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KING BEORSE JOINS QMS HHl.Xk PREVENTS SK1TIUXG or WAR Ml MTlONs Monarch Would s, i I tumple to otli rr-4 h? U< Ih ?mi,; strong Drlnk t umnrn??l oo r situation. lx>ndon. March Jl.?Drink I? bl?me?J to a large extent by Km George for England's Inability to tain necessary war materials for the army In toe Held, in a letter sent b. the bine's private secretary. Lsjfv Stsmfordham, to Chancellor Uts/d Georgs. His majestv "feels tha. nothing but I* I most vigorous men. - urea will successfully cope with the ?rave situation now existing In our armament factories." .ne letter says, and "If It la deemed advisable, will be prepared to set an example giving up all alcoholic liquor him** l and by Issuing orders against its con? sumption In the roval household* ' The Utter says: "The king thanks von for *> promptly letting him have a foil re? port of the proceedings at yeatcrda.v 'S meeting of the deputation of em plo <? - ere. His majesty bns rend It With Intense intercut, but also with the deepest concern. He leels thut noth? ing but the most \lgorous measures will successfully cope with the grave situation now existing in our ui ui ment factories. "We hav* before us the statements not merely of the employers but of the admiralty and the war office, which ore responsible for munitions ? ?f ?*at and fer the transport of troops and their food and ammunition. From this evidence It la wlthoct doubt largely due to drink thut we are unable to secure the outpu' of war material Indlspensuble to meet the re? quirements of the army in the tteld and that there has been such serious delay. In consequence, of the neces? sary reinforcements of supplies to aid our gallant troops at the front. "A continuance of such u state of things must inevitably result in the prolongation of the horrors and bur? dens of this terrible war. I am instructed to add that. If It be deemed advisable, the king will be prepared to set an example by giving up all alcoholic liquor himself, sad by Issuing orders against its con? sumption in the royal households, so that no difference shall be made4 so bar aa his majesty is concerned, be? tween the treatment of the rich and the poor in this question. (Signed) "Lord Stamfordham. "The King's Private Secretary. ' i ' mm ? ? ? , gil.eoo i i iti ros> Hasses Destroy Store at klrk-c? ? Isjfturancc ?13,000. Oreenwood. March SO.?The large two story frame slore room building and warehouses of W. M. and J. T. Ousts company of Klrksey, 16 mlies south of Greenwood, was destroyed bf fire Thursday night about 11 <>>lock. together with all the contents, con? stating of a large stock of general merchandise, furniture, buggies, sev? eral tons of hay. 300 bushels of cot? ton seed, seven bales of cotton in seed, and a lot of corn. This com peny did a large business and had one of the most modern store rooms to be found In the country, equipped ?Ith all modern Improvements, < l'< - trie lights, waterworks and ull nec esaary office fixtures. The loss on the ?Cock and buildings is .' out |Il with Insurance of $13.000. The origin of the fire Is not known. CASE AGAINST Hl < KAIH I Ooternor Manning lakes Matter I n der Advisement. Columbia. March It, G< v. Man? ning today heard the return to the rule to show cause why Sheriff W. W H i w i 1 ? ? K- i sbaw OOtial I . should not be iamoved from office for neglect to properly enforce ihe llqtMf laws. The sheriff was prevented from being present on uecount of ill? ness but was represented I ?> counsel. The bearing took up several hours and much testlmon> wus introduced The governor took the ens nder ad? visement. I <.oo<| mi/eifc. Should \id Governor Manning Is appaiei.'l doing all In his power to put dOWti lbs Illegal liquor traffic throughout g^he State, and in doing ho he Is en? titled |g I Mi Huppoi t 0| all I.I < it : sens. Laws should be obeyed, and every cltlsen worthy of the name should hold himself as committee oi one to do his part in SOi ng that the\ are ot>eyed. It is sometimes us im? portant to watch carefulh thos? whoM duty It is to enforce th?> law> an well as those who have justly lulu themselves under susph-ion gg gapg liable to violate the laws And gbOVi all let us do away with "gtojsj || ? The soealled hlirher up who u?eatm the right to do as In pPur? | b< cause he thinks he la atsseo tin lav i r??ally more daim'-rous I" t:.c w, !l \>> ilia of col?fy than Is the un?sl d - pe- .-?? of pffpnlaata York in ? k. qulisr NEWS NOTES OF MAYESVILLE. IflifttMMUP] ?trttCfj Af Baptist C huivh ~~C luimauqua Next Week?Ohuc^u C luh u? Live lMay. Mayesville. March ;lt.--The con-! Iftlton ?I tho Buptist, church will hold a most IntOfOttlnsj gllnatnilai] hci vice on Thursday evening. Rev, W K. Thayer of the First Buptist church or Sumter and ttev. J. A. An sley of the Manning Huptl.it church will speak and assist the pastor, Kev. J. NV. Ouy, In the services. The committee In charge of the Chuutnuqu.t which is scheduled for next *veek urc hard at win;; "boost? ing" the event in the neurby town.*, and surrounding Country. It Is hoped to se< ure Uov. Manning us the speak? er su MM of the duys. The Oswego Dramatic club will give u play. "Joslah's Courtship," In the Mchool auditorium on Friday evening, the proceeds to be subscribed to some worthy cuuse. This organization al? ways pleases Its audiences, having ap? peared here several times before. Quite a lot ot fertiliser has been huuled from this point during the past few days, mostly by the large plant? ers, although u number of the mer? chants are supplying their customers as formerly. There was a heavy fall of snow here this morning but it quickly melt* ?4, MAYESY1LLE SOCIAL AFFAIRS Hook 1 lub Mtct* with Mrs. Darnell ?Delegate* to Reciprocity. Mavov.llle. March II,?The Tvie? day Afternoon Pook club held ? most j delightful session this week with .Mrs, j J. Ci I'arnell at her beautiful coun? try home. Although the weather was very Inclement, there wus a good attendance of members and a number j of invited guests. As customary of late, the entertainment of the after noon was the popular game of rook Mrs. H. W? Cooper winning the prize, j a beautiful cent^rpriece. A delicious sweet course was t.erved during the afternoon. The next meeting of the club will be hetd with Miss Mary S. Anderson. Mlas Klmu Mayes, who is teaching at Eastover, \1sltel her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ft. Muyes, the past week? end. She was accompanied by Miss i Myers of Cameron. Miss Mattie Frierson of Lynchburg spent Sunday with Miss Bstelle De thea. Vernon Anderson of Lynchburg visited friends In town on Sunday. Mrs. Robert A. Chandler and Mis*. Mary S. Anderson, representing the Civic League, and Mrs. J. W. Thames and Miss Alice Cooper, representing the Book Club, attended the Reciproc? ity Day reception in Sumter on Wed? nesday. Miss Louise King of Converse Col? lege In at home for a few days. ADOPTS CITY MAN AC J EH DEAN. I fleaufort Votes for Comniltodoii Ciov erument with City Manager. Beaufort, March 30.?Beaufort to? day practically decided to adopt a commission form of government with city manager. At a municipal Demo? cratic primary election the vote stood 108 for and H9 against its adoption. C K. Danner was nominated for mayor and W. F. .Marscher and W. K. iiicharduon for councilmen, each by large majorities. The contest was strenuous, the op? position being led by most of the present city government. Tho elec? tion Is to be held April 11 under :i law passed at the last session of the legislature Applying to all OUIOI that had BOtWSOa I.eel and I.OOO inhabi? tants iit the last census. The ROM government will go into office April! 29. This law caiiies into effect the Beaufort plan which i roeldea that the town manager shall be the i ity's executive anil may act also as the secretary of the Cbamher of Com* merce. I. common consent this plan has been in partial operation since Jan? uary i >ioi it C, Horne af Missouri Is now noting In this dual capacity, half I 's salary being paid by the eity and half by the Chamber of Commerce. COMMITS SCD IDE. riiilUflrlphUm Sinn Is His (Grandmoth? er ami Then IllinseU. Philadelphia. |fl reh 10, -Henry Cone, aaed thirty-two, shot and idl? ed his grano*tooths? ami ihen com? mitted sulrlde today. It is believ. ll that he suddenly went insane. His la mil \ aie w * -11 to do and well Known1 Ig ibis eity. IUI I7.IM. \\ I SATURN TO-NIC21!T Naou i .ills (Her Northern Meorgla and Noath Carolina, Atlanta, March II Llghl snow ??ii earl) today In Northern Qeorgla nid nvei Boutn Carolina. Kreealng ? iMperaiore Is predicted t"i lonlghl tin fr*?ats extending Into central ? tori Urn ' CHARLESTON TIG l.KS RAIDED, Police Start i.iiu Enforcement ( am* I pnlgn?Liquor WcHci'M Taken by Surprise and Nobody Knows What Is l p. Charleston, March 31.?what looks like one oi the moit wfdspread rukl? ing movements in the history of Char? leston S/as begun this morning by the police. A number of blind tigers have been raided and others have removed their fixtures and closed up. A lev.' are said to be closing voluntarily, while others are being forced to close their doors und present indications are that Charleston in the next lew days will be as "dry" as a desert. No statements were made by the mayor or chief of police today on the raiding, but several of those who op? erate oafei Say that no warning wai given; 'hat the patrol wagon with a squaci of policemen dashed up to a sa? loon and the policemen rushed in, seized all slot machines, liquor and fixtures in sight. Those who have not been raided admit lreely that they are expecting it at any moment. it will be recalled that Monday Gov. Manning gave Mayor Grace one week In w hich to take action regarding law enforcement in Charleston and at the present rate there will be considerable results before the week is up. To sny that the proprietors of cafes raided here today expressed surprise would be too mild a statement. "Were you warned?" a proprietor was asked. I "Not a bit," he answered. "They jjust drove a Wagon to the sido en? trance, walked in and stripped my 1 place bet?re 1 knew what they I wanted." "What will happen now".'" was the next question. "1 don't know," came ?he reply. "Rut 1 do know i hut 1 in going to shut up restaurant and blind tiger,' too." WILMINGTON AGAINST MTW CHARTER. Oty Manager Plan of Government Defeated at Polls. Wilmington Star. By a majority of 4;t 1 votes, Wil? mington yesterday rejected at the polls the proposed new charter pro? viding the city manager form of gov? ernment. Gut of a total of 1,075 votes cast, 1,0511 were against the charter and t>22 for. The First, Fourth and Filth wards returned majorities against the charter, while in the Sec? ond, Third and Sixth wards the ma? jorities were for the charter. The heaviest vote cast was In the Fifth kw'arfl, where the heaviest majority against the charter was also rolled up. The outcome of the election brought no surprises, tor the prevailing opin? ion all along among those Intersted enough to express an opinion, has been that the charter would be de? feated. Several weeks ago predictions ! were that the majority against the i charter would be arouhd COO or 700 vctes, while around noon yesterday the opinion was that the majority against the charter would be not more than 250 or 200 at the outside. The First and Filth wards, all agreed. , would vote large majorities against I the charter, while the advocates of j the new form Of government counted on somewhat smaller majorities in the remaining Tour wards. The Fourth ward, however, returned a majority Iagainst the charter ANDERSON REJECTS ROAD BONDS, County Votes Down Issue of $750,000 by Pat'c of Nearly Thirteen to One. Anderson, March SO.?Dy a vote of nearly 13 to l citizens of Anderson county today Voted down a proposi? tion authorizing the Issuance of per? manent road bonds In the sum ' of $7SO,000. Returns from all but about ten of the 17 polling precincts in the county give UH votes in favor of the bond issue and 2,2110 against the proposition, The outstanding returns will increase the size of the defeat the issue has met. The bond issue failed to carry a single precinct so far as heard from. "STILL IN CABINET.'1 No Signs Yet of Garrison Leaving. Washington, March 20.?The White House tonight for the first time took notice of persistent rumors that Sec? retary Garrison is contemplating re? signing from the cabinet t?> become chief justice of the New Jersey su? preme court. Secretary Tumulty made tin- following statement: "I presume that If GoV, Fielder in? tended offering this position t<? the secretary, he would, as a matter of courtesy, consul! the preslch nt before doing so. He has not done so. Ai for Ihs president, he has no dealre t" lose the cooi erntlon ol so Ii'." and In? valuable a public servant as Secre? tary Harrison," Mr. Harrison himself asked about reports today, laughed and said, Well j mi see I'm i?ill In Ihs cab? inet, ENFORCE HULD LAHOR LAWS. I Commissioner Receive-. Report of Light Comictiuiis in Mills in Pled monl Soot ion. Columbia, March 31.? Violations ol the child labor law in 12 cases wore reported to Commissioner Watson yesterday by the state factory Inspec? tors. Convictions, according to the reports by the inspectors, were secur? ed in eight cases. The cases were re I ported from Greenville, LsAtrens and! ? Polier. J Commissioner Watson issued the I I following statement concerning the jcases: I "State Factory Inspectors W. S. I Bonner and S. C. Groeschel have re? ported'during the past week 12 vio? lations of the child labor law? of this State. Each of these cases have been prosecuted before local magistrates. Convictions were obtained in eight cases, one bond was forfeited, and one party jumped into another State with his family, while two cases have been continued until next Tuesday. Of these 12 violations one was by a mill superintendent, while the other ill violations were by parents who swore falsely to their children's ages, in order that they might secure work I for them in the cotton mills of the State. "The factory inspectors are deter? mined to have the present laws en? forced and will trace to the fullest extent of the law all ages of children found In the mills who are of doubt? ful age. While greatly handicapped over the fact that there has not been in the past a birth registration law, I they have been able t.? ascertain the correct ages of the children through the system of child labor blanks adopted by this department several years ago, giving the age and place of birth of the child, family Bible records, insurance paper records and [ often going back to the family doctor who waited on the mother at the time of the child's birth, and ascer? taining correct infomatlon from him. Through these mediums and others they are now in position to weed out ! these under age children and pros | eeute" both the mill superintendents and parents." BANQUET FOR MASONS. Summerton Lodge Meets at the Fes? tive Board. Summerton, March 31.?Summer ton lodge No. 105, A. F. M., held Its annual banquet on Friday evening (and in the history of these annual 1 fest Iva occasions not one perhaps has j been a greater success from every j point of view. In point of attend? ance, of good fellowship prevailing ' and in the appeal to the demands of ! the inner man, the occasion was a 1 pronounced success. The lodge treasure. J. Quince j ilathis, was in charge and in his hos i pitable home, with the assistance of j the ladies, prepared the board around j which rgg gathered 75 or 80 of the local ,wembership of 96 members. There was no speech making as the craft was called immediately after ! from refreshment to labor. Summerton lodge has within the 1 past few years experienced a steady j and remarkable growth. It was or? ganized in 1865, the petitioners for the dispensation being among the I brightest Masons of this section. A number of members of this lodge 1 have risen high in Mason circles? one at least?J. Adger Smyth of Char 1 1 lest on?having been made worshipful j grand master. Two large books con? tain complete proceedings of the lodge from its organisation In 1 s?>5 down to date. The present officers are: H. A. Rlchbourg, w. M.; J. E. Howe, B. W.j T. E. Stanley, J. W.; Past Master J. C. ' Lanham, secretary; J. Q. Mathls, treasurer; Fred Barnes, S. D.; H. C. Carrlgan, Jr.. J. D.; J. E. Tennant, tiler; C. K. Touchberry and K, J. RobertSOn( stewards. NEGRO LOSES LIFE. Simp Gaston, Confined hi Springfield Guard House, Perishes in l'lumes. , Springfield, March 31.?Last night about 9.20 o'clock the Springfield guard house was destroyed by lire, burning to death Simp Gaston, a ne? gro. When the fire was discovered ; the screams of the negro could still he heard, but it was impossible to break the door open with an axe as ?.he handle broke and before another could he secured the building hat' lallen in. it is supposed the prisoner tried to burn his way to liberty. On Monday night he gave the officers some trouble and fr< m all accounts he was a desperate character. POWDER MILL EXPLOSION. sit Men Killed at Alton. Illinois Alton, ill.. April 1. sSupt. Janrn m Coburn, and rour others were killed und another Is mlsslnn as the result of 1111 explosion today In the wheel bouse ?f the Rqultable Powder Co., live miles "tit The detonation was beard and fell over llfleeii miles. HF.TFir.Ti NOT TO PARTICIPATE. | Decide* to Withdraw lr;>in School Hav Contest This Year. _ j When it was learned that Bethel e j school would not participate In County School Day exercisea or. April 17th, the managing secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce lmme-j dlately wrote the trusteea of Schooli District No. 3, Messrs. T. IS, Hodge, s. A. Harvin and J. M. EColb, urging a reconsideration of the determination' I of the trustees, teachers, and patrons I to withdraw from Field Day sxcr- i I i ' eise?; this year. j Bethel school is one of the most progressive and leading rural schools in South Carolina. This school has carried oft the greatest number of prises In different Field Day events for several years. It is also one of : the largest rural schools in this sec? tion of the suite. One of the school trustees has tak ! en the matter up with the commer i cial secretary and states #tl?at Bethel school is not opposed to Field Day as a general proposition. But that there are a number of good reasons why this school will not participate In the Field Day exercises this year. To begin with, it was explained that while Bethel school only runs seven months in the year, that never? theless the teachers and pupils really put In a nine-months curriculum. That it Is Very hard on teachers and pupils to prepare lor Field Day con? tests while undergoing the strain in? cidental to completing the school work 1 in seven months. Another reason assigned is that Bethel school has been eliminating j the regular annual commencement ! exercises for several years in order I to participate in the general county j school day exercises and contests. A majority of the patrons of this school Teel that it is due the pupils and teachers that this school occa? sionally hold its annual commence? ment separate from Field Day ex? ercises so that a clearer and more defl j nlte showing can be made of the re? sults of that year's school work. The local commencement brings out more clearly, collectively and in? dividually, the progress made by the community school, whereas the Field ' Day exercises and contests are so nu >v S merous and there are so many pupils iand schools engaged that the eom j munity school loses to a great extent its identity in the great shuffle of scholastic exhibitions and training.. J ' So that it is held that there should ; be at Bethel an occasional commence ? ment wherein the patrons of the, I school will have the opportunity to j witness the achievements of their particular shool, and wherein the pu i pils will have the opportunity of . showing individual achievements to I their parents. To continue eliminating the local { I commencement every year, the pa j trons of Bethel school feel has a ten jdt-ncy to drown out community inter 1 est and local pride in the school, and further minimize the rivalry of a 10 j cal nature and so completely merges i the local school into the general i county school day program In which I only a lew of vthe pupils of each school participate, that the majority , of tho pupils are not in the picture, j and that commencement day, so dear I to the hearts of the pupils is an an? nual event to be encouraged. The Bethel school patrons, teach? ers, and pupils are also generously in? clined to rest for a brief period upon the laurels won by this magnificent school, and to give other schools the opportunity of carrying off that many more prizes. Bethel school is not be? hind the times, but desires to pull off their 1915 commencement at home Where there will be for 1915 at least, a general family or community gath? ering at which the individual achieve? ments of pupils, and the collective results of Bethel as one school may be more definitely exhibited. Local pride and community interest In their school may be summed up as the chief reasons for this school not being in the 1915 Field Day picture. While this enterprising school will be missed from the parade and other events of 1915 Field Day, nevertheless I the motives behind the withdrawal point to a continuation of progress in I the school. COMMERCIAL AGENT SENT HERE A. C. Ii. Stations Horace Emerson at Sumter to Look out for Traffic. Mr. Horace Kmerson arrived here today from Wilmington and has as? sumed charge as commercial agent of the Atlantic Coast Line railr? ad com? pany with headquarters In Sumter. Mr. Kmerson is a son of the late H. M. Emerson, general traffic manager Of the A. C, I... and is of the well known Wilmington family of that name. He expects to remove his family lure In the near future, as his will be his future home. This morning Mr. Kmerson was be? ing shown the city and made ac? quainted with the people here so that he can at once begin his work, which m expected to prove a benefit to Sum? ter as well as to his road. BIGHT IHON GATES IN CREEK. How They Came There Peace officers Ho Nol Know?Value Over $80. Columbia, March 31.?Eight wrought iron gates, showing slight Wear at the hinges but'in good con? dition; and evidently lifted but recent? ly from their fastenings, have been retrieved from the waters of Hamp? ton's creek and are in possession of C. L. Mtlford, awaiting a claimant, while the peace olflcers of Columbia and of Richland county are trying, so far in vain, to learn whence they came. Mr. Mil ford said yesterday that the other day, as he was passing Hamp? ton's creek, four miles east of Co? lumbia, on the Garner's Ferry road, , he noticed a party of negroes drag? ging the water and stopped to make inquiries. He was told that one of I the negroes had noticed a corner of an iron gate protruding from the i w ater and on exploring with a pole had brought to 'he surface eight such gates, each about three feet wide. Mr. : Milford said the gates bore the name, "Stewart Manufacturing company," and were worth, perhaps, $12 each. He suggested that if they had not come from Columbia, they might have come from Camden. EXPERT DIVERS AID WORK. Beat Possible Equipment Necessary to Raise Submarine. Washington. aMrch 31.?Expert divers from the Brooklyn navy yard were ordered to Honolulu tonight to aid in raising the submarine F-4. They will leave immediately for San Francisco to board a steamer for ' Hawaii. j A request for the navy's best divers with the most modern and complete 1 equipment was cabled to Secretary ' Daniels tonight by Rear Admiral Moore, who has taken personal charge I of the operations. The admiral in? dicated that without additional as* sistance it might be impossible ever to raise the F-4. Secretary Daniels called the com? mandant of the Brooklyn yard on tho 'telephone and lcter announced that the divers would be sent Those se? lected, the secretary said, would be the most expert in the navy, one of ! them a record holder. I j Admiral Moore estimated that t..e ! task of salvaging the vessel and re j covering the bodies ' would occupy 1 two weeks' time. An expenditure of ! $20,0G0 for this purpose was author I ized by Secretary Daniels today. TO ASSIST SUFFERERS. G iff on i Pinchot to Represent State Department. j The Hague, March 29 (via London). ?Henry van Dyke, the American minr ! ister to the Netherlands, today formal ' ly presented Gifford Pinchot, special ; agent of the Washington state depart? ment in Washington, as a special rep resentative in the European war zone. Mr. Pinchot leaves tomorrow for Brussels. j A German permit, after referring j to Mr. Pinchot's diplomatic mission, asks that every facility be given him in his task of distributing relief among 1 the people in the portions of France occupied by the Germany army. April's Way. Fair April laughed aloud in glee, As she stood 'neath a flowery arch And gazed on an aged, drooping form. And loudly called out, "March!" A muffled tread, a dying wail, A tremulous wind's low sigh, And all that is left of stout old March Is a plaintive, mournful cry. Then April hearing his dying moan. Repented to 'ave caused him pain; A cloud o'er-cast his fair, young brow, And tears flowed down like rain. Ere far winds sang a requiem low. O'er the death of stout old March. Fair April stood all wreathed in smiloa Beneath his flowery arch. ?M. C. T. April 1st. 1915. Our Foreign Advertising is in Charge it Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. C, SOLICITING OFFICES: New York?118 B, 28th St.E. L. Ooutd Chicago- tiO Advertising Hldg.-.W. B.Porcber Detroit?Hotel Taller....C. L Wlau .St. lxmby-1500 Central Nail. Bank Bids.. M. E. <?amuK>n Nashville?161 8th Aee. S_J. II.Riddle, Atlaata?Wesley Memorisl Bidg..j. B. Keovgh Ashevtlle, N. ( .?tut s. Main st.0. H. Mgoni PhlUdelphit?H21 Area st_ A. O'lmnle*. Klcbnond. Vs.?MurpLy Hotel..J. W. bison RAT CORN Best rntsnd mico nwtnrmlBStnrroads. KltlsQuickly and absotately qlltioutodot, " annul"s?thus prcveatiag deeompOKf i in. Belter thsa ill thetrsps In in.? world. InMst ?>a itenulne RAT CORN. ? ,?Oe, *i ?t dealers ok by uadi. post* paid, BOTANICAL MFG. CO. 4th & Race St:. Philadelphia. P?