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6 EMERGENCY BILLS FOR LEGISLATURE Copies of Measures Drawn by Stevenson and McLaurin. ACREAGE REDUCTION BILL Anil Measure to Provide Bond Issue to Place State on < "ash Basis. i .(> uiniiiii ?peciai to t iianesiun News and Courier. Sept. 129. As told exclusively in this correspondence iliis morning, four emergence measures to relieve and tide over the threatening conditions now facing South Carolina and the South through the closing of the European markets have been prepared by Senator John L. McLnurin and Representative W. F. Stevenson, and will be introduced in both branches of the General Assembly when that body gathers in extraordinary session on next Tuesday at noon. Mr. Stevenson stopped over in Columbia today en route to Texas, aim gave copies of the four emergency bills to the press. The four measures provide for an emergency cotton warehouse system and State validation of cotton warehouse receipts, reduction of cotton acreage next year by limiting nutnhprs nl' nerpi! nlnntixl In mw>li head of stork worked to eight acres, the submitting to the people a proposed bond issue of 11.500,00 to the place State on cash basis and complete State Asylum, and to finance State during period of postponement of taxes. PAYMENT OF TAXES. There is a joint resolution postponing payment of county and State taxes until May 15, 1015, without penalty taxes paid after that time up to October 15 at a penalty of 20 per cent, provided that any taxpayer who does not pay his taxes by May may procure abatement of penal-j ty bvfiling with the county auditor auditor an affidavit that he has not planted ?.ny cotton acreage during 1015, or if he has not planted more than 50 per cent of the amount planted by him in 1914. The bill to reduce acreage in cotton next year allows maximum of eight acres to the plough, and makes an/ it criminal art punisnable by a fine of not less than 100 jr more than $500, or imprisonment of not lean than thirty days or more than six months, or both. In the discretion of the court. A person is allowed to plant fifteen acres to the plough if the rows are eight feet apart and if another crop is planted between said rows. WORD OF FX PLANTATION'. In giving out the text of the emergency bills to relieve the present crisis brought about by the closing of the European cotton markets. Representative W. F. Stevenson Hiiv#1 a worn 01 e^pian ition anil justification for the measures, lie-; Karilinn the proposition to vote $1,500.000 A per cent bonds, Mr. Stevenson siiid Unit $500,'too of tliis amount was for the purpose of placing the State on a cash basis and the other $1,000,000 was to be used to complete the removal of the State Asylum to State Park. Out of the funds accruing from the sale of the bonds Mr. Stevenson said money would be available for financing the State uuring the period of the postponement of payment of taxes and lift from this generation the burden of the completion of the Stsite Asylum to house the insane. His Idea is that out of the $1,000,000 the amount already advanced by the State towards the purchase and building already done at State Park, amounting to about $2 50,000 m hi up re pit mi 10 i nc st 11 if treasury. "Provision for financing the counties during the period of the postponement of payment of taxes will have to he made, hut the hill cannot he formulated until the needs of the various counties are found out from the members after they gather for the legislative session." -aid Mr. Stevenson, "and this may he postponed until the regular essiop of the general assatnhly in January." V1KWS ON CITRTAII.MKNT Mr. Stevenson, in sending to the I press the text of his bill to restrict, the cotton acreage planted next) year, said his reason for arriving at acreage reduction through Ills measStop That First F'all Cough. Check your fall cough or cold at once?don't wait?it may load to serious lung trouble, weaken your vitality and develop a chronic ailment. Get a bottle of Dr. Bell's Pine l ar noiiey >ouiiy, 11 ih pui o una harmlMR?tine it freely for that fall cough or cold. If Baby or Children are nick give it to them, it will relieve quickly and permanently. It soothes tho Irritated throat, lungs and air passages. Loosens Phlegm, is antiseptic and fortifies the system against colds. It surely prevents cold germs from getting a hold. Guaranteed. Only 26c at your druggist t ^WWWWWE H You Need RX ( There are times in every nteds a tonic to help her M \V\cn that time comes to y< ^ j to tatN^-CardJn, the woman': posed of^purely vegetable I gently, yet sureW, on the we and helps build \iein back It has benefited liousands ailing womettsin/ts past he success, and it \rHl do the : You can't ma^e\i mista Miss Amelia Wilson, R. says: "I think Cardui is the gi for women. Before 1 bega so weak and nervous, and spells and a poor appetite, as strong as 1 ever did, and Begin taking Cardui today. Has Helped uro was because the only other j si feasible way is that suKKcsteil by i o n..?..nntlnn ?... ....... I, said Mr. Stevenson, "is that the a farmer is bearing his just proportion tl of the taxes now, and once load an t< occupation tax on him it will be b hard to get it entirely off. and that S it admittedly only endeavoriing in tl directly to do what my bill will do p directly.' Continuing he said, h "Courts look behind disguises like a that and are more likely to sustain o an open direct effort to accomplish p this purpose than an Indirect nc, c which is accomplished by burden of tl taxation.'' a Of the emergency measures as a a whole he said. "The series of metisures outside the warehouse bill are results of my close personal consid- a eration. and while not perfect, I v think can be perfected so as to re- ? suit in vast benefit to South Caro- 8 lina. The warehouse bill was pre '5 pared by Mr. McLauriin, but we " agree thoroughly on the whole a serties of measures as the most | series of measures as the most t ^ mediately," and he added signilflcantly. "is ths language of the 8) Holy Writ, 'The King's business! h requires haste.' " ! it The text of the acreage reduction d bill follows: o COTTON ACREAGE RILL. "A Itill to restrict the acreage to be 8 planted in cotton during the year w 1915 In South Carolina. , ' "Whereas, the production of cot- . a ton has been large during the year a in 14 and there will he a surplus of ^ several million bales owing to the a closing of several of the export mar- ! 'f kets by war- and '' "Whereas, this has caused a de- n pression in price below the cost ?>t '' production and is about to hank-1' rupt the business interests of the state, practically all ot which de- J " pond upon cotton as a basis; and ."Whereas, foodstuffs and food are j rising to a high price owing to tlie | same war and 1110 people of the i* state will he unable lo buy snllieient j to maintain themselves with the low t! price of cotton and poverty and want will be greatly increased if this con- " dition continues and tl "Whereas, the planting of another S large crop of cotton in 1 ! 1 f? will si tend to pile another surplus on the b surplus of lull and will effectually f< destroy the value of the 1914 crop and bring disaster and want upon s< the people of this State; and 1 li "Whereas, it is highly important to provide for foodstuffs to be rais- j si ed in South Carolina sufficient to ' tl support her people and to greatly J a reduce the area planted in cotton in b 191.1. so that foodstuffs may he rais- j li ed and the price of cotton Increased si by making the demand approach the I supph : s "Now, therefore .in the exercise si of the police power of the state, for e the general walfare of the body , ti politic, and to pcrserve the state I si from a spread of want and niendl- 1 h cancy, and serve the business inter- J ii ests based on our staple production ^ 0 from disaster. i tl "Me it enacted by the general as- , senibly of the state of South Caro- o lina: if "Section 1. That, all persons, a firms and corporations, their agents, ii servants and employes, owning, op- e erating, controlling or eultivat'ng t: lands in this state, be, and they are b hereby, prohibited from planting or s cultivating during the year lftlB tl more than eight acres of land in c cotton to the horse or mule or other t work animal used by said person, s firms or corporations, their agents, s servants and employes, in the actual s business of farming during the year t 14, and that the preparation, t :r rr": in niK LANCASTER NE^ iiiiij a Tonic c r woman's life when she R over the hard places. ^ du. vou know what tonic S& 3 tonic. Cardui is comingredients, which act akened womanly organs, B to strength and health. ^ and thousands of weak, B tlf century of wonderful Z same for you. ke in taking ^ n's Tonic P X.D. No. 4, Alma, Ark., K eaflkst medicine on earth, ^ n t(ltake Cardui, 1 was ^ haV such awful dizzy H Now^L feel as well and T 1 can eabmost anything." Sold by all dealers. Thousands. 6t R ryaaaarww "TO#' W' V aid amount to the horse. mule tlier work animal used in 1!?14 eroby declared to be illegal ; gainst the public policy and agal tie welfare of the body politic i ending to the destruction of ot usinest interests of the people outh Carolina, tending to red lie price of same below the eost reduction and to firing penury er people and increase pauper nd destroy, for the time, the va f all property in the state, and ecially to destroy the value of rop of cotton of 1914. Provlc liat parties may cultivate flft cres per work animal if the r< re eight feet apart and another < i planted between said rows. Sec. 'i. That all persons, fi nd corporations, their agents, lilts :iik1 cm doves aforesaid en f the violation of Section 1 hoi hall be fined not less than undred dollars, or he imprfso undred dollars, or--be^impriso t hard labor not less than th ays. nor more than six months, oth in the discretion of the >o See. 3. yhat all sheriff^, ci qqnpj/ioa pun Ra)nj-)S|anra 's; hall arise as to actual acre ispectlon, the productolon of ence and prosecution for violal f this act. "Sec. 4. That when jinV quest hall arise as to auetual acre hich any one is cultivating and arty charged with violation of i ct denies that he is cultivating mount in excesss of the terms his statute, the clerk of court, u pplication of the solicitor si isue a rule to some suveyor req lg him to go upon t^io prem nd measure the lands and rniine the amount actually in ? vat ion in cotton. "Sec. 5. That this act shall lto effort immediately upon its roval." HON I) ISSUK BILL. The proposed $1,500,000 In isuo l)ill reads: "Whera.se, it is desirable to pi le state of South Carolina upoi rash basis, and it is ul?o desirt lat the said state shall provide le completion of its Hospital tate Hark for the Insane of tate, without imposing a pre* urden upon (lie taxpayers: th< ire "He it enacted by tlie general Miibly of the state of South Ct na: "Section 1. That the propos'.t liall lie submitted to the voters ie election of 1014, to issue nd a half million dollars 4 per c onds of the state of South Ct na redeemable'at the option of tate in 20 yeal"s, but running o years if the state so desires, nch denominations as shall be Irahle in the iiiilirnmiit nf the c rnor, comptroller general and hi reasuror when ljiey ?ro Issued, ame to he used as follows: F tindrod thousand dollars for p iK the state on a cash basis; $1 00 for building and completion tie State Hospital at State Park. "Sec. 2. That in case the vo f the state appropve the said b ?sue. that the bonds shall be iss tate treasury?the $ 500,001k ^ 1 such denomination^ as the f rnor, comptroller aroeral and s reasurer shall durff-rmlne, and s e sold, the jprm-eeds placed In tate treasurer and go into he use in bringing the state o ash basis, and from the $1,000, ho amount already expended J tate Park shall be returned to tate treasurerk and go Into tate's general fund; and tha horities charged with carrying he work at Stnte Park shall al he state to use during the i mnwMuj'<iu_Lii?AL?p!ia?fifc inwiau n mtu mmmmw fiTS, OCTOBER 3,1014. 1 HUGHES' LI 182 Acros, known as the "Robert A1 91 Beckham place," on Liberty Hill J] road, about 1-3 In timber land. A good Investment. Property of J. P. ^5 91 Allison. Easy terms. Price per _ 2 acre V $15.00 14 7 Acres in Indian Land to^W^ship, 4t 6 miles northeast of Fort MW>, known as the "J. M. Warwick > 9B place," owner R. B. Allison. "Dirt J cheap. Price per acre only $10.00 ?. tjB 50 Vfc Acres land and M; interest ginning outfit, grist mill, etc. 6 miles northeast of Lancaster and % mile , of Camp Creek church and school. | Going cheap with easy terms. mS 105 Acres in Buford township joining lands of A. T. Waters, etc. ^ Land and houses are good. Owner Slip D. A. Knight. Price per acre $20.00 JSa lf,8 Acres within few yards of town of Heath Springs, fine land with J four dwellings and necessary outbuildings. WiP divide into small Sfij tracts to average per ace $55.00. 1: _ J Owner J. C. Bowling. Mh| 120 Acres, two miles of Hiverside, joining lands of Waxhaw church, { etc. Kasy terms. Owner Mrs. ; ?fl Mary McDow. Quick sale price per j acre $16.50 2? Several tracts standing saw timber. VI 251,? Acres land one mile east of town of Lancaster, opposite W. P. Stogner's residence, Chesterfield road, or See me for lowest price. 1 is 24 0; Acres, 5 miles south of Lancas- | _ and ter, close to two churches, four ?' Inst farms, rents for 3,600 lint cotton, J 1 npienuiu uweiung ana tenant houses. Property of J. F. Wil- I llt>r Hams, price per acre $20.00 I of 62% Acres on Buffalo Road, 5 miles ' . U('e east of Lancaster. Close up to . of Zion church and scnool. An excel- I to lent small plantation with splen- ! did buildings. Price per acre . $32.50 ic ilue (>s 124 Acres near Riverside, Wades- , boro and Landsford road. Joins lands of Wm. Slstare, etc., close > led, to churches and school, per acre 1 ecu only $12.75 ows 44 Acres, 3 miles west of Heath rop Springs, close to church and . 3 scho-1, good road, etc. Owner, J. ! nns M. Knight, price per acre. . $25.00 J 53 Acres 5 miles north of Lancaster I on Wadesboro and Monroe roads, > 2 11 ty two dwellings, painted and all j reof buildings In good repair, a well, one improved place. Owner, N. J. : Hinson. nod int(1 65 Acres with good ?ix-room dwell( ing and 3-room tenant house, 4 ' J near Rocky River road. Proper erty of W. W. Parkg. Price per urt. acre JT .... $31.00 Ipp" i Since we now have sewerage, )pn I have sold recently property ai evi_ we will soon have this whole count ion people, who have got nerve, to bu; It. m. hi an i of ytar and until the taxes for 1914 ' hall ...... ' are collected the funds so apnrou'r priated for the State Park work, ex- 1 ises cent so much as shall be actually tie- ? , i necessarv for the constructive [ tilwork during the said year, and the same to be returned by the state go into the State Park fund as it is needed by the State Park commission or such authorities as are1 charged with the management of nml the State Park work. "That this act shall go into effect ' immediately upon its approval." r. a "THK GOD OK H.ATTIjKS." for Who is "the God of Battles" the To whom the armies pray i0llt Kor strength to slay bis creatures ,nv Opposed in war's array? Docs ho direct the carnage as- And wounds and death afield, iro- And grief and blight of women That never can he healed? "J;1 The cries of little children, at in want of clothes and bread, one The tears of stricken loved ones. ,OIJj In mourning for their dead? iro A just lord would he wounded ho if on His holy name for The lust of blood and battle Were placed as praise or blame. I't' () earthly kings and kaisers jov- To you our reason brings Late Iteproach and shame for warfare. tj)f. Not to the King of Kings! 'vr I or land and for dominion lac- And glory of your throne. 00.- You slaghter foremen's soldiers, 0f And sacrifice your own. I And in the final Issue, tcIM Can force or fraud or might ond Decide a human problem ued Hy rulo of truth and right? *'or Read, fellowsnen, the riddle Coy- of jjfR and 0f the grave, tato The armies pray to slaughter, hall The Red Cross nurse to save, t h o Which is the nobler lesson, the To practice and to teach: n a j i-estruction of your fellows 000 Or good from each to each? p,'M Make the people of the nations l"e A human brotherhood, the , Round close by human feeling an- To seek each other's good. ?n Teach czars and kings and kaisers low That wars and strife must cease, lext or sacrifice such rulers ST OF m bout 37 lots on "Sinclair Heights" and "Glenwood." 5C !3 Acres 6 miles east of Lancaster, buildings cost $5,000. Owner E. gj C. McManuB. >8 Acres 3 miles northwest city, known as the J. A. P. Sistare place, has large 10-rcom house land splendid barns. 194 Acres, V6 mile south of Mon- 95 roe and Wadesboro roads, 7 miles i nfcrthast from Lancaster, two 5? f4i.r-room dwellings. Property of i id M. Hardin. Price per acre \ $26.00 ;i? i ac^cs, o vfc tulles southwest of Lanch?i^r. good land with 3-room house, ^ilwner, Orin C. Blackmon. 34 8 Acres at Tradesvillc, 150 acres 5; in cultivation, eYtra line timber, j Good dwelling and outbuildings. ; Property oi W. K. Funderburk.! Price per acre .1 $20.00 j , 50 Acres on Turkcw Quarter creek, 1 joining lands of Walter Stewman, | etc., level, good mdldings. a fine , plantation. \ 70 Acres extra fine latad and build- S< ings, 2 miles from nwncaster. a bargain, per acre. . . .-.7^. $40.00 84 Acres 3 miles west of TTtaahaw, q known as the Irvine Ftnight place, 150 acres heavy orrcinal forest timber, two farms In Cultivation. Owner, Miss Annie dreg- ! ?< ory. Price per acre. . . . $30.0 0 1 71 Acres 1 Vi miles from city, land 1 strong and well improved, I will cut into small tracts and \sell o cheap. 1 Better look at this place nVv. Owner, Col. W. C. Hough. \ $ 4 8 Acres, 4 miles north of LancasL tor on Charlotteo-c'amden road J two good houses, barns, etc., close V tocliureh and school. Owners, T. \ . Harden & Bro. Price per acre $20.00 $ oo Acres 4 miles north of Lancas- j ter on Charlottee-Camden road, 20 farms In cultivation, strong * land, will cut into small tracts or 1 sell all, a special low price for * quick sale. 0 Acres 5 miles east of Lancaster on New Cut road, lies level and 1 within V4 mile Camp Creek church and school. 85 Acres in river road about four miles north of Van Wyck, 50 acres in cultivation. 300,000 ft. ^ saw timber. On "River road." J. A. Hyatt's place Price per acre 110.00 j 4 0 Acres between Fort Mill and Pleasant Valley, 10 farms being cultivated on it. Terms 8 years $ with interest. Owner T. M. a Chamber of Commerce, etc., to nounting to $15,500 for building ry flooded with capital and labor. y. No more dirt is being made, buy?do it now. JGHES,: rv a uon t uvi The PONY Contest is near works will be sure to win. T1 gets the VOTES. If you VOTES. If youuspend the C We make no (litl>mma? in pi LOWEST that QUA LIT* wil We have SEEDS of till Jk in sow Crimson Clover. Vet.on. T New goods of the season ai Olives, Cheese, Macaron^Ne Bennett-T Don't forget the NEW Will We H;^ To universal peace. 1; ?W. H. Q.. in The State. j, Courage is the Smith's freed. By President Fairfax Harrison ol he Southern Railway. The history of the south in the j orty years has been one or sell- ^ elp, and the men who have hade r he industrial south of today are till in the saddle. I believe that hey are able to meet this crisis e hemselves. Though we are uudouhedly entitled to r?ly upon, ami will uro the co-operation of all of the i J1 u ncles oi" government federal and j late to which freenn* should look | meigciicy we are bei ?.* t-tuple.I i ' v M? "ingestion tha* government,10 ederai or state, shoii.o do more tor e 14 than '! has ever dote, for a* yone ' tefore. We have become so used to v he principle that government sshall 1 nterfere in business for tho rega-1 0 *"" - I I I im wmm*wai iL ESTATE Hughes. Per acre $30,00 I Acres In and adjoining Fort Lawn, level. Owner, T. M. Hughes. See It. 1 > Acres on Coil road -Vfe miles north of Stonesboro, .vlth 40 acre* good timber, lies level. Joins lands of Wm. Cren3haw and T. 9. Hendrlx. Has good 3-room house. Property of Mrs. Ella Cauthec. Easy Terms. Price per acre $16.00 >6 Acres In Cedar creek township, 9 farms in cultivation, lies roilg, 5 tenant houses. Property of Mrs. Lida B. Jones. Price per acre $14.00 000 Acres, with 8-room dwelling worm ja.uvu ouu uvres usun large second growth pine timber. Dr. T. F. McDow'b house place. Will cut to suit you. Property of T. Y. Williams. Price per acre $12,50 I Acres, 1 % miles south of Lancaster on Charlotte-Camden road, lies well, one building. Price per acre $50.00 '?3 Acres, 5 miles west of Heath Springs, good land and well timbered, at per acre $20 HOUSES AND LOTS. sven lots and store rootis on "Midway" between the, town of Lancaster and the gigantic cotton mills Owner Sheriff Jon. P. Hunter, ne lot west Colored peoples church on cunnor opposite W. P. Bennett residence will be sold cheap for cash 3,4 00 buys the W. E. Taylor new large and modern residence opposite L. C. Lazbeny residence, Cemetary St. nee vacant lot on north side of the above "Taylor" property sutlable for nice residence. 6?vUv r or uouse uuu lot iu nemo Springs, size of lot 100x350. Owner, Rev. S. N. Watson. 1,575 Near Southern Railroad, 4 large rooms, lot 70x125. Owner, yl. M. Ferguson. 4\H)0 For elegant 10-room house ortvBarr street, large lot and very cheap. Owner, Mrs. Mary S. Knight. 1,200 For good house, Sinclair Heights. Owner, C. W. GrlfTln. 2,500 For 5-room house on W. Cemetery street. Rents for $14.00 per month. 'he vacant building lots of the R. K. Allison estate on Arch St., are going cheap and will be sold this fall. Where will you find any other vacant lots so well located in this thriving city. 6,500 will buy the Mrs. J. P. King property, court house square, and touching three streets. 1,900 for 5-room house, close up on Main street, Mrs. Mary B. M<Ilow's, size of lot 89x100. 2,900 for 6-room house adjoining the above, Mrs. McDow's also. wn property is in good demand. u . purposes. No one doubts that And that this is the time for so don't wait and regret later. : Broker srlook It ly half out and HE who w. he DOLLAR spent with us pay account. CALL LOR ASH, CALL FOR VOTES. ices. Our prices are the 1 afford. ds and now is the time to tye and Grasses. e coming in, Quaker Oats, w Syrups, etc. Wry Co. TE SEWING MACHINE. r It. ation of it that Homo of us seem to lavo forgotton that justifiable r. ku ntion is a troatinont of a disease ami w lot a habit of nutrition. Tho Southern Hallway company ind the companies associated with t o??o ??" t * " .. t. * * * * v mc nuiiiK iiiK'iin wun undtmlni h(1 vigor to accomplish the improvenents for which capital haa been irovlded and is in hand and which save heen found to be necessary to nable us to take care of the comi\ nr/'A c*9 I"* a ? - * *- ? ? uv.vv <>i mn duuui as we nave exicrlenced them, to say nothing of he future. I believe in the South today and n the future of the south. Its record if achievement in the past is an iarnest of what it will accomplish n the future. Those who have the ision to see and to believe in this nust have the courage now to net in their belief.