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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
PLUMB CALMLY TALKS OF A ::
REVOLUTION AS ALTERNATIVE

.Washington.-Ali'da long from a
witness chair before the house inter
state commerce committee. Glenn E.
Plumb, counsel for the railroad broth.
erhoods and author OF organized la.
bor's plan for tri-pertite control Of the
railroads. responded to sharp ques.
tioning from the semi-circle OF com.
mittee members who called on him
to explain every phasetof the labor
bill.
Gravelys Plumb talked Of. revolu.
tion as an alternative in case the adop
tion Of some such plan was not oh.
tanned by political action through
Congress, and. said that was the de,
termination of the. masses OF men
whom he represented, though I hope
never to live to see the day"
The income OF the Plumb plan
league, organized to forward the la
Dor bills passage, he said, was "in
the neighborhood of 100000 or sl25,
900 annually now" though only or
ganized in July.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
EQ0D Crops SHOW
sDf6REAsEs
oRouTHs AND PesTs- IN MUCH
or THE GREAT PRODUCING 1
r$ AREAS CAUSED DECLINE.
.WHtA A.l6ss i;lss1RtMENDous
Crops Of Corn, Oats, Barley and Po
tatoes Also Show an AppreciableH
Loss in Almost Every Section. >

Washington. - With living costs
soaring, the nations principal food
crops showed sharp decreases during
July, resulting from drouths and pests
over much sof hesgrowing area. .
Wheat production fell OFF 221, 1,000,.
600 bushels during the month, accord
ing to the ferecast of the department
OF agriculture; corn showed a reduc-
tion OF "a 100000 bushels; oats 1S7,-
100000 bushels: barley 27.0O0.000
bushels and white potatoes $4,000. 900
bushels. Rice alone Of all the crops
showed an increase.
Total production Of wheat was fore
cast, at s4o,GQ0.9o bushels. but this
was IAN incnehses6f % ,80D, ,O0Ds bushels
over the forecast last December 1 and
14s,C00,000 bushels over the five-year
average from 1913 to 1918. Winter
wheat showed the greatest loss with
124,000,000 bushels. with spring wheat
production showing decline of s7,-
100000 bushels. --
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
JAPANESE EDITORS CALM I
ON SHANTUNG QUESTION

Tokio.-The newspapers generally
are treating calmly in their editorial
comment the various phases Of the de-
bate in the United States senate on
the question of Shantung. The opin-
ion most widely advanced is that the
republican senators who are opposing
the provision in the peace treaty re-
lating to Shantung are using their ar
,guments against Japan smostly for
political purposes. .spf sgsgys
After pointing out that Il is Japan's
intention to restore Shantung to
China and to conduct economic under
taktngs in Shantung jointly with the
Chinese, The Hochi Shimbun inter-
prets the attitude Of the republican
senators as being based on Americas
desire to achieve world economic
conquest including China, from which
she desires to oust Japan economi-
cally.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
ANNUAL COST OF ABMY AS.
PROPOSED IS $500, ,ooo, 900

Washington.-The permanent mill
tary policy recommended by the war
department, involving, under revised
estimates, standing peace army of
$4,000 and universal military train.
ing for youths, ,of 10 years of age,
would cost the country $90000O,O0 an
nually:. Gen. Pcyton @. March. chief
of staff, told the senate military sub,
committee, considering army legisla.
ton. 90. a.
General March, who appeared as the
first witness in behalf of the depart.
ment's bin, was unable to conclude his
statement and will appear again. Sec.
retary Baker will present his views
to the committee next week and Gen
eral Pershing and other experts later
or the 100000, 900 which the pro.
gram would cost. General March said
$7sS, 100000 would be required for the
npSeep or the proposed standing army
while three months intensive training
for 19-year.old youths would cost S94,
06650e. annually. He estimated the
percapita cost for this training al
STATS. ~
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
THE SENATE HAS ANOTHER :"
DAY OF BITTER DISPUTES.

Washington.--The league Of nations
land the Shantung settlement both
came In for more bitter criticism in
the senate's consideration OF the
treaty with Germany.
, At a public hearing Of the foreign
relations committee, issues Of the
'league controversy started dispute
which bordered on an uproar, and in
the senate chamber an. attack on the
Shangtung provision by Senator Wat
son, republican, Indiana, developed a
series. OF sharp exchanges. -.
The committees clash over the
league grew out Of the examination of
Norman Davis, a financial adviser TO
the Versailles peace conference.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
FIRING SQUAD MAY VET BE
NECESSARY FOR PRoFITEERs

Z a@
Observation-Disclosures labor's rem.
edy for: the, high cost of living-a bill
that would turn over the railroads to
the public, operating officials and la
bor-was presented to congress by
men high in the council of the organi
zation,. who I, declared with. utmost
frankness conditions were so desper.
ate 1t might be necessary to advocate
a firing squad for profiteers. 49,
y With equal frankness members OF
the house interstate commerce com.
mittee indicated during the. examina.
tion Of Warren s. Stone. grand chief
OF the Brotherhood OF Railway Loco
motive Engineers. and Frank Morri
son, secretary OF the American FEEDER.
alton Of Labor, that the bill .embody,
inf what has come to be known as the
Plumb plan. was too radical, and fail.
ed to strike at the high price evil,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
PROF|TEERs TO Be PUNISHED
.eovernments Guarantee on Price Of
Wheat to Be Maintained as Guard
Against Higher Price Later. -T

a.
: Washington.-These decisions were
reached by the government agencies
working to reduce the cost OF living
and allay the country's unrest:
President Wilson decided to adj
dress a message to Congress recon-
mending additional Legislation to aid
in reducing the cost Of living.
: Agents of the department of Justice
were ordered to ferret out all hoard
ers of necessaries and profiteers
throughout the country they -areto be
prosecuted under the food control act.
I Director Julius H. sBarnes, of the
grain corporation decided to main
tain the governments guarantee on
wheat at $2.26 a bushel as "a 're-
serve protection against higher
price later" 81.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
|[AuT H0R|zES HINES.
TO 1 ! DECIDE DEMAND
DIRECTOR GENERAL is GIVEN
q
~ FREE HAND, ms MATTER OF.
STRIKING sAopMEN.
l0BsIlGlE IS sELF CREATED.
Until the Men. Recognize Authority
T Of Their Leaders by Returning to-
Work No Action Is Possible. J.

sWashington.-President Wilson has
notified Director General Hines that
he was authorized to take up the de-
'mands OF railroad shop employees for
higher wages and decide them on
their merits. .,. l,j>
The President said that the letter
sent him Ex-senator Cummins, chair.
man of the committee on interstate
commerce, had set me free to deal
as think best with the difficult Ques
tion Of wages Of certain classes OF the
railroad employees" but. added:
The chief obstacle to a decision
has been created by the men them
selves. ~, gs;.r a
',"They have gone out on; strike and
.repudiated the authority OF their Off
GERS at the very moment when they
were urging action in regard to their
interests"
The Presidents !. decision was an
nounced from the white house in the
form Of a letter sent by him to Mr.
Hines. The President said that "un
til the employees return to work and
again recognize the authority OF theiy
organization, the whole matter must
be at a standst.ll." $500 m
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
JUSTICE scIARk 4
!. ON IN PRINCIPLES | /! ! Il
CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME.
COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHAIRMAN CONFERENCE.
KEYS TO POSITIVE SOLUTION
American -Psopls Are Asked 70 Weigh
Carefully and Without Prsludics
All Phases Of Plumb Plan.

Washington.--A national conference
20 Consider all plans submitted to
Congress for solution OF the railroad
problem will be held here October 6,
under auspices Of the Plumb organiza-
tion bureau.
In making public announcement of
the meeting, Chief Justice Walter
Clark, Of the North Carolina supreme
court, and chairman of the Plumb plan
preliminary conference, said special
committees would be appointed to an
alyze the different proposals.
! The American people were urged by
Judge Clark to consider all the propo-
sails without prejudice and without
passion, and to examine those which
have been outlined in the light Of the
principles which we have enunciated. !"
Declaring that EFFICIENCY and econ
omy In transportation are the keys to
the solution OF the problem of the high
cost of living, Judge Clark added that
any plan for solution of the railroad
problem must meet the test that 1t
will provide transportation at actual
cost"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
WAR DEPARTMENT. ISSUES =
PRICE LIST OF SUPPLIES

Wasington.-The war. department
made public a complete price list on
all subsistence stores available for
sale to the public through the parcels
post or through municipal selling
agencies. Costs OF the commodities to
the government, the department said.
had been disregarded entirely in FIX
ing the prices, OF sale which are ma
terially lower than prevailing market
rates.
The prices quoted are Z. o. b. and
from storage points in each, OF the Is
districts into which the country is di-
vided for war department subsistence
purposes. The department now is re-
distributing the food supplies in the
13 areas in order that each may have
its proportion per population or the
72 articles offered for public sale.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
HAS NOT 4 AssuPER MEMORY
"Ask the President" is Reply When
Pressed for Details .fos shanturs
and League Of Nations.

MISUNDERSTANDING Lansing, be-
fore the senate foreign relations COM
mittee. expressed the opinion that the
shantung provision of'the peace treaty
sdid not square with President Will
sons enunciated principle OF. self4de-
Termination. but maintained that the
treaty as a whole carried out ,s'sub.
.stantially'' the presidents II points
Declaring his unfamiliarity with
many details Of the peace negotia-
tions and OF the treaty Itself. the
secretary told the committee he was
unable to answer many OF its ques-
tions and reminded senators in ans
wering others that he merely was ex.
pressing his own personal views.
ASK the president" the secretary
said when pressed for d details of the
Shantung and league OF nations nego.
tiations. On three OF the points rails.
ed he asked permission to refresh his
memory and make statement to the
committee later, and when he was
asked for a detailed construction of
the labor and reparation clauses he
protested that he could not be expect.
ed to carry the minutae of an $4,000.
word document in his mind. and re-
minded the committee 1T, was much
easier to TASK questions prepared bef.
fore hand" than to answer them Off.
hand. stH
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OF.
EXPANDING BALKAN AREA.

London.-With the Rumanians in
Budapest, the economic outlook of the
expanded Dalkan kingdom has bright.
ened. Many of the most important
British firms and combines have sent
out representatives to study the
ground and accept orders: Numerous
smaller firms are doing good husi.
ness, British Commercial Attache
Adams has just come out and Is sup
porting the representatives OF British
firms by his first hand knowledge Of
thu country.
Thus with conditions which favor
the introduction Of British merchan.
disc, broad vista OF activity opens
out before us. Large deals have been
transacted Just lately.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
RIOTS LEAVE BRITISH - .
CITIES WITH BAD NAME.

London.-Liverpool, Birkenhead and
Luton people are finding that the re-
recent riots have left them with a
bad name. Some residents who had
booked rooms at the seaside have
now been called upon to forward sub
stantial deposits in advance as a. guar
antee. of good faith. Others are in
even worse plight. as the deposits
they had sent for rooms have been
returned with an intimation that
neither their money nor their presence
is desired. Reputable citizens. have
had to submit to such insulting mes.
sages. as I'VE don't want any OF the
Hooligans or anarchists here"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS WILL
PROBE INTO MEXICAN MATTER.

Wasington.-Blanket authority to
bring out all the. facts about Mexican
outrages on Americans and American
property, and TO formulate remedial
program, was given to the foreign re-
lations committee bv the senate.
Without debate and by unanimous
vote resolution directing the inquiry
was adopted after it's provisions had
been stiffened in committee so as to
make subject to investigation "any and
all acts Of the governments of Mexico
and its citizens in derogation OF the
rights Of the United States or Of Its
citizens"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
PIER OWNERS AND lESSEES
GARNERED EXTREME PROFITS

Washington.-Pier owners and les
sees in New York garnered extreme
profits at the expense Of the govern
ment during the war; the3 shipping
board disclosed in making public. a re-
port regarding terminal charges at
United States ports. 1t was declared
that ,the board CT appraisal of the
army in hearings on the value OF pier
leases of the Bush terminal showed
that during the war berthing charges
in New York harbor were $25O.to $500
a day. whereas before tthe war
charges for the same berths for ocean
steamships had been from $50 to $50
day. -
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
EVIDENCE FOUND
AGAINST SUGAR PRoFITEERS

Pittsmrg.--valuable evidence has
been found OF alleged prohteering,
Special Agent Edgar X. speer, of the
department OF justice said. following
the arrest today of three officials OF
the Central Sugar Company's branch
office here for alleged sugar profiteef-
ing The men are charged with conspi.
racy to violate Section 4 Of the food
act OF Congress which holds 1t unlaw-
ful to charge unreasonable prices for
the necessaries Of life
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE TO
PROBE INTO PRoFITEERiN6

Richmond. Va. Governor West
moreland Davis announced that he
would have two bills offered in the
special sesnion of the legislature, d.
rected to curb the profiteering in food.
One of the bills calls for rigid en-
forcement to prevent boarding and
making it a crime to fail to report at
stipulated intervals the amount OF
food held in. storage. license also
will be demanded of the storage ware
houses. The date OF storage also
must be stamped on the product and
the date OF It's removal.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
COTTON MARKET BREAKS
81 A BALE AT NEW YORK.

.New Yofk.--4There was a renewal OF
general selling in the cotton. market
and break OF approximately 81 per
bale which sold at the lowest level
touched since the advance.
Reports of labor troubles in some
of the southern. mills and that some
ocean freight room booked for Ger
many had been cancelled, owing to
the inability OF shippers to make sat
isfactory credit arrangements, were
factors on the decline.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH
! e ON A "ScENIC RAILWAY"

Montreal. = Seven persons were
burned ITO death in fire on a scenic
railwsy st Dominion park. an amuse
mont resort near this city.
The bodies OF three men, three wo
men and boy were recovered from
the ruins shortly before midnight. II
is feared several more persons lost
their lives and that the bodies viii be
recovered when search is resumed. II
has been impossible 90 TAR to Identity
the dead.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
STRIKING CHICAGO sHopMEN
M RETURNING no TH EsHA JOBS.

chisasos "a break came irsths~trike
Of railway shopmen when several
thousand strikers returned to work in
response to President Wilson's re-
qpestfand the appeal of International
representatives OF the six crafts in
yolved. Director r. H. Aishtou- of the
northwestern region. and Hale Holden,
of the central western roads,. said there
was rauch encouragement IN the situ-
aticn.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
Cholera in RichIand.. :

coliimbia.-Richland county farm
ers have lost thousands of dollars
worth Of hogs since last spring. fforn
cholera according to u Rhetts CLARK,
farm demonstrator, who has been, Kept
busy smueh Of his time .,inoculating
swine in all sections OF the county.
Pure breds have suffered, as well as
scrlb, but the latte- to larger sx-
tent. : eBt, q
In the last three weeks Mr.. ,Ehrk
has inoculated over 1000 hogs which
means a saving. of several thous sand
dollars to the farmers. s.s'T ~ (GE
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
STEPS TAKEN TO coNFIscATE
SUGAR uNlAWFULLY boarded.

z, Richmond. va.-United States Dis
,trfct Attorney Hiram Smith received
instructions from Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer to take Immediate
steps for confiscation of all foodstuffs
found to have been unlawfully hoard
ID. Advices have reached Attorney
Smith that large quantities of sugar
are being boarded here and active
search has begun. Two department
OF Justice men were placed on the
ease. s:issS "a . =
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
HOOVER STOPS ALL FOOD
EN- ROUTE TO BUDAPEST

Paris.-Herbert Hoover, head OF the
inter-allied relief commission, has
stopped all relief supplies on their way
to. Budapest, taking the position that
he would be upwarranted in letting
supplies reach Hungary while the Ru-
.nanians are now depriving the peo-
pie OF foodstuffs.
Members of the American peace
delegation said that there are no
American troops now in Budapest, and
that none will be sent there.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
WILD FURRY IN CORN ON
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago-Efforts to anticipate the
results OF any quick switch in the
government policy for, disposal of the
1919 domestic crop of wheat knocked
the bottom out OF vaIues ON she board
OF trade Downward .plunges in the
prices Of corn the chief trading com
modify. did not stop until tlie market
was 80 cents bushel lower. than
when the campaign against the high
cost Of living began q week ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
Rsaf sotdsr a..Iv..s.s

Biaekvilfes--Ths rcd spidsfs is TAX
ing qaite a toll from. oth thessoisbn crop
around BlseKvfileS tJps tcsths recent
heavy rains there &as 1 -brospsct OF q
good crop, The rains shave damaged
the crop quite considerably, but tho
red spider has caused a much greater
damage. Some farms have been .brac-
tically ruined. Ono reason II has
spread SO. is the farmers were not, ia
imiliar with It and let II get tao rnaoh
aold before doing anything. In many
instances 1t was thought lightning had
struck the cotton. "a 3
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
DENIAL MADE THAT ARMOUR.
Is USING UNFAIR METHODS

Washipgton.-F.E e. White vice pres
l.dent OF Armour & Co. appearing be-
fore a senate committee investigating
.the high cost OF living in the District
of. Columbia denied that his company
was proflteering or using unfair meth
DDS in the distribution and sale of
meat. He declared the company had
made no profit on its beef business
this year and that 1t would welcome
an Investigation OF its books, aud
records.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
NEGROES DRIVEN FROM t
q LINCOLN, NEB., BY WHIrEo.

Lincoln, Nebr.-A number of ne
groes at Lexington, Nebraska, 175
miles east offhere, were forced to
feave the town by crowd OF white
men. according to a report here. The
home OF one negro was rlddled with
bullets, the report said,S
The trouble, according to reports.
started after a negro Lad been dis
covered In a white mans ,homs. The
negro escaped but was later caught
and beaten By white mon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
SOLUTION. OF eTHRAcIAfl1
PROBLEM IS REACHED

Paris.ZThe peace conference reach
ed ISOLATION of the Thracian. problem
according t. The. Intrahsigeant, by
dividing Thrace, some going to Greece
and others being designated to form
the future free state state of Constan.
tinople and a new free state under, the
league OF nations.
3 The solution arrived atssccording 10
The Intransigeant. .proyides for divid.
fug Thrace into eastern and western
Thrace.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
FOOD CORPORATION BUYS
"FLock" OF COMPANIES

New York.-The United States Food
Products corporation announced, that
1t had purchased the sugar products
company, the Pure Cane Molasses
Company of the United States, the
Pure Cane Molasses Company OF Can
ada. the British Molasses Company OF
Great Britain, apd the Tres company,
OF Great Britain.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
!|' llI'|F !. &. .P'RgnPT / |!||!||!! !
PAYING. G. 4 fine !.
- -. fss.f Y. - fIt--'- ssSlys .ssiA
col lLEaE PREsrp ENr 'sHAsNT a
DOUBT IN rHE.,WoRLo thAr, {,
l He WAS aulITY.f. &
NAs ATTENDING. ASSOCIATION.
Anderson Mayor NotlHed. peiihquent
- Of His PredieamentI and oksekits rs. &
Cover Fine Of s2sSlsl lsea6

Anderson.-Johh, e. White. d. d.,
pastor of the First Baptist Church and
president of Anderson College, Was re-
ported for speeding by two OF An
derson's vigilant cops. Ase eDrs White
was attending the saluda Ass5eiation
the cops could not arrest shim. ana
upon hs return he went,to the, noun
tains of North Carolina torsa pert Of
his vacation, So the, mayor, notified
him OF the charge against him, and Dr.
White replied at once, a check Tor $25
accompanying the reply. ~; ;vM
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
EVACUATION BY RuMANiAN
IS ARMY BODIES NO REAL GOOD

Berlin.-The retirement from Buda-
pest OF the Rumanian army, owing to
pressure from the entente, is proba-
BILE. but 1t will be sullen withdrawal,
boding no good for the future. accord
ing to dispatches from the Hungarian
capital.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
UNITED STATES SENDS
UCTiMATUM TO RuMANIA

London.-A dispatch from Vienna
by way of Copenhagen to the Ex-
change Telegraph company says that
the United States has sent an ultima
tum to Rumania demanding with
drawal of the severe armistice terms
presented to Hungary, on pain of a
cessation OF the shipment of food to
Rhmania.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
IN ATLANTA IN OCTOBER

Mobile, Ala.-General William e.
Mickle, chief Of staff, United Confed-
crate veterans. has announced that
the next Confederate reunion will be
held in Atlanta. October Z. 8. 9 and 10.
The annual meeting Of the Confeder-
ate Southern Memorial associations
and the Sons OF Confederate veterans
will be held in Atlanta on the same
dates, General Mickle announced. .
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14

Columbia.-Directors of tha. Rich
land county tuberculosis Associations.
have decided to continue the 81, men-
bership drive for a few days: the CAM
paign having fallen short by about
$500 on the date scheduled for clos
ing, August !. A drive is being made
for $1,000 to aid lin ridding Richiand
county of the dread, disease. and citi-
zens are. asked to contribute 81 or
any higher amount they may wish to
give. F.t, bh." go, -
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14

Baaufort.-The city Of Beaufort has
decided to take advantage Of, the re-
cent offer OF the government to buy in
car lots canned goods and other com.
missary supplies, which are being dis
posed OF to municipalities. ~ f.sNi