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CROSSINGS EXACT HEAVY DEATH TOLL SIXTY-OAK KILLED AM) 1S4 INJURED LAST YEA K. Commission Reports. Much Trackage Laid By Southern Last Year?Heavy Kails Being Laid. The annual report of the South Carolina railroad commission shows that during the year 1919 61 persons were killed, mostly at grade crossings in the State. Railroad employees are not included in this list. The number of persons injured was 184, these also mostly at grade crossings. The number of employees of roads killed was 16. Five passengers were killed and 169 injured. It is emphasized by the commission that the physical standard of the roads is not up to pre-war status, because of labor shortage and the inability to procure material. Ne ne\% roads ware built during the past year, but double trackage of the ft Southern railway progressed satisfactorily and will soon be completed. There are now 129 miles of the double track being used. Excellent progress was also made in the laying of heavier rails. Over the different lines 14S miles of 85 and 90 pound rails and 64 miles of relay rails were laid replacing much lighter. Few steel bridges were erected, because of the scarcity of materials. Four depots were, built during the -i- - J ~ ^ BRYAN EXPLAINS TREATY. Says He and President Agree in Purpose.?No "Split" in Party. Chicago, Jan. 10.?William Jennings Bryan told reporters today that he and President Wilson "agree?in purpose." "We both want immediate ratification of the peace treaty and a speedy establishment of the league of nations," he said. "It is simply a difference of opinion over a method and not a purpose. "There is no reason why advocacy of a compromise should be interpreted as opposition to the president. Mr. Wilson is an official and his recommendations travel by their own weight. "The constitution gives the president the right to make recommendations to congress. It gives congress the right to disregard the recommendation just as it empowers congress to pass laws and the president to veto them." Mr. Bryan said 86 senators favoi ratification of the treaty but differ as to reservations. He advocated a compromise so as to keep the treaty from becoming a campaign issue, adding: "If the Republicans insist upon reservations that the Democrats can not accept then the Demcrats will be in a good position to take it as an is&::e before the people." Lake Bower, a Des Moines automobile salesman, has been away from home for HO years, and in all that time has r.over missed a Sunday in writiirg to his mother or the folks at home. \ I - war, two passenger sueus eiccicu, one passenger booth built, three depots enlarged and three platforms built or enlarged. t ? ? LIVES NOT WASTED. Orders Withdrawn After Signing of Armistice. Washington, Jan. 10.?Statements made before a house war investigating committee that American lives were needlesly wasted on armistice day are denied in a letter from General Pershing made public today by Representative Fuller, Republican, t ' of Massachusetts. General Pershmg says the AmeriJ can troops were acting under general instructions issued by Marshal Foch to all allied commanders on Novem- j 9 1918. and that orders for at ' ( ' tacks were withdrawn as soon as possible after he was advised of the signing of the armistice. He ' also says statements that American troops were ordered to the attack while French divisions remained stationary are "wholly erroneous." The general's letter is dated November 21, 1919, and is in reply to f ' charges contained in a letter to Mr. Fuller from Capt. George K. Livemore, of Winchester, Mass., former operations officer of the One Hundred and Seventh Field Artillery brigade of the Ninety-second (negro) division. Mr.. Fuller explained that he made the letter public in view of statements recently made before th*> committee by Brigadier General Sherburne, commanding the artillery division of the Ninety-second divis;on, about which mucffi of the controversy regarding armistice day losses has centered. PAYS FIFTY DOLLAR FIXE. i Charged With Striking Father On Head With Chair. Gaffney, Jan. 9.?M. T. Atkins, white, was tried in mag'strateVcourt yesterday on a charge of having struck h's father over the head with a chair, inflicting a painful wound. The defendant testified that his father was quarreling with his mother and that was the reason he gave for striking the old man. As the defendant is about forty years of age and his father about sixty-nine, the magistrate told him that he could have held the old man if he was apprehensive of his doing bodily harm to his mother, and proceeded to im pose a nne or $ou or tnirty days on the public works. The defendant promptly paid the fine and was discharged. 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