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THE S?MTER WATCHMAN, ?_t?b>4 OcDSolidated Aug. 2,1 SENATE VOTES ! FORARECESS Resoluticn Adopted for Ad journment Until July on J Account of Flu HOUSE NOT YET PANIC STRICKEN j Dr. Hayne, State Health Offi-1 ' cir, Says Legislators as Safej in -Columbia as at Home, j ? - ._ t ~ ????? I Columbia, Jan. 23.?The joint reso- j .utiou to postpone the present session ? of the general assembly until some time in the summer reached a vote r ^in the senate yesterday, where it was carried by a roll call of 22 to 12, the ~ date'being set at the second Tuesday ! , to July. In the house it will come] - up for consideration today. The in-] v lications aro that there is a difference if opinion between the two houses as] i - o the necessity of* postponement. Dr. J. A. Haynet State health offi-1 cer. was asked to appear before both < ^houses individually. In the house Dr. Hayne said that reports from all j ' p&rts of the^ State indicated that there j were approximately as many cases, . now as there were in the general prevalence * of the disease in October, and November. The number of cases over the State ^was estimated to be approximately 20,000. The virulence . of the disease has been greatly re duced. Dr. Hayne emphasized, as - shown by mortality reports. In Oc /. tober there were 4,100 deaths in South ? Carolina above normal, practically all of which resulted from influenza and complications. . nleeoNvmb neelS - complications. In November there - were 1,900; in December, 1,100. Jan ?v uary figures are not available. A gen ii era! recrudescence' of the disease . since the middle of November has oc % curred. The opinion of Dr. Hayne ^ was that with the present status, rep resentatives'were as safe in Columbia as^they would be at home.* The senate went into executive sos isf$i when Dr. Hayne appeared, but it fa understood that his statement there was";, praetically the same as in the m -h*ase. ..? "^Senator Buck of>Horry, who intro duced the resolution, said, "lives are worih i-more than money to South ,Car ??ha.'' Senator Ketchin of Fairfield . f^id that he believed conditions, were netter' in Columbia than anywhvre else, and that the danger was in go ing back home and bringing the dis ease,to other members of the senate. Senator Hough of Lancaster said that th? seiiate could not properly transact its. business unless it was in souud health: and its' mind freed of anxiety a-bout-tnpse at home. ' - Sen?t?r* Watkins of Anderson com menied.on the,fact that the places *.t ami??ement in Columbia were rtill 6p?^Sehatbr Laney of Chesterfleid thought that .the general assembly cou?jr ge?- through "with All of its bu's v:nesi?;t>f. a." pressing nature in three weefcsler in one-week more from the pres|w?( . "He said that it was his in f^rm9fc?on that money was tighter than^at">any time since 1914, and that It might be hard "to'borrow for the State..aCthis time. Seh?tor Christensen of Beaufoit sa:d;,that much was expected of th<* present se*ssion of the general assem bly tn the way of constructive legisla tion; iahd that the people would be disajj^inted if the legislative ma chine stopped now. Following . some discussion on a time /for . reconvening which was final ly Stejt'at the second Tuesday in July, ther&nate. voted on the resolution as follo1??;: : For postposement: Banks, Beamguard, Christensen. Clifton, Har relson,^ Hougrh, Johnstone, Ketchin, Lig&teey, Marion, Massey, McCuichen, McX^Kee, Miller, Moore, Padgett, ito!) ins??^.Shelor. Walker, Wharton and Wid5d!man. Against postponement: ""Alexander, Baker, Baskin, Black, Dunean, Johnson, Laney, Pierce, Ridgell. Rogers and Watkins. The house resolution for a ioint committee- to frame a bill for a State system of highways was objected to by Senator Laney on the ground that the senate should not be bound by a proposition that had never in so many words been submitted it. Senator Clifton of Sumter said that the sen ate was not bound to anything: by the resolution, and that it was merely to expedite legislation. On its passage the senate committee on highways, bridges, and ferries was designated to meet with the house committee. The senate passed a resolution, which came over from the house, ex tending the sympathy of the general assembly to Governor Cooper on the death of his brother. Luther S. Coop er, yesterday. The senate will meet this morning at 11 o'clock. The: following resolution has been prepared -for introduction in case the postponement is decided on: "T^hereas, the epidemic of influenza is increasing to an alarming extent throughout the State and has become a menace to the health of the State, and Whereas, the legislature of South Carolina should not do that which is forbidden by the State board of| nealth in prohibiting the congregation of People in towns and cities; there fore;/ "Be it resolved by the general as-, sembly of the State of South Carolina, | "Section 1. That in case the legis-1 lature should take a recess until some i future day, the state treasurer be, I and is hereby, authorized to borrow fcfred April, 1840. S81. S PLAN TO SAVE RUSSIA ADOPTED On Suggestion of President Wil son All Factions Asked to Attend Conference. MEETING TO BE HELD AT PRINCESS ISLAND Effort Will be Made to Unite All Russian Factions to Saye Country From Ruin. . Paris, Jar. 22.?By the Associated Press.?L?ed by President Wilson, the supreme council of the great powers today moved to unite the factions of distracted Russia and bring them into the peace congress. They unanimous ly adopted a proposition brought for ward by President Wilson asking all the Russian factions, including the Bolshevists, to meet the allied and associated governments at JPrincess Island in the Sea of Marmora on Feb. 15, the contending factions mean time declaring a truce and suspending all military operations.. The joint commission of the- asso ciated governments will be announc ed as soon as the Russian factions ac cept the proposal which was- com municated to them by wireless to night. The Russian commission will proceed to the meeting place, proba bly on a warship, by way of the Blade Sea and the Bosphorus. Gen. John J. Pershing, the Amer can commander in chief, has been called to Paris and it is expected that he will be military member of the American representation of the joint commission. i Aside from the importance of the ! conclusions reached, it was especially j notable as being the first time that : the voice of the United States had I taken the direction; in the concert of I European powers on the most serious I question now presented. There was j added significance in "the fact thatan American president in person had ; taken leadership in the council made up chiefly of European statesmen and had pointed a way which they ' had ^unanimously* adopted. ? 'The -final result' came after' three days of continuous discussion of Rus sia, which did not crystalize until the final hours, when President Wilson presented in writing the plan he had elaborated. There was little opposition, and this was based mainly on doubts as to whether the proposition would be accepted. Tn reply it was pointed out that the contending factions were well nigh at the end of their resources and that their needs.', Kkely would lead them at last to a.combined appeal to [ the associated powers.- Besides the I definite proposal as given in the com j munique, the joint commission of the , associated powers will lay down four j conditions indispensable -in bringing I about an. adjustment; first, peace at j all points; second, removal of all eco nomic " barriers which restrain' the [free circulation of exchange of food j and commodities between the out Iside world; third, general elections on fa representative basis, and fourth, j some adequate arrangements for the ; payment of debts. j Even if eventually the proposal is i not accepted members of the council j expressed the view that their proposi 1 tion was before the world and that lit would pave the way for such other ' rreasmres as their own action had brought about. The Princes Islands were chosen for the eventful meeting because they are outside the zone of any contending factions. They are also allied head quarters and not open to be obnox ious* to any of the factions as ^ould ; be other points having better ma j terial facilities for the meeting. February 15 was designated as the time of the meeting so as to give time i for representations to come from the remotest sections of Siberia and other ; distant localities. Besides the decisive action with re gard to Russia, the council today also provided a joint commission of two ! each from the United States, Great Britain, France and Italy to proceed immediately to Danzig and Warsaw for consideration of the entire mili tary economic and political situation of Poland. A plenary meeting of the full con ference was announced for next Sat urday when the plans of President Wiison and David Lloyd George, the Brilish prime minister, dealing with a. league of nations will be the first order of business. Today's action on Russia and Po land, however, goes into effect with out presentation to the full confer ence and is taken as the ac*ion of the great powers. sufficient funds at the rate*of interest not to exceed - per cent to defray the expenses of the State government and of the institutions of th?* State and to pledge the future taxes to the State for the payment of the same. "Sec. 2. That the several county treasurers of the State be, and they are hereby, empowered to borrow sufficient funds at a rate of interest not to exceed - per cent, to meet the obligations of the several coun-; ties and to pledge the future taxes of the country to pay the same. "Sec. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its approval." ad Fear not?]jet aD the end* Thou &im*>t at be thy Country1* Thy <*od'? m UMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 191] ROBERT A. COOPER SWORN INAS i GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA f Inaugural Exercises Characterized by Demo- j cratic Simplicity, According to Wishes of New Executive. i ?-?. INAUGURAL ADDRESS CONDUCIVE TO SPIRIT OF PO- | j LITICAL HARMONY AND CO-OPERATION ? EDUCA- j TIONAL ADVANCEMENT THE KEYNOTE. Columbia, Jan. 21.?At four min utes after one this afternoon, Robert I A. Cooper, Laurens, succeeded Rich- j ard I. Manning1, of Surnter, as gov-! ornor of South Carolina. In conformity with Governor Coop-1 j er's desires, the inaugural exercises) i today were characterized by a Demo | eratic simplicity. The oath of office i was administered by his life-long j friend and former fellow-townsman, [Associate Justice R. C. Watts, of the j Supreme Court, of South Carolina, and the prayer was offered by his pastor, the Rev. A. H. Tempieman, D. IX, of Laurens. Following the administering of the oath of office, Governor Cooper de livered his inaugural address, which i was generally commended as being,' constructive in its recommendations,] and conducive to a spirit of political j harmony and general cooperation of endeavor among all the people of the State. The key-note of the address was educational advancement and the administration of all the laws of the State in the spirit of their en actment, and in accord with the in tent of the constitution and the stat utes. -' The inaugural adress was as fol lows: ' Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the| General Assembly: By authority of the qualified elect tors of South Carolina as given at the ballot box. I am here to' assume the i duties of the office of chief- executive ! of the" State. I would be false to my j feelings if I .do riot" on this occasion j express my sincere gratitude to the people for the honor which they have so generously bestowed-on me. If. I fail to meet their expectations in ren jderinjt_efBeiont and effective service,. T shall at least make an honest ef fort to justify the confidence re|>osed Jn "me. It shall be my constant am j bition and controlling purpose to serve the best interest of the entire j State without regard to past political differences or affiliations. I believe firmly in the Democratic doctrine, that public office is a public trust, j and that no public servant has a right I to use ,power and authority tempor ! arily entrusted to him for any pur | pose other than to.promote the gen j eral welfare, prosperity a.rid happiness j of the people whom he ? serves. The j oath of office which I have taken does 'not permit me to be governor of a j part of the people, or to attempt to be the representative of any faction j or party. In entering upon the duties of the office I therefore, in this presence, most solemnly declare that so far.as it is humanly possible I shall forget that any division has ever ex j isfed among the Democrats of South j Carolina', and shall certainly not con-! ! skier that any now exists.'. It is nat-! ! ural that we shall differ as to meas- j 1 ures, and as to method, but my ap-1 jpexil is for, a unity of purpose. I do ; not expect that you shall approve ev j ery suggestion I may make, or agree j with my views on every public ques | tion. You are bound by' your oath of j j office to exercise your own judgment j ! in passing on the* various questions j which will come before you from time to time. But while we may dis ! agree as to specific measures neces :sary for the accomplishment of a com ! men purpose, we are certainly agreed | ;in the desire to enact such laws and j to adopt such policies as; will promo jte the best interest of all the peo-1 j pie of the State. j It is my purpose to deal with thej j legislative department with perfect ! candor. I shall take you fally into j my confidence on all. matters, and | j recommend for your consideration j such legislation as seems1 to me wise! ;and worthy of your serious thought. ; You will find me as ready to receive jas to offer suggestions. If the people X>f South Carolina are to have at this j time the service from us all that is ' sorely- needed, there must be absolute I harmony and perfect understanding j between the executive and legislative! ! departments. I can not hope to ac-1 j complish anythin g of a substantial ! nature without the support, of the! ; general assembly. No legislature, in \ j my opinion, has ever assembled in i South Carolina with greater oppor tunities and more grave responsibili-J i ties than that which faces you today. :We are a part of ;he greatest govern ! ment in the world. We have just i emerged from the greatest upheaval j "the world has ever ilnown, and thoughtful people everywhere are i j thinking of the problems of peace, of j the matter of readjusting ourselves, j both as States and individuals, to new and changed conditions. The! world as never before is looking to America for leadership. Tf this is an J indestructible Union of indestructible! States the standard of efficiency of.1 the general government can be noj greater than the average efficiency of th*> several States. The war ended as we wished it to end. It ended as right, justice and the : interest of humantty demanded it should end. If the fruits of victory u are to be saved to us we must now lay the foundations for a world peace : -with its varied and intricate prob-iM ? ! lern??. It seems to me that the first :step in this program is a mental re l adjustment of ourselves. "We should so discipline our minds as to be able to thi.ik on every question with that spirit of sacrifice and disinterested ness of purpose which characterized our people in time of war. Let us I maintain the psychology of war in I time of peace. Only in this way can I we approach every question with that [ breadth of view and single minded ness of purpose necessary to enable us to see conditions as they really exist unobscured by selfish or a purely lo cal interest. Our aim must be to give, and not to receive. The common good, and not a personal interest must be our concern. Do you have a feeling jof anxiety about the immediate fu ture? Do you expect a league of na tions, so much talked of today, to give us a permanent peace? Every iright thinking person wants a peace of - this character. Will we be. able 1:0 esfablish it 1s the vital question of the' hour. Representatives of the principal governments of the world are now in Paris to agree on peace terms. But the question of a perma jnent peace depends on the attitude of ithe governments of the world to (ward one another. The tendency [throughout the world is certainly to j ward .the American idea that all pow er and authority is vested in the peo i.ple. We can not doubt the patriot ism of our people. Their willingness ,' to sacrifice and serve has been so re ; cently demonstrated that no question lean arise along.this line, but the i preparedness of our people - to meet J the issues of the hour may. be ques j tloned. The''serious problems of to Iday can be traced directly to. the neg h'ected duties of'-the past. Could we Hfinve -realized ten years ago that, a | world war of immense magnitude : was ? a ? real danger, we would have ' been so well prepared to meet the is-: ?sue that no war would hove come. If ? we can now be made to realize the ( dangers that threaten us in- time of j peace, that Bolshevism, anarchy and ] commercial greed which naturally ' follow in the wake of war are not con ! fined to European nations, but is a ? real issue in America as well, we will j n? longer delay the adoption and. j execution of a program of prepared r.ness which should have been carried [ out years ago. . i / During the canvass of the ? State last summer. I stated repeatedly that South Carolina could not longer post pone the adoption of an eductaional program which meets the demands of . the present, and adeQutaely pro ! vides for the future. This I regard j as the one essential thing for this j general assembly to do. I am aware ['that this has been the favorite theme j of politicians in all of our campaigns Tin the past, and that it is expected of: j ihe governor in his inaugural ad-( I dress to have quite a good deal to say on this important subject.' But, gentlemen, I beg you to believe that I am not approaching the subject as, a matter of form, or as following a ; custom. T wish to submit to you I some very definite propositions, and | urge your most serious and thought-1 fu: consideration. I recommend the passage of an act providing for a minimum school term of seven months for every school dis trict in the State, and an" amendment of the pi'esent compulsory attendance law so as to require the attendance at school of all children between the ages of eight and 14 years during the minimum school term. This age lim it should be raised to 16 years within the near future. It is useless, how eve)-, to provide for a minimum school term and a compulsory attend ance law without adequate provision for enforcement. It must be made the duty of someone in each county to see that the compulsory attendance provision is enforced. It isn't neces sary for me to urge the importance of school attendance. A parent, or other person having the custody and control of children who neglects or refuses to give to such children the educational advantages offered by the State, is not exercising parental au thority, but denying to the children who are to constitute the future cit izenship of this State that light and knowledge which is essentially neces sary for the future well being of the State, as well as the best interest of the child. Military training was com pulsory in time of war. If you would avoid conditions that lead to war. make school attendance compulsory in time of peace. The Confederate government from 1S61 to 1865 laid its hand upon the 16 year old boy. and compelled him to put on a gray uniform, shoulder his musket and fight for Southern independence. Was not this interference with parental authority? A public necessity exist ed, and parental authority yielded to the superior right of the State. But it is useless to enact and enforce a compulsory attendance law unless adequate facilities are provided. It is not sufficient that we provide & seven months' minimum term. We pertd, and must have a better organ ization of our entire educational sys tem. We must have the best talent THE TRUE PEACE CONGRESS! CONSIDERS POLES! - i i Discussion Eeached to Sendj! Mission to Poland to Ob tain Facts. \ A-?- I PRES. WILSON SUBMITS |] PROPOSAL ON RUSSIA! General Foch and Admiral;! Hope of British Admiralty At-j ? i tend Today's Session. Paris, Jan. 22.?The supreme coun- { cil this morning- considered the Polish j question and decided to send a mission j to Poland. This was announced in | the official statement of the proceed ings. A proposal from President Wiisdn regarding the Russian situation will be discussed this afternoon, the state ment added. 1 In addition to members, Marshal Poch, General Weygan and his staff and Rear Admiral Hope of the British admiralty board attended this morn ing's meeting. It was assumed that the Russian situation on the Baltic and on the land front was discussed. Plans to Enforce Prohibition Department of Justice and Rev enue Officials Hold Con ference. Washington, Jan. 22.?The means of enforcing prohibition after July 1 is under consideration by officials of the department of justice and inter nal revenue bureau, but steps to cre ate a special enforcement bureau wili not be taken until congress has had ! time to act on pending legislation, ! giving this function to the revenue' ; bureau. ... in charge of our educaional work. Now, gentlemen, I promised you in the outset that I would deal with you in perfect candor. If you adopt my rec ommendations^ as to . eur educational, program it means the expenditure of more money for the education of the .youth of our State than has been heretofore expended. We can not hope to' have the best talent in our fschools with the present scale of sal aries for school officers, and the pres ent standard of pay for teachers. The! [question may be asked, can we afford j .to make the necessary investment inj our educational institutions? I use the word ''investment" advisedly, be cause money properly expended in the development of 'an educational sys tem suited to our needs will prove a splendid investment. The South Carolina Council of De fense recently issued a pamphlet which should be read by every tax payer in South Carolina. Its title is "Does it Pay?" From this pamphlet ? I quote the following: ? ' You prosper just in proportion to [the prosperity of the average man with whom you are brought into bus iness .contact. If the masses of the Ipeople are poor and ignorant, every individual, every interest, every in dustry in the community will feel and register the pulling down power of their backwardness. as inevitably as the thermometer records the tempera ture of the air. The merchant will have poorer trade, the doctor and lawyer smaller fees, the railroad di-j minished traffic, the banks smaller} deposits, the preacher and teacher j smaller salaries, and so on. Every man who through ignorance, lack of j training, or by reason of any other hindering cause, is producing or earn ing only half as much as he ought, by his inefficiency is making everybody else in the community poorer." An educational system that is in- \ adequate is burdensome to the tax payer, because he gets a poor return for the money expended, but an ad equate provision is the best invest ment the State or individual can make. In considering this part of our work, I most earnestly urge upon you provision for teaching agriculture, j home economics, vocational and in-! dustrial training, etc., as a part of our school work. In other words, our " education should prepare our children j to do best the thing they must do. A j great deal has been said recently j; about illiteracy in our State. The i statement has been made, and we : can not deny it. that South Carolina! in the percentage of illiteracy stands' < near the bottom of the list of all the j l States. Surely no South Carolinian P With a pride in the past history and U the traditions of his State, and with l 1 proper appreciation of the pppor- t Utilities and promises of the future' 1 ?an be satisfied with this state of af- j s fairs. We have established an illiter-jj icy commission and I urge upon yours i proper support of its work. Let us j i resolve here and now that we will j > nake war on illiteracy and ignor-;: ince until their forces have been com- j < pletely defeated, and the State of j t >outh Carolina shall take her place m f :he front rank of the States of tb<- * ; [Thion. The governor of North Tar- < )lina is reported to have said on on?" a Kicasion, "I thank <^od for South 1 Carolina, because she keeps North i: Carolina from being at Urn foot ol c til the States in Illiteracy." Should a he governor of the Old North State jt ?efer to this matter again may he be h tble to say. "I thank Cod for South 1 Carolina, because in the support of ;e jducational institutions, and in the' f Vol. XLVH. fco. 47. IRISH NATION IN FORMAT! Draft of Provisional Constitu tion Presented to Parlia ment. PRESIDENT AND CABINET ARE PROVIDED FOR Delegates to Peace Congress Tentatively Selected -r- Sir Horace Plunkett One of Them. Dublin, Jan. 22.?According to the. provisional constitution of the Irish republic now before the "Bail Eire-' ann," the legislative powers will .be vested in deputies selected from the existing- parliamentary constituencies. The ministry wiH,-consist of a, presl-. dent and four executive officers, sec retary of finance, home affairs, for eign affairs, and national defense. All revenues will be raised on the vote of the "Dail Eireann." The constitu tion may be altered on seven days' no tice. Sir Horace Plunkeret, Oliver Devalera and Arthur Griffith will probably be appointed delegates to the peace conference. Socialists Do Not Control Germany Conservative Elements Elect As Many Delegates to Assembly as Both Socialist Parties. Amsterdam, Jan. 22.?Although the majority Socialists obtained an abso lute majority in Berlin and suburbs in Sunda's election, according to a Berlin dispatch they cannot consider the results satisfactory as the Bour geoise parties found more support than was expected. The Berlin Ix>-^ kal Anzeiger esnmates that up to Tuesday the Bourgeoise parties had? gained as many seats as the two So cialists parties combined. ' Influenza Ravages the -.- - Gulf Coagt. Conditions So Bad That Sailing of Steamers Interferred With. Mobile, Jan. 22.?The influenza epi demic has reached such a stage here along the Gulf Coast that it has in terfered with the sailing ofv trans Atlantic steamers. Amsterdam, Jan. 22.?The city of Bremen is virtually in the hands of the working men, according to a dis patch to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. The working men have occupied the barracks, town hall, telephone of- \ fice and banks and have posted ma chine guns in the market place and public buildings. Baltimore, Jan. 22.?Archbishop Cerretti, under Secretary of State at the Vatican today presented the Pope's greetings to Cardinal Gibbons on the occasion of the cardinal's gol den jubilee. comprehensiveness and effectiveness of her educational work she famishes inspiration to North Carolina for greater and nobler achievements." This plan contemplates and neces sitates a liberal support of our in stitutions for higher education. It is rrom these institutions that we must expect the talent to carry on the work in our primary schools. I be lieve the legislature at this time should take proper steps looking to the coordination of the government or-our colleges and universities. I be lieve a more satisfactory and effective administration on our educational work would result if we had one ed ucational board, or commission for all our colleges instead of a separate board of trustees for the government of each institution. If you should see fit to adopt, as I hope you will, the [dan which I will suggest with refer ence to the tax department, this rec ommendation for the government of :>ur higher institutions of learning trill be in absolute harmony with the [dan for the administration of the fiscal affairs of the State. I think ilso that the same rule can be made ;o apply with equal advantage to all. State maintained institutions and ac ivities. One board for penal and maritable institutions and another )oard for our educational institutions vould. in my opinion, be conductive to sconomy and efficiency. For a num ber of years we have had in connec ion with our State institutions for ligher education a free scholarship system. I have not hesitated when i candidate for office to criticise this ystem. and I do not hesitate now to ecommend to you the abolition of all cholarships and the substitution of scholarship loan fund. This fund ould be administered by the sinking und commission or some other de artment of the State, as you may see roper to provide. Under the pres nt scholarship law its benefits are warded on competitive examination, 'ho person making the highest mark ; entitled to the scholarship, provid d. of course, that certain conditions s to financial ability, etc., are shown o exist. It favors the person who as already had superior advantages, ts benefits are liniited to the favor d few. Under the scholarship loan and all of our institutions of higher >