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REVOLUTION
IN MEXICO
Uprising In Sonora Is Rapidly
Spreading Throughout the
Country
?Washington. April 2:'?State ami
Wa*.' ?eyajrtments reports continued
to supii.ort the unofficial dispatches
telling of rapidly increasing are;; of
revolt in Mex? . The moven\ent be
gun in Sonora has gained; support in j
four other States.
TROOPS ARE
SENT TO BUTTE
Striking Miners Cause Serious
Disturbance
'?San Francisco. April 22?Fedora! j
troops have been ordered to Butte as j
? he result of mine strike disturabnces. j
at the request of the Governor of |
Alontana. according to General Lig-j
sett. " , I
SALVATION AJfcMY SALARIES
Xot a Singie McHibor Liable For In- ;
Atlanta, Ga.. April 20.?Every i
member of the Salvation Army, from!
the highes; ranJkihg' officer to then
youngest soldier in"ihe ranks of the j
organization.- has n?' last found some- j
thing which they do'hot have to worry;
about.
It's the salary income tax.
According to internal 'revenue col
lectors not a member of the Salya- j
tion Army in the United States re
ceived enough salary last year to
make an income tax return. i
*. Commander Evangeline C. Booth,
the highest ranking Salvationist . in
the United States, received less than j
$1.000 salarv in 1919.
?.. Thus is'answered the question oc-i
casionally asked in some quarters:
"What per ccntage of the money giv
en the Salvation Army for charitable
purposes gees into high salaries for its]
officers.
.-??The report of the officials in charg
#f income tax returns shows that!
?none of it goes into "high" salaries
jHJid that only a small per cent of it
goes into the extremely low salaries
which they receive.
> '?*If you wish to get rich don't join j
"the Salvation Army," says Command- j
w>Booth. "Our workers are paid jus: j
enough to meet their actual living ex
cuses and when they become'old or j
.disabled from any cause they d<> n<?: j
he.ve to worry becVuse they have noi i
iaid by worldly fortunes. The Saiva- j
?tion Army attends to all their needs."
Commander Booth is now touring]
the Southern States in behalf <??' the
Salvation Army's second homo ser
vice fund appeal, set for May 1?
20, and will deliver ad ogresses in se* j
era! cities explaining the work of the |
Salvation Army and showing w-liat itj"
acc?hrpTishes with the funds entrns:-j
ed to it by the public.
Washington. April 22?Wage de- j
mands for increase of fifty-eight perl
c^nt for switchmen were presented j
to the Railroad Labor Board by s. E.
Herberling, president of the union. ?
Xew York, April 22?Five thousand
railroad strikers, meeting at Jersey
decided not to return to work.
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Chautauqua Week Here. April
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THE PRICE OF SHOES
Official Investigation Discloses
Interesting Facts
New York. April 22.? Recent action
by the New York Retail Shoe Deal
ers' Association for limitation of pro
lit on "standard" footwear, that is
shoes selling for $i'0 <>r less a pair
ai/d which do not carry a luxury tax.
h;;> ereated what might i>e called "a
tempest in a shoe slum" all over the
United Stales.
The tempest was caused by a little
item wired from New York on March
21'. to the effect that the federal au
thorities had announced they had
been -informed by John Slater, presi
dent of the local retail dealers* asso
ciation. Jiat ?'standard*' shoes would
be reduced"during tin- spring ami
summer.- It was published in many
newspapers and pater and mater
familias. .with lots of little fec"? u> be
shod, chuckled over the glad, good
news at many a supper table. Tie
item read:
"New York. March 22.?Price of
standard shoes will be reduced dur
ing the spring and summer. John Slat
er, president of the*Retail Shot- Deal
ers* Association, announced today, in
a communication to Arthur Williams,
federal food administrator. Retailers
at a recent meeting decided to be con
tent with a smaller margin of profit.
Mr. Slater said. Reductions, however,
will iTot apply to 'all kinds of fancy
and ultra-fashionable footwear.'
*'The action of the retail shoe deal
ers. Mr. "Williams said, probably pre
saged the beginning of a general nar
rowing of probt margins in. other
wearing apparel."
One paper in Arkansas carried th/
item, with the "heading: "Here's Hope
for the Weary; Says Prices May Come
Down." By many it was regarded as
the first real move toward a j educ
tion in the high cost of living. The
next day or so retail shoe store pat
rons from coast to coast and from
Oshkosh to the Gulf visited their fa
voritcdealers to buy the cheaper foot
wear. The dealers, many of whom
had not had a "marked down" sab
since bet?re the war. said they had
not heard anything about a decline
in prices.
The news spread in the trade, how
ever, and soon dealers, jobbers am!
manufacturers began to bombard Mr.
Slater with inquiries as to the basis
for his assertion. Aroanwhile. Mr.
Slater had been Iterrogated here by]
tin- Associated Press regarding the
Correctness of the statement attribut-!
ed to him and he declined to comment!
mi it. Whereupon Mr. Williams, for
merly federal; Food Administrator
\nd Kair Price Commissioner, was, vis- i
Lied, and he confirmed the statement J
:ts sent out by the Associate d Press.
It became known. however, that I
much of the confusion had been cans- \
?d by the form of the announcement |
made from the office of the Fair!
Price Commissioner, for instead of a
jenera] movement such as was in
iicatod by tin- announcement the i
?nly. plan in contemplation was limi-i
tat ion of profits in New York City; i
ind even that has failed to be put j
nto effect. Mr. Williams, however,
?ftood by the statement as carried by
:he Associated Press. He said it was!
jorrect and he would assume full re-!
sopnsibility for it..
Mr. Williams explained that early;
this spring the- federal authorities
mad" an effort to reach an under
standing with New York retailers con
cerning the profits on footwear. In
his official capacity as Fair Price
Commissioner, In- said, he received on
March '21 last, a communication from
Mr. Slater as {.-resident of the New
York Retail Shoe Dealers' Association;
containing a proposal for limitation
to a maximum of 21 to ':r> per cent
of retail profiits on shoes selling 4<\i
$10 or less per pair. Mr. Williams
said' he referVed the proposal to
United States Attorney Caffey. No
action on it has been taken by the
Department of .Justice. Mr. Williams
has since resigned and no successor
has been appointed. Meanwhile the
retail price of standard shoes in New
York remains as high as ever.
While <n-elini:-.:-. to make any state
ment for publication in regard to the
diverging views of .Mr. Williams and
himself, .Mr. slate:- sent an "explana
tion" hi letters and telegrams to
"ewspa pers and members of the shoe
trade over the country, saying that
Mr. Williams had* told the reporters
that he thought shoes would i>c
cheaper. He denied he had told this
to Mr. Williams, and, said that al
though it was true negotiations were
under way for limitation of profits he
saw no basis for the assertion that
prices would come down.
A Fort Smith, Ark., merchant who
wrote to Mi*. Slater received a reply
which aparcntly gave the death blow
to iheYexpiring bopes. built upon thy
announcement from the Fair Price
Commissioner's office. that shoes
would be cheaper in New York or
anywhere else. Mr. Slater said:
"'!-i making my recommendation to
Mr. Williams about the maximum
profit ;i? be allowed on non-taxable
footwear i told him that tie- price of
shoes would not come down." Fx
plaming his-stand in regard to higher:
priced shoes, he said"
*"in my arguments with the govern
ment i take the stand that the ex.-is.
or luxury tax placed on shoes of %\\\
or over-, take them mit of tin neces
sa-ry (necessity) class under which too
Lever Act operates. The Lever Act
specifically suites that there must he
excessive profits on the necessaries
of life such as !'< ed. food, shoes and
ci<Khihg. :tod give: them iii<- right Lo
rt-gulate this pro;:t."
A Sotinliebi. ??bio. firm which watir
i d to know who was responsible. M,
Slater or Mr. Williams, for the de
nujhnds for cheaper shoes with which
dealers were beim; bombarded. v\ i <>!.
;, fetter to (he Associated press in
which made this comment:
?"It is such misleading reports which
are causing tu? per cent of the di
i ' among the buying public.
This does not apply exclusively to the
. injsin >ss bin i? other lines of
mercIu?Tdisihg. The public believes
that :II mer< iiants are profiteers. I?ol
- hvvjst id ??as and dfsciontent are
growrtig ?? \ erywhei-.- nod'. vv.ili.~- cj>SI
America dearly some day unless, the
facts are given to the public.
"The facts regarding this statement
are that there is no reputable manu
facturer we know of, who will accept
duplicate orders today at prices as
low as those prevailing when spring
Orders were being booked. Orders
..placed now for fall deliveries are at
the highest prices ever'known in the
industry. If immediate orders and
-orders for fall delivery cost more than
spring goods and merchants are do
ing business on a small margin of pro
.fit, how can shoes possibly be cheap
; er?
MEETING AT
DALZELL
r The lirst meeting- of the campaign
for $2.500,00 for a main highway
system of hard surfaced, permanent,
well drained and concrete . bridged
roads, at. BabseJ] last night was well
attended by a representative body of!
voters of Providence and adjoining j
:,' wnships. A: the conclusion of the j
Six up bestand the answering of qnes
tions, >vhich appeared to satisfy the
questioner.-, the meting unanimously, j
questioners, the meeting unanimously, j
bond issue proposition. An invita- I
tion to any one present who could of-1
fer a fetter plan or show that the]
proposed1 bond issue wsa not right was
not accepted. . p
. Air. J. C. Dunbar presided and. in
troduced Messrs. C. J. Jackson. U. .J.
.VfoLaurin. Jr., I). D. .Moi.se, L. D. Jen
nings. George O. Levy. J. B. Briiton
and R. B. Belsen all of whom made
short talksx which clearly showed the
advantages and the economy of the!
proposed highway system and the fi
nancial advantages in paying for good,
permanent roafis by the bond, issue.
Mr. Jennings and Mr. Belser partic
ularly dwelled in a detailed and com
prehensive exposition of the %facts re
garding the amount the taxes will be
increased and proved by actual fig
ures taken from the auditor's books
and the State Highway Commission's
records that the actual increase in
taxes, figured by the value of farming
lands as returned for taxes will not
exceed one-third increase, and showed
that the actual saving to the auto
mobile owners will be much more thah
the incrc;usH of taxes, and that the
l economy of a permanent system of
highways: taking into consideration
the time, labor and money saved in
red-upine the cost of transportation
of farm products will over-balance the I
total cost of the 125 miles of perman
ent roads, not to mention the increas
ed vain.- of farm lands which wiU fol-x
low such a system of permanent highf
ways.
The next meetings for this week
will be at Rombert School at 8 o'clock j
this evening-and at Wedgefield school,
at S oVloek tomorrow evening.
Rembtrrt School House. Thursda?
April 22. Speakers Cor short taflvs: j
Mr. E. E. Rembert, Mr. .1. B. Brittos.
Mr. ?!. BT. Clifton. Mr. I. <\ St.r.uss.
Shepard Xash. 1,. 1>. Jannings. H. J. j
! McLuuiin, .! r. ' I
j ; Wejdgelifld School House, Friday {
[April 2*t. Speakers \'<>v short laiks:
I Mr. .1. F.. Bland, l>r.. M. L. Parle.-,
L. ]>: Pennings, Mir. R. B. Bel-j
ser. Judge Ft. 'J. Purdy. Mr. A. " S.;
Harby. Mr. J. Frank Williams.
Attention was directed t<> the im
portance of those who can not "find j
I their State registration certificates inj
I order .Jo vote on .May 11th. of going!
I before t he Registration Board and se
curing duplicate certificates on the J
I first Monday in May as you can rto.t
J vote unless you have your registration j
j certificate and your tax recepit show
i ing that you paid any and all taxes
? assessable against you for the year
i preceeding this election.
[Master Reader on
Chautauqua Program.
i The achievements of V. S. Watkins, |
I who will appear here at the Redpath j
j Chautauqua, have well won for him j
j the title of master interperter. He
i presents a book. He makes us see and j
j feel and enjoy the story as though we
were seeing it acted by the individual!
characters.
His artistic attnTninents are great.;
His dramatic ability Is unusual. But
underneath all, he possesses that'
strong character and personality J
which are fundamental in acquiring!
perfection in the art of Interprelution/
IJoston. Ann! 22 Peter Tiievouli-!
das Kan 11, 'he Greek who won the]
Aiiiericun M.:u'athon roa<l nice Mo a- >
day. will, run in the Olympic games
; ^'.\ Hi werp.
El Centro '*alif.. April 22 Mayor
Ometede has instructed the chief of]
police t<? suppress news id" arrests'
ind crimes. sayJug that \its publica
tion in no way benefits the conuitun
COTTON LETTER
(John F. ("lark & Co.) .
Fresh liquidations and the reaching
<>L" stop loss orders sent prices lower
than yesterday, but buying by trade
interests on the decline and later on
covering by yesterday's sellers sent
prices upward. The market was
strong in the afternoon on further
covering, much of it said to for Liv
erpool. Improvement in the stock
market created a more friendly senti
ment ami gave the bulls courage after
tlx- shock they got yesterday.
The forecast for showers and fair
and colder in west also helped.
Cotton people generally having had
time to catch their breath were in
clined to attribute yestkrday's slump
in stocks. c<>rn and cotton to a well
engineered bear raid that caught all
throe markets long and vulnerable to
attack.
If nothing serious develops in the
financial situation cotton prices will
be governed by the cotton situation
itself, weather, spot demand, South
holding, etc.
SEW YORK COTTON.
Yes'td'ys
Open High Low Close Close
May ..-41.10 40.10 40.91 40.60
July ..-39.17 38.OS 38.85 3S.r,2
Oct. ..-:<">..SO S4.75 35.44 35.10
Dec .. ?.? 34.SO 32.70 34.50 34.05
...Ian . . ?.? 34.IS 35.25 33.SO 33.55
SEW ORLEANS COTTON
Yes'td'ys |
Open High Low Close Close J
May... ?.? 40.00 3'.?.iO 39.75 39.31
July .. ?.? 3S.96 37.70 3S.69 38?0S
Oct .. ?.? 35.64' 34.50 .35.40 34.92
Dec... ?.? S4..67 33.56 31.44) 3 0.1* 1
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Close:
S Jan. 23.32; Mar. 22.50; May.24.70;
July 24.46; Aug. 2.".27; Oct. 23.63;
Dee. 22.94. . J
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CORN? j
High Low Close Yest'y j
May .1.6S ' 1.62 1.66 % L-66%
July. 1.0 2 1.0.6 1.58% 1.5S j
OATS:
High Low Close Yest'%
May.. .95 .92 .94 .93 Vi
inly. ?' .86 .S2% .84 Vs . .84 H
LARD:
High Low Close Yresjt'y
May . 19.17 IS.95 19.03 19.35
Julv .. 19.97 19.?55 19.SO 20.05
RIBS:?
High Low Close Yest'y
May .. 17.95 17.77 1 7.Sr> 1S.05
July, .. lS.tV 18.50 18.57 IS.75
DEMAND FOR WO
MEN CONFESSORS
London. April 22?Whether the
church should provide women confes
sors threatens to be a cause of fric
tion at the Lambeth conference of the
clergy .of Great Britain, which, jn acts
in July.
ELECTION
IN POLAND
President of Republic to Be
Chosen by National As
l
sembly
Warsaw, Feb. 26.?The president)
of the Polish republic is to be elected !
by the National Assembly which is to
consist of two houses. This was de
cided recently by the constitutional
commission of the Polish Diet which
has in hand the task, of framing the j
constitution of the new state. Under J
the present arrangement, which has j
been in effect about a year, the Polish |
Assembly consists of but ope house,
the Diet having about 325 members.
The two houses as provided under
the constitution in the making are
to be known as the Diet and Senate.
BALLOTING ON
CAILLAUX
Fate of Former French Premier
to Be Known Soon
-
Paris. April 22?The high court, j
which is trying former Premier Cail- j
laux. who is charged with high trea
! son and negotiating with' the Germans
during the war, is now balloting on
j the verdict.
j BIG FOUR AT WORK
Intimate Stories of the Peace
j Conference, at Paris
j London. March 1.?Paul Mantoux,
; who was official interpreter to the
Peace Conference in Paris and who is
now director in the political section
j of the Secretariat of the League of
Nations, has given the public a
j glimpse of the lighter side of the
j 'Big Four" at work.
"Mr. Lloyd George." he said, "sat j
I in a large comfortable arm chair by
; the tire side, and beside him was M.
|Clenvnceau in another arm chair.
President "Wilson sat on their left
I facing a window and 1 was at the
j other end of a long table with Signor
! Orlando at my elbow. Conversation
j was often very friendly and informal
I and sometimes when some unknown
I place was mentioned, a large map
; was brought in and, much to my
; delight. I had the privilege of seeing
j those four great men crawling on the
j floor.
"We had our moments of relaxa
tion." he continued, "and when the
Council was waiting for someN>docn
I meht, the Pdg Four told stories.
j President Wilson was then brilliant.
jand had a fund of amusing anecdotes
J which were always much enjoyed."
j'. -?
Policeman R. R. DuRant pulled off
one of his favorite stunts last night
J when he seized two and a half quarts
j of "Mammyrmade" whisk^yv...The vic
i tim fprefited his bond of $100._
MUNICIPAL ELEC^LQjr;
Provides for Appeals in AH
Contest?. - .
Columbia.- April 17?The.,
is the text of the special act
the. recent session of the Ge
sembly arranging .for appeals
icipal elections:
'An act to provide for a;
committee or canvassing o
primary elections held invi
towns of this State.
"Be it enacted by the G?
isembly of the State of so
lina:
??Section I. That in everyii
primary election held by any
party,, organization or, assqei
any of the cities or towns of thi
for the purpose of choosing ?aiit
for office therein or the eleel
delegates to conventions .thereof
decision of any protest or contef
may arise shall be subject , to
to the Board of State Canvassei
Municipal Primaries pf thfls: 8tj
herein pro\ided for, and upon
appeal it shall be thedut? of .the
mission or canvassing officers fr*
yhose decision such, appeal njay
transmit to said Board of State
vassers, any protest aa4.4lj.R&BeJ
lating to the election .with a epi
any evidence taken before them
in ten days from their first meeti
canvass the returns of manager
such election. $ H .
"Section 2. That the St^te^i
tive committee of eyery .pnUtical
in this State, which'may.^ha^..'^^
committee, shall immediate^,
its appointment elect from its
committee Qf sevens jtme^fspja&j
conga-essional district;, which ^
constitute the Board of jSt?tg. ?any;
sers for Municipal Primaries,'each,
whom before hearing any appeal st
take and subscribe an oath ^feat i
will fairly and ira|)artiaiiy <fcgjf *.
es.iy decide such appe^L .an^,;^a|Cv
have power upon security 'being^y^v.
to their chairman for the' j^t^e'ftj^or '
the expenses of such^ap^?^Vby^.t^r
I person or persons, making,^t^.^^^v
jito d.ec4cLe as. judicial -P^fPX^^fM >'~~'
cases under/protest or ]conf^S\fi
[may come before them- on r|
from any decision of/ said const
jand .canvassing offijceK*' fepi&
jdecisions appeal .is njade. u#o^,
j papers transmitted .tp tjjenj
committees or canvassing officer^
the person or persons dec^a^redL^a^^i^
??tate Board of Canvasser** ;fQj^$j?miei-N
jipal Primaries to.-toe.^mina^d,%
jsneh eleciipp. shall he tljte. npmir^. or
j nominees of such .political party, m^ite
! respective elections for which ^sjtch- j
I nom inations were made. - ... ^jv^jj^p.
j "Section 3.. Any vacanejes... .Mjr^Ba/'
I Board of State Ca^va^s^; .of;j ~
jipal Primaries, of whoni five
jja quorum, shall' be filled by ^'^t^tfe;
[executive committee, or m;ca^*t^ttpr~
should not be in ses?iqn. .by |^e <?hj^^|
man of the ;&a*e^exycu^-e,.
tee. and the members of
[shall serve.until the app?intinen{-03?
the next State executive cpi?mttte?.^v?.
"Approved .March ,6, 1%Z&
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Straiv Hats
arid Thinner Clothes
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Are suggested by the warmer clays?and we
suggest that you come in at once and make
your selection while wre have a full and care
fully selected stock for your inspection.
Prices and Values Are Right
In connection with this statement, we desire you to con
sider the following facts:
IN 1914
It took 193'Pounds of Cot
ton .to. Buy a $25.00 Suit.
IN 1920
193 Pounds of Cotton will
, buy .a $7?.00 Suit. ,
It's that way all over the country; salaried.men, mechanics,
laborers and farmers, are all getting more money?enough
so that it enables them to buy $60.00 suits more easily now
than they could buy a $25.00 suit back in 1914.
We Have a Full Line
of everything appertaining to our business, and our reputa
tion, gained by a quarter century of square dealing, stands be
hind every transaction?Satisfaction or money back.
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