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m ? - ; ~ """ riEfirivshie Lancaster Mews ?based upon a full recognition of the ?BMBBBB???????????^^???? right of those who work, in what- i.WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 23. 1919. ? or rank, to nnrtloinntn in onmo served the whole country by leading! Kershnw the way In developing? the means of, were no preserving and safeguarding life and' ,,,an ?'? ( health In dangerous industries. It shot in can now help in the difllcult task of a-pistol vivintr a new form and spirit of in- instantly SlierllT Hofotii mends Repeal of War- ,y fop * ., llorton ' Time Prohibition Insofar as t0n, was Applying to Beer and Wines. married, Favors Woman Suffrage. father. Tjater Washington. May 22.?President show Is Wilson's cabled message outlining negro, ' legislation for the extra session of some w< the new congress was read separate- father < ly in the senate and house Tuesday wns ^11 by clerks and arrangements were leave, made by congressional leaders for negi Immediate consideration of the vast *? P?r*i legislative program with the equal flnli suffrage resolution to come up In house ? the house. mile frc Major recommendations of the land nv President were for early return to onp private ownership of railroads, tele- know* graphs and telephones, for repeal l/uther ...... t ?a* or war rime prohibition insofar as ,JUI",T applying to beer and wines, for wo- fnreliea< an suffrage, retaliatory tariffs, pro- h?*a<1. taction of the dye-?tufT Industry and The labor and employment measures. 11:40 t The President announced bis inten- )\PXIS' tion to turn back tbe railroads at the end of the calendar year. THE Republican leaders met the President's proposals for early return of public utilities by statements that such legislation already was plana- Tried ed. As to the prohibition recommended, both Republican and Democratic "dry leaders" joined in vigorous statements dissenting from Atlanta th?rPresident's' suggestions and pro- eharpes t dieting that no beer and wine repeal sought to would he passed. Opinion in both tional 1 in senate aud house, as ascertained by made at loaders, was general that the ban on vention b beer and wine would not be lifted. ?f Fort Y l'lrst Mronc* by Cable. approval Presentation of the President's . I What ii message the tirst ever transmitted ,, . .. ' dip's. Pni to this country bv cable?was the, . ..... , I >hg about printcpal business of Tuesday s ses- . , v. i.i. ... .w. ... __ i I business? ""IIII'"I II"' scuttle l?r lluusi* wero In session much more than an ,)r- (In hour, the former adjourning until ,hp "f?ov< Friday and the house nnt'1 Wednes- RKr??men day. Tiefore the Pros'dent's mes- *? enrou sage was rand, the house arranged """ti' to take tip the woman sufTrage reso- llad seen lution. Its adoption before ad-! U,PS of " Journment Is planned. Senate lead- The e? ers have promised prompt action In pointed t the upper body, probably early next President month. war depa The principal measures introduced rtown <l,': In the senate asked Tor copies of the Protestan peace treaty, for definition of the r,im? ?P lAmerlean policy in Russia, ndop- r?P?rt by Hon of woman suffrage, establish- r'>p ment of a federal budget system 'dent s nt and repeal or the luxury taxes and I w,,1, h ln the daylight saving ^law. All were ov?rwheli referred to committees, Democratic' The R< senators objecting to nil rctiucsfs for' Atlanta. Immediate consideration. the Y. M Republican plans for many invos- tnlereprf tlgations were lattnehed in a resolution by Chairman f'.reenc, of the a'PO said v ?v.? ? ??i? i ed that II limine in v"i en it ill 111 < i I 111 r* < < Mil III 111 < proposing Inquiry Into operations of s,MV'rPl3 ' the shipping board and Emergency an(^ ^ Fleet corporation. Representative "onr of Welty. of Ohio, aske<l for an Inves- eald h t'gation by a non-partisan rommlt- T)r- J?r tee of "lrreg\ilar and unlawful ex- Inter-chin pendltures." break dt flfrnmmcntlntlons Draw Comment. I,n' aMPr Organization of senate and house . . , . ? Bnpf 1st was pushed forward at a commit. . _ church m tee conference of house Republicans, wfth ' a meeting of the Republican steering committee, with Speaker Oillett and Rl an Initial meeting of the Republican *'ven ,0 senators' committee on committees. numher ' | Of the recommendations In the Prayer President's message, those for re- President turn to private ownership of rail- ?' r'I????? roads and wires and repeal of warj ini time prohibition agAinst beer and. (,a,nh' #lnes drew most comment from' *u,danre congressional leaders. It was agreed f,,*"r?'e ' that legislation dealing with ^he "IM niM' 1 public utilities virtually is assured oen'ri at the present session. Leaders also were interested In the President's statement that if he was familiar There 1 with administrative .pic-Hons affect- "'I'*' M< Ing telegraph and telephone avsteins morning i j Major, p< (Continued on Tage Two.) | district. . d .. . J J R HORTON IS HOIISF TO DEATH BY nUUOL pn paptw UA*rn U7AA/I wa^uuiv an r*ci) lltM'INIUIl WniCIti K directly affects their welfare or the j/UTHE pint they are to play in Industry IgJJOT flome positive legislation 'is prac- J tleable. The congress has already NEG h own the way to one reform which ^ .. should he world wide, by establish* tng the eight hourt day as the stan- News dard day In every field of labor over otllce at which it can exercise control. killing < q It has sought to find the way to young v prevent child labor, and will, I hope, i ',,l'ni ',ai and believe, presently find it. It has ton's fat j 4t . . * ! 1/ 1 xvv ji niviu lin.llXJ TTU1TJ rrarlied tlifl sliorllTV l2:iiO today of the ^ <,n >f bother llorton, a Amen iiltc man, by a negro y ml on the farm of llorl?er one m.le west of aiHHiT noon. Details I JVIORE T t obtainable, further > fact that llorton was the head by the negro. Two Hutl Morton ,Ho<l n,.mocl and the negro escaped. Hunter left immediate- * ?intl Or he scene of the crime. jyje was a son of K. H. Horabout II years old, uni and resided with liis Washing suffrage fo the house information from Kor- second tim to the effect that the san U. An Mose Witherspoon, had tlon was a mis with R. H. Morton, 89 Supp* >f the young man who mediately led, and threatened to fight to tl Imther Morton went to twice def< ro's house in an attempt they are i nade the negro to stay necessary sh his crop. The negro's The vlcl as about a quarter of a \ was by 41 >rn the Morton's and on quired twi Tied by IiUther Horton. bRllot on has been found who uary 10, what happened between sary numl and the negro, but were reco was shot twice, In the House 1 1 and In the hack of the the breif nrged fav shooting occurred at southern hi* morning. , measure a fs~ ANGRY \VTTH 'ToUnT WAR DEPARTMENT *ere: _____ Hepuhll nia~, "Rroi of Convention tliargrj* tt )an(1 (}re to Break T>own Itenom. Iowa: l,ai ILl_ . _ sylvan ia; national niim. York; St? bam, Vol' , Ga? May 19.? ltelteratei ? hat the war dppartmen Demon i break down denomina* es during the war wer Bland, VI the Southern Baptist con Buchanan v President' J. B. Onmbroll handler, < Vovth.. Tie also voiced fiis- ',pr. ' r'si oT any proposal for church ^oremus. Gard, Ga I is wrong about the Metho- :,s; "arri >tlsts nod Presbyterians go- 1 fitnosspt attending to their own K'M'h,n. " he asked. I.ever. M mhreli also chafed that ^'OTltn>-u' rnntent" entered into an ?"*' >01 t with the Y. M. C. A. "not rage anything denomina- ' ' '*'! army camps." and said lie nUSf ,v proof of this on the min- "n '' ' " l- ti.r.i * .. i Small. St he ^ in New lork. Stephens. invention already lias ap- \*in i committee to lay before Kjnja. \y Wilson charges that the |Sjan.,. irtment sought to break vV'rtghi lomtnattonal lines among , . . -u i . Total j t churches, and the matter again at the reading of a ^ a committee appointed to Thp fn nmmendntlons on the pres. 14 than muni address. The report ,,ad a" " dorsed the address, watt Present, nlngly adopted. ,hp vptp fv. 1>.V\T Ash by Jones, of oan8, 102 made a spirited defense of ont* nnd 1 f. P. A . saying the report a<1opt,pn sents" the association, and showr<1 ' ' Its work In France. Me pub1irans the war department orderbaptists might condnct their v,ou* ^nl n camps In their own way, Efforts Is there were cries from the rpsolutioji proof: produce the proof!? tentative e would at the next session lp?d ies said he was against any posed ,ha eh movement that would 'omnulso1 >wn denominational lines ^present ted the convention had no K,nia' r)p say whom any "Individual ado1 or Independent Baptist ovorwhe,r Ight or might not co-oper- ?n ,hoSP I to R2 nre and Indlr enter part of the day wag Qf t^p r foreign missions and a opponents if missionaries spoke. Buff raw for "our remarkable pressed g' who In the great period vorab1e v i has been given the duty ,n Hen ?" was made by President bershlp. He. also asked divine tJon w,|| for Premiers Lloyd mont^ jn id Plemeneeau. other lead- pnllke 'or the "misled" people of a,jffrace v il powers. congress. -ai present w Method1** Church. th< , will be preaching at th ace fill? thod'st church Sundav Df nuffrr nnd night by Rev. J R. T. (|uent ap| esldlng elder of Rock 1111 I ? | (Cont ENDORSES BRYAN DISPROVES IAN SUFFRAGE PROHIBITION REPEA Susan II. Anthony Believes Such Action Would dnient Wednesday Victory for the Whiskey r'as .'101 to 89. Business. HAN IS REQUIRED CONGRESS IS NOW t4I)R id red Republicans, 102 Prohibition Strength Strong ats, One Independent in Congress Now, Says It le Prohibitionist Vot#?d Bryan, Than it Was la asure. Session. :ton. May 22.?National Asheville, May 22.?William J r women was endorsed by nings Bryan believes that the re? of representatives for the of war-time prohibition would b le yesterday when the Su- Victory for the whiskey business i thony amendment resolu- would commit the Democratic p.n dopted by a vote of 304 to to championship of the saloon in urters of the measure lm- last hours. In a statement pi arranped to carry their out here ho predicts that conpi le senate where, althouph will keep the law in force, since ated at the last session, considers that prohibition stren confident of obtaininp the in the present congress Is stror two-thirds vote. than it was in the laBt. ory for the suffrage forces "It is hardly conceivable," f I votes more than the re- Mr. Bryan, "that those who fa o-thirds. On the previous prohibition as a permanent cor the resolution, cast Jan tutioaal policy will advocate or fa 1918, exactly the neces- a six months' spree hb a preludf ler of affirmative votes prohibition." rded. Mr. Bryan's statement follows leaders of both parties In "I am very sorry that the T'r debate preceding the vote dent recommended repeal of orable action but many war-time prohibition law. His democrats opposed the ommendation is not likely to se? s did -several New England fhe repeal, but It leaves the De is. cTatic party In the position of ch against the resolution ptonlng the saloon after 4 5 st have' ratiiied the amendment, leans*?BHooks. Pennsvlva "The dry Republicans in cong vntng. Dunn, Focht, Oer- are Hot likely to respond to the I1 icne. Massachusetts; Hull, (dent's appeal. On the contr mnarl I - - - - muuic, mcy will be very glad to take Mudd, Patge. Sanders, New| vantage of the opportunity to put ^phens, Ohio; Ttlson. Tin- Republican party on record in fi Rt. Walsh, Watson, Penn- of prohibition, and the dry T>f -19- crats win "have to oppose the P rata?Almon, Hankbead. dent's recommendation or misrt nson. Black, Blackmon, sent their constituents. Irpinia; Brand, Brinson. "More than three-fourths of . Byrnes, South Carolina; last senate voted for suhmissioi Hlnrk, Florida; Coady, Col- tiio prohibition amendment, an 1. Dent. Dewalt. Dominlck, received more than two-thirds of Doughton, Ragle. Flood, vote of the house. In both se rner, Garrett, llardv, Tex- ;,nd house the percentage was a s, lieflin. llojiand. Hull, the settle In luttli parties more Johnson, Mississippi; j t We r birds dry. The present Lankford. I.azaro, Lesher. jirri-s is said to have a largci cDutn.t, Mansfleld, Martin, j i.?ritv in favor of prohibition , Moon, Tennessee; Nich-j th last ec t.pre-s. It is bnrdiy ith Carolina; Overstne', re'vrtde thai t1 se who favor p1 u. Ragsdale. Raynurn. Rio- bitlon as it permanent e?>nst?tuti binson, North Carolina; policy will advocate or favor a :entucky; Sanders, lanital- ..oaths' spiee a> a p elude to inders, Virginia; Sissons, hlliitlon. '.Pit pall, Stead man. Steele ?Tho <listlncflon whirh tl?. r Mississippi; Stevens, \ en ,j,.nt draws between wine and son. Watkins. Watson, Vir- on onn si(h, .tI1(, (1|*till?-?| ||nuor ebb, Whaley, Wilson. Lou , oth,,r h.,s been rejected by Wise, W ootls, Virginia, S(.<r?s and by the nation. We ' J2 drv states ami none of them igainst. 80. mH(,e' any ilistinctien in favo lie Vote Analyzed. . beer and light wines. Congress, vorahle vote was more by fused to make any distinction in would have been necessary mitting tlte amendment and in iiembers of the house Isreti prohitsition In Michigan a few The political division of 'ago the beer and light \v:n" am Showed that 2?!0 Repuhlt- ment* was defeated by a mail Democrats, one lndepend- three times as larire as the map nne Prohibitionist voted for cast for the prohibition amend! while the negative poll two years ago. TO Democrats and 1W Re-! "i ??> .? ?? ? ... ; Speaker CJillett, who senate and house will not cot ilnnt the resolution on pro- jj|f. party <o champion of the sa lots, did not vote. after the country has declared sc of opponents to amend the cjdedly in favor of proh.bit ion. i was unavailing. Repre- Petty cannot afford to lie dowi Clark, of Florida. Demo- the putter with the liquor busi lor of the opposition, pro durinp its last hours." t the states' ratification be -*? y within seven years, and COLUMBIAN ELECTED ative Saunders. of Vir . nioerat. soupht to compel ASSOC IATION S HE ption by popular vote. The nlng denial of a roll call;,, xf Anderson Named Presiden proposals by a vote of 24 4 ceded the vote of adoption Hardware Men of Carolina*, ated the relative strength Meet In (irecnville. esolution's supporters and e organization leaders ex- Charlotte, May 22. I he 11 ratification at the large fa- warP Association of the Carol ote and predicted victory concluded its annual convention 1 ate due to changes In mem- 'oday following election of offl It la expected the reaolti- for ensuing year and aelectlo: come up for a vote next Oreenrille, S> C., as the next that body. venflon city. former ocraaiona when Officers elected are; J. M. An iras before either branch of son- Columbia, S. C.. president: only a small crowd was' ^ Holt, Burlington, N. C\, flrat \ hen debate began. Befi ro| nr'"ddent: W M. Terrell. Hartsv roll call, however, all seats i ^ C., second vice-president: A d. prlneipallv hy members HolMdny, Dunn. N. third \ iglst organizations. Fro? president; T. W. Dixon. Oharh [da use punctuated the de- secretary and treasurer: \ It ft ?? .... ? . . f'h<r1otte. assistant secretary inued on Page Four.) freight auditor. 4 i * . AN ADDITIONAL TRAVEL pi ALLOWANCE FOR HOYS W ^ Disi'liarjicil Soldiers Are tJivon l ive Outs Per Mile to It'innfldp ! lMucc of Itcsiileiicc. j 'fil | The director of flnnnro hr.vitie' ! practically completed payment ofi > the $60 bonus, involving about 1-1 \ 4'.n>.oO<t claims, is now scttline ad 1 / ditional travel allowances due onlisted men of the army under Sortition 3 of the act approved Fobru|r. | ary 28, ISilfi, which authorized . , tr; vol pav to enlisted men fconorist' ' iahly discharged since November 11, i 118, at the rate of ."> cents per mil< | to actual honafide home or ^residence ! or place of original mustev into the en I service, at the option of the soldier. ieai j The comptroller of the treasury '' a by decisions rendered April 17 and nn(' May 3, 1 ! 1 i*, has authorized the wai department to make settlement of ' ',s all claims for the 1 1-2 cent differ- r'* %Pn once from place of discharge to place ies* of entry Into the military service k** also the claims for additional allow *1,a ance to actual honafide home or l,:er residence at date of discharge when as (J(! such honafide hotne or residence can ,a:<* be determined from the affidavit of r? lVnr the soldier and verified by in forma1S,1~ tion contained in his original service ,h or record. The zone finance officer , ,f> Washington. D C.. has been desig- 'n TV nated to settle these claims with the ' above restrictions. Applicatiois should he addressed as follows: Zone Finance Officer, r*'" Lemon "Building, ",0| Washington, P. C. Travel Allowance, am-j A blank form of application, " a'f's which includes the necessary affl- ri davit for the additional Pavel al,<>sv lowanoe, may he obtained from any nf r,'s" army recruiting officer, Ued Cross, ar* or other agencies organized to aid m n<*" soldiers. This affidavit must he ac- Ft ,hP compahied by a true copy of sol*vor dier's discharge certificate, certified ^ >mo- as by n recruiting officer, or the r,'s'" original discharge certificate, the bro~ latter to he returned with check. ^ While payment will he made on the f* original discharge certificate, claim1 ants are advised that the use of thojrf *' :t copy will eliminate the possibility nf.ni 'f the loss of the original. Nn furna,e ther correspondence Is necessary " !lf"" i xcept in case of change In address. n A certified cony ,of discharge cer' " ?ific;i'e submitted for payment of ,a ??;.? bonus and now on file in the tl ,ir' '.< t.e finance office w ill be accepted; d ron" i in lieu of other copy of original tile tl "??!ii- j certificate Men who have | M ^ 1 submitted these certi' '1 copies will >v M I so state when forwarding claim, j ?)r"" 1 Payments will he made as e\pedt-lti riiisly as circumstances perm t. r"^i In the event that the actual bona-j ri beer p. home or residence at date of ti s on1 d -charge, as claimed by the sol- tl tl|f? <!'? r. is not the same as stated on his t< have 0 ;-{ -)a 1 service record. the zone :r has -.Hi e officer will make settlement o r o f r t?ie additional 1 1-2 cent per ir i r?- tin on fhe same basis that the P. 1-2! c sub- '-hm per mile was paid, (that is.Jt; war , ) pljice of discharge to place of, j.i f iva ! . . ''' , iiTo military servii? and J ?i 1 >t may make claim to the audi- pi irity . f?,r t' e w?r department for any! ar'.tv 'd'Monal tavel pay which he lm- p nent Jie\? ? may lie due him. 'Men who have been discharpen ei the, s nee February 28. lhlft, and paid m nmit1 travel allowance at 5 cents per mile T loon! to place of entiv into 'military ser jr > de-j rice, and whose actual bona fide ai Ovr home o?- residence at date of dls- c> rv in' charge involved a greater dsfan e.'pi ncss may submit claim to the zone finance tl: officer. Washington. It f , as above, j hi It is poin'ed out tiiat settlement of travel allowance claims can not j f accomnlished with the sane rap- tl bf'ty which obtained in the payment P* of the Itlb bonus. Rnch claim will p? t of r'(tuire certain verification by war department records this to be foi-jtb 1 lowed bv milenpe calculations >n thejPJ zone finance office The need for ac-J tb curacy is OUVIOUS. necessitating a ' tr specialized office personnel, and it tsl .1'ard hoped that this circumstance will not th inaftjhe overlooked hv those concerned, tn here Kvery letter ??r telegram making in- th ceraj ouiry or requesting expedited acn of t on will operate to delay these pay- hi con- m< nts. : n?I the public is therefore urged to lend ftji.1 co-operation with de?-. a vjpvv to reducing con espondence W. *n the minimum, keeping in mind r 'C that it will he several days before fo l'e blank forms can be placed in the etl * T> hands of recruiting officers. M itte, Mrs Robert Crn'g and children, j (0 a|g v'o have been making their homeloa and he e during the winte-, have gone to _ | Ashevllle to Join Captain Craig. iRMANS GRANTED SEVEN DAYS TIME ne Limit fur Sitfninjj Treaty is Set Forward at Their Request. il,K OF NOT SIGNING ;iterm*nt from l?crlin Declares Treaty Would Spell Huin of Germany if Effectively Carried Out. Paris, May 22.?Tito German are delegation fias been granted extension of seven days, or until tv 2!?, in whioti to reply in full to e peace turns, according to an otSil announcement. A period of seven days of grace s been extended to Germany by e representatives of the allied and sociated governments in which the rman peaee plenipotentiaries may nclude their study of the peace ?aty and formulate such replies to e various clauses as they desire. The extension of time, which origolio n'on ~ ? n ll j nun w II.1IC C*1IIICU rt L uuori (ursday, was set forward to Thursy, May 29, at the request of the >rmans, who advanced the plea at more time was required in order at they micht formulate argument? much importance. Almost simultaneotisly with th? quest by the peace plenipotentiaes for more time comes from Ber1 a statement of the German cabl?t that Germany is unwilling togn the peace treaty. The docuent is a reiteration, although In ronger words, of the views of the iremost statement in Germany that le sealing of the compact would ?ell the ruin of the former*empire. KXT OK THK IlKtM'RST OP GKKMAX DEIiKtlAflON Paria, May 22. ?The text of the >quest of the German delegation for n extension of time follows: "Versailles, May 20. To M s Kxcellen' v. the President of t1 Peace ("c>nf< vence, M. f men c??a n: "Sir The Herman peace delegaion intends during: the next two ays to sat 111 iI communieatiors to ie allied an 1 associated governomts on the following points, hit ; j>. the ve^ of the delegati n, ?1! under '".e de"n'tion of suggest oils of a practical nature"First, note con< erning terr'toal questions in the east: second, a ofo concerning Alsace-Lorraine; lird, a note concerning the occupied rrltorles; fourth, a note eotioernlg the extent and discharge of the litigation undertaken by Germany i v ew of reoaration: fifth, a note oncernlng the further practical eatinent of the question of lahor ii s; ''\f)i. a note concerning the <t ent of German private proprty in enemy countries. "Ihs'des this, a sydahus Is being repared of the observations which i" called for -m the German govrnment by the draft of the treaty f peace in its detailed provisions. ho problem hereby involved being i part of a very complicated nature, ad it having been necessary tb dis them e\'?ivively with the cx*rfs in Versailles as well as with lose in Merlin, it will not he possile to dispose of them within tho me Hint of 15 days notified by your tcellency on the 7th, instant, allough tho delegation will tako tins to transmit as many notes aa >ssili'o within the time. "Having regard to this, I be.g in io name of the (lerman peace deletion to move that the contents of io intended notes be regarded a? ivlr.g already been made the subct of discussion in writing, and iat the requisite time he granted ? us for a more detailed exposlon. "Accept, sir. the assurance of my ghest esteem. % (Signed ) "Brook dorff-Rantzau." f'lenienceHii's Reply. To this M Clemenceau replied an Hows: "Sir: I beg to aoknow?Ige the receipt of your letter of ay 20. stating that the subjects on hich the (lerman delegation wishes offer suggestions are so compl ted that the memoranda of ' (Continued on Page Four ^ -1