Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-07
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ing to Il survey Of the Industrial sltu-
alton by Clint C. Houston for the cur
rent issue Of Labor. official organ OF
the Plumb Plan League. Mr. Houston
asserts that his inquiry disclosed the
greatest industrial slump since the
money panic of 1907. The larger
groups of unemployed by Industries
given by tho survey were: Building
trades, 100000; automobiles 25O.OOO;
textiles 225.0O0; clothing 10000: rail-
roads 100000; steel and iron 100000;
shipping 125.00O; food products, loo,-
900; amuscmcnts $4,000; metal mining
$4,000; ship building. $4,000: rubber
$4,000; shoes and leather 5O,O0e; print
ing $4,000; casual labor $4,000.
Chicago, Jan. 4.-The market for
mems spring and summer clothing
was opened in Chicago today and
manufacturers offered suits much be-
low that of the spring of 1920. one OF
the leading factors in the ready made
trade quoted the manufacturers price
of wool suits at SIS, compared TO $40
last fall and S35 year ago. Fine blue
serge suits are offered ut $50 compared
to SAT last fall and SAB one year ago.
A. standard worsted suit is now whnlc-
sailed at $34 compared to S4o ior spring
of 1920. The very finest worsted sullS
made in America are now ollercd' al
$50, compared to $50, the price last fal!.
Zine worsted trousers are now 50 COM
pared to $3.50 last spring. Prices for
summer goods such rs mohalrS ana
palm beaches range upward from Sl4.oo
compared to $3.50 last year. buyers
from every part Of the country say that
they have for the most part liquidated
goods bought at peak prices and from
now on clothing will be retallcd on inc
new level.
Senator George +. Norris, of Nc
braSka, has started an congressional
inquiry as to whether the Russian en-
bassV is supported by funds supplied
in whole or in part by the unltco
States. According To the senator's IN
formation Boris Bak!mctcff, represent
ing the Kercnsky provisional govern
mcnt of three years ago is r,ainlli'llhS
a large staff and eHpc!slve quarters
at the expense Of the United States
government, while l.. G. y. X. Martens,
who came as soviet ambassador, bring
ing S5O, 900, 900 worth Of business, is TO
be deported January 20. In this con-
nection. it is also pointed out that the
Russian Information Bureau, OF wnlrh
Henry J. Sack is director, with offices
in the Wuolworth Building in New
York City, is still in operation. The
bureau carries on publicity and propa-
canda work and was opened soon after
kercnSky took office. 1t is said 10 DC
existing on the proceeds of moneys al
vanced by the American government 10
the kercnslty regime. Up to Dcccm-
bcr 1917, according to information
which Senator Norris had received, the
United States had voted S32o. .oOoooo tn
tho kerensky government, SlS1.I29.I'o
A. lf1I
advance S179.1S1, ,155 had been spent up
TO November Is, last, it was said, lcav-
ing SS,54S,5J5 upon which the B%Hh-
mcterf embassy is said to be IN part
subsisting. War supplies not delivered
10 Russia before the fall Of kcrcnskE
were sold in this country ana inc
sums thus obtained were added 10 the
credits. Senator Norris was tod. III
is the most dumbfoundinE thing ever
heard Of" declared the senator from
NcbraSka:' 1T is unbelievable. why.
the KerenSky government has HanlShc'
from existence. Yet we are tnlu th'''
this government is supporting II. 1hcre
is a government in inSSl;I that Is
knocking at our doors WIKI money LOT
the purchase uf our con%Cstcd surplus
es. Why should We refuse 10 deal Win
a government that exists anu try TO up
can never be revived:
-"Despite the fact that several
Detroit automobile plants "rcopencd
Monday after Inventory, they did $"
with vastly decreased forces and lho.-
600 fewer men are employed here now
than was the case two weeks ago,
George w. Grant. secretary OF the En-
ployers' association of Detroit. sald
Monday. ~ net increase of only 1000
mon lave been added to the working
forces Of tho factories in the past ir"
DAYS" Grant stated surveys cnaciud-
cd today showed only about 3o,ooO
automobile workers; employed III lJe-
truit ut present. IN normal times tAc
number employed here Is about joo'-
900. Mr.. Grant asserted. The closing
of the Ford and Dodge factories mere
has swellcd the number of unemployed
durin" the. past two weeks. H. said
."rhc plants here that have rc-"prned
this week malle only a start. Grant
said i'm answering rumorS that the IN
dustrial situation was Frightening Ecr"
Lexington. Ky. Jan. i.-t3fnlcFS
were hauling their tohScn away from
warehouses and storing Il in barns an"
practically every market OF Importance
in the central kentucky tub;tcrO region
WAS closed tonight in protest AGAINST
lower p.iccS offered by buyers Tor t!i!S
year's crop. The Lexington nrltkct
was first closed until tomorrow. while
q later announcement! set .]anuHry II
as the date for rcUprnlnS. Indications
wcr,. that other markets would follow
the lead of Lexington. Growers, huE-
erS and others Interested III the 10
harcu crop would not venture IL pre-
diet ion us to what The OutcpEl" "' inc
situation would hc but they !hdic;!l"u
they were read: for almost inEtliIilS'
princiull developments "t the n'E
were: Tho Lexington loose ic;il market
the largest in the world. closed an hour
after the npriling this morning w!lh IN"
announcement that il would REOPEN 90
morrow. The tobacco warchntl"Amch ;
association through Ben l;"%w"riit ST.
pcryisur Of SulcS. this AFTERNOON an
nu,nrrd that tho luc;ti nEil E"t would
no, rrupca until Tuesday. J;snEW% H.
.,t the earliest Delegations 1ro:G f:i
rinrS im,rrtart malE"tS in III" district
visited the hurley T"lacc" Growers
,ssu.iation office here and ann"uHr"A
thnt the other places would i"!!"w thc
irud Of Lexington. Farin"!S Ei'i$H
meetings in som" counties d"IiuCu u
hold the 1920 crup ard cut Out III" WI
,.rnu. Farmers began lEIulinG 1hcif
7uIr,cco out q, the Lexington ware
hu,i.SrS i'm which there were about a.
-un nun ,,,,rlulS when the S;l'c started