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[ ' ' ' " ' fg JP)e <?onntg licrorfc g| b* ..VOL. 35. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1919. NO * 31 ? ?? ??????^^???????^? ??i^?? ???^^ .1 * ^RATIFICATION OF ' TREATY DEFEATED THE GREAT PEACE PACT LAID ASIDfe AFTER LONG FIGHT? ( AND SENATE ADJOURNS 1 Washington, Nov. 19.?Failing after three attempts to raitfv the peace 11 treaty, the Senate late tonight laid it I aside, ended the special session and, I went home. All compromise efforts to bring 1 ratification failed, the three resolu- j . tions of ratification all going down by j 1 overwhelming majorities. The Republican leaders apparently despairing of I bringing two-thirds of the^enate tovpther for anv sort of ratification o-? . then put in a resolution to declare the war at an end. . S Two of the three ratification votes were taken on the resolution drafted I ^ by the Republican majority, contain^ ing reservations which President Wil- I son had told Democratic Senators in a letter earlier in the day would mean t nullification of the treaty. On each of the votes most of the Democratic I supporters of the treaty voted against ratification. ' j I The first vote on this resolution stood 39 to 55 against. On the sec- T ond vote taken after several hours . of preliminary wrangling in which the I Democrats made vain efforts to win over some of the Republican group! of mild reservationists, forty-one - ' ?-L Senators voted in the affirmative and j fifty-one in the negative. The third vote was on a straight J out ratification without reservations which got only 38 votes to 50 oppos-13 ing it. Only one republican, Senator j McCumber of North Dakota, voted j ( ^ with the Democrats in its support. The result was to place the treaty j 3 in a parliamentary status which its enemies declared amounted at least j j temporarily to rejection. Its friends, J howevy, had hopes of reviving it at another session of Congress. ( o J GLASS NAMED FOR SENATE ; \ f Cabinet * Member Succeeds The Late ! Thomas S. Martin. i Is Appointment of Secretary Glass to j the United States senate to succeed the late Thomas S. Martin and the 3 acceptance of Mr. Glass were $n-, / nounced by LeRov Hodges, aide to f Governor Davis at Richmond, Va., Saturday. Senator Martin had just been elected and his term does not expire until f litzy. The election of senators by popular vote, however,'leaves the go-if vernor full power to fill the vacancy until the electorate can do so. j Mr. Glass lives in Lynchburg, in the western part of the state, not far j from Mr. Martin's home in Charlottesville. He was a member of con- j > gress beiore taking the treasury portfolio and as chairman of the j house banking comnpittee took a lead ' rag part in framing and passing the federal reserve law. His business is | that of a newspaper publisher, he bev ing proprietor of the Lynchburg News 1 s and Advance morning and evening! papers respectively. ( Wshington, Nov. 15.?Carter Gla^s i j who was today appointed senator j from Virginia to fill the vacancy caus-1 ^ ed by the death of Senator Martin, j has been at the head of the treasury j since the resignation of William G. i McAdoo. Should he decide to take the senate seat, his going will make t the sixth change in President Wilson's cabinet since its formation at the ^ beginning of the first administration r , in 1913. The other members who left ^ were, respectively, Attorney General ^ McReynolds, Secretary Garrison, of r the war department, Secretary Bryan of state department Attorney General! c Gregory and Secretary Redfield of the I department of commerce. ? There is no indication at present j T as to whom President Wilson might | r select for Mr. Glass' place. jj, o Laurie Adams, aged 23 years, drank t a Coca-Cola bottle full of wood alco- t * " n?_ hoi last x naay anernuun at rivinm j and died from the effects of the poi- c A son early next morning. On his death I $ ^ bed he told the physician he had e bought the stuff from a man in a cafe- t near the depot, but was.unable to p give his name. The bottle was not la- i beled. The young man suffered great p pain before he died. He was a son of John Adams of Darlington county, t and employed in the Atlantic Coast c Line shop. b > * \ ITINERARY WHIRLWIND BAPTIST CAMPAIGN toutheast Association, In the Interest 75 Million Campaign, November 24-28, 1919. | GROUP 1 >dur Grove?Monday, November 24; all day, dinner on ground, sesmith?Tuesday, November 25; all day, dinner on ground. Bethany?Wednesday, November 26; all day, dinner on ground, feasant Hill?Thursday, November 27; alj day, dinner on ground, lose Hill?Friday, November 28; all day, dinner on ground, vingstree?Friday, November 28; at night only. >rinciple Speakers?W. C. Blount, D. L. Crossland, W. J. Morris and E. A. McDowell. GROUP 2 Spring Gulley Monday, November 24; all day, dinner on ground. * Jiney Forest?Tuesday, November 25; all day, dinner on ground, lloomingvale?Wednesday, November 26; all day, dinner on ground. Andrews?Wednesday, November 26; j at night only, lehoboth?Thursday, November 27; ' all day, dinner on ground, ^anes?Friday, November, 28; at night only. ."rio?Friday, November 28; a 1 .day, j dinner on ground. . , Vinciple Speakers?J. D. Harrelson, G. T. Gresham, Rev. Mr. Turner, and P. H. Bussey. GROUP 3 ^.ntioch?Monday, November 24; all day, dinner on ground. Jt. Tabor?Tuesday, November 25; I all day, dinner on ground. It. Pisgah?Wednesday, November 26; all day, dinner on ground. Jeorgetown?Wednesday, November 26; at night only, it Zion?Thursday, November 27;1 all day, dinner on ground. ' ' " 1 T> \17 T rincipie opeaxers?ui. xv. t?. ww, w. C. Wallace, N. B. Stergeon and J. E. McManawsto. GROUP 4 ohnrsonville?Monday, November 24; all day, dinner on ground. *ee Dee?Tuesday November 25; all ; day dinner on ground. / >now Mill?Wednesday, November 26; all day, dinner on ground. ohnson Chapel"?Thursday, November 27; all day, dinner on ground, did way?Friday, November 28; all day, dinner on ground. Rincipie Speakers?H. T. Altman, B. D. Thames, Carlisle Courtney, and. J. R. Funderberk. GROUP 5 liberty?Tuesday, November 25; all day, dinner on ground, 'aran?Wednesday. November 26; all day, dinner on ground, cranton?Wednesday, November 26; at night only. ^ke City?Thursday, November 27; 1 at night only few Zion?Friday. November 28; at night only. 'rincipie Speakers?J. T. Littlejohn, W. R. Smith. GROUP 6 "nion?Mondav. November 24; all day, dinner on ground. >t. James?Tuesday, November 25; all day, dinner on ground, "ades?Tuesday November 25; at night only. Jethel?Wednesday, November 26; all day, dinner on ground. )lanta?Thursday, November 27; at. night only. >rinciple Speakers?J. W. and B. K. T ruluck. Note 1?Each church, is requested o send 6 four-minute speakers to the learest neighboring church, who will ie expected to make talks at the neetmg appointed for said church. Co one, however, should be absent rom his own church the day of the I neeting there. Note 2?The organizer and publiity director of each church are reluested to give due notice of meeting j' ippointed for their church, make all I lecessary arrangements for said ?* -'? ??j *.... Koiro ovovu mem netting anu n.v w , >er present. Note 3?Brothers and Sisters; these neetings will afford a glorious opporunity to perfect in detail the cam-' >aign organization, and leave every hurch ready and waiting for the Treat drive November 30. Let us exrt ourselves to the utmost to have he entire membership of every church >resent. that all may be instructed, nspired and each one assigned .his dace. This is important! We are now making the last lap in he race. Let each man and woman ?f us do our full duty. Let our slogan i # "VICTORY FOR CHRIST." . \ ;. , ' . *-< PROMINENT MEN HERE YESTERDAY ADDRESS MASS MEETING A'l COURT HOUSE IN INTEREST OF LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION The mass meeting of citizens helt in the court house yesterday \va: well attended and the citizens evidenc ed great interest in the addresse: made by T. M. Cathcart, Count) Agent, G. A. Caldwell, Agricultural Agent of the Atlantic Coast Lint Railroad and George It. Wheelei manager of the South Caiplina Land owners .i?m-iauuu. H. E. Moptgomery Chairman of tht local committee called the meeting tc order and introduced the speakers. Ir his introduction he called the atten tion of the citizens to the urgenl need of organization and the neces sity of prompt action in the establish ing of home markets for diversifiec farm products. Mr. Cathcart, spok< of his recent trip through the lowej part of Geoi^gia and explained an ex hibit of cotton squares, cotton plant and boll weevils., During his remarks he also gave some helpful informatior concerning varities of cotton, cultivation and reducing of acreage. Mr Cardwell gave^practical suggestions on turning f<lm cotton to livestock and diversified crops and urged th< farmers to take action before the boll weevil gets in his work this com ing year.' He spoke of the activities of the South Carolina Landowners As sociation and advised the business men and the fanners to join the as sociation and help in carrying on the much needed" work the associatior has on its program. He said "Yoi will sooner or later' seek the association to hand in your membership application so it is a good plan to joir right now". "The association is do ing just the kind of work South Carolina needs." In his address Mr. Wheeler stressed on the importance of getting righl 'inM-n tn "hrasc t^irks" rieht now ant make Kingstree a market place foi live stock and diversified farm pro ducts. He said "if the farmer bring; in a wagon load of that which h( produces and goes back home with ? checic, he will increase his prcxluctior and the town or city that provides such a market will be a prosperous town, and the one that fails to pro vide such a market will be a "bad slider". He ureged the citizens tc help the association in its work fo; a dog control law, to make the sheej industry possible; amendment to th< chattel mortgage law, to better esstablish livestock credit and a fret control law, explaining that fire control is necessary to protect young timber for reforestation an<K to protect the young tender grasses whicli "burning" absulutely destroys. He urged the citizens to hold an other meeting within the next tei: days at which a comjnittee of elever citizens would -be appointed to last up the association work in the com munity. On motion, unamiously carried il was decided to call the mass meeting of citizens within ten days and tc give wide publicity to the proposer gathering. The chairman announced that S H. Walthall, Field Representative oi the South Carolina Landowners Association would remain in Kingstrec the balance of this week assisting ir the canvass for members for the association and in other worfc on its program. o The Agricultural Extension Service, flemson College, is inviting South Carolina farmers to attend the Intertional Livestock Show at Chicago, 111. this year. The show will be November 29th to December 6th inclusive, Two special pullman cars of 49 farmers made the trip last year and 3 large number of them are going again this year. If 125 fanners or person. 5O tnis year, a uam tvuoiav ing of five cars and handled by a special train crew will provided for the South Carolina party which leave Columbia, at one o'clock P. M. Saturday, November 29th, on the Caroline Special, should any of our readers be interested in this trip, communicate al once with County Agent Cathcart. o James S. Coward, shoe manufacl urer, says that the condition produc ed by foreigners bidding against one another for our leather is principal^ responsible for the present high cos1 of shoes. ' ? 4 / / f [PRINCE OF WALES ' DELIVERS MEDALS I r LEROY SMITH AMONG SOUTH CAROLINA WAR HEROES i HONORED. ____ 1 In the pi'esfcncc of diplomatic Wash>! ington and many persons in high so. ! rial ami nolitical life in this country ? ami others, the Prince of Wales last r; Thursday morning delivered more , than 80 decorations for bravery in the ? war to various members of the army r and navy who performed heroic serv ice one way or another The presentation of the decorations i and crosses was at the home of Perry >1 Belmont, one of the palatial mansions 1 of Washington. There in the large rooms.of this elegant home the prince t i performed the ceremony which doubt ! less for many years to come will be remembered by those who were pres1' ent The list of those to participate in r this ceremony is a long one, but | South Carolinians will be interested > in her own men more than any oth? ers, while .Williamsburg citizens are i chiefly interested in their fellow citi j zen, LeRoy Wr. Smith of Cades, R 1, who made an enviable recdrd in the ' service for himself and n for his ^; county. S s. Other South Carolinians' who re; ceived medals were Capt. E. W. Springs, of Lancaster; W. S. Fore of > j Union; W. H. Nims of Fort Mill; and G. W. patson of Greenville. ! i " , RAl)CLIFFEE CHAUTAUQUA t i Three Day Program of High Class Entertainment Starts Tomorrow i Vinai nrpn?rations are under way for the opening of our ChautauqUa. " The dates for the Kingstree three day inspirational community meet are, ' November 21, 22, and 24. Cooperating' with the Radcliffe ' Chautauqua System, the local organization of this annual getting togeth' er are arranging a rousing time with 5 twelve gripping events on the program. Entertainment number of the 1 first quality are to be combined with 1 features illustrative of the great cen; tral theme of this years program? 5 Education for every American child. Embarking on a crusade for real : education and staking its success on } the finer and more joyous tn.ngs of life, the Radcliffe Chautauqua anr. ' its local cooperators invite the whole community to make the town the dynamic center of the United States ! fot three days. The local' promoters are building ' for an ideal?a raised standard of living for ^everybody. And they are ' building with ideas. The program is loaded with material. The David Duggin Co., is a group 1 of soloist and' ensembled players of 1 unmistakable artistic word. As the program openers they will strike a rousing, rollicking chord. David Duggin the lamous Scotich tenor and en' tertainer, is a concert program coach > of marked ability and his associates, ' embracing contralto, basso, and pian' ist bring feeling, and harmony sense to their art. The Famous Filipion and Hiawain orchestra will come on the second " day. The musicians of the highest type will give a program that will 1 hit the eye of all present, solos, duets and quartette and the fomous steel ! guitar music. If any one has heard the Hiawain music on the phonograph he will be more than well payed in , hearing and seeing this program, i The third day, program is entirely different from the othev two days. , the program given by the Dudas . Concert Company is of the highest . type of both instrumental and vocal music on the concert platform today. l Mr. Dudas is the son of the famous i Greek pianist, and is himself one of ; j the greatest musicians of his country. - A -?it i although he is a naiurauzeu CiViz.cn a member of the United States Navy. | The lectures are no less entertain> inir, witty snappy and radiant. Dr. Fred D. Losev, is the first day leci turer, a graduate of Harvard Univer; sity, a Shakespaerian scholar. He is : a great big man doing great work. If one fails to hear Dr. LoseV he will miss one of the best things on t the program The Marshall of this educational ? crusade will be the director, Dr. M. ' W. Brown who on the nights of the t second and third day will carry the central theme, "The Problems of the I ?*'- , " ? a/- . ' ' S MEXICO MUST ANSWER FOR JENKIN'S ARRES1 I i Government Will See That His Right: Are Upheld in Proceedings Against Him Convinced of the innocence of Wil liam 0. Jenkins, American consula; agent at Plueba, Mexico, of the charg< ; that he conni\jpd with Federico Cor | dova, the rebel who kidnapped him the State Department at Washingtoi has made strong representations t< the Mexican government ^gainst Jen kin's arrest. It was said officially tha information already at hand justifiet the presumption that Jenkins was in nocent. j State Department officials regar< the charges that Jenkins connive< with his abductors as highly improb able in vigw of the rumor current ii Mexico City that the eighteen peon: upon whose testimony the arrest wa; j predicated by the State authorities o Puebla had been threatened witl j death unless they testified agains' Jenkins. The peons were said t< i have been held in communicado by thi | police authorities after ttyeir arres at Jenkin's ranch. According to Mexican newspapers Judge France, of Puebla examinee Jenkins before declaring that in hi; opinion it was a genuine case of kid j napping The Secretary of State, o the State of Puebla, however, subse quently ordered the police actiyitie j Which resulted in the arrest of th< peons. Judge Franco was urged by Lui ' Cabrera, according to reports in Mex I ico City, to order the arrest of Jen kins from the bench, following hi investigation, but he declared then was no evidence upon which to bas such action. The governor of th State of Puebla is a brother of Lui Cabrera. Although representations on th case are understood to have made i clear to the Mexican government tha the United States believes Jenkins in nocent it was stated Tuesday that < complete investigation would be madi by the Washington government.. A a consular agent, he is not immun from arrest, but it was said step woilld be taken to see that his right are in no way abridged in proceeding brought against him. FOUL Ml'RDER AT LANE Colored Cook For Railroad Gang?Cui to Death With Hatchet Melvin Gamble and Ben Presslei negroes, were lodged'in jail here Sat urday as suspects in connection witl the murder of a colored man empioye< as cook for a repair gang on the At lantic Loast Line roaa wnicn occun ed at Lane several days ago. Th< man was last seen Sunday night November 9th. Last Wednesday hi: body was found in the woods a fay yards from the public road witl thirteen gashes in his head, indicat ing that he had been cut to deatl with a hatchet. Melvin Gamble on< of the suspects reported the findinj of -the body. He was later arrestet because of having been the last per son seen in company with the dea< man. Melvin Gamble, the suspect injai has a bad reputation, and is now un der bond for his appearance in couii t*> stand trial for holding vup an< robbing another negro, Ned Epps, it is alleged, after the latter had beste< him in a crap game. o There \^ere 19,293 bales of cottor ginned in Williamsburg county, fronr the crop of 1919 prior to Novembei 1st, 1919. as compared with 19,25( bales ginned to November 1st, 1918 as ^ shown by the' report of census agent, A. K. Moseley, dated November 17. ^ Unprepared", on the third day "Pushing Back The Horizon." On the second day afternoon, Miss Carrawav will give her lecture or home building a great communit) helper. She will bring a nlessage that is well worth hearing one that is essential in the country. , The third day afternoon. Miss Mar) Jenkins an American Red Cros. nurse will give her interesting leeture on the Red Cross and its Prophecy. The whole inspirational progran is symmetrically arranged. There is something for every orn and none need go fifty miles to gel lively entertainment: Come to Kings tree and attend. Season tickets $2.00. i For sale ai leading stores. * % - RAILROAL BILL - PASSED BY HOUSE WILL NOT BE TAKEN UP IN SENATE UNTIL REGULAR DE[ CEMBER SESSION Washington, Nov. 17.?The railroad ^ bill, providing for private ownership ' and operation of rail carriers under board of federal supervision, was c passed by the House, 203 to 159. The I measure goes . to the Senate but if will not be taken up there until the regular session in December. . A majority of the Democratic mem j I bers opposed the bill, after -their fail_' ure to eliminate the provia. on for j government guarantee oi revenues of , the carriers for the first six months 5 ' t* of renewed private operation, f Representative Sims, of Tennessee, j ranking Democratic member of the t House interstate commerce commit -v j tee that framed the measure, led thf v a fight on the guaranty, declaring a t "subsidy". A motion to eliminate it was defeated, 200 to 165, on substantially a political division. ] The House reaffirmed, 253 to..112, s its stand on the labor sections, pro. viding only for voluntary conciliation f of labor disputes. Representative . Kitchen of North Carolina, former s Democratic leader, attacked the labor B section as leaving the settlement of disputes largely with the railway s unions. He declared "the brotherhoods . could nulify the provisions ten days . after passage of the bill by refusing 3 to appoint representatives" to the e boards created to settle controversies. e Preceding the final "show-down," e by separate roll calls, the House spent s the day in considering numerous extensions of the powers of the Inter e state Commerce Commission. Its last I important action was to place the t commission in control of all capital . issues of the roads, after members x had declared that if similar provisions e had been, in the law some years ago s none of the "disgraceful financial dis ? -A - " ^....1J l>nt,A WA/AIIam ent'nrol 0 | aawrrs wuuiu nave ueianeu jvivmi B i big systems. s The proposed new rule for rate5 making was eliminated after a bitter , fight. Efforts to prevent the Interstate Commerce Commission from be- s ing given authority to control interstate rates imposing an "undue burt :den" on intrastate commerce were defeated. By this section, the House eni acted into law the famous "Shreve- / f | port case." after which intrastate . | rates in the Southwest generally were 1 i increased to remove a discrimination 1: founds to have existed against Shreve port in favor of Dallas. j The railroad bill, as passed by the ? House, does this: ,1 'provides capital and insures the. * financial future of the lines .during (the period, immediately after private i! operation ia renewed; creates ma-! chinery for the voluntary conciliation i of labor troubles and extends federal ; authority over rail transportation by r increasing the power of the Interstate ' , 1 Commerce Commission. . ? * ? 11 1 -iL i.L? federal control wouui enu wun mc I month in which the bill is enacted, and rates continue in effect for six 1 mbnths unless changed. Roads are ordered to ask the Interstate Comt merce Commission for general- rate 1 advances within sixty days and govt ernment guaranty is denied carriers I failing to do so. As a guaranty the government agrees that the revenues of the car1 i riers for the first six months of re1 newecf private operation shall equal r. the standard return paid during fed' eral control as rental for the use of - the lines. Short line 1-ailroads and ex? press companies would also receive ' their guaranty. j Government five-year loans at 6 r per cent also may be obtained by the 1 lines within twenty-six months after the end of federal control, and to car;, ry out the provision $250,000,000 is i made available. r! " ? ' o n.:. i :,,l. L. nt'ip i ni.s Lainitr v/i piian I" . r The Ladies Wesley Bible class of ; Bethesda Methodist church will give I I a bazaar and hot supper on Friday night November 28th, at Rough Branch school house. The funds will i go to the support of Edith Patrick, an orphan from this church, who is in } the Thornwell Orphanage. Barbecue, t turkey and oysters will be served, and various kinds of fancy work suitable for Christmas presents' will be sold. 11 The public is cordially and urgently requested to come and help. 1 i * * j V ' ; i '1 il