Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ' .ON .t 1 Uder for1 ta# dead sod!/Vas ? club attain ob frtdgy. K en*;ifcund feW* both hotSjt and Ikl ahot to daatb with * ?rellastftnry hearing ttofere ^f.IJ^ yesterday** " 1a^baUeraMa testi srers conUaittad to at tho ftnbrnary oral etejeteisi for nn4 and *V rider. At do told Aim! i pooler Into of congress for aettleatint jo part of tho president's1 llrooTamme will bogin before the sen nie eoinmer? e committee next Tues? day. Wltnetwes for the roads, the, brotherhoodsi and the general public have been edviaed to appear then to present their views on the proposals to prevent threatened strikes pending Inquiries and to authorise the presi? dent to take over railroad, telegraph and telephone lines in times of mili? tary iiecesstty. Brotherhood men, aided by the American F?deration of Labor, will fight the proposed strike postpono ment amendment vigorously. gOITHKRN FARMEflS DIVERSIFY Reporte (tratlying Tendency In Direction of Breadth of View. Wathtngton, I>ec. St.?Commenting on tho rep>rt of the United 8tates ngrlcultursl department on the urea of winter * heat sown this year in comparison with last year, President Harrison. <>f the Southern Hallway company, said: "The figures show a gratifying ten? dency in the direction of crop diversi? fication. In every Southern State traversed by Southern railway lines, except Kentucky and Tennessee, the acreage reported this year shows a substantial Increase over last year. Kentucky shows a decrease and the acreage in Tennessee Is the same as last year. The largest Increases art shown In Georgia, Alabama and Mis eisslppl?8tates into which the cot? ton boll weovll has spread. Georgia and Alabama ithow increases of 13 per cent, o*er last year, while Mis? sissippi, which has heretofore grown little wK*et, shows an Increase ot 1ST per cent. "These Increases in wheat acreage sre in line with Increases in othet crops and with Increasing the numbei and improvirg the quality ot farm aru Imals In the South and show ihi Southern fatmers are making rea progress In the way of producing, sj far as possible, everything consumed on the farm and of having other things besides cotton and tobacco *o? sale." Makes Record Through Canal. Washington, Dec. 29.?The recor. time for passing a ?hlp through th Panama can.il his been lowered t? six hours and twenty minutes. <> December 27 the Pacific steam navi? gation liner Acajulta passed through In that time, which was live minutes better than toe previous record, i London'_ CONDEMN* London, Doc 29.~-$heSpectator de? votes the greater parr f)*$oii|^ issue tg ajMr*cetefc frefd^M^ question as to whet ere, the -piaee. terra? of the Entente. AJ1 lee. Briefly summarised the principal demand* as outlined by the Spectator follow; -?_ ? The peace terms are to start from the ste*ja**auo before the war, thus Including UiA evacuation of the where | of Northeru France, Belgium and Luxemburg, and pt aJL la*de taken! from Serbia, Roumanta. SjueeU and 1 Montenegro. ' . i v 'Alsace-Lorraine drier ell the demands of the Allies have been satisfied. "The German navy to be handed over and distributed among Entente nations. \"As a guarantee against future war the Allies are to Insist upon the de? mocratization of the German govern? ment. : "The Kiel canal to be neutralized under an international non-German commission, including the Entente countries, the United States and other neutrals." SECOND IN GOOD HEALTH. Springs fleassures Friends in South Carolina. Columbia, Dec. 30.?Word that there is no serious sickness among the officers and men of the Second South Carolina Infantry, in camp at El Pa-)o, Texas, is conveyed in a telegri-m from Col. Holmes B. Springs, com? manding, to The State. The message says that the regiment is now back In camp and that everything has been done to minimize exposure. Col. Springs' message reads: "In view of many anxious tele? grams being received regarding health of men please announce that there is no serious sickness at this time. Regiment back in camp. Tents, mess halls and kitchens are floored and walled, minimizing exposure to weather conditions. Every effort is directed to care of the men. Regi? ment sends season's greetings to the good people of South Carolina." TO CONTROL ALCOHOL. New Committee Appoiutcd by Great Britain. London, Dec. 29.?It was officially announced today that owing to the constantly increasing requirements of alcohol for the production of muni? tions and for other war purposes, the minister of munitions had ap? pointed a committee representing the distillery Interests as well as thego/ ernment departments to consider the best means to adopt to secure ade? quate supplies. SPAIN REJECTS PROPOSALS. Will Not Cooperate With United States. l/ondon, Dec. 30.?A Madrid dis? patch says Spain has notified the United States that she cannot support President Wilson's peace efforts, it should be noted that other dispatch? es Indicate that Spain will Join the United States and other neutrals in the effort to bring about pease* , ?JH. A. *r*mi rarmen e of if?jttt? wue . a double with buck shot: man inverted err jeojhinent have familieo... ' Account* Vbtain^.; preacher, who it?# >1 age, an*? who ,V St_^x. _--I. 1 of Brdnsoh, and Who 1s> from: one. 'of the oldost and most respected fami? lies of this community, leaves a wife and four children. He had been a rural free deliver ycarrier from Brun een for about six years. Keb Nettles, who was about 34 years of age, came to Hampton coun? ty from Colloton county, and has been a tenant on the Lightsey place for about two years. Ho, too, leaves a wife and several children. Perry W. Lightsey, about 60 years of age, is a native df this county. He has large 'amlly connections and Is a man of influence. FLYING SCHOOL FOR AIKEN. United States Sends Officer to Report on Fitness for Military Aviation Academy. Washington, Dec. 20.?Tho first step toward establishing an aviation school at Aikon was taken by the war department today when Capt. Thomas Dew Milling, Jr., military aviator, sig? nal corps, was detailed to go to Alken and make a close investigation of the physical and geographical condi? tions and report to the department at once as to the availability of the proposed site at Alken for the school. Capt. Milling is now on his way to Aiken. TWO PEACE NOTES. Germany Claims to Have Received Confidential Paper From Presi? dent Wilson. Berlin, Dec. 30.?It was authori? tatively stated today that President Wilson sent two peace notes to Ger? many. The second note, a confiden? tial paper, was received after the llrst. which was made public. Am? bassador Girard sent a long confiden? tial report to President Wilson aftor a recent conference with the German foreign minister. GIRL KILLS HER BROTHER. Weapon Discharged While Children Wrere Playing With It. Pamplico, Dec. 29.?While playing with a shotgun on the front porch of their home, little Rosle Lee Hyman shot her twelve-year-old brother. The little boy died in a few minutes. The children had taken a shotgun from the house and were playing with it, when the gun accidentally discharg? ed and the entire load entered her brother's side ju.st above the heart. The community Is saddened by the distressing Incident. The parents of the children are Mr. and Mrs. Law? rence Hymail, who live about I t-2 I miles from town. rYAREHOUSE ACT IMPORTANT. ?ERAL LAW AIMED AT BET? TER MARKETING. To Get Benefit ono Must Lease, Buy j or Build Suitable Structure and j Have it Bonded Under National Statute. The next great forward step toward the better marketing of grain, flax seed, wool, tobacco or cotton may now be taken easily by any individual producer or group of farmers. This is possible under the United States warehouse act, which became a law August 11, 1916, and is now in effect. Any one person, group or company may take advantage of the law. Lea ie, buy or build a suitable ware? house for storing any or all of these crops raised in your vicinity. Have it licensed and bonded under the United States warehouse act. Each of the products above named which is stored in such warehouse must com? ply with national and State laws as to grade, says Orange Judd Southern Farming. It is not compulsory. You don't have to have your warehouse licensed and bonded in accordance with the United States warehouse act of 1916, but it is enormously to your advan? tage so to do. It will only cost $2 for the license. 8 .The bond must be in such sum and :l? such surety company as the gov? ernment approves. Its purpose is to ?stable any person injured through Jbreuch of contract by the warehouse 'to sue in his own name on the bond Sor any damages sustained by him. After complying with the law, the warehouse may be designated as bonded under the United States ware? house act. This will be notice to the ?World that the warehouse complies .With federal and State laws, is subject fit federal inspection and that is Warehouse receipt tells the absolute ^ruth about the goods it represents. B When grain, flaxseed, wool, tobac wm or cotton are stored in a United Mites bonded warehouse, the dasei ?gttlon, weighing and certifying ot ence with government rules and regu? lations. The warehouse receipt that you receive for the product thus stor? ed therefore becomes unimpeachable evidence as to quantity, quality and condition of such product. Hence, such receipts "are easily and widely negotiated as delivery orders or as collateral for loans, and therefore of definite assistance in financing crops.' Now let the farmers who produce these crops unite to own and operate their own United States bonded ware? houses in which these crops are stored and from which they are sold. This will give producers the same facili? ties for selling or trading in their products that ure enjoyed on the board of trades in the great cities. For instance, warehouse receipts are issued in Chicago, New York and oth? er terminal cities by warehouses oper? ating in accordance with State laws. Such warehouse receipts, or railroad receipts representing the same stuff in transit to market, are used as col? lateral for loans or advances, or the receipts are bought and sold, to the extent of millions of dollars daily dur? ing the busy season. Applying the same principle to the farmers' own warehouse, under the new federal act, may prove of even greater advantage to farmers than similar conveniences have been in the commerce of our cities and the export trade. The new law will do for tho marketing of these products much the same service that modern banking does for facilitating commerce by the well-nigh universal system of paying bills by personal checks. To comply with the law, the ware? house Itself need he only sufficient to protect its contents, hut the best will be the cheapest. One structure may contain any or all grades of the pro? duce named in the act, hut grades must not be mixed. Farmers need not store all their stuff in the bonded warehouse. Each grower could put in a goodly supply, leaving word with the warehouseman how much more he had of each grade or article hack on his farm. This would save storage charges until the stuff was called for to be marketed when it could be stored or pass through the warehouse for certifica? tion as to grade, 'jioii as to grade. Nothing in the federal law shall be construed to interfere with State laws relating to warehouse, warehousemen, weighers, graders and classifiers or with similar federal laws. On the contrary, the secretary of agriculture Is authorised to cooperate with State Officials in tho enforcement of State laws in order to carry out the provi? sions of the United states warehouse net, Heavy penalties are imposed tyr GIYrES ASSENT TO THIS METHOD Or1 MEETING DEI1CIT. Preparedness Account, Stripping Plan, Nitrate Plant, and Danish West In? dies Said to be Responsible for Ex? cess of Expenditures. Washington, Dec. 29.?Tentative approval having been given by Pres? ident Wilson to plans for a bond is? sue to meet a part of the prospective deficit at the end of the next fiscal year, administar .ion leaders in con? gress are preparing to bring in their revenue bills as soon as possible after the holiday recess. It became known today that they rave urged that the president deliver a special message or adopt some other means to spur both houses to prompt action so that the necessary legislation may be passed before the end of the present session. It has been agreed that any bond count of extraordinary army and navy expenditures. Representative Hull of Tennessee, author of the in? come tax law, outlined today a plan he has drafted fcr the consideration of the ways and means committee for separating the preparedness account from the ordinarj' expense*! and re? ceipts of the government. He ngurfts that ordinary expenses this year and next will be less than the estimated ordinary receipts and that special taxation and bond issues will be need? ed only to cover excess disbursements for various purposes, including army, navy and fortifications extensions. Mn. Hull's plan contemplates the issuance of $125,(00,000 of Panama canal bonds for army and navy ex? penses, $70,000,000 for expenses un? der the shL jing act and for the pro? posed nitrate plant, and $25,000,000 to pay for the Danish West Indies, or a total of $22(>,000,000. Treasury officials today figured that the plan of Rep esentatives Gardner 'of Texas, to be pressed by him in cles now duitable would add $268, 639,895 to the revenues for the period between March 1, next, and July 1, 1918, provided imports continued at the present rate. Strong opposition to this plan already is apparent. TO LIQUIDATE POWER COM? PANY. Greenville-Carolina Concern to Bo Absorbed by Big Merger. Greenville, Dec. 28.?The Green? ville-Carolina Power Comprny, which erected and controlled the Siluda dam and pow-er plants near her?, will be liquidated at once, according to a de? cision reached here today at a meet? ing of the stockholders. Holdings will be transferrei to the Southern Public Utilities company affiliated with the Southern Power company and the Piedmont Northern railway, of which J. B. Duke Is the head. The preferred stock is to be paid for at par with accrued interest, the amount of which is appi oximately $200,000. Most of this stoclc, however, was al? ready owned by the Southern Public Utilities company. Don't Eorjret to Spray. Have you made your attack on the San Jose scale yet? Remember that this is jus; about the worst enemy of fruit tiees in South Caro? lina, and that the only effective way to control it is to spray your trees during the wir ter months while there is no foi age on Lie trees. Commercial lime-sulphur, in the proportion of ore gallon to nine gallons of water, is the spray to use. any fraud, misrepresentatior, forgery or improper use of warehouse, certifi? cates or licenses. The new United States grain stand? ard act appropved August 11, 1916, re luires the secretary of agriculture to establish official grain standards ap? plicable to all grain shipped in inter? state or foreign commerce. In ac? cordance therewith, the official stand? ards for shelled com were promulgat? ed September 2, in effect on and after December I. The official standards will quickly folio a- for wh eat, rye, oats, barley, tlaxsetd and other grains Already government standards are universally appliec* co cotton for ship mem in interstate or foreign com? merce. No federal law as yet requires official standards for wool and tobac? co, but the next session of congress will be asked to authorize United states official stardards for these crops, also for oilier nonperishabte produce. issue shall to the ac NO AGREEMENT REACHED. CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY PROBLEM OF NO AVAIL. Roads Decline to Concede Wage Schedule Arrangement and Efforts Come to Nought. New York, Dec. 28.?Conferences between representatives of the rail? roads and the four brotherhoods of railway employes at which were dis? cussed the possibilities of a settlement of the eight hour controversy were discontinued abruptly today when it became apparent an agreement could not be reached. It was announced by both sides that there would be no more meetings until after the supreme court hands down its decision on the constitution? ality of the Adamson act. The break came, It was learned, when the railroad's representatives refused to concede the demands of the brotherhoods chiefs for an agree? ment toward the enforcement of tho new wage schedule fixed by the Adamson law, which goes into effect January 1. The brotherhood chiefs held, it was said, that their men had the right to begin drawing wages according to the scale provided by the Adamson law immediately after the law became ef? fective, irrespective of the suits brought by the railroads to test its validity. A statement issued by Elisha Lee, chairman of the conference commit? tee of railway managers, covered the position assumed by the railroads on this point. The statement said: "The railroads will await the deci? sion of the supreme court in the Adamson law test case. By agreement with the department of justice at Washington the railroads will keep a record from January 1 of the wages ot all employes affected by the Adam? son law, in order that, if the law is upheld by the court, the employes will receive the extra back pay duo them. The rights of the employes in the interval will thus be amply Canted, ?-^Jf ~ [the press that %e fed mittee has been aiding in pre! a bill to be supported by the railroads and the employes alike, and to be of? fered as a substitute for the legisla? tion proposed by the administration to hold strikes in abeyance until after an investigation by a public body. The national conference committee has not been a party to such a programme." The railroad managers said it would be folloy for them in view of tho award made last week by a board of arbitration in the case of the switch? men's union to pay the 50,000 switch? men who are members of the broth? erhoods at the rate of ten hours* pay for an eight hour day, when the award grants only nine hours' pay for eight hours' work. Other than to say that they expert to return to their homes in 24 hours, the brotherhood leaders refused to be quoted after the meeting. PLAN TO PREVENT SLIDES. Getting Gnillard Cut on Panama Ca? nal In Good Shape. Washington, Dec. 29.?The channel through treacherous slides of Gail lard cut in the Panama canal is now in better condition than ever before. The work of clearing the passage with hope against recurrence against the slides is far advanced. The la? test official statement says: "The central cut through which the vessels pass, known as Hailing chan? nel, has a minimum depth of thirty three feet. This is opposite the rock known as Gibraltar, at the foot of the Bast Culebra slide. At parts between the Culebra slide and at Curcaracha slide, as well as the channel, has been dredged to at least thirty feet for the full width of 300 feet between the prism lines. "The dredges Corozal and Paratso are at work in the slide area cutting In behind it to prevent its being pushed forward. A number of drills arc engaged every day, including Sun? days, on the work of drilling and blasting the rock for the dredges to remove it. It has been considerably reduced in size, and now extends only about thirty feet above the sur? face of the water in the cut. The smaller dredges have been withdrawn because only a few can work to ad? vantage In the area to which dredg? ing is now confined, and the large dredges can operate less expensively. (?et rid of all boarder cows. They reduce your profits. Feed is too high to he feeding poor cows. The Raheock Tester will tell you if th^y are paying you a profit. Test your cows.