Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Without a dissenting voice the South Carolina division of the American Cotton association yesterday adopted in to the plan formulated by the executive committee for averting the "financial bankrutcy which the1 cotton producer faces under pres-i ent marketing conditions." | The plan in brief provides that j fixed in Montgomery next ween is every bale of cotton be held off the i market until the minimum price to be1 obtained; to form an export corpora-j tion with a capital stock of 500,000 j bales, one purpose of this corpora-tion being to ship cotton to foreign! countries; and to reduce the 1921 I crop by one-third, this reduction be- j ing brought about by the signing of I a pledge in whi|i the signer agrees! to have his acreage measured by his I neighbors. The pledge provides that if the signer violate it, he may be j penalized by a fine of $500. collect-1 able in any of the courts of the state j or of the United States. The meeting yesterday was easily! the most important gathering of cot-1 ton producers held in this state, and1 it was featured by an air cf earnest-j ness and determination which would j seem to indicate that the farmers j are through with "resoluting"' and I .are now determined to take concrete . action to save themselves. While there was some diversity of opinion as to the feasibility of the export corporation, L. D. Jennings of Sumter proposing another plan for tiding over the present crisis, as a general thing unanimity of opinio:! prevailed and when a pledge was offered to "retire 25 per cent, of the presert crop and to hold cotton until Hades freezes over if need be" there was a 'burst of applause from the great throng. ' Craven Hall tco Small. "a;v.er> t? r. Hamer. ^resident cf! the South Carolina division, called: the meeting to order in Craven hall, j there was standing room in the struc-; ture. Delegates from all sections of j the state continued to pour in ar.dj soon the place was crowded to suf- j focation. Scores cf men were lined; up along the walls windows framed i heads and faces and the small* balcony was packed. Soon there were t.s! many people outside of the hall as in-; side and#it was seen that some change of plan was necessary to enable all to j hear and after seme discussion it was ! moved to adjourn to the campus j the University of South Carolina. j The great crowd, numbering perhaps 3,500 people, marched down j Sumtpr street to the university! grounds and found fairly comfort-' able seats on the grass. The speakers mounted a truck and were easily heard by the throng. Offer Resolutions. G. L. Toole had read in Craven hall the resolutions drawn up by the executive committee but hundreds had j not heard him and L. D. Jennings of Sumter was asked to read them | again. The resolutions were as follows: *Li is a well known fact that though the people inhabiting the cot. ton belt are the purest blooded [ Americans in the United States, they j are the most illiterate. Our illiteracv is so great that it has become a j national scandal. It is also a well known fact that our public roads in the cotton belt are the poorest in the j country. Our public school teachers j are the poorest paid of any in the United States and a great many teach in ill equipped school houses which are without any comforts. A era in. our country churches are the poorest and the preachers are poorest paid. ''Our once naturally fertile soil has been mined by our forefathers in in the past until it is now necessary to apply vast amounts of fertilizers! to make crops. We know these con- j ditions exist and that they were, caused by the low price obtained i since the Confederate war for our J ^hiof monev cron?cotton. "Realizing this misfortune, bo-! ing our heritage we now take oath j before the god of justice that the; same conditions shall not be the in- j' heritance of our children. "Under the most adverse condi-j tions we have promise of a fair yield; of cotton for 1920. This promise of ; a good crop has-been the signal for; the powers that be to reduce the price j 30 per cent, and below the cost of production, before a pound is picked, j It therefore behooves the cotton j producers, the business men and the j professional men to taKe" prompt ac-! tion to protect their :nterests. "Thp conditions forcing such action t are in part as fallows: ! "The spreading of the boll weevil over almost the entire cotton belt j has caused the bulk line cost of pro- j duction of cotton to rise materially. We can make some cotton under boll v :gle ist Bankruptcy \ weevli conditions but both the risk i j and the cost are greatly increased, j because ot tne increased nsK evurv ; man should reduce his cotton risk in j favor of less risky crops for home ! consumption. j "The cost of commercial fertilizers; j instead of diminishing since the world ; war is increasing-. | "The enormous increase in freight j rates will greatly add to the cost of [food and feed products shipped from! the West, particularly bulky feed like \: j hay, making it necessary to raise all j ! cur hay and other feed Ncrops aij; j home. Farmer Never Strikes. I v,The American farmer was the cne j ( class of labor daring: the war and since who never callcd a strike,! either for increased pay or forj shorter hours, but rather have they.' | gotten their increased pay over their J j inc2*eased cost of production by add-j | ing longer houis to their labors. Farm J laborers have left the farms by the , j millions. Most of the quitters have I flocked to the "white lights" of cur ( i cities and it is absolutely necessary! I that we have prices not only for cot- i. ! ton, but for all products that v/iil . justify the farmer to remain on the j job and further to enable him to pay . .'the remaining faithful laborer a wage [ sufficient to justify his remaining i; j upon- the farm. "We are told by manufacturers,!; | dry goods dealers, bankers, etc., that j j the world can not consume a large ciop of cotton under present condi! :ions at a profitable price. "We are acjvised that financial i conditions abroad will not allow an (increase in export of cotton to j j Europe for many months. S "The decrease in price of cotton i! seed trreatlv diminishes the net re- j turn for the farmer, necessitating [ higher prices for lint cotton. "Whereas, the power lies within 11 ourselves by cooperation and stand- j' ing together in unity of action in our organization, the American Cotton)' association, to astonish the world and J; fix the price of our cotton with a j1 reasonable profit on our investment : and the world recognizes our right; to have a living profit on our pro- j duction; |. "Therefore, be it resolved: j "First, That we immediately put j on a campaign to induce the farmer j to hold every bale of cotton off the ' "-nfil tVio minimum f?et I llliX I ACIi UIll/ll vm. i by the Ameiican Cotton association is obtained. ,1 "Second, Thai v;e immediately take (: steps to plant at least one-third of! the 1920 acreage in other ' crcps P than cotton?chiefly food and feed; crops and that at least one-half of , this acreage be planted in wheat, oats J and barley before December 1. 1920. "Third, That these resolutions be j presented to the American Cotton as-' ( sociation at Montgomery, September 2, 2, 3, and that our delegates use j every means possible to have them j ] i *1 _ i j J aaopT.eu. "fourth, be it further resolved, IJ That we let it be known herewith } that we are informed as to the cf-;1 forts of the English spinners to ?e't j( suitable cotton from elsewhere' than; { in America; and M "Fifth, That we hereby call on j I the bankers particularly to come to! our aid and use our cot iji stored in i1 our warehouses as the be.st collateral i( on earth and tide us over the crisis, j 1 (Adopted.) "Be it further resolved, That be-j1 fore we will enter again into another j ) half century of servitude, continued j i ignorance and poverty we will wi:h 11 reluctance but with certainty aban-! 1 don the culture of cotton to the ex- J .( tent it proves unprofitable." !?' Ccmmitee Named. Mr. Kamer last night announced 1 the annointment of the following 1 committee to arrange the ways and means of putting into operation of; 1 * -* n*..>WQva? ' . IHC Aniijriciiix v.'Ui/tvji uuon-io poration, the organization of which j 2 was authorized at the cotton meeti::?? 11 yesterday: J. Skotiowe Wannamaker; 1 of St. Matthews, Louis I. Guion ofj _ Lugoff, Charles H. E air on of Co- j lumbia, Richard I. Manning of Co- j lumbia, Alan Johnstone of New-j berry. Bright Williamson of Darling-! ton and E. H. Prinjrle, Jr., of Char- i i leston. Mr. Hamer is ex-olTicio chair- j * man of the committee. j1 The members who were appointed : last ni<;ht were called over the teie-j; phone and all accepted the appoint- j 1 ment. A meetinjr of the committee j J has been callcd for Friday at noon at; < the Jefferson hotel. It was stated 1 1 last r.isrht that plans would be im-1< mediately launched for the formation j 1 of the corporation, which is to have j < a capital stock of .500,000 bales of; 3 cotton. The committee will have its j 1 plans ready for submission to the j 1 meetirsr of the American Cotton as- 1 sociation at Montgomery next week. ;] : ] ta-.v- /-rnvr crnvirr: im j r*^the Smyrna" pastorate !' I There will be service at the Smyrna | Presbyterian church next Sunday j 1 morning and at Dominick in the aft- ! ernoon at 3:30. The meeting at 1 Dominick will be protracted during ; the week,, The preaching will be by J the Kev. S. I. bquires. iJ ALL iNFOMATiON I PROPOSES TO TELL OF "SLUSH j FUND." f Governor, However, Does Not An-' swer Message From Senator Kenyon, Chairman. Dayton. Ohio, Aug. 23.?Develop- j merits in connection with his charge j that a "sluih fund' of $15,000,000j was being: raised for tiie Republican! campaign and personal affairs today engaged Governor Cox, Democratic presidential candidate. Governoi Cox received a telegram j; from Senator Kenyon, Republican,1 Iowa, chairman of the senate campaign fund investigating committee, which resumed its sessions today at Chicago, requesting information. No reply was made by the governor as he had sent Senator Reed of r?Iissou-| ri, a Democratic member of the Ken-! yon committee, a telegram lar: night,j promising to transmit nnuiuiuwuii m the near future. In addition to the information to be given to the committee, Governor Cox said tonight that he would make public other facts in his future addresses. Declaring that he did not expect to testify before the senate committee, Governor Cox said: "I will send matter to the committ later. All of the information I have has been given to the public and therefore I don't see any use in going before the committee. I think also that the committee wil recognize that as a candidate I should give it out in such manner as I see fit but 1/ Iiqi-o r>r? Hisnnsit-nn. of course, to conceal anything from them that ij have myself. "I will give out my information as I think the public interest demands and I think I should be the judge as to what is to be given." Governor Cox added that no response had come from Wiil H. Hays, chairman of the Republican national committee, to his request of yesterday for information regarding alleged division of the country by the Re** L J i v\-> publicans mio suocivisiu<iuu ??]?.sition of contribution quotas upon ?ach subdivision. Disposition of personal affairs preparatory to his departure tomorrow on another speaking tour occupied the governor largely today. He also spent some time pos!.^ for a motion ricture organization and spent an hour on le^al matters, he raid, with his persona! attorney. The governor accompanied hv Mrs. Cox. drove his automobile out tonight to spend the night on his farm. PARR SHOALS DAM TO 3? DISCUSSED Hearing in Washington for September 9?Session is Public. TMio Strip All persons interested in the complaint that the operation of the Parr Shoals dam interferes with the .lavigation of the Congaree river will lave opportunity to voice their opinons in Washington September 0, according to a letter which Governor Cooper received yesterday from Maj. rien. Lansing H. Beach, chief of engineers. The letter from the war depart nonf tn flip r.^vprnor savs that Gen ;ral Beach will give the hearing Sep:ember 9. It will be remembered that several veeks 32:0, a considerable furore was raised in this city when it became Toised abroad that the government j' .vas contemplating instituting action j ooking to the removal of the Par;; I ?hoals dam on the ground that it was in obst^iction to navigation. The result cf this hearing in IVashincrton will be awaited with in :erest by the people of Columbia. Fhe Columbia Railway, Gas and Elec:ric company will be represented by Jo Berry S. Lyles and F. H. Knox. ' "t is probable that several other Co- i [umbiar.s will attend the hearing in : the interest cvf different "Concerns. PLANS TO REDUCE HIGH COST LIVING Outlines of programs for helping;, reduce the high cost of living will 1 rhoitly be received b,y the federatedj < ivomen's clubs of South Carolina. Fhey are to be used by th"*e~clubs in , ;heir fall and winter work. The out- ' ines have been prepared by ' Mrs. Euroda Ramsey Tiichardson, director :>f women's work in this district for :ne war loan* ..organization, and will 1 be issued in cooperation with Mrs. 1 [lupsell McElwee of Hock Iliil, thrift ' ihairman of the federation of wo- ' nen's clubs in this state. A study of j | ivjse spending and systematic saving r Featured the work of the federation I ast year and is thought to have been | argely responsible for the invest-! nent in South Carolina of $97,000'; n government savings securities. -vrcCT"^? BnscbaU West End Park. There will be a baseball game at IVest End park on Saturday, August! 2S, between Whitemire Leaders and IVest End. The game will be called r\+- A ? ? ^ /Tiniccinri nnr] Hfts. 10 jj. Hi. WW Ladies free. Come.out to see a good ; lot game of ball'and enjoy yourself.)] vwl - . I THE PRIMARY ENROLMENT fl IN NEWBERRY CLUBS J The Herald and News has not published the enrolment in the county by clubs. We are "riving it herewith. ( There has been so little apparent interest in the election that there are those who think the vote will 'be i light. We do not believe that because the people are not "tearing tiieir i shirts" over the election that it means J they are indifferent to the important j' matter of selecting good and com-1 petcnt men for the various positions If to be filled, but rather that it meansj( they are going to vote this year ac- j t cording to their own judgment of the ! ( fitness of the men who are offering j ( for the various positions to be filled,; ( rather than that some one or more i j candidates may iot be for this man ! j oi* the other man for some other po- i ( sition as has so often been the case - \ in previous elections. And that it ^ means well for the public service. j j The ballot should be regarded as \ a sacred thing not to be tossed about but should be exercised with a view to the best public service and position should be given to those who are best fitted for the various offices to i be filled. 1,1 Precincts No. enrolled '( Ward No. 1 154 Ward No. 2 231 >' Ward 3, No. 1 121 i, Ward 3, No. 2 94 j (Mollohon) i Ward No. 4 151 Ward No. 5 200. j Oakland 73 j . Helena ? 24 j Hartford 30 Johnstone 51 Garmanv 52 j ' Mt. Bethel 40' Mulberry nMt. Pleasant 38 Maybinton 20 1 "Whitmire 27:) Lony Lane . -11 Klaf ? , 76 Kinards ; 28 { ] Longshore ; >.7 j Trinity 3S \\ Rpederville Dominick 41 , Chappells. 71 Vaufihnville . H j < Saluda, No. 7 20 j 1 Utopia 2J ; Silvei-street 67 East Riverside 15 Prosperity 260 Liberty 51 St Lukes^.1 40 Saluda No. 9 35 O'Neall 74 ( Mor.ticello 38 i Bio: Creek 37 j Little ?>Iountain .135 . , Swilton 42 Union 43 ' Jolly Street 4G 1 St. Pauls 21 ( Central SO Zion 49 St. Phillips 95 ! Pomaria 10 (J Walton 34 ' Peaks 56 Cross Roads 50 < 1 WILLIAM E. BOGGS DIES IN BALTIMORE ! t i 1 Had Served Presbyterian Church j and Colleges with Dis- j ^ tinction. I . j < The Slate. J! Baltimore, Aug. 22.?The Rev. 11 William Ellison Boggs, a former well I ( known pastor of Columbia, S. C., \ j died yesterday at Johns Hopkins hos- . pital after several months illness in that institution. The son of^ American mission- ( aries, Dr. Boggs was born at Ahmed- t nuggar, British India, in 1838 and jit was brought to this country when a; i child. Ee was a graduate of the 11 PovrJinsi nnivprsitv and of the ! ( wvul" ^ , Columbia Theological seminary, and s served throughout the Confederate t war as chaplain of the Sixth South ] Carolina infantry. c Besides Columbia, Dr. Boggs had held pastorates in Memphis, Atlanta, J and Jacksonville. Fla. He was a fct- i nier moderator of the Southern Pres- c byterian assembly, and was chancel- c lor of the University of Georgia t from 1889 to 1000. j? Dr. Thomas H. . Bogjrs, ^ associate j c professor of clinical medicine at! J Johns Hopkins hospital, is a son. | J There are two other sons and a, J daughter. ^ c SPECIAL SERVICES IN ST PAUL'S PASTORATE { On next Sunday there will be chil- [ ' -1--* T5--1 ? cj 1*6n s aay at inc jDuunismn vnajj^j | ^ I'hurch. In the morning there will be | c exercises by the children; during the ! j. afternoon addresses by invited speak-j j. ers. There will be dinner 011 the j v grounds. c. On Wednesday, September 1. there j11 will be an all day service at the St. I 1 Phillips church with dinner on the ^ grounds. r A cordial invitation is extend to r Lhe public. (' S. F. Koon; c Pastor. l August 25. f Miss Eugenia Hogge is visiting her r sister, Mrs. N. D. Gruber, in Colum- t bia. . iSLJA s t * /; . . t ' V, ' \ FIRE OPENING GUNS IN CAPITAL CITY :OTTON GROWERS BEGiN DETERMINED FIGHT TOMORROW | _ i 'robablv Four l housand Persons,' Will Attend Mammoth Meet- I :ng in Columbia. Che State, 24th. . A call to arms against what oficials of the American Cotton asso'iation term "the bear forces that ire unjustly pressing the price of rotton down" has been sounded ;hroughout the South, and it was declared yesterday that in every state! n the cotton belt the people are pre- ! ^nrino* fnr the ficrht asrain?t finan-! rial bankruptcy, which faces them if j ;hey should be compelled to cell | :heir cotton_ at the figure to which t has declined. Yesterday was one of most marked ictivity throughout the belt. Probibly the greatest activity centsred around the headquarters of the South Carolina division of the Amercan Cotton association in Columbia because it is in this city on Wedresiay that the opening gun of probably ,he most determined light ever waged ? ? ^ n Pniv rn/1 3y xne cotton gruvve:s iu: o. i?*n uhm easonable price for their staph will j ?e fired. The meeting in Craven j iall tomorrow, beginning: at noon. is j expected to be the largest of the sort i ?ver held in the state. Officials of' ;he South Carolina division said yesterday that the attendance mirrht reach 4,000. Farmers, merchants, i bankers and business men from every :our.ty in the state have wired and written that they will be present. Railroad officials vesterday prepared "o s?v*d out special coaches to hnndle the throngs coming to the city for meeting. Details of Program. ? The program outlined for the meeting calls for the formation of a foreign corporation, with a capital stock stock of 1,000,000 bales; the retirement of 25 per cent, of the crop from the market; the launching of a determined holding campaign, and a drastic acreage reduction campaign and the takitfsr of other steps which it is fi.Grured will insure the producers securing at least a price v.hich! will meet the cost of production. Harold C. Booker, secretary of the j South Carolina division of the Aneri-j can Cotton association, yesterday re-1 poivpri a telegram from the Texas! division, announcing that a me^.ingj had been called in Dallas for September 1, and that the people of that ?tato would fellow the action token by the South Carolina people on that :1ay.' The Texas division also sent telegrams to all other states, urTing sinrlar action, and reports received at the headquarters of the South Carolina division last night indicated hnl all other states would comoly quickly. "The woods arc on fire."' it was declared in a statement issued from ;he headquarters of the South C'aroina division last night. "The. producers of cotton are determined that ;hey will not sell their product at the :>rice to which has been forced by ;he bears. They will die of s.terva- ' ;ion before they will <7o it. Probibly never before in the history of ;he South have the people been so UIUUSCll. J. lic^ ucviaic hi n, ;he present crop is the most costly iver produced and ihey d3clare that ;hey can not and will not sell it at )resent prices." Matter of Credit. J. Skortowe Wannamaker, pr?:ilent of the American Cotton associaion said yesterday he had received elegrams from all ever the Scuth lrging that' the matter of credit- to ;he cotton industry be laid before Governor Harding of the federal reicrve board. In response to these elegrams he yesterday sent the fol owing message to Governor liarling: "Cotton manufacturers and ex>orters in America have withdrawn 'rom the market for raw cotton, -laiming this action necessary beause neither the manufacturer nor he customers for manufactured roods can obtain credit. Cotton is elliiur today at a price far below the ost of production. Unless credit can )e extended by the federal reserve >anking system to relieve this situsion confronting the producers and ?ther lines of the cotton industry, snabling: the harvesting cf the crop md enabling the producers to warehouse th'cir cotton and only sell if here is a legitimate demand from mnnnfnrturiTs at a nrico above I he cost of production, the entire louth is facing a calamity The cct-! on producer will be forced into >ankruptcy. Tho entire nation and rorld will suffer for the want of raw otton. In justice to every le.^iti-j nate line of the cotton industry and i he entire commercial life of the J >outh, I beg: that you issue a statement showing: that the federal reerve banking system will extend the ipeessarv credit to enable the pro !ucer to harvest and market his crop, tnly selling same when there is a egitimate demand from the manuacturer at a profitable price." The meeting in Craven hall tomorVn-x-rivic of rirvmi jinH will hp at U vv C* V liWi. ^ - _. ( ended by representatives fr?m all ections of the South. The meeting I < f , ? . . v.. THE BOND ISSUE VOTED BY A LARGE MAJORITY The election cn Tuesday on the r\ r i con i vi rr in \J 1. iccuiii^, -aivvjvvv in I bonds for the building of roads was carried by a large majority. We have not the official returns as the commissioners do not meet until Friday but the unofficial returns from all but five boxes give a majority for the bond issue of 286. The following is the vote by precincts. The missing precincts are Mt. Bethel, Mt. Pleasant, Kendrix Mill, Maybin / 4.V* tm C? Y-? r\ of f Vl 1 2 PD LUII \UlCiC VY cto uu iyuA CAW ,|/?AWV j we understand), Walton and Glymphville: For Against Bonds Bonds Helena 8 0 Prosperity 97 89 Little Mountain 45 22 Pom aria 37 17 Jelly Street 3 37 Peak 1 30 ? f\ O Central v o Newberry 150 39 Mollohon 18 1 Newberrv Cotton Mill 32 r Oakland .s.... 23 2 Germany 19 11 Chappelis 2G 2 Whitmire 69 6 St. Phillips 7 23 Longshore 52 30 Kinards 15 2 Silverctreet S 0 Utopia 1G 1 Union ...-. 7 23 ^ -i A Jala pp. zt> x:> Sli?h3 5 12 v Williams 11 1 Total _....C74 388 COX SURE TO WIN, SAYS DAYTON MAN E. B. Houseal, Formerly of Columbia. Writes That Ohio Governor Wili Be Next President. The -State. "Well, the old boys are dying hard. They raved and ranted about what Cox would say in his speech, that he would straddle and the like, but since the fighting candidate has launched his big offensive the old boys are gasping for breath," says S. B. HouseaJ of Dayton, in a letter to -fo+iior W p Kcuseai here. iliO IUU1V4 y www __ "It is amusing,to read the,various editorials in the Republican newspar pers. There are two views (1) ihat Cox came out squarely for the 'Wilson league'; (?) that he never stated where he stood but 'dodged' the issue. Any fair minded person, reading only these Republican newsoapers can surmise in a tw.inkling that the G. 0. P. is fighting for its life and is makinsr the campaign as n?sty a? it; ran. The fact is, Jimmy Cox is not only going to win this election, but by the biggest majority of electoral votes ever accorded a Democratic candidate. "The day Cox was nominated, odds .at Wall street were three to one against him. Now no one will o-ivn two to one. Before election r ' ^ day; Cox will be a ten to eight favorite. Wall street admits that 'it makes little difference' who is elected, which is another way of saying ,that Cox is the better man. "I guess you read 'Taft's Surrender.' It was pitiful to see that man 'wobble.' He admitted that Harding and the party are wrong, but he was i gc\ing to back Harding because he is J ~ -i -i- Trr?n Toft mnHp a ICepUDIlCan. rveii, irijL. ! 100,000 votes for Cox by that article. | I am wondering what he is going to ] say now since Oklahoma and Missouri have shown how the people stand on the treaty, and also, after Cox's great speech. "I wasn't here for the festivities T nri -.11V last Saturday, i wcib away v/n . vacation and never reached home tiilj Monday. But it must have been a great day, and if you would see how this Republican ..town cheers every picture shown of Cox, it would do your heart good. "I talked with traveling men goins: and coming, to Detroit, to Buffalo-, to Rochester and back to Day ton1. They say that Cox will 'sweep; the country.' One Republican from Boston offered to bet one to two that Cox would carry Massachusetts. Ke bet even money that he would J carry New York, New Jersey, Rhode j t_i j j T f Inn Icq lilcp ! ISlctllU clUU ^UIIUCl.l<iv.uc. AI> ivvv a cinch." SUGAR MAY DECLINE Government Thinks Another Tumble in Price Likely. i Washington, Aug. 23.?With the forced release of sugar stocks j through tightened bank credit, de-i partment of justice officials today J forecast a further tumble in sugar j prices. There were indications, of-1 ficials said, that the unloading of j stored stocks might glut the market j and bring a substantial drop in addi- j tion to the present. The department j has received appeals from many dealeis who seek i-elief from the drop which already has taken jlace. The attorney general, however, will follow a hands off policy, it was stated t-nrhiv Thr> rlpnnrt:mpnt. however, is ! concerned only with profiteering. will be presided over by R. C. Hamer, president of the South Carolina division cf the American Cotton association. , . i FOES OF SUFFRAGE STILL FIGHTING ji LEGISLATIVE CLERKS MADE PARTIES TO SUIT. > Contention Offered That Tennessee House Was Not Legally in Setsion Saturday. Nashville, Aug. 23.?An amended order making W. M. Carter and John Green, chief clerks of the senate and house, respectively, parties to the I temnnrarv injunction restraining the . c ^ ?w _ i governor, secretary of state and speakers of the senate and house from taking any action with regard .j to certifying ratification of the woman suffrage amendment to Washington was the only important development today in the contest oyer Tennessee's ratification of the measj ure. The original bill filed Saturday by citizens opposed to suffrage was based largely on the contention that action on the amendment by this legislature was inhibited by the state constitution. The amended bi*; sets forth that the ' ! action of the house Saturday in tak- . C ing from the journal and defeating a motion that the house reconsider its ' - j- J ratmcauon 01 uie ixmciiuuxcuj, <uiu m ordering that the measure be transmitted to the senate for engrossing was null and void because "the house [ was not at> any tin;> during said day legally and constitutionally organized for the transaction of business." More than a score of house memI hprs fmnnsed t,o ratification went to Decatur, Ala., early Saturday in order to break a quorum and prevent future action. No date yet has been set for argument on the restraining order, but it was expected that would take place Wednesday or Thursday. Absence of the bolting solons has virtually brought to a standstill the legislative machinery. The senate is up with its work and is waiting on the house. Some of the suffragists in v. nncfl fn^Qtr a+.fromntoi) fn' Huu Vll%* UUUOV WVIUMJ %?VWW4??|* VWftf w , pense with recalls and -work on local bills, bmantis demanded roll calls, finding a quorum was lacking, and moved adjournment until late tomorrow afternoon. Hits i& expected to be the usual procedure for the next few days Ai least. .Rumors today that an agreement between suffrage leaders and the hnlters at Decatur to return to Nashville and proceed with legislation under a pledge that suffrage would not be referred to by either faction was denied in ail quarters. Seth Walker, speaker of the house : and opposition leader, said he had no j authority to speak for the members i at. T)pmt.nr. but that he was certain j they would not agree to such a plan. * * I , Decatur, Ala., Aug. 23.?The 36 members of the Tennessee house of representatives opposed to suffrage who came here Saturday in order to break a quorum of that body, prob ?MI ?i. i.? cQf_ j 2l01Y will return uv tiicn uumcg u?v,'urday after the statewide anti-suf- ^ | frage demonstrations they have requested the people of Tennesse to ^ hold that ti. y, leaedrs said tonight. Determined to prevent what they term final ratification of the suffrage amendment if it is possible to do so one member of the party said torn orhf-. tVipv were tfreuared to remain here until January, if it shouid be necessary. The solcns will go to Athens to-morrow as, the guests of the citizens J of that place, returning here tomor i row night. j ^ GIVES TIP ON ROADS Dr. Fishburne Tell* How to A*oi<l' * ? Chapin Mud. , The State. ' -^Jsa Dr. S. B. Fishburne, who returned J Saturday from a trip to the moun- M tains, gives some valuable tips on " fl how to avoid the bad-roads Chapin, which he avers are aonomiable. This bad stretch may be circumvented by turning to the right on the Spring Hill road 20 miles ?'* from Columbia, continuing four miles to where the road forks and keeping to the left. Qn the return 800 yards after passing the Little Mountain sta- . lion the road crosses another which goes to Chapin to the right. , The traveler having Columbia as a con templated destination should not heed this thoroughfare but should keep straight ahead without veering to the right. The railioad is crossed just south of the station and the road runs TtrVi i Vi qt*o f%Yl - WW WHW wiuvau uiitvu v vu the right. If the motorist continues along this route he will eventually ^ reach Columbia and avoid the ipipassable slush around Chapin, said Dr. Fishburne. mi SERVICES AT SILVERSTREET LUTHERAN CHURCH Having been suspended for two weeks on account of the pastor's va- \ cation, weekly services will be re- - ^ sumed at the Silverstreet Lutheran church Sunday, August 29. Sunday school and preaching at the usual * hours, 10 and 11 o'clock. These ser* vices may be expected every Sunday until further notice. Every pew is free. The public is invited. ' . . ' ' . .. ? / >?! S'-.af 1 ' A 1