Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SL'MTfclt 1, ATCUMAN, UstabUsI CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 1* ... .? 1 STATE NEWS OF INTEREST _ ?.., Supervisor of Florence County Injured in Automobile Wreck at Railroad Crossing BANK RECOVERS STOLEN SECURITIES Arrangements for Reunion of Thirtieth Division in Aahevillc1 Completed Greenville. Sep . '1. Holmes J4 Bering*, of Oreonvttlr?, president Of Iho Old Hickory aasoclfitton. 30th di vision. A. B. T., today announced the com plot Urn of the progrim of the sec? ond euueat reunion of (be association to bs aeW in Aihevtlle. N. C. Tues? day and Wsdnexday o nost woe*. Colombia, Sop 13.- ?A. A Knox, whit? mail about 4S fears old. was taken te the ?qiosnbla hospital yes? terday afternoon ? aufft ring from a gimshot treond Hi the right leg. Tom Orlmsley, young whltn man, was asm to the com ty JaU charged with the shooting lseaih Springe. Hept. !'2.??Tbe Bank of Heath Bpringn was notified this morning that supers and sec uf It tea taken from the !>ank, teaen it was broken open by Intrgieri on the night of September IS, had been found Sbou* li relies north of Lancaster on the Charlotte road. The papers which were seat! wed over the ground about led yards from the main road were discovered toy the children of B J Hiociardson. * ho tiv* near, while they were picking eotton In a nearby field. Ctetiler J Casey went Imme? diately and seei red the pfl.pers. re. porting that he found practically all of the bank's iscurlties and papers and those of customers which had been left a' the mnk but ?hat all the war auvlug scamps and Liberty bonds egcept one anvall bor d had been taker, sir. KlcJnrdson eras paid the reward at fine tlmt had been offered by Ute bank for hiding the papers. Florence. Sept lit.?Supervisor A. U Berth eras thrown U feet from his aueesnoeile end si merely cut sbont the face when an express tram or the At . ht#4t?/Qesst lhw? struck bis auto .^^H** at the puUllo rogd orosaing st WUvona. V n mll?* north of Florence. Messrs. Chitaood and Carpenter, con? tractors of Colun bia and W. F l,ew ts. division engineer of the highway department, who were In the car Jumped before the crash came. Mr. Sirrin did n< t have time to escape from the wheel tstore the train was upon him. The icchhrnt occurred at 10:90 o'clock this morning. Charleston. Bei t 23.-- Kubin Olov jX?gt, Indicted "n four counts of burglary and larceny. plei.dod guilty in the court of general sessions today to frand larceny, and Wat sentenced to tea years by Judje S?jS>?e. There is wide Interest In this ease lo re, be cause (Hover is tqc man who had this city greatly alarmed lust spring, when many heavy robberies of residences took piece. Jewelry valued at thous? ands of dollars I elng stolen, in most eases during the cupper hours, or early In the svenlng. II? was arrested In New through ? (Torts of the Io? cs I police to apprehend him, and some of 'h* loot recovered Homeless Workmen May Sieze Houses Movement Stalled by Italian So cialisls To Tske I'o&sesgion of 1 nocctiiiied Buildings London. Kept 21 A KpRI? dls patch ftsys that ?eraona who are tin abb to obtain dwellings have started a movement to setse unoccupied homes and other h.tiMti *m Tin < it?m r\ator. i: ma no ssya that Hoc la 1 lata attempt od to Invade a e kiorch. Put postponed action, ssylng they would attempt l< oeeupy the Lateran palace, once the Pope's residence and nunneries. Robber Captured By Victims lA*ie Bandit Heed Up Train But Failed to Make Get-A way Denver. Sept t3.? Passengers on the Hanta Fe tri .In were robbed by a led bandit near I<as An 1 mas. Cola* later captured the robber, r? ?red the valuables and turned bint over to ihe U Junta poln e. Columbia >*et i. :i Th* war on the social evil n Columbia dsvelopO a senssHon a day. The ilrst ,,r tie week wss a easn salted m ? toufi this morning. %A ye/rhg student of the Untvsralty of Ho Hh Carolina, said to be the sntl of a |>i ointne u department store eroertetof el the capital city, wen arresied In a dorrottorj room at the Cntverelty tvlth a young got or roivimMn The ydting man gave hie name nn lohn Sin Hb and tbe girl k hera SS lalllnai farilSlU The oi let ordered tbe built forfelssd and Hie da ?emdants re-atre?Ud usdei (b??r right names. The arrest wss Instigated b> the Mtf i ear snail. !K*<1 ApHl. tSoO. "B? JtlHt I t 181. AS TO MONEY AND CREDITS Credit Situation Impproved Dur? ing September But Money Re ' mains Tight LOANS ONLY SLIGHTLY INCREASED Price Declines Have Continued: in Many Important Group3 oi| Raw Products Now York, Sept. 23.?The Hank 00 Oomnmrce has issued the following statement >n the monoy and credit I i \ * 1 situation, as It affects business throughout the country: The credit situation has continued, during the period ending September II, to evidence in a substantial meas? ure the Improvement which had be? come apparent a month ago. There has noy it is true, been any easing of CTedtt Banking loans have increased in response to seasonal needs; there has been no relaxation in corr mercial money rates; and little change in this situation can be expected until the major requirements of the crop-mov-' 'ng season have been met. Neverthe? less, substantial progress has been made fu overcoming the difficulties in the eredlt situation. Harvesting and marketing of large crops are being financed adequately and without undue strain on banking resources. While loans are now ex? panding in response to seasonal needs, as these seasonal requirements are. liquidated a considerable reduction in the volume of outstanding credit may be anticipated. Meanwhile, through the shifting of credits and through the facilities of the federal reserve sys? tem, pressure i n the banking facili? ties of partieular sections is being dis? tributed throughout the banking sys? tem and the strength of th> credit structure as a whole is absolutely sound and unimpaired. A number of factors have facilitat? ed the Improvement in the credit outlook. As the continued improve? ment in transportation permits more normal movements of commodities, the mobility of credits is gradually be? ing restored. Progress is being made in the liquidation of commodity stocks and of loans against them. While the downward trend of prices Involves current difficulties, it is a movement toward theater rather than less stabil? ity In both the credit and the general business situation, since it tends to re? duce the pressure on banking facili? ties and at the same time to stimu? late the large potential demand foi goods which increasingly high prices had impaired. In contrast with the movement in progress a year ago, therefore, the general trend of busi? ness conditions within the United States is in the direction of increasing soundness and stability. Prices continue to move downward in many important groups of raw pro? ducts, and of semi-manufactured ma terials for use In further manu taetunes. Declines have been passed on to the finished product in tome lines. Un'ess untoward social an apo? litical developments should take pluof hfl Bur ope, however, it now seems likely that in the case of most coro moditien the period of rapid price adjustment has pa..-- ;ed, and that due tuations from now on will be through a gradually narrowing margin. P* cj ent pricy movements, however, must be interpreted with the greatest care Cafces in point are those commodities tbs prices of which appear super? ficially stal !<?. but in which, as a mat? ter of fart, almost no business is ho? llo- done, In such eases, actual values can not be known until trading op ef at local are r ecu med. Curtailment of manufacturing and merchandising activities was inevi? table whllo prkoe changes were radical in character. On the other hand, slowly declining prices require that buslhcsa be carried on cautiously with careful thought to the long fu? ture, but do not preclude sane and conservative operations. Unwilling-r ness to face the facts in'the hope of a return to another period of rapidly i rising prices, and failure to admit 1 that a new working busts must be found, not only react on the individ? ual interests involved, but on the en tiro business community. Fortunately the facts have been recognised *by many interests, but in sonic lines fail? ure to do so is handicapping business The t'nlted States Is in a ni ne t.\ VOTablS i?i>aition than any other coun? try in the world. If a mutual basis for transactions is found in th?- imme? diate future, labor will be tocpt res sonabl.v well en.p oyed, and manu? facturing, commercial >and financial operation** will he maintained at a aatslthy ie\<. De la) in Unding such a mutual basis is not only unwise Out It inlsht result in entirely unuei<es*nry industrial, llnunciul ami o( ial disorganization. The condition now prevailing In the I nitcvf S?Htes of declining prices and of consequent hesitation on the part of the buyer whether he be manufac? turer or ultimate ?onsumer. prevails In every important country of the wot id The British textile Industries have felt not only a slackened domes? tic demand, but the affects ot curtail? ed buying in distant markets. vs|?< ? i ,1 Iv India. The boot, thoc sml leather Industrie! o?* the UnltbJ Kingdom are now in a stale of stagnation. Kxtremc dullness in the miiiii commodity rtftgl lu is m reported from Constantinople. Business in South Africa Is likewise ? \ aid Fear Not?Ihm all the ends Thou A SUMTER, S. C, SATURDA CHARLES HUGHES FOR SOCIALISTS Condemn Action of New York Assembly as Flagrant Disre? gard of Principles of Ameri? can Government _ CALLS IT ESSENCE OF SOVIETISM Republican Leader Makes a Strong Bid for the Support of the Red Element in New York 1 New York, Sept. 22.?Charles E. rlughes today Issued a, statemeht con? demning the action of the state as? sembly in ousting socialist members ast night. He said it was a flagrant' disregard of the fundamental prin? ciples of American institutions ana was "of the essence of sovtetism." Seek Relations With America Soviet Director of Russian Rail? roads Disappointed that He is Not Permitted to Visit United States Copenhagen, Sept. 22.?Professor Lomono8off, who is in charge of Rus? sian soviet government railway con? tracts, has told The Associated Press eorreslmndent "that he is disappoint* | ^d because the United States govern nent has barred him from going to America to arrange business con? tracts." The professor showed the cnrro pondent a contract signed by the ierman locomotive trust compriams .11 leading German loeomoti.r. build? 's, including the Krupp firm, for he delivery of 2,000 Gernvio ;oco notives within IS months, the amount nvolved being about 5,000,000,000 narks. "1 very much regret having been jnable to place this order in Ameri a," the soviet emissary said. "I have ived there for years; 1 was always a irm* believer in the mutual interests >f the two countries and had hoped to initiate business relations between hem. The United States government has forbidden the export to Russia of American locomotives on the plea that they are war material. I have orders for 2,000 more locomotives which I want to place in America, if only America will take the business." Answering a question whether the delivery of the German locomotives vould not mean an invasion of Rus tia by u small army of German tech? nicians, Lomonosoff said: "No. Rus ia is fully Capable of supplying her '\vn needs in that respect'. We have ill kinds of technical exports. Since he Polish Invasion, the whole of Russia's intelligentsia has wholeheart? edly Joined tho soviet government forces?' Professor Lomonosoff said he. was , going to Stockholm to inspect a num- j bor of Swedish locomotives which are ! ? idy for delivery. Since the signing of the Russo- i wedish OOntraol for the delivery of 1. '00 locomotives to Russia, practically I 0 Scandinavian firm has done any ?usluess with Russia. Several firms ave even cancelled their contracts on some pies or other. The Scandi? navian attitude is strengthened by the recent decision of a large American oaultipg firm which, first apparently ; eager tu -enter the RuSblan held, has now hnally decided to have no trans? actions whatever with soviet Rus- ; si a. Restrictions which bad been im? posed upon trade between the United States and Russia, after the bolshe- I vikl Obtained control of the latter i ?onntry, were removed by the Ameri? can state department. -I . y (iastonia. X. C, Sept. "23.?Rob hers blew open the safe and vault of j the Farmers' and Merchants' bank to- '; day at Stanley, N. C\. and escaped in an automobile with ten thousand iii i ash and Liberty bonds. reported as dull. The Japanese sit- ' uatlon is a matter of common knowl- j edge. Ports as widely scattered as the Piraeus and Rarranqullla are con-! gested with goods bought In large quantities at the llood-tide of post? war -prosperity Tin s?- i^noils must now be handled <.n over-burdened I railways, Ih markets disposed to be critical of prices. The rest of the world has become accustomed to the absence of the loqntries of central and of eastern 10Urope its producers and consumers of huahufacturcd goods, but their con? tinued inability to buy certain classes of raw materials is being Increasingly fe|t. If the business hesitation now prev? alent in the I'nited Slates were pe? culiarly an American condition, a quick ret! rn to a conditoin of activ? ity could he anticipated. An adjust? ment of International trade, however, will require ? period for its com? pletion American business must de? pend* primarily ?>n domestic demand, with the natpoetattoh bf a fluctuating ami uncertain foreign demand, ims't lit be thy Country's, Thy God's a Y9 SEPTEMBER 25, 1920 JAPS TRYING TO PICK QUARREL ^Vill Vigorously Press Objec? tions to American Anti-Japa nese Legislation _ DEMAND RACIAL EQUALITY ALSO Tokio Newspaper Says Question Will Be Taken Up Before the League of Nations Tokio, ;3ept. 22.?The Japanese government will vigorously pursue the negotiations concerning the American anti-Japanese legislation and push the question of racial equality before the league of nations conference, Hochi Shimbun says. Representative Kodama mentioned the possibility of an American-Japanese war in a pub? lic speech', which was stopped by the police. - Reciprocal Demurrage Asked By Shippers < i State Railroad Commission! Holds Hearing on Question of Restoring Reciprocal De? murrage Rule _ Columbia, Sept. 22.?F. M. Hardih, manager olf the railways demurrage bureau, in 'Atlanta, together with a number of shippers are expected to appear before the South Carolina, Railroad commission at its hearing in Columbia this afternoon on the ques? tion of restoring the reciprocal de- - murrage rule, which was effective be? fore the war. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce-Is to have a number of representatives before the commission, as are other shippers' organizations of the. state. The railroad commission will probably grant' the request for the restoration of the demurrage charge. The cotton seed crushers are es? pecially an.\ious to have the reciprocal demurrage charge effective again, and their organisation, which asked fot* the hearing, will be represented. The hearing will begin at 3 o'clock, and the commission will take the matter under advifement after the testimony is all taken No decision will be an? nounced for several days. Reciprocal demurrage is the charge allowed before the government oper? ated the railroads, made by the ship? pers against the roads, for delays in placing freight cars, after ret,uest for cars is made. The value of the de? murrage Iiis in the fad that it will tend to increase the supply of avail? able freight cars. Sawyer's Protest' Thrown Out State Democratic Executive Committee Decides That Dr. Sawyer Was Not Elected in m Georgetown Columbia, Sept. 22. The State Democratic Executive committee ou Tuesday threw out the protest of Dry J. Olin Saw.ser. of Georgetown, and declured bis successful Opponent, Ira dell liillyard, the nominee for the legislature from that county. Dr. Sawyer protested Hlllyurd's election on the ground thai there were a num? ber of votes Illegally east in the An? drews box. The contention was pot sustained by the state committee. A committee also rejected the protest, filed by C. 1'. Ballenttne, of tin- elec? tion ot .1. A. Harvey, to the legisla? ture from Barkley county, on the ground that Mr. Harvey bad not show In his expense account all the money bo spent in his campaign, leading up to the second primary. Bishop Co-Adjutor To Be Elected Special Session of Episcopal Council to Be Held in Columbia Columbia, Sept. 21.- -An additional bishop for tie diocese ot South Caro? lins will be provided when the coun? cil meets in Columbia, in special ses? sion, on October 1-. for tbe purpose of electing a bishop coadjutor, ac? cording to announcement made at the Episcopal headquarters here today. In addition to becoming assistant to the present bishop, the bishop coadjutor will in all probability become bishop of the new diocese of South Carolina, which will be created by the next general convention of the Episcopal church two years hence, when the di? ocese of South Carolina will be divid? ed IntOitwo separate and independent d loceses, Prorhlnen < burchtnen from all parts of the state will attend this eoun eil for election, each church sending us a delegation their minister and four lay delegates to elect. Honolulu, Sept. 21. The civilians 111 the Kwabarrovsk region of Siberlu ire fleeing because it is reported that the Soviets are planning n decisivt winter campaign against the .lapau. .-, ill Sil>? i la. HI JOHNSON ON RAMPAGE _ Bull Moose From California An nounce* Intention to Invade South in Campaign For Harding WILL SPEAK IN ALABAMA AND NORTH CAROLINA The Announcement Made From RepuMican Campaign Head? quarters in New York New York, Sept. 22.?Senator Hi? ram Join son has agreed to make a whirlwind tour for Harding, it was announce J today. He will invade Ala? bama an 1 seventh district of North Carolina rod western Maryland in Oc? tober. Dial Interested In Coal Question Takes Matter Up With Director Of Service of Interstate Com? merce Commission 1 Washington. Sept. 24.?Since it be? came apparent that there was likely to be *d* serious coal shortage in the south this winter, with prices very high, Senator Dial of South Carolina look the matter up with the director of service of the interstate commerce commission with the idea in view of j securing not.only more coal but at a lower ,pi ice. Todav he received the following; letter in reply: "As you know, this commission has no jurisdltcion over the price of coal nor can it * require an operator to ship his coal to any particular con? signee. The commission is therefore powerles-s to remedy the situation to which you refer unless your constitu I ent is of the opinion that the mine or I mines from which he. seeks his coal is not receiving its prorata share of *vailabh equipment and believes TJhat if the mines received such prorata die.re th ?y wuuld ship to him the coal for which he has contracted. If this s the b ?lief, and the commission is advised :?f the names and locations of .he mines and the carriers serving horn, a prompt investigation will be made for the purpose of ascertaining he car supply at the mines and if found not to l>e their proper propor? tion, to sec to it that their prorata hare is furnished, j "1 she uld add that effecive Septem? ber 17 the commission suspended in | definitely its service order No. 11 which requires shipments to New England, via tidewater of a certain percentage of the output of many of the eastern mines. It is hoped and believed that this suspension will make possible a larger and better dis? tribution of the available supply of cdmmerclal coal by many of the mines previously affected by this or? der." Automobile Thieves Arrested Gang That Had Stolen Two Hun? dred Thousand Dollars Wrorth of Cars Rounded Up - Detroit, Sept. 21. - Six persons have been arrested her? charged with ship? ping two hundred thousand dollars worth of stolen automobiles to Scan? dinavian countries, one of the gang h a woman. Food For Destitute Children Herbert Hoover Organizing Charitable Associations to Care For Orphans of Europe New York. Sept. 23. -?Conferences arc progressing here between Herbert Hoover and oti'tc ials of the Ued Cross, Jewish joint distribution committee. V. M. <\ A. and V. \V. C. A. and various church bodies with the view of .joint cooperative sction towards feeding two and half million destitute European children this winter. Favorable For Cotton Wetat her Conditions During Past Week Reported Good ' Washington, Sept. 22.?Weather conditions during the week ended yesterdaj were very favorable for opening cotton and for picking and ginning, according to the National Weather and Crop bulletin, and this work n ade satisfactory progress in practically all sections, althougli there was some complaint of labor shortage In a few portions of the belt. Cotton is opening and piojkmg be? ginning to the northern portions of the belt. Metier weather conditions have resulted in a material improve? ment in the,4 top in much of the \v> s tern portion, but the east the con dition was practically unchanged VOL. LI. N<& PARTYLEADERS CALL FOR FUNDS State Executive Committee la sues Vigorous Appeal To Every Democrat in South Carolina CAMPAIGN TREASURY PRACTICAALY EMPTY Funds Urgently Needed to Carry on the Battle For Election of Cox and Roosevelt Columbia, S?pt. 21.?The State Democratic Executive committee meeting in Columbia today issued a vigorous appeal to every Democrat In South Carolina to make a contribu? tion to the national democratic fund. The resolution calling upon the. State democracy to help supply the funds for the election of Cox and Roosevelt, was introduced by General Wllie Jones, stale finance chairman for South Carolina. The committee points out that the national ticket will faca ?? actual disaster i n less the southern democracy rushes funds to the res? cue. Every white man and. woman of the state is urged to immediately make some kind of a contribution to this cause. It is urged that all money be rushed to General Jones just as soon as possible so that he may for? ward it to the national democraUc headquarters in New York. The party loaders in every county of the state are urged in a resolution to go home and immediately organize a campaign for the collection of this fund. The women of the state are be? ing organized by Mrs. Robert Coop? er, wife of Governor Cooper, and a substantial amount will be secured in this manner. The following resoluUon was adopt? ed by the state democratic executive committee meeting here today: The Democratic party finds itself in the middle of a presidential' campaign with its treasurv practically depleted. Th esucces8 of the democratic ticket in November depends now on the amount of money which will be raised in the southern states. The situation, according to advices from the nation? al committee, is critical. A considerabk sum is needed by the national committee to pay the legitftp mate expenses of the national election. The money must be raised in SoMh. Carolina, and other southern stated within th? next 30 days. If the money is not raised in a very short time, the democratic patty will face actual disaster. Governor James tt. ("ox is making a magnificent fight against the republican party. We. the members of the state exe? cutive committee of the South Caro Ina democracy, feel that It is the duty of every white man and every woman in South Carolina to come immediately to the aid of the party. We wish to urge in just as strong language as possible that every good democrat of the state immediately make a contribution to this cause. It is the sense of the state demo? cratic executive committee that all party leaders in the state immediately assist in the organisation of their counties for the purpose of personally soliciting every democrat to g ve his lust share of this campaign. It is the opinion of the state execu? tive committee that the three hundred thousand white men and white women of South Carolina should give not less than one hund.-ed thousand dollars to help in this noble cause. Demand For Nitrate j of Soda Consumption For Current Year Expected to Amount to Three Million Tons Valparlso, Chile, Sept. 20.?Foreign demand tor nitrate of soda, chiefly used as fertilizer, is expectSd to amount to A,000,000 tons during the nitrate year Which began in July, re? ports of ii. H. Jones, president of the \ Association Of Nitrate Producers, j Production of nitrate In thi? Vountry's , most important* industry. Exportation by the Producers' as? sociation In ti e calendar 5car of 1919 amounted to 91f?,4oo tons ;.gainst i more than 2,000.000 tons shipped abroad in 191 8. Rut from January to July, 1920, exportation reached l, 481,200 tons?the highest figure hith? erto recorded in a like period. The re? port estimates the producing capo ity of the associated companies ?t 3. 480,000 tons while that of companies not in the association is placed at BSf, S00 tons, a total of 4,137,*00 tons. Importance of the industry as a j national asset is shown in a recent re I port of the ministry of the treasury which estimates that from 1 <S0 to Ol 8 the amount received by the gov? ernment in export ditties and from ! sales of land was approximately $700. 000.000 or slightly more than 44 per ! cent of the nation's total revenue. Nearly 60.not) workmen are employed I in the nitrate regions during times of 'nominal production. Vienna. S?pt J1 - Th<e newspaper Azember prints what purports to be an agreement whereby the state rail? roads pass under the control of a Kreuch corporation for fifty years. Krance agrees to aid Hungary in houndarx demarcations where pos .sihle, the paper says.