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r riua\, January t, xsxv. NEW YEAR THF RIGHT 1 r 4 Nunnally's Fine Candy, Waterman's Ideal Fount K Combs and Brushes, ( ^ P? Pmoc nu A 1VVU1 A Wlb r Krementz Jewele rPaiisian Ivory, Books for Children and Grown Stationery in Plain am Footballs, Baseballs Flashlights, Leath k bags and Ma I Let Us SI OTHER / % OTI i>- lL . iL J i! i nai * me ui 5 lime rm moment longe* on ihat fc Smith's number 'if Jones wonft pro vie ties for his customers, he 1 elsewhere. Operator, give How do you know tl * happen with your single tel I line; the cost is trifling. ( day. ISUUTHJbiKJN BELL TJ AND TELEGRAPH BOX 163. COL . Pill your home atmosphere with t L ED. PINAUI The great French perfume, wini awards. Each drop as sweet an< hlosRom. A celebrated connoiss< I you can sell such a remarkable perfu remember each bottle contains 6 oz.Ask your dealer today for ED. PIN our American offices will send you a PARFDMERIE ED. PINAUD, Dept M Easy to Take * In u prnii ui Ache. It's no longer necessary to bear the weakening sickness and terrible nausea that always follows a dose of calo-1 tyi al XJLIVi. LIV-YER-LAX cleanses the torpid liver, and livens up the who1? system by ridding it of the clogging poisons. WL Yet it works so gently and pleasantly Ciat you hardly know you've taken it. i LIV-YER-LAX, being purely vege-' table, is absolutely harmless, and does I not tear up the system like calomel. And it's guaranteed to he satisfactory, cr the druggist will return your money. For sale by Gilder .v: Weeks, P. E. XI?o -tr oyisI wm /"I wm T? t*J UiiU TV AM* v?. 1 foyTK. offline Tbst Does Not Affect The Head Befcanse of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor V rinsing in bead. Remember the full name and K iosk 2ot the lianstur* rf W. GP c VE. 25c "Subscribe to The Herald and News, / : GIFTS AT )ROG STORE ain Pen,. Cigars, Cutlery, issware, Brassware, jry for Men, Trays, China, upo, 1 Fancy Packages, and Gloves, Electric ler Goods, Purses, Handnicure Cases. low You i WEEKS iw1 mrr I""1 (i rt p Dusy Again'' A Soliloquy in Two Paragraphs this morning. I can't wait sllow. Let me see?what is la ffllKlAiAnf 4>aT a Atl* 0Htuwciu icw)iuutic lauu* can't blame me for dealing me 437." lis very occurrence doesn't ephone. Have an auxiliary zkll the business Office to* ELEPHONE Ml COMPANY .UMBIA* S. C. ixquisite lasting* fragrance? 6 5'S LILAC I ier of highest international B 1 fragrant as the living Lilac B sursaid: "I don't see how fl ime for 75 cents a bottle"?and ?it is wonderful value. Try it. AUD'S LILAC. For 10 cents : testing bottle. Write today. H ED. P1NADD BIdfr, New York WILLING TO ACCEPT Marshall Would be "Vice President Again. Washington, Jan. 3.?Petitions tc place Vice President Marshall's name on the ticket for the vice presidential nomination in the Indiana primary will be filed by friends "before Januarv 7 and later will be filed in other states. President Wilson's name will be filed for renomination in Indiana at the same time. The ivice president's friends here say he will make no active campaign, but that filing petitions in his behalf will be done w-uii rnis approval. **' For Nationwide Prohibition. Washington, Jan. 3.?The annua] fight in congress for nationwide prohibition will be renewed tomorrow when Representative Webb of North Carolina will reintroduce his resolution for a prohibition constitutional amendment. The resolution will be referred to tile judictair Committee, of wiiich Mr. Webb i& cfcairm&n. A TVord lor Father. i| i Indianapolis News. w Hen a man succeeds in living a! | pood and useful life that fact is mother. ! When men talk of days pasi no woia brings forth more treasured memories, than "mother." When a lawyer wishes ! 10 arouse a jury's compassion for a | client he invariably speaks of the efj fects oi conviction on the mother, i Poets, dramatists, and fiction writers | I j of all ages have united in honoring j her name. Days have been set aside j in her honor, pensions are given her, lowers are named for her, societies founded for her. All this is well. Tho world would be a sorry world, indeeu / f it were not so. But is there not! danger of father being overlooked in the shuffle? The average father succeeds pretty well in discharging his duty to society. He labors along per | sistently and quietly for six days a | j week that his family may be provided 1 J for; he stands between his family and I the world, shouldering the responsi-' bility of thf* rent, the taxes, the grocery and coal bill; he admonishes the boy and advises mother, seeking always to make their burden lighter; j he works unceasingly, without complaint, fighting, scheming, suffering, to the one end that his family may De j assured comfort and independence. In! this he sometimes fails, but he keeps j j on trying, cheerfully, stolidly, stubj bornly plugging along to the end The sacrifices that must be made he j makes willingly. The boy must go to j college and the girl must ha<e music jlessons; something must be cut, and ( usually it is some luxury of father's that perishes by the wayside. He is not so poetical a figure as mother, not J so demonstrative in his affections, so ; elaied in pleasure, so depressed in j i grief. And yet, many will remember a; ; kind word here, or a thoughtful act i " ~ ? j i i there, that stanas out. ciear <uiu uia-i tinct, as one of youth's happiest im-1 pressions. Not often is he appreciated, by the growing boy. Ofter he stands j in the family as the official aamonisher j to whom the boy's faults are related! for punishment. On him falls the un-j Dleasant task of applying the rod; j his is the arm that must enforce re-1 spect for mother and regard for the rights of others. In this light the growing boy is likely to view him with ^ a mixture of fear, awe and respect. Not until years bring a proper perspective is he rightfully understood .orid appreciated?and perhaps not even then. ??A TI ?<-. 1?aa1 nun nis rvcuiijss. Lytwa^, the butcher, had been very I busy for a few moments with a well! known dictionary. Suddenly he closed | it with a snap and growled at his wife ! at the cash desk: "That Mrs. Smartie is getting too clcver," he growled. "What's the matter?" asked the good lady, surprised at this criticism of a j good customer. "When she came in just now she told me I ought to rename my scale the Ambuscade brand.'* "Well, why?" "I've just looked up the word," went on the infuriated man, "and the dictionary says that ambuscade means 'to lie in weiglit!"'?Chicago Herald. Good-Night Corns, j Good-Boy "Gels-It" New-Plan Corn Remed That Never Fails The Simple, Common Sense Way You poor corn-limpera, with cornwrinkles and heart pains! Sit ijwn tonight and put a feu droos of "GetsIt/' the simp est coru remedy in the I -lllilirilllllllTlini I ** GetS'It' Ends Corn Paint* It's Sum aiid Safe, too!" world, on your corns. You can apply it in just a few seconds, without fuss or trouble. What's the use applying salves that makes toes raw and sore, that make corns swell, bandages that make it misery to walk, tape that sticks, greasy ointment, and other contraptions. Get rid of corns the easy way, quick, simple, sure, new way. That's common sense. Try "GetsTt" iilcrv fnr warts a.nri bunions. "Gets It" can't hurt?the corn loosens, and comes right off?clean off. "Gets-It" is sold at all druggists, 25c a "bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Sold in Newf berry arid recommended &s the world's best com remedy by. Wm. G. Mayes, P. E. Way, Gilder & Weeks. ? .mint, VICTIMS NUMBER OVEK TEN SCORE MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED LOST OX PERSIA. Stories Agree in Reporting Rapidity oi Sinking? No ;Sign of Submarine Seen. London, Jan. 3.?The Peninsular & I Oriental Steamship company has received a dispatch from Malta saying that 11 more survivors of the steamer Persia have been landed, including Lord Montagu. This makes a total of 169 survivors landed. Robert X. McXrely, the American j consul at Aden, was not among the | survivors at Malta. The Peninsular & Oriental companysays the sur.ivors consist of three English, one Italian and seven Las-i cars. Xo further word has been received concerning Robert H. McXee>r7, Amer- I ican consul at Aden, Arabia, and there seems to be little doubt that he was drowned. The safety of Charles Grant > of Boston having been established, it j is thought Mr. McXeeley is the only' American who perished. It still is impossible to give even i with approximate accuracy the loss of life, as the number of persons on board has not been established. The passengers numbered something more than 200 and there were between 200 and 300 members of the crew, so that apparenly the death list will run largely in excess of 200. Such fragmentary accounts of the '" --? U/s f rriTYl * disaster as n<a.vt* ucc.ii uuwiuvu . survivors furnish little new informa- j rion concerning t'ne circumstances of j the sinking. All agree, however, that the Persia sank with extraordinary rapidity within about five minutes of the time she was struck, affording small opportunity for rescue work. None of the sunviors who have thusj far reported their experience saw any: sign of a submarine. The extent to which popular feeling has been aroused in the allied nations r - T"> by the sinning 01 me jreicia 13 cated by the unrestrained tone of press comment. There is much speculation as to the possible influence of this j event on the negotiations which are in progress between the United States and Austria. SOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR FUNDS OF SEMINOLE CO. Supreme Court Exonerated Wilie Jones, W. A. Clark and T. S. Bryan From Blame. ' The Record. I The South Carolina supreme court : this morning in an opinion written by j-Associate Justice George W. Gage de! cided th:.t Wilie Jones, W. A. Clark ! and T. S. Bryan, three prominent business men of Columbia, are not personally liable to the stockholders of the Seminole Securities company for #30,000 involved in the transaction ! whereby the Seminole bought controllj ing interest in the Southern Life InI surance Company of North Carolina. | They are absolved from all blame by ; the court, which upholds. the decision of the circuit court. Associate Justice Fraser filed a dissenting: opinion in the c^se. j History >'ot Necessary. iThe court, in its opinion, says it is not necessary to write down the history of the defunct Seminole Securities company. The action was brought! by J. S. Klugh, T. J. Crymes, J. L. Watson and J. F. Dalton against the Seminole Securities company, John Y. Garlington, J. S. Young, !W51ie Jones, W. A .Clark, T. S. Bryan and others. The court states that the single ques * 1 " A T? n tion involved in tne appear is. -cms. the defendants 'Clark, Jones and Bryan personally liable to the stockholders of the Seminole Securities company for $30,000 for a breach of trust? The circuit court found that they were not and we agree." The charter for the Seminole Securities company was granted January 8, 1908. The authorized capital was $ 300,000. The subscribed capital Was $270,000. The cash paid in capital was $97,928.87 or more. iThe trust agree-i ment was excuted January 31, 1908. The stock of the Southern Life wras bought October 3, 1908. Action for a receiver was begun December 16, 1908, and a receiver was appointed on the 29th of that Same month. A settlement with the Southern Life was made on February 2, 1909, and the settlement approved by the court on February 16. 'TTIie enterprise, therefore, ran its whole career within a twelvemonth," says the court, continuing, "this action is seauel thereto." "The plaintiff stockholders," says the opinion, "are amongst those who undertook to hoist this enterprise." In another paragraph the court uses this language: "It is true Garlington and his immediate associates were tfce initiators of the scheme, but plaintiffs and all; the stockholders stood by like Saul' consenting to the death. And they are those now complaining against Clark and Jcnes and Bryan because the scheme fuiled. Only Held Bag. "There is no allegation and no evidence ;hat Clark or Jones or Bryanj held any stock, or took any hand in | the suggestion or direction of th,j! i Seminole company, or received anyj compensation thereabout. The only i contention is they held the bag which' had been filled by the stockholders. | Among other things the Seminole com- j pany was: (1) to act as agent and j manager for financial corporations and I insurance companies of all kinds, and J (2) to buy, sell and own stocks, bonds! and other securities of other corporations, both foreign and domestic. That was to be the chief business of a company these stockholders go up. It was to manage the business of other corporations, which are required by law to manage their own business. "As the circuit court found, therej may have been amongst the stockholders some persons who had no more wisdom than to put money into such an enterprise; but there were many who were not beguiled. "The complainants suggest that 'the real purpose of the appointment of the j said trustees w?ls to lend tone, stand-1 ing and. credit to the scheme of the j managing officers of the said defend-j ant company, and influence the unsuspecting public to become subscribers to its stock. "That is to say, the president and directors of the Seminole company; the managing officers; put forward Clark, Jones and Bryan to mislead th3? public. But the stockholders put forward the managing officers as their representatives, and the scheme of these managers "was thus made possible by the stockholders. The stockholders vouched for Garlington; may they now say that Clark, Jones and Bryan could not? If therefore these J stockholders have been caught, it is j thpir nwn setting." U_l a tl U|/ WA. VMV. w . w j .The court finds that "it is conceded by the complaint and by the plaintiff's argument, that so far as the trustees ! are concerned 'this thing was not done I in a corner'; so that the element of I bad faith on their part is eliminated 1 from the case." In another section the court says: "We are, therefore, of the opinion that the trustees were not so lacking j in care about the payment of the fund J j as to make them personally respon-1 Isible for any loss which may have re x *5 suited from tneir aci. What the court terms the "most | complex issue" is "did the trustees unwarrantably depart from the terms.' of the trust," and developing the de-! cision on this point says: "It is true that the trust was express, and it is also true the trustees were bound by the law to conform to the terms of it, and for a failure to do so, they are liable to the cestuo quo i trust in the event of the loss of the I fund. "This equity is distinct from that j of ordinary care by the trustees, and from that of good faith by the trustees. Manifestly, a trust agreement, I like any contract, may be modified by all parties in interest. "The agreement here Is out ?>f the j ordinary; it is a contrary device; and! its meaning and the purpose of the; I Seminole company in its making are | not manifest. ! "One thing only is apparent, and t'nat is, the now amazing gullibility of j , the seasoned and reputable business, ! men who consented to enter into such I an agreement. ! "Their action proves that like the noble animal, horse, man is a vain thing for safety." The court this concludes the opinion : Was a Balloon. | "We conclude, the stockholders of the Seminole, the plaintiffs among J them, got up the corporation, set it j going and named the directors. It was on the face a balloon floated by hot air. "tvioco Hirertnrs. who made the con tract with tne trustees, had the power to modify it; to buy stock in an existing company instead of organizing a company, and to permit the trustees to take a part, and not all, of the stock of an accident company. ' "If the stockholders in the Seminole have been deceived it has been by the action of men they put forward to represent them, to wit, Garlington and j his confederates. "The event proves that this hitherto unknown and untried men Sioisfced | a scheme which neither their stockholders or trustees understood; and -arhirh but for the timely initiative of the plaintiffs themselves, and the! bold action of the court to whicii they j went, might have wrought serious damage." This is probably the last court action in this famous case. 'It will be' recalled that John Y. Garlington, the president of the company, and J. Stobo Young, his associate, were convicted and sent to the penitentiary ' and were afterwards -eet free fry former Governor Blease. SMALL PROSPECT FOR FERTILIZERS SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TAKES GLOOMY VIEW. Farmers Should Conserve Material at Home?Rotation of Crops is Uurged by Houston. Washington, Jan. 3.?A gloomy view of prospects for fertilizing next year's crops is presented in a statefent issued today by Secretary Houston of the department of agriculture. Relief measures undertaken by the department since the European, war disrupted the American p'nosphate infinstry and cut off potash imports from Germany will help, the statement says, but they offer slim possibilities that the American farmer will vet a small nart of the fertilizing " * *"* *r " _ materials necessary for his needs. Nitrogenous fertilizers alone will be available in the quantities needed. _ The secretary takes up first the potash supply, long since exhausted in t'ne United States by the German embargo on shipments. Investigation, says his statement, has shown four sources of supply in this country, but none immediately available. Those are the kelp of the Pacific coast, alunite deDosits in Utah, feldspathic rocks in rhe East and the mud of Searles lake* California. Manufacture from feldspar has been found to be feasible, but the cost is high. Developments of Searles lake deposits presents technical difficulties and title to the property is involved. Manufacturers are experimenting now, the statement says, with alunite. Kelp is offered as the best material. Three large coDcerns have .begun manufac ture from kelp and government exx?ei is will be sent to the Pacific coast to aid in the experimental work. J Production wil1 be slow for a long time .the secretary points out, and demand for pocash in other industries is so great tha tnone manufactured in n the United States will he available soon fcr agricultural purposes, nis statement says: ' "Tne prices offered under existing conditions by the manufacturers of articles will cause practically the entire output of these concerns to be diverted from the fertilizer industry. It would require 90 or more plants, costing approximately $50,000 and having an operating capital of $25,000 each, to produce the quantity needed for agriculture. This would involve the assumption that commercial phases of tne proDiem were sausiav;torily solved. The department is considering all phases of the situation/" The crippled state of the phosphate industry is attributed to the high price of sulphuric acid, much of which is being used now in- the manufacture of war munitions. The price has jumped 1 from $5 to $25 a ton. Demand for the acid is so heavy that abandoned plants are being refitted for its manufacture. ^ " ? 1 ? A AV The DurGa.ii 01 sons uieflunuuc is <***.? periraenting with the manufacture of phosphoric acid as a substitute for sulphuric. Nitrate prices have advanced since the war began, but there is an abundant supply of nitrogenous fertilizing material, and t'ne department is endeavoring to find methods to cheapen the cost of manufacture. The secretary concludes with a warning to farmers to conserve all fertilizing materials on the farm. He urges crop rotation, proper use of fertilizers and also use of lime to increase productivity of the soil. ' , ANOTHER LINER SUNK Steamer Glengyle Sent Down With Loss of Life. London, Jan. 3.?The British steamship Glengyle has been sunk. The Glengyle had on board about 120 persons, passengers and crew. Aill, with ~ nf thrpp "Euroneans and LJUO CAk/C^uvu vi. r Chinese, were landed. So far as is known no Americans were on board. The Glengyle, which was homeward bound from Shanghai, was sunk in th? Mediterranean on Sunday. This was her second voyage. The Glengyle sailed from Shanghai for London on November 25. She was last reported at Singapore on December 6. Her route wduld take her through the Suez canal and the Mediterranean, as were the Persia, Ville de - % la Ciotat, Yasaka Mara and several other steamships. The Glengyle was one of the largest steamships which iiave been sunk since the activity of submarines In the Mediterranean became pronounced. Her gross tonnage was 9,395. She was owned by the Glen line of ixmsgow and was the largest steamship or tnat line. The Glengyle had been in sendee only a comparatively short time, ha/ring been built at Newcastle in 1904. She was 500 feet long, 2 feet beam and 34 feet deep. Her master w*? Qfcpt. Webster.