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i mil i ... i . mm i , _ . ' jy . | ^1 ": fiB Press and BanneffSSO TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK "? V%-l> * * TWELVE PAGES THIS WEK g ^ ' -- I ' ,z,", :o./ J JEJstablished 1844 $1.50 Per Tear in Advance ABBEVILLE, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1916. Single Copies, Five Cents. 76tji Yea? PEOPLE SHOl SAY Wt w ' Wm. Jennings Bryan" Says Present Method ' - J fx * I*' _!LLi . I . _ _ . . * Not Fair to Masses. | L Ci ' . ; > ; f * t A ENTERTAINED WITH LUNCHEON a AT $Tr JOHN HOTEL AND AN * f ' AUTOMOBILE TRIP. j : " ' ,? ;* 3 j Advocating legislation whereby the i people would bave the power, of vot* * ing as to whether th? country, should go to var, the Hon. Williain Jen- t nings Bryan delivered a lectuje to ajc l&ygB snritonfe at the yktoria 'QwaT J tre in Charleston, last Thursday * . night, under the auspices of the Char r leKton County Sunday School Asso- d ciation. Thfe theater was almost o filled and the speaker was well re. ceived. o . Mr. John A. McConnjwk> - presi- d ' dent of the association, presided. P Mr.'Bryan was introduced t>y Mr. t John D. ?anpelmann, Mayor Pro Tem tl and also president o?;tae;<3&afca In- il terdenominational Sunday School ii Association. Those having sdats on the stage wer?:,.th? speaker, Mr. ti John A. McCormacfe Mr. John D. c Cappelmann,. Mr. H. H. BayUard, ti , Mr. J. H. Scott and Mr. W. ILlEx- C >" i ' ?'; Lectures oi^ " "Fundamentals" War'$h* ifcbject of v the lecture delivere^ ^ ll& Bryaii n At the start he explained that he i. would divide the subj?e4 :into- thro# ? pwta, the question ot the *ejatte?- ci ship of-man'to government, the que#*, ^ end the religious question or aaS J; relationship to God. ii i . In expiration he said that "We ^ take up most relationships; but ^ there are certain relationships* over ei ,; which one j^las no chbie^ Ifcr, he P pointed out, one mU8t be a citizen, a] one must think of his tp - hi* ?. fdlo^ Wiethe r^tionji^.of^oaie'a b( ? gp t]frO thff ur^rrm'W order so as to discttSi the. most ira- m mftaTit: n-f fhA.'t)^dP.fl1)MbonB OUt" ? instance be talked of' the' Controlling ^ principle of each question. ^ Hr, Bryan explained that while he ei .had devoted his life to the least im- ^ portant of the three questinos out- w lilted, this was caused by environments as he started, but. to he a law- f, yer, as his father had been before 8( nifri. He moved to Nebraska after g 5* a few years' practice in fflinois but s] he declared that this was not. on ac- ei of-politics for in Nebraska the n ; State, his county, district, ward and q L - pnecinct were all overwhelmingly n Bepublioan. . ti "I got into politics by accident, [ and stayed th^re by desire," he said. ? Our Government But. 1 - 1 ' .01 "Our form of government is the f, beet that the mind of man has ever a1 conceived/' he continued.- MJn the' n orjr and principle it is the best that a v the mind of man has devised." This p statement was qualified by Mr. Bvyan that he did not necessarily mean t, that it was administered without n fault. ^ ,He declared that in his opinion prob- 8j ! ably nine-tenth of the people , believe that society is built from the tl bottom while an aristocrat is one that n believes that it is suspended from h the top." g ' "A democrat says legislate for all u the people but an aristocrat says leg- s; islate for the well-to-do, and the i, people will' not receive prosperity when it leaks through to them." xi Mr. Bryan declared that he had p cotne to thr belief that no one man f nor one party could possibly ruin a r government and asked that - if this wire not true would not tbe United e Stefaa Viovo Kpan rninpH with the ? Republicans kT power for sixteen [ years. The audience laughed right a heartily. ' ( GoT?fnDaeat by the Paopl?. . fie advocated a government by the jj people declaring that the people , made mistakes but they made less j than did kings or a lew rulers and j thfett when they did make mistakes y they always bore them with more j patience because they kz*ew that they themselves were to blame. fie called attention to the great principle of government of the pop- . ular election of Senators and told haw that was first recommended by Andrew Johnson. . He spoke of the long time which it "took for federal aendment to be made and the im- ] tance of thin fiatnia. t Mr. Bryan advocated an amend- ] ment of the Constitation. which will i make it more easily amendable. .Now, he pointed out, it requires two-thirds 1 of the Boose and two-thirds of the Senate and three-fourths of the < States to amend the Constitution, and 1 declared that he believed that the people should be able to amend the Censtitution whenever they pleased and that they ahold not be thwarted by a few. 1 He lauded the initiative and ref-j' erendum and predicted that within a comparatively short time it will be in force throughout this country. "It is a Democratic principle that is; universal in it* application,0 he asserted. % " \ 1LD IEN TO AGE A WAR ?W. J. Bryan f.. .:;*? U I. ;:*.>-!* ... Strong Adroc?t?p Nov. "Tfc Vapor 'mpn out of nffica who >etray their constituents^ wh? em>ezzle the government ar.d pais laws hat the people are opposed to.. Wilton and Boosevelt were two of the [Teat men referred-'to who had thanged their opinion! regarding this freat reform and who are npw its trongest advocates. . "It is only a question of time bebre we shall hare the initiative and efereridum in every State in the Jnion," he predicted. i/. ; i . . Mr, Bryan next took op the ques- . "on >f allowing the peoples of the wmt? to vote .as to .whether the ouatry should go to war. Be op? ose^the proposition that the Unitd States form a coalition with Euonean powers but as a means of ioing away with war suggested that f a referendum for the people. In doing this, Mr. Bryan pointed ut, "I think that the best thing to 0 is to set an example to the Euroean countries and I Know of ng bet; , er one than to let the people vote on be question of war. t will be a long tune >#?&? there 1 another war." He pointed out that in the counies of this, country the government', annot issue bonds without submits " ing it a vote of the people, yet: longresi can deoUre Jftr. . Mi?'( Relation to Society. { In the second relationship, that of i" lan to society, he (declared that in ' u is opinion the Cjwrfr oiling. priucipl^ f the relationship was the economic iw of ''Every individual member of Jciety is entitled tQ.d^SW frpm so- v . iety in I proportion po wfeatne put* . ito it ;If he receives less he is done " a injuttice, If he gets moro he G E>es an ^injustice." i lb Eden may earn tremendous amounts ^ b said, but added that . "Men who , irned pillions of dollars from soci- aJ ^ hare*; been ifo busy eanfing. it. that ?? iey did; not have time vo collect it id those who have collected imil-f. T ons of dollars frOm society have L? een so busy collecting it. that they *' ^We greatest" cWtrutfBve" states-.^ atf^that the world has ever known" j as the- tribute paid Thomas Jeffer-1 m by fiie speaker. . He referred to ? im as one of the men who have p irned more than they ever had time . i collect, and-Edison and' Watts ere others mentioned. *t( ?fl haye never known a inan' to , lil but that there Was'a hraakdown >mewhere in his morals," Mr.; ryan said in taking im the relation- f lip of man to God. Tolstoi defend- i i religion, he said, as "The. relation lan fixes between himself and his ? od" and morality as "The outward ? lanifestation of that inward rela-j' , L Mr. Bryan ridiculed the idea of a n hristian allowing himself to be ^ uestioned as to his belief by an j. thiest without firing questions back 1 this connection he thinks that a theists are given too nwLch /latitude, i * It is not necessary for a man to tj nderstand God to believe in Him, he ointed out, and added: "A man jy oes not have to understand the sunj g. > believe in it. The most ignorant <e lan on earth can believe in the sun ithout understanding it in the L lightest."' ? Liove, me ana patriotism are ouier aings which men believe in, but can- ? ot explain, he continued. "A man 1 oee not know what love is until he ets into it, and he is not a scientist j? ntil he gets out of it' Mr* Bryan c aid, while the audience roared with t( lughter. j. He urged the use of common sense n rplicHnn ao well in other tbinsrs. L 'eople, he said, do not carry desire c or understanding into the dining ^ oom, but they do into their church, e te added, and showed how people t at, but they do not know what they ^ re eating nor how it grows, nor how c t cade to exist, yet some want' to j irgue that they cannot b.elieve in i Jod unless they understand Him. i c He declared that the advocate^ of c leace were not l&cking ln jpatriocism, v ind that when the call oones they Till be among the first to offer their ^ ives for their country, but that they . )elieve that "The time has come | vhen people ought to settel disputes j n other ways than by fighting. , GOVERNOR IN WASHINGTON. \ i Manning Attends Annual Conference y of Executives. | ??? Columbia, Dec. 15.?Governor ' Manning is in Washington attending ;he annual conference of Governors. < Be was to dine with President Wilson ' it the White House last night. < The Governor has invited his staff to accompany him to the inaugura- 1 tion of President Wilson for his se- ! cond term. The Governor expects to j be present at the ceremonies in Wash ington in March. The report of the tax board of re- i view has been filed with the Governor and he carried the report with iim to Washington to study, while on the train. , The Secretary of State today issued a commission to the Merchants' Sign Company, of Spartanburg, with a capital oi $iu,uuv, tae petitioners i beiqe: John L. Martin and R. J. I cuSiS..v 1 ,V ' r / " r,,n" """ K . v , . ? t . ?>.ii - How Dolls Night Befoi x -vj r.?x ; > > 7 /4 jcV ^ ( i fl SE QF NATIONAL . , ? * FORESTS FOR WATJt* POWER DEVELOPMENT ' n. U Washington, f December ., 20.^1x1 le fiscal year'1916, says Henry S. ( raves, Chief of the Forest Service, i hfe- anmmj- repqifo 20 new water :, >wer projects Which utilize Nation- ? Forest land began operation. This j as an increase of 18 l-f2 per cent the total number. Inj the fiscal sar 1916 the .^unber af new pro- ( icts which begaq operation was 12. { orty-tovo per c<?t of thf total ,, de- 1 i?pfcsi"hiiia; ^ e Forest ;Service* figure! show.; ; ( Development of relatively small eatm B nartienlftriv in evidence. _ :c or ding to Mr. Grave*, in the |* ocky Mountain States.' California * tads in the aJpountjOf- power under 1 ermit and ill operation; The num- * er of transmiukm line permits in 1 feet was increMod i?y:13 during ( re year. 40 applicatos for ower-project permit* - t^cefVed m 916 includfiil 8 fromli^liiska?a not- * ble evidence, according to the re- \ ort, of increased local Interest * in : ower development on National For- ; st lands there.- . f;: \ ; \ * * - -A' J: : J I ( Concerning tne ^epon.'prep?reu uy ie Forest Select in respond to a , asolution of the Senatecalling upon ie Secretary ?fAjpricpltttre for , lformatton regarding the ownership nd control of water pow?.site? and ? ay facto bearing ohjthe question a? ? > the existence of a monopoly in ] ie ownership and control of hydro- j lectric power in the United; States, , Ir. Graves saya: ''TWt iejort-pre- ( anted in far greater detail than has l ver been attempted before an ex- } austive analysis of ., the general 1 ower situation. It showed a. marked ( oncentration of definite and com- . lete control of a large percentage f developed water power .by a very aw companies. Data presented rearding interrelationships through ommon directors and principal offlers indicated a marked tendency 1 oward association' or community of ! lterests, particularly between the rincipal holding companies. The lovement toward concentration in ommercial central stations of all ; be primary power employed in the lectrical industries and in manufac- 1 urea was found in all sections of he United States, the rate of conentration during the period 1902912 being highest in the South At- ; untie States and tha extent of cononfmfinn trroaf^nt the Western states. "The rate of increase ' in water tower development for tettblic serrice use from 1902-1912 .t. was apjroximately three times M great as n sieam power. Primary power nstallation from all sources and tor ill uses increased from 14K)2 to 1912 nore than 2 1-2 times as rapidly in ;he eleven Western States as in the emainder of the United States, vhile the increase fQ5 primary elecTic power for the seme period was 140 per cent Cor the Western States, is against 226 per cent in the other States. The terttomat per capita >f the Western States in 1912 was 2 1-2 times as free* as in other parts jf the country. /imi I ? J ? JAM. "xne repor* sauwcu a whsiu?uble over-development in aeariy - all the power centers of the Western States?California, Oregon, and Washington in parjbbaj^r showing installations far in excess of maximum demands." DOWN FROM DUE WEST . Mr.. J. E. Todd and Mr, J. R. Todd >f Due West came down from Due West on last Thursday. They were tccompanied by two pretty Erskine ilUIKIlU), JMlsa UUia iukuvuaiu nnu Miss Ellanor Todd, who were shopping for Christmas. - ' * .' - - . ... .a -v.-...-.a v.? <tt jy* "I Kept the j e Christmas j IMIIliltlMillllitllllMI' \' jfcy.>ifflvR-^alHtMyjfeiitlMimraBBffiH^^^^BA^ Hr ^H^iPfcB^^BEBI^KrtKSg. ' ifli ^Si^^HK^ESi wf&jM 'flSP ^;^"?jBHM r i4^#SK^S*II^B^a SsM ? ' V i ' > ? >: . ; . \SK ADEQUATE REPAR* ATION FOR PAST. AND . . SECURITY FOR FUTURE London, Dec. 15.?"The Allies relire that there thatt be adequate reparation for the past and adequate fecurity for the future; * That is [till ths pollef fttid still the deterailation of his M^esty*s government" ' JThis was the declaration . of i Irew Bonar Law, repeating the. w*dg ! f Mr. Asqoith three months a&k^as le made his debnt today as the laedlOUbfe Ui. InVjhn.i >rief and passing allusion to .the irerman peace proposal, but the nngng announcement that it was still the >olicy and determination of the govtrnment, struck the keynote of the tew government's attitude and arons >d a prolonged demonstration of apiroval: / : \ ': The sessions of both the Lords and mora attended with unu J\JlXlXL\Vkkm ty.v?v ? iual* interest as being the first bow /f the new government, though the ibsence of Premier Lloyd George ;hrough continued illness left the nitiaf scene of the hew regime like Hamlet, without the. Dane.. Great irowds besieged Westminster for adnission and both chambers showed ;he galleries filled with eager apecftamt8 and the flora animated with newy-formed political groups. ....( i The House of Commons was the fcene of. chief; interest,. as here five ninisters of the late government-* Reginald McKenna, Walter Runciman Herbert Samuel, Lewis Harcourt and S. J. Tennant?ranged themselves' >ntfee front bench of the opposition^ Mule Mr. Bonar Law, flanked by the pinjeter* pf .the new !. adminJsfca * 4 * ?j- ?.1 slops, occupied toe oeucn just viuauby the Asfluith ministers across :he aisle. , , /'?.> j Mr. Asquith, like Mr. Lloyd George was. n^t present on accont of atekie$s, but even with the chief figures ibsent, it was a striking scene of the >ld and the new regimes facing each other at the crucial moment of the issoee over war and peace. The feature of the day was Mr. Bonar Law's presentation of the bill (or 400,000,000 pounds additional war credits and hie incidental reference to the peace proposal. In urging the war eredit Mr. Bonar Law displayed his command of .the vast financial branch and his ease and readiness as parliamentary leader. IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED BY SENATE Mttittra Containing the Restrictive Literary Tact Goes Through, 64 to 7. Washington, .Dee, 15.-r-The immigration bill containing -the restrictive literacy t?t far admittance of aliens, which has caused three Presidents to veto such * measure, was passed by the Senate today, 64 to 7. The MH passed the House m the last Session. Three 1 Republicans ?Brand gee, Pnif nnH TiuPont?and four Demo crate?Hoisting, Martine, Phelan, and Reed?voted against the bilL Senator Smith, of South Carolina, Hardwick and Lodge were appointed on the conference committee. . Authoritative statements. .have been jmade that President Wilson intends to veto the bill a, second time because of a literacy test. In this event an ,eflfort will be made to pass the bill over the veto, two-thirds majority in each house being required The bill passed the House last April I by a vote of 308 to 87, more than I a two-thirds majority, ana uie oen1 ate vote today, if repeated, would ! be sufficient to override an executive veto. 1 x ON PEACE m C<nuid*r?d Germany Will. <$iia Whether Allies Accept Ptopoai* t&?' oir N?t ^i y ? Berlin, Dec. ^4.?I^ndon, pep Wip39i0i^mm Bptbma*in-H?Hw?fir btforf the reiefatoday, in which he declared that was not taajr|ied by a single, expxw*ion ^ .diaient.;)Aile the ligni&ant pws^ .wei# grated TTO-,> Hmvao on/i /inaoM . Tr waft . von Westarp, the'Conservative IeadV> W*9# to;*#<mfog sat silent and unmoved even when the galleries and newspaper mmiuiQUWt i demonstratively in the ajgriauSe. > ' ! When the chancellor had conclud-. ed Jms gpss^h/ an. atonapt, was made tp ffrce an Immfttfigfei debate by the attnexationisfc .block;;' under Meier . trnstx Basseonann, (Pleader, ;.pfrthe ational Liberals, anp- .ComitvWSst- i axip, i supported by th? extreme 9o' I No D1kiwi|mi ABoiWfd. This move was .firmly resisted by i the leaders ofthe moderate partfo^ i who agreed with the chancellor that 1 a general di?c|NBon of ,possible peace J conditions before/ attitude of > the enemy power?waf mtifr lpifiitol 1 could only injure the ianse of peace ^ and place Germany at a diplomatic < disadvantage;, Thqjr attitude rwsa ^ tioms began they would be placed at a'.disadvantaged jj ^ The indefinite adjournment of. the < ?^2r dec"lio - ^ea^es J gwdeJ^taiiSra^t'to* t^vot* *} I confidence. 't] ' > }. ? Bo^Si^dW^ft^d^l V?nt proposals on whickFGermanysand her affiea are pmpofled jo make peapajn t hit apeeCjlt before *the reichstag, such 1 mumaiiwuu W. W?i-LUtjrlfa nm^. of the chancellor* offer should fail p upon responsive ear#. f Much Di*<hj??ion. v t In the corridors of the reichstag, e where, after the historic 20-minutje p session, the members gathered in keen discussion: 6f the charucelor'a speech, the general opinion expressed was that the situation would be 1 ?/ino*t0<?i? +n fJprmanv whether or J OUT ail M*gvw w w not the chancellor's offer was ac? t cepted by the Entente. Some of the h opponents of the chancellor ..are op* t posed to any move in the -direction I of peace except on the basif '?f "woe to the conquered." Most members a of the reichstag, however, express o the opinion that the emperor's decis* i ion was wise and timely and showed z pleasure at the formal step taken 1 toward ending the war. I SOUTH CAROLINA COME- 1 TO-SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY i February 11,1917, has been de* j signated by oar State Sunday ? sAiortl Association as "South Cttjro- c lina Com $-to-Sunday School Day." j All schools of all denominations are ] invited to participate. .. ..... < The purpose 6f "South Carolina j Come-to-Sunday School Day" is: ID i To aronse -the entire state to the ' value of the Sunday School. (2) To rally each Sunday School formore aggressive work. . (3) To bring fat# j the Sunday School on this day thous- i ands of people who do not ordinarily 1 attend, and to make every effort jto i retain the most permanent members, 1 We, therefore, call upon all Sunday School officers, teachers and mem- i bers in South Carolina to join in this j converted effort to build up the i Sunday School cause of the State, i In narticnlar we make the following i requests: 1 h X. Study carefully the leaflet en- < titled "South Carolina Come-to-Sun- i day School Day," which explains the : plan, how to prepare for the day, i and how to aecure the best results from it. (This leaflet was printed . in the November Promoter, and may be secured by writing to the South Carolina Association, Spartanburg,) i 2. Plan at once to have your school observe this day. 8. Pray for God's guidance and blessing upon the plans made and the efforts put forth. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, will observe this day with South Carolina. We ask your .<cqoperation in making it a great success in <m State. . . V John D. Cappelmann, President; W. H. E. Pendleton, Chairman ExePjimmiH'AO' R H. Dement. , Vice-President; W. S. Morrison, Vice President] O. D. Jones, Recording Secretary; S. T. Reid, Treasurer; and' W. I. Herbert, Horace L. Bomar, F. M. Ellerbe, T. M. Lyles, R. E. Boggs and S. T. Lanham, mem>ers of Central Committee. .. ; R. F. D. 5. MR. SAM ADAMS RETAINED Mr. Sam Adams, of the Abbeville : r, was here yesterday to confer ith several of the men charged with; iolation of the Dispensary law. He has been retained by several of the | men concerned.?Greenwood Index. cnDTUcniinL i uiv mil m i fumLr i Until Cpnunuuic^tion U ft*. vwr' WTW WSir.Tf?r"T.H sr- Ajgfl c.ivxi Pr-id-t WU?. C.B Not Mm ia Wwhintten, D?. 13_Pr?ri(i<mi Wilson's cours# o? action .fo connefr Jg 5^ ment which might possibly be coupled wttb a re^eetionbrth# ers, there .Was, a disposition to ftni wftnpf.*wy, however delicate and iar , % format!," 16 jfotimate the sincere wiw . ^the^ Stat^t some baais United States was thrown 'into the balance, tt&'&zi*4 ' :>.} The United States, by reason of v ; its dual responsibility of represent-' in* the interests .of most of the central powers,and the Entente govern* nents in the capit$s'^f their ene* nedium com?n?n3cation through ?rhi/?h wm i n# M? ijKW j A v* ?uo auwuw JJW*? *V>$H irnments to thejcentral belligerent*- ' '-'a vould be mide/ , * s r.? . viii. The German embassy had no for* her ad vie es on, the terms of the y <?ae '.entral governments, bnt it was free* . VvfgB y admitted that terms had porposei lurpose wass to propose a^cor^lerrace >n. terms and carefully avoid adrancing. any whidi anight be maw he> Ibpniid? j&efisaCv - ' The Teutonic diplomats, reflecting hue view* of their governments. be~ ir.' ?? eace, and with that much aa a ." 3g ouiidation they see the warring naions well on the way to a confernee from which they ard sanguine ' $& eace would, result. , Allies May Propose Tsrms. The probability of the Entente alies themselves making sopie ' anLouncement >of the term3 'on which hey would make ft eace is regarded lere as having trejnendousposaibiliies for effect upon the German peo>le themselves. V The president canceled all his outide engagements today, including >ne to preside over the 10 conferred with Colonel E. 1L loose, ha friend and adviser, who ; ; nadf a teb t^ ,E?roj?^ #wmd out met jenttment.aeveral months ago. Lionel House !mav so' a*ain ?f the ^ nssfjdent wkktm a' move to accom- a rnny Germany's proposals with sag- j jestions iof any character. . It was. reiterated that ifntdl the rificial documents had been received .'i lor transmittal to the Entente beligerents no decision could, be reachid as to whet the United . States would do further than to transmit hem. >\ lA-.vi- ( ' . Question of Gaarutni. < -The London press comment on the peace, offer, is known to be in accord pith confidential advices coming to his government before Chancellor iron Bethmaon-Hoilweg's speech and the note was published. In quarters close to the Entente lilies an opinion prevailed that if., bhe Entente allies made reply, their"4 first course might be to inquire guarantees would be given by Germany that the terms of a peace treaty' would be. fulfilled and that a treaty would not be violated as, the allies contend, in the ease ofBelgium. By making such a reply, jsnftnte diplomats see the responsibility for continuing the war thrown back to the central powers. WiUon May Spmk Out The president has been urged by some advisers to make his address to the opening of the conference of governors here tomorrow night the occasion to express in general terms his attftade without binding himself in ? definite way. Col. E. M. Bouse left at noon for New York. He said he had no plans for goingjto Europe, and would sot discuss the urppesals of the contra! > vrvMAM no +Vwn smnn<t nnfhinc* --p.-o / official had be?n received. NEGROES AXE LEAVING GREENWOOD FOR EAST Greenwood, Dec. 20.?The Seaboard Air Line sold seventy nine tfcl#ts to colored persons to Philadelphia last Saturday night. In addition two tickets were sold to colored persons to New York and two to Wilmington, Del., making ft total of 88 leaving here for the north. The tranaDortation amounted to over $1, OQO |or the Seaboard. Most of those buying tickets for the north last Saturday night were from the country, only about a dozen going. from the town here. , w v. A 1