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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
CONFER ON POSSIBILITY
OF EASING TAX BURDEN


Washington, Nov 14-Poace
threw into conference between CON
gressonal leaders and treasury Of
tcials the question of whether the
tax burden planned in the pending
revenue bill can be lightened. in
view of prospective reduction of ex-
penditures.
Senator Simmons, chairman O
the senate finance committee. Chair
man Kitchin of the house ways and
means committee, and Secretary
McAdoo discussed the problem, but
reached no conclusion Mr.. McAdoo
said he would undertake an imme-
diate survey of the governments ten
tative plans for return of the army
from abroad, for curtailing war or
ders, and other phases of war-to-
peace conversion, and make recon-
mendations within a few days.
The uncertainty of future govern
ment financial needs, and the ur-
gent need of pushing the revenue
legislation to completion at an early
date, constitute the principal rea-
sons prompting many congressional
leaders, both Democrats and Repub-
licans, to advocate that the bill not
be changed TO reduce the revenue to
any great extent. Already the SEN
ate has revised il so that the income
is estimated at about $6,25O. 900.
600 instead of the SO 10000 900
provided by the house draft. Treas
ury officials also pointed out that a
large inflow of taxes will reduce the
volume of war bonds which must be
foated in the spring.
Demand for immediate steps II
cut down expenditures now is com
ing strongly from both parties in
congress.
Senators Borah and Smoot. Repub-
licans, in addresses in the senate
urged immediate curtailment OF
vast government expenditures and
said Democratic Leader Martin
would have great difficulty in car
rying out his recently announced
economy program unless the public
is informed on details of all eNpen-
ditures.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
NO MORE APPLICATIONS
FOR OFFICERS CAMPS
War Department Stops Them; Can't
Tell Whether More Divisions
Will Go Overseas.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Order
have been issued by the war depart
ment disseminating the acceptanc
of applicants for the central officers
training camps and stopping the or
ganization of any new classes. There
are now approximately 100000 mel
in training at these camps operating
on a monthly class basis.
The November classes will be dis
continued and a decision Is expected
soon as to whether present classes
shall be continued to graduation.
None of the additional training
camps for officers that had been
planned will be established.
The future of the student officers
training units and aviators and
other schools also is now being
worked out Secretary Baker said
that the question of the best wav to
stop this work with the least dis
ruption to the institutions involved
is being considered by the college
officials associated with government
in the work and also by the general
staff. 1t may be that the training
work will continue longer at some
col eges than at others while necess
sary readjustments are being made
Mr.. Baker indicated that no def
mite decision had yet been reached as
to the future of various army divis-
ions. now completely organized
being formed at cantonments in thi
country. Asked If these organizations
might see service in France he said:
II cannot answer that"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
THE 1918 TOBACCO CROP Is
LARGEST EVER PRODUCED

Washington, Nov. 14.-Never be
fore was there a crop of tobacco so
large as this years. With the ex-
ception of Tennessee and Kentucky
every southern state increases its
production this year. North Carolina
leading with an increase of 5000,
900 pounds over last years crop.
Kentucky's production showed a
decrease of that amount
The production by States. the de-
parlment of agriculture announced
is: Virginia 15O,997.0OO pounds.
dn increase of 21,OOO,OOO pounds;
North Carolina 242.252,OOO. an in
crease of 3S,0O0,OOO; South Carolina
62,20S, 200. an increase of II 900
900; Florida 4,416.00O, an increa Sc
of 100000; Tennessee 63.0IS.-
900, decrease of 1900. 900: Ken
tucky 3SS.17O,OOO. decrease of 3S.-
100000.
The quality this year is S7.7
compared with S64 last year; the
acre yield s71.S pounds, compared
with $3.50 last year.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
A Feast For the Boys and Girls.

Historical Tales. by Charles Nor
ris, In fifteen volumes with illustra-
'tions; has just been placed on the
library shelves. Library hours to
$50 on Saturdays.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
Residence of Judge Jones Com
pleteIy Ruined Yesterday
Morning.
MUCH FURNITURE SAVED
This, However, Was Badly DAM
aged BY Water-LOsS $4,000
to $4,000 With Insurance of
$1,000.

Fire at ten o'clock yesterday
morning completely ruined the
handsome residence of Judge Ira b.
Jones and Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Jones
in the grove, corner Chesterfield
avenue and White street, leaving
merely hull after burning the roof
and upper story. 1t was one of the
most stubborn fires ever experienced
by the local fire company, the build
ing being so large that the two
streams played upon the flames
were insufficient to extinguish them,
and while they were held in check
and prevented from spreading to-
other residences across the street,
they could not have done more dam
age.
At first il looked as if the firemen
would confine the blaze to the attic
with very little damage and nothing
was moved from the building, but
later when it was seen that the
whole of it might be destroyed most
OF the furnishings on the lower floor
and some from the upper floor were
removed.
The fire originated in the wall OF
room on the lower floor and burn
ed its way through to the attic
where famed by stiff draughts from
the ventilators it spread over the
whole of the building, then began
breaking through at different places
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
GERARD URGES TRIAL OF
EX-KAISER FOR MURDER
He Should BE ENtradited From Bol-
land-Is Already Indicted in
England for Murder.

New York, Nov. II 4-EXtradition
of Former Emperor William of Ger
many from Holland and his trial in
England on the charge of murder.
for which he has been indicted
there. was urged here by James w.
Gerard. former ambassador TO Ger
many, in an impromtu address be-
fore theater audience.
Asking whether a man shall be al
lowed to escape who had killed SO
many people that if they were
stretched on the ground, they
would form a line almost around the
entire world" Mr.. Gerard answered
his own question with an emphatic
II should say not"
There is a treaty between HoI-
land and England. Mr. Gerard de-
clared, "by which they can extradite
the eX-kaiser. who has been indict-
ed in England and try him before
an ENGLISH court. I guess we all
know what the verdict would be.
When the hangman drops the trap
he will be doing away with one oe
the worlds greatest murderers."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
State Superintendent of Edu
cation Reports School Ap-
pOrtionments.
LEE LEADS FOR WHITES
Average in State is $17.S4 for
Whites and S2.16 for Col
Ored Pupils in the Public
Schools.

An average of $17.S4 was expend-
ed in South Carolina for each white
pupil during the present scholastic
year.
The amount apportioned per capi-
ta for negro pupils was $2.16.
Lee county stood at the top of the
list of counties in it's apportionment
for white pupils and at the opposite
extreme in it's apportionment for ne
groes.. The amount for each white
pupil in Lee was $3.50; for each
negro pupil $1.0S.
Charleston county led in the
amount expended per capita for ne
groes with $16.22.
Pickens county stood at the bot
tom in it's apportionment for white,
eXpending 1921 each.
The following amounts were ap-
portioned in the various counties for
whites and negroes. as tablulated by
John r. Swearingen. State superin-
tendent of educatiOn:
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
THE INDUCTION ORDERS
HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
Men Due to Report This Month Can
Remain on Their Jobs For
l.e Present.

While no orders to this effect has
been received by the local draft
board, it is doubted if further calls
for men will be made. The local
boards have been notified that all
outstanding calls have been can
celled. This is taken as meaning
that the work of the draft boards has
been about completed and orders to
close up shop may be expected
any time.
Not only have the calls, which
were to have been filled this month,
been cancelled. but notice has been
given that the men between the ages
Of SO and 46. need not fill their
missionaries but must return them
to the local board.
1t is announced that all boys who
registered as 1S years OF age on Sep
tember 12, will have to fill and re-
turn their questionnaires to their To-
cal boards at once. 1t Is supposed
the government desires to have a
complete record Of all from 1S to
36. so the military training feature
can be properly checked up.
The officers training school
Camp Fremont, Cal. has been an
nulled.
While no official pronouncement
has been made regarding the matter.
t is believed by many that the mill
tary textures in the various col
leges will be continued, ALTHOUGH
NroN ably not on such an extenTel
"cH'e. There are many who thirl;
niversal training has come to stay
and some of the opponents cf the
plan, when 1t was first sugser ed. af-
ter noting the physical Improvement
of the men following a brief training
course, now feel that every young
man should have the advantage of a
course in military training.
In view of the fact that the only
reminders those between Is and 21.
and 81 and SO will hove that thev
had been called into ser ice are
their registration and classification
cards. and those from SO to 46, their
registration cards, it has been sug-
gested that they Immediately have
these cards framed. Those whose
cards have become worn from con
stant friction with other pocket con-
tents, can get a new card by apply
Ing to their local board before that
body is dissolved. The men are il
reality part of Uncle Sans reserve
army although never called to carry
a gun, and will some day refer with
pride to their reminder OF the call
to service, as reserves. Besides. the
department is still after slackers
and means to round them up-al
Of them.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15

Minor Mehalfey, who lives with
his mother about six miles from the
city was kicked in the face by a
mule Thursday and badly hurt. He
was brought to Lancaster for medi..
cal aid and the doctor said no bones
were broken. The mules shoe. how
ever, cut an ugly cash in the young
mans cheek
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-15
Meeting nt Antioch.

There will be a meeting in behalf
of the War Work campaign at Anti
och church next Sunday at 4 D. m.
Speeches will be made by speakers
announced later.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

Officials Of the sugar beet company
at Billings, Mont. state that more
than so per cent of the beet crop has
been harvested. They declare that
approximately 10000 tons of beets
were raised in this district this sea.
son.
The United States bureau of crop
estimates report on commercial pro-
duction apples, issued Dec. IL, shows
total estimated production this season
as follows: Washington, 12,888,000
boxes, 17,04S cars; Oregon, 2,013,000
boxes, 1868 cars; Idaho, 100000 boxes,
444 cars.
Returns on the first car of Jonathan
applies shipped by the Boston Okano-
gan Apple Co. of Okanogan, Wash,
show net prices of s2.7S on extra fancy
and s2.37 on fancy I. o. b. Malott.
This is thought to be the seasons rec
ord price on that variety In this sec
ton
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
SENATE HAS ADOPTED
THE 1920 TAX RATES
Strict Party Vote on Provisions-Pass
age of Act-The Corpora
tions Helped.

Washington BY a strict party vote
the senate has adopted all provisions
in the war revenue bill prescribing
tax rates for 1920, which democrats
advocate and republicans opposed.
Disposition of the controverted 1920
tax provisions, designed to raise about
$4,000, 900 900, as compared with S.
OOO, 600, 600 estimated for 1919, precip-
itated long and spirited debate, with
numerous partizan clashes.
Action was taken virtually on test
vote in disposing of the provision re-
ducing the individual income normal
tax rate to per cent in 1920. On
motion by Senator McCumber of North
Dakota, republican. to strike out this
section, 81 democrats voted to retain
it and 81 republicans were recorded
for it's elimination.
Later all other 1920 provisions were
adopted with perfunctory viva voce
votes.
Among the 1920 clauses thus ap-
proved was the provision for reduc-
ton in that year of the corporation
normal income tax rate from IL to
per cent. In similar manner the sen
ate adopted the 1920 war excess prof
its tax section, prescribing excess prof
it's ranging from 20 to 40 per cent, in
lieu of thoes from 20 to 60 per cent
for 1919, and abolishing the 80 pei
cent war profits levy after 1919.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
Montana Frees Jail Birds.

Missoula, Mont-Commutation of
sentences of three Missoula county
people now in the state prison at
Deer Lodge has been granted by Gov
ernor Stewart and the board of par
dons will consider his recommends
lions on December 80. The three peo-
pie concerned are: Emmett p. Bell,
taxicab driver, who pleaded guilty to
rape; Alex. Atkinson, who murdered
his partner, Bert Caldwell, and Mrs.
Bessie Leigh, who shot to death Fred
Hoffman, a ranch hand, whom she ac-
cused of having betrayed her.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

San Jose. Cal.-Mrs. Helen Gelser
of San Francisco was shot and serious
ly wounded recently by Sergeant Cla-
renee Dunn of the 40th coast artillery,
San Francisco, who then ended his
own life 1t was a suicidal pact.
San Francisco.-A statement that
the case of Edward d. Nolan, code
PENDANT of Thomas J. Mooney in the
preparedness day bomb murder cas-
es here. might well be dismissed be-
cause of an apparent lack of evidence
is made by the state.
San Francisco.-Fo Wing, SIS years
old, one of the most prominent and
wealthy members of San Francisco's
Chinatown and director of the China
Mail Steamship company, was shot
from ambush and probably fatally
wounded Saturday. Wings assailant
escaped.
Portland, Ore.-No less than one
half the lumber mills in and about
Portland are closed down, many for
indefinite Intervals. Conditions in
the industry have not improved in the
last two weeks, and many owners are
inclined to await better prices and
more favorable trend in the trade.
San Francisco. - Police Inspector
w. II. Hyde left here Saturday with
Arthur c. Davis, former bookkeeper of
the East Side bank of Portland, Ore,
who returned to Portland to face
charges of embezzlement of between
$4,000 and $4,000 Officials reco-
vered $42,135 which sent to the Port
land bank.
Portland, Ore.-Postal officials an
nounce that search is being made for
a bag of mail dropped accidentally
over the city by Lieutenant A. f. Hog
land, the army aviator, while on his
recent test flight between Sacramento
and Seattle. No information was
available as to the particular district
of the city over which the bag had
been dropped and the search is being
made general.
Portland, Ore.-Saturday half holi-
days among men employed in wood
shipbuilding plants which were start
ed Dec 81 when members of the or
CARNATIONS affiliated with the Column
bia river district maritime council
left the yards at noon, will probably
be heightened, at least in some of the
yards, so that the men may have the
entire day to themselves, giving them
Saturday and Sunday of each week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
AMERICAN RELIEF WORKERS
NOW BUSY IN ARMENIA
Great Campaign Being Launched to
Raise Huge Sum for Distri-
button Over There.

To augment the number of American
relief workers among the destitute
peoples of the near East, including
Armenia and Syria, DR.. James l.. Bar
ton, chairman of the American com
mittee for relief in the near East, and
a special commission will leave for
Constantinople soon. 1t will make fur
Their provisions for meeting the needs
in western Asia for which the $780,
100000 campaign is being launched to
run from January IL to 10.
This information was sent to the
Rev. L. A. Potter, campaign manager
of the organization which was former
ly known as the Armenian and Syrian
relief committee, intermountain
branch. The Rev. Mr.. Potter an
nounces that the organization is prac-
tically completed in eastern Washing
ton and northern Idaho; also that the
Rev. DIR. Franklin T. Conner, pastor
of the eBthel Presbyterian church of
Spokane, who has been recommended
to go to Armenia as a member of some
of the commissions, has been doing
organization work successfully in the
eastern Washington and northern Ida
no territory.
Americans imprisoned by the Otto
man government during the war" said
the Rev. Mr.. Potter. "are now at lib
erty and are actively engaged in relic
work for the Armenian and Syrian re
lief fund.-" according to a cablegran
just received Among these men arr
William Nelson. former vice-consul a
Tripoli, Syria; Charles A. Dana, of thu
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, and Mr.. Levine. All of then
were accused of espionage by the fol
mer Turkish government, because q
the help they gave Armenian reft
gees"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
ARMENlANS MUST HAVE AID.
Report From Ottoman Empire Tells of
Terrible Suffering Over There.

q iO'N 'N''''S wv
The urgent need for immediate out
side aid for the starving and desti-
tute peoples of the Near East is en-
phasized in a recent report received
from the Ottoman Empire by DR.. Will
liam w. Peet of Washington, d. c.,
representative for the American COM
mittee for relief in the near East, for
merly the Armenian and Syrian relief
committee. This statement was made
by the Rev. E. A. Potter, campaign
manager for eastern Washington, re-
Gently.
Last year at Christmas time," said
the Rev. Mr.. Potter, "the Sunday
school children remembered the Ar
menians by contributing s1,000,000
throughout the country and We are
asking them to double their contribu-
tions at this time; also to remember
that while they are having plenty
there are many little ones starving in
Bible lands"
The report just received by the Rev.
Mr. Potter from Washington, d. c.,
also said:
Owing to advance of food prices in
Constantinople to 20 times above those.
obtaining before tse war, food sup
plies will have to be purchased in the
United States. Necessitated by the
disorganization of the railroads of
Asia the ration of cheap bread has
been abandoned, which has increased
the immediate need for food"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
MINING NOTES

The Cranky Consolidated Mining.
Smelling and Power Co. produced q
LAT ,405 pounds of copper in November.
The Caledonia Mining Co. will de-
clare a dividend of 1 cent per share
January to stockholders of record
December 25. 1t will amount to
$26,O50.
Musselshell county (Mont.) pro-
duced more than 100000 tons of coal
during the IL month period ending on
June 80, last, coming within $4,000
tons Of equalling the output of Car
bon county, which leads. The coal
mined in Musselshell county during
the period is valued at s2,151,3 1921.
The Electric Point Mining Co., oper-
ating near Northport, has declared
dividend of 5 cents a share, accord
ing to Roy A. Young, president and
general manager in a report to Sid
ney Norman. The disbursement will
be S39,675. This payment will in
crease the total of Electric Point divi-
dends to $253,7S5, all of which were
paid within about two years.
The Cranky Consolidated Mining.
Smelling and Power Co. declared the
usual quarterly dividend of $974,962
December Is, according to advices
from the eastern office received by
Walter ]. Nichols & Co. This is at
the rate of 21a per cent, or $3.50 a
share. Payment will be made on Feb
ruary 1 to stockholders of record on
January II.
The Caledonia Mining Co., operat-
ing at Kellogg, Idaho, will pay divi-
dend of $26,050 on Jan. 6. This is at
the rate of cent a share on the is
sue of 2,605,000 shares. The disburse-
ment will be the first of it's size in
four years, the previous disbursements
having been at the rate Of cents
share or S7S,150 each month. The
forthcoming disbursement will in
crease the grand total of dividends to
1859, 100.
Trails ore receipts for 1918 will be
less than for either of the two pre-
ceding years, owing to various condi-
tions. For the first ten months of
1916 a total of 456,692 tons of ore
we're received at the Trail smelter
In 1917-November being the month
the strike started-the total was 327,-
639 tons, and in 1918 the ore received
here amounted to 292,454 tons. For
the last six months or more of 1918
the gross ore receipts have been
around 10000 tons per month-about
half what they were in March of this
year.
The Federal Mining and Smelling
company earned $371,972 in the quar-
ter ended Oct 81 last, according to a
report received by Walter j: Nichols
& Co. Dec. 16 from the Federal com
pany's New York office. This may
be compared with $323,309 net earned
in the quarter ended on July 81 last,
$62,945 in the quarter ended on April
g. 1918, and $S36,S21 in the quarter
ended on July 81, 1917. The reduced
rate of profit in recent quarters, as
compared with a profitable quarter in
1917, is accounted for by the higher
costs of materials and labor and The
reduced labor supply in 1918, as COM
pared with higher metal prices In
1917.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
Woman Holdup Gets 5 Years.

Denver, Col.-Eva Lewis, member OF
the bandit gang which terrorized the
Colorado Springs and Denver district
in September, was sentenced to serve
five to seven years in the state peni-
Tertiary. Miss Lewis was convicted
on charge of robbing Miss Mildred
Gates of Dallas, Texas, and W. d. OF
ter of Chicago. she having aided two
other members of the gang in holding
up Miss Gates and Otter near the Den
yer Country club.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-24
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMI-
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate. Interest
to All the People.

The deportation Of Jewish refugees
from Bohemia has been stopped.
The membership roll of the Amer
lean Red Cross stood at 100000 on
December %.
Reval, the capital of Esthonia, sit
uated on the gulf of Finland, has been
evacuated by the Germans.
Maximum prices on coal and zone
regulations on fuel shipments will not
be removed before February l.
Five hundred thousand Italians lost
their lives in the war OF this num-
Der 100000 were killed in action.
The first old-fashioned English
Christmas in five years, with more
than old-fashioned enthusiasm, is on
over all England.
General Pershing has reached ad-
vanced American headquarters at
Treves, on his first visit to German
soil. He was at Coblenz Monday.
Congress is asked to appropriate
$4,227, 500 for completion OF postoffice
buildings in 100 cities, construction of
which was postponed during the war
Telephone and telegraph lines for
considerable stretches in a territory 80
miles wide and 100 miles long were
wrecked in the recent storm in South
Dakota.
President Wilson and the allied lead
ers have been appealed to by repre-
sentatives of 100000 Greeks in this
country to insist at the peace confer
ence upon the freedom Of the Greeks
everywhere.
Instead of the 100000 tons of ship
ping demanded Of Germany by the al
lies to carry out the provisioning of
that country mentioned in the armis-
tice, the German authorities will be
able to collect only 100000 tons.