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Assertion Made Pood Administration
Served as 'Screen Behind Which
Illegal Deals Were Made.
Washington.?The food administration
and the department of agriculture
aided the flye big packing firms
in obtaining a monopolistic control
of the meat packing industry, Edward
C. Lassator, of the National Livestock
association's executive committee
and a former employe of the food
administration testified before the
house interstate commerce committee.
. While Mr. Las&ter was making this
charge and asserting he hod resigned
from the food administration because
he realized "its practices were
harmful to the common welfare," L.
D. H: Weld, manager of Swift & Co.'s
research department, told the senate
Agriculture commltee a combination
of big packers to control the meat
industry was- impossible because 'of
the large number of independent concerns.
Mr. Lasater asserted before the
house committee that during the last
18 months the food administration
had "served as a screen" behind which
the packers operated illegally against
the public's interests.
The department of agriculture aided
the packers, Mr. Lasater charged,,
by delaying investigation of the meat
growers by the federal trade commission
at the time the packers themselves
were being investigated.
TYPHUS AND DRUNKENNE8S
RUNNING RIOT IN PETROGRAD.
Petrograd.?The bolshevists seem
to be in a state of panic owing to the
reported landing of allied troops on
the Narva front. They are prepared
to evacuate the city and have allowed
the gaTrison to pillage the city.
Krylenko, a bolshevist general, who
enlisted in the army of General Denikin
for thb purpose of pushing bolshevist
propaganda, has been arrested at
Rostoff.
The official bolshevist organ in
Petrograd, Krasnays Galetia, states
that the typhus epidemic in Petro-.
grad is assuming enormous proportions
and that the sufferers exceed
tens of thousand. At the same time
drunkennes In Petrograd is becoming
legendary. Everybody is abav*
donlng himself to drunkenness, including
the communistic leaders. Ten
thousand roubles is paid for a bottle
of palslfled alcohol. Official data say
that the number of persons in Petrograd
who are fed bv the public kitchens
surpasses 300,000.
NO REASON WHY BUSINE8S
SHOULD BE BAD IN SPRING.
Washington.?Government officials
here see no reason why business
should not be good in the earlv
spring. Members of the federal trade
commission, who keep their Angers on
the pulse of industry in the United
States, believe that by the middle of
June the entire nation will be busy.
This belief Is based on the demand
for rcohtruction material and supplies.
Reporter troubles between labor
and empolyers come from some communities.
Many employers are reducing
wages. This is met with nrotests
from 'workmen, who claim that the
high coat of living has not been reduced.
North Carolina and South Carolina
seem to be in fair shape. The fall
in the price of cotton 1s hurting those
farmers who held it. Cotton mills
who had war orders were hit hard
and suddenly when the armistice was
signed, but there are signs of new
life.
TROTZKY BEQIN3 ATTACK
UPON NARVA WITH FUPY
Helsingfors.?Leon Trotsky has arrived
on the Yamburg-Narvn front
with a strong detachment of sailors
and a good deal of artillery. He ordered
a general attack upon Narva,
which began with great fury. The
' Esthontan general taff Is hopeful of
being able to resst tihe attack, although
the stination seems dangerous
because of the ppaaibllUy of a desperate
attack by the holshevists from the
Riga direction upon the right flank.
OMSK GOVERNMENT HAS
NOT REPLIED TO PROPOSAL
Omsk.?In the absence of details
the Omsk government has not yet replied
to the proposal to attend a conference
of the Russian tactions on the
Princes' islands. Admiral Kolchak,
however, has issued a proclamation
to the army in which he new t>?ere
can be no thought of an armisttse
with the holshevlkl "who crushed the
B nation, pillaged property, defiled sanctuaries
and massacred the people."
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commandant of the U. 8. Marine
corps, was the first American woman
to visit the Marne battlefields after
the American engagements there. The
picture was made with her son, Basil
Borden, a lieutenant In the marines.
APACHES DRESS AS SOLDIERS
Parle Chief of Police Declare That
the American Soldier Does Not
Deserve Hard Name Given Him.
Paris.?That Apaches of all nationalities,
dressed in American uniforms,
were mainly responsible for the acts
of violence which have caused broadcast
publicity to be Riven to an nlIeged
American crime wave in Paris,
was shown by an investigation. '
An opportunity was presented to
verify at police headquarters the figures
respecting crimes during last
December. Thirty-four murders charged
to Americans wore'discredited and
dwindled to two; 244 hold-ups and assaults
were reducod by 80 per cent.
Brigadier General William W.
Harts, of the United States army,
sayB;
"The reports concerning the large
number of murders by American soldier
in Paris are untrue. The statis
tics show that the American soldiers
are maintaining their high Rtandard
of discipline in every detail, wherever
they may be."
The Paris chief of police. M. M.
Mouton, sad he was greatly pleased,
at the cooperation of the American
detectives who haYe recently arrived
here.
Chief Mouton refused to make a
statement'"on the extent of crime, but
said that outside of some thefts of
automobiles,to the .prejudice of the
American army, American soldiers did
^not deserve the hard reputation which
had gone abroad.
BRAZIL TO STAND WITH
AMERICA IN CONFERENCE
Paris.?Brazil will support the United
States and other leading powers in
all matters brought before the peace
conference, declared Dr. Epitacio Pessoa,
head of the Brazilian delegation
to the peace conference. This applies
to the league of nations and other
questions of general Interest which
Brazil has in common with other nations.
Dr. Pessoa said his assurance applied
particularly to the disposition of
requisitioned German ships, of which
Brazil holds 43. and also to the question
of indemnities for which Brazil
will make a claim.
SENATE AGRFES TO HIGHER
PAY FOR MAIL WORKERS
Washington.?Items in the $400,000.000
nnnual postofflce apnroprintion
bill, carrying several millions of
dollars for pay increases for post
'hi ire nerKR, leuer and rural carriers
and railway mail employes during the
Ascal year, wore approved by the senate
with little d'esussion. The bouse
had proposed to make the Increases
permanent.
TO ESTABLISH STAEMER
LINES TO LATIN-AMERICA
Jacksonville. Fla.?The South Atlaa
tic Maritime corporation has been or
ganizod by the chambers of commerce
of Jacksonville, Wilmington. Charles
ton and Brunswick, to establish regu
lar lines of steamers from each of the
Ave mentioned ports to South and
Central American ports. The first
steamer will sail from Savannah in
March to be followed soon after bj
one from Jacksonville, then by others
from other ports.
NO MATERIAL DECREASE
SHOWN IN \|^R EXPENSES
Washington.?Although nearly thre?
months have passed since the signing
of the armistice, the American govern
ment's war expenses show no signs ol
decreasing materially. ,
In January the treasury paid out
about 91,000.000.000 for ordinary wai
xpentes, exclusive of allied loans, 01
uily $?n.on;vooO less than in Decern
ter, 9S3.000.000 lesa than In Novem
r and considerably more than lfl
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WHOLLY UNACCOUNTED FOR
AFTER THREE MONTHS.
TOTAL DEATH ROLL; 40,709
Late Statement Showe Only Twenty*
Nine American Prisoners Remain
In German Hands.
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Washington.?Official tables ot the
major battle casualties ot tne America!*
force* In France, made public by
Oeneral March, chief of staff, show
that approximately 10,000 men remain
wholly unaccounted for nearly three
months after the ending of hostilities.
The deaths, missing and known prisoners
are tabulated up to January 10
for each of the 30 combatant divisions
of General Pershing's army. The total
is 56,592 of whom 17,434 are classifledd
as missing or captured. An appended
statement shows that only 29
American military prisoners were believed
to be still In Germany on January
8 and that 4.800 prisoners had
been checked up as returned and
118 died in captivity.
Some portion of the great body of
missing men may be located as the
return of the army thins out the
American forces in France. Indications
are. however, that the majority
of the 10,000 finally will bn added to
the roll of honor shown in the tables
of those killed or died of wounds, now
recorded as 39,15 8men.
To that figure also must be added
1,551 men of the Marine Brigade, figures
for which, not carried in the
tables, were obtained from official
sources. This brings tlA grand aggregate
of deaths from battle up to
40,709 on returns estimated officially
to be 95 per cent complete.
WAS PENCHANT FOR TALKING
THE CAUSE FOR TREATMENT?
Washington.?Reiterating in the
house charges that National Guard ot;
fleers wore removed from their commands
after practically continuous
fighting service to make room for
regulars, Representative Gallivan ol
Massachusetts, Democrat, read a letter
signed by 40 wounded officers saying
that investigation would prove
that medical officers had been ordered
to report as unfit officers who
might replace the regulars first assigned
for duty.
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Wood, the letter read by the Massachusetts
representative said:
"When General Wood visited the
front he was treated more like a German
spy than an ofTicer of the United
States. We have the word of several
colonels that knew him well for this,
He was ordered back from his visit
here without being allowed to visit
the Italian front or returning through
England, as he was invited to do bj
Lloyd George.
"General Wood was 'the idol of the
army, officers and men alike, and was
one of the most efficient officers, yet
he was kept In a corner all the time."
Who did Itr
SOUTHERN CONGRESSMEN TO
DISCUSS COTTON ACREAGE
Washington.?The plan of waging
a campaign in the South to urge re
duction of the cotton acreage, and retention
by growers of all their cottor
until a price of 35 cents a pound if
reached will be discussed at a meet
ing of the members of the senate and
house from the cotton states.
The meeting was decided upon at
a joint session of the senate and house
agriculture committees, called by
Senators Smith of South Carolina
Sheppard of Texas, Smith of Georgia
and Representatives Heflin of Ala
bama, Lee of Georgia, Jacoway ol
Arkansas, Candler of Mississippi and
Young of Texas.
Mr. Heflin said the demand for
American cotton is C 000.000 bales
greater than the supply and that jusl
as soon us peace terms are signed
prices will be advanced to 40 cents.
REACH COMPLETE AGREEMENT
ON WAR TAX REVENUE BILL
Wahsington.?The war revenue bill
. j revised to rnise about Jfi.OoO.OOO.OOO by
11 taxation thi syear and $4,000,000.00(1
j annually thereafter, assumed final
j form when senato and house conferees
i reached a complete agreement on the
[ measure.
: j The conferees already had announc
i J ed agreements on all tax rate adjust
' ments. Absence ot President Wilson
made doubtful the exact date thft new
law would become effective.
MILLION MARK PASSED IN
DEMOBILIZATION OF ARMV
i Washington.?Demobilization of thi
; army passed the million mark during
the past week. General March an
' nounced. with 6.1237 officers and
952.411 men actually discharged. Ot
i the officers mustered on* 2.444 were
' on duty in Washington.
The demobilization h*s proceeded
* to such a point that general officer*
are being discharged from the war or
i ganiiation. General March announced
honorable discharge of 33 generals.
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Prince Yorlhito Higashi Fushima, a
cousin of the Japanese emperor, and
alto a commander In the Japanese
navy, is in America with his suite. He
has represented Japan a number of
times in international cou -testes, partlcularly
at the coronatUn of King
George
FOUR BILLION IMPRACTICABLE
i .
Act is Not Designed to Relieve War
Profiteers of Taxation But to
Make Them Pay Their Share.
Washington.?Governor Davis, at
Virginia, in telegrams to Virginia
members of congress, received, protested
against the pending war revenue
bill raising $6,000,000,000 by taxation.
asserting that the measure is
"illconsidered and oppressive."
In reply, Reprsentative Flood, of
the tbnth Virginia district, sent a long
telegram to Governor Davis, in which
he said in part:
"To defeat this bill, as you seem to
suggest, would relieve war profiteers
from taxation ;the administration and !
congress favor taxing these profit- I
eers; the present law doek not do it."
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN LIED
TO BY SOMEBODY SAYS MANN
Washington.?"Before the navy department
took over the high-power
, wireless stations the matter was thoroughly
Investigated from every angle
by legal and other experts of the department.
We concluded that the only
' thing to do undor existing conditions
1 was to take over the radio plants.
This statement was. made by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels when his
' attention was called to the declara'
tion of Republican Leader Mann, in
the house, that the secretary of the
- navy should be Impeached for having
1 seized commercial wireless stations.
Mr. Mann referred to the wireless
1 statipn to be established at Monroe.
* lie read from the testimony of Admin1
ral Griffin as follows:
"Congress did not authorize the
Monroe station. The president authorized
it.
"Seeking to lay the blame on. the
President." declared Mr. Mann. "I
{ am willing to acquit him. The Presi'
dent approved the*location of a ra'
dio station at Monroe, but the Presl-,
dent did not undertake to say there
i was any appropriation for it. He was
t lied to by somebody."
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TO OUTLET TO THE 8EA
1 Paris.?That Bolivia intends to set
1 up a claim for the provinces of Tacna
and Arica, tinder the doctrines of
President Wilson that nations are en
1 titled to an outlet to the sea was in
! dicated by General Mintes, Bolivian
' minister to France. In a statement
' to the Associated Press he said:
| "The claims of Chile and Peru to
' j these provinces are based purely on
' ! political arguments while those of
t Bolivia are based on the vital right
1 { of access to the ocean through the
. 1 natural channel of these provinces."
MEXICO AND CUBA RESUME
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Washington.?Mexico and (Juba
have resumed diplomatic relations ac1
cording to reports in official and dip'
Icmattic circles. The state depart1
ment. however, had no information
' on the subject. It was said that Bsequiel
Garcal had been appointed Cuban
minister to Mexico and General
' Jara, Mexican minister to Cuba.
1 Diplomatic relations between the
r two governments were severed several
months ago.
PROHIBITION' PROCLAMATION
ISSUED BY SECRETARY POLK
' Washington.?Ratification of the
I prohibition amendment to the federal
constitution was proclaimed formally
I by Frank L. Polk, acting secretary of
t state. The proclamation is dated
) Jan. 29. but legal authorities of the
department say ratification was ac,l
complished when the thirty-sixth state
i acted favorably on January 16, and
that under the terms. of the ahi^noI
ment itself prohibition becomes effective
on? ygar from ' that <fate.J '
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coming more serious and that labor
surpluses are growing throughout
the nation.
"The labor surplus in many industrial
centers has Increased rapidly in
the last 10 days." saiu a statement issued
by the department of labor.
"Plants heretofore engaged in war
work are not changing buck to peace
activities fast enough to hold their
proper proportion of labor.
"The department of labor's investigation
of ways and means to stimulate
building and improvements and
augment the absorption of labor in
industry disclosed these two important
ways of getting results:
"1. Legislation enabling the building
and loan associations of the country
to use their real estate mortgages
for collateral in a system of federal
home loan banks; and
"2. Legislation to authorize immediate
adjustment and payment by the
government of reasonable claims
growing out of the summary rescinding
of war contracts.
"The former would permit home
builders to avail themselves of almost
$2,000,000,000 in loans; the latter
would provide much-needed, immediate
capital for manufacturing. It is
probable a proposed law on the former
soon will be introduced .in Congress.
Legislation on the latter now
is pending in the United States sen
ate."
UNEXPECTED OBSJACLES EAR
PROGRESS ON REVENUE BILL
Washington.?New and unexpected
obstacles to the long-delayed war revenue
bill developed, resulting 'in .settlement
of more minor disputes beI
tween the senate and house, but en!
tailing postponement of final action
by the conferees and submission of
the conference re-draft.
While house discussion was proceeding,
it was learned that the conferees
had agreed to a compromise
amendment for pay bonuses of $50
each to enlisted men and nurses and
$200 to officers of the army, navy and
marine corps upon discharge. The
bonus would be paid to those already
discharged as well as to those subsequently
given honorable discharge or
who resign.
! PRESIDENT WILSON TALK8
PLAINLY TO DELEGATES
Paris.?The crisis in the peace negotiations
over the disposition to be
, made of Germany's colonies seems to
I have passed, momentarily at least.
It is too early to say President Wilson's
view has prevailed in its en,
tirety, but in American quarters there
i is confidence that a compromise plan,
! which has been accepted in prtncii
pie. will be worked out with details
\ which will be acceptable to the American
viewpoint.
What he said did not appear in
the official communique, nor has it
been disclosed with any official an
| thority but it may be stated that 11
was a very clear re-affirmation of the
principles for which the President
has previously contended. In phrasea
stripped of diplomatic niceties, it ie
understood, Mr. Wilson told the menv
bers of the supreme council he would
not be a pnrty to a division of Ger
| many's colonial possessions amonf
the powers which now hold them and
then become a party to a league oi
nations, which, in effect, would guar
an tee their title. There are infer
; ences that the President even refer,
red to a peace yf "lootj*
ALL PRICE CONTROL OVER
COAL BY UNCLE SAM ENDS
Washington,?All price control ex
orcised by the fuel admjnistritior
j over anthracite and bituminous coal
; and coke will cease under a Waoke
i order signed by Fudl Administrate:
| Garfield and made public. Zone regit
latlons and practically all rilles foi
the distribution of fuel, as well a:
most regulations concerning oil ant
natural gas. promulgated under thi
I,ever act as war measures, alsd art
rescinded,
WILSO^ VICTORY IMMENSE '
BUT PROPOSAL MODIFIEC
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London.?The Paris corresponden
of tho Daily Mail says Japan 01
Thursday formally accepted th<
theory of internationaliaation . 01
colonies and that it was understooi
South Africa had abandoned its oppo
sitlon to the scheme.
"President Wilson," the correspon
dent adds, "undoubtedly won an ira
mense diplomatic vlfthrMalyyt hat
to unodlfy his ortgifiil ft
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LABOR PROBLEMS
BECOMING SERIOUS
SURPLUSACE OF UNEMPLOYED
' THROUGHOUT THE NATION 18
RAPIDLY GROWING LARGER.
NflN PLANS FOR STIMULATION
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Two Plana by Which to Relieve
Acuteneaa of Situation.
Washington.?The reports coming
to the department of labor show that
PROTECTIVE MEASURES TAKEN
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General Assembly May New Rest
lb Partial Peace.
Colombia.?After a conference of
members of the city board of hfcalth,
the city health officer, the State
health officer, members of the city
school commissioners, the city school
superintendent and other citizens interested
in the local influenza situation,
it was decided that conditions
in Columbia do not warrant at this
time the imposition of a general
quarantine.
Practically every angle of the influenza
situation in Columbia came
up for discussion during the conference,
and shortly before adjournment
a resolution was adopted which
provides for steps to'be taken to prevent
any further increase in the number
of cases of influenza in the city.
The resolution provides that the
city health officer, . Dr. Clarence
Smith, ascertain from physicians of
Columbia the* addresses of homes
where influenza exists.
Such homes are to be plainly placarded,
and masks are to be provided
to be worn by the inmates of the pla
carded house while indoors.
The patient is to be quarantined,
and visitors are to be excluded.
No inmate from the house placarded
is to be admitted to the public
schools.
Physicians are instructed to make
a report of their influenza cases daily
to the city health office, and Dr.
Smith was instructed to prosecute
physicians refusing to report.
Citizens generally are ufged to
avoid crowds whenever possible, and
to use their best efforts to check hysteria.
Entire County Quarantined.
Newberry.?The influenza situation
is improving in the city, but in the
country the epidemic seems to be on
the increase, especially among the negroes.
The county was put under
quarantine by the sheriff, by direction
of the State board of health, the
schools in the incorporated towns oi
Newberry, Prosperity, Chappells and
Little Mountain had already been
closed by the local health boards. The
board of health of Newberry decided
that the schools here must continue
closed until February 3, and ordered
that the pool room^ and moving picture
shows and churches be closed
until February 1. City pastors and
officers had already agreed to have
no church services next Sunday.
Prominent Secret Order Man Dies.
Orangeburg.-*?Walter Edward Der
r I comes under the State banking lawn,
i and should be amenable to them. The
. corporation takes the position that it
t is not a bank in the meaning of the
- State'law. Penalty of $1,700. plus furi
ther accrued penalty, is asked lor by
the plaintiff.
Agents' Assembly at Wlnthrep.
s Rock Hill.?This past week has
a been a most Interesting and profitable
f. one for the home , demonstration
f agents assembled here at Winthrop
s college Cor a month of intensive study,
s There was an attendance of about 80 ^
l- agents daring the week and the ene
thusiasm and interest shown by them ^
r was extremely gratifying to witness,
n Notable people from various parts of
t the United States, interested in homn .
8 demonstration work, have visited the
a college this week and given extremely
L iutresting and helpful talks.
rick, member of the house of representatives
from Orangeburg counts
and well known and beloved citizer
of'Orangeburg, died here at his home
j "Orange Coui^L"
I Mr. Derrick, though a young man
had climbed to the top as a business
man and as a leader. He had jusl
retired as grand chancellor of th?
grand lodge of Knights of Pythias
after holding the office with honoi
and esteem. He was a member ol
Orange Lodge, Knights of Pythias;
Shibboleth Lodge, A. F. M.; Eurekt
Chapter, R. A. M.; Petros Cotrncfl
S. M.; Orangeburg Commandery
Knights Templar; Omar Temple, A
A. O. N. M. S., and the local lodge oi
Odd Fellows.
Cost of Camp Jackson.
Washington (Special).?The fol
lowing interesting facts were devel
oped here before the house commit
tee on appropriations regarding th<
cost of Camp Jackson:
.Land area in fee, 1,192 acres; arej
under lease, 11,548 acres; cost to buy
$625,000; cost of camp to date, $10,
000,000; number of buildings, 1,554
quarters, maximum capacity, 44,00!
persons; water supply cost, $630,000
i supply 3,000,000 gallons per day
sewerage system cost, $340,000; roadi
, cost, $430,000; number of miles
t 21.28; hospital cost, $1,450,000; num
ber of beds, 1,960; nurses' quarters
I maximum capacity, 174. List of Lib
erty theater and various social build
, ings: Liberty theater, 1; library, 1
| Y. M. C. A., 17; Red Cross, 5; Jewisl
r Welfare, 1; hostess house, 2.
These figures are now being use<
f by the war department in its effort
to reach a decision as to what the fu
ture of the camp shall be.
Farmers Long on Soda.
. Columbia. ? Farmers of Richland
county have applied for 677 tons 01
nitrate of soda for their crops durinf
19)9, according to figures compiled bj
J ,J. Rhett Clark, farm demonstrator 01
t Richland county. Mr. Clark says th?
r ' soda will be ready for delivery vfher
called for but thinks there will be fee
r calls for soda until the grata crop ii
# large enough to stand an application
I The government is selling the soda ai
B a cost of $81 per ton plus cost of trans
portation from Charleston. Mr. Clarl
thinks few farmers failed to apply.
Board of Health Resigns.
j Florence. ? Following a criticise
from a Florence citizen published ii
t the Florence Times recently, Dr. J. G
McMaster, chairman of the board o
a health resigned, and since that tim<
f the other members composing th<
I board have also sent in their resigns
tlons. At the present time Florena
Is without a board of health. Mayo
Gilbert and city council have beoi
busy trying to arrange and appoin
j members for a new board, but hav<
5 beeh unable to find a local physlciai
whoJ would agree to act as chalrnlai
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SOUTH CAROLINA'S 1
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IMABLUWtHH
THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIES OF
THE STATE SHOW GAINS
OF $26,740,479.
REAL PROPERTY ALSO GAINS
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Addition* and Equalization 8w*lla
Total of tncroaae In Value* of
Land $47,087,416.
Columbia.?The approximate Increase
of assessments on banks, textile
industries, railroads, atreet railways,
light, heat and power companies,
fertilizer factories, oil mills, insurance
and trust companies and tele*
phone and telegraph companies for
the past four-year period is 626.740,
479, and, in addition. $47,08?,4i5 has
been adde'd to the real property in
| South Carolina since 1914, according
I to the annual report of the State tax
commission to the general assembly,
I which is now ready for distribution.
The report says it is true that a
large part of this increase is due to
new or added property, but also a
large part is on account of assessments
being equalized with such other
properties, as well as adding prop
vny wmcn nan escnpea taxation. The
report continues with the statement
that, acting under the statute, in 1918,
it went into the equalization of farm
lands in the State, and here it was
found that very great inequalities existed
among the various counties of
the State. "In some few counties the
assessment of lands was fair and reasonable,"
said the report, "but in oth(
ers, some of the larger and richer
counties, it was assessed at a very
1 low percentage of its real value.
Greenville Leads the State.
1 Greenville.?Official reports compil[
ed at the office of the South Carolina
war savings committee indicate that
1 Greenville county leads all others in
' sales of war savings stamps for the
J. year 1918, in proportion to the coun'
tv's population. Charleston stands
| fifth and is one of the Ave counties
' which succeeded in purchasing $10 or
more per capita. During the last few
days of the year sales showed a sharp
' Increase in most of the counties, as
1 a result of which the report for the
year shows so far that the people of .
South Carolina purchased about $10,850,000
worth of war savings stamps.
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uwuuv fu.uv |n;i wainvai, WUICU IV
considered by the committee to be an
f excellent showing. Reports are not
( complete as yet, but the relative
standing ot the following eight lead'
ing counties is not likely to be
changed:
' County. Per Capita. Amonnt.
1 Greenville $11.03 $874,311.00
: Anderson 10.55 840.187.75
! Beaufort 10.27 304.074.75
' Spartanburg. . . . 10.26 990.683.75
[ Charleston 10.08 897.521.25
York 9.90 616.291.50
: Calhoun 9.82 182.046.50
1 Florence 9.46 387.797.25
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Improved Health Conditions.
t Columbia.?Reports received by Dr.
C. V. Akin indicate that the Influenza
epidemic is steadily coming under
control over the State.
The entire county of Orangeburg
. was released from quarantine restric.
tions on representations to the State
s authorities from the local authorities.
| The situation at the Citadel in Chari
1 leston is not encouraging. There are
several cases of the disease in the
. | institution and yesterday Miss Jane
; Simpson was assigned to the Citadel
) to render assistance in combatting the
; disease.
; Dr. G. E. Neal, who has been tnvesi
tigating conditions in the State instit
tutions. has gone to Winthrop Col.
lege. When he has investigated oon(
ditions in that institution he will have
. completed his rounds of the State col.
leges.
; Dr. C. S. Kinzer of Tennessee was
j assigned to Edgefield to make an investigation
for the health authorities.
1 vestigation for the health aythorities,
s ! and make a report back to Dr. Ak!n
. with such recommendations as he may
think advisable in the premises.
Is. or Is Not, a Bank.
I Charleston.?A test suit has been
t filed in the court of common plaas
; here by James H. Craig, as State bank
r examiner, against the Charleston Fill
delity Corporation, a "Morris Plan"
? institution of this city. The State bank
i examiner holds that the corporation