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IW~ ' . : CHARGES SHORTAGE I TREASURER'S ACCO Comptroller Caencrnl Allogcs _ terflokl Officer Mlmipnlfe i 910,000. Carlton NV. Sawyer, com] general, has requested the a general to bring action on th of NV. A. Douglas, treasurer o terfleld county, to recover an shortage of $10,637.20. In quest to the attorney genei Sawyer states that a thorougl of Mr. Douglas' accounts wai through his representative, Searson, a certified public a ant, which audit shows tl treasurer has failed to accoi funds to the amount abov tioned. In his report to the attorn* eral Mr. Sawyer states tl books and records of the oflic been grossly neglected, tax tions have been collected treasurer in open violation law and against the instructi the comptroller general and t has been disregarded in ma spects as to the records of the He further states that owing unsatisfactory condition o county treasurer's records been very difficult to arrive s elusions, the investigation ext over a period of four years. In the report filed with the ney general the following leged: "The treasurer nas failed t< certain very important record tably cash and bank account was found that he has failed t keep stubs or any other ree checks drawn on the various in which the public funds we posited. There were no pass to show deposits, so it is i seen that the only source of mat ion with regard to bai counts, were the bank reco number of cancelled checks w file but nothing definite coi learned through reference tc items, except in a few instanc was necessary to make a visit various banks of Chesterfield in order to audit the bank ac< Some of these banks have h county and school claims in th< manner as checks, charging items direct to the treasure! counts. This is a very unbu like method, both on the part treasurer and of the bank, c much confusion without tin benefit to any party concerned banks have been requested I continue the nractice. Couni school warrants, properly apj are merely orders on the treasurer, to be paid by him funds specifically provided fo poses which in accordance wl must be set forth on the I such warrants and the sepr< of public funds should be k the public official and not 1 banks. Banks have no autho pay out deposits except on a ] ly executed bank check. Spe< tention is directed to the nun items in the treasurer's safe have been counted by him as c will be observed that there ar< erous po'stofflce money orders should have been collected ago. Other items included 1 schedule are bank checks, which have been held by the urer for many months. The urer will be held accountable of these items until they hav collected and paid into the tn These items amount to $1.11! "After a thorouph invest of all available records and reasonable effort to locate an sible error or omission that degree might serve to adjust accounts, a shortage in the ? $9,417.42 has been found in I counts and in addition to th doubtful items discussed amounting to $1,119.78, maki tal of $10,537.20 for whi county treasurer has not re ** pi ujjci actuuiuiUK. * ORDERED TO REPORT Twenty Colored Drafters V Sent to Camp Jackson The following twenty-nine < men have been ordered to re] 4 o'clock this afternoon at ttv of the local board In th Twenty of these will be sent tr Jackson tomorrow (Saturday. Jessie Rarnes, Lewis Rlai John Cauthen. Harrison Ci ham. Mack Dunlap. Will I James Dye, Runk Ellis, Joh sler, Olin Oaither, Dinklns Elvln Haglns, Dave Hammonc Harper, Ned Harris. Leonard Vernie Hough, Pormroy Jacks 4<vtJudy Miller, Richard Mcl Alonso O. Myers, Jackey Lam liatn Patterson, gamuel Smlt };> lumbus L. Sowell. Leroy Tho Ira Trueadefl, Jim Vaughn. ? - Watt a _ r. x n ! liberty loan will rkach ij nts maximum total tomokrc _____ (Continued from Page 1.) 1 Chw-1 Edgefield 40,( ! Fairfield 219.7 Florence... . T .. .... 350,C ^roller !GeorKetown 79'S ttorney,G.reenvine 1 025-( e bond Greenwood 382'( f Ches-| Ha,npton 3'' alleged Horrv 117 ( his re-lJasper 5E al Mr.|Ker8haw 11<M t, audit |Lancpster 120'C a made ^urens 223.C ^ ^ Lee 75,4 crounL Kington 14.2 lat the McCormick 37.C int for Mar,on 175.2 e men- Marlboro 224'C Newberry 313.7 Oconee 39,9 * n Orangeburg 400,0 iat lh" Pickens 15.5 e havo Richland 1,800.0 execu-!o i , . ? ? Saluda 40,0 b? |!U 'Spartanburg 701,2 ? Sumter 381,2 "n", ? j Union ,25.8 lie law , York 418,0 ny re-: office T0U,i $13,392,9 to the f the + + + + + + il has* LIKKKTY LOAN lt con~ + HONOR ROLL, ending j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ attor- Following are the names of t is al- purchasers of Liberty Hon through the three banks in Lancj o keep ^er Up to iast night: Is, nols, it Lerov Springs, o even A. H. Rohhins. ord of ^ I> McLure. banks R K Wylle. re debooks' W- C' Thomson. readily R. L. WertB. infor-j Mrs. C. R. Foster. 11k ac-, it \ Blackmon. rds * ^i,.R Cora A. Thomson, ere oni ,ld be Robt- T- Heaty- * > such Albert Tinsley. es. It J. C. Edwards, to the B b. Horton. county Minor N. Johnson, counts. Mury Williamson, andled l. N. Montgomery. b same ( Mrs. H. R. Rice. 1 hpso I " ? ? .... ,v. n. Mooiey. p'b ac- i,. c. Payseur. siness_ jno, R. Pal lei. of the a. P. Ropers. ausinK t. M. Hughes, e least \y. R. Thomson. . The. Sadie Rlaekmon. to dls- Kate McManus. ty and Bessie McManus. iroved.; Robert McManus Doster. county j Elizabeth T. Crawford, out of Mattie R. McCardell. ir pur- m. P, Johnson, th law Marion Chapman, face of Lamar Chapman, jgation Waddy T. Chapman, ept by Howard E. Chapman, by the w. R. Thomson. Jr. rlty to! Eleanor T,lon,son proper- James B. Thomson, dal at-i Corinne T. Ellison, iber of Hessie T. Morrah. which x. B. Morrah, Jr. ash. It j v. Meyers. b num- Benjamin Hirsch. which Nathan Hirsch. years Harry Hirsch. in this Louis Hirsch. all of r. s. Stewart, treas- r. p. Horton. treas- Qeo. B. Craven, for all Paul Ross Moore, e been Mrs. Pauline M. Crawford. ?asury. Robt. L. Cruwford, Jr. >.78. : Willie Locke Crawford, igation Mildred Hirsch. every Marporte Hirsch. iy pos-, Evalyn Hirsch. in any Robt. N. VanLandingham. these j pierce Horton. mm of The Rank of Lancaster, the ac-! Mrs. N. E. Craig, is. the w. T. Gregory. above Mrs. M. G. Brittain. b a to-' p m. Lathan. ch the G M. and E. K. Plyler. ndered \ j. Gregory. 14 W Plvlor Perry Maokey. J. 8. Wilson. Miss Sudie Neely. nil lie B c Hough. W. J. Cunningham, colored Lillian L. Robinson, port at w c Hough. b office w H Millen. is city. ?T> Gregory. Jr. > Camp Mrs. A. J. Gregory. ) Jas. F. Hunter, ckmon, r p- Carson, inning- Miss Juanita Neely. >unlap, j. E> Craig. n Fra- . Harris, Neuralgia of the face, should I. Ellis hands, or feet requires a power Harris, remedy that will penetrate the fle ion, D BAL.LARDS SNOW LINIMENT p tlnney, senses that power. Rubbed in wb sc. Wll- the pain Is felt 1? *11 that is noc h, Co. <*ry to relieve suffering add restmpson. normal conditions. Frlee 36c, 1 Asel and fl.00 per bottle.- SoM by daalers ln ... _ ' THE LANCASTER NEWS FRIDAY, Eugene Clinton Secrest. MRS. BINGHAB >\V William J. Evans. <i <SHnW? 1M1 Miss Florence E. Robinson. ? Mrs. John F. Joyce, Judge Ira B. Jones. Items Disclosed I 100 Jno.< Franklin Bowling. '66 Miss Bernlce Davis. 0ffere<l ,or ,>ro1 100 Miss ?Lula Lindsay. In Florida ai 150 Miss Margaret Lenn Foag. ? , , i\ i ii New York, Oct. >00 J. Lawrence Driscoll. 100 Miss Fannie M. Clark. Mrs. Mary b laglei TOO Miss Jennie Neill. of Henry M. Flagl >00 Jas. O. .Porter. r?f ?i?. ,00 h. P. I lyler. country home ne 150 R. N. Walkup. , .... ... ... wife of Robert 100 Allison W. Chance. 100 Cecil R. Cowan. Louisville was (1 ,00 Hugh Elliott CofTey. gate's office here 100 R- H. Hammond. ed many bequests too David Watson. Bell. tjme the w|? wag >00 Thomas J. Harper. .... .. ? n ? .. at Palm Beach, F ?00 R- Mack Robinson. 50 Perry Mackey. ville. ioo J. Clarence Robinson. Mrs. Bingham's iqo Judge J. E. Stewman. Wise Lewis, who < 00 J- E. Orr. chief beneficiary u 00 C. C. Carnes. posing of about 00 Robert S. Harper. ceives only an inc< Op Mrs. Lena H. Jones. year until she is 50 Mrs. Lola 11. Crawford. then gets $5,000,(1 00 Miss Lillian Davis. also receives all c oo James M. Davis. realty except th Cooper Davis. trust provisions u 05 Walter T. Davis. Henry M. Flagler. Robert P. Davis. far exceeded by tl + Pollard S. Thomasson. Bingham's brother 4. David Thomasson. nan, and sisters. 1 4. Thurlow Carter Thomasson. Wise and Sarah Gr 4. Miss Margaret Thomasson. get the residuary Mrs. J. T. Thomasson. Mrs. Bingham's J. T. Thomasson. stocks, ds James T. Thomasson. The Louisville ' ng. Miss Mary H. Jones. seeking ancilllary R. Tlios. Beaty. istration here whi Dr. R. C. Brown. to take possession Mrs. R. C. Brown. this State declared Jno. D. Wylie. 500.000. Pete Bratsos. Mrs. Binghnm n Wain M. Green. tember 23. 1916 E. Clyburn Wilson. last, five weeks Geo. F. Ferguson. added a codicil 1 Miss Mary Alice Jones. ham $5,000,000. Richard 11. Robinson. S. C. Craig. Will Seek Henry Helms. Marshfleld, Mo.. Samuel O. Harper. ael for Claude I jno. m. wianra. found guilty and i Standard Drug Co. ty-flve years' Impr D. Reece Williams. < naplng Lloyd Keet Miss Laura O. Williams. of J. Holland Kee R. Douglas Plyler. of Springfield. Mo. Rev. Hugh R. Murehlson. paration to obtain Sara Patten Craig. their client. The William Craig. trial which was fi Davis & Beckham. diet of guilty was Mrs. Cora Horton. will not be acted i James Henry Thayer, Jr. for a month. J. Thos. Wylie. I)r. J. Reece Funderburk. H. H. Horton. B. Y. Funderburk. ^ Chas. D. Jones. A James Craig. Rev. James H. Thayer. *5^ Mrs. Ethel 0. Thayer. T. M. Belk. & Julius M. Nisbet. J. Edwin Nisbe'. Jos. W. Knight. f ______ E. M. V < .Ira B. Jones, Jr. ?S B Fred Adams. K 9 J. W. Craig. A, B B The First National Bank. X. *f All you who have torpid liver, weak digestion or constipated howels look out for chills. The season la here and the air is full of disease germs. The best thing to do is to get your liver in good condition and purify the stomach and bowels. A HERBINE the right remedy, I* V 1 I J answers the purposes completely. 9 fig Price 50c. Bold by all dealers in B H ^ B B B 1 - - - - ^ * !? BUSINESS NOTICES ?fr * ^ WAXTKD?Portable boiler and saw 4?> mill outfit complete. Write or call. Springs Hanking and Mer- ^ I M j cantile Co., Heath Springs, S. C. JT I B M ? T WANTED?A competent man to 4? work a six-horse farm on shares or <?? for wages. See me at once. S. D. ?~ Taylor. 2-3t-np. % WANTED?Home for two nice kit- 4H tens. Phone 3402. Mrs. Hazel IB HP Cunningham. 4-lt-pd. ^ Iwfl WANTED?500 cords good dry IVI wood delivered Lancaster Ice and ^ llB w Fuel Co. 2-4t-np. WANTED?Good second-hand piano f for school. Must be cheap and in ? ^____ pood condition. Stoneboro School, """" Stonehoro, 8. C. 4-2t. 4fit WANTED TO RENT?2, 3 or 4 I LOOK P rooms of my Heath Springs resl- T loj", dence to desirable parties. Mrs. P01NT1N( ful w. A. Hughes. Heath Springs, 8. & ? _c. ? OVER 01 ?re IX)HT?A black hound dog, answers ? to name of Sid. Reward offered Jt for his return, or give any Infor- jr I A N C 10c matlon of hla whereabouts. R- X *111 M. Steele, Lancaster, Route No. 1. OCT. 26, 1917. J'C AVI I ? r* o f? liiu SW BEQUESTS ? Have fed 2 S'ot Known When _ . _ Foster 0t Fits, Tuscs ^ate Previously and are still feeding sands of them?hav id Kentucky. not only the least i on the market. You 25.?The will of order your first ton < p Bingham, widow er and at the time M W July 27 at the ar Louisville, the W. Bingham of led in the surro- You can rest assurer! ? .. . farmers, stockmen ai today. It disclos- needs better than ni not known at the can look forward to ; ? than formerly but gi offered for probdto waste. No trouble* la., and at Louis- Ts secure the best resv thoroughly twmlvm J . wetting them down nigl niece. Mrs. Louise this cannot be done, i *as said to bo the feed the hulls dry, um inder the will dls- Bot $70,000,000. ro Pive* the right formula I how much to feed for mi 1I1IO of $2 0 0,000 ;> Buckeye Hulls and glv? , , copy to nearest mill. bO years old aid ?w?j. . i00 outright. S, o ?*pt' K * ,, ?, Atlanta Birmingl ?f Mrs. Hlngh:' 111 Augutta Chariot!< at disposed of 'n ^, indor the will o?" but her share ! ? *!/' COOrEll LAUNCHES , William 1? Re lirs. jpgsic Kenan I AN 1)11)AC \ IN ( 01 aham Kenan, \v> o estate, in lading Standard Oil ? ttU, UM Capital City oi rrust Company is Wednesday. letters of admin- _ , . , ^ . ... ., Columbia, Ort. 25.?1 ch will permit it of property in ('a<y Robert A. ( oopei to lie worth $1.- fens, Tor governor of South was formally and definite] lade her will Sep_ at a caucus Qf i,j8 frj( and on June 10 ,, practically every countv of berore her death.: caving Mr. Blng- he,d here today' It was decided to thori Igunize the State in Mr. Cc New Trial. half. It was the consensu Oct. 18.?Coun i'?>? lhat political successes ?iersol, who was! Carolina are measured sentenced to thir. i amount of co-operation I isoninent for kid- candidate and his followei , two-year-old gonM'lal reason a concrete polit t, wealthy banker ture should be erected, v , have begun pre- permeate every nook and i a new trial for the State, motion for a new I Reports were heard f led after the ver- county in South Carolina returned probably them told of Cooper strenj upon ?y tne court is being augmented daily, to the statements made, IV V A^A A^A ' ^> v^" f^T fy FOLL( HE CR< TO OUF jREMOV WHICH IS NOW < TS OF B, IN rchandise 9 4 OR THE W V ! FINGER |?I | U jr door A 1 I ASTER'S FASTESi ... 00 tons of Buckeye Hulls ilooaa, Ala., have fed 200 tons of Buckeye Hulls them^hU|j|^ike these?and there are thouc pvHHBHpusively that Buckeye Hulls are eiDcnMvWm the most satisfactory roughagd i are not buying an untried product when you rf TUH M&hg MCKdYF ** COTTONACKO I HULLS N UNTLiai I from the experience of many other successful od dairymen that Buckeye Hulls will meet your ly roughage you ever have used before. You your roughage not only costing you much less ving you better results. No lint. No trash. No Its and to davalop the ensilage odsr, vast thm halls ioars bsfors fssding. It is oasy to do this by it and morning for tho next foodjng. If at any timo rot down at Toast thirty minute*. If yon prefer to only half as much by bulk as of ol Ig stylo hulls. tk of Mixed Feeds Free Tor every combination of feeds used in the South. Tells tintenance. for milk, for fattening, for work. Describes - directions for using them properly. Send for yoUi Suckeye Cotton Oil Co. d**. k iam Greenwood Little Rock Memphis I Jackson Macon Sslma HIS I made several short talks to his supLiTMlSi\ P?rt^r? nn<i stressed the principles upon which he will make the race. He told his leaders that organization Held i:i . J % will be necessary and that they 1 should not be quiescent, even If conditions at this time appeared to be 'he candi- rose tinted. \ of Lau- The men gathered in support of i Carolina. Mr. Cooper's candidacy were reprey lauched tentative and undemonstrative, but amis from they gave enthusiastic reports from the State the various counties. . | Another political caucus held to- I Highly or- night was of the Blease central com. I toper's be- niittee, chosen at the minority con- I s of opin. ventjon here on October 24, 1916, I i in south wjien so-called "Reform" faction flj by tlie WM launched. This committee la I between a rompOHed of W, A. James, of Lee B s and for co??ty; j,. Johnson, of Spartan- fl ical stun- ^urg; John P. Grace, of Charleston; tt vhicta will | p Buckingham, of Aiken; James 9 corner of Pearman, of Anderson; Riley J. 9 Rowley, of Greenville; I. J. Camp- v I rom every bell, of York; Thomas P. Brown Af and all of j Florence, and J. B. Addy, of LexinjPt N I jth, which ton. A Blease leader stated tonight 8 according ! that the caucus had nothing to give 8 1r. Cooper , cut for publication. . A. .4. .4. .4. A. A. A. A. A. A. .4. A. A. .A A. .A A. I JW 1 DWDSl I AL SALE | [ GOING ON | I mm s A.RGAINS II of Quality | I wjV' | i f I LSCHsi r GROWING STORE mlm