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Cotton Market I II "j? Wf .?5- JlHl 68TH YEAR. NO. 102. SEMI-WEE GRAND JURY FAVORS "GETTING BONDS FOR ROADS IN NEWS 1 LANCASTER COUNTY * Decided Aim Asks That Election Be Called in Manift Near Future That People * May Decide Matter. Washingto any new con * Wilson's illni AVOID OVERHEAD BRIDGE side the usbu , better." 0. Eliminatio Strong Recommendation is Made ance caused That County Commissioners gland has rei Secure Right-ofWay Without " Crossing; Railroad at This Dan- manifested a serous Point. optimism. With the e The report of the grand Jury to the ntshed him b court of general sessions, now sitting ('ent has . .... .. ...... . lonal nnd int in this city, was made Wednesday. . . although he Several recommendations of more suinmary Qf < than passing interest are contained in expressed a k the report, among them being that of prehenslve r a bond issue for roads in Lancaster ^oar Admin . physician, fo county, the avoidance of the danger- Qray80n has oils overhead bridge at Pleasant Hill aWav from h and the securing of a right-of-way at that might p this point to straighten the road and the rem eliminate the crossing of the tracks, *1ils ')Con * with governi and the improvement of other roads Tho pr,,s|(j ami bridges In the county. to be as good The report in full follows: rence of the State of South Carolina, County of anticipated. Lancaster: recovery Is 1c In General Sessions. official and ol To His Honor. Thos. S. Sease, Presld- provement ai ing Judge of said Court: We beg to submit the following re- NEW C OT port: TO HE We have passed on all bills of indictment handed to us by the solici< ongresHioiui tor. Through committees of our body Action on we have examined the various county ing < offices, the county home, chain gang Washingtc and Jail and find them well kept and tjon cong . in good order. derlnR the We have examined five of the mag- to jg8Ue a n, istrnte'a hnnlla tnrnoil In ?? ?w*" CA" vember 2, a amination. We find four of them ^jon as Qf o well kept, but we find the fifth not bo by house lea< well kept. We recommend that each Represent of the county magistrates report to c'nrollna. aut the next meeting of the grand jury pounced tha and have their hooks checked in full. house consid The foreman of the grand JuryI untmimous c spent one dny checking the vouchers, art|on was t of the county treasurer, county audi-Ljon holding tor and county commissioners and flRj?hed bus found them well kept and in good con- Favorable dltion. tion of the r< We find that the inmates of the jmou?iy by tl county home are well provided for mRtee aftei and well treated. The water supply hn(1 ?rged hi is Insufficient and we have recom-j sary so that mended heretofore that same be pro- |Ray* bo nun vided and we ask again that it be car- thP flnanr|ai ried out. We find that the convicts piaRtei*. are humanely treated and that the mules and other property of the coun- IMPORT ty is well oared for. Wo find that the prisoners In the county Jail are properly cared for. We recommend that the kitchen floor Advunc or part of It he torn out and replaced Cotton C , with a new floor, in orc^r to keep leansdown danger from fire. o,le We heartily commend our county * , > i ? .? i .L . i t'on Polls commissioners for the work that is . . . ... . . . cotton fields being done on our public highways. ,, , ... . , . . . . relieve the 1 We are in favor of good roads and a ... . . .1 . i .i picking seai bond issue and nsk that an election ....... . . .. .. ; meeting of t be held in the near future that the i i < i .i .. of cotton, sc people may decide the matter. ... ,, ....... , . cultivation a We call attention to the overhead ... ... . cotton conn bridge near Pleasant Hill, as we re. . .? i The propo gard it verv dangerous to the travel/ . wit i.r . 11 utlve session ing public. We strongly recommend, . . , . , , . Jose Joaouii that our county commissioners try . , . . . .. . stated he sp end secure a right-of-way on the west ..... ...... . resentatlve < side of the railroad to the crossing ^ bolow. If commissioners are not able % .... ... chairman of to secure said right-of-way. we insist .. ... . composed ol that something be done by the South- , , _ , , and nine fro ern Railway cona#any tor the safety . . .. ... ed the prop of the public. , . ... ...... , labor was r< We recommend that the rooms in . . .. .. but no actio the rear of the courthouse now occu pied by the superintendent of educa- ACTION ON tlon and grand Jury room be covered BY HK? with a new roof. Washingt< We also recommend that electric legislation tc drop lights be put in the treasurer, or u the autdltor and sheriff's offices. |sonata agrlo We also recommend that toilets be exports to r put In the two Jury rooms and that izing Prosldf tha aourt room ha painted and calsom- sugar e^uali Ined. anf| giving We call attention to the condition phase Cubar of the bridge over Cane Creek on the Charlotte road. It Is In need of re- *ot " pair. St. Louis, We call attention to the road lead- *t ruction ha ing from Jones' Cross Koads to Jas. there '? nt A. Cauthen's and recommend that it wounded In be widened and worked. face, accord We alao recommend that the Potter thp conventl r I Inrv Slirgeo (Continued on Pa*e 4.) [held here. < # E LANCA2 > !KLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FRIDA\ 1 BETTER," SAYS RAILROAD WORKERS SEN FROM PRESIDENT WHO STRIKE ARE TO DE BE UNDER PENALTY A] kOsphere of Optimism Is m mI iij Those at the Senate Committee Votes 14 to 1 McCi Vl.ltc House. in Favor of BiI1 with Thal II n. Oct. 16.?Absence of Provision. lplication in President 2ss brought from his bedrunce that he is "getting STUDY EXCESS EARNINGS REE n of the recent annoyby a slightly enlarged Committee Votes for Distribu- State uoved the only outstand- tion of Receipts in Excess of tai to his convalescence and , Vhlte House there was f1* Pcr tent Profit on CaP" '? i decided atmosphere of ital Invested?Difficult Part of Or legislation. Dii xception of the news fury Mrs. Wilson, the presl- Washington, Oct. 16.?Inclusion in Wa irned very little of nat- the permanent railroad legislation of ing ei ernational developments, a provision to penalize strikes of rail- Shant is given daily a general road employes was decided upon by boilin ;vents. He has at times the senate interstate commerce com- senatt ;een desire for more com- mlttee by a vote of 14 to 1. Hei eports and has asked The committee did not enter into bate < il Grayson, his personal the details of ?*fti-strike legislation ed to ir news, but always Dr. ut its meeting, the vote being mere- cross-: succeeded in keeping ly on the question of adopting the once 1 is patient information principle of penalizing railroad em- had v rove trying to his nerves ployes for striking. Senator Stanly. putin> Inder thet as a physician Democrat, of Kentucky, cast the only and u 00 busy to keep in touch opposing vote declaring he did not be- Thr nent subjects. liove anti-strike provisions could be jectioi ent's appetite is reported enforced. ator J 1 as expected and a recur- The committee vote was regarded Dakot glandular trouble is not as making certain inclusion in the chang Only a moderate rate of final railroad bill of an anti-strike of Mis >oked for and indications clause somewhat similar to the clause es tha Lherwise, are that the im- of the Cummins bill proposing lines in th< inounced may continue, and imprisonment for concerted ac- returi tion of employes interfering with inTON REPORT IS terstate commerce. The phraseology ,.j,( : ORDERED NOW of the anti strike clause is expected to war . ______ be agreed on late this week. "but . , , ? , .v . . Other steps toward reporting out il l/cuders Promise (Juiek . . ..... . Pr'ir'' the railroad bill probably this week i lte.solution IK'iimnil- were taken by tlvfe committee In de- (.enn, k-tolH-r Estimate. tertnining distribution of excess rail- ^ so >n. Oct. 16 ?Quick ac way earnings. In accordance with a ho,ppt ;ress on a resolution or- recent vote in favor of a provision di- 1<lf agriculture department recting the interstate commerce com- e(^ ^er ew conon report on No- u''ss'0" to rates sumcient to insure gj ihowing the crop condl railroads a return of 5 1-2 per cent on ctober 25 was promised value of their property, as deter- woul(1 tiers. mined by the commission, plus one- senat< itlve Byrnes, of South hn,f of one Per cent-for maintenance. (1 w hor of the resolution, an- t,,G commission voted on a disposition |hpj. f t he expected to obtain of earnings excelling this six per cent ,at(or leration today under an return. ^ jf onsent agreement. Such By a vote of 1ft to 5, the committee oontir lelaved by other legisla- decided that of earnings of railroads uapo the right of way as un- between six and seven per cent, oneIness. half of one per cent may be retained recommendation on adop by individual carriers toward mainteants i solution was given unan- nance of individual improvement , _ aware le house agriculture com- funds, with the other one-half of one . . ed th southern congressmen per cent to be transferred hy the raiV . ., ... a hall lmedlate action as neces- roads to the federal transportation ( oj) the "true crop condition" board to compose a general national le known th's year for contingent fund. This general fund j benefit of the cotton \yould be distributed by the board fori. . | ber <1 the maintenance of improvement, . H takini through loans or otherwise, of other POLISH LAKOR railroads deemed worthy of assist - , . o- his rv v uilUIN IKUr ? o,l. Of excess earnings of railroads over Missc ?><1 to Committee World seven per cent on net value, the com- nail 1 - 4 v mlttee decided that one-fourlh shall,ami 5? onference at New Or- jwnu he retained by the earning carriers for the. r ?No Action Taken. their own improvement funds and i^ast ans, Oct. lfi. -Importa three-fourths given to the hoard's1 truth h laborers for use in the general fund. j Ser of the I nited Spates to Disposition of excess earnings was' memt ahor shortage during the regarded as one of the most important j mittei son was proposed at a .in,j difficult tasks in the framing of, Chair he committee on growing jjje Dill and has been opposed as un-' v. ho >od selection, methods of constitutional on the ground that it adder nd picking, of the world wa? beyond the power of congress to amen ^rence. prescribe. hulldl sal was made at an exec Tho coniml(teP alsf) approVed a ? of the committee by Dr. prov,H,on fha( (hp lndividual carriers lossly n Da Sllva Amado. who jrom excess earnings over fi per cent, woulc oke for an unofficial rep- m&y aocumulate rosorve fundg lip lo a ance ,f Polish labor Interests. maximum of flvp per cenf o( theJr ploita Ivin. of Houston. Texas. ?rfy va,np When fhjs flvo per. j the committee which was - cent iiiiiu is reaened and maintained In r 14 American delegates onhfrrl of further excess earnings argue m foreign countries, stat- may he rntained by individual carriers Mould osal in regaid to I olish two-thirds must be transferred to alreix reived by the committee {he rontln#;enf fum, alter, n was taken. ^ HUOAR FAMINE DON'T BELIEVE NEGRO hP "?4 iATK COMMITTER NOW AT SALISBURY TURNER on, Oct. 16.?Action *on upon > remedy the present sug- J mnke i planned at once by the Oreenville Sheriff and Pojpe Ih. Not the p ulture committee, which Tlilnk Description Fits Slayer 1-R1 eport oht the bill author- of the Two Policemen. tendo nt Wilson to continue the _ - asserl ... , , , i ft o a Oreenville. S. C.t Oct. 16. Sheriff tnrt,? zation board during 10 20 Torn . . . Willis and police officials here do not ?.,rtai the board power to pur- . . , . , , .... ceriai believe the negro held by Salisbury. Pnmn i suRar. i oiiip1 N. C., police is Joe Turner, who 10 eVer ingle Repulsive Face. days ago shot and killed two plain-. i??nKU , Oct. 16.?Facial recon- clothes officers of the Greenville police I not b, s been so successful that force during a raid on a gambling brr v >t an Anierican soldier, house. Following long distance tel- anv j he war, with a repulsive ' ephone communieat ion with Salisbury 30, Ing to a report made to both the sheriff and chief of police r|Pf, ( on of the associated mill- expressed themselves as convinced jor j ns of the United States that the description of the negro held (does not fit Turner. i ITER f> r, OCTOBER 17, 1919. "ators bitter in .>iianrxsl [bate on treaty " thk std also shantung ? , I IH? ( ol <ivos liOiirj imber Intimates That Some '? prices i m w / markets id ave Too Much Love for . r day from \ Germany. e?i rc|M?rts. "I.anrnsl I) THEN FLARES UP "f ,<1\a<lilUi < aroliiia < which Tin* iment Ruled Unparliamen- 041 r*P?p?s' (lotto count y But Mcl umber Refuses Mnplo> W!?i. Take It Back?Cross-Fire of per poumi atorv Follows the Heated ,Ma>" 1,1 H It' wax pai SCUSSlon. seetl, again ~ ...... . other mark shington, Oct. 16.?Hitter feel iscuuereu ?y rne peace treaty's j flic Sti ung provision got close to the . , _ ports from g point again Tuesday in the . mornings price is o leatedlv during a five-hour de- ... .. .. . ,. . , higher thai in the subject the gavel sound- .. . , , ? . other marl bring order out of a confusing . , . paid above fire of oratorical projectiles, and it was ruled that language used Z^ZZZIIIIIZ! iolated the senate's rules by im? to senators conduct unworthy OUR ^E n becoming. BOYS declaration to which formal obn was taken was made by Sen- Scwm,, Trj)|] JcCumber, Republican, of North ,. , . . Munslaug a, in the course of a heated ex e with Senator Reed, Democrat, 'ol ssouri, and had to do with charg- Walter am t Japan was acting in bad faith tRingstaff 3 promise of her statesmen to serve four y? 1 Shantung to China. public works McCutnber Angers llcol, state peniten pan was our associate in the era' sessions said the North Dakota senator. billing o I know that now that the war on hRbru cally has ended, many senators second t to consider her as our enemy. lv'nR resub [iny seems to he more an object nn(' *as ar licit.wiA w- court, which v.iuu^ ? iKiu uu, uiriiiirt ? LIU 1 us defeat Germany." The rase the senator means that," shout- m?rning and rntor Reed, "I want him to name ,,a>* ntorning ?nators to whom he refers." to (he Jury, nfor McCumber retorted that he <,ay. for< I let recent utterances in the co?rt that tli s chamber speak for themselves, ?K?eement. hen he declined to yield to fur- was u quest luestloning by Senator Ree<l the caused the <11 appealed to the chair, docla 'n^ t<?I<1 tha >udly, while Senator McCumber s,a*pd that t 1 tied liis speech, that the lane- "lls r;,se ha< used had been unparliamentary ''os<inK 'h" i Sticks to What lie Said, ha<1 takpn u' icn he had quieted the disput t,iat if t,,oy Senator Rail. Republican, of Del monti n ', temporarily presiding, thumb- *? l,,> shif"'<! rough a senate rule book while ,,e h",h?'r f dozen other members tried all knew a" ce to get in a word of advice. aR"''' 0>l " or Reed then withdrew his ol ?,her- ,n; n. whereupon Senator McCutn jrour' vvhirh eclated he had no intention of an<1 it hack what he had said, and in- ,)avin that the clerk rend the nassavo ,urn,,<' a v< speech which had been question- W"h roron That brought a renewal of the Thurs(,a>' 'n< ?url senator's protest. Senator e<? l>> tho c< uled the language out of order. , " enator McCumber resumed with ^^I EI* ' entark that he hadn't in th* ILL, |{ < iniii*t-w ii in ill i IIII itiMllll I III* of what ho had said. Ileail of \in intor MeCuntber, a Republican, Tempi >rn ter of the foreign relations com { loll ? r?, was speaking In reply 11? j man Lodge, of the eomir.lttee J had just completed a t>r >| nt"d . ''' ss opposing the Shantung '1 '* 1 ',fiun ' dment and declaring R.p-.in was j '' '*'s ' Ing in China an emp.ro menno- mP01aI J " te Cnltod States. Japan relenthad broken her pi-Ml pes and ' '' I continue to do so it. ft.t titer- ' ' s "ind.t.i of her sehente for China's ex- lie (no tion, Mr. Lodge asserted. sume his .t< lalior group l.cnguc Would Force I'carc. en r e. replying. Senator MeCunibor. . . K . Later Mr. d that the proposed amendment . , members of be of no avail because Shantung , , he expected ly was in Japan s possession and , , terenee tone ng the treaty would not ehtvpge possession. On the other hand. Sophn id. the league of nations would Ualelgh, ? the civilized world with a grip tion into haz Japan's throat" to compel her to college of ag good her promises to restore recently whr rovlnces to China Doughtnn's i ter Senntor Reed made an ex- rnen hazed. d argument against the league, j missal of thi lint? that if it had the power fo ! of (Joldwhon Japan to give hark Shantung it mond. and J inly would have the power to'ter, S. f. rl the Ignited States to do what* If desired. He argued that the <?eri e council and assembly would ( "Ponhagi e Judicial bodies, but every mem- manH nr<* a' rhuld be an Ihterested party in Ki,s aiu' a'a sig world question with trench lator Heed also engaged in a se- f"ro'Kn oftl< af heated exchanges with Sena- Monday. Htchrock, of Nebraska, the ad- j done *? flua , communirai fContinued on Page Four.) j been many < If IfH S? 57/pfl Read The News If ?EW5 J a- I SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR MOSE WITHERSPOON Kit 1JKAIIS" SAYS vvrxi ( OLI MIUA STATK IS GIVEN THE DEATH r~~~ , , SENTENCE BY JUDGE iiiiihiu Statr of today lister rmlit for leading * ?' >ni<i for cotton on the Jurist* Sets November 11 as the South t'nrolina yester- 14 . .. ... . .. . . . . ... . Date tor Electrocution of Hi vliieh I lie state reccivit says: L. II. Morton's Slayer. or has the distinction | * g yesterday the South ' j. ()N, y yi\? MINUTES ?|| cotton markets from T3a State last ni'^ht recoil- WW rite buyers in the ite?i Sealed Verdict Was Returned ? y paid 57 cents for the F oh xxas a 3-1 cents more By -,ur> "nd Bead Upon the 1 than was paid in Con- Opening of Court Yesterday I ainlH-rn SI. 15 per hush- . , ,, . |A ,i f?ir Morning?Trial Consumed a st $1.05 in a numlrer of Day of Court. Ml ets of the state." Ml Mose \Vithers|KM?n, neirro. Ml " ' fl\ te carried market re- wn? convicted yesterday in tlio w twenty towns in this general sessions court of the killpaper, and Lancaster s lIllt 0f father Hot-ton, near Kor- ^B ne and one-half cents . , . shaw last May and was sentenc- it i) the next highest. No iv, tel. out of the twenty. <m1 bv Jud*? lw dle in ,hc 36 cents. electric chair in the state poiii- ' tcntiary on Xovanilier 14. ' ARS FOR EVANS The case of Mose \V itherspoon, ^B ANI) RINGSTAFF charged with the murder of Luther H Morton, of Kershaw, on May 23, last, I Results in Verdict of was taken up l>y the court of general liter?.Jury Was Out sessions Wednesday morning. The H r Ten Hours. state was assisted by K. 1). Mlakeney, H i Ernest Evans and Wal- of Kershaw, and the court appointed were each sentenced to John T flreen and Harry Mines, of /; ars at hard labor on the the local bar, to defend the prisoner. of the county or in the Only a few witnesses were examined tiary in the court of gen- and the court delivered a very forceyesterday morning, for able and concise charge and the case f Edgar and Sidney Hal- was given to the jury at 6:30 o'clock ary 11. lit 17. Th s was Wednesday with instructions to hrintfsS^^B icti in ini' case, ine nrst | in a sealed verdiet and report at ted in a verdict of guilty | ?t: lin Thursday morning. All during JH: I tpealed to the supreme the day the court room was packed Wgranted a new trial. to suffocation, intense Interest being I was taken up Tuesday manifest during the entire taking of II was concluded Wednesf- tesimony. A verdict of guilty was In at 11:45 when it went rendered and Witherspoon was sen- l]| At 5:20 p m.. Wednes- tenced to die in the chair on Novem- HI *man reported to the per 14. In pronouncing sentence, 7 ey had failed to reach an Judge Sease spoke as follows: tfV The court asked if it "Moses Witherspoon, you have had ion of law or facts that a fajr nnd impartial trial. Able lawIsagreement and upon be-1 yers appointed by the court have de- ' t it was not, the court fended you. The lawyers appointed % jC his was the second time \}y the court to defend you have done V^H 1 been tried, that it was their duty fearlessly and in the proper I4H taxpayers money, that it manner. It is the boast of the Eng- YH > much time of the court. Ush-speaking people that no man. Ml did not reach an agree- white or black, shall be convicted HI psponsibility would have, without a fair and impartial trial. t I to another twelve men The majesty of the law will be vindi- , stated that no one man cated in the sentence which is now V-l and it was their duty to!at,ol,t to be pronounced upon you. verdict one way or the you billed this man with malice aforeakes no difference to the thought and the jury's verdict, has the way." The jury again fujj approval of the court. There is H| at 10 o'clock Wednesday j something somewhat peculiar about, g been out ti n hours, re your ease. You killed the son of Mr. H ?rdict of manslaughter j4OI-ton. a man. who had furnished nmendation to mercy. the means and inlluence that actjuitirning they were sentenc- t0lJ vou of- n,,, nnim. ,.r >urt. although Mr. Morton frankly stated * that von should have been convict- jW KOMI'ERS TAKEN ed at that time. It is the very irony IT IS IMPROVED of fate that he lent his influence to acquit you and during your liberty, ericait ImiIkx* in State of after you were freed, you killed his r> Nervous Kxhaiist- own son. 1 think there is a lesson in .. , that, that everv white man should a ml Stays in IW-d. ? _ . take to his lie.irt and remember, out ?n, (let. Id Samuel for his action and his kindness to you, jSW esident of the American pjs ann would be living today and you >t labor, confined to his ' w*nii1d ho a free man. It is fearful nl Irome hero in a state ot j() think what must be in the heart of *3 orvous exhaustion, is r< - that man the father of the man you feeling much better. Mis murdered to day. Hut the law has atod that the labor load- )>een vindicated and it shows that ^9 ?n was not serious and there is no cause for a community to "jV finely will be able to re- hecome wrought up and excited when rtlvitles as head of the.a nian commits a crime against the VI in the industrial confer- law, for as sure as the sun shines, the 91 law will take its course, especially *1 (lompers sent word to the where a man of your race kills a man 'H the labor delegation that|0f another race and there can be no V to he present at the con- doubt but there will he a proper, fair I orrow. and impartial trial. That has been V "* ~~ done in vour case. All I can sav to jV miori's Sent Home. 1 ? ? ? , ., von now is to prepare to meet vour ? 4. C., Oct. 16 Invcstiga- ^ , ,v. u (H . _ ,. God; there Is no earthly hope for ;lng at the North Carolina . ! vnn Sitfh to ricuiture and engineering " V,,T7 me ym >n Congressman R. A. ,aw ftnd il is ^\^nly demanded of ' son was among the fresh- vo" ,f you have *"^1 to say why M was followed by the dls- ^lence of death should not be pro ee sophomores. M Kadis. nouncert ,,r,on you- ,hat ymi say !t f >; Ralph Queery, of Rich | now' The Hf>ntftn(,e of ?^e court and | . A. Stewman. of Lancas-I,h" ,aw h that you bo ,akpn to tho I place from whence you last came, to - the county jail, and there placed in A nans I'sing Gas. <olliary confinement for not more than en. Oct 16 "The tier- 20 days or less than 2 days prior to tacking Riga with poison Friday, the 14th day of November, jjS io bombarding the town ] 1919, on which day in the hours be- *fl mortars." says a Lettish tween 10 o'clock in the morning and e communication issued ; 2 o'clock in the afternoon, you wfl! Great damage has been be turned over to the superintendent 9L iys and the harbor," the of the state penitentiary and suffer Ml Ion adds, "and there have death by electrocution, and may God fll ivilian casualties." have mercy on your soul." i y J M