The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-06-23
NEWS IN GENERAL

In a letter to Senator Harris, of
Georgia, who wrote to inquire as to
the status of the farm loan credit
machinery, former Representative A.
r. Lever, now member of the Farm
Loan Board, says that all but about
$2,O0O,OOO of the recent $4,000, 900
issue of federal farm loan bonds have
been sold, and that when that small
remaining portion shall have been
sold the farm loan system will be
ready to lend the $4O,OOO,OOO to the
farmers of the country on basis of
pro rata allotments ESQ much per
farm loan district). The Third dis
trict, including the States of North
Carolina, and South Carolina. Geor-
G and Florida, is to be allotted Sc,
900 Of the $40,0O0,OOO, soon to
be available for loaning, according to
N-r. Levers letter.
A reduction in freight rates ra:g-
irg from Alto 49 cents per hundred
pounds between North Carolina cities
a:.d points in southeastern states, and
bctween North and northern centers
vas provided in an order issued by
t.. Interstate commerce commission,
t. become effective September Is.
Assistant United States Attorney
Lac Gross tonight asserted that cir
cumstances surrounding discovery of
n carly 500 machine guns aboard the
s. Gamer East Side at Hoboken last
I uesday indicated that they were in
t. nded for use against a friendly ma
tion and that therefore their pres
erce was unlawful. Mr.. Gross, by di-
rcction of Attorney General Daugh-
erty, took charge of the investigation
being conducted by three federal
agencies into ownership of the muni-
tions aboard the steamer. Reports
had reached government agents that
thea rms were intended for delivery
in Ireland.
Retail food prices to the average
family declined 4.S per cent in May
as compared with April, while whole
sale food prices dropped 5 Sd per
cent. in the same period, according to
statistics made public by the depart
ment Of labor. General wholesale
prices, including farm products. food,
building materials, metals, house fur
nishings and miscellaneous commo-
dities, declined approximately 2 per
cent. during the month.
Two submarines, flying the Irish
republican flag, maintain a regular
undersea passenger service between
this, country and Ireland for officials
and agents of the Irish republic, ac-
cording to Capt. B. ]. Stanley, y,wound-
ed veteran of the Sixty-ninth regi-
ment of New York. He is also secre-
tary of the New York Council of the
Association for the Recog-
milton of the Irish Republic. Eamonn
De Valera. president of the Irish
arrived in this country in
an airship submarine, Stanley de-
clared and left for Ireland several
months ago in the same. Several Irish
diplomats have patronized the same
line, he said. The line is still in COM
mission and "functioning regularly"
although he refused to give any de-
tails about the whereabouts of the
vessels. There are others available
Tor the same traffic in case of any
rush business he asserted. Donald
O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork,
who disappeared from the United
States after he had been given until
June 6 to report for Ireland as a
seaman by the department of labor,
is said to have returned to Irland by
the Submarine route