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m f “Ju«t Like a Member of the Family" OLUME XLI. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 1918. BARNWELLITES SHIVER IN GRASP OF COLD WAVE Temperature Fell Sunday Morning: to Reading of 6 Degrees Above. The people of Barnwell shivered in the severest weather in many years this week, when a cold wave swept in *from the West’ Saturday afternoon and sent the mercury down about 15 degrees in an hour. That night street thermometers registered 17 degrees above zero, but the lowest tempera ture was reached the following morn ing about seven o’clock, when the mer cury was down to six above, which is no doubt the lowest it has been in 20 or 25 years in this section. The cold wave was ushered in by a high wind, accompanied by sleet and snow. However, the weather cleared r during the night and Sunday dawned with fair skies. The cold continued throughout the day, 20 being about the maximum temperature. Sunday night snow clouds gathered and shortly be fore nine o'clock Monday morning large feathery flakes began to fall and i in a short time the ground was cov ered with a white blanket from one to three inches deep. About noon the sun broke through the scattering rlcads and the snow began to melt. cold weather played havoc with flHrater in Barnwell. Householders >(T their supply Saturday night llram.' i the pipes l<> prevent th.-m from bursting, but when the water was turned on Sunday morning it re fused to flow, the pipes being fro sen - t • P LEGISLATIVE MILLS SOON TO BE TURNING Plans in Motion for Opening of Gener al Assembly Next Tuesday. Machinery for the approaching leg islative session, which opens in Co lumbia next Tuesday, is gradually getting in motion. The engrossing de partment has assembled much of the necessary material for the annual avalanche of bills. It was empha sized that the cost this year is approx imately double that of one year ago. Now Writing Message. Governor Manning is busily engaged in framing his annual message, but has givert no hint as to the particular legislation that will be recommended. That the State will be asked to place itself fully and unselfishly behind the national plan to prosecute the war to a triumphal finish is assured. Meas ures which will tend to increase the production of foodstuffs will in all likelihood be suggested. Support for the State Council of Defense will al so be asked. Liquor legislation will also hold an important place on the program. Lead ers of the prohibition sentiment in the State will make a determined fight to have the national prohibition con stitutional amendment ratified this session. South Carolina could be the first to ratify, if the two houses should act with dispatch. Effort will also be made to have bone dry prohibition law passed in iMbstitution for the quart a month SCHOOLS OF STATE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS Improvement Associations Help in Many Ways.—Many New Buildings d rants down town were in commis sion. Others who succeeded ‘in get ting the water to run into their pipes r.egWcted to drain-them Ytgfit away, with the result that the water frose almost immediately. However, it*s an ill wind that blows other possible move will be made to further strengthen the quart a month law, to prevent flagrant violation. Legislators will also take cognisance of wholesale violation of the prohibi- | tion laws of the State through the sale of near beers, ciders snd other soft The reports of school improvement activity for the fall in the various counties of the State are; being re ceived by the State president, Miss Madeline Spigener, and are very sug gestive as to the real value of the work. ‘ f Dillon County reports an active or ganization of school improvement in every school as being strong factors in the educational advancement of the county. These associations have placed compulsory attendance in 19 of the 25 districts. Three of the re maining six associations are now working for the adoption of this law. Each association works with a def inite aim. In this way, community ef fort cooperates in placing in its school what is most needed. Since Septem ber these associatiqns have raised more than f1000 and school equipment has been added that could not have been afforded otherwise. The value in dollars and cents Is small, the real value lying in the county wide spirit of cooperation. The aisociationi have rendered val uable service in the erection of school buildings. Every building in the coun ty is modem except three. These are soon to be replaced by modem brick buildings, bonds having already been voted. They have'cooperated heartily in behalf of the night schools that are DEATH RATE HIGHER IN SOUTH . CAROLINA Figures for January-October, 1917, Greater Than Same Period in 1916 m These organisations have been re sponsible for wrrk that could not have been done otherwise. They have added much to the social life of the people, tve aided the diatricta financially and i have wrought changes that have I meant much to the mental, moral and The death rate for the ten months ending October 31,1917, in South Car olina, according to the figures prepared by the bureau of vital statistics of the State Board of Health, is 14.5 per cent for each 1,000 of population, com pared with 13.9 per cent for a like period in 1916. The total deaths for the stated period of this year was 19,- 672, compared jWith 18,669 for last year. The birth rate for 1917 shows a de crease. In 1916 there were 38,901 children born, or 29 to each 1,000 of population, while, for ten months this year, there was a total of 35,401, or 26.1 per cent. The reports to the bu reau of vital. statistics shows that there was a slight increase up to May 1, when about 150 physicians were put in the reserve officer’s medical corps. It is presumed by the bureau authori ties that there has not been an actual falling off of births, but that the phy sicians, changing their mode of life, did not make reports in every in stance. Spartanburg County leads with the largest number of births, *2,015, and Jasper, the smallest-county in the State, in point of population, foots the list for deaths and births, 96 and 169, respectively, during 1917. Charleston County shows an excess of two births over deaths, the puml*r o SNOW IS NO BARRIER TO BITTER FIGHTINO British and Germans in Hard Clashes in Cambrai Sector of Front. Notwithstanding the fact that deep snow covers the ground along the western front in Northern France, bit ter fighting has been in progress be tween the British and Germans on the ('ambrai sector. After having cap tured British front line positions Sun day and later lost the greater portion of them in a counter attack, the Ger mans Monday again set forth after a heavy bombardment in quest of a much desired position—the Welsh ridge—which lies to the South of Mar- coing in the old Hindenburg line and offers a splendid vantage point for ob servation. Use Liquid Fire. .. 4 * Attacking over a front of about 1.- 200 yards and using liquid fire against the defenders of the ridge, the enemy succeeded momentarily in entering one of the British trenches. His ten ure, however, was of short duration, as Field Marshal Haig’s men, in a brilliant counter attack completely re gained their lost ground. On the oth er part of the line the Germans were met with a withering fire and com pelled to retreat with heavy caautltiea. On Other Frouts. Aside from this battle little fighting of moment is in progress on any of the fronts, although violent artillery duels continue, st various points in France Jte uci around Monte Tombs, on the NUMBER MISS KATE MAHER DIED LAST FRIDAY EVENING Lovable W’oman Passes Away After an Illness of Only a Few Days* Miss Kate Maher is dead. This announcement will startle ^nd sadden thousands of South Carolinians who for 20 years or less have known and learned to love and respect this splendid woman who as private secre tary to the comptroller general, clerk to the pension board of South Caro lina, shed light and joy around her splendid sfjf. Miss Maher was taken sick on last Tuesday, Christmas day, with diph theria, but was not thought to be (fiul- gerously ill. A slight operation on her throat became necessary and was performed yesterday at 2 o’clock. Thereafter she rested easily and her death which occurred at 8:45 o'clock last night was unexpected. Miss Kate Maher waa the daughter of Judge John J. and Eleanor Bellinger Maher of Barnwell County. Judge Maher was an able and learned lawyer, and as a judge John S. Reynolds in his “Reconstruction’’ said of him: “He left upon the bar and people of his circuit an impression than which none better or more lasting was made by any man who aat upon the bench in South Carolina.** Mias Maher became private secre tary to Comptroller General Norton about 20 years ago. She had served successively under Comptrollers Gen- Northern Italian front Here the op posing troops even under the rain of .body MMM food Olid the plumber. 1 drink » *»•*» P»«" will bo otkrd for I*****! development of tbe ch.W will doubtless be kept busy for days to ♦ ♦ At TOO* NEKS. ATTENTION 1917 UMHLjEhflMl Art G February I. 1919. I at 11 Columbia. Dor. J9.—For tbe infor mation of all owners of motor vehi cles tbe State Highway Department announces that in accordance with tbe law 1917 license plates will be recog nised by tbe antbonties until Feb* ruary 1, l*.*Id, as all earners have one month margin m which to obtain their numbers. After many delays due to trans portation difficulties tbe State High way Department has received their 19IS license plates and are new isen- ing them, but na many owners seem to think tbit they most obtain their license plates prior to January 1 tbe above announcement is made, plates for 1919 must be placed tor vehicles on or before February I. State analysis of all brands shipped { and sold. Several Vacancies. Tbe first task bef ore tbe house of I representatives will be tbe eictioa of j a speqber to snrcesd James A. Hoyt, * wh«#recently moved to Detroit Mich ! Three candidates are asking for this I place: T. P. Cothran of Greeneillo, N. I G. Evans of Edgefield and Joseph Her- 1 ry of Orangeburg Several other vn- | mnrics exist in tbe bouee. where mem : hers have joined tbe colors and now ' bold rommissHifis In tbe army ! of the talities reached 1,645. Of 25 leading cities of the State on ly Bennettsvitle, Camden. Easley, ^ heavy shells, are also indulging in Georgetown, Marion. Sumter and Un- vicious grenade encounters. It is in ion show a decreased number of deaths this sector that the French are lending | for the ten months of th:s year over a their aid to the Italians and in their i like period in 1916. first attack against the enemy they In Barnwell County there were 236 captured important positions and in | deaths, 505 tilths and 58 still births., addition took about 1,400 men prison- „ • * • , er and silty machine guns and seven Hardin—Armstrong. big guns as booty, charged to tbe various counties of tbe i - j hi PuIm^Mbl Bute b> Carlton W. Sawyer, comp- CbeeWr. the. 30—Miss Hall Har- From Jaffa eastward Gen. A •' trvdler general, it IT" 1 •. T**. Ab-’ dm. on# of Chester's popular young forces in PaiesUaeare coatiauMg thoir •tract* from tbe different county an- women, who bus been teaching at Hil- successful advance aeamet the Turk, -d U. fullowxi, .mount «.4c , in B.rn.cH C unt,. m.m^ .Th. ZZ on original assessment has been at Barnwell Sunday to F. L. Arm- that tbe British now are well to the charged to Barnwell County : IMJOO -1 strong, of Augusts, where they w,U are wen to me Volume of Taxes Determined. Tbe total voiume of Taxes for 1917, **4 make thrtr hoim m are: Lumpkin of Richland County; McCutchen of Sumter; Maul din of Greenville. Horton of Spartan burg; Pisaaftaiguo of Charleston; Richey of Laurens; Smith of George town and Fnpp of Beaufort. Some of these are said to have asked for leave of absence from the army and will at tend the sessions of the legislature. The Present Fertilizer Situation Best—Boons. * Allendale. Dec. 29.—A marriage of a h 'interest to theur friends occvir- ^Vednesday, December 26, at high I# when Mss Walton Best, eldest daughter of VkH#. Best,, became the bride of Louis C. Boone of Rowes- ville. The home was tastefully dec orated in Smilax and pot plants with here and there a suggestion of the holiday season. The guests were uiet at the door by Miss Eunice Keel, couK in of the bride, who ushered them in to the drawing room, where the cere mony was performed. After the sing ing of “Constancy” by Misses Inez Flowers and Laurie Best, accompanied on the piano by Miss Sadie Best, the bridal party entered as follows: Miss May Best, youngest sister of the bride, with her cousin, Harry Warren; then the maid of honor, Miss Lila Best, sister of the bride, and the best man, Dr. J. E. Boone, of Columbia, brother of the groom. The bride and groom entered together. The ceremony was impressively performed by the Rev. J. W. Dukes of. Cope, brother-in-law of the groom. The bride was lovely in a taupe georgette crepe and satin with beaded trimmings. After an elaborate; four course luncheon, Mr. and Mrs. Boone left in their car for Augusta and other points. They will be at home to their friends in Rowesvilie, where the groom has extensive farming interests and is also engaged in the mercantile business. Only near relatives and close friends of the families were present. Mr. Boone was accompanied by his three brothers: M. H. Boone of Orangeburg, Boone of Columbia and Dr. J. E. te of Columbia, and by the Rev. J. W. Dukes of Cope. * Mr. and Mrs. G. Norman Snelling, of Greenwood, are the guests of the for mer’s parent?. Jud^e tad Mrs. Jno K. We recall an editorial in which we referred to the good deeds of one splendid woman After Udlmg of some of the things that she had done, m addition to a life devoted in general to the happiness of others, we declared that when the time came for Mias Kate Maher to pass, the State of South Carolina should rear pi monu ment in memory of *his unselfish life. ‘ Miss Kate” is dead. She is another of the State House faifiily that had weathered many storms. She was competent, conscientious, conserva tive, a woman of intellect and of a gracious personality. In all seriousness we 4 think that the State^ of South Carolina would honor itself to take official notice of one who w'as denied the privilege of suffrage, but was in other ways a notable citi zen. How many popr girls she has taught at night, after she^had finished her day’s long grind! flow many times has she dug deep in her own sal ary to help a poor girl to get a start^ And we have known her to work for weeks in succession, substituting for a clerk that was ill, that the pay of the stricken one might go on. And all the time she kept up her own work fault- lessly. “Miss Kate” is dead. But she is now assured that there are many stars in her crown.—Columbia Rec ord, Dec. 29. A Painful Injury. Mr. S. E. Moore, of Snelling, was ainfully injured in an unusual man ner Monday morning. He and a par ty 6f friends were trying to thaw a few bottles of Coca-Cola which had frozen during the severe weather of the preceding day. Mr. Moore picked up a bottle, the neck of which was quite warm, and inverted it. The cold I liquid coming in contact with the hot glass caused the bottle to burst, a , piece of the flying glass hitting Mr. Moore in the face and severely cut ting his lower lip. He was brought to | Barnwell, where it was foum} neces sary to take two or three stitches to * doee the north and northwest of Jerusalem and in poesees ion of some of the most is portent roads in Central Palestine. Allies ( enfideat. The advent of the new year finds the United States and the Entente Al lies confident of the ultimate soccea of their aims, notwithstanding the cessation of fighting in Russia. The peace proposals made at the Brest- | conference, Count Csemin, the _ ^ _ Austro-Hungarian foreign minister By A N. Harper, Oirecter Farm Service Bureau. Atlanta. Oeeffia. ^ | has not yet been officially recognized No class of people made poiaeb, Sowever, Is Jaet as val tn V the Allied governments, but Is more red-blood liable as the potash salts that were one of the leading English newspapers ed and patriotic formerly obtained from Germany says the British premier will send than the fanner. Add phosphate is scarce, dun. to tb« ^ r-nl* r« it tori rv rjrbodr I* fact th.l ihw l« « .hort«|t- of ~ • n<1 r j , -»‘° nwl i r * pI r to it wh*n looking to him to ] pharic acid—a necessary compound In 41 presented officially* Any reply, it do his best. In the manufacture of add phosphate is believed, will first have the aanc- of the faet | Sulphuric arid H wearer, bfeauwe py tion oT aTT Hie ebuntnea now at war rtt™ from which met of M I. m*4* wjth T . utonle has be«-n coming from Spain and whip? _ . . are not now available with which to* Lloyd George Optimistic, transport It. That the British premier is optimis- The fertilizer manufacturers havr tic as to the future course of events that the whole world is demand- I n g agricultural products, now is hlw golden oppor- tunity not only to ~T. N HARPER show his patriot ism. but an opportunity to acquire wealth at the same time. Offsetting Labor Shortage In view of the fact that farm labor is scarce and high, every effort should be bent towards securing maximum yields per acre, with fertilizer, which is one of the best ways to conserve man power. Unfortunately, no industry has been more directly affected by the war than the fertilizer industry. The govern ment is commandeering materials im portant to this industry for the pur pose of manufacturing munitions of war and hence has greatly reduced the possible tonnage to be used in fer tilizers. In other words, while the nation is calling for the largest pos sible crop yields, there is, at the same time, a great demand for gun powder, lome one has aptly said, “PlanU and cannons eat the same food.” Of course, under present conditions, the cannons must be fed first. There is^a considerable shortage of fertilizer ingrMjents, and the prices of these ingredients are corresponding ly high. Fertilizers RelativelyN^heapar In consequence of high pnbes of ma- terikls, due to their scarcity, and be cause of higher labor and trans tion costs, fertilizers will be high this spring than ever before. While the prices of fertilizers have advanced, fortunately for the farmer, the prices of crops have advanced still higher, so that fertilizers are relative ly cheaper than before the war. A hale of cotton with Its seed will buy more fertillxer today than ever before. The same Is tniq^of a bushel of corn; a bushel of wheat; a bushel of pea nuts; a bushel of potatoes, etc. Why Fertilizers Are Scarce The causes of the shortage of fertil iser materials ma* be summarized as follows: Previous to the war. most of our potash came from Germany. The pot ash now on the market Is produced largely la this country, but It is far abort of the demands This American She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Charles Carroll Simms of Barnwell. * and two brothers, Bellinger Maher of Barnwell and William Maher of ville. Her body will be taken to this morning at 9:10 o'clock and the funeral services will be held in well upon the arrival there of train from Columbia.—The Dec. 28. The funeral services of Maher, private secretary to troller Sawyer, who died Friday mg ia Columbia, were held morning at the Catholic cemetery ia Barnwell upon the arrival of the train from Columbia. Father Quinn, of Ai ken, officiated. Aeoempanying the bed^r t lumbia were Comptroller and Mrs W H. Jones, Mr. D. G. Ellison, Mr, and Mrs. Felder, Mrs. John S. Miss May Brown. Co- Mr. been complied to turn to the domes is ghown in hig New Y ear Greetings tic pyrites, and readjust their manufac . • - , • . .. . turing plants to the production of sul 1 10 iceroy of India, in which he phuric acid from brimstone obtained that before the new year is past from Louisiana and Texas. The gov j he has the good hope that “the pur- ernment is requiring of the fertilizer p^e to w hj c h we have set our hands manufacture aulphurlcacid in larar wjl , haye ^ , etel achieved .» amounts to be used in the manufacture . , J of explosives. 1 Stand of France. Then, too, there is considerable dlf M. Clemencau, the French premier Acuity in obtaining supplies of rock has no intention to permit the Russian phosphate, because of the trans l )orfa , Socialists to gain an erroneous idea The supply of nitrates has also been as stand of France m the war. curtailed because large amounts of sul- j He, therefore, has refused to sanction phate of ammonia are being taken for the granting of passports to Petrograd refrigeration puntoses, and the manu-. for Sociillist de i e(tateg w ho desire to facture of munitions. Cotton seed . .... meal, a valuable source of nitrogen, is v ‘ s,t the Rus31an ca P ltal . declaring being used more and more for feeding that the situation there was too cha- live stock. Tankage, another splendid otic to bring about any useful result source of nitrogen, is also being used and that a visit by Frenchmen at this time might be harmful to the morale on the Allied front and also work in jury to the Allied cause within the enemy lines. • • DAVE E. RICE DEAD. - for the sam purpose; consequently cot ton seed meal and tankage are high in price. . Nitrate of soda Is more expensive at the Chile mines, and shipping rates have increased enormously, and muni tion requirements are heavy. Thft fertilizer manufacturers find it hard to secure bags for shipping, aince there is a tremendons ebortage of bur lap. Thus it can be easily seen that it will be very difficult to obta4a necessary fertilizer materials, and the farmer ust v take due notice and act acoord- infclylf he would make sure of getting his plaqt food. Order At Once • The farmbr x miisT"not overlook the fact that transportation difficulties are increasing daily* The railroads are lit erally overwhelmed. They have, there fore, been compelled to Tttle that fer tilisers and freight ih general must move in full car load loU, which mean> cars must be loaded to their maxiroun capacity. ^ Therefore, Mr. Farmer, order your fertilisers NOW; Celebrated Coidea On the 27th of December a group of relatives and friends gathered around the family hearthstone of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMillan, of Ulmer, in hon or of their 50th wedding anniversary. J^Only one link was missing in the fam ily circle, Mr. T. 8. McMillan, of Charleston, being absent. ./ The house was bright in its festive array of holly and greenery. It was a pleasant sight indeed to see the long table decorated in bride's roses and ferns snd laden with delee- table eatables encircled by the re united family and a score of relatives and friends. After the feast, was the afternoon of good old talk, jokes swapped, and a reference now and then to the days of fifty years ago. * As the day drew to a close the guests departed, leaving with the bride and groom of a half century ago many a token of their love and es teem and expressing the wish that many another year as happy and bright as those of the past might roll o’er their heads. The guests of the occasion were: Mr. Henry Cave anti Mr; and Mrs. Lee All of Kline; Mrs. Polly McMillan, of Sally; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seer, Dr. J. M. Weekley and Mrs. S. A* Weeklev, of Ulmers; Mrs Philopena dale Allendale Citizen Answers Last Call Silver City, Nevada. . L Special to The People. Allendale, Dec. 31.—News of' the death of Mr.‘Dave E. Rice, at Silver ,City*jNevada, on the 23rd inst r reach ed Allendale the following day. For some lime his health had been failing, 3fid a few months ago, thinking that the climate would benefit him, he went West, accompanied by his sis ter, who was with him when the end came. Being a youngs man of high charac- onur'‘plenty 5 ?! i Rice w,, des * rv * dl y popui» r Cave and two sons, Messrs. J. B. and G. W. Cave, of Charleston, and a daughter, Mrs. J. K. Culbreth, of Palatka, Fla.; Miss Gretta Smith, of Sandersville, Ga.; Mr. Claude McMil lan and little daughter, of Albany, Ala.; Mr. Alonza McMillan and two children, of Covington, Kentucky. A Friend. Mr. Townsend for Judge. wilN* great!j of this cuprum them; use them liberally and Judicious- 1 ar * ly, and thus secure maximum yields of. pie crops, and so do your part to supply mo ther. two sis the crying needs of tbe world, while at (he same time you bank account greatly missed by the peo- llty. ’ He leaves s and two brothers. His remains arrrioi here last and were interred in the iamily bury- The People understands that W. H. Townsend, Esq., of Columbia, will be a candidate for a Circuit Judgeship before the coming term of the General Assembly. Mr. Townsend, who is a nstive of Bsrnwell, stands high in his .chosen profession snd would. be a credit to the Bench, as he has and ia to the Bar. In common with his many other friends hers. The People that his candidacy will be *