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t 000 Bond Issue h sads in South Carolina .. ?? i ar >1Mi b?low the Rhett plan for a bond *>c South Carolina, the Interest on the Lie tax and a sin kin j fend for their 1 In the same w?y. ThW is the plan ** >ade oonTention, the South Carolina 11mMa,, Greenville, Rook Hill and. many other organisations over the ?neral Assembly at the approaching V dr 1 by the good rcxuls convention: * FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1919. Ehett Plan for $25,000, ! for Building Good R< I ?? In rapoBM to Tammy rtquMts we pet to?i of $26,000,000 fer good roeds in bonds to be paid by a special auto nob retiwuwBt tn tweuty ytm.ru to be create* that baa been endoi-sed by the good r< State Automobile Association, the Colt Charleston Chamber* of Commerce and f Stete. it to to be submitted to the U? est?ion in the form of s bill. The plan follow* In fuM as endorse* Your Committee on PLans bogs to ^ known and understood before its propoa There is at present no State High? State Highway Commission, created in arooibere, of whom tliree are senior pr and the other two are aooointnd >>v < arvd duties to investigation anil ;ulvtce. tt collects from licenses is turned orer Act, it is not possible to establish a s committee's recommendations contempla lu its judgment, would be necessary, bot condition and repair at least fifteen hum connecting every county seat in the stu To do this would require a very la ?r even twenty-five million dollars?and ^ It, this would be impracticable. Under t ba extendod "unleos two-thirds of the qi on the question at a general State electioi 19J0, there will be no opportunity for snl However, there la much to be dom ?f State Highways before surfacing them a half will not be too long a time to lay to the roads. In the meantime, however which would enable such counties, aa completed within their "imlts, to do so. It is clear at tha outset that two-thl . 4he qunetlon would never favor any larg by general taxation. It must be made pay no part of this tax. It Is a public beoeflta the motor vehicle owner that 1 ha should so unmistakably express hims mobile* registered in this State, and th ui iuuhu aumuei i, $Z'J0,0f)0. The ' or the past two yeasts b*? been, from 66,000 in 1918. The In create in the Un J mtmry 1. 1918. was over 100 per cent, lx person*. Te retire $26,000,000 of 4H per cent require about $1,800,000 per year. An j 100,000 cars would yield $2,000,000 with; car. The present averse* license Is $6.2 M every owner of a car would fl^ur and in wear and tear, provided there we ways, kept hi cood order, in the StsU amount to between $100.00 and $200.00 ] t&? State to permit him to invest from cave from $100.00 to $200.00, a total aavl etf over $10,000,000 per annum, in nione; savins in time. WHfi this nrelode w>"? ^ ^ w?M v wUiHiltVCV e follows: 1. Tl?e State Highway Commission right* of way and lead*. by purchase o establishing a Stale Highway System < coa*tract and surface the highways in i the traffic which may he developed upon proper roodlUon and repair. 2. The State Highway Oommiseioi should be composed of one from each C enter professors of engineering, provk members. It should select its own rh&ii Its own engineer, ead fix his com pens* all its employees. 5. There should he two or more les way Bonds, aggregating a sufficient aotot: a well-surfaced highway, each Issue to b< within the life of the road upon which th 4. There should be lovied by the L#* motor vehiclee?ail of which should go sufficient to enable the Commission to 1 proper condition ?nd repair; to pay inters Bonds, and to retire saine in accordance 6. The counties of the State shou tn Issue County Highway Bonds, atwl < < system within their bonder* a* their pee (5. Thmc should be levied for the 1 distributed to the counties proportkinAte in the event any county should dea;re Hifcbwuy Commission for expendiure o within the liraitH of its county, the Com like amount from it* Hcetisa fees for the 7. The prewent motor vohicJe licen 10 cents p?s- horsepower for automobilos i power for motor truck*, with $5 00 for ti tliere is an opportunity of securing FVder increased to such an amount a* will * must furnish in order to obtain the full p 8. Any moneys which a county may skin to bs expenned on a Stats hiffhwi out of ths proceeds of any Slate Hifhw* out interest. #. Wharwver any highway which is improved, shall be takes Into the State I facing ImprovtunemU as may be avaik appraised, and t-h# value thuroof paid tc any State Highway Bouds that may be h Your committee Pel levee that under ways ran be begun and b? pi opared for Bonds referred to in Paragraph 3 m*y be bar, 1>20. (Adopted by and rreommended for ?I the South Carotin* Automobile Aaeocta Note the Tremendous Growth of bile Association Columbia.?A year aco the South Oa w*? unknown. Today it has several the being formed weekly tn every section launched during tha fu>t few weeks a me for a State-wide system of K?>o'i road* tha If it dcm# the good r<?ads synlem will s't antoruobile aseociatkm. Much of the orodK Urr the wonderfu the association mutH. bv (Iran to C. W. treasurer Wbw ha ram? to tha State * praeticaiiy defunct. Ila took hold of K wonders. Tba 6 tat a headquarter* of tha awo Hotel at Groeorllle. There Mr. Corirdd h bile ownar In the State of South Carolina different looal ckiba a minute daacriptio Will ba of benefit In recovarinc stolen cat Tha auto association furtMnhas each Book, membership in tha local. State and alt amb'.?n for hid oar, a ?uhat nptloa 1 food roads maraslna, a surety feature i Underwriters Detective Dttreaa In reoovi 9* ubmit certain (acts whuh should be als are presented. til ray System in South Carolina. The th February, 1917, Is composed of five tit ofossors of engineering at colleges, T1 Grovernor. It is limited in its power* wi At least four-lift lis of the amount of to the counties. Under the present pi ystern of State Highways. and your ite euch amendments to this Aot as. .h to establish and maintain in good Irod miles of well-surfaced highways, jni te. hi rge sirai of money?possibly twenty, nn without the credit of the Stato behind nt? the Constitution, this credit may not ?*o tali fled electors of this State, voting ml I. be In favor of it." Until November, tei emitting this question to such a vote. <*?' e In the establishment of * System n? i and It will be found that a year and nf out such a system and acquire title , your committee has proposed plans ' ' may desire to have their highways " I4 r m< rds of tho qualified voters voting ??t lni e Issue of State Honda, to be retireA in clear that the general public are to toi Improvement which i?o particularly ?? io can woll afford to pay It all, and gui olf. There are now over 55.000 auto- PO| ey have paid in licensee during ttia |n, increase of automobiles in the State 19.000 In 1916. to 37,000 in 1917, to ited States from January 1, 1916. to Iowa already has one car to every 4 bonds serially in twenty years would on' iverage license of (20.00 per oar on 150,000 cars It would uw? 5 per c&r. b his raving in gasoline, repair bin*, ire 1,500 milos of well-surfaced high?. It would be found that this wiH per annum. He, therefore. Is asking $10.00 to $15.00 per annum, say, to Ing to the automohiliees of the State r. It would be hard to compute the \ beg* to report Its recommendations, should be given the power to acquire r condemnation, for the purpose of oonnecting all the county seats; to such a system so as to take care of thorn, and to keup such highways la it should be seven in number, ah<l ongrnssional District, with the three led In the present Act. as advisory -man, and have fufl power to employ ktion, and also the compensation of ! ees of State of South Caroifna High* int to connect every county seat with b retired serially. or by amortization, e proceeds are expended. >g)?latiire an annual license tax upon to the State ' - -' ? . .n . niaj Vyt/UIUlIft?IVfl-^ keep the highways In tho System in ?at on ail outstanding State Highway with their terras. x id be authorized by the Legislature mstruct such parts of this highway pke may ratify. lext two years a one-mill tax. to be ly. for road purpose?; provided that, to turn this fund over to the State n a highway in the State System, mission should he required to add a ? same purpose. so tax should be at on re raised to and motorcycles, and $1.00 per horserailers and $35.00 for dialers unless al aid. in which .-nit this should he upply the portion which this State uinun iu wiuc n u would t>e entitled. ' turn over to the Hipbway C<?ram?iy. should l>e refunded nuch county y Bond*, which may bs iauued, withnow Improved, or may hereafter liKhwav System, so much of the surfcble in the said System, shall be > the county out of the proceeds of iaued. such a plan a System of State Hi??hconstruction by tlio time the State i submitted to the people, In Novenvenactment Into law at a eoirveutlon ition, Iieceinber 11, lillS.) the South P;irnlim A AUlA/lliU* ill One Year. rolina State Automobile Association tusand members and new clubs are of the State. The association has ivement for a $2f?.000.000 bond issua t bids fair to culminate successfully, and as a lasting monument to tlia il work dona In the organization of Coflold. the tholes* secretary and year ago he found the organization with c rim and baa accomplished elation are located In the Imperial as compiled a lint of every autonio.. lie is also compiling through the n of every car In the Slate. This rs. member with a copy of the Rtne American Automobile ^ssociattons, o tbs American Motor, a national ind the prot ecttoo of the Southern ring stolen oars. ? HE LANCASTER NEWS LAT HE FOOD ADMINISTRATION 8TILL FORBIDS PROFITEERING. Columbia.?In order that no m|aiderstandhig may arise among licenes with retard to the effect of the mietice upon the regulations of the >od Administration, It is stated by e Food Administration and made, irtiectly dear that the regulations e not annulled by the armlntice. Modifications have been made but profit and regulations preventing tar-dtag have not been removed, and ere Is no present Intention on the j-t of the rood Administration of VI\7\nIIK inw rrsiriCUOIlS, wnicn Will i rigidly enforced. The world needs at the present ne are for a larger amount of food en before the signing of the armla o brought the fighting to an end. tie c*>morehend? food of all kinds, itfc tl?e possible exception of wheat, which there im reported to b? act/. War Coinage In Germany. Due to metal shortage Germany hns ! diluted Iron coinage. The fraction- | mnrk coins nre no longer of copper, i <1 nickel, but nre forglngs of Slems-Murtln steel. The coinage of pper was discontinued In 1017. Aluhum had been coined to a small exit before the war; the smallest Ins, one and two pfennig pieces, are w niHrie of aluminum, which is more Nickofl hv awUnnpv Its, etc., than by distilled water. " tip coins have recently been Introced. Zinc coins had been used In euch Indo-Chlna; tbey are again re apt to corrode, especially when ipure with lend, cadmium and Iron, distilled water than In ordinary wa ; they turn yellow-brown, hut name a pleasant grny tint In soda and It. On the whole, the cheapest Iron Ins have answered best.?BnglneerE> Safe and Sane. 'You bought a lot of Liberty bonds?" Yas. A Liberty bond was about the ly thing I found that could be hougnt Ita regular value during war times." I Arc I Open-ft jf The averag II Is open-mind II American bui if ducted by true vision, open - mir j" believe in their co f to meet their c The men in the p I are no exception IT h e b u s i n e: ; Company has gr A tion has progres have been condu< efficiently, and e< ducing the marg I, r.nst nf ctr^lr I price of dressed n the profit is only cent a pound?to any noticeable e The packing in vital industry?o important in th< I you understand ii Swift & Comp facts in the adve appear in this pi addressed to eve; person in the cou Th* booklet of priced story of the packing int A on requ Swift &c C Unf??n Stock Yards & ( ' '""V * " ' fCASTER. S. C. <4TAR. Caldwell's just what I net did laxative, mild and i quickly and easily. I wc and keep it in our home /From a letter to Dr. Ca I Mr. G. C. Murphy, 4 \ Atlanta, < Dr. Caid Syrup 1 The Perfect j aokl l>y Uru^ists 50 cts. GE3 Recommended as a positi pation, mild and gentle standard family remedy A trial bottle can be ob Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 458 Monticello, Illinois. r New Burlap Substitute. Nl Manufacturers engaged on government contracts are being offered a sub- gr stltute for burlap by a large Massachusetts mill which has discovered a material that can successfully be used Tor baling. Instead of 100 per cent ; )t?te, the substitute Is made of one - OI it rand of Swedish pulp paper and two ^ strands of Jute. It Is made nine and ^ju 12 ounces In weight and HO. 40, and 48 foe Inches deep. A government test of the nine-ounce product shows a tensile U8l strength of 111) pounds, ne against 90 da [sounds for regular eight-ounce burlap. t0 ?New Bedford Stundard. dp tri llli Y?u U p !. _j-.io n liiiueu : m ;e American ill ;?> ed. jj^ siness is con- Jp Americans of f M ided men who |l untry and strive m ountry's needs. J||S acking industry | to the rule. J| , - ? ? X* & 'Hill So Ui OWlll CX . J jjj I V n\x/n ac t o r-?n_ t w vv *>+ ?-*?-? V.41V liCA IHffl |{()l sed. Its affairs [1| 3ted honorably, j :onomically, re- JM , in between the < and the selling ' j leat, until today ij a fraction of a r|y o small to have r,;in ffect on prices. |h ^ idustry is a big, II ne of the most 3 country. Do !j any presents 19 ~! rtisements that j iper. They are i ry open-minded ln"y' '0 I! ?nf? chapters in this luatry, will be mailed - Chicago, Illinois HI ^ Company |j li' Syrup Pepsin is id. It is a splen- s pleasant and acts so >uldn't be without it, ( all the time.'* i ldwell written by\ Walker Street,] 1 3a. / / AXml l'o T V/ll O I ?epsin Laxative ( Everywhere 1 ? $1.00 ve remedy for constiin its action. The in countless homes. i tained by writing to 1 Washington Street, '? ; _ 3W SHORTAGE OF CANDLES ; itlah Food Ministry Socks Method by '< Which It May Be Enabled to I Regulate Supplies. I S'ews Is coming from many parts c the country that the shortage of I ndles Is Increasing owing to the fact ' it many people who Aid not use them } fore are now supplementing thelt j h nnd electric light rations by their , e. It Is becoming more clear ev? ry j y that some means must be adopted Insure that householders In rural r itricts, where there Is no gas or elee- ( city, have an adequate supply of fl lmlnants. Important national Indus- ' es which cannot well he carried on thout an adequate cundle supply 1st also he protected. A scheme for r ntrnlllrg caudle supplies Is engaging 1 attention of the ministry of food. I During and since la.it winter there s s been a candle shortage. The oils ' d fats branch of the ministry of food, ' thin whose view this matter comes, ^ ve received numerous complulnfs () >m rural councils and Ind'vlduals of f e difficulty of getting supplies and of l tall prices going up by leaps and 1 unds. There Is evidence of a new innnd having sprung up within the n >t six weeka, accentuating last win- ' 'a shortage and making a candle ( mine imminent.?Manchester Guard ? i. 1. -( CLERK'S SALE. * i STATK OF SOUTH CAROLINA, J y County of Lancaster. n Iv: In Common 1'Ipuh. 3 ?hn T. Stevens et al., Plaintiffs, l vs. John W. Ingram, Defendant. s 'ursuant to a decreo made in the , ivo stated case by Judge Krnest | ore, dated December 11th, litis i till sell nt public auction to the host bidder at Lancaster Court c use. on the first Monday in Jan- f y next, within the legal hours or | >. the following described real es- ,, 3, to-wit: > Ml that certain piece, parcel ni (1 of land lying, being and situated n the town of Kershaw, in the conn- 4 i of Kershaw and Lancaster. Stat" j South Carolina, and bounded f th by lot now or formerly owned s L. llirsch & Sons east by alley, p th by Last Marion street of the t 1 town of Kershaw and nn ttio it by North Hart street of the j I town of Kershaw, and being the f 10 lot formerly conveyed to Jno t Stevens. \V. H. Threatt, J. M t son and Jno. W. Ingram by R. 1 Hlacknmn by deed dated October , 1 !?1 3. and recorded in the office j( the Clerk of Court for Lancaster t nty in Hook "II" at. pages 5'J c 1 0 0. ] Ternis of sale, cash. Purchaser or o chasers to pay for papers. r PAUL MOORR, I C. C. C. L. C. ,.i C. Massey. j Plaintiffs' Attorney. 1 >ec. 12, 1 P1 S. lfi-3t.?Itaw. j CDEPK'S SALE. TATI! -OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Lancaster. In Connnon Pleas. ry M. Lazcnby, et al., PI lintiffs, ( vs. It M:icl;t>y, as \dmr ., et al.. I' rendanta. j I'lirsuant to a decree made in tli r >ve stated case l?y Judge K. \V. | mmmingcr. dated Dor 10th, 1018, will soil at public auction to the j chest hiddor at Lancaster court } use. on the first Monday in Jan- f ry next within tho legal hours of j e, the following descrilied real ese, to-wit: V I All that piece, parcel or lot of t, d, being, lying and situate in the | i n of Lancaster, in the county of| r ncaster, in the State of South f| rolina, containing three (.1 i nrre<. p re or less, and hounded north l?y p of J. (\ Klliott and estate lands a William Chanson, east by Dunlap. f pet south by lands of J I* Hun s and west hv lands of the estate of in D. Wylle and estate of Wm nson, the same being the land' ivoyed to 11 F. Miller by John J. i PAGE THREE .\W.\STKIt & < HKKTF.lt ItY. CO. idicduV in KflTtM'l January I, 11)111 Kastern Time. ? ______ Went Ikiu nil. ,v. Lancaster 7:00 a. m iV. Fort Lawn 7:41 a. m ,v. Bascomville . . . 8:00 a. in a. Richhurg 8:12 a. in tr. Chester 9:00 a. in. Knstlx>iin<l. .v. Chester 11:00 a. m. ,v. Richburg 11:48 a. m. .v. Rasconivllle 12:00 ni. .v. FoftLawn 12:2o p in. ir. Lancuster 1:00 p. m A. 1?. McLlJlf?. General Manager. irahntn by deed dated Dec. 1st, 88 1, to be found recorded in tbo dllce of the !{. M. C. for Lancaster ounty 111 Heed l'.ook "C". page 027. 2. All that piece, parcel or tract if land being lying and situate in tbo oiintv of Lancaster. Wax. haw Townhip. in the State of South Carolina, ontaining thirty-one and one-fourth \ 1 1-4 t acres, more or loss. and munded by lands of II. J Nivons, J. ). DoLanoy and othors flit' same bell g that tract of land convoyed to folin T. Stevens and Luther C. Laz'iiby by Paul Moore. C ('. ( I,. C., by leod of date Doc. fith, 190!l, to bo ouml recorded in the ol'ice of tbo {. M. C. for said county in Deed look "If, pages 1117-218. 2. All that piece, parcel or tract >f land being, lying and situate in ill's Creek Township, in the county >f Lancaster, in tbo State of South 'arolina, bounded by lands of W. B. -ivier, J. i". Funderburk. B. C. Ivans, the M. J Perry lands (now >\vned by A. (I BUison) and possibly )thers, containing one hundred and ifty-flve (15"?) acres, more or less, he same being the tract of land corieved to II. F. Miller by Kin ma A. ililler by deed of date June 30th, .800, to be found recorded in the lllce of the R. M. C. for said county n Peed Hook "J", pages 412-413. 4. All that piece, parcel or tract >f land, being, lying and situate in Jill's Creek Township, in the county >f Lancaster, in the State of South 'arolina, containing one hundred nd three and three-fourths 103 3-4) acres, more or less, lying m both sides of Bear Creek, bounded lorth by lands now or formerly of 'dear M. and Julius H. Bailey, east iy the same and by O. W. Stogner, outh by lands now or formerly of J. t Hagins and west bv lands now or ormerly of K. P. Mobley, the same icing that tract of land conveyed to 'hos. R. Dunn by J. B. Belk by deen if date August 10th. 1003, to ho ound recorded in the office of tho I. M. C for said county in Deed took "O" :i t nnim 0119 5. All that piece. parcel nr tract f land being. lying and situate in 'edar Creek Township, in the county f Lancaster, in the State of South 'arolina. containing three hundred nd sixty-six (oCf.) acres, more or ass. hounded north by lands of W. \ Gregory, east by lands of J. S. .leCardell. south by estate lands of tobert Johnson, and west by lands f Fl. t . Gainer or Crawford and of Irllwain. the same being that tract f land conveyed to Luther C. Laznbv by Hubert C. Hrown, Mavnie H. leath, Florence H. Fleming and Elizabeth Hrown by deed dated Jan. nth. 1017, to lie found recorded in he otflce of the H. M C. for said ountv mi Deed Hook "V". page 455. <> All those lots of land lying and ituafe iust east of th? town of Lanaster, in the county of Lancaster, in lie State of South Carolina, the same h'itiu iuiiv snown on a map of Cilonwood" whirh is to bo found reordod in tho oflloe of tho T5 M fl. or said oounty of Lnnenstor in Hood took "S" at panes S - Si 1 and therein designated as follows: Lots iof. 2. and 1 in It look J oaob nicasrlng 40x192 feet; Lots \o?. 7. 8. 9 nd 1 o in Ttlook .1 each measuring (1x102: Lots \*os. 17 1S. 10 and 20 n Itlork r, oaob measurine 40x184 cot and Lois Nos. 1. 2, 2., 4. 5, fi, 7, , 0 and 10 in Hlook C, o.iob measuring 4<l\200 foot. Tho same being bo sevoral lots convoyed to Lutbor ' Lazonbv deceased, and \V. M T>. trow n deceased, r>v .Tones Realty 'o. by dood of date Nov. 17th, 1010, 0 bo found recorded in tho office of bo 15 M (' for said conntv In Wink "J" itt pave 1S4. 7 All ?h:it piece, parcel or lot of and beinv. lyincr and situate in the own nf Lancaster. in Lancaster ounty. in the State nf South Carnina. containinc one (11 aero, more r less hounded north hv lot of Joe 'ox. east by street running by St. 'net church, south by lot of Levi e'ims and west by lot of TT. M. ohnson. the same beinv the lot of ind conveyed to the said Luther C. .azenby. deceased. by John 1"). I 'in hv deed of date Nov. SO, SOS, to be found recorded in saitl fTlre in Heed Tbvik "TO. pace Sfil. 8 All that piece, parcel or lot of and lvinv tnd situate in tlie town f Lancaster, in the county of Lannster and S?ta?e of South Carolina, ontaininc one half (1-2i or an acre, lore or less hounded north billot of C. Lazenhv, east by street on hi h l'anl church is located, ( t 1l 1<l? tl.lU .?! ! I v 1 i . ? 1-1 X' r ? ?i i nu tiu :ii k son i' i wi>?t 1 v Jot now or fornorlv t?r T Rln k nnn, tho same tli t If* ?f land oonv? vort to tbe 1 l,nth r r I.i/onhv, dor-eased, by Urn \d :-i' Curler Moldey. et nl., ? deed of date July 8, ion-1. to be mind recorded in an id nflloe in >oe.i Rook "M" at pntnn 139-140. Terms of sale one-third rash the m lance in two e<nial annual inatalliients. to be seen red by mo.-t crape of tio promi?os and to boar intorost at isrht 18) por ront par annum from ato of salo. intorost to bo duo and nyahlo annually. Tho purohasor or urrhasors to bavo option of paylnj? 11 rash Purohasor or purohasors n pay for all papors and rovenua tamps. PATTIj MOORE. C. C. C. I,. C. Jno. T. Croon. rinlntlffs' Attornoy. 5-St.?ltaw. "* *"5|