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The 68TH YEAR. NO. 39. SEMI-WEEKLY. COURT OF GENERAL SE ' CONVENED MONDAY A ' HEAVV DOCKET IS ^l ' AHEAD FOR FIRST =~rr court instructing COURT IN A YEAR 7. Martha Adams, 1 to next term. Work of Organization Matter Alexander mac , _ m?. ? , _ , tered a plea of r of Few Minutes and Bust- cony and wa8 8f ness is Begun. fine of $40.00 am the public works suspended during NEGROES ARE SENTENCED Roland Baker t two white boys, . The News goes to rirst Session of Court Yester- or breaking into day Morning Three Negroes Piyier, ih Brooki Were Sentenced to Aggre- "JY1 s,Pa,,n^ u ** other merchandisi gate of Nine Years on Roads. THE ARMENI The court of general sessions for AMERICA Lancaster county, the first term of court in this county since March of last year, convened yesterday morn- *'**tt'rniAn of An inn promptly at 10 o'clock. Judge Washington Ti Frnnk B. Oary presiding, and Solid- tlon tor Henry representing the state. The ronrf rnt Pii?ll? "Inii'n ?/> K..ol ? ,? I" """'"I ness, organization being a matter of, Washington, oniv a few minutes. The grand Suvesly. chairmai jury was sworn and the Judge de- nfttional council livered his charge to the body, and Washington conft the calling of cases was hegun. regarding the que The solicitor presented the grand states becoming jury with four bills of Indictment Armenia under tl und upon three of these the grand 0f nations. Mr. Jury returned true bills, as follows: ; people of Armenia Hart Massey. housebreaking andj{anB ,n America t larceny; two cases. (that^the United 1 James Dunlap. housebreaking and datory for their larceny. while they would The first case called was that of of the maj( James Dunlap. an 18-year-old negro. not wish to charged with entering and robbing tions as mentor, the store of Bennett-Terry com- President Wlls pany in this city last October and question with the stealing checks, notes and money eiKn relations c to the value of $350.00. He plead white House di guilty and the sentence of the court Week atro and wt was four years on the public works tors as saying tl of Lancaster county or a like term probably would <1 in the state penitentiary. mandatory for Ar Mart, Massey, negro, on two in- dtctmcnts of hn,,-ehronking and lar- 1irAITVnc<I) <r ceny, being charged with robbing the " X7K ' ' lunch honre of W. I). Chambers and PRAISED I the Excelsior Grocery company, the firs! "f do worth of merchnn-| disc and the second of $70.00 worth ** "**ii V. of tobacco, shoes, etc. He plead llodgrs of Hoi guilty and drew a sentence of two ^ ^ yearA in each case on the public works of I>?inraster county, The grand Jury, at a second sit- New York Ma ting, returned true bills as follows: vV'llaon in a stab Levlster Houston, larceny. Rlght \bo?t> the James Allen, Sr.. Will Allen and nf debarkation James Allen. Jr.. murder. three of thl8 rltj Lev inter Houston, negro. plead would not forget guilty of the charge of stealing a American soldle bicycle from S. E. Hagins. and drew France had madt one year on the public works. wounds "are the Court adjourned at 12:20 until honor any man hi 2:30 p. m. atatement was se The greater part of yesterday af- 'iist n'L'ht just afi ternoon's session and part of this h'"' delivered hii morning's was taken up with the dress, trial of I>ave Clannahan, a 74-year- "I could tell old negro, charged with the larceny "what the sarrifh of a bushel of corn from the crib of have meant to tl Jt. H. Massey, of Van Wyck. Court tell you what hist was adjourned in the midst of the come will say of argument in this case at four o'clock ings you have ei yesterday afternoon in respect to the great crusade, late Mrs. John T. Green, whose other men will tel funeral was held at 4:30. This "I prefer to re morning the r 3 went to the Jury wounds you bear end the verdict rendered was "not badges of honor guilty." worn: that they The case of Jack Hilton, charged preme place in th with the killing of a negro named] of vour countrvn Watts In the store of J. A. Bridges world. I prefe & Company nt Heath Springs, was America realizes got for Thursday morning *o'emn ohllgatior Carl Kennlngton. alias Benjamin n,'c duty than t Kennington, and Clyde Crowder, "rn' terms the gi white hoya. were tried this morning man woman a on the charge of the larceny of two ?vprv nnp you. blankets from Bed Cross head- America will quarters In the club house nt the ?? "Lancaster cotton mills. A consent DIVOHCK is oli verdict was retched that the defend- MIJS pol't nnts pay a fine of $25.00 each and he White Plains N sentenced to three months on the f|na, (jPf.roP 0f public works, the latter to he sua- ,TfH nnntr|as p>a| ponded during good behavior. motion picture ac Tootsev names and Oscar Wade, fltate Supremo Cr negroes, pleaded guilty to a charge The papers mentl of assault and hattery with Intent e->t as an unknot to kill and carrying concealed wea- the terms of the pons and drew sentences of $50.00 of a child. Doug tine each or ftO days on the public >s srlven to the m< "works. vision that the i The case of State vs. Charles Dar- lowed to see him Ban, assault and battery with Intent vale. i ?? ' rt ?? ? ' ; Lancasi LANCASTER, S. C., TUESDAY, MA SSIONS DANIELS AND BAKER WOULD 10RNING GOING TO EUROPE U. S. inued to the next gecretary Gf Navy and Party of Plot of A , colored, was ac Experts Will Leave This and I. W. arge of murder of Week. Mail also colored, the the Jury to find t guilty WANT DATA ON NEW SHIPS EST A BLIS E. Blackraon and adultry, continued Rerrpfsrv nf War xmrin - J i Kirviri TV 111 solicitor La *T" About A?"' 1 ? ">a?on ntenced to pay a Close Up Business Operations! Against 1 serve 30 days on Overseas. Hurled VI . the latter being ouciea VI good behavior. ind Frank Threatt, Washington. March 10.?Secre Washlngto are being tried at tai>' Daniels and a party of Ameri- matter siozei press on the charge can naval experts will leave Tor Ku- the armistice the store of H. W. rope this week to discuss with al- 1. W. W.. j yn last October, lipd naval ofllcials the best type of sialists anil oi watch, pistol and capital warships to be built in the amalgamator future, based on the lessons gained ject the over the great war. Hecause of con government t ANS WANT dieting opinions on this subject lution" and FOR TRUSTEE among American officers, ihe secre- bolshevik re ,ary bas been asked to submit a do- memorandum finite recommendation to the nex propaganda < tienlon Council in congress In December. Lamar, of th ylng to (let Ac- 11 was a,so learned that Secretary The memorai he Matter Baker would sail for Europe about by the conn April 1 to close up the business op- Overman said erations of the American expedition- the record tc March 10. Miran nry 'or,'ps- Be w"' be absent about Declaring l of the Armenian 8,X weeks and Probably will arrive radical eleme of America, is in1 OVHrspas before Secretary Daniels for the first irring with officials returns borne. Thus President Wll- cause upon stlon of the United Son an<1 the beads of both the army Mr. Umar the mandatory for and navy Probably will be away from showed propr ie proposed league thf* country at the same time?a sit- eminent was Savesly Raid the un,,on wblch many officials said was Rreat regulai i aa well as Armen- w,thout Precedent. could he mea ind Europe desired The naval secretary will be accom- ou,sPoken at! States act as man- Panlcd by Rear Admiral Taylor, "terature. / country and that chief of the bureau of construction orandum wei have to accept the nnd repair; Griffin, chief of the bu- cerpts from irlty nations, they rRBU of steam engineering; Earle *bR trend of have European na- chief of the bureau of ordnance, and NS"' '>R mnde Gommander Foote, his personal aide. Particular on discussed this The party will be joined overseas by 'be solicitor i congressional for- Admiral llenson, chief of the bureau d'ssa"sfiod 1 ommittees at the of operations, who is attached to the coun,ry, but nner conference a American peace delegation. and wa" is quoted by sena- Vice Admiral Sims, commanding all d'R,,pmination ie United States American navai forces in European because it leslre to become a waters. large field fi menla. Will Study \e\v Warships. in* a*pn,!b 8 w ~ . who work ur Mr. Daniels and his party will sail Pr.im.? nf .,} TiDIERS ARE from New York on the transport Le- , ?v nncoinrvT1 viathan next Saturday and will go! ' J first to Paris to confer with the ^r" ',fum French admiralty. Later they will, w ^ir*1 n 'nunds Are VoM???t v's^ London and Rome and prob- I)an?'rs printahlv will be awav a month or nioro p'-n '""gimg ..or Kvcr Won. p,.in8 for thp rptnrn tp,p hayp not larly conduct, >y Man. yet been made. ^ ^sa* "This prop While all deductions to be drawn ... ... ducted with i from war experiences will he dis-| rch 10.?Preside.. . . . . ,. . . . magnitude ct cussed in detail, the American mis- . , , ement published in ... . , , . bold and out _ sion will address itself particularly . . .... official publication . .. .. . - . . ' tained in the ' to the question of future tvpes of ? hospital number .. . . . T. . . ' . . efforts made capital ships. It has been the judc- .. . . declared America , , . . . nationwide r? ment of the navv general board, .. .. the sacrifices that . throw the go , . charged with fixing the military ... . ,, rs wounded m . , .. . . . In classif characteristics of new ships, tha .. . ? and that their .. .. It . t K they are subi . the United States should continue . , noblest badges of ..... . . . . , ... general class . to build dreadnoughts of constantly . . as ever worn ' The . . . . ... . anarchistic. 1 Increasing power and battle cruis . .. . t. nt to the magazmn , , . , . . ? . . socialist It ers. This view is held hv Rear Ad . ler - the Presiden w ? > . ., these excerpt miral Fletcher, chairman of the gen .? . ,. . s opera house ad- , , , , . . I nincanf. that eral board, and former commander . ., , . ! in the histor of the Atlantic fleet. . von " he w rote ' ral niovemen Admiral Mavo, commander of thei .. . tuf.SP ^es vou have made ... . ? . ... .... , ... . Atlantic fleet. Vice Admiral Sims and fmin,i n Prmir ie world. I could ., ,u^l Read Admiral Rodman, the thnee ?,hi?h tho torv for all time to . . . ,, .. .. , . ,n ,f1? _ officers who have held the highest nnmehi?t vou and the suffer- " anaicnisi nosts of the American service in the nth.nv|?? in cperienced on your ... ... .. oinerwise in war zone believe that a composite ?inninnu nm Rut these things .. .. . .. , , , . | f'pnients. p.u ^ ship, combining the speed of a bat- j e|Pment are tie cruiser with the gun power nndj ma,|()n with nnrnd you that the armor of a battleship, should be sub-j jHf>( onjy j? are the noblest Qtitnted. These officers have been'ijiro,v tj, any man has ever particularly impressed by British } fStates exalt you to a su- pPr?nients toward a composite craft ^jno,]v revolt e minds and hearts^ wph the construction of the Hood, j niPn( 0f :1 Pol ien and of all the onP nf so-called British "hush": , r to assure you, *hlps. she has no more _ . ? . . . . . , "The I \V Secretary Daniels has not taken is, no more patri- .. . .. actively engt sdes in the dispute nor have his, . o express in prac- .. , , , . , . , , .? t propaganda a th-ve chief technical advisers, the ratitude every man , ... , . . . a large fore men who will design and construct nd child?feels for . . . . . . , . , agents, subs, whatever ships mav be decided up. ' who work nr on expressed anv opinion If is the not forget. ' ? - I ?l f r III I I I I secretary's nnrpose to give 'hese of- "Th's org; r" fleers n full opportunity to go in all ^ ( flve npv TAIXKD IIV of the involved technical question ? ..0 alH ifiAS FA 1 It It WKH as ?o design dyring the trln abroad u0<,~ as s I. V.. March 10.?A 'n order that he may have the bene ,io]nw T)l,s Ivorce In favor of I " W "(lvlce when it heroine! nHn, pnnf>rB rbanks, wife of the necessary for him to finally deter f,o#>c pnf fak( tor, was slened by mine future ship types. -umber of fn ?nrt Justice Yonnr. Secretary Daniels was Invited h\ j ?n ?n oned a co-respond- Ilritlrli admiralty to visit Ru 'anizatlon." vn woman. lTnder roI)P during the war. but he was nr The newsp decree the eitstodv to necent that Invitation. Mow Vew Solid'iri Ins Fn Thanks Jt ever, Ass'start Secretary Itoosevei' Chicago; On i'her. with the pro who will he acting secretary wh h nonthly. Chi Tather shall he al Daniels In overseas, twice v's nei?t, Kngl i at frequent Inter (Continued on Page 5.) (Continu - ...... . . rER Ne1 RCH 11, 1919. avtdtudauj filibuster holds u UVLKlnKUW legislation in se GOVERNMENT .r," Ilutlroari Appropriation, Jiarchists, Socialists Wheat Bill Waiting. W. is Revealed in Matter Seized. "Washington, March 7.?I luiinuvoniy over tne league , tions and the long threatened " ROLSHE V ISM lican filibuster of legislatio Monday night as the clock c ... . , ticking off the hours ending mar Says His Infor- ?f .. ? ,rt. J of the 6F?th congress. Unpr Shows Propaganda ed crowds watched the pro< Government Con- ln both srna,e and hou8e whl # expected to remain in cor /ith Regularity. session until sine die adjoi at noon Tuesday. n. March 10?Mail I since the signing nt ler *? <"? . . . ...... appropriation of $75o,000.00( has disclosed that the ' , _ . , . ,. , railroad administration, wl anarchists, radical so,. .. ... house marked time consider thers are perfecting an ...... . ,. . nor matters and holding for i which has for its ob- . .... . the conference report on the throw of the American -. ? . ..... . . .... i t*00 wheat guarantee bill. 1 hrough a bloody revo- , . , .. . , , . . can senators said tlieir obi the establishment of a ... ,, . tactics were directed not at 1 public, according to a ... ... .. . road fund, which thev p sent to 'he senate ? ... . . _ ,, . finally would be voted. b .ommittee by Solicitor ..... . , . _. , means of holding off their e post office department , ...... .... . . . . tion. While tielieving the di adum was made public ... ... . measure would be enacted, inittee and Chairman . , ... ... ... ... cratic leaders said thev fea I it would be read into .... bill was In great jeopardv. imorrow. . * . ... . A movement bv Republics! that in bolshevisni the . . . . . . , tors for a resolution forms nts of the country had ... , 1 approving the league of natit time found a common . , . . . .. ... stltution as now drafted and which tfiev can unite. .... , . ing for an earlv peace treat said his information . . .. , ... to the tension Republican iganda against the gov. , Imdge prepared the resolutii being conducted with , . . ... ... ... ning its introduction at a fi rity and Its magnitude ^ ... . . ...... , opportunity, but he had in sured by the bold and * , . . , .... . . .. the signed pledges of many itements found in the lican senators who will sit accompanying his mem. . , next senate, announcing the re several hundred ex. . sltinn to the proposed league mail matter showing th epropaganda. These ,u,'on. . W^ith the railroad appro public later. . . and the wheat measure as reference was made bv .. .... .. .. ... I major hills remaining, the to the activity of the . ... . . ., ' death blow was given to mai oreign element in the . , ... important hills he said perhaps the I. ' . ? ... Formal efforts were mad< the most active in the cure agreements for votes i of the propaganda; , , arniv. nnvv and agricultural has at Its command a , ' , " , , _ . priation bills, but Republic arce known as ree-uit- . . ... iccted and failure of these ubsoription agents, etc.. ...... , , ... garded as certain. The $850 iceasinglv in the furth- , . ,, .... sundrv civil bill was anothc pro marked for failure ser * Memorandum. propriatlonB committee leac ir's meniornndum, to olaring it would not even li ftaehed a list of news up hv the committee d in Knglish and for mils shut out in the sei es allotted tr> he regu eluded those providing for ed and published by tle;,m,rit of the war time pr< d in part: i law and Secretary Dane's Uganda is heinp con- to reclaiPi waste lands foi such regularity that its mcnt by discharged soldier in be measured by the ?spoken statements con- THE RHIHT OF Rl'MA! sc publications and the C'ONSl DFTIFI) \T therein to inaugurate a dgn of terror and oververnment Pence Conference Com miss in 'ying these statements Into Territorial Claims? mitted in a major or mission on Itepnrntinn > as follows: I. W. W adical, socialistic and ? . ? _. . F'aris, March 7.-?The pu will be seen from Itumamnn rtgrits was agaii s. and it is indeed sigdiscussion bv the peace co this is the first time ' , commission appointed to dc y of the so-called radl-' . .. .. T, 1 it. In this connection Rumat t in the United States . Serbian claims were exam in radical elements nave The official statement reporl non cause (holshevisml ... ' session savs: v can al! unite 1 \\ . The commission for the < s. socialists. radical and ,, . . , . . . , . , Rumanian territorial claims fact all dissatisfied ninth session and its 10th 'tieularly the foreign under the chairmanship of perfecting an amalga- . . . dieu and continued the e one object, and one oh- . _ , J tior. of Rumanian and view, namelv. tlie over- . , . claims, e government of the , The commission of repar: ? by the means of a ,. ? ... , damage held a meeting w llion and the osnihiwn . .. ... Klotz. the Krt"ir!i finance mil shevik republic. I the chair The statement is: V\. Most ArtUo. ; |pr jjjjs meeMne \V is perhaps most "The commission, after iged in spreading this dealt with certain (tnestions nd has at its command cedure fin the order of the e known as recruiting ruled that the suh-rommittop< friptlon agents. etc , make every effort to exnedl teeaslngly in the furth- Wu:k in order that their 1 cause. m- t,t i>p submitted to the ft inization publishes at j? -son with the least poss 1 spapers In the English lay." * 1 nine in foreign Ian- ? - -* -? hown In the '1st given, ttlMIt! tk <>V ' x r<i list comprises only of-; '"1 kliNtlK Ol \in<.!\ |? of the organization and Washington. March 1 f ? into account the large Admiral Joseph \V. Oman i r>e lance papers publish appointed governor of the A' te est of the above or- *?'<1 at the r paitnient. lie will take the apers listed were: Th i f,(' r Admiral James 11 Oil Itv. English . weekly tired, who was recently e Hlg Tnion English f,otn ,hnt ',uty nn<1 returns cago; Industrial I'n | ' 'tired list Admiral oman Ish. weekly, Seattle; commandant of the secon -? j dlsTlot with headquarters i ed on Tage Eight.) | port. It. I. ws SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR LP GOVERNOR TO CALL NO EXTRA SESSION and ~ 1 Fears Sufficient Time Has Not Flu*w<wi ?i-t-4? * uiMp^vu mi iicnisiaiors 10 teneved Change Mind. of na Repnbn i anie KEEN L Y DISAPPOINTED s were cf'fMirn't- Non-Action on Highway Legis eerting i lation Keenly Felt By Govrh wt'i-c emor Cooper?Farmers Can itinuous urr.ment ^ ontrol ( otton. filibus. Governor Cooper will not call an genei a I ) fur the ex,ra session of the general assem^11 ,1^ hly to enact good roads legislation in" in' ?r any measure looking to the relief th1 last present cotton crisis, ill onft- Since the close of the general asRepuhlt 8emb,y one week ago, many teleitnictive yrams anfJ urgent messages have he mi-- ,)ern received by the chief executive, redie'e I urK,nK ,hat an extraordinary session nt as \ 1)0 ordered for these two purposes, login's- *n answer t? these contentions. i'firien<\ tlovernor Cooper replies that good I>em roads legislation is improbable, were red th< t*10 legislators called hack at this time. The members thoroughly dein semi- l,a,efl the question of good roads. l)lv (jami he does not think they have had ins con- adequate time yet in which to declar- change their minds, v addd ls ?r ?P'n'on that remedial Leader measures for the farmers can not bo in plan- effected through legislation, but reivnrabl0 minds that holding on to last year's reserve crop determinedly and reducing the Rppul- a?reage of the crop this year ls the in the on'>' possible solution for existing ir nppo- condition. The following statement con?ti- was K'ven 0,lt by the governor yesterday afternoon: printion "Since the ceneral assembly adthe two journed a number of citizens, porrormal haP8 75 a11 told, have written or iv othir telegraphed to me expressing their views on the advisability of an ex > to se- 1 iraominary session. Those who adon the' such a session base their con1 app'o-' t<>nt'on cither upon the hope of scans oh-! 'urine eood roads legislation or upwas re-' on hope of effecting, throuel. 0on not legislation, some plan for financing >r mens-1 ^e cotton planter. info an-' "Only in case of an emergency lors dt - which could be handled by the genie taken era' assembly would I feel justified in issuing a call for an extraordinary note in-'session. T do not see now the ju?enforce-' tificat'on for such a call, ihibitionj "The general assembly fully demeasure hated the road matter, and I have no settle- reason to believe that after the lapse ? j of a few weeks that body will have ' altered its views on the subject of S?'1A road legislation. 1 am keenly disp appointed at the failure to enact road measures, but am not convinced that ! a special session would result in efn Istoks fecting the desired end. Tom- j "The critical condition existingleet. ; because of the low price of cotton 1 can not. as 1 see the same, be reme' died by legislation. The farmers, 1<< hankers business men in general and i under , , , , , , .. the public at large hold the onlv sonference , , , , , , . , lution. I he law of supply and do'al wi,h , . ... . , mand can not he done away with by lian and ( ( any action our general assembly ' might take. Cotton must be held, ting the . . . and cotton acreage reduced. In no , , other wav can the price be made r?study of , , , mnnerative ho long as world condlheld its lions remain as thev are now. ? 1 "After the world has secured food \i I * i rit will turn to the question of xamina? , . clothes and then will the demand for Serbian cotton increase. If. however, we ition f>f Proceed to raise great quantities of ... . . cotton, the condition then, in regard ifli Lois to the ratio between supply and do lister in . mnnd, will he ih? same as it. is now, sued af or even worse." having DR CLARENCE DIXON TO on proday de- LEAVE LONDON CHURCH * should ? to their Noted llnpfist Minister, a Native of reports Shelby, Will Kef urn to I'nlted Stutes About July I. ible de-i j ~ v Spartanburg March 10 Mrs. i 111' Albert llb-hai dsi n. <>f Spartanburg. d,\M)S received nfortu i';on from her fnth> Rear er. l?r. Clarence Dixon pastor of the ... i.?- hiiiioi^ ) > Tnnernneie. i onircin is- don, Knriand. to the effort that Dr. >avv do- Ti'xon has resigned the past onto of plnre of the London church find will return Ivor, re- to the United States on July 1. For relieved three months of the year he will art 1 to the as instructor in a Bible institute in is now Los Angeles, Ual., and the reniaind naval der of his time will he devoted tr? at New- evangelistic services in all parts of [ the country. 1