a Moscow report. In Volhynia the anti-Bolsheviki have occupied Lutsk, the great railway center. Brussels, Aug. 13.?Belgian troops have occupied the Malmedy district of Rhenish Prussia. RAILROAD SITUA TI0N IMPROVING Striking Shopmen at Atlanta Return to Work Atlanta. Gr.. Aug. 13.?With the calling off of the shopmen's strike, officials predicted that the railroad sit uation in the South would be normal in a week. sponsible for the rule. As far as the chair is personally concerned, you can cheer all you want to and throw all the stale vegetables you want to1, but j I ask you to observe the rule that has been made." Senator Borah. Republican, Idaho, replied briefly to Senators Williams j and Hitchcock. Regarding Senator i Lodge's former address favoring a ! league. Senator Borah said. "Great1 men often change their minds." and reminded the senate that President Wilson, in books and addresses, had approved George Washington's, for eign policy of American pol it Jerri iso LUMBER 3PAIN!r ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD? We sell everything for any building BOOTH & McLEOD. Inc. i ? i, BUILDING MATERIAL * j BUILDERS' HARDWARE BOTTLING BOOZE FOR QUICK SALE Revenue Collector Issues Order That Encourages Distillers i to Do This PROHIBITION BAN MAY BE LIFTED Tn lusands of Barrels of Whis key Being BottLed. For Short Time Sales Chicago Aug. 12.?The internal "rev enue' collector has issued an order per mitting rectifying of whiskey and as a result, it is said, thousands of barrels are being bottled for sale when the war prohibition ban is lifted. Washington, Aug. 12.?Wholesale whiskey dealers were today notified by the bureau of internal revenue that they may divert to domestic trade whiskey bottled for export, if the war time prohibition law is re voked. BUY BLANKETS OF GOVERNMENT Government Will Offer Jwo Mil lion to Public Through Post Offices and Municipalities Washingtn, August. 11.?Offering to the public of 2,000,000 surplus all wool cotton and wool and cotton blankets was announced today by the war de partment, arrangements having been completed for their distribution through postoffice and municipal channels on the same plan as that adopted for foodstuffs. For individual purchasers, prices will be $6 for new wool blankets, and $5 for reclaimed wool; $5 for new cotton mixed and $3.60 for reclaimed; $3 for new cotton and $1.25 for re claimed cotton; the reclaimed, it is explained, are blankets used less than a year which have been renovated and laundered. These selling prices will be fixed for stocks retailed through munici palities and postmasters. In addition, the department will sell blankets in bale lots of 20 at prices lower than the retail figures. .No more than 10, 000 blankets will be sold to a single purchaser. PROFITEERS. TO GO TO PRISON House of Commons Passes Bill to Have That Effect London. Aug. 12.?The House of Commons has passed the government bill for prosecution of profiteers. London, Aug. 12.?The anti-prof iteering bill provides penalties up to a thousand dollars and a six months' imprisonment. . SUPPLY ARMS FOR KOLCHACK American Government Rushing Supplies to Siberia Washington. Aug. 12.?Arms and ammunition are being rushed by the American government to Admiral Kol chak's retreating army in Siberia. < POLES PROMISED FAIR TREATMENT German Negotiations Begun at Berlin Berlin. Aug. 13.?The Polish-Ger man negotiations began here today. The Polish premier assured the Ger mans of fair treatment. ASSASSINATED IN COSTA RICA Brother of President Killed by Conspirators Washington, Aug. 13.?Joquin Tin co. brother of the Costa Rican presi dent, was assassinated August 10, ac- . cording to a report received at the State Department. Hamburg, Aug. 11.?Bank officials are on a strike here and all banks are closed. Rio Janeiro. Aug. 11.?A presiden tion decree issued today reestablished ; business relations with Germany, < Heroes of Belleau Wood in Ke view Today at Wash- . !: irigton BEING REVIEWED BY f$ PRESIDENT WILSON These Are the First Veteran Troops Reviewed in Aniericss: By President .-: __________ '* - ? >? Washington, Aug. 12.?An- ovation j was given the marine brigade which [was reviewed by President Wilson to day. They were the heroes of. Bel. I leau Wood and are the first American overseas troops to be reviewed r fe; America by President Wilson. - MORE MILL MEN JOIN IN STRIKE Seven Hundred Textile Employ ees Out at Roek Hill /; PI , Rock'Hill,-Aug. 11.?The numberof striking textile employes in tbtel^fty today was increased to appro^matefce 700 when the operators at Caxhartt Mill N?. 2 this morning refused' to'gp to. work. The strikers placed guards around thfe mill at an early hour this morning to prevent damage, to^iiifll property and machinery and to keep out strike breakers, it is stated- WlsUe a concise statement of the demands of the workers has not been made pub* lie, it is understood that their '.prkp cipal request is a .-wage increajei qt 25 per cent. The mill recently of* fered its employees an Increase o?~:5 per cent, in wages, all that the mill officials feel the present earning*-of the mill justify, but this offer .w^s refused. Every operator at the Gar hartt Mill No. 2 is out At the-Ara gon Mill, where the entire force, num bering apprximately 500 peple. struck last week for an increase of 25 per cent, in pay. the situatin i^, un changed, the mill officials and" em ployees being as yet unable to. reach an agreement. ; , \, FRAMING NEW WAGE SCALE Brotherhood of Firemen Meet ing in Cleveland Cleveland. Aug. 12.?Representa tives of the brotherhood of locomotive. firemen throughout the United States and Canada-are meeting here to dis cuss wage .demands. They represent a hundred thousand employees^ A new scale is to be drawn up and pre sented at the end of the. week. DANIELS STARTS ' FOR HAWAII Washington, Aug. 12.?Secretary Daniels is to leave Los Angeles today for Hawaii aboard the superdread naught Mississippi. It is announced he will return to San Francisco early in September when President Wilson reviews the Pacific fleet. ITALIANS SHOW- ,. ING PATRIOTISM _________ 'u* Rome, Aug'12.?Rairway employees here voluntarily offered the govern ment to work longer hours in order to increase national production. COAL MINERS I RESUME WOR& _ ;? London, Aug. 13.?Two hundred thousand coal miners on strike since July have decided to return to work; DUBNE FORTRESS f IS CAPTURE!) Vienna, Aug. 13.?The fortress!, of Dubne in southeastern Volhynia has been captured from the Bolsheviki; by Ukrainians, according to an official report. BATTLE RAGING IN HONDURAS San Salvador. Aug. 13.?The Hon duran revolutionists, after being de feated by government forces at Goa scoran, were pursued and routed at Mount LaRihglera nnd driven out of 3uarita.