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^ ^ V,r\ '- J , (- .J v - - _ ' V 1pPyV<':. ' * .' ' . "' ' .'. ' 1 V * JBitabliahdl in 189L . JANUARY 14-21 WEEK' TO MOVE FREIGHT SA'ADOO APPEAL8 TO PEOPLE OF UNITED 8TATE8 FOR IT8 OBSERVANCE. WILL CLEAR IIP CONGESTION' 4 An Earnest and United Pull Al( Along the Line Will Achieve Wonders? Administration Subjected to First Attacks at Capitol. Waahinc'on. ? The administration bill to regulate government management of railroads was subjected to Its first attaoks at the capltol. Resolutions were introduced in the Senate seeking to 'amend the section . providing for indefinite, continuance of government control by providing for automatic return to private control after th?f war. The basis of compen- ' sation on the earnings of the three ' years ending last June 30 was criticised in a hearing by the Senate inter- J state commerce committee by Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the execu- j tive committee of the Southern Pa clfic, who suggested instead the two J and u half year period between July 1, j 1015, and December 31, 1917, arguing that earnings for 1915 were be- ^ low normal. Thft Hntiun Iniorolalo ' _ >.wuuv? lUiviovato CUiUUlCI to committee will start hearings on the bill and will hear Interstate Commerce Commissioner Anderson explain the measure. A The railroad administration devoted itself to executive measures to clear up congestion on eastern railroads, and Mr. McAdoo appealed to the people of the United States to observe the week of January 14 to 21 as "freight a moving week" through an organized g movement to unload cars and turn them back from terminals. In antici- n pation of government assistance in ^ railroad financing, roads were Instruct- 4 ed to report immediately the amount p, of capital they need for the coming tl year. Mr. McAdoo's statement on a concerted movement to clear congestion a said: h "I wish to appeal to the people of the United States to observe the week ^ beginning January 14 and ending ' January 21 as 'freight moving week,' ! ( and I earnestly request the governors a of the various states, the public util- 1 a lties commissioners, the mayors of p national defense, the federal and state * food and fuel administrators, the chambers of commerce and other c business organization, business men ? and shippers generally, trucking companies and all railroad employees con- * cerned, to orgnnize locally and mukp 1 a supremo effort during this week to n unload freight cars, to remove rreight from xailroad stations and to clear .,.v the decks for a more efficient oper.i- P tion of the railroads of the country. P ."An earnest and united pull all u along the line will achieve wonders -1 in this direction. We can help our-, 1 selves and relieve an immense amount c of suffering If we attack the problem ^ vigorously-and In the true spirit of co- 1 S - nnnrntlnn " * e SUPREME COURT HOLDS DRAFT ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL t Authority of Congress to Declare War 1; and Provide Armies Is Power a to Draft Men. o Washington.?Every contention rals- f ed against the selective draft act was li swept aside by ^he supreme court In f an urnnlmous opinion delivered by h Chief Justice White, upholding the law v as constitutional. Authority to enact c the statute and to send forces to fight t the enemy wherever he may be found, o the court held. Ilea in the clauses of c the constitution giving Congress tho n power to declare war and to raise t and support armies. "As the mind cannot conceive an o army without the men to compose It." t said the chief justice, "on the face of n the constitution the objection that It d does ndt give power to provide for n such men would seem to be too frivol- b ous for further notice." C The opinion then proceeded to take up and definitely dispose of each of V the qaany questions raised by counsel for the convicted persons whose appeals brought the law before the court. No action was taken by the court In the several pending cases involving e charges of conspiracy to prevent the (1 carrying out the purposes of the law. T It is understood that these cases, n which Include the appeal of Alexander Herkman, Kmma Goldman, Louis Kramar and Morris Becker, convicted In 1 New York, later may be made the c subject of a separate opinion. * __________ I D ARMY CANTONMENT AT BEVOIR, VA? AUTHORIZED 8 Washington.?Construction of an army cantonment at Bevolr, Vs.. near Washington, for the training of 16,000 r engineers for overseas duty, was au- * thorlsed by the war departmen*. * Three months will be required to com- t] plete the camp, hut troops will be " seat there as soon as accommodations ' can be arranged for small units. ' Drafted men. who by training are quel- * tiled' for engineering work, will be E among those sent to the new cemp I *' I " ' ' ;*c." | T *i vV^mSSKnEHB?r-*3 SHr\ ^Tr.;. ... /' . * *fT* . * *. > > < -" ', . ' ' * V ' i- . * " THE y . ^ i J. SEYMOU^ LLOYO j New portrait of J. 8eymour Lloyd, it who has been made director general of tl -ecrulting In England. He ie well reread In military affaire, and under n] lis supervision recruiting already has jr ncreased largely. fl, f( JEW POLICY 15 ANMC'JriSIC? Cl n lRE THOSE WITHOUT FAMILIE3 fl K1 DEPENDENT UPON THEM tj FOR LIVING. *1 P " P< ill Men Who Have Reached 21st 'a n Birthday Since June 5 Are a] Required to Regiater. e; Washington.?All men for the war rmies still to be raised bv the United b bates will come from Class 1 under si le new selective service plun. That ei leans the nation's fightin-; is to be a one by young men without families Sc ependent upon their labor for sup- ei ort and unskilled in necessary Indus- p, lal or agricultural work. tl Provost Marshal General Crowdor fi nnounces the new policy in an ex- ri austlve report upon the operation of c< te selective draft law submitted to t) ecretary Baker and sent to Congress, oi ie says Class 1 should provide men tl ir all military needs of the country, a nd to accomplish that object urges tl mendment of the draft law bo as to ei rovlde that all men who have reach- it d their 21st birthdays since June 5. ei 917, shall be required to register for hi lassiflcation. Also, in the interest ci f fair distribution of the military bur en, he proposes that the quotas of p tates or districts be determined ereafter on the basis of number of ien in Cluss 1 and not upon populaion. G Available figures indicate, the re?rt says, that there are 1.000.000 hyslcaily and otherwise qualified men c< nder the present regulation who will ei ie found in Class 1 when all ques- pi ionnaires have been returned and the l&ssiflcation period ends February 15. ? ?o this the extension of registration 1 o men turning 21 since June 5 of last ear and thereafter will add 700,000 je< ffective men a year. I'*1 Class 1 comprises: j fi' Single men without dependent rela- ^ iveB, married men who have habitual- c< | y failed to support their families, who i re dependent upon wives for support | ni T not usefully engaged, and whose j4*' amllies are supported by incomes (sc ndependent of their labor; unskilled iei arm laborers, unskilled industrial la- !p lorers, registrants by or in respect of jdl rhom no deferred classification is ' laimed or made rcplatranla mlm " . ?-> "MV ,M" i d submit questionnaire and in respect j f whom no deferred classification Is '1 laimed or made, and all registrants >Ki lot included in any other division of/' he schedule. j" I Narrowed down under the analysis!" f the first draft made in the report./ he plan places upon unattached single | nen and married men with Indopen- ^ ent Incomes most of the weight of military duty, for the aggregate numer of men in the other divisions of dass 1 is very small. di lOMPULSORY RATIONING F IN ENGLAND IS COMING London.?Compulsory rationing is o be put into effect in F^ngland at an ti arly date, according to Ix>rd Rhond- ei a, food controller, speeking at Sil- ti erton. He prefaced his announce- A lent by saying that he was afraid c< hat compulsory rationing would have tr j come, mat 11 wan on its way, and F ben declared that his department had ompleted a scheme and that as soon ri a the sanction of the cabinet had 01 een received It would be carried out. tl ENDING RELIEF NOW M TO VARIOUS 8ECTIONS Washington.?Fuel shortages In valous parts of the country were given r< ttentlon by the fuel administration. tT birther measures were taken to speed ti be movement of coal, and 700 cars pi f bituminous were ordered diverted tr iuui ms nen Virginia neias 10 re- w eve distress In Ohio, Michigan and w [entucky. Producers supplying New || togland were directed to make up pi Olid train load a of 25 cars of coal dally tl ?r routing orer the Boston A Maine. '** f': . - mjf - ' . ' v' , vVu? + * # ' - .<* % . 9 For I FORT HILL, QEMURAGE RATES HIGHER AFTER 2IST . . \ ' JEW CHANGE8 TO PROMOTE MORE PROMPT UNLOADING OP FREIGHT CAR8. IN IMPERATIVE NECESSITY *cAdoo Announce* New Rate* and Appeals to Shippers and Consginee* to Co-Operate in Releasing Freight Cars Quickly. Washington. ? To promote more roinpt unloading of freight cars. DIactor General McAdoo established ew railroad demurrage rjles for dolestic trafTic, effective January 21, ontinulng the present ' wo days' free me but providing for increases ranglg from 50 to 100 pe- cent in charges lereafter. The director g' .iersl appealed to tilppers and cor dgnees to co-operate i releasing ca a to meet the national mergency * .id to make special ef)rts e?* u before the higher demur. narges go into effect to clear ?rmlnals as a contribution to the sucass of the war. The necessity for rtion was emphasized by a report om A. H. Smith, assistant director eneral In cliurge of operations east of le Mississippi! river,that "accumulaon is increasing at points east of ittsburgh and Buffalo." Mr. Smith re>rted that the situation was due irgely to cold weather, but that sickess among trainmen and engineers nd scarcity of labor has necessitated ttensive curtailment of train service. New Demurrage Rates. The new demurrage rates approved y the interstate commerce commisIon on request of the director genral. are $3 per car for the first day fter the two free days $4 for the icond day, and $1 additional for itch succeeding day until the charge Br day reaches $10. This maximum len will bo charged for every day or action thereafter. Existing demurage rates in most sections of the ountry are $1 for the first day after le two days' free time, $2 for the secnd day. $3 for the third day, $5 for le fourth day, and for each day therefter. Even these rates are several mes higher than those which prevaild a year ago, and which were raised ist spring when congestion on east n railroads became acute. Much Igher rates are charged on the Pacific oast and in several other districts. EACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIANS IS SUSPENDED ermant Would Not Transfer Parleys to Neutral Soil. The reace negotiations between the antral powers and the bolshevik! gov nmont in Russia have been "ternararily suspended" by the Germans. From the meager advices received, appears the rock upon which a connuation of the pourparlers split was 10 demand of the Russians that the jnforcn'ce bo resumed rt Stockholm isterd of at Brest-Lltovsk. Dissatised with the proposals for peace made y the Teutonic allies before the resss of the Brest-Lltovsk conference, eon Trotzky, the bolsheviki foreign linister, had been insistent on the pliberations being held on neutral >il instead of at the German eastrn headquarters. The Germans, howler, had been oqually firm in their atermination not to treat with the ussians rt any other place than rest-Litovsk. German advices Saturday were to le effect that the bolsheviki dele iu-b, on nulling mai me representaves of the Teutonic allies were at rest-Litovsk awaiting them, had arted for this town, but nothing has )me through to show that these had ay foundation in fact. The decision f the Germans to discontinue the sitngs was arrived at during a crown auncil held* in Berlin Saturday hich was attended by Field Marshal an Hindenburg and Generul von Luendorff. first quartermaster general. OOD SITUATION OF ALLIES IS VERY GRAVE t ? Washington.?The food situation in le allied countries of Europe is gravr than it has heen at any time since te beginning of the war and is giving, meriean government officials deep incern. Official reports picture exeme food shortages in England, ranee and Italy. The fact that conditions in Germany ad Austria are far worse offers the r*ly ground for optimism in viewing te situation. IOTOR TRUCK TRAINS FROM DETROIT TO COA8T Washington.?As a result of a sue* ?ssful trial run by an army motor uok train from Detfolt to the eAtlanc seaboard the quartermaster's deurtment decided to start similar alns from Detroit every day for six eeks. beginning January 10. In this ay the department hope* to aid In reeving railroad congestion by transiting army supplies overland and ?t te same t-me eliminating the neces,?T" of shipping the trucks. v .r.. ./V . * ; St " sjQ . ... . ' r 4 ' 'V *< / * ' r " ~ . / ?;>??'* T Ml > S. 0., THURSDAY, JAMJAR' * * * *V * COUNTESS VON BERNSTORFF > Thia Is Mrs. Marguerite Vivian Burton Thomason of Burlington, N. J., . who was married recently to Count Christian von Bernstorff, son of the former German ambassador to tha United States. The countess Is about thirty-five years old and already has divorced two husbands. The count Is only twenty-six years of age. QUICK WORK IS MOST VITAL ENTIRE UNITY IS TO BE THE WATCHWORD OF NATION AND ALLIES. Agreement Reached in Paris War Conference?Allies to Make Available Necessary Transports. Entire unity henceforth is to be the watchword of the United States and j allies in the prosecution of the war. American troops are to be rushed to the fighting fronts in large numbers as quickly as possible, and there is to be perfect co-ordination In naval, millj tary. financial, food, war industries and diplomatic matters. The agreement between the allies for unified action was reached at the recent inter-allied conference in Paris, which was attended by an American mission headed by Col. E. M. House 'and arrangements already have been made for the United States to carry on its part of the compact. In order that American troops may be dispatched in a constant stream to Europe, the allied nations are ho to arrange their merchant shipping that the necessary transports will be available for the huge task. That quick work in getting the American army to the Tront is most vital is indicated by a statement of Major General Maurice chief director of military operations at the British war ofTlce. General Maurice says it Is probable that with their heavy reinforcements, drawn from the eastern to the western front, the Germans shortly will make a strong offensive against the British and French armies and that 'the enemy may be expected to make some gains. SEPARATE PEACE WITH GERMANY NOT PROBABLE Petrograd.? (By the Associated Press.)?The chances of a separate peace between Russia and the central powers being effected seem remote, because of what are regarded as Germany's unreasonable demands. Leon Trotzky, the bolshevik! foreign minis mi, 1111ii inn unnuciaiPH inko the stand that the Baltic provinces are in reality under military pressure while they continue to be occupied by Germany, and that their votes with respect *o peace must be ignored, as now these provinces are virtually German dependencies, tfie loyal Russians having , fled. The Russian delegation upon its 1 return from Brest-Litovsk laid before ;the council of commissioners at Petro- i grad Germany's demands, which causled amazement and the declaration that the council was not favorable to acceptance. TRAIN ATTACKED BY INDIAN8 AND MANY ARE KILLED Tucson, Ariz.?A train on the Southern Pacific railroad was attacked 32 miles south of Kmpailme, Sonora, and i from 20 to 30 passengers were killed, according to advices received here. The conductor an an express raessen : ger were among those killed. Some | of the passengers were from Tucson but thlr names have not been learned. The attack was by Yaqul Indians. The train was the continuation of the one which left Nogales several days ago. UNCLE SAM MAY TAKE . CHARGE OP ALL SUGAR Washington.?Government purchase of and sale to consumers of all sugar used in Jhe United States and control of the amounts and kinds of food to be served in publid eating places were advocated to meet the abnormal war conditions fey Food Administrator Hoover in testimony before the senate committee Investigating sugar. He said additional legislation conferring upon the food administration audi powers should be enacted by congress. ' iv LL T 110, 1918 ' \ wii m m ml ?ms?ww*s iiviiw i vii NEW LEGISLATION WANT3 TO REGULATE THE GOVERNMENT OPERATION OF RAILROADS IN U. 8. IS APPROVED - BY CONGRESS Asks That Carrier Be Guaranteed : Compensation on Basis of Average Operating Income for the Last Three Years. . wasningion.?Legislation to regulate the government operation of railroads and to guarantee the carriers compensation on the basts of their average operating income for the last three years was asked of Congress by President Wilson in an address to both houses in joint session. Bills embodying his recommendations and carrying an appropriation of a half billion dollars as a "revolving fund'" were introduced immediately and an attempt will be made to rush them' to prompt passage. While the president's address met with general approval among democrats and republicans alike, opposition is expected to develop to a provision in the administration bill that federal control shall continue after the war indefinitely or until congress orders otherwise and other details of the compensation basis. The plan will afreet immediately only the wage requests of the brotherhoods but demands which may be made later by other classos of organized labor probably will be handled in' the game way, Mr. McAdoo- reserving the right to make whatever decision he chooses without regard to recom- ; mendations of the advisers. Some Increases, both to the broth- j erhoods and to other railway labor, are generally considered certain. The director general in a statement prom-' ised every employee "that his rights and interests will be justly dealt j with," and appealed for a hearty spirit of enthusiasm and co-operation from every one. Efforts to speed the movement of coal and other freight continued along with the legislative and labor phases of the railway movement and special orders were issued providing that BOO j additional cars shall be furnished daily i to a certain specified bituminous and | nnthrnrltn rr* 1 nno I? T* ?* 1 uiiiud, luoiiu; in rcnllftyi* vania, for supplying New England, These problems forced Mr MeAdoo to postpone action on eastern passenger traffic officials' recommendations for curtailment of passenger schedules but he is expected to issue orders then for abandonment of a number of trains and elimination of parlor and sleeping cars to a great extent. Mr. MoAdoo explained today that although no general provisions can be made under the law for exempting railroad employes from the draft, he j will not hesitate to appeal to local exemption boards to defer tne calling of these workors if the boards of their own vlolltion do not display a tendency to regard the railroads as an essential industry from which employees should not be taken for military service. When the president concluded, the administration bill was Introduced In the senate by Senator Smith, of South Carolina, ranking Democratic member of the interstate commerce committee. In addition to annrnnnrintlnur $500,000,000 and providing for the , compensation basis under which the 1 government guarantees an aggregate return of some $900,000,000 a year, the measure sets forth in detail the conditions upon which government operation is to be carried on. Under the last provision the pres-. ident is expected to issue, an order transferring to Director General Mc-. Adoo all functions vested iji tha. chief" executive. This will enable th'e: dlrec-. tor general to organize a corporation for handling railroad securities in ac*: cordance with a plan #now under consideration. Railroad officials are expected to urge a number of modifications of the j accounting method prescribed by the | bill for reaching the standard return. | basis, but officials expect the scheme as outlined In the bill probably will be followed in the main. Some dls? v?.o?.wu io iuukcu iui uver my 1)111 B provision that new federal taxes un< der the war revenue act are not to be charged against the revenue lit computing the standard return as are ordinary taxes. The effect of this will be to require railroads to pay war taxeH out of their governmental compensation. * 4 ?i ' . PLANS REVEALED FOR TWO BILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM 1 * Washington ?Plans for a two-bll-' lion dollar government ship-building program were revealed when the ship^ ping board asked Congress for authority to place 9701.000,000 worth of . additional ship contracts. * At the Bame time an Immediate appropriation of 982.000,000 was asked for the extension of shipyards' and - for providing housing- facilities for workmeij. Thus far the board has been authorized to spend for shins Sl.23LOO0.OOO> 3ft Tr ii /r r^s/*>l I IMESl THE PUN QF ORBANtZATlQN I .t!. ?=-= ' William Banks, Inipktor.of Ixulor . Ivea, Indicates" Methods of Qitimk.:. 'ina ^xplbaivesl '4 " '..., Columbia.?William Banks, recently appointed explosive inspector'(or E South Carolina, has issued the following statement, relative to the regula- . tions which are to obtain In this department of the war work:. The new law for the protection of the country in the matter of explos- ? lvee declares that all persons' who I handle explosives or' thb constituent elements must be iicensd. As th li- | cense fee is-only 25c. it Ik apparent * that this is not a revenue law,, but is desired to perfect a register of all the dealers handling anything which could be U8ed disastrmislv mrnlnut lha I government. The plan of safeguard- tl ing is to have ah Inspector in each s state, who is to havefen advisory coun- u oil conslstfng of persons -from the Are t< underwriters ^nd such like protective $ bodies. In each county there will be ii licensors and the appointees thus far b are the' clerks of court. OfcherB will be 1 named as the demand arises. . tj The state inspector for .South Caro- o Una has recently been In. Washington at which time there was a conference of all inspectors appointed. This E conference was addressed by Secre. tary Lane and Dr. Vhn H. Manntrig, g who succeeded the lamented Joseph Holmes of this state as head of the $ bureau of mines and mining. The d meeting was presided over by F. S. " Peabody of Chicago, a millionaire miner, who volunteered Ills Services $ to tha country apd will direct this bureau of explosives. Among the in- $ speetors were well known miners from \ Alaska, and other Western States, including Idaho, whose former govern- t . Mr. Chamberlain took an interesting part in . the meeting. l*ie state in- j spector for South Carolina has made $ no public announcement, awaiting in- | - hi ructions rroru wasmngton, which v will '.be receivecl pe^Ua^"? la the next few days. There is a grat deal more In this proposition than the public might Infer and 'experts are at work: 1 evolving regulations. It will, there- | fore, require- time to promulgate the v requirements of- the department. The ; state inspector for South Carolina j wishes to . prepare the public for an n announcement that certafn compounds j sold in drug stores Will be prescrlb- I ed in the list of combustibles. The list of these constituent elements has b not been received from Washington, ' but will be in a few days. Each drug $ store in the statO handling sulphuric acid, nitric, qcid and such things will b be required to. obtain a license' there- 1 for from the clerk of court. C Another matter to wbiclv the state inspector'calls attention is the fact t; that all places where explosives or con? Dusuoie elements are stored should be properly guarded. It Is necDr. Moore of Columbia De.-fd-' ' $ Columbia?Dr. Dobert Love Moore died Friday night at 8:05 o'clock of * Rright's disease. One of the most beloved and skilful physicians of 'the * State is dead. 11 " e He was stricken Sunday everrtng. December 80. at 8:15 o'clock and had, I been unconscious evpr since. He was taken frbm'his resideircb'-on GerVais * street to a local hospital, and-every- S thing known' to medical goience was done for him,without avail. Dr. Moore Would have been 40 years I of age MayY. 1918. He was born at j McConnellsVllle, York county. May 8. T 1871. " Here he-spent hjs childhood and 1 his ybuth amid a great oijcle of rela- ^ tives and friends.. The Moores are one ^ of the most prominent families of that part of the. State and have lived there $ since Revolutionary times. They are : a Jfberty loving, God fearing peojile.- v always doing- their duty by their coun- $ try. Amid slich1 influences I)r. Moon a gnew up. He. became-a gentle, genernn> Phrlatlnn hoortoH i.i>nllami>n : ' x :'.t . r i i. ; * Wat$r Crushes Out Life. ' Spartanburg--^Villjam B. Ledbetter, 5 65 -years of agei a resident of this city,' was ki1led by "being crushed under a f water wheel'at*-'Johns Mills, six'miles > north- eC^lVe city; Ledbetter was op- $ erating tha.wheel and was thought to have, beopf..attejupting. to clear the t wheel of i(-e when he.was caught In one j of the cogs and dragged underneath the wheel. He Is survived by his wife and B; number of children. I SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS'tTFMS. Several'- Important suggestions are s made*by Thomas. H. I'peples^ attorney t general, Ip.his annual report, for the J State legislature. ' One recommenda- v Hon Is that' ideq'ufcte provision b? h mafic -to pay - dock-Ming fees to the li clerk of the supreme oourt in State )U* v igatjon.- *In- another instance Mr, a Peeples palls attention to the omission ll from the code of the law relating to s the sale -of pistols, "pfstol cartridges d rift HUa />Artrlft<ean nrtH ouUo ?H<?? K ...?v ?? - -"b-" ??? *"?y q* w be taken to re-enaet this provision p Senator Ellison D; Smith of Sftn'h Carolina began serving as acting chairmap of the senate IPtcrstate cominerce committee, in the place of the s fa'te Senator - Newlands, whose death g left a vacancy 1rt the chairmanship- : a The Pelttir company, of the Third p South Qprplina Regiment,, . State q Troops, being formed under tfie com- d niand. of Col. Henry T. l7i6tnpsWri,*"Has ti completed ltB' organization- with' 67 j o/euertiWed.' '' '" v- I*' d Tbe -lket week destroyed ..-.^aro rest- q ieticer together with fine hajn and opt <j buildings at Conway.. 'a - ;,lu . . * :.K'v ACH 6F HIQH 8CHOOLS^B|H^^B STATE RECEIVE FROM^^^^j|^B \ $200 TO $250. :';' ? AYMENT TOTALS $30,000 ... -? bout On* Hundred and Twenty Receive Aid on Batle of Two .. v Teacher School. Columbia.?At the recent meeting/of * , le State board ot education the high chool appropriations were passed pon. On the S'st the State superior ouucui out uie nrst payment of 30,000, the initial appropriation The tiitial appropriation is made on the ' asis of ,\ two teacher high school, "he additional appropriation for more ' han two teachers is made at the time f final payment in May. . The following payments were made: Abbeville County?Abbeville $256, ? )ue West $250. Aiken?Graniteville $250; North Au? usta $250; Wagener $250. Anderson?Anderson $250; Belton 250; llonea Path $250; Iva $250; Penleton $250; Townville $220; Wilfamston $250. Bamberg?Bamberg $250; Denmark 225; Olar $225. Barnwell?Allendale $250; Barnwell 225* Blackvllle $250:- Fairfax 2250- M Villiston $260. fl . Calhoun?Cameron $250; St. Mat* , I hews $250. fl Charleston?McClellanvllle $250. fl Cherokee?Blacksburg $250; Gaffney - I Clarendon?Manning $250; Pine* I /ond $220; Summerton $260. fl Colleton?Walterboro $260. fl Cheater?Chester $250. I Chesterfield ? Chesterfield $250; I " agoland $250. - I Darlington?Darlington $250; Harta* fl ille $250; Lamar $220. I Dillon?Latta $250. I Dorrhcntor?St. George $250; Sum* fl aerville $250. I Edgefield?Edgefield $250; Johhston fl 225. I Fairfield?Ridge way $236; Wlnns- fl oro $250. Florence?Florence $250; Olanta E 200; Timmonsville $250. I Georgetown?Andrews $260; Qeorge- *1 own $250; Rome $250. .1 Greenville?Fountain Inn $260; .1 Ireer $250; StmpsonviUe $260. fl Greenwood?Greenwood $250; Nine- fl y Six $260. fl Hampton?Brunson $250; Crocket- fl ille $220; Estill $250. S Horry?Conway $226; Lorls $220. fl Kershaw?Bethune $200; Camden fl 250. fl Lancaster?Heath Springs $250; fl Cershaw $250; Lancaster $250. fl Laurens?(^linton $250; Cross Hill fl 250; Gray Court-Owlngs $220; Laur- fl ns $250. fl Lee?Bishopville $250; Lynchburg ' fl 220. fl Lexington?Batesburg $225; Chapln fl 220; Leesvllle $250; Lexington $250; fl Swansea $220. I Marion?Marion $260; Mullins $250. I Marlboro?Bennettsvllle $250; Clio 9 250;- McColl $250. I McCormlck?McCormick $250; Plum I |ran/.h tOOA Newberry?Little Mountain $260; lewberry $250; Prosperity $250; Vhit>mire $250. Oconee?Seneca $225; : Walhalla ' 250; Westminster $250. Orangeburg?Bowman $220; Branch-" illo $220; Ellorec $250; Holly Hill 250; North $200; Norway $250; Orngeburg $250; Springfleld $250. Pickens?Central $250; Easley $250JK liberty $250; Pickens $250. Richland?Hyatt Park $250. Saluda?Ridge Spring $250; Saluda 250. Spartanburg ? Campobollo |220; 'hosnee $200; Cowpens $220; CroBs Anchor $250; Fairforeat $260; Inman ,220; Landrum $250; Woodruff $260 Sumter?Sumter (boys) $250; Sum er (girlM) $250. Union?Jonesvllle $250; Union $250. Wllllamaburg?Klngatree $250. York Clover $220; Fort Mill $250; lock Hill $250; York $250. Three Die While Duck Hunting. Georgetown.?The community was hdcked by the news of the death ol he three young men, Harry McNaron, I . T. Schroder and Dozler Mlsbrow. rhlle duck hunting. These young men ] ad been out hunting alf day. Noth nk was anown or tne accident or at rhat time of day it took place until nother party saw the boat with one Ifeless body stretched across it. The upposition is that the other two were ; rowned. the third one reaching the oat but afterwards succumbing to ex. osure and the Intense cold. , , r^jew Stock Farm at Sumter. . Sumter.?A number of leading butiess men in the county who are alto uccessful 'farmers have organized the frmte't County Duroc Stock Farm with , capital of 950,000. L. D. Jennings it resident of the company. Other offiers ere: J. M. Brogdon, vice-presi qnt; H. L. Scarboro. secretary and rcasni'er. The directors are L. D. ennlngs, tfeUl O'Donnell, J. M. ftrog- ^jj ion; I. C. Strauss, H. D. Barnett, W. Brown, II. L. Scarboro, H. L. Tieale, J. J. Wilden. The entire capita) took has been subscribed. .