Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-05-28

several states. throughout all the
world this long-delayed extension of
the suffrage is looked for; in the
United States, believe, longer than
anywhere else. the necessity for it,
and the immense advantage Of it to
the national life has been urged and
debated by women and men who saw
the need Of it, and urged the policy
Of it when it required steadfast cour-
age to be so much beforehand with
the common conviction; and |, for
one, covet for our country the dis
tinction of being among the first TO
act in a great reform
Return of Wires.
The telegraph and telephone lines
will, OF course, be returned to their
owners SO soon as the re-transfer can
lie effected without administrative
confusion--so soon, that is, as the
change can be made with least possi-
lie Inconvenience to the public and
to the owners themselves. The rail
roads will be handed over to their
owners at the end Of the calendar
year. If | were in immediate con-
tact with the administrative ques-
tions which must govern the trans
fer Of the telegraph and telephone
lines, could name the exact date
for their return also. Until | am in
direct contact with the practical
n inv 7
that in the case Of the telegraph and
telephone lines, as in the case Of the
railways, 1t Is clearly desirable, in
the public interest, that some legisla-
tion should be considered when may
tend to make these Indispensable in
Strumentalities Of our modern life a
uniform and concordant system
which will afford those who use
them as complete and certain means
Of communication with all parts Of
the country as has so long been
afforded by the postal system of the
government, and at rates as uniform
and Ineligible. Expert advice is,
Of course, available in this very prac-
tical matter, and the public interest
is manifest Neither the telegraph
nor the telephone service Of the
country can be said to be In any
sense a national system. There are
many confusions and inconsistencies
Of rates. The scientific means by
which communication by such instru-
mentalities could be rendered more
thorough and satisfactory has not
been made full use Of. An exhaust
i've study Of the whole question Of
electrical communication, and Of the
means by which the central authority
Of the nation can be used to unity
and improve it, if undertaken, by the
appropriate committees Of the Con-
gress would certainly result. indi-
rectly, even if not directly, in a great
public benefit.
Wines and Beers.
The rehabilitation OF the military
forces of the country has progressed
10 such a point that, it seems TO me,
entirely safe now to remove the ban
upon the manufacture and sale OF
wines and beers, but am advised
that without further legislation |
have not the legal authority to re-
move the present restrictions. |,
therefore, recommend that the act
approved November 81, .,191S, cnti-
tied, AN Act to enable the Secretary
Of Agriculture to carry out, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1919,
the purpose Of an act entitled. AN
Act to provide further for the ma
tional security and defense by slim
ulating agriculture and facilitating
the distribution Of agricultural pro-
ducts and for other purposes"
be amended or repealed in SO far as
1t applies to wines and beers.
sincerely trust that | shall very