The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-08
Extra Session Talk
Establishment OF Cotton Reserve
Bank Advocated.


eral assembly Of South Carolina, be
called into extra session by Governor
Cooper for the purpose Of passing
| legislation looking to the establish
ment OF Il cotton reserve bank and
| locking to the construction Of
:rsteni Of permanent highways? The
question is being very much discuss
ed in Columbia now and there ;,e
many people who think tilat j: viii.
J. Skottowe Wannanaker, prcsi-
| dent Of the South Carolina Cotton
| Association. addressed the general as
/ seniblv last Wednesday night urging
| the establishment OF Il STATE cotton
bank for iht. relief Of the cotton farm
erS IT was 'hen too late in the SEES
sion foi. amy sucl: legislation 20 ht.
considered. Since The adjournment
of the session there has been con:<id
cradle talk Ii the. effect til;it an extra
session might be called Tor the pur-
pose cf passing the legislation.
Concerning the question Of good
roads Governor Cooper, along with
people All over the State, is known
| 10 feel very keenly the failure Of the
general assembly 10 pass legislation
locking TO the lifting Of the State
"Out Of the mud" and also saving for
the State the federal fund TO which
lit is entitled It is generally conced-
cd that if an extra session is called.
good roads legislation will be IN
cIudcG in the call.
Governor Cooper is out OF the city
.fH
fronl him as 70 his intentions. The
impression here. however, is that un-
less there is n rise in the price OF cot
ton by ne there will be an extra
session that month.
The State convention of Woodn'cn
of the World will be held IT Spar
tanburs March II, is and -. There
VIII be approximately 1900 delegates
IN attendance cn the meeting and
they Will represent $1,000 Woodmcn.
\ number OF high officials Of the or
der viii attend the meeting. TIL"
Woodmcn Of the World are very
strong IN some sections OF the State.
Attaches Of the house Of repre-
Sentativcs and tho newspaper men
who cover tho house gave Speaker
Cothran Il luncheon Saturday night
and presented him with a beautiful
gold fountain ;"n. Those present be-
sides Speaker Cothran were j. Wilson
G!bhea. clerk OF the houso: ". II.
McCaw. assistant clerk: a. r. Hutch
inson. reading clerk: ] S. Wilson.
sergeant at arms: w. D. Barnett.
journal clerk: John a. Kamincr. gen
eraI desk assistant: a. NJ. Carpenter
Of the Grccnvil!e Piedmont: J. I.
Koon. Of The State: II. c. Dooker OF
I;he Columbia News Bureau and
WYATT ~ TAYLOR OF The Columbia
Record.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
death Of Austin Calder. Of Latta. tho
soldier who was killed on the tracks
of the Atlantic Coast Line near
lanes Crossing. thirteen miles from
Columbia sorae time Saturday night
Calder left camp Friday night and
was away without permission. There
IS no evidence of foul play to be
found although suicide has been adj
vanccd rs theory for his death.
board Of officers is 20 be called to
max" an investigation and report to
the wa" G"na:tmrn! th" cause of 'fis
death il il cai, i" ,sccrta;ncl.
Governor Cooper is in Washington
attending thc conference Of govern
ors and mayors on the labor nroh-
lem, Mayor Ela!ocl: OF Columbia is
also in attendance on II" conference.
Tho South Carolina Intercnllesiat"
Atill"tic Association AT 4 meeting held
IN Greenwood last Friday decided
thar last years football Shculd hc
thro{"n ont as far IS il concerns THO I
eligibility Of PLAYERS. It was decided (!
that in any case whore Il student |
was declared ineligible before III" VIZ !
his status is now The s:tm". Or. w /
n RIGGS nrrsitent III ClrmSan. Was !
..lectnd pros'rnt Of the association. !
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