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N ? KOUSF FOR ARMY INCREASE fr HAY BILL CALLING FOB 100,000 MEN PASSED, 403 TO 3. W0 . Measure Now Goes to Senate.?Negative Votes Cast by Britten, Republican, and London, Socialist. ' Washington, March 23.?The Hay army increase bil, providing for a regular army peace strength of 14 0,000 fighting men instead of the pres ent 100,000, passed trie nouse late : y today by a vote of 402 to 2. It goes to the senate for immediate consider/ ation virtually as drafted by the house committee. . The negative votes were cast by Representatives Britten, Republican, . of Illinois, and London, Socialist, of New York. Z0Y- , Mr. Britten opposed the bill be|S'. . cause he favored a still further in. crease in the array and Mr. London p. because he favored no increase. The bill is the first of the great na > tional preparedness measures urged ' by President Wilson to pass either Kfe-' house, although various related pi measures have been approved. It "was finally adopted only after RepreV sentative Kahn, ranking Republican |v member of the military committee, had again met defeat, this time 213 to 191, in his effort to increase the V;, /: i ' authorized strength of the regulars 7 to 220,000. During the debate Chairman Hay, PI? of the committee which drew the bill, I referred to it as "the president's own bin.It was explained at the white I?, house, however, that while the president approved the ground plan of ife the measure, he was not committed to , its details. The conference on the " * ? - _ __ I senate and house plans, 10 come aner the senate acts, is expected by administration officials to produce a bill which will have the president's full support. Sent to Senate. The measure went to the senate tonight and the way has been cleared for consideration of it to begin there j next Monday. 1 . Besides providing for 140,000 eni listed men as the peace strength of the standing army, exclusive of officers, hospital and quartermasters' jhorps and unassigned recruits, the bill as passed by the house provides for the building up of a force of 425,000 federalized National Guardsmen in five years. It/provides for an officer reserve corps of 50,000, for a complete industrial reserve and for new recruiting systems for both the regular army and the National Guard. It also contains an authorization for summer training camps, from which a third force of federal volunteers is ekpected to grow, and provides that National Guardsmen who will receive the benefits of the militia pay feature of .the bill shall be subject to immediate draft into the federal service in war time. Nearer to Senate Bill. During the process of amendment in the house the bill was brought'ap1 preciably closer to the measure prev pared by the senate committee in sev ra* respects. Important among ife these was the insertion of the senate hill's provisions as to the regular ' ?army enlistments, which are expected to rapidly produce the desired ?|y? reservists. On this section ChairfeiC man Hay, of the military committee, the bill's sponsor, was defeated. The ? -\ only other impottant amendment, pl^ carried by a vote of 224 to .180, defe spite his opposition was that striking fy < out the entire section which proposed ,to have the government embark into a nitrogen manufacture project, which aroused opposition on the v, ground that it involved immense expenditures in conjunction with private enterprise. VERDICT FOR NEWSPAPER. V-* Suit Against Anderson I>aily Mail Fails. Anderson, March 25.?In common ? pleas court here today a suit for $15,000 for alleged libel, brought by S. C. C. 'Galloway, of Easley, against the Daily Mail, the jury brought in a I' ' verdict for the newspaper. Judge Mendel Smith's charge was a most able one and the case will likely be much quoted in other similar suits in South Carolina in the future. WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN. Winter Tourist in Aiken Injured by K ! Blow on the Head. v\. Aiken, March 25.?About 8:30 o'clock tonight Mrs. Owens was attacked by some unknown person on Greenville street and suffered a bad wound in the back of the head. Mrs. Owens was returning to her home ' and was artacked from the rear. She was knocked down and the assailant grabbed her purse which contained about ten dollars, and made his es cape. Cries brought help, but the man was gone. The wound was a bad one, but the woman is said to be resting very well. Mrs. Owens is from Paterson, N. J., and is one of the winter visitors to Aiken. ? , - ? 1 I: ' ' SitfeiAS - v LETTEK TO KIKE AGENTS. McMaster Urges Them to Becom M I'aL'oi'C j Fitz Hugh Mc.Master, insuranc I commissioner, has addressed a cii cular letter to fire insurance agent in South Carolina urging them t make connections with their com panies under the insurance brokers act. The letter also contains a brie explanation of the brokers' act. I is as follows: "On my recent visit to New Yor I could discover no evidence what ever of any vindictiveness on th part of the officers of the insuranc companies whom I visited. Unles there be some such feeling and a: intent to punish South Carolina?th innocent with the guilty?I can se no reason why the responsible agen who has won the confidence of hi companies by fair dealing and care ful selection of risks should not con tinue to do business with the sam companies under the brokers' act. "Indeed, the companies acceptin business under this act will be ii j better position than they have eye j been before. They will be operatin tinder the laws of their own State bound only by such laws and by thei consciences. "In other words, if you take i broker's license, you will then be rep presenting the assured and you wil be dealing with your company whic] has now withdrawn from the State not subject to any of the laws of th State and bound only by its own pol icy contract issued in accordanc with the laws of its own State. "The brokers' act carefully pro vides for the inspection of risks, in dorsements on policies and adjust ment of losses. The company wil be free from all license fees am taxes in this State, and therefore i would be within its power even to al low you a little excess commissioi over that heretofore allowed. "You as the licensed broker mus pay 4 per cent, on the gross phem iums written in the policy." Whethe this should come out of the commis sion which was allowed you or out o the assured for whom you place tin insurance would be a matter of ar rangement for you. As you kno\ any resident of this State who ha been a licensed insurance agent fo two years may be licensed as an in surance broker to represent the as sured. The other conditions for li cense will be furnished you upon ap plication. "I suggest your taking this up wit! such companies as you have serve< faithfully and well, and it woul< seem to me that for your relief a: well as for the advantageous condi tions under which they could issui insurance vou should be able to plac< a large part of the insurance whicl you have heretofore placed with sue! companies." NATURAL CAUSES VERDICT. Orangeburg Man Found Unconscioui and Dies Later. Orangeburg, March 22.?Elli! Mack, foreman of one of the count: chain gangs, was found in an uncon scious condition Monday night abou 11 o'clock and died early next morn ing. When discovered the man wai lying on the ground, near the cornei of Russell and Broughton streets hi his buggy, in which he had just come up to the water trough. His heat showed that he had received a licl across the side of the forehead, bu< whether it was caused by foul pla: or from a fall following a stroke o apoplexy, could not be determined. Coroner Gramling held an inques this morning, but there was no evi dence to show that there was fou play. However, the inquest was con tinued till the afternoon -to alio? time for an examination by physi cians. The result of the examinatioi was the finding of evidence of deatl from natural causes, and the jur; returned a verdict to this effect. Some Men Always Wrong. On almost any question a ver; large number of people would vot wrong?wrong, as history wouli ? * ? i t . 1 /? T>1_ 1 _ J . 1 prove, rnus, aoom nair 01 rnnauej phia's respectable citizens strong! opposed <the Declaration of Independ ence. Very nearly half of the pec pie of the 13 States voted against th constitution under which' we hav lived for 124 years and which w now revere Patrick Henry, Jame Monroe and scores of leaders declai ed it would lead to a kingdom. Every big American city fough against the introduction of gas as deadly menace. When the railroad came at about the same time, the were branded as the sure death of great part of the population. "Frank lin's lightning rods were ridicule Kt cawq oc "lisrl-itrnnf ratohprs." Th k/J kJV/lli V U> VJ 11*^ AA CAAA&A0 v ? trolley cars only a score of years ag were pictured as so many juggei nauts. The populace combated vac cination against smallpox, and it sti' fights in India against scientific treal ment of the bubonic plague.?Syra cuse Journal. Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. i Don't Make e ? Curiosity Telephone Calls S 0 "Because 2,000 idle curiosity seekers in Blnghamton asked 'Central' where the fire was, an emergency call for an ambulance was held up for pearly 15 minl!" utes and this delay resnlted in the death of . Physicians say that had the ambulance been secured t at once 's life might hare been saved." ?Elmira Advertiser. k e TT is beyond the bounds s I of possibility to answer 11 promptly the mass of cue riosity telephone calls that 4 threaten to swamp our ex? changes every time there is a i- large fire. e Galls for physicians, the am1 bulance or the police, held up r at such times might result in % the loss of human life. For your protection, as well as for the protection of your neighbors, we ask you not to SOUTHERN BELL call the telephone operator TELEPHONE AND merely out of curiosity. After ! m all, she has no more inform*. e . w tion than you have BOX 108. COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA. ! AN OWL FOOL t was never known. Making wise A provision for themselves and vvj$B fc'4 *' ^ ^ r families is an instinct wth birds and beasts. Man's reason is ^ depended on to take its place. e B The wise man will not risk his '* uj future by spending his all, but ^ B v I will lay aside enough to make 9 s' B provision for his old age in a I r I secure savings bank like the : 1 _ I Enterprise Bank. I i Enterprise Bank i 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. Bamberg, S. C. e. 3 To Drive Out Malaria l And Build Up The System Z * * * * * ^ j . Take the Old Standard GROVE'S V |\r) | *? I A17P f j TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know Ilk I VI I IIVK ! what you are taking, as the formula i9 Z */**# JLI printed on every label, showing it is V VETERINARY SURGEON. V | Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. j The Quinine drives out malaria, the X Stock Treated for all X a Iron builds up the system. 50 cents j Diseases. I ??????????? '' I PORTABLE AND STATIONARY $ J j n n pB | B pp A Prices Reasonable. V L IIPIIlLVf ?! 7 P IU In I HIS Bi % . > Ring Bones, Spavins, A i - I IB 1] | |W I |J Floating Teeth, Club II t I Bp I ! Bi Bp Feet, Weak Eyes and ; AND BOILERS A ^"????- | r Saw, Lath and ShingJe Mills, Injec- \& A 7 tors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood ! , Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, % Will be at Rizer's Sta- $ i Belting, GasolineJEngines g* ^for'the'da^ % [ LAROB STOCK LOMBARD I j K^rstor^ac"ine' B?i,er W?rkS FRANCIS F. CARROLL augusta, ga. Attorney-at-Law 1 tp it mp-xrmppqnw ?ffice ?ver bamberg 8ankins coji. ii. general practice. 1 Attorney-at-Law bamberg, s. c. = bamberg, s. c. j- a- klein mrs- j- a- klein V m General Practice. Loans Negotiated. Teachers of Piano and Organ I 1 r TTTI ~ I Z ~ 7TZ I Studio Over Herndon's Store Cures Old Sores. Other Remedies Won t Cure. ~ ~ A * rT, Allied uiu WW, WUIO. wumourc* nun ?. vu.o. . Du0g and Quartets for Two pjanos The worst cases, no matter of how lonfe standing:, . ,, _ _ . . v are cured bv the wonderful, old reliable Dr. | and the Proper Training Of Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves ; Bpainnprs a Snppialtv Pain and Heals at Mie same time. 25c. 50c. $1.00 | uegmners a ^peciait} i CREDITORS NOTICE. Whenever You Need a General Tonic " Take Grove's Pursuant to a decree issued out of The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless y the court of common pleas, signed by chill Tonic is equally valuable as a e his honor, G. E. Prince, circuit General Tonic because it contains the -J judge, in the case of Nixon Grocery well known tonic properties of QUININE company, et al, vs. J. A. Spann, et al, and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives all and singular the creditors of J. j out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and y A. Spann are called upon and requir- < Builds up the Whole System. 50 certs, ed by said decree to hie their claims | ?????_?__ properly proven before me on or be-: | p fore the 10th day of April, 1916,jfo4f*r which is three weeks after the pub- r^VVf JjjkT e lication of this notice.^ F0LK 1 s Master for Bamberg County. ,1 Best material and workman- 9 March 21st, 1916. 3t.,B -8 - ? I ship, light running, requires i irr rinr i lurOTAflf I little power; simple, easy to 8 1 LIrhMKLLlVfcMUu Ihand,e Are made in severai I a 7 7 ; n sizes and are good, substantial n : HEALTH and ACCIDENT If ST! a || catolog showing Engines, Boil- | j j|j ers an'^ Saw Mill supplies. jjjj e A sent tor Superior Monument Co j_ LOMBARD IRON WORKS & 0 Can SaVe you Money on Tombstones ! I SUPPLY CO. I W MAY WALKER 1 Augusta, Ga. ? | I I! EHRHARDT. S. C. %-sWWHB III i II IH IIIITTIBM# L. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, .. refund money if PAZO GROVE'S TASTELESS chi'l TONIC, drives out OINTMENT fails to cure t ny case of Itching, Malaria.enriches the blood.and builds uo the sys? Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pilc3 in 6 to 14 days, tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c The first application gives Ease and Rest. 50c. t 1 J . m ' # _ tells whatl \ I ^,you did yesterday. I iAi Make to-morrow better J by starting a Bank g account to-day." J If, for no other reason than the un- 8 foreseen demands incident to human I Hie, you ewe yourself a Bank account. It's a duty, because you haven't the power to predict the future but you have power to start a Bank ac "ount and > fortify for the fu':ure. Besides we want to help worthy young men to succeed. Begin today with $1. Men and machinery wear out. Human energy lessens with age just as a machine wears out with use. 4 per cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. PEOPLES BANK 9 '? - _? $?& I Bamberg, - - - . -. - - South Carolina k j R OF SMOOTH STRANGERS W/TH N/CE SB 9 m&m mm HI II Ik IK I I 111111& i II H^^HHnB !Ii&il} ?g?f?^ W I iSES^BSa TrHMiPnM fl^B I Hi 1 I it all these schemes which "Smooth" strangers I 1 ; II come around to peddle are such great "Money I O.TJLCti.VV i_ o y> ?x ? uvii u uuv 7 - - - ? ? ^ When a man is trying hard to sell you a proposition there is something in it for HIM?that's a sure / thing. ' : # Is is not better for us all to keep our money here at home, invest in and build up OUR OWN Community? The man who does this is prosperous. ogji Make OUR bank YOUR bank |p We pay 4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly on savings depsits Farmers & Merchants Bank micKermg rianos i Boardman & Gray Pianos | Stultz & Bauer Pianos I THE BEST IN THE WORLD I Over twenty years experience in the piano busi- I ness has taught me how to sell GOOD PIANOS TO I ^ - -nriTrinCI | I GOOD PEOPLE, giving tfiem Kiu-m rnxo-cio AND PROPER TREATMENT. 1 I have the best line of pianos in existence, and if I you are thinking about one I would be glad to fig- I ure with you. i I also have a nice line of Victrolas, Records, 8 Sheet Music and Musical Merchandise. | I sincerely appreciate the splendid patronage 8 given me by the good people of Bamberg and sur- I rounding: country in the past, and hope to continue | to merit the same. ^ Your inquiries will receive my prompt attention. I 1 fi A. MICAS MUSIC HOUSE I | AIKEN, S. C. | . j \ % : - .. > "v.- ? . "< " . , - . -.i; .