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Mtmy - Important Questions to Be Decided?PoUtics Are .^asmngtori. Dec. a?Many months' work on a great varieiy^of important subjects, ihtemarionai4 and domestic, we^;>Jaefore- the- ftfitrr C^ng?e^-tod?y wh&n it met for its second and '*'????? ???af*;-^session, which w^s expected ta. close, only with ^he presidents campaign next,fall. M*?^r^-of-both Senate and House re^j?ed^.io- work^w4th, only ^en -days' j rest since the *adjonrnment\of the ex-; traordinary season- which ended Nov. j 39 when the Peace Treaty failed, of j ^t3ficatio^;in rthe Senate. Because; et the extra session -the. opening day' lacked much dtTfce' -usual bustle at-I tending the launching of a new ?es- i sion. ~??*? ith the Congress: already. *'in har-j ness' and with .much iegislauon ready ; for immediate consideration, little de- | lay.inihe beginning of work was ex-( . peeted- Calling of Senate and house j rolisr.-for quorums, appointment of} committees to notify the President j &afd\-e&eh other that Congress again ? j wak "on the job" were among ihe j ou?tofnary opening -f?rtnalities. Besides Legislative reebm.nenda iions. President WilsojaV-message was expected to deal with international re lations ami particulaxJly with the] treaty of Versailles. . While early rat ification ? of the. treaty., with compro mised reservations .was expected by many senators,. with hopes of action! .before the new .year, leaders believed I rhe'issue involved would be carried* j into rh? presidential campaign. i ? FoHlioo-fcr due to j>l?y a large piwl i in tn? eve'feis ofthe*&tr ^efesion, ttoe; lalt, fcefor* thre nt?nih??r|r coiiv?> j &0ar- in ML l?Sttfe** prop?er-to ] have ConjreSK: rfccfcsvftfi* tJ? .con^en* j tions and *fotk tbr?u^:?ftea^ar3'ih-1 to October. ^ ?/ ! " Enaottn?ft .of .isolation fa et?- j pected .t? begin MmedSately- ? 'The ?en^te'^b^^-att^^endiaig with prW5 ^tUff-tt.^^?ramirw^railrO&d.-bta its'???i^?s- aSj?S:ost strikes tinfd tat rsew?^-of tft* railreads to: privat?' owheai?jis&-:--';fiv.5?ie-H?isa, tnerbm tb restrict jmmifi3*iion ?i?S provide tvt> i deportad?n tffA?B? mttks?tnr? ort: the es?mibs.Heu? prob* a?ry will b***eupie<L -l?rssiy *Wih the hills, for many w>e?fe? ?ieft^-? . 'hope- efcfict l ?evervi3 mti&hfm . fcoUday adjourn nHa?j *0 ?Sout December and. continue t?-??y^*- gUr - ?' 'L4ng LdehxL* oft th* railed* rt. nil) in :the $e?a.i#*anticipated and whioh.- tfrs^r^a^m ,ha?;,?aid: the j r-pads would,ibe ^cunjed to> pr-iWe opr I eratooCu .^teTtf??r&ry: reS-qlution con- j tinuin^;g^atepie?d. efm^eiisation for j the^ ca^efe #n*i?' ^f^nanlnt"/legte-! l&tion necessary .^^eon^leted ^wliT^bVpiiS^^f j f I jli 11 III I'fill, , ffetffPriews j Absolutory Guaranteed to \ : i ? > ' ' \ ? ! ^te wry l*st ^jkvs. 1h ut*st style* .j U .fcxuKt ia-wj*K?r jo^s. our a| Vttlce is 'de$??5c4 to s.ir^t\v evert ihi Siost ?a<*f?i*. Our -5>>?t#?ta of fei iui -?tt'??te; KStislr? tU-n. -Our U fest tjtj-st- sivles. You wl?l sate HKS** -finti. lasj ga'trr fr-r?S?i ii?ia i 4y"'<?d?ri^ by iBitt. ? .?-; >,..->....j. ,;v^?T:..-or4 fi^a r.'rh |t,V. c*-' i < ?m??g-.ifte, mp^sur^ e^ected So$e\ gas- and ;i>hosrfhat^ land /isaskHT 1 as&d the. .t?j?g<e>. ineas.u'i^e authorizing! *eirmat&>n r oorpor ?: i o n */ tcr'. fuittttce j ATrierica?. . .port -'tradel ' \ loth bill*; are^now in conference. ? Besides -the treaty of. -Vejss&?tes, se-v- i eral treaties are pending and promise I to evoke long Senate debate. j?hree j treaties, one guaranteeing assistance to France in event bf German aggres- > -sxwi, that establishing Poland and .de- : fining the Rhine frontier arid the j long-pending ', ^L25;006;(MXI Colombian ; pact, are spending before* the Foreign j Relations- Committee. > ?? ' j The Peace Treaty with .Austria also : is expected to be ready for transmis- j sion bytlje Pr?sident sOon^-Phe com- ? mittee also has. before it, the resolu-j tion of Republican Leader . Lodge i proposing, that Congress, by.. concur- i renit resolution, declare "the war .with \ ??efmany ended.. $hSs yiill be tough*M vig^fe&ttsly. by tfee~ a^n iitistrat-ton; j Earry action on the French Treaty is ? not plannet] -by the committee ma jority, but the P-oiteb Er-eoty. the lead ers, say, ?ill- be pressed. ' Among, other h1a.5for.tant. interna-, tional matters'-.pen.dii^r or. in prospect are the House bill to 'repeal the * Ca nadian reciprocity treaty and com mercial conventions and' trade extent j $'ton arrangements with -the Allies, fch? i enemy countries -^nd other- iaation4. . j -?n- the -tegJslaUye calendar - are | many measures already passed ?either j by ifehate: -or Housel Whey include | bills establishing a federaT budget system, i&r&vi?ing a permanent ship ping policy, regulating cold storage of food ^?rodiuets, and providing /or development of w?terp?w'er. . Fisc? leg&Jartion promises -to have f>. .prominent plaoe ^Ih -the <w>'rk--of Coagsess. G^osral .tariff, revision and modification, of 3he international rev enue laws ^re planned before, t&fe liticxi it&upiien; \ #sp?a3 .of, ma?y < w?r" Safere vn\X &ropos*e ?a^ .*?tt- j dnmpUK* bill* . prjsteet, At?-eric4td j manufacturer* ap* maiding. , .Perms* j nent Array reorjr^iz?tion policies, in* j cCTp^ttag t^fe iK??t ?jtfe?fi?^ e^?tt^j versal training-, soon arWcr Wb?fiht j olit by tfa-fl Senate and Kou&e military! coxnintttfees,^ while1;. th^ :?anniiitee* j must pass bw a new building program ajad- ojt bills inersajrtns* the - Bavy**^ personnel and iiai&?y.Sj?* ?:',? | : Prominent amonjg-^fce .other mea*r j ur**?--tD 4je tJOten up eac*-those des Bug j with rsdtc^l alUfei &&d 'atraT.chter^ arid j the high cost of livteg. ? Leaders *Wt> j #&n.- io ? giv* ?tfcjjtiOlt t6.-.i???s Of] averting tb'?u?rU1 *trfli:es. % fe?ta^ 4 meaiatfoa ? ?or <?h?r-tt*tho&s.* Th<^ \ Lahe-ilcadeli bill, ?tnhtfdyifit - $?cre? tafy lathe's plan 'of. l?rm? - tot.ebl?iera j and sailors ?lso 4? ^p? fta- pesfe?ge.unfl :, Cong*^ atew&pt^AviAwi OiC sfT^ j eA st^Bd&g Wgk j^ "'refc?f-<o;f -?'e 1 eft^0?5{ge 4&4 4ttejf- wsr1; ?fceaJs?ir&. j = :'-^iiM^^.Tinv??sitj6tti >;6Mfi> :Y?re j pkatn^fi,. i^tiate'Viij^?'sH?i^into- 1 Ifei^.T^uAtidtig .^l' ckm^nu^-j whiie j '^t"Ho?^will;:c1?rry ohifwinvMtig^ '? iloihsyot. .Ivitt- T>ep*/tAs|?t::. ^cftVitfttf. i |^?t?f(lti^de.:'\ J^at vj ftitowihe^iw^w j ^aper- iitU??otv dt^Jlj^Sl?mh& $M ^ofan^n^fhat;^^ cfalf?ts^atidc ram<*?s -'?^ ^?^ttte> <fthr ?&e contest "^filel^by ? V-Hchr3*. F6*d ! against^ the election of Senat?r' dew berry. Republican, of MieHigfltn;' : ?enat^.deioocr&ts-ttre^ to ^ir^ c?h* tewwifto tJttffl weefc to eket ? At??&t io:j succeed the late Senator. !uartin. of 'i Virginia'; with the coiiieii a^pairentiy; j naiwwed to.?anatof I^itc^ficlt, j ocrat.-. .of Xebi?Sia,. administration j leader in the Pe&ce> Hreaty fight, amt | Senator Uhderwo^ ^t Alabamci, for | DejRoeratic. iif?d^r.in the ffiouse. ? , , - J Qfai&*&&!X:oi' fli^'is^tjblioaiusa'n'd j rti>&teerihg oommmees of both .p.trnies ai^o are .planned soon tb flW* 'c?nimft-1 tee jraeabei?^ ; ; = BRIBERS IN Ctoff Michig&n Etec?tm Grafters to Be Amagned Grand- Rapids, M4ch.; D^c. 2.?Ay pcarance- for - -arraigumoTit in -the? fed eral -court ke*e of a- number; of fondants pf'rthe h^dred,v?n*d tliirty* five .ina^fctfneirts-. ;on" SaturJiay dn cnarges.-ot .corruption m ^Poecti^n with tfec-.-e-leetiOn -ot Sector Met^yer >-y-is.*?>-p4cr?;<V.*od?y, ?.. . ? ; MARRIAGE fclCE^?E? .mo.. .r., v;iift^^dharle?-Chirk, Eaetoh; 3"?-a., a^d Ma3- Bai*ton, Bl?e jR&ge, G4;. Wffiitt? Wc. fcoatf^d, ?utot?*, Lurline Grifiin, Sumter. . Colored-~?avid ?avris, Sumter, and Amelia. Jefferson, Sumter; . Beanie Davis,, Fort - WhLte,; Fla.", argar?t ?rown,_Eastover^_^J ... >< . \ a i;r>Mnroiriapir^Tinir-rii>ii Senator From Beiifort Replies j to Criticisms bf Good Roads Piah ? ', j ? .1 .1 . Editor Daily Item. j. . Absencevfrom South Carolina* has; delayed bntil today reading ? criti-l cism of Hon. J: Oweitak of Ben- i nettsville on-: the good road? bin - I; offered in the State senate-last win-; ter. . This critieii>m appears in tin.- i newspapers" and its-.autlior. performs; a public service' by so presenting' his: idea*. 1 do rfot agree -With his .vi6it$.\ hut welcome, alt frank disinteree^od j discussion. During-the six weeks ne-j fore J;he -legiBlatur* meet* good roads j legtfSaftoh Should : be thoroughly i thrashed out.; . .i After a lengthy and general de- j bate, continuing over severaldays I the State, senate dt its last session j passed' my g?od.. roads ineasure, with j several amendments, -fey.a vote -of; nearly four to' one. The first division j in the house vras .against the . bill by I a m ajor-j ty of? on e. . The^. bi 11 was fir- ? ally postponed by the house until the J coming session of the.-legislature, and j is. I 'under&and*/ one^ of the first on j the hoUSe caienaar. *WhateI .'offered \ this bill In my. home i cannot- claim 1 authorship. It represents the joint | efforts of. several groups of thought- j fui and patriotic, men-at whose solicd tation 1 introduced it;'-% In its details' this; measure probably docs, not (<?h-1 tir&y.&att any of \nisiSpo^sOrs: As' to j the. fuhdam^ forih | we ;are in.i^efcnWtL ".; ;v. ; * '' j . .The ? o^fection'r of Hr.' Owen? * ?t* by him dh?leat?o'" ais both^'^nd^men-1 tal" and ^i^iAe?' , T^vlftttfer'X not at tfcia tiSSie discuss bec*u*e 1 am away: *ft*i&- home h?v?: n?t ffcfcI data at hand. Hottest, ? these are j least, important, and I Mk this *paee } to consider tie x>tn*rfc\? ? ? { The ^fu^dam^nf?h?Djection''. Is'XhsiX j the bill- eeek* to "centr^'ze'' -power [ in. ? the:- highway :c^jnm"??|p. ,-? ] Owen?' write* tfcat-" jta^baiflc1.prfhc'i-1 pie;: i?; "that the : Stated ie the 'proper j unit .- for.' ro^d building an d snaipceu- j ance."' , He claims that i^w?uid"rt"c?n- i tralfcse and #lv? tb . jhfeSStite highly commission" piena^ uiidyfet -tiefe j highway system. His further cvblec ?on is that '*h? Jtetfcftc* thjft [ tie purpose -of - a rofcd 1? id j through the State, ** opposed..to,;the . id?a that a ryft t*^&*&totp6m^&\ ?erring*e^ieiwS?. of ?ei "dtti* I aen?. vtoJthe-^ heighh'brhoon' thro?jjfh f wT^h*vth%r?^r^ss^'f \gfii&% ? "Thrre- w? j^Vliit -. ftxi .heiri. oif>th<i j. whole n>?twr. ;aff. ?#?^^?wttii|?k ?,' (Conj?ins'^inuQh .fce*^.- ^>.H^-5^1ace?, what are to me, phlaiftaetlc construe ?<mt on\c?r^in>i^i*a4te,m He ^enev?nc^ -it :-aS>bOingv "Reptib'i ca?'^d?cti?lfe?.J&^<<oflto tiej?.'t&Cft&fitnfundfe&f? t^Tefe; ??j^t^ndt^to; mviCh> tf<fi$\e in' arm^^?-^^i^ ^atrp^ i. ?H; oui/^A* for^epith^^ev'^r^tts-; nowhere., ; S?^: ^ i r "Mn-^wens l*vtc*a?y *^P"^s*^S J ^c^^^ine^roficjL* -^np^^Sr^wl i buildiriff ^i^.ii? ?: iThe' bl^l i doefr, airlie ^artherfussertfe, eilend -the i power of the Staiei hiteh^ray ieotfcfmis- j ?s?Sn A over the: State,,/ hi%nwa!F ^stfeH.'.} fife-- ?t^d?o?-'!.- m, ?^^drt?t.^?^;^h?^ bhM ::.reoojgSte^';th^' ,-^ci.' ' 4|?t - tfvT. j time hi^^h^ iotr Ja St?Jte 'i^&fan '*f'j highwayi , Th^^do^s^ppt yhe?nrvrz.j '?dre to gi^ up'-cdunty high^rayj*.' T^ss-j than three ihohaarid miles :c&fet* tne. j Staler.roads no*r d?halder?S: necfe-'i ^ry.?r>*State. :?^erh.. *T^t;wdntd I ?i'eaye cfertainly fOv^ ' tsn; ihbu^na j m?es of county rojad?."?; -.? <???.' ?'! ;>rhi? idea- ;th^t-xlj$f0;'6: aftt&ohi^h.} ?of ^ihtere^^'ne^^&en Stale; a nd county, j highway" is' the' bottom. of - mbst^'Ot*] the prejudfee that stands in the wav I ?Of . a State4 highway syteteia. . Tet there' should -be no more feei'inir of; antag-. j ?oniam than there i?v between ttiej trunk railway line and local rati'-: Ycays? or. between the common &ch^d>.| anH ttfe- State huitK?tid?'fr for higher j learning. Both are needed. On?? fe#Drj the other. , Those who iri?ie* . on . St&te high: ways, do not oppfc&e the' ide*a ttfti' there must vl>e. -roade tO, Sftijfe, th^ i "convenience of 'tlje' citiaen in i the j neighborhood throu^^i^hich the road i im?oeei'' fl!h.ey\^o\nttt.-4i-ir a moment J lose eight of. the .absolute necessity.j for thene w^ighborbo^d reada' leadms . j to market,; to (jhuro-i and to s'ch6o"}, ] ! an.d .r^juired for itoeial. interebutet ! They do hot p4ck>po?e.. tliat the .inifj prbvemfent .of these country road.i shall be retarded..- They .propose that j i those bf ihem- needed for State high-1 \ wayV purposes shall be^ supported faj jftaie;funds...?-'thereby. J relieving .the c?anty^system of their most expensive road' burden. v We are looking for new. State funds With which' ->tb build and maintain a new system of roads. The county road wiHf be of much greater value when -it -ha?.-th^?'-State road to feed into. The neighborhood road should not view the .coming of the State ro?d With jealous eye. but welcome it 'A few weeks ago, the National Grange., and heads of six. of the most important-State Granges met in Wash ington to discuss a national highway system. Their spokesman for tens of thousands of farmers, set out a road plan for the county as follows: "Cauhty and township systems to be bit fit in zones leading from the railroad stations and market centers out into the farming districts to the farms and connecting up with the State and national systems at the most*: .-advantageous points. The .State, system to-connect the county seats and the principal cities with the national system. The national sys tem to consist of not less than two or more than.four main truck highways through the State, two running gener ally h?rth and- South and two'rui ning ..jwn.6ttL$y East and West, con necting up large centers of popula tion wUh the adjoining St3tes." .-The federal government would look after tiie-interstate highway and state gov^nrneht would taker' care of the inier,county highways and the coun ties fcotrtd have the neighborhood roids; to build and maintain. The farmer^ nave generally come to see thajt t^ueh. :&; system is of the ?reates;t impdrt^hce Tto themselves Demo crats/, jftepabheans, Progressives, Pro hf hit ion ist s' and Socialists all advo cate these good roa^ plans. 5f? ?arty -label can be stuck on the- funeral wh*me of having federal highways Art a Staie highways, in ad dition to county highways, and Mr. Oweaa ttr in error in denouncing it as RegttpUcani?m. as he will find out if Tie " examines the rtcord of his nation al party or the Democracy of other ?tat?*:'. _ ;-^h^-automobile has made these thi&?ghvroads so necessary that they teiustbfcfe/'fclid or a. State will be left hopelessly behind. South Carolina in her. -f eai^cstiuem as a result of the boil':,?we*?iV ir$ya*iGn will be terribly na4td^8fc>i?fi1 tt ;her -farmers are not provided with hard surfaced roads on to earry their cattle and hogs te\ttits&i&t&A packing house; pea u^ts-to the'best oil mill: beans, com, a^?'grain to the feed mills and ele 0&fi&.*i?li(l potatoes to the curing '?^/KihgwGanute, with his sceptre" had iu? Siffore .hopeless task when he '??ti?fctj$.&fc '/tides of ocean to turn &^43r?-;taye<*h?^ who seek: to s?o#\y*firf; -.changes in transportation :&r&igliVabotK by marvelous develop rnetii?^e^ tbe^ automobile. \.AxSta^^--?ghw/a^.Sj'stem is a neces sity )3&iifl^a^"3^^^st?p^d means Ifn'to^'i?? trf ali>our ^people. v> ^ '? ?' % ^^keils Hiristensen. ? * te^flm, jfov.* 16.?The German Pot ash; indicate is negotiating with Am erica., again, says the North G<r wap -?sj^tite .which believes it will he '?hfe^to^Teach an agreement-in re aard.'te-' itieVxchange of potash for American* co?l. / Ne$?#?tfoBrS took place between th*'/G4rt*jaw? ahd Americans last spt^g'I?;bailed, says the paper, be cause America still thought it could reli' oh its own substitute for potash atB.d r^uetfdtlte' German offers, where p^^t??n?S# sbld^her output,, which wa# to&ndecfl for the United Szates, to Swa^n. . * lg Negotiations, says the Berlin pa per, have now been resumed to en ?able the German" potash mines, of wliich 120 are crippled through lack 'of coat while others have only 25 per cent' enough fuel, to buy Ameri okri* coai 'iWth dollars and recoup by :*e1Ung potash to America at doVlar :iatesL--. '? N ? . - i ! ..?t^liftt?pns are also under war between Germany and Holland ^r.milk and dairy product* in ex I e^hanfe forpotash. WASHINGTON WAIT ING ON MEXICO j .-Washington? Dec. 3.?The State cle f'J?rtini?t" is' marking time today, | awaiting word from Mexico City ct the official delivery of the latest American -note to the Mexican gov1 ernrdleat, and ?ubse^?ent action in spired by It. IIS I ? '::*>: W^^^^&S^ V p ' COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL RHINO KES?LTS^ Biamoads ? quality stoats ? are attracting considerable attention from investors these d*ys. Secure ievestmeate ? ejiflecially wfeea of a *fefe*raf ttfeir* ? ever lift " Higher Qtiai?y We clara a fiaer $*aift?? ?&? ?r*fal taanaretener?%&airil CjOtmmtem* ? ass: Pi STORE Pre*ide*$ r r ?? .. ' >:'v ? > WH?S? DO rot . The neat, itrce >ou raHi yew moat successful acquamttnce^aSk' him to ten yqtf. how?> he /stecee^ea? '-}*&kv& work, ray. bgy/\:?e, ^H-replyV "J?id work ana: thirlfC'*1 - < \ Then sett \% iron ^an, .radfclt 4*n 4a-. stance'wr?f?'&tfff ^O^^B^erfflft had Jeft/tfce ?^^w*?tfc? of ^ee*sa in his handa. ThfcVtli^ ? the means of. accumulating many & "&?*t ' ' -\ v. > -'-V*:^;;.'^Itv,- r:rv 78ut a satfn& jn-fhtt'fean* win yield equally m good r4ti3tt?, tf von are not already on* of onr"'fHS5>o*ik ? tors ttart toafty.'. KjZ^my? 81 si mim ??#?? mn h ?i i if m m #e i m^nto mrronmt *? _? _tegp^J^^ -i <lite asr KARLE ?Ofl^SII, I ? V if .(j-' Vi I.. ' ^ i ill If you toe 'farms x>r. S^MwIfp^M subdivide an^ sell your property AT ?^CTi^ 4uid^ ?ik! profitably for you,. Fas"21 }mk Our Nz>k:y-$& n 'Tb.uuzvJ Su Hukkni^i&Wi^t^? ixipes oilfahn Land amuuntb* to aver -S^^^??^^^i^^ ]9l? Write for booklet *>i tn&tt&vsm&xndwfor /^SflESj^x mauon about our au^fea.memods.;. . - ?>,. "7K? (fA?e.w?#iw,;iw(tnNoi^ /fj/ Oi'-fJcet: PET?RSoU^5 V'A. ^^RKRV?LLf, C <r>/ Reference Any banlc In F-etessborgr Va. or Crsemtf !c, N.C. MR. FARMER! WE WANT TO FIGURE WITH YQ? ON YOUR FERTILIZER.for Spring delivery. Let us show you why it will be to your advantage to use SUMTER FERTILIZERS. ? We aa? now prepared to name prices on all classes of material, which includes our SPECIAL FORMULA for COTT?Naad .. Co. Office over W. U. Telegra^t Co. GE?. D. SHORE, President Mawufaet?rers of High Grade Fertilizers J. P. BOOTH, V. Pres. Phone No. 970. A. E. TISDALE, Treas. and Mgr.