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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

tn Finance American Wheat.-1f
the United States is to sell its surplus
wheat to the Allies this year the trans
action must be on a credit basis, Ju-
Iius Barnes, head Of the food admins
tration grain corporation, told the
house agriculture committee Wednes-
day at hearings on legislations to pro
vide a method for carrying out tne
governments guaranteed price OF $z.zo
a bushel for the 1919 wheat crop.
The Allies have not the hnanclai
ability to pay cash for the wheat, II
was explained, and the United states
government will have to extend hel
credits. At present the treasury mas
no power to make loans to the Allles
after peace is declared, although Con
gress is considering a plan to be per
mitted to extend the unused portion
of about s1.500. 900, 900 of credits al
ready authorized for war loans to Al
lies for peace time purchases In THIS
country.
In this connection Representative
Young, of Texas, commented that ne
understood Great Britain was going
to South America for grain because
Argentina was lending money to n
nance the deals. Mr.. Barnes told the
committee that the Allies had agreed
to surrender their resale option or
100, 900, 900 bushels Of wheat contract
ed for in this country and would take
the grain, the treasury having ad-
vanced $2O0,O00.000 to finance the
transaction.
Hubert J. Horan, Of Philadelphia
said the -four trade was much exer-
cised over present conditions because
a sudden break in the wheat marke,
would mean bankruptcy to dealers
carrying large stocks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
THE SULTAN MUST GO.
Greek Statesman Wants to Take Con.
stantinopIe From Turks.


The Morning Post publishes en- in
terview granted its Paris correspond
ent by Venizelos, who is quoted as re-
plying as follows when questioned as
to the future of Constantinople:
There are two solutions. The
League of nations could intrust a sim
Gle nation with control Of Constan-
tinople and the straits. which togeth-
er would be formed into O separate
administrative area, or the league IL
self could administer 1t, appointing a
governor for that purpose, who might
hold office for five years. But what
ever solution be adopted, one thing
is certain: the sultan must go. He
can make his capital at Konia or at
Broussa, but he must not stay In Con-
stantinoplc.
"Fyen if he were deprived Of the
caliuhate.-and with the creation OF
an independent Arab kingdom, that Is
exceedingly likely-he would still be
O. source of trouble to all powers like
France and England who have large
Mohammedan population, II he were
allowed to remain in Constantinople
"And further, 1t Is very important
that he should be removed now by the
peace conference actually sitting in
Paris, for It Is necessary to make II
clear to all the world that Turkey Is
losing her capital, in which, by the
way, the Turks form the minority, as
n direct result of having entered the
war. Turkey chose to be Germanys
ally, and must pay the price OF Ger
manys defeat"
"I asked Mr.. Venizelos," The Morn
ing Post writes, " If he thought 1t like
ly that the mandatory system would
he applied to any European or Asiatic
territory. and other than those to
which the conference had already ap-
nIied It, He was very cautious IN his
reply, and suggested that 1t might be
applied to districts where a manda-
tory could not claim close relationship
with the population of the territory ir
question. For instance. he insisted
| that in the case Of the disputed Is
lands in the Aegean, Greece could moi
be satisfied with the position OF
mandatory over islands the population
of which was entirely Greek"
"Mr. Venizelos Is obviously OF the
opinion that irredentist territories VIII
return to the :notherland without any
Intervention, mandatory or otherwise
of the League of nations" In regard
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
s. Q. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1919

to England's acceptance Of the man
datory system regarding the captured
German colonies, Mr.. Venizelos is
quoted as saying; II do not wish to
enter into any controversial point, and
I hope, and I believe, a solution will be
reached which will satisfy the claims,
say Of Australia, without destroying
the validity of the principle. But I
cannot help thinking that England, in
taking this STEP has led the way, and
has. in so doing. strengthened her own
position and that of the League Of ma
tions.
"Mr. Vanizelos," The Morning Post
correspondent writes further on,
thinks like good many other people
in Paris, that the conference made
real progress last week, and that the
somewhat pessimistic feeling which
existed at the end Of the previous weeks
deliberation, has given way to a more
confident outlook"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
Government Price Fixing. s.-"Are

SOV6TnTNSHoG GitS0 'Nh'S' @S
YOU getting nervous over the price OF
cotton ?" 1 asked Will Morgan who has
some of the feecy staple on his prem
iscs. mot a Bit" came the reply.
Which reminds me that a few years
ago after a big decline came in the
price of cotton it was said that one
farmer in Marshville township lay
awake so much at night counting what
he had lost by not selling sooner that
he lost several pounds in weight. Joe
Thomas thinks we southern folks were
"set Of darn fools" for not letting
the government Ak the price Of cotton.
Perhaps Joe hasn't learned the Sc
cret which the committee on price
fixing the cotton discovered, and that
was that while the government might
fix the price of cotton (more than half
of which is consumed in foreign coun-
tries) it could not force buyers to take
the cotton faster than they could dis
pose of it, store it or finance it. And
if a price had been fixed nobody would
have cared to hold cotton and there
fore everybody would have attempted
to unload on the markets every bale OF
cotton as fast as it came from the gins.
With practically no warehouse storage
room it would have required about
one acre of land at Marshville to hold
the cotton that would have been dump
ed on its market. Under the peculiar
after -the-war conditions that pre-
vailed, with the embargo still IN ef-
feet, the producers are the only folks
who have shelter room for the cotton
until the embargo is lifted and we be-
gin to supply the demands OF all the
belligerent countries.-Marshville (N'
c. Home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

United States court Of claims has
handed. down a judgment awarding
s176,e66.79 to stockholders Of the old
Importing & Exporting company OF
the state of Georgia for cotton seized
by Sherman In his memorable march
to the sea in 1866. The litigation was
instituted shortly after the War Be-
tween the States. When Sherman's
army entered Savannah the company
had great quantities Of cotton In ware
houses. General Sherman ordered 1t
confiscated. Some of 1t was used by
the army, but the greater portion was
shipped to Boston and sold there. The
proceeds from the sale were deposited
in the United States treasury and the
money has beer kept intact. The su.
preme court in the early days after the
war held that the money belonged to
the claimants. The loyalty test statute
barred practically every southern man
interested. The loyalty test was re-
moved by congress In 1905.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

parley. But slowly, by cajoling and
judicious generalship, Trotzky got
most of the men with the guns under
his power. Others he keeps on far
fronts.
The Bolsheviki recently were emSar-
rassed at having to announce that the
city Of Pavlograd had been captured
by army of seven thousand under the
Anarchist Commander Makmatoff
This situation is being remedied, as the
old time anarchist commanders are be-
ing dislodged and prescribed as out
laws.
The picturesque figures Of earlier
days are fast disappearing. A fact
symbolical Of the whole change Is the
sailors who disbanded the constitution
al assembly. for the Bolsheviki are now
largely fugitive from the new Bolshe-
Wiki law and order.
Another Striking Change.
The celebration of officers day In
Moscow this winter was almost So
cial event. Epaulets, once SO scornful-
ly banished from the shoulders, were
replaced by brilliant crimson sleeve
bands. Officers again saluted. I re-
Gently visited a military school near
Moscow. AS I entered the gate with
the commissar I was surprised to see
the soldiers instead Of continuing to
lounge Jump into life, swapping their
heels together as they came to the sa-
lutte. Officers paraded the grounds
with lady visitors as Of old.
There is something Of the spirit OF
winning back to Russia the lost prov
inces In this old regime Of the officers
as they join the Red Army. They don't
mind the Red language in the army
code and they call the soldiers COM
rade with tongues in their cheeks. The
soldiers do not shoot comrade officers.
The Bolsheviki are not solely de-
pendent upon the officers Of the old
regime. I have seen a regiment COM
manded by men who once worked In
the Chicago and New York sweat
shops, but in the social overturn they
showed unsuspected military talent.
Imagine a new army Of nearly a mil
lion with thousands Of commissions
waiting for the SONS Of workmen and
peasants" and you understand Trotz-
ky's success in differing his many
troops. It is a call to ambition.
The dazzling opportunities for mill
tary promotion in the uncrowded field
Is too much for young Russians OF all
kinds to resist. Lenine's officers are
young-young as Napoleons were. l
heard some one say: "Will those off,
GERS make a counter revolution" The
reply would not fully indorse. but 1t
has significance: mo. because coun-
ter revolution has already been made
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

The Eight Hour Day.-Additionaii
mills at Lawrence, Mass. were smut
down Wednesday in connection with
the strike of textile workers for a
forty four-hour week with fifty-tour
hours pay. The Pemberton Mills em,
ploying 1900 operatives, were closeo
Duck company's. plant, employing g.
600 was shut down until next Monday
and the print works of the Pacific
mills were not operated because of in
sufficient help.
The state board of Cancellation and
arbitration offered its services to the
strikers and the general committee OF
the workers agreed to select a COM
mittee to confer with the board.
The only disturbances in connection
with the picketing Of the mills have
been of q minor nature. There have
been few arrests 30 far.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

1.-THE town Of LIE Puy is frequently
the subject of artists sketches and de-
scriptions and / will not bore you with
them. An immense rock, over 100 feet
high, was thrown from a volcano and
landed upright on its end in the river
bed and on top of 1t is built an old
chapel. There are many converts and
chapels in the town, 1t is and was CEN
turtles ago, a great place for the re-
ligious orders. will let the post cards
and notes explain it all to you.
TT Is bedtime. We have evacuated
a lot Of men tonight and will soon
have our hospital enemy. When we
move, do not know. Love to ALL"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
Marshall Stands for Sound Creed

Marshall Stands for Sound Creed
Vice President Marshall, speaking be-
fore the National Press club. denounc-
ed Bolshevism and anarchy and pro-
pounded what he termed new creed
for Americans. He said that those
American citizens, native and natural
lied, who were unwilling to seek re-
dress for their grievances in orderly
and constitutional ways, should be
taught, peacefully II we can. and forci-
bly, II we must that our country Is not
an international boarding house nor
an anarchist cafe.
The "creed" presented by the vice
president said:
'I believe that the American repub-
lie as instituted by the fathers consti-
tuted the finest system Of government
ever ordained among men and affords
the machinery for the righting OF
grievances without resort to violence,
tumult and disorder.
IT believe that every inequality
which exists in the social and econom-
ical condition of the American people
is traceable to successful demands OF
interested classes for class legislation
and I believe therefore that practical
equality can be obtained under our
form of government by remedial legis-
lation in the interest Of the American
people and not in the interest Of any
body, therefore large or small.
II believe there is no justification In
a government where officials are elect
ed and laws made by the people for a
minority to threaten bloodshed and
anarchy unless the majority shall sub
nit to the will Of the minority.
IT believe that America belongs to
American citizens, native and natural
lied, who are willing to seek redress
for their grievances in orderly and
constitutional ways, and I believe that
all others should be taught, peacefully
IL we can and forcibly II we must, that
our country is not an international
boarding house nor an anarchist cafe
"I pledge myself to the support OF
these principles by my voice. my vote
and, If need, by my fortune and my
life and I promise my country to train
my children in this most holy faith"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

Amid Scenes That Carry Signs of Ro-
man oeoupation-Some of the Wo-
men Workers-operations on Chill
dren-The Long Range Guns That
Shelled Paris-German Atrocities.
Here is a second letter from Major
Wilson Mcconnell, that will be found
to be as interesting and as enjoyable
as the one that was printed last Fri
day. It was also written in the town
Of Lu Puy, and the date is January 8.
1919l:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-07
TO FORM BASKET
BALL LEAGUE here
First Meeting Will Be Held
at YIN. C. A. Tomor-
row Evening.

The City Basketball league will be
brought officially into beng at a. meet
ing to be heldlat the Y. M. C.. A. to-
morrow evening at eight O'Clock. Al
ready SIX teams have been pledged
and there Is possibility that others
will be in the field by the time the sea-
son starts.
Teams who will be represented at
the meeting tomorrow evening are
Koppers Plant, Mining Machinery,
Monongah Glass, Watson Building,
Baltimore and Ohio, Owens and Mid
West. The American Legion will prob
ably have team in the league and
a team from thesWholesale houses OF
the city may ask admittance.
Fairmont is filled with basketball
material and there is no question but
that the teams in the City league will
stage classy floor contests. The games
will be played each Saturday night,
and it is anticipated that the friendly
rivalry displayed in the baseball sea-
son Just closed will be carried over
into the basketball season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-07
Major General Leonard
Wood Arrives and
Take Csarge.
TROOPS ER0M IllMAHA.
Are Rushing lEe Hundred
=. Men Fresh From
Omaha Riot Duty.
(By Associated Prcss)

GARY, Ind, Oct Cary, site OF
one of the United States Steel Cor
poration's greatest plants affected for
more than two weeks by the strike in
the steel industry, today was under
military control of approximately 1,1Oo
Federal soldiers, commanded by Major
General Leonard wood. Command
ments Of the Central department Of the
army. Five hundred more troops
fresh from riot duty at Omaha were
on their way here early today.
The call for federal troops was made
by James II. Goodrich, governor of In
diana, after thousands of strikers pa
raded and held mass meetings after
being forbidden by the mayor, the po-
lice and the approximately three hun
ired state militia stationed at Gary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-07
Notes Of Interest
in Railroad Circles

John Coyne, Brownsville, Pa. as
sistant supervisor of the Monongahe-
la Railway, is in Fairmont today.
This is pay day on the Monongahe-
la Railway and the employees are be.
ing paid for the last two weeks of Sep
tember.
j. Donachie, Grafton, relief agent
Of the B. & o. railroad is here today
III the interest of the Fourth Liberty
bond issue.
c. M. stone, Grafton, trainsmaster,
is in Fairmont today.
r. +. Hardman, Wheeling B. & D.
travelling auditor is in Fairmont for
]. D. Hecker, B. & o. ticket agent
and Mrs. Hecker returned last even
ing from Chester Hill, o., where Mr..
Hecker formerly resided.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-07

Ben Eranklin, colored, called
white Child" because he is so black
arrived in time for breakfast at the
county jail this morning. Ben went
shopping eafly today for a pair OF
shoe at ]. !. sappers, on Madison
street. After buying the shoes he
wandered intb the women's depart
ment Of tho store and finding no
Slerks on dyty, due to the eariness
Of the hopf, and not at all realizing
that Mr. Sapper was watching from
under cover, he helped himself to
four pair Of silk stockings with cot
ton tops worth S150 a pair, having
In mind a certain girl Of his who had
a ifondness for wearing apparel OF
ehSt nature.
, Has selected gay colors, taking
most ofsthem form a line which hung
Hbove the Seolpter. He hid theFstock-
lngs under his cOat tand proceeded
ieisurely to the front of the store
where he stopped to examine some
ehildren's shoes. Mr.. Sapper, also
wary, called BENJAMIN Franklin to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-07
US. EMPLOYMENT
OFFICE HERE GETS.
CLOSING ORDERS
Over $500 Hundred Were
Provided With Jobs
Through It.

George H. Richardson, who since
February first, 1919, has been in
charge Of the local Federal Employ
ment office and who at various times
has maintained its service through
many yicissitudes, closed his desk ana
gathered up his records this morning.
officially closing the office which IN
the past nine months has received and
filed between thirty-five hundred and
four thousand applications for en-
ployment and which has placed near
" three thousand men In positions.
Since July first Mr.. Richardson mas
been donating his services to the pup
lie without cent Of salary for him.
self the costs OF his stationery and
incidental office expense only being
Maid Mr.. Richardson's decision now
10 close the office was made neces-
sary by a telegram from Thomas
Cairns, acting federal director for TINS
district informing him that after oc-
tober ten, there would be absolutely
no funds available for the federal en-
nlovment service and that not even
stationery could be furnished him.
In closing the office Mr.. Richardson
was Of the hope that in the near tu-
ture Congress will see fit to provide
funds for its operation again, and II
IL in line with this expectation that the
fixtures of the local office will be KEPT
in readiness to take up the work i'm
mediately it is made possible by an
appropriation.
The work Of securing work for re-
turned soldiers, sailors and marines
will be carried on by Jay G. Straight
local soldier secretary, provided by
the Red Cross and the American Le-
gion, and Mr.. Straight will use the Of
flee and office fixtures of the Employ
ment office. To the extent that 1t does
not interfere with his other duties Mr.
Straight will also assist in finding po-
sitions for men and men for posi-
tions.
in the telegram to Mr.. Richardson
announcing the necessity for closing
the local office 1t was said that any
agency which had been cooperating
with the department, would on ap-
proval by the department, be furnish
ed with the franking privilege and all
the reports and data Of the depart
ment, together with the permission to
use their equipment, that the work
might be kept, in a certain sense, alive,
and in condition to again be taken
up on the approval of the appropria-
tion. ,err
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-07
Joseph Allen Hill
Dies in 82nd Year

Joseph Allen Hill, aged 50 years, a
prominent farmer and well known
resident Of Marion county, died yes
terday at his home in Winfield district
after an illness extending over period
Of several years though his last ILL
ness was OF brief duration. He Had
been sufferer from rheumatism and
complications for several years. He
was a son OF the late Samuel and Mar
tina Bunner Hill and in early life he
was united in marriage with Julia
Caroline Bunne., who preceded him
to the grave. In the year 1908 he was
united in marriage with Miss Martha
Cooper and she survives him.
\ He was the father Of large family
OF children and the following sur
yive him: Joseph 3, Hill, OF Katy;
Bruce Hill. of Norwood; Mrs. EldFi1ge
Carter, Of Mount Harmony; Mrs. Brady
Meredith, of Norwood; Mrs. Virgil I.
Walls, of Winfield, and Clyde Hill, OF
Fairmont. The latter holds a position
at the National Bank Of Fairmont.
Two children, Mrs. Jonathan Merrt-
field and Mrs. Ellsworth Swisher, are
deceased. Eighteen pdchildren and
three great grandchildren also survive
him.
Mr.. Hill was a veteran OF the Civil
war and belonged to Maulsby's bat
terry. He was a prosperous farmer and
was well known throughout the county.
The funeral will take place We'd
nesday at 1880 o'clock from the family
residence and services will be cons
Quoted by the Rev. ]. e Broomfieid.
Undertaken Fred Jenkins has charge
OF the funeral arrangements.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-07
WHINE CHzLD;S GIRL WILL
NLAITLONGFORMENHOSE
His Absence Of Formay in Acquiring Three Pair Leads
to Unforeseen, and for Him, Unfortunate
Complications i

come and look at something he wish
ed to show him i'm the rear Of the
store. Ben came willingly, quite
sure his little game had been pulled
off satisfactorily and that. all he had
10 do now was to watch the exits
and get out rs quickly as possible.
As soon as sapper got close enough
to Ben, he pulled one pair Of stock
ings out from Ben's coat where 1t
hung easy to be seen. The other
pairs followed.
So before JrNtice Musgrove a mo-
ment liter Ben confessed and was
fined .S1O and costs and moi having
the money, he was sent to jail for
tn days. tAIlor buckley greeted
sen with these words Didn't l
tell you Ben, when you turned up
here ten days ago to look for your
overcoat which YOU left here two
years ago, to watch out or you'd be
back to pay us a longer visit%
Ben grinned good naturedly and
went at his breakfast with good
appetite.