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THE SI M i l K \\ VI CTIM. \ X, Kstnbllsl CONSOLIDATKI) AUG? 2, 18* PLAN TO SHIFT TAXES Four Bills Before Legis hit uro to Reduce Levy Four Mills This Year ( oiiimliin. K ???. IV, The reduction ef Matt? tax levy by four mills ibis 3?*ar and the ellmlMitlon altogether eject year of property tuxes win be the result, if* tin* g- ru ral assembly cn ucts the tour bills, now on the house calendar, to provide additional sources ef state revenue, according to Rep? r.,sntatl\i Ii T. Hugh s. ebairman of |he ways and means committee of the house Og) representatives. The four bills in question are timee providing for tax on gasoline and olK the in *?mu tax, the tax on partnership* and corporations and tin but on inheritamThe gasoline and ol Itax bill has been voted by the house. The inheritance tax bill has , also passed the house. The other two pleasures are expected to meet with stronger opposition, and it la al?o predicted that the et wate will op? pose them all. It is s'at.d that there ?.re senators who. representing large interests, will oppose these measures. It is Stated by chairman Hugheo of the ways ami means comtfiittes of the house, that thSOS m?Nasut ? s. If mode into law. will sue the people Of the state this year four mills of their state levy, it will take half of the year, he says, to get the machin? ery for assess-ment and collection of the tax into operation. Next year, Mr. Hughes says, the four law? 'Ould *av? the state all of the present prop? erty tax of twelve mills. Ihnmvh revenue would be raised to wipe out the present taxation. Mr. Hughes says that tin ways and means committte o: the house, where all finance measures got first consld erat on. has n ude a close study of the taxation system of the state, and tiny conclude that iho med of the state Is for additional sources of rev eaue, with the present property tax s.vs*cm abolished. The committee takes the position th it the pending measures would put the tax burden where it can best*be born", relieving the present over-burdened mule end \uiKun of th ? small farmer and the fifty-foot frovt of the small property |i owner In the town. At the same time they figure that tlx tax to be tmpos i il OPO speoun**, Unit Am -ia*ionk4?a. th tax on Inheritances and that on busi? nesses WOUld In each ease be so small jlfl mit to b ? burden ome. The gnsolin J?x of em cent a gallon would be paid by the automobile owner, who is usu? ally a man more able to pay than the average pedestrian. The income tax aouM begin with one per cent on small Inoomea Advocates of tin so rev* run measures hold that they would be bind? n?t me to none. ... NO PANK COMING HARDING SAYS Rpartunburg. Feb. 1H.?Governor w. p, c. Harding, of the federal re* pertre beani. speaking here tonight at the arnual dinner of tin Spurt mburg shsmher of commerce, attended by more than three hundred, many guests from adjoining counties, made one oT the e> an st analysis of ih'j Op orntlon of the fedoml reserve syst cm, the existing financial conditions nnd the farces oontiihntlng t-? the vnrylni conditions since the fa I of 19X4, yet , heard by the people of this city. 'i he governo] stated that the dan* ? r of !>? ii.- in this eoontry has been definitely passed und was pass ?I last ffoeemhei and the federal reserve board no long- r looks with Oppn - . enjon on financial odndttlona ,rWs are not Without pi obh ms." hi said, "ticcuuse we have them la matters of taxation, foreign trade nnd housing but they w. l be work* d out under the spirit ol consorvntlvs optlmUun that is ana evident In th.* country, The only man. h< sal I. wh<? has solved all bis problems is tie- nmn being assjMed I ? Ho- c< metery. "We must realise." he said, Mthnl tblncs are nc.ei . u.1 or as bail us th v seem. Th.- governor got pro? now He ..? n ?t as gijod os they eeeoaed, and own we must anonr and w?- ?b? knos that they are not as bad aa toey s. etn. The governor ? ?t pro? longed appi?*uee when he concluded On portion of his address by declar? ing there gre onl) two places where the sun a'ways shims?"Death's VaD b v. California, and tie Desert of s. - hura." CHALLENGE TO PLAY GOLF Ht. AngindIne, Feb. c. Anoth< r pi.*j?tt?d classic of sports of ths SfarM went b) tie board when Mr, Ranting d< t Ilm ?i n chalk nue ft i the Ore*. n\ III? . So , b Parullnn, p - nmsfi r to ma<< ii sU.,1 mi golf links with reappolntmcul to tie po tmu Sjtahlp al stal e. M r Hard n ? wrote that h< win gill lb d a a misel . >? ? player and ivn* Unwilling to "have l Ittllnlsti *1 ion w ? ikeued b ba ing i! . Hude bj rny it.? npm ii v at golf." added (hit h hk> I Hie p s| lui fm spOl' nul ion and a tie ?>>.. Wkm* of Hn ? Ii was willing to are. pi t hi mal ? i Hfer on opportunity of.i |.- a. i?? - ? Tie eons HSjt< Hi g tedir . The r. pf.: ? on i h h . hb h ' ot it d ? the htst el .hteen ?fthmltted to i !? hou ?*Bc Just ji HUGHES HEADS THE CABINET Harding Announces Ap? pointment of Charles Et Hughes as Secre tary of State -. ! it, Augustine, Feb. m.?President-1 elect Harding today announced the selaetlon 01 Charlei Hughes as sec- I rotary of state, Judge Hughes lias accepted the appointment. i BANK ROBBER MEETS HIS MATCH I I Henry Starr, Noted Western Had Man Shot by Hanker Harrison, Ark.. Fob, is.?Henry Btarr, Ofc*ahomo bank rober who was paroled two years ago by tin- govcr aor of that state, was shot and seri? ously woupdi i today when he and two companions att< mptod to rob the state Bank ot Harrison, while the bandits wore taking an j available ' ash. \\\ J, Myers, former I preatdetn of the bank, entered, and was forced to go Into the vault. There ho obtained a rifle, secreted for emergency and from tho darkn< ss Ibrod at the robbers, bringing Stan down with a bullet below the heart. Stan's oompanloni Hod and tonight arch slleVO d to be surrounded In a neighboring; wood. Henry Btarr was born at Fort Gib? son. Indian Territory, December 2, i s7 j. His father Qeorge Starr, known as "Hop" Starr and was a halfbred Cherokee Indian, His mother was a fourth Cherokee, Henry grew- up In the Cherokee nation and at the age of 1 <*. became a COWboy, Starr's iirst notorious get was the killing of Floyd Wilson, a railroad detective In 1891 m ar Lepapah, In the Cherokee nation. Starr and WllSOtl rods UP to each other on the rptld ami fought a duel, the former COm!ng out victorious. When only a youth. Starr became known as a dead shot with the ride and "six shooter.' lb- has been ar i -ted many times for bank robbery Snd when convicted became such a uuuivi. pi'ispnt r that in a ^hort time he was always pardoned! St.na- one,, was arrested with "Kid" Wilson ;? Cloroda Springs and tak? en hack (?? Fert Smith. Ark., where t o y were tried in federal court for tho many crimes they were alleged to have committed in that state. They were convicted and sentenced to life Imprisonment. As a federal prisoner a Columbus, Ohio, Starr served only a short time, however, his sentence icing commuted by President McKin? ley, Mis oltlsenshlp was restored by l'r? si b nt Roosevelt in 1007. When captured in 1016, following j robbery of two banks .it Btroud, Okia., Starr was wounded ,u.d permanently cripphd. He was convicted in Au? gust, 1015, for tin- Btroud robbery and sentenced to twenty-five years in the d nit* ntiary, but was released March IS, 1010, by Governor Robertson. At the time it was explained that the paro!" was granted because of Infor? mation he gave which led to the cop* tore and conviction of two member* of tin- gang which he bad been asso? eint ? d w i? h. The hud report from Btarr on Die ;it the .-taie Pardon parole office in Oklahoma City, is a letter from Kan sus (l|ty, written November 1. I9S0. in ? which he s iid in was "getting along I a'l right" in a motion picture venture, ] TYPHUS TALK JARS SENATL Washington, Feb. it- - Enactment of the Immigration restriction bill before adjourmenfl of Congress was made the ohjei t of a di ivt si.rted toll l\ b) s< nate leader*. The movement was Inaugural d after Benator Hanls, ; Democrat of Georgia, had advised Kpecdj i a> ? r-e of the legislation, de elnrlng thai 't< re: of thousand* of ; undcairablca, som< of them typhus siiieU? n are to be lei into the voun l unless Immigration barriers were , put up, The Immigration measure, by mrce no nt of Itepubllenn leaders, wall b given primary status tomorrow. Final \'?tt next wees was predicted, M'lth i oniiib ic <? expressed generally that i he lealslatlnn would be nah iged from the *'..ue?.esslonnl Jai i. While Benatc lenders were making plans to rescue tho Immigration 'ill from lbe legislative jam, ami thereby place a limit on 'he number "i Im? migrants arriving. :t American ports. Chairman Johns* n< of the ihm ? im? migration committee, in an nddl'cFN < barged 11 nt x* v. Voi k eltj in ait u ati thorltles v. ith "passing the buck" lu t he pub ic h ah h set ^ i< e foi failure to prevent the Introduction of typhus into the country. TARIFF LEGISLA? TION FIXED Washington, Feb. 21, Mr. Harding has upproyed ihe program of tariff and in* legislation tot the extra -s? s su n ? ? ? ;i cs, comprising two tar Iff bills .a teinpornrj and a pel mi neat measure w tb lav legislation sand? wiched Ii between, Chairman I'md m v ?bau min of the ways and means eon mlttee, announced today en bis leMn u from St. August I no, nid Fear Not?Lei all ine ends Thou A SUMTES, S. C, WEDNESI DEATH OF BAKER SPANN Thrown From a Horse at So wance Tennessee, and Instant? ly Killed A long distance telephone message was received last night bj Mrs. Prank M. Spann udvlslng her of the death of her son, Thomas Dakcr Spann at Si wamse, Tennessee, Bttndaj after? noon. The message stated thai he was Instantly killed by being thrown from a horse while on his way from Bewance to conduct services at a mis? sion chapel near that place Sunday af? ternoon, but n<) further particulars ?.ere givcll relative to the Occident, The body will be brought to Bumter and notice of the funeral will be giv? en later. Baker Bpann was the only child of Mrs, Prank M. Bpann and was twen ly-four yean old. He was reared In Bumter and nfter attending the city schools entered the University of Vir gania from which he was graduated with honor two years ago, Last fall he entered the theological department of the University of the South, at Be wanee, preparatory to taking holy or h is as a minister of the Bpiscopal thurch. He was a young man of un? usual scholarship and literary ability and a future of great promise was cut short by his untimely death. The announcement of till death was i shock to his relatives and many friends In Bumter and the sympathy of tile community goes out to his Jamlly. ELECTION OF JUS? TICE TAKES TIME Columbia, Feb. :h>.?The election 01 an associate justi? e is expected to be the biggest business before the leg? islature during the week ahead, for Which both branches of the genera! issembly will convene Monday night, >eglnnlng what every member hopes will he the last week of the term. In addition to the election, howev? er, there are some matters of un? usual importance, chief of which are the four bills providing for additional itate revenue, and the annual appro? priation bill, The revenue bills would create a tag on gasoline, and a tax on Inheritances, these two hav? ing passed the house, also a tax on in? comes and a tax against corporations ind business parnerships. These four hills, if pasaedf will, it is stub d, do away with the necessity of tne present property ta.v. So far the legislature has not pass? ed any bill of state-wide Importance, Seventy-one kills have been passed and signed by tin- governor, but all of these are of local value only. There are several bills on the cal? endar purtainlng t>? the cotton situa? tion, and these will probaly be voted >n during the coming week. One Is the bill to regulate the storage, grad ng and marketing of cotton; another, tlrcady passed the house, would make ITnlted States cotton standards the standards for South Carolina, and the I hi: :1 is the co-operative marketing bureau. There are also other Important neasures on the calendars, Including the bill to raise the "age of consent" rom N to l?;: the i>iil by Representa? tive Dillon to limit rents to thirty l?er cent of the property'return, the pension bill, ami othera Developments are expected In the issoclate justiceship race Tuesday morning when the balloting Is re? newed, at 10 o'clock. It is stated that the names of at least two of the weak? est candidates in the race will be withdrawn. This is expected to help break the deadlock that has exist d during the nine ballots. The candi? dates In the eider of the strength they have polled, are as follows: Jea sie T. Carter, Bamberg; M, L. Hon hnm, of Anderson; Senator J, H. Ma? rlon, of Chester; Jjudgc Thos, s. Heaso, of Bpartanburg; Prof. 13. Ma? rion Itucker, of Columbia; .indue s. \\\ <;. Bhippi of Florence; Judge Kd wnrd Jdclver, of Chernw; and Judge Earnest Moore, <d' Lancaster. There are ilso several '"unofnclal" cnrldl .lotos In the race, J, Wilson tllbbea, clerk cu' tin- house havlnu received one vi i ; .las. \V. iltinahan having re? ceived live; ?laude N. Bapp 8 and I'ole L. Ulease I, HANK ROBBERY IN MEMPHIS \l. ? iplus. Feb. "J I. An unldentl* lied man held up .< me nenicer of the Memphis branch <>f the federn 1 r< - nerve bank ita he wa< passing thron rh I'ourt S'Miire. in the center of the business district nl noon today, and robbed hint <u a satchel containing abottl twenty-seven hundred dollars In currency. Aflei admonishing ih mcKS< nger to keep going the man moved with tin crowds pus* Iuk i hroi" h i Kuuare and escaped. Musk ogee, Feb. :.'I. Ilelutives <>i Henry Starr, t he bank i*< diner, w ho na-: wounded m the recent holdui) at Hat r Is, Ark., h i v e r.Ived word lhal Stan is unconscious, and rapidly sink? ing, New York. Feb. 21.-?Caruso had n restful night ami ate a hearty break? fast tkis morning. Washington, Feb. "I. -Itepresenta t Ive \\? Ii y, d mot ral. of I dilo, a i> jieurcd today before the house ludic lary commit tee, demanding the im? peachment oi Fedei'al .huh.. La ml is, for "high crimes and misdemeanors" on accuni of his acceptance til the ofllce of supreme arbltor of baseball, w hlh s< rvlna on I he bench< ims't at Ik- thy Country's, Thy (iod's an )AY, FEBRUARY 23, HUN AGENTS BUSY i| IN AMERICA J - I Insidious Propaganda Being Spread Broadcast Over United Slates \i _ I Indianapolis, [nd., Feb. 20.-?Ameri? can Legion posts throughout the I United States were asked tonight by] the legion's national lieadfiuartcrs | here to watch for a revival of Ger |man propaganda in this country, A bulletin sent oul by the national ; headquarters said the object of the propaganda seemed Intended to turn], American sentiment against the al-|? lies, and to create "powerful na-1 ? tlonal political machine by the amal- 11 gamatlon of the disloyal elements in our population." Maas meetings In New York, Phila? delphia, Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwau? kee, Louisville, Omaha and Cleve- , land have been planned, the bulletin , said, as "one of the inst national ? manifestations" of. the propaganda , oampalgn. The bulletin, which was sent to all state headquarters of the j a g on, said: "There lias come to the attention ' . of the national headquarters Infor-1 j mation indicating a move for a na? tionwide revival of .German propa- . ganda activities In the Urlted States which are the result of a carefully directed national campaign, the ob- , a el oi whit Ii seems to be; ?'First. The disruption of the ac? cord which exists between the United States ami our allies with particular reference to France and Great Brit- , aln by the turning" of American pop? ular sentiment against the govern* an nts of those countries: and "Second. The methodical creation of a powerful national political ma? chine by the at:.alga mation of the disloyal elements of our population | nd their elevation to a place of pow? er In American affairs by the invisible nfluence of this organized minor? ity. One of the Brat national manifestations of this activity will probably take the form of a series of mass meetings throughout the coun? try, ostensibly in protest against the occupation of the Rhine by .French negro troops from Africa. The al? leged presence of French colonials is to be used as a motive to turn Imerican sentiment against France. Negro troops were withdrawn from rho Fr. rich army of occupation months ago. While there, their con? duct was excellent, according to of? ficial reports from the American am? bassador at Paris in the siate de? partment In Washington. "ft has been planned to hol 1 a se? ries of such mass meetings in New Vole. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chi? cago, Milwaukee, Omaha, Cleveland ' ind other'cltles. In all of these cities! and in man> others there are com-] mittecs and groups which aspire to be the nucleus of the national or- j ;aniy.atiou which propaganda Is now working in the Interest ol Germany and in the United Btal s with the hope to build up for the purpose tatcd above. "Identified with thi^ movement are j individuals whose disloyalty and whose efforts in the Interest of Ger- | many have been notorious in the past tnd who are new again In direct com? munication w ii h Berlin. '.National headquarters has re ?eived reports of pro-Gorman activi? ties from many sections of the coun? try which appear to connect directly with the national propaganda cam? paign here outlined. "Department officials are request? ed to make note o:' any dramatic ac? tivities in their community and to forward actual and complete reports ? f same to national headquarters." Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant ol ho legion( said there was little he fould add publicly at th.s time, but in a formal statement supplementing the bulletin he said: "The greatest check to a movement ?f this kind will come from lAosc itizens of Teutonic extraction of whose loyalty and sincerity there can be no doubt.*' 6REER ATTORNEY SHOOTS HIMSELF 1 Greer, Feb. l*u.?a. II. Miller, prom ? Inent attorney* of this place, shot I hlmmdf probably Pal illy thi* after? noon at I o'clock at his home here. [ The bullet entered the breast just ! a? ove t hu h< art, i>i< i < inu ; he left lung. The bullet passed clear through the body, warn through tb< window of the room and lodged In the wall of the house next door t<- th Miller limine. Immediately after* the shoot? ing, Mr. Miller was rushed to the sanatorium .it <';ii?k Springs, but physicians < ntertnin little hope of his , recovery. Mr. Miller Is t u y, ars old and has been closely Identified with the busi? ness and political activities of tuis h i I'.on. For a lime he was connect ed with the Planters' hunk. In ih? special election of MM ? he war. a candidate for congress from ih Fourth district, and again in Mm reg Illar elect Ion of 1H16, I |e Is a hl H h ?? ?I I., tl. Miller, treasurer of Sparta n i urg county. Ill In alt h Is supposi d t o !ia\ i< been the cause of the tragedy, Mr. Miller was alone in bis room at ihe time silting on hIs bed, while Mvh, Mill r wan :u the adjoining room, lie has several children. A 32 calibre pistol was Used. London. Feb. 21.?-An agre mi nl la?l \\-et n Great I trlta In, Franco, Italj for alterations In the 'rem-, of Sevrts favorable to tin Turk: seemed prob? able lu re today. Premier 1 : ? il George was In conference here with i in. From h pr< niler ami i he Itallai foreign minister? ENGLAND GETS I ROAD TO INDIA Changes Made in Ver-'{ sailles Treaty to Give j British1 Empire Con? trol of All Land Route to India Washington, Feb. ja (By tV Aaso lated Press).?Tin- complete text offj] lie Franco-British convention byjii rhicli the Syrian desert is trans- t erred n<i!,i a French to a British je aandalc was received todav by oili- , . iais here and is expected to en-1 u rage tic c !<>s< attention of officials]] ?r the state <i partmcnt in connection j vlth tho general study of the allied nandates with which the American I ? government for .sunn- time has been m toncei n? d. The pact as- concluded between the i. French and British governments In i .'aris, December -'-'>. contains provl-J| lions for th?- complete s ttlement of i he " problems raised by the attri- j ; nitlon i" Great Britain of the man- \ \ lates for Palestine and Mesopotamia 11 ind by the attribution t<> France or 1. he mandate over Syria and tho Leb- j j inon, all three conl rred by the su- \ ireme council at San Uemo. j< The two phases of the treaty which!, tave engaged the particular atten-jj ion of American officials are t he 11 establishment for the first time ofl] ho precedent of a transfer/ of man- I 4 late territory from one power to an- h ither by mutual agreement without j ?eference to the league oi natlova j ind the acquisition by Great Britain j >f In;- ion;; cherished dream of an all < rail route from the Mediterranean .o India through territory under herL ?xclustve political or mihi try con- i Lrol. In the settlement of the boundaries of the mandate territory * the south? ern poi tion of Syria bordering upon i Sliest I ne, p:"< vlous'.y allotfc d to France by the l< ague of nations, is transferred to Great Britain and spe? cific provision is. made lor the con- ; ai action of a British railway line Inking Palestine with the Mesopo-1 tamlan railway systems through the Sy i In ii d< sei t. Section 3, Article 5, of the treaty irovldcs that tin "French govern nient consents to the nomination ofl a special commission which, after having examined the ground, may readjust the fronfler^Tlne in the vai- ; .?> <>i the Yarmuk as far as Nasibl .n such a manner as to render possi? ble tin construction of a British rail ?vuy and pipe line connecting Pates ine with the tiedjas railway and the /alloy of the Euphrates, and running' ntircly within the iiniiis of the | areas under the British mandate. Purt of the British all rail route from India to the M ditorranean, ac? cording to advices received In official circles reccnt!y, wa* begun secretly during the war and has been com* plctod from Qu tta In nortl ? rn India to a point in central Persia skirting the Afghanistan border. The rail? road from Palestine would cross tho Syrian desert and passing tl rough ! Basra in southern M mopotamia would ficct a juncti ?a with the line already '?ouipl. ! d from ind;.? at a point in southern Persia. With the transfer of out hern Syria from France to Great Britain, according to officials, only ,he southern Persian link would be left outside politieu! control oi Great [Britain and even this link Is now partially under her political control and wholly under British military control. It .s belli red by officials here that >n account i f the uncertainty of the Turkish settlement and the possibl l ty of the passing of control of Con itnnstinople from Great Britain, plans :'<>r the linkin:; of t h< projected Med? iterranean to India railway route \\iih that part of the Berlin to !'s; iad syst >m from Constantinople south, will be deferred until the Neat '?'astern situation becomes less ol> <cure. CHESTER SHERIFF SHOT BY NEGRO f'hoati r, Feb. 20.-?The mystery sur? rounding the shoot um of Sheriff I >. Li ober Andei*aon, al out nine mil *s iron; fullest ?>r yesterday aft .no.m w hile he and Deputy I foa xe and 'onstable Smith were hunting for *t Ills, has l? . n solved. , At Hi's! ii was thoucrht thai a trap ?un had been set. hut sine ? the shoot? ing a white man living In the com nunlty has been advised by a negro hut Sum M 4'tillough. in whose house In shei iff was Snot, was s en 1 I v llg the house with his shotgun ma? in iliatelj a ft. ; the i herilT's car left. i Mlb ? rs and citizens have been lUiu ing i h- n gm t "day. but lal< < hts aft< moon nothing had been n if him. He i i about ?? "> y* ' all, w eighs ah mi 17."> pound i I is H 'eddish yellow or of Indian ? ?>'?<? \ I a i it ure I Shei iff Andel so" . h ? din- his | g Win a Vic< . Ion ' house was > iti bon v\ i-l> to e of having I i ? - > iali i ' andidat" s atipeat to have won n nearly all sections of Prussia in 1 '??sterdliy's elections, In spa.- of the i ctlvlty of th< communists the \<?ie of ! hut eh nu nt did not seem particular!) DinorUiut, m THRON, I ?i iblisbcd June I, isc?. VOL. LH. NO. 2 Jtate Highway Depart? ment Moving' For? ward With Program to Improve Road System Columta, Feb. 21. -- Contractor! tave been decided on by the state lighway d< partmcttt for the construe* iun of two < f the big spans to bo pe? Led in South Carolina this spring, ,nd c ?ntracts arc to be let for two lore within the next two weeks.-The ?ee Dee on the 24th, the Watcrce, ttarch I. Jh'is for the construction of tiio nain span of th \ biidge over the Sau? ce river, at Murray's P*erry, were re? vived by the Kantee Bridge commie* ion and the state highway depart** nent on Thursday, and it was an ..'..need today that the lowest bid for ho sub-structure was that of Simons* '.'a rran< company, of Charleston. %hose bid was $92,891. The lowest Id for the super-structure was that it the Atlantic Bridge Co.. of Koa itoke, Va . for $49,804. These bids" vill be held., pending conditions laid lown, regarding the securing of rights >i way. leading t.? the span, and en ictment by c mgr< ss of an act to au? thorise the bridging of the stream, it is stated that the Bantee Bridge Commission Is having some ditlicuity in securing rights of way for the ap? proaches to th< bridge. The Ban!tee bridge will ultimately rest $850,900. There are approxi tnately four milt s of ai>proaches lead* ng to the bridge, through the Bantep swamp. Contracts for theec ap? proaches will be let at a later date. < ?n Friday l ids were received for the construction <?? the Sand Far Fer? ry bridge, tspan the Savannah riv ? r betw**< n Alla n county and ilie city of Vugusta, Ga. The lowest bid for the sub-structure of this bridge was sub? mit-en by A. J. Twiggs and Son. of Augueta, and was $124.207. The low? est bid for the superstructure was $77,700, submitted by the Virginia Bridge Co., of Roanoke. These hids w i?- recomnn mied by the state high? way d< partmcnts of South Carolina and Georgia, tnd they will be passed on by the Richmond county. CJa., com mission neat Friday. Th ? total of the two bids on these bridges was * _'e 1,009? --- it. liad. beep, stimatcd that the span would cost $260.Q(>9. There are other expenses Incidental to the construction of the bridge, but the total cost will bo about tw? my p< r c< nt lower tlian was I \p< ted. There were eight bidders on the Suntee bridg and ton on the Sand Bar bridge. Concerns in Penaacola, Paltitnore, Washington and other a of the country submitted bids. Stat< highway officials were pleased with the results of tl ? "letting" and th y state that th< work on the big spans will st i < at early date. These large construction jobs arc expected i" prove of gnat value i>> the eco? nomic situation in the state. CABINET PLACES STILL UNFILLED St, Augustine, Feb. 21. ? President* ??Vet Ilur?ling began the last week of conferences t day with several im i>ort in! i|ucstl< ns regarding ib> males* up of the cabinet and the IIret steps of his adminl l ation Btill undecided. Del :.it- selections of three of ten ai Ihel places ; re to be made and. i!th< ugh there arc Indications that he has about made up bis min l regard* na two of them it is understood he is far from a (InaI*choice on the most troublesome of all, th sec rotary ship of the navy. Also he has most of. his Inaugural address to write dur ing the week. AMENDING THE LEAGUE COVENANT Paris, Feb. 21.?-Questions of great Importance were lai<I 1? fore ilio council of the league of nations hero toctay. The problems Included the* al? lied attitude toward Damcig and Ar* tut'iila. the pro] w? .! plel iseitt In Lith? uania and plan* for Arn >nian :?? ii?'f. in addition i commission to study imendments to the ?? e< nai t of the league of nations w ill be named. *'tic imcndment proposed wai th.it article ten be eliminated from i'n covenant. NORTH BURTED IN SNOW MANTLE \Va? Feb. 21.- -Another ?nou stor ovei greater portion of Dry < st i tin Mistdxplssippl and ? s>? e nd Koii h . prol ab!?- tonight eg weather bureau fore* (?on rails fair w? other pro* aih'd t da> alter the storm of Bat* iiila> night and yesterday. The. now fa I yesterday d? scr{hed by tin* " ?-an as heavy in Marylaad, Fastern Vnnsylvania, N. w York, New Jersey, C< w Knglnnd. Sixteen Inches wan e on h ground in Boston this morning, fli di nths in New fork city were llrtM Ily a:irlbui tide to the storm. I Iroad and other tarfltc In variouo U Uicts Is Inten i nted. In som< p aeea It l.pie had literally to dig | Item* Ives out ?.f t\;e dei p t\\ Ifta fokloj l?eb. 21.----The ronvi? torn of he Ktmi! y who shot n d i ill d ( lent, /tngdon, at Vladivostok lai i n. cent* er, Is forecast l\ n number of news*, ?apers her.-.