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i?SUBSIDE>*T APPEALS TO XAiLBOAB HEADS Managers, However, Refuse to Concede I Eight Hour Day Wit/iout Arbitrating Wbole Question?Wilson Then Goes Step Higher. Washington, Aug. 17.?President j Alison today laid his plan for averting i tbe threatened railway strike "before the employes' condinittee of 640 an I having found the managers' committee adamant on his proposal that they 3<cept the eight hour day, he appeal d to the railroad presidents and asked them po come to the White House for a conference. -?~l it X. iV There is every maicauon tnat u tu : presidents sustain their managers President Wilson will appeal final'>' to the financial powers which control t'v: roads. The president's plan which is expected to be formally accepted by the employes' committee iat a meeting at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, proposed: An eight hour day as the basis for i computing wages. Regular pay at the eight hour day lifric XVI V v VAAUV* To refer all other collateral issues to a small commission to be created by congress on which the employes, the railroads and the public would be represented. A Fair Proposal. The acceptance of the proposal by the employes was forecast by expressions of their leaders after they left the president's conference. One of them declared: "The men would he Cools not to accept it" . The attitude of the railroad presidents is not so clear. They began ar riving tonight; all are expected to be here tomorrow. No one can say what will be the effect of an appeal such as a president of the United States speaking in the name of the welCare of * nation, can mal^e. But from such information as can be gathered it appears that the railroad presidents, if the managers' committee understands tiiem are unalterably opposed to conceding the eight hour day or anything else out of hand, but are quite Teady to arbitrate anything and everything in almost any form of arbitra tioji 'upon which the emploee and the committee may ajree. Stands for Arbitration. The railroad presidents, it is understood, justify their stand upon the broad ground of maintaining the principle of arbitration which, if sacrificed in this- instance, they intend to tell the | president, would be destroyed as a lactor in the settlement of industrial disputes. < If the railroad presidents persist in that view and are supported by the financial powers, only the future can tell the outcon-e. "With the growing seriousness of the situation, congress 'began paying more real attention to the crisis today an-d there "were many indications of intervention to V 'event a nationwide tieup. The genenl expectation is that the railroad ofik ials after seeing the president tomorrow will ask that they be given several days, perhaps a week or more, to consider their course. A score of the officials who arrived to night went into session with the managers' committee and it was said that one of the possitmintjs uuuci wu sideration was the preparation of * statement to be given before their visit to the president, putting their position before the country. To Baek Up Managers. The conference tonight between th? railroad presidents and the managers' committee developed further indications that the managers were to be backed up by their chiefs in the a/tti?va/i adopted toward the (.uuc 1 president's proposals. "fWIe have gone over the situation thoroughly," said one of the presidents as he left the conference, "and ve agree thoroughly in every particular with what the committee has done." Asked if the managers would be backed in their decision President D. S. "Willard of the Baltimore & Ohio sa^. "I assume they will be." Two plan* are being considered for the makeup of the proposed committee if the president's plan is accepted. The first provides for the appointment :e> 3 of all three memoers, u Uldl oxivui.* be the size of the commission, by the president; another for the selection of one of the members by him and of the other two by the railroad employes and employers, respectively. The plan tgs presented by the president to the employes did not go fnto details. It is proposed that the committee be given power to summon witnesses and examine books in order to arrive at the true cost of the proposed plan tr the railroads. Thft First of its Kind. The conference between the president an'1 the general committee and employes lasted ab-txit an hour. A. B. I Garretson, spokesman for the committee, pointed our. that the president's position in eummonins repr: sentati-ves of a large number of workingmen to the White House "without others present for a discussion of a labor problem stood unparalleled. In his talk io the men the presiitnt explained his feeling that a strike j i list bo avoided at any cost. He then | said that after reviewing the situation ' thoroughly with the small committee < representing the employers and the employes, he had drawn up a pla.' which lie thought whs fair to 'oofn sides, and which h* hoped would L"* accepted by both. > The president declared he believed in tlie principle of the eight hour day, and that he thought the greater part or the people of the United States hel l a similar "view. Regarding the collateral issues the ^resident admit'.eo. lie was at a loss to say how tftey should be settled. If the question of overtime and other problems were left to him, h> said, he would have to ask for a commission to help him to decide what would be fair. Can Be Decided Fairly. He added that in his belief there ^?re enough honest men in th? United States to decide these questions fairly to both sides and that they would do so if called' upon. When they lert, tne men ?CIB iii-1 vited to shake hands with the president. When about half of them' had done so, W. S. Carter, head of the enginemen, noticed Mr. Wilson wincing occasionally as a husky employe accustorncd to your kind of rripc." 1 "Just touch the president's hand, men," Mr. Carter said. "He is unaccustomed to yocr kind of grips.** The brotherhood men were pleased over the president's plan and while leaders declined to forecast the action of the men when they rote o^ 1 iT " - X /~>TTQT*TrTX"h Or (3 fVtP feel tnis luuiuuvn, ? ing exsisted that they would approve i* overwhelmingly. Every precaution was used to prevent any save members of the brotherhood from obtaining admission to the various meetings today both at the hall and the White House. Special guards were pLaced on all of the fire escapes, windows and stairways of tho hall and the doors were | -closed before the meeting began. Ar j the iWhite House, brotherhood men carefully identified every man in the meeting before the president spoke. The president's decision to Invlt^ the railroad presidents to the Whit* House was reached after he had be come convinced that the committee cf managers here would not consent, to the eight hour day plan. "* !" ^ The railroatl presidents win st-e tu; president at 11:30 to-morrow mora ing and at that time he will explain tn them in detail his plan and make practically the same speech which h^ delivered to the employes today. . Fairfax Harrison, president of th?. Southern railway, joined the officials iiere, and word was received thai | John H. Peyton, president of the Nashville, Chattanooga & a Louiu I l.ad left Nashville for Washington Other officials are expected tomorrow from Chicago. William Jennings Bryan, it develop ea today, has sought unsuccessfully to settle the dispute by the application of his temporary- truce peace plan, having telegraphed pleas to heads of the various 'brotherhoods and the president, asking that it be a.efaj^r jf -av^ild nrovide for I put 1UIV> V. a u %/?..? x a trace of one year during whlci, time the contentions of both sides to the controversy should be investigai ed thoroughly by a ?ociniis6ion and a settlement lattempted on the findings oi the commissioners. When Mr. Wilson sees the railroad presidents tomorrow the committee of managers who have been conferring with him all this week/ will not be present It was decided late tonight that the president should lay his plan fully before the executives of the roads alone. Before proposing his plan, it wa* ?1 J learned tonight, Mr. Wilson raao sought vainly for two days to have both. sides aocept some form of arbitration. The conference "between the railroad presidents and the managers' committee did not break up until midnigh" It was said another meeting would be held tomorrow morning to acquaint the Western presidents arriving theu with details of the negotiations bei fore the executives go to the (White 1 House. Indications when tonight's conference adjourned were that the railroads would issue soonj a comprehensive statement setting forth their position. Hale Holden, president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, was designated as spokesman for the roads, in tomorrow's White House conference j THE HERALD AND NEWS ONE I YEAR FOR ONLY $1.50. ^ II ?!!! I ? "HrKt CL ."V'^ < ttjLLJD LAB01* SILL PASSES IS H0C3J$ .fcejclng Measure Kescued From r. llMltrUn I U'hifa JLeJUip* roi j \ruuuvn uj House Inttuenee. * " ' WaLrhinjtoa, Aug. 18.?Without debate or record vote the child labor t; r # bill was acceded by the house today vith the senate amendments and sent cn its way to 'become law vith. President Wilson's signature. It represents the result of years ot struggle in congress between forces urging the conservation of Ohild life and those opposing f it on many giounds, chiefly that it vas a question for the States and not for the federal government. It would not "have become a law at t this session of congress hcd not President Wilson, after the Democratio caucus decided to eliminate it, from the administration programme, visited the capitol' and insisted upon Its inclusion. As it originally passed the house it proposed to bar from-interstate commerce products on which child labor actually had been employed. As amended by the senate and now perfected it prohibits shipment between tbe States of all products of any establishment which employs child labor. It bars products of any mine or quarry employing children under 16 and products of any mill, cannery, | workshop, factory or manufacturing establishment employing children under 14 or which employs children between 14 and 16 more than eight hours a day, more than six days a week tfr earlier than 6 o'clock in the morning or later than 7 o'clock in the evening. It becomes effective one year after the date of the president's approval. , v.w. Opposition to tne dui was ieu uj Southern congressmen and its sponsors charged cotton mill owners with being tbe principal objectors. <S> ' Q <S> County Campaign Schedule. <$ <$> <&?><$><$$><&<$><$ Little Mountain, Tuesday, Augus* i zzna. Newberry (West EncTi. Saturday, | August 26th. I The meeting at 'RTntmire wiil begin at 2 p. in. The meeting at West End wil begin at 8 p. m. All other meetings will begin at 10:30 a. ih. Frank R. Hunter. B. B. Leitzsey, Chairman. Secretary. ' <?> <?> <$> <& '& <$> ? ? $> $> ? <t> $ f ^ *$ 3> CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE <S $ <S TT-{"" lT'?ac^o rr Alirnet 22 I UUiUU, luwuuj, | Gaffney, Wednesday, August 23. I York, Thursday, August 24. Chester, Friday, August 25. Winnsboro, Saturday, August 26. BARBECUES BAJtBECUE?I will five a first class barbecue at my residence near Prosperity Saturday, August 26. J. Ben Cook. 8-22-ltpBARBECUE?We will give a nrst class barbecue at iMt. .Pleasant church on August 19, for the benefit of the Pomaria Methodist Parson^ age. 'All the candidates are specially invited to come and speak, a3 they.-did not get to speak on campaign diay here. We will be glad to &$ar all of them speak. | Come one, Come all and help a good cause. td. % f. Barbecue at Pomaria. nn.v.rt moroKcire /-if Motl- and l"JC uituiutig ui. 11VI. r? Morris Chapel will give a first claa-; barbecue at Pomaria on Saturday, Sept. 2, 1916 for the benefit of ttn Methodist parsonage. Good dinnev guaranteed. Come and enjoy th^ day. J. L. Graham, M. H. Kinard. Committee. WANTED?Teacher wanted for Central school. Term begins the 15 of October. Salary $40 per month. AddIy to any one of the under signed. L. A. bhealy, Pamaria. J. D. Koan. Pomaria. G. W. Seybt, Pomario.. Tractees. i ?[h>!y On? "BROMO QUlWn&" " - - * rrrrntse, for t<)l nsrr.e, ' r W. ./ . '.J: -* 4? . ... . CVlO7 I I .- .i.-'l '/-iu-iC-4.- -'-J vjzzz.1 a>~ . 4 LEBSHAW YOTERS PROVE GEJfEBOLS Fosslbly Two Thousand Torn 0 it for Addresses by Stat? r iniiMatac IMIVUXIMW. CTf f ___ The State. Camden, Aug. 18.?A cro*d of possibly 2,000 "voters came to historic Camden today to listen to aspirant^ t State offices. The meeting today sl.od out in bold and striking contrast > to the three previous meetings ttti. * <ek, there being nodisptues between opposing candidates and the* programme again 'dropped back to con ventional channels. The crowd was r" r f.inetlv partisan ^nd whooned an:. cheered enthusiastically for its favor ite: This spirited feeling was distributed generally between Gov. Manning ? nd Cole L. Blease. After the . first three speakers for governor?Messrs Duncan, Manning and Blease?had n nV<xn -nnRsrhlv more than half the . A X' J - - ... crowd left, Mr. Blease being taftcii from the grove on the shoulders of his partisans. Thv. remalnde** of the * crowd dwindled to such proportions during Mr. Cooper's speech that Mr. DesChamps, who was iat the bottom today, having spoken first yesterday, did not make any speech, merely announcing his candidancy in a few brief sentences. The suspension of Sheriff Huckabce in this county by Gov. Manning for alleged non-enforccment of liquor laws was a live issue and was tlie subject of much comment by both Gov. Manning and (Mr. Blease. Gov. Planning explained that he had siven the Kershaw'county official a two day Hearing winen cnargtnj wwc m?i, ^ivferrcd and tLct it "was on the face of overwhelming evidence that this commission wc;j withdrawn. Mr. |.Vjianning explained tiat Le liad tc<n having more complaint -, about failure to enforce the liquor laws in Kershaw county than in any other in the interior portion of the 'State. Conditions here, he said, were still bad and be asked the people: "Is Sheriff Huckabee now enforcing the 'law?" The governor expressed the most kindly feeling for Sheriff Hucka^ae tout paid he belived it would be for the best interests of "both. Sheriff Huckabee and of Kershaw county if the official were returned to his farmMr. Ble-ase made one of his bitterest speeches of the' entire campaign. Ho I attacked the present administration j for alleged lawlessness and extrava- i Zc.hce and denounced the chief ok- ( rv/M,rir-^'c n^b'.-.v relative ti> the State | Hospital for the Insane. The ex-gov-j em or' completely ignored Mr. Man? ; r.ing's pardon record and omitted liia 1 usual statement that George Young j of Laurens. 7,-ho was killed by a negro, j v:as a Cor fM era to veteran. Mr.1 P.Iease beon citing this case on j practically every campaign stump. Mr. Cooper made ais usual speech, pledging impartial enforcement of all laws and strenuously advocating envelopment of the public ccbool system of tl.e State and of some plan to enable all college aspiring young jcople to gain an education and re.urn the funds borrower irom ciai? -w attend schcol. J. I. K. FIYE NEGROES LYNCHED BY MOB OF FLOIUDLiXS Three Ken and Two Women Taken From Jail at Newberry and Put to Death. Gainesville, Fla., iAug. 19.?Five negToes, three men and two women, were taken from the jail at (Newberry, Fla., early today and hanged by a onrl an nth fir neCTO Was SllOl U1W iw\4 . w and killed by <a posse near Jonesville, Fla., as the result of the killing yesterday of Constable &. G. Wynne aind the shooting of Dr. L. G-. Harris by ?oisey Long, a negro. The lynohed negroes were accused of aiding Long to escape. Posses consisting of several hundred men tonight are searching tin woods about New-berry, 18 miles from "here, for trace of Long. Further trouble is feared. frnm Newberrv tonight j.a _ ^ said that the mob which lynched th<* five negroes was composed of about 200 men and w< rked quietly and rapidly. After gaining entrance to the jail they took their victims to a point about a mile from town and liangei all on one large oak tree. Not a shot v. as fired, tiie dispatches said. The ne&ro shot near Jonesvttl also was said to have aided Long to escape. wv-nnp and Dr. Harris were shot j when they went to Long's home at! Newberry early yesterday morning toJ arrest him on a charge of stealing hogs. It is said Long drew a pistol from his night clothing and fired, j Wynne was rushed to Jacksonville V/ihere he di<Y3 yesterday at noon. Sev- f -- ? i. ?_ i eral hundred negroes are erapioyca in , p&osphate mine3 near Newberry. j BCUuDDfG FERHITS. Wei to Under the City Ordinance no huiM- or re ing, with, new work or repairs, shall enfor< be undertaken within the limits of th town unless a permit is first obtained from the Building Inspector, H. B. 8-18 Ten Cent ( Filled with ui China, Glassware, Paint, Hardware, 1 Picture Frames, S many other useful tl Mayes'BookaiuN The House of a Thou I i 1 Mi 37 til Annual iv EXCUR TO? WASHINGK oiruMnisin Nf mvt lATiVll^/ UAAM A IV and ATLANTIC } | And Other Virgil J; 1 : _?VIA_ r"~ dYT] \ _????. | Wednesday August J obmwumi amtarxcmamammufMwmammmmaBmaBamaumammmmmmmjmmBmmmmmnm Extremely Low Excursion ] Prom To Tc Atlantic City, Wast N. J. D. Columbia $15-25 $l?Ridgeway r5-25 10. IWinnsboro *5-25 Rochester.. 15.25 10 Prosperity 17.25 12. Newberry x7-25 12. Proportionately Low Excursion Intermediate F Excursion Tickets sold A returning to reach original sts Midnight, September 1st, 1916. FrrriiraiAn Ticket* sold A returning to reach, original st< Midnight, September 8th, 1916 SUPERIOR TRAIN Lve. Columbia 4.25 p. m " Ridgeway '.5.11 p. m Winnsboro 5.31 p. m " Chester 6.16 p. m " Rock Hill 6.47 p. m Ar. Washington 7.00 a. m ; CONSIST: WASHINGTON SPEC Sleeping Cars, Day Coaches, Dining Pullman Cars, Coaches, . I VISIT THE NATIONS An attractive and Inexpensive 1 Vacation For Pullman Reservations, Infc to Ticket Agen W. E. McGEE, S. H. McLEAN, A. G. P. A. D. P. A. Columbia, S. C. Columbia, S. C i , Fire GWef for sucb traikHns> pairs. . rwsriaifip? prescribed will bt :ed for all violations. Z. F. Wright Mayor. -3t. Counter seful articles. i Enamelware, oilet Articles, tationery and hings. > J unahrXtAiTA ' 011GIJ UlUI C isand Things lid-Summer S10N ON, D. C )RFOLK, VA. CITY, N. J. lia Resorts 15 2 16 & 23, 1916 Fares as Follows: ' > v To To i'toa, Richmond Norfolk, C. Va. Va. 25 $3.25 $8.25 25 .3.25 8.25 A 25 S.25 0 25 25 8.25 8.25 25 9.25 9 25 25 9.25 9.25 Fares From Other tints ,11 gust 16 will be good urting point prior to ugust 23 will be good irting point prior to SERVICE 5 25 P. m 5.30 a. m. 6.11 p. m 6.23 a. m. 6.31 p. m 6.45 a. m. tt?t\ m . . rr a 1 a. m / * ~ r / -tj 7-47 P- m 8.35 a. m. S.00 a. m n.30 p. m. IAL?Through Pullman, Car. No. 32?Through Dining Cars. ,L CAPITOL [Yip for the Summer rmation, etc., Apply ts or L. D. ROBINSON. " J C. P. and^T. A. Columbia, S. C. v - T