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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
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