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" The Lancaster News . ? - VOL. 12, NO. 17, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FHiDAY, DEC. 8, 1916. $1.50 A YEAR ' WN CALLS FOR STEPSI' GIG RAILWAY PROBLEM FOREIGN TRADE URGED.Il I I Devotes Most of His Address to1.! Sixty-fourth Congress to Question. Washington, Dec. 6.?President Wilson's address at the opening of 1 the session of congress today was 3 wholly devoted to domestic subjects, < principally the problem of railway 1 legislation. 1 In the hall of the house with ' senators and representatives assem- ' bled in Joint session, President Wil- < son, in accordance with the custom < ho began at the opening of his term, 1 read his addr??n tmm ' ??vtu IUC VIC1A 9 ' desk. The president not only renewed his 1 recommendation for legislation to ? prevent a nation wide railway strike or lockout before there has been op- 1 portunity for investigation, but de-ji fended it against the attack of or-il ganized labor as nothing arbitrary 1 or unjust and the "justifiable safe- guarding by society of the neces- ? sary process of its very life." Aside from recommendations for the passage of file Puerto Rico gov- |1 ernment bill, the corrupt practices', bill and the Webb bill to legalize i American collective selling agencies 1 abroad, the president's address was v i devoted wholly to the railroad situa-j1 tion. The only feature which had i' not been forecast was the elimina-d tion of the proposal that congress^ give explicit approval to consideration by the interstate commerce commission of an increase in freight rates to meet additional expenditu-es ' by the railroads caused by the opera-J tion of the Adamson law. No l>ouht of Power. ' Tod-y the president took the pnsi-'1 tion that "the power of the inter-t -te commerce commission to grant an inriCse of rates on the ground refer-1 red to is indisputably clear and s- 1 recommendation by the congress with regrad to such a matter might seem to draw in question the scope of the commission's authority or its' inclination to do justice when there is no reason to doubt either." The other recommendations on the) i railroad situation made in a special message during the last session, which were not put into law, were re i newed today. They include; j "Immediate provision for the en largoment and administrative reorganization of the interstate com- ' merce commission along the l!n< ? embodied in the bill recently passed by the house of representatives and j now awaiting action by the senate; in ( order that the commission may be , enabled to deal with the many great and various duties now devolving upon it with a promptness and thoroughness which are. with its present I 1 constitution and moans of action., piactlcally impossible. "An amendment of the existing 1 federal statute whiteh provides fro , the mediation, conciliation and arbitration of such controversies as th? ( present by adding to it a provision ( that, in case the methods of acconi modatlon now provided for should. ' fail, a full public investigation of tin merits of every such dispute shall be instituted and completed before . strike or lockout may lawfully be attempted. "The lodgment in the bands o. the executive of the power, in cas* of military necessity, to take coat of such portions of such rolling stock of the railways of the country as nnv be required for military use and to operate them for military purposes, with authority to draft Into military service of the United States such train crews and administrative otti cials as the circumstances may require for their safe and efficient use." 'die Biggest Problem. The renewed recommendation for compulsory investigation of labor disputes on railways before strikes or lockouts are allowed, which h aroused the opposition of the railroad brotherhaods, and of the American Federation of Labor, v. defended In the pres'dent's m^snc \ Ho declared he would hesitate tp recommend a law which wouid fo c ndividual workmen to runtime in an employment which they desired fo. leave, but that no such principle was irrpplved in the suggestion that the (Continued on Page Three.) | , > WITNESSES CALLED AT FIRST HEARING EIGHT ARE BOUND OVER Number Called by Solicitor, Who Seeks to Have All Defendants Bound Over. Abbeville, Dec. 6.?Eight of the lien for whom warrants were issued yesterday in connection with the re:ent lynching here of Anthony Crawford, a well to do negro, were held for the circuit court on charges of murder after a preliminary today before Magistrate Hammond. Solicitor Cooper, who represented the State, isked that all the defendants be tield, but the magistrate bound over inly eight of them. Those who were bound over to face the court of general sessions are. 1. V. Elgin, Sam Adams. Jess Cann, Will Cann, Sam Cann, Eugene Nance, B. Grant, R. B. Ferguson. The men released after the hearing are: j Lester Cann, R. B. Grant, Sing Finlay, George White, Jr., M. R. Casey, I Jim Dawson, John T. Cheatham and J. S. Banks. Sam lEakin, for whom one of the warrants was issued, has not yell been arrested. A number of witnesses were ex- ! sminod in the course of the hearing, but many of them seemed to know hut little about the lynching or Crawford. Some of those named in Ihe warrants were not mentioned by any of the witnesses. Sheriff Hurts, Deputy Jones and Jailor McCland were among the witnesses called to the stand by Solicitor Cooper. The warrants were issued yesterday following an investigation into the death of Crawford, who was taken from the Abbeville jail and lynched by a mob. Crawford had struck a white man and had been badly beaten by a mob before lie was taken to the ja!l. A 1110b forcdd itrway into tin- jail and took the pvisnnor #1111 nnf finer him to 'loath itn. mediately. KlltST ItKtilMKXT MI STKHKI) OUT Camp Moore. Styx, Deo. 6.?The First Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, were paid off and mustered out-of the federal service this morning and tonight ail are in their homes. The only remaining units are the supply company and the headquarters company and these will he mustered out and sent home tomorrow. Hy Thursday night the usual quietness will reign over the hills around the moblization grounds until the other units still on the Mexican border in the service of Uncle Sam return home. The companies were gotten off this morning without delay, special trains carrying them to their home stations. The Greenville, Anderson and Pelzer companies were the first to get away and by the afternoon all were en route home. At most of the towns *he companies were given royal welcomes by the home people *nd the reunion of the soldiers with their loved ones w.is touching. ) "THE COMMON II SELZN1CK PIC SUFFRAGISTS MAKE GRANDSTAND PlAV WILSON SMILES, READS ON ' Coup .of Women Planned to 1 Draw Attention of Congress to Suffrage Issue. Washington Hon R ?prooi,ioni Wilson's address to congress today was marked by a woman suffrage coup in the galleries?the first real show of organized militancy in the capital?and by a great demonstration of congratulation to the President upon his re-election, in which many Republicans joined with the Democrats. After acknowledging the prolonged cheers and applause which greeted his entry to the hall of the House, the President had launched into his address, reviewing recommendations for railroad legislation, the Corrupt Practices Act and passed to his recommendations for a broader government for Porto Rico. He was just about to begin the sentence: "The present laws governing the island and regulating the rights and privileges of its people are not just," when over tne rail of tiio gallery. where sat a party of woman 'suitrage loaders, there uuttered down lover the heads of an amazed assein| l ingo of senators and represents| fives a silken banner of sun rage ye!!i w bearing in great black lotiors th" , i ? nH/\n | "President Wilson, what will you do for women suffrage? The suffragists said afterwards it | |was their protest that the President | should plead with congress for , broader suffrage for the men of Porto | Kieo while he did not mention their | own cause in his address. , As the banner rippled down the suffragists sat smiling and unperturbed. watching the ellect. A diminutive page, raised on tlie arms , j of men directly under the galb rj. |grasped the edge of the banner and snatched it down. President Wilson, attracted by the stir, looked up from | his reading and apparently taking in the situation at a glance, smiled ( broadly without hesitation or Inter- ( ruption turned his eyes back to his ( manuscript and continued his ad- ] dress to the end without further demonstration. Polieemen and gallery guard* , scurried to where the women were seated hut contented thems"lvewith watching the party, as if to , prevent a further outoreak. XVKDNKSDAY <>\K OK \V11jSOV'S Itl'SlKST IMV^j Washington. Dec. 6.?President I Wilson disposed of a great number' of miscellaneous engagements today! to clear his calendar for the wbrk <>( the 'irst days of congress. He r< crived the new Council of Xationa' Defense, conferred with numerom' senators and representatives, re | viewed 800 champion 1m y corn g <v\ ! er and canning club girls from Ohio and touched a button giving ?ig >:ii for the opening of the Tulare entity citrus fruit fair at Visalia, C I. i :gmmm HS,J^V^zZ j 3\ ,' ,'< ' 7' ' \ : v TUfee.6 '"""" SMITH IN CLASH WITH MARSHALL WILL PUSH HIS BILL Plans to Press Measure, Holding it Has Been Promised Clear Track. Washington, Dec. 6.?A sharp paslage at arms took place in the senite today between Senator E. D. ItnUh Q ?? " * - ? \?i ouuiii Carolina and Vice President Marshall, president of the senate, while the latter was In the chair because there was a misunderstanding concerning bringing up the Immigration bill. Senator Smith had given notice yesterday that Immediately upon the conclusion of the present unfinished business, ht would move that the senate proceed to the consideration of the immigration bill. It has been the custom of the senate when a notice of this kind is given to have it printed on the front page of the calendar of business ?ach morning until action is taken. This morning the calendar had no such notice. Upon inquiry at the clerk's desk, the senator was informed that by order of the vice president the notice had not been printed. Immediately the senator rose in his place and asked th * vice president if the order to leave the notice off applied to the immigration bill alone, or if the ehair intended to make this i permanent rule, excluding fro r now on all snob notices from the frontTof the calendar. The vice president said that was bis intention. Senator Smith said that the reason why he had called it to the attention of the senate was that he did not propose to allow the impression to go out that this rule had been changed because it referred to the immigration bill. Before taking hi*s seat Senator Smith irfo-med the serrate that if the present unfinished business should Indicate prolonged dohate, he intended to move that the senate proceed to consideration of his hill, the unfinished business notwithstanding. that he had a richt to rlo this because it was tire clear tin rterstanding of the Democratic caucus before the adjournment of the last session that the immigration bid MiidiiMi i it- tut? ii fm mil roTiHiiitM (Ml upon the reconvening: of congress this session. Senator Smith informed The State's correspondent that lie was determined to Ret the bill up either tomorrow or as soon as he can do so "It will he remembered." he said, "that just before we adjourned it: September there was an understandiiiR that if I would not press the im migration bill at that time it would be taken up immediately upon the reconvening of congress. We have reconvened and 1 shall see that the agreement entered into is strictly kept." A\V.\Itl>EI> SCHOLARSHIP. Spartanburg, Dec. 6.? Prof. ( has. It. Bagley, who for one year taught in the city high school here, has been awarded a Ithodes scholarship Lo Oxford University in England. nUmi Hi ail I*1 MARKETS ACTIVE, i I PRICES BOOMING ! TROUBLE WITH CARS. I ,Shortage of Rolling Stock Proves C Chief Impediment to Forward Movement. WaRhlDgton, Dec. 4.?Continued favorable business conditions q' throughout the country, with all p markets extremely active, prices still tl 'going up in many lines and highjti levels of production set in others are ei noted in the federal reserve board's w monthly tabulation of reports from p reserve agents, made public tonight. Serious car shortage was reported 13 from nearly every section, however, p during the past month and was said q to be the chief impediment to further o increase of commercial and indue- c< trial activity. !ci A summary of conditions in thej l Southern districts follows: In 1 Atlanta: Business activity increas- jr ed during November in nearly all'w Mines over the preceding month. Be- S) Itail trade was slightly disturbed by si I unseasonable weather. A vast im-'E : provement is shywn over conditions j lhat prevailed a year ago. ei It is estimated that 75,000 ne- 8] groes most of them farmers, have mi- w grated to the manufacturing cities of | 11lie North and the question of farm |help may prove a serious one by tin I time cotton planting season arrive*. ^ Richmond: There is a continuance w ( f reports of activity and prosperity! from all portions of this district. Farmers are realizing the highest prices in years which more than ^ make up for whatever shortage thev n 1 may have been :n quantity, j Dallas: Business continues at a ' high level. There is hardly an ex- : J ception to this situation in any seetiorf. The shortage of freight car? Cl continues to he felt in many lines. SUMTER PhAKMNG PERMANENT I AIR h i First Steps Towards Orgnui/.ing As- ' sociation Taken at S|?e?'lal Meet ing. I Sumter, Dec. 6.? The first steps j" toward organizing a permanent fall j association for Sumter county were ink?*ii yesterday at a meeting at tli<=? Chamber of Commerrn when a tent- p porary organization committee was '' appointed to solicit subscriptions to '' stock and take the necessary steps ' towards securing a commission fotiie organization. The capital stock of the proposed organization was set at $10,000 with the agreement of raising it at any time deemed ad- ^ visable. J. Frank Williams, county ( farm demonstration agent, was appointed chairman of the committee s' and G. A. Lemmon. president of the City National Hank of Sumter, was named as vice chairman. P The shares will be sold at $50 " each, with a limit of two shares for n any one person. Subscriptions were S: called for at the meeting and 25 ? shares were disposed of, one-eighth ^ of the entire amount. The temporary committee will get to work today and will meet on Fit- ei day to report progress. It is con n fldently expected that by that time the full amount desired will he rais- n ed. :'l O! KIKST PKOTKST I I CCD ON lillLUOAl) VACCATIONS Pi st Washington, Dec. f?.?First pro- 111 tests against its railroad valuations " were received hy the interstate comnterce commission. ?' Oovemor Ferguson n"d the Texas P' railroad commission a?ked for a re- " hearing on the valuation of sect ion* ' ' of the Texas M'dland between (la^- th ' eft and Midland Junction, and the ' > fifty-two miles known as 'he north- c" en stern branch. it The Western Union Telegraph Vf comp-ry protested that toe fleimes p'ves as to the cost of reproduction n o* certain telegraph lines of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic wer?-' approximately 15 per cent too low. j ? uivuij rtiv \pwsiMPKn. t \ nderson. Dec. ft. The Anderson ?1 Daily IntellBrepcer. a morn'ng news- 01 piper, has suspended publication. ?i ft v'. s announced. The company was at placed in the hands of a receiver n! out three months ago. The mannpement stated that it will make r. tl definite announcement :<s to its ftv tc fore plans within the next few la days. - P< I WITH OUT; PREMIERSHIPJFERED LAW ,AW MAY DECLINE HONOR. ? Yisis in Hritish Cabinet iCulminates in Resignation of Asquith. London, Dec. 5.?Herbert H. Asuith tonight resigned the British remiership, which he had held trough eight stormy years of domesc and foreign history, and the govrnment crisis found a solution hlch had been considered the least robable of practical alternatives. The Unionist leader, Andrew uuar liiiw, was summoned to tbe alace immediately after Mr. Asuith had departed, and the King ffered him the prime minister's ammission. which he had just acjpted from Mr. Asquith's hands. No announcement regarding Mr. onar Law's decision has yet been lade and there are some doubts hether he will accept the heavy reponsibility. If he declines, it is condered certain the honor will fall to avid Lloyd-George. The continuation of the coalition abinet, with some changes, and th$ peeding up of the war management ould be the policy in either event. Day of Excitement. The premier's decision to resign nd advise the King to summon Anrew Bonar Law to form a cabinet as taken after a day of. extraordinry political excitement. There were onstant comings and goings of th? oliticai leaders between Downing treet and the government departlents. Mr. Asquith consulted with feveral Unionist leaders, including larl Curzon, Lord Robert Cecil and ic Earl of Derby. Noticeable absentees from this [inference were A. J. Balfour, who is 1, Andrew Bonar Law, J. Austen hamberlain nr.d Walter Hume Long. In the afternoon the premier met is supporters, including Viscount rey, Lewis Ilarcourt, Edwin S. lontague,. the Marquis of Crewe, eginald M< Kenna, Walter ltunellan. Lord Buehmaster, 11. Samuel, ,ord Reading and Arthur Henderson, t is supposed Mr. Asquith explained hat he was forced by almost insuerable obstacles to the reconciliaion of the conflicting interests and itended to resign. Almost immeiately the premier drove to the alace and had an audience with the ;ing. Itoiiiinliii); Fond Dictator. It now is remarked that when Mr. squith was asked in the Mouse of ommons yesterday if a food dictate had been appointed he replied tiarply: "I don't like a food dictator." There is much talk tonight of the ossibilities of a general election. Mr. onar Maw would first form a cablet. if he takes office, as it is necesiry that the government be carried n, and then appeal to the electors jr a ratification of his administraon. There is strong opposition, howver. to any political campaign which ust necessarily divert the country's riergies from the war work, and the ew government may decide to go liead with the approval of the Housw f Commons only. The part David Lloyd-George r-? laying in the crisis was demonrated today by the fact that he retained in his office while the prelier conferred separately with tho iberal and Conservative members the Cabinet. Mr. Lloyd-Georges liey had supporters in both camps, s strongest Liberal friend. Lord M.MS, 'cm icu iiiriDPUK^a 10 premier's councils and Mr. loyd-George's desk. It was signiftnt also that Mr. Bonar Law reaired from attending the Conseritive meeting with Mr. Asquith. \KI>W1CK OPPOSED TO STOPPING FOOD EXPORTS. Washington, I)ee. 6. Senator homas W. Hardwiek today voiced ^position to the proposed embar; > th<> exportation of foodRtuffs. Ho ated that he did not believe the git at ion would hear fruit. "1 record the proposed embargo i a flagrant discrimination against io farmer," he said. "It is contrary > the policy of the government and wholly impracticable. I shall op>se it vigorously." I