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*ioL XXXll. * tKINGST11EE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 11)18 m Ti L A SANITARIUM I A FOR KINGSTREE. ^^Bthe cherished dream of dr. e. ib t. kelley to be realized in its establishment here. Every one who starts out in life | to pursue a particular calling, whether that calling tends toward the extenuation of professional.social or mechanical activities, should be possessed with an inborn desire to at- j tain to the greatest success in his or j her particular calling. At this time > we have in mind one of our young physicians, a short, stocky, energetic j fellow, whom we have known very pleasantly for more than six years, j both as a physician and as a personal j friend. When we first came to Kings-! tree, we learned that it was this young practitioner's greatest ambition to make an unqualified success j of his chosen profession. That it was j his sincere desire to assist,if nothing j more, in the establishment of an infirmary or hospital in Kingstree.not merely as a business enterprise that would be in keeping with the growth and progress of the town, but mainly for the benefits, the incalculable service that such an institution is capable of rendering a community ^ where sickness and accidents are not uncommon to its people. Such an institution, then, must have been the dream of Dr Edward MM Theron Kelley when we first knew | him, and we are proud to know, at j this dawning of a new year.that this dream is about to become a reality, and that the early ambition of our young medical friend is materializing o /tAn^rnfn rofllifv iuvv c* vvuvaw w * v u>i vj . In this twentieth century, when scientific cutting is the greatest panacea for one-half the ills that the human race is heir to; nursing and environment the catholicon for the other half,the fact that a hospital or an infirmary is to be established in Kingstree should be one of pride and gratification among our people, because heretofore there has been no such an institution in Williamsburg county,and our sick or maimed have been taken to Florence, Charleston or Sumter for such service as can only be rendered effectively under proper care and environment. We venture to say, and without fear of contradiction, that no small town in the South,or elsewhere that the points ot the compass may inai^ cate, for that matter.is better equipB ped with medical talent than Kin?s tree. Her physicians are capable and V efficient in the treatment of all human ills without specializing: in any. They have made the county seat one of the most healthy localities in the State, while at no time have they ' failed to lend a helping: hand to brother practitioners in the rural communities, where the same conditions are enjoyed. However, in the treatment qf many cases they have been KanHipdnnpH ?nH rmilH Tint rpnHpr I their patients the skillful service ofj which they were capable and compe-1 tent, for lack of environment, or a \ "haven" in which to place their pa- i tient. The hospital^ to be erected on the northwest corner of Mill and Academy streets by Dr Kelley, will pro- i ide a long and much needed place of accommodation for those whose illness may require constant medical 1 eare and scientific nursing. and a 1 haven for emergency cases, where ! an hour or two of time saved may < mean the prolongation of a human 1 life; The building will occupy the " nrpapnt aih? nf Dr KpIIpv'r nffice and i r residence. The latter Will be shift- : ed arpund on Mill street, and the present office structure will be rolled back, and become a part of the new structure. The dimensions of j the new building will be 85 by 54 . feet, and three stories in height. It i will contain twenty rooms,a sun par- i lor aud sleeping porches. The rooms i will be fitted with the latest devices j of recognized merit for the comfort and convenience of patients. The building will be equipped with a modern elevator, and heated by an approved radiator system. The surgical or "operating" department will be fitted out with every scientific instrument and device embraced in modern equipment. An X-ray machine of the latest type, such as are now in use in the leading hospitals in NewYork, where Dr Kelley has. on sev eral occasions, taken special courses, and attended lectures by eminent men of the profession with a view to better preparation on his own part, to successfully conduct the materialization of his dream, whenever it should become a reality. The cost and equipment of the institution, we are informed, will be approximately $20,000. The contract for the construction work has already been let to Mr Chas H Singleton, and some of the material for; it has already been received. The furniture and scientific equipment, [ heating apparatus, etc, has already been ordered. The work of moving j the present buildings will be commenced as soon as the weather moderates, and we hope that will come j before this paper reaches its sub-j scribers. We extend hearty congratulations j to Dr Kelley.and wish for him and his enterprise unbounded success. Big Fire in Norfolk. Fire which started in the old Granby theater in Norfolk, Va, early Tuesday morning resulted in the total destruction of two blocks of the city's business center, including the Monticello Hotel, one the famous hostelries of the South. The fire, which is believed to be of an incediarv origin, entailed a prop-, erty loss estimated at $2,000,000. An Intense and Widespread Cold Wave. Sunday was a record-breaking day for cold weather in many parts of the United States. In Charleston a minimum of 12 degrees was recorded, the coldest December day in the 47 years' existence of the weather bureau. The coldest day known during that period was February 14, 1899, when the mercury dropped to 7 decrees above zero. One inch of snow fell. A young lady from Cot- j tageville was overcome by the cold , but recovered. Much suffering was | caused by the fuel shortage. At Florence all records were i broken with a minimum of 1 degree; above. There was a light snow, accompanied by a high north wind. The fuel shortage was keenly felt. In Savannah the mercury dropped to 15 above, the coldest in 23 years. Fortunately the city was well supplied with wood and coal. Florida was also in the grip of the winter king. In New Orleaas. as in Charleston, all recordsfor December were broken when 19 above was recorded. Truck in the neighborhood of the city was killed. The coldest day in the history of New Orleans was February 13, 1899, when 7 above was recorded. New York also smashed all records with 13 below. The coal shortage caused general suffering. In Philadelphia a minimum of 4 below was recorded, the coldest,with one exception, in the history of the local weather bureau. More than fifty small fires were reported. Several persons were injured but none seriously. The coldest places reported were j KTam?UA/\1 /I Uf or>^ Unnrkaouilla PQ I^tUI IIIWCIU, T t, ailU AlU^IIVSflllW! M. I*, | 26 and 25 below, respectively. A pouch containing $50,000, sent by the federal reserve bank of Richmond to a bank at Columbia, disappeared in transit last Saturday, and is believed to have been stolen. Detectives are now at work in several i cities endeavoring to find the pouch and the person who has it. 0 DISSERTATlOl PALME1 SOME THINGS THAT MA PEN IN STATE POL) YEAR 1918 I Mr W J Cormack, the Columbia 1 correspondent of The News and , | Courier, furnishes that paper the < 1 following interesting story on the \ : political situation as it looms up j over the State at the present: , ] "The near advent of the second, ] session of the Seventy-second General,, Assembly, which meets here on , Tnoo^ou lantiarv 8 has revived dis- ' cussion of the probable political situ- i ation next summer. ' "Political prophecy is always dan- j gerous; at no time more so than ( at the present. The great war in ; which America is engaged is rapidly i upturning former standards, and t j those of this State are passing { through the leavening process. How- | ever, one incontrovertible promise | may be laid down: No one oppos- ] j ed to this war or to the administra- j tion in its efforts toward a victori- < ous conclusion of this war need offer t for political preferment in South ? Carolina with hope of success. < "Each politician has to reckon with , one factor: perlia;* before the next l campaign the American troops in ? j France will have offered valorous i [ and heroic fight to the Germans, i and out of such engagement there ( might have arisen a South Carolin- < ian, exalted by daring and sacrifice, j incapacitated by injury for further \ service. Should he come back to ( his home State and offer for election | to almost any office, there is little i chance for him being defeated by j l?? "ofmt.ohliftmBS " Dill, of this 1 I UK OWAJ'MV-siViuvw. ? , j arises a prediction: The soldiers fighting the battles of democracy on Europe's ensanguined fields will be the future rulers of the United States South Carolina among tbem. The politicians of the present may as well prepare thems'.ves for the overturning of their order. "No man in South Carolina at the present time offering for office can predict his election a year from now; but the relative strength of candidates, announced and prospective, at this time can be fairly accurately gauged. "Cole L Blease, who has announced definitely for the United States Senate, is not as strong as he was when he ran for Governor in 1916, | i and was defeated. However, he is not "dead" by any means, as some would perforce believe. He is alive enough to be in a second race should the primary be held at this time. Either Senator Tillman, who, it seems assured, will run if his health permits, or Congressman A F Lever, who undoubtedly will be in the race - ^ Cama^AM mol/Q / I II Uie SfUIUf OCIIALUI UUCO lit. 11, uiant it, can defeat the titular leader of [ the so-called "reform party." The ex-Governor's speeches at Pomaria and Filbert estranged some of his mcstpowerful lieutenants,jand consequently weakened him with the rank and file of the minority faction. 'Col Nat B Dial, of Laurens, is definitely announced for the coveted Senatorial toga,and he has considerable strength. Although the Laurens roan has entered the race as a non-partisan candidate, yet he can be aligned with the anti-Blease " TT 11 :n _ iaciion. ne assuredly will iiium; a j 1 stroDg fight against Senator Till-: r man, should the senior Senator run.' i Col Dial will undoubtedly get all the' j intensely bitter anti-Tillmanitcs for t the '90'e who will not vote for Till- j man and who are as strongly op- s posed to Blease. This vote, along r with a considerable personal follow- f ing, will make him a formidable candidate. ( "Among those who have been sug- n gested as other possible candidates,; I V ON TO POLITICS Y AND MAY NOT HAP[TICS BEFORE THE GOES BY but who have made no announcement, are: R Goodwyn Rhett, of Charleston; L D Jennings, of Sumter; W P Pollock, of Cheraw, and Dr George B Cromer, of Newberry. Latterly, however, Dr Cromer's name has been repeatedly mention?d as a candidate to oppose Congressman Fred H Dominick, of the ri-iIrH ^tctrinf It has hppn said that the perennial candidate, John T Duncan, of Columbia, will anaounce for the Senate instead of jovernor this year. "W Jasp Talbert, of McCormick, ;vho has definitely announced for the Senate,is a strong Blease partisan and bitter political enemy of Sena-1 ;or Tillman. "There are five candidates definite- j y announced for Governor and two ! n perspective. Robert A Cooper,' )f Laurens, stated some time ago j :hat he will make the race, and he j stands the best chance of being sleeted, although Lieut Governor A I Bethea has gained strength and is ooming up. These two men are strongly anti-Blease, and one of :hem will go into the second race ivith a Blease candidate. Attorney General Thomas H Peeples and W A Stuckey of Bishopville.who have been iligned with the Blease faction, are :he only ones of that faction so far lefinitely announced for Governor, out Major John G Richards, chairman of the State Railroad Commisiion, will undoubtedly be in the race, and strong pressure is being made on John L McLaurin, of Benlettsville, former United States Senator, by his friends in Anderson :ounty to enter the contest. It is! ixpected that he will offer. John' Madison DesChamps. of Columbia, vho can be classed as anti-Blease, las definitely entered the race. Mr DesChamps was in the race for Gov jrnor last year. Of the Blease candidates so far innounced. Attorney General Peeves apparently has the edge on the )ther so-called "reformers." If the primary were held now he undoubtedly would go into the second contest with an anti-Blease man. Mr Stuckey, however, will make a strong race; he has announced that le will pitch his campaign as a lead?r of the agricultural and labor eleuents of the State. He promises to nake the fight interesting, he asserts. John G Richards so far anlounced, is the choice of some of ;he leaders of the Blease faction and ;hey will undoubtedly prevail on lim to make the race, and will enieavor to make him the standardKmrup nf thp Rplf.qtvlprl "reform 'rs." John L McLaurin, say poli-1 :icians who are studying the situa-1 ;ion, is gaining ground in the Piednont section, particularly since Lowndes L Browning, of Union, who limself was a candidate for Gov;rnor in 1914, has endorsed him. Proctor Bonham, Senator from rreenville county, some months ago vas spoken of as a possible guberlatorial candidate, but lately this alk has subsided. Should Senator Bonham enter the race he would ofer complications for the other aspiants: he is not only extremely pop- I ilar in the Piedmont section of the state, where he served a number of erms as Solicitor of the thirteenth udicial circuit, but he is a "stump" peaker of experience, ability and nagnetism, Ke would draw votes, rom both political factions. Claud N Sapp, assistant Attorney Jeneral, a Blease partisan, has anlounced himself to succeed Thomas i I Peeples as Attorney General. HOLD ENGINES AT HOME. ! ? , Locomotives for Russia and France Are i Retained Here. i 1 Washington, December 31:?Two ; hundred locomotives under construe- j tion in this country for Russia will1 be taken over as a part lof the gov- j ernment plans for quick improve-1 ment in American railroad equipment j The government will also hold for . some time 100 locomotives ready for shipment to France, for use here. When they have helped to relieve ! freight congestion here, however,1 these engines will be sent to France, i The following five railroad execu- j | tives, each a leader in the business : of transportation^, will work out the' plans for welding 250,000 miles of j railroad into one great continental > system for winning the war: Fairfax J Harrison, president of the Southern; j Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the i board of the Southern Pacific; Samuel Rea, president of the Pennsylvania; Hale Holden, president of the Burlington; Howard Elliott, of the New Haven. FURIOUS FLAMES AT FLORENCE Consume 700 Tons of Cotton Seed And Other Property-Loss $75,000 Florence, January 1:?The large i cotton seed house of the Southern i Cotton Oil Company,located at their plant in this city, was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight last night, j Besides the building, there was destroyed all the machinery in the building, and one box car of the Atlantic Coast Line that was standing close by. A locomotive and several cars belonging to a construction company that recently built the double track for the Coast Line, that were nearby, were badly damaged. In the seed house building was stored between 700 and 800 tons of cotton seed, recently purchased at high prices. This was mostly consumed. But for the fact that the wind was blowing from the North, the entire plant would have been de stroyed, as the building whs an immense frame structure, 50 feet wide and 184 feet long, and about 40 feet high. The glare from the flames of the burning building lighted up the whole city, and many miles out in the country. Thp loss is estimated at $75,000, and the fire is supposed to have been caused by defective electric wiring. Robinson P Searson.a member of the House from Barnwell county, who i has been opposed to the minority side of the political fence, but not an extreme factionalism has also announced. It is understood that Samj M Wolff, formerly a member of the House from Anderson county, will make the race, The name of Samuel T Lanham, Master of Spartanburg j county, also has been prominently' mentioned for Attorney General. Geo W Wightman of Saluda, who was defeated last year by William Banks Dove for Secretary of State, has announced that he will oppose ?? r\ r__ i.u ?. HIT l^uve iui uuc same unite iieAi year. Edward C Elmore, formerly chief clerk for the Comptroller General, has announced that he will oppose Comptroller General Carlton W Saw- . yer next year. Junius T Liles of Orangeburg, chairman of the ways and means committee of the House, has made a conditional announcement for Lieutenant Governor. It is understood that Dr E L C Adams of Columbia, who unsuccessfully opposed the reelection of Lieutenant Governor A J Bethea last year, will again make the race. The United States, represented by a contingent of her fighting men, j Saturday night took to her bosom 600 of the war orphans of France and made each of them happy. In addition 10,000 francs were raised with which to provide for the children during the coming year. k UNCLE SAM TAKES OVER RAILROADS. A MASTER STROKE TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS AND MUNITIONS OF WAR. The railroads of the United States passed into government possession at noon Friday,as Secretary McAdoo, designated by President Wilson as director general of railroads, was delegating to the railroads' war board the task of operating them for the present. The war board, comprising five of the country's foremost railroad ex ecutives who have been in supreme command of railroads for the last nine months, were called into conference to discuss plans for welding all transportation lines into a single government-operated system. They left the Treasury Department two hours later under instructions to continue their functions and to submit immediately a plan of operation to the director general. Friday night Mr McAdoo issued his first formal order, designed to speed up freight movements, telegraphing all railroad presidents and directors instructions to move the freight by most convenient and direct routes. At the same time, he ordered them to continue operation of their lines in conformity with the President's proclamation putting them under government control. There is no indication whether Mr McAdoo intends eventually to displace the war board with an organization of his own or to continue its organization for the duration of the war. The order that freight move by the most expeditious routes opens the way for a pooling of traffic impossible heretofore by reason of statutes designed to prevent the practice by carriers operated under private direction. It eliminates from the shipper the right to route his freight as he wishes, and leaves to the railroad traffic manager the task of sending it most directly and where there is least congestion. The order follows: "Having assumed the duties imposed upon me by, and in pursuance of the proclamation of the President dated December 26, 1917, you will, until otherwise ordered,continue the operation of your road in conformity with said proclamation. You are requested to make every possible effort to increase efficiency, and to make the freight go by the most expeditious and convenient routes. I confidently count on your hearty co operation. It is only through united effort, unselfish service and effective work that this war can be won and America's future be secured." a Sugar Situation Becoming Better William Elliott, food administrator for South Carolina, has received the following telegram from the United States sood administration at Washington concerning the sale of sugar to confectioners and manufacturers of non-essential food products: "Sugar division of the food administration has sent the following .wire to sugar distributing commit t tees: " 'In October you were requested to limit sales to confectioners and manufacturers of non-essential food products to 50 per cent, of normal requirements. On account of the close approach of new crop sugars you are hereby authorized to sell to aoi/1 nrvnfnnf lAnnrc anrl gaiu wiiivvuvuviouuu umuUiatlUl CIO up to 80 per cent, of their requirements. It is hoped that as soon as definite information is obtained as to the probable outturn of new crops all limitations will be removed. Rumors are current that Ferdinand, Kinj? of Roumania, has abdi- I cated in favor of the Crown Prince, J Charles. A