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VOL. XXXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918 No 12 AMERICA WILL AWAIT ANSWER FROM HOLLAND Reply from T'e Hague to Allies' De- I mand for Itch Ships Expected In Washington Today NO DELAY BEYOND TUESDAY If Holland Answers Unfavorably Stars and Stripes Will Be - Raised over 1,000,000 Tons of Shipping Washington, March 17.-Holland's reply to the American and British de- I mand that a voluntary shipping agree ment be put .into effect despite Ger- I many's opposition, in default of which ] the Dutch vessels in American and British waters would be seized under ancient law, will be awaited before further action is taken by the United States Government. Dispatches from The Hague tonight indicated that the reply was en roite, but probably would not reach Wash ington before noon tomorrow, when the time limit set expires. As it is believed now, Holland will assent to the Allied proposals, officials here de sire to delay action so that transfer by agreement may be substituted for seizure, although in either case they would be entirely, within their rights I under international law. Tuesday the Limit At any rate the addition of 1,000,- < 000 tons of shipping to the resources engaged in the fight for world free dom will not be delayed beyond Tues day. The American flag will be raised over the 700,000 tons in American a waters as soon as the transfer is made a and the vessels will be put into the food transport service. It was stated officially tonight that f there has been no change in the terms of the American ultimatum, which of fered Holland ample food supplies and sufficient tonnage. Whether or not as sent is given to the terms, the ships will be acquired by the Allies tomor row or Tuesday. Concessions to be made by Holland to Germany in the matter of barges for internal commerce were not dis cussed by officials. Holland Cables Answer The Hague. March '17.-After a ' cabinet council lasting into the night, the government cabled to London a message, which according to reliable information, probably will lead to a satisfactory conclusion of the shipping difficulty. t An Amsterdam dispatch on Satur day said it had learned on excellent I authority that the Dutch Government a had accepted the demands of the En tente Allies relating to the use of Dutch ships in the danger zone. Generous Offer London, Friday, March 15.--In view of the decision of the Entente Allies .1 to make use of Dutch shipping now in Allied ports, Reuter's Limited pub lishes a note comparing the generous offer with the Allies, before deciding to take over the ships, made to Ilol land,. with the German practice of either bottling up Duten ships or ,if they came out, sinking them ,with no replacement being promised or in tended. "In considering the decision of the Allies," the note says, "some reference is needed to the past course of the British commercial negotiations with Holland. Early in the war Holland ceased to supply us with any of her products except at exorbitant prices, that it was only after prolonged nego tiations that she agreed to sell us a fair share on terms which could be seriously (entertainedi. Locked Up Her Ships "When the German unrestrictedi 'warfare wvas announcea: Holland ailone of all the northern neutrals did nioth ing to counteract these lawless Ger.. man methods, but locked up all her own ships in her own ports or other ports. "As is kniown, chiefly owing to the action of the 'Netherland Government, negotiations for the use of Dutch ships has been drawn out and delayed. The British and Allied Governments feel the time now has passed for such dilatory negotiations. "The Allies offered the Dutch as liberal a measure of rationing as the world shortage and the Allies' require meats will permit, against a number of concessions from HIolland, of which the most valuable was the use of ships. "It shouldi be stated that the barge tonnage to be replaced at the disposal by the. Dutch is at any rate equal to the ocean-going tonnage which the Allies. would get under the proposed shipping agreement. Germany has 'some barge tonnage, but not crews enough to work it satIsfactorily and so wants Dutch crews. "In view of all these cIrcumstances, the Allied Governments have no course left to them but that indlicat eId. ----- AVIATORS MAD)E. FIRE PROOF Washington, March 15.-Flame proof masks, shoes, helmets, gloves and suits for aviators have been deC visedl undler the dlirection of the avia-1 tion section of the United States sig nal corps,I it was learnedf tonigh. This4 *protectiory against fire is to be com bined also wifth a thermos suit, elece trically heated, to keep American fly ers warm at high naltns PAXVILLE. Mrs. H. S. Boyd from Lamar came ast week to the home of Mr. J. M. 3oswell, where she was summoned on iccount of the serious illness of Mrs. 3oswell. Mrs. Jeff Martin and baby, Hazel me, from St. Paul, are spending a 'ew days at the home of her mother. Mrs. M. S. Broadway. Mr. Eugene Whisonant, a teacher n the Sumter High School visited at he home of his cousin, Mrs. J. W. Mims, Jr., last Saturday. Miss Leatha Edwards and Earle 3erritt, the popular teachers of the traded school spent the week-end in Manning, at the home of Mr. Vernon adwards. Miss Catherine McLaurin, of Vedgefield, was a visitor at the home f Mrs. S. E. Curtis last week. Mrs. B. W. Cutler has returned rom a visit to her mother, Mrs. J. 11. 3oswell, at Foreston. Miss Lizzie Hodge of Columbia pent a few days of the past week at he home of Mr. Pat Hodge. Miss Mary Lee Cutles went to Sum er on Monday where she has accept (I a position. Mrs. Shorter and family from Davis tation spent Sunday with her sister, Qrs. L. Weinberg. Miss Aileen Richbourg from Sum nerton is visiting relatives in the ommunity. Cards have been received here an ouncing the marriage of Miss Mae ing of Sumter and Mr. A. F. Jones, f Mt. Airy, N. C. They were quietly harried on last Thursday afternoon t 4 o'clock at the Methodist parson ge by Dr. Truedale, in the presence f a few relatives and friends, Mr'. and 'irs. Jones left on the evening train or a short visit to the groom's home, fter which he will resume his dutien s traveling salesman. Paxville W. C. T. U. Meeting The March meeting of the Woman's hristian Temperance Union was held n last Wednesday afternoon at th:' ome of Miss Daisy Abrams. Miss Jes ie Curtis, acting president, con'uct d the meeting and led the devotional xercises, commenting very beautiful y upon the 121st Psalm. The tem erance quiz fro mthe Union Signal vas given by the different memebers. srs. W. R. Keels read an appeal urg ng more subscriptions to this W .C. . U. paper. A letter was also read rom Mrs. Robinson asking for a con ribution to assist in purchasing a ypewriter for the Hostess House, at ,amp Jackson. The treasurer re sorted some dues sent in, and the mount asked for the Willard Memor al Fund. The holding of a medal con est was discussed, and it was decided o begin at once to arrange for same. his committee to be appointed. The uperintendent of the White Ribbon tecruits reported the following names dded to her roll: Frances Willard 3roadway, Susie May Stone and Hat ie Geddings. Mrs. F. S. Geddings ead a beautiful extract, "The Origin f the White Ribbon." This was fol= owed by the song "My Mother's Vhite Ribbon." U ;on the conclusion of the pro -rami he ':llowing resolutions were adopt d ,s. suggestion from an Iowa W. C. . "Believing that gossip is one of the vorst evils and the common cau:se of nan's contention towards man, we are Resolved: that slander against one'. haracter, true or untrue, shall not be aid at our door. "That we will not listen to idle gos ip. "That we will not repeat detrimen al reports unless necessary. "That we will not be inquisitive as o affairs to learn about wvhich aight reate slander and gossip. "Thaxt we will not cast reflections apon any by either tone or gesture. "That we wvill guard against uin :ind insinuations that may hurt some mno's feelings. "T1hat we will teach our children to xbhor gossip and exaggeration and mot allow them to tell tales out of chool." . That we will suspend judgment un il we knowv the truth." A dliscussion by the mothers rela ive to child-training wvill, we hope, be mlpful along with the (different ex ieriences given by them. The meet ng adljournedl to meet next at the iome of Mrs. John Ardis. Delicious refreshments, consisting f ambrosia, lemonade and assortedl akes wvere served by the hostess, an<d delightful social half hour was en MRS. T. W. G;UNTrER, ublicity Supt. of the Paxville 'W. C. T1. U. ~axville, S. C. Mar. 18. 1918. [EDERAL, SURVEY SHOWS MORE SUGAR CONSUMED Returns from the first war emer tecy food survey madle by the U. S. )opartment of Agriculture indicate hat the amount of sugar consumled in 917 was about 88.3 pounds per capita rhereas the average annual consum ion for the 5-year period -endling in 910 was 84.7 pounds per capita. The 'vident increase in consumption, says he Department, is due in part to the nereasedl manufacture for export of omimodities like condensed nilk and .0 an increase in population coupled vith an increasedl consumption by in lviduals and .to an increase In con.. mumers' stoks. ANTI-REFO HOPELES Columbia, March 19.-In order t< get a clear conception of the politica situation in South Carolina today, an( to understand fully how completely the Reform faction has that situatior in its hands, it is necessary that recen developments in connection with the Tillman-Lever fiasco and the result. ing stampede in the anti-Reforn ranks be viewed in the light of the campaign of 1913, when *Tillman deliv. ered his eleventh hour stab agains1 Blease, forsaking the party which ha< placed him in power in 1890 and kep1 him in power for twenty-two yaers. The anti-Reform press is hopelessli at sea today without the slightest pos. sibility of being able to right itsell and to rally wholeheartedly to the support of Senator Tilman, and with out the possibility, now that Tilimar has definitely announced his candida. cy, of being able to get its forces sol. idly behind any other man. The reasot is not far to seek. The anti-Reforn press has never had any love for Till. man. The Columbia State was estab lished in 1891 for the avowed purpose of fighting him. There is not the sha. (low of doubt that in 1912 a good por. tion of the anti-Reform press woulk have been delighted to see both Till man and Blease defeated and the Co lumbia State set a trap for Tillman in to which the senior senator walket and out of which he came very nearl: not being able to extricate himself The conspiracy failed, however, ant Blease was re-elected governor. Till, man was also re-elected senator, aftei a hard struggle, but he forever alien. ated from himself the faction in Souti Carolina politics which he had former. ly led, and which had made him gov ernor and United States senator. Ii the hour of their need he had faile< them and gone over to the enemy, up. on the invitation of Mr. William E Gonzales, then editor of the Columbit State, and now minister to Cuba. The Columbia State has been writ ing a series of editorials during th< past several (lays in an effort to extri cate itself and the anti-Reform fac tion from the meshes in which it ha become entangled. It has not ye been able to muster up sufficien courage to come out boldly and de clare for Senator Tillman for reelee tionfi but it is -holding its nose an gritting its teeth and making grim aces, which are pretty sure signs tha it is making an earnest effort to swal low the bitter pill. "To avoid confusion in future," say; the State, "to print and keep the rec ord straight, it is well to say nov that whatever opposition has develop ed to the reelection of Senator B. R Tillman had its origin in the group o South Carolina politicians and voter, who call themselves the Reform fac tion or Reform party. It has been un derstood and openly said for man, months that the Reformers would se out a candidate for senator in 1918." The records show how utterly with out foundation in fact the underlyinj basis of this statement is. The rec ordis show that the opposition by th Reform faction to its former leader Senator Tillman, had its origin in th Tillman-Gonzales "frame-up" of 191 for the Columbia State has never de nied that on August 23, 1912, any August 24, 1912, its Washington cor respondent, Mr. P. H. McGowan, re ceived from its editor, Mr. William F Gonzales, three telegrams, somewha of the tenor as follows: "Tillman, wrote private letter t Ferguson in Spartanburg, which is se vere arraignment. Blease knows con tents of letter and is sure to strik Tillman with full force of his organ ization on Tuesday. If we could ge whole letter published, Tiliman's gain on Jones' sidle wvould counteraet losse sure to be sustainedl in pre~sent statm~ Keelp T1illman from knowihg source o information. Place facts before hir and b)eg for wvhole letter." "If corresponde~nt could get cop)y : letter, the matter in it could be sen out from Spartanburg." "Tillman's letter must strengthe Jones' lines andl cause Bllease losse' S(iHOOL. NOTES Of Interest to Teachers, Trustees an Others Teachers and~ truste's th-oughou the county are urged to give the prc per attention to the filing of the at nual rep~orts as reqjuiredl by law. Th~es reports sh~ould be correct, andl nc mere make-shifts in order to get. th last paywarrant cashed. T1he count sup~erIitendlnt can r.3fus: to pay th: claim unless the report reqiuired i properly made out and rnent in wit last claim. TPruat';es should see tht the last claim is so marked thath may know what is the last. Field Day programs are being sen out to each school this week. A should r'ead the suggestions and ac prompltly, in case the school (desirest h ave any or all of its pupils carr flags in the panrade. These flags ca be bought very cheap). Everyone who is competent to teac school, and wvho (desire to teach th commig year should take steps to qual ify at the examination in May. Th war has called many of our youn men teachers into service, and will b calling more. The positions filled b thenm must of a necessity be filled b ladles. This will call upon other de( partments for its femna tea,.hers w, RM PRESS 3SLY AT SEA Blease will fight Tillman, who will get many Jones votes." Governor Blease showed by affidav its that he had never seen the Fergu son letter, and declared that when the editor of the State wired that "Blease will fight Tillman," he wired what was willfully untrue." But these telegrams brought about the eleventh-hour stab from Tillman. That is the record as it was written, and it cannot now be camouflaged. The Reform party has not suffered by Senator Tillman's deflection. The sufferer is the senior senator himself, who must by this time realize that one cannot with impunity desert the peo ple who have made him with the ex pectation of finding as loyal support n the ranks of those who have always - fought him. The Lever attitude and the "Lever questionnaire" must have brought this truth home very forcibly to Senator Tillman. i With Senator Tillman's chances for i re-election gone glimmering, as a re sult of the opposition to him in the ranks of the anti-Reform party, in terest centers upon Mr. Lever's atti tude and upon Mr. Lever's chances, if he should decide to enter the race, iwhich is not regarded as probable: Mr. Lever's position at present was pretty fully given away by his "question naire." He is in a receptive mood, with ia "strong desire not to antagonize the 'desires of Senator Tillman," but want ing to succeed Senator Tillman if ho i is advised from down here in South Calorina that Senator Tillman cannot be re-elected. This attitude has not appealed to either faction, and has weakened the support which Mr. Le ver would have had, had he boldly - made up his mind for himself as to w hat his "duty" was in the. premises, 1 instead of flirting with the Tillman vote as a self-contsituted apostle - whose "duty" it may be to run for the high office of United States Senator in order to "save to the state." It is - pointed out with considerable force that Mr. Lever might do well to judge - the temper of the voters of South Car - olina, by their action in the past, and to recall to his mind that it was only t six years ago that a chief justice of the supreme court resigned his office - to make the race for governor in or tier to "save the state." The former I chief justice sacrificed himself with - out avail, and when he was defeated t the anti-Reform faction, forgetful of - his sacrifice, showed him the same lack of gratitude which has been characteristic of it (luring the entire political history of this state. , The condition of Senator Tillman's _ health will n< peimit of his making a campaign, and he has stated that he Swill not do so, except through the a newspapers, assigning as a reason, however, that his duties will not per mit him the time. This situation will , probably increase the activity of the t anti-Reform faction this year to abol ish the country-to-country campaign. . They may succeed, but it will avai! , them nothing, because Mr. Bilease will be able to reach the people and to state to them his position on every is sue confronting them. Ile is opposed to the abolition of the country-to coun try system, but whatever action is taken in regard to it he has stated that he will endeavor to make a speech within the hearing of every man who desires to know the truth. The present political situation in t South Carolina has been shaping itself for the past four years. It is the natural result of the "ring rule" of the Manning administration-of the bitter partisanship and extravagance of a bureaucracy which loutly proclaimed . that it would know no factionalism. t With a free bailot and a fair count, the Reformer-s will sweep) the state this summer all along the line, It is pointed out by Mr. Blease and other leaders, however, that their first dluty is to attend the A pril club meetings, in order that the machinery of the party may be madle to represent fair Ily the majority of the white voters t of the state, and in ordler that the will of that majority may not continue to n be defeated, as was the case in 1914 . and~ 1916. are best suited for the position of principals. Then again many of the d teachers have (qualified for govern ment positions, andl are continuing to look in tha tdirection. Also, the v'ari t ous business dlepairtments are calling .young ladies. All this will tend to -create a shortage in the niumber of e our teachers, and which must be large *t ly recruited from among those wvho e have not taught. y Let all wvho are capable take the e next examination. s Ih T1he increasedl cost of living as a re t sult of the war is out of all proportion e to the usual salaries paid our teach ers. This is tendling to dlrive' many from the profession. To meet the con t dlition, trustees in most places will he Il called upon to make very considerable t raises in salaries. This they are not o well able to (d0 for the lack of suffi y cient funds. The funds must be in n creased, or the terms cut dIown. The latter is not best, for the reason that our terms are not long e'nough b at best. More money then will be e needled, Taxation is and has been the - Ipopular and proper way, hence unless you disrits are already levying its h lmit wvould be to take steps to in e crease your finances. I know $that y taxes are high, and many (do not like y it, but the school tax is dlifferent from the other kind, andl that is the money 0 paid by you is spent in your own com. ALCOLU NOTES We have been blessed with a fine rpm since last writing, which was much appreciated, as everything and everybody feels better after a long needed rain. Our town is wide awake now, and everybody seems to be in a good hu mor, while there are lots of us who have sad hearts, over this war, and the separation of our loved ones, but we who are deprived of our loved ones still live in hopes of their return some sweet day. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Collins, of Lake City, are visitors at the latter's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Martin. Mrs. W. J. Floyd spent a few hours at Mrs. B. N. Stewart's Tuesday night as she was returning to her home at Sumter. Mr. Charlie Chapman, of Cam: .Jackson spent Saturday night and Sunday with friends in Alcolu. Miss uline Stukes of Manning, spent Sunday at the home of M.rs. J. C. Harvin. Mr. Frank Martin of Camp Jack son spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Martin. Mr. David Hodges, better known as "Gyp", from Camp Sevier, returned to Camp Sunday morning, after spend ing several days with home folks and friends. Gyp surely has made good and he surely looks well. Uncle Sam should feel proud of young men that have applied themselves as Gyp has since being in his service. Mrs. B. N. Stewart and he- daugh ters, Aline and Marie, are suffering with what is called the German measles. We have had several cases of the German measles in our town. Mr. Blaney Brunson has resigned his position at the dairy, and has gone to Greenville to make his home. Misses Lettic and Leda Dennis of Turbeville returned to their home Sat urday morning, after spending sev eral days with their cousis, Mrs. len ry Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hines are the happy parents of a pari of twins. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lide, are both sick in the Florence hospital, hut we hope for them a speedy recovery. Miss Alice Harvin has been suffer ing with a bad sore throat, but is better now. Mrs. Julia Hinson spent a few hours with her sister, Miss Alice Harvin, at the Stewart boarding house Sunday p. m. -0 This is a Friendly Contest. Political rumors of all descriptions are going the rounds nowadays. One rumor is that if the present mayor is re-elected he will turn off the fire company, with one or two exceptions. Another is Mayor Coffey was not born in Manning. And still another the Mayor had the seats that were used by the "weary Willies" knocked down Of course, all of this is politics, but sensible people pay no attention t( such rot. This has the appearance of .a drowning man grasping at a st raw We hope our people will vote as their Judgment dictates, and not listen t< political tricks that might be pulled Everybody in Manning knows both candidates that are offering for th< mayorship. They also know they are both gentlemen, and to resort to any trickery would show had taste. Thi. is no state election, but merely a con. test between home folks. So let's say nothing disparaging about any candi date, and we will remain friends fm all lime. munity, and for buildinii up your see tion in good, intelligent citizenship. The State SupeHrintendioetismkn a dIireet aplpealI to school off icials t do all they can to lesse'n t he amouuant of illiteracy in our st at(. One neech~ only to consulIt the club rolls of on county, 01r to sean the (questionia irer recently fi led to see thew needI of mort and better e'duication. What cani you Mr. Reader, do to help alonig in thuis Iine ? Well, some help a long by keep ing their chb iIren out of school if they happen not to Iikew the teacher. Som< help along by sending their childrei about one-half the time while the'y ar< pretending to send, and lby senidinig on Iy when they have nothing special foi theiri (h ildiren to do at home. M any othe'r reasons of this nature coould be found. A re'cenit act of the legislature pro v ides' for the cre(ation of an em ploy' ment agency wvhereby teachers can~ s'ecuire Positions without the usual e'' pense of having to pay five per centi to someW teachers' agency for notify ing them wvhere they can get a posit ion. Trustees can call on that. (epartment at. any time for ai teacher. It is hound to wvork for good to the state. It. will cost the enrolling teacher ow'. dol1lar n~1 year, and the trustees nothing, for this service. A canvass of the schvols of this county wvas madle some (lays ago ini the inte'rest of organizing them into membership in the .Junior Red Cross work. Several schools have raised the necessary amount and have applied for membership which will be coim leted in a few (lays. The other schools should take stops, if they have not already done so, to organize. When any school has raised an amount eqlual to twenty-five cents for each pupil on its regIster, sendl to IMrs. J. K. Breedin, or E. J. Browne, who will see to the further organiza tin. BERLIN HOPES TO BECLOUD ISSUES Italian Statesman Urges Allies t" Keep Real Issues Before the People GitEAT FAITHI IN AMERICA London, March 19, (Tuesday) -RB-. meo Gallanga Stuart, a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, and repy resenting the the Itafiaa cabinot, is An address before the A merican Lunch eon Club today, after ascribing the Italian disaster last autumn to the German pacifist propaganda, declares that the Central Powers now were launching a still more insiduous diplo matic offensive against the Entente Allies by which they hope to beeloud the real issues of the war and thereby weaken the allied purpose and effort. "Let us keep the real issues steadi ly before us," he said. "When I heur people talking beautifully of a leagute of nations and, the possibihti -of t erendums aiming at self-dei :rinia tion, I say all this is very fine, emz Mt& 'us win the war first. Then we cura put all these ideals into effect. It is certain that we cannot put them intg: effect until we have won. "Let us concentrate on the work ins mediately before us I. t us unitedly convince Germany that the Entente is going on with its whole strength until the aims and false ideals of the Cen tral Powers are entirely defeate:l. The alliance with the United Statet is a great factor in the morale of it today. The majority of Italians, par ticularly the lower classes, know America better even than they know E .gland or France. In the old days we used to say we admired Germany but we loved France, and we some. times added that we both admire& and loved England. The feeling towarN America was like the latter, only nt. so. "When you ask an Italian what ht+ thinks of the situation since Russit. dropped out, he invariably answers: "But the United States has come in." "If an Italian had ever been asked which he would choose. as an all, the United States under President Wilson, or Russia, under either the Czar or Lenine, he would have voted unhesitatingly for the former. The former French minister ot rn sion abroad, Ilenry Franklin Bouillotx spoke of the defection of Russia fronm the alliance as "the greatest treason the world has ever known." The situation at the present time, M. Franklin Boullon believed, is the gravest since the war began, and he declared-there was no doubt that the 1 Entente is face to face with a ver. long war. CIVIC LEAGUE The Civic I.eague held its last meet ign on ionday afternoon, and as us ual, it was a real live meeting. Out president always has something newt to help forward the work undert:ken by the Legaue. The ladies have just about finished up I the "'Cha in Teas,. and the proceeds of these was fif'Il dollars, which amount the e:ague gaVt to our lied Cross. he flower sale, too. whieb took place this month was a gre} mm ers;,, every flower ordered hi ing been si1hV T'lhe school grounds eancmnittee is putting out grass and othertr ".te;a ea tifying the school groundsb. The eimie mittee and all of thc llres of the ILeague wish to thank 1ir. .oe his and ,11r. .ace Riigby for thi part they have done to help formarad this work. The school chiiIren. too, ha'ive been nice to respond to .\sis Guossie's call. Now, the I .eaguie is looking forwin' to a weddling soon . A wihbre'~ t's~ will lie of initerest to moc-t averyhiunl in towvn, sii luookl 'it for an invit :tetu Tlhe other cnittii s a -re at w ork Senatori I lho 1-. Ahl I .auru n ft nettsville,. by ins iit~ jn : lhirssedc ib citi.ens of this tii :ml cuonai~ty F'ridayi evening:at t re schbool aul tori um,. IIle iadue a torceful anud It Iling arbilress in rttton mal theit war. Thei pirogram ifotr thei e'vin ig was as; filb lowvs. IAmer ica. so ng by thit audIience , led~ by a spiecial c ho ir, dIireced e by .\his.c C'ora C::ntey. l'rrnyer biy thle Itvr .\'lr. TI~ imle. Addrress by lIon. .h..A. lk:lks, i-tato senat or fromr(. Calouni tounity*,- initre during Senator Me-lauuirn. StarSpanledBanner, biy thli choir. At. th lihouitir for t h( ciiinen'icement. of the exuercises it was learned that. Senator Banik-s hadl met withl an acci dent, ani d crouldi not reach Sum merton on time, anid Senator \Melaurin was intriduoced lby I)r. EllIison C apers-, wvho presided at the iiee(tinig. Seto Bankst airrived, anrd at the' roonclusio* of Mr. McI~aurtn's address was asked to replly to the seiniment: ",John k Mcauirini, a statesman of whom South Carol ina is .iustly proud.'' Scenator Banks' reply was fin a happiy manner. The me~etinig was hirge'ly atte'nded by ai imost appilreciative audtienrc' who fre qulently chetered( thie speaker, dqnmon. strating a hiearty approval anid appre 'iintioii of all that lie saidh. It. secemed to be0 the unanimous opinion that Sen aitor McLauirin had not only chairmedl theaaudienice of this place, but that he hdrendleredl a patriotic service ta