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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-19
MUST NOT LOSE A DAY.

MUST NOT LOSE A DAY.
The production Of coal in this
country is fundamentally trans
portation problem. There are enough
coal cars and enough locomotives to
transport the necessary quantity OF
coal. ONLY IF EVERY CAR. AND
EVERY LOCOMOTIVE IS USED
TO IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY
EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR.
There are enough operatives in the
mines to get the coal from the
ground, if those operatives can work
every day in the year, and If the
coal cars and locomotives are avail
able every day. II the coal cars
are idle for q week or a month, tho
result is a loss Of a weeks or q
months possible coal production.
There IL no way to make up this
loss. The country needs the great
est utilization Of the coal-carrying
facilities every week and every
month. It has no surplus cars and
no surplus locomotives to carry
more coal in a succeeding week or
In a succeeding month, to make up
for the failure to use the existing
cars and locomotives in preceding
month
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13

price 10 Ne fixed by President Wilson.
will be recommended TO congress by
special committee consisting Of one
banker and one cotton producer fro.a
each OF the States in the cotton belt.
is the provision Of resolution &C.
cepted b. The conference. Members
Of the committee Were apooin. cd IN
mcdiatoly. FDliow:ng j. the .ox. c.
The resolution:
"i!e il resolved. That this mcc.:ng
petition Tie president and The con-
grcss o. the United States 10 crc.te
= corporation to be known rs the Unit
ed States Cotton Corporation with
power 10 buy for account of the init
ed States government such cotton as
lcay be offered for sale without 9Th.
Q" available buyers az price to be
now 1Tcd hy the pr. cnt OF the
United states.
That concurrcntly ;he~ew;th ar
r"nSemont be made whereby there
cotton fabrics price consistent with
the price Of the raw natCria allow
ing 10 the manufactures a &c AMI
reasonable return upon his operations.
That a committee from this section
composed OF one producer fro.a each
cotton growing State be sent to WASH
inBion To present this petition AMI
take such other steps as may be nee.
cSaary to secure il.c contamination o,
this plan"
Two officials CT the federal reserve
bank addressed the meeting and IS
sured the bankers and farmers that
the government was in sympathy
with their movement and that the
bank would lend it's assistance in the
proposed betterment of marketing
conditions. Speeches and comment
during the meeting developed that
there will likely be crop of 15,O00.-
600 bales this year and q surplus OF
I i,G00,o00 bales. Transportation pvoh.
icnls th2t are likely 10 1e encounter
ed in moving such large CROP were
also discussed.
The Southern Cotton States Ass,-
c!dtion Of Bankers and Farmers was
organized tc look aftor the cotton
situation in the South in the future.
committee was appointed to draw
uD constitution and bylaws The
committee that VIII go 10 Washing
ton We're instructed TO meet at the
Willard Hotel, July II. South Caro-
lima representatives on the commit
tee were not appointed 1T the con-
ference but will be designated within
Il few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13

Columbia. July 10.-Thomas H.
Peoples. attorney general. last night
withdrew from the race for govern
or and entered the race for the short
term for the United states senate.
The short term is that portion OF
tho unexpired term OF the late sena-
tor Tillman which extends beyond the
tenure OF Senator Christie Benet. the
appointee OF Governor Manning. Eight
months OF the term are TO be served
and the appointment by the governor
can not extend beyond six months.
Mr. Peoples has been making the
race for governor. the State office
party having canvassed Is counties
Mr.. Peoples will join the senatorial
party In Dillon next Tuesday. lie has
been attorney general six years AMI
when elected the first time was the
youngest man ever TO hold the office
In South Carolina.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13
FATHER ATHEISTS son.
Turns Young Man Over tn Authorities
Hs Descrtcr.

Birmingham. July 9.-Starline
Hicks OF near Jasper brought his son
Starting Hicks. Jr.. to- Birmingham
Monday night and almost overcome
with emotion. turned the young man
over TO federal officials as Il deserter
from the United States army.
"It nearly breaks my heart to have
10 arrest my own son and turn him
over 20 the authorities on so serious
a charge" said MIR. Hicks. "but even
~ he II my son ! can not harbor hin
ny deserter. or even countenancc his
act"
Young Hicks Is said To have desert
ed from Camp Wheeler. Macon. Ga.
fhout two months ago and has since
"a In reported. been hiding In the
woods near Jasper. Mr.. Hicks speni
several nights I'm the woods In an eff
fort 20 locate his son.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13
FINED COITEN PHlCE PROPOSED
HtutE Caroiil;.i.s Tell os Meeting IL
New Orleans.

lEe cotton states Official marketing
bureau, composed cf the comiiss.on-
cF o. agriculture, the chief OF the
marketing bureau and the president
OF the farmers union OF each cotton
growing state, met in New Orleans.
July l and .. Proposals for govern
nont price fixing on cotton and acre
age reduction were rejected. ]. ]
Ero"n, commissioner of agriculture
oi Geo"Gia, presided at the mectin.,
which was held in the GrundwaU Ho-
tel
Inc meeting recommended that a
propaganda be conducted in each
state by the secretary OF agriculture.
assisted by county chairman and
three workers in each school district.
10 promote plan whereby cotton
growers will hold onc-third of this
years crop until the war is over and
will SCI the remaining two-thirds as
slowly as possible. a committee was
appointed TO go to Washington 10 con.
fer win officials of the regional
banks, asking that ample finds be
provided TO carry out the proposed
policy.
The South Carolina delegation to
the meeting was composed of A. c..
summers, commissioner OF agricul-
ture; w. G.. Smith, State warehouse
commissioner; f.. w. Dabbs. Of Mayes-
vile, L. ID. Jennings and f.. X Friar
O. sumter, Senator George X. Laney
II Chesterfield and Dir. Wade Stack
house of Dillon.
T.. W. Dabbs and w. c.. Smith re-
maincd after adjournment of the
meeting TO attend ;hc conference OF
ou;h Carolina bankers ard farmers
which was held in New Orleans. July
>, for "a further consideration Of way,
md means Whereby fair price for
cotton could be assured the farmers.
Nine OF the ten cotton growing
Safes North Carolina being the en-
"eption, were represented by banker
and farmer at this meeting. w. w
Woodson. a Texas banker, presided at
the nccting.
Establishment by the governments
of - corporation 10 be known as the
United states Cotton Corporation, with
he power 20 buy for the account Of
the United States government such
cotton as may be offered for sale
without other available buyers at a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13

Food Administration Issues Order
Permitting Grinding of Years Sup
ply.

columbia. July 10.-The food ad-
ministration regulations governing the
grinding OF wheat have been modified
10 the extent that farmers arc now
permitted to grind full years sup
ply. A bulletin just issued by the food
administration authorizes millers In
South Carolina to grind. from wheat
raised by farmers. enough flour to
supply their families and their tenants
for IL months. In arriving at the
amount OF -four required for such sup
ply. calculation must be made upon
the basis OF 12 pounds per person
per month.
Farmers are expected. however, to
use flour substitutes. pound for pound.
with the fiour they have ground from
then wheat. The fact that they have
produced their own wheat does not
release them from this obligation.
They are also expected TO see to IL
that their tenants. furnished by them
use nour substitutes on the $3.50 ba-
sis.
When farmers sell -four to individ-
oais they will be required. under the
rules OF the food administration, TO
cell an equal amount OF -four substi-
tutcs or take miller's certificates from
the purchaser showing that they (the
buyers) have had -four substitutes
ground to cover the -four they buy.
pound for pound. This applies in cases
whore farmers who raise wheat sell
Hour to neighbors who perhaps have
no wheat to be ground
Farmers can sell -four from their
wheat. to merchants. but when the
merchants resell this flour II must be
sold. pound for pound. with flour sub
stitutues to the persons who buy IT,
These regulations apply to thresh-
ermen as well as to farmers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13

machines are on the market for dust
spraying. In the early experiments, a
hand dust gun was used, with which
it was possible to cover four to five
acres a day. In order to cover larger
areas, however, Il special power ma
chine was developed, which will cover
nearly 200 acres per day. The DEPART
mcnt now expects to develop an inter
mediate type which can be sold cheap
ly and which will cover twenty to
thirty acres per day.
The amount of poison required for
application so far has depended more
upon the requirements of the machin-
cry used than on the amount neces-
sary for thoroughly busting the cotton.
In general about five pounds per acre
have been applied, but this is excess.
i've, and with further improvement in
the machinery and the use of the poi
son with mixtures, such as lime,
smaller amounts will be effective. In
most OF the experiments from three to
fve applications were made, but the
effectiveness OF these was considerable
reduced by the fact that they were
on such small plats. In the large
scale experiment the effect of a single
application was as great as was secur-
Cd from about three applications On
a smaller plat. This more ehicien:
work on the large field was due. Of
course to the fact that there was
practically no migration Of weevi,
fl ON adjoining areas.
The cost of treatment averaged
about 81 per acre for each appli
cation. This. however, may be re-
Guced considerably when large areas
are sprayed and when Improved ma
chinery, requiring less poison, is en-
ployed. The cost may be still further
reduced when It is possible to mix the
poison with other powders, such rs
lime, which will act as carriers. Fur
thcr, it viii rarely be necessary TO
poison an entire plantation to con;rol
IN" wecVil, since on emerging in the
spring they always concentrate near
nc area IL which They passed the win.
,cr The WocViis remain rather close
~ to these points until they have mul-
t.plied sufficiently to threaten {. short
l%c in the local food supply. i or this
reason great part of the cotton is
not seriously infested with wcevils un.
til some time after midsaason, and
then not until well along i'm August.
The control measures adopted
must depend upon conditions in each
but by concentrating on
The more heavily infested cuts just
q ctore The NccViiS become sufficient
y abundant To migrate to the re.
na!ndcr of the cotton ii Will he pos.
SiElc not only directly to benefit the
cDt,on treated, but to protect the re-.
mainder OF the plantation by pre-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13
CoNsCRIPTION FOR RUSSIA.


Paris. July 1O.--Speaking at tho
opening today OF the great con
gress or the Russian sovicts Iiolshevik
minister Of war Trotzky. according to
a dispatch from Basel. Switzerland.
this morning said: Russia is on the
eve OF general military service con
soriptlon."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13

venting the wecvil migration. In this
way the cost OF the treatment fo, ,
hloalatively few acres will be born.
pE the benefit derived by the entire
plantation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13
TWELVE BILLIONS FOR ARMY

WASHINGTON. July 1O.-pres!dart
Wilson today sigred the twelve bill
l!On army apprOpriatiOn bill
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-29

commonly regarded as lighting
ground" He will not waste any on
orgy on the Solid South, for the Dem-
ncra,ic party gets that without trying.
But under present conditions we con-
slider that this covers practically all Of
the Northern and Western States. al
though it is proposed TO give special
attention 10 States in which Senators
are 10 be elected in 1918. and TO crr-
tain Congressional districts in which
there ought 10 be the best chance 20
secure Democratic congressman.
Now, does all this square with the
Presidents declaration that politics
is adjourned""c Mr.. Wilson has repeat,
cdlv referred to himself as the head
Of the Democratic party. That party
has repeatedly shown It's utter subSrr-
viency TO his every thought and wish
Moreover, Mr.. Mccormick Is occupy
ing 4 highly important position under
the administration, position which
makes him a practical dictator over
war trade and. indirectly. over much
that IS not war trade. No man who
is engaged in war trade would caro-
70 chance mourning the diSplcaSuro Of
Mccormick. Under those circum-
stances, if the President really de-
sired that politics should be adjourned
h, is in a position 70 do The adjourn
ing.
Nobody else has asked that politics
be adjourned. Everybody is asking
that politics be conducted Oh 4 high
nlanc. and in such 4 way AZ not 20 IN
,erlcrn in any WAY with the speedy
and effective prosecution Of tho waT
But President Wilson announced in 4
message 10 Congress that politics Is
adjourned" Notwithstanding his o%n
party chairman constantly and ab-
solutelv at the beck and cali Of the
President, is organizing 10 elect Dem
ocrats 20 Ihr House and Senate wh"r
ever thrrc is even fighting ground. II
would hardly be poli," for pcnpi" -
tell in plain language wha; th"r mink
OF that sort of politics.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-29
RAILROAD ATAVISM

Government control Of the railroads
is Developing some features that the
paving public will not relish. Under
private management Of The railroads.
roads between The same points. The
only real competition was in tho char
acte- Of service. To make their roads
no most attractive. 20 make their
trains rio>t comfortable. to Keep their
racks as smooth rs possible. and to
iaGuc" heir employees 20 be as cou"-
;oou> - he public dS n" public coulH
ask wcr" tho main efforts of private
railroad mGnag"tarnt And in these
respects m. roads were Clninnnly sue
c"*s:::! They departed far from the
anciaE: principle cnuuciatcd by one
~ RI" pioneers % large railroad or
canizn'!oa. Til" public be- damned. .
Dut. az tn" New York Times intinatcG.
t.,rrg are som" n"idenccS Of return
70 m" ancient attitude under govern
mcnt control
P"riiaus SOFA" of his is due 70
r.l!a; Shakespeare called 9Th" iaSn-
irncc ot nnicc" l. hu> long been tic
eXpnr,are Of p"oHlr having business
wit; = government functionary that
c"Ir'r<y j. far TOO little in evidence
Iii" Mcido police has been 10 in
as. Charges end reduce service. To
his. =" Public will accedr while tho
VA lasts. bur thar same public will "T-
anime the balanc, SHEETS with car" In
order 10 ascertain whether tl"rc has
or u cash saving commensurate
with he ctrtaiiod SERVER and an IN
Crcas" in rnvonu" equal 70 n" on
:;rncri frcich; and passenger rates.
r." uroIi" of tho country are not 90
Ing "a "a" ovf!r-critigal. bur they will
want ~ know whether In som" form
or manner they got benefits that CoUH-
;.'>uaiarr" II" iucunv"ni"nccS and
higher expenditures they nus on
dur"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-29

Thu continued progress OF III" STAY
uprising IN Austria lends special i'll
i"resi and Significance 30 til" plan for
IL Southern S!av STATE. which. was out
lined in dr,aIi ~ the conference held
on the Island 0t Corfu last summer,
and about which hut it'll" has become
Known to Il" people "f this country.
Th!. conference" WAS attended by
representatives Of Tn" Serbian. Crua-
ilIn and Slovenian aaIionultirS, in
,!idirG :hH members OF The preceding
Sr:blau coalition cabinet. The .mrm-
O,vs III ih,. present rahinci, and the
representatives az the Ju@nsl;tr COM
nI(irr OF London. Df these natiOnalt.
lies. the Serbs are the only ones which
II? 10 hi: lime have had IN indcpcnd-
cat ;;iair at their own, the Others be-
ln% subjects ui other States. paruicu.
larl! Austria.
AS Is now we'll known. it was th''
threatened expansion of The natira 81
Serbia which aroused The fear OF Aus
i:ia, ana WAS ono Of ;ilr inIncdtat"
rrc:pita;in:: C;t!s"s " itr war. TIL"
ir"puS"G now State. therefore. looks
forward 20 IN" vcGlIHarinn Of exactly
;hal which Austria dreaded most.
In III" light Of ;hr Frightening pros.
poets Of Tho fultlImrnt Of these aspica'
I;pas. the major features; Of The pro-
posed organization are of great inter.
Isl. The preamble nt he document
pruclai!nS the desire of The three
southern Slav groups tn librraic Inc
race rnry represent from any foreign
domination. and Ia constitute" !rr'.
national ard independent StalC---;t De-
sire based ON the principles that all
peoples are free to dispose Of them
selves" The Stale mist be founded
on modern and democratic prInclpleS'
Tho State organization is 10 be
freo. and independent kingdom. whose
territory shall be indiEisihle. and In
which the Serbs. CnatS and SlovrncS
shall have 4 single allegiance. 1t Is
10 be- i constitutional monarchy, DEM
ocra;ic and parliamentary, having as
It's head the dynasty karasrorE"Nlo.
7; is 10 be called The Kingdom OF
the Serbs. Cruats and SloreneS. hav'
ing onc coat OF arms. one flag and one
crown. these rmblems 10 be composed
Of the present national emblcms. The
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-29

! special serb. Cruai and SlnvrNr flags
anu coats of arms shall hay" equal
rlcht and hr freely displayed on all
occasions.
The Shr"c national denominations
and the TWO alphabctS are 10 have
; equal right and be freely used. All
: recognized religions shall be- freely
and publicly progressed. and The Orthn-
| duN. Roman Catholic and Mussulman
! religions. now chiefly PROGRESSED by Tins
race. shall b. equal and have equal
| rights from III" state point OF view.
| iii" calendar shall be- made uniform
: as soon as possible.
i Tn" territorial provision is especial.
! Is significant, "Th" territory Of HE
; KINGDOM OF til" Serbs. troatS and Sl"-
| I.'u"s shall extend over The territory
! in which tAIr patton d"nnninHird nm
| der IA" abuIr ihr"" nemesis living
! in compact mass; ana without mJi-
| ~ 10 ;hr vital interests IF tho comrIU-
: niiy. our nation docs not Want any.
i;lr" thai belongs To another. and Is
, claiming only what is justly due Ia il.
, rn". nation desires In lihrrAtC Itself
! and ronsriluI" its unity. For this rra-
SON i firmly refuses any partial S"lii'
! tinn ut THO problem nC It's liberation
from The IuSlro.iIuncarian domlna'
ton and desires union with Serbia
and Montenegro in on" single State,
constituting on" indivlSlblr unit.
That ne Adriatic Sea- shall br free and
nprn 10 all j. another .pr0"lstnn
W. rlnsinr p1raCrr1nhS DrrSCrIho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-29
AN .UNEXAMPLED TREATY

Nee: IN history have TWO nations
cou.r 70 such L remarkable under
standing rs havr the United States
and Graf Britain through tbs recent
n; ticat!on by the Senate If an uapX-
arlflcd treaty. by this treaty Great
Britain will be enabled to apply its
military draft 10 any subjects of its
government living in the United States
or within its jurisdiction and likewi
enable our government 70 draft an:
Of is subjects into lie service who
are dwelling or passing time within
tEf. Jurisdiction Of he British author
iiy. Il will prevent evasion of mill
iarr service ~ British subjects cont
ink here or 10 American colonies or OF
American SubjcC;S going to England
or into Canada. Australia or other
f;ritish colonies. il does not neceSsa-
rily Imply that these 90 out of tho jn-
ri$d;ctjon Of their own nation for The
purpose OF escaping military service.
There are some who Como back to en-
list and no doubt there arc others who
ure wiling 10 be drafted and come
back.
In one rcspec! there is a Cer'ain n
equality in This agreement. on account
Of the difference in the draft age. Only
Americans from II TO 81 years Of age
are subjcc; TO ,hc draft. while in the
British Islands and Canada those be.
tween 20 and - are liable Ia it. These
differences TO not greatly concern eth
or party 10 the agreement. as il only
applies is own rule 10 its own sub
iectS. 1t is part Of the understanding
nat ii "" should change the limits Of
he drati age so as 70 reach L larger
number OF m:n Tor military service. i
would apply 20 i:lose living abroad. as
WI ~ those at home. SO far as they
were within tn" fritiSh dominion.
Neither governments could compel its
subjects 20 come out Of Tho jurisdic
zion II tie other for military service.
any more than 70 undergo the penalty
ioc crime. without a treaty agreemen:
IT, having them drawn away against
their will If necessary This is one
TT l.. steps toward closer national &C.
l2cions brought about b.: the war.
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Great britain l. also carrying on sew
rraI Ions distance camDaicns which
!nU>t 10 "NrerdinglE costly
After al has been said ;::;ii r.tu y"
said. II SUI! ,r-rl> ., !! ra1; Wal: ~.
pruS"S ar.. br:n:; conducted on q sca,c
ii ma Sniticeat extrara@nnce that call :;
al least for NOR careful restraint Ih%n
has hitherto h"e!I exercised We are
uNd"nia bly, L great nation n both man
H"acr and rcnao:Wic power: Yet il IS
n"!'h"r wise Tor genuinely ratrioiic
10 vas" .,i'hc- Prudent conservation
will make victory douhly surr: Tor IN
necessary waSi"i;!'"SS merely plays
into IL" hands Of the enemy ALL thrift
j. GU!sr a> n""dIul in spending for the
war as * saving for i.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-29
ADVANCE FOE woRKERA

N$!IINGTnN. Jun" :E.--.\u advance
81, /" cents An hour In 'pulrw"od ana
paper industry workers has been grant
.,d icy tn. war labor board. that boil;
linuuncrd to-day. The federal trade
commission has he"n asked hr III" board
- maxi, nnutlr'r in"r"HS" in IN" selling
price Of news print paper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-29
LEGISLATION BY ORDER

{. The editor u !, IccosniI,d ananc.ai
publication seems 10 think THAI ne
. hearings going on before the Ways
and Means Comnlittee ar" mer"
Samouflase. and thai Il r"veoue bill
: Is to be prepared for ths Committee
! by the, Treasury department by OK
perts" who have been giving n:urt;
:: time 10 il. and are about 10 submit;
, their conclusions. M American VIC
: had left this country in t9l2 and re-
turned this year. on reading such an
article could scarcely credit his senses,
and yet this IS simply 4 repetition II
a method which has been II vogue III
I most since the Democratic adminiStra'
! lion came into power. Legislation IS
drafted by some So-caiicd expert
. employed by III" administrative branch
of this government. and instructed w
{ Secretary McAdoo. Baker or RI" Pres
rfdcnt what 10 call for. Til" pre-
pared measure then GOES 10 tie House
and the House is totd ~ pass il, which
It generally does with minor nIodinca-
tons, and then i ~o"S 20 t:!r Senate.
where, owing 10 'he fac tina; 'fs SrI,-
ate is the last free forum n this gi1-
rious Land Of Liberty. n" bill gets 4
little overlaui:ns and improvement,
Just as much a. ;h., administration
will permit. :.
This method has A"en used for two
reasons. First. becaus.. thr D"Hocr;I :
in power seem const;.utionally inca
Ipable Of drafting measure which viii
h0ii water, it is so SHOT through with
kislenc!eS: >scoaG. bocaus" ih:'
attic Congress j.. ana prior .
r was. Il mere aulanuensis ri
Ininistration: and. third. be-
eeSot tho coupiac.rc at;;cl;,!" O;
be Democrats in Congress. he AZ
ADMINISTRATION has found : easy ~ SiE'
life 10 a declaration 81 SON" years
ago, namely. '.:Ir place wHFr" iil''
Strongest will is present will b. he
seat of government"
Mays and Means Comiuirree inyi:"
the Republican members INFO cXecu.
tive session with them when thc new
revenue bill i being fTa:ucd. i, will b.