THE SOFTER WATCHMAX? Establis Consolidated Aug. 2, J Rafting Cxeek Will ^ye Sumt??r Conference or Policy of Penna aent ffighway Commission Results in Satisfactory Understanding The misunderstanding in respect toy the policy to be adopted by the Fer ^I'manent - Highway* Commission in ilte ffoastrm tion of the;, system of bard; surfaced roads for the county of Sum- | ter provided for by the act of the leg-! isiatare authorizing the. issue of $2,-1 500,000 in bonds for road construction 1 ; was thoroughly aired and an under- ? / standing that is satisfactory to all in- j ^tacests was vreached Tuesday at a,: ? four-hour conference held at the] Chamber of Commerce. The misun- j ' . xierstanding had given rise to1 seriousj dissatisfaction in the Rafting Creek ! section and a ^movement had beei>j . ;~started to hold an election to with- ] draw from Sumtex county and annex .;: :- that township to Kershaw county. The Permanent High way Commission ?V-; having; been informed of this dissat isfaction in Rafting Creek invited tife feicitizehj of that section to meet with] the Ownmissioh at 11 o'clock Tues : 'day for the purpose of discussing the J mtire' question to; the; end that pal pable misunderstandings of the pro posed policies of the commission might be removed and the dissatis faction of the citizens* of Rafting Creek allayed. There being disastis- j ^faction- also, in the Shiloh section be iJ einse provision 'had not been madevj g?fe/.-cibastruct a permanent highway to the Florence county line through a section that is without good roads and also lacks railroad facilities, and, therefore, needs a hard surface high -'way more than any .other section ofj ;" th^. eounty, citizens of that section Werer'iikewis? invited, to attend- the c^mferenbe. There; was a large dele gation, of representative citizens of] Rehthert, Hagood and other sections o| Rafting Creek present, and Shiloh j ^?represented by a committee ofj ^taxpayers. . 0a\maxy to the conference of tent Highway Commission - with"-these delegations a meeting ofj the ^directors of the Chaniber of Com-.! merce^ .was called fpr Id o'clock- to. consider the entire matter and-to take'1! : "steps to compose the differences that '-arisen. President E. S. Booth presided at this/ meeting, which- was attended not-only'by the directors, P^^^^^ largenumber of members^ an4":aign which 1 preceded the; eiec-' Ohn which was held" to determine whether borods to the; extent of-; $2,-' 500,000 shouid be issued, and |g^\Whereas, the Chamber of Commerce Sumter, S. deeply deplores th?f filiation now existing1 and misunder standing of the'purposes and inteh f lions of tha promoters of the said bond issue, therefore be it Resolved; That'-the Sumter Cham berof Commerce lend its assistance in every possible way towards satisfac torily explaining the matters of differ ences and misundertandings now exist ing and that: it lent! its every -effort to wards inducing the people of. Rafting Creek section to remain citizens of Sumter county, and that it pledge its energies, towards the ends "aforesaid. Resolved further* That it is the un vderstahding of the , Sumter Chamber of Cc-mmerce thai only eight princi pal roads radiate from the limits of the City of Sumter and'two -of thejjfe * jroads sub-divide and branch off in to two additional roads beyond , the limits of the City of Sumter, and thesa roads arei-to be built ^i^Resplyed Further; That the Sumter Cliirhiber of Commerce now? records its desire that the road connecting; C. the CHy of Sumter with the town of.' Manning be paved and completed to the Clarendon county line; that the* road connecting the City of Sumter j with the town *of Camden be paved j nnd completed to the Kershaw. county! Hne*"via> Remberts,. ?nd that the road ?leading from the. City of Sumter to j Bfahopville be paved and completed j to the, Lee county line. Resolved Further; That the Sumter' Chamber of Commerce herfby re- j quests the Sumter County Representa- j ?vfes in the l?gislature of South Caro- j Una to provide such additional funds* j as may be necessary to complete thej said three-highways to the county] ; line in each- insjtaaee. and that the { Chamber of Commerce of Sumter will j de\'ote its enerpries'towards .having! said roads promptly built ancl.com, pleted to the county line in each in>J .stance. A committee, consisting of Dr. E. S: < Booth, I. C. Strauss, C. G. Rowland,.1 C. F. Hurst and J. Frank Williams,.] was appointed to attend, the confer ence as representatives of the Cham-' ber of -Commerce to assist in arriving. frV a. fair and harmonious adjustment q? the dryergevnt-views that had given rise to dissa&stsukjen. The disciission: was so prolonged te; hour for the opening of the lied April, 1850. * "Be Just 881. [fiARDNEK PUB I LISHES^fEW RULING ^Courts Have Sole Jurisdiction When Rates A^e Mis* Quoted Washington, May 26-?In the case of of the misquotation of . rates the . car riers' agent and not the railroad itself, are responsible, according to the" sta tute ' regulating commerce, and conse quently jurisdiction to a^ard damages for such negligent act lies solely with the courts, according to the ruling'of Examiner Gardner, of the Interstate Cdmmerce ? .Commission, which waS made publid today. ? PET?INTO SPEAK MEMORIAL DAY Plans Made For Decorating American Graves in France Paris, May .26?Marshal Petain will speak' at the American, oenietery at Suresnes on Memorial Day, repre senting the French Government. Am bassador Wallace will represent the American government. The graves of all ^American soldiers will 'be decorat ed.iiv all .the cemeteries in France., ^conference arrived and passed before! any-.'definite understanding had been, agreed upon, so the Chamber of Com-' merce meeting gradual ly' m erged' into a mass meeting-in which the members of the Permanent "Highway Commis sion, the Directors and members of the Chamber of Commerce and; the representatives of Rafting Creek and ShilOh'ali participated. Tbe discussion was full and frank Messrs. L. D. Jennings, Chairman of the? Fermanent Highway* Commission, i I. C. Strauss, R. B. Belser, J. *H. Clif ton; J. F. Bland, G.A.^ Lemmon, E. E. Rembert, I. M. Truluck, J. B. Britton, and others participating. " Mr. Jennings in the course of his remarks stated that the Permanent Highway Commission held a meeting last week to consider the situation and to seek ;ways and means to com- i ite the system of roads originally tlined, so "that al sections of the, county migrht be satisfied. The Com m ission* had; called intOk confererico ttie j members of* the legislative delegation and/; as the'result, of - their deUbera tions the following agreement "had been' framed and signed' by. all mem bers of -the. delegation-: - State of South. Carolina Sumter- County. -' ;Wb^reas;>j^^ ehent Road Commission has determ ined -to: build hard surface road's with the two and One-half million dollars j to be, derived from the issue of the j bonds recently voted and. such other] additional funds ? as might be avail- j able;'the hard.surfaced roads which] said Commission has* determined to j build, being as follows ,The public, road leading from Sum-j ter to Manning to the County line,: known as the Manning public road; I The public'rOad leading from Sum-j ter to Paxville.-to the county line; j '^h/ >ublie road' leading from Sum ter t- Pine wood, to the county line; '?! The public road leading from Sum- i ter to, Wedgefield, where it intersects! the Camden-Charleston public road; ' The, public road leading from Sum ter to S.tateburg, where it intersects the Camden-Charleston public road. ;'. The public road leading from" Sum "ter -to Camden, to where it intersects the-Kershaw . county line; The public road-leading from Sum-1 rtef-tO' Bishopyille,. to where it inter-! sects-^jee county line; . ^ '?' The .public road leading from Sum ter to St. Charles, to where it inter-, sects the Lee "county line; The, public road leading from Sum ter to Mayesville to Dee County line; The public road leading from Sum ter to the Shil?h; section and to Hud- j son Bridge. Vi - Whereas, it may be- found later j that sard funds will be insufficient to j c?mple said roads, and in order* toj provide against any insufficiency, w?r* the undersigned members of the dele gation from Sumter county, do hereby (Pledge ourselves, as far as 'we possi bly can, at the next session of - the I Legislature to enact a statute author- \ izing said Commission to issue such j additional bonds as may be necessary j to complete the aforesaid public roads | to the points designated herinbefore. j J. H. CLIFTON, s ! D. D. MOISE. *\ R. B. BELSER, C. J. JACKSON, This agreement was satisfactory toj the Commission and should be satis- ? factory.to all citizens of all sections j of the county and he moved that it be endorsed by the meeting. (The agreement, as signed, did not) provide for the construction of the! road through Shiioh to the Hudson j Bridge on the Florence county line,; but on motion, it was agreed that this; amendment be inserted, and all mem-' bers of the legislative delegation be ing present and agreeing to the| amendment was made a part of the, agreement.) A general discussion of the agree ment followed* the contention hing ing on the question'whether the funds available should be used to build mile for mile on each-of the main high ways included in the system, or; .should be pro rated, according to the length of the respective roads, Mr. Jennings contended that the campaign had-been made on thermite for mule plan, irrespective of-the length of the road, while Mr. Belser said that on this point he had differed, with Mr. Jennings and had stated his-views in every speech he bad made during-the. bond issue campaigrf-^that the funds d be pro rated according to the of the. road, if there should not and Fear $ot?Let all the ends Thon J ?.?;-v.; .. f. . SUMTER, S. C, S ATD I HALE. USES . 'r , STEAMROLLER \. t-:- *? [Republican Chairman Trying to Suppress Secretary i Daniels Washington, May 26. ? Declaring! that a steam roller was being used on bim, Secretary Daniels told the Sen-j : ate investigating committee, that he-j l^woald appeal' to the full committee | i? Chairman Hale insisted on putting, on the record an unfair and unbound-: ed statement-as to conditions on Am- ; erican warships when the war began. CHICORA COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT] Literary Address Delivered By \ Dr. S. H. Edmonds Columbia, .May 26?The feature of j the closing" exercises of Chicora. .Col lege, Tuesday was the address by> Dr. S. "Hi Edmunds, of the Sumter sclioois j who delivered the literary address be- | fore the .graduates.The students 'of*! Chicbra left for their homes Tuesday afternoon at the close of one .of the' best years this Presbyterian coHege; eVer had. ? Dr. Edmunds made a strong im pression on his audience. He was in troduced by Dr. S. C. JByrd, president j of the college,. who praised him high ly as being one of the Ie?ding^?luca> tors in; the State. The substance of Dr. Edmunds'' address?. t was : the "Weight of Words." He dealt with this ^subject in a scholarly manner, stress ing the importance of pronunciation, enunciation .and intonation. - Through the entire course of his speech, "5>r.,j Edmunds, carried a fir>e vein of dell- ' cate and subtle humor. He held-the intense^ interest of his audience. ? - ?-?-?-? ' ; Bumisted Chairman of * Research Coriticil ? Washington, May 26?H. A. ]3um^ isted, professor of physics at ' , Title; has been elected chairman of the tionaf Research Council for one yeaty beginning^ July ? 1st. > ?? ? ... : - Teachers Given a Bonus and Raise 'Greenville, si C.-:>Iay-'2j6'?Ai; "teaolt^ ers of the cKy schools have beerv???g eh a: cash bonus of,twenty^jj^ ?&H$^ -and-.an':fncrease of twenty per c??.tTTrr their salaries for the next session.' ' NO?11. be enough funds to complete the en tire system. Mr. Strauss took the position that the policy of pro rating tLv funds' should be-adopted, as it was the fair est to ail sections. v . Mr. Jennings took the position that the agreement framed by the Com mission^' : and legislative- delegation eliminated this feature of the. discus sion in that it provided . for the con struction of the entire system as ori-! ginally outlined. There was* a feeling,, however, that ?the meeting should declare its atti tude on this phase of -the matter and put -in definite terins the feeling, that available funds should be used for the construction of roads pro rata in ac cordance with length of the respec tive roads included in the proposed j system. The following resolution, of fered by Mr. Striiuss, was adopfed as; an amendment to the agreement I adopted by -the. Permanent Highway Commission and signed byjthe legisla^ tive delegation: It is: moved that the foregoing ac tion >of the Sumter Coyhty Permanent Road Commission and of. the delega tion, as co* ? :ained' in this paper, ? be and the s?n.^ is approved. -Resolved that any available fun?s.j whether from bond issue or derived ?under legislative action, be pro rated on the ten roads, except that State, Highway and Federal aid. funds/ are to be devoted, only to the roads fori which same are now-available. I Resolved, That in our opinion thej mileage of roads to be built should bo pro rated with respect to the length of j the road. - At the suggestion of Mr. J. H. Clif- J ton a motion was adopted that the ?Permanent Highway Commission be increased by two members, one to be selected by Rafting Creek and the oth er by Shiloh. these added, members to act with the original commission, with ) equal rights an voice and that the j election of these two member? be val- ! idatepV'by legislative enactment at thej next session of the legislature. Rafting Creek named Mr. E. Rem- j bert and Shiloh named Mr. L M. Tru- j luck. . ; The selection of the additional] members of the Highway Commisiscmj practically concluded the meeting, but j' before adjournment the repreeenta-; tives of Rafting Creek and sjhiloh were requested to slate whether there were any further suggestions that they would offer, and if they were Sat isfied' with the policy outlined by the Commission. A rising vote was call ed for as to remaining in Sumter trounty or annexing to Kershaw. Ev ery citizen of Rafting Creek present! voted to remain in Sumter county. .\\ The representatives of Shiloh e;t-/j pressed themselves entirely satisfied with the pledge to build the Shiloh j: road to Hudson Bridge. That was i ll they .desired.. ; After the adjournment of the mee t ing all expressed themselves as.satis-; fled a?d gratified over the outcome Bf 1 the conference, and there seems newt; no probability that the movement t?j withdraw from Sumter county will be? further agitated.' \ J i dms't at* he thy Country's, Thy God's j bday, MAY 29, 1820 garner's - ferry-bridge Richland County Commissioners Endorse Bridge Building Project Columbia, May 26?The Richland county board" of commissioners at Ttheir regular semi-weekly meeting Tuesday afternoon endorsed the pro posal to bridge the Wateree between; Sumter -and Richland counties, and" de cided to make application for federal aid to theramount of $37,500 for the project. The sentiment of the com mission, is .to meet Sumter half-way in thic project , which . is expected to mean much, for trie two counties. It was stated at the meeting of the commissioners that-the location of the bridge; and other details will be . decided latfer. It was also' stated that a series of meetings between the offi- ( cials Qt thfe two counties would like ly be arranged, when the matter could be discussed' thoroughly and complete understanding between fhe two coun ties reached with regard to the bridge plans. , .. There is published in Columbia to day a letter sfrom a prominent citi zen of the lower part of Richland in which he: endorses the bridge plan heartily. He states that the span will not meah. much to him personally but will be of such benefit to the two counties and to residents living along "thev roads which will lead to the ^bridge; thitt We wants to see it con structed. ? . :?' ' \ The. Columbia State1 of May 26th jnrint?r the-following article: Rjchland^ bounty is fast preparing to meet Snmtex . on the natf wjay ground. in bridging the 'Wateree river so tndusarids .ot the low country folk may have access to the'capital city in a direct routes.. Yesterday afternoon the couhty board of commissioners and representatives of the Richland [county highway commission got to gether and' decided to apply for $37, 500 of federal aid to match Sumter, this be>ng the first" step toward a reai lizat?c ' the bridge. . .The commissioners JancL highway representatives instructed C?pt. .J. Roy Pehneil, county engineer, to draw up, the. plans for securing the $37,500 and to Oroceed/in the prope'r manner with th'e applidati'on. after _ it Is .drawn up. Sumter has already applied for $37;500' and ttie same; amount by ^Richland - county " will ?~give-..-the>' two counties $75,000 towards building the structure thai, has long been wanted by people, ojf ,the;^o courrties as well of federal aid to bo secured; i^SiO00 additionali/already available, wi*l be added and bring the total'*' up to $150,000, tbe^es&mated cost of the bridge, a member. ~of the commission said yesterday After the meeting. Theo $75,000 on ha^jdl.comes from the State highway rescue v fund held by the commission* tonid- some of the larger projects over the State, i In. case Richlahd and Sumter, secure the. .$75,000 to : be: applied for in the I next few days it seems that trie-bridge j willige a certainty. _ , Both S?mter ^and Richland must duplicate the same aniapnt they get| from the government and this will mean another- $75\000 will be given to putting ; the*, bridge , across - the stream* This money may be secured frpm the autbrcjobiie tax in Richland county and the special levy for good roads enacted by the last general as sembly, It was said yesterday.' Wheth er Sumte? will follow this plan or not is not known, but this' will be done here, it is believed. With.this last, county money it is planned to con struct adequate approaches or abut ments to the-bridge. ? The board of commissioners and the highway commission' are anxious; to build the bridge and it is believed no material trouble will be experienr ced in getting the undertaking under way. At present no location has been announced for the bridge, and this; and other details remaining ? to be ! woVked out later. A ? Among those attending the meeting! yesterday, which was held in the. off ice j of Supervisor Owens, were Senator T. T. Pearce, Johfn.J. Earle, attorney for] the Richland highway, commission; Capt. J. Roy Pennell, county n>gh way engineer; Eddie Jenkins, Buck McMaster, .Irvine Belser, W. T. Ay-1 cock* Douglas McKay'and the county j commissioners,; as follows: .s. H. Owens, supervisor; P. H. Lesene clerk; A. B. Campbell? Brooks Boney, Miles H. Eleazer, S. J. Kinsler, P.. M. [ Mooney and R. M. Motely. bad explosion in michigan Three Killed When Locomotive; Boiler Blew Up Bay City> Mich., Majr 26?Two en-j gincmen were killed and the fireman j injured when a.locomo?ye on a pas- j senger train blew up near here today.! Followers of Car- | ranza Are Safe; . ??-? 5 N? Action Will Be Taken Until Huerta Takes Office Mexico City,'May. 26?The military officers and civilians who were taksado'r{ formally" presenter: his credentials to: smd Truth's." THE TRUE S< jGREAT SERVICE RENDERED SOUTH !- ?* ! Southern Cotton Association Has ! Changed Viewpoint of the World Concerning Cot I ton Production Columbia. ^Xay 25^?J. Skottowej Wannamaker, president of the Am-i eriean Cotton Association, in a siate ttfnent issued today says that officers; j pf the ? American Cotton Association, i while on a recent, visit to a number of j j leading cities of the> North conferred,! bupon invitation, with, business organ-: f izations and commercial bodies, in-| eluding the association of New Enj land Spinners^ and that as a result j jthe work of-the-association is now] j'niuch better understood and appro-: I ciated in the North and East. "In the various conferences, held," says Mr. Wannamaker, "it seenied to j be the consensus of opinion that the; j American! Cotton Association contri- j [,buted a far greater service than we realized. The statement was" made time and time again that the Associa tion^ had given to the South almost J unthinkable advantages; benefits both i at* home and abroad,: by advertising j through the press the true conditions concerning the South; the wonderful [^advantages offer?;d for investment and ? that .as-a result of this" it is realized today that the South is the golden field of opportunity. Time and time again it was stated in these, confer ences by leading business men that (on account of literature sent out by the j^ssociation they had' made large [invefirtmehta-in the South and they con ceded the fact that the South was the coming part "of the nation. Thejr; urg ed that a great national journal ; would prove of unthinkable value' to | the entire South as an advertising j I'medium to show to..the world its wbn 'derful resources. They- stated' = that j the American Cotton Association had , I not. only brought tremendous economic j reforms to the cotton ' industry but that it had changed the entire view-J point of the nation concerning our agricultural interests, attracting tbe-J attention of thinking.men everywhere! to the vital necessity and importance j of the protection and' upbuilding of the same, as it ia the foundation stone of "our1 civilization.-$ -These- -'sentjih'ehts were echoed-. and -re-echoed . in; -thej varioos' conferenees/ They -uabesitat ! ingly.'.stated that : the; A^ciation, had changed the viewpoint .of , therl.worj? cen<^rn?ig.Jthe ^production of cotton; j that -it was the result of' the work, of the ?^^ca^.Goijrtir Assof^ati?xi that trie; worio^^a^-^verse4-"4t^r^ judgment concerning' this great product - and; that they .were thoroughly ?rayineejij that the South- Would no 1 onger cott tinue to produce cotton under the con ditions that had. existed for the past sixty years, and that it was; absolutely necessary to pay the producer , a pro fitable price that would enable him to rehabilitate the rural South so as: to at least have the same comforts, conveniences and necessities that he would secure in other lines of indus try, so ?s to enable, him to compete wfch these lines,of industry, ??It was conceded that frpm the pro j duction of cotton in, the South the producer had failed to receive any ^thing like a fair price, and that he ha. .-Wheeling, May 26: ed" today..':'f^o,m-xth^":3 teiligence from 4& .pyex?nr^gi the Republican -,lPx^?m^fi ence. Sector .Sutherland; ^,^"*' eral Wood 6,&41.\ - TO DECIDE Wilson's Request jBelo^ Committee For - Washington, ' May r ^ -^^rt Wiisbn's- request that b^' be-^ authority by Congress to a^^^ date over Armenia is befoce;^S^ foreign affairs cdmm^eeviibr'u eration. Toledo, "May :26?iiQt*^^ I holding .a -tk^^?X^^^-to^ \ the. leader of Jiie bandits^ Lthe Delta, :<^&t?pg^$ week. . .. .Vr?HHMB ICensus FMflEweS^ve City of 10,968. Washington, May 2j^?The ; figures for Florence, *S? wej riouriced today as lUySSS, of 3,311 over^ "1^0^ ; j meeting -of'the B^teuiiy^ff^B^ I of v the Ame ricanrv Cotton na? been call led for. Atlanta, 1st to -3rd'.'for the purpose; of ? consideration to the various: tions and proposition^ ~made by{I* ing business-, men - tlju^uigb^ut^th'ej^ tion, and at these conferenees. matter of sustaining memberships. the pushing of the progress of the sociation will, be giveri^immediate i<>-: tention and consideration. A ; vice- president and general manager wjirj^-; elected and the matter ofVthe publica?, tion of a great national journal, ;?w?'= a circulation of a m???n sub^^Vw^ . from our proposed "in^mbTe^te^^^v^ ering every section where cotton, ? produced ar?d throughout the various commercial and financial c^ntec>- l??t? receive the -en refur consider* tifm^OJf the Executive Com.nittee." It \i pr*? posed that the first edition of thisi&tifr^^ Iication will carry the proce^mgs.^of the great Montgomery ?ow*etof?i:.v;V "The fact ;hat *he Am*?* -.?in Cojrv ton Associatior! ?as riot onH? receiv^J strong' endorint of cducationr ability and > ^nce. a man thprstughlj- al^^^? importance/ of our agric?lt^^w?