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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
Representatives of Good Roads
Convention Appear Before
Legislative Committee.
4RGUlWEE:NTs MADE FOR
HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE
Campaign Committee Explains
the Proposed Bond Issue Of
s25,000,0o0 and the Plan of
Financing It By Special Tax
en- Autolnobiles.
en- AutOmObileS.

Columbia. Feb. 5.-Eearings were
held by the good roads committees OF
the House and Senate Tuesday after
tHrnoon on the pending legislation in
tnc House and Senate looking to tic
construction OF 9 permanent highway
system in South Carolina. r. Good
wyn Rhett. OF Char cston: Z. N. BCr-
nett. CT Greenvilie;; r. =. Wilson, Of
Rocl, Hill; John T. Stevens, Of Ker-
shaw, and others appeared before the
committee i: :ee!.aM &C the bills thai
have been introduced in the House
and Senate providing fer an election
Oh the question of issuing bonds in
the SUN Of s25,o0G,o00 for the coa-
struction of q statewide system oG
Iard-surface roads and companion
legislation providing Tor the SIZE.
After the hearing. tn above aanlet
gentlemen, Who represented the State
highway campaign committee de-
c!ared ,ilat they felt vei'' iopcfu! as
20 t!le oulIoo!: fer the passage O. TIE
legislation 1t this meeting. NC
i.ere given :. most courteous hearing
oy the members OF the committees,
said Nh wilson and were impressed
with the earnest desire OF the lcSis-
iato1s % taEc steps at this session 70
the lifting of tho State OFT OF the
mud. Nh. Ehett in very at!e and
very convincing speech Urged IL" pas
sage of tha bills that have been in
troduced in the Senate by Nr. CHRIS
tense1 and IN the House OF Rc2resen-
tative Burguson.'
Two amendments to the bill were
discussed Tuesday and seemed tc
meet with general favor. One provid |!
ed thc work on tic State highway !
&<s.em should start 2t every ccl:ntT' !;
seat i: The State at the same time and |
The other provided that the roads: {
c nnect witia principal highways o.
adjoining States.
one interesting fact brought out II
the hcar.ng dealt with tic viewpoint !
OF the autoists OF Of the State towards !
the propositions Mr. Wilson OF Rock
IIill testified that ne had approached |
1i3 autoists with the petition asking !
the passa 50 of the legislation. Ever
o0c Of tiIe 149 was opposed 10 the bii!
.yhe:. he first approached them but
es-",,::; ore OF them signed the petition
after the hill had be"n explained to
them NJ. W-i'son declared il 20 be
his belief that % por cent OF the
at:tois:s wouid favor the proposition
after il is explained to them
e F. i;:r,2ctt Of Grccnville county
h,a: has spent a million dollars or
permanent roa6s. declared that his
eeunty wanted the pending loGis:a
.i0n paSSed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
Federal Aid Coming
s.ates May BE Assisted in Voca-
tional Education.

Washington. Feb THE l:o"sc
committce on education today, favor
ably reported bill providing fedora!
aid 10 States for the promotion of
vocational rehabilitation of persons
disabled in Industry. Tie minimum
amount to hc allowed State is So
600 y year and ti.e bill authorizes 81.
appropriation Of 100000 FOR the
y.al, ending June SO. 1919: $4,000
for the yea. ending .ii:ila 80. i929. AID
$inp0."0o ior each succeeding ye;,r.
EF'h" federal contribution mCst be
Gr.piic;l;e,; by IL States receiving the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12

Coblenz. Friday. Feb. Mrs.
Martha Greeff. who arrived at army
headquarters from her home in Es-
sen said she varied 10 see her soldier
son. Poland Greeff. She was inform
ID tnat no such soldier was among the
.eri:an units here. which are turn
.ns over German property. She re-
slice that her son was in Company Z.
eleventh. nf;ntr$. United States
:iil:'. She will DO granted permis-
sion 20 see her son. who is near
Treves
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
Can't Visit Belgium
President Wilson Forced to
Change Plans.

Paris. FEB 7-President Wilson
has been forced to abandon his pro-
posed visit TO Belgium. 1t IS unGs"-
stood that in event he returns 20 Ell
rope h. will accept the Belgian invi-
latien.
The pressure of the presidents du-
ties in Paris will be so graat in the
few days remaining before his de-
parturc foE the E,.ited States. that he
had been competed reluctantlJ 10
foreeo ms trips 30 frHssrts and o:her
parts Of belgium.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
Columbia GanaI Suit
Commission Recommends 6 Wig
oroz.s Fight :o Recover
Property FOR State.

Columbia, Feb. S.-The report OF
he senate canal commission to the
general assembly, was made PUBIC
..,t:;.y 1t reviews the progress OF the
!:tigatior for the recovery Of canal by
;he Stctc and urges a vigorous prose-
.at:on OF the suit by the new com
mission. It says TIE canal, if recoy-
cred by the state from the moaoDlE
wi,ici, row lo!cs it viii be a source
3f substantial revenue to the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
Anarchy 4 at Butte.
Arn.ed /. ". W. Prevent Miners
From Working-Niires
Shut Down.

Ec,te. Feb. S.-Following the plans
yre ,d to at the mass meetings l>Sr
light held at the cal! of the Industrial
E-orkers of the World. hundreds OF
s:riking miners some OF them armed,
turned back men .vho started to work
;his morning. Mining was practically
suspended today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
Naval E,asigns Killed
Ai1planes Plunge Islte Pensacola
Bay Last Night.

Pensacola. Feb. S-Ihe de8i.1% Of
,irec naval c;sje::;- il :. n>.j:',3.,i.4.l,.
:.eci,len} w;ss annoHmce,l .o,;ay GO
..3.yal training 5t&tion. TIE nl;r,i.ii
niua&cd into The hay last pialr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
Fight to Cuba
Naval EydroolaHes Sail From
Tampa for Guatanoma.

Tampa. Feb. S-A:ter ci.clinc
above the CITY. three ilydl'o1}anes en-
route rom Pensacola 70 ID" naval
nlancuHe.S At Guantanonla, Iuba. ieft
here at Il o'clock this morning for
Miami. Twelve men are a the pa..ttII'.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12

Paris, Feb. 7-American steam
ships will soon steam up the Rh:n".
using Rotterdam as base, accord-
ing to information received here to
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
BOARD TO SUBMIT
NEW SCHOOL PLANS
Brief Will Ask RecIaSsifiers
for More Pay to
Employees.

The board of education today is put
ting the finishing touches to the brief
which it is to submit to the reclassifi-
cation commission recommending in
creases in pay for all school employees
and also suggesting plans fer reorgani
cation Of the school system
In reaching its conclusions the board
has before it salary briefs prepared by
the teachers union and the administra-
tive officers of the system. 1t also has
by the United States bureau of educa-
ton. calling for sweeping changes in the
school system
That many of the teachers are becom-
ing disturbed over the prospects of q
complete change in the present organZa-
ton of the schools has been indicated
by events of the past few days.
Teachers Ask for Data.
The board now has before it a petit
ton signed by S66 white teachers
asking for copies of the scheme of re-
organization proposed by the United
States bureau of education.
The teachers want copies of the re-
port in order to study it's details. and
thus be in position to inform their
delegates on the teachers council of
their attitude toward the proposed
changes. The council is composed of
representatives Of every group of per-
sons connected with the schools, and
was organized to confer with the
school board on all matters affecting
the teachers and other employees.
Features of Plan.
Among the outstanding features of
the scheme of reorganization proposed
by the bureau of education are the
following: Appointment of six assist
ant superintendent instead of two
and division of the school buildings
into fifty small groups instead of the
present twelve large divisions. with a
group principal for each of the fifty
groups in place of the present twelve
supervising principals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
C. B. MOORE is FATALLY
STRICKEN ON STREET CAR
Heart Failure Causes Death Of
Employe of Pension Bureau
for 81 Years.

Caleb B. Moore, employee of the pen-
SION bureau for thirty-seven years was
stricken this morning while travelling
down Connecticut avenue on a street
car Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. He was seventy
eight years old, and it is stated that his
death was caused by heart failure.
MI Moore resided at 1850 Lamont
street, and early this morning boarded
a street car, accompanied by his wife.
Mrs: Anna l.. Moore. on his way to
work. AS the car reached the bottom
OF connecticut avenue hill near s street
MT. Moore was seen to fall forwa rd m
the seat =" vi
Mr.. Moore was taken off the car
ana put INTO an automobile that came
up. He failed to regain ccnscious-
ness. and Immediately upon arriving
al ms residence a servant summoned
Dr. Francis S. Machen, who lives in
the vicinity.
DR.. Machen after careful examina-
tlon pronounced him dead and sought
10 comfort the grief-stricken widow.
who had refused to give up hope to
tbs very end.
Mr.. Moore was native of Chester
county. Pa. and had been a resident
or this city ever since his appoint
ment to the pension bureau He is
survived by his wife, son. Edward
c: Moore of Chicago. and daughter,
Mrs &. N. Everett of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
PRESBYTERY PROPOSES
TRUCE OF STRIKES PLAN

me proposal that truce of strikes
shall be arranged for the period of
three to six months, with the under
standing that the status quo shall not
be changed to the disadvantage Of
labor in that time, was Endorsed today
by the Presbytcry Of Washington at
meeting at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. The proposed
truce. as Endorsed by the presbytery,
is for the purpose of providing
favorable opportunity for national
state and city government and other
FORCES to bring down the cost of
living and suppression of profiteering
while production is maintained and
Tor the friendly conferences Of repre-
sentatives Of industry and of the
public with view to establish a more
satisfactory relation of capital and
labor.
The presbytery states in the reso-
luton that the proposal was original
~ suggested by leaders of the rail-
way brotherhoods. and afterward ap-
proved by the employers group in the
first industrial conference in October.
The resolution will be signed and for
warded to the President and Congress
and also to the Industrial peace con-
ference. The presbytery urges that
other religious and Industrial and pa
triotic bodies follow it's example in
approving the proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
REV. DR.. S. H. GREENE
|. FORTY YEARS A PASTOR
breaches Anniversary Sermon, Re-
viewing History of the CAL
vary Baptist Church.

Rev. DR.. Samuel H. Greene yesterday
preached his fortieth anniversary SER
mon at Calvary Baptist Church. He
pointed out that the church has grown
in that time from membership of 400
to 2,571 members. He stated that the
total additions to the church have been
o,441 and the total number of bap-
tins 2,120.
Extract From Sermon.
In his sermon DR.. Greene said in
part: Memory has it's great lessons
and holy ministries. Out OF the wear
mess. mistakes and disappointment of
the past come the larger vision and the
Drawer purpose of today. For forty
years God builded nation in the wild
erness before they entered the land of
promise. We have known the weari-
ness and pain of the wilderness, and
at the end of this long journey we lift
our hearts in thanksgiving. Individ-
ual evangelism and soul-saving ought
to be the normal condition of the
Christian church. Without a conse-
Grated laity the lost world can never
be won. 1t will gladden. my heart if
there shall remain to this dear city, as
the legacy of these years; a strong,
united, spiritual body. honoring God in
loyalty to His truth and the uplift of
our common humanity"
Evening Service Program.
The evening services were preceded
by baptism, and prayer was offered by
DR.. N. H. Kimball. DR.. Charles W.
Needham presided. w. w. Everett. on
behalf of the officers of the church,
voiced appreciation of the pastors
work N. S. Fausett, superintendent of
the Sunday school: Miss Florence M.
Brown. Miss Jessie L. Burial and DR..
William A. Wilbur spoke The bene-
diction was pronounced by DR.. A. F.
Anderson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
EPISCOPAL DRIVE
SUCCESS INDICATED
Washington Diocese Appears
to Have Raised Its Quota
of 100000.

Success of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the diocese of Washington
in raising it's quota of s2O3. 900 in the
nationwide campaign seems assured
from general reports from the eighty
five churches of the diocese.
While returns have not been COM
pleted and initial reports from a part
of the oGtNinS parishes hac not
reached Washington. there is every in
dication that the diocese. which in
cludes the Maryland counties of Prince
Georges. St Marys. Montgomery and
Charles. reached its objective.
Churches which did not report their
full quota today are confident of Sc
curing it before the middle of the
week. ii is announced by Rev. d. We'll
lington Curran. in charge of the cam
paisn for the Washington diocese.
Several of the city parishes have re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

ported that they are assured of their
quota, Rev. Curran states.
Thanksgiving services were held In
many of the churches of the diocese
on Sunday evening in the joyful an
ticipa ton that their quotas had been
oversubscribed. The hopeful aspect
of the effort in the diocese and the
promise of it's success over all the
nation was mentioned in all churches
of the diocese last night.
Full reports from all the churches
of the Washington district will not
be in before Thursday. At that time
statement will be made to each
church of the diocese.
Praise services will be held in all
churches of the diocese next Sunday.
after the exact outcome of the cam
Paign has been made known.
EpiScopalians throughout the do
Cese obeyed the request to remain at
home yesterday afternoon. Canvass
ers have reported that they were able
to secure nearly all the signed pledge
cards.
From Baltimore comes the report
today that the Maryland diocese is
confident of having met it's quota of
$4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
BERLIN NOT RELAXING ITS
PROBE TOFIX WAR GUILT

BERLIN, Sunday. December 7.-Ru-
mors current abroad that the COM
mittees investigating the war guilt
of German leaders in 1914 have dis
continued their meetings are wrong.
according to a news agency
"On the contrary" the statement
says. cit is intended to conduct the
Investigations with every energy to
a conclusion. but new methods will
be adopted which will make it i'm
possible for witnesses to misuse the
accommodating spirit shown them for
party political purposes.
THE investigating committee intends
to conclude its inquiry into the man
ner in which President Wilson's peace
tentatives We're received as soon a
possible. so that the peace possibi1i-
ties of the spring and early summer
of 1917 can be subjected to scrutiny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

Japan pays its members of parlia-
ment $1,000 for each session, with
travelling expenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
TRANSFORMATIONS
NEEDS TO Be TOPIC
Rivers and Harbors Congress
to Open Sessions Here
Tomorrow.

The fifteenth national convention of
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress will be held at the Willard
Hotel tomorrow and Wednesday. clos
The particular purpose of this session
is to decide upon the specific provi-
sions and exact language to be in
cluded in the Legislation needed to
protect and develop water transporta-
ton and to obtain cooperation be-
tween railroads and waterways. About
500 delegates are expected.
Tomorrow's program includes ad-
dresses by Secretary of the Navy Dam
iels, Senator Smith of South Carolina.
Representative Small of North Caro-
lima and Lieut. Col. T.. ~ Johnston.
Senator Ransdell of Louisiana. presi-
dent of the congress. will make his
annual report and address and Secre-
tary S A. Thompson will make his re-
port Lieut.. Col Johnston's subject
will be Notes from an Inspection of
European Waterways" illustrated
with stereopticon slides: There Will
be also a discussion of waterway
Amendments to the Railroad Eill.'
Construction. by joint action of
United States and Canada. of ship
canal in ST. Lawrence river. will be
discussed Wednesday morning. Fl. II.
Merrick of Chicago. Alexander T.
Vogelsang acting Secretary of the In
terror, and Senator Townsend of
Michigan will speak for it. and George
Clinton of Buffalo. Senator Wadsworth
of New York and Edward S. Walsh.
state superintendent of public work s
in New York state. will sneak AGAINST It.
Senator Spencer of Missouri. Soma
tor Fletcher of Florida and julius Fl.
Barnes. president of the United States
Grain Corporation. will make ad-
dresses in the afternoon Vice Presi-
dent Marshall Will preside at the ban
Quet. The after-dinner speakers will
he Baron e. de Cartier de Marchienne
Belgian ambassador. the minister of
the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes. Miss
Janet Richards. Admiral William S.
Benson and Maj. Gen. John A. Lee
jeune of the Marine Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
PUBLIC ASKED TO URGE
MINERS TO RESUME
Resolution Adopted by Executive
Committee of Washington
Chamber of Commerce.

The executive committee of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
meeting today at the organizations
headquarters. 18th and F streets,
unanimously adopted resolution
calling upon the public to exert it's
Influence to induce all law abiding
miners" to return to work and put an
end to the present coal shortage.
Robert n. Harper, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. presided.
The resolution states that 1.-The
Chamber of Commerce of Washington.
in hearty support of the government,
hereby urges all members and law
abiding citizens to do their utmost to
induce all law-abiding miners in
America to return to their posts OF
duty in order that commerce may not
be stagnated and physical and finan-
cial suffering further intensified
throughout the country
The resolution will be taken up by
the Chamber of Commerce at it's reg
ular meeting tomorrow night at
Rauscher's. An Interesting program
has been prepared. Members are re-
quested to bring their friends who are
not affiliated. with the organization,
but who may be interested in the
work of the Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
Mr.. Thurman to Practice Law.

A. l.. Thurman solicitor of the De-
partment of Commerce and an assist
ant secretary of that department, has
resigned his position, it became known
today.
Mr.. Thurman's resignation will be-
come effective December Is, and after
that date he will be associated with
former representative in Congress in
the practice of law in Washington.
Mr. Thurman has been solicitor of
the department since 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
RECORD IN PENSIONS
MADE BY GOVERNMENT
Largest Payment to Smallest List
of Beneficiaries in History OF
Bureau Reported.


A record breaking sum in pensions
was paid by the federal government
during the last fiscal year, despite the
fact that the number of pensioners
was the smallest of any year since
1890
This was revealed by the annual re-
port today of the commissioner of
pensions. who said S222.1292927O was
paid to 624,4 persons during the
year. as compared with $179.S35,32S.75
The largest number of persons ever
on the pension roll was 999,446, in
1902. and they received a total of
$137, 500 267.99
Total pensions paid today on ac-
count of the civil war. the commits
sfoner said, was $5.2s3. 9,509.39, and
the total on account of all wars, S.
$780, 02.3O, including $65, 211 .665.71
on account of the Spanish American
war.
Last year 3.747 pensioners were
scattered through sixty-three foreign
countries, including one the Island
of ST. Helena. They received a total
of $1,1SS,1S8.45.
The net reduction in the pension roll
during the year was 22.46S. the num-
Der of names removed being 32,149
and the number added 1851:
Ohio led the states with the largest
roll, there being 6O,9O2 pensioners
drawing $21.582,330.04. Pennsylvania
was second with 59.O72 pensioners.
drawing $20,630.S13.44: New York
third, with 53,736. receiving 1881
090.72; Illinois. fourth, with 1896.
receiving $15.956, 1852. and Indiana
fifth, with 37,647, receiving $13.703,-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
William Geddes Overcome by Gas

William Geddes. seventy light years
old. veteran of the civil war. was
accidentally asphyXiated by illumi-
mating gas in his room at go | street
late yesterday afternoon. He was
dead when Policeman Kunza of the
sixth precinct made an investigation
of a report that gas was escaping
from his room. Coroner hewitt gave
certificate of accidental death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
MISSIONARY CONVICTED.
American Fined 100 Yen for Shell
tering Korean Agitators.

Scout. Friday, December 1by
the Associated Press).-The supreme
court today confirmed the decision of
the court of appeals. convicting Rev.
Eli Miller MONTY Presbyterian
missionary of Mansfield, Ohio. of shell
tering Korean agitators during the
Korean revolt Mr. Mowry was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 100 yen or
go to prison for twenty days. The
court gave him thirty days in which
10 decide whether he would pay the
fine or serve the Jail term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
Honest Advertising

For the protection OF its
readers, The Star carefully
censors all advertising sub
mitted for publication, and, so
lar as possible, bars all false
and fraudulent statements.
Readers are requested to as
sist The Star in protecting the
public and all legitimate ad-
rertisers by bringing to the at
'ention OF the paper any state
Inent that they might find to
be untrue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
''Phoenix" STOCKINGS

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tons of colors; $3.50 and $500 the pair.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
RAILWAY SERVICE CUT.

PETERSBURG. Va. December s.
Orders have been issued here by the
Seaboard Air Line railway curtailing
four of the company's trains. One is
between this city and Washington,
one between here and Birmingham.
one to points in North Carolina and
the other between this city and Rich
mond