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SFIRE PREVENTION AS WARMEASURE INSURANCE AGENTS HOLD CON FERENCE WITH GOVERNOR MANNbWG. . DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina People, Gathered Around ttb State Capital. Columbia. R At a conference in the office of Gov. Manning, attended by the governor, Mayor L. A. Griffith, J. M. ('czart of he Credit Men's Association, H. S. Kealhofer of the Chamber of Corn- t merce, F. H. McMaster, insurance commissioner; Bruce Ravenel, repre sentative of the Rotary Club; A. M. Schoen, chief engineer of Southeast emn Underwriters' Asociation; S. Y. Tupper, manager of the Queen's In surance Company and chairman of 1 the Southeastern committee; Milton Dargan, manager of the Royal Co., < and member of the same committee; R. T. Caldwell, manager of the in epection bureau, and Edward Cay, president of the South Carolina Fire Prevention Association, . steps were discussed to decrease fire losses at food, cotton and raw material depots, in goods during the war period. The discussion took in as well the better protection of manufacturing plants pertinent to the prosecution of the war. It was recognized that a large num ber of fires in ordinary times are to a greater or less extent preventable, and it was felt that by stressing the needs of the country in this time of peril, the patriotism of the people could be appealed to, to use more than usual precautions to see that every possible value should be kept intact for the country's service. "While we are not suffering for want of food at thia time, still with the allies to be fed as well as our selves, it is necessary to begin the work of conservation while we have the products to conserve," siad a mem ber of the conference. "This applies equally to the cotton and other prod ucts and iatc-iials as well as the fac tories that serve to turn out clothing and other articles for which there is a need, not only for the army, but by the civilian population." In addition to the ordinary precau tions to be taken, it was felt par ticularly desirable to draw attention to the need of vigilance, both in the way of watchman service, in those prop erties large enough to justify the em ployment of such men, and to recom mend that the officers of all plants have in mind the possibility of fire and explosions, as a result of activity of the enemy sympathizers. In connection with the Council of National Defense, the National Board of Fire Underwriters has given the services of its own organization, and the various subsidiary insurance or ganizations of the country which re -t ~ suited in tendering the services of some 4,000 trained men to carry on the work of insrecton in all parts of the United States. The machiner-y of thees underwriting organizations is being made use of by the egover-nment. because at no other point could be found such a large body of men train ed to lhe wor-k of fire prevention that could be immediately put into service. To carry the wvork to a successful con clusion, the co-operation and help of the various states is most essential andl for the state, Governor Manning readily promised the co-operation of his office in any d'rection that would help in achieving the desired results. The officers of the various bodies represented at the conference ex pressed themselves in hearty sympa thy with this work, and also to assist in carrying it out. Medical Corps Officers Appointments in the medical corps of the South Carolina Infantry, S. C. N. 0., were made by Gov Manning. Dr. W. C. O'Driscoll of Charleston be ing named to command the sanitary detachment of the regiment. The ap pointment fills a vacancy existing since the resignation of Maj. Allen J. Jervey. In addition to the appoint ment of Maj. O'Driwoll the medical corps was provided with four first lieutenants as follows: Dr. Henry T. Scihffley, Orangeburg; Dr. W. C. Stone, Johnston; Dr. James L. Orr, Greenville; Dr. James M. Symmes, of Greenwood. Lieur. Schiffley and Lieut.I Stone were assigned to the sanitary detachment, wvhile bLeut. Orr and Lieut. Symmes were assigned to Field Hospital No. 1. All the appointments are subject to future examinations. District Boards Are Ready. District exemption boards for the Eastern and Western Districts of South Carolina, appointed by the pres ident, met in Columbia at a joint con ference with the gover-nor andl for the eleotion of chairmen and secretaries. For the IEastern Distric~t U. B. Scar .borough of Conway was elected chair man and W. A. Stuckey of Bishop -yvile in Leee cour,.y secretary. Colum bia was selected as the p)ermanent sitting piace for the board. The board has beer. called for sessions to begin August 8, Information For Pubilo. The State Council of Defense will al i very early date inaugurate a cam patign of information and educatior for the purpose of thoroughly inform Ing the people of South Carolina of the intent of the erman government, and of the great danger not only to this country but to all civilization of German domination. The situation in which the United States finds itself will be efully discussed. D. R. Coker, of ]Hartsville, chairman of the State Council of Defense, has Issued a call for the membres of the council to meet at Columbia wher this campaign will be discussed and utlined All of the chairmen of the county and township councils have een invited to attend this conference. . list of more than 200 speakers has een made up, and these have also peen invited. Mrs. F. Louise Mayes of Greenville, hairnan of the Woman's State Coun 'ii of Defense, has called a meeting >f the county chairmen to be held at olumbia on the same date as the neeting of the state council, when he plans for registering all women in he state in the food-saving campaign will be considered. An effort will be made to have every ligible woman in South Carolina sign he food pledge cards which are to be nailed to Herbert Hoover, national 'od administrator. These cards will )e printed from time to time in the newspapers, and in practically all :ounties patriotic printers have con tented to furnish cards free for the 'egistration of the women. These yards will be ready for distributior it a very early date. South Carolina Soil Very Rich. Prof. Stephen Taber of the Univer ity of South Carolina has just com. >leted an important piece of construe ive work for the war department. rhis is an elaborate and detailed ac ount of the available materials ii South Carolina for rapid highway, rail. -oad and fortification construction. It was prepared at the request of the military committee on the national esearch council section of the coun 'il for national defense. Prof. Taber was appointea state teologist by Gov. Manning and it is source of regret that a man of his hility and success in research work vas unable for lack of funds to carry )ut his very enlbrhtened plans for naking known an'" developing the ;eological resource. of the state, Chese are farm from inconsi(lerable id to a large extent South Carolina s virgin soil for research work along he lines which Prof. Taber is so vell fitted to conduct. Recently Prof. Taber wrote a paper m "Pressui'e Phenomenon Associated Vith the Growth of Crystals." This gaper was published in the proceed ngs of the National Academy o Science and was so highly regardei hat it was republished in full in The Scientific American Supplement Jun 10. This paper is of great practica value as it furnished an explanatio, )f the cracking of concrete and of the >rigin of veins and other ore deposits Prof. Taber is also an authority or Seismology, the last contribution or his interesting theme being "The art'hquake in The Southern Ap ,alachian," published February 20th. L916 in thea bulletin of the Seismologi. tal Society of America. It will bE -ecalled that Prof. Taber was invitedl thout a year ago to be lecturer and 'seismology" for three of the leading mniversities on the Pacifle slope. Nage War Against Lilquor. The federal authorities expect te ,vage unrelenting wvar on those illeg tily dealing in whiskey in Columbia rom this time on, in order. that the ;oldiers of the new armies on their ar. 'ivail at the cantonment may find thC -ity absolutely dry. This statement bvas made by L. P. Fouche, deputy col ector. Mr. Fouche recently tooli hiarge of Molten WVashington~a neg;r hargeud with receiving a trunk full >f whiskey from Jacksonville and wilt )rosecute him in federal court. The federal authorities here are act ing under the act of March 3, 1917 which became effective July 1. 1 makes a misdemeanor the act of ship ping whis'key into a territory totallja iry, or mare than the amount alhowed by state statute into territory partly dtry. The Dawhas Fertilizer Company 01 Charleston was commissioned with capital stock of $35i.000 to manufac Lure and sell fertilizer and fertilize1 materials. The petitioners are Wa1 ter Pringle end Charles S. Dwight of Charleston. insurance Agreement Fied. Columbia.-W. R. Prescott, chair man of the executive committee a1 the South Carolina Underwriters' As sociation by W. T. Caldwell, who ii to be manager of the South Carolini inspection and rating bureau, filei with F. HI. McMaster, state insurane commissioner, an agreement by wvhiel the bureau will make inspections anm rates for the insurance companies o South Carolina. The agreement foi New Enterprises Authorized. The Carolina Bfll Weevil Impln ment Company of Allendale was com missioned to engage in the sale of hol weevil machines and other farm inm plemonts. The capital stock is $15,00( Petitioners are: J. J. Owens R1. F Otts, R. P. Searson, Allendale; W.1 Johns, Blaldock. The Dixie Auto Company of Green vylle was incorporated' by the secre tary of state. The capital stock I $5,000 and the incorpora'tors are: C 13. Scott, P. N. Scott and W. B. Stai ford. NEW FEATURES FORSTATEFAIR AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS WILL HAVE AN ENTIRELY NEW MEANING. TO BE HISTORICAL EVENT Patriotic Appeals Will be Made to South Carolinians in Many Ways By Speakers. Columbia.-Despito the war condi tions plans are under way to make the forthcoming state fair the greatest in its history. The premium list for the fair has been issued and it shows that many thousands of dollars will be dis tributed in prizes for the best effort. The. fair this year will be held October 22 to 26. The fair will lay special emphasis the agricultural and live stock ex hibits in keeping with the movement for more food to care for America and the armies in Europe. Patriotic appeals to South Carolin lans will be made in many wgys. Speakers will be present to present the war issues. The fair will be edu cational in nature. It is exgected that this year will be the most memorable in the history of the society. By the middle of October there will be more than 10,000 South Carolinians members of the new Na tional Army, stationed in Columbia. Low round trip rates have ben secur ed for the fair and this will afford ex cellent opportunity for friends and relatives to visit the soldiers in Col umbia. The fair will show the results of the fod campaign which has been conduct ed during the last several months. Clemson College will assist the fair officials in preparing the agrelultural exhibits. Two Girls Are Drowned. Florence.-Misses Rita and Jessie Haynesworth, two young girls from Sumter, daughters of Mrs. R. F. Ilaynesworth, were drowned in Mul drow's mill pond. Miss Evelyn Barnes came near losing her life, but was rescued by Matt McCown. Both bodies have been recovered. They were tak en to the home fo Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Barnes, where the coroner will hold an inquest The Misses Haynesworth were cous ins of L. T. Barnes and were here on a visit. Miss Rita Haynesworth wai 15 years old and Miss Jessie Haynes I worth, 13, with Miss Evelyn Barnes and Ma'tt McCown, the young ladies went out to the home of Morton Mul drow, also a cousin, to spend the day They went down to the mill race shortly after they arrived at the house, to go in bathing, and had been in bathing for an hour or more when they inadvertently etrayed into water over their depvth. Miss Barnes wvas seen rushing to their rescue and all three of the girls wvere swept elf their feet into the swiftly rushing wvater of the mill race. Messrs. McCowvn and Muldrow were sitting on the bank op posite the spot where the girls wore bathing and across the stream from them, and as soon as they sawv that the girls were in trouble -they ran to their rescue, but (11d not reach the scene in time to save their lives. Dies in Swimming Peel. Sumter.-Jamecs WVhilden, a young man of 18 years, lost his life in the swimming 1)oo1 of the Y. M. C. A. hero tFrom the circumstances it is not thought that it wvasa case of drown Ing, but a case of a sudden attacia in the wvater Several others wvere in the pool al the time and W~hilden, who is descrlb edl as a good swvimmer, was swim ming under water. Presently the oth ers noticed that he had stopped swvim ming and .was floating under the wa - tr and had beeni under longer that usual. They immediately pulled bin out and first aid measures were tried It is said he groaned once after leay ing the water. A physician arrived ii a couple of minutes, but Whilden wat dead. To Start Glove Factory. Gaffney.--At a meeting of the stock holders held in Gaffney a $5,000 glovE factory was organized for the purpose of manufacturing canvas gloves. Near ly all of the capital stock has beet subscribed, most of it by local pee pie. There are only about four o these factories in the South, but ii other parts of the country there arn a number of them and they are al paying propositions. One of the stock holders has had large experience I1 enterprises of this kind and will bi manager of the enterprise. Plan Big Pee Dee Fair. Florence.-Trhe Pee Dee Fair Asse elation is trying to raise mone: enough to erect a new building o1 the grounds for the next fair, whicl is 800on to be held. It will require $5,001 for this purpose and more than $4,001 has been raised. This is being taket in new stock or in getting those wha are behuind with their stock paymenti to make a payment on them. The mal b iuilding was burned just before thei op~ening of the fair last fall and thi fair was held in hastily constructe< and unsuited buildings, EXEMPTION BOARDS CALLED Distrlct Bodies Will Probably Asser. ble in Columbia to Plan Their Work. Oolunbia.-Notices of appointment as members of the district exemption boards for South Carolina have been mailed the ten men named by the president and it is expected that they will meet soon to elect a chairman and secretary for each board and pro ceed to organization. This meeting will probably be held in Columbia. The place of meeting for the purpose of holding hearings on exemption of men drafted for military service will be determined by the boards. T'he district exemption boards for South (arolina are: Eastern distrit-William Godfrey, -f Cheraw, lumber manufacturer and member of the state council of de fense; U. Q. Jeffords, of I)arlington, tracknaster of the Atlantic Coast Line railway; Robert J. Scarborough, of Conway former congressman and mem ber of the board of regents of the State hlospital ' r the Insane; W. A. Stuckey, of +, *opville, farmer and banker; Dr. IL.bert Wilson of Char laston, president of the Medical Col lege of South Carolina. Western District--Marion J. Davis, of Newberry, superintendent of a Newberry cotton mill; J. W. Gaston, farmer, of Spartanburg; Dr. E. A. Hines, of Seneca. secretary of the South Carolina Medical Association; J. E. McDonald. of Winnsboro, law. yer; A. Foster McKissick, of Green wood, cotton manufacturer. Rapid Work at Spartanburg. Spartanburg.- Work is progressing at Camp Wadsworth at a rapid rate and the first building has been com pleted. Mess halls are being erected and streets and squares are being laid out. Underbrush is being cleared away from the grounds and the rail way spur tracks will be conlpleted this week. Water situation is receiving most attention from a lo-ni standpoint. Con tractors in charge of laying the pipe say that they will have water to the camp in a few days. A 15.000.000 gal don storage tank is being installed above the present pumping station to take care of the extra supply of water that Spartanburg has to furnish. A complete and new tiltration plant is being put in that is claimed to be one of the best in the entire South and the holding basin is being doubled to twice the former capacity. The pipe line to the camp will be entirely sep arate from the line that will bring wa ter into the city and will be connected at the camp station. With work pro grossing rapidly those in charge see no reason why the camp should not be finished by August 15. Camp Sevier Will See Movies. I Camp Sevier, Greenville.-National Guardsmen of North and South Caro lina and Tennessee need have no fear that they will be deprived of the joy of seieng the movies while encamped here. They may just as well say goodbye, however, to Theda Bara and other vampir-es of the cinema world, for in all five motion picture houses to be operated in camp by the Y. M. C. A. it is reported that no reel score * ross will be shown. - "Blut at that the pictures will be selected for the entertainment of the soldiers as well as for instructive pur poses," stated a Y. M. C. A. represen tative. Only a small admissioni fee will he charged tihe guardsmen 'to de fray actunal expenses. The price will Ibe much smaller t han that charged by public t heat res. it is stated that a soldier may he ad mit ted for a 2-cent p~ostage stamp or the equivalent there of! To Teach Agriculture. Orangebunrg. -D Duing next year ag ricultunre will be' taught in at least fi . of the Ora ngeburg county schools. Verd Peterson. who is in charge of the wvork of having agriculture taught in the rural schools, and known as E:tate supe)rvisor of agricultural edu cation, has just done some efficient work in this county. Just as soon as it was mnade known that Mr. Peterson had been1 assigned to this important work. Lawrence S. Wolfe, farm demon stration agent of Orangeburg, got in touch with him and brought him here. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. The onglineers who have been work. ing on the survey for the McCormick county good roads commission have about completed their work. The firm of Thomas & Howard Co., conducting a wholesale grocery busi ness in Columbia for the past five years, was incorporated with a capital stock of $270,000. The officers are C. C. Thomas, presidenlt; C. Li. Howard, pvice-presidlent, and J. 10. Timberlake, secretary and treasurer. The Rock 11111 community cannery is now in full operat-n, gas equip mient having been installed as auxili ary to the steam planft. The capacity of the cannery is already being taxed io handle the quanities of tomatoes and other vegetable' pouring in. Miss p Ruth Steele, superintendent, now has seven helpeCrs, and eli are kept busy practicallr all the time. Some days ihis number can not keep up with the work. The people' of bo0th city and county are patronizing the can nery and hundreds and hundreds of cans of vegetables and fruits will be cannaed this summer. DIPLOMAT AS WELL AS SOLDIER Gen. Hugh L. Scott is probably the most unique character in the Unit ed States army. In the days of the Indian disturbances on the Western " " frontier he gained distinction as an Indian fighter, and as remarkable as ' . it might seeim, later became the In dians' friend and counsellor. He is familiar with their folliore and talks their sign language. Several years ago, when one of the tribes went on the war path General Scott was sent to the scene of the dis turbances and after a few days of friendly negotiations succeeded in bringing about pence which the armed forces of the state had been unable to accomplish. After Villa's raid on American border towns, murdering Americans and looting their homes, General Car- " ranza having gained control of the sit untion and an American force having been dispatched into Mexico to run down Villa, General Scott, accompanied by General Funston, held a series of conferences with General Obregon, then minister of war in the Carranza cabinet, with a view to bringing about peace in northern Mexico and the with drawal of the American forces from Mexican soil. He is now the military head of the Ameriean mission to Russia. Im HEAD OF ARMY TRANSPORTATION Maj. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe, as quartermaster general in the army, in the present emergency has before him one of the greatest tasks in the entire service. ills department is charged with the duty of providing means of v :transportation of every character. This includtes the transportation of re cruits to nobilizatinn points, to con cent ration camps, and from there to points of embarkation, and the ar rangeitment of transport facilities for the carrying of our armies to Europe. j .4* . At the present time the wvar de partment expects, if the war lasts, to transport irtmties totaling 3,000,000 to the European battle front. The trnns port fleet at the outbreak of hostili ties was can irely inadequate to per form miore than a minute portion of this task, it has been enlarged as if by magic, and by the time for ship ' Jvut of the first great army General Sharpe is confilent that all facilities will be available for the speedy transportation. The feeding and clothing of 3,000,000 men is another task which has to be performed by this department. Already food and clothing have been purchased in quantitles whilh will have factories working continuously in turning out their products. Automobiles, automobile trucks, motorcycles, wagons, horses and mules and their equip ment also have to be purchased under the supervision of General Sharpo. The one perplexing problem that inconvenienced this department was how to house the armies while training. When the war broke out, the quarter master general found that there was not suffilcient tentage in the United States to more than shelter the National Guard. To build temporary wooden bar racks for half the troops solved the problem, and now as fast as cantonment sites are located the necessary shelter is being provided. [ ADMIRAL GLEAVES WINS HONORS I At the beginning of our participa tion in the greatest war of history, Rear Admiral Albert Ghenves, com mandifng the convoy which pilotedi the large fleet of transport s, worked in perfect harmony wlih Vice Admiral Willi1am S. Sims, whoii sent out dle st roy'ers to furnish additional protec tion to our fighting men through the submarine zone, with the result t hat a complete victory was won 1)y our navy, the enemy scoring niot eveni ns5 much as a lilt agninst thle Amerlennim vessels and losing one or imore submm rinles. IN'ews of thlils splemil nemicomliIsh iment wams pintted just 10) years to thet (liy aifte(r thle storny of (te testrulction ' of C'ervernI's fleet provided anoit ther gloriouis Fourth of ,July by telling in dhetail how one of the most5 rernarkaible nava~il ba1t ties on re-cordi had u beeni woni by3 thei A meirienan nav~y. On)m the Ame0r ieani sidie, thloughi thle sips were strnauck inniy tlimes, only one nn awats killed iand oine wonimded. Tfhese' nasullties both occurred on Comamodoure Schley's tlagshulip, It'he irookiyn. The Spanaih lost about 00 in killed i ad woiuded. Tihie Ameourlenn sailors took an active part in the rescue of thle ofhlce'rs and1( cruews of thle burning Spanish shipis. Admirai Gleaves was thenu ini command of the torpedo b~oat Cushing, as a lieutenant, WEYLER FIREBRAND IN SPAIN The enmt ire kingdom of Spain is In a statte or uproar and distuirance. The constitutionail guarantees have been suspeCnded, the legislature has bleen prorogmed, the op~erations of them civil for the moment and maurtial law has A' been decrceed throughout the length and breadth of the lanid, All these thinmgs contribute to an Impossible situ ation. Of course there is a mioving spirit behind all these military unions, Pro niinciamnentos would not haive b~een re vivedl, aifter all these years, as a factor in Spanish polities without soume inl titive, encouragemient and1( gumidanme. Trhesel have'( b'een furnished b~y ('aptaln ~~I General Weyler, miarqluis of Tleneriffe, whose nmiume is still held in siniister memory in the New World by reason of the cruelties that signalized his re'ign as captain general of Cubit ini the days when it still formed part of the colonial empire of Spaina. Weyler is of GJermnatan igin, has reliatives in Germany, atnd has always been very proud of his Prussiani forebears. All lis sympathies have bien with Giermaniy in the prmeent wari, and he has beena since its commencement in (close association~ w th the German ambassadlor, Prince Maxinilin Ilohienlobe, and with ex.f Premier- Maura.