Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-16
Washington.

With a view to constructing a ma
tional highway between Washington,
D. c., and the Mississippi, there was
organized in Bristol, Tenn, the Bristol
to-Washington Highway association in
meeting attended by many promi-
nent Virginians. The purpose of this
organization is to take up here on the
Virginia borde rthe matter
of extending the Mempnis-to-Bristol
automobile and tourist stone highway
to the national capital
Startling evidence of the pernicious
activity Of foreign spies is in the pos
session of the ramy general staf,
which accounts for the serious con-
sideration that is now being given to
the most trifling report at attempts to
discover the military secrets of the
country. Some of these incidents are
of comparatively recent date, and it
was upon the submission of such in
formation to a secret session of the
judicial committee of the house that
legislation was secured at the last seS-
sion of congress providing for the Sc
we're punishment of spies in time of
peace.
Doffng their coats and for the first
time in history inviting the press to
be present, the conferees on the wool
tariff revision and farmers free list
bills sat down in conference to COM
promise their differences. Finally they
effected complete agreement on wool
and began consideration of the free
list bill. President Taft is expected
to veto the bill as it now stands. The
committee will now take up the free
list bill
Word was received at the capitol
that President Taft unquestionably
will veto the New Mexico and Ari-
IONA statehood bill passed by the SEN
ate. His objection is to the judiciary
recall feature, which was left in the
Arizona constitution. Democratic lead
ers of both the house and senate de-
clared, however, that they could mar
shall enough votes to pass the measure
over a veto. The president favors the
New Mexico constitution.
Now that most horses no longer are
frightened at automobiles, new ter
ror in the shape of the aeroplane is
causing trouble, which may result in
municipal air navigation regulations.
The need for such regulations is ap'
parent in Washington, where areo.
plane flying has become almost daily
occurrence, through an accident caus-
ed by a flying machine frightening
horse which ran away and injured the
occupants of the carriage it drew.
The bill granting statehood to New
Mexico and Arizona, legislation that
has been for many years the dream
of the people of these territories, was
passed by the senate-53 to 1S-after
rejection of the Nelson amendment,
which proposed striking out of the
Arizona constitution its judiciary re-
call provision. The bill as passed by
the SENATE ul1SlS Ouis 1iOiA
the house measure, and it is said may
be unsatisfactory to President Taft.
The indications are that the bill will
become a law without the presidents
signature.
Although Senator LaFollette declar.
ed his conviction that there would be
a wool tariff revision bill at this ses-
sion, both he and Representative Tn
derwood were no nearer an agreement
on the measure
President Taft travelled 400 miles
through Maryland and West Virginia
by special train to appeal to the peo-
pie of the United States to use their
moral influence to have the senate
ratify the British and French arbitra-
lion treaties and the treaties with
Nicaragua and Honduras. His appeal
was made direct to the Mountain Lake
Park (Md.) chautauqua