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P.EME8AL ASSEMBLt MEETS. RF.N ATK OROANIZKI) AND OOV. itiJLKASlfS ANN1AL MKSS.V.F. 1U.AD. Iloti?c? Convene* and l'nanlmouMy Klett* J. A. 1lo)t (?I ( oiuml)lA^ Speaker?i.lbt?. Uatt- In lta<*? f?>r Clerk of House on Fourth llallot. I ?__ Columbia. Jur.. 12.?The aerate wus organlaed today with the aelectlon of Senator LeOrand Walker of George? town, aa pretdent pro tern. All of the other officials were re-elected. The anrual meaaage of Qov. Please was ran 1. Senator Manning wanted no legislation considered except appro prU tlona and for the menbera to re? call e only $6 per day. but this went over on objection of Senator Karle. An Invitation to visit Winthrop Col? lage o i January 20th was received from the college authorities. F nir ballots without result were isktn In tho race for clerk of the hou?e todaj. On the tlnal ballot Otbb* of Columbia led. The house than receaaed until 4.30 o'clock. Mr. Hoy. of Columbia was unanimously elected apeaker. Columbia. Jan. 13.?In ti decidedly buatneea-Uke manner the general as aemlly of South Carolina organised yeaterday for Ita 71st sendon. The refueal of the senate to accept an Invitation to visit Winthrop college January 20 Is taken by observers as an Indication that the upper house la reeolved to waste as little time as poa aible. A significant incident In the house of representatives yesterday was tha applauding of a reference in the speaker's addreaa to the neceaaity for paaalrig a compulsory school attend? ance law. ' The aenate was called to order at noon by Charles A. Smith of Tlm mor.fvllle. retiring lieutenant-gover? nor. The aenate. acting under the caueuii of Monday night, elected, Le Qrand Walker of Georgetown Its pres? ident pro tempore and M. M. Mann of it. Matthews Its clerk. In addi? tion to tha annual message, the sen? ate received from the governor a special meaaage recommending the continuance of the State warehouse system started under an act of the October spechC session. The senate debated the question of going to Win? throp and flnully decided not to do so, after an hour of discussion. The aenate will meat today at noon. The moat interesting feature of tha organisation sessions of the house yesterdiy morning and afternoon was tha hoatly conteated election for clerk. J. Wllaon ?HM?- i of Columbia, who had a lead on tho first ballot. Was finally elected after the roll had been called nine times. As had teen an? ticipate!, James A Hoyt of Colum? bia was made speaker without oppo? sition. In a brief apeech he outlined hia viewa on Important measures which will be Introduced shortly. Members applauded him w len he aald tint the general assembly could not afford to Ignore the pasacge of a compulsory achool attendance law, under the Injunction laid down by the votera In the last primaries. The house passed ununlmously a resolution Introduced by Mr. 1 righam of Alke l, felicitating President Wil? son on mm administration. The reso? lution commended the presl lent in the highest terms, praised tho Sim mons-Vnderwood tariff hill and con xrwtulat-d the nation's chief ejecutlve on his policy as regards Mexico. Important amendments proposed to the rule.i of f... last house caused the hou.re y ? >r la. to defer thelt adop? tion until fodav. ()n? gf the amend? ments offend makes It imposelole to carry on a filibuster au?*h as Mocked for a iiuu?M ? f days the pe.a.?iigo of the bond : . :e bdl in the house dur? ing the s; >?* lal session. Anoth r amendment does away with the limitation on the number of memlera eg commutes,, leaving this to tho discretion of the speaker. The indi allons arc tint a fight will be made on this amendmuit. to the end that not mote than l:i members ran be appointed on the more import? ant committees and not more ti to nine on the others. In tho house the annual message of the governor was rOOetSOd Imme? diately after the chief executive was notified of the oriraniialsag of the body. The reading .f the linssaue was Interrupted by a motion to |g Journ until 114.*? o'clock ;bi. morn? ing. The message will not be printed In the Journal, under i special order from the bouse, until It has be. n n id In full. Columbia. Jan. I?..?A oncurrent resolution ftgSag I*'1 ? b r i i;i r y I'.th as the date for sine die adjournment enll . lopted by the s. r it.- thin moi nlng, the declared purpose of the upper body helm; to K?'t thront;h >n as posalble with r It i ?< V<?af*fl work. Among the tdllv ln!r>du(.d one >'s Senator Carlisle to prevent - tip? pln?" ami one by Senator Iteauuu.ird t . nro\ pie foi agfgsjsatlng tthfgrl ; Twii Mihi ss repeal the rotten Hcrv.ui i? in. te n u< t iippculcd in tin house today. The house organiza? tion was perfected and t ie house meets agai 1 at 4.;10 this aftei'.oon to tiansact bisiness. o dumbiu, Jan. 12.?Striking reo? omm-Midations tone? ruing the govern? ment tf the State Hospital for the In? sane and the Confederate Home are contained In the annual report of the committee of the general assembly on penal and charitable institutions. The report has been completed and will be sent to the general assembly tins week. The members of thj commit? tee making the investigation of tho State's insthutions are O I* Sanders, of buk; J. W. Bower?., of Green? wood, and W. H. sharpr of Lexing? ton. The committee tlnds that it is very necessary that a deilnite policy be de? cided upon HW the State Hospital f<v the insane, it State Park is not to On KsnnrOTOd then the efforts of the State should be directed toward the de? velopment of tho property in Colum? bia, the committee finds. Thj committee in strong terms de? nounces nepotism, which is alleged to exist at the asylum. It is recommended that stringent laws be adopted for the government of the asylum and that a definite head of the institution be named. The re? port says that every man seems to be "head unto himself." The committee calls attention to certain increases in salaries. It is claimed that this action was unwar? ranted. The committee condemns the al? leged wholesale purchase of whiskey for use at the asylum. One purchase amounted to thirty gallons, which is too much, in the opinion of the com? mittee. The committee recommends that the position of superintendent of the Confederate Home be abolished and that the duties be devolved upon the commandant. It is held that the sal? ary of the superintendent is wasted. The salary is $1,200 a year. Columbia, Jan. 14.?A bill to repeal the act creating the State cotton ware? house system was introduced in the house yesterday by Mr. Warren of Hampton. The warehouse system with John L. McLaurin as State warehouse commissioner was brought Into being at the special session of che general assembly last October. Mr. Warren said yesterday that he would offer an amendment to the bill ater to set forth the manner in vhich the affairs of the State ware? house system should be wound up. VIM bill was referred to the commit? tee on agriculture. Discussing this bill and his reasons for Introducing it, Mr. Warren said last night: "I would abolish tho system be? cause I think it reek> with politics. Only about 3 per cent, of the State's cotton crop Is stored In the ware bouses. No practical bei eflts are re? sulting to the people I rojard the proposition as one involving mainly t ie creation of offices at the expense of the small farmers." Columbia, Jan. 14.?"House bill No. I 1" In the general assembly Is a meas? ure to compel the attendance at school of all children between the ages of 8 and 13 years, after a majority of tho electors of a county have voted In favor of compulsory education. The bill, the first presented in the house, was offered yesterday by Mr. Harper of Darlington, who fathe/ei the com? pulsory school attendance bill ponied at the last session by the house. The new bill by Mr. Harper pro? vides for holding elections at some day to be fixed, in which the electors will vote "For compulsory attend? ance" or "Against compulsory at? tendance." In counties in which a m ijority vote in favor of compulsory at endance is cast, the law shall go Into effect. The bill authorizes coun ths that reject the law at the special election to Voll upon it at subsequent general elections. The Harper bill says that children of the ages specified shall be kept in tho public school nearest their home for the entire term unless excused for physical disability or unh ss the labor of I he child is necessary to the Support of its parents. The school tn stees of the district are authorised to buy books and suitable ClOthltlR for children whose parents an; unabl? to pay for them. A penalty is placed upon patents who do not send their children to school. The law Is to be operated under the direction of the county superintendents of education ami the school trustees of the dis? tricts in tho counties that adopt it. l'o>lnia?(ei at Itcnihcrt. Washington, Jan. 13, -Among Ihe fourth class post most o rs for Smith Caroline appointed today was .Mar.' o. Humbert, at llembert, Uumtcr count). i,\ R. Humbert, .n.iw is tin lime tu prepare !?? have ? .-. ipply of fresh , ggs n< \' fnII ? ad , winter get off as manv chickens SlH po dble as earl) as |mseit>l< and rulse a big bunch of pullets, The early hatched pullels are Ihe winter lay s\ll> TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY CONVENTION IN MEXICO? Xuniod to Succeed HlSOSCif and to H? Out Torrn of Conner President Dim ? villa to Pauli Campaign. Mexico City, Jan. 18 El Paso>. ?lt 1h reported that thq national Convention hat renamed (Jen. Eulallo Quttlorroi provisional president. Gen. Gutierrez will serve the unexpired term of Qtn. Porlirio Dias, which ex? pires In November, 191". The reappointment of Gen. Guticr ? rez as provisional president Is under? stood to have the full support of Gen. Villa. Its acceptance, however, by follower! of Gen. Sapatt was held in doubl by Villa followers here. Gutier? rez would become the third president to attempt to complete a single six year term of oliice. STARTS IN KAHN EST. Villa Begins Operations Expected to Crush Currnn/u I action. Washington, Jan. 13.?Ottlcial ad? vices reaching the United States gov? ernment from Mexico today Indicated that Gen. Villa, in command of all the forces of the Gutierrez govern? ment, has begun in earnest the cam? paign which he hopes will force the Carre nag faction to capitulate. Eight thousand men under Gen. Angeles have been dispatched by Villa to join in attack on Tampioo. They were moving through San Luis Potosi today, according to consular dis? patches. From information received tonight by Carranza agency here. Gen. Pablo Oonzales, commanding the Tampico district, has been reinforced by 9,000 men under Gen. Caesaro Castro, which, together with forces under Gen. Villareal and Gen. Herrera, makes a total of tl.000 men. The same dispatches say the Carranza forces are moving toward San Luis Potosi, indicating a big battle is im? minent on the railroad between that place and Tampico. The Gutierrez government is anx? ious to capture Tampico and end the complications which hav irisen as a result of Gen. Carranza's decree ar fecting foreign oil companies. The lb-itish embassy received word today that one British company hud been closed because its owners refused to pay a big levy. Gen. Villa himself has gone to Aguascalientes, where it is believed he is mobilizing for an attack on Puehhv George C. Carothers, American con? sular agent, who recently sent the state department his resignation to accept a business offer, has decided, at the solicitat on of Secretary Bryan, to continue his work until other ar? rangements can be made for repre? senting the government wherever Gen. Villa travels. Carothers now :s with Villa on his southward journey. Gen. Itliss at Bl Paso telegraphed to the war department today that Gen. Ma) torena, tiie Villa commander, had begun to remove his troops from the vicinity of Naco in accordance with the agreement arranged by Gen. Scott. The disappearance of the Mexican :'orces from the border point, where they threatened the life and Safety of Americans on the north side, of the line Will relieve the depart? ment from the necessity of maintain? ing the large force of soldiers sent when the situation became critical. TIRE THAT WON'T COLLAPSE. Gascons Solid Called Rubber l oam Produced in Prance. The Scientific American. A good pneumatic tire should be both flexible and elastic. India rubber is flexible enough, but it Is not suffi? ciently elastic. The solution of the problem appears to be furnished by a new material of remarkable properties, which is pro? duced by nil ingenious process in Paris. This product consists essen? tially Of India rubber, containing mul titudioua minute bubbles of gas, dis? tributed through >ut its mass. The material resembles a rubber sponge [in Which the Cavities are separate and du not communicate with each other. Hence it has received the name I caoutchouc moussee," or rubber I foam. The process of manufacture is based on the Increase of solubility of gases with Increase of pressure, Itubber In the pasty stage of vulcunteatlon Is in closed in a steel tube With nitrogen, at .. preasure of 3,000 or 1.000 atmos? pheres, Tin- com pressed gas dlssolvcn in the sonil-thtuld rubber, which, when the tube Is opened, expands to four jor live limes its formet volume and [solidities, Imprisoning In its mass my rinds of little gOS bubbles. Tbc material. In fuct, combines th properties of Its Iwo Ingredients, h I us llcxlble as rubber and is comprcs: 11 hie as a gas, so that |l n.av be OUI ployed in the form *>\ i solid ring, Ii She place of an 11 lube of n ' car or blcyt le I ll <? .\ t it v so coiistrttcl ed Is iioueollapslble, for i ptinctur affects only n few of I he Innuiuer.ibl SMS bubblei . TUE CITY OF STRASBURG. _ Something About Capital of Alsace Lorraine, Whoro Fighting is Going On, Washington, Jan. 12.?Tho Nation? al Geographie Society today gave out the following description of Strasburg, the- capital of Alsace-Lorraine: "Strasburg is a fortress of utmost Importance. With Metz, it guards the i western frontier of the German em? pire, and the Germans have consider? ed no cost too great in their efforts to make it impregnable. Still, the visi? tor would never suspect Strasburg of being strategic ground, for ir is one j of the Fatherland's beautiful cities and has all the kindliness and ease of manner usual to South German places. Moreover, beyond continuous streams of military upon the streets, there is little other evidence of a great fort? ress, either within the city or upon its outskirts. "Strasburg is the capital of Alsace Lorraine. Unlike its sister fortress. Metz, it is a peace city of importance, having maintained the prosperity won in its days as a free imperial city through all the vicissitues of war.! sovereignty, and natural upheavals. Strasburg has suffered from lire, siege and earthquake; and, like our own San Fransicso, it has replaced whatever was lost with structures, parks and avenues, more costly and j more beautiful. It has, however, re? tained many of its medieval character? istics?narrow, tortuous, cobble-ston? ed streets; and houses, rich with the exterior wood-enrving of the middle ages, whose mansard roofs are so steep as to make one dizy to look up at them. "The cathedral is the architectural pride of the city. It differs from other German Gothic muensters in possessing a greater width in propor? tion to its height. It stands in nearly the center of the city, on the site of a church originally founded in 504, and it is one of the most harmonious of all the great Gothic masterpieces, which, scattered over Furope, go a long way toward compelling us to modify our opinions concerning the texture of the darkness of the Dark Ages. The present cathedral was be? gun in 1170 and was completed in 1489. The exquisite facade, with its hewn embroideries and superb rose window, over 4 0 feet in diameter, is lyric thought In stone and glass. The structure is famous for its beauty wherever there are art levers. "There is a rich industrial and com? mercial life in the Alsatian city, of Sufficient importance to support in comfort its 180,000 inhabitants. Tan? ning, brewing, printing, the manufac? ture of musical instruments, paper, soap, furniture, gloves, steel goods sind tobacco working are the chief indus? tries. Strasburg also has a large business in the agricultural products of Alsace. It. has won international renown for its pates de ft is gras, for the preparation of which the poorer classes in and around the city fatten geese in great numbers. "Strasburg lies two miles west of the Rhine on a fruitful piain :tt tin junction of the II and the Breusch. It is SO miles east of the French fron? tier and 370 miles southwest from Berlin, , it. is about 'jo miles north of Basel, Switzerland, and thai part of the French frontier which is opposite to M?lhausen, a present objective ol French invading Alsace. The city is guarded by a strong ring of detached forts, sweeping in a fan-like radius betmeen four ami seven miles from the city. In peace times, .'he fortress city has a garrison of more than 16, 000 men, composing all arms id' tin service. It houses hundreds of uni? versity Students each year, as its uni? versity is favorably known through? out the ?mplre. Strasburg is nn ex? ceptionally advantageous place for the residence of unmarried maids for this city has a dlsproportlnate surplus of unattached young men. of all kinds and conditions, from which to chose." TO TAKE DAY OFF. ?House Accepts Winthrop Imitation Senate Itejcctod. j Columbia. Jan. 1 I.?The house :it i its afternon session accepted an invi? tation to visit Winthrop college on January on a special train "char? tered without cost to tin- State." Uisl Tuesday the senate declined the invi? tation to go to Winthrop. There vvat apparently little opposition among the members of the house to taking "a day off" to see the State's great in? stitution for thr education of women The trip will be made tie- day alter Gov, Manning is Inaugurated, h took tin- senate over an bom Tuesday to say "no" to Wlnthrop's In vitatlon. Tb.- house said "yes" uftet about live minutes' debate. NIGHT KID! K Ol'TRAGK. iciiiii'-M'f Farmer killed and llou> Wrecked bj Bomb. Friend Imp. V. nn.. Ju n, 14. W 11 Sudbury was killed and a negro sei saut Injured when tin Sudbur> bom uns wrecked \<\ :i Ixtmh earl) toda> 11 is bel|e\ed lo be llic aol'k of Itlit j iders. HEAR DEAD MAX s VOICE. Phonograph Records of Prayers itc produced Over a ? i ? Coffin. Tho funeral services over t ii?? body of Leonard O. Spencer, Len Spencer, the phonograph monolgue man, who dropped dead Tuesday, wen held last Thursday night in New V?rie, and they consisted of t\\<? phonograph records ho dictated two years ago and saved. As the sonorous voice recited first the Lord's Prayer and afterward the Twenty-third Psalm, says The New York Sun, the widow and her three daughters and more than fifty friends and professional associates Of the man were profoundly affected. Wo? men sobbed and nu n stared j with trembling lips. All said it was us if the man himself had returned and was ipe king. For years Spencer's monologues. Herman, farmer and other dialects have been known wherever the pho? nograph records of the Edison and Columbia machine are known. Iiis voice was a powerful barytone with quality best liUod for the records. He often told ids family that when he died he did not want any of the usual services over his body, but that he would arrange for that. Two years ago he made, with the utmost care, the two records. These ho took i?> his home at ISO Bast Forty-eighth street with the necessary instructions. He Ok ii suddenly Tuesday after* noon and the body was taken by Prank A. Campbell to the Funeral church at 241 West Twenty-third Street. Friends wore notified, but w * re not informed what was to be done. Previous to the public service last night the Dirigio Lodge of Ma? sons, of which he was a member, held services and many of them re? mained afteryards as the family and friends appeared. There was no preliminary except that a large phonograph was brought in and placed at the head of the Cof? fin, behind some palms. Then, as quiet settled. suddenly in Spencers own, well known, powerful Voice came "Our Father"?and the mourn? ers gasped. Evenly and steadily the voice recited the prayer and stopped. A moment later, as some one made the necessary change, there came in the same voice "The Lord is my Shepherd," and with measured rev? el tit emphasis that great profession, of faith was Intoned amid sobs. Chicago, Jan. 14.?May wheat. 1.4 2 :i-S: corn 7 4 7-8; oats To, 1-2; pork 18.80: lard 10.80; ribs, 10.12. Chicago Produce Market. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber &Supply Co. Successors to Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. and Central Cumber Co. Geo. Epperson's Old Stand Opp. Court House I DECEMBER 7, 1914 I The National Bank qf Tiouth Carolina RESOURCES $800,000.00 4i compounded quarterly in our Savings Dept. Si on Time Certificates of Deposit. Strong, conservative, progressive. We appreciate our old fii ruia, ut;u ire cootio ually seeking new ones. >V e wn tit your ac? count. C. G. Rowland, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier ?*H ?????????? t ??^????^^^??'r++++++4< t 1 THIS BANK i\ Is a Member of the Federal Reserve Banking I System of the United States. 8 ?TT>HE sonndnesi and ability of the bank und the CHARACTER OF It jj TUE .MMN behind thai hank are investigated before the United H States Government r. ill allow a bank to become a member of X* the Federal Keserve System. Once a member of the Federal Reserve 8 System a hank is one of the VAST ARMY of responsible banks which h STAND TOGETHER for each other's protection; and the U. S. tiov ernmeni at Washington, 1). (\, through its representatives on each Federal Reserve Bank Board supervises an?l assists all member banks Your money is absolutely safe in our hank and YOF CAN GET IT WHEN YOF WAN ! IT. I The First National Bank 1 OF SUMTER. Capital, Surplus and Profits Nearly - - $230,000.00 is. -.???.?????i?-.,,?...t?..?.?..?..?*tt.??..?..?.'tt-??*N?'?-?+t?M+?<^?* isttttMemstM h * mm * tu t**tttttt i CaLPivr"ia I TAMPA, Florida, j ? Mardi-Gras ) New Orleans, Mo- | J Celbbrationi bile and Pensacola. I Excursion Tickets will be sold for the above X occasions from Sumter on February 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, at fares named below, by the t f Atlantic Coast Line | I ? The Standard Railroad of the South t TAMPA, FLORIDA . $17.80 f t NEW ORLEANS, LA. . $23.15 t I MOBILE, ALA. $18.95 I t PENSACOLA, FLA.. $18.30 t Ticket^ will be limited, at time of purchase to Febraary 26th, but iiu extension or final return limit to March 13th may In: obtained by depositing tickets prior t - expiration and upon payment of Si.00. For Schedules, reservations, etc., inquire of Atlantic Coast Line Ticket Agents, or address W. J CRAI6, T. C. WHITE, Pass. Traff. Mtjr. Gen. Pass. Agt. J WILMINGTON, N. C.