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'~tion OneASetoOn ' ,Pages I to 12 Pgs1t 1 0_. XL MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920. I -_____N____ SUFFRAGE ISSUE SLAPPED TENNESSEE HOOS NORTH C 01 x tement Runs High as Lower Body Adjourns Without Taking Action. MOTION CARRIES 53 TO 44 Suffrage Leaders Look Upon Southern States as Lost Hope For 1920. Nashville, Aug. 1.-Unexpected ad journment of the lower house of the Tennessee Legislature today after de \bate had been in progress more than threeilbours pr( Pted final action on m~le federal s' ..' .nendment. When ge opponents suddenly moved 4f'Adjournment until 10 o'clock to morow morning on the plea that members should have more time to de liberate on a matter of such impor tance the House fairly seether with excitement. Efforts to hold the body in session, however, were unavailing and the motion carried 53 to 44. Opiposition leaders said the vote was a virtually correct indication of the etrongth of the two forces but the suf fragists declared no importance should be attached to it. A vote tomorrow was regarded in all quarters as almost certain as the principal speeches were delivered to day. It was said other addresses might be expected to be short and largely extemporaneous. Brings Up Howl of Protest 'Some members took exception to the presence of scores of workers circu hting about and seatcA within the bar of the H1ouse when the body was called to order and a motion that it be cleared brought forth a howl of protest. The motion at first was in terpreted to mean that only members of the Senate and newspaper men would be permitted to remain in the chamber. S~eake1 Walker ruled the motion out of order, declared a I' -mse rule provided for such a contii. ncy and instructed the sergeant-at-arms to clear the 11oor after a motion to suspend the rules had failed to poll a iwo-thirds majority. Debate on the motion that the louse concur in the action of the Senate in ratifying the aimecndiment centered largely on the contention that this Legislature had.'no right to act on ratification as clause of the State Constitution pru(ides( that a Legis lature, to pas soii a proposed amend ment must imwe been elected prior to the submission o fthe amendment to the States by Congress Speakers who held that the Legislature could act letally pointed to opinions attributed to W. L. Frierson, solicitor generia of the United States, and Attorney Gen eral Thompson, of Tennessee, that a ej-sion of the Supreme Court of the , Vnited States holding voidi a clause in the Ohio consetitution relating to rati fication of federal amendments also nullified the elause in the Tennessee constitution. Frierson Deniies Clainm. In this connect ion, Speaker Walker, opposition leader, readl a letter wvrit ten recently by Mn~ Frierson in which the 'solicitor general statedl that lie had not advised anyone that it would 1)e "entirely pr1oper for the present Legislature to act." 'The question as to whether, hav ing the power1 to act, it can wvith pro0 priety do0 so in view of the pro visions of the Tennessee constitution," wrote Mr. Frierson, "is a wholly dif ferent question and one as to wvhich I hiave expressedl no opinion."' A recent ruling~ by the State Attor ney General that a majority vote of the members present, if there was a quorum, and not the constitutional -majority of fifty of the ninety-nine members of the House would he suf ficient for ratification or rejection of suffrage entje e into the discussion ol possibilities -today. Should the suf fragists poll a majority short of fifty votes, it was said by leaders of the opposition, Speaker WVal ker probabl y would rule that ratification had failed for lack 'of a constitutional majority. An app~eal to the H ouse from the rud ing of the Speaker wvouhl be nmade by~ the suffragists and it was considlered~ improbable they wVouIld be able to mus ter a twvo-thirds vote and upse0t th< - Speaker's decision. Disappointed at North Carolina. Great interes~t was dlisplayedl tonighi in the action of the North Carolina IN FAC[; E BLOCKS ACTION kROLINA TABL[S MEASUR[ the amendment until the General As semnbly meets in regu)ar session in 1921. Suffragists had been encouraged by advices from Raleigh that pros pects of ratification there were hope ful and the sudden termination of the fight was as unexpected as it was disappointing. It was conceded by many suffragists that whether women of the nation would vote iii the general elections in November depended upon Tennessee. Favorable action by Florida was said to be out of the question and all ef forts to persuade the Governors of Vermont and Connecticut to call the legislatures of those States in special session have met with failure. Thir ty-five States have ratified the amend ment, eight have rejected it and North Carolina has postponed action until next year. This, it was said, leaves Tennessee virtually the last hope. -- 0- --- EXPRESS COMPANY SECURES INCREASE Comnmission Suggests Present Agree ment Should Be Modified by Car riers. Washington, Aug. 13.-Authority to increase express rates 12% per cent was granted the American Railway Express Company today by the Inter state Commerce Commission. The increase by unofficiul estimates will add $35,500.000 to the annual in come of the company. The commis sion's decision, however, does not take into consideration the recent award of the railroad labor beard of in creased wages approximating $43,000, 'o to express company em'iployes, and it is expected application soon will be malde by the company for an ad ditional advance in rates to meet the wage scales. Rates on milk and creamlhl under the coinllmission's decision are further in cresed to correspond with the ad va nce of 20 per cent for the tras. portation of such commodities author ized the raolroads except where there are no competing railroads betwCen the affected points. In the latter care an adh -iee of 12%-, per cent is au thorized. ' II touching o the fact that the express company had been a1loweod only about half of the increase asked, which was 25.16 per (ent, the com nis':ion ex pressed the opinion that the fill imlount awarded shpuld be re tained by the exiress company itself and that none of it should he allowed tv the railroad carriers. The com 'is Sion suggested that the I'esent ex Dnrlss co01pnly contracts with the M ilro:ads under which 50.25 per cent of it', gross carinings go to the ro1.-Is for the carrier service should he mod Iied to accoI p1lish this purpose. P er'mission was grantedi the 'uom pany tQ make the newv rates effective up~n aone day's notice by filng blan ket schedules wvith the commission, but the company is reqluired( to re issue its tar'iffs with in niinety 'lays of the effective date in the regular' inanner. Noth i.ig in its decisions, the comn alli srion adds, is to be taken asfo ('asting the dletermnination of the ap plien tion of the Adiams, Amierica'i. Southern and Wells Fargo companies for a continuance of their consolida tion into the American Railway Ex press Company or on the proposedl newv contract between the Consolidated Company and the railroads wvhich has been submitted to the commission for its ap~proval. RO)OSEVEI/l' IIITlS Ol) IN E HOSSES .Jmp~estown, N. I)., Au. .e. n in DoI. Rooseveit, V'r ,.c~at ic Vice Ptresidiential candid~ate in a cam pa ign add(1ress here tonight decla red that if (Governor Jlame's M. Cox was elected P'resident ini November, t h' peace treaty would be ratifiedi withih sixty dlays. Mr. Rosevelt s'ored~ what he called the "'old line Republican bosses'' and attac'kedi Senator Warren G. I larinig, Republican Preso'idential nom11inee0, as ''reactionary." Early this afternoon the Vice Presi (dential candidate dlelivere dlan address at Valley City andi came from there to Jamestown by automobile, Hie left SANTEE CROSSING WILL BE DISCUSSED AT SUMMERTON FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH Summerton, Aug. 14, 1920. As Mayor of Summerton, I invite you to attend an important meeting of our citizens in the Summerton School House at Summerton, S. C., on Friday, the 20th inst., to discuss plans for building a bradge across the San tee River.at Pinckney's Landing. As you know, the State of South Carolina, after 250 years of occupa tion, is still divided into two parts by the Santee River, which is not crossed by a single public rond throughout its entire course. This condition can no longer be tolerated in this era of prosperity and progress. Pinckney's Landing, in the western part of Clarendon County, is recom mended by the State Highway Com mission as probably the best place to cross the Santee, the swamp there he ing only two miles wide and higher and drier than at any other point. A preliminary survey of this site has' al ready been made by the Commission and estimates made of the probable cost, which will be relatively small. The people of this community feel that this bridge is a matter of vital importance, and are detormined to see that it is built. They prefer that it should be a public bridge built by the adjoining counties with federal aid; if not they propose to form a stock company and establish a toll bridge. For this purpose you are earnestly invited to be present at this meeting to discuss plans to be held in the Summerton School I-louse at 12 noon, Friday, Auguat 20th. Yours very truly, D. Dukes Carson, Mayor. ADDIIIONAL LOCALS The candidates for U. S. Senate and Congress will speak in Manning next Tuesday. MANNING'S NEW HOTEL 'lhe work on the local hot.l is I-o ing ahead rapidly. It is expected that the building will be complet il erly in November. When completed the building will compare favorably with arny in the State. The entrance to the hotel on Mills street wi:l be finished in colonial style. There will be twenty five bed rooms, each equipped with electrie lights, telephone and steam heaLed. There will also be a number of rooms with private baths. The spacious dining room1 will be on the first floor. There will be a large free sa1ple room in connection with the hotel. The constrlction is 'being handled by the .Jackson Construction Company of Clumbia and Mr. .J. C. Wallace is in charge. To the Citizens of the Towni ()f Manning: The members of the Darlinglltoni baseball club desire to exltess public ly their high, appreciation of the hos pitality extended to themi by tie peo ple of tile town of Ma nnlt'ng oi the oc casion of their recent visit. It is to be regretted that not always is a visiting team treated with such courtesy and good fellowship. By taking the play ers into tleir homes and treating them as holored gtiats the people of the town have found a warm-ill place in the hearts of the players; and the Il. onning Ball Club, by its sportsman like condluct, 0on antd offl the field, hias ea rnedl thieirt re'spect anid esteem. The citizens (If Darlington join wVith the players inl their akpprleciation , andl trust that they mayi( nave an olpor unity to returni this goodl trealtment. The D~arlington Base Ball Club. II. C. Shac kelford, 11. E. Moyer. M'Lanagers. II E A I.TIl NOT ES The tublerclosis surtvey in this coun-. the P'ubl ic Ilealfth Nurnse, and will b( colntinui~ed duritng A ugust atnd Septem hter ats thIese are mthi11ls set aside by~ the State Boad o(f Iletalth tot concen rated effort inl the( light aga inst tu-t berculosis. Miss Moore wishes to stres st he edu eationtal featur o.,(f t)l(e anti-tu ber'culo sis cnn ampmgn, simce she feels that widel nioutght publ)1ic ity has tnot beetn givenl to he fatct thlat tuberculosis canl hbe cur ed. SomeW yearst algoi aI diagnois ofr tuber- t cuLIlosis was felt tol be mul~ch the samell atS a dleathl war ranit. Nowlaay's thel fIslt int know(~~s- orI shoul know -that it is merely al walrnittg thant. he tmust s1 livye thai t ture will be given at has b~etn donIte. I Ie also ktnows --0 to (31 comica ite h1is sickness to t~Ihost witfh whom he comeCs ill e'' ict. T hesoe facet s II andmany(I otets abot tutbetcos.is sh-m,,tM be knw elItl(v(e talk in ttny comntlenit y which, wouIild b; int, a< stId inl haivintsr Mr Wher'l th e'' of a mo(ve;.g pi-fure wa-h'e (at trate' wth slides. A splendirl talls v.n i ivenl at Salrdhinia, anld M~ ( loo (tInes in oltherI cotin.;ontiesO i: x. onelL inlteresterl mvil noltrf hes. DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECITON, MANAGERS AND POLLING PLACES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the First Democratic rrimary Election will be held on Tuesday August. 31, 1920. The Australian ballot will be used at all of the precincts of the county ex cept the following: Oakdale club, Foreston club, Doctor Swamp club, Sandy Grove club, Jordan club, Mid way club, Fork club, Davis Cross Roads club, Silver club and Enter prise club. The managers of election at which the Australian ballot is used shall provide suitable booths as provided by the rules of the party. The managers before opening the polls shall take and sign the oath set forth in Rule 31, blanks for that purpose will be furnished with the ballots. The managers shall open the polls at 8 o'clock A. M. and shall close them at 4 o'clock P. M. They shall then proceed publicly to count the vote. After tabulating the result, the man agers shall'certify the same and for ward the ballot box containing the ballots, poll list, and all other papers, except the enrollment books, relating to the election, by one of their num ber to the County Chairman within thirty-six (36) hours after the close of the polls. The managers at each box shall re quire each voter to take the follow ing oath and pledge: "I do solemnly swear that I am a resident of this club district and am duly qualified to vote at this election according to tle rules of the Democratic Party, and that I have not voted before at this election, andl pledge myself to support the nominees of the Party, State and National and that I did not, in the General Election of 1916 vote against the regular nominee of the.Democratic Party as declared by the State (r County Executive Committee after having become a member of a Demo cratic Club." The following are the pollig placez for each club, together with the names ("f the managers, to w:: lanola Club iPolling place Hrown's Store. lanamv ers of election-C. W. Brown. W. g )avis anl 1. Hugh Belser. Oakdale Club Polling l)face School HIouse. Alg Vts of el1tion- 1. P. lpps, J. 1. E l; and Mlarion Evans. Iavis Station Club. Polling place Drug Store. lanag'n of electicr.---fE. G. Stukes, I). G. Short erl and J. W. Childer.A. iaxville Club Pollinv place 11agistrate's O1Ik,_ AlnIagers of election-W. It. Keels Thom. W. Gunior and S: 1,. Tol nchberr.v Ne'w Zion C(lub Polling place New Zion Furniturt Co. Malaangers of election-J. P. Hud ding. W. ). F'lemming and C. W. Lavender. Seloc (lub Polling place Store of .1. F. ('ole & Sons. Managers of election-C. Il Castine. II. W. Cole and liller II Mellet te. F'oreston (lob. Polling place Land's Store. Maii'an ers of' elevtion-C. S. Land, Sr., S. A Ibarnes anld J. E. Itiusbands. lForeston Iteforn Club Pollite place Graham's Store. -l an agers of election-J. 1l. G"rahaim, S. 1 6idg(way and A. J. Hodge. Jordan ('lob Polling place Drug Store. Malta e's of election- .1. II. June', W . .1 llawjlinson and J. it. Childers. Midway ('lub1 Pollint place Harrow's .lMill. M:ln agers of electioni---II. M. Mlitoh., 1 WV. .\orr'is and IH. 1. IEvanrs. l'ork ('lub P'oll ig plaice I tarvini D~ept. .\Iamno '-rs of elect ion--TI. J. Lowderi. F. .S J3roamlway and P'aul S. I Iarvini. .\lannrinrg (luib P'ollin place (Grand J1 rv inm lanatgeris of election-S. J. C'lar k I'red I .'xesne and Tlhomas N im m<. lan ning Fa rmei(rs' Plat form ('lub P~ollinrg pilace Mlagist raite's ( miee iianar g(rs ofi elect.' mi-- -J.- "i Furom Isradhami, ,J. I). Allsr rook and Juo. G I)inkinis. Clarrendon ('lub P ollIing pla:ce Su perv'isor's Omlee 3a nageris of el ection.- John ('. Hag rcil, 11. I. IEllerbe. and tS. 1. inigranm. 'Turbeville (Club.. Poilling' lauce' Tur'beville- & Denb Stowi. \lanragers of' e-lttionr T'. II C Ac r, J1. C . IDennis and( J1. A. G reen. D~octor Sayamnp ('lub Polling lace Ddfly's Stor'e.Alanai~g ('rs of (lection-- C. WV. Thamres. J1. 5 I owden-r arid Itery Du Hose. Sandy Grove (lube PollinIi g platce AlIdermnanr's Arite(sim WVell. 'Ianiager's of elect ion ,.1. II 11am, G. TI. Woisham and it. 1E. SmnithI Ilarniony ('lub P'ollinug platce Booth at B. II. Odlom Mlanragers o f e-lection--W. IL ). Daiels 10. H. TI'irndail anid Ruthveni Plowden. All1 i colu ('lub Poleplace IDepot. la nagers (o ii' n.J. J1. larield, .T. Blaxter I et Hloomvn~ille- (Club Srumm ner-fon ( 'nhi ' ungr's of' elect ion Il.P 'Troy, J. F. Richbouirg ufwl ('. 1. 'Touchi l'n!!'nc Ilhic liar-in's St w.Aa tg r f el-e-tiomn- '-ff' I. l):u's, I 0. Row'ev and( A. WV. llupa~1.. Silver (lub Palling place ne)rae'' mtai MR. B[[S[R FAVORS PINCKNEY'S LANDING I desire through your columns to call the atention of those interested in the Pinckney's Landing crossing to a meeting to be held at Summerton Friday, August 20th, for the purpose of perfecting the plans for building a bridge across the Santee river at that point. The meeting will be called to order about 11 o'clock a. m. It is proposed to organize a stock company to build the bridge and causeway which is estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $300,000 and operate it as a toll bridge until such time as the state or1 counties interested shall be in a position to take it over. There are something over 80,000 automobiles. in tl~e state and based on the revenue being derived from the bridge at Camden a well constructed cuseway and hri(e' at this point should carry traffic which at a charge of $1 a car with proportionate charges for wagons and other vehicles, would bring in a revenue of $30,000 to $50, 000 a year. This bridge will open up a trade !territory embracing the eastern see tions of Calhoun and Orangeburg and the northern portions of Dorchester and Berkeley counties which should be (if very great value to the whole sale and retail trade of the city o Sumter. In al lother directions Sumt ter now draws trade for I distance of at least 40 iniles and with the Santee I river bridged there is every reason to think that we would be able to draw trade for an equgl distance in that direction, particularly as there are no towrs in that. territory which calln sue (essf,1llV coIIIpete with Sumter as a whelesale distributini centc . Suiter, Clarendon, Calhouin and ra ngburg counties are expected to plrt iate the aiount of stock necess ry between th< four counties and a ctnvassing cionunittee in eachet county ra!"e the amo unt necessary fronm that county. There is every reason to be lieve that the stock will Ity gotod divi derds until such time as the state is ale to i 1 over the bridge and at that timtie stock owners will be refund .od the principal if their IIsubiscri ptionl in full. Undler these conditiols it * seems that there will be enough peo jle inl the several counties who will receie special benefits front the bridge to susriH to the necessary funds for its construction. I understand thatt I Gover'nor ICooper -ad the (' menbers (f tihe h ighway coin Iissionl will attend the meeting and it 1, expectil to get the movement deli nitely under way at the Sumnmiertoi mveting. All citizens of Sumoter who arei interested in this proji-et ar(e in vite.d to attemd the eetng The cit izen., of Summerltonl holwv to) be able to finiish the meetin. in time to take tl; party down toi Sctitt's Lake for a fish fry and at the nolille timte show the loication of th jiroposed bridge whh h is only about two iiiiles south 'f Scott's lIk.. Either .l r. le:1ar04n at t he C'tthamer of (onani iee orimy h lf ili i beuropeltostv an iir bthr nftrntding tho~e writ. istotk Sin thpeit iSunu grthneedtin oer('suh. ta ehe tof the Atok ofi thed (orpsrain - totibitl thOride.o ls in eduy.~ farente durigte rt i sttIowti ishown byio cofplitrionsiathed by''(' ii repr~e tatives f elt Anwitn lIedK.I Crassei eIghtenr oiln tris. I)i bui EAl.ES 'l'STeONE ACIO Syracuis. N.ttge- \if ('it. l 7. .-A tr a prraed oetcet tc. waill ieriel Frant' e r l rde ofI Eagie ti' annuahe itztngef wuoi t calrl for wommn. Alanaers f elci .y .K ('liake fording, . Cvi Andg. 1,12. he.2 IINSULT TO AMERICANS SAYS JIMMIE COX 1 arreni G. Harding Will Not Have a ('hance to Insult Americans With Separate Peace, Declares Governor Columbus Ohio, Aug. 17.-In address ing the Ohio DemIlocratic convention here today, Governor Cox, the party's presidential candidate, flayed Senator Hlar'diig the Republican nominee, as "'reactionary," denounced what he termed 1Mr. llarding's plan for a sep.. arate peace with Germany, but said that the Democratic position on league of nations reservation was not "un bending." "The San Francisco platform," said Governor Cox in his address opening the Ohio campaign and relinquishing party leadership in the State, "gives us the right to enter the league on terms that lieced no defense. "Our position is not unbending. We claim that we can accept anything. (in reservations) that interprets the (alls attention of the other nations that we will go thus far and no fur ther." .eague Issue Featured The k-ague issue was featured by Governor Cox and also in addresses of Newton 1). Baker, Secretary of War, and Senator Atlee Ponierene of Oh io. "Perfectly perfidious act" and "dis honorable deed" were among the terms applied by Governor Cox to the sepa ralto peace proposal, and the convent tion gave ovation after ovation as het- proceeded. Tle separate paace issue, Governor Cox declared, "wil I iemair inl the pub lie mind." "This, after: all, he said, "is the (rUx of th-.e situation. The reactionaryl Cn tididate promises you lothing hait. a proposal which at, its best promises notling but Iontlis and po::sibly yealrs of delay. On tle other hand we prom.. ise yon th is- -that after tIe fourti of alic, with the least. am1ount, of von ver sationi possible, we'll enter the ieagptl(. 'ile D eioerat i candidate den'ed par-ticubul-ly thle lepublicanl argunent that ilte league would im'-rease prob ability of war. Delnying also that the league coul'i order .\ lt ie:ti solijers ovt''e'as Go erniolr Cox contintued; "''lle Rllepublical leaders, in dtI&'i ing hat tour or five potentates over. ar, spe-akingv a derwate mid wilft unt ruth." Al this point Ht Governort' spoke with gIeat deliberation, adding: Irtesidelntial ptropriet ies requir' that. I do not chr:11acterize it inl stron er' G iovernol- Cox ret'itm I t ht(' iat Cti 11. ste'nlt't ''that ith reng etonary Rel ,il.bities tle I'ethecworld theoul r. 'ntt a lonstitutona atme'i limltent Att lier "tiia nt tsituy of hi'enlsr tl;;a'r 'ieng's tt dt arteta c mh l ints tovt.. (ther ieaoxe saiti tha tthe ond the statmen "ha1 tiso stgdiee thsn ible'itieo this wob 'ertl unter. t'bleut t'' m otos proposait thra heNtowt tat lit' htarmyt'' ineatishmye anid te min itrant seof thate Alliis shtternsdl sid0 the Dmoriat 3ie eml'i dte.don "h t woiuht' f. try tiu't (thte~i lague)~' an fter itoa 1wa Wuiipeoil. Nt einisult. ihiersdo ot ''Aslaming evth a "opratly pir.' ('0id1 it' acti( ' Gove'iorCx ('id tie the siitod a tes vmuof "agrea army oposes that none of theacthenaton Warren G lia rdyting wlo ot.ithav ai.