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r G00i> KOADS BILL PASSED IN SENATE! f Provides for $5,000,000 for lirst Year j and Increasing Amounts Thereafter. | iWashiugton, May 8.?The senate j todav passed without a record vote j - the Bankhead good roads bill appro- j priatlng/$5,000,000 to aid th? Statesin the construction of poet ft>ads. | The bill" as introduced called for an ! appropriation of $75,006,000, but ani amendment calling for &e expendi-j ture of $10',000,000 for construction of roads in national forests was adopted. j A fight led by' Senator Smoot of' $ Utah to extend the credit of the' United States to the States for construction of roads by them waa lost, j f 47 to 20. ' ' ' The bill appropriates $5,000,000 for ' - OA 1Q1~ j the year e^aiag juuc ov, . increasing appropriations until 1922, j } when the entire amount is to baive j been spent. The money is to be ap- * portioned by the secretary of agri-' culture according to the terms of the bill on a basis of one-third in the ratio of the area which the States | bear to the total area of the country, one-third in the ratio of the popula-, tion and one-third in the ratio which 1 the mileage of rural delivery routes ! bears to the total mileage in the ! country. i The measure is a substitute for the ' ^{11 which passed the ] ouai/acuui u v..*, house, providing that not more than $25,000,000 should be appropriated, annually by the federal government, j m | A Four Legged Chicken. Mrs. W. F. Chappell of Floyd town- J ship has a little chicken with four i legs and four feet. All four feet are perfect. The chick is about four weeks old, and as large and healthy as the rest of its mates. ) ! 1 Those who may not believe this can j go to tars. Chappell's home, and she: will ffladlv show the little cliick. 1 * Central M. Ef Church, South. (Rev. F. E. Dibble, pastor). Services for Sunday, May the 14th,! will be as follows: Morning service 11 a. m. /A. church, conference' at close of service. Sunday school 4 p. m. Epworth League 7:45 p. m. j "Mother's Day" service 8:30 p. m. S Let every one who attends, wear a ^white carnatio.i or some other white! ^ flower. ! Hear the call of the Lord's day. j and come to His home. | Church of me .Keuteiiirr. (Rev. Edward Fulenwi' der, pastor).' (Nothing preventing, the following will be the program of divine ser^ vices at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer next Sunday: 10:15 A. M. Sunday school. i 11:15 A. M. Regular morning service. The pastor will preach on the No. 6994 % Report of the Condition of the Peoi the State of South Carolina, at the CI RESCUI Loans and discounts (notes held in bs Overdrafts, unsecured U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulat Stockd, ether than Federa I Reserve bar Subscription to stock of Federal Reserv Less amount unpaid Equity in banking house Furniture and fixtures ' Other real estate owned Net amount due from Federal Reserve 1 Due from approved reserve agents in ^ cago and St. Louis Due from banks and bankers (not reser Checks on banks in same city or town '< Outside checks and other cash items.. [Fractional currency, nickels and cents Notes of other national banks Federal reserve notes r'rvin nnrl certificates J ~? "Legal-tender notes Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer a S. treasurer Total LIABILI Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits Less current expenses, interest and Circulating notes outstanding Dividends unpaid Demand deposits: Individual deposits subject to checl Cashier's checks outstanding . Total demand deposits Time deposits: Other time deposits Total of time deposits Total { State of South Carolina, Country of Ne I, R. T. Pugh, cashier of the abo that the above statement is true to tfc Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of May, 1916. A. B. Wise, Notary Public. ? A I ? tk /. - * ANXIOIS TO VOTE; CANT ilFFORD IT Point Out They Can't Stand Expense of Coming Home to Enroll and Then to Vote. 'Washington, May 9.?Letters will !-><-> c/\nn Kv a f> v p r a 1 South ^5 T1 A iVV^U CVVU wj wv ? w? Carolinians temporarily residing in Washington to John Gary Evans, j Democratic State chairman of South; Carolina, asking whether some plan | may not be devised , by which they j may avoid the necessity of making two trips home for the purpose of voting in the primary this summer. It was stated that under the present primary rules it is necessary that! voters who expect to participate in ! the election this year properly qual- l ify in person before the election, then j make another trip to their homes I for the purpose of casting their bal-1 lots. It was said here that two years j ago the same request was made of j the State chairman but he replied i then that he could not make a ruling j upoin it. It has been suggested that coming j State convention, which will meet in Columbia on May 17, might look Into this matter for the benefit of the South Carolinians vho are for the time being absent from bome but who expect to return there after the election. There are probably as many as 200 South Carolina voters in the 1 District of 'Columbia alone and some of these would like to r?tur.:i home j to vote but can not, they say, stand the expense of making two trips. It is suggested that a legal voter might ^"ke affidavit to this effect before a notary or otherwise declare himself to be entitled to participate in the primary, thus saving his vote at least expense. subject, "Spiritual Athletics." Many * 3 i? o It'll] hn services ciua iixiyvi i>aui icojuuc n u> ^^ presented in the sermon. 4:00 P. I\f. The Young Men's Mission barad will meet in the church. 8:00 P. M. The evening service. The young people will have charge of first part of the service. The sermon will be on the subject, "Some Serious Questions, and (Answers." "There are many hypocrites in the churches, I despise hypocrites, therefore may I not be excused for neglecting church duties?" "Some preachers are not good men, and some ministers' children are ot what they ought to be, therefore have t nnt o rig-ht to be excused?" "Does it not cost a great deal to be a member of the church, and take an interest in the wor1*? I am poor a>:d cannot do much, I feel that I should be excused." These questions will be answered in as clear terms as possible with the sole purpose of helping all who hear them. Come and worship with us. le's National Bank, at Prosperity, In ose of Business, May 1, 1916. ICES. 1 ' ink) $179,249.80 .. 171.32f ion (par value) 6,250.00 tk stock 4,235.00 e bank $1,800.00 900.00 900.00 1,639.61 1,789.48 12,684.59 )ank . 4,755.21 Jew York, Chi 9,407.03 I ve agencies) 10.0S6.43 is reporting bank ISO.95 1S0.58 S7.04 267.62 240.00 j 200.00 | 4.022.95 ] 2,500.00 I nd due from U. 312.50 | I $238,892.49 TIES $ 25,000.00 5,000.00 .....6.293.12 taxes paid 1,746.96 4.546.16 6,250.00 20.00 : 52,463.43 412.00 52,875.43 145,200.90 145,200.90 $238,892.49 wberry. (ss) >ve named bank, do solemnly swear e best of my knowledge and belief. R. T. Pugh, Cashier. Correct?Attest: R. L. Luther. T. A. Dominiek, D. B. (Cook, Directors. I I SJI1TH PRESENTS FUTURES MEASURE South Carolina Senator Believes it Will Present Unfairness to the Buyers. Washington, May 9.?Senator Smith of South Carolina today introduced in the senate, in the form of an amendment to the pending agricultural appropriation bill, a measure for the regulation of the cotton exchanges of the country. The bill which Senator Smith has prepared represents the outcome of some 20 years of study that the junior senator from South Carolina has given this question, and follows closely the act which he framed and which passed the senate at the last session of congress. The measure which is now proposed by the senator embraces the two essential features of the old bill, viz., that the transactions upon the exchanges of the country shall be ac- ( cording to the classified grades as es- j tablished by the government a;:d that if demand be made there shall be, specific delivery of the grade or j grades contracted .for. iThe latter; feature of the measure Senator Smith j has strengthened in the pending measure by providing that in case j cotton of grade or grades other than ; the basis grade in each contract shall j be rendered in performance of the obligation thereof and the parties to such contract shall not agree as to the price of the substituted grade or j grades tendered, then and in that; i event the buyer of the contracts shall j have the right to demand the specific j . fulfillment of such contracts by the! actual delivery of the basis graae j named therein and at the price speci- j fied by such basis grade in the con-! tract. It is the opinion of Senator; Smith that the provisions of this ; measure will fully and adequately j regulate the dealings in cotton buying and selling on the exchanges of | the United States. Under its terms the ; contracts entered into are genuine, j ; bona fide obligations, dealing with the , : actually existing product, and the i buyer of the contract i6 so safeguard-! | ed in the settlement of his contract j j that in the event of failure of the j ! parties to agree as to the price of the j subsituted grade at his own election! j the buyer may demand and recefce i the actual grade contracted for at the j stipulated price. In other words, the | measure prevents the custom hereto! fore practiced wherein the seller of a [contract could deliver any grade he 1 saw fit with an arbitrarily fixed dif- i j ference in price, whether or not such ; I difference was acceptable to the! i buyer. j "The amendment which I have to-, day proposed," said Senator Smith,1 | "is simple in its provisions, specifying i that all transactions in cotton shall be made' according to the grades1 standardized by the federal government and giving to the buyer of a contract the right to dem^d and receive the actual grade or grades for! which he contracted at the price' agreed upon. Of course, if buyer and (l it- J ? I j sener snail agree upon uie gi auc auu i the resulting difference in price other j than the grade enumerated in the j contract, that is a matter of their muj tual agreement, a.^d there is nothing j in the provisions of this bill which i will prevent them from trading as j they see fit. The difficulty which the i measure does obviate is the practice 1 j that heretofore put the buyer at the ! ! mercy of the seller. Under the terms J ; of this bill, the buyer and seller are ! placed upon an equal footing in the ! | adjustment and settlement of con- j : tracts." i JUST THE VERY FINEST EVER HEARD IN NEWBERRY j . ! Lovers of music are having great . . i opportunities now of listening to some : of the sweetest and best instrume.i- ' tal selections ever plkyed in this city, j as produced by the Seeburg Pipe Or-j gan Orchestra installed at the opera house last week by Manager Henry { B. Wells. Those who paid $2.50 aud j $1.25 and enjoyed about $S worth of j ! music, etc., at the recent Chautauqua got a taste of something good. This may be kept up by visits to the opera house under the guidance of Man-j ager "Wells, who has come back into 1 his own. judging by the crowds which gather to see the fine pictures in con- J nection with the splendid music; and j all it costs is 5 and 10 cents. People j who go to church every Sunday morn- 1 ing ao-d night and are thrilled by the delightful strains of the pipe organ as they fill the place with a "concord of sweet sounds'' touched by a masfar. V>QnrT mQ\r f!nr? tfin co.mo nlpasnrp I in the harmony prevailing at the j opera house picture shows. They will not only hear the peals of the pipe organ, but also a combination of band and orchestra. 'The music is more than worth the insignificant prices f admission, to say nothing of the new. ' H.LS TWO SONS IN MEXICO SOW I i Hence Fighting- Villa Assumes More or Less Local Interest. Rock Hill Herald. Mrs. U. C. Carroll, who resides on 1 South Wilsoj street, is '?ery much. nnnnarr oo tr\ \v"hnt "ffill Wfi dfl ill ' v.uuv?ti A- ac vw i? uut ?* w v ? ? Mexico." Ihe reason she is might be; classed as "personal' for she has two ; stalwart eons in ' regular army ser- i vice. One of them, Jame H., is with Company H, 2nd Battalion of Engineers, and is "somewhere in Mexico." The other, I'Alilliam W., is with Company C, of the 28th Isfantry, and is somewhere near Mercedes near the J border. James will have eerved ctej full enlistment by October next. Wil- j liam will be through with his second j enlistment period next spring. Both j probably will come home when the j Avnirotinn Q TT* 1 VPQ CA};u CtLiVU UU IV . vw. Recently, IMrs. Carroll received aj letter from James and that his friends | here may chare in the "news," she j has permitted the Herald to publish j it It is given herewith: Somewhere in Mexico, April 16, 1916. "Dear Mother: I will drop you a few lines to let you know I'm well j and feeling fi::e. Don't get uneasy j because you don't hear from me for it ' ! is awfully hard for us to get a letter j or any news of any kind. The military laws don't allow us to send out any ::ews of any kind. The only tiling I can say i3, I don't know how long we will be down here. Gee, this sure 1 * ii. _ is some coutry. we Durn up in uiei (lay time and very near freeze at i idght. "Mother they sure do charge us for everything we buy. It is just double the price for everything we buy. "Mother, address my letter to Co. H, Engrs., Columbus, New Mexico, and send me some cards- so I can write for we can't get a thing down here only when we buy it. "So don't worry if you don't hear from me for I will write whenever I can." JAMES M. SULLIYA* GETS FULL LIBERTY RESTORED London, May 9.?James M. Sullivan former United States minister to Sant<? Domingo, who was arrested following the recent uprising in Ireland, notified the American embassy here from Dubiia today that he had been released. It is officially announced in Dublin that Sullivan was released to full liberty two days ago. j Sullivan, who was formerly a New i York lawyer, was appointed minister to Sa'ato Domingo through the inflncnr.o r\f wilHom x.Tpnniri!rs (Brvan. but resigned last year after charges of being connected with commercial , enterprises ij the island were brought against him. War Summary. Several of the leaders of the Irish revolt have been put to death in London after a summary court-martial, | and Premier Asquith has announced to Parliament that Sir Roger Casjment wLo was recently captured while , trying to land arms on the Irish coast from a German ship, will be tried with the utmost expedition The situation in Ireland is daily improving. Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, nas resigned. ne uas acknowledged that he under-estimated the Sinn Feia- movement and the possibility of disturbances in Ireland. On the sector of Le r\!ort Homme, northeast of 'Verdun, the French have taken additional Germaa positions in a brilliantly executed attack, and captured in the operation about a hundred prisoners and four machine guns. On the remainder of the front in France and Belgium nothing but artillery duels have been in progress. I In rhe Adamelo sector of the <Aus-1 tro-Italian front the Austrians and Italians still are engaged in the hard fighting that has been in progress for several days, but with no important changes in positions reported. A German aeroplane has dropped class of pictures now runnig. The house is well ventilated, the big fan | being again in operation. With the music and the pictures the citizens of Newberry are fortunate, and for such a little outlay of change they can 'hajve evening after evening of the best sort of enjoyment. Newberry ought to appreciate the efforts of Mr. Wells; it cost nearly $4,000 to put that pipe organ orchestra in the opera house. Big Lumber Fire. Sharp and Talant who are operating a saw mill on Mr. J. S. Domimick's place near Chappells had the misfortune on Mondav afternoon to lose | about SO.000 feet of lumber by fire. It is not known how the fire originated. When first seen one of the stacks was on fire. There was no insurance. WILLI AMSTON FEELS FORCE OF FLAMES Andersoo Town Suffers Second Disastrous Fire in Two Months? Fostoftice Lost Again. The State. Anderson, May 9.?Ttie town ofj Williamston was visited by another! disastrous fire thie afternoon, the second within the past two months. The names s;artea in jonn ierrj a pressing club on the second floor of the Hudgens market building. This two story frame building was destroy-! ed and the fire spread to the two story brick building adjoining occupied by the Victor Mercantile company. From this building the flames spread to the two story brick building formerly occupied by the Farmers' bank and then the George W. Sullivan two story frame store building caught fire and was completely destroyed. The Sullivan store room was next to the area which was swept by fire two months ago. The 'vYJilliamston postoffice was also burned. The postoffice was burned 60 days ago in the other fire. The losses sustained this afternoon on buildings and stocks of goods are great, but no exact figures or estimates can be procured tonight. The losses are partially covered by insurance. While the town of Williamston was calling on the fire department of Anj derson for help the local fire department was called to the home of Mrs. W. S. Sharpe on Greenville street. Her two story home was completely destroyed and the flames spread to the adjoining residence owned by A. P. Cater and occupied by Horace J. McGhee. This building was also deI stroyed. Both .fires entail a loss amounting to approximately $10,000, ! about half of which is covered" by insurance. The home of Lander Harris, located six miles from (Anderson on the Williamston highway, was destroyed by fire, the loss being about $2,000 with do insurance. | New Troops for Border. j Washington, May 10.?Virtually the I A lYioriVan trrtftnc l-n th A United iUOl AVIAJU V4 wv^o 1U *?v ? ( States were being mobilized today for Mexican border service. With the national guard of three states, they were under orders to hasten to reinforce Gen. Funstcn's army. The total of between 9,000 and 10,000 men included eleven compared of coast arillery ordered out last night by Secretary j Baker. I The proposed military agreement i between the Carranza and American j governments remained unsigned anrl 'Ger. Obregon, Mexican war minister, jaf-'jr a three-hour discussion with 'Gen. Scott last night, a:ragged for still another conference today. If the situation warrants, national I gu.0-1? of other States will be called oui. border patrol duty, officials declared. Secretary Baker stated, : however, that no further mobilization orders are contemplated immediately. Concerted Uprising Reported. Unofficial reports were received that Mexicans along the entire border had planned for today a concerted uprising. From Mazatlan on the west I coast of Mexico came word that the i consul there had been warned by I anonymous letters that the consulate I would - be blown up. All Americans ; were urged to leave Mexico within i forty-eight ^.hours. These reports in| creased anxiety over the situation among officials today. In addition to the 4.000 United 'States soldiers r-nd an equal number : of militiamen from Texae, New Mexj ico and Arizona, ordered to the bar| der yesterday. Secretary Baker announce;1. that about 1,000 soldiers. ' comprising eleven companies of | United coast artillery stationed at 'Gulf and Atlantic seaboard posts, had! ; been ordered to San Antonio to serve! an infantry with tlie border patrol. I i / i | The secretary also said five batter- j ies of the Fifth Field Artillery had I been ordered from Fort Sill, Ok'a. j Three additional batteries of the Third Field Artillery were held at ; readiness at Tooynanna, fa., unuer i orders today. j Unofficial statements placed the number of troops now on Mexican duty or under mobilization at about 45,000. bombs on Deal, England. Some material damage was done, but only one man is reported to have been injured. The aeroplane escaped. 'Thirty-six casualties resulted fromI the Zeppelin raid Tuesday night on j the northeast coast of England and j ..il SOULiltctM, cvaoc Lfi. The house of commons has passed! the first reading of the government's ! bill calling for immediate military compulsion for the duration of the war. Confederate Service. There will be a short service a: Rosemont cemetery next Sunday afternoon at five o'clock. There will be a tribute to th dead by Rev. Edw. Fulenwider, ^rayer by Rev. F. E. Dibble and two songs. At the close of the eervice, laurel wreaths will be placed upon the graves of Confederate soldiers buried there. Newberry 18, TVotfeni & Newberry defeated Wofford College here Tuesday afternoon in a very loosely played game of baseball by the score of 13 to 6. Lawton was hit hard throughout for the visitors. Osborne played the best game, while Renken and Baker played the best game for Newberry. R. H. E. Wofford 000 211 200? 6 9 7 Newberry .. .232 030 12*?13 11 4 Lawton and Wiggins; Mover and Renken. Umpire, Hardeman. 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