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Fto declare that state * OF war sow exist Everything Possible Without Coi gresslonal Authority Already Doi or Planned?Not 31ach Oppositk to Presidents Mapped Out Pal Likely to Develop. Wilson Wor] Ins on Address. Washington, March 30.?The ai ministrative branch of the America government has determined definit ly upon a course of action to me the hostility of Germany. While official announcement is wit] keW pending the appearnce of Pres dent (Wilson before congress Monda formal recognition of the existent of a state of war is expected to fc low soon after the extra session b Sins. The president, having decided ( ?? ?1 ? ?1 isf +V10 oHHro -ine primjiycu acim ui v to be delivered to a joint session the house and senate, is putting t1 document in writing, and today had final discussion with the cabinet. The meeting lasted only an hoi and a half, but with conclusion quic ly made known time was found I attention to individual department matters. 'There is said to have been no di ference cf opinion in the cabinet < the great questions. The president advi&ers as veil as official Washin ton generally have long since accep ed it as a fact that *ar actually being -raged against the United Stat< Already Making War. Officials believe Germany is ma ing war on this nation because si i A-i-~? 9.1 A Amftric: lives on the "high seas, because 31 # has destroyed American ships by t'. wholesale; because millions oi d( lare' worth of damage has been do: ag a result of German plots in I United States; because she attempt to set on foot a conspiracy with Me loo and Japan to dismember the r public; and, finally, because of t belief that Germany triumphant w constitute a future menace to t peace of the world in general and United States in particular. fh<? TTrJted States, it is emphasiz In official quarters, hag not in t past and does not now desire w with the German people; but on t German government responsibility placed for terrorism on land and s< which, now that it has been direct against American citizens and Ame: can interests, must be actively co] "bated. Just what part uie unueu ouu will play is a question the gover ment has yet to determine. The su ject has been discussed general within the administration but t broad policy to be pursued will developed only after the natioi status has been defined by congre and urgent defense steps complete! For Great Army. After the president has deliver his address congress is expected rv\n <*ration Dronrol the granting of a large credit to t government and to provide for t raising of an army of perhaps, 1,00 080 men. Other measures, such as a censc ship bill, a spy hill, the regular arr appropriation bill and emergen legislation for the army and nai oioj-v xL-m hp submitted. The government so far as known, has no plans for a politk alliance with the entente allies, ? though a degree of military cooper tion of course will be essential. Always in the president's mind, is believed, will be the ultimate pe inanent peace ior wuitu uc an^a. has outlined his programme?a leag of nations backed by moral and mi tary force. As summari-zed today everythi: the government believes can be do without congressional action to ai against Germany either has be done or h$s been planned. Eve government department is engag in some #ork of preparedness. Le sons taught by the experiences Euro?fe are being utilized as far possible. Tme pacifist element both insi and outside congress will make its< heard before a decision is reachc 3j*ny delegations of opponents of w will come here to atempt to infi en-ce congress. "SVliile details of the conference t tween the president and Secretari Baker and Daniels were not ma known both of the cabinet membe have before them many questio: concerning the strengthening of i defenses of the nation. Among these questions are: T early graduation of the first cla at West Point, the putting of tl coast and geodetic survey, with i fleets of vessels, under the navy a partment, transfer of supervision ov privately owned wireless plants fro the commerce of the navy depai raent; collection of a large numb of privately owned boats suitable f submarine chasers, and purchase * supplies of ^11 kinds for the am arid navy, f One of tpe first problems facii (mvorBTrTpnt ic that of makii certain that men do not go into tl army or navy who are better fitt< industrial work. Special effor are to be made to keep skilled wor , ers of all kinds out of the milita: branches except when they are nee 1 CHAMP CLARK REELECTED S SPEAKER HOUSE| 1-' Columbia* April 2.?The associat-j te ed press dispatch from "Washington | ?n states that Champ Clark was reelect ih ed speaker of the house and at this j H* UUlii , o [} ill., UiC UUUDt nuo uv?t 1U I process of organization. It was stat | ed that President (Wilson would prob 3- j ably deliver his war message to con in gress tonight, e et SOCIETY. Miss Cornelia Mayer was the k", charming hostess Saturday afternoon | i (1~iat a rook party given in compliment i to her guests. Misses Riser and Dalle. :e. The tables were arranged in the li u"j brary and parlor, which were attrac e" tively decorated with ferns and spring blossoms. After the games a delightful ice course, coffee and mints were served. ?vliss Mayer's guests i of | included Misses Riser, Balle, Sum- j ^'mer, Burton. Harms. Fant, Efird,j a Griffin, Poole, Hipp, Chappell, Wheel-j er, Caldwell. Smith, Earle, Rucker,!' arjDois. Williamson, lioggans ana tsow k-: man. if One of the most enjoyable affairs of! the week was the reception given I Friday evening by Miss Trent Keitt I .?gi in compliment to her house gue3ts, j * j Misses Frances Knight and Lucjls j | Gray. About thirty couple? were j ja; present, and after an hou. or so spent j 1 in Dleasant conversation, delightful. refreshments w^ere served. Punch was served during the evening by Miss Mary Frances Poole. A very enjoyable affair for the he children was the double birthday ,1., party given - Thursday afternoon by Q0 Miss France^ilartin and George Mar he ! tin- About firty children were prea ed; eat and after several games ana con- j x-jtests delightful ice cream and cake] e-j were served. _ ^ | he1 illj&EATH OF A FORMER he | NEWBERRY LADY IX TEXAS or i After a lingering illness Elizabeth ed Susan Sterling, aged 63 years, died he last Thursday at Valera, Texas, \rhere I ar she had made her home for the past ha f-rr-Qiiro roar? living with her broth 1b, ed. Her body was shipped to New-i ?a.! berry, reaching here Sunday on the j ed 12:15 Southern train, the funeral tak rf-jing place that afternoon at 2:3$ at! n- i the Cleland burying ground, service! ; being conducted by the Rev. R. H. | :es1 Burris. The following were the pall- j n-j bearers: J. E. Senn, J. W. Wilson,; b-j.i. T. Senn. Langford Dehardt, Eu lly! gene Senn and Reeder Pitts. She is he survived by two brothers, J. T. Ster bej ling of the county and D. L. Ster i's ling of Valera, Texas. :S9 - * >E(rRO .NATIONAL HEAXTH TOJSK APRIL 22 to 2S ed: to J Frcm April 22 to 28 "Negro Xation ly j a] Health Week" is to be observed bv all negroes. This means that all negroes are to clean up their prem-j' ises. Clean up the back yards, front j yards, under the house, sun the bed j clothes, clean the beds, kill bed bugs, j wash soiled bedding, scrub floors and give special attention to kitchen and cooking utensils and everything nec essary to promote good health. All negroes are asked to join in j this great cause as we believe it will j help diminish the increasing death roll among them. ft Death of Mr. J. W. Franklin. - ' tTTVo r>"L-1 in HiprJ at. hiS dv | home in West End on Monday morn- j ue ing at about eight o'clock, after a] li- lingering illness of Bright's disease. i He will be buried this afternoon, ser ng1 vice at the house at 4 o'clock, to be 110 conducted by the Revs. J. W. Car m j son and B. L. Knight. en ! Besides his widow, Mr. Franklin i3 w1 survived bv two daughters. Mrs. John ed Wood and Miss Docia Franklin, liv-j sg- ing in West End, and a married of daughter in Gainesville, Ga., and by as three sons, Messrs. Henry, .John Eddy i and Proctor Franklin, also of West de! End. He was one of three brothers, : trinlets. two of whom survive, one liv ing in Saluda county, the other at Goldville. Pomaria Pastorate. Editor Herald and News: Kindly announce that during the week there will be services as fol lows in the Pomaria Lutheran pastor ate: Pomaria Lutheran church, Thursday night at 8 p. m., with ser mon by Rev. S. P. Koon: Good Friday at St. Matthews, 11 a. m.: at Betiiie hem. 3:30 p. m.; at Pomaria. 8 p. m. Confirmation at the Holy Communion at Bethlehem and Pomaria on Easter. Special music. A cordial wel^me to all. S. C. Ballentine. Pcmaria. S. C.. March 31. 1917. Death of Miss Ola Rin?er. Miss Ola Ringer. 20 years of age. died on Sunday morning at 1 o'clock at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Job H. Ringer, at Mt. Pleasant, this county, and was buried on Sun nay afternoon at 4 o'clock, at St. Matthews, service conducted by the Rev. S. C. Ballenthie. Miss Ringer had been a great sufferer, having un dergone several operations at the hos pital daring the past year. THE \K\VS OF PROSPERITY. Joly Week Services at Lutheran < i>ureh?1*. P. 1'. HeetJnjr?Lieut enant Lester Visits Old Home. Prosperity. April 2.?Dr. .1. S. ^'heeler is home after a seven weeks' stay at tbe Columbia hospital. His 'riends are glad to see him out again. Lieut. Allen Lester of the lT. S. A. irmy en route tj Xew York stopped >ver for a few days to visit his moth .r, Mrs. K.osa L.esier. l.ieui. | ;vhile here made an interesting and' nstructive address before the school.! Lieut. Lester has been transferred: from the field artillery at El Paso,' rexas. to the ordnance department j ir Sandy Hook, X. Y. ' blisses Lena and I^aurie Lester of Columbia were here for a few days last vree-K to oe wita tneir Lieut. -Lester. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Bower3 of Greenville are visiting at the home of i Mr. L. S. Bowers. j Mesdames X. L. and L. A. Block1 have gone to Bowman to visit Dr. A. I L. Black. Misses Li Hie Sease and Mary Mc-! Kee of the St. Lukes school spent Mr. no Den ijULLltSr Oimiici nj.ro v, the cveek-end with Miss Tena Wise. Sunday at the home of his fathers' Dr. R. L. Luther. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Priee and Mrs. P C. Singley were in Saluda Friday for Field day. Mrs. J. A. Singley is spending the week in Saluda with iici father, Mr. N. L. Black. Mrs. Carrie Leaphardt spent last week with her sister. Mrs. .T. H. Barnes on R. F. D. No. 1. Mrs. Sallie Black of Columbia is visiting ner aaugiuer. .virs. ''mmu Price. Mrs. Nancy Wheeler spent Satur day in Newberry. Miss Bell .Hunter of the St. Lukes section is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. H. Hawkins. Rer. J. M. White will attend the Presbytery in Georgia this week* Mrs. Henry Parr of Newberry spent la3t Wednesday with Mrs. J. S. ivYlieeler. M!k? TTdna Fellers has returned from a visit to Newberry. Miss Grace B. Reagin spent Satur day in Columbia. Mrs. Alma Xance has returned from a visit to Kinards. Mrs. Addie Hodges will come home this week after a month's star with relatives in Greenville. The William Lester Chapter U. D. 0.. will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock with Mrs. H. P. Wicker. Holy Week will be observed In Grace church with the following sub jects and speakers: Theme: Words of Christ on the Cross. Palm Sunday Mgnt, s o ciock. rust Word on the Cross?Rev. C. J. Shealy. Monday Night, 8 o'clock. Second Word on the Cross?Rev*. Rallentine. Tuesday Night, 8 o'clock. Third "Word on the Cross?Rev. J. .T. Long. Wednesday Night. 8 o'clock. Fourth Word on the Cross?Rev. J. B. Har mon. Thursday Night. 8 o'clock. F'fth Word on the Cross?Rev. G. S. Bear den. Good Friday Night, 8 o'clock. Sixth Word on the Cross?Rev. B. W. Cronk. Easter Day, 11 o'clock. Confirma tion, Sermon by the Pastor and Holy Communion. Easter Parcel Post Social. The Calendar Society of Central Methodist church will hold an Easter parcel part social on Wednesday af ternoon, April the 4th. at the par sonage. To this they invite not only the ladies of the congregation but their friends from the other denomin ations. The hour is five o'clock. 30 as not to conflict with other meetings on the same afternoon. NOTICE TO COLORED TEACHERS ~ ? ?*? nil f AT'VUV UF 3JtITiitiJtini ivi .ui A meeting of the Colored Teachers association will be held in the Hoge school building on Saturday. April 7th. at 11:30 o'clock, a. m. All teach ers are asked to be present. U. S. GALLMAX. Col. Supervisor. Uncle Callie Harmon had half the nff llic linilRP on tup tui u \yu v* .. 0 Thursday preparatory to having new shingles put on. Fowls were dressed, friends invited to assist and all ready vrhen the rain came on Thursday night. Imagine the situation: No roof and the rain falling.?Indian Creek Cor. Saluda Standard, 29th. We will have with us again llttTe Mabel Taliaferro, who is called the bewitching little Metro star. She will shine in the sparkling Wonderplay of "The Sunbeam" at the opera house on weanesaay. iius uniiiam will twinkle on the screen to the de 1 isrht of her many Newberry admirers. The play shows the contrast of vice and virtue, property and wealth. A Washington dispatch to the State daily newspapers stated that Repre sentative F. H. Dominick would prob ably be placed on the committee on insular affairs and on one of the elections committees, which the dis patch says "bid fair to be more; than ordinarily important this tirnej because of tlie closeness ot trie party balance." ihist \y sinr.s M SU> k WITH Ol't waptm>G J First American Lives Lost by Jiritteh Admiralty Order of .November '-i. 1 1914, Which Was the First Docn-! 1 ment proclaiming- RuthJessness of ] \avai Warfare?This Document i* < Omitted From the Official White j t Book. i i The Charleston American has, in ( photographic reproduction, the fol- i lowing letter signed by Secretary of State Lansing. This is a reply to a ' question asked of him by the Hon.' George Holden Tinkham. on Febru- j ary 28, 1917. Secretary Lansing's re-; ply is dated March 9th. and was re- , ceived by the Hon. Tinkham on March; oi I ol. How this correspondence came about is explained below by Mr. Km;l Ahlboru, 2.r>8 Marlborough street, Boston, in "Exhibit B." Address Official Communications to the secretary of state. Washington. D. C. | Received March 13. Department of State. i<T?nV>in rr+ <->vI "\Tn T/^Vl ^ 1Q1T VV rtouiupiuu, ?UU1 \,AA V, The Honorable George Holden Tinkham, House of Representatives. Mr. Dear Mr. Tinkham: I am in receipt o? your letter of February 28, 1?17, enclosing a communication from Mr. Kmil Ahlborn, 258 Marlborough street, Boston, Mass., requesting that he be informed why this government omitted from its official publication of the documents relating to bellig erents and the rights of neutrals and commerce the British admiralty or der of November 2, 1914, declaring | the North sea a military area. In reply I would suggest that Mr. Ahlborn be informed that as it was impossible to publish all the materia! in the department relating to the war and as the order of November 2, 1SH, has already been made public by the department, it was deemed unneces sary at the time to reprint the order in the official White Book. T am, my dear Mr. Tinkham, Verv sincerely yours, .ROBERT LANS TNG. 7n3.7211?Tinkham, G. H. D.. MemorjndnttL 258 Marlborough Street, Boston, March 27, 1917. When my attention was called to '?^ ^ WTritf. J tne omission uom me umum j Book. published by the State Depart - j ment. of the British admiralty order 1 of November 2. 1914. declaring the j whole of the North sea "a military i area." where "merchant shipping of j all kinds, traders of all countries,, j fishing craft and all other vessels will [ be exposed to the gravest danger from : j mines * * * and from warships," I ( asked one of my senators. Mr. Weeks. ' ana my congressman. .?i. i , to ascertain the reason why this Brit ish admiralty order had been omitted by our state department. Later I also learned, from the Congression al Record, that at least two Ameri I can ships, the Carib and the Evelyn ' had been sunk there with loss of ) American lives. j Mr. Lansing's letter to my con-' ! gressman. Mr. Tinkham. printed in ! photographic reproduction on the at-! ; tached sheet, speaks for itself. ! In case you should have no immed-j 1 iate access to the official WTiite Book : refererd to by Mr. Lansing. I wish j to state that it begins witn aispaicnes i date August, 1914. and that it pur-i ports to be a complete collection of; the important documents in question, most of which, T understand, had pre-! viously "been matfe public." This1 i expression is- apt to confuse the cas-! j ual reader. (There .is a fundamental; (difference between "making public"; land "officially publishing.'' The for-! ! mer means giving copies of news and j documents to the representatives of i the newspapers, as is done twice daily! j by the department of state, to be [ < thA tviifnr? of these papers j I as they see fit. The latter means j 1 publishing under the authority of the department of state. Our department] of state has never officially published ; the British admiralty order of Nov ?tnber 2, 1914. which was the first document issued by any of the bel- < ligerents, proclaiming the ruthless- ! ness of naval warfare. The British admiralty order of Nov- j ember 2, 1914, was the first order is-! sued by any of the European bellig- j erents to estaDlisn a miuxa.iv dies | -' > -^o inVh seas. We did not protest gainst this. The American ships sunk in this ^ oroa werp the first American ships so sunk. (We did not specifically pro-j test against1- their sinking. The A/qfT-iran lives lost when these j ships ^ereunwarned, were the; first American rives so lost. We ut- j tered no protest. If the loss of American lives on: j American snips, suuk unr>a,i 11 V^Vl I ii ; I the military area established by the' German order of January 31, 1917, has created, as has been claimed, a "state of war" between the United States and Germany, such a "state of war" has existed between the United States and Great Britain since the winter of 1914-191 5, when the Ameri can steamships Carib and Evelyn, and possibly others, were sunk unwarn i or! ti-ifv. in?i nf American lives. That the state department has en- j deavored to suppress the facts by omitting the British a-dmiralty order of November 2, 1914. from its official] White Book, does not alter the case, j Emil Ahlborn. j PKEPAB.VTIOBfS GOING FORWARD FOR FIELD DAY Preparations are going forward for < rield day, Friday, April 13tb. The various commitees have been ap pointed, and already we find evi iences of good results. The indica ions are that Field day will be large ly attended. The people generally <eem to be interested and willing to cooperate. The high school declamation con :est will be held on Thursday night, kpril 12th, at 8 p. m., the boys' con :est in the court house, and the girls' ontest in the Newberry high, school, rhe eighth, ninth and tenth grade3 iviil be in the contest. The grand parade will move promptly at 10:00 a. m., Friday morn-1 ing. It is suggested, however, that j :he school children assemble on the | :vourt house lawn and form in groups j by 9:30 a. m. Each school will form " lift Una nf mor^hincr ^<v>nrdirie' tn ' its school district number, with the exception of Newberry, "which will r:oirie last. The Newberry band will [ furnish the music and will lead the j parade. Pupils will march four j abreast. Each teacher will march1 with her pupils. The parade will j move down College street to Main: street, thence to Nance street, on j Notice street to the opera house,! thence along Law Range to College ' Ptreet, and thence to the college cazn- j pus. All the trustees of the county; are invited to march in a body after! the school children pass. Each school entering the parade: is requested to carry a 36-inch, by! 48-inch banner, give its yell, and wear its school colors. For the sake of economy and uniformity, all chil- j dren of each school are requested to I dress in simple uniform, such as, for the girls, white middy blouses | with garnet collars. The various literary eoatests will: begin at 11:50 a. m. and will be held; in the college buildings. The assign- j ments are 39 follows: First Grade Reading?Excelsior \ Hall, Holland Hall; Mrs. J. T. Vic-1 Crackin. conductor. Second and Third Grade Reading ?Prof. Derrick's room. Holland Hall; ! Mrs. W. Y. Fair, conductor. Fourth and Fifth Grade Reading?j Prof. Stem pie's Room. Kellar Hall; ' \Tiss Alice Cannon, conductor. Second and Ti d Grade Spelling ? P-^I. W R l K0i" s room, i ra1 building; Miss Grace B. Reagin, conductor. Fourth and Fifth Grade Spelling Prof. Setzler's room. Holland Hall; Miss Annie F. Faris, conductor. Sixth and Seventh Grade Spelling ?Prof. Bowers' room. Holland Hall; Prof. Chas. B. Hanna. conductor. Second and Third Grade Aritlime- j tic?Prof. Voigt's room. Holland Hall, j Mrs. Walter L. Buzhardt. conductor.; Fourth and Fifth Grade Arithme- I tic?Prof. Cannon's room, Holland ! Hall; Miss Lizzie N'eel, conductor. i Sixth and Seventh Grade Arithme-1 tic?Prof. Kinarcl s room, nunauu Hall; Miss Ola Brown, conductor. Elementary school boys' declama tion contest?Auditorium, Holland Hall; Prof. L. W. Bedenbaugh, con ductor. Elementary school girls' declama tion contest?Phrenal^osmian Hall, Holland Hall; Prof. R. C. Hunter, con ductor. Eighth. Ninth and Tenth Grade Arithmetic?Prof. Stemple's room.' Excelsior Hall; Miss Mayme Switten-j berg, conductor. Eighth. Ninth and Tenth Grade Spelling?Y. M. C- A.. Smeltzer Hall; i Prof. ('Wilbur Epting. conductor. Dinner will be had at 1:00 p. m.1 on the college campus. Each person who attends Field day is expected to bring a basket dinner. Baskets should be marked with the names of j owners and schools. The baskets j may be stored in the gymnasium, j Groups of schools will have dinner, together as follows: Garmany. Mt. Bethel and McCrary; Mrs. ,T. A. Sease in charge. Ma yb in ton, Mt. Pleasant and Broad River; Mrs. R. E. Ringer in charge. I Cromer. Betheden and Long I>ane: Mrs. F. H. Ctiandier in cnarge. , Trilby, Mollohon and McCullough;! Mrs. M. L. Baker in charge. Belfast, Tabernacle. Kiuard-s and, Independence; Mrs. R. G. Smith in;' charge. Smyrna and Bush River; Mrs. Geo.; P. Boozer in charge. lalapa and Tranwood; Mrs. W. C. i Sligh in charge. Mudlic, Vaughnville and Chappells; Mrs. A. P Coleman in charge. Reagin. Ridge Spring and Silver street; Mrs. J. M. Nichols in charge. Deadfall. Ttopia and Hartford; Mrs. A. P. Werts in cuarge. Burton. Dorainick and Trinity; Mrs. i T. R. Hendrix and Mrs. Jno. S. Long-j shore in charge. ? t Tohnstone and Union; Mrs. Ola; Ranks in charge. i St. Lukes and Big Creek; Mrs. Geo. ( F. Hunter in charge. O'Neall, Wheeland and Fairview; Mrs. W. M. Lester and Mrs. Ed Sease in charge. Little Mountain; Mrs. Jno. .j. ljuhs in charge. S^vilton. Mt. Pilgrim and Excelsior; Mrs. J. B. Pugh in charge. Prosperity; Miss Effie Hawkins in cbarge. Central and Pomaria; Mrs. Jno. C. IB AND NETV RAIDER SINKS MANY SHIPS "The SeeadleiV Formidably Armed German Craft, Operating in the Sonth Atlantic. Rio de Janeiro, March 31.?A new German raider, slipping past the Brit ish warships on guard in the .Vortfc. sea, has r xiched the South Atlantic and sent eleven or more merchantmen to the Wtom. According to survivors from the sunken vessels, the raider is the See adler (Sae Eagle), a formidably arm ed craft, operating with the same sue cess and daring as its predecessor, tne Moewe. which recently returned to a German port after playing havoc with, shipping in the same waters. News of the activities of the raider was brought to Rio de Janeiro by the French bark Cambronne, which ar rived here yesterday. She had ?n - board 285 men from the crews of ves sels sunk by the Seeadler. Point of EaconBter. The Cambronne encountered fciae raider on Marcn 7 at lauruue south, longitude 7 weet, a point in the Atlantic almost on a line with Ri? de Janerio, and about two-thirds of the way to the African coast. After survivors had been put on the Ca? fcrorTie she was ordered to proceed to the coast of Brazil, a voyage of twenty-tvro days. According to the Jornal de Brazil, the raider was loaded with mines, which explains the destruction of Tas sels off the coast of Brazil. The com merce destroyer is reported to be armed with two guns of 156-milli meters and sixteen machine guns. Tke vessel has three masts and is equip ped with ,wirele.*s. Its crew consMs of sixty-four men. under the com mand of Count Ukner. Eported by F-V>at. According to the refngees, the raid er left Germany on Decmber 22. es cortea uy a ouomarine. i\o com plaints have been made as to tke teratment of the sailors -while they were prisoners on the raider. Thay save the name of the boat as the Set adler, and say that she -was provis ioned for eighteen months and had a great supply of munitions and explo sives. On sighting a merchantman, the '-aider hoisted a Norwegian flag, wViir?Vi -n-ac r* nnla r>Arl Kir fhp Oo-rrw an ensign when her pjey was withia reach of her .suns. Among the refu gees are two women, the wive? of two of the captains of the sunken ves sels. Helj Week Serriees. There will be Holy Week services at the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer as follows: Wednesday 8:00 p. m. Thursday 8:00 p. m. Friday 3:00 p. m. Life lessons from the Passion his torv of Jesus Christ will be nresent ed io the sermons. The public is cordially invited. TOING GIRL TO RE3LVIX WITH ADOPTED PARENTS Columbia, March 31.?Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Leach of Columbia were allowed to retain tne custody or tneir 1 ^-year old adopted daughter. Myrtle Leach, alias Mildred Mulkey. in a decision announced today by Judge J. W. De vote. Custody had been sought by tTie mother of the girl, Mrs. Mildred Vandiver. of Houston. Texas. The judge's decree holds that Mrs. Vandi ver. who was for some years an oc cupant of an Atlanta house of ill tame, is not a suitable person to rear the child, and that her adoption by Mr. and Mrs. Leach was perfectly legal. W. F. C. Aull in charge. Hunter DeWalt and St. Paul; Mr? Bernice Werts in charge. Fork and St. Phillips; Mrs. Edwlu Halfacre. ZKm and New Hope; Mrs. M. H. Folk in charge. Pressly and Rutherford; Mrs. Min nie L. Caldwell in charge. Whitmire; Mrs. Elizabeth Douglas in charge. Monticello and Saluda; Mrs. E. T, Mayer in charge. The ladies in charge of each group are authorized to aoooint sub-com mittees to arrange for the collecting of dinner at each school. Each group of schools may expect to entertain about ten judges for dinner. The athletic events will begin at 2:00 p. m.. and will be on the college athletic field. The names of the contestants frora. each school who are to enter the lit erary and athletic contests must be sent in by April 6. 1917. to Chas. P. Barre. Names received after the above date will not be considered. The next regular teachers' meet ing will be held in the court house on Saturday. April 7, at 11 o'clock in the morning. All the teachers of the county are urged to be present. J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, will address the teach ers at this meeting, and immediately after the meeting of the teachers Mr. Swearingen wishes to have a confer ence v.-ith the school trustees of th9 /- i-kiinfi- TVi a tr'ictooc o r A aslrpd trt make special note of this date. Sat urday. April 7, and be present, possible. Several important school problems will be discussed.