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fabulous wkalth. id, ^seated in Treasure# Fou?4 In Tomb oi Kin? Tut. Luxor, Egypt, January 8: Fifty million dollars is believed to be a con w n ative estimate of the fabulous treasures in the tomb of King Tutan* ha men. This is the estimate put on tf,c valuo for museums and eonnoi , uls, because in the case bt moot of the treasures found? Such, as car riages, fly whisks, couches, the queen's b<ud note, robes, and jeweled neck laces, preserved meats, funerary bou riets, and footstools ? they have no utilitarian value. Two notable excep tions, however, to this last statement are the series of alabaster vases which ar? as strong today as^they were wlien erijfinaliy carved from solid blocks of alabaster hewn at the quarries of As wan, near the Sudan border; and the solid gold slippers ornamenting the feet of two of the life-die statues of Tutankhamen, which are fit to grace the feet of any reigning monarch. But while most of the treasures have lost much of their utilitarian value owing to the ravages of tim^ there is enor mous intrinsic value in radiant gold which is as plentiful in the tomb *1* most as it i? in the richest cache of the Andes. The huge outer shrine is covered thickly with gold, and the di mensions of the shrine are approxi mately seventen feet long, twelve feet wide and nine feet .high. There are 153 square feet of solid gold on each aide; 108 square feet on thfe back an<J front respectively and 304 square feet on the curved roof; altogether 720 square feet of pure gold on the exte rior of this shrine alone, and the same amount on the inside. The second shrine is fifteen feet long, six feet high and ten feet wide, having 450 square feet of pure gold covering the ejtlerioiv The "ffistde of th^ TOOf Is painted. The third shrine is thirteen feet long, five feet high and nine feet wide, having 337 square feet of pure jfold covering. The fourth shrine is eleven feet long, four and a half feet high and eight wide, giving a surface area of pure gold of 252 square feet. But there is almost as m\ich more pure gold in, the tomb. Three of the huge couches which were removed late Inst year, contained 150 square feet of pure gold. A further fifty square feet was used for walking sticks, staves, sceptres and maces, while chariots thickly plastered with gold will prob ably add another twenty square feet. The total will probably aggregate 3,000 square feet of thick gold dis covered in the tomb ? not gold leaf, but solid thin gold. Lastf-seaWOn How-' aid Carter stated that if the treasures then discovered were put up at 'auc tion they would bring from $15,000, ?00 to $20,000,000. That was the ante chamber alone. The mortuary chapety and the rich annex have since been opened up, bringing the estimate *up ?to $50,000,000. There is eVery evi dence that, the Tutankhamen court lived in a radiant glamor of gold, but why the pharaohs put such enorfiTous wealth into their tombs is a story which remains unsolved. HAROLD SMITH REMOVED. Revenue Agent Had Difficulty With Beaufort Mayor. Washington, Jan. 10. ? Representa tive Byrnes, of South Carolina, has succeeded -in having removed from South Carolina Internal Revenue Agent Harold Smith, whose personal difficulty with R. V. Bray, the ma^for of Beaufort, resulted in Bray's being convicted and sentenced in the United States .Court of ditision of South Carolina. o The commissioner of revenue today advised Mr. Byrnes that Revenue A Kent Smith was appointed upon the recommendation of President Collidge while ho was vice president, and sev eral Congressmen from Massachusetts have visited the department in Smith's behalf. Representative Byrnes was much pleased at having Smith removed from South Carolina. He stated that "If Congressmen from Massachusetts approve of Smith's conduct as one would assume from their efforts! to have him kept in South Carolina, he thought it exceedingly proper that Smith should be inflicted upon the con-? stituents of those Congressmen who reside in Boston." Thirteen Animals Burned to Death. Greenwood, Jan. 8. ? Three horses and ten mules, about 500 bushels of corn, two bales of cotton and a large quantity of feedstuff were lost when a large bam owned jointly by the Rev. W. P. B. Kinard and J. M. Kinard at Rp worth, this county f was destroyed by fire last night about 11:30 o'clock. The loss is estimated at $6,000 with no insurance. The First Baptist Church of Bowes ?ille, Ga., has rrrganlred a men's club pledcad to pay a reward of $26 fa* ?ach violation of the prohibition laws ted and tent tt prfw#r!$r?? withia the WuHls of tfae conzrMration. ,i 00,000 PEACE PLAN PRIZE AWARDED *' V"" ' "" Advocates Entering World Court and Cooperation With League * Without FuH Membership at Present-r-Suggests League Mem bership Be Opened to All Nations and Provides for Development of International Law. ? r , ; The American Peace Award brought forth 22,165 plant and many thousands of letters. Since m^ny of the plans were the composite work of organizations, universities, etc., a single plan often represented the views of hundreds or thousands of individuals. The content of these plans is therefore an index of the true feeling and judgment of hundreds of thousands of American citizens. These plans come from every group la American Ufe. Some lire obviously from lifelong students of history and International law. Some ar^ from per sons who have studied little, but wbo have themselves seen and f^lt the horror of war ? or who are even now living out Its tragedy. But among them all are these dom inant currents : that, if war Is hon estly Co be ^evented, there must be ,fl face-about on the purl of the nations In their attitude toward it; that by some progressive agreement the man ufacture and purchase of the mupl? tlona of war must be limited or stop ped; that wbll? no political mechan ism alone will <fnsure cooperation among the nations, there must be ? some machinery of cooperation if the will to cooperate Is to bb made effec tive; that mutual counsel among the nations Is the real hope for bringing about the disavowal of war by the open avowal of its real causes and' open discussion of them; and flnalt^r that there must be some means of defining, recording, Interpreting ahd developing the law of uations. Statement of Jury of Award The Jufry of Award realizes that there is no one approach to world peace, and that 1t Is necessary to rec ognlze not merely ^political but altfo psychological and economic factors. Tha only possible pathway to InUr* national agreement with refaranca to these complicated and diffloult tao tor* is through mutual counsel and cooperation which tha plan selected contemplate*. It la therefore tha unanimous. opinion of tha Jury that of the 22,166 plans submitted, Plan Number 1489 Is "the best practicable plan by which the United States may co-operat6 with other nations to achieve and preserve the peace of the world." It la the unanlmoua hope of the Jury that the ftrat fruit of the mutual coun* ?el and cooperation among the nations which will reault from tha adoption of the plan aejeoted will be a general prohibition of the manufacture and ?ale of all materials of war. ELIHO ROOT, Chairman JAMES GUTHRIE IIARBORD . EDWARD M. HOUSE ELLEN FITZ PENDLETON ROSOOE POUND WILLIAM' ALLEN WHITE ? BRAND WHITLOCK The Question to Be Voted Upon The substantial provisions which constitute the plan selected by the Jury of Award, and upon which the vote of the American people is asked. ~ar5?TTCT81$y submitted by the policy Committee as follows: I. ENTER THE PERMANENT COURT That the United States adhere to the Permanent Court of Interna* * tlonal Justice for the reasons and under the conditions stated by Secre tary Hughes and President Harding: In February, 1923. ntJ cooperate with the league of nations, without FULL MEMBERSHIP AT PRESENT . That without becoming a member oif the League of Nations aa at present constituted, the United States Government should extend Its present cooperation with the League and propose participation la the work of its AssenVblj and Council undor the following conditions and reservation^: Safeguarding of Monroe Doctrine L " The United States accepts the League of Nations as an instrument ' of mutual counsel, but It will assume no obligation to interfere with political Questions of policy or internal administration of any fort$gn state. In uniting .Its efforts with those of other States for the preser vation of peace and the promotion of the common welfare, the United States insists upon. the safeguarding of the Monroe Doc trine and does not abandon Its traditional attitude, concerning Amrrlcnii Independence of the Old World and does not consent to submit Us long established policy concerning questions regarded > by it as purely American to the recommendation or decision of other Powers. No Military or Economlo Force H. That the only kind of compulsion which nations can freely engage to apply to. each other In the name of Peace is that which arises from conference, from moral judgment, from frill publicity, and from the power of public opinion. The United. States would assume no obligations under Article X in Its present form, or under Article x v I in its present form In the Covenant, or in its amended form as now proposed, unless in any particular case Congress has authorized such action. The United States proposes that Articles X and XVI be either dropped altogether ot so amended and changed as to eliminate any suggestion of a general agreement to use coercion for obtain ing conformity to the pledges of the Covenant No Obligations Under Versailles Treaty 3. That the United States will accept no responsibilities under the Treaty of Versailles unless in any particular case Congress has authorized such action. League Open to All Nations , 4. The tilted States Governmon proposes that Article 1 of the Cove nant be construed and applied, or, it necessary, rodrafted, so that admission to the League shall be assured to any self-governing State that wishes to join and that receives the favorable vote of two-thirds of the Assembly. N . Development of International Law 5. As a condition of Its participation In the work and oounaels of the League, the United States asks that the Assembly and Council eon- > sent ? or obtain authority ? to begin collaboration for the revision and development of international law, employing for this purpose the aid of a commission of Jurists. This Commission would be directed to formulate anew existing rules of the law of nations, to reconcile divergent opinion?, to Consider point* hitherto Inade quately provided for but vital to the maintenance of international Justice, and In general to define the social rights and duties of States. The recommendation! of ths Commission would be pre ' tented from time to time, in proper form for consideration, to the Assembly as to a recommending If- not a law-making body. Author's Nam* Not to Be Revealed Until After Referendum In order that the vote may be taken solely upon tbe merits of the plan, the Policy Committee, with U?e ao qulescence of Mr. Bok, has decided not to disclose the aothorahlp of the plan until after the referendum. The identity is unknown to the members of the Jury of Award and the Policy Committee, except one delegated member. JOHN W. DAVIS LEARNED HAND WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON ESTHER EVERETT LAPS M?mber In Charg* NATHAN L. MILLER MR9. OIFFORD PINCHOT MRS. OODEN RE IX) MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HENRY L. ST1MSON MELVILLE" B. STONE MRS. FRANK A. VANDBRLIP s CORNELIUS N BLISS, JR. Trea?ur?r Do you approve the winning plan in substance ? iPml ?****? Name Yea ? No ? (PU?i? print) Address City ? Are you a voter?. ... .fcT ~ ' ...... State . Mall PrtnwOy t? AWARD the universal car Looking Ahead 1AST Spring a total of 350,000 people were disappointed in * not being able to obtnin deliveries of Ford Cars and Trucks* at orders were placed faster than cars could be produced. The demand for Ford Cars and Trucks this Spring will, accord ing to all indications, be far greater than last Spring. Winter buying has been increasing at a greater rate thaii ever before. Actual retail deliveries the past 60 days totaled 308,170 Ford* Cars and Trucks, an increase of 1,961 a day over a year ago , Over 200,000 people have already ordered Ford products on our purchase plan, the majority of whom will take delivery in the Spring. The above facts are given with the suggestion that you list your order promptly with a Ford dealer if you contemplate the pur chase of a tord Car or Truck for use this Spring or Summer and wish to avoid delay in delivery. You need not pay cash lor your ccr. You can arrange to make n small deposit down, taking care ol the l>alance in easy payments. Or, you can buy on the Ford Weekly Purch'ate Flan. This puts you on the preferred order U?C and insures delivery of your car at a time to be determined by youraeU. Kershaw Motor Co., Camden, S. C. * . . ) Entire Family Wiped Out. Bicknell, Intl., Jan. 13. ? An entire family of six persons was killed, five of them almost instantly, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by Chicago and Eastern Illinois train No. 92 at a crossing near here today. The machine was thrown thirty feet against an iron semaphore tower and. was hit a sec ond time and carried fifty fe<;t farther before the train was stopped. Three members of the Cragor Sys tem, Inc., of New York, on Monday pleaded guilty in Federal court to in- ? dictments charging fraudulent use of the mails in promoting the salo of stock of the Glass Casket companyt There are 57 other defendants to come, before the court, in the same promo tion. SOUTHERN RAI LWAY SYSTEM For the future of the South BECAUSE of the remark able development of its natural resources, the South today is taking a pew leader ship in the economic progress of the nation. But this leadership, if it is to be maintained, must have a more enduring foundation than the possession and exploitation of material things. The 'South of tomorrow will be made by the children of to day. The boys now in school and attending the churches will be the captains of industry and the leaders in the profes sions a few years hence. Citizenship is in the making in the schools and the churches. A great responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the teachers of the South ? k* the pulpit and in the class-room* But the compensation ac corded the great majority of them is inadequate. The Southern Railway Sys tem, which pays three million dollars per annum in school taxes, voices not only its own best interest but the ambition of its 60,000 employees in re spect to the future of their children and their section, when it expresses the view that greater rewards should be of fered the men and women who are building Southern citizen ship of tomorrow. f * SOUTHERN SERVES TH1 SOOTH