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Prohibition Came in La& Night and Closed Dispensaries. I irtdtfhi Actkm Gires Right to Ord^r Gallon-A-Month TfM0t Action Nktftssry for Dispensaries to Dispose of ?to?Now on Hitld-BIg Rush Marked Final Hours When H Um ii i Shops Were Open. Jan. 1.?Whan the sen t Sown ? yaatarday afternoon at I:II O'eibck, the official closing time, Itesrth Carolina swung into the dry At midnight six other State*, lewsv Morade. Oregon. Washington, Idaho add Arkansas were idded to Udeter trie prohibition law Indorsed Ol an election held test September dtsyesjsniles In, the following coun? ties erere officially dosed Alken, JpenSrsiL, Hamberg. Bamwe! 1. Ch?r? test dn, Cafhoun, Dorchester, George Jasper. Florence, OrangeDurg, Richtend, Union and Wtl? The laiee In all th^e counties dur? ing? fas post ten days nave seen un gsnenlanted In anticipation of the teal (Mostng. The Bamberg county heard reported to L. I* Bult man. the i ahmsnsary auditor, several days that the entire stock had been of.:" ' * The disposition of the sdrplns stock by ptuetkmlty all of the coun tt te believed. wiU require legle ?> action. Oev. hUimtn/c nee re to bike action, dectei-liig that a problem to be decided by sJeembly. Willie no figures have been pre hy the ofltee ef the Stati dls Usetry auditor, an unofficial estl geage plaens the total sales by the itogdM&Wtes fn II connUes at more than ft.teMot. Oov. Manning In a statement tamed ?egterday promised to use the lower ?f hte office to enforce the tew. Hs upon the people ef the State In the enforcement of the new 'fbe p*oalb|tlon referendum elec ttagi wag held test 'September when the glggssjaarles received their "wmlk ?Papers" at the hands of about M, voters. The election affected emty 11 of the 44 counties in the 'fcr ffcg ^usWw ngg gutimtt* enure electorate gggesm of 1.4'ioi pur early morning ontll l.tl o'clock yesterday after ?esja the clerks were busy, too busy to Wrap up the bottles, which many at the customers carried away un ashamed In their pockets. All kinds and conditions of people, the, major? ity' be meet of the dispensaries being negroes, got some brand of whiskey -In each*age for their monoy. Good order use maintained, members of the police force being stationed in each dispensary In the afternoon. hill Incurred by the county .rles. all running expenses and incidentals nave been paid by the county board, which c om lets of J. W. H. Duncan, chairman; James S. Vesser, secretary, and 8am T. Wet betet1. Mr. Verner asAd yeuterday he would have about $60,<<00 in cash and about $11,000 worth of stock on hand at Its cost price. The sales yesterday aggregated more than $12,000 which was double the receipts of the preced? ing daji. The sales for December will amount to about $125,000 in Rieh land county. The liquor left over, consisting principally of cheap rye and corn whiskey, will be stored In the ware? house, where It will be kept until the legislature provides some lawful means of disposing of it. A detailed rsport of the amount on hand and the receipts will be submitted. Mr. Verner thinks that th?>re will be not more I <iuor held ovet than could be disposed of In two weeks of ordinary sales. All beer, sll Scotch whiskey and practically all wines have been sold, and the pick bet ween the brands of rye and corn was exceed? ingly Limited. In th ? early part of December certain reductions in prices ware mads on bulk goods. The dispensaries in Richtend county ware located as follows: One at the union station, one on Lady street, two on Assembly street, one on Oervals street, one nesr the poet-1 office, one near Main and Richtend streets, one on Taylor street and one In Bnstover. Under the prohibition tew no whis? key. 'Sines, beer or othor alcoholic drinks can be lawfully sold or bought In South Carolina. However, the last Legislature In providing for prohibi? tion was not sltogether unmindful of the thirst of a tergs number of cltl sens of the Htate. Interstate shipments have been be? yond the control of State legistetui and citissns of dry State? have al? ways had the privilege of buying their whiskey In other sections. The growing prohibition sentlmen: of the country recently led congress to change the law of Interstate ship? ment of whiskey. The Webb-Keyon aet provides that the liquors enter? ing a dry; Bute shall he subject to the laws of that 8tate. This In effect abdicates the federal control over Interstate shipments, so far as whis? key Is concerned and submits to tho States the right to enact legislation controlling the matter. The South Carolina legislature at Its last session passed a* measure per? mitting any citizen to order from an? other State and receive unmolested one gallon of whlakey a month or 8.9 much less as he wishes. This law went into effect several months ago and its provisions siperseded the term of the dispensary law In the matter of transportation and storage. The penaltlea are such that the ex? press compar les require the addressee to personally receipt for his jug; that no one may receive whlakey under a false name and thus possibly evade the law. Tw elve gallons of whiskey a year.Is the limit, now that prohibi? tion is in effect. The gallon-a-month law was intro? duced In the house by Jesse W. Boyd of the Sparianburg delegation and wae fathered In the senate by Howard B. Carlisle. This law is now in the su? preme court awaiting a decision. SOCIAL AFFAIRS AT HARVIN. Enjoyable noose Party Given by Mr. and Mrs, ft. J. Brogdon to Young Friends. Harvin, Jan. 3.?Last Friday Mr. Sam John Brogdon and sister, Miss Li 1 lie Eudora Brogdon of Harvin gave a most delightful house party here to a number of their young friends; the following were present: Misses Curolya Plowden, Alleen Rlgby, Minnie Sauls, Myilee Bowman, Irma McKelvy, Margaret Wilson. J?Ha Wilson, Isabella ighomas and Baaste Davis of Manning, and Jtftas Zola Wttouv Brogdpji. & C* .W.csst* . Hough Thomas, Purely McLeod. Mor- | Ran Sauls, W. T. Lesenne, Jr., Joe Burgess and Charles Brad ham of Manning. The weather was ideal and the day epent in games, music and other fes? tivities agreeable and pleasing to the occasion. The party came by train and auto and remained until 7 o'clock that evening. Miss Mantle McFaddln who has been spending the holidays with her sisters here returned to Columbia this morning. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Burgess who have been here for the Christmas tide and to attend the wedding of their sis? ter, Miss ISdith McFaddln to Mr. Marcus V. Plowden, have returned to their home In Sumter. The man}* frlenda of Mr. W. R. Burgess of ;3umter, Who travels the States of Texas and Oklahoma for the Zelgler Brothers, Philadelphia, will be glad to learn that he won the first and largest prlxo for the United States for the past yeitr which consisted of a check for $100.00. License to marry has been issued to Andrew Owens, Marlon, and Miss Ida J. Clarke. Lynchburg; W. E. Hood and Miss Mamie Tates, Brogdon. Also to the following colored couples: War? ren Anderson, Stateburg and Emma Whlttaker, Wedgefleld; Sam Evans and Sarah Johnson, Wedgefleld; Jim Cooper, Sumter, and Fannie Well?, Elliott; Fancy Wilder and Ha* tie Thompson, Sumter; Miles Waites and Rosanna English, Stateburg; Henry McFadden and Lizzie Wilson, Brog? don; Eugone Tomlln and Lou venia Daniels, Brogdon. Capt. Joo Chandler and Manager Irvine Richardson together with Coach E. T. White have nearly every? thing in readiness for the game of basketball at the Young Men's Chris? tian Association gymnasium on next Friday evening at 8 o'clock. The team had a practice last week with some of the members absent, but ev erv man is expected to be in his place tonight and some real hard scrimmag? ing will be done. The Columbia team is said to be In better condition this year than formerly, which means that the locals will have to go some to keep them from running away with them, but the Sumter quintette Is out for revonge and hopes to show the visitors a few things without hurting their feelings. Tickets are now on sale and the fans are prom? ised a content that is well worth double the price of a?.1 mission. DESPITE GREATER SUPPLY PRICE RISES BECAUSE OIL HAS BEEN WITHHELD FROM MARKET. Washington, Dec. 31.?Oflkial gov? ernment figures made public hove to? day disclosed that in the face of rising prices of gasoline, production of crude petroleum during the last year was greater than In 1914, although pro? duction was "purposely retarded as far as practicable;" that reserve stocks of crude petroleum now being held in the country are the larger ever recorded, and that exports of gasoline, to which the rHe in prices frequently I has been attributed were in the last ten months of 1915 less than the ex? ports during the corresponding pe? riod of the two years previous. Both the department of justice and the federal trade commission are pre paring to investigate gasoline prices. A statement issued by the geologi? cal survey estimates the 1915 produc? tion of crude pertoleum at 277,400,000 barrels, 2,000 barrels more than in 1914. "This," says the statement, "does not agree with the currently reported reason for the exceptionally high prices now prevailing for motor fuel." It adds: "As a result of the overload put on the transporting and refining phases of the petroleum industry by the excess output of 1914, the year 1915 may be characterized as a period of readjustment in which production activity was purposely retarded as far as practicable. The small increase therefore is more significant than the simple figures indicate." Figures that might be expected to affect the price of gasoline, according to geological survey officers, are pro? duction, consumption and price of crude petroleum. Consumption fig? ures, they said, were not available, though consumption was increasing. A low petroleum price level was re? ported In April and until August the price remained at $1.35 a barrel for the market standard. Then the price began to soar and on December 17 petroleum was selling at (2.15. Indications now are, says the state? ment, that the price soon will reach $2.50, its previous high record. One production fact pointed out by the survey is that crude petroleum stock held in reserve, the largest ever known, increased 50,000,0*8 barrels in 1116 ad Ut present more than 220, #??,000 basrolB are being held Field storage by, producers account for 4, 400.1)00. bawl* of this. Export figures for the first ten months of 1915 show that ga soline ex? ports dropped far below the same pe? riod in 1914 and slightly below 1913. During the ten months ending with October, 98,471,466 barrels left the United States against 140,275,273 for the same period In 1914 and 100,353, 871 in 1913. The relation between the cost of crude petroleum and gasoline is hard to determine, according to officials who have given the subject study, bo cause of the varying grades of petro? leum and the variety of oils producod in recent years. Officials familiar with the situation today said the re? cent discovery by Dr. Walter F. Hit? man, a government chemist, of a pro? cess for obtaining from crude oil 20u per cent., more gasoline than by old nethods probably would have a bear? ing on both production and price be? fore another year had passed. BODY FOUND ON BEACH. Charleston, Jan. 3.?The body of a United States marine, supposed to be that of Edward C. Grant, was found washed up on the front beach of Sul? livan's Island early last night. Ac? cording to a report received in the city the man had drowned and from the appearance of the body it had been in the water about twenty-four hours. The body was taken to the Fort Moul trle hospital, where it will be kept until full Investigation and Identifica? tion have been made. Several persons walking along ?he front beach, near Station No. 12, on the Fort Moultrie reservation, found the body at about 7:30 o'clock. The authorities at Fort Moultrie hospital were at once notified and members cf the post hospital staff hastened to the scene. Magistrate Buckley, of Sul'i van's Island, was notified of the find? ing of the body and after viewing it allowed it to be removed to the post hospital. The man had on his full uniform with the exception of his cap. He also had on the uniform overcoat. Pinned on his coat's breast was found a sharpshooter's badge, on which was engraved "Edward C, Grant" and it is thought that this is the man's name. Fort Moultrie officials com? municated With marine authorities nl the marine barracks at the Charleston Navy Yard in an effort to identity the man. but it was reported th it no such name Is recorded among the men at the Charleston barracks. The marine headqi irters in Washington will be notified In order to nscertaln the iden? tity of the owner of the sharpshooter's badgo that was found on the body. FREIGHT RATES RISE. COMMERCE COMMISSION AP? PROVES OF INCREASE* General Readjustment of Tariffs in Tills Section Permitted by Now Riding of Ii on rd. Washington, Dec-. 81.?General re? adjusting of-freight rates on railroads serving the South between the Missis? sippi and the Atlantic and the Gulf and the Potomac river was approved today by the interstate commerce commission in the most important case from that section, which it has had under consideration for many years. The commission declined to suspend tariffs of Southern carriers proposing changes in rates on all classes of freight, and the new tariff! will become effective tomorrow. The new schedules were framed by a committee of Southern railroad men on order of the commission to the Southern carriers to reduce and eliminate violations of the socalled long and short haul provisions of the Interstate commerce act, which for? bids a higher rate for a haul to an intermediate than to a terminal point. The new schedules reduce hundreds of violations of this sort and elimi? nate many others, but they provide for an increase in many cases in the rates to such terminal cities as At? lanta and Birmingham. The general effect of the commission's order will be to increase rates to and from the Important centres. Railroad officials declared here to? night they did not expect the order would yield any additional revenue, but they could not determine this point until the readjustment had been tried out. The revenue derived from the increases to the larger points, they said, probably would balance with the reduction to smaller points. How much added revenue this means to the carriers no one connected with the commission would care to estimate at this time. In addition to approving this plan of the roads the commission issued a new order in the same case allowing the same roads until August 1, 1916, in.which to file new schedules of com? modity rates on such important ? ?i < * articles as coffee, cotton, fruits, bur laps, furniture, tobacco, naval stores, etc. These articles, which are trans? ported usually in bulk, in the main In carloads, probably are all named in the schedules of class rates in effect tomorrow, but all carriers give lower if i < ., rates, known a? commodity rates, on such articles. Tn the original rate plan rcadjuat rrfrfrV ?ic'sc commodity' rai'?s voi p 'ii^' included and the commission's sup? plemental order has given the loads time to protect them. The commission, however, points out that no rate has been approved as reasonable or just in the present re? adjustment. DtiATH RATE AMONG CHILDREN. *<?otumbia, Jan. 3.?More than 32?? per cent, of the 18,721 deaths in South Carolina between January 1 and Sep Itc'rauer 30 were those of children un? der. 5 years of age. The numher of deaths of children under one year was 3,953, and of children between 1 and 5 years was 2,1:39, making a to? tal of 6,092. The figures are taken from the report of the bureau of vital statistics to the State hoard of health, According to color and sex, the deaths were distributed as follows: * White male 3,495, white female 3.4?8; negro male, 5,54 9, negro fe? male, 6,230; Indian mole 8, Indian female 1. In each instance the mortality of persons under one year exceeded the mortality in any other period for the same sex and color. The deaths un? der one year were: White male 772, white female 609, negro male 1,34 2, negro female 1,227, Indian male 3. The periods in which the next high? est number of deaths were recorded were: White male, 1 to years, 435; white female, 70 to 80 years, 4 06; negro male, 1 to 5 years, 627; negro female, 20 to 30 years. 986. The trend of mortality according to colors and sexes is, ail or each per- ! son has reached 5 years of age. as follows: White Male?A gradual increase in tho ten-year periods from 10 to B0 years, culminating in 432 deaths be? tween 60 and 7<? years, after which there is a sharp decline. White Female?Mortality reaches its first high point in the 30 to 10 years when it ayain mounts, culmi? nating In 406 deaths in the 70 to SO ypar period. [wegro Male?taigh morality is reached in the 20 to :50 year period, after whl< h it drops and remains practically the same for each suc? ceeding period up to so years. Negro female?-The mortality mounts quickly In the 20 t<> 30 year period, after which it gradually de I dines. During the past year 415 licenses to marry have been issued by the county clerk. :'>:;:{ to negroes and *2 t<> white couples. Ii KT URN TO COLLEGES. Many Roys and Glris Leave for Insti? tutions of Learning. The station was crowded this morn? ing with young men and women leav? ing for the various institutions of learning after a pleasant holiday with their parents, relatives or friends in the city. Winthrop, Converse, Caro? lina, Forman, Wofford, Davidson and Other college students were represent? ed in the crowd. Many of the young folks seemed loath to leave home, but were cheered up by the sight of so many of their friends traveling with them. The students have had a j lively time at home during the holi? days and the city will be duller ?and the streets less lively with their dc part ure. Hone Ran Away?Young Man Hurt. Manning Herald. ' ' This morning about ten o'clock a. horse drawing a wagon with a bale of cotton became frightened in front of the Hank of Manning, shied, throw? ing the riders?two Messrs. Dyson, the younger falling heavily from the top of the cotton and striking on a hard spot on his head and shoulder. He was carried away badly hurt. RETURNS TO WASHINGTON. Hot Springs, \*a., Jan. 3.?President Wilson decided to return to Washing? ton tonight after a telephone talk with Secretary Lansing. The presi? dent believes his presence at the White House is necessary, owing to further international complications. \ Greetings Wc wish to thank our cus? tomers ami friends for their liberal patronage during: the year 1915. /And may tills he for you a year of worthy desires fulfilled, healthy success gained and high ambitions gratified. W. A. THOMPSON, Jeweler and Optlclu Phone No. 333 6 S. Main St?f The Bailey=Lebby Company Machinery, Midland Plumbing Supplies, AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND ACCESSORIES. AGENTS FOR P&flfl"" CELEBRATEDIG. & J. TIRES. CHARLESTON, S. C. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Sacce:8or? lo Booth Shuler Lumber & Supp'y Co. Goo. Epperson's Old Stewrvd Opp. Court Houoo aWajj."?;.HiiitMi.iiiiiimnti|.iiimiiintn(rnM1l|ftt1rt1t1||i A Protection Afforded Depositors t* Hits ici not a om'-maii Pank, Imt its affairs are dire\te<i by a Hoard of Directors who actually direct. We invite the closest scrutiny of all our transactions, convinced, the more careful the investigation the greater will be the conviction that this Hank in J| j its conservative metlio<ls offers the greatest degree of safety and] stability. \Yc deem no precaution too great ill the protection of our depositor?-,. Try some Savings Fund with us for the year 1010. - The Peoples Bank A Welcome Xmas Present Will be 'a membership card in the Xmas Sav? ings Club. Old and young will appreciate such a good start for another year. Take out a card in the lucky one's name, make one or more payments and put it in his or her stocking for Christmas. The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS"