: ' o Intuitu Pccorti. j^' Jmoi. XXXII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1918. NO. 49 "jOHNL SULLIVAN CLAIMED BY DEATH I MOST INTERESTING FIGURE OF PRIZE RING RENOWN PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY. John L Sullivan, one of the moBt interesting figures of prize ring renown, died suddenly of heart disease at his farm in West Abington, Mass. ^ A8 Was nis wisn, nt uicu wiui mo shoes on." Although stricken with heart trouble three weeks ago, he had quickly improved and was in no sense an invalid. He was about to leave his house for a visit to Boston when he received his final knock-out. His friend and companion. George M Bush, rushed to his side as the old gladiator sank to the floor unconscious and revived him with cold f water applications to his head. "John L," responding quickly to this treatment, and as in his palmy days in the prize ring, struggled to his feet and refused to take the decision of death. He reluctantly conA -J x ~ L" *vUtToinion AQIIO/) rSPDiea 10 nave a pujroiviau ?.??.? but after receiving medical treatt ment announced that he would have a bath and keep his appointment. Even as he expressed this determination he became unconscious and died apparently without further pain. The body was taken to the home of his sister in Boston, where funk eral services were held Wednesday morning. Hardly had the news of the pass^Ping of one of America's greatest hsticcchampions been flashed broadly cast than messages of spmpathy be gan pouring in from men in all walks V nf Ufo Snllivnn in his nrime was a f ...V r popular idol and he never entirely lost his hold on the public, p "John L" always attributed his ' loss of the American championship ; . to James J Corbett by a knock-out in New Orleans, September 7, 1892, to liquor. He had made a fortune in the prize ring and had spent it, when his friends tendered him a benefit concert in Boston to put him on his feet again. The money obtained from this venture went also according to his ruling habit, and then Sullivan's old fighting spirit reasserted itself, and he announced that he had entered the lists against John Barleycorn for a fight to the finish. He proclaimed hiR defiance of . drink from platforms throughout the country and held himself up to r the youth as a horrible example of what drink would do. He never let v up in his aggressive fight against liquor. He was fifty-nine years old when he was counted out. He had often expressed regret that he was too old to tro with the boys overseas, but he was not too old to do his bit. He never declined an invitation to speak at a flag-raising or recruiting ' rally or in behalf of the liberty loan. Sullivan was never taught how to box. He took to fighting naturally. His first appearance in the ring was at a variety performance in Boston when he was in his "teens," a magnificently built young man, weighing nearly 200 pounds. A husky boxer, who was one of the performers, challenged anyone in the audience to enter the ring with him. It was a summons Sullivan could not refuse. Peeling off his coat, he leaped upon the stage, took a blow to the head and knocked out his opponent with one clean punch straight from the shoulder. Sullivan's hardest fight was with loko gilmin It was fouarht near New Orleans, lasting for 75 rounds. That was the last championship contest in the United States to be fought with bare knuckles, under the old rules. That fight practically decided the uselessness of trying to beat Sulli\ van by combating him in his own I sledge hammer style. A 39 round 1 fight with Charley Mitchell, a wary P and skilled boxer, seemed to show fighting managers that the great John L might be vulnerable to a man who could box well and stay with him long enough to wear him ||. down. The opportunity to try this ^ method on the champion fell to James Corbett. The purse was the largest ever put up in a ring battle up to that time. The purse was $25,000 and the stakes $20,000. The fight that was to end John L's championship was fought before the Olympic club of New Orleans. When the fight was over there was a new champion of the world. Sullivan was 34 at the time of his defeat. MUST REPORT FLOUR ON HAND. Order of J. D. O'Bryan, Food Administrator] for Williamsburg County. I desire to call to the attention of the residents of Williamsburg county the recent order in regard to a person having on hand more than a thirty days supply of flour. I understand that there are a number of | parties in this county who have sevj eral months supply of flour on hand. ! This is not permitted under the re' cent order of the food administra| tion, and the holding of this flour is a violation of the law. It is not the i intention of the administration,however, to place those who have such amounts on hand in ar. embarrassing position, and I hereby request and require that every person in this county, other than merchants, who ; have more than one barrel on hand ! to advi^b me in writing immediately ; as to the number of barrels of flour he has. This information is desired ! at the earliest possible date, and I j will thank you to Rive the matter your prompt attention. I can assure 1 you that no harm will come to you by reason of your statement. J D O'Bryan, Food Admr WilliamsburR County. February 6. 1918. Say They Paid 15 Cents for Sugar. I Editor County Record: Please allow us space in your pa; per to reply to the statement of Mr j W W Barr, published in your last issue, denyinR the report that he sold sugar at an exorbitant price, | saying that "he did not sell sugar a! ! a greater price than 12 cents per : pound and most of the time for less | than this amount." We wish to call ! attention to the fact that we purchased sugar from the said WW Barr,paying him 15 cents per pound 1 for it. S McB Graham, Edwin Graham. Leo, February 5. Honor Roll Retreat School for January. Grade 1?Buster Sports. Grade 1, advanced?Thelma Player, 95; Mae Sports, 91. j Grade 3?Clarence Stewart, 97. Grade 4?Rosa Pope, SI; Mattie I Player, 90. ?uarkorf m r?pl Q v\7 q 1 * VJI aut' U 11CJ U^A w auvvimji v *? i Ira Player, 90. Grade 8?Minta Lemmon, 66; Bes1 sie Player, 93 2-7. Grade 9?Sadye McClary, 95$; Annie Player. 93$. Carlisle School January Honor Roll. | Grade 1, advanced?Lamar Jove, 95; Irving Eaddy,95; Clyde Flagler, 92; May Mouzon,91; James Mouzon, | 90. Grade 3?Ethel Brockinton, 95. Grade 4?Lonnie Flagler, 96; ! Lonnie Kelly, 92. | Grade 5?Hazel Flagler, 97; Pearl Joye, 96; David Kelly, 95; David ! Mouzon, 93; Mazie Brockinton, 91. Grades 8 and 9?Unie Allene Brockinton, 97. i The following made head marks ! for the past month: Unie Allene | Brockinton, Hazel Flagler, Bessie ! Price. Sullivan said that he made $2,000,000 in the fighting business and that he spent $1,000,000 of it buying j drinks for himself and his host of admirers. He had knocked out 200 men of j one sort or another in his fighting ? 3 C ??11?1 U/* no i f kftf in Q : career, anu huhu> nc soiu lho?. m a ! saloon in Terre Haute. Ind, in 1909, jhe gave the "Black Bottle," his greatest enemy the knockout wallop. On the occasion of the decision with regard to the "Black Bottle," he said: "If I take another drink, 1 hope I choke, so help me God." He never took another, but kept up his fight for temperance by lecturing occasionally on the evil of drink for those who have athletic ambitions. He was born in Boston, October 13, 1858, and passed the latter years of his life on a farm which he owned near West Abington, Mass. He was twice married. His first wife was Annie Bates of Centerville, R I, whom he married in 1882, but with I whom he lived omy a iew munuis I and from whom he obtained a divorce on the ground of desertion after 26 years. At 51 years of age the former champion took his sec| ond wife, Kate Harkins of Roxbury, who was his sweetheart years be'foro when he was "The Boston Strong Boy." She died *ome months ago. AMERICAN SUNK /A OF THE 2,179 AMERICA ABOARD BRITISH SF ACCOUNTED FOR 1 STATE DEPARTM TAMP M f Washington, February 6:?T1 , ing 2,179 American soldiers, has 1 Irish coast, but official reports lat and men had been saved and ind might prove even larger. The tr ments of Michigan and Wisconsir eling on the Tuscania, a British 1 warships. A brief dispatch to the war this evening announced the disasl only 1,100 survivors. This was m and for more than two hours it , men, including members of the Hi When a message came to the bassy at London saying at 11 o'cl ! icans had been accounted for the away the distress occasioned by t , survivors were landed at Lame a ated Irish ports, and this coupled cue ships were at hand quickly, everybody on board the Tuscania * plosions might have been saved. The President, Secretary Bal ; j ington were up late awaiting for est dispatches were received, and on the liner. Even the time was ; it occurred early this morning, as . London at 3 o'clock this afternooi I the relief ships reached the Irish Because of the nature of the the ship the war department ann 1 say definitely what troops were a was received. RIGID QUARANTINE ON IN COLUMBIA ACTION TAKEN AGAINST CEREBRO SPINAL MENINGITIS-PROVISIONS OF ORDER. Acting under the order of the City Board of Health, promulgated ' i at a meeting held Monday, Dr : S B Fishbourne, city health officer, ' has clamped a rigid quarantine i on places of public gathering. The quarantine, effective Tuesday morni ing for an indefinite period, results from the cerebro spinal meningitis situation in Columbia and suburbs. There have developed during the |1 past few weeks in/ and about the city sixteen cases of the disease, twelve within the corporate limits of Columbia. "The board of health does not , view with alarm the meningitis situation in Columbia," says a statement by Dr Fishbourne, "but feels that everything should be done to prevent the possible spread of the malady. We urgently ask the public i to believe no rumors, since the facts r J may be obtained from the city health ' officer." I j The order prohibits the opening 1 of all schools, both public and prii vate, churches and Sunday schools, ! j pool rooms, theatres, dance halls and ! other places of amusements; forbids the Columbia Rai'.wav, Gas and Elec| trie Company from crowding its cars above their seating capacity, and instructs soda fountain owners, hotel proprietors and merchants to keep I crowds from gathering in their establishments. All gatherings of a public or private nature, 9uch as receptions, card parties, conventions, banquets aud other functions are put under the ban. Terrible Tusk. Mr S D Smith, of the Bloomingvale neighborhood, was in town sev-, eral days ago and showed us a tusk I he had taken from one of the hogs1 i he had recently butchered, which ' measured from end to end 9i inches, j j The hog had spent most of its life ! wild in the swamps and had killed ; several dogs with its terribles tusks i before it was finally captured. ' ROOP SHIP J WAR ZONE. ,N OFFICERS AND MEN IIP, 1,912 REPORTED IN DISPATCH TO ENT. MEN FROM cARTHUR. ie Cunard liner Tuscania, carry been torpedoed and sunK orr tne ;e tonight said 1,912 of the officers icated that the list of rescused oops, composed chiefly of detach1 National Guardsmen, were travvessel, under convoy of British department from London early ter and reported the landing of ade public shortly after 10 o'clock, was feared that probably 1,100 ner's crew, had gone down. State department from the emock tonight, 1,912 of the Amerjoy of the officials almost swept i? 1; mi? ? a. i t r\/\ ne earner news, ine ursi i,iw nd Buncrana, two widely separwith the evident facts that resgave rise to hopes that nearly except those injured by the excer, and in fact all official Washadditional news. Only the briefnone gave details of the attack missing, but it was assumed that i the first message was filed at n, probably within an hour after coast. military organizations carried by ounced it would be impossible to board until the list of survivors 1 CHARLESTON PORT GETS IMMENSE SUM MILLIONS TO BE SPENT IN STORAGE BUILDINGS FOR SUPPLIES FOR ARMIES IN EUROPE. Washington, February b:?A story a few days ago that important developments were soon to be made at Charleston by the government and that several million dollars would be expended there in the near future were verified here today. Congressman Whaley being asked about the rumors that the government contemplated using the port of Charleston on a large scale, I i/] * I'Urt.n Unt.A Lrtnn i.n^w n>nii saiu, xucic nave ltctcii uijuci way for several months examinations of Southern ports by the war department for the purpose of using one of them as a port for storage and embarkation. Owing I to the deep water of 30 feet from the ocean to the navy yard, the accessibility to the sea, the large harbor and splendid fortifications, Charleston has been selected. It is proposed to erect permanent buildings of the most modern type for storage of supplies, ammunition, embarkation, etc. In all the government will take betweek 2,000 and 4,000 acres of land at Charleston and will expend beI a eon nnn nnn eon nnn nnn twccn amaU n.aU:? i.L_? i.i? lci