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% CRISIS IS FINAL GERMANY WILL NOT CALL LVSI TANIA ATTACK ILLEGAL APPAM CASE BROADENS OUT; GERMAN TREATY COMES UP RELEASED |* Teutons Contend American Port !BRITISH ABOARD APPAM FREED! BY GOVERNMENT ORDER OFFICIALS SAY NOTHING Berlin Sends Terse Instructions to Ambassador Rut Absolutely De> . ). . . . . •«., -« . ciines to Use Word '‘Illegal”—No ■Disposition to Shirk Possible Ke- ■nit. Information reaching the Asso ciated Press in Herlin Friday in dicate* that under no circumstances win Germany admit that the sink ing of the liusltanla was an Illegal act. The new Instructions forwarded to Ambassador ron Bernstorff, accord ing to this information, contains sitn- .ply one phrase of the new formula tion of the proposed note of regret for fhe sinking of the Lusitania. The suggested sentence is short, consist ing of only eight words, and dots not contain the word “Illegal.’’ It repre sents the extreme limit of (iermany's concessions in the Lusitania case. The riew is entertained in Berlin that one of the most serloTs crises of the war baa arisen in connection with the 'Lusitania case and that it is Im possible to foresee the outcome from any indications. The result of the ■egotiktions appears to hinge solely ou the single word “UTexar’. In the way of an agreement between the United States and Germany stand •nly these seren letters, expressing the conception which President Wil son and Secretary Lansing insist must he embodied in the German formula expressing regret for the loss •f American Uvea aboard the Cunarder. The Associated Press is informed positively and authoritatively that Germaay raa not and will not deHig- •ate as illegal the sinking of a liner by any submarine. Virtually no other difficulties in "the way of settlement remain and the aew instructions forwarded to Am bassador von Bernstorff on Tuesday contain merely the new formula by Which It Is hoped to satisfy Wash ington without humiliating that coun try Although the suggested sen tence. according to a reliable version, consists sf only eight words and does ■ ot rontala the word ^illegal'' or characterise the sinking of the Lusi tania as nurh it goes to the further- eat extent possible toward* meeting desires la the ahoeace of official Informa- - tGua Hmretary tanning refused to dis ease as7 phase whatever of the Isssi- taata negotiation*. It appeared at the state department, however, that If officials regarded the situation as seriously as It is reflected In Berlin dtspatchmi. It was not permitted to appear On the surface. Something defluits assy take form after Presi dent Wilson returns to the capital Friday afternoon. Prooldeat Wilson returned to the capital from hla western 1 speaking -trip shortly after one o'clock He read the Berlin dispatches on the sit uation while hia train was running between Baltimore and Washington. Me made no comment, but members of hia party said they regarded the situation as “unfavorable." It was oald the president had not finished considering the officlsl dispatches he wecelved on hia tyaih. Ounnt von Itemstorff declined to dtsons* the Herlin dispatches because he had not received hie government’ aanwer which was Nupixeted to have started from the Herlin foreign of- Are en February 1. In official and diplomatic\‘ircleH the impression prevailed that the con troversy now h*4 come-to- hinge ym- Should be Asylum for Prize Under Treaty. + The Appam '"tase broadened out Thursday, becoming a complex and possibly far reaching situation threat ening to affect some of the funda mental queatlons of naval warfare at issue between the United States and Germany. - For that reason It was aot, finally decided whether the ship should be returned to her British owners under The Hague convention or held the fair prize of-her German captors'un^ der the Pruselan-American treaty, al though the indications remained that the latter course ultimately would be followed. Officials are said to realize that their construction of the PrUssian- American treaty in this case un doubtedly will come up as precedent at some other time during the war, and even might have a bearing on the case of the American sailing ship William P. Frye, sunk a year ago by the German commerce raider Prlnz Kitel Friedrich. The Frye case is on the eve of settlement, practically on the terms for which the United States contends. British officials go so far as to charge that the Appam was brought to Hampton Roads for the deliberate purpose of testing the soundness of Germany's original contention that the sinking of prizes is a necessary incident to naval warfare in its pres ent form. To offset that contention, however, is the German claim that the Prusalan-American treaty guar antees the prize safe to her captors. American officials realize that the Appam presents the case of a prize taken. They recognize also that should the United States turn her back to her British owners that fact might be used as an argument for sinking captured merchantmen. One further important result rhirh threatens to confront the Unit ed States should it decide to recog nize The Hague convention Instead of the Prussian treaty la that Germany might consider herself thus relieved from the treaty obligations the Unit- ed States is HHeadiag to en Such a development, it* is feared, might threaten the successful termi nation of the Frye' case. SHIP STATUS UNSETTLED STARTS NEW COMMITTEE hethei* the Untied States demand^ offered in congress to reclaim these that Germany acknowledge the sink ing of the Lusitania as an illegal act or whether it demands tliat the de struction pT'the ships of thy neutrals be acknowledged as illegal There was some speculation on whether the actual situation on that point had been fully understood in Bierlin. Out 'of many uncertainties, howerer, one fact stands, and it is that when Count von Bernstorff re cently transmitted the last draft of the agreement to Bprli natter having submitted it to Secretary Lansing, the ambassador believed it would-be ac ceptable to his government. The German embassy gave no in dications of how it regarded the pos sible outcome and reiterated that no final opinion could be formed until the official instructions arrived. Alfred Zimnrfifman, under secre tary for foreign affairs, in an inter view with the Associated Press, ex pressed the hope that the new for mula forwarded to Ambassador von Bernstorff would offer a possible basis of settlement. However, he made no effort to,epneeal the gravity of the situation and was not explicit in Ids statements that Germany had reached the extreme limit of conces sions and under no circumstances would concede me illegality of her submarine campaign^ In the war area. “The government Is willing to dp everything in its power to meet American wishes,” he said, “but there are-limits beyond which every friend ship snaps. “I do not understand America’s course. We had thought the sub marine issue settled and the Lpsi- tania question on the way to arrange ment—had agreed to pay indemnity and all that—when the United States ‘suddenly made its new demands which it is impossible for us to accept. “You must not push your demands too far. You must not attempt to humiliate Germany:" Dr. Zimmerman declined to dis cuss these new demands or the in- ntniction as to Count von Bernstorff more vreclsely, but he left no doubt that the whole crisis centered tfn Sec- ay dianriw the sinking of the Lusi tania as an act contrary to interna tional law. -- - The ondnr secretary declared re peatedly that Germany could not poe- atb»y admit this procedure was Illegal National Honae Provides for Protec tion From Moods. 1 The passage of a resolution Wed nesday by the Houae at Washington providing for the appointment of an additional committee to be known as the committee on flood protection is believed to be of tremendous eco nomic Importance to South Carolina For many years it has been evident that the present rivers and harbora committee was bverburdened with work' and had little time for any thing except questions of commerce and navigation. Flood control, drain age and irrigation were not touched Now. according to what Speaker Champ Clark said, with the appoint ment of a new committee that will give its entire time to flood control irrigation and drainage to all the big wet land proposition* there la an op portunity for thousands of acres now idle and covered by water In lower South Carolina along the Santee. Ashley, Cooper, Congaree and other rivera to receive proper attention from the government and to become exceedingly Valuable when properly handled. • s > Mr. Clark sounded the keynote of rising values for these wet lands in South Carolina wtvep^he said that he considered this'one of the most im portant economic questions confront ing the people of the country. lands in South Carolina and else where have resulted largely in failure but a rommittee which will Investl^ gate them and work out a sound plan for their use should prove of great iinportahve to South Carolina and the South Atlantic seaboard. It is not known whether or not any member of the South Carolina dele gation in the House will be assigned to this committee, but even should this nojFbe done, the passage of the resolution referred 16 can not be viewed in any other light than as be ing of untold importance. x ZEPPELIN SINKS COLLIER ^ ‘ v London Says Ship Floated Two Min utes After Bomb landed. The collier Franz Fischer;" which left, Hartlepool Monday afternoon, was sunk at sea by one of the raiding 'Zeppelins that visited England. Thir teen of the crew, including the cap tain, were drowned. Three men were saved, Chief Engi neer Birch, Steward Taylor and Sea man Charles Hillier. The Franz Fischer was a captured enemy vessel employed as a eoantfrg collier; HIT Her described the disaster an follows: “About ten-thirty Tuesday night we heard a noiseqverhead such as we had never* hekroDefore. Presently a Zeppelin came right on top of us and dropped a bomb, which fell near the engine room. A tremendous ex plosion followed, the vessel remain ing afloat about two minutes. “There was no time to launch life boats. We all went under with the' skip: When I came up again I caugfyt hold bf‘a life belt. After swimming for some time I cam/e across the chief engineer and the ateward, who had managed to get hold of life belts. By their aid we kept afloat for an hour. Disposition dt liner Has Imports at Bearing oh American Contention In Regard to Freedom of the Seas— German Treaty Referred to. Nineteen days of ceaseless vigil for the short handed German prise crew aboard the former British liner Appam ended Thursday night when the laat of more than foar hundred British passengers and prisoners climbed over the ship’s side to liberty on American soil. All British subjects and the one natura-Maed American, G. A. Tagiia- ferri, quit the ship, leaving the prize commander with the twenty Germans who had been prisoners on the Ap pam, including three women. Capt. Harrison and the Appam’s British crew left their vessel only after there had been a sharp contro versy between agents of the owners, the Elder-Dempster company, and the British embassy at Washington. The company desired its men to re main on the liner to support the claim that the Germans forfeit their prize by remaining In neutral waters. But the embassy insisted that every British subject depart as soon as per mission had been granted by the prize commander on the demand of the UnTled States government. A special boat was provided to take the Appam’s crow of one hun dred and fifty-five to Norfolk-to await the sailing of a steamer for New York. In the meantime the one hun dred and fourteen passengers and the one hundred and thirty-six British seamen raptured while the other seven ships taken by the raider Fonga or Moewe had been trans ferred ashore by steamera. Five of one. English, and tour I^scare of the crew of the Clan Mac- tavisb, all suffering from severe wounds, were removed to a hospital. The British government is caring for ail passengers and crews of the captured freighters and will send them to England aboard the first available ship. The Elder Dempster company will arrange for the return of the Appam’s crew. • The Appam, which had been at Old Point since she appeared In Virginia waters, moved up to thla port early Thursday and anchored near the ship building plant. Prince von Hatsfeldt. counsellor of the Gorman embassy at Waahingtoa was on hand to assert clalmn of th* German government on behalf of th* prize commander, ^apt. Gnnot. Brit ish naval attache, and a corps of vice consuls, headed by Vice Consul Ken worthy, in charge of the British con sular offieee, busied themselves with arrangements for getting their fellow countrymen off the captured liner. All the officials were In frequent consultation with Collector Hamilton who from the custom houae and on board th* Appam, enforced the order of the United States treasury depart ment governing the proceedings of the British end German officials. Im migration Inspector Morton handled immigration problems, but his task was not arduous as the Biltlsh gov ernment provides smple funds for all its subjects. Until the American government overruled him, Iiieut. Herge intended to retain as prisoners of war Capt. Harrison and the entire crew of the Appnni, holding that they resisted rapfure, and the twelve alleged mem hers of an enemy'p armed forces Both British and American author ities are satisfied that the raider which captured the Appam was a new fruit trader built at Bremerhaven and originally named Fonga fitted with heavy guns and sent to sea as a commerce destroyer. The Germans say the ship was the Moewe com manded-by Capt. Count Dohna of the imperial German naivy. But their answers to questiqns as to whether she Is a converted merchantman were evasive. \ Capt. Gaunt said that all of the British masters captured by the raid ers agreed that she was a fruit ship mounting about six six^inch guns. He expressed the opinion that after fitted out at a German Baltic port she was painted as a Swedish trader and passed through the British block ading line by flying the Swedish flag. \Everybody is waiting expectantly for another ship to appear with German prize crew and stories of later operations, of the raider, which has not been heard from since she parted company with the Appam off the coast of Spain January 17. Varying reports about tremendous sums in gold bullion aboard the Ap pam were cleared up when the com mander informed Collector Hamilton that she had carried thlrtv-fiva thou IS FAST HERMAN CRUISER LOOSE ON THE ATLANTIC? . * ‘ s Washington Says Report is That Heavily Armored Roon is Back ing np the Moewe. The possibility that a still more formidable German sea r&ider than has been reported—the fast German cruiser Roon—is at large in the At lantic, and the report that the Roon in fact was nearby and directed the operations of the raider called the Moewe which sank six ships and cap tured the Appam within two hundred miles of the coast of 'Spain, promises to 1 add another chapter to the yet un ■ told story of the daring of German sailors. The Roon is a fast heavily armor ed cruiser of nearly ten thousahd tons, with more than eighteen thou sand horsepo er, four hundred feet long and with both oil and coal boil ers. She was built ct Kiel in 1902, has four funnels and extra high wire less masts. She carries a Krupp armor belt; four torpedo tubes, which gives discharges forward, astern and broadside, and mounts twenty-eight guns in all^—four g.z-inch, ten 5.9- inch and fourteen 3.4-inch. The British embassy denies it has information that the Roon is at large and was reported off the Canary Is lands, but the story that she accom panied the Moewe is credited to Eng lishmen aboard the Appam. Capt. Harrison, of the captured liner is credited with the statement that some other ship than the Moewe de stroyed the six ships in the eastern Atlantic, but he refused to give her name. The German officials, how ever, insist it was the Moewe. If the Roon is at large, the pres ence of other German wrrships on the seas is regarded as not improb able. t , 54 KILLED, SAYS LONDON; HREAT LOSS, SAYS BERLIN CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND - FARMERS EXCHANGE Crew* and Captives Impatiently Await U. S. Action. While the United States govern ment considers what treatment shall be accorded her, the former British passenger liner Appam swings at an chor off Fortress Monroe Wednesday with her passengers'and crew and un looked for guests, crews'of seven other captured British vessels, rest lessly awaiting liberation from their confinement under guard .of a Ger man prize crew. l T ntil orders come from Washing ton no one will be permitted to land except Lieut. Berge, the prize crew commander. The customs and immi gration authorities now do not know who are civilians entitled to liberty or who may be prisoners of war, or whether the German prize crew con stitutes an armed foreign expedition in American territorial water subject to internment. sand sterling—about one hundred and seventy-two thousand dollars— but that the raider took it off. KILLS VERNER BILL or make concesslona which virtually would take the submarine weapon out of her hands. He asserted Again and again that if the United States desired to drive matters to a breach rotary Lanslng'a demand thar 0*r- fio no furtBer to avoid ‘tiff*. It and that the breach, with all Its lamentable eenaequeneee. mast come. For a stubborn creature, tire us a young nil who knows the • got him going Senate Perpetuates System But Safe guards Future. The Verner bill to abolish all scholarships and free tuition privi leges at State institutions was killed in the Senate Thursday and the Pad gett amendment, to have the fiscal agent of the State aoard of charities and corrections investigate the finan cial status of beneficiaries of scholar ships and free tuition was substl- tutued. sions of the Verner bill and the Padgett amendment thirty Aqtemytmwer it granted to the boara'-ef^hagUles and corrections to revoke Stater aid where parent or guardian la found able to pay. The provisions of tho bill do not apply to scholarship and free tuiUoa Incum- at State institutions lateet Zr|»priin Raid lte|K>rt*d by Adverse Capital*—Several - _ — Zoppriiae !■ Trip I-ondon reports: Fifty-four per sona were killed and sixty-seven la Jured in Monday night's Zeppelin raid It was officially stated that two hundred and twenty bombs were dropped by the Zeppelins during the air raid. The official statement says bombs were dropped at several towns and in rural districts in Der •yshlre I Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Slaf- fordshire. Some damage ‘.o oroperty was caused. Berlin reports: "A Gsmsu squad ron during the night of January 31 February l dropped a Ur; 1 * number of incendiary bombs "on and near the Liverpool and BlrkenntaJ docks, ha bor and factories; also m the Man chester Iron works mnl Kack Mast furnaces and on the Nritlogliam .md Sheffield factories and bias* furnaces and finally on a largo in tuber of n- dustrial establishment.* in the Hum ber and near Great Y*r.nou *r (Nor oik). At all these pile.>3 a rowerf'il effect was observed from heavy ex plosions and most serious fires On the Humber one battery waa silenced “The airships were heavily fired upon ffom all points but were not hit. All the airships, in spite of the enemy's efforts returned in safety.” Yorkshire Pigs—$5; seven weeks old. S. W. Haygs Lenoir, N. C. Extra Homer Pigeons, worth $2 per pair, going for a few days 'only at 50c M. I. Walton, Eatonton, Ga. Heady for Shipment-^-Sevcral head of big type Duroc-Jcrsey pigs. All registered. G. W. Doolittle, Sanders- ville; Ga,. For Sale—60 extra fine Poland China pigs. All eligible to register and best breeding. Dr. S. J. Summers and Sons, Cameron,-8. C. WANTED—BURNED-OUT MOTORS, GENERATORS AND TRANSFORM ERS TO REPAIR. CHARLOTTE ELECTRIC REPAIR CO.J CHAR- LOTTE, N. C. .f'"” Do you sell Yams in June and July? We do. Write for prices on our June Yam seed potatoes. Matures in six to eight weeks. Holloway Bros., Valdosta, Ga. OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE-TIME— Co-operate with us on a big money making proposition. . Particulars free. Oliver Novelty Co., Dept. E, Box 128, Darlington, S. C. Georgia Cane Syrup—New, pure, un adulterated; $14 per 35-gal. barrel f. o. b. Cairo, Ga. Quantity limited Short crop. Order quick if you ex pect to get it. J. L. Mauldin, Cairo, Ga. Wanted—To save you money on your • magazines and papers. Give maga zines for Christmas. Write for my free catalogue showing all loweet clubbing offers. W. B. McCall, Marion, S. C. Mr. Merchant—We are in the mar ket for Peas. Send samples and quote prices for your station.’ Have several cars of flour bought before the advance. Palmetto Brokerage Oo. Graanviltar 8. C. For Snl*^—Three Berkshire Boars ready for service. $20 each; 2 Bred Gilts. $20 each; 10 pigs ready to shim $10 each. All out of boar thar took blue ribbon at State and county fair. C. S. Gordon, Lewis T. O . Cheater County. 8. C. Cahhege Plant* — Guaranteed to ^ please you or your money bark by parcel post prepaid, 250 plants. 25c:; 500 plsnts, 50c; 1,000 plants. 90c, by express. 80c per thousand Stono Plant Co., Johns Island. C. C. t \ Games—Eight strains; egga. |1.B* per 15; circular free. N. F. Baty, Whitesboro, Texas, Black Minorca .Poultry Farm, Dade City, Fla. -Ten-pound Imported rooster mates seven-pound hens.^ Three dollars setting. Other pens, one-fifty. .« Let Us Collect your accounts. We collect in and out of State. Costs nothing to try. No collection, no charges. The Rhame Mercantile Agency, Sumter, S. C. Boys and Girls—Earn a watek, bracelet or necklace by selling only 40 packages chewing gum. We trust you/ Order to-day. Star Nqyelty Co,, Lowell, N. C. Your Name in Gold stamped oa Gea- uine Leather Wallet; identificatiom card and six other useful foatures, $1 postpaid. Clifford Thompson, 50 Queen street. Charleston, S. C. Mr. Merchant—Red Bliss Potatoes, Maine Grown, $4.50 barrel, Nor folk. Send orders for prompt er February shipment subject to con firmation. Address Box 116, Aydea, N. Cf APPAM AT ANCHOR . FOR Q00D ROAD WORK Tillman Wants Federal Convicts Help Build Them. to .Senator Tillman has offered an amendment proposing to insert a new section in the United States revised statutes. He would have convicts sentenced by federal judges for less than oneNfear labor on the roads of the respective county where sentence is imposed or'-tyhere the crime is com mitted. —He would also have it provided that such convict would be under the same management and control as those sentenced by state courts. It is also provided that such work shall be in all cases performed on such highways as are used for rural de livery mail purposes. TURKS SURROUNDED Von der Goltz and 80,000 Men Said to lie Enclosed. The Caucasus campaign is a fruit ful field just now for interesting re ports, and the situation at Erzerum is, according to one of these reports, more serious for the Turks than pre vious advices have indicated. There are said to be jlO.QOO men under The vote to strike out the provD »7 1 . 8a ‘ u u.eu uuuer to substi* Marshal von der Goltz locked up in the city with only two weeks provisions on hand. Homicide in Edged eld. Sunday night Mart Morgan was killed on the plantation of Mr. J.-O. Zeigler. In Edgefield county. John Price la charged with the ertm*. Wanted—Fun. hides, beeswax, tal low, ell grades scrap metala. rubber, etc. In market for iron, carload lota Write ue full description what you have Fifteen years experience baa taught ua proper outlet. Hetis- faction guaranteed. Prices end tags on request H. 8. Weddell and Co., Sumter, S. C. Budded pecan trees, producing large, soft shell nuts, 60c to $1.00 per tree. Special discounts for lota of U00 Tod budding seedlings, un profitable varieties, and native Hickories by contract. Twelve years experience in pecan culture. S f. W. Watson, “Pecanwood.'' rsngeburg. S. C. For Sale—Pigeons, pigeons. To m^ke room for new stork, we will offer for next 30 days Homers at $1.25 and Csrneaux at $2.25 per pair, guaranteed mated, banded and working. Here's your chance to get excellent breeders at reduced prices Order now. Only a limit ed numl>er to be sold at these prices. Palmetto Pigeon atfd' rouT- try Plant. Sumter, S. C. Cabbage Plants—The frost proof kind that makes heads. 500 (or 75e; 1,000 for $1.25; 3,'000 for $S; 6,000 for $4.50; 8,000 for $6.40; 10,ODD for $7.50. C. H. Anderson and Son, Meggett, S. C. 1 Seed C'om—Improved Thompson's Prolific. Heavy yielder on medium land. High germination and satis faction guaranteed. Shelled. $2 bu. Selected ears on cob, $1 bu. H. Eastburn, Cartersville, Va. , Salesmen wanted In South Carolina < ' for the Adjustable Mltre-Gnag*. every carpenter and mechanic buys: earn $3 a day: sells for $1.25. Bead for particulars M M Stalvey ;.nd Co_ Waverly Mills, A. C.- Marry—We have large number wealthy members. Thla club Is on* of LB* oldest and most •ucoeaaful; strictly-, confidential; particnlara free.r* The Reliable Club. Mrs. Wrubel, Box 2fi,. Oakland, Cal. (•ood Hand Hill Istad for Hala—Extra good for bright tobacco, eottoa. corn, forage and vegetables; splen did for peaches, grapes and dew berries Good roads White settle ment. Write C. U. Hinshaw. Vase. N. C.‘ FOB HA IlK—"Castor Bean Meal Analysing 7 per cent. Ammonia. 1 per rent. Potash at ${9.50 f. o. b. Charleston, S. C., bagged and tag ged. Terms, cash as chipped Decern* ber-January shipment '' A. F Prin gle. 30 ^ Broad Street. Charleston, 8. C. FOR SALE—“Florida Phosphate Rock very finely ground, analysts •« per real, bone Phosphate IJme Equivalent to 31.75 Total Phee- phorla Acid at $6.75 Bulk or $• bagged and tagged f. o. b. Charles ton. Terms caab agalnat documents. December-January shipment. A. F. Pringle. 30 H Broad Street, Charles ton. 8. C. For Sale Fancy Florida Oranges. $1.50; Fancy Grapefruit. $2; Seed Chufas. bushel. $4; Cuban Seed Corn. $3; Speckle Velvet Bean Seed. $2..'>0; Porto Rico Sweet Potato shipment about May 1. $1.50; Chi nese Beans. $3.50; Dressed Pork, any size. 9c pound Ank for pricer on smoked bacon and Florida Can# Scad cash with order and deduct 10 per cent. Caswell and Grimes. Aluchua. Florida. Sell Your Hides at Home - ''# butchers and Beef Clubs, send me your Hides sad Iget Check by return mall at highest market prices. Write or telephone to me f^r Information. WISLE W. MARTIN Tenner and Leather Dealer. COLUMBIA, 8. Cl is STANDING BY HER ALLIES Ijondon Denies Report of Peace Overtures to Berlin. Official denial has been made of reports attributed to German sources that England intends to abandon, her allies and has made peace overtures to Germany.” Tlie British statement follows: “The German chancellor has plat ed that England is compelling her allies to refrain from entering updn any peace movement. This state ment, which our allies know to be untrue, was made for .the purpose of injuring England in the eyes of neu trals. "To our allies, on the other hand, we hear that insidious and untrue reports are being circulated from Ger man sources that England intends to abandon them and has even made peace overtures to Germany, which have been- refused. The two state ments together are a good illustra tion how unscrupulous German meth ods are.” . — f a vote of sixty to thirty-seven—an altogether unexpected result. The Hohse thereby killed all bills propos ing road coiiimfsaions, highway boards and taxing automobiles for a state highway commission. There are some bills left on highway commis sions. but the.vote virtually kills all such bills.. KILLS HIGHWAY BILL House Votes Against it Wednesday Despite Berry's Plea. Tuesday It looked very, much as if * highway commission bill would pass in the House, says the Columbia Record. Had the vote been taken promptly after Mr. Berry's speech there would In all probability. have been a different result, Wednesday, when the House met a vote waa taken and th* committee bill waa killed by TO PROTECT COTTON -T Strong Barrier Erected Against Pink Boll Weevil. .To strengthen the barriers against the pink boll weevil the department of agriculture has extended its defi nition of cotton as applied in import regulations to include all forms of cotton waste, which is imported in large quantities for use in making mattresses, feltings and similar pro ducts. At present no examination of waste is made by port authorities charged with enforcing the weevil quarantine, but department experts believe the .large amount of seed it contains makes it a likely carrier for the in sect. Jap Steamer Lost. The Japanese liner Daijin Maru was sunk Wednesday night in a col lision with the steamship Linan, near Shanghai, and one hundred and slxtv lives lost. ' — tst;.....- —<b.';' ■ > ISSm* ** - ^ ■ . Coe* to Third Reading. After several days of debate and repeated Ineffectual attempts to nmeod Itrtke LUee bill making It a straight chain gang offense to Illicit ly sell 1»toxicants 1. South Caniltaa 1’