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RESOLUTION TO ! STATES AN AM NATIONAL PftOH Party Lines Were Wip Democratic Leader 1 can Leader Mann Fc er at tho Head of the tion?197 Members 1 It. _ ffty AMot'i?t?l i'rrM.) WASHINGTON. Hee. 2..?After more than ten hours of debate Hie houRo of representatives shortly be fore midnight tonight was ready for a roll call on the Hobson resolution lo submit to the States an amendment for national prohibition. Party lines wer?' wiped out In tho struggle. Democratic Leader Under wood ami Republican Leader Mann fought shoulder to Bhoulder at the head of the forces for tho resolution. And when the vote came, or tho 197 standing for the resolution, 114 were Democrats.-?8 Republicans, 11 were Progressives and four were Frogres * slvc'Rcpublicans. It was at th? conclusion of one of . tho most stirring or recent days in Congress, and after voles on several amendments that the final vote wuu . reached. Representative Hohsun had closed tho general debute, particip?t ' cd in by all the house leaders. Although advocates of the resolu tion predicted it would receive a ma jority vote, many of them, including Mr. Hoi sou conceded that it would not receive two-thirds necessary for passage. Ileforo the roll call began Represen tative HobBon presented an amend ment to his resolution authorizing "Congress and the States concurrent ly" to enforce the prohibition pro vision by "needful leglsloton." It was adopted without division. An amend ment by Representative Adamson giving the States absolut? control of legislation under the proposed pro hibition amendment was voted dowu, 32 to 179. ' Representative Hobson made a fin al spectacular move. "Mr. Speaker," he said. "I wish to ask whether- any member of this house who Iibh a financial interest In the question 'now pending, who own stock In distilleries or breweries, who owns a ealoon or who has properly leased to liquor interests, can under tho rule? veto on this question." ' The speaker explained that, accord ing to precedent If a roccibor was af fected as one of a class, the ruler, would not prevent his voting, hut . that the question wan left to tho mem ber himself. , Representative Henry, of Toxob, opposed tho amendment. "This queution lu one which muet ho left to the individual States," he said.. tcve my country, but I will never suppcu fci constitutional. amendment that will semi a horde of federal spies, satraps and inter-mcddlera into Tex Bfl." Representative Henin, of Alabama, declared State control of the liquor traffic was making good progress In Alabama and argued against "sur renuerlng to the federal government tho reserved powers of tho States which saved the South In tho days ol reconstruction.'' Representative Saunders. Of Vir ginia, supported it and argued against the contention that it would "rob tho States of reserved powers." f "The fear of gentlemen that an army of federal spies and informers and officials will invade .the States 1b but a poor argument." he said "Tho army is there now, spies, in formers and all. It is under the pa ternal revenue bureau." That no Democrat could afford tc vote' for the resolution was the as sertion of Representative Small, ol North Carolina, on the ground that tl would be a disastrous Ulow to State rights. ' Proposing a substitute for the Hob son resolution, which would prevent tbe importation of liquor Into any State from any outside source. Rep resentative Morrison, of Indiana, kept the house in an uproar of laughter with a vigorous speech. "There are 13 men in tho Indians delegation in this house who will vote against this resolution," he said, "but I can point out to you one man whe will support the Hobson resolution who drinks more liquor in 12 days than those 13 men do in 12 years." Representative Dupre, of Louisiana closing'the opposition , warned south ern members who proposed to vote for the r?solution that they would be forced, to. "grand and lofty tumbling.' when confronted with the problem ol giving tho federal government auth ority to enfranchise women ^of tin States, Representaive Hobson declared sup porters of the .resolution wore mon consistent than US opponent ? in re* pectlng rights or the individus States.' Representative Hobson replied to t speech of Representative Henin. wh< declared that Hobson bad been de ? ??-.? v.. r?- VTmJa.m^m. . . -Mmw. ^ ...-p.. ^ ....M... v. . ...-.. ou a prohibition issue in the recen senate primary campaign in Alabama He declared Underwood "did no fight alone,*; and asserted that liquoi H^Wn^MSts opened four headquarter* li SfaSf&tW State and fought to defeat Hop : son. "Th? forces of Wall Street and tin . administration forces all endeavoret to beat Hobson." he said. ; Representative Murray, of Okla , horns, supported tho amendment. Representative : Hobson took tht floor to make the concluding speed in support of tho amendment.. He ar ., gued particularly against the Morri ?ed Out in the Struggle. Underwood and Repubfi >ught Shoulder to Should Forces Opposing ResoiU /oted for and 189 Against son amendment, asserting Dial f'on-1 gross nlreudy had all of (ho ; uthorlty I I which that measures sought lo ron for. In conclusion Representative Hob son declared that although the reso j lut Ion mlKbl not secure the necessary : I wo-thirds von- in this c(niK"t'ss, pro hibition would lie modo a national is sue In the 1916 ciunpaiKn and "wo I will have tin administrai ion that, will [not oppose this amendment olthor in upon or under cover." j When tho resolution wan ropd for ? amendment, Ilepublh-un louder Mann j presented an amendment lo submit ! the prohibition amendment to conven I tions to be called for that purpose. I Representative Hobson opposed the - Mann amendment, declaring it would , j "place obstacles In the way of adop tion of the prohibition amendment." I Thb Mann amedment wuh voted 'down on a rising vote,'137 to 19X This I was a llrst vote of the night. A do- i I ruand for a yea and nay vote, made : by Mr. Mann was seconded and the long roll call was started, j After tho defeat of the Mann amend : ment Representative Hobson offered J several perfecting amendments. The I ilrst altered the phraseology of the J ilrst section of the proposed amend { ment, and Included a clause against ; Importation of Intoxicating Honors, j It was adopted without a division. I Another amendment presented by ! Representative Mann would have been an absolute prohibition of 'the "manufacture, transportation. Impor- ! tation und sale of Intoxicating II quors" for any purpose. "If we uro to have prohibition," he oald, "let us have prohibition timt will prohibit." An effort io secure a record vote on tho second Mann amendment was de i feated. . I Representative Morriion then of-1 I torcd his substitute for tho first sec tion or the Uobson amendment. It prohibited interstate commerce in in toxicating liquors. A point of order ugainst thia amendment made by Rep resentative Harrison, or Mississippi, was overruled. Oh a rising vote it wub defeated, 41 to 21 il. An effort to obtain a record voto failed. Immediately after announcement or the votes the house ail Jon med, tho crowd that had packed the galleries throughout the prolonged debate dis-| perstng with mingled oxprossionB or 1 , regret and jubilation. Prohibition leaders declared the vote of 197 for tho resolution hud; ! come up to their expectations, as they had not expected a two-thirds major- j ; ity. Whether a similar resolution 'sub-1 ralttod by Senator Shoppard, of Texas. j ? would reach a voto in the senate at this season was not certain tonight. ! . Administration leaders wore inclined to believe it would uot, because It ' ' could not pass the house. Notwithstanding repeated public as ' sertio js that many members of the | i houao would try to dodge a record ' ' vote, tho roll call disclosed a heavy at-1 tendanco, larger than the average 1 throughout the session. To have car-j ' rled the house the Hobson resolution j would have required 2K8 affirmative ) votes. It thus failed to carry by Cl \ votes. The vote; For the Hobson resolu , tion?Democrats: Abercrotnbie. Adaiu . son, Alken. Alexander, Baker, Bark ; ley. Bell, of Georgia; Borchers, Bor . land. Brodbeck. Burnett. Byrnes. South > Carolina ; Byrnes, ' Tennessee ; Chand ler. Mississippi; Carraway, Cnrr, Car ter, Clark, Florida; Collier, Connolly, ' Kansns; Crisp, Decker, Dietrich, Ders-1 ' hem, Dickinson,' Dlffendcrfer. DoolU-j - tie, Evans, Unison, Ferguson, Ferris,' Fields, Finley. Flood Floyd, Foster,; ' Fowler, Francis, Garrett, Texas; Glass, Goodwin, Gudger Hamlln, Harrison, i Hay, Heyden, Helm. Helverlng Hens-j \ ley, Hobson, Holland, Houstln, How ard, Hoxworth. Hughes, Goorgla; Hull. Humphreys. Mississippi ; Jacoway. 1 Johnson, Kentucky; Johnson, South Carolina: Jones, Keating, Klndell. Kirkpatrlck, Kitchln. Lever. Lewis, I Maryland; Lloyd. McKellar, Moon, J Murray. Nee?y.Weat Virginia; O'Hatr, jlOldrleld, Padgett. Page. North Caro ? Una; Park. Post Qulnn, Ragsdale, r Relney, Raker; Rubey, Rucher, Rua aell, Saundera, Seldomridgo, Shackle > ford, ' 8lmms, Siaron,' Smith, Maryland ; Smith, Texas} Sparkman, Stedman, Stephens, Mississippi i Stephens. Tex s as; Stout, Taggart, Tavenner/, Taylor. ? Alabama-; Taylor,' Arkansas; ' Taylor, i. Colorado: Thomas, Thompson. Oklnho I ma; Trlbhie. Walker. Watklns. Watson. 1 Weaver. Webb, Wbaley, White, -Wingo and Young, of Texas-?Total ,114. ?l Republican: Anderson, Anthony. : ' Austin, Avis,- uartoo, urmeu. r u?rfc?^ 1 South Dakota; Butler, Co m obeli. : Cramton, Dillon, Dunn, Forr, Fes?, Fordhoy. French, Good, Green, Iowa; : Or lest. L'ami it on Michigan; Hamilton, . New York; Hangen. Hawley, Holgeacn, Hinds, Humphrey, Washington ; John .(son. Washington: Koister. Kelley, ['Michigan: ' Kennedy. Iowa: Kless, Pennsylvania: Kink a hl. Nebraska; . Krolder. LaFollette. LonKhnm. Umc ' lev. Lindbergh. Lind on 1st. -McKenzie, ; M?Lauehlin. Mapen. Mondoll. Morgan, ? ?Oklahoma: MO?*. West Virginia; Nel 'Json. Norton. Patten, Pennsylvania: JPeters, Plumley, Powers, Promy, Sells. Scarbcrov-sh Bon?b?i*f,?'1 b;; German Cruisers. Scarborough, on the cunt const of J an amphitheatre on slopes rising from England, is one of the greatest water ing places in the lirllisli Isles, and is a city of considerable importance with a population of 10,000. it is finely situated in the form of tbe sea and mounting a promontory jutting into the North Sea. It is a little more than 200 miles from Lon don and :;T miles northwest of the city of York. On the headland and com manding n line view of the harbor are the ruins of a twelfth century castle. Near that. Is the ancient Church of St. .Mary, consisting of a nave of what wan originally a late Norman and Early English church. The fashionable na Shrcvc, Sinnott, Slenip, Sloan. Smith, Idaho; J. M. C. Smith. Samuel \V. I Smith, StooncrHon. Sutherland, Swllz er. Towner. Volstead. Wallln. Willi?. Woods and Young, or North Carolina ?Total 67. Progrefslves. llryan. Falconer, lilnebaugh, IlulingK, Kelley, Pennsyl vania; Lewis, Pennsylvania; McDon ald, Michigan; Rupley, Thompson. Il linois; Walters and Woodruff?Total 11. Progressive-Republicans: Hell. Cal ifornia; Copley, Illinois; Lafferty. Oregon, and Stephens. California?To tal 4, Grand total for resolution?197. Against tl?e resolution: Democrats: Adalr, Allen, Aswoll, IlaHey, Barn ' hart, Hartlett, Bathrick. Brakes, Black tnon, Boher, Bowdle, Brocicson. Broussard, Brown, Now York; Bruck ner, Buchanan, Illinois; Buchanan. Texas; Bulkley, UurgcRss. Burke. Wl's cousin; Callaway, Cantor Cant rill. Cary, Carlln, Casey, Church, Clancy, j Cllno, 'Coady, Conry. Cox, Croaaer, ' Cullon, Cale. Dont, Dies, Dlxon, Dono hoo, Donovau, Dooling, Doremus,' I)u pree, Driscol], Eagnn. Eagle. Eetopl nal. Fitzgerald. Fltzhenry, Gallagher, Oallivnn, Ourd. Garner. George, Gorry. GUI, Goeke. Gnldfoglo. Gordon, Gonld en. Gray, Graham. Illinois'; Griffin, Hamil. Hammond; Hardy. Hart. Henin, Henry. Hill, Igoe, Kennedv. Connecti cut; Keiner. Key, Ohio: Klnkeail. New .Tors??y KorWy, La-^ar^. Lrp, Oeorgta; L"r>. Pennsylvania: Loeshbr. .Levy, Lieh, Llnthicuin, Loheck, Loft. Lonor gn??, McAndrews, McGljllcuddy, Mn trutre. Nebraska: M than, Malier,' ; Mitchell. Montarruo, Morgan; l.ouifrta na: Morrison. Moss. Indiana* Mnlkoy; O'Brien. Ogloshy, O'Lea.ry. O'Shaunes sy. palmer. Patlen, New York; Peter son, Phelan, Pou. Price. Ranch. Rny I burn, F.?e.d. Rol'lov. Connecticut; Rell l ly, Wisconsin; Rlordan. Rouse. Sn I bath. Scully. Sherley, Sherwood, Slay-i den, Smith, New York; Stanley,; Stephens, Nebraska: Steuens, New Hampshire; Stone, Stringer, Sumnor, Talbott, Maryland; Talcolt, New York; Thacber, Tuttle, Underbill, Under wood, Vaughun, Vinson, Vollmer, WalBh. Whitacre, Williams, Wilson, New York, and Wlthcrspoon?Total 141. Republicans: Barcholt,' Bnrthold, Britten, Browne, Wisconsin;.. Brown I ing, Cahier, Cary. Coopor/'Curry, Dan I forth, Davis, Drukker, Edmonds, Esch, jFrear, Gardiner, Gil lett, Greene.'Mas sachusetts; Greene. Vermont; Hayes, I Howell. Johnson, Utah; Kahn; Kenne Idy, Rhode Island: J. R. Knowland. I Lenroot, Madden, Manahan, Mann, Mil 11er. Moore, Morln, Moot, Parker, New Jersey; Parker, New York; Platt, Porter. Fubertsf Hassachusetts; Rob erts. Nevada; Rogers, Scott, Smith, Minnesota; Stafford. Stevens, Minne sota; Tread way, Winslow?Total 46. 'Independent: Kent?12 Progrest?lve: Chandler, of New York ?1. Grand total against resolution? 189. INSURE YOUR PROPERTY WITH THE Anderson c?ljnty mutual fire insur ance co. Who are carrying over a million and n ball dollars on Anderson comi ty property. J The cost Is onl.T $^00 per $1,000. j lfe> anneal dues. r-aai im last 5 years we have act made more than one essessmcut per year. ..'?' For farther InformoUon see or write V- $?A J. J. smith, President. , V 4 j, h. MAJOR? ?eerelary. A THRIVING "SCHOOL j IS THAT A? BELTQNi SOME 550 PUPILS ENROLLED IN ALL GRADES?GOOD WORK BEING DONE in athletics! The Belton Basketball Team Stands at the Top of High . School League. ' With something like 600 pupils en- | rolled, the Beltdn*school ranks as one of the best In Anderson county. The principal. Prof. J. B.'Watklns, is un tiring In his efforts to place the school on a plane second to none In the State, and in his Kvorthy'efforts he has th*? .enthusiastic cooperation of his rntiro : teachers staff. I, Just at present .the pupils of this splendid Instilptlofr'are enjoying a > two weeks' vacation ,on account of the '; rhristroas season. ! . In 'ho world of athletics the Bel- i ton High School ranks at the top. | The Helton High School Basket, ball. team met. the Anderson , team that ! Friday, on the grounds at Beltotn, in one of tho most ; exciting games of j the season. It was a' hotly contested game and it looked for n while aa , though Anderson might be able to tie : the score, but Belton. 'braced up again | and won by a score of 14 to 11. ; In the Anderson-Belton-Honea Path j Williams ton league, Belton stands first at the end of the Reason with a per centage of 714 In seven games; llonoa Path second with ? percentage of ?00 ,ln two games,; Anderson third with ,a percentage of 333.in three games; Williamston fourt. Tho gamo last Frh day was referecd by. Miss Forney to the satisfaction of all concerned. The Honor Roll. . The honor roll of the Boltoh school for the past month lias been announc ed as follows: First Gjrade. Laura Mae * Armsbrough, Fred Broom, Eugene Culbreath, Frances Drake, Harold' Estes, Samuel Fant, Sara Graves. Helen Griffin, Leonard Horton. Nancy Honks. Helen Hanks.' Marguerite Harrls.-'tBavId Haynie, Ethel King. Donald McCuen, Mortimer Poore, Eugcno Tolllson, Nan Fram mell. Ruby TolllsbnV " Erie Thomas, Fred Willingham- , Advnnced?-Mary Acker, Carrie Acker, Sadie Boyce, Oladya Johnson, Frank Johnson, Ru fus Shirley. Henry Shaw,-Mabel Cox, C. W. Smith. . '.'' , Second Grade, Carroll Brown. .Edna Cllnkscales, Bortha Mao. Cullam, Mary. Major. Ruth Parker. F.<utb Cox. Joseph Berlin, Ru fus Acker., Mabel Watklne. Elizabeth Adams. Audrey. Kay. ;Lucilo ' Parker, Marguerite Green, Qtslla Mae Say tors, Dorothy Cox. ; J?'Hus Blake. Mabel Poore, Abblo Su. eriand .Mary Lee King. Ralph Scott, Emily McCuen, Pauline kny. Harry Culbreath, Malcolm Cox, Gar land Armstrong, Olive Todd. Sanford Owens. Arab Owens, Roaco? Willing ham, jsiijan urtmn, Edwin Cox. Dot Kay, Ruth -Mauaffey, Augusta Rags-' dale, Sarah Cruberv- Buth Deck, Mln-, hie Wllliamaon, Eunice Boyce," Josle . Vaughn, Herman McCoy.. Fourth Grade Jim Bowon. Freet Gr?er/ Martha ' Cox, Floride Smiths Sarah Cunning ham, Linda Hopper,'Walter Hubott, Robert Johneon. Hoyt Kay, Grone Mar tin, Annie Vaughn^ Luel?e'Wlllloghdm, Paul Willingham. .Fifth Grade. Edward Blako, Clarence C? t. Ar lington Ragsdale, Bob Trojnmo VS?ra Culbreath, Mary ClOm?nt, Marat;, J?ecfl, Irene Harris, Eunice Maddr.x, Mildred , 1 Harris. ' Sixth Grade. Irene Vaughn. Sybil Parker, Annie Laurie Campbell, J. P. Williamson, Walter, Greer, Frances Adam?. Mae J Griflin. Calvin Martin. Jncfl West, Em ma Branch Cunningham. Seventh tirade. Nancy Dlake. Margaret Cllnkscalei.. Luther Cox, Sera Harris', Margaret Sue Vaughn, Herbert Co*. .Eighth Grade. " Macy Major. Vivian Vaughn, Kath- i leen Cummlngs. 1 Ninth Grade. < Else Rag8dale. Jennie Cox. Wilton < Far! Louise Campbell. ... ' Tenth Grade. |< Lucy Drake. Feral Acker. : Grace ] Campbell. Etta Watkins. SURRENDERS TO THE AUTHORITIES -, , . ) Slayer of Deputy Sheriff and a 9 Year-Old Boy Gives Himself Up to County Officers. < CHARLESTON, W. Va., Deo. 22.? Matt Jarrel, alleged fdayer of a deputy < sheriff and a 9-year, old bey at Oak ley last night, s'lrrendoi'od lau* today to Boonc county authorities, le'tity Sheriff Silas Nance, was killed lu a nvolver duel with Jarrel. whom he attempted to arrest for drunkenness. Dullets from Jarrci ^ revolver are said to have struck Henry Ratcllffe, Mrs. Josephine Wjnes and y . Relie Adams. ltatdiK died l&'e t.?duy y?i? women as: v.'U'ldfd sorir.usly, it 1? reported. Jarrel. sentenced to serve six months for pistol toting, was paroled recently by Governor Hattlcld. Certain to nl'ut?. WASHINGTON. De<v 22.?Tho im migration bill, including the literacy test. Is virtually certain to be passed by the senate soon after the Christmas recess, in the opinion of Senatoi Smith, of South Carolina, chairman ol tho immigration committee. "The bill will come up automatical ly after the recess," said . Senator Smith today, "and- its ..'friends are strong enough to keep.it tip .until. It is voted on." . . V . Increase in Cotton. Transactions. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 22.?Material increase in cotton'transactions at this port, due <o the demand for the staple abrdad, was ? noted today. Both re ceipts and shipment s exceeded those of any previous day this season. Re ceipts, today were 19,493 bales, or ap proximately 10,000 bales : more than this day last year. Exports today were 26,981 bales. Of this 2,341 bales were destined for Domestic ports,. 24,067 bales going to Europe. -;-.. Firemen injured. i ; PHILADELPHIA* -Dec. Mora | than a scoro.of llr?men were overcome/ by smoke an<l flyo. others were other \yise Injured tonight flghtlUT ft ,Hro that destroyed the .fbnr^story; SwnraA houbo of Charley M. N.- K111 en/dealer in wall paper. The damage Is esti mated at $100,000. No Foundation For Report!?.? WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.?Governor General Harrixnn. of the. Phil Irminas, cabled the war department today that 'Vo foundation whatever" was known in Manila for published-reports 6t a Filipino uprising in which two com panies of Philippine scout on Corregl dor Islands had .been.disarmed.^ ' BANK ROBBERS STEAL $2,000 Slip Money Through Receiver Tel lers' Window and Make Es cape. RICHMOND, Va.. Dec. 22.?Bank robbers this afternoon stole $2,000 through the receiving teller's window if the Central National. Bank.and suc-, :eeded in making their escape before the loss was discovered. A number )t persons were in the bank at the time and a prearranged telephone catl to the receiving teller was uned to draw him from his booth while the packets of money were drawn through the window. Another attempt at .bank, robbery was made during'the morning'at the First National Bank when four men were detected in an effort'to force the wicket of the shipping clerk's win dow, behind which $10,000 in bills of large denomination were lying, A :lcrk discovered them but they calm y walked from the building before hey could bo apprehended. SEIZE GOODS; ARREST KEEPER Custom Officers Seize 100 Tins of Opium and Arrest Storekeeper on. Charge of Smuggling. NBW YORK, DeC 22.?Customs of IlcerH today seized 100 tins of opium found aboard the White Star Line Bteamship Adriatic. and arrested James Murphy, a Storekeeper on the ship1, on a charge or attempting to smuggle it into this country. The splum Is said to have come from I.on ion. ' . Later the officers arrested. Tora Sa ta, a Japanese, op the same charge, and confiscated 70 \- tins of opium round in hlo apartments. The tins are valued at $50 apiece, and the en tire- amount, $8,r,no worth, constituted1 dm of the largest seizures of the drug Bv'er made here. .When the customs officers boarded the Adriatic- they caught one of Mur-' phy's assistants, they said, lu the act of throwing the . opium overboard. Murphy and Sata were held in ' $15, 000 ball each. -N . Soldiers Killed in Railroad Wreck 1 (By Antidatai r?sO LONDON. Dea 23?(1:45 a. m.)? Nearly, one thousand . Austrian sol diers are reported to have been killed oV injured in ? collision'of two troop trains near ICnllaz, Russian Poland, according to DailyrTelegraphs Petro grad cprresponderit. *: The trains are reported to have met while running at full speed, as the result of. accidental opening of a switch! Many 6f the cass were reduc ed te matchwood and the passengers crushed. ' ?g?: ' . . . > ;': McLaunn Bond Has Been Adjusted - - ', ; COLUMBIA/Dec, 22.?John L. Mc Laurin. ?tato warehouse commisslon sr. said today ttat fata bond bad been adjusted. The bond re quired, in $50. J?0. A Columbia Grm was awarded tho bid, the ; promium being $500. Comptroller General Jones turned sown lho claim o?. the ground that it was "excessive." Mr. McLaurln Raid that the com pany had' agreed to handle' tho bond FINDS TWO FAMILIES IN PITIFUL PLIGHT LADY WHO VISITED HOMES OF WRETCHEDNESS SAW GREAT SUFFERING NEED HELP NOW Two Families in Mill Village Are in Need of Immediate Assis tance. Tho editorial In yesterday's Intelli gencer calling attention to t?ir? plight o? a destitute family in one of tho cotton mill village? was productive of much good, or rather It war responsi ble for several kind hearted people of the city volunteering uid for the poor widow and her two fever-slrickon children and tho third little follow who bravely went, to work "in the mill and came home at noon to find not a morsel of food in the house to allay the pangs of hunger. Finds Family Destitute A kind hearted lady of tho city call ed at The Intelligencer ofllce yester day morning and inquired as to where this family could he found. She and her sister visited the miserable lioirn? and carried food enough to succor the hungry family for a short while. In speaking or this matter last r 'ght this lady stated that she found the family to be in deplorable circum stances. There was no food of any kind in the house, tho mother had no money, there was little If any fuel on the premises, and two of the children were down with typhoid fever. Discovers Second Family. Willie visiting this family, the lady said, she discovered another family in the same mill village in circumstances equally deplorp hie. T!ere is a girl i in the family who Ib ill with pelagra ' and it is thought that her mind has become impaired. In this household it was stated, the ghost of poVert* stalks as fearfully as in the *" home. The widow referred to, it was by the lady, received a cow fro., son who lives in the country. Dut tlu cow is all but useless to tbe poor wid ow, .for she has no food for tho ani mal. Yesterday she sent to a nearby store to get some meal ana hulls for thp~cow. but was denied the same he cause, she did not have the money to pay for the food. Having a ?ow am? having no food for the animal and no money with which to get it, It was stated, is worse than ever, because it brings suffering to another, though"it is a dumb brute. , Need Immediate Help. Th?se- two families',, the. lady slated, are in need of assistance! immediate. They need not only clothing, food and fuel, but they' need money with which to purchase necessities for thoso who aro lying seriously ill. The Intelligencer received yeBterday the sum of 37.60 in contributions for the ''Belgians in Anderson." This money will bo distributed among fam ilies.that are in need of immediale as sistance. . Drop Thoughts of Christmas. 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