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FEDER.\L, E-31P1110 11.-1 ('.WE ~IIT NN IR.\) NET Acvhvemel to 31ake (G ' overncnt laIy Bills Twice. Four Mlen are Indiet cd. Wasinglton, June 19.---m1iployes of the War and Navy Department werc drawn into the net set by the Depart Ilent of .lusltce for war conuirict brok ors, -through Indictient s ret urneid by I federal grand jury charging fou'm mflen with trying to colleet oi a du pli (ate hill for $187,000 submitted by a dry dock company for repairs to a govermil)el-t Vessel. The case does not involve contingent fee proilters ult grew out of the investigation Intc their practices. The four indicted are Clyde ('. Walt main, a Yeoman i the 1(avy depart ment, bureaul of suipijlies and accouits Charles E. Wal1man1,111. Ills brother, . business man of Victoria, Va.; I1en jamin W. Peake, a soldier at Fori MeIgs, Wash., formerly of Berlea, N THE WE -D *always commandis fav Whether your taste or more conservative ate the complete seleel Clothes that await yoi Sound values every< guarantee assuring c you will be making a purchase one of our C! $17.50 i Special Palnr $7.50 t J. C. Burns NQ. 1 Store 210 No. 2 Store Norn C. and D. Malvial Mowery, a sten ographer employed -in 'tho signal corps ofilce, formerly of Lancaster, Pa. Clyde C. Waltman and Mowery, who arzl room-mates in 'Washingin, are alleged to have conceived a scheme for getting the navy department to pay the same bill .twice, and to collect one of the payments through a con federate In the offices of the compa nies rendering the bill. They success fully tested the plan twice, it is icharged, but did not try to actually collect the money, and the firms re turned the duplicate payment to the g overnment. Piially. with free access to navy department files, they were said to have obtained a bill for $187,000 ren dered April 23 by the Morse DIry I ):k, a'nd lRepair CoipaIy, of New York, for repairs to -ohe government vessel C'a n:indauga, between laricl I a1d Alarelh 15 this year. After the bIIl was alleged to have been taken from the tiles the company was toll It was loAt and wass -sked to submit a dupll eate, which was paid. llefore the men prndeCd ithe original bill for iayment they were arrested. The scleme failed, it Is said, be cause the men tried through Peake to get in touch with a con federat e in of flees of the dry dock company, and an unnamed soldier who heard of the plot informed the government. Charles E. Walt man l(beenle involved through i.)om1e < ourrespondence With his brother onl he subject. All four men have been arrested and released on hail. The signitleance of the disclosiire, ofieials explained, lies in tle suspi eloi that similar attempts to defraud -the goverllmen t may have been plani nel by others who are expected to take warning of this alleged conspira Cy. i)efinite proof of specille ayments to contingent fee agents was galhered today by Assistant Attorney Geiieral Iluston Thompson from records seized by secret agents in the raids Monday on agency headquarters in Washing toll. As a corrective measureo Attorney G eneral Gregory is planning to ask heads of departments letting contracts to assist in coordinating their contract work. This Is not expec-ted to change radically the system of placing orders, or to result in the formation of a cen I ra government pu rchasing agecuey, hut it imay have the effect. of eliminat ing tile secrecy now surrounding many war department contracts. Close sCrutily of all ship building oontraciu has been under way at -the RESSED MAN rable attention. calls for the smartest ~tyles, you will appreci ion of handsome Curlee ir inspection, here. me of them---the Curlee omplete satisfaction. v'ise investment if you rlee suits. o $22.50 Beach Suits a $10.00 & Company West Laurens St. h Side of Sqare. ihilpping board for two months, under the direction of Miles Dawson, a law yer who was associated with Charles '. 1 lughes in tle insurance investiga tion. Chronic Constipation. Perhaps You have never thought of it, but this disorder is due to a Ilack of moisture in residaul matter of the food. If you will drink an abundance of water, eat raw fruits and take lots of out-door exercise, you may be able eventaally to overcome it entirely. In the meantime use the moAt mild and gentle laxatives. Strong and harsh cathartics take too much water out of the system and make a badil matter Casy and pleasant to take, and Iost agreeable in effect. Give them a trial. Alit RIOUl"il FRIOM Delinitiely lrieided 'ponl by tiel lriiish Air Counncil. A merica's Co-Op era tioni is Soniuht by l iilli. Wasiniigtoi, .1111ne 21 .----lISabllsli mn1ilt of an air routie to nclIrope frot the t'iled SItates inl order to bring the 'all force of American effort in tile air to hear agains: Germany has been decided 111On1 as a definite project by tihe British ail coil . This was disclosed Ioday by Major Geeiral Williami ltranker, voltroller of eC(tiipmenit oil the coiunicil, which is in V'.shiingtionI to discuss this and oth ('* 1iro.jvects relatinlg to air warfare. Plans for an initial liight aeross the Ataitic in August, eptnemLer or Oc tober of tiis-yearm a Ilready arc well ad vaniced. Ailierican co-operation is soughti and Cene ral lralnckeri hopes tile Ilrst, illachin e -to make tile crossiig will carY both iritish and American )ilots. At least three British pilots regarded as ualiltled for the trip are :ow h re an( several typles of ma litines prodcied in Ijigland have am pIle fuel caiacity for 'the torty hours of flying, it is estimated the Irip would take. The attitniLd of the Aierian gov crnme:t toward tle project has not been disclosed. although General liratiekei laid stress oil lie fact that tle sole mtiriose of the trip was 10 blaze a flew trail to uirope over which American aircraft can be delivered next year whlout taxing shlippin g. Presumably it arises from the fixed iirpose of liritish air ministry to var ry the homlbig warfare into Geriany oil a steadily increasing S4u0 uint il not a vital s:iot in the Cerman empire is safe fromt allied rniders. After General Iirancker had made pli Ie hils lans, Seretar-y laker anys Ito army aviation ollicers had yet beei assigned to work in conjunct lonl with he British on tle project. There I. little doub.l, loiwever, that the strong advoaey of the alr road t the front plan brought Ily General liraickrc already has hidconsider able effect. Tbhe geneiraI laid it hafore otficers of -tlie arimy generalI staff to day as an achlevlemen t that eCtuvid b realized in the imi1 'di-ate fut0re. Many oflieers b'lieve it would be wise to Itiject al eleie ni of friendly rivalriy I to thIte effort to be fiIrst to make tihe tlighi. They argue, since real valute of' thme plani depends un t thle abilityv of American-built night hombhess anld Amencrican jilots to cross thle occanI the iiti al effort shoul d be partially, at leasut, an~ Atmerican enter pise. Th'le i !.t made by G ener al fliranek - er fav g thle emiploymtient of ilcit& 'tliilmieint for lihi venlture is, that the niew Italls- ihiyce :'75 hiotsclower en gintes have p roved rel iable enoughi Practically to insurie no ifiiuit y from thlis50 sorce. The American Liberty notors, he sa id, are aidm itt edly better in !erformian~e t hani this itollIs-Royce, being of lighter wveighit and1( giving great er pov'er, buti thIIey havye not yet reachd th le ttatuts of reliabilit11y of the Un~der any contsldera-t Ion, a seapilane carryitng at- least 750) hioreplower. will be thie fIrst craft to attempljt -the f~ghit. As niow ilrojected, thle t rip woultd starit ftom New fountd land, t ouch a-t thle' Axores and in i'~ctujalI anid concludle in I relandli, parobiably to lbe resumed, af t overhiauii, to hFrance. hiIh WAY HlI'EtHINTE'N1ENTl Aet Provides that the Oftice be Ap. intive tand that Het Sha'dl Ser e Fouur Vigzrs. Many incluIrties hiavinig bieen made recently as to the proviao1)W of the recent act of the Genieral Assembly providing for thle hiigh way siuper'in tendent of this county, thle full text of the act is printed below for the in formation wvhich it contains. From this it is atpparent that. tile present supiiolntendlent, Mr. hfuigh II. Ctining. hat), is not required to enter tihe pie mary this year, that lis term of ofilce is for fotur years and that lisa suicees sor shall be a'ppointtd by the GIoveirnor tupon thle recommendation of the coun ty delegation andi the suplervisor. Th'ie act, without the introdimttry titles, la as follows: "Sectiont 1. Ie it enacted by the Geoneral Assembly of t~he State of South Carolina: "There Is hereby eated t~he offlee of Sunarinionndint of IIghay cz. Laurens County, and the appointment o ill the saine shall be made by the Governor upon the recoinmendation of the members of the 'County Delega tion of saild county to the General As seibly or a majority of them and the Supervisor of Laurons Cou' "Sect ion 2. The County Superin tendent of Highways shall have gen eral sit!>ervICision of all the work on the roadn and bridges of the 'ounty and Inalageineilt of the chali gang u n(er the directions and advbtc( T the County, Supervisor. "Sect lon . is 0erun of ollice shall be for four years, from the date of his Commission and tuntil hibs successor haI; :een a:ppointed and qualified and his salary shall be $1,200 annually. "Approved the 12th day of Febru ary A. D. 1918. "ltichard I. MIa nn In'' To Prevent Belchilng, Make a regular habit of eating slow - ly, iastk'ate your food thoroughly. and you may have no further troubl. If you should, take one of Chambei lain's l''ablets lIninCdiat':ly after Hui Give and Gain Give up coal for your country's need and gain time and money. Also make your housework ever so much easier by using a New Perfection Oil C 6k Slove. You et perfect cooking heat-clean, odorless intense for aking, broiling, roasting, toasting, simmering or boi ng-heat that is regulated as easily and accurately as gas-heat from the 4ot flame in the long blue ch ney that gets all the heat from every drop of ke osene. Ask your deabr about , New P ections ial the New Perfection 3, 00,000 New P help to save coal for essent Kerosene Water in ustries. Th lighten the work of American women Heater, in 'ool kitch s. Use Aladdin Security Ma e in -2-3-4 burner sizes, with or without cabinet Oil Always available, top oven. inexpensive. STANDARD OIL CO. (NEW JERSEY) ALADDIN Baltimore, Mcl. Washington, D. C. Richmond, Va. Charleston. W. Va. Norfolk, Va. Charlotte, N. C. Charleston. S. C. 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