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Southern Power Co. To Build Big $100,000 Transmission Line Here ARRANGEMENTS COMPLET ED AND WORK IS TO BE GIN AT ONCE ON GREAT DEVELOPMENT TO BE BUILT HERE FROM BELTON -?7 4,000 Horse Power Transformer to be Installed at Local Sta tion?Will be 100,000 Volt Line ?, UlLLUi Returinr ?-eBterday morning from Charlotte, i>w. H. A. Orr, manager of the AndersJv division of the South ern Public JtllltleB company, an oooooooooooooooooooo o o o Floats $2,000,000 Loan. o o - o o (By Associated Press.) o ? GREENVILLE, Feb. 16.?An o o official of the Southern Public o o Utilities Company announced here o o tonight that the company within o o the past few days had floated a o o loan in New York for 12,600,000 o o which amount would be used in o o improving the services of the o o company In 16 cities and towns in o o North and South Carolina. The o o official did not state the firm o o making the loan nor where the o o greater part of the bonds were to o o be spent. a o O o OOOOOOOOqOOOOOOOOOOO MANY VESSELS DUE AFTER DATE nounced the ?iccessful negotiation of iwenty-?even Steamers From New York Will Arrive m New War Zone Aft*, rub. 18 NEW YOR.w Feb. 16.?Twenty seven stCM<rer8 from this port, mari Jjftfj? records show, are due to be at work Jmmedlate^-f'WiUiln the war zone declared by Ger tructlon of tho.?v?t -dL | many on and after February 18, the day set to establish the zone. Four of these ships are American-owned and fly the American flag and five carry passengers. ,The four Ameri can ships are the Surnga, for Gothen burg; the Curbing, for Copenhagen; the Kanaan, for London, and the Philadelphia, of the American line, a passenger-carrying ship, for Liver pool. Tho four other vessels carrying passengers are the Adriatic (British) of the White Star Line, which should reach Liverpool late on the 18th or on tho morning of the 19th; ii3 Nor wegian steamer Bergensfjord, for Bergen; the Cunarder Oruna (Brit ish) due at Liverpool about February 26, and the French ' liner Niagara, which sailed Sunday for Havre. All the vessels were heavily laden with freight. The Philadelphia car ried 250 passengers, and the Adriatic 400, and the other three liners had fewer passengers aboard. planB for the colldtng of a 100,000-volt, double clrcuLv steel tower transmis sion Hoe frtd$ Belton to Anderson by the SouthertJ Power Company- The cost all tolUtwill be between $75,000 and $100,001'r and the line will be completed Wtfiln 90 days. Fifty men will be pla upon the An order^ae placed to - tue neces sary nujOTial and pruipment which wU! L'^taed nwf'*a once. gfneea t< Greenwood. This transmission line between Bel ton and Anderson will be a link in a line trom Seneca via Anderson to Greenwood. The line will be of the same Bize as any of the other great transmission lines constructed by the Southern Power company throughout the Piedmont section of the Caro linas, and will bring to Anderson power sufficient for any great electri cal development. Big Transformer. Mr. Orr stated that a 4,000 horse power transformer will. be Installed at the Trlbble_?treet station, with all necessary. switches; etc., and will be added to as the 'demand for power warrants. ' For the present the transmission - line from Belton to Anderson will be operated at 40,000 volts; being con nected at Belton with the "pole" Une from Greenville to Greenwood. The total, length of the tower line from Seneca to Greenwood will be 60 miles,', and the other links will be constructed after that from. Belton to Anderson has been completed. Fulfills Promises, The construction of the transmis sion line from Belton to Anderson ful fills all promises made by the South ern Public Utilities company in its application for a franchise to do busi ness in I Anderson. These promises were a 10 cent rato on electric lighting, enlarged water works capacity and a transmission . line of the. Southern Powur Company. ? The company has done more than fulfill its promises, for It installed in the city of Anderson a "Great White Way," Ulis hot.being among the im provements promised, j Tita company has ?peut 525,0.00 la Installing new water mains, and the Southern Power company is now pre paring to expend approximately $100. 000 in the'construction of a splendid . - did transmission line between Belton and Anderson. Fourth Source Power. The building of the transmission line to Anderson means that this city will be afforded practically an - un limited supply of power for any big developments that might be started here. It also, means Out Anderson Is to have a fourth and distinctly new source of electric ; power. The other ..sources of power axe.Portman Shoals, Gregg Shoals and. tho sttcm plant here in the city. . . AIRMEN BOMBARD G?RMAN POSITIONS! Air Wing of British Navy Makes ] Another Attempt to Destroy Submarine Base LONDON, Feb. 16.?(11:50 p. ra.)?] The air wing of the British navy to day made another massed attack on the German positions along the Bel gian coast in an effort to destroy or damage the submarine base at Zee brugge, the guns at Ostend and Mlddelkerke and the aerodrome at QhisteUes. According to the official report, good resultg were attained. Forty ma chines were utilized. While the British airmen. ?.-ie drop ping their bombs on *Vj gun posi tions and the supply* .rains, barges uad trawlers used in mine laying and mine sweeping op* rations, eight French airmen att^Sed the Ghlstellea aerod?vuie, preventing the German ! -lifflen from making an attempt to cut] off the British machines. The official 'report makes no men- j tion of the airmen engaged, so It is| presumed they all returned safely. The day was bright and clear, condi-1 tlons being more favorable than for | last week's raid. Six From Boston. BOSTON, Feb. " 16.?Six British steamers which sailed from here in the past fortnight are due at desti nations In England or Scotland on or after February 18. Only one ,of them; th? Pretorian, due vat Glasgow February 18, carries passengers. The others are freight ers, carrying foodstuffs chiefly. They are the John Bakke, for Manchester; Devonian, for Liverpool; Nlnian, for Manchester; Anglian, for London, and Leo, for Glasgow. CONDITIONS ENCOURAGAING Representatives From all South ern States Attending State Secretaries Convention MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Feb. 16.?-Repre sentatives from all the Southern States were . In attendance here today at tho annual meeting of State secre taries of tho southern Baptist con vention. New officers named for the coming year were Dr. J. W. G?tern ; Tennessee; chairman,' and Dr. W. D. Powell, Kentucky, secretary. The work of the secretaries In rais ing for State, home and foreign mis sions, us discussed at today's sessions by Dr. G. H. Crutcher, Louisiana; Rev. Livingston Johnson, North Caro lina; .Rev. B. D. ,Gray, Georgia; and Dr. P.' L. West", of Missouri, showed that conditions were encouraging des pite the financial depression resulting from the European war. ~ SSTUAT?ONj LARGELY OUTGROWTH OF COUNTRY'S HEAVY ?N&aF-"-'"' NEW YORK, V tion in foreign* exchange markets has , affected .th? big flnanefal Interests to such ah extent that a meeting of in ternational ! Danger* may : ho called coon to readjust conditions, financial experte said today. Sight drafts on London sold down to 4.79 a pound. Bterling today, the West la<a?e>attoifc; hat-ssc^^d, before the enft of the market session. The drop In exchange was followed by announcement of another ?nal?-vhn PortaUoo of gol*-|2e60?,00-that .amount having been released by thu Bank of England1 from the largo sum now to im'/br-?die !s-Ottawa. . Exchanges between New York and .most parts i of continental Strops, whlio less unsettled Una at London* pointed to acut? strain. Francs, reioh marks and lires were quoted at in creased discounts, and some conserva tive banks and b&nklng houses declin ed to *t<gago In''any actual transac tlons. The situation Is largely the out grow*^ of Ute canctry's heavy extra . exports to Europe - la tho first four moaibs of the war ahipmenfjs of v*ur material a aggregated almost IW.OOV O00 and according to trustworthy ac counts, they have passed the $100,000, 000 mark now. This does noi Liclude the enormous export or foodBtuffs and Other: commodities whtch have go ie out In unprecedented volume since the heglnnlhg of 1916. ?\-Except in instances where credits had been establ ished . bore, payment for these exports? was made in pounds Bterling, francs, marks and other for eign moneys. ,These bills' *fe now pressing on the exchange ! market add their extent, coupled with England's refusal to release gold in eufflctent quantity to. meet dorn and, have been the primary fasters in depreciating rates. Tho situation has put all foreIgn'&W& at a premium. ..The market has become so deranged that a number of contractors and oth er, exportera of supplies, it,Is stated, have decided to demand tutore pay ments In dollars. TVi:.9laa ne cerfsltato the placing of additional credits to this country tv foreign gov ernments and indlvidnala The .Brit ish and l^sslan" govenunanic have es tablished such, credits, but ftt?vjunto available are said to be inadequl BALANCE IN FAVOR OF UNITED STATES] Report Shows Decrease of $6, 813.619 Compared With 1 Preceding Week ' \ WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.?Foreign] trade during the week ending Febru ary 13 netted the United States a fav orable balance of $30,320,607, accord ing to returns announced tonight by the department of commerce. Com pared with the preceding week this was a decrease In the balance by $6.813,619, Exports last week were $54,186,4301 and Imports $23.865,823 compared with ] $59,5.1,106 and $22,446,880 respective ly for the week of February 6. Cotton exports amounted to 285,5491 bales, making the total tor the past| ten weeks 2,901,981 bales. GIVEN RE-TRIAL AND ACQUITTED German Surgeons and Nurses Freed on Absence of Proof of Theft PARIS, Feb. 16.?15:?5 p. m.)? German surgeons and nurses sen tenced by courtmartlal late In Novem ber to prison terms for alleged pil lage at Peronne September 15 and who appealed, were given a retrial today and acquitted. The decision of the court was that there was an absence of precise proof of the al leged thert. When the hospital at Peronne was captured by the French the bulky na ture of the baggage of the German surgeons and nurses aroused supple Ion, A search was ordered and it was alleged that in the baggage, of Surgeon Major Collins, who, with Surgeon Major Wohlfart, was in charge of the hospital, there were found, three Tanngra statuettes with labels of the Peronne museum attach ed to them. In the baggage of the nurses it was charged that there wore pieces of silk, carpets and fine linen. The nurses assorted. It was stated, that these things had. been ?lven them by the Carmelite Sisters l appreciation of their, kindness to the French wounded. Charge Lynchers Guilty of Murder MONTICELLO. Ga., Feb. 16.?Su perior Judge Park. In his charge to day. to a grand jury, which be.gan.an Swcstigatlon of the recent lynching ere of four negroes, held that the perpetrators were guilty of murder. The negroes, two men and two wo men, were alleged' to have shot and wounded, an officer who attempted to arrest them on a minor charge. They were tokon from jail on the night of January 14 last, hanged to a tree and. thenv flred upon.: The Investigation/ was not completed today. Captain of IHnecher Bead. EDINBURGH, Feb. ' ' 16.?Captain Erdmann, commander of the German cruiser Blnecher, who was rescued when his.-, vessel- sank in the North Sea battle of January 25, died here tonight from pneumonia. Hip illness was. due to exposure. British Steamship Floated. LONDON, Feb. JG.?(2:40 p. m.)? The British steamship Wavelet, from Ponoaeolaaud . Newport- News for. LetUi, Scotland, beached near Deal yesterday after , striking a mine In the Kng'.lsh Channel, was floated todny and Is being towed to London. ; An Inspection showed that damages caus ed by the mine were extensive. Pass Woman Suffrage Amendment. TF/SNTON, N. JV' l*eb.\ 16.?The ] senate'tocay passed the. woman suff rage araeudmont to the State cohvan-1 tion. 17 to 4. The house, passed tke resolution two wooka ago. and tlh| QhMdion now will be ; tmbmllted the votera next September. ( BELIEF ASSOCIATION HEIPP?JI PEOPLE .FIRST MONTHLY REPORT PRESENTED TUESDAY TO PRESIDENT PLAN OF ACTION The Association Helped Many People to Help Themselves. Report The following report of the activi ties of the Anderson Hellet associa tion for the first month of its work was presented yesterday to President G. Cullen Sullivan by General Sec retary Fred M. Burnett: February 16th. 1915. Mr. G. Cullen Sullivan, President. Anderson Relief Association, City. My Dear Sir: We beg to submit the following brief summary of the work accomplished by the Anderson Relief Association for the month of January February 11th, excluslvle. It will possibly be well at the very outset to state some of the principles which have guided us in approaching the cases which have come under our Jurisdiction. First of all we have exercised great care with regard to making personal investigations from our headquarters, that is to say, we have thought it a part of wisdom to get all the Informa tion possible about cases ' under con sideration from neighbors and from the individuals themselves, yet we have not in any case rendered assis tance where an official from our head quaters has not looked Into Buch cusc personally and mado recommenda tions to your secretary. The second principle which has guided us has been to give practically no money to parties applying for re lief. In case groceries, coal, wood, medicines, etc., were needed we al ways furnished such and had tho mer chant or merchants supplying same to send bill to Mr. G. ,14. Geiger, treas urer of the relief association. Wo found at the, verjr. outset that.a careful Investigation "of"each case re ported to use would require a great deal of time and labor ou the part of the officials, of the relief' association, therefore, it became .jnecepsary to or ganize the different -forces of the com munity interested Jn the work of the association. Wenhve found the ser vices of the relief ^coinm|ttees of the various Sunday school classes of "the churches of the city are Invaluable in making investigations, and we wish to lay special emphasis upon the con ference of the representatives of the colored population of the city which met at the.Y. M. C. A. on the loth of January.-' There were gatfiere? a? this conference 26 of the leaders, Includ ing pastors of the colored churches, teachers in the jubliu schools, as well as representative laymen from each of the churches, and committees were appointed from each church and school for tho purpose of calling to the attention of the association cases where relief seemed necessary, as well as to carefully investigate and made recommendations to the associa tion. We desire in this connection to mention also a contribution of about 375 packages of food donated by the different grades of the Colored graded school of the city. /to the very outset we were flood ed with requests for aid but as . oon aa every ons was convinced that in each ease a careful Investigation wis to be made we found that the . - worthy applicants were rapidly duced. All requests coming from any Of the citizens of the mill village com munities, were handled by our Mr. Mima, abd mention should be made here of the hearty spirit of coopera tion manifested by the officials of each of our cotton mill Communities. We wish tp emphasize also in this connection this Important fact, that the people .who bave applied. to us for most part, have not desired chari ty, but an. opportunity to do honest work, and we feel that the greatest need at this time In Anderson is two or three hundred jobs for persons looking for work. The extremely bad weather conditions -have made it practically impossible for-^he laborers who have been in the habit of doing washing and odd jobs around the house, such as cutting wood,, garden ing, etc., to do any work at all. With the single exception' of cases of pro tracted illness we have fcsuC the above mentioned casa most prevalent.. - V-Wa wish to emphasise also the splendid contributions made by the physicians of the city, both white and colored,' both in treating the sick and in .making wlso recommendations to us. In practically all cases .of dis tress we find that the services of a physician are necessary and tho doc tors have in many cases been our best guides and most valuable counselors. Their services hav;e Indeed , been of groat value. ; We have nut bocn at all embarrass ed for lack of fundB.j tjfcS? Th?. con tribution of money as well as articles, of clothing, etc.; etc., has been In deed generous. All of th? churches of the community both white and colored, hare m?do splendid contributions. The city of Anderson, through the mayor and the city council, and a large num ber of private individuals have <-on trlbnted generously, and wo have re cently, received a llboraV contribution from the charity-hall fund given un-! der the ?uspicis of the Rose Hill Club.' 1 Wo have been working on the the ory vibat the cl?sens of Anderson will .not knowingly allow any Un fortunate oca to tack for food Or clothes or proper'care, believing all tho time that whatever funds seemed neces sary. aad{,ww?mmei?d?o\. by .the asso ciation would be cheerfully furnished. - Before/ giving a brief summary of the investigations made, the asBlB tance rendered, positions secured, ap plications for ork. etc.. we desire to give in brief three or four typical cases: 1. A colored family, consisting of n mother and small children, the oldest of which was nine years of uge, and whose hurbaml was murdered a year ago, was called to our attention. Up on investigation we found that the sole dependence of the family was the labor of the mother nnd that she her self was addicted to strong drink. We went to this home on Suiim?tiy und sound that the five children had not had anything to cat except molasses Blnce the previous Wednesday. Tho live children were sitting on tho floor eating molasses from tin plates. The? children had already turned an achcu ?:olor, thus indicating the extreme lack of sufficient nourishment. All the children were hareooted and thin ly clad. ' . 2. A man with our small children, the oldest of which was six years and the youngest one a few months, ap plied to us for aid. The mother of the small children diod last Decem ber and the man had heen wandering about from place to place since that time. Some kind-hearted people at the Gluck Mill offered them food and shelter temporarily, us a result of a special appeal from us to the com munity through the local press a lib eral response of clothes, etc., was given. We succeeded In placing the man In a good position and the chil dren in a comfortable home. a. An old negro man 87 and his wife 85. After careful Investigation we found that they had not had either coal or wood for two weeks. This was during one of the recent cold and rainy period?. They had actually burn ed at least one bedstead and several Chairs in the attempt to lteep warm. The husband was practically blind und their only means of support for aevcral years has been tho lubor of the wife, doning such odd Jobs as she was ablo to lind. 4. A negro woman with seven children, whose husband abandoned her several months ago, was found In most destitute circumstances. The oldest child was only ten years of ago and the youngest was only two weeks old and the mother had been, since the child was four days old, picking cot ton and trying to get enough food to keep the children from starving. All hopes of ? fire had been abandoned, although the weather was very cold and the rnln was falling in torrents. We found that this woman had a splendid reputation, that she was a hard worker, but she was waging, a losing battle against cold and hunger. We have investigated all told 161 different cases and have rendered ns sIstancT In 114 cases. 47 different In dividual have applied to us for work. We have been ablo to locale%14 posi tions only. We have given clothes to 57 dig?rent familles. We Wi . to especially commend the work of Mr. T. E. Smith as special of flcldi to investigate caKes reported to us. ' Our work Is by no mentis complet ed as we have a number of worthy cases on our hands now. Very respectfully submitted; " Anderson Relief Association. By P. M. Burnett. General Secretary. DISCUSS THE & WILHELM1N? American Ambassador and British Foreign Secretary in Conference LONDON, Feb. 16.?(8 p. m.)?Wal tsr H. Pages, the British ambassador, conferred, today with Sir Edward Grey, the* British foreign secretary, concerning the German note offering to cease attacks on British ships If Great Britain will permit foodstuffs for the civil Jan population to enter Germany. ,, Mr. Page and Sir Edward .also dis cussed the steamer Wilhelmhia load ed with food for Germany, which is being held at Falniouth for a prize court and/ the status of whllch has not yet been determined. The British government has evi denced in many ways that It is unter rifled by threats of attacks In shipping and that it has no thought of making any concessions to Germany, but on the contrary. Is preparing to tighten the restrictions upon freight move ments toward that country. State ments in parliament also have indicat ed that it is the determination of Great Britain to make reprisals if Germany enforces her threat to de stroy merchant snips together with heir crews. Should the efforts of tho commis sion for the relief of Belgium to buy th? cargo of *ho Wilhelmina fail, the evidence of the owners that the' food is destined, to the civil population of Germany alone, probably would be submitted to the prize court it is considered unlikely, however, that any evidence could be produced, which would Induce Great Britain to permit th? food .to go to Germany without tho action of any prise eourL BRITISH STEAMER IMPORTED SUNK Vessel of 3,209 Ton. end Was Owned by Brtish Steamship ... . . v . Company LONDON, Fob. 16.?(11:85 p. m.)? IA Lloyd's dispatch from Fecamp, I France. Bays 'the British steamer Dul ' wich. Captain Dudley, bound from Hull for Bouen, was blown up yes terday f 25 miles oft Capo Antifer. '- The dispatch says that < seven of the crew arrived In Fecamp last night They reported that no.-one had been injured and that All of the crew could have rnado jheir escape in the , life boats. Tho Dulwich _waa .h ,y.esj?Lof_ 3*289 tons and wan owned, by tho British StcaniBhlp company. ?'S CONVENTION LARGEST ATTENDANCE IN HISTORY OF SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN ISM "THE MESSAGE OF THE HOUR" Subject of Address by J. R. Mott. Says Time is Ripe For World wide Evangelization (B Amodatad Trws.) CHARLOTTE, N. C. Feb. If..?"Th<> Message of the Hour." as outlined by John rj Mott. chairman of the con tinuance committee of the world's missionary conference, to the biennial laymen's missionary convention of the Southern Presbyterian church east of the Mississippi, Is that the time is particularly ripe for world-wide evan gelisation in that the mlgnltudo of the present European conflict has by the process of exclusion brought the notions of the earth to see that all else besides Christianity has failed us a civilizing influence. Dr. Motto's presentation of the call of tho world to e\Icngcllzntlon wa3 made to the largest convention of the laymen In the history of South ern Presbyterlanlshi, .the :?,noo clergy and laity in attendant e on the three day meeting which opened in this city this morning at 11 o'clock with the singing of "Come TilOU Almighty King" by a vast masculine chorus led by Dr. Charles G. Vadpll, of tho Soulh ern Presbyterian College for Women at Red Springs, N. C, being twice the number ever attending a similar meet ing. The delegates were welcomed to Charlotte by Morgan B. Spolr. chair man of the convention committee and the reaponso wus by Dr. James Lewis Howe, "member of the laymen 'a exe cutive committee of I^exlngton, Va. At tho morning session "tourists view of missions" was presented by Rev. J. H. Mills, D. D., Washington, D. Ci at the afternoon sessions "Holy Spirit aud Missions," Rev. Dr. Rockwell Brank, Savannah, Ga.; "Life end Missions." Rev. D. H. Og den, Atlanta; "Prophecy of Missions." Pi3V. Dr.. William R. Dobyns, St. Joseph. Mo. Tonight In addition to the address by Dr. 'Mbtt, c/v. VIckery, secretary of tho mission education movement, New York, demonstrated tho "poj rlbilfttes of moving pictures In mis sionary education." ""V,. ORDERED TO TAKE OFFICIAL BATH Member of London Scottish Regt- j ment Describes Clean-up Day in Army LONDON. Feh. lfi.?A description of the soldier's monthly "official bath" is Bent from tho front by a member of a London Scottish regiment: "Yesterday wo had a noval exper ience," he says. "As none of ub hod seen roap or warm water for over five weeks wn wore ordered to toko en official bath. We were taken to a town in th? roar of our Hno3 and escorted to a large building, where facilities had been arranged for the purpose. In tho first room wo wero numbered off into squads of ten men or so. In a second room we emptied our pockets arid laid aside our boots, bonnets, puttees and sporrans. In a third room wo threw tho rest of our clothes into a heap, and then made a double-quick to tho ehowern. There were two men to each shower, and wo. wero allowed ten minutes under the hot water with a generous supply of laundry soap. "At the end of our ten mlutes, we hurried on to. a drying room, where oach roan got a. huge towel as thick and rough os a carpet. Then we rush ed off to a dressing room, where an attendant gave us anything we want ed In the way of brand new under wear, shirts, and. socks, while on hooks at one side were our clothes, which had been thoroughly fumigated "After wp had got back our bon nets,. boots and other property, we wero ushered into a room whore a squad of barbers awaited ' us. Whon they were through, wo marched, p.pjc and span agt??s, mlo a tea roots for tea and cigarettes. Could anything bo better arranged?" Bank Declared insolvent. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., Feb. l?\? Tho State banking department today closed the McKinley Security Bank of Ravenswood, declaring the institution insolvent E| E. McKinely, tonner enshior, was arrested and lb being h?!d on a charge of having made false en. ries on . the bank's books. The* ban* was capitalized at $2.*,000 end bad dc-cplsts of $40,00p. -feJ-: ? ' Asks V. 8. to Guard Bridge. i OTTAWA, Ont.; Feb.. lC^-Th?; Dovl minion government has' asked" Uto! United States to place guards on the American side of the international boundary at highway and rail ap proaches to Canada, it was learned tonight' The request was made through the British ambassador at Washington. -;AtMMKWaUM bOiO Dy O??J?Q?S IS ptRVWi? EDUCATION BILL SENT \ 10 FREEJGONFERENGE \ SENATOR LA NEY ENTERS OB JECTION TO COMMITTEE AFPOINTED ?! BITTER ATTACK ON M'LAURIN Debate on Amendment to Abolish State Warehouse Moves Merrily on Fporinl lo Tim Intrllim>ncer. COLUMBIA!! Fob. 16?Tho compul sory education bill was sent to free conference tonight. Lieutcnunt Gov ernor Bethea appointed Senators Slnk ler, Carlisle and Lee on tho free con ference on the part of tho senate. Ob jection to the comm.lttco was voiced by Senator Laney on the ground be ? ?:ald, that not a member of the Com mittee represented the majority of tho senate oh the compulsory education idoa. and he gave notice that if the free conference committee did not bring in a report in accordance with the majority Idea of the senato he would fight tho report and do what ho could to hill the bill, and he cnllcd on* tho senators who had voted as he did to eland behind him. Led by Senators Stuckc-y, Buck and ' Jno. F. Williams debate on tho Lee amendment to dcvolvo the duties of the warehouse commissioner moved merrily on In the senate tonight. The trio of senators nentloncd attacked tho Lee amendment and urged Its do feat. A bitter attack on the ware house commissioner was delivered by Snnutor Lee In his broadside tonight. "I would like to ask those senators who have eulogized Jon. L. McLaurtn ; If they are willing to risk their politi cal future by going over the State and defend him." wns the challenge hurl ed by Senator Leo. "Wo all know that It Is impossible for Mr. McLaurln to come back in politics because his record won't bear \j inspection," continued the Darlington senator. The debato rovolved around Mr. McLaurln, som0 flaying him and others eulogizing him. Tho Lee amendment was tabled 27 to i:i and the bill enlarging the powers of the State warehouse commissioner. was then passed aud sent lo the house. Debate on the fifty car bill occupied tho time of the senate Aonlght and was adjourned over until \ am or row. m^DJSBi^. lng. Many railroad men " crowded the galleries to listen to the debate, Sena tor Nlckles leading tho fight for the bill. Governor Manning tonight'sign ed the prohibition referendum bill. TOUCHING NOTE ATTACHED TO DOLL Little French Girl Replies to Let ter She Receives With Doll From America PARIS, Feb. 16.?Among the pres ents sent by tho children of America lo France, -distributed recently in the - _jrn?n'nco of Madame Pnincare, was a doll, which foil to the lot of Ir?ne Chapelle, one of tho refugeos living temporarily at the refURO of the city - of Paris. This little girl found . at tached to the doll a note reading: "My Dear LittleTJuropeau Sister: "I send you this doll and I feel lots of pleasure In giving it to you. I'am 12 years old and I Uvp in Chicago,. I ofTor you my affection and my sym pathy and I hope that very soon bet- J tor days will come back and that peace will relgn over you and tho lit tle girls of your country. I hope-' also that my doll will find ? good mamma in you and that she will con solo you. ' "Your affectionate sister, ' "Katherine Roberts." Tho. little French girl who "receiv ed this letter was so much touched by It that she has dritten the follow ing reply: . "Dear Little American Sister; "I am tho llttlo French girl to whom W3? giv?u y .}* toretty-dolly. I am vory happy that I. was choi?u' to receive this proclous token of friend- - ship from a little American. I'also nra 12 years old. I am from the-city of Rheims, a refugee'with all my fami ly In Paris, which is a very beautiful ' and very great city whero tho people ore very good also. Wo wero very unhappy to leavo our homes, but we have been much comforted by the kind reception in our dear capital. But when my papa shnll como ack and w? may return homo I shoL take your daughter with mo and ? shall keep also' the llttlo piece or money . In sou venir of you and your ..country: I ?end you sumo violets of France *ud I embrace you vory affectionately. "YourlUtle French eistei- who.will, alwa/s koop a kind remembrance of you, . ri' ' Mireno ?jjapell?, "Au-Rofugo do labile^e Paris." Dismisses Complaint Of Lumber Dealers WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.?Tho in terstate commerc? commission today dismissed .the . complaint of lumber \ dealers on tho Norfolk and Western, Southern and Virginian railways, that car-load lumber rates from their producing, pointe, all ehBt of Roanolce ;:, \ and couth of tho Jarnos ;i?vmy to Pittsburgh, - Columbus.; Ohio, and other points, are unreasonable odd , C discriminatory Whoa coraparod with rates to the same points frcm the- so- .. called Virginia cities, : Norfolk, fibf t?ik;:"PeteVsb?rg.' Klcmn?im?; Lybch burg and Roanoke.