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?TM fal iaf Fear not?Det all the ?rfH Hum Afcnaf at be ttiy Oonntry'?, Hrjr God'i an* TrrtJk'e* THE TR?B SOUTHRON, SUMTBR, S. 0., HAUTJEDAY, APRIL 1, 1916. VoLXLII. No. 13 Wl Fill ff iHUmil ? ",.'.? Wimp Craft waa flerevaacaof ' UltH Gey ta?T igte* Marea U.~Amdavits ??rrrrw* American, oo the _ . , smgttshsasn Which wera oa Strain Liverpool Staat thai the w avMeaoa ttet the veeeel triad to eacapa. If this It true the aubmba Ha* waa wit hi a her rights la sinking .bW??, t itaratanr leutelhtr later stated that the) afittevtte ajeo Indicate the hmg *Wm* Had stopp? d when the tor Mela' Wae actually Bred. This would nwAe case pan .lie I to that of the AMtMe? AIMtfES SOMBilRD VENICE. Ir.-^kustrtan alr Venlce. building* BLOWN t*~~Oad Han . ?i4eed wlteo .the e?twy^ra4 WefjMorf. today. ' il^f^ ^^W WWllla V~A part ad Aao ?''?.? ofcttmg ? are raaeoae way tae gov foreatrir department thinks haa beoa a ?Mure for the la the aar? at the foreete of the An repeat years, and that P?**l pie are beaiantaw to reoognUe the fact! thai thqr have aeeaa real valaeo la I mkr fieeat lands as an auxiliary tel Iw^Wf ft ras tasvda .WT. A. MMewk representing the geWelafcttel forest servlos \m now WjMeMU 4a thai section seeking la fjlWWMliii along this line and finding tifeferlsas the owners of timber lande dalag to protect and reforest their #8. Me baa been very much gratl ?ta lead that so large a proportion oo entry Is being permitted to I PWt oa a second growth of pines. iMMf grows on laml at the rau of iWit IM feet a year to the acre if by fire, which is the I enemy to i afar eating and to the farmer himself as aal of the more advanced f?rmere I earning. The Improvement all the demand for real pastures far the better grass (hat grows where there hi no ewoeplng fire la dotng a great deal to save the for? ests. The lumbermen are more care? ful with their legging operations also, aad maay of the big? companies keep a forestry expert witl them so that they will not damage the real wealth of Use country so much in getting out the frlat of the soil an It Is offered In lumber. Mr. Mat toon hopes a nd expects that scrae practical results win be brought about by his Inspection trip and that he will be able to follow It, and other trips that are being made, by sugges? tions to the owners of land In regard to their Umber. Me says that the farmers of this country will soon learn that they have a veritable gold mine in their wood lande and they will be more careful of It. and their Intonelve plan of farming will leave plenty of room for many generation*, for forest*. tmanvTFH to charlotte. tfcHmsent ?f n . n Mill Colors Ar? rives, 1 ivtng Come by Way of flfcanghut, China. Charlotte. X. C, March 17.?A ship? ment >f cotton mill dyes representing 110,000 was received by a local con? cern here today. This shipment wax detoured via Shanghai. China, from derma ny The supply house here raade the announcement that they hava found a source whereby they will be able to meet the demands of South? ern mill men. Would Raise a Howl. IVuniter Item suggests that In case the State la forced Into the Insurance business to protect the property of Its ctttsens, the tax returns should form the bauls of estimates of val? ued Now wouldn't that raise a howl in South Carolina. Suppose torn* o our eltlxens were forced to Insure their properly for two-thirds of wtuv thev value It at for taxation, wouldn' the* do some high kicking??Rock Ulli llorald. SNK tHUI. DTIEii 1911. CmCAGO-BI Ffc'ALO FLYER * 18 WRECKED AT AMHRRST, QalO, WHEN|z? CRASHED INTO ? OW?R TRAIN. Mssmhis Msny of Ttsem In Fear fnBjr? M*ngJe<r Condition ? No IMetbs on\ Twentieth Century IV?* ?Horn t*ein Hnndred Injured Tak? en to Nearby Points for Treatment. Cleveland, March 29.?Seventeen bodies have been recovered from the (foubleV wreck on the New York Cen? tral railroad in which two sections of the*?hicago-BuiTalo Flyer and the loth Gktitury Limited crashed ''into each oAher. Over one hundred oth? ers were Injured. The rear end col? lision between the two sections of the BuiUKoj Hyer occurred first and scat? tered, wi-eckese over the west bound track. \ A minute, later the 20th Cen? tury crashed Into the wreckage, the ongtacH and cars turning over. The first accident was canned by fog Theiwreck occurred near Amherttt, Ohio, when thefirstsetoel nETH tHH Ohio, when the first .section stopped to take water at 4: If this morning. Twenty-five bodice ? had been re? covered at II o'clock. Some of the victime were decapitated. Arms, legs and portions of human bodies were found scattered throughout the wreck? age. Spinae of the victims will never be identified. - Only, twe coaches of the 20th Century Limited were over? turned, There were no deaths on that train. Most of the victims were In the |aet two coaches of the first section of the Chicago to Buffalo train. Engineer Hens of the second section of the Chicago-Buffalo train miraculously escaped Injury. He ?tai? led that he wae running sixty miles'an hour. He did not see the block Sig? nale. The dead were taken to Am? tierst and about one hundred injured to Blyrja. ? 11. ..I ,i ?i ttajunlanton whl Investigate. Washington. March 2?.?The. Inter? relate commerce commission announc 1 ed that it will make a thorough In ireMlerajfion of the Amherst wreck. fat 8. Booth, R. K. Wilder and H. *. Mxaauurln? Jr., Muutint directors for .Tear for id'rectors at any election in three Dr. B. fl. Booth. Mr. R. K. Wilder land Mr. H..J. McLaurln, Jr. were the ! gentlemen receiving the highest num? ber of votes and were therefore de? clared elected. Tfteee three gentlemen will fill the places vacated on the directorate by the expiration of the terms of direc? tor* 9. Z. Hearon, H. M. Btuokcy [and E. U Wltherspoon. The retir? ing director* have rendered years of farttiful service to Ute organization and to Surnter. They have been and are still among SumteFs most public spirited, and progressive citizens. The three new directors are well known and popular as well as public spirited and progressive citizens. Messrs. Wilder and McLaurln have served on city council. Dr. Booth was president of the local board of health for years, and Mr. Wilder was a member of the board of health for years. Mr. Mc? Laurln has served ae a director of the Chamber of Commerce before. Next Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock the new directors will assume their duties at the weekly meeting of the board at which a president, and two vice presidents will be elected for the ensuing year. OFFERS AEROPLANES CHEAP. Club Anxious to Contribute Two High Powered Machines to Government Service. New York, March 28.?The Aero Club of America announced today that because of the law which pre? vent* the United States government from accepting gifts it has offered to sell to the government for one dollar each the two high powered aeroplanes It recently proffered for use in Mex? ico. The offer to sell the machines I at thia prloe haa been forwarded to Secretary Baker. VILLA RETREATING. Mcxcian Bandit Said to Re Making for Rlcrree? Residents Furnish In? formation Freely. Casas Orandes, Chihuahua, Mex., March 27 (Wirelesa to Columbus, March 27.)?Villa is flying southwest towards the foothills of the Sierras. According to army reports received here today the rapidity of his flight is hastening the American pursuit. All rms of the service are being used in in attempt to force the bandit into a 'Omer. The Mexican residents of thbi sec? tion, which has been ravaged time And Urns, again by Villa bandits, aro feely giving information concerning /Ilia's flight, supplies, armament and strength-to-the American military au? thorities. While much of this Information had '>een too Indefinite to be of value, It s presumed that the knowledgo that he American? are kept Informed ns o his movements had influenced the >nndtt chelftain to the greatest hasto n his retreat. AlthouRh the United States troop* ire following closely in his wake, so 's \ It is stated, no fighting has taken pi. ' iura? SWEPT NF?. MANY BUILDINGS BURNEID LOSS OF $100,000. Fire Broke Out About 11 o'clock; Every Business Structure Ws" s troy od, Except Three?Col Sends Fire Truck to Aid N " Lexington, March 28. bulldlngs in the heart of Lexii mostly business structures, w< istroyed with their contents t< I within two hours by a tire whichM out shortly after 11 o'clock, infill ! a loss estimated, by Mayor Chart? i Taylor at 8100,000, less than half ered by Insurance. Driving southward before a breeze, the flames at 1 o'clock sweeping both sides of the main I and they were checked only by i den shift of .the wind, which simultaneously with the arrival motor fire engine company front lumbta, 18 rnUes?awny, Ten mtn ? afterward it was apparent that I fire area had reached its extrei tent, though brisk work was etil) quired to nuenc*h incipient bliisea? nearby structures. Lexington's water supply is I wells only and the town is even a. volunteer fire deplt Bucket brigades did what they but were hampered by an eair veloped scarcity of water and and of ladders, pike poles and Household goods were removj time from most of the dwelling practically nothing was nav?oV the mercantile establishment!^ of the merchants retrieved 1) of their stock, only to >ave ocnsumed as they lay piled li street Early this morning but throe, ness buildings in the town are ing. These are the large two brick building occupied by C man & Kaminer, general tnei disc; the Kauft man bulldir cupied by the Harman Drui* Coi and the structure which ? Houi drug store of Meetse & 3ona fire area on the principal str defined at one end by the Caujfl Kaminer building and* at thn by the county court house a: county Jail, which face euch The Kauffman building lias these bounds and though ccnsi damaged is the only structure sort in the fire area which u utter destruction. Andrew C. Sawyer's drug etn most in, the mlddlq of theflre ^ was the place of origin of t)!ie>|| Inightmw^tiaienw smoi pharmacist, occupying a the rear of the ground door, escaped half clad. The proprietor and his fam? ily had more time in which ts leave their apartments upstairs and b rought away some of their effects. The flames ate their way rapidly Into adjacent structures, veering with the wind. Flrit they worked southward until de? struction of the large Caughman Kamtner building whs imminent, then turned to the northward, crossing the street at about the same time to lick up the large Meetze hotel. ILiast of the buildings to go was the handsome new brick counting house of the Bank of Western Carolina. Two members of The State's staff mado the 12 mile run from Columbia to Lexington In. 18 minutes In the six cylinder touring car of William H. Harth, city electrician, Mr. Hath driving. A Heavy explosion about midnight caused a slight alarm, which evidently was ammunition of some kind in a burning hardware store. In front of the Harman Drug com? pany was an underground gasoline tank, which it was said contained 300 gallons' of gasoline. As the fire gradually spread there was some fear that a spark might get into the tank. The rubber hose was melted in spots. The heat became so intense on Main street in front of the Sawyer Drug company that *he macadamized street cracked and swelled at several placea The county jail with 11 prisoners,! is the next building to the residence of O. M. Harman, which was an en? tire loss. A vacant lot continued efforts on tho part of volunteer fire? men, and the change of the wind saved the building from destruction. At one time one end was smoking but Sheriff Sim J. Miller went on the roof with a bucket and fought it away. The prisoners were not re? moved from tho Jail. Tho county court house is across the street from the Jail. Cyrus Shealy, county clerk of court, rushed to tho court house and put the valuable rec? ords in the vault The Columbia lire department was called for aid and a combination motor chemical and pumper and eight men went to Lexington through the country. The parly was In charge of Chief Knglneer McCraney and the j following men m^'e the trip: T. W. Danlelson, U. E. vVheeler. it J. Fei? ner. J. E. Beard, H. C. Cloyd. E. H. Summers. E. M. DuPre, a member of tho Co? lumbia city council, accompanied the Columbia firemen on tho trip. There was no water connection in Lexington except a mill pond some distance from the fire, 'j'he Columbia company stretched Its hose, but as the tire was under control when Columbia arrived they did not throw water on It The following buildings were de? stroyed: A. C, Sawyer's drug store, two story, brick; A. J. Mathias, gener? al merchandise, wooden; Lewie Hall, general merchandise, one Htory, wood den; B. B. Roof & Son, groceries, ono story, wooden; Barre Hardware com? pany, two story, wooden; Reagin Shoe shop one story wooden; Bickens Mitchell meat market, ono story, wooden; Corky Barber shop, one story, wooden; wooden; B, ,0,. Dreher company, clothiers, one story, | iotnuN jitJSPORTS DESTRUCTION OF TRENCHES HY MINE. Ocrmans Claim to Have Repulsed all Assaults und to Have Regained Some Ground From Russians. .Berlin, March 27 (via London).? fjfore than 100 yards of German fcnenches near St. Eloi have been [tyown up by the British, German ar? my headquarters announced today. .*West Prussian regiments were suc? cessful in recapturing the artillery bservatlon positions lost by the?Ger ns March' '20 near Mokrsyce, near farocz lake, on the Russian front, to "Jday'B announcement states, ^flphe statement reads: t "Western theatre: By an extensive ne explosion early this morning British damaged our position near Elol, south of Ypres. More than ";400 yards of trenches were blown up. ualtiee wcro caused among the Joompany ocqupyihg the position.1 ir"In the district northeast and east gjf Verm ell ojs we wero successful in miinc lighting and took some prison ? r"Farther south near La Boissolle, AWrtheaat of Albert, some weak Eng tfgh detachments attempted to ad -Vahce against our positions. They jfwero prevented by our Are. *T>urlng the past few days the Brit again shelled the town of Lens, fjhi the Argonno and in the region Jjthe Meuse artillery and other firing inished only temporarily. Eastern theatre: The Russians ed tholr attacks with violence the front occupied by the ar ot Felid Marshall von Hinden The Russians advanced In un ented numbers of men and am unitlon against the German line hwest of Jacobstadt. They suf enormouu lossos without achlev any succesis. "Near Wejik ajeeelo, south of Vidsy, h#*r advanced detachments captured ' 57 Russians and two machine guns. ..^'."P.epeated. endeavors made by the enemy against our positions north .?west of Postavy completely failed. j^*'After'Strong-attacks by portions of Russian army corps south of ? lake- were repulsed the West ssian regiments made a counter* k near Mckrzyce in' an endeavor recapture the artillery observation tions which were lost March 20. brave troops completed their task ery detail. ?. this counterattack and In of the enemy attacks 21 , &,1.*P men were capt / "Our airmen dropped bombs on the railroad stations at Dvnsk and Wtlwejy and on the railroad depot i between Baronovichi and Minsk. I "Balkan theatre: There la ao change in the situation." SOUTHERN MAKES LOAN FUND. Will Establish Aid for Students in Clemson College. Washington, March 23.?As a per? petual memorial to the great interest In Southern farming manifested by the late President Finley, President Harrison, of Southern Railway Com? pany, has arranged to give $1,000 each to the State colleges In Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor? gia. Florida. Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee, to be des? ignated "Southern Railway Loan Fund: William Wilson Finley Foun? dation." Loans from the fund In each State are to be made by the College authorities to worthy students in such way as the authorities of each college may determine, subject only to the restriction that the students receiving the benefits shall be from counties traversed by the lines of Southern Railway Company or its associated companies. This permanent loan fund will take the place of the four-year Southern Railway scholarships Provided by Mr. Finley which will expire with the close of the present school year. Sponsor Announced. Louisville, March 20.?Gen. Young announced today Miss Gladys Kerna.n, of New Orleans will be sponsor, and Mrs. Governor Harris, of Georgia, chaperon of the Confederate reunion to be held In Birmingham. i ? i, - i i. 1.1 Marriage Lcenso Record. A license to marry has been grant? ed one colored couple: Harry Crosk rey and Mamie Galloway, Sumter. brick; Enterprise Hardware com? pany, one story, brick; Surratt's ba? zaar, ?no story, wooden; G. M. Har man .residence, two story, wooden; Lexington Dispatch, one story, wood? en; Scott Ilendrix Furniture company, two story, wooden; Citizen Telephone exchange, brick; Mrs. R. G. Wlngard's grocery, one story, wooden; S. J. Long grocery, ono story, brick; Meetze ho? tel, two story, wooden; S. J. Long's barber shop, two story, brick; Bank of Western Carolina, one story, brick; j unoccupied residence owned by Scott Hendrlx, two story, wooden. A. J. Mathias was having his store room torn down ind brick were on Main street preparatory to building a new structure. Mr. Mathias, there fore, saved his stock of goods, hav Lng recently removed them from the 1 old bui:iing. Tho Kauffman building, occupied by the Harmon Drug company, caught but was extinguished with small dam? age by efficient bucket brigades and an opportune change ojf the wind. The plate glass windows were smashed. The Roof building, which was to? tally destroyed, was not occupied. Lewie Hall was moving out of his store and therefore his stock of goods wau saved. ALLIES WILL SUND TOGETHER ULTIMATE TRIUMPH OVER ENE? MY IS AIM OF ENTENTE POWERS. Paris Conference Adopts Resolution Affirming Unity of Views of Nations in Matters of Military, Economic and Diplomatic Relations. Paris, March 28.?The conference of the entente allies, which ended to? day, adopted the following resolutions just prior to adjournment: "The representatives of the allied governments, In conference at Paris, March 27 and 28, 1916, affirm the complete community of views and solidarity of the allies. They confirm all the measures taken to realize unity of action or unity of front. "They understand by that, at the same time, unity of military action, assured by the entente concluded be? tween the general staffs, unity of eco? nomic action, the organization of which the present conference have regulated, and unity of diplomatic action, which is guaranteed, by their unshaken will to continue the strug? gle to victory for the common cause. "The allied governments declined to put into practice in the economic do? main their solidarity of views and Interests. They charge the economic conference, which is to be held short? ly at Paris, to propose for them ap? propriate measures for the realization of this solidarity. "With a view to strengthen, coordi? nate and unify the diplomatic action to be exercised to prevent the re vlctualling of the enemy, the confer? ence has decided to establish at Paris a permanent committee in which all the allies will be represented. "The conference has decided: First, to continue the organization already begun, at London, of an international central bureau of freight; second, to proceed in common and with the briefest delay to seek practical means to apportion equitably between the allied nations the charges for mari? time transportation and check the rise In freight rates." The decisions of the conference have the force of the decisions of the respective governments because each, with the exception of Russia, was rep? resented by its principal ministers and generals. . The delegates will leave tonight and tomorrow in the same silent and un? obtrusive way that they assembled. Premier AsquIth and Field Marshal Earl Kitchener will visit Italy before returning to London. tends of Railway Workers' Adjust? ment Boards Will Act Together To? morrow. New York, March 28.?The 30 chairmen of the division adjustment boards of the four unions comprising 400,000 locomotive engineers, fire? men, conductors and trainmen, met I here today and arranged to present their demands for an eight hour day and higher wages to the railroad managers of the country on Thurs? day. The railroads will have until April 29 to consider the demands. If they refuse them the union delegates must resubmit the proposition to a vote of their members in order to get authority to declare a strike. SENDS VAUGHN TO ASYLUM. Former Head of Odd Fellows' Or? phan Home is Under Observation. Columbia, March 29.?Thurston U. Vaughn, uader death sentence for abuses he has confessed to having committed upon girls who were in his care when he was superintendent of the Odd Fellows' Orphan home at Greenville, was yesterday removed from the State penitentiary and com? mitted to the State Hospital for the Insane for treatment and for obser? vation. Orders providing for the transfer were issued by Frank B. 'Gary of Ab? beville, circuit judge, upon the appli? cation of Proctor A. Bonham, solicitor, counsel for Vaughan concurring. Last October Vaughn was taken back to Greenville to bo resentenced, the su? preme court having denied his peti? tion for a new trial, but a stay of execution was obtained by his at? torneys, pending an examination as to his sanity. Recently a Columbia physician, J. Heyward Gibbes, M. D., has been | studying Vaughan's case, by request of Solicitor Bonham and Gov. Man nihg. Dr. Glbbcs thought that condi? tions for a fair and clear determina? tion would be better at the asylum and it was on Gov. Manning's sug? gestion that Judge Gary was asked to authorize tho transfer. Dr. Gibbes will treat and observe the patient at the asylum in coopera? tion with members of the staff and in time will report his conclusions. Writing not Ions ago to Solicitor Bon? ham he advanced the surmise that Vauhgan was "malingering," but said this opinion was subject to revision under conditions more favorable to observation. MANNING SIGNS ACT. T^rrcns Lnnd System Becomes Lnw. Columbia, March 28.?Several acts of State-Wide importance which were passed by tho last legislature were signed yesterday by Gov. Manning. They Include: The Torrens act for the registration of land; the Toole act for teaching agriculture In the public schools; the act providing for a State board of conciliation to settle disputes between capital and labor. The governor also signed an act amending the code so that the naval militia will share in the special tax in Charleston. Tho governor has not yet signed the two quarts a month law. NUMEROUS BIDS FOR P?. TWEXTY-OXE CONTRACTORS SUB? MIT OFFERS FOR STREET WORK I IE RE. Big Crowd in Attendance as Bids Were Opened?Offers Will be Gone Over Carefully and Decision Will be Announced Later-?Various Kinds of Paring Considered. From The Daily Item, March 29. There were twenty-one bids placed by contractors for the paving which is to be done on the streets of Sumter and a crowd of more than a hundred paving and material men were on hand last night when the bids were opened to explain any difficulties which might arise as to the meaning of their bids.. In fact so.large wa?- the crowd that council found the * zW chamber totally inadequate rovide accom? modations and tr leeting was ad? journed to the ferny of Music, where the bid' J$e opened without any delays ?' finalities and tabu ! lated by Ma \ < L. Lee, engineer for the city. > The hi ^Vvered a number of dif l -cnt 1 t> of paving materials, all of whJ ^ill be considered by coun? cil ir ^ determination of the award for Vpavlng. When the bids were al' aed and tabulated, Mayor Jen r announced that they would be go*, j over carefully and the award announced, as soon as a decision waa reached. He invited the visitors to the Chamber of Commerce supper, an invitation. which seemed appre? ciated by the visitors and which many of them accepted. COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY. State Beard of Health Will Send Com? munity Unit to Make Thorough In? spection of Sumter county. Dr, J. A. Hayne, Secretary State Board of Health, has confirmed in a letter to Secretary Reardon, printed below, his promise to have a health survey of Sumter township made at an early date. Dr. HaymVs Letter. State Board of Health of South Caro? lina, Columbia, S. C, March 27, lffl6. E. I. Reardon, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Sumter, s. C. Dear Sir: Pursuant to our con versa* tion over 'phone, I am desirous of sending one of the community units employed by the State Board of Health, to Sumter to do intensive community work. The purpose of tho spread of typhoid fever, ''''hiowFT worm disease, tuberculosis, dlarrhoe al diseases, etc. The plan pursued is to send one di? rector, a physician skilled in this work, and three health inspectors. They will remain in a county for three months and visit every home in the community in which they work, and by personal conversation, bulle? tins and illustrated lectures at tho school house, strive to drive home tho lessons of modern sanitation. The ultimate object of this work 13 to educate a county to the necessi? ty of employing a whole-time county ' health officer who will, carry on the work begun by these units. So far, there are only two counties in South Carolina which have whole time health officers: viz, Greenville and Rlchland counties. I am enclosing herewith copy of Bill, passed by the last General As? sembly, for county health officer for Greenville county. I believe that such a Bill passed for a whole-time health officer for Sumter county, would pay many times over the coat cf such an officer, both In improving the health conditions In Sumter coun? ty and in advertising Sumter city and i county, as a progressive city in a pro? gressive county, and 1 believe that your Chamber of Commerce could take up no better advertising cam? paign for the city and county than a propaganda for a whole-time county health officer. Yours truly, (Signed) James A. Hayne, Secretary State Board of Health, Chairman J. A. McKnlght of the local board of health Informed Sec? retary Reardon that he approves of the proposed township health survey, and believed that the Sumter health board would request that the city of Sumter be included in this survey by the State Board of Health unit. How? ever, no regular action has been tak? en as yet by the local health board. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce is working for a whole-time county health officer, and cooperating with Sumter health board and health offi? cer for the best possible sanitary con? ditions in this city. LABOR NOT A COMMODITY. Judge Anderson Throws Out Con? spiracy Indictment Against StceJ Company. Youngstown, March 28.?The In? dictments against live local steel com? panies for conspiracy in connection with the recent disastrous strike were quashed today by Judge Anderson of the common pleas court on the ground that labor is not a commodity. M1XEHS ENTOMBED BY EXPLO? SION. Hundred Men Have Lives Endangered Bluclield, W. Va., March 28.?A hundred miners were entombed by an explosion at the West-Vivian mine. Nine were rescued, but nearly all were fatally injured. Prohibit Gasolene Export. Washington, March 2S.?Represen tative Bhallenbergar, of Nebraska, to day Introduced a resolution prohibit Ing the exportation ol gasolene.