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STATE BEING SUED IDR LARE AMOUNT SUIT FOR $100,000 AGAINST THE STATE WAS AUTHORIZED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South CarolIna Peo. pie, Gathered Around the State Capital. Columbia. J. O'Neal Sandel of Calhoun county. .administrator. of the estates of I'helma Sandel and Minnie Sandel, deceusd, filed with the offee of the attorney general papers of Snummons and com plaint against the State of South Cur olina for damages amounting to $1o. 000, thUT amount In each case be!.g $50,000. The last general assezn':ly passed an act allowing the stilts to be filed against the State. The case will - be heard in the circuit court( of Ric. land county. The complaint alleged that, "on the 14tm day of July, 1915, Dr. A. V. Browning of Ellrece, S. C., a reputa ble and skillful physician, (lilly licens. ed to practice medicine unl1der the laws of this State, adinilnistered to Tl0helma Sandel and Mlinnie Sandel, above nam ed, at Lonie Star, S. C., an injection of ant1i-typho(d vaccilne, Which Was fiurnlisled by tle State of South Caro lina, for such purposes."Tlma San del was four yeilrs old and died, it. was alleged, 18 hours after tle Injectlon, and Ml iniie Sandel. aged three years. sucetiibed 31 hours after the inje. tion. The coliplaint alieged that ilte deathus of the children wis (ie to the fact that "said anti-typhold vacc ie was contaminated with staphylecoculs pyogenes, coni 10)ly called puts germis, and was ilipure and unfit to )e inject. ed into a human being; that said con tailination of said unt i-typhoid vac cine Was dtie to the careless and iegli gent acts and omissions of the defend an* ti rough its ageits and servants." Early Closing Hours. In response to a letter received from the secretary of tile Retail Clerks' Pro tective Association of Colunbia asking for some ruling in regard to closing mercantile establishments at 6 o'clock on Saturdays. B. B. Gossett of Ander son, federal fuel administrator, says In writing to P. J. Smit1h: "I bog to thank, you very cordially for your letter of September 16, and entirely agree with your views as ex pressed therein. "The only possible reserVation would be''the matter of a proper clos ing hour on Saturdays, and I might add that I have had under considera tion for some little time the question of regulating the opllening and closing hours of all mercantile establinhnents. office bl ildings, etc., durI:. the winter "lIn fact T will probably issue an or decr to take cari- of the si tua tion about1 the latte- p~art of October or the first of Nov-ember."' Charters and Commissiono. WS. Banks Dove. secretory of state, Issued the following chaurter-s: The Mutuial Building a-id Loan As sociationi of Cheraw, wi h a capi'tal stoc-k of $75,000. Officer-s ar-,e S. TI. A. McManuis, president; C. K. Watddill, vice prlesidlent, and G. WS. Duvall, sec retary laad treasu rer-. The Florence Motor Try Compilany~ of Florence, capit alized at $5.000. Offi (Oers aie Franik J. lBrand, lpresidenet andic tr-easurer; J1. A. Roger-s, vIce president; J. C. Jackson, secr-etary. The Pee Dee Knitting Mills of Che r-aw, wvith a capital stock of $100,000. Officer-s are Riob~ert Cha pman,- pr-esi (lent and treasurer-; 0. W. D~uvall, vice presIdent, and~ HI. F. Booth, secr-etaryv. Domnest icat ion p~aper-s were granted to Armstrong Cor-k andl Insulation Compaiiy of Pennsylvania. The comi pany has a caplital stock of $10,000. The Realty Improvement Company, of Chlarleston was commissioned wilthi a pr-oposed capital stock of $5,000. Pe titioners ar-c Louis1 M. Shimel and fl. Flet cher. Officers Training Camp. Capt. A. WS. Chali-sell, commanding officer at the UnIivermsit y of SouthI Ca olina received oirder-s fr-om the wvair de partmienit ordeing 11111 to receive .ap plications for the officers' tr-aining camp foi- civilians. The trainhing camps will he for, In fantry. artllery andI machine gun. All plicanits must b~e over 18 anld under- 4G$ years of age, on the cday that they reoglstere.I. All civilianls ar-e eligible exeplt thioce in dhefered classificat ion on thle gr'ounds of essenltial indutstrties or agricuilturial purlsuits. Learn to Save Potatoes. Foar the purpose of instr'uctling pro ducers of sweet potatoes as to t1hbest .methlod of hiouising thlem 50 as to pre vent decay during the winter months, thle bureaui of markets now has men In thle field whose dluty It Is to assistI in1 stointg the crop ill such a way as to prevent loss. Fifty per cent of tile sweet potato cr-op in the counitry is lost. Ini South CarolIna 85 per cent of the crop Is lost. Most of this loss is caused by b~ad hlandling and improper storage for the wInter| Must Raise $1,000,000. The third of the Southeastern D partment State conveniIons-that o South Carolina-at wh ih preliminar, Plas were made :or the first Unite( War VWork campaign -to be conductet November 11th to 18th, for $170.,0o, 000, clo1se(d its seission here, $1,000.00j having been t u:anlimously adopted ai the (iuota to be raised in South (ar' 11na11 for the Coibiled walr Wt'ork funds of the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A. National Catholic War Work Council Salvation Army War Camp Comiuni ties Service, American Library -Asso ciation, and Jewish Welfare Board State representative8 of all organ izations pledged their united efforts it putting South Carolina over the top ir this greatest of all War Work fun( drives for the welfare of our soldier and sailors without respect to colol or creed. German Propaganda. "We had a big wheat crop this year, so there is no necessity of con. serving. There is plenty of sugar in the coutntry; the warehouses of whole. sale grocers are ilied with it. We canl Use all the sugar we w.int." ReIorts of this kind, p'robably cir, eluaited by' German lpropagandists in this State, are denied by Williamn il Hott, food administrator for South Carolina. "The new wheat conservation pro gram must be observed so that we may not only feed the allies bit that we may build up a reserve for the fu Lure," says the food administration 'The changing of the >0-60 tule to the 30-20 rule does not imean conservatiot )f wheat is no longer necessary. Witi he new wheat crop the food admini stratiotn has been onabled to mod if hite wleat regulations. httt these nit% regitlatlons must be rigidly observed '"lhe use of corn bread should b i)Ittrhased in addition to that bouglt with standard Wheat flour. Coin tImte b)ou1gh t as a substitit should be uset in wheat bread. Only flours atid meah itre Sitlstitit('s now. "Suigar must ie conserved in t hi liousehtoli. 'Tir is a serious sitort age of siugar. Those Who take imtor( thian their share of sugar from the na aoni's nigar' bowl ar'.e doing an uipa riotic at. ''All Iinds of food should be used withtout waste. Anerien must iot fal: Ahort of aor obligation to her ilen oi the fighting front nor to the soldiert ind civiliants of tle allies. ''heo footI :otisetrvation efforts of t(le Amlerican people literally held le allies togeti r through the spring and sumir South Carolina Casualties. Reett easualties aiong South Car Alina troops overseas as shown by.N late reltts fron t(le front, are at rollows: Killed in action: Wagoner J. A Love, Lowreyville. Died of wounds: Lieut. 1. V. Walsh Blackville; Private T. S. Archer, An derson. Died of disease: Private Peter Car te", Govatn; If. M. Hook, North; S. MN Diggs, Siitetr. Severely w ounided: Private 0. C Blackmon. Heath Springs; Rt. It. Par nell, Williamiston; J1. L,. Davis, Wal halla; IHtenlersont Monroe, Lawrettce; ileut. L. A. Freeman, Spatanburg Sra ysoen. L attimor'e. sotn. ('leartwa ter. May Be Drafted in Navy. A bullet in of interest to men likel' to be drtafted wvas sent. out by Maj R. 10. ('arwile (o local boar'ds ovetr thi Statec. The builletitn is to the e ffect t hat non tire to be drafted itnto lie navy indl mat'rie ('orpls as well as int o (lit In the lat tet' part of August 'otgt'est imndiied ft (draft law cxte ind intg i ts icop~e to thie tnavy andt mar'ine c'orps ')roviding in t his regard "t hat all mer 'etndered available for inductilon itic 'he military service of (lie Untitel Btates through registtrationt or drtafi ictretofore or' hereafter tmade puriiisuant . law shall bte liabie to ser'vice i he army or navy or the marite cor'ps Iider regulations to be prtescrtibed by 'he pr'esidetnt, prtovidled thant all per tons dt'aftedl atnd allotted to (lie navy r thte marine corps in pursuanice hiere ihall, from (lhe (date of allottmentt, bc tubject to the lawvs and r'egulntiotu ;overning the tnavy and thie mat'int ~orps, respectively," ~rizes to 'Club Winners. IL. I,. Baker, suplervisor of boys' litlj vorkI itn the State, is miaking strenu us effort to britng a lat'ge aggregatior If 'ornt and1( pig club lhoNs to Colutmbia 'Or (lie State fair. Thle fair associa ioti is offering cash prtizes to the imlotunt of $75 for the best exhibits of logs bly membilers of (lie pig clubs, 'tnd cash prizes to the amount ol M8:.g fotr (lie best exhibits of cort. yhiese prizes at'e sepatrate atnd distinct frotm all t'egular' State and couty prizes offered itn corn and pig clubs, Circus May Abandon Tour, in pt'ecautiont agaijnst possibie sprOad~ of Spaish influenza, which diseause has, airlicted some of the sol dietrs at Camitp ,lackson atid in mnany other places ini Ithe c'oun trty. (lie cques (ion of preventinlg Rlinglitng Itrothiers circuit from touring (lie State will like ly bE~ submit ted to iupert Blue, sur geon gotneral of the Utilted SItat's pub11 hoc health service. Governior Manning suggested to the State boatd of health the advisabtility or' issuing an order ag'ritst, the circu: tour. A UNIQUE ORDIfNCF PASSEI City Council of Chester Appears t< Have Realizing Sense of Domes. tic Labor Conditions. Ciester.--Withl the idea of eliiniiat. 1ng vagrancy on the part of womneIl and to require idle women between 111c ages of 18 and 50 to take tip soie use. ful occupation, the following ordinance has been enacted by the city council of Chester. "That from aid after the passage (if this ordinance, all women able to work, between the ages of 18 auil 50 Years. inclusive, residing or remaining n Ihe city of Chest er shall be and are hereby required to be regularly engaged in some lawful and useful trade or occupation. "Provided, That students -ii schools or colleges, women engaged in volun. tary war work, and housewives caring for their homps and families shall for the purposes of this ordinance be deemed to be regularly employed. "That in no ease shall the posses sion by the accused of money, proper ty or income sufficient to support her self be a defense to any prosecutioi: kinder this ordinance. Any violation of this ordinance shal be punishable by a fine of not ,les than $10 or more than $50, or by ii prisonment of not over 30 days." Influenza Situation. Columbia.---Capt. Friench Simpson United States public health service has received instruct fis to keep iI close touch with Ii the infiuonza sittia tion in this section, and to make cul tures of all cases which develop sc i hat Ole organisn concerned may bW I identillied and so that difforeni st rains Iay be obtained- for stu(13 mt iygieni laboratory inl Wash ingtonl. Ihe Coluimbia laboratory is iakini - preparations to carry -oit Iahorator3 examinaions of secretions or sput; Which mlay. be obtained fromt suspect ed eases of tlie disease. These facilities for diagnosis art bing offred to physicianis. who ,Ar being circubuized ,and urged to re port to the city health offi (rs al ca ses of tlie disease and fiurnish the l aborat ory w it i specimens. Ca)tain Simpson said tliat lie liad beeln informed by Major I larrison canip surgeon, that tlrotighi the prop er channels, the military organizatioi1 was being advised to avoid places where overcrowding was likely to oc cur and to avoid premises where the ventilation is not good. Coughing an( sneezing were discussed and explain ed As an additional protective ineas ulre for the soldiers. congestion is be ing prevented by refusing to perini soldiers to attend picture shows, ani I overcrowding on street cars is alsi being looked after. Already a reduction in the numbe of cases is being brought about at thi camp. Civilians of Columbia might do wel to -take the saine preca ut iona r: measures. When cotglihing or snieez ing it is well to prot ect th n'tose ant miouthi with a hiandkehie'f. Convicted of Espionage. Rock ill.--The llev. F. C. IHick son, well known minister of Gaffney on trial in federal couirt he re on I fin charge of violatinug the e'spiohaage net was conivict ed on two of thle sev'ei counts of thle I ndclt ment,. of '"intent t< imnterfore withI t he opera tion anid suc cess of thle mnillita ry and naval force: of the Uiited StatIes,"' and "'to piromiote the success of the einmies of thie United Sitat es."' Juidge ('har'les A WVoods. of the (' cicit courit oif appean l, p lresidinug in the ab~sen'e oif .Judge Jo *soph TI. .John ison, will lienar arigiument of counsel four iihe defense for a nev trial. Th le case of the Uitaed Stater against the Rev. F. C. I licksoni over shiadowedl in pli in ilterest aimy othI c case (locket ed for i t. I'at thle pr'esern termi of court. IEvidence wvas brough Ionut in the trial thait Mr. 11 ickson hmut lived in (Gaffney for 25 or' :0 year's ami that prior to that timit lie was a is slonary to China; thait for severa years durinig hiis residence in (Gift ney lie hiad been1 priea(chling and pra' ticinig osteopathy13, and was well knowi as a mani with proniounced opinions and a reput at ion for giving vigorous exprlession to his views. No Spartanburg Fair. Spartanburg.--At a meeting of thei dIiirectors of the Spartanbur ig ('4nn1ii Fair Associat ion, it was dec(ide(d not to hold thle annual fair' of thle as sori ation tis fall. This decision was reached by the diriect ors only3 after it was thought that a first-class fair could not0. he held at thIis time'. Theli view was taken biy these officialIs that the people we're at t his time too iiiuch intecrested ini the wari to take theii noe. essar'y Iiime to priep~arie the exhibits In the prOPert iiannueir. Want New County. A lendale.- - A mass miee' inig was called biy pr'oinenilit cit iz'/en anid as a result an organization was for'med entitled ''Thle New (County3 AssocIa. tion."' Abhout 100 lead inig cit izens of Al lendale andl adjacent coimmuiities attended anid exhibited much etthusi asm ini thle propsi01tion to fonnii a nuo'w ('ounmty ofi thte lower' part of lhariiwell atid a smiall part of Hamiptotn. About 40 citizens stubisrlib)0( a t ot al of $83. :50asa es egg for a buildinug fund Comitteswere appoiinted to wvort out all the dletails of the umierinkint' - - A -fr - --Q 4KK hunt. I.. X;A~ hunt. DOUGHBOYS BRINGING UP THEIR P 4 - ...~ .... .. * Amnerl(ent1 inf: nrymtne umtit-i it) at unchinec-gun battalillt of the Firs en route to the froit. Te FirSt dlhvision is one of those that aire being iis Ituns. HUN PRISONERS BAGGED BY THE FREF ? .- -.-..::1--. 4 4 - - x - - r..... ......... Oni boardl of ai formier Ihinmburtg-Amte'rieain li ir. .\tnwr141 enn bliers are*( h ing their first look{ nt thn 1111o Inn e lia t., ,.n iite41.. 4n IY .wn Ar A $$$ / -.Nta ors *.- r .s .i'n n Vtth 4 i 'M 4N Alfoliso, of Spainu tile O b~ IACHINE GUNS ICH ON THE AISNE - d A~% A Wi 4 -si ~ 2 iI ~ (e w --li t AlThi)4 tsIUI opo aa is signaling0 b ea d i wobl li t cnte ue. 4&4 * ***.."..'/**. Iit~1 i~ .Iiu~a, II laa.-~ rech olicailph' DAYLGHT IGNA LAM t U ill