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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, i916. Established 1891.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, Feb. 15.?The balmy
6pring-like weather was driven away
last Monday by a high northwesterly
wind, and we are having real win-!
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ter again. Some fruit trees had on
a full suit of blooms and unless protected
some way will lose all their
fruit for this season.
Several of our auto owners are
contemplating a move for good roads,
and think that the best way to make
a start is to call a meeting at the i
court house (Bamberg) and form an |
auto club for good roads; take a pub-i
lie subscription, appoint officers and i
get down to business; as the average
road in this section is not fit for a
team of oxen, let alone for one to
go out in his car. We are not stepping
on any one's toes or putting any
blame on anyone, but want to be'
"helpers."
Mr. Louis Hiers, of Hampton, is'
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having erected on his lot that he!
k purchased from Mr. Jacob Ehrhardtj
last year, a handsome brick store, 30!
feet front by 85 feet deep. Mr. I
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Knopff, of Fairfax, is the contractor j
in charge. This lot is a desirable lo-j
cation for a store, being opposite the'
Farmers & Merchants Bank. When i
f finished it will be occupied by Mr. I
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Hiers and his sons, doing a general
mercantile business.
Messrs. J. W. McKenzie and R.
Ehrhardt enjoyed an auto spin out
to Crocketville and Ashton last Sunday
in the "Yankville Grocery company's"
car.
H Several auto parties are planning;
to visit Orangeburg Thursday eve|
and get a peep at the "Pink Lady,"|
if the weather is permissible.
Mrs. X. J. Stuart, who lives with
her daughter, Mrs. H. Ehrhardt, and
Miss Mvrtie Stafford, who has been
on an extended visit to her sister,1
Mrs. John Hartz, left a few days ago
for their former homes at Canton,
Ga.
Mr. H. Karesh is preparing to open
a millinery store in town. He will,
, occupy the store house that Mr. O. |
E. Kearse occupied last year, Mr. i
Kearse having moved to McKenzie
Bros.' store the first of the year. For
the past two years the town has had
no store to accommodate the ladyj
folks, and they had to patronize,
other places.
Mr. and Mrs. Karesh left Sunday;
to visit New York and Baltimore and
to buy up a stock of goods.
Some folks must not believe in1
preparedness: therefore let this cold
weather catch them without coal or,
wood. JEF.
\ Clear Pond News.
J Clear Pond, Feb. 15.?Miss Allie'
Morris, of Ehrhardt, visited her!
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cousin, .Miss .uaime aiuius. msi
week.
Mr. Fulton Drawdv, of Edisto, is
visiting his sister. Mrs. J. B. Folk.
Miss Vera McMillan, who attends
school at Ehrhardt, spent the weekend
at home.
Miss Cora Yarn entertained her
f friends at a Valentine party at Clear
Pond school last Saturday afternoon.
Several interesting games were play
ed after which refreshments were
served. Those enjoying Miss Varn's
hospitality were: Misses Lynn and
Rosa Walker, Mamie Morris, Dorris
and Wilhelmina Folk, and Allie Mor->
ris; Messrs. Roy Hunter, Rice Steedly,
McKinley Crosby, Clyde Rentz,
Fulton Drawdy, Folk and Bishop.
Miss Cora Varn left today for her
> home at Ruffin, to attend the birthday
dinner of her grandmother.
Mr. Beaslev, of Blackville, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Croft.
* Colston Clippings.
Colston. Feb. 8.? (Written for last
I week.) On last Saturday night Mr.
and Mrs. George McMillan entertained
a number of their young friends
with music ana dancing, i ne young
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ladies present were: Misses Minnie
and Evelyn Kirkland, Alberta and
Natalie Kearse, Euphrozine McMillan.
We are glad to see Miss Frozine
McMillan out again after being shut
in by grippe.
Mr. Roy Kearse and Mr. Paysing
er, of Ehrhardt, were visiting friends
at Colston Saturday evening.
Miss Rosalie Kirkley, of Kershaw,
and Mr. John Copeland, of Ehrhardt,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Varn Saturday night.
The many friends won by Miss
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PI T POISON IN SOI P. I
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Kitchen Employee Missing After Dinner
(iiven in Honor of Bishop. ?
Chicago, Feb. 12.?Virulent poison ;
was found today by city chemists in j ^
[Samples of the soup served at the j
j banquet in honor of Archbishop MunI
delein at the University Club Thurs
day night. The discovery, coupled j
with the disappearance of a kitchen i
employee of the club and the finding j j
of similar poison in a private labora-1 c
| tory in his room, together with
literature classed as anarchistic, led j
the police to believe that the illness |
which overcame more than a hun-j
dred of the diners was the result of a
deliberate attempt to poison the
guests.
The nature of the poison discover- A
ed and fear that perhaps a slow acti
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j ing poison had also been mingled j
with the banquet viand prompted the ]
city health commissioner, Dr. John i c
Robertson, to issue a warning to all 1
i who attended the banquet to place 1
i themselves immediately under the
care of a physician.
Several of the distinguished guests c
were so affected that they-^have not 1
vet recovered. Two are still con- c
fined to their beds, and a number of c
others today said that they still felt g
the effects of the poisonous soup.
JliOV ,
Archbishop Mundelein was not af-j t
fected. He ate very sparingly of the j (
soup. The absence of Jean Crones, j ^
assistant chef, at the club was noted; j
by the manager, H. J. Doherty, and j
his suspicions were aroused. With <5
a policeman he went to Crones's room
and there discovered the laboratory (
and found poison flasks.
Crones, according to the club officials,
was employed last September, (
and was fond of discussing economic ?
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questions and was said to have often
inveighed against the present order ^
of society with its stratas of rich and ^
poor. In the room which he had occupied
the* police said they found
many volumes, by anarchistic authors,
explosives and weapons, in ad- ^
dition to the poison vials. He was
said by the police to have come to
Chicago from St. Louis and his description
was sent to various cities. s
Among the guests at the banquet t
who were affected by the poison were c
prelates, judges, bankers, noted phy- $
sicians, representative business men j.
and manufacturers prominent in the t
affairs of the city and nation. <:
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LIQUOR OH LAGEK.
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Senate Votes for Alternative Amendment
in Changing Law.
Columbia, February 9.?Every resident
of South Carolina may order
two quarts of whiskey or five dozen
bottles of beer each month for per-j
sonal use, according to the terms of j a
bill which passed the senate tonight
and was sent to the house. The senate
this morning had cut the allowance
of whiskey from one gallon to c
one-half gallon a month, and tonight, I \
despite strenuous objection from the t
prohibition leaders, adopted an i
amendment, by Senator Hughes, per- c
mitting the alternative of five dozen j ^
bottles of beer per month. The first ] 1
effort of the prohibitionists was made 1 t
on a motion to table the Hughes ^
amendment, which motion was lost i
by a vote of 19 to 21. The prohibi- t
tionists forced another roll call on (
the adoption of this amendment, \
which passed by a vote of 23 to 19.
If you want to laugh, come to 1
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i nieien rneaire, r nuav uiguc, ? cu.
18th, and see Charlie Chaplin.?adv.
Rosalie Kirkley while filling the position
of assistant teacher in the Colston
school regret very much to have
to give her up. She has resigned to <
accept a position in the up-country j
| at a much better salary. Miss Kirk- \
ley is a young lady of sterling char
acter and our loss is Kershaw's gain. <
She carries with her our best wishes. <
Mr. and Mrs. Robert- Hughes, of ,
Ehrhardt, spent Sunday at the home <
of Misses Natalie and Alberta Kearse.
Miss Nina Henry spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. MC.Mil-|
lan.
Mr. and Mrs. Havelock Clayton
were visiting at Mr. Frank Clayton's
Sunday. ,
Mr. T. D. Beard and family spent
Sunday with Mr. G. H. Kearse and ,
family.
Miss El vie Kearse and Mr. J. F.
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Tucker were visiting in Colston Sat- !
urdav.
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Mr. John G. Clayton, of Walterboro,
came home Sunday, returning
Monday.
Miss Clara Copeland, of Ehrhardt,
is filling the vacancy in the Colston i
school caused by the resignation of
Miss Kirkley.
Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. ;
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
iOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
itate News Roiled Down for Quirk
Reading.?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Thirty persons were arrested in
^ancaster last week on the charge of
selling whiskey.
John Nelson, colored, is in jail in
Greenwood charged with killing Ersune
Teague, colored, following a
luarrel over a card game.
J. B. Myers, alias ''Butcher" My-'
?rs, is in jail at Georgetown charged
vith attempted criminal assault upon j
;wo well known white women of
Georgetown.
Maj. General Leornard F. Wood,
)f the United States army, is touring
he South unofficially in advocacy of
nilitary preparedness. He has spoksn
in several South Carolina towns.
Willie Harris, a negro 22 years
)ld, was killed Friday by Guard C. T. j
itichburg, while attempting to es-j
ape from the State reformatory fori
vrtiithe in tho Fintrll Fork 1
/VI VI V V4 J V/U Vl'O A AX VA? V -A-" Vt
;ection of Richland county.
George Von L. .Meyer, secretary of
lavy under President Tat't, was "de-i
ained" Wednesday afternoon near;
Camden by V. F. Funderburk, assisant
State warden, on the charge of
Hinting without a license. Mr. Mey)v
obtained a license at a cost of
>15.25 and continued his hunt.
Rev. H. Buchanan Rvley, rector
>f St. Andrews and St. James Epis opal
churches in Gerenville, has re eived
intelligence that his son, Sec>nd
Lieutenant Ryley, of the English
irmy, who was reported wounded
ibout six weeks ago, has since died
>f his wounds. The deceased was.
vounded on a battlefield in Turkey.
POPULATION 101,208,315.
A'estern States Have Led in Growth,
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Washington Heading the List.
Washington, February 13.?Cenus
bureau experts estimated today
hat the population of the United
States on January 1 last was 101,-1
108,315 and that by July 1 it would j
)e 102,01 7,302. On July 1 last year,
hey figured the population at 100,199,318.
Western States have led
n growth, Washington heading the
ist, with Oklahoma, Nevada, North
1'akota and New Mexico following in
he order named. The bureau's esimates
are based on the rate of increase
between the 1900 and 1910
census.
USES CONJURE TRICK.
\"ej?TO Chops Oft' and Ruries Paid of j
Canine's Tail.
Manning. Feb. 9.?An interesting
ase, decidedly out of the ordinary,
vas up for a hearing before Magistrate
J. W. Heriot Saturday. A white
nan. who lives in the Deep Creek
;ection, near Bloomville, had a negro I
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ivroctpri nn ?i tpr-linioal rharae of ma-!
icious mischief, to wit, cutting off
;he tail of a valuable pointer dog.
iVhen the case came up for trial the
legro pleaded guilty and was sen;enced
to pay a fine of S3.00, which
mded the case without going into
;he full details of the matter.
It seems from outside reports,
vhieh did not come to the knowledge
)f the court, that the negro knew the
lualities of the dog in question and
greatly coveted his possession. All
efforts to persuade the dog to take
ip his abode- at his house proved of
:io avail, so the negro decided to resort
to a "conjure" trick that
promised sure success, and that was
;o cut off a portion of the dog's tail
md bury it near his house. Those
Alio have studied and understand
conjuring tricks say that if any one
:loesn't believe it, it is simply be?ause
they never tried it.
iui>r:K ?l\KS! CliKW SAVED.
foal Laden Vessel (iocs Down Off!
Frying Pan.
Beaufort. Feb. f>.?The coal laden
barge. St. Nicholas, which was being
towed from Savannah, (la., for Xew
fork by the sea-going tug Edgar F.
Coney, sprang a leak last night and j
<ank fourteen miles northeast of Frying
Pan shoals. The captain and
Tew were rescued by life guards
from the Cape Lookout station and
arrived here tonight 011 the tug.
Do you know the latest step in
dancing? See "The Doctor."?adv.
A big feature, Damon and Pythias,
Wednesday, February 23rd, matinee
and night. Thielen Theatre.?adv.
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FKDKKAL1ZK STATF MILITIA.
affairs of the city and nation.
tion ISefore Committees.
Washington, Feb. 12.?The proposals
o the National Guard association
for federalization of the State
troops were before the military cominittcioc
f>nturrocc in 1 ho t'nrni
in i \J I v twuu; *11 iiiv. *??
of a bill drafted by representatives of
the association at the request of the
senate committee. The regulations
contemplated are given force by a
provision limiting participation in
the federal pay feature to officers,
men or organizations complying with
certain specified requirements.
The scale of annual pay proposed
is as lollows: Major generals. $800;
brigadiers, $700; colonels, $000;
lieutenant colonels, $550; majors,
$525; captains, $500; first lieutenants,
$300; second lieutenants, $250.
Enlisted men would be paid on the
basis of 25 per cent, of the pay rates
of the regular army, a guard private
receiving approximately $45 a year.
The maximum number of National
Guard troops provided for by the bill
is 500 for each , congressional district,
or a total peace strength of approximately
200,000, an increase of
70,000. This would form a separate!
branch of the regular army in time
of war. The act would take effect
July 1, 1916.
The bill provides also for organization
of a junior guard, composed of
boys between 12 and 18.
Knlistment Contract.
An enlistment contract would be j
required, under which the soldier
would bind himself to serve the federal
government ."within or without
the continental limits of the United
States" for a period of two years, or
until discharged, should the guard be
called out at any time during his |
three-year enlistment period. The
enlistment period of any soldier
whose time was close to expiration
when his regiment was called out
would be extended automatically.
It is proposed to do away with
choice of officers by election. Commissions
would be limited to specified
classes and granted only after
examinations by the war ^department.
Promotions during active service
would be made by the president from
within the organization.
At least forty-eight drills a year
and participation in annual field manoeuvres
would be required.
Training and Discipline.
\ n ololinroto CVCtom flf T* PP'I] lat.l OI1S
*~1 IX CiU UV/1 Uiv vy ?. WQ -
for training and discipline has been
worked out.
Members of both the senate and'
house committees who had looked!
over the measure said tonight that it
would require radical amendment, in
their opinion, before it would be acceptable
to congress. It will be discussed
section by section next week
by the house committee.
Members of both committees have j
displayed keen interest in reports I
reaching them that 30,000 profes-!
sional men, students and others already
had been enrolled to take a|
month of intensive military training
this summer at civilian camps. The
committees have been informed that
more than 100,000 men can be secured
for training if some financial aid
were given to those willing to spend
a month annually at military education.
SECRETARY GARRISON RESIGNS.
War Cabinet Officer Quits His Post
of Duty.
Washington, Feb. 10.?Secretary
Garrison resigned today because
President Wilson would not irrevocably"
support the continental army
plan, and because the secretary of
war opposes the administration's
programme of setting a definite time
for Philippine independence.
Prociriont Wilson accented the
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resignation and has not selected a!
successor. The president himself I
probably will take personal charge
of the administration's national de-1
fence plans in congress.
Assist ant Secretary Breckenridge!
also resigned as a mark of loyalty to j
his chief, whose view he shares. The'
president accepted his resignation, j
Both take effect immediately. .Major
Gen. Scott, chief of staff of the army, j
automatically becomes secretary of
war ad interim.
It is known that one of Secretary
Garrison's principal reasons for his i
conviction that only a federal coini-j
nental army, instead of a reorganiz-j
ed National Guard, could be the main!
military dependence of the nation
was his belief that some day the
United States may be called upon to
defend the .Monroe doctrine, and in
that event he foresaw that the
National Guard might not be avail'
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aoie lor use Ollisiue U1 uie cimcu
States before a declaration of war.
WiLL ACCEPT NOMINATION
IUT WILSON' WILL NOT WILW(iLK
AUDI T IT.
President Willin?? to Servo the Peo-[
pie if There is a Popular Demand
for His Nomination.
Washington, Feb. 14.?President
Wilson today consented formally for
the first time to tlie use of his name
as a presidential candidate fn the)
coming campaign. At the same time
lie declared he was entirely unwilling
to enter into any contest for renomination.
This definition of the president's
attitude, in line with the plans of his
political asosciates, is expected to1
bring into the open the campaign be-|
ing made in his favor throughout the
country.
Mr. Wilson's declaration was made]
in a letter to the Ohio secretary of!
State, who had written that candi-j
dates for delegates 'Torn that State to j
the national convention must signify!
their choices for president bv Febru-i
I
ary 25 and that no presidential can-;
didates could be named in that con-!
nnoh'nn u'ifli r\n f
u^viiwn llilUUl UICI1 v U1IOC1I L.
In several other States, of which
no such requirements are imposed,
Mr. Wilson's name already has been
placed on primary ballots, and his
friends generally have taken it for
granted that he would be a candidate
if convinced there was any considerable
popular demand for it.
The letter the president enclosed
was as follows:
"While I am entirely unwilling to
enter into any contest for the presi-j
dential nomination of the Democratic'
party, I am willing to permit the use
of my name that the Democrats in
Ohio may make known their preference
in regard to that nomination.
"In order, therefore, to satisfy the
technical requirements of the statechnical
requirements of the statutes
of the State of Ohio, I hereby
candidate for the presidency by any
candidate who seeks to be elected a
delegate to the National Democratic
convention which is to assemble in
June next."
Convicted of Murder.
Anderson, Feb. 10.?The jury
hearing the case against Doc Freeley,
a negro, charged 'with the murder
of Thomas AI. Dodd. an aeed
Confederate veteran, last February,
brought in a verdict of guilty today,
after deliberating twenty-three hours.;
Dodd was brutallv attacked while in
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his little store on Hampton street.!
His skull was crushed and he re-;
mained unconscious until he died two
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davs later. The crime was surround-1
?
ed by mystery. The fact that Free-j
ley left the city mysteriously on the;
afternoon of the murder attracted
suspicion and officers searched three
States for him. finally locating and !
arresting him three months ago in :
Abbeville county. Rewards aggregat-!
ing six hundred dollars were offered j
by the city council and Sheriff Ashley
for the arrest of the guilty person.
with evidence to convict. J. A.
McCoy, an Abbeville farmer, claims
the reward, having located the negro
and having carried the officers to his!
whereabouts and assisting them in!
his arrest. The trial of the Freeley!
case was started Monday and has
been attended by packed houses all j
the time.
SOUTH CAROLINA ITKMS.
Sum of $80,000 for Improvement and
Maintenance of Charleston Harbor.
Washington, Feb. 11.?South Carolina
appropriations carried by the
river and harbor bill, as it will be re- i
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ported by the house committee to-!
morrow, are as follows. 110 new pro-j
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jects being included in the bill this,
year:
Charleston harbor, SSO.OOo forim-,
provement and maintenance.
Inland waterway from Charleston
to McClellanville. $1.">,ih>0 for main-,
tenance.
Winyah Bay. $100,000 for con-;
tinuation of improvement.
Waccamaw River. $!'<>..">00 for con-'
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tinuation ot improvement.
Santee. Wateree and Congaree projects,
consolidated. Out) for continuation
of improvement.
(Ireat Pee-Dee river, $.",u00 for;
maintenance.
It makes no difference whether
you are young or married, ugly or
' made-up." smart or bankrupt, a I
crook or a preacher, sick or insured,
saint or merchant, .Methodist or Mohammedan,
Baptist or Catholic?you
ought to see "The Doctor."?adv.
Are there laws against DOCTORS
killing people:?aav. I
I ASSKS CHILI* LAHOK KILL.
House Hut Through Graduated Measure
as Compromise.
Columbia, Feb. !?.? The house today
passed a graduated child labor
bill. It provides, first, that no child
under 1 4 residing in ;mv sehnnl dis
trict where there is compulsory
school attendance shall he employed
in any cotton mill. Second, that after
July 1, 1016, 110 child under 13
shall be employed in any cotton factory,
and that after July 1, 1017, no
child under 14 shall be employed in
any cotton factory. This bill was
passed to third reading by a vote of
61 to 60, and is regarded as a compromise.
Text of Measure.
Section 1. That section 4 22, volume
2, criminal code of South Carolina,
1912, be, and the same is hereby
amended by striking out said section
and by inserting in lieu thereof
the following: No child under 14
years of age, residing in any school
district where the compulsory school
law is in force shall be employed in
any factory, mine or textile establishment
of this State. After July 1,
1916, no child under the age of 13
years shall he employed in any factory,
mine or textile establishment in
this State. After July 1, 1917, no
child under 14 years of age shall be
employed in any factory, mine or
textile establishment in this State.
Khett I Resident.
Charleston, Feb. 12.?.Mr. R. Goodwyn
Rhett, of Charleston, was yesterday
elected president of the Chamber
of Commerce of; the United States
at its annual meeting in Washington.
He succeeds .Mr. John H. Fahey, of
Boston.
.Mr. Rhett has been serving as
chairman of the executive committee
of the national chamber, a position
second in importance only to the
presidency of this organization, the
membership of which is" composed of
more than 700,000 business men in
every section of the country.
Since the organization of the national
chamber, which was greatly
encouraged by President Taft, Mr.
Rhett has been prominent in its affairs.
He was recognized from the
beginning as a leading Southern
member and his counsel has been
sought and headed.
The Other Woman.
"How ignorant that woman is,"
said Mrs. Gaussip to her caller.
"She and I went to the zoo the
other day and I thought I would
laugh outright when she called a
giraffe a 'carafe.' The joke of it was,
the animal wasn't a giraffe at all, it
was a camomile."?Boston Transcript.
Congressman Byrnes.
Washington. Feb. 10.?Congressman
Byrnes, of South Carolina, today
introduced a bill providing that
hereafter mileage of members of congress
be made "> cents per mile coming
to and returning home from
Washington once each session.
The present rate of such pay is 20
cents per mile and it has been said
that members coming from distant
States reap a good sum from this
source alone.
As .Mr. Byrnes is chairman of the
Ii/mico f.nmmittoo rm rnilPA2rP it is not
unlikely that his bill may pass,
though it is anticipated that it will
be vigorously opposed.
Washington, Feb. 11.?Congressman
Byrnes, of South Carolina, believes
he has found a plan that will
materially help shipping interests.
Today he introduced a bill providing
that the secretary of war and the
secretary of navy turn over to the
department of commerce such auxiliarv
vessels xis mav not be needed bv
r
them at the present time and that
the secretary of commerce be au
thorizcd to lease them to shipping interests
for coastwise trade.
.Mr. Byrnes believes that in this
way many obsolete ships now owned
by the navy department and possibly
vessels also owned by the war department
which are unfit for the purposes
for which originally built
might be put to good use by being
used for commercial purposes. Xot
only would many small craft be made
available but shippers would be able
to lease them at a reasonable appraisal.
So many horses have been commandeered
in Germany that oxen are being
used for plowing.
Don't fail to see Damon and Pythias
Wednesday, February 23rd,
matinee and night. Thielen Theatre.
?adv.