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Wilson In Message
f
AsksMoreConi
> Declares
That Their Operation
Should Not Be Stopped
or Interrupted by the Concerted
Action of Organized
Bodies of Men Until a Public
Investigation Shall Have
Been Instituted.
IN one of the shortest messages
ever sent to conRress President
Wilson urges that early action
be taken to complete hla program
of "settlement and regulation"
recommended at the last session. The
message In full Is as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress:
In fulfilling at this time the duty
laid upon- me by the constitution of
communicating to you from time to
time information of*the state' of the
Union and recommending to your con
slderation such legislative measures as
may be judged necessary and expedl
ent I shall continue the practice, which
I hope has been acceptable to you. of
leaving to the reports of the several
heads of the executive departments
the elaboration of the detailed needs
of the public service and confine myself
to those matters of more general
public policy with which it seems nec
essary and feasible to deal at the pres
ent session of the congress.
I realize the limitations of time under
which you will necessarily act at
this session and shall make my suggestions
as few as possible. But there
were some things left undone at the
last session which there will now be
time to complete and which it seems
necessary in the Interest of the public
to do at once.
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The Railroad Problem.
In the first place, it seems to me im
peratively necessary that the earliest
possible consideration and action
recommend to you at the close <jt your
last session' in view of the public daugets
disclosed tyfcthe unaccommodated
difficulties which then existed and
" which still unhappily continue to ex
1st between the railroads of the coun
try and their locomotive engineers
conductors and trainmen.
I then recommended:
First, Immediate provision for tinenlargement
and administrative reorganization
of the interstate commerce
commission along the lines embodied
in the bill recentlv nassed bv the house
of representatives and now awaiting
action by the senate In order that the
commission may be enabled to deal
with the many great and various du
ties now devolving upon it- with a
promptness and thoroughness which
are, with Its present constitution and
means of action, practically Impossible.
Second, the establishment of an eight
hour day as the legal basis alike of
work and of wages in the employment
of all railway employees who are actually
engaged In the work of opernt
lng trains in Interstate transportation.
Third, the authorization of the appointment
by the president of a small
body of men to observe the actual results
In experience of the adoption of
the eight hour day in railway transportation
alike for the men and for the
railroads.
Fourth, explicit approval by the congress
of the consideration by the interstate
commerce commission of an
Increase of freight rates to meet such
additional expenditures by the rail
roads as may have been rendered necessary
by the adoption of the eight
hour day and which have not been offset
by administrative readjustments
and economies, should the facts disclosed
justify the Increase.
Fifth, an amendment of the existing
federal statute which provides for the
mediation, conciliation and arbitration
of such controversies as the present by
adding to It a provision that, In case
the methods of accommodation now
provided for should fail, a full public
investigation of the merits of every
such dispute shall be Instituted and
completed beforo a strike or lockout
may lawfully be attempted.
control oy tne executive.
And, sixth, the lodgment In the
hands of the executive of the power.
In case of military necessity, to take
control of such portions and such roll
lng stock of the railways of the country
as may be required for military
use and to operate them for military
purposes, with authority to draft into
the military service of the United
StateB such train crews and adminlb
trative officials as the circumstances
require for their safe and efficient use
The second and third of these recommendations
the congress immediately
acted on: It established the eight
hoar day as the legal basis of work
and wages In train service and it authorised
the appointment of a commission
to observe and report upon the
practical results, deeming these the
measures most immediately needed, but
It postponed action upon the other suggestions
until an opportunity should be
offered for a more deliberate consider
atlon of them.
The fourth recommendation I do not
4#tm It necessary to renew. The pow
e to Congress
trol Over Railroads
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OPERATION OF RAILWAY8
SHALL NOT BE STOPPED
To pass a law which forbada or
prevented the individual work*
man to leave his work before receiving
the approval of sooiety
in doing so would ba to adopt a
new principle into our jurisprudence
which I take it for granted
we are not prepared to intro
duce. But the proposal that ths
operation of the railways of the
country shall not be stopped or
Interrupted by the concerted action
of organized bodies of men
until a publio investigation shall
have been instituted whioh shall
make the whole question at Issue
plain for the judgment of ths
opinion of the nation Is not to
propose any such principle. It is
based upon the very different
principle that the concerted action
of powerful bodies of men
shall not be permitted to stop the
industrial processes of the nation.
r of the Interstate commerce commls
Ion to grant an increase of rates on
' j ground referred to Is iudlsputably
lear, and a recommendation by the
ingress with regard to such a matter
light seem to draw in question the
oik* of the commission's authority or
inclination to*do Justice when there
no reason to doubt either.
The other suggestions?the Increase
the interstate commerce commls<:fs
membership and in its facilities
performing its manifold duties, the
vision for full public investigation
d assessment of industrial disputes,
id the grnnt to the executive of the
IVVOf frt nnnfrril ? - 1 *
... aim ujii-raie me rail*
ays wlicu necessary in time of war or
:bor like public necessity?I now Yery
mostly renew.
New Legislation Necessary.
The necessity for such legislation la
lanlfest and pressing. Those who have
utrusted us with -the responsibility
tnd duty of serving and safeguarding
them in such matters would flnd it
Mi T 11 falliira to
tct upon these grave-matters or any
tnneeessary postponement of action.
Not only does the interstate commerce
commission now And it practical
ly Impossible, with its present membership
and organization, to perform Its
great functions promptly and thoroughly,
but it is not unlikely that it may
presently be found advisable to add to
its duties still others equally heavy and
exacting. It must tirst be perfected as
an administrative instrument.
The country cannot and should not
consent to remain any longer exposed
to profound industrial disturbances
for lack of additional means of arbitration
and conciliation which the congress
can easily and promptly supply.
And all will agree that there must be
no doubt as to the power of the executive
to make immediate and uninterrupted
use of the rnilrouds for the concentration
of the military forces of the
nation wherever they ure needed and
whenever they are needed.
This is a program of regulation, prevention
and administrative efficiency
which argues its own case in the mere
statement of it. With regnrd to one ol
its items, the increase In the efficiency
of the Interstate commerce commission,
the house of renrrsentntives hna al
ready acted. Its action needs only tbr
concurrence of the senate.
To Safeguard Industrial Processes.
I would hesitate to recommend, and
I dare Ray the congress would hesitate
to act upon the suggestion should 1
make it, that any man In any occupation
should he obliged hy law to continue
in an employment which he deaired
to leave.
To pass a law which forbade or prevented
the individual workman to leave
his work before receiving the approval
of society in doing so would be to
adopt a new principle into our Jurisprudence
which I take it for granted
we are not prepared to Introduce. But
the proposal that the operation of the
railwuys of the country shall not be
stopiK?d or Interrupted by the concerted
action of organized bodies of men
until n public investigation shall have
been Instituted which shall make the
whole question-at issue plain for the
Judgment of the opinion of the nation
is not to propose any such principle.
It is based upon the very different
principle that the concerted action ol
powerful bodies of men shall not be
permitted to stop the industrial pro
cesses of the nation, at any rate before
the nation shall have had an opportunity
to acquaint itself with the merit;
a# tlin nu an n a ImttifAon nmnlAtt/.A nnd
VI vuv vaov ?a? vvtncvu cuipiuj CC ailU
employer, time to form its opinion upor
an impartial statement of the merits
and opportunity to consider all practl
cable means of conciliation or arbltra
tlon.
I can see nothing In that proposltior
but the Justifiable safeguarding by so
clety of the necessary processes of 1U
very life. There is nothing arbitrary
or unjust in it uhless it be arbitrarily
and unjustly done. It can and shouk
be dono with a full and scrupulous re
gard for the interests and liberties ol
all concerned as well as for the per
manent Interests of society Itself.
Three matters of capital lmportanci
await the action of the senate whlcl
have already been acted upon by thi
house of representatives?the bill whlcl
seeks to extend greater freedom o
combination to those engaged Is pre
mottng the foreign commerce of the
country thnn Is now thought by some
to be legal under the terms of the
laws against monopoly, the bill amending
the present organic law of Porto
Rico and the bill proposing a more
S thorough and systematic regulation of
' the expenditure of money In elqptiens,
commonly called the corrupt practices
act. I need not labor my advice that
these measures be enacted into law.
Their urgency lies In the manifest circumstances
which render their adoption
ut this time not only opportune
but necessary. Even delay would seriously
Jeopard the Interests of the
country and of the government.
Immediate passage of the bill to regulate
the expenditure of money in
elections may seem to be less necessary
than t* e immediate enactment of
the other measures to which ! refer,
because at least two years will elnpse
before another election In which federal
offices are to be filled, but It would
greatly relievo the public mind If this
Important matter were dealt with
while the circumstances and the dangers
to the public morals of the. present
method of obtaining and spending
campaign rtinds stand clear under recent
observation and the methods of
expenditure cau be frankly studied la
the light of present experience. And a
delay would have the further serlone
disadvantage of postponing nctlon.-jfefe*
til another election was at hand dud
some special object connected with If
might be thought to be In the mind of
those who urged It. Action can bo
taken now with facts for guidance and
without suspicion of partisan purpose.
Enlarging Our Export Trad*
I shall not argue at length'tba desirability
of giving a freer hand In the
matter of combined and Concerted effort
to those who shall undertake the
e8sontlal enterprise of building on our
export trade. That enterprise^ will
presently, will Immediately assume,
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REGULATE EXPENDITURE
OF EJECTION MbNEY
Immediate pannage of the hill
to ragulata .the expenditure ef
money in eleejUeae may aeem to
be leas neeeeeary than the immediate
enactment of the otbfp
measures te which .1 refer, he*
oauae at (MM two year* Will
alapaa bafsre another election in
whioh federal offices are to be
relieve
method of obtaining end spending
campaign funds stand clear
under "-scent observation and the
methods of expenditure can be
frankly studied in the light of
present experience
a o
has Indeed already assumed, a macnl
tude unprecedented In our experience.
We ha\e not the necessary Instrumentalities
for Its prosecution. It la deemed
to be doubtful whether they could
l>e created upon an adequate scale under
our present laws. We should clear j
away all legal obstacles and crente a j
basis of undoubted law for It which 1
will give freedom without permitting
unregulated license. The thing must |
be done now, because the opportunity
Is here and may escape us If we hesitate
or de'.ay.
The argument for the proposed
amendments of the organic law of'
Porto Itleo Is brief and conclusive. The
present laws governing the island and
regulating the rights and privileges of
, Its people are not Just. We have cre1
ated expectations of extended privilege
which w*e have not satisfied.
There Is uneasiness among the people
of the Island and even a suspicious
doubt with regard to our Intentions
eoneernlng them which the adoption
of the pending measure would happily
remove. We do not doubt what we
wish to do In any essential particular.
We ought to do It at once.
Legislative Annals Enriched.
There are other matters already adr.nrcd
to the stage of conference beiv.eon
the two houses of which It Is
not nc;essary that I should speak
1 Some practicable basis of agreement
I oncoming them will no doubt be
> ound and action taken upon tbem.
Inasmuch as this Is. g. ntlemen. prob
i iin.v me ihsi occasion i sunn navq to
u'.drcss the Sixty-fourth oonpresg, I
! tope that yon will permit me to any
1 .vitli what penulne pleasure ami satis
intlon I have co-operated with you In
i lie many measures of constructive
' lolley with which you hnve enriched
> ;he lepiahitive iiiinals of the country.
( It has been a prlvllepe to labor In such
i ouipnny. I take the liberty of conpratulotlnp
you upon the completion
>f a record of rare servlceableness and
! distinction.
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NEW CONSTITUTION
CARRANZA DESIRE!
Would Provide Severe Penalties fo
Wrong-Doing of Public Officials.
Querelaro, Dec. 1.?(Friday, vi
Marine fM^v ll~. V ?-- *-? "
??v-.w VV, WW..; 1U U1M ttuurew O*
fore the Constitutional Congress <tc
night (ieu. Carranza outlined the n
forms he; hoiM.nl to see embodied in th
Constitution. He said in part:
"I come to deliver into your hand
refonife ?pecei?ary for this countrj
Right^U* regulate all elements c
society. The Constitution of 1857 wa
the result 'of a great upheaval, but 1
proclaimed t|irly the general prluciple
of reform .without putting them iut
practical f nn so that hey are of oul
nominal v; lue and it is not posaibl
to adminls er with this Consttutior
The hlstor of he counry gave arnpl
data to d* rnoustrate this.
"I prom se to conserve the libers
spirit df t e old Constitution so tha
the new orins will merely elimlnat
the dead w kmI, throw light on obscur
articles ar. 1 strike out articles pu
in by form* governments for persons
advantage. The Constitution must nc
erect artltl Sal barriers between th
State and I individual and he powe
given most not be greater than tha
of the peopi who establish it.
K ghfta of People.
"What is desired first of all is t
establish U rights of the people t
Individual 1 >eity. Human liberty mut
be guaranti -d to prevent the goven
meat fromt hiking advantage of th
tlon was lib strong enough to do thL
to commit cimes. The old Constlti
ere use o|m| nintaining peace in ordc
as the of the individual was s
the me^^Hf executives. I hope th
new G^^^Btion will provide servic
penal^^^^^^'rongdolng on the pai
of and make them r?
acta. :
only the tools <
the power
wrongdoing <
^viv^i||>uc]
w?i^^^^^^^^HVhave been ait th<
and fixed to the tlm<
thods. be allowed bondi
mercy o^^^^Rand third degree me
trials ma^^HRayed. Good lawyer:
should be provided for the indigen
and no arrei ts should be made with
out evidence sufficent to justify them
Land Laws.
Tlie old ('onstltutlon provided foi
the right 01 government to occupy
property for public benefit without th<
consent of t ho owners by paying ai
indeminity ffr the same. ThLs Is suf
tlclent to alldw the government -to tak<
large estates and distribute then
among small owners so that the onlj
reform necessary In that part of th<
old law is to provide that condemnutloi
may be only by executive authority
and that judges may deal only wit!
indemnity.
"I ask you to consider whether It li
necessary to have every foreigner wh<
IM?rty, and conform to Mexican laws
treaty rights with respect to such pro
olMps title to real property reslgi
"One subject of the new reforms 1:
to assist labor and we should set mlu
1 111 111 1.x WUgtT9 UUU WUXIWUW UUUrSS
Divorce Law.
"I advocate a divorce law which wll
place the family on the basis of love
not pecuniary interests. The national
Ity of children born In Mexico to for
eigners should l>e clearly defined.
"Yon must consider whether the vot
should hi' given to all or limited b;
educational or property qualifications
I think the vote should go to all, bu
that It should be taken from thos
making wrong use of it or these wh
look with Indifference on the affairs o
the Republic.
"Public instruction must receive at
tcntton because knowledge nsure
nguinst either anarchy or dlotatorshii
On the organization of the executiv
power we dejiend that th executiv
.branch shall not become an lnstrumen
of the executive. Free dlscuaslo:
without following instructions of th
executive or of Governors must b
be assured the Legislatures, but the
must not be given sufficient power t
In which the executive is a flgurehea*
of his rights. A parliamentary reglm
curb the executive In proper executlo
and the Cabinet is selected by Congres
is not good for Latin-American natloiu
The people etui need a strong goverr
runt which. Is not the same as a dec
potlc government Direct election c
the President will give strength t
the government and the nation and th
President will not be at the mercy.c
the legislative power. The beet argt
ment against a parliamentary reglm
Is the object lesson furnished by th
United States.
"I advocate the elimination of th
office of Vice President, providing thi
the succession to the Presidency t
the event of tempoary or permanac
absence shall be decided by Googren
"There should ba absolute indepen<
enoe of the Judical poirst."
URGES ABOLATION OF
ELECTORAL CALLEGE
> Federal Constitution/ AmnduMot U
9 Have President Chosen by Popular
Vote Planned.
r Carrying a proposed amendment tc
the Federal Constitution, abolb$iinf
the*electoral college, Senator Georgi
Chamberlain, Democrat, of Oregon, b
en route to Washlngton.He believes thi
a electoral college Is obsolete and th*
i- the President should be chosen by dl
h rect popular vote,
s- In explaining that the electoral col
e lege system might furstate the will oi
the majority, Chamberlain pointed ou
s that in the presidential election 5,00<
r. votes in California might have swnni
>f that State to Hughes and elected him
s whereas Wilson had a popular laad ol
It 400,000 votes throughout the country
s Chamberlain said his amendmem
o would be proposed so it could beoomi
y effective at the 1920 election.
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i. RENEWS PROTEST ON
e DEPO RATION
il Aroerea Acts In Case of M|him
e Washington, Dec. 1.?Acting on lti
e own behalf, the American govern
it ment has Informed Germany anew oi
il Its deep concern over the deporta
>t tlon of Belgians from thlr own coun
e try by the German military authorities
>r This acion has been taken as & result
it of niformatlon about the deportation!
gahered from different sources *n<!
after fruitless inquiries as to th<
o Belgians made by American Ch&rgi
o Grew at Berlin.
it Germany has been informed {that
the treatment of the ^Belgians has
ie made a very bad impression in thii
s, country and that the United Sata
i* can not avoid taking notice of th<
>r broad grounds of humanity,
it The American government, H wai
e learned today, was led to moe not
e only because of the x pressed feel inj
rt that the deportations have been lookec
s- upon with disfavor by he Amerlcai
people and government but because o
fear that Belgian rlief work, which I
M administered by Americans, may b
tf interfered with.
? Should Establish Auatraliaa Ballet,
* Says Anderson Payer
(From the Anderson Intelligencer.)
a Following the recent Democratic
b nvlmaMf In ihla fife fa thor^ tvom
- charges of fraud made by one faction
. against the other, though no protest
was tiled and no contest made before
r the State executive committee of the
f party. The charges were regarded as
e? a thin and filmy way of easing out
i of defeat, and were never taken serlously
by the public,
a liut out of the dlvcussion of these
i alleged frauds grew talk of making
y the Australian ballot system the law>
/iill method of ehoosiug public ofHcera.
i rroininent members of both factions
j have given their endorsement to the
i scheme, and now would certainly appear
a good time for the Legislature to
a press the matter and make the system
3 the law of the State while the demand
l# for it Is fresh in the minds of the
. people. It certanly could not at this
3 time he made a factional issue, as It
g has the support of both factions.
The prima ry election law passed in
1014 was a long step foward in purging
the primary of flagrant abases,
j and the adoption of the Australian
ballot would naturally fit In as a sort
'* of fliial chapter in the movement to
reform and purify the elections. There
are always purchasable votes, whose
e support can be won by an outright
cash consideration or by promises
that are equivalent to a purchase. The
t Australian ballot system would heir
? to reduce the daftger from this element
of voters, as the secrecy required 1e
f depositing their ballots would ma Ik
It lncreasngly difficult for politca]
mainputators to depend upon them.
The tme Is ripe for passing tlx
8 measures and we hope that It will b<
** pressed vigorously at the coming seo
6 slon of the Legislature, and pushed
* through while t has such an excellent
chance of passage.
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e Savannah News.
y There is a difference of opinion?
0 very wide difference?about the feel
j lng of the National Guardsman aa ax
e individual toward the government at
q a result of his tour of duty on th(
j, border. The truth is, of course, that
~ different guardsmen entertain a vaL.
riety of feelings in this respect II
h would be easy to quote a lot of then
f who think they have not bad a square
0 deal and that the government bad n<
e reason for taking them away from
tf home and boelneea and sending then
i. down where the meeqnlte flourlshet
e and the stand storm Is in vigor. An<!
e it would be just as easy to quote i
lot of them who are ready to "do II
all over again." who are glad they haw
' had the experience that has come U
n than on the border, who realise thai
t they have been made better men phyaft
B cally and better dtisane.
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The Olwahh tl par year.
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i Methodists G
Anne
j ScMltM at Flortoee Ebd With An
i by Bishop Atkins?Tucker Talks
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, Thanks People f
' Florence, Dec. 3.?With the an
" nouncement of the appointments fo
the year the South Carolina confer
* (once closed its annual session hen
' I tonight Dr. H. C. Tucker of Brasl
1 told of his work in that country to
me American mote society.
[ Resolutions were passed ihankini
^ Florence and its people for hospltalR:
extended the conferenc visitors.
^ ? The final session was opened wltl
, devotional exercises conducted by
Peter Stokes assisted by H. C. Tuckei
of Brazlf. Bishop Atkins gave Dr
Tucker an opportunity to render i
j brief account of-his service with th<
American Bible society.
Watson B. Duncan presented reso
lutlons of thanks and appreciation foi
j the unstinted hospitality of the peo
pie of Florence and for all the cour
testes shown to the conference. Thes<
were unanimously adopted by a rlsiuj
. vote.
The ministers who have been elect
t ed to receive elders' orders were thei
I called to the chancel and assisted bj
I L. F. Beaty. A. J. Cauthen, W. A
? Massebeau and H. W. Bayes, Bishoj
k Atkins ordained them to fulfil th<
functions of this holiday office In th<
I church of Go<L Bishop ?Ltklns de
i livered an address relative to the es
) sential features of thet Methodia
} itinerancy and answered the question
i "Where are the preachers statione<
this year f" by announcing the fol
i lowing appointments:
t Charleston district: G. E. Edwards
( presiding elder; Asbury, Paul K. Cros
! by; Allendale, B. G. Murphy; Apple
1 ton. J. H_ Hoiourner : Itpnnfxrf J
t Simpson; Bethel circuit, G. L. Ingram
9 Black Swamp, J. A. McGrew; Bluff
b too, D. N. Buabes; Charleston, Betn
S. B. Harper; Hampstead Square, ?
D. Colyer; Spring Street, J. P. Ii
CottagevlUe, G. K. Way; Cypress, J.
S. Rice; Early Branch, W. G. Arial;
Ehrhardt, C. S. Felder; Estill, W. V.
Dibble; Hampton, J. T. Peeler; Hendersonvllle,
B. G. Vaughan; Lodge, W.
T. Bedenbaugb; Ridgeeland, J. B.
Prosser; Ridgeville, J. D. Bell; Summervllle,
J. H. Holland; Walterboro,
G. B. Smith; Waude Mission, E. K.
Kpps; Commission Washington church,
G. E. Edwards.
Florence district: Peter Stokes,
presiding elder; Benuettsville, First
1 church, R. H. Jones; West End, J. E.
Carter; Benuettsville circuit, T. E.
Morris; Brigbtsville, Gr (W. Davis;
Hethelehem, J. T. M&cFarlane;
Cheraw, E. H. Beckham; ChesterHeld,
J. I* Tyler; Darlingtou, Trinity,
H. J. Cauthen; Kpwortk. J. D. Williams;
Darlington circuit, J. S. Beas
iey; East Chesterfield, Paul T. Wood;
(Florence, Central,^(yA fi. Herbert;
Hartsville, J. T. Fowler; Jefferson, J,
A. White; Lamar, W. H. Arial; Liberty,
W. L. Walt; T. B. Owen, superunmcry;
Marlboro, J. E. Ford; Mc
uee. s. if. Bailey; McColl, H. G. Hardlu;
Patrick W. V. Jermau; Pagelaiul,
J. W. Elklus; Pamplico, F. W.
Dibble; Tlmmousvllle and Plsgah, B.
A. Powell; Tlmmousvllle circuit, F. S.
1 Hook; conference secretary of education,
Peter Stokes; commissioner,
Washington church, Peter Stokes.
Klngstree district: D. Arthur Phillips,
presiding elder; Audrews, G. A.
Teasley; Cades, T. W. God bold;
Cordesvllle, D. O. Spires; Georgetown,
Duncau Memorial, L. L. Bedenbaugh;
1 West End, K. R. Tucker; Greeley
| vllle, B. J. Guess; H. W. W hi taker
supernumerary; Johnsonvllle, W. P
j Way; Jordan. W. O. Henderson
Klngstree, G. T. Harmon; Lake City
| W. H. Hodges; McClellanville, Gob
. Smith; New Zion, W. G. Elwell; Pino
. polls, F. E. Hodges; Rome, P. A. Mur
ray; Salterers, J. O. Davis; Samplt, G
C. Gardner; Scranton, C. W. Burgess
Summerton, C. C. Derrick; Turbs
vllle, M. F. Dukes; commissi ooei
' Washington church, D. Arthur Phil
' lips.
' MoHah ,1Uitrl/>t M W Tlrwrvlr nm
siding elder; Aynor, W.H. Richard
son; Blenheim, T. L. Belvin; Brownsville,
L. T. Phillips; Bocksvllle, W. A
Youugblood; Centenary, D. D. Jones
Conway, E. L. McCoy; Conway circuit
O. T. Rhoad; Clio, A. D. Betts; Dll
Ion, M. I* Banks; Dillon mills, J. M
Oasque; Floyds, H. W. Shealey; Floy
dale, D. H. Everett; Halivanta, W. H
Perry; Lake flew, W. Roy Phillips
Latta, W. W. Daniel; LltUe River, H
T. Morrison; Little Rock, 8. J. Be
thea; Lorls, W. B. Duncan, Jr., H
L. Singleton, supernumerary; Marios
J. W. Daniel; Marlon circuit, M. M
CcLendon; Mulllns, S. O. Cantey
Mulltns circuit, J. W. Arlall; Wacca
maw, J. E. Cook; Sunday school,flak
secretary, W. C. Owens; Horry Indus
trial Institute, 8. 0. Morris; commit
loner of tdtoatisa, V. B. Sfculot
lose i |
lal Conference J
- j
i?unc(Mta of ApyotntaMBti M Yer . . ^
f work for Bible Society In firull .
or Hospitality.
- commissioner Washington cburSh, M.
r W. Hook. i
Orangeburg district: A. J. Cme
then, presiding elder; Bamberg and
I mills, E. O. Watson; Barnwell. E. P.
r Hutson; Brancbville, P. B. hpifcaa;
Cameron, J. K. Inabinet; waUMtrk,
f J. If. Rogers; W. S. Stokes, agw .
r numerary; Ed la to, G. W, Dufcee;
! Grover, J. C. Counts; Harley vllle, J.
L. Mulllnniz; Holly Hill, ft. W.
Humphries, J. F. Way, supernumerary
; Norway, R. R. Doyle; North
and Limestone, C. B. Burns; Olar, A.
Sassard; Orangeburg, St Paul's W.
A. Massebeau; Orangeburg circuit. W.
i A. Beckham; Orangeburg, J. A. Gra,
ham; Providence Station, P. K.
Tthoad; Rowesville, J. J. Stevenson;
Smoks, E. F. Scoggins; Springfield,
T. J. White; Spring Hill, miaeioO supplied;
St George, W. KL * Wiggins;
editor Southern Christian Advocate,
W. C. Kirkland; commissioner Washington
church, A. J. Cautben.
Sumter district; H. W. Bayed, pre
1 aiding elder; Betimne, A. M. Gardher;
' Blshopvllle, G. P. Watson; Cgldm,
* J. H. Graves; College Place statkm,
' J. P. Pattou, J. C. Chandley SUper9
numerary; Columbia circuit W. 8.
9 Myers, J. W. Wolling; Fort Motte. O.
N. Rountree; Heath Springs, 9. B.
*, Weldon; Kershaw, R. M. Duboee;
Lynchburg, F. L. Glennan; MaDPlng,
* W. B. Duncan; Oswego, S. W. Henry;
, Pinewood, A. S. Lesley; Providence,
' T. E. Derrick; St John's and RemI
berts J. P. Attaway; St Matthews, G.
* F. Klrby; Sumter, Trinity, ft. 8.
' Truesdale; Broad Street , L. XL Peel- A.
" er; Sumter mission, A. C. Cdfbett;
* Wateree, R. L. Rountree; West Ran- *
* shew. E. W. Huhit; Student ftloody
" institute, S. W. Danner; i ummlftdhiii r ^
I ff WMIgWM VU4ATCU, JDU ft. IH|?
Transferred: R, 1^,?W"nljh:,
Splgener G. H. Wadddl, A. C. Walkor,
S. A. Weber. G. R. Whitafatr. W.
W. Williams, J. B. Wilson, ft. D.
Vaughan, J. N. Wright
WHY COTTON 18 HIGH
| The Wall Street Journal's rijlaHHw
of Present Prices.
Spot cotton on the New York Ex*
change averaged 19.88 cents a pound
in November of this year, or $99.40 a
bale. There were times in that Month
\ when it sold as high as 20.96 eents,
, or $yOi.75 a bale. Its course since
the 16th day of November. 1914, when
the Exchange reopened, la almost unbelleveble.
Many of those who deal meet in
cotton feared that It would not Come
back?wur would destroy the mftfket.
Accordingly, the average price fa# the
[ November, 1914, period was 7.67 Cents,
or $38.35 a bale for a product that
costs at least $50 to produce. The
following month was still more giSoiay
and the average price went to tAl.
From that time on It t* an ldWfeeting
study to trace the upward tMtrae.
Step by step, sometimes losing 9 little
ground, but always regalalitf
the advance was maintained unit! De'
comber, 1915, closed with an Starsge
t O 96 ^^4. - --..-.A
ui a*>.oo ixuwi a [iuuuu.
With some recessions the idrinee
was steadily maintained throlfhoot
' the past months of 1919, but It was
' not until July that cotton c*0C off
' the shackles of doubt and feftf and
entered the llata as a real Maftthon
runner.
Short crop la pointed to ifl the "
cause of this advance It Is trite the
' crop Is short and wo Id bujiply small.
9 But there mus' he a use f<<r It. el*e
* there would be no response to Steal!*
* ness of suiply. And that la t?9 real r
secret of ? ?tton*s advance.
It is hard to realise how nteliillsl
* cotton has become to the industries M
r of the world, both in war and feaefe
' It is not so much In the nutate,i of
consumers as In the discovery ii new
- uses. It Is as necessary to tbf auto*
- mobile monufacturer as it la li the
, surgeons working behind the Mbi |
lines In Europe. The greet eceen
liners carry with them more genres
than the old-time . vessels theS once fl
whitened the sees with their nil*. I
In the msnutacture of liaffUUHiig I
machines It es necessary en tl the I
plant that manufactures electrH tight- fl
ing wires. The catlegue of ftl to- I
dustrlal uses Is a long out tee long
to enmneratei In the past wH| Its
use has Increased twenty-three Chase
; faster than population, and the tatter
half of the last decade shows Aht Ma
Industrial value Is onlv now beUMalne
mslnlfsst
I So long as the wheels of Hairy
go round they will cause a deaoM *
peettsa afeeglt ?*u* S* JMeea
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