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Th 68TH YEAR. NO. 35. SEMI-WEEft V GOVERNOR BEFORE ? LEGISLATURE TODAY 4^; appointed cotton ass Will Address Joint Session in noon to h Interest of Schools, State campaign tricts of t Guard and Highways. Barberv Dallas Pal HE WILL URGE PASSAGE Ple"8an< E. Dalles, Belalr? Good Roads Legislation Would tus. John Be Passed By Senate But OsceolaHouse Clogs It and Forestalls wo"d' Van W; Action. Massey, J. Ferguso Columbia, S. C., Feb. 24.?Two Sistare. R acts of legislation of high Import- Craigsvi nnre to this stnte. It is thought, will Robinson, l>e finally disposed of this, probably inson. the final, week of the general as- Helms? sembly session. They are the bill for Steele, Ira a system of improved highways and jacksonl the general appropriations bill. rny Jame; The good road measure is attract- Willian Ing the most attention because of 7|on_ g the federal highway fund of over vdue SI.000.000 which will accrue to ' ? New lie South Carolina: if a hill for perma- _ ,, . Sapp, R. J nent good roads Is passed. Taberna So far legislation for permanen pjv,Pr | highways has been obstructed by tlio Tradesvl house of representatives, but an ef-| I I'- f1'. t?or( fort revive it will be made in the. _ I ( nnn i f senate tnis week. The Reiser bill I . ... ... .1 . Hammond, providing for the compensation of j tlie members of the state highway ^ commission, which has passed the nixie' 1 lower body and Is on second reading I In the senate, will be amended by the RUford substitution of a bill providing for a ... . .... . ... Walters, J permanent highway system and the x'nion levying of taxes for the building and ^ ^ ^ ^ maintenance of good roads It is ' ' , "... . _ , .. ? . ... . Oak Till probable that a license of 50 cents . ... . , . Neely. A. a horsepower will be placed on au- _ _ ... , , . . Rell To* tomoblles. a lew assessed against _ _ Perry, C. ( the property abutting on the im- riouglas proved highways, and a smaller levy _ ' , ? .. . . . .. Green. J. 1 on all the taxable property of the v,_, , state will constitute the provisions . nor J. S 1 of the new hill. The matter will bo , . , , . .. Rich Hil threshed out in conference commit- , _ _ 1/ < pl? I> v tee, the report of which both houses Fork jjl will have to adopt should there be ^nl{0r s ] * anv highway legislation this year. ' ! _ White 1 It Is understood that Governor cunnlngha C'ooper intends to address the gen- Taxnhav oral assembly this week, probably \fcManus Tuesday nicht, one of his expected Kiversid pleas being the enactment of some frorket sort of permanent highway legisla-1 tlon. The governor also, it Is under- Jones C stood, will urge adequate appro- WBjn j r priations for the public schools, an pleasant appropriation for the organization p. R Robe and maintenance of a national gunrd p,.^ and an adequate appropriation for Raj|ey Confederate veterans. Caston? The house last week rejected the minger. W tate highway committee bill pro- Pleasant aiding for a system of permanent r. Faulkei highways, after it had been amended Chariest) no that the question would be sub- \fungo. O. Jnltted to automobile owners of the Tnnk "N tatc. both sexes and both races, in w E. Ore a referendum. Another clog to pry fre good roads' legislation was the ac- Cauthen. J tlon of the lower body Friday in Rruce committing the bill by the committee then. O. H on roads, ferries and bridges, which Oakhurs carried a levy of three mills against Cauthen. J the taxable property of the state, to Halle G< the ways and means committee, Reckham 1 ahlch promised to report It back ex- widwnv pedltlonslv. It was the purpose of tridge, O. the proponents of a highway system Flat Pre to amend this measure with a com- ninson A promise substitute which might bring| frensha' the divergent elements of the house' uarn WMlhi together. Stonebor A strong fight will be made this Hammond, week to pass some highway leglsla- Bethel? tlon. The senate seems Inclined to ton enact a law for good roads, but there) Unity?< ere two opposing elements In the Simpson. .T bouse, which so far have been un-J Antloch^ able to get together on any sort of a! iPr, (\ I,. j cheme. The members votingj Heath Si against the various bills are not all a. Bridges, opposed to a highway system, bnt Hams, they think the matter should he sub- Kershaw Kitted to a referendum of the peo- Mums. I,, pie. Lancaste The senate finance committee has r>. Wvlle, neia a nurnnpr or hearings on the1 general appropriations bill and' PAR1I<VH| fthonld be randv to raport it to the i-'ORMT tipper body during the forepart of Ottawa, the week. It la understood that; Hurler, fc there wlil he material Ineronaea In died of pai the hill as sent from the house I ternoon. These Increases will have to he: Horn at threshed out In 'he conference com- Wlllfr? mittee. During the nast two sessions r'*?ned'en i the senate has Increased the ?pnro- Panada, n prlatlons over the house and the in '3 conference committees have agreed Slr Willi to practically all the senate amend- antedated I m< ? Inces Into (Continued on Page 4 > In 18?7. E LANC LLY. LANCASTER, S. ~H<K>I. I.istiu.T | SUGAR CREEK S( committees. ig Is a list of committees OF FATAL ACCI by the Lancaster county ociation yesterday afterave charge of the pledge Car Skids Off Bridget* in the various school dls- A Q Anderson and C he county: nie-j. w. Pettus. h. McNeally I^ose Liv terson, H. N. Patterson. ; Valley?O. W. Potts. S. OTHERS ESCAPE 1 D. K. Hall. D. S. Wilson, J. L. Petf. Collins. Car Overturned and ?R. F. Wolfe, J. A. Hay- Down Embankment T Richardson. Occupants Into Creekrck?J. M. Yoder. R. H. _ A. Hyatt. Recovered. n?E. E. Ferguson, J. R . G. Hudson. Fort Mill, S. C., Feb. 24.Ue?J. E. Craig. E. 1. accident occurred Sunday N. B. Cousar, A. B. Rob- at Bailes bridge, which spr creek about two miles eas -II. E. Beckham, J. II Mill, In which Charley McN W. Jennings. 10-year-old son of Mr. ant ham?W. H. P. McMur W M'Neally. and A. O. t Huey, G. E. McDow, W overseor of Maufacturing company's n ber two, were drowned, the amuel R. Williams. A. L .. , . ... , , . .. their automobile skidding head of the bridge and turi thel?D. F. Sapp. W. 11 . , , , . ,. , ' * plotely over into the wate I. .Flynn. creek, which entirely suhin cle?C. H. ltowell, A. P Cel I*. H. Stew ait. The car was being drive ille?E. B. Funderburk x. .. . , MeNeallv. who for a nu Ion. J. Ij. Funderburk. . . . . , vears has been superintend! eek? T. F. Culp. W. J. *. . ,, . . Fort Mill Manufacturing J. Rov Cunningham. . . . . ami bad recentJv accepted i reek?T. W. Steele. B. H. . _ . .. ? In Sol ma, Ala. lie was or B. Roberts. i ? , _ ? to C harlotte to take the i L. Usher, Ren H. Cly , . , , , . ? ? was accompanied hv two yo [. Clyburn, J. B. Porter. .. . . . ' , _ ,,, ? , _ ? Mr. Anderson and his son. -R. W. Parker. R. M ? . . ,. _ , Owing to the heavv i r] i u rkor . . roads were in verv had corn J. D. Halle, J. L. Johnson. , .. .. , ,. in approaching the bridge , nS?n'_ . . _ , skidded several times until I?J. T. Knight. G. L. Mr- , , , . , . ? , ., ed the bridge head, when A. Knight. . . . , ? , ? .. .. was made to turn it into vn?IT. J. Beckham, H. R . , ? .. The ear. however, header C. Hunter. , . . , .. . ., . _ right of the bridge and eras ?W. B. Blackmon, M. J. . . , . . ? ? a steep embankment and F\ Caskev. . _ creek. IV u Porter ~ ti TTn* ' ' " It appears almost a mti ag ns. three of the men disengac II?R. A. Black mon. W. S. , , .. , , selves from the car and rei " ^ r surface of the water. An ( 111 and Red Hill?Ben , , .. . ... made hv them to locate the 5. Hinson, J. A. Ellis. ,. .. . . , ... ^ the other two. hut nothing Huff?O. C. Hegler. J. W ? . , . .. accomplished and they mi 17,1 ,r,' V ' n,nson- way to Fort Mill, where hel *~ W " "?n?on. W. P rurrd W. E. Thompson. . .. ... The bodies of the voting e?R. P. Mlllen. R. C ? . Mr Anderson were recovet G. C. Cochrane, W. H. . . ,, ... two hours after the accit efforts at resuscitation wei ross Roads?R. K. Mell. Caskev, R H. Bennett Hill?Jno S Marshall. REFUSAL IN SENAT1 rtson, R J Bailey TO C,0 ON WITH Ige?E. J. Bailey. H. W Fourteen Money Bills Awn -J. J. Sims, W. L. Crim _ . n Rut I nper House Tnsis . J. Bowers. ' ' Plain?J. W. Welsh. A Continuing Argumci iberry, R. F. T.ong ioro?E. C. Mungo, C. B Washington. Feb. 24 F. Taylor. Demoeratie leaders vainly V. D. Jones. J. A. Caskey ed again to clear up the c ?en. of appropriation hill In ek?W J. Culp. O. W tlon of final adjournment ames A. Cauthen. gross one week from Tuesi W. B Bruoe. J. B. Cau spite their urgent plea to anks Williams. controverted legislation hlo< t?L. R Rollings. A. J regular money hill, the sen . T. L?. Stover. close vote, decided to prof a'd Mine?J. A. Welsh the oil leasing hill and post] J. Clyburn. G. A. Roberts stderntlon of the supply i ?W. R. Catoe, W. F. Fs- Predictions of an extra sess F. Adams. from both Democrats and ok?Adam Morgan. R. H cans daring the discussion. J. Morgan. Urging that the senatf a*?D. B. Crenshaw. C.il the appropriation hill ims. George W. Baker. Jr. Underwood of Alabama, D< o?W. T. Hlllard, G. O member of the appropriat W. S. Blackmon. mlttee. fold the sennte that -R X Vincent F F Ttnr- inr nionev hills flsnllod only seven working days "harlie Parks. M. W. disposal. . A. McCain. "* -W B. Arant. W R Hog WHISKEY ON STEAMER / KcManus. TO ? *"' FO? VIRGINIA arinps?C. R. Williams. J Boston. Feb. 20.?Agent , R. C. Croxton, J. A. Wll department of justice boa steamship Kershaw, of tl ?O. R. Blackinon W C chants and Miners Trans A. Baker. company, here shortly lu r W 8. Stewman, Jno ?h'P was due to sail for Nor A. J. Gregory. seized whiskey valued al The officers declared the ]|< CAISEH DEATH OF f0 taken Info Virginia, a !R CANADIAN PREMIER f jon state In violation of th Feb. 20.?Sir Rdward jaw irmer premier of Canada, ralysls here Monday af \K\V YORK WORKERS V< TO STRIKE FOR Til El St Idn, Quebec, in 1841. New York. Feb. 24.?St d was the only French .lulv 1. to make effective tti ivho was ever premier o "No beer, no work " have ht nortfollo he held from W th" New York iron 11. shipbuilders, longshoremen Tred's career in polities stationsrv flrnmnn , ho federnt'nn of the prov- mere' union*. It we* nnnnur the dominion of Canada moetln* of the Central F union* here. >, . v, A* ivIa-A' ? . .. * ASTER 1 C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1919. BE GOOD ROADS BILL S DENT UP TO COMMITTEE WiislilnKl _____ I Ban<| ead and If So Disposed Ways and Means harley Committee Can Prevent Ac- . Charle es. tion at This Session. annual e the annu INJURY 12 FAVOR AMENDMENT ^ ^ ed for tl Rolled This Would Provide for Refer- The n nut In t! .m - " nrowing endum on Three-Mill Levy on1 aprofusi ?Bodies All Property to Be Used in tables w Road Construction. nvor thf> its prop* tials "S. ?A traplc Columbia, S. C\, Feb. 24.?Notb- sides, afternoon inp in the peneral assembly this week Capt. ins Supar will be awaited with keener interest vaster, t of Fort than the report by the ways and eredlted ealiy, the means committee on the pending P'anps 'I 1 Mrs. C. pood roads measure. '^e Was Anderson. The hill, providing for a referen- that in Fort Mill dum on a three-mill property tax r"'shed I till mini- levy, was introduced by the com-' W(M,'<1 tu result of mlttee on roads, bridges and ferrh pany. T ; at the| Wednesday morning, following th. would ca rilnp com- j eventful Tuesday night when i ah sk''l ,'rr rs of the| pood roads measures were ohliter- plectrfcal erged the ated. airplane The hill was introduced through' a,"l Indu n by Mr. the committee on roads, bridgbs a v. e"n. S?ri tuber of! ferries in conformity with a rule ?nt of the'adopted in the house that all b:lh ^,,rr,V at company, the last week or ten flays of the ses The h a position sion were to come through its proj ' ir. the i his way or committee. i and the train and After the hill had l.een on th> uniform enp hoys, -alendar for two days, the ways and several r means committee started a move-; were Ad *nins, the ment to have the measure commit- Admiral r.non ana ten. wnich motion was challenged' Oen. Hoi > the car on the floor of the house as an effort ant of F it reach- to hedge or stifle pood roads legisla- R P. Br; an effort Hon and shelve the pending hills Pnpt. .In the road. Resort to parliamentary blockading O. J Rr I to the had prevented consideration of the and the hod down committee measure before Friday at the C into the morning. Then effort was made by Mayor T Mr Milev of Rafhbcrg to amend by ArmstroT acJe that providing for a referendum on a The pi red them two mill property tax. At this point pirfl Rat ached the the ways and means committee mo- t,v .1 >fforf was tion swept the bill into the commit- Mr. Rris bodies of tee room, which may prevent further by friend could be pood roads leplslation this session., ? ide their Special significance will he at- FlfillTI^ p was so- fuelled to the action of the committee I'XIt' in view of the vote 1 a?-t Tno=dav Polum boy and night to submit the question of a tax e.7ist inf od about for permanent road building to all fr,.pj, fro lent, but automobile owners of the state The a| e futile question was then raised that such Thursdav a vote would he the opening wedge SfrPPfS 0 g to admit necroes generally to the rPR|mPnf primaries. Reunite this objection 12 IUPn WORK niemhers of the ways and means <'bampag committee supported the Hamblin j2ation is It Action, amendment to submit the question to ,|n(j c;ou( ts on the owners of automobiles, irrespee- pff,pprs tive of the eolor of the voter. The membf.rs 12 members of the committee voting , prpnrb (j Senate ,n affirmative on the Hamblin An)p amendment, whieh amendment was i? attempt ongestion ad?PtP<1 hy a te of fil to 5(5. were: atta4.hed anticipa- Bradford of York, chairman; An-'n>unded of con- derson of Florence; Boyd of T^au- highly cc lay. Do- rens; F. R. FUerhe of Dillon: Ful-! set aside n,,'r of Orangeburg; Oresham of oypjjj-jrking the Oreenville; Homer of Dillon; Kee-, ate, hy a nan ?t Alkon: Mishoo of Horry; Orri ! I cod with Oconee; Walker of Edgefield, and , Washii pone con- Williams of Orn'ngeburg. i offering measures. (n that the majority of the house' (,ates of ilon came v?ted to stihmit the question to the "bribed b Republi- rar owners of the state, regardless of announce the color of the voter, the question i t?ivf>n by proceed naturally arises, whv should not the Chicago. . Senator People be allowed to pass on the Rhiladelp amocratic ^ - ? i Atlanta, ion com- (Continued on Page Fight 1 1 (ricts fai 1 4 regu- ? i,>r. ...ill. rATTAlf a AlMi a nil n tiiv**/ tuiiuw AiKtAbt KtUUl - At the request of the Central Steeri inoi T South Carolina Cotton Association, T skizfd following Acreage Reduction Pledge, w s of the prs aro ur~e(j sjj^n an(j hand in at r rded the he Mer- ? ~ REDUCTION PLE: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, luor was prohiht- County of e federal 1 herebv p**omi?e on mv honor and ()tk it itKPVt cotton acrece for the year 1919, a? rUfew on year 191*. 33 1-3 per cent, or as per sc ie sinjfn? and to .educe my commercial fertiliz ?>n voted year 1919, as compared with 1918, 50 workers , hatters \ivA e>* . W ltness Signet ind ramieed at a ,,. * aji , . . . 191. . Add ederated j| I MEW; SUBSCi C AROLINA "ACE" !pr RED IN CHARLESTON * ^ ton Infantry Annual J_| uet Saturday Night an Interesting Affair. r oi ston, S. C.. Feb. 24.?An r' vent of great interest was al banquet of the Washingit Infantry Saturday night, ory was beautifully deoorat- ^ ? tie event. iiiiuii t wneiiip was carried] he decorations. There was on of flags, and around the I ere stretched rifles, while s tables was an airplane with dler running, with the iniC. R. M., Co. A." on both The plane was commanded ^ Elliott W. Springs, of LanK in er South Carolina's "Ace. ., the with twentv-four enemv ser\ urine his service in France. lice hington Right Tnfantrv felt , . late doing honor to this distined South Carolinian, that honori 1 done to this historic cotp-i . 1 erni he plane was what the girls | ^ ^ ill "a beauty" with its non- . 's. Illuminated planes and j lv-drlven propeller. The ... I l?o\\ is the product of the brains | > stry of Sergt A. V. II. Daw-ja' irt. R. M. Wilson. Corporal ' smith and Privates N A. | usee id F. S. Trenholm. onei annuel was a military af-l prp< members of the company! aPsf military luieets appearing in I pp(( /%?i?iresses were tnailp livi wnn if flip euests. Amonp those it. Con. \V W. Moore, Rear Frank K. Realty. Major iry C. Sharpp. the cnmnnd- delj bit Moultrie: Rear Admiral 'hpy nan. Col. Julius E. Cogswell. thpi lius Chesnee Coeswell. Col. * ?nd Major R. R. Stoesdall T cadet adjutant and captains plot litadel, Major John Donald to o T. Hyde and Col. James clar >K. imp ojrram included "Star Span- A iner." the Messinp, sineinc hen< T. Oliver Rrison a solo by prin on and impromptu speechps wen Is of the W l?. I arra com .? m:<;ro regiment m VDF.S I\ (OUMItIV S. r hav< bin. S. C.. Feb. 24.?The com antry, composed of neeroes, tied m the battlefields of France, seer rived at damp Jackson ' paraded through the Trai f Columbia Friday. The n,as suffered casualties of 1.- ^ and r.O officers in the "nd< ne offensive. The orRan- days iimur up cm .>01111 i aroiina h Carolina mpn, with white E Eighty-five of the 1.4 60 hool of the regiment wear New ecorations and many others livei rican decoration for pal- said action. The regiment was J. to a French division com- Spat by fJeneral Robet, who Unit implimented them. year A IWtTlPTlOX TO I,AST men :iu\? of certificates pmv< ipton. Feb. 24.?The last , of $600,000,000 certifl-|W' Indebtedness was oversub- ra' v $20,678,000, the treasury j ^*pw id. Oversubscriptions were the St, Louis, Minneapolis, j ^rni Cleveland, New York and, ihia, Boston, Richmond, j It Kansas City and Dallas dis-jhrar led to reach their quotas. try HON PLEDGE 3 how n*r romnrUco of the Il,,) ? 'he News prints the V'V , . , ' info; men all cotton grow- fran neeting next Friday: rarr T1 _ sevo DGE. b?t sullr No. Acres Planted to d in 1918 had No. Acres Planted thoy in 1919 'J* thf . , boia agree to reduce niv ; compared with the ()] hedule shown hereon. vv { er on cotton for the ue. < per cent. of r fan ] pAlic ex pi ress ?np wll'f . had RJPTION $2.00 A YEAR RESIDENT WiLSON'S IFE JEOPARDIZED? irteen Spanish I. W. W. Arested By Secret Service in New York Sunday. :re going to boston fl the Police Believe Plot Had Jeen Put Under Way to Asassinate the President There 'oday. 'ew York, Feb. 24.?Fourteen ubers of the Spanish branch of I. W. W. were arrested by secret ice men and mem iters of the pobomb squad in two raids hero Sunday. While they are chargformallv with having seditious nature in tlieir i~ ^.mnvnomn, tfUVnent agents claimed to have evire they wore hatching a terrorist 'rank Francisco and Edward .T. d of tiie soeret service, as well Cow York detectives who assisted n in the raids, declared they had 'inod evidence which would he i in an attempt to prove the prist's had planned to assassinate ndent Wilson in Boston, but this rtion was discredited by Capt.. ?r Rubin of the secret service, i directed the raids. Admit Anarchist Charge, ccording to police the two Philaihia men who readily admitted ' were anarchists stopped here on r way to Boston and intended to o that city tonight, he grave nature of the alleged and the lmmience of the attempt arry it into execution, it was deed. made it essential the men be risoned at onee. fter being questioned at policu iqunrters. where their finger ts were taken, the prisoners ? locked III) without hail nenriine ignment before a United States missioner. eanwhile mechanical experts => been assigned to assemble a plicated machine found dismanin one of the room* raided. The et service agents said they were i loss to explain its purpose, islators were pui io work on a s of papers and pamphlets seized, ne of the houses raided had been er police surveillance for several s as a restilt of meetings held e, it was said. leven of the prisoners. when ted :i t the nnl\nr> aloltnn ?? ? - i *<i?w York addresses, two said they 1 in Philadelphia and a third his homo was in Elizabeth. M. All the men. it was said, are lish aliens who have come to the ed States during, the past three s. ' eeordine to the secret service . a man 2 5 years of age, who 1 the name of Jose Orau, is the f organizer of the Spanish I. W. here, and is the editor of a radiSnan;sh newspaper published In York In the 7. W. W. organion. it was said, he is known as oldo Sapatena. Hranch I'ndor Surveillance, was explained that the Spanish ich of the I W W. in this connhnd be^n watched closely for tbs by the secret service and f of the members are avowed anists So far as could be learned, ever, there was no general round f the members. It was intimated raids here were the result of the rmation indicating a carefully ied terrorist jjlot about to be ied into effect. ie prisoners wojre questioned for ral hours at police headquarters for the most part maintained a >n silence. The police declined ivnlfte what information, if any, been obtained fiom them. While have not definitely determined purpose of the machine seized In raid, members of the department ?ve it wop to be used in the roanture of bombs. a the v all of the club of the I. W. n a buildine on Lexinuton Avenane of these raids, was a pietuio >r. Karl Liebkneeht, the Sparta leader recently assassinated. Tbe *e recalled that the>e was a bom*> osion four years ago In a build four blocks from this house in h anarchists of the Ferrer school their headquarters.