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Ill TIE ijflSUM. VICTORY FOR PROHIBITION WHEN R1CHRY BILL FASS Itw lAUULfHvuitft cd Be Allowed Import? ?fe Mb for MMttctoal im? can be Stored im the ?? i ? Columbia, Feb I.?the prohibition into today wen a signal victory In the house when the Rlcbey bill prohibiting the Importation of intoxicants into the State, except, lor medicinal or sacra ssental purposes, was passed from 4jtmW$ *> third reading. Before final is of the measure amendments were adopted forbidding the storing of any liquor in South Carolina, not even the home being exempted. A yitffe number of other amendments Wete ref used. ?s tejst vote cams on the motion a/Mr. Sssrson to strike out the en eeimg words of the bill, which was ?erased by a vote of 73 to 18. There was two days of debate on the measure before its final passage. Columbia, Feb. 1.?The Du Rant anti-liquor advertising bill was sent to Aha house today. The penalty for e^taiioas is from $*Q to S*00 and also % Jail eeatence of not more than six The Bejeal Suffrage League sent a of thanks to the senate for ?consideration of the equal auf* referendum. They stated that Bernte?* ehost, they'd oome again imar. ihe seiitragists were to those voting for the meas sad hopeful of the opponents, ask forgiving toward those "who did ajjk heap their word/' /Is* Seven Bister insurance bill and sejlfBay prohibition bills were sent yi,third reading. The highway com BdgoJin bill, to etooure federal aid j?p trad* debate, the ?Miau has adjourned until Tuesday night Columbia. Fee. t.-^djournment was fehan la the eeaaie at noon today eaJU Tuesday night that the members rt remain over Salesd'ey next Mon : Chief interest in the upper house tolay was focussed on the in ?he and prohibition measures, a Irrer/ debate oa the proposed h?ls, which are to pjtfeure federal aid in the teat would be $70,000. with an leoreaas by this amount each year, ?unill $810,00? would be avall %bie the last year. This a!d Is con Outset upon the State's raising cer? tain amount, which la provided for in a sister bllj on automobile 11 senses. The Du Rant anti-liquor advertls leg blU was sent to the house for con id, third reading having been today la the senate. The bill prevents the publication in newspa? pers of Uquor advertisements or the dfculatfbn of papers or circulars con fe^ftTh*; such advertisements. The bill also does net adm't of the posting of Discards or other billboard notices, or advertising In other mediums. Pen ?ls fins of from $10 to $500, which be supplemented by jail sentence of not mere than she months. 8Jnecsjd Week Jurors. The following are the jurors drawn for the second week of sessions court which convenes for Sumter county Monday morning : F. A. McCarthy, J BT. DuRant, Jr., A. L Northcutt. H W. hfeCollum, |. P. Rees. 8. R. Sprott. Murray Orimn. M. J. Hicks, H. J. Windham. ^ S. J. Player. A. M. Brogdon. b. M. Whits. T. J. Oeddlngs. Richard Oxendlne. Louis Scott. R. C. Tledale, I. M. Truluck, J. L King. H A. Rose. #. D. Locklesr, L. J. Newman. W. 8. Thompson. J. B. Ryan, D. O. F. Bultman, J. T. Brogdon. drmsby Blending, mf. B. Jones. F W Chandler. C A- Blanton. C F. Stoudenmlre. O. C. Locklear. W. W. Wheeler. C. it Burkett. j O. W. Hntcheson. A. B. Cubhsge. Jamss Pagan. Salem, Ore., Feb. 2.?Orcaon Is bone dry* tonight. Gov. W>they combe today signed the absolute pro? hibition bill recently passed by the legislature and It Immediately became lew. The new law prohibits lmpor taton of liquor except for medicinal or religious purposee. INTERRED CRUISERS SEIZED. -1?*V~ fcNITED STATES NAVY TAKE* OVER KRONPRINZ EITEL FRED RICH AT PHILA? DELPHIA. Crewa of German Vessels Put tn Du - racks, While Harbor la Patrolled by Guard?Four liners seised at Cris? tobal. Philadelphia, Feb. 3.?The interned German cruisers Kronprinz Wilhelm and Print Eitel Frederich were seised early tonight by order of the navy department and thslr crews imprison? ed in an isolation barracks. The seiz? ure was followed by the placing of an armed . guard at the yard entrance, while marines were assigned to pat* rol the land side limits of the gov? ernment preserve. Motor boats and other light craft with machine guns aboard patrolled the ilver and pre? vented vessels from coming within a prescribed area. Shore leave of ma rines and sailors was rescinded ami visitors forbidden. Four steamers, orte flying the Amer? ican flag, laden with munitions and other rich cargoes and destined for the war tone, sailed from here today. Among the half dosen steamers that cleared for foreign ports was the American Tanker Gold Shell for Bor? deaux and Rouen, Franca. W. H. Berry, collector of the port tonight requested that a special guard Of marines bo placed around the Ger man liners Print Okar and Rhuetla and the Austrian merchantman Pi ap? honia, which have been self-intenmd at this port since the beginning of the war. Police guards were placed around several of the munition plants In this city and vicinity tonight. FOUR LINERS TAKEN. Hamburg-American Vessels Seised by Authorities of the Canal tone. Panama, Feb. 4.?Four Bahlburg? American liners, which have bean in Cristobal harbor ware seised this af? ternoon by the canal sons authorities. Night harbor traffic at Cristobal has been stopped and strict protective , measures have been taken throughout the canal tone. The steamers seised have been in the harbor since the beginning of the war. Washington, Feb. 3.?Removal of the crows of the German auxiliary cruisers Kronprinz Wilhelm and Print Eitel Frederich was ordered by the commandant of the Philadelphia navy yard oh Instructions from Secre? tary Daniels to take whatever steps he deemed necessary. Having; volun? tarily submitted to internment, these vessels are in custody of the United States government subject to any dis? position of ships and crows as the gov? ernment sees fit to make. The Kronprinzessin Cecelia at Bos? ton and the prise ship Appam at Newport News, taken over by1 United States marshals, already technically were In the custody of the court pend? ing the outcome of litigation over their possession' There Is no intention on the part of the United States to seise the Ger? man merchantmen laid up lit Amer? ican ports as matters now stand. Such a step admittedly would be an act of war. Officials said tonight that the ac? tion of the canal tone authorities in taking charge of the four German vessels In port undoubtedly was a temporary measure adopted under the authority accorded port officers to prevent the' crews from sinking or blowing up their ships. SHIP MrCH DAMAGED. Boston, Feb. 3.?The North Cer man Lloyd liner Kronprinzessin Ce celie. which was seized by United States Marshal Mitchell on a civil pro? cess tonight, was found to be crippled beyond possibility of early usefulness according to an official who assiJtod in the seizure. The liner's boilers wer? sold to have been cleared/ of all water, the fires were burning at top capacity and countless valves in the engine room had been mutilated, transferred or removed entirely, this official said. Capt. Charles A. P?lack and the skeleton crew of 112 men who have made the ship their home for more than two years were put ashore and housed for the time being at the Im? migration bureau. They offered no resistance. The German engineers, firemen and others were replaced by American citizens and 50 men of the city police force were put on board to protect the vessel. This action followed notice to the marshal by attorneys for the National City bank and the Guaranty Trust company of New York that they would hold him liable for any d im? age to the ship to the extent Of tholr clulnis whb h amount to $2,&00,0<>0. United States District Attorney An? derson said he wished to make it plain that the seizure was purely TO 8JOXE WOttD BE civil proceeding. What makes Fatimas comfortable? ii YOU'VE probably noticed that rather "oily heaviness" so com? mon to many of even the most ex? pensive cigarettes. That's bound to exist, no matter how good the tobac? cos, if the tobaccos are not blended just right to correct it. Of course, such cigarettes can never be comfortable. Fatimas, on the other hand, are comfortable. The milder tobaccos in their Turkish blend are in such perfect balance with the richer, ful? ler-flavored leaves as to entirely off? set all of that "oily heaviness" which makes so many other cigarettes un? comfortable. - With your first package of Fatimas you'll realize how genuinely comfort? able a cigarette can be. I A Sensible Citeretie m. 'mtm?* ki V I i mm m f 1 i a ? - - ? i m mmmmt mmm t-A ? i ' i DEBTIttTTION AND SCTPFEKING, ?? ... - 1 " A Call for Chartty and ah Appeal to the Generous and Sympathetic Peo? ple of Sumter. Mr. Gartow Walsh, chairman of the Christmas Charity fund announces that the fund in his hands has been exhausted, the amount expended on Christmas distribution having been much greater than ever before?one hundred and thirty families having re? ceived assistance at Christmas against only eighty-nine last year?and that since Christmas the appeals for as? sistance from worthy persons who were suffering for food, fuel or medi? cine have been more numerous and more ferquent than at any previous time since he has been in charge of this fund. There'is not a cent in the trea-..ry and today there is more destitution and greater actual want and suffering In Sumter than was ever known be? fore; and this condition has been terribly aggravated by the unusually severe weather for the past few days; There are dozene of families without sufficient food, they are thinly clad, and they have no fuel and the houses in which they live afford little protec? tion against the freezing weather. Many members of these families are ill, often it is the bread-winner of the family who is incapacitated from work, while his wife and children are left to suffer in thts bitter weather. The destitution is real not imagin? ary and the suffering is acute. Mr. Walsh and the Charity Lieague have boen appealed to for help by some of those who need Immediate assistance, while many others are enduring their suffering in silence and their needs have been made known by neighbors who are acquainted with the facts. Mr. Walsh and the ladles of the Char? ity League and other organizations and Individuals have done all within their power to alleviate the distress of the most needy cases, but their means are limited, and tho regular charity fund, as stated, is now ex? hausted. All who are charitably disposed and can spare a few dollars or a few cents for the relief of a worthy dlstressd brother, or a suffering woman or child, are urged to carry or send as much as they are able to give In the name of charity to Mr. Barlow Walsh or Mr. A. M. Broughton. The need ie immediate and the oause is ?***:thy?for the relief of suffering hu? manity at our own doors is the ob? ject. It is suggested that a collection be taken up in every store, business office, workshop or other place t bits' ->ss, and in every home, and that the pro? ceeds be turned ovur to Mr. Brough? ton tomorrow morning. Thus a fund eau be quickly collected and placed :?;-:-rr^ er has never turned a deaf ear an appeal for charity and in this case the appeal Is presented aa strongly as possible, the need being pressing, and it is certain that the response to? morrow will be immediate and?gen erous. L Privilege Tax for Clemson. Columbia, Feb. 3.?The reports re? ceived in the State treasurer's oitice, upon the collection of the fertilizer "privilege tax" for the month of Jan? uary during each of the five years be? ginning with 1913 and ending with the first month of this year, show an in? teresting phase of agricultural condi? tions in this State. The receipts for January, 1913, were $42,655.95. For the first month of the year 1914 the amount went up to $57,352.45. Janu? ary, 1915, showed a decrease which held the amount down to $14,301.41. For January, 1916, this source of revenue climbed up to $22,386.89, and during the month of January of this year the income amounts to $52, 765.85. ! This revenue goes to Clemson col? lege. It will be noted that during January of this year the amount re? ceived from this "privilege tax" was less than $5,000 under the high-water mark during the past five years. The low tide was reached during the month of January, 1915, following the declaration of war in' Europe, when slightly over $14,000 was received from this source. These figures represent the revenue derived only for January of each of the five years, but they give an accu? rate indication of the proportionate revenue for each year during the en? tire period. For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Fair weather with tempera? ture below seasonal normal. There is a probability of moderation of tem? perature and unsett.ed conditions Wednesday to Friday. Sumter experienced another cold s;>ell last night, the mercury marking fifteen degrees on Main street early this morning and going down to sev? en degrees in an exposed place on the outskirts of the city. A high wind sprang up early In the night and blew a small gale until around 5 o'clock this morning, when it lulled oh*. To d.iy a stiff breeze was still blowing. Between 10 and 11 o'clock it begun to rain and sleet and later snow I egait falling. The fall was very light, not sufficient to cover the ground il though there was a sprinkling of th* whito crystals on the ground thia morning. A license to raairy has been issued to W. M. Lenotr, Jr., and Miss Rose Weaslnger, Florence. the National Baak of Sooth Carolina $1,138 000.00 LEADERS Our steady growth tells the story ?New accounts each day?The largest bank in this section oi the State. Safety first. Preparedness all the time. Your patronage we want. C. 6. ROWLAND, Pres H. L tfccav, Cashier. BUILDING UP A BUSINESS ? Nothing is more essential to the success of the young man just starting his busi? ness career than a helpful banking asso? ciation. Young men who make the National Bank of Sumter their financial headquarters are assured of safety for funds, system in financial transactions, increased standing in the community and every accommooV tion consistent with sound banking prin? ciples. A cordial invitation to consult with us is extended. The National Bank of Sumter. ii