Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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REFORM LEADERS PROTEST Blease Claims Right to Hare Major it j of Voters of State Represented on War Boards. (By Jesse S. C'ottrelL) Washington, June iy.?A formal protest against the personnel or tne exemption boards of South Carolina who are to pass upon the question of who of the flower of tne young man hood of that state shall be conscripted for soldiers in the war with Germany was filed today with the/provost mar shal of the army, General Crowder, by former Governor Cole L. Blease, chair man of the committee of the Reform party, which recently met in Columbia to ask that they be recognized in the war machinery of their state. Protests. The former governor reached here at 11 o'clock today with W. A. Stuck ey and went at once to the War De partment with Congressmen Dominick and Xicholls. They had been provid ed with the list of the exemption board nominations made by Governor Man ning. Former Governor Biease was spokesman for the Reform party of his state and insisted that one-half fViQ -n-Mto vntorc Smith Carolina Are identified with the Reform party and that the list failed to contain- any of them except in rare cases. He said this was partisanship, and that all he could do was to lodge a formal protest and ask that at least one member of the board*in eacn precinct or county, as the case might be, come from the opposition party. General Crowder gave the delegation respect "inH /I 5? T* Afl that PVeVV thing said would be duly considered. It develops that protests of one kind or another have come from the ma jority of the states as to exemption board appointments. Governor Blease went nome louigm.. MOTOBMAtf MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH Columbia, June 18.?Mr. E. T. Buff, a motorman of the Columbia Street ' .Railway company, me: a horrible death here shortly before noon today, ha foil nndpr a moving: Dassen ger train which he was attempting to board, the trucks of the coacn pass ing over him and almost completely severing his body at the point of the abdomen. Mr. Buff was 46 years of age and leaves a wife and seven chil dren. He lived at 09 Cainoun street. Mr. Buff had intended going to Leaphart, a small station a few miles above Columbia. Reaching the Ger vais station o? the Columbia, New berry and Laurens railroad, just as passenger train No. 52 for Laurens and Greenville, which he had Intend ed to catch, had pulled away from the station and was passing through the -rrowie >10 r-on and attemDted to hoard the train in motion. It is seated that the train was not running rast, hut that Mr. Buff did not succeed in his efforts to board one or two of the forward coaches, and, failing in that, he caught at .the hand rail to the steps of the rear coach. As he caught or attempted to catch the rail he was jerked or thrown under the train, and the rear left-hand wheels of the car passed over his body. Death, of course, was instantaneous. The accident oc curred at the foot "of Lady street. The engine was driven by Engineer Keith. Mr. Buff was well known in Colum bia and he had many friends. In ad dition to his wife, the following chil k MM i& You don't have to \ The steady blue fia Takes half the drudgery No fires to build?no a< stuffy, hot kitchen. Does everything a coal 01 do. Far more convenie more. 2,500,000 America dren survive him: Alma, Leora, Sadie. Louis, Manning, Matthew and Sammr*. = He is ?.!so survived by a brother wao iives in the Dutch Fork section, anl1 a sister. Mrs. Price, who lives in Lex- ! in2ton county. >YILL ESBOLL 1V01IES FOR FOOD CAMPAIGN | ! Hooker Starts Preliminary MachJii ! cry for Great Work for Nation s Good. Washington, June 18.?Preliminary j work of organizing the country's | housewives into a great food conser- i j vation army was started tocray oy Her ! bert C. Hoover. The task of enrolling them as actual members of the food i administration is undertaken at tiie direction of President Wilson without! ; awaiting the action of congress on the j administration food bills. Actual registration of the women will not begin until July 1, but Mr. Hoover now is organizing his staff to carry out the work. Operation of the plan will be in the hands of four main divisions?an advisory council of vvo- i men, an advisory council of house*^!cll economy experts, a committee on vol- J untary service, and the women's sec-, tion of the council of national defense! and State defense councils. Actual administration will be along! five lines?domestic science instruc tion, publicity, supervision of member shin. development of State relations, and cooperation of organizations. Mayor Mitchell of New York tele graphed Mr. Hoover today that the city government *vould cooperate with tne food administration in every way possible. "The wise and frugal use of our food supply." said Mayor Mitchell, "is an obvious necessity which has been pressed upon our attention in New York in advance of desirable national legislation." I Motion pictures will be used. Mr. J Hoover announced today, to teach food conversation measures and the elimination of food waste. Mr. Hoover announced plans today for enlisting the aid of the country's ! summer schools in teaching household [ economics. A comprehensive course in home conservation of food will be prepared by a committee or agricultur al department experts ana officials o: the bureau of education for presenta tion to the schools. Through the schools Mr. rioover ex-; pects to reach some 200,000 :eacners, who will return in the fall to about 125,000 communities. Later the plan contemplates the teaching of food con servation in every public school in the nation and in most of the colleges. Organization of trades that deal | with food distribution will be under ; taken as soon as the food adminis tration is formed. A Jfarathon ! They were holding a midyear exam ination in one of the schools. The subject was geography. One of the ; question was, "What is the equator?'' rnnn ^ Y"i TTTftl* rtf 1 iicr cquaiui, 1 cau unc auonci \jl | a nine-year-old boy, "is a menagerie lion running around the center of the ea7fh."?'Philadelphia Ledger. When She Was Kneaded j Ten-year-old Lenna had been taking , osteopathic treatment, and her little friend Mabel was curious to know what the treatment was like. "Well, I'll tell you, Mabel," Lenna said seriously: "they make bread ofj you.?Exchange. "IT STAYS PUT" vatch things if you cook on t me stays low or high?righ r out of cooking. Ask your dealer to >ncsf no uiiit nu iyit 510^ Perfection feature r wood stove will ALADDIN nt and costs no Always clean ant n homes are now that you are sup :tion. kerosene. NDARD OIL COMPA (New Jersey) Vl C BALTIMORE d. Va. MU- Charlesta Til K FKOBLEX OF ?CAXP MO\ROE" Supposed to Keep Up Mobiliza tion Camps, liut Law Adminis tration Has Leit State With out a Cent. j Columbia. June 18. ? Adjutant uenerai wnuam vv. ;viuure ieiumeii iu his office this morning from Charles-, ton where he has been in onsulta-M turn v'th officials of the department j ; or' the southeast in regard to increased accommodations which it is desirea I ' to provide at Camp Moore, the state 1 mobilization camp, for the reception ^ of the First and Second regiments of i and other South Carolina * troops, Adjutant General Moore said J that the plans would probably have tn hp submitted to the War Depart- * ment. * The general military plans coniem-'1 plate that the states shall furnish and ( properly keep up the stare moblllza- ? tion camps, but South Carolina is in the position at this time of not * having a cent with which to do the' work. The ca^np was originally pre-'. *./? J n a ori rv> An + o 1 /tomn orrm m ^ / pal eu as a lcgimciuai taiuji giuuiiu j -> and later, when the two regiments weer i mobilized there, accommodations were 1 only necessary for about 2.500 men, at < that time the strength of the two or-;l ganizations. Now, however, accom-; ? modations for abo-ut 4.500 are needed, i 1 if both regiments are to be encamped! at the same time, and the adjutant!*5 general's office has requested the aid: of the department of the southeast in j this regard. j '< One of the main troubles !s TacTc-oij1 sufficient water supply for 4,.r)00 men, and additional wells and another pump are needed. Tt is estimated that tfte present pump working continu ously could supply the necessary Quantity of water, but in case of a J temporary disarrangement of the me-jJ chinery the water supply would runi short. Additional kitchens and messj, houses and <t.her accommodations arej also necessary. Adjutant General Moore said this j . morning that there should be no diffi-r. cultv in taking care of the First reg-1 , iment with the present accommoda tions, and that, at all events. :n case of absolute necessity, tne two regi ments could be taken care of. but he was hopeful of favorable action by the War Department upon the request for federal aid in properly preparing ^he camp. >n\M\G IGNORES BLEASITES (itj Jesse S. CottrelL) Woc7iincrtftn Tuno 1S?TTio T?e>fnrm party in Soulh Carolina will get little consolation out o fthe list of mem bers for exemption boards whlcn Governor Richard I. Manning nas sub mitted to the War Department for ap pointment by the President. The list reached the office of General Crowder. provost marshal, today and this of ficer at once telephoned Congressmen Dominick and Nichols tnac. the much- ^ expected document had arrived. The Same. , They at once went to the depart ment and found that the governor naa t named practically the same persons for the exemption boards as consti tuted the partisan registration tx>aTds that he had previouisiy named and which brought a storm of protest from former Governor Cole L. Blease and others, the men being in each county the clerk of the county court, a doctor and a civilian, the oniy Blease men named as a rule being those of the clerks who happened to be friends he New Perfection, t where you left it. show you the new revers voir, an exclusive New cm Tt>rrv mi of the reformers. Mr. Domlnicx a:. once telegraphed forr.ier Governor ? Blease and he will be here tomorrow to go over the list and his protest will be presented if he desires to sub mit one. No Protest Mr. Nichols said that he would j neither protest nor approve of the list because, while few if any Blease men! were named in his district, ffiev were all his friends and he could sot dis-i mite that they -would Co melr duty.; Mr. DoTiinick declined to say what he j would do. Not until Governor Blease' reaches here tomorrow will :t nej known what the result win lie. but; General Crowder said that rormerj governor Blease would be permitted! :o lodge any protest that he may have, rhat the list is so radically partisan md that the Blease people were so grossly ignored is a surprise to ail tvho had been taken into the confi-, lence of the War Department and'; shown the list. EMBARGO GRAIN TO NEUTRALS.; Washington, June 19? By control )f shipping under the embargo pro-; rision of the espionage act President; iVilson is going to prevent the exportj )f grains 'by neutrals,. This was j 'orecast tonight in a statement is-1 sued by Secretary of Commerce Red-j ield. Ventrals hnvp hnnsnT nn mnrp>l *rain than will be harvested. For weeks they have been busy in t*he southwest where the crops already ire being moved. Unless :ne embar go act is put into effect, foodstuffs which this country and the antes neevT, will be shipped to the neutral coun tries. To avoid this, and while tne Lever food bills are per ding in congress, the president will use the embargo as [lis* weapon. Executive Order. ''Thp nrp^iriont " stivs \Tr "R 'has under consideration the execu tive order and proclamation creating the new board of export control which will be administered subject to the president'* approval, in int?rnationa\ asDects bv the Department of State, I and as to administration or State.! and as to administration details, by' ihe bureau of foreign and domestic | commerce of the Department of Com-j ?nerce. "The general control of exports, if :he president approves, will be lodged with a board to be known as the 'ex port council,' which will consist or one :>r more representatives or the De partments of State, War, Navy, Com merce and the food administration, and such other advisers as the sec pfarv r?f mmmprpft mav filfip.t "Export licenses will be issued by ;he secretary of commerce in accord ance with the principles and policies laid down by the export council." That's Simple 'Thwart are thim buckets tor or. iie shilf in the hall?" "Can't vez read, fool? It says on :hem, "For Fire Only." "Thin why hov they put wather. in :him?"?New York Herald. li ncipa There can be no doubt as to the merit of Cardui, the woman's tonic, in the treatment of many troubles peculiar to women. 1 he thousands nf wompn who have been helped by Cardui in the past 40 years, is conclu sive proof that it is a good medicine for women who suffer. It should help you, too. Take Mrs. N. E. 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My feet were tender and sore and 1; could hardly walk. I suffered for( about" two years when I got Doan's: Kidney Pills at Gilder & "Weeks' Drug1 store. The first box helped me and several boxes did me a world of good." | Price 50c., at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Higgins had. Fo?ter-Milburn Co. Props. Buffalo, N. Y. No Punctures ? No "Blowouts" THINK of 15,000 miles from one set of casings without a puncture or "blowout"! This is not excep uonai, dui me orainary experience or tnousancis ot car owners who have substituted. ESSENKAY Tire Filler for the treacherous and expensive inner air tubes. As exclusive agents for essenkay, we install it in your tires and give you personal service tbat positively assures you freedom from tire troubles of any kind. 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The ambition of tbe Southern Railway Company is to see that unity of interest that is born of co-operation between the public and .1 :i?tKaf fair nnH frank oolicv:n the manare LUC IcUilUAUo, iw ? ment of railroads which invites the confidence of governmental; tfoncs; to realize that liberality of treatment which will enable k ' to obtain the additional capital needed for the acquisition of better an* enlarged facilities incident to the demand for increased and better service; and. finally? To take its niche in the body politic of the South alongside o* other great industries, with bo more, but with equal liberties, equa! rights and equal opportunities. r " The Southern Serves the South." b Southern 'Railway, System Excursion Fares Via Southern Rail way System from INewberry, 5. k,. Lake Junaluska and Waynesville, N. C $5.45 Account Chautauqua Period, Sunday School Board, Work ers' Conference, Board of Missions, Epworth League, tickets ?" r P. ?C* t m I o 1 'I -I 04 1 - i ?micf O A c UU MIC j my 13, 1U, iy, -i, *., jj 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19, limited 17 days from date of sale. Rock Hi!I, S. C. $3.65 Account Winthrop College Summer School, ticketsjon sale June iS, 19, 22, July 4, 5, 6, final limit August 6, 1917. MaaUvtiIIa ^ 1 ^ nas&iviiiCy i wiiii* y/utuv AccDunt Peabody College Summer School, tickets [on sale Jane ir, 12, 13, 14. 21, 22, July 20, 21, 26. final Jimit ti5 days from date of sale. Charlottesville, Va. $16.50 Account Summer School University of Virginia, tickets on sale June 17 to 25, final limit 15 days from date of sale... Atlanta, Ga. $6.15 A Gen/Motion nf "RntArv Clubs, tickets ACCUUfll ilJlCiliaiiuuai on sale June 15, 16 and 17, limit June 25, 1917. Black Mountain Ridgecrest, N. C. $5.10 Account Various Religious Assemblies, tickets on sale May 31, June i. ii, 12, 13, 2if 22, 27, 28, July 5, 6, 13. 19. 20, 27, 30, August i, 6, 10, 14, 17,, final limit 17 days from date of sale. Athens, Ga. $3.95 Account Summer School University, tickets on sale june 30, July 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 30, with final limit 15 days Jota rtf CQ IP IlUlii uai\. Wi Proportianately reduced fares from other points. Call on local agents for further informa tion or address S. H. McLEAN, D. P. A., Columbia, S. C.