Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UQUOR SHIP REPORTED TO BE SINKINI Steamer heads for Havana Wit Hastily Arranged Cargo of ui law Spirits--Army Transport I Distress. Boston, Jan. 18. The British freigli er Yarmouth, which left New York fo Havana yesterday with a cargo of li quor, reported in radio messages toda that she was sinking. She gave he position as latitude 39 north, longitud 74 west, and saidl that she was "2. miles northwest of light vessel num ber three." The message said 'forwar ballast tank leaking into engin room." A heavy mist prevailed. The Yarmouth registers 725 tons. Loaded With Whiskey New York Jan 18.---The cargo of li quor carried by the freight steamship Yarmouth consisting of whiskey, gir and champagne is valued at $2,000,00( She left this port yesterday afternoor for Havanna with a heavy list to stirt board owing to the haste with which longshoremen loaded her in an effort to get her away before prohibition became effective at midnight Friday. Revenue agents were at the pier watching to see if the ship would put to sea before the amendment went into effect, but at midnight there were still two barges filled with cases of liquor along side and large stocks of it on the pier. The entire shipment was stopped by the revenue agents but yesterday afternoon the Yarmouth was permitted to proceed with what had been put aboard. Liquor Left Behind About 3,000 cases of liquor said to be worth between $250,000 and $500, 000 at present prices were on the pier under police guard when the steamship moved out. The Yarmouth flies the colors of the Black Star Line Steamship Corpora tion ,the first company of its kind to be owned entirely by negroes. The officers and crew are of that race, and the original intention o fthe companys founders was that cargoes would go to negroes only. Cutter Goes to Rescue Philadelphia, Jan. 18.-The com Un 30x3J od 30 x 3%/ Goody Fabric, Anti-Si munication officers of the Philadelp navy yard said tonight that the co, guard cutter Itasca stationed at N York and two steamers had gone the assistance of the' steamer Ya mouth. The distressed vessel sent I S. O. S., from a position twenty-fc miles north and lightship, or ab< thirty-five miles east of Cape Ma t N. J. r Transport in Distress Boston, Jan. 18.-The army trat r port Powhatan with 500 passeng< aboard sent word by radio today th she was in distress about 500 mil east of New York. The boiler roc was said to be floded with the wat gaining and help from the pumps u jcertain. The steamers Western Comn and Cedric, which replied to the di tres calls were asked to stand by. Captain Randall who signed tl messages, have the position of ti Powhatan as latitude 4.15 north, lo gitude 62.1 west. The first message said the tran ports fire room was flooded with ti pipes choked and water gaining. ] a second message Captain Rands said. "We have 500 persons on boni 13oiler room flooded. Desire shit st:. 'd by until results of attempt I I raise steam to start pumps is knowr The coast guard cutters Ossipee f Portsmouth, N. H1., Acushnet at Woo( Hole, and Gresham at this port, t< night were ordered to the assistant the Powhatan. To Transfer Passengers New York Jan 18.-A wireless mc sage received tonight from the arm transport Powhattan in distress abot 500 miles e ist of New York, state that her passengers would be tram ferred to the White Star Liner Cedri as soon as the weather permitted. Th message asked that tugs with 'heav towing gear' be dispatched as soon a possible. The Powhattan which was formerl '' Hamburg-American liner liar burg and prior to that the privat yacht of William Iohenzollern saile from New York for Antwerp on Fri day morning, with 271 military an civilian passengers, it was announce at the army transport offices. Sh carried a crew of 150 men, and ha sual Val for SmC Not only is conspicuou but ordinar onot greater is actually 1: The combi> cost and ve result of C and caree making of asGe itis in1 Ford hie small car, ai Station. Ge I Tourist Tul oaroble-Cure $2000 Goodyt thcr fread.... - reinfor .. cheap t ~ar Single-Cure $1'"65 than t .t Tread.---- - proo/6~ mmmII uIIumIIIIuIunummuunuuuU luNU111U1 IIHIUUi ~iI>~Ill BW, t, C I ; e ut Ly, Whole at - es : We h et _M_ "- right. te ceries s Stri1 0S =_ Reme -C goods y ; _ t c = ri =! Below Iseman s 4 aboard a cargo of militar ysupplies. Passenger List The passenger list of the Powhattan army officials said, was classed as I follows: 183 military, 84 war department, two commerce department had two navy department. Included among ue-In T ill Cars characteristic Goodyear in Goodyear Tires for sm ily the first cost is found than that of other tires; c ass. aIation of unusual valuei ry low final cost, of court koodyear experience, exp< mployed as insistently i 0x3-, 30x3%/- and 31x4-int :he construction of the f jord Tires used on the b tnobiles.' tsonl more cars using thesi factory-equipped last yea ~ires than with any othei usual tire value to enjoy o rolet, Dort, Maxwell, or .t the nearest Goodyear t these tires and Goodyear es at this station. Aar Heavy TIourist Tubes are thick, strong :csnspropecrly. Why risk a god cas ube? Goodyear Hleavy Tourist Tb cs cost ibes of Icss merit. 30x3% size in wale ag......................... ARENCE sale and ave the goods, an Why pay a high when you can etly Whol mber, there is no here. Everythii Buy Here and CLARENCE Mercantile Co. these was a party of 75 former service men and officers who were on their a way to the French battle fields to C begin the work of returning the bodies c of American soldiers to this country. t The expedition was in charge of Her- a bert S. Foreman, a former artillery 7 officer of the Rainbow division. s ,o Lres C ti Itl s p N merit ill cars I to be iften it b n first se, isa a artness n1 the h tires t amous ighest- ' 3 small r with C kind. n iyour other service.0 Heavy it Elt tubes that lag with a little more LR ____EMA Retail ( d they are pric price for Heav get them h esale Pt shelf-worn and ig is fresh anc Save Money. ISEMAN, The first wireless message receiv< t the army transport office fro aptain Randall, the ships comman rE gave the vessels position at lai ude 41.05 and longitude 62.14 whip rmy officials said was approximate 00 miles ea'st of New York. The me age said: Fire Room Flooded 'Ship leaking in fire room. Fi >om flooded. Steam not sufficient perate pumps. Assistance requeste fortheastern gale blowing." Shortly afterward another messaf sported that the White Star ling edric was standing by. Col. Mitchell, in charge of the arn .ansport office, asked the naval al orities at Halifax to send tugs I e assistance of the distressed ve !l immediately. Three revenue cutters from the B< m district, two destroyers from Ncv art and the two army transpor1 orthern Pacific and the Martha Way gton have been ordered to procec nmedlately to the assistance of t owhattan, Col. Mitchell announced The transports Northern Pacific an te Martha Washington homewan >und from Europe with the last cor ngents o fthe American Expeditiot ry Forces from Brest also were not 0----.. iILL WAGE WAR ON LANDLORD Washington, Jan. 18.-Through th >llection of taxes on 1919 income te first step in which will be take >morrow, the gqyernment will wag ar on profiteering landlords wit weet revenge" in prospect for "ti nant who has had to dig dleep int s earnings to pay a high rentali First intimation of this new aspe< nine tonight in announcement b aniel C. Roper commissienr~ of thi ireau of internal revenue that formr ir making income tax returns whic ill be in the hands of all intermn venue collectors and ready for din ibution tomorrnow, will contain eton providling that tenants sha elude in their statements th nounts of rents paidI and to whor was paid. This information wil turnedl over to the Department o stice to be used in its high cost o SLOW . DEATH ches, pains, nervousness, difi-. L;y3 in urinating, often meon1 ernousc disorders. The worldnl tandlard remedy for kidney, liver. 'ladder and uric acid troubles GOWDMEDAL ring~ quick relief and often ward oli e'.dly d:ienses. Knuown as the niationai 3imedy of Hloiland1 for more than 200 oars AUl(druggists, in three sizes. N, ;rocer! E ed just I y Gro ere at ices! stale new. Fanning, S. C. lIIIINI INIIIIIIIillIs illllllliisiiisIIIIIIIIIIIIIIin IIIils llllis s iis ad living campaign. mn While the work of collecting the d- income taxes will be just as heavy i- this year as it was in 1919, the gov h ernment will receive less revenue. In ly stead of collecting six per cent on in s- comes between $2,000 and $4,000 from irarried persons as was done last year (nly four per cent will be collected ce this time. Single persons will get an o exemption of $1,000 as was provided d. under the previous revenue law. On incomes above $4,000, the normal tax e will be eight per cent instead of 12 r per cent of last year.' But the sur tax begins operation at $4,000 and con y tinues upward until the government - will assess sixty per cent of annual o incomes above $1,000,000. 3- Internal revenue oflicials will lend income tax forms to all persons who >s paid taxes 'last year. Others who are r- taxable must apply to the collectors ;s for them. Mr. Roper warned that h there would be unswerving enforce d ment of the revenue laws. e Returns and at least one-fourth of the amount due must be in the hands d of internal revenue collectors by d March 15. -NOTICE 0 FDISCIIARGE I will apply to the Judge of Probate for Clarendlon County, on the 16th (lay of February, 1920,. at 11 o'clock a. am S fo Lctters of Discharge as admiinis trator of the estate of Lula I. Sinn, e deOceased. ,J. G. Sinn, npd-. Administrator. S Summerton, S. C., Jan. 15, 1920. e CITATION NOTICE a THlE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Clarendlon t Bly J. M. Windham Probate Judge: Whereas, .Joseph Sprott made suit y o me to gr~ant him Letters of Admin-. C strationi with the Will annexed of the s Estate and effects of Nelson Sprott h T'hese are, therefore, to cite and ad 1 monish all and singular the Kindred ard Creditors of the said Nelson Sprott deceased, that they be andl ap a pear before me, in the Court of Pro bIlate, to be held at Manning on the e 2nd day of February next, after pub-. lication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the 1forenoon, to show-cause, if any they Ihave, wly the said Adlministrationi fshould not be granted. Given under may hand this 17th dny of January Anno Domini, 1920. J. M. Windham, pEl' Judge of Probate. CITATION NOTICE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Clarendlon By J7. M. Windlham Probate JIudge: Where~as JTacob JTohnson made suit to. me to grant him Letters of Ad miniatration of the Estate andl effects of, Dill woodI Johnson. T hese are, thereforo, to cite and ad monish axll and singular the Kindred and Creditorn~ of the said Dillwoodl .Johnison deceased, that they be andl arppearI before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Manning on the 29th day of .January next, after 1)ubl1ication hereof, at 11 o'clock iin the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the saidl Administration should not be grz~ntedl. Given under my hand this 10th (lay of January Anno Domini 1920. J. M. Wlndham, pEl Judge of Probate.