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0FHCERS' SALARY BILL NOW A LAW Provides $5,000 for Governor, $2,500 for Elective Officers FILIBUSTER ATTEMPTED ON FINAL READING Bill as Written Into Statute Books the Product of Repre sentative W. R. Bradford. Columbia, Jan. 20.?The officers salary bill, carrying a yearly remun eration of $5,000 for governor and $2. 500, for elective State officers, is now a law. It was signed by Go v. Man ning tonight. The bin was given its final reading by the house of representatives this afternoon after an impromptu filibus ter had been attempted and aban doned. It was immediately sent to tie senate which concurred in the house amendment. Tonight when both houses assem bled at S o'clock the bill was en grossed and sent to the gov. nor who signed it. The bill as written into the statute "bolts is the product of W. R. Brad ford, chairman of the ways and mea.u. committee. When the senate bill was reported to the ways and means com mittee Mr. Bradford gave up tb< chairmanship to a member of the committee and argued that all bul elective State officers should b( stricken from the bill, the governor' salary to be reduced from $0,000 tc $5,000, as carried in the senate bill the salary of elective State officer: be Educed from $3,000, as prescribe' by the senate, to $2,500, and that al other officers as .contained in the sen ate bill, including the justices of th< supreme court and the circuit judge: be eliminated. ? Mr. Bradford's idea: were adopted. Manning's Last Message .t Takes up "Fhi" Situation anc Vocational Training?Makes Appeal for Funds. Columbia, Jan. 20.?Governor Man nmg today submitted two final mes sages to the general assembly, th/ first being with regard to the flu sit uation ,and the second covering al considerable length an urgent appeal to tne assembly to provide funds with which to match the government's contribution towards vocational train ing, under provisions of the Smith Hughes act. South Carolina has been forfeiting a large portion of this money by failure to "match" the gov ernment's contribution. Gov. Man . ning also brings to the attention of the assembly the series of recom f^mendations made to the South Car ?lasE;. Council of Defense, which in cludes: 1. The holding of a constitutional convention. 2. Permanent and complete road construction. 3. The development of the public 1 health. 4. A complete reconstruction and . rebuilding of the school system in South Carolina. > In this connection compulsory ed ucation and other phases, of possible developments are suggested. 5. The expansion of the work oi the State Historical Commission, with a view of preparing and publishing compiete record of South Carolina's accomplishments in the present world's war. 6. Changing of the fiscal year. Cooper for Good Roads In Inaugural Address Gov. Coop er Comes Out for Highways and Schools. Columbia, Jan. 21.?In his inaug ural address here today. Gov. Robert A. Cooper came out very strongly in favor of better roads. "There is a general demand r:n<l real necessity for improved transpor tation facilities," declared the new governor. "We must have better pub lic highways. Whether you decide to build roads by direct State appro priation.' by bond issue of the State or various counties, whatever method you may see fit to adopt it means the expenditure of more money. The peo ple of the State want be-tter roads and better schools, and are willing to pay the necessary costs, but as you in crease the amount of your tax the inequality already existing becomes more burdensome, and the dissatis foction with our present system be comes more intensified." Epidemic of Glanders Government Horses and Mules in Alabama Sick. Washington, Jan. 21.?Orders sent to Camp McClellan. Ala., cancelling the auction of more than a thousand horses and mules were caused by re .ports that an epidemic of glanders had appeared among the an.rnals. it was. said at the. war department to day. Portugal Goes Back ward a Few Years Revolution to Establish King dom Succeeds. Madrid, Jan. 21.?The monarches! movement in Portugal, headed by Paiva Conceiro. has been successful in North Portugal, and .i government has been formed at Opert?, accord ing to a report to the Spanish gov ernment Necessary Food Supplies and Other Materials to Be Sent to Germany. BARS WILL NOT BE j TROWN DOWN ENTIRELY ?Enemy Countries Will Not Be Furnished Means to Resume World Trade While Allies Are j Hampered. Paris, .Tan. 21.?Owing: to the j pressure of more important prob I lems before the peace" delegates, va j rious economic delegations are study i ing each for itself, the blockade and kindred problems. A joint session is probable soon. I The American viewpoint contem | plates allowing the shipment of food 1 stuffs, lubricant's and other material ? into enemy countries, which would ! permit the restoration of'flour mills j distributing1 systems and other agen J cies involved in the preparation ol ! food. The blockade would otherwise ? be rigidly enforced bees use it is a j weapon which can be used to force i the enemy to accept the peace terms ! Some American economic experti ! advocate permitting Austria-IIungar> land possibly Germany, to import raw j materials, but not enough to permil ! them to resume international com merce while the entente countries are j still handicapped by the devastator j of their chief industrial regions. THE COTTON MARKET. : Cwadimey & CovS Analysis of th< Present Situation. New York. Jan. 17, 1019. The past week has been one of ex ;J tensive liquidation in the cotton mar kets. The speculative long interes proved to be much larger than wa: generally "Supposed and its liquidator has been accompanied by a very con siderable volume of short selling an< to some extent by selling of contract j against unhedged stocks of cottoi i held by factors anel growers in fh< j South. Sentiment has become ex j tremely bearish and has resulted ii I an unsettled condition with price: I declining to the lowest figures reachec [in several months and more tj^an ?5( j per bale below the high points ?ecent i ly touched. The majority of spots hold j ers appear to ho quite indifferent t< ; the weakness which has developed h 'the future markets, and generali} j spooking spot cotton can 1 e bough! i only at the price levels which existec j prior to the decline of th" past week 1 The persistent indifference of spot markets to the weakness in future.1: has, however, become more pronounc ed as the decline has progressed, and at the present levels the South has I practically stopped offering cotton [The very wide discount al which fu: j tu res are now selling under th< ! Southern spot markets is. in fact, th< j outstanding feature of the present sit uation. This depreciation in the val ue of our contract is undoubtedly ver\ largely due to the fact that many ol the lower and more undesirable grades which are tenderable here arc at present practically unsalable, ii this connection the trade is antici pating some form of legislatior amending the Lever act in the no1 distant future in an effort to correct this condition by eliminating the low er grades from the contract. There are undoubtedly, however other causes which have contributed largely to the decline. The perioc of uncertainty and readjustment i which has followed the war is stil j causing tmidity on the part of buy ers and a tendency to await develop j meats. The government has beer j forced to cancel war contracts of all I descriptions and large supplies of al' j kinds which have been aecumulatee! for war purposes nre now, being liquidated at a loss. Tins is disturb j ing to normal trade conditions and has tended to encourage generally a strong bearish sentiment which is re flected in all markets for commodi ties and securities. The effect of these conditions will, we be\jove, i however, be of short duration par ticularly in this country, where trade \ may soon be expected to reestablish i itself on .a peace basis. The industries j of foreign countries, and to some ex j b*nt oar own. have been diverted in the last few years from the civilian to military activities, and the task of supplying the civilian world with mer ? chanelise now devolves largely on the j United States. For this reason we look for a general and substantial re vival in the domestic spinning indus try during the spring months. More [ over restrictions on tonnngro now I in .>osod by the British government j will be removed of March 1. and ! there is undoubtedly a very large amount of cotton awaiting export at J that time when exporters are gener jally expecting a material reduction in j ocean freight rates. In fact we be lieve thai the export movement will i thereafter reach much greater pro i portions than the trade is now gen erally anticipating. ; ft is. of course, possible that the ?present liquidating and general scP [ing movement has not yet run its course. However, we see no change I in the fundamentally bullish situa tion in cotton. We believe that it j will require a long period, possibly years, for the present inflation in [ money to disappear. Meanwhile the ' grower is in a v-ry streng position financially and will, we believe. h< ard<- to hold the balance on his sup plies for the very strong demand which we expect to develop during the spring months. yours t ruly. Gwathmcry Co. j Paris. Tufrsday. .Tan. 21.?Hav.as.? j Valencia, a small :own in northern Portugal, surrendered to monarchists! today, accoreling to advices received at Tay, on the Spanish border. I - I ! Republican Partisans Over Eag ? er to Embarrass Admin istration Plans. ;ATTACK PRESIDENT OVER HOOVER'S SHOULDERS i i ! _ I Hundred Million Appropriation I j Asked by President Will Even | tually Be Made. ? j Washington, Jan. L'O.?Debate on ; the administration bill appropriating ? $100,000,000 for food relief in Europe i and the Near East covered a wide I j range in the senate today and agair > prevented a final vote on the measure j Passage of tfie bill is conceded b> ?; both advocates and opponents and ? j Democratic leaders were hopeful to I j night that this would be accomplish I! ed before adjournment tomorrow. , < Attack on the bill and the adminis ? tration of the relief fund by Herben "? O- Hoover was led by Senator Pen [rose of Pennsylvania and Sherman oi [?{Illinois, both Republicans, while Son Maiors Martin of Virginia. Democrats - leader; and Lewis of Illinois. Demo sjcratic whij). were the principal speak {I ers in support of it. '; Senator Pertrose said Mr. Hoove] t "had insulted every Republican eiti ? j zen by advising: the American peopl? ? j to support the Democratic party it i; the last congressional election ant that be would offer 'an amendment u j the bill requiring that the fund h< Iadministered by a commission name( by the president, "with the advice an( -I consent of the senate.*' j The Pennsylvania senator off ere i an amendment requiring: that th< ? i fund be used to purchase supplies ii ??"the United States. Senator IVlartii t j criticised this proposal "as a profi s tearing stipulation on a charitable i fund" and Mr. Penfose finally modi - fied if to read that wheat to be givei 1 free to the people of Europe shouh s be purchased in the United States a i j far as possible. The amendment thei ? j was adopted. - j Another amendment offered by Pen i ator Ashurst of Arizona, Democrat s would give every soldier, sailor an< 1 marine a bonus of six months pay am ) his uniform upon discharge, but it - consideration was" deferred. Senator Lewis urged passage of th )! bill as necessary to sustain Presiden l j Wilson iiviiis work at the peace con ? j ference. Defeat of the measure,' h< l declared,-would "dishonor" ihn pr- si ! <!<?::?. and embarrass him in future ne . gotiations at Paris. He also charge( t that senators who are prejudice-! ; j against Mr. Hoover were injectinj ?'questions foreign to the bill and thu: [[com plica ting iis passage. ; In the course of Iiis dicucssion o .] Mr. Hoover. M?\ Penrose called at -Jtention lo reports that the depart ?|*ment of agriculture is drawing a bil ? appropriating $1,250,000,000, which i: - necessary to nn the government': - obligation to buy the 1911* wheat cro] r at the fixed maximum and said thi: f was a remarkable situation brough ; about by .Mr. Hoover's administra i J tion. l j Senator Borah of Idaho, Ropubli ? can. and Reed of Missouri,-Democrat i joined in tl\e criticism of Mr. Hover L declaring that the food administra t tion's activities had resulted in larg< - profits to the packers, while consum ers paid high prices. Replying to criticisms of the pack I ers.'Senator Sherman declared thai [ the food administration's voluntar> agreements had fixed and maintainec ! high prices for livestock while limit . ing packers' profits on the edible por . tion of live stock to 9 per cent, of the i invested capital. ! Turning to the hill, said that $1. i ?"?00,000,000 fund would be placed in ! hands outside of those of the pres : ident," for distribution. He said the . president already had selected Mr ; Hoover who probably would choose I his own help. "The president, said lator Sher . man. did so in the matter of airplane ? construction of the appropriations for which over $140.000,000 have never . jyet been satisfactorily accounted for. Mr. Hughes in his report recom mended eourtmartial for certain gen ; tlemen and the report of the (senate) committee without passing upon the merely civil liability, found many things that were not in accord with ? good business. "The president recommended in ad vance that such of them as Mr. Hughes' report found worthy of court martial be exonerated and the war department very recently in a pub lication in the official bulletin made jibe same recommendation and a j number of p. \es are occupied with reasons why L'-"s;e airplane otHcials should be relca:: froni all liability. 1 (io net hold th" i-i'--ident directly responsible for thi:-; miscarriage of justice. J do, however, hold him re sponsible for 'he agents whom ho se lected and who made such a thing possible. Senator Hardwick. Georgia, 'a op posing the appropriation, asked if it would net ho better for lb.:' govcrn I ment to food s"<e.e 300.000 men who jure unemployed in tin- United States, before appropriating money for Euro Ipean relief. Several spectators ap plauded and Senator King of?Utah presiding, ordered their removal from the galleries, but rescinded the order when Senator Smith of Michigan said (he believed a soldier was among those joinmg in th" applause: Senator Sherman said h wa . dif-i ficult to support the bill and erh cised j Mr. Hoover because of price ixing which be said now presents possi bilities of heavy less In wheat Aus-' taralian vvheal imports .-.t Pacific portsrJ lie .-:.;:d. iru'c been bnrred. Pittsburg. Jan. 22".?Former Unit ed sia'es Senator George T. Olivjerj died at his home here this morning alle, a iinge.:-iii? illness. ' League of Nations Not to Admit Central Pov/ers at First. ALLOWED TO JOIN WHEN TRUSTWORTHY 'Lord Robert Cecil Does ..ot Think Germany, Austria, Bul garia or Turkey Can Gain Membership at This Time. r Paris, Jan. :P> (By the Associated ;\Press).-r-Germany, Austria, Bulgaria 1 1 and Turkey can njt he admitted to ? j the league of nations at the present : j time but they should be allowed to . i join as soon as the league is satis '! fied that they are entitled to be rank l j ed among the trustworthy nations of the world. This is the opinion expressed by Lord Robert Cecil, who has just tum -j-d over to the printer the British plan tj.for the league of nations which will be submitted to the peace congress. Lord Robert made this statement to the Associated Press tonight: "The league should be all-embrac ing?for all trustworthy nations, since it is for the good of humanity," ht said. f I Asked for n definition of "trust - j worthy." Lord Robert replied that ir ?! the case of Germany one criterion i j would be in the establishment of z 1 j government free from military domi > j nance. This would be a guarantee ol trustworthiness. It was obvious, hi pointed out. that Germany could noi he admitted until she had brought order out of the present chaos anc* 1 j the complexion of the new govern 5 t meat was seen. i I In Austria the situation was Quit* i! different from that in Germany ant - I very different since Austria has beer split up by revolution while Ger many thus far has held together, con tinued Lord Robert, and it appeared probable that a number of separat? States would develop from the Aus trian empire. '?Here as in the case of Germany,' he said, "stable and trustworthy gov ernments must be established. Bu there is no reason why the variou: states should not come in when the: s j show themselves fitted to do so, ir j respective of the rest." e Tn this connection, he pointed ou tlthat Bohemia showed more signs o - being settled than the other section ' of Austria. -j As to Turkey it was impossible t< -I make predictions. 1! "We do not know what Turkey wil Ijko," explained Lord Robert. "W< j I must await the territorial settlcmen sjto be made by the pep.ee congress." Much the same condition obtained C' with respect to Bulgaria, and th< - I league would want to know if Bui - j garia had 'abandoned tin- idea of be 1 j ing the Prussia of the Balkans" be fore admitting that nation. s'jSpartacan Leaders t| are Elected Chief Agitators in Berlin Riots Chosen as Delegates. Berlin, Monday, Jan. 20.?Tt is probable that the former Spartacan chief of police Echborn and Hugo Haase, former foreign secretary ot the Ebert cabinet have been elected to the national assembly. Berlin newspapers say that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Echborn in connection with Snartacan out breaks. Hog Prices Stab! Food Administration Will Not Abandon Price Agreement Policy. Washington. Jen. 21.?Frank S. Snyder, head of the food administra tion's meat division, said today that despite the hog surplus he could not recommend the abandonment of the price agreement policy when the hog committee meets on January 2Sth to consider fixing prices for February. Farm Loan Bonds Twelve Land Banks Have Issues on Sale Under Order From Glass. Washington. Jan. 20.?Federal farm loan bonds may now 5>e bought from each of im* L2 land banks under a new treasury policy ordered by Secre tary Class modifying the former plan by which farm loan bonds were to be absorbed by the treasury and kept off the market until after all Liberty j loans were floated. About $1.000.000j of these bonds have been sold by the federal land banks since January 1, when the new policy was adopted. \ The bonds bear > 1-2 per cent, in terest and sell ;it 1-2 per cent above par and are exempt from federal taxes. Since November 1 the treas ury has absorbed $0,500.000 of farm j loan I ion ds. INTERVENTION NECESSARY. Peace Congress Learning Facts About Russian Conditions. Paris. .Jan. 21.- The Russian ques tion was again taken up by the sn-i preme council when it met at 10.30; this morning. There was a full at- i tendance at the meeting. It is un-1 [??rstood that Ft. Scavenius. the Pan-' ?-n minist or i<> Russa who recited his1 rxpericnees in Petrograd when he j ooli charge <?!" the French interests. I" contended even more emphatically ban <iid Cornier Freeh Ambassador' 'onions yesterday thai intervention n Russia is necessary to check the.1 eginie of terrorism there. ' The Thanksgiving: Storni. The following original poem was written and submitted for publication by a Sumter boy who served with j the Marine Corps in France. It ?t a striking example of verse libre Come all you lighting sailors, And listen while I'll tell, Of how the good old ship New York, In a raging storm near fell. It was on Thanksgiving day, I always will remember, Somewhere in the Atlantic, On the twenty-ninth of November. We were steaming along, The sea was mild, When suddenly there arose A storm wild: Trie wind blew terrific. And the waves rolled high, Through the masts You could hear the wind's wild cry. j I said before that it was Thanksgiving And I want to say now That I'm thankful I'm living For if you could see, How that storm raged. You'd agree with me That our ship was engaged In a mighty battle With the wind and wave; It took our best efforts Of our good ship to save. Were you ever out in a storm at sea? j If you were, then you will with me agree. And you enn imagine, What we went through And know its the truth I am telling you. For forty-eight hours we battled with the seas Till our poor heads ached And we were weak in the knees. From walking the decks When she rolled or tossed There were times when I thought We would all be lost. Through the hatches and gun ports j The water crashed, I All over the decks it flowed and splashed, ! Till . everything was covered with; siush and mud. < j It reminded me of the Johnstown Flood <S)n the "gun deck it was so slippery You could hardly walk; of muddy battles I've heard them talk, But I knew of none that could be worse. T h^ard many a sea-sick sailor curse The day he left his happy home And ship]?od in the Navy" the seas to . j roam. '. I wish you could have seen ! j Some of the scenes, . j All over the ship lay sick Marines, j From side to side the water ran t I We drained it out with buckets and r j cans. '.(To keep her dry we done our best, [ We worked long and hard, > l Without any rest, But our earnest work was all in vain The wilr seas came in like torrents of rain. In the locker up' forward Where the paint is kept Through the hawes pipes the water Poured and swept. And Hooded the deck, with water and paint. We worked day and night I Till we were weak and faint Baling the water and clearing the muck; I tell you. boys, it requires pluck To v, .k in those deadly fumes and keep Our weary eyes open when we craved for sleep. The water rushed in, There was no way to stop it I'll never forget those nights In that old paint locker. For three days and nights We worked faithful and hard In that water and paint? It was as greasy as lard. But we knew we had to us? All our s*- --mgth and force We wa 1 to keep her On her right course So we all turned to With a cheerful grin And worked all night When we should have turned in We all had a job There was plenty of work We all done our best There was no time to shirk. At one stage the wind I Clew so strong and fast It tore the wireless apparatus Down from the mast, j With a thunderous noise It fell on the deck; JIt could plainly be seen It was a total wreck. So there we were In that fierce storm Without signals of any form To call for help If we started to sink. I tell you friends That's when we began to think of the distance to The nearest land, And the good old U. S. A. so grand That we had just left A few days before. To do our bit in this great war. j j For three long days j1 We had little to eat: Only doughy bread And half rooked meat. I don't think any of you Knows what it means To be fed. when hungry <>n bard boiled beans. But that's what we got? They are as tough as iron And as hard as the shells we use foi firin*. We had no sugar In our coffee and tea?? We didn't expect that out to sen; K We dldn'i even have a grain of salt? 1 know 1 hat's another trivial fault.; We were supposed to ?ret turkey Por our Thanksgiving dinner. Cut instead we got a storm. And. boys, it was a winner? : P They all remember it; ' < I'll never forget e Phe way those waves rolled? r I eau see them yet. h We'd wait an hour I d In line for our chow: ja Fhen they'd hand us ? 1? A piece of oid tough cow? /? I ? If you didn't grab it And hold on tight When the ship rolled It dropped out of sight. I know the cooks done their best? They worked day and night Without any rest M In an effort to feed the hungry! gobs t V Who labored hard At their various jobs. \ But what could we do In a sea so wild? Our ship was rocked Like a mother rocks her child*.. Now before- this little spell I close . I'd like to say there's few whd knows ; Who the brave fighting heroes are That deserves the most credit, And praise by far. They are the gallant boys down be low? "l;'*'? Without them we wouldn't have had a show. Down where few clothes are worn, Almost as naked as the day theST, were born. They worked till- they could hardly stand, ; Obeying every order and command, For they knew it was to them We had applied . % For the safety of the ship And the crew we relied. v They done their job and done ? well. In that sizzling heat, ;| As hot as hell, they performed thei? duty, Their noble task; What more'could we ask: So hail them sailor! I don't expecfi they will receive Much honor or fame, any medals of gold, or glorious name, Writh political jobs , They won't be afforded / But some day I hope they will be re warded. ?.; To give you a faint idea of our expe^ rience tried, i I hope no one I've excited, offended,/ or cried. All of you who have sailed over, the' raging foam - Can imagine the reality of this true poemk I have just1 Vfew more words to sa# of tnarknem?rable storm Upon Thanwriving day. I couldn't . fulljp describe no matter! what I'd say or do, Or could you ever imagine what US poor gobs went through; But, if ever you are out in a storm at .. : sea . ..'.- /-U And you're fed on beans and porK Just think of those few simple words' I wrote, And the good old ship, New York. H. E-. Hi Held on Treason Charge O'Leary's Former Stenographer in Trouble. New York, Jan. 20.?J. Willard Robinson, formerly a. stenographer in the office of Jeremiah A. O'Leary, is accused of carrying messages, be-, tween O'Leary and German agents in Holland in 1917, in an indictment for treason here today by the federal^ grand jury. Robinson, the indictment states, went to Rotterdam on an American tank steamship in April 1917 and de livered to Frank Richards, alleged to be a German agent, correspondence from O'Leary and from Madame Ma rie de Victoria, John T. Ryan and Herman Wessels, who with O'Leary were indicted on charges or* conspir acy to commit treason and espionage. In June of the same year, it is charged. Robinson, arrived here with secret correspondence. The messages, the indictment states, were in invisible ink, and one from O'Leary and Ryan asked the German government what assistance it could give the fight for freedom for Ireland. ! The reply to this inquiry, according to the indictment, was that while the German government was in sympathy with Ireland, it suggested that action be deferred until the peace confer ence, when it would support the Irish' claims. HOPE FOR GERMANY. Ik'lter Citizenship Apparently Will Control National Assembly. Paris, Jan. 21.?Early returns from German elections are interpret ed here to signify that there is a promising prospect for the establish ment of a fairly stable German ad ministration at an early date. The majority Socialists and German Dem ocrats, the successors of theo Id rad ical party, will apparently go into the constituent assembly with a big lead over the independent Socialists. BEEP BARON THREATENS CON GRESS. Warns House Committee Xot to In terfere With Packing House Mo nopoly. > Washington. Jan. 21.?J. Ogden Armour told the house interstate commerce committee that legislation to regulate the meat packing indus . Reactionary" and probably mconstitutionai. He warned congress if a "monkey wrench is thrown intOf he gears of this business," its effects viil be felt in many other lines of in* lustry." London, .l.m. 21.? A .-notable suc cess lias been won against the Bol heviki by Esthonian troops oper tting northeast of Lake Peipus. ac ording to an Esthonian official state ment received via Stockholm. They tavo taken the town of Narva, on the leval-Petrograd railway, with a iarge lumber of prisoners. Chief Sumtcr Resigns. Chief of Police. John R. Sumter has laced his resignation in the hands of "ity Council to take effect at the arliesl practicable date, but by Feb nary 1st in any event. Mr. Sumter as been at the head of the police epartment for more than six years nd has ma.de an efficient and suc essful officer, lie leaves the service f the city to go into business. )