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IN NO DANGER OF FOOBJIORAGE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL TURE iSSUES STATEMENT TO PUBLIC BETTER SUPPLIED THAN FOR YEARS Wheat Surplus Will Permit Ex portation of Nearly 1,000, 000 Bushels Daily WASHINGTON. Fei). IT.?Assur ance thut tlie United Stute8 Ih In no danger of a food shortage, despite enormous exports to Europe, was giv en tonight by the department of agrl etilture in a statement to the niihlK The surplus of wheat, above domes tie needs, on hand February i. - maternent said, would permit the ex portation of nearly 1,000.000 bushels dally?chout the recent average?un til the new crop Is available. More over, there wore larger supplies of corn .and other grains, meat auimnls. dairy products, potatoes and fruit at the opening of 1916 than for many years. Incidentally. It wbb pointed out that the, average price of meat animals was* seven per cent, lower In January than n year ago; butter 2 per cent., potatoes 35 per cent, apples 37 per rent, and the price or chickens slight ly lower. "Th 1914 wheat cron of the United States was estimated to be 801.000.000 bushels." the statement said. "The estimated surplus carried over from tho 1013 crop was about 70.000.000 bushels, making a total available sup ply of DU7.000.000 bushelB. As the normal annual per capita consumption of wheat In the United States is about 5.3 bushels, ?20,000,000 bushels should meet our normal domestic require ments for food; 90,00,000 bushels are required annually for seeding, there fore. (110,000,000 should supply the normal domestic demand. This would leave a surplus of 357.000.000 bushels. "Of this surplus nbopt 210,000.000 bushels were exported by January 30. This left 147.000,000 bushels or 40.000. 000 bushels foro than our average an nual export for tho part five years, for export bet weep. February 1 and the ap pearance of the new crop, or for car rying over Into the next crop year. "Tho new American crop will begin to nppuar before July. Tho fArgen tine crop Ib now coming on the mar ket. It Is estimated that from that source liiere win ho avatlablo .100,000. (if.O'-hueUola. A mirpiun of.7r?,00i>,000 litiahcln or more from India will be avalloble lu Muy und Jude. The In crease hi tho fall nown wheat acreage or the United States In 1014 wan 11.1 per cent, or over 4,000.000 acres." The rtatcment added that tliq acre age of winter wheat sown In Denmark, Italy, Switzerland. United Kingdom. ' United States. India und Canada bIiowm an increase of from three to thirty three per cent. "liut suppono a shortage In wheat should develop In tho next three mon lbs, what would he the situation':" tho department asked. There la a great, surplus In other food crops In tho United Stqtor. a number of which can be uacd a a Substituten. The moat important competing products are corn and potatoon.. Normally only about 3 per cent, of the com crop Is consumed as food. The potato pro duction In the .United States averages 3.8 bushels per capita. .This year the available r?pply is 4.1 bushels. "It WOUld aeem that the United 8tates la not likely to be threatened with a shortago or foodstuffs." Europe'* Demand Caused High Trices. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.?Only In a secondary way has speculation been responsible for tho big advance in flour, prices In the opinion or Henry Heinzer, chief statistician for the New York Produce Exchange, given at the resumption today of the State's investigation into the increased cost or wheat and bread. The unprece dented demand for wheat rrom Euro pean countries is directly responsi ble, , Mr. Helnser declared. After Mr. Helnzer's testimony a number of retailers testified to al leged efforts by a big baking concern to get them to sell bread at 6 cents a loaf under threat of cutting oft? their supply. Presented to Museum. PARIS, Feb. 10 (4:60 p. m.).?The bolt worn by Napoleon at the battle or Waterloo, which shows/his girth then was 41 1-3 Juches, has beenr pre scnledi to the National. Military Mus etrhV by Madame Pollpot, widow of the military painter. , - Will Be Extradited From Mexico. CHICAGO, Feb. 10.?Jack Johnaon, tho negro pugilist ?ho fled tho coun try after being sentenced to a year in :thd federal penitentiary for' vio lation of the Mann, act, will be ex tradited from Mexico, according to a statement today by Federal District Attorney Clyne, |1 S j uj I I l 1 'l I. t. OOOOOO 0~0 n 0,D CCUCCCG? o o o Dies From Starvation. o o PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 16.?* o o Louis C. Roth, ? tailor, died here o o tonight from starvation, self-in- o yo dieted, in an effort to cure stom- o o ach trouble. o o Roth ate nothing for 69 days. v> o Last Sunday ho announced that o o his appetite had returned and he o o began to take small quantities o o of orange juice but. the weaken- u .o ed digestiv? organs were unable o o to retain tho nourishment., \ o o v o 0,0 0.0 O O O O O O O OOOO'dOO o GIRLS! HAVE BEAUTIFUL, LUSTROUS FLUFFY HAU CENT AIT K lit No more dandrulT or falling hair ?A real surprise awaite you. To ho possessed of a head of heavy, hoautifiil hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy, wavy ami free from dandruff Is mere ly a mutter of using a littl?, Daiidcrinv. It in easy and Inexpensive lo have nice, soft hair and loin of It. Just get a 25 cent bottle of Knoltott'H Dan deilnc now?all drug stores recom mend It?apply a little as directed and within ten minutes there will be un appearance of abundance; fresh ness, fluffliiesH and an incomparable gloss ami lustre and try as you will yon cannot lind a trace of dandruff or falling hair; hut your real surprise will be after about two weeks' use, when you will see new hair? line, and downy at (irst?ye?but really new hair?sprouting out all over your scalp?Danderiiie is, we believe, the only surp hair grower; destroyer of dandruff and cure tor itchy scalp and ft never fails to stop fulling hair at once. If you want to prove how pretty and soft your hair reully Is, moisten a cloth with a little Dunderin(? and care fully druw it through your hair?tak ing one small strand at a time. Your hair will be soft, giossy and beautiful In just a few moments?a delightful surprise awaits everyone who tries this. GREAT BRITAIN REPLIES TO AMERICA* COMMUNICATION (CONTINUED FROM PACE ONE.) t yet been waged have neutral Indi viduals, "not occurionnlly suffered from unjustified belligerent action," Creat Urllain suggests that oppor tunities for adequate compensation , 1 are offered in the British prize is attributed to the war Is essentially court8, cotton." "It is the common experience of Cotton Not Contraband. level y war," continues the note, "that Pointing out that Great Britain baa, neutrals whose attempts to engage in never declared cotton contraband or 8U8pj(.iOU6 trading are frustrated by Intcrferred with Its shipment, the ? belligerent, are wont to have re note biivb that imports of cotton to cour8e to their government to urge the United Kingdom Tell as hcuvlly as j tha, diplomatic remonstrances should those to other countries. be Inat{e OI, their behalf ar that re "The general result." It continues, ; drtJ88 iB open to them ln the court8 "Is to show convincingly that tho | of a civilized country by which they naval operations of (Ireat Britain are cun 0btaj? ad?quate satisfaction for not the cause of any dlniunltlon In the atjy invasion or their rights which volume or American exports, and that ,H contrary to the laws or natioiiB. ir the commerce of tho United States Uje only cour?e which is consistent Ib in the unfavorable condition which wUh BOumi principle Ib that they your excellency descrit.es, the cause ought In falrnoBS to be sought else where than hi tho activities of his mojosly's naval forces." The communication contends that even though trade between the United States and the Allies hus diminished, tho lftlume commerce with neutral countries !>ub beeu maintained and the Inference "may fairly bo drawn" that a "substantial part of this trade was In fact Intended for the enemy coun tries going through neutral ports." Hhurtage of Nhlps. Taking up some of the 'inconven iences to which this great war'is ex posing the commerce of all neutral countries." th?'- note points' out that undoubtedly "the serious shortage In shipping available for ocean trans ports and the consequential result of oxcesslve freights" have had much to do with the situation, but a denial is ctered that Great Britain's activity has brought about this shortage, for it lit added that only ten neutral vessels are awaiting adjudication in prize courts. Greut Britain declares she' too la suffering "as acutely ir not more than other natlono." from a shortage of shipping ami a rise In freights and has tuitfti "every step consistent with belligerent Interests lo Increase the tonnage available for the transport of sea-borne commerce." Detraction of Vessels Mostly the Cause. Tho hope- la expressed that tho United Slatea will realize that the de tention of neutral ships by the Allies hat not contributed nearly so much to the shot tage of shipping "as hns the destruction of neutral vessels by aub urn, inc mines Indiscriminately laid by the enemy ou the high seas in the track of merchant vessels." "Up 111) now," continued the note, "twnnty-Hve neutral vessels have been reported as destroyed by mine on the high seua; quite apart from all que.-: Cons of the breach of treaties and the destruction of life, there is rar mere reason for protest on the score of belligerent interference with Inno cent neutral trade through the mines scattered by the enemy than through the British exercise of the right of seizing contraband." Belligerent. Entitled to Capture Con trubund. Discussing the general proposition that a belligerent is entitled to cap turc contraband goods on their way to tho enemy, the British note traces the origin.of the right of Interception and quotes at length the doctrine of continuous voyage as enunciated dur ing the Civil war by Secretary Seward, The question of ultimate destination also is argued in legal detnil. To justify the detention of suBpect ed cargoes passing between neutral countries, and taking them into ports for .examination, the cases or American practice during the Spanish-American war are cited and the note says these precedents are inconsistent with the statement or the American govern ment to the British ambassador at Washington November 7, which Insists that search should be made on the high seas "at the time or the visit" and that the "conclusion of the search should rest upon the evidence found on the ship under Investigation and not upon circumstances ascertained from external sources." Search Mast Be Made in 81 111 Water. Tho foreign secretory reiterates that the Increased slxe of steamships nec essitates search In calm waters, and Insists that during the Russo-Japanese war and also during the second Bal kan war "British vessels were made to deviate from their, course and follow the cruisers to Bomo spot where the right of visit and .search could be more conveniently carried out," and in both cases, "although questioned at'first. Great Britain finally ac quiesced." To take a ship Into port, tho note contends, Is not to be looked upon "as a new belligerent right, but as an adaptation of the existing right to the modern conditions of corn, merce," and, it must bo exercised "with duo regard to neutral interests and it would bo unreasonable to expect a neutral vessel to make long devia tions from Her course for this pur pose." For this reason, it is asserud. neutral merchantmen were encourag ed to visit some British port on their route.- . . : K'?!i???H*E *? AH Ifen. Realizing that In no war. that has should be referred to that mode of redress, and that no diplomatic action should be taken untU their legal re medies ha\fe been exhausted, and they ore in a position to show prima facie denial of justice." The British government recalls that it followed this course with its si?' m during the American Civil and "J Spanish-American wars. Am buss ad or Ken' In connection with the detentions, Ambassador Page minded that he hus been suppli y the British foreign office "with parti culars of every ship under American colors detained and or every shipment detained and or every shipment, of cargo In which an American citizen appears to be the party Interested; not only is the fact of detention noti fied tu your excellency, but, so far as is. practicable, the grounds upon which the vessel or cargo had been detained are also communicated to you, a concession which enables any United Slates citizen to take steps at puce to protert bin interests.". Intorferrlng With Foodstuffs. Turning.to the question of condi tional c?utrauand aud inotlaiu?fH. the note snys: "Ko country had maintained more stoutly than Great Britain the princi ple that a belligerent should abstain from interf?rence with the foodstuffs Intended for the civil population. The circumstances o (the present struggle are causlrlg his majesty's government some anxiety as to whether tho exist ing rules with regard to conditional contraband, framed aa they waro with the object of protecting bo far as pos sible the sup pile a which were intended for tho civil population, are effective for the purpoae, or BUltable to tho conditions preoenf.' The principles which I have Indicated above Ib one which his majesty's government have constantly had to uphold against tho opposition of continental powers. In the absence or some certainty that the rule would be respected by both parties to this conflict, we feel great doubt whether It should be regarded as an established principle of inter national law." Qcotes Prince Bismarek. Sir Edward quotes . Prince Bis marck's answer to the Kiel chamber ot commerce ln 1844 In connection with treatment of rice as contraband in the French-Chinese war. . "The measure lo question," Prince Bismarck Is quoted as saying, "has for its object the shortening of the war by Increasing the difficulties or the enemy and Is a jurtlflable step In war If impartially enforced against all neutral ships." The British note here remarks: ' "His majesty's government are dis posed to think that the same view Is still maintained by the German gov ernment. Another circumstance which Is now coming to light is that an elaborate machinery has been or ganized by the enemy for supply or foodstuffs for the use of the German army from over-seas. Under these circumstances It would be absurd to give any definite pledge tbat in cases whore the supplies can be proved to be for the' use of tho enemy forces they should be given complete Im munity by the simple expedient of dispatching them to an agent in a neu tral port. Reason For the Difference. "The reason for drawing a distinc tion between foodstuffs Intended for the civil population and those for the armed forces of enemy, government disappears, when the distinction be tween Ahe civil population, and the armed forces Itself disappears. "In any country In which there ex ists such tremendous organizations for war is now obtains In Germany, there Ib no clear division between thoso whom tiie government Ib respon sible for feeding and those whom It Is not Experience shows tbat the pow er to requisition will bo used to tho fullest-extent in order to niako sure that the wants of the military are sup plied, and however much goods may be Imported fcr civil use It la by the military that they will be consumed If military extgeooles^require It, es pecially now that the German govern ment have taken control ot alt the foodstuffs In the country." .Great Britain y?ry lenient. . After jgfyjpg statistics tending 40 show thy.i -supplies are reaching neu t ral ports from the United States to "an unprecedented extent" and recit ing efforts on the part of his majesty's government "to deal as leniently as possible with neutral interests," Sir Edward points out that Great Britain has recognized "the transfer to a neu tral flag of enemy ships belonging to companies which were Incorporated In the enemy country, but all of whose share holders were neutral," even waiving objections to companies "in corporated In Germany which were subsidiary to and owned by American corporations," the only condition be ing imposed that these vessels "should take no further part 're.de with the enemy country." Face* Not Fully Know m "I have given these indications," c oncluded Sir Edward, "of the pulley which we have followed because I cannot help feeling that if the facts were more fully known as to the ef forts which we have made to avoid Inflicting any avoidable injury on neu tral interests, many of the complaints which have been received by the ad ministration in Washington, and which led to the protest which your excellency handed to me on the twen ty-eighth of December, would never have been made. "My hope is that when the facts which I have eet out above are realiz ed, and when it is seen that our naval operations have not diminished Ameri can trude with neutral countries and that the lines on which we have act ed are consistent with the fundamen tal principles of International law, it will be apparent to the government and people of the United States that his majesty's government have hith erto endeavored to exercise their belligerent rights with every possi ble consideration for the interests of neutrals." Returned in Iron*. HALIFAX X. S.. Feb. 16.?Four teen men who enlisted with the llrBt Canadian contingent for European service have been brought hack In Irons as "alien suspects." it was learn ed today. All are of foreign parentage but some have lived In Canada for more than a quarter of a century. Will Increase Forces. ST. JOHNS. N. F., Feb. IG.?New Foundlnnd, with a population of 250, 000 plans to bring its quota of men for the British army and navy up to fi.OOO if the war lasts another year. It was announced tonight that :?00 more soldiers would be equipped Im mediately. The nhval forces will be Increased to l,r>(mv,. J. M. McCowa's Grocery Chickens R?quire Food ..Just as Human Be ings fe :- . ? ! t ' : We have Chick feed for the little "Biddies", Scratch _ feed and a splendid Dry Laying Mash which makes henH lay'figgs. Prices right. J. M. McGOWN Phone No. 22. GUILTY "Your honor, we plead guilty, as charged in the indictment." Thus, plead Mr. ?. M. Guest of the Guest Paint Co. when charged with painting the interior of "The Anderson" theatre; which is.io .be opened Iq'/the'-people of Anderson this week. "Furthermore, if this job is not a good one, we don't know how to do a good job; but we trust that you will pardon us when we say, that we think it a very good job. We have been told by some who have seen the interior of the new theatre that the.painting, and interior decorating is as good as is to be seen any where. 7 "The only; way* for you ' to tell whether you like pur job is to come to the "Anderson" theatre at the reception this week, or at tend the opening Friday night, and then see it with your own Vt??'? ? ,:' you don't liW tt^ please tell us. If you do Wee it--tell other.." "\VETHAN#YO?." ^* pfi *^ 9fr 9ft 9fa s^^ s^^ 9& 3fi 9& ELECTRIC CITY SPARKLETS * Icegnt or Interest and Personal Mention Caught Over the * * Wi/c?eaa on the Streets of Anderson * # # v * * * * * * * V ** h- * h- # v V * V * * h> % * Night School Huh Large Atteiiduucc. The Glenn Btreet night school has opened up with u large attendance, the enrollment on the opeiiing night being something like 75. It Is expect ed that the number of attendants will reach 1U5 l>efore the school has been In session many duys longer. The classes are In charge of Mrs. Lottie Estes, principal of the Glenn street school, who has some three or four assistants. The night school is con ducted for the benefit of employees of the cotton mills who work during the day and do not have an opportun ity of attending the day school. .lus. N. 1'earman Was Stricken at Office. Clerk of Court James N. Pearman became quite ill at his office in the court house at 11:45 o'clock yesterday morning. He has been suffering for some days with a rather severe case of tonsilitis, and Tuesday he com plained of pains about his appendix, he having suffered previously several attacks of appendictis. Yesterday morning, though feeling very badly, be'returned to his desk, but was un able to discharge his usual duties. He was sitting by the fire when he was seized with a fainting attack. Assis tants in the office hastily summoned medical assistance, and in a few min utes he had been revived. Mr. Pear man was later removed to his home, and from last reports he was resting 1 well. Owl Drug Storc Being Improved. The Owl Drug Co.. A. Glenn Evans manager, is having its quarters, at the corner of North Main and Earle streets, Improved l-y painting the in terior of the building. The painting is being done by the C. M. Guest Paint company. When completed, the store will be one of the inc <t attractive in the city. A number of business houses altout the city are being improved just now by means of the painter's brush, and, to say the least, they are attrac tive In their new spring dresses. No Session Of Recorder's Court. For the first time in several days, there was no session of the recorder's court yesterday. Monday the docket showed quite a leqgthy string of cases. Tuesday .re were but two cases, but they were of such nature that they netted the city substantial fines. Indications up to a. late hour last night were there would be a dearth of cases again today in .re corder's court . ' o It*. I?, MeLeas Leases. .Mcl onnell Bungalow. Mr. W.. ?. McLean, of tho Realty Trust company, bus leased the hand some bungalow of' Mr. George Me Connell, on Weat Franklin street, and he and Mrs..McLean will take posses sion of it March 1. Mr. and Mrs. C. Frank Reed, who have been oc cupying the buugalow, will take a house on East Orr street. -p ? Damaged By Fire. The 7-passenger touring car of Mr John T?te was badly damaged by fire in the yard of his home on West Whit ner street yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock. Mr. T?te had rolled the car out of the garage and was in the act of croking it when it "back fired Almost instantly the car was wrapped in flames, from the front scat back. At first Mr. T?te attempted to ex tlnguish the fire with a garden hose, but, seeing that this was of little ser vice telephoned for the automobile fire hose wagon, which responded to the scene and quickly checked the flames. The car was valued at about $2,000. and was Insured with the Citi zens insurance agency. o Miss Gnrllngton's . Program This Week. , Miss Maggie. M.Garllngton, super visor of rural schools'for this county, visited the school at the Honea Path mill yesterday. Today she will' visit the school at Pendleton, and from there will go into the country, visit ing . the Fairview school on Friday. On Saturday she will be in her office adjoining the quarters of the county superintendent of education, in the county court, house. Anderson To Be Adertlsed. Editor Leake Caraway of the South ern Public Utilities company maga zine, published in Cariotte, was a visi tor in the city yesterday. Mr. Carra way was here for the purpose of mak ing arrangements for publishing a page of data concerning the city of Anderson in the March issue of the magazine. The copy is to be prepared by the chamber of commerce sec retary, Porter A. Whaley, and will bo free so far as costing anyone here anything. Fine Weather Is Enjoyable. Yesterday's splendid weather was responsible for more good feeling on aho part of humanity in general than .anything that has come to pass in many moons. A cloudless sky and gust enough coolness In the atmos phere to make the day crisp and dry did much toward banishing the blues that were brought on by the inclement weather of the- day beforo and Mon day. Some ventured the belief that Jupiter PluvluB was thoughtful enough to give Anderson a good duck ing and stir up the mud again on the day the petitions for the calling of an election on the bond issue for pav ing were in circulation. More Names Being Added to Petition. Though a sufficient number of sig natures of freeholders were placed on the petitions calling for a bond elec tion for paving to insure its being or dered by city council, committcemen continued yesterday to add to their lists of names. While this is not nec essary, it is desired to give every property owner in the city an oppor tunity of signing the petition and to make it as strong as possible when It is presented to city council. -o Rr. Harper Goes For An Operation. Dr. W. G. Harper, son of Mr. Geo. M. Harper of this city, who makes his home at Abbeville, has gone to Phil adelphia, where he will enter a hospi tal for an operation for gall stones. He was accompanied by MrB. Har per. Dr. Harper has been quite ill for several weeks, and recently was ' In the locnl hospital for treatment. He has numerous friends In Anderson who wish for him a sp?edy return to J good health. SmalMVrecb On Bine Bridge. The derailment of a car box on thej early morning freight coming from Bel ton to Anderson yesterday, eotm after' if lejft the former place, did slight damage ' to the' track. Three rails were" torn loose from the fast enings and turned over, blocking the j line for about ::o minutes. The cause 'of the occident could not be ascertain- ' Hfghw*? Commission Will Meet Today. The Anderson County highway commission will meet this mronlng at 11 o'clock in the office of Chairman J. S. Fowler. The other members of the commission are: P. R. Earle, Henry Cely, J. M. Broyles. C E. Har per and- J. M ecu King. As. generally known, this Is the commission which Is to have charge of the proposed bond Issue of $750,000 for Improving the highways of Anderson County, Tfc election oti the bond isshe will, be hold oh March,80. V ." :.' o'/- ' " . Cotton 'Romains Af Eight Centn. There ,was no change yesterday In tho price of cotton on the local mer ket, the staplo remaining at 8 cents. Thore were few bales offered for,?aie on the streets and buyers .wore not rushed at any time during the day. Those who have the staple seem to be unwilling to turn it looso at present prices.' Mrs. Amanda Allen I? Very M. Mps. Amanda Alien, one of the old est residents of the community. Is quite ill at the residence of Mr. Ben Allen, some two miles below the City. Mrs. Allen ta the oldest alster of Capt p. k. McOuiiy. sr.. of this city, as well as his only living sister. She has numerous v<rtatlvea In the ctiy and ?county. who are very anxious overlher condition. - Mrs. Allen Ib over. SO years of age* George McConnell Will Leave Scon. Mr. G sorgo McConnell of the pitch ing staff of the Chicago Cubs, has been instructed to join his team for spring practice at Tampa, Fia., on or about March 1. Mr. McConnell ex pect to leave Anderson about Feb ruary 27. Put Strychnine Tablets in Sugar. Mr. John Harris Burns and Magis trate Sitton of Pendleton came to Anderson Tuesday to confer wl .u Pro bate, Judge Nicholson relative to hav ing .a negro .boy commit teed to the ' State reformatory because he had ad- \ mitted attempting to poison Mr. and i Mrs. Burns by placing strychnine tab- | lets In the sugar dish which they use on their table.- While in the act of putting sugar in his coffee Mr. Burns discovered the tablets. Mrs. Burns. | who had been a trained nurse, had the tablets among other medicine which sho kept in the house. Inves tigating the matt jr. the negro boy-ad mitted readily that he had put the tablets in the sugar with the Intention of poisoning Mr. and Mrs. Burns. -It is thought that the Bervant commit ted this destardly act in a spirit of revenge, Mr.- Burns having thrashed him Borne days ago for stealing As the probate Judge is without power to commit anyone to the reformatory, the gentlemen conferred with Judge 'Prince, who advised them to flog the boy and return htm to his mother it is understood that Judge Prince's advice will be followed. o?? Capt Ramer . Ib Reeletted. Friends ol Capt. It. J. Homer will bp.pleased, to learn that he has been reelected pr?sident of the State Bot tlers association, which met. In Co lumbia this week in annual session. . , -' ,o- .... Sister of Mr, Means Is. Read. : Friends of Mr. A; G. Means will sympathise with him in his bereave ment over tho death of his youngest pister. Mra. Bessie> HetaUsh, ^if* .?f Dr. Harry Helntlsh, of Spartenburg, which occurred - at 7 o'clock Tuesday night She became Ul during Tuesday forenoon cud Mr. 'Means received' a message that, her erudition was re garded as serious. V/e left Anderson on the 4:45 o'clock Interurban car and arrived ht Spartanburg at 7:40 o'clock. 40 minutes after Mrs. Heln tlsh's death, she Is survived by her husband <ahd two sons, George "and Harry, Jr. She had often visited In Anderson, and was greatly admired by a wldo circle of friends hero. Ihr. CajBspheR 1h Enlarging Business, It was announced yostcrday&taat Dr. M. R. Campbell, opttmetrist, had purchased jh* #h?t? Ahd .business, of Dr. W. q, Barbara a&d th* WocdJs INSURGENT DEMOCRATS RE FUSE TO SUPPORT HOUSE SHIPPING MEASURE FAILS TO GAIN GROUND IN SENATE Republicans Willing to Quit Fili buster if Appropriation Bills Are Taken Up * (Sy Aittocitted Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.?The amended government ship bill, rushed through the house enrly today, failed to gain any ground when it reached the senate and administration leaders tonight were uncertain as to its fate. Eary In the day it was discovered that the amended bill had failed to sat isfy recalcitrant Democrats or pro gressive Republicans. Without sup port of either of these factions the bill could not be passed. Democratic leaders realized nothing could be done unless the measure could be chang ed In conference, but efforts to send it to conference failed. Another attempt will be made tomorrow, it was said. Tonight it was reported that a ppud lug motion to take up the bill tomor row might prevail, but Republican leaders. It was declared, would insist upon an understanding that other leg islation should be considered before they would cease opposition. Chief interest centered today in the special senate committee's inquiry in to charges of outside influences on the ship purchase measure. Bernard N. Baker, a Baltimore steamship mana ger, told the committee he had In formed Secretary McAdoo that 80 per cent, of foreign ships tied up in United States ports as a result of the war were available for purchase because unsuited for commercial purposes. Mrk Baker also stated W. J. Slckel, a Hamburg-American Line official, had told him he received orders from the German government not to sell any German vessels to the United States. The committee summoned Mr. Slckel, who will appear tomorrow. Wallace Downey, a New York ship builder, also was summoned. As to the ship purchase bill itself. Republican lenders, insisting it Is dead, express willingness to quit their filibuster if the senate will take up appropriation bills. Administration Democrats were said to be willing to do this if the shipping bill first could be sent to conference. Negotiations for an understanding were under way to?,f;:ht and may culminate when the senate meets tomorrow. Senators Norrls, Kcnyon and La Fol let to, progressive Republicans, who favored the senate bill, would not sup port the Weeks-Gore measure as it passed the house because they bellv ed it to be too temporary In character Insurgent Democrats opposed the measure because they thought Its eharacter too permanent. Senator Harwick sought to amend the motion to send, the bill to conference with the instruction that it be made termi nable two years after the war. This was defeated with progressive Repub lican votes. Despite the uncertainty of the slt uaUon, Senat? and house leaders felt confident there will be no extra ses sion of congress and that the Bhlp purchase bill. If not sent to confer ence, would be displaced in the sen ate-by appropriation bills. The re port persists that as many of the Bup ply measures that as can be passed before March 4 will be disposed of and that Joint resolutions continuing existing appropriations for other de partments will he adopted wherever necessary. , Administration leaders held a long conference late in the day and con sidered several proposals to the Re publicans for ending the filibuster by sending tbe bill to conference No agreement was reached, however, and the Democratic leaders sought to hold the senate in session for the night thinking this might bring about some comprotr" ,u. They were , unable to get progressive Republicans to stand with them and a motiaon to adjourn car ried. Optical company, at GreeLv?ood,~i wlll establish an up-to-date ontlcal pgrlor, which-will be in charge of Dr.J*el P. BdfaetVoi Greenwood ? ' Inspecting R?serv? Banks. WASHINGTON, Feb.'16.?W P Q Harding and A. C. Miller, of the" re servo boards left ^ntiitan Aoi!y to inspect the Richmond, federal r? serv? bank. Other board members are v!3?^j;Wr reserve banks ththe neat future with ? view ^keeping In clo??r touch with con >hao?wUea, | Tno- :Bcnbdl?lmpwe?^ tien of White Plains school Islo g ve an entertainment of music, dtatogue? etc. February^, Friday night ' The oublie Js; cordially invited. adu?ts Soc30 *** f?r ch,,dr?? "o. *w a ?AR? 0F THANKS ? Bhow?T?i- ^i..wm?ny klndnesae? beamitul floral offerings. **r' ***