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I ( PAGE TWO MATERIAL CHANGE IN SENATE RULES SOUGH! Gallinger Would Prevent Insertion ol New Matter by Conferees or Itemoval of Provisions. Washington. March 11.?An Important change in the senate rules unanimously approved by the rules rnmmittfip nriri tn hp ppnnrtprl hv Hp. publican Leader Gallinger, would prevent insertion of new matter by conferees or elimination in conferences of provisions not in dispute be tween the two houses. The new rule, proposed by Senator Curtis, of Kansas. Republican, would make any such changes in legislation subject to a point of order. The committee met Saturday tc consider Senator Borah's amendment providing for consideration in open session, of all treaties and conventions unless the doors are closed by a two-thirds vote. A majority of the committee is understood to bt against the plan, but Senator Borah intends to fight particularly for open debate on the reciprocal draft treaties with Great Britain and Canada, which tho foreign relations committee plans to recommend for ratification next week. + BIG WAR FINANCE BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE Vote 74 to 3 on Creation of $4,300,. 000,000 Corporation?Important Amendments. Washington, March 11.?The administration bill to create a war finance corporation with a fund ol $4,500,000,000 to aid war industry was passed by the senate and now goes to the house. The vote was 7 4 to 3, Senators Hardin, of Ohio, and Sherman, of Illinois, Republicans, and Hardwiek of Georgia, Democrat, voting against the measure. Opposition to the measure dwindled after various important amendments had been made in the original draft during a fortnight's consideration. Senator Owen, of Oklahoma chairman of the banking committer and a leader of the opposition forces withheld his vote, declaring he could not approve the legislation. The house ways and means committee already has prepared a report on the bill and its consideration in the house will begin this week. Expedition is strongly urged by the administration because of the measure's effect on general financing and especially the third liberty loan in April. Creation of the war finance corporation. to be managed by Secretary McAdoo and four directors, appointed by the President and subject to senate confirmation, with capital ol $500,000,000 and authority to issue bonds up to $4,000,000,000, is proTided for in the bill. The corporation's directors would be authorized to make advances generally through the federal reserve banking system, to banks, trust companies, savings banks. Are and life insurance companies, and to make direct loans tc railroads and public utility corporations and to going business contributory to the war. Instead of a plan for compulsory licensing of security issues of $100,000 and more the senate, after vigorous opposition to the original scheme, substituted a system of vol untary licensing, through a "capital Issues committee" of five officials, including three members of the federal reserve board, with advisory powers only. The senate adopted 37 to 35, an amendment by Senator Owen prescribing that this committee shall be appointed by the Presi dent and confirmed by the senate Inetad of by the federal reserve board with Secretary McAdoo's approval. The life of the corporation is not peciflcally limited in the bill, but it is provided that final liquidation ol its assets shall begin six months after peace is declared. KHKUMAT1SM AND fiOI'T. A AAMtft?%eln?v ' * U ~ ? n i will i ii v 111^ i ?n (II nit; I t'liift i KrlMo power of L-Rheumo as a cure for Rheumatism ami Gout Is shown by the greatful letters from people that have taken this famous remedy. L-Rheumo eliminates poisons by Its action on the liver, kidneys and bowels, aids digestion and assimilation of food, purifies the blood and builds you up. Don't suffer when L-Rheumo is ready to aid you. Demand the bottle with big L. For aale by Standard Drug Co., Lancaster, S. C.. or write ChapmanAlexander Laboratories, Greenville, S. C.?Adr. i! . | ; I THE SPRING South O&roline's Great Thrif Anwlct'i great thrift army haa I The Soath Carolina dlrleon of ea reet ef the oenatry. The United 8 i sixty-Are znllllon dollar* from the Sale* are now runnlna abont two x Thla is equal to the entire cost < It Is double the receipts of the I toms Service befere the war. It is more thaus double the hlgl the savings banks In this country. The money now coming in from 1 pay for 10,000 tons of shipping. At for three million tons or more the Board. This money is not given to the < the people which will be repaid wl Every time you buy a War Savin self, you provide the Government w! all you release materials and servtc< , supply of necessities to the boys a The War Savings Cenipaign hai much, think what it will do when w< i when we appreciate its importance BUY MORE WAR SAVINGS Af WIN THE WAR. "THE GIFT I in .uiu?a<? >U ?; nnu cumeiUP Stamp*, and provide* a medium throi kept before the people over a tone pel reenter, systematic saving, and make* a stockholder In the United States < , | welfare of the nation and It* soldier* A NEW Sine a song of Pocket full ol Lend It to you And help the When five yeai The U. S. go | Will give you b Enriched by GERMANY ANI) FINLAND SIGN A PEACE TREATY Announcement Also Made of Tnulc and Shipping Agreements and Supplementary Protocol. J >| Amsterdam, March 11.?Official >1 announcement was made in Berlin i of the signing of a peace treaty beI tween Germany and Finland, and alI so of trade and shipping agreements and a supplementary protocol. Finland by the conditions of the I ! treaty, agrees to cede no territory ( nor grant territorial rights to any ,| foreign power without the previous 'consent of Germany, who undertakes : to exert herself to secure the recognition of Finland's independence, by <tu mtj powers. I Each party renounces compensa, tion for war costs or damages. NegoI tiations will start forthwith for a trade and shipping treaty. The fortifications of the Aland islands will , be removed as speedily as possible and regulations will be adopted for the permanent non-fortification of i the islands. "I . \VlltFI,ESS PI.AXT FOI XD IN WATCH TOW Kit HKADQr A KTEKN I New York, March 11.?A dismantled wireless Apparatus, which had not been sealed Iri accordance with orders issued by the govern' ment several months ago, was found by officers of the army intelligence isuioiu who uiao?- amunT searm or ' Bethel home, the headquarters Jn Brooklyn of the Wateh Tower Bible and Tract Hoelety and of the Internationa) Bible Students' association. It was announced today. Both organ* izations formerly were headed by "Pastor" Russell. The apparatus was not seized. Officers who found the wireless plant said they were met at the door of Bethel home by a small man who said he was Joseph A. Rutherford, successor to "Pastor" Russell as head of the several religious organizations. He told them the apparatus had been installed for "the amusement" of a number of young > members, of the Russell sect who live at the home. THE LANCASTER NEWS. 1 SEI DRIVE IS ON!!., I Suit t Army Will Go Over the Top b*riB Its Spring Drlv*. rs Is |oln| "OTsr ths top" with the w Itatss Treuury has alrsadjr received sals of thsss Uttls thrift stamps. j mon' nuiion aouara per h*t i auu >f running the Government ten years. agen Postoffice Department or of the Cub- war er? | teat rate of growth ever reached bv John War Saving* Stamps every day would beha this rate U would provide In a year jn n half the program of the Shipping state Jovernment; It Is merely n loan from Th Ith Interest. is on igs Stamp you lay up money for your- w ^ th money to win the war. and best of ps which alone can make possible the ' "e " t the front. ly so \ Juat begun It la already doing so state > really get behind it the way we will ment <D THRIFT STAMPS?THEY WILL ing 1 ordei ??______________________J gave still TO OI' US." bond Governor Manning Gives Eacl Saving! Governor Richard I. Manning has pi | ef lila ton grandchildren, and has thu war savers. It has been often suggei | Ideal war time present for children. > longer than most presents, and are value constantly. During March tha i :! w. HAVE YOU Many Advantagaa in Store f Soci Among ths numerous advantages o r be mentioned the following: It provi<V*s an opportunity for a dl business in which this countrv la now fall r i of His Grandchildren a War hj i Stamp. J?nu had archasad a War Sarings Stamp for each treas a enrolled tham In tha state's army of the i ited that War Savings Stampa are tha lot only are they patriotic, btrt they last perfactly acceptable, and Increase in stftte tamps will coat $4.14 each. court ; such S. fl. made i deriv JOINED YET? ,0 al oreti j half 'or Members of "Wax Savings Tll eties. misat (peal f a Joining a War Sarlngs Society may , wher ' ably acnsslon of the war, which is the chief engaged. nt method of buying War Savings AM] jgn wnicn toe subject or thrirt can be riod of time. It introduce! the habit of ] every owner of a War Savings Stamp >f America, all Interested alike In the and sailors. ; Ki-on ???????________ | ed fAR SONG. T Thrift Stamps | [ dough. >v r country can War-fund grow. !thin?; rs are over, tho 1 ernment : . ark your capital 111 IVUI pci tcuii "uuu front ?1" ?'~ "~~~ ?'time ? - - - for ? CHARLOTTE PARSON HAS in THE GIFT OF PROPHECY I resp< | lenysl ; Hank l/oastuiM1 Il?> Says llihle Shows War Hverj Will lie I>cci?led in Missis- Contl this stppi Valley. low the dowi R. O. Alexander, of Charlotte, a TI cotton broker, preacher, and : ome- ^ times called a prophef. has notified! meai Washington correspondents that he! of A intends td hand out some more "hot ,'ie stuff" at Poll's theater next Sunday ' I CU regarding the war. Mr. Alexander 1 says he has read from the Bible that ! mam the high cost of living will continue MaJ. and that food will be very scarce and j to vet t that wheat will be selling for four not t and five dollars a bushel. Alexander ^ declares that since he made this pre- ^ diction wheat has sold in North C'aro- arniJ lina at four dollars a bushel and as (.orp, to the scarcity of food everybody Is ,.ua(< aware. dlvtg In part Mr. Alexander says: . (G pi "This war is from supernatural jje r causes. This fight is between the j mani powers of Darkness and the powers 'the . of Kighteousness. God is leading I majc America in this fight to destroy mon- i archy and false religions that enslave I ii ? STl" manklnrt "I want to read to you out of the | w Bible what the word of Ood says appQ about America being involved In this thaj!, war three and a half years more. I also wish to show you from the Biblew that the main battle will be over here in the Mississippi valley, where Ood pvpr will destroy German militarism and, I necei all confederated monarchy and fon" to ,j. federated false religion. And after ^ ! this battle, which Is the battle of! , ? I 81 u( I Armageddon, our soldiera now ?njciii#?1/ ! France will sweep through Kuropej "" and make democracy safe for j world. Now, my object Is to show ^ you uhat God's Word says about how } ^ to conduct this fight for the next! . ? , , m >ni three years and a half. God Is going | to use America to destroy German i . . shod autocracy. ! , , vlrgl "In order that you may know something of the writer, I am simply a plain Scotch-Irish Presbyterian. I am the father of 10 children, have s? three boya in this war now, two sons- "Th? In-law, and one son?and another faull one who will be 18 years old In Au- will gust, and he Is begging to enlist." and LANCASTER. S. C. 5K MONEY PAID FOR I I OLD STORES OF COTTON T i Arose In Mississippi Over Pro-| erds From Cotton Taken After Civil War. ^ ashington, March 11.?The py derived from cotton taken c sold by United States treasury ts after the cloae of the Civil.'' Is the subject of a suit of ltob-, II. Thompson, administrator of H Thompson, in which a brief on s If of the government was filed w le supreme court of the United w >s bv the department of justice. 1 ! ti lis suit arose in Mississippi, and e of a class of intersting cases ^ h grew out of the war between I itates. Thompson had previous- a Id the cotton to the Confederate vv s, the treasury taking in pay- .. ' 11 C onfederate bonds, and a^rceo hold the cotton subject to the " of the treasurer, to whom lie a bill of sale. The cotton was o in his possession when th<- fi s became worthless by the down- ^ >f the Confederacy. e on an i>i congress etiecuve (, ary 1. 1912, those whose cotton (j been taken by United States ^ ury agents after the close of f, ? nr and sold and the proceeds i u d in the treasury of the United j is were authorized to sue in the I a of claims for the recovery of Z' proceeds. This act virtually ^ t a restitution fund of all money . I " ed from such sales, amounting >out $4,800,000. which has thecully been in the treasury for a century. 0 le plaintiff's petition was dis- j, ?d by the court of claims and ap- jj was taken to the supreme court, xv e the case will be heard, probduring the present week. ^ L ERICAN TROOPS HOLD n FRONT OF EIGHT MILES 1' 1 81 i8' fjiiro M ? ? ' - * ' ^ ?n-( ,'inj in1 rAienua at Any Time, nml ?t Uast liree Divisions are Kmploycd. b 1? ashington, March 11.?Ameritroops are now holding some- ^ ; over eight miles of trenches on j jattle front in France, although 1 airplane their frontage Is only t four and a half miles. This j ~ age is liable to extension at any; 3 to the regular trench allotment; in army corps. regularity of the trench lines is msible for their eight miles of ^ th. They are laid out so that ing lire may be obtained along r part of the front. Strong points | lining machine guns jut out for purpose. The trenches also fol-l closely any protective slope of ^ country and wander up and ^ I hill. | t) le American sector is understood I w e a divisional frontage, which!# dy mixed with 65 per cent of ^ n wool. Prertlfltlon*. h (Columbia Record.) * iya the Greenville Daily Newi: J aenatorahlp will not go by de- 1 t to anybody." Righto, bud. It go by preference, compliment 0 appreciation to B. R. Tillman. t; is that at least three divisions1 u merican troops are there to give w necessary support in depth for(j, 'ront lines. This fart has arous-'r i >eculation here as to who will be 3 ted by General Pershing to com- t< i the first corps of his army.! 3 -Gen. Hunter Liggett is known t, ive acted in that capacity, but as he expeditionary commander has ' nade any recommendation. 1 ^ is possible that the French sys- I p will be followed in the American j c r so far as the appointment of 1 j commanders goes. It is the'h >m in France to select any of thelci ion commanders in a corps and <1 ace him at the head of the corps, p etains his rank as division com- p ler, however, and in the case of American army that would be a ?r general. * 11 l>Y WOOLEN l\ III (ICS c THAT ARE USE ft IX ARMY q ashington, March 11.? A board o inted by Major General Goe- ti i. acting quartermaster general, begun a study of the character ^ oolen fabrics used for the army ! q a view to recommending whnt- $ changes in specifications may be $ ssary to assure greater comfort j te men. $ statement authorized by Gener- ] lethals said the soldiers are now i { dently supplied with clothing to | opt warm and comfortable. No , g substitutes or shoddy are used 1 e he cloth from which the coats; j breeches are made, the state-! t said, though overcoats and ( kets contain 3 5 per cent of , I CONTRACTOR'S | AGREEABLEEXPERIENCE iVITH IRONIZED PAW PAW Mr. J. H. Evans, a well-known 1 ontractor residing at Edgewald, . C., says: "1 was sufferelng from ervous indigestion , stomach and ver troubles, could not eat without t ufferlng agony after each meal.!* 1 li ich muHo nin q nhvulnol u- rno lr I i ii8 advised to cull und see you and J ry your Iconized Paw-Paw which 1 ad been recommended by a frieud.1 i must admit I was a little skeptical ( t first, having tried so many things , it bout success, but I am more de- 1 ghted than I can possibly express lut I did decide to try vour Iron-I i rod Paw-Paw. After using a couple f bottles according to directions I nd my stomach good as ever, my , i vcr is acting fine, and 1 can eat 1 verything now without after dis-1 ress. You have certainly a splen- ( id remedy which does all and more rtan you claim for it and It will af- 1 ird me pleasure to recommend Its i' se wherever I go." If your food distresses you, if you,1 re constipated, have headaches, dizy spells, are nervous and Ret the J lues, just take a spoonful of Ironted Paw-Paw. You'll find all the isagreeable feeling passing away erv quickly. Do as scores of your leighbors are doing?get a bottle f Ironlzed Paw-Paw and bid your Iver and stomach ailments goodye. We want the man or woman ho can't sleep and is despondent to 1 ry this remedy. You'll never go ack to the old-fashioned medicines, ots of business and professional len find Ironized Paw-Paw enables 1 leiu to do more and better work. It penis to energize every fiber, tisue and bone. Begin on Ironized aw-Paw today so you can join the rmy of converts. Your druggist probably keeps it, ut if he doesn't it is sold in all fading drug stores. Irontzed Paw-Paw (liquid form), as the formula on every bottle, j fail orders promptly attended to. J ntcrstate Drug Company, Inc., New 'ark.?Adv. 8,375 AIITOMOBII.ES IN STATE ARE AUTHORIZED tate Highway Commission Has Collected 9220,022.42 in License Fees. Columbia. March 11.?The total i>pk from lironsAM (asnoH motrvi- uo- I icle owners In South Carolina up! a date amounts to $226,022.42, hlch has been turned Into the state reasury, according to a report by he state highway commission, hich has been In session. Licenses ave been issued for 532 motorycles, amounting to $591.75, and 8,375 dealers In and owners of auamobiles, which amounted to $222,30.72. Other receipts, postage, etc., ataled $3,148.99. The highway commission has reelved approval from the United fates of public roads of tentative rojecta of seventeen South Carolina ounties for federal aid, which were ecently submitted to the federal ighway bureau. Several of these ounties have complied with the conitlons of the federal aid act by suplementing the amount of their aportlonments. Request Apportionment. The following counties, showing he amounts of federal aid funds, ave filed with the state highway ommission written applications reuesting their apportionment, some f them, however, not yet arranging o supplement these funds. Richland, $23,248.20; Spartanurg, 148.577.87; Greenville. $20.00; York, $18,378.84; Chesterfield, 5,570.93; Union. (for bridge), 10.881.06; Chester (for bridge), 10,881.06; Horry (for bridge), 2,500; Marlon (for bridge). $13,QO O Q . W I ~ - - - ..... O O , .?iuvvOrilliCK . ix.2ifi.yH; herokee, $16,802.99; Horry ( road > 16.284.8R; Chester (road), $12.00.04; Bamberg, $10,771.14; IMckns, $14,648.76; Newberry, $19,29.55; Kdgefleld, $12,322.19. The commission awarded the conract for issuance of license platen or 1919 to the 8. Q. Adamn comany, of St. Ixiuis, the lowent bidder. The commission nays that it hnn teen called to itn attention that a reat number of automobile ownern ave not secured their license platen, 'wo Inspectors will be aent over the tate to assist the local officers to heck up the delinquents and to see hat they comply with the law. 11 - TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1918. LEGAL ADS | TAX NOTICE. raxes Are Payable from October loth* 1917, to March 15th, 1918. v A penalty of one per cent will he idded for January payment, two p >r cent for February, and seven per cent for March. The levies for the different purposes are as follows: For State purposes 8 1-2 mills, Constitutional School Tax 3 mills, Ordinary County purposes 4 1-2 mills, Public Roads and Bridget 4 mills. Interest on Past Indebtedness 1 ?til T-A A -? rtl-S-. - uuuun x iuin, nuvitai ana sinKi'ig h'und on C. & C. Rallrond Bonds 1 1-4 mill*. Interest on Borrow ed Money 1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mil's. For payment of interest on Township Bonds: In Pleasant Hill Township 3-4 of 1 mill, in Hill's Crook y lownship 1 1-2 mills, and in Cans Creek Township 1 3-4 mills. Special School "'"axes for the various districts are as follows: Districts 6 and 13 two (2) mills, die- .k trlcts 22 and 45 three (3) mills, districts 1. 3. 4. 5. 9. 20, 21. 23, 26, ?7, 30, 47 and 48 four (4) mills, districts 36 Ave (6) mills, district 7 six (6) mills, district 14 six and one-half (6 1-2) mills, districts 2, 10, 11. 12, 16. 17. 18. 19, 24, 25. 31. 32. 33. 34, 39, 42. 43, 46 and 49 eight (8) mills, district 38 ten (10) mills, and district 4 0 eleven (11) mills. All male citizens between the sges oi zi and 66 years are liable for a capitation tax of three ($3.00) dollars for road purpose*, and all male citizens between the ages of 21 and CO years are liable for a poll tax of one ($1.00) dollar, except those exempt by law. T. L. HILTON, County Treasurer. $100MREWARD Will be paid for each of the following escaped convicts from Iaincaster County ChuinKuiiK, delivered to me at Lancaster, S. C. I^SEKLBY WILLIAMS ?Escaped June 6, 1917. Age. 20 years; heigth, 6 feet 1 inch; weight, 160 lbs.; color, very black with thick lips; stands very erect and stammers very much. Has scar over left c-j c. > WILL "YANKEE" DRAKEFORD ?Escaped October 1916. Age. 25 years; height, 5 feet 7 inches; weight, 155 lbs.; color, very black; has thick rolling lips. At times ' whites of eyes turn very red; talks hoarse and very slowly; also stutters. THURLOW BELK?Escaped August 17. 1917. Age, about 21 years; height. 5 feet 6 inches; color, very black with large eyes and very thick lips. Has scar over one eye. FRANK PETERSON (Calls himself "The BLACK JEW)?Escaped Sept. 9, 1917. Age, 39 years; height, 5 feet 7 inches; weight, 145 lbs.; color, very black. Has scar over left eye near top of head. Does not talk plainly and is bow-legged. The above reward offered 'or the delivery of each convict to Lancas- ' ter, S. C. JOHN P. HUNTER, Sheriff. Lancaster County. Lancaster S. C. LANCASTER NEWS Tills Case Has a Hint for Many News Readers. A Lancaster woman has used Doan's Kidney Pills. She has found them as represented. out- wisnes ner neighbors to know. She publicly recommends them. No need to look further for a tested kidney remedy. The proof of merit Ik here and can be investigated. Profit by the statement of Mrs. \V\ M. Barton, VV. Clay St. She says: * "My kidneys acted irregularly aud my back ached. I tried different medicines, but was not benefited. Doan's Kidney Pills however relieved me." -fc Over three years later, Mrs. Barton said: "I use Doan's Kidney Pills whenever my kidneys get out of order and they never fail to give me relief." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney PI 11a?the same that Mrs. Barton had. Foster-Mtlburn 1 Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.?Adv. ]