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? Workmen and Popula? te Bloody Conflict in Strets PLACARDS TORN t FROM STREET CARS Said To Have Situation .Under Control After Seven Casual ties Cat London, Sept. tl?Italian workers ****** to be divided, In respect to the asjfeement between employers and workmen In the rant* I trade. Turin is ti%a scene of disorders and dispatches place the casual tics at seven dead. With situation under control. Extrem lata beaded thasagltatlon which Is ap~l parently without the support of the population. ' Viva Lenne" and Death to Klag?" wars displayed on placards f* the street cal*a The population, dragged the cart ten from the c\re and destroyed th< posters. Highway E>epartmen t Sppreading Out Act i vit lea, Employs Larger Office Force and Mere Room Needed Oalambia. Sept. it.?Th * South* Car alba* blah way department has seen its **tl*Ules in eres as enormously within r*o**i month* since the enactment e| the new hlgbwav law last winter. **Ml aanauacem ?nt la made today that tie department is fore eil to And larger ?barters Official* of the department are negotiating for new quarters now, had some announcement of a new ie? ration wMl ha made in a few days. Wltll'n the naxt day or two the au? fm licensing department will to temporary quarters in the ?Mna Lif ? insurance company ig oh the I?0* block of Main At prwint this division pf the department work is on the dope of the Ideal theatre build *K>?g with th* other divisions, department m badly cramped A Idtgs force of draftsmen is employ? es ami there ar< also many office em hlaysa. Secretary Thomas stated to dar that with th* taking over of high? way maintenance, as provided in the now highway act, the * orb of the de part matt has benh morn thus doubled. m*% the new quarters will be neces? sary if th* efficiency >f the depart - naoat is to be ma Intal rial, Tr antomobi e license department hash? la to be much larger after this ya*r. The new system of licensing eam oast year will employ twenty - Oa*> different ft hula of license plates, far.various closers of motor vehicles. Tma Increase of th* work of this de pattt?X win, m* ke tt necessary for all Heansn plates to be mailed to owners *r malar vehicles. Tha highway department hau many activities. It builds roads,maintains stato highways, licenses automobiles end constructs bridges. At present a rwmplefe system of highway markers m batas prepared, by tue department, and\ these ace to he placed on all high ways of the state. department employs officers police powers, to sea that the II plate law is obeyed by all motor taers. Clothinf Prices Remain High Ma Cut la Manufacturers' Prices Probable Befre Spring Chicago, Sept. 2t.?Prices for men's clalhlag will not come down none **ulehiy than the high cost oi inattri alp and labor, and therefore, no vio? ls** changes may be expected, dc eftaraa Bit Btrouee, president of the Matioaal Association of Clothing Man nfacturcrs, before the National As sociation of Retail Clothiers conven? tion here tonight. Mr. atrousw promised that the 10 to ai per cent price cut announced by the texUle manufacturers would be redacted in spring prices, but said that the east of clotb I? only one fac t*r in %b? production of c kit bee. There tied bean sv sign of reduction tn ac reasory aaalertsls. he declared, and the Weeners In the Industry never would return to the low wage levels of the old days. Many Immigrants Are Coming Twenty-two Thouaand Foreign Thruirh Ellis # latmmd Ljiat Week Washington. Sept. ft?The tide af Immigration throuxb Kills Island continues to swell the Immigration ft>ureau reports showing the total for the weab of September eighteenth of almost twtnty two thousund. No Strike in England Threatened Strike of Coal Miners Postponed For ft Week landan. Sept. 14.- The coal miners of Oreef Flrltatn will not strike Men sa the threatend coal strike [to Were postponed a week after the meeting between Lloyd Oeorge and the onion representatives. Vienna. Sept. ?J.~~ The cabinet co a net I haa approved the seven-hour a*a/ far civil servants, BANK PANIC ?BOSTON As Result of Previous Bank Failures Runs Start on Sev? eral Other Banks NINETY DAYS NOTICE ON WITHDRAWALS REQUIRED Situation in Financial District in Boston Has Reached Criti? cal Stage Roston. Sept. 27.?Following the closing Saturday of the Cosmopolitan Trust Co., the fifth banking institution to be closed here recent I iy, several big banks this morning were forced to invoke the law requiring ninety days* notice before withdrawals of de? posits. The first of these wan the Tre? nton t Trust Co., where run started Saturday and continued today. De? positors generally are uneasy and fur? ther runs are feared. A Mechanical Dairy Government Experts Solve Pro? blem of Milk Supply For Ni? tro, West Virginia Washington, Sept. 27.-? Lack of pasturage for dairy cattle in the viclnty ef Nitro, West, Va., rasulted In the establishment at that war built city of a "mechanical dairy" where milk and cream eqpivalent to the output of a farm with 1,500 milk cowa wn produced, according to a government report Just published. Bottles and cans of the fluid were la? beled "reconatrueted" milk or cream, and "nitrolac." Accommodations for 26,000 inhabi? tants were provided at Nitro; schools, churches, hospitals, dopartmont atoPes, restaurant', and all the other elements of a modern well-equipped community being part of the project. As a constructioti problem It wa* comparatively simple, but officials be? gan to strike snags as soon as they ap? proached the task of insuring a sup? ply of staple foodstuffs, particularly of fresh milk. ? Nitro is situated in a mountainous district where lit te; if any natural pasturage is available. Local milk supplies were barely sufficient to satis? fy the normal demands of Charles town, the " nearest metropolis. Bx pansion of the natural supply being out of the question, the public health , service was asked for aid and the fir* "mechanic I lairy" resulted. The process ns<ed is deseribed as the "emulslticatlon of butter fat ob? tained from unsalted butter in a so? lution of skimmed milk powder, or di? luted evaporated tnifk." A building. 150 feet long by 51 feet wide, was con? structed and provided with huge mix? ing vats, refrigerators and bottling ap? paratus. Chemically pure water was used iu the mixing and careful testa inude by the product which proved to be a little superior, If anything, ttv3 report said, to natural milk. Y.W. CA. in Brazil First Association in Country Has Commodious Quarters in Rio , Rio De Janeiro, Sept. 25.?The first Toung Women's Christian Association to b* organised in Rio de Janeiro has op\..ed Its commodious quarters in the downtown section. United States Ambassador Morgan and other promi? nent American and British i ^sldents attended the open.ng. The association starts off with a to? tal membership of 937. Including 1U0 Americans and an equal number of Itrltlsh. Seventeen religious faith* and 20 nationalities are represented among the membership. Prohibition in Swtzerland Socialists Preparing Bill to Stop Sale of Brandy and Liquors Herne, Sent. *jr>.- The Swiss Social? ly party Is drafting <? t>ill which It io Umdfl to piece .hefore the Swiss parlia? ment this month proposing a referen? dum for the purpose of prohibiting the sale of brandy and liquors in Switzer? land. Unions in Danger Labor Official Warns Building Crafts That Factional Strife Will Destroy Unions Chicago, Sept. V.l. -A warning to the building" crafta that unless they "resort to reason" and end Jurisdic? tions! disputes the unions may be ,!?? stroyed and open shop come into vogue. w*is issued today by President lohn Donlen Of the building trades department of the American Federa? tion of Lubor. Russia and China Break Russian Minister Decides To Leave Pekin at Once Ft bid, Sept Is? Prince Koudaoheff, he Rnssian minister, has announced hi.- intention of leaving <'h n... a* the lenuM of the decision of ihc foreign ? ?".>?? to tern mate ofTlc? il ?.-j^it Ions ?villi the RU'.slai legation. Ali treaties let a tan Clor? and Rattl*: In the meantime are held in abeyance. Administration Officials Con? tinue Silent on Ne^vciations With Japan JOINT COMMISSION SAID TO BE UNACCEPTABLE Negotiations in Reference to California Anti-Japanese Land Law Will Continue ? Washington. Sept. 27.r?Adminis? tration officials continue to be silent on the negotiations with Japan grow? ing out of the proposed California anti-JapaneE-e land law, but the im? pression prevails here that Tokio's proposal that the question be refer? red to a joint commission for solu? tion Is unacceptable. The negotia? tions however, are proceeding. Hotel Rating Report Ready First Score Card of Hotels Un? der Clean Sheet Law To Be Issued Columbia. Sept. 2.7.?The initial scoring of all hotels oi the state, under the new ' clean sheet" law, will he published within a short time by State Hotel Inspector J. M. Woodward, who is in Columbia,.today for the first time for several weeks, after completing his ilrst inspection of all the hotels of the slat*'. Mr. Woodward says there is still room for Improvement on the part of many of the hotels, but many have < leaned, up to a remark? able degree In the last few months. Mr. WoOdWard spoke of one hotel in the state that has recently undergone a change of ownership and a change r?f its condition. This is at SU Mat* thews. H has been purchased by the Garber-Davis orchestra, and the man? agement of this well-known "Jazz ma rhine." will manage the hotel. The orchestra will make its headquarters j at St. Matthews. School For Feeble-Minded New State Institution at Clinton Formally Opened ? Columbia, Sept. 26.- C. Croft Wil? liams, secretary of the state board .?f public welfare, announced yesterday that the state training school for the feebile minded had been opened and that it has seven boys enrolled, all of whom seemed tc/ be contented. ? Mr. Williams said: "After a long period of working and waiting, the state training school for the feeble minded has at.last opened its doora for persons that arc mentally retarded. The gruvo danger or' feeble mindedness was ilrst* brought to the state's atten? tion through the efforts of the state hoard of charities and corrections, Winthrop college, th<r Federation of Women's clubs and other social agen? cies. The legislature of South Caro? lina in 1918 reflected the interest of the people of the state by estab? lishing the state training school to care of and 'educate, as far as they might be able to receive instruction, the mental defectives of South Caro? lina. It was eetlmal d that there were at least 6,000 of such persons within our borders, and this estimate scents to be very conservative after the disclosures of the mental U:st.N made at Camp Jackson. "This school was placed under the board of regents of the state hospital and an appropriation of $60.(?oo was made for its erection. Dr. 15. O. Whit ten, who had gained marked success by Iiis management of the branch of the state hospital that is at State Park, was elected superintendent of the training school. Dr. Whitten took up residence at Clinton and has worked imVel'atigably in fostering and directing the erection of the building 1 for the state training school. "The school now has one cottage completed and another nearing com? pletion. The completed cottage is now open for Inmates, which must be either men or boys. It has two wards, one for men. who may be of somo help In taring for the grounds, and the other for boys <>f a trainable type. The other cottage will be for women and girls. It is expected to open about the middle of November. "These cottages are of brick and concrete," Mr. Williams said, "and are Are proof. They have electric lights, with power furnished from Clinton, and water supplied from wells | on the school's grounds "Dcsides tlw two cottages, there is a frame building that serves for the dining room and kitchen, and another frame building that houses several of the workers and contains the superin? tendent's olHoe. "The training school is situated In the midst of a tract of land that con? tains about 1,300 acres that are: brok? en Into hills and depressions. A part of this land is under cultivation and a part is in forest. This domain is very picturesque und Is an Ideal site for Ihe institution that have there. This excellent pi< eo of property Was ao- , quired mainly through the Interest and generosity oi the citl/.ens of Clinton. "Al Hi" lust meeting of the general assembly that bod> relieved the re? gents of the hospital of the responsi? bility of the training School for the feeble minded and gave Us manage? ment to the state board of public welfare, to whose care all of the state Iuvenile Institutions for delinquents and defectives were committed. Any? one interested in having a boy com? mitted or admitted to the sc hool ad? dress Dr. Ii. O. Whitten. superln lendenl of the state training school for the feeble minded, Clinton. Express Hearing Ordered American Railway Express Com? pany Asks For Another Ad? vance in Rates < ' t WHITE CALLS I FOR $500,000 GOOD NEWS FOR FARMERS To Fight ^representation' Secretary of National Trade Columbia, Sept, 27.?The South Carolina Railroad Commission has announced today that a hearing will ! PRESIDENT be held in Columbia at an eariy date on the request made by the American I Railway Express company for an in? crease of its charges in South Caro? lina, in line with the order 01* the in? terstate commerce commission last week for the increase all over the nation on interstate charges. The ex? act date for the hearing has not been lix< d, out shipjrers of ali parts of the state will be invited to attend, aa Wt?J officials of the express company. The express company is asking for an increase of thirteen and a halt per ( ?nt. in line with the same increase On interstate business authorized last Friday. This is the se< ..nd express in? crease in recent weeks. Only last week the South Carolina Railroad commis? sion issued an onh r authorizing" an increase of twelve and a half per cent, in line with a national increase. The first increase was to cover a de? ficit in the express eompau.\'s finances. The second increase is to cover the in? crease in wages of express employes recently authorized by the federal wage board. _i Concerning the League HEADS DRIVE Chairman George White Wants 1,000 Men to Match Chief Executive's Gift'' Council Tells Cotton Manu? facturers ?- * i EUROPEAN MILLS ON PRE-WAR BASIS Rooi-evelt sand friends Harding Makes Early Morning Speech Routed Out of Ned at Alcoona, Pennsylvania?I? On Way to Baltimore - Altoona, Penu.. Sept. 27.?Senator Harding, who is enroutc to Baltimore where tonight he makes the second speech of importance away from his Marion home, was routed out of bed by a large crowd for speech and ap? peared without collar or necktie. .Largo crowds are greeting him at eve ry stop which have been arranged at frequent Intervals. Bomb Explosion in Cork Department Store in Irish City Completely Wrecked Cork, Sept. 27.?Much property was destroyed and the city was bad? ly shaken by the violent explosion of bombs in a. big department store early this morning. The department store was completely wrecked and. it is be lk x ed an effort ? was made to kill a number of Sin Fehlers employed there. New York. Sept. 23.?Permit me to call your attention to a statement I is? sued today as follows: "Less than $130,000 collected by us provided a contrast before the senate committee yesterday with millions in the hamls of the republican!. 'Since the fate o? | the league and the peace of the world depends on thfi success of Cog and 1 intend to call for a thou-, of the league all over the country to match the president's subscription of sCOO made recently in the same cause. This will provide a special fund of $500,000 to put the truth about the league before every voter. '"State and county chairmen will be asked to assist and we feel hopeful that there are at least one thousand men in the United Stat?m who will giv-e us ^.r?00 each for the league. Newspapers which favor the league will be asked to help us lorni the ''league thousand club." This plan will provide the means for a heavy assault against misrepresentation in the interst or' mere partisanship." May I call upon you in the name of the great issuo to which we are so wholly devoted to publish this appeal, to endorse it editorially and to invite citizens of your state to contribute as indicated. May 1 further request you to announce that you will receive acknowledgment and forward to the democratic national committee such $500 subscriptions as any of your readers may wish to send. This great service will b?- highly appreci? ated. None but the newspapers of America have ^it in their power to ren? der it. GEO WHITE, ^Chairman Democratic National Com? mittee. They Will Soon Be Strong Fars? ters on all Cotton Buying Mar ketb a ! Marplewood, N. H.. Sept. 24?Oa* car K. Davis, secretary of the Na? tional Foreign Trade Council, told th* ! National Association of Cotton Manu? facturers that, the cotton manufactur? ing industry in Europe is rapidly ap? proaching the prewar outpi t and Am? erica would soon be faced by the fiercest competition in cottonbuying markets. Cotton Price Exchange Chambers of Commerce of State Will Exchange Daily Reports Ten Years For Rapist Isaiah Young of Fairfield County Sent to Penitentiary Columbia, Sept. 27.?Isaiah Young, a colored rapist of Fairfield county, was lodged In the state penitentiary Satuiday to spend the next ten years of his life, and he is thankful that there is a penitentiary, for it saved) his life. The negro was brought to the otate prison for safe keeping, a mob of Fairfield county citizens having at? tempted to take his life, several weeks ago. lxist Monday he was called for by a deputy from Winnsboro, and he went back to his county seat to face trial. He was convicted and sentenc? ed to ten i'ears. Japan Will Protest Vigorously If California Passes Anti-Japa? nese Law Ambassador Will Take Up Matter With State Department Columbia. Sept. 24.--AL the Cham? bers of. Commerce of the state are to be parties to a plan for spreading in? formation as to cotton prices through? out the state. A system is being worked out whereby ihc chambers <vill all be notified each day of the price paid locally for cotton in the other towns where there uro Cham bens of Commerce or similar trade or? ganisations. The Coluirrbm chamber of Commerce has endorsed the plan, and it is understood all the other chambers hf>.ve done likew sc. The idea originated with Secretary Warren King, of the rirecnwood chamber of Commerce. Ills plan is to have each commercial oiganiUPiofl in the state notify every other such organization eve<y day of ilte price of cotton that day, the price to be report? ed by ihe local cotton buyer! The; in? formation will be transmitted by pos? tal card. The idea is for each city and town to be able to keep up with the cut ton market advances and depressions. This service will be put before the public in such a manner at to bene? fit the buyers and the producers. Honolulu, Sept. 24.?Tokio ad? vices to Japanese language newspa? pers says the plan to ask the United States to appoint members of a com? mission to effect a settlement of the Japanese-American problem has been abandoned and Japan will instruct her ambassador to protest vigorously, if California passes the Japanese land laws. New PreMier of France Ultimatum From Soviet Georges Legues Accepts Call and Will Act as Foreign Minister Paris, Sept. 24.?Georges Legues, minister of marine in the Clemenccau cabinet has accepted a call to the pre? miership under President Millerand's administration and will act as foreign minister. The new premier is the father-in law of Paul Rockwell, the North Caro? linian who Served in the foreign Le? gion during the war. J?ol Riga, Sept. 24.?JWolph Joffe, the head of the Soviet Peace Delegation has proposed an armistice with the Poles, which he said must be accept? ed within ten days or the Russian win? ter campaign will be inaugurated. Hays Bushwacks Cox New York, Sept. 24?Will H. 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