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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1915. Established 1891.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTER
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENING
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
I
f News Items Gathered All Around tl
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhatdt Etchings.
Ehrhardt. Feb. 1."..?Fanner r
joiced and were busy during the got
weather last week, but it looks as
? we are to have more rain soon. Co
ton is being marketed, not waitii
for higher prices, as the farmers a:
thinking about what to plant ar
how much this year. The big speecln
and loss of time to go and listen
others' views is all right, nothir
amiss, but it can only amount to thi:
Farmers be sure to plant enoug
provision kind to supply your e
tire farm plentifully, and to spar
then put in all the cotton you a
tend and gather. Then you wi
come out all right. Try it. Son
attention is being given to gardt
work, and should, have all the ca:
and attention it^ needs as this is
big saving to any family.
t Mr. Lucas, his wife, and .Mi
Price, of Walterboro. visited frieni
in Ehrhardt Sunday on an auto rid
Mr. .1. H. Kinard took his oath ;
trial justice and is now Judge Kinar
Don't think lie has had a case
pass his views on as yet. Hut dot)
think it will be long before he wi
have to pass on some one's disagre
ment.
Commercial fertilizer is cotnit
, out very slowly this season, dor
hear many farmers talking abo
using much for this crop. This w
make the production less per acr
at least ."> ? per cent. So this fall
crop will not be a record breaker.
From all reports it will be mat
days before a train will lie run <
the new road between here and Bat
berg. The schedule and number
" inc ic not made out as yet. b
will !>e announced as soon as tl
railroad magnates agree upon wh
service to give the people along tl
line. .IKK.
\ews l-Tom Cope.
Cope. Feb. 1 . The oyster supp'
with various other refreshments gi
en Friday night by the ladies of tl
Baptist church proved to be a ve:
successful affair, socially and fina
cially.
The many friends of Mr. .1.
Thomas will be pleased t<> learn th
he is fast recovering from his sit
spell, and will soon be out again.
Kev. and Mrs. .1. !.. Harris. of Co
dova casne over Friday to attend tl
oyster supper that night and to spot
the week-'-nd among the members
liis congregation at this place,
r Misses lithe! Sandifer an 1 Klec
Hoffman, of Denmark, came ov<
Friday nigh' and spent the week-et
? - 1 \l~.. M I
Willi Air. iiiiii .>u
and Mr. and Mrs. \V. H. Smith. Tin
returned home on last night's train
caii itii.i. sunt to tiii: si;v \t
M<hiso l?y Vote of (? '? to :l I Kct'tiM
to Keeommit.
Columbia. Feb. 1??. ? The house
making plans to adjourn not lat
than Saturday, the 2??th. and will <
so at that tine, it' not sooner, utile
there should be some slip in ti
present programme. As today's se
sion a resolution was adopted provi
ins that no new bills should be i
trod need except through committe
after tomorrow. This is exoeedins
important and vital unless roniini
tees allow themselves to be impost
upon. Then the house adopted .M
Cothran's motion, which is an e
tirely new but praiseworthy poli<
of appointing: at this time a stee
ins comniittee which is to map >
the work of the house, indicate wh
bills are to be taken up. when tin
are to be considered, how Ions r!n
are to be discussed, and generally u
matters shaped up for adjournment
a. k. i.omkxz takks < iiaim.'k
SuccmK II. (' Carman as l*o?tmast
at Aiken.
Aiken. ! '< !>. 1". On Sainlay t!
postoiliee her<* as turned over to
K. Lorenz. who was reeenth appoin
p(l to succoo.i K. Carman. A.
Kui'-hT. a ;.osto!li.-.- iiisp'-otor. t:.a<
la- t ratisiVr. r. ' 'a' h:n? i
(*OI! !! "'! '"'i IT li !':< r
!!:?' n a' tiM' t -i M-nr.-. I ;; ; :i;:! [
; osi ; :i-1 r i:i ! \
!'r? >:<ifir !t. . . r.
|?<>i!M 1 i'V 1 - j .
I*ri??r I" ii :> ; :i*
T ( ;* 'i r. ;:! i J
Tin- >"f\i!r. r
ln'?*u \<*r. an i in- : r,>
In- u: k v. jt ii I In- l? .?. j;
j?I?!?- ol Aiki'ii.
rj KAIM l\ ITAIA.
i Town of Two Thousand Infi;11?ittut1
Vrecked.? Ropnkition i amping.
I
Rome. I'eli. 1">. Renewed earth
shocks occurred today in parts of
ieI central Italy visited l?y seismic dis!
turhances several weeks ago.
One person was killed and si\ injured
in the collapse of a house at
Nazahano.
e" At Roeea Sinihaidi. the helfry of I
>d the convent of Santa Maria fell upon
several houses burying ten perl"
son*.
Cittaducale was wrecked and at
re Veroliz several houses were rendered
uninhabitable.
Since the recent disaster the disto
trict has been shaken almost daily.
Today's disturbance occurred early
s: in the morning, but not until tonight
u was it learned how serious bwd been
u" the shock.
^ | int* pupu lauwu ui viiiauuvaic ui i
in camping in tlie often air despite a'
''m torrential rain. There are about i
to 2,00(1 persons in tlie town which is!
. .1
11 in tlie province of Aquila. live miles |
re east of Rieta.
SKCOXIl DISTRICT l.OSKS.
:1s j X?. New Judge for South Caroe.
{ lina.
as
(j j Washington. Feb. 1 ">.?The united
to'efforts of Congressman Aiken. Kindt
h'.v, .ioiinson and Ragsdaie. who were
?
ill I present w hen the bill came up in |
e_ tlie house today, were unavailing for
the purpose of securing the appoint-j
,<jj ment of an additional federal judge,
dtjdstrict attorney and marshal for the
ut i western district of South Carolina, j
ill and for the time being at least there j
p will be ho further action on this mat-!
C. I ,
I's ter here. I
The hill, which recentlv had a fa- i
iv vorahle report from the house com-j
m I niittee on judiciary, was placed on!
n.j the "unauimous consent" calendar,!
of; and was called up here late this alter- \
m noon. It was hoped that Congress-J
ie man Mann might relent in liis oh-!
at! jections for a sufficient time to per-J
101 mit the lull to pass. hut fortune did
I not favor its passage. Indeed, as j
j soon as it was called hv the speaker ;
j Mr. .Mann ridiculed the idea of South:
Carolina requiring an additional;
t>rj judge at tiiis time, and "reserving
x*j The right to object." which cave hiiuj
lf>| tlo* opportunity to speak on the suh-j
rx j ject. .Mr. Mann scoffed at the idea, j
!1" That brought Congressman Kini
ley to his feet and lie explained the.
'M past history, of tiie bill. saying that j
' ' it had once gone so far as to get t?>
"A J t!:e white house, when Cornier ITesi-:
[dent Hoosevelt vetoed it. and tin:
r'j there appears to be great need lor
1i* ' * ;
it now.
j .Mr. Mann said he did not proi ??e
I :n ? I ...
" I 'o tiave llit* I: l .11 .11. ! . . ...
i xi:nt?.
"l; Then Congressman Raitsda' '. who
erj had l-i ?'!i over oil Mr. .Mann'< ! >:'
14 j Fie house, begun to argue tin* mat-!
ir ter. Hi- was > ut short by a <! feet
objection from Congressman < "t: !*?; . i
i
or' Indiana. and there the ma'MT etui- j
. e<l. tiie hil] liein.it summarily stricken
] from the calendar.
?
p" .\i:i:<\i:s cacsk i-kioiit. '
isi Military Authorities Hirectti! to Take
Pi' What Precaution They Could. j
lo | .
j Ottawa. Out.. Feb. 14. -Premier!
ipj Sir Robert Itordeti received a tele-.
1 grant from Itrockville statin- that at
<1-j lo o'clock tonight tiiree aeroplanes!
n- were seen living over that place, i
i-sj heading in the direction of Ottawa.
i.v I'.rockville is ahont sixty miles d'te
t-! sotitlt of Ottawa. The message catis*d
; ed considerable excitement in Otta-'
] wa. iTIic military authorities were
ii-| directed to take what precaution they
f.v j could.
1 The I'.rockville message came from j
! ' ; t!ie chief of police of that 'own ami
at said that three or four aeroplanes'
had crossed' the St. I .aw rem e river
from ;i point in New York near Nor-'
et j ristown. and after dropping Iiirlit
J hails had headed towards Ottawa. At
!1 o'clock the authorities hud the
street lights of Ottawa turned out,
and liiihts on the parliament luiilder
i . .
Ill sis were i dt sen red ' > the tirawms:
of window blind.-.
'"| l.iahts at Kidean Hall, the n-si-;
deuce of tie- governor aeiieral. also
"* j u-r<- t>i: iifii inii. i ii?' tiii*' in ..ii'
!i;hu:!:t. -v. nior t.-iii-rii!. is <>?
: ; ii i.iJicin; ir:? !'> W'iitiiijit'^ iii<!n-i-f
'njliiD u:,r-isi:!i :-'i'?ps. Iii'i til.- (I-i
! > (?; > : ' : '
i" r- it- Di 1 !:i r:ii n. ii i.-s >:
] ' : . Ki-ni/ .V Fcl(I?-r. t ;I.|V.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE '
I'a I
SOMi: OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
I
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State News Railed Down for (Juick |a|i
Reading?Paragraphs About I>a5
Men and Happenings. !' "*
i siu
I sen
The legislature is endeavoring to (
wind up its business and adjourn Die re_.
session on Saturday next. | ,jn
The local option eonipulsory edu-jth:i
cation measure has passed both
houses, and will doubtless become for
law. de;
The governor states that.he will poi
investigate* all persons recommended pre
for appointment on dispensary boards wh
before he issues tliein commissions. 1 ">
C.ovemor .Manning lias stated that cai
lie will sign the prohibition referen-1 nia
dum bill, submitting to the voters!''-*
i f
the question of abolishing the legal | lWl
sale of whiskey in this State 021 the '
l ltli of next September. ! six
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Hyde, a newly j af
! 11 j (i
married couple, returned to their 1
home in Charleston Sunday evening. jfn<
only to find that robbers had carried j 1 11
off their wedding presents valued at i *
several hundred dollars.
poi
Nicholas \\\ Mclver. formerly j .
Cnited States consul general and.
1 prt
judge of the Cnited States circuit j
court at Yokohoma. died Tuesdav.l
i qui
at Sr. Lukes hospital in Tokyo,
.lapan. The deceased was born in j
Clientw, S. C.. in 1 n
Mr. Rivers, of Chesterfield, has ii?-i
troduced ;i bill in the general assembly
which provides that sacks of
fertilizer offered for sale shall bear !
tags which will tell specifically of
what the guano is made and specify 1I1S
more clearly tlte percentage o: its
chemical contents. The hi!! lias th?
passed to a third reading without;'"'0
opposition. j we
C. M. Justice, agent for the! *xo'
Armour Fertilizer' Co., at Spartan-! ,
burg. has heen arrested on a war-!'1'1
rant sworn out by C. C. Hutt. of At-I '
lanta. auditor of the company, charg-j
ing breach of trust in handling the j
funds of the company. The amount j
involved is said to be in the neigh-i .
bor hood of on. Justice has been!
released on bond.
. -- . - tot
OOV. MWNI.Mi'S I IKST VKTO. p,?
lbOnly
Way Possible to (P't Kid ol j
Duplicating Kill. I .j
. . It'll
Coiumlua. rem I-Coventor j.
.Manning todav sent in his first veto.: ,
j
It was on a duplicate hill. The house
I U'd
and senate each had duplicate hilts;
and both tile house and senate bills)
had been passed. and there was no j "|
occasion for the duplication. Tliej
veto was the only wa.\ to get otie lto;
of the acts out of the way. The veto!
m 10 11 >., ii; i,.mi.1 v en -i iiii-it li\ re- !
quest of the author of tin* bill. The j '
measure referred to bonds issued bv ma
Cherokee ami I'niou counties. j
Mr. T. M. Lyles. of Spartanhtirir,Ia '
who has been seriously ill. is at his 'tin
desk now. lie was the one-hundred *!'
and twenty-fourth member to quali- j I'M'
f\ the complete enrollment. one
The tIreenwood delegation today i ma
received the resignation of Maids- '
trate !'.. L. McDowell, of (Ireenwood. 'ail
? Ka
\i:i;i:>n:i> i\ I>\I:U\<;TO\. T::<
rul
M. >1. luster, Proprietor of Damaged |
Same, Held for Trial. tub
Dar'inuton. Feb. 1:;. -As a result Jin
of the recent fires which have occurred
locally the police have been Uf
unusually vigilant, and ;ts a result
arrested hist night M. M. Foster, proprietor
of one of the stores damaged
by tire on Monday night last ami
again hist night.
Following the earlier tire the police
tar
had placed a guard at Foster's store. I
i > , i i "a
Last night. it is stated, he was seen
. , 1 An
to enter his store and about o clock i ,
bet
the btv alarm was sounded, when!
I ad<
Humes were seen in uus ininuum. j ...
I \ v
When tin- !ir?*ii!?-n ami police hr?>ke
! st r
j at 11 the luiildiny tliev loiirul that the
\va
windows had heen covered with inrnitnre
or beddim: and fnuini Mr. I
Foster. riivcii'ii with paper. in a jj,,,
la rue box in tin* lm i I>1 in ir. lie w :i ~ J ;i | ,1
immediately arrested and was car-'^j.,
lied td tin* county jail. where In* is
now lndd for tin* n**xt term of court.;
No stops liavo hoon taken to secure >v
h;ii!. as l his ran onh in* >.tii : ! from |
' i r?-li: * .i i < 1 - 1 j
The who!.- : '!. muni \ has n in-: ;;s
s: i.o : !- this on"! :r.
i1 y- ;. - . b\ :.i- nn' .r: ' ,
, . . I,, , , , , , Jj,j..j,,.
(!. !.,.i ina to i!,. prom;
; J I ? . ' tii V. OI ' ( doll1' h\ t local ^ |
:-a r: TI??T! t.
Illl.ll l. \i;oi; HILL IWSSKIl. j i*a
liner .Measiiie liars Products I 'mni i
Interstate Commerce. i H.,
U'ashington. Feb. 1?The I'al-j
r bill to bar products of child I
or from interstate commerce was!**1"1
;sed by the house tonight. to i
after a lively debate and the ismce
of a writ of arrest for al?-'
itees to suppress a filibuster.
opposition to the bill, led by Rep- ^
entative Hvrnes. of South Caro...
. erat
a. was based on the contention
. . . , . , , ... aetc
it it interfered with Mates rights. ..
Mr
The measure declares it unlawful ' '
I mad
producers, manutacturers or j
ilers to ship or deliver for trans.
. , nect
"tation in interstate commerce the
^ . . terd
iducts ot mine or quarry made
ollv or in part by children under
years of age. or products of mills.
, .-I Han
ineries, workshops, lactones or
nufacturing establishments made
6f v
children under 14. or those bepen
14 and If. who work more <mi
b/M.M.. . ? lot- Af t q n
ui lining a uci > , nun v
days a week or after 7 o'clock ! ^ e
night. Inspection by the depart- K)U
nt of labor would be authorized 1
[1 fines of from Sinn to Sl.oun. or, nex
, ' roa<
prisonnient Irom one month to a[
ir. or both imposed for violation. to
V
When Representative Palmer pro-l
sed suspension of the rules to passj '''ar
? bill several Southern members sdl
nested and started a filibuster; * a
rked by repeated points of no j ')e '
Drum, roll calls and rulings. | wo
l\IRl/KI) V()l .\(i WOMAN. j roa<
pllb
II Operative Arrested After Shoot- T
inn Sweetheart. opei
| to t
Spartanburg, Feb. 1."..?Miss Roxie'and
'adman, a 17-year-old girl, was roai
tantlv killed this morning by J. j cess
.McElroy. in a pathway leading toiseei
% rear of Heanmont mills No. I hav
nr bullets of a t'.s-calihre pistol J to lj
re emptied in the body of the'pie.
tng woman. As her slayer retreat- j of t
he fired the remaining bullet at; vide
nself. the shot taking effect in the; aloi
id in the rear of the right ear. j wat
will probably recover. McKlrov j well
ne to town and was arrested by! ling
eriff White in the rear of the! tere
nnedy Library. The Steadtnan ! thin
1. with her mother, it is reported.; can
ne to Heanmont mills from Clif-jovei
1 mills three weeks ago. It is re-1
i |
,ted that McEIroy came to the
anmotit village as an operative in ! ...
i iiiiu
1 card rooms shortly atter trotn
> same place. It is supposed that!
love affair was of recent origin. | |.
ce it is asserted tliat \i< Elroy had oii,
!y 1 eon at Clifton for a few tv ;
inti's. He cats.e originally, it ;s a,.]t
ted. from North Carolina. | !?,I(
i w<> in.man 11 r:.\ ItS IN I'AC. I'0111
l orig
r Makes ( rnosome I'ind in an' '
\llev.
t ? !! T1
I
tetroit. Mich.. Feb. i ". Two l::i-|Tlu>
n hea is. two led and a hand wra/i-j cup:
I in a burlap baa. were found by jaib
toy this afternoon in an alle'. be-1 com
d a bottling works on Ueauhien I in sr.
eet. Features were ninios: oh-'on i
rated by acid. Tiie poliee believe J insti
of the tiie heads is that of a '"is:
n and the other is a woman's,
tetectives found a satchel conning
clothes marked ",\l. F. A.! .
I kill:
son. a tew teet trotn the spot,
s satchel had been covered wjtii
diish. ' | H
Cason. who formerly conducted a!
sion on Heaubien street here, died
: 'o (
Detroit two days ago.
^ ins
:i I SK TO IOKWAKD DISPATCH, i Iu'n
| Will
rmaii Authorities Decline to Trans-! 'I*
mit Sealed Package. j the
j ed 1
Luxemburg. Hrand Duchy of hux-lwor
Inirir. Feb. lThe Herman mili-! The
y authorities here have refused toj the
nsinit a package containing the trip
lerican consular agent's accounts ,\ft?
ause it was sealed in an envelope j turn
Iressed to the State depart ment at man
ishington. The paekage. under inuetions
from the commandant,
s returned to tin* agent unopened.
Interference bv tho Herman an- a
.c , , 1 his .
inttes with .xinenean .niutais pno.-,
y will .li.it a protest from the!0'''
t<* department at Washington. P;iss
I'he Cftiiian uDv.-rrint.-nt was r?-(
n.Ie.l recently tiiat l?r. Van I?yk ?
s minister to !.u\? :1.1.11 en as we!! as
Xe'i'erlatnls and t '.at !io had i
I! I'< tideVcl ilieoteniltiread'i so ;at !
!?:< reiai!o!is with I. ?\ -t.! .r
:ni)e;ie, ; '.a* ! : >i;tl m t ''
. : ' ?* a: 'i'1 .
v tin- r. ! -><:> rtt
to: : ... and horses,
n-.t .in :e ,. >, at tsi?*ii* j
! i. i a an!.' or horse '
a:! e.- ri. . adv. pole
OPERATE IN 2 WEEKS
K. ?V: W. i: \II-KO.\n TO IWK.IN
SKKVICK SOON.
ouncement i> Made That Arrangements
Are Being .Made
For Opening I load.
he Hanilier.c. Khrhatdt and Waloro
railroad will lie put into opion
within the next two weeks
irding to Air. Jones A. Williams
Williams and other gentlemer
!e a trip several days ago to Wilgton,
X. C.. 011 business con
ed with the new railroad. Yes
ay he stated tnat arrangement;
now being perfected for putting
road into operation. Mr. Wilis
also stated that the new roac
be in position to handle fertiliz
diipments this season. The fol
ing is his statement:
To the farmers along the line o
Bamberg, Ehrhardt and Walter
) railroad: The new railroat
he put into operation within tin
I ten days or two weeks. Tin
1 will he opened in plenty of tinn
landle fertilizers 11:is season."
riien asked further ahotit tin
is of the railroad, .Mr. William:
; that it would he premature u
e more than that the road wouli
operated in the next ten days 01
weeks, hut stated that the de
> of the transaction whereby tin
i will lie operated would he mad*
lie within the next few days,
he news that the road is to lx
tied will he welcome informatiot
hose who reside between Bamber;
Ehrhardt. along tiie line of tin
1. The road has heen in the pro
, of building for some years, ant
ninglv unsurmountable difficultie:
e been overcome. It will provt
ie a great convenience to the peo
and they will welcome the sigh
he first train. The road will pro
opportunities t'm* the peoph
ig the line to plant truck ant
! as providing facilities for hand
the usual crops. What will in
st the farmers more than any
ig else now is the fact that the;
haul tiie fertilizers this seasoi
r the new line.
i:i-: rmwrv j.iii. <>\ kikk.
re l iiiler Iioof Does '"onMdeiabh
! tamag'e?I ii>n;-e<l.
isliopville, Feb. 1M. Fire broio
under the roof of the la-e conn
ail here yesterday and consitler
> damage was doiv the buildint
ire the blaze was gotten undei
rol. The tire is thought to hav<
inated. from a defe tive Mae
re were eleven prisoners in tin
and they were immediate!;
isferred to the city guar.! house
lower part of the jai! was oc
ied by Mr. W. F. < I rooms. tin
r. liis furniture was datuagei
ideraid> l?y the water and mov
.Mr. (Dooms had no insuranct
lis furniture. The .iail was full]
red with the siukina t*11ti<] com
q'on.
M: n;i:\( IIM.W I:KTI'I!\KI).
?er Permitted Prisoner t<? Visj
I>yinji .Mother.
erlin. Feh. 1."!. Raoul Davidot
rencli prisoner of war. ret u met
Germany today from a visit t<
home in France, where he wn:
uitted to s;o hv order of Kmperoi
liam to see Iiis dyinir mother,
he Frenchman wrote direct t(
emperor his request to he allow
o visit his mother, pleditinsr lii:
il of honor to return on March 1
emperor immediately Grantee
request and Ihividot made tin
to France by way of Switzerland
r t!ie death of his mother he re
;ed to the detention catup in C.er
y.
Happy <'hihlhood.
small hoy seated on the curl) 1>\
lonliiin.. nole. with 51 tin ran hv
.y I...... v r
side. attracted ihe attention of an
{gentleman who hai'tiened to he
in-, says .Indue.
loinir lisliina?" he inquired. unodiredly.
Vol ?>." the yonnuster -j>!i. ?1
!\i* a |;?'cK in jlnTc."
ii ii>v? stiirntioti showed 'he an
i> I'Hitlv liih'd with rnicrpilhirs o{
?.: IIMltll.
A I ill i i: 'a (>: <! a:v y.ri hdir:
!"! ! ' fv;,;v| :11 ir--s ;s:;.! .-a'
... I uiuh -
A'.-!'. I 'a; lui'ii::-' a few of them."
low v"
^ l:.!51 ir Via ;i|> this t
I 11.1 lililM.' 11 I I II l i M.r.iv i.
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.Man Wanted in Spni-tanhti:<> Arrested
While nil Honeymoon.
Spartanburg. 1?W. M.
Wood by. of Asheville, was brought
to Spartanburg tonight and placed
in jail on the charge of obtaining
$:;nn through forging the name of
a. Biltmore merchant to a check.
It is said the check was endorsed by
' 1>. W. .McLean, of Spartanburg. trav-<
eling representatives for a Virginia
dry goods house. Representing liini
self as R. W. Johnson, a successful
1 merchant of Biltmore. Woodby is
said to have placed orders last week
with McLean and two other local
salesmen for about $1,000 worth of
5 goods. The next day, it is claimed.
' he got Mr. McLean to endorse his
check for $::<><>. After getting the
* money, it is alleged, he returned to
" Asheville and got married. McLean
and Asheville officers met the man
and his bride out driving Sunday and,
1 after an exciting chase, overtook
them.
> fk;ht with vick sitckssitl.
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s Xcw York is Iteing Cleared l*p.?IJeport
of Coinniittee.
New York. Feb. 14.?Comtnercial5
ized vice is rapidly being driven out
' of New York and disreputable re-ilm
net ft ica Illlflil 1V?,1 ill 11
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space of ten years, the committee of
14 formed to drive organized vice
<?ut of the metropolitan district asserted
in its annual report made public
tonight. Within the next 12
months the committee predicts the
police and the courts will have taken
a firm grip on the remnant of vice
that nourishes,
j To these and other optimistic sentences
adds a supplementary report
* which contradicts statements ot vice
" investigators who declared that dcI
partment stores in the large cities
| offered the most productive recruitI
ing piaces for the agents of eomj
mercial vice,
j For six months the committee's
I trained investigators worked as em!
ployes in a big department store.
I The committee concluded that the
j general conditions among the emj
ployes were normal: that little could
I lie done in the store to preserve
moral rectitude because the invest'I
gators failed to find immorality
| among tlie employes and established
pI as well that vice agents do not go
| there for recruits.
"Tills investigation wool ! seem to
m show." tile report -fires, "negative
~ j conditions so far as the social evil
"j is concerned. itii wliicn ;h?* ?c?;ii
1 j tee of 11 specifically deals a most
rj gratif.ving result. There is a sintete
desire in those <:or*'> in gmer:!. ir
j lii'liovr?, to establish ;:n| maintain
' conditions which siia!l insure morai''
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For comparative purpose-: ;ite report
names many of li:" one- well
known resorts that infesied the Bowery.
the old tenderloin. Harlem.
" Brooklyn, tlie lower Fast Side and
| other sections of the city and shows
that virtually all have been closed
permanently and rhat their onerators
either are deail. in prison or driven
permanently trout the city.
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i Chicago linkers Will Join Bakers in
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Demand on < 'ongress.
i| Chicago, Feb. in. Chicago bakers
> will cooperate witlt the National
> j .Master Bakers' association in der
'minding that congress place a '.today
embargo <>n American wheat
> shipments. Reports from large cities
- throughout the country indicate the
< bakery business has materially de.
creased since the price of bread has
i1 been raised, in Chicago t;?!o bakers
lent out of business in the month of
.jJanuary, according to 15. II. Oahi
-jheinuT. president <>r iup iiiicuku
.Master Halters" association, ami similar
reports are received from other
larsiG cities.
HKYOl.l TIONWKY SOl.lHliH?
Casket < 'ontainiiiK Man's ISoily Dug
I'p at I'ort Motte.
St. .Matthews. FV1>. !::. -While
hands of tile Sunt'.tern railway were
doini; some excavatimr netir the
. I tracks in tlie town of I-'ort Moire
j fids mornine th? v 'inearthed an iron
J casket c onlainine the remains of a
"j man. The hoi p. !iad 5 -a. <h,-!nd in
'a tiilitary ii'iifor'::. T! . :r o" his
j o;:erat jojis do'i v the 1.?"a' va iry
j ..ar and dorim * War W-v. the
j Se( (!>, -_ .Mid ' IS ' " !'
tion as to tin- identity of n.ait.
j The et 'tad evtdenflv he.-'tl hnried
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