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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10
FRICK MILLIONS
BENEFIT PUBLIC
Small Part of Estate Left to Family.
Fund for Education.

Fund for Education.
New York. Dec. 6.-Henry Clay
Frick, multimillionaire, ironmaster
and collector Of art, left ali but $685.
100000 Of his vast estate to public,
charitable ana educational institu-
tions, according to the terms of his
will made public here tonight
The value Of the public bequests,
after $25,000,000 is set aside for the
widow, son and daughter, is $117,000,-
900 exclusive Of 151 acres Of Pitts
burgh real estate left for public
park.
The Frick mansion and art collec-
ton in this CITY, valued at approx
mately $50,000,000 with an endowment
Of $15,000000 additional 10 maintain
them as 'the Frick collection is CIV
en- to the public at The termination Of
Mrs. Frick's life. This makes Mr..
Tricks largest single gift to the pub
lie total $65,000O00.
Princeton md Harvard universities
and the Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology are bcqucathed approx
mately $25,0o0,000 divided so that
| Princeton will receive about $4,000
900 and Harvard and TechIoi ,gy each
about $5,000,000.
About $5,000,000 is left TO the cdu-
catonal fund commission at Pitts
burgh and certain Pittsburgh hospi-
ais received bequeNts amounting to
about 100000 each. $5G0,0G0 bequests
were also left to various hospitals
throughout the state. The Society OF
the Lying-in Hospital Of the City OF
New York is left about Sl,5O0,OOO.
Approximately $6,500,0C0 in addi.
ton to her snare in the $25,ooO,0O(
left the immediate family is be.
| queathcd to Miss Helen c. Frick tC
| dispose Of along the general lines OF
public benefit provided fol in be
quests to pubic and educational insti-
tutions.
The New York mansion, in which
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10
&c E:'TI' I READY
FOR . Luz
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
Systtn n Purified and FREQ From
Colds by Taking Calotabs,
the Nausealess Calomel
Tablets, that are De-
lightful, Safe and
Sure.

Physicians and Druggists aro advis
ing their friends to keep their systems
purified and their organs in perfect
working order as q protection against
the return of influenza. They know
that n cloggcd up system and n lazy
liver favor colds, infl, ,nza and serious
complications
TO cut short cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications tako ono
Calotab Mt bedtime with a swallow Of
watcr-that 8 all. No salts, no nausea,
no gripping, no sickening after effects
NoXt morning your cold has vanished,
your liver is active, your system is puri.
lied and refreshed and you arc feeling
line with hearty appetite for break
Fast. Eat what you plcasc--no danger
Galotabs arc sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-fvc cents.
Every druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you arc not perfectly
delighted with Calotabs.- (Adv.)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10
Dare to Act--When Riuht,

Most men are afraid of making mis-.
takes. like men who make mistakes,
who have the dash, the energy, the
warm bl00d In their veins, to make
mistakes. Everything in life IS more
or less gamble. Timidity never ac-
compliShcd anything In this world.
Faith Is the handspring OF enterprise.
Mistakes make the game interesting.
They lift 1t above the dead level,
stimulate imagination, and keep hope
yOung.-Frank NlunSey
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10

the Frick art collection is housed, is
left to Mrs. Adelaid H. c. Frick, his
WIDOW, as long as she continue 10
i've there. Cpon her death or election
to relinquish the house as a rcsidcnc
the entire property is left to q cor
poration to oe formed 10 maintain a
Gallery of Art" on the property for
encouraging, and developing the
study OF fine arts, and O advancing
INC general knowledge OF kindred
subjects" The house ana art collec-
ton together are valued at $50 900, 900.
The trustees are directed immedi-
ately to form the corporation under
the laws Of New York state to be
known as "rhe Frick Collection"
me corporation is to maintain in the
New York mansion public gallery of
art Until the corporation is com
pleted, the art collection is to be held
IN trust by Mrs. Frck, Miss Helen
Flick, Childs Frick, the son, and
George f. Baker, Jr., j. Horace Hard
ing, Walker ID Hines. ] evils Cass Led
yard, John Il. Rockefeller, Jr., and
Horace Havemeycr
tifteen million dollars arc left in
trust TO the same persons for the
maintenance and cmbelIiSnmcnt of the
Frick art collection, house and
grounds.
tract Of land in Pittsburgh, about
lol acres In lie Fourteenth ward and
bordering on the Homcwood cemtery
is left to the city Of Pittsburgh to be
maintained as a public park. Two mil
| lion dollars are left to Tie Union Trust
company OF Pittsburgh as trustees for
maintenance and establishment Of the
park.
About $50,o0O,OOO of his estate Mr.
frlck ordered divided into 100 equal
snares. These shares we're ordered
distributed to various institutions
Princeton is given 80 shares, Har-
ward ~, Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology 10. and the educational
fund commission whc. has It's Office
in Pittsburgh. 10.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10

shevism and in the invinc;bility OF
their leaders,
M: Soponen confirmed reports Of ap-
palllng conditions IN Petrograd which
the winter VIII make far worse. and
sa,d mat all wooden houses lad long
since been burned for fuel as we'll as
the flooring of Others.
ne asserted, however, that the de-
pletion OF Pc'rograd's population was
not due so much to Starvation as TO
inc fact that the Bolshcvilii had sent
away the boui SeOisC and had removed
prisoners to the interior.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10
No Disgrace to Be Hypnotized

AN idiot or person without con.
siderable ability in concentrating his
NINA can not be hypnotzcd. The fact
mat one has been hypnotizcd is proof
that he can hold his mind on one sub.
tcct. 1t Is, therefore, not to his dis.
credit, but rather the contrary.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10
No Worms In q Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms have an un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood and q
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, i'm
prove the digestion, and act as General Strength
cnin9 Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispcl the worms. and the Child will be
~ perfect health. Pleasant to take Coo per bottle.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10
PETROGRAD WILL
PERSIST TO END
NO Chance to Rise Against Bolsfcyikf,
ThcN Will SimnlN DA.

Thcy Will Simply Di;.
lclSinSforS. Finland Noy. 5.-Thcre
is no likelihood Of rising Of The pco-
pie OF PctrogrNd against me Bolshcvilii
ihiS winter 40 matter hcM terrible
their plight may Jccomc, SAYS l..
SapOncn, prominent al, dealer OF
that city who sacrificed fortune OF
'.c0O,0OO rubCS to escape from Rus
Sia
The btlicf of starving the popula-
llon into starting revolution is a
htrcsy,' he declared. 80 far as the
'iuSSianS are concerned, they will sim
ply die.
General pndcnitch. without Fin
iandS heip, has no chance OF taking
f"troSrad. for he began his campaign
month too soon. If nc nae waited
until Trotzky'S men bc-dn to feel the
p!hch OF the cold, al0nS M.lh nsuni-
cicnt food, Their lowered moralc might
enable the attack to succeed"
Aided by the wife OF Maxim Gorky.
NJ. Saponcn contrivcd, by lavish brib-
cry Of tic Bolshcviki, to leave Pctro-
grad He arrived at Hclsngfors a
month ago. TO a rcrl cscntativo of
inc Associated Press he rcatcd the
llrst time for publication his remark
aDic experiences from arrest in Juno
Whlle serving as a representative of
me tlnniSh government in ncgotiat-
lnS Tor the exchange of war prisoners.
NJ. Saponcn is Il native OF Finland. who
has resided in Pctrograd 1or the last
ten years
Until March," he said, eve foreign
cfS were never mOicSt,d. ] had been
representing the Danish Red Cross un-
III took up the exchange OF Prison
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10

lclsinSfors, Finland, Nov. 5.-There
is no Likelihood Of risinS Of The pco-
pc OF Pctrogrnd against the Bolsheviki
'niS winter no matter how terrible
thch pliSht may Hccomc, says l.
Saponcn, a prominent dic dealer OF
mat city who sacrificed a fortune OF
',c00,0OO rublCs to escape from Rus
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
A world wide resume Of the food sit
uation, collected by cable by the
United Press today showed the follow
ing:
Great Britain-The government is
spending $250,00O,000 a year to keep
the price of bread down and fixes the
price of meat and sugar.
F'rance-France's food problem is
one of quantity rather than price and
the government Is employing every
means to import sufficient supplies.
The government fixes maximum
prices.
Canada-A commission has been
created to handle this years grain
crop.
Australias-Australia has vast SUR
plus of food and the government has
difficulty in keeping prices high
enough to reward production.
Italy--Italy's bread supply alone
costs the government $400.00O,0O0 a
year.
Japan-Press and public are urging
the government to place maximum
prices on food and other necessities.
The dispatches follow:
London-To aid in keeping down
the cost of living the British govern
ment is spending $3.50, 100000 year
as subsidy to the mlllers. This sub
sidy, through helping the millers de-
fray the cost of production, enables
dealers to sell four pound loaves OF
bread for twenty-five cents.
AS result of the sugar commission
purchasing large quantities Of sugar
last summer and re-selling it to re-
nP OF q w
be several cents a pound cheaper in
Great Britain this winter than in any
other country.
( The government fixes the prices of
bread sugar and meat, but not Of
wheat 1t guarantees to the farmers
seventy-one shillings an eight bushel
measure (about $2.22 busheD. Ow.
ing to the fact the present market
price for imported wheat is 100 shil-
lings (about $3.12 busheD this safe
guard has no effect. But 1t would
have been a safeguard to the farmers
had the bottom dropped out Of the
market.
Paris-France's immediate food
problem is one of obtaining suffi-
cient quantity, rather than reducing
prices. There is sufficient wheat to
last until August 81, after which
France will face a shortage Of 12,-
900 900 bushels a month for the com
ing year Every effort is being made
ito obtain transports for this quantity,
but the government has so far been
unsuccessful.
The same situation exists regard.
ing meat France has purchased
heavily from South American mar
kets, but is unable to provide trans
portation Food animals are being i'm
ported from Algeria and Morocco and
fattened at national grazing lands.
Sugar is almost wholly lacking in
France Great quantities have been
purchased abroad, but cannot be
moved.
The government has fixed maximum
prices Of food stuffs and is construct.
ing barracks throughout the country
from which food will be sold.
Ottawa-A wheat board has been
established to handle this years crop.
It IS designed to prevent an artificial
rise in prices at Winnipeg which was
anticipated from alleged efforts Of
American brokers to make the Can
adian price correspond with the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
BETTER PLAN
THAN AMERICAN
Secretary Lansing Tells Senate Com
mittee That League Of Nations
Covenant Has Fine
Points.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The plan
finally adopted for the league of ma
tions covenant is far superior TO the
so-called American plan, Secretary
Lansing declared today before the
senate foreign relations communities.
Senator Lodge began the question
ing OF Lansing by asking where the
committee can get copy of tina
American plan for the league.
Lansing said he did not know. The
state department has no copy, he said,
and none was ever laid before the
peace conference. The American draft
was shown to Lansing by President
Wilson and Lansing returned 1t to the
president, he said.
"Who wrote the American plan?"
asked Senator Brandgee.
II assume the president wrote It,"
ssid Lansing.
Don't you know two New York law
yers wrote it for the president and
took 1t to Europe?'
That's not true" said Lansing.
Committee members were unable
to learn from Lansing Of any differ
ences between the American plan and
that finally adopted. Lansing denied
he had written plan, but said he sub
mitted a general resolution covering
broad general principles Of the
league before the league commission
CONTINUED on page %
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
PRICE OF SHOES
UNFAIR BOOST
Federal Trade Commission Re-
port Shows Unreasonable
Profits ALI Along
Line.
PACKER AND RETAILER
Hide Dealer, Factory, Wholesaler and
Town Stores All Accused Of
UnJustified Raises
In Price.
PACKER AND RETAILER

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. = Higher
prices of shoes Cannot be justified
by underlying economic conditions
the federal trades commission de-
clared today in a report to congress.
The report is based on investiga-
tions begun more than year ago.
The report traces part of the in
creased cost of shoes back to the
Chicago packers, who, it declares,
control the hide market
Large profits also are made by tan
ners, shoe manufacturers, whole
salers and retailers, according to the
report, all of whom boosted prices
and made unprecedented profits"
Some retail shoe dealers made as
much as fifty per cent profit, the
report states.
AS remedy for the situation, the
commission recommends rigid en-
forcement Of the laws against mon
opolistic control" legislation forbid
ding producers of hides from engas-
ing in the tanning business, and the
adoption of device in the distribu-
tion of shoes that will acquaint the
consumer with the selling price or
the manufacturer"
In framing its conclusions that
profits were unjustified, the commits
sion said it took into consideration
natural advance in the cost Of leather
and all materials due to the war.
During the years 1914 to 1917
the commission says, "the cost OF
producing leather increased from 9
to 20 cents a pound Of leather pro-
duced About S5 per cent OF the in
crease was due to the increased cost
of hides. The increase in cost other
than for materials, including over
head expenses, during the four years
ranged from about 1h cents to 3
cents a pound Of leather produced.
"The earnings on investment In the
tanning business were very much
greater in 1916 and 1917 than they
were in 1914 and 1915. The poorest
results were in 1914.
"Of the fifty-three tanning COM
panies, twenty-four earned less than
10 per cent in 1914 and eleven had
earnings of over 20 per cent, while
none earned as much as 40 per cent.
"In 1917 only two Of the fifty-three
companies earned less than 10 per
cent; thirty-two earned over 20 per
cent and nine earned over 40 per
cent"
In the shoe manufacturing bus1-
ness, the report says, more than one
third Of 236 companies studied earned
25 per cent or more in 1917, while
only one-sixth earned this much in
1914. In 1876, 104 of the 236 COM
panies earned 25 per cent or more.
In studying wholesale shoe mer-
chants, the commission found that
gross profits ranged above 20 per
cent of the cost.
"The retailers gross profit Is
around so per cent" the report de-
clares. 'Tn 1914 the retailers abso-
lutte gross profit averaged a little
more than 81 a pair, while in 1918 it
averaged more than $3.50 pair"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
Will Outline Program of Cost Cutting to Con
gress in Few Days, With Hopes of
Making Headway.
:XCESS PROFITS TAX PLAN PROPOSED
Neat Packer Says Shoe Dealers are Profteer-
ing Just Now and Would Have Their
Profits Taken. -a@

Julius H. Barnes, head Of the
United States Grain corporation, has
taken steps to bring about an imme-
date reduction in food prices by
facing down the price Of -four.
Barnes announced he would sell
standard export flour everywhere in
the United States at $40 barre,,
which is 81 barrel lower than any
price prevalent during the last four
mcnths.
The guaranteed wheat price to
ia: mers, $2.26 a bushel, will be main
ta:red, Barnes stated.
An excess profits tax that would
rcach every profiteer was advocl ed
today by Senator Capper, Kansas.
lie announced he is working on q
bill to that end. All over reason
able profit" would be turned into the
government treasury under his plan.
"If the dealer knows that he will.
have to give up his tll-gotten gains,
the incentive to proflteering in food
and other necessities will disapp aar. "
Capper said.
Nothing in his plan would be NJ.
lowed to interfere with Legitimate
profits. He proposed a judicial corp-
mission which would determine the
legitimate margins for various lines
of business. Income tax files of the
collector Of internal revenue, which
contain detailed statement Of ex-
penses and profits every business
man in the United States, would be
made available.
1.-THE more I study the proposition
the more convinced 1 am that 1t is
the only practical solution Of the
profiteering question" Capper said.
Some lines of business would have
to have more than others and what
would be a reasonable profit in one
business would be prohteering in an
other. There could be no fixed rule
and 1t would take a commission 10
study each business and set a fair
margin of earnings"
Ample authority would be given to
prevent padding of costs to cover
profits.
Vice President White Of Armour
and Co., testifying before the senate
subcommittee investigating profiteer-
ing, also suggested an excess profits
tax of this nature. Such a tax, he
said, would catch dealers who are
profteering in shoes at present.
"An excess profits tax tnat would
take all over reasonable profit is
{COntinued on page 2)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
England Gets Sugar Cheaper Than Any Other
Country and Has Low Price on
Bread.
FRANCE FIXES MAXIMUM PRICES
Australia Has Plenty of Food With Real Effort
to Keep Prices High Enough to Reward
Production. ~

Omitted States minimum OF S2.es q
bushel
An extraordinary session of parlia-
ment will open here September l to
enact laws made necessary through
re- establishment OF peace It is be-
lieved this session will also take up
the cost of living problem.
Melhourn-Being basical1y an agri-
cultural country, Australia's problem
consists In keeping prices at level
remunerative to the producer by Gre
ating markets abroad.
Under a government pool. 467 ,499,-
900 bushels OF wheat were put under
government control during 1868. A
large amount Of this is still unsold.
The older wheat can be bought at
about 81 bushel. Beef and mutton
, prices are corresponding low.
Rome-According to Premier Nitti's
recent statement to the chamber of
deputies, Italy's bread supply is cost
ing the government s400, 100000 a
year.
The government purchases wheat at
about So bushel and retails to the
nlillers at nominal advance. Owing
to the fact imported wheat prices are
growing and exchange shrinking, the
cost to the government is rapidly in
creasing.
Frozen meat is also supplied to deal
ers at a cost to the government of
several million dollars year.
Tokio-While the cost of living has
increased 142 per cent since the start
Of the war, wages have increased only
sixty three per cent. The people and
the newspapers are demanding that
the government fix maximum prices OF
all necessities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
be Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

NED Press Leased Wire Service.1
HiCAGO, Aug. 6.-Mike O'Con-
New Hampshire, '49er, struck
lfst gold here today. Eighty-six
white haired, he had walked
Colorado. He found a SIS gold
Dogs Lose Battle.
Eki1CAGO, Aug. 6.-Canines here
|al a losing battle with the high
VI living. Licenses showed 1000
dogs In Chicago today than a
ago.
Gem Of a Smile.
EaV ELAND, Aug. 6.-Police are
as for woman with gem of
le She is wanted for pocket
si teeth She wears a diamond in
Honest Man is Found.
ni,FoRD, Conn. Aug. 6.-Boy,
hD'psenes. Thomas Burk saw
~ wallet drop from an automo-
!, !, contained thousand dol
ne chased the machine four
and restored 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
GRAND JURY ON STRIKE
FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE

torney present evidence involving
white persons The jury recessed
for twelve hours to allow the attor.
ney time for preparation.
Seven indictments were returned
against colored men and women:
twenty-five more were under consid.
ere ton whe1 the jury quit. Mem.
b.rs said further proceedings against
reproes only would prejudice tbs
cases and might lead to furtha,
'ra.,al trouhie-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06

pited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-President
bison today began work on the
essage he is to read 70 congress
thin few days outlining a pro-
am to reduce the cost Of li!nvg.
|The message, 1t Is understood, viii
k for new laws, better to enable
government to war on 1Cod
ofteers, hoarders and others who
) directly and wilfully contributing
high pricea.
One Of the presidents reconimen-
tons for new legislation is expect
to deal with some :orm OF regu-
ion Of cold storage companies.
Us would prevent holding of food
storage for high prices.
Regulations governing transporta-
i Of 70 I'd also will be touched
|r by the p, esident, It was learned
proposal to reduce the amount
paper money In circulation is not
pected to get much attention in
presidents message. Cabinet
|mbers who studied the proposal
(terday could not agree that this
nld prove a practical method of
Fering prices. The president Is
bwn to have before him strong
Eommenda ton for licensing cor
Fations In interstate business to
went them engaging in businesses
sely allied to their own.
Cabinet members who studied q
posal to revive the rood adminis-
tion, failed to reacn an agree
nt on this point. Although the
Illustration may not be revived,
machinery will be used to the
est in an effort to prevent food
riding and price boosting.
he recommendations which Will
has on his desk while he is
fling his message were submitted
him late yesterday by Attorney
Peral Palmer. They were drawn
by committee OF eleven cabi-
members and other high govern
it officials after consultation with
homie experts and after studying
eport submitted by Federal Trade
missioner Colver, Rail Director
lss and Assistant Treasury Secre-
Leff1ngwell, who surveyed the
pie food situation.
Amer also told the president that
the machinery Of the department
Justice had already been set in
ION to stop food boarding and
lteering and indicated he intend
% make examples OF some Of the
81 offenders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
SOARING Food and Rents.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
DENVER, Colo, Aug. Ga special
session of the Colorado legislature to
combat soaring food prices and rents
was asked Of Governor Shoup today
by the Denver Trades and Labor as
Attorney General Keyes sug.
gested the governor name special
investigating commission with stimuli
taneous grand jury actions in the var.
ious counties.
City Commissioner Of Supplies J. j
Viclkroy is enroute to Omaha to pur
chase several carloads of army sur
plus food stuffs for municipal sale
here
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
Biz Review Tomorrow.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 6-The
Pacific fleet arrived early today off
the Coronado islands. Thirty-five
ships under the command of Admiral
Rodman drew up in huge semi
circle and started to clear ship for the
big review off Coronado tomorrow
morning, when Secretary Daniels will
review the fleet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-06
Ranks and Saloons.

Minneapolis Journal: North Dakota
threw out the saloons long ago, and
now has one bank for every 94S of
the population, leading every state in
the union. People are bound to put
their money somewhere.