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tuoAltffflf it mm ? wwkwkw ipi^ni mil "I" ''?'?'?>???'? ImiK RILL? EU*? IT)R EQUAL IttOm?, AND SENATE THE I MF* aJjWWIM P1UV Again** Women Becora Isfrjtoaertce end School Trestece by s^jsnjfwOlj mn Fig* on Much Bjstesjaed Suojert Gee* Against the Cfetembta, Jen. SI.?The general asnea*>ly registered a protest against Oqu*% suffrage whan the hoase hilled the eaa*r*ge constitutional amendment ?y a dtreot rote ef Cl to II end the eesajte smothered the measure provld legi f?i woman .to become notaries beetle and school trustees. The fight for esjual sadfrage m the house yce> terOtfA was the first of any cones ejaJA en this subject made In South rngfrs days ago the senate sidestsp wernan auftrage qoeetton tag senators were salted to at meeting of the Equal Suffrage by deoraing to hold a night which they didn't do; but the seme to have attacked the >n with political courage, and of taw members unhesitatingly the eewtl'uf rite for or against too, sjgspeeJklea wuh little reeerve. Jan. SI.?After consider is ia the house yesterday the Harnes cemp^ilsery ?du? ett! atwrtdiag for county option of school isslrtnt option was ay the deeanve vote of 11 to 4?. wept ea riserd aa opposing the peaunt >aw, prob heed to that eeetlea of 'a wasssge which etrces laadeqaate educational faclli taa eaforcement of a compul saw ehooJd: It be en looalltlea Jan. St.?Werk on the bill la progressing at The members of the a*~d*e ways sad sesaus conwnttteaand ,capralttee a rupees effort to complete consideration OS ft* eeetloas of the btiL Jl wV uies. esssjhmaa of the ways and means eat use*** said that it was peeatbis the html wOsll no ready for introduction aa |ga aesjee by February 1. 9* <Wsaa ef the State Hospital i feosjjee Saaeae will be considered by[< t^e^fsrnt rsri?wMieeii n xt Tuesday af- i tenaovn. Thin )% i isidered one of i twwrnn, omr, h?*r;>gs or the < I On? INTEREST. of Dr. Corbett and Miss Dolly of efayesvUle Jubilee of slayesviUs. Jan. St.? Mise Lulu Xsgmerins Dolly and Dr. Hawkins W. CeojnWU were married on November 9, ltte\ et the home of taw brtde*o par? anja, Mr. and Mrs. Joaason Dolly, at Teeerton. W. Va. Announcement of the> niarrtaga wae not made until a few days ago, the young couple ar rivOng nave about two weeks ago. They are at kerne to their fri ends at ths rsoHenci of Mra U L. Corbett. Mrs. Coejoett will add much to the social life, among the young people of the toam. Dr. Corbett has located here for the practice of his profession, be? ing! associated with his uncle, Dr. W. M. Bradley. Mra Corbett was one of tap snoot popular young women of her toOjsj snd Dr. Corbett Is very popular ansang his large circle of friends In tale section, where he was hern and A marriage of Interest here was that of Miss Bessie McKelthan of George? town and C. Oliver Oeepsr of Caaeden, wSjSnn took place In Chariest or- ea last Thursday afternoon at the n anse of Bcftel church, the Mev. S. h\ Marper ofs^gatlng. Mra. Cooper Is well-known asfdae queen of the Harvest Jubilee hefJS In Columbia last fall. Mr. Coop? er m the eon of Mr. snd Mrs. J. M. Osloer of this placs snd was born sne> reared here. The young couple wdat to points In Florida after the msSries? In Charleston. %km Blma Mayas, who Is teaching at djtateburr, spent the week-end at befjhoms here. fjpss Jsannetts Thomas ef Wedge fleP visited Misses Nettle end Sadie MSpes during the week-end. SnV. and Mrs. Peter Thon?as. of Odbymont. Oa., ars vialting relatives In ??syesvills. ejrs. b. 8. Crawford has gone to Co luothla for a few days visit to relatives. jlJ - In the Magistrate n court yesterday a wait following claim and delivery preweedlnss resulted, sfter tho court heat been In session for several hours. In*the compromise of the case by the mt of the amount alleged to be E A. Tlsdsle alleged that he loaned a negro a certain amount toigo or the purchase ef a ear, which tho negro afterwards seid to CR. Jenes Jones denied that he knew of the mortgags to Mr. Tlsdsle, who by thO compromise secured the amount ! * gll Mldplta Hilt I ?j^V FORD MACK PILORtM TOLLS OF rannsRivUGEs OH TRIP. Say* Expedition Wae Not Useless? Motor NMtor i Stoat to Not Yet Fadni Oai'iatn fiflelcney an Shown in KnuadiiAden off Neutrals Cross, mg Frontier* Columbia, Jen. 14.?Andrew J. Be? then, lieutenant governor, returned to Columbia yesterday from the Ford peace crusade to Europe. ||>. Be? then was sick much of the time during the outbound Journey, losing "many meals," he said, and he characterised the return voyage as "a terrible night? mare." The New York of the Amer? ican line, on which,' he returned, ten countered a terrific storm in mldocean, wheu, for the lack of a windshield, practically all lifeboats were whipped from their chocks and lost. One member or the crew was dumped Into the sea, tut In precaution he had tethered himself to the raH with a life rope and was rescued. In that, he was a bad sailor and was interned much in his state room, Mr. Bethen did not form the ac? quaintance of the two left-handed squirrels which were donated to the expedition the day it cranked up in New York. The squirrels died from ??aalcknesf;. Neither did Mr. Bethea rocelve one of the white cotton doves, bsarlng linen olive branches, which were distributed on the ark as bou yonlrs the first day out* There were 11.0 membe rs of the party. One died to Christ lnnla, Norway. A marrUge a*as contracted by two pacifist* before tse ark floated out. No births were recorded. Mr. Bethea has no Illusions as to Irrman Imperialism. He emphasised Lfcsfc there are striking contrasts oe twsen German and English methods in eaamining foreigners. The latter \ so-intry, ha said, depended much spsa quizzing. In Germany few ques? tions ate asked, but a rigid Inspect on a made of every piece of baggage . mi tte contents and occasionally :h*raical analyses are made of liquid*. . the, kalser*!? system knows- no com- i promise, he added. "Take off your >v?rcoat" net the first command rtsta. "Your undercoat!" followed in luiek auecetslon. "How much fur? thest" Mr. Bethea said he queried. Tu the skin!" came the brutal re- i racnte. When the lieutenant gov? ernor had -com? to himself," so to iui, such drastic commands as "Let's . iee the bot corn of year feet." "Li;k rat your * tongue." "Wrlgele your ?an*" w? r? irtven him courteously b it sntsuveiy* fceec* advocate .br? ietet that German efficiency would t* a good thug in American. As to the Statut of the war Mr. Bethea said: "Each belligerent hi pre paring for a terrific spring drive. No i >ns can tell what the result will be. He passed through much of the war tone and near Fluahing could hear the cannonading from the trenches. Fori'a workv he said, is to be carried an, though definite plans as to procs lur* have not been made. The party left> New Y?fc December 4, arriving In ChrUtianla December 19. Mr. Bethen left the party in Copenhagen hnd sailed from Liverpool January 12, arriving in New York last Saturday morning. In commenting on his ex? perience. Mi. Bethea said, now and then caressing the somewhat tenta? tive moustache he had acquired; "From the day I left New York until my return yesterday, my trip was a continuous round of trying but, thrilling experiences. It seems almost Ilka a miracle that I am left to tell the story. "I found the bitter cold In the Scandinavian countries too much for me and In aw<?den I neatly succumbed to Its rigor, in Stockholm I was seriously si ok for soeurel days, caat> tnr me to miss an earlier boat home. A terrible sUriu at sea still further delayed my arrival: "The trip over was without par? ticular Incident, except for the two dayaand ulght* in the harbor al Klrk wait, wh?n we were prtoonem ef a? British man-ot -war. It Is not an easy feeling to have torpedo boats lurking around and pointing their guns at you, but that Is the penalty all have to pay who pass that way these days. England hat literally swept the seas and fixed the boundary line beyond wstch no ship dare cross until she gives the word. The danger xone in which may mines are afloat also given you a ticklish feeling and It not good for the nerves. "We landed In Chrlstlania, Norway, and found an Interesting people and country. It was the height of the winter season and everything was white with snow. Thousands were giving their time to skiing, the great national sport, which consists of slid? ing and Jumping over hills and moun? tains of snow. Sweden likewise was In the grip of winter, but at Stock? holm there was a warm welcome to a beautiful arid thrifty modern city. Wagee and gocds are high. This is true In all the border neutral coun? tries. Times are good In Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland, but there are many interests that suffer from the war. Ah In America, so in these countries, there Is some division of sentiment on the question of the war. But It seemed that In Norway, Denmark and Holland sympathy was With the allies, while in Sweden It was with Germany. Sweden has an old grudge against Russia, and the other neutral countries are afraid of the growing military power in Ger? many?of 'the dominant heel/ they eay. "In Copenhagen I left the Ford party to hurry home. To do this It wee necessary for me to have my passport vised for belligerent coun? tries. Only as a special courtesy from German and English consuls was I able to- accomplish this, for our country except in rare cases grants no pass? ports to belligerent countries und orders have been issued against it. But I had good luck and this gave me a chance to see Germany and Eng? land at first hand in a state of war. "It, also gave me the unique expe? rience of getting in and out of Ger? many at the present time. They take nothing for granted. It matters not what credentials, passports or letters you bear, nor who you are, yen must submit to the test before you pass. And you can bet that when the Ger? mans do a thing It IS done thoroughly. They talk little and ask but few ques? tions, but when they are done with you, you know that you have been examined. In my case every arttole was taken from my baggage and . ex? amined with the utmost care, books and papers and pictures were taken in charge and peroxide of hydrogen tnd other medicines I had were Bmptied upon a heap of coal in the sellef that they were either invisible ink or explosives. The baggage Itself wmn observed with great scrutiny. I . "At this juncture two officers as? sorted me to a private dressing room &nd I was told to uncover. I took off my overcoat, then my coat and when thus disrobed I stood up before the ?fneer and asked, 'How far?' 'Keep I going,' he said. I continued and later repeated my question. 'To the skin,' tie replied. When I had 'stripped to I the skin,' the bottoms of my feet, my back and my head were all examined ?my clothes, my shoes, my overshoes, ms watch, my purse?nothing es VI came away impressed with Ger? man efficiency and yet it was all done a/lth courtesy and order and system tnd dispatch. I also , visited many oluces and saw a good bit.of Gorman I life as I mingled freely with the pec i?le, and yet from the time I tntered | jormau territory until I lei t it my AheresrboutH were:always known. Y?n nay not like their method of 'vur 'ere. and you may oppose their hard j military system, but one thing Is cer? tain, you can not visit Germany as I lid and come away without feeling mat they are a wonderfully skillful tntr efficient people, without feeling too that some of this efficiency would be a good thing for America. "From Germany 1 passed on through Holland by way of The Hague incl crossed the North sea to England. The North sea is literally a network of lubmarlnes and mines and no ship lares to cross In the nighttime. The mine sweepers followed our ship for mil<? and I saw the big guns shoot, And explode mine after mine. I passed within sight of Ostend, now held by the Germans, and could hear the con? tinuous roar of the cannon from the trenches near Flushing. "In England I visited the house of lords and the house of commons and heard Lloyd George and Sir Edward Carson speak on the compulsion en? listment measure. Great Britain is beginning to realize that It is at war and both the powers-that-be and the people seem now resolved to fight to a finish. I saw thousands of soldiers In Germany and England who had been or were getting ready to go to the front and the general opinion is that both sides are planning for a mighty drive in the spring. ??Everywhere I wont I was shown the greatest consideration and kind? ness. The people in the old coun? tries have great respect for form and custom. I met many officials and people of prominence and Influence. It was also my privilege to meet and be entertained at luncheon or dinner by all the American ministers and ambassadors In the countries I visit? ed. Among these were Albert G. achemederman at Christlanla. Ira Nelson Morris at Stoekholm, Maurice Francis Kagan at Copenhagen, Henry Van Dyke at The Hague, and Ambas? sador Page at London. At Copenhagen 1 was entertained by Sir Henry Lew? der, the Hrltlsh minister to Denmark, and at The Hague Dr. Van Dyke In? vited me to meet Brand Whltlock, who was Just returning from America to Brust els. "My trip home was a terrible nlght i mare. We encountered a furious storm at sea, which blew from 90 to 100 miles an hour and which con? tinued unabated for :iG hours. The lifeboats wero swept nway, small leaks were sprung, much crockery and fur? niture broken, the ship l>adly torn and several passengers and members of the crew slightly hurt. One of the crew was thrown overboard, but re oovemd himself by means of a rope ho had fastened to his body. My cabin mate and I feit certain that the ship would go down and there were many others who shared in this opin? ion. "Measured by motive and purpose, the Ford peace expedition did good. No one can measure influence. No one has a right to say that a movement such as this is of no avail. If you be? lieve as I do that every good word spoken and every good act done is taken into account and blesses some? body, somewhere at some time, then I think that a movement for world peace, however futile it may seem, must be credited with being worth while. "Of Henry Ford as a big hearted, unselfish man, too much can not be said in praise. He has set the world, and especially rich men, a great ex? ample. He is willing to spend his for? tune, as he told me, for peace and he has demonstrated to the world his in? terest in a good cause. Then, too, the public must remember that his peace efforts are not finished and no one can tell what may yet be accomplished. I heard him say that if he could only scratch the surfaee In the movement, If he could only end . the war a day sooner, bf> would be willing to make any sacrifice of money and means at his command. "At any rate the Ford expedition has eaused the nations of the earth to think, and talk for a little while of peace. That in itself ia worth while, for it carries with it the wonderful power of suggestion. In this time of madness when a world hi abl?se with war, it is a good thing to think of peace, talk of peace and to work for peace. The world would be a much better place in which to live if we had more man of the type of Henry Ford and there would be an end to war." A COMPLICATED ROBBERY. John Myers, Colored, Has Large Sum of Money Stolen From Him Sat? urday Night. John Myers, colored, was robbed Saturday night In the southern part of the city, where he and another ne? gro and a white man had been drink? ing together. The sum lost by Myers, who le an old negro who lives on Dr. F. K. Holman'8 place at Mechanics vllie,, was something over 1160, which he had received during the day as the prooeads from the sale of three bales of cotton. Myers and the other men were first in Oeo. Tfndal's barber ahon. Here Myers sent out for some whiskey ; wl.i.-h tie an<l thf others dran'.t. Later j they w<?i!t aromm to Frank McLean's ? I uoumu and one ul them sent out tor . ? .i some more whiskey, but not having the right change, he asked Myers to give him enough to make up the re? quired amount. As Myers took his wallet from his pocket the negro grab bid it and ran. Myers was unable to catch him and upon his return to the scene the white man had also vanish? ed. The robbery was reported to the police and S. J. Wllmot, the white man, was arrested and placed in the guard house. Myers claimed that Suc? cess Burrows was the negro who had snatched his money and made off with it Burrows was also arrested, but denied having had anything to do with the robbery or knowing anything about it. Wllmot claimed that a ne? gro named Silas Black was man who robbed My era Silas has not yet been apprehended, although the police are looking out for him. Oeo. Tlndall, In whose shop the trouble started, was exonerated by all of the parties ar? rested, as having nothing to do with the robbery. Jlmmle Ross was ar? rested, as he had been paid $20 by the white man to keep his mouth clos? ed, It having developed that Jlmmle knew of and who committed the rob? bery. Jlmmle says that the white man gave him the money and asked him not to say anything about the robbery. He forked up $11 for the chief of po? lice when he was arrested, all of the sum given him that he had left. Wllmot told the police that he was present when money was stolen and that he did not have anything to do with It. He said he ran away because he thought some of those present might have guns and start shooting and he didn't want to get shot. He says that he gave Ross the money to keep him from telling anything about the matter. In the meantime the po? lice are still looking for Silas Black. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily, by Ernest Field. Got? ten Buyer. Good Middling 12. Strict Middling, 11 3-4. Middling 11 1-2. Strict Low Middling 11. LOW Middling 10 1-2. Staple cotton 13 to lCc. WKW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yest'dys Open High Low Close Close Jan. . . .12.25 12.25 12.00 12.06 12.16 Mch. . .12.27 12.29 12.15 12.21 12.33 Moy. . .12.51 12.51 12.38 11.46 12.55 July. . .12.6:1 12.G4 12.52 12.58 12.71 ^Oct. . .12.67 12.07 12.51 12.50 12.71 ItHiiiriMMttitniiiiiuiiiiuuiiiiniiiiitiMiiiammtm The Man Who Frow*x? m The man who does business with a scowl doesn't do much business?does he? Whenever you have business dealings with any one you prefer those who make you welcome?make you feel you are welcome. You find in your own business that a smile goes further than a frown?don't you. We welcome you here with a wholesole, hearty welcome. It Is not measured by the size of your bank account. The welcome is for you. Old men or young men, women or,children will find a cordial greeting awaiting them here. We are a Bank of Personal Service. 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