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ii w -islam; *M?TT^O COUNTY FAIH, Alf? CLUl? ^JaalatHng aast Friday, March lad, iW** Msnw Mwmoa heue dwsoonst ra? fft*? agwnt. Mr J. r. WUlsarns, farm gemoaslratloa agent, Dr. J. H. Hayns *Nttv y*?tg superintendent or edu mom> HM & f. ftaerdon, managing ?lliiialj of taa staater Chamber of ?*?? HIHI? WUl aafjft? va?tin? tke ru of BuavUr county as they mt to hold! public meetings, rrer to organise the country usrky fairs, eHveesf home desaatsstra eseslng and tomato pig and corn clubs, advantages of the b the UN at home" oa taw farm, advantages of consolidation of ru *al schools for greater efficiency and ft* ArwW that the enlarged schools will 1st kowie desaeaetra ?assess sense, and have a bar at teachers and bet bouses, as well aa taking Of State mid in having Ag? fa the schools, plant ralskss; ef live stock, etc. at each meeting by ?preeentatlvas of Clemson county department of ed aad the Chamber of Oom TU ftSMl/ mi tfcs sehoola have hgrtted, men and women, and men and women to attend at the schools. far ties first three la aa follow*: March ft? Pleasant Grove Arrive about 1:30 a. m. Arrive about 11 a School. Arrive about 11 a. tvwmm science ronrns by Miss Jfcgnansca, ftoftrswsd b, eh on taik. by Meg?re. Williams, Hayaaworth, and Beajreoa to farmers and their fami *\reh ??Graham school ft: 10 a. m. -? sjsjgetlj Arrive about Oeatord school. Arrive about 1.30 p. M - "ftoavftey, March Ith Bsksr school ,ftj ills about 1:30 a. m. Oawego school. Arrive about 11 a. school. Arrive about 1 p. m. n will sendSMt two al heats demonstsatlee> and soieace for woman and girls, gentlemen of the viattlrg f gold a meeting wPh the asnf the boys ef the pig und 1ft is*hoped that the men. women. girls of tbo school districts ;h*3o wifetlftga as well as they St? dartag the starts to tao ru aat schools during lftift. Tao 1ft 17 Oamseock County fair to benuiled off tale fall will be explain ett To the farmers and their wives, assft daughtem, and their pertici t here in solicited. ftfmantng. reb. 3?.?About 4 30 yes ftereaty marwing a four room house la taw esses* sags ef town, known a tao Jim Uudaal place* was practical 1ft* daotioyed by fire of unknown orb ffa. The building was the property Of Aarew Wetaberg and was occupied; bp a aagra fsanity. Tke lews perhaps amounts to about $100, partially in sered. The fire saema to have start ad la a alosst adjacent to a chimney fea which there had been fire earlier fta taw nigh*. London, Feb. M.?Aa Amsterdam dispatch quoting a Berlin telegram to the Weser Zeltung. of firemen, says too Austrian rsply to tbo American awte regarding the submarine issue will be beaded to American A mbases gap Pasnfttld shortly. The telegram Aaatria's note will probably en Germany a position. m.. Norfolk, Feb. 26.?One 'hundred persona Including a score of women were caught tn tns police dragnet t<? aafjat when eight houses In different parts of the city were raided simul taaeously. The police claimed to have large quantities of whlsksy ot ef the places gome of the wo soon arrested' wsrs charged with op? erating illegal houses. Amsterdam, via London, Feb. 26 ?A telegram from Berlin says th.-t It le eflletslly announced that tits Buadersrath has authorised Chancsll or von Bsthmann-Hollwsg to claim and wherever nscsssary, selss the whole production of coal, lignite brl quettss and coks in Osrmany. ? Weshinsjten, Fsb. 17 - too house foreign relations comnilttes has un? officially agreed to strike from the administration bill to empower the are-ideat to lade steps to meet tue sabsasrins menaes tke words: Mother laotmmenUlitlss" and eubstUutss taerefor "to uss the naval forcss of tke United States. Including ths na? sal militia." Fsb. ft*.?Former Secre? tary ef Stats WtUlam J, Bryan to eight cancelled his engagements ut ssvsrsl Florida chautauquas and left for fteceeor. villa, where, he said, he would await a possible sernmons from Washington While Mr. Bryan refus? ed to discuss the president's ro<ju<*i ef congress for tbo right to prepuro for armed neutrality, the Inferonce be gears waa that the expected call to Washington will be In connection with (hie new phase of the ..itsraational flt8*tlon ? IUI MPfcl *WO MEMBERS OF gOAWP TO BE QANIZATION. Head* of Engineering Departments nt University, Clemson and The Clta ?ke?* . VfiU Pass1-1 Immediately upon the Appeirrtmewt i by Gov. Manning of the two addl-1 tlonal members to the State highway commission, meeting will in all prob? ability to be carted to organize the new department. The commission will be composed of five members, the heads i of the engineering departments of the University of, South Carolina, Clemson allege and the Citadel and two mem? ber* to be appointed by the governor. These will serve two years. These shall employ a compentent highway engineer. The commission was creat? ed that the State might qualify for federal aid In the construction of post roado, as provided in art act of the national congress, July 11, 1916. South Carolina's apportionment is slightly in excess of $1,000,000 to be procured in Ave annual installments, the amounts each year to be Increas? ed by $70,000. The first Installment is to be $143,000. Automobile license feet will provide the State funds nec? essary to Qualify for federal aid. These wl!l be levied* an* eaHeoted in lieu of county or city, licenses. The amoant to be cotteefed is 2fJ' cents per horse? power. The bill Is the free confer? ence report, adopted In compromise of several pending highway commis? sion measures. Section 1. That a highway depart? ment for the State of South Carolina is heresy created and established, the same te> consist of a State highway commission and a State highway en? gineer. The highway commission shall be composed of the senior professors of civil engineering of the University of South Carolina, of Clemson Agri? cultural college, and of the Military College of the State of South Caro? lina, and two other members who shall bo appointed by the governor for a term of two years. The mem? bers of this said highway commission shall serve without pay, but. each memoer thereof shall be allowed his ftctual and necessary expenses incur? red In the discharge of his duties un? ite r the provision of this act. Sec. 2. As soon as practicable af te r passage of thl? act the State high- 1 way commission shall appoint a State Highway engineer, who shall be a I competent civil engineer, skilled A i ?xporlenced in highway construction < ind maintenaee, and the design and construction of highway bridges; the < leleUon of the said engineer may ' >e baaed op a civil service examina- I Ion under rules and regulations to 1 fce made and promulgated by the Hate highway commission. The State i Highway engineer, before entering jpon the duties of his office, shall lie with the Secretary of State bond :o the State of South Carolina In the mm of five ($5,006) thousand dol ars conditional upon the faithful per? formance of the duties of his office, nid bond to be approved by th9 Mate highway commission. The said ingineer shall be subject to removal it the discretion of the State high say commission. Sec. 3. The State highway engin ler may appoint upon the recom? mendation of the State highway com? mission not mere than two assistant mglneers, as may be necessary for be proper conduct of the work of ' he said highway commission; these ippolntments may be based upon a : ivil service examination or other i tuch regulations as tho said highway < commission shall prescribe, and they i nay else employ a clerk and stenog? rapher. Who shall perform tho neoes tary clerical work of the State high- , vay engineer's office and serve as see- ( etary of the State highway commls ilon. j Duties of Comsetssloiir j Sec. 4. The object and purpose of his State highway commission shall t>s to Instruct, assist and cooperate with road authorities in the various I counties of the State, and the im? provement and construction of high mays In the said counties, t and to itady the system of road . building md maintenance In the various States and make investigations and Bxpeiiments to determine the meth? ods and materials best suited to read construction and maintenance In the ntffcrent sections of the State; and to prepare, publish and distribute bul? letins and reports giving results of seen investigations. The State high may commission shall make annual reports to the general assembly of the work of the State highway depart? ment. Sec. b. The duties ef the State highway engineer shall be to furnish engineering assistance to the various county authorities upon their request and when requested by the road au? thorities in any county he ahall make or have mado by his assistants, sur? veys for roads and bridges, and pre? pare plans and specifications and ofrti mates of cost for the construction or improvement of such roads and bridges; and if further requested by the county authorities, and he shall deem It necessary, he shall supervise or furnish competent engineering su? pervision for the construction or Im prevemnnt of said roads and bridges. He shall have charge of all the-, rec? ords of the State highway department and keep a record of all proceeding* and orders pertaining to the business of hie office and of tho department; and shall keep on file copies of all plans, specifications and estimates prepared by hi* office and shall per? form other duties as are customsry and proper in the conduct of his of. Mce. He shall report all proceedings of his office to the State highway com? mission at such tlmos and places as they may designate. Sec. 8. The Stute highway com? mission and the Stats highway engi? neer eYiall. In the same manner ako and return the oath prescribed by law for all State oftcers. Salaries FixeO. L Sec, 7. The State highway engineer shun be paid an annual salary of not exceeding three thousand ($3,000 i dollars and his actual necessary tro/el Ing expenses when traveling on nerrs. sary business of his ulHce, Tho sal Ope ed by General F. O. B. DETROIT The world's champion endurance car?complete in every detail?handsome?com? fortable?easy to drive?and sold at a price which undoubtedly means unequalled value You cannot afford to overlook this car. Ask us to prove these statements. The World's Champion Endurai.ce Car! i.\mSSf^0^ a CONSOLIDATED AUTO COMPANY ?1 :!: ?- - . A 4. arles of the State highway engineer, the clerk, and other aaststant or field engineers shall be fixed by the said highway (om mission; the clerk's salary not to exceed $1,200 per year, and the assistant engineers' salary not to exceed $ 1,8 00 each year, and the State highway commission shall allow the assistant State highway engineer and ether assistant or field engineers their actual necessary traveling expenses in connection with their duties. . , Sec. 8. That in order to provide funds for the carrying out of the pro? visions of this act, every owner of a motor vehicle and every dealer in motor vehicles which shall be-operat? ed or driven upon the public high? ways of the State shall file in the >ftlce of the State highway engineer m a blank to be furnished by the sold State highway engineer for that pur? pose an application for registration. Upon the filing of such application and the payment of the license fee for the remainder of the current year hereinafter provided, the State high? way engineer shall register serially and license such motor vehicles in ac? cordance with such rules and regula? tions as shall be made and promul? gated by the State highway commis? sion; Provided, the non-resldcnt owners of motor vehicles duly registered and licensed In their home State shall not be required to secure the registration and license herein provided for in this State, unless such motor vehicle shall remain within its borders thirty days: Provided fur? ther, that purchasers of new motor vehicles shall have ten days to secure Lhe registration and license herein provided: Provided further, that said highway commission shall fur? nish such owner with a metal plate, mowing in plain Arabic numerals the number of said license. Fees to Be Pakl. Sec i 9. Every resident owner of a motor Vehicle in the State of South Jarolmn shall pay to the State high nnay engineer, in lieu of all other State, municipal and county licenses an annual license of 25 cents per horsepower, said ho sepower to be determined by the rating establish? ment of the association of licensed Automobile manufacturers; and known as the standard horsepower formu? la of the society of automobile en? gineers. Eve'ry dealer in motor ve? hicles in this State, before operating any such motor vehicles upon the highways of this State for the pur? pose of demonstration and sale, ?hall pay to the State engineer of this State. In lieu of all other State and county licenses an annual license of fifteen ($15) dollars for each and every make of motor vehicle sold by suoh dealer. All licenses shall ex? pire on the 31st day of December following the date of issue. Annual licenses shall hereafter be issued be? tween the first day of January and the first day of February of each year. In case of motor vehicles reg? istering for the first time, the full annual fees shall be paid for licenses issued between January 1 and March lit three-fourths of the annual fees for licenses issued between April 1 j and Juno 13; one-half of the an? nual fees for licenses issued between July 1 and September 13; and one fourth of the annual fees for licenses, issued between October 1 and Decem? ber 31. The highway engineer shall transmit to the clerks of court of the respective counties the names of the owners and registration numbers of all motor vehicle* registerd and li? censed in the respective counties; and the clerks of court shall keep on iile n copy of said list for public inspec? tion. Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful, after the passage of this act. for any per? son or persons, without securing reg? istration for license, as provided in this act. to run. drive, or operate any motor vohlole, on, or along or across any public road, street or highway in the State of South Carolina. Any violation Of the provisions of (Hill section shall be deemed a misde? meanor and shall be fined $25.00 dollars or imprisonment for more than fifteen days f??r each offense. Sec. 11. The amount so derived from the registration and licensing of motor vehicles shall he deposited by tho Stato highway engineer with tin treasurer of the State, to bo held by the said treasurer of the State as p special fund known as "The State highway fund." The amounts so col? lected shall bo apportioned; one-flftb I for the use of the State highway com-1 mission, if so much be necessary, and i four-fifths to the county from which the registration fees are received; the funds for the use of the State high? way commission shall be drawn out on the order of the State highway engineer and the funds for the counties shall be drawn out on the order of the respective county treas- | urers and placed to the credit of the respective county road funds, or to the sanitary and drainage commis? sion in the counties where such com? mission is in charge of constructing roads and bridges, to be used only for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges therein. Sec. 12. That the assent of the State of South Caro|lna is hereby given to the terms and provisions of an act of congress, approved July 11, 1916, en? titled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads and for othor purposes," that the State highway department is hereby empowered and directed to have pre? pared and submit all such plans, specifications and data relating to the construction of roads and bridges as may be required under the terms of this act; to enter into all contracts with the United States government and to do any and all things necessary to carry out the provisions of con? gress; and the good faith of the State is hereby pledged to provide suffi? cient funds to meet the requirements of said act so as to acquire tho bene? fits thereof. Sec. 13. That any county, or aggre-1 gation of counties desiring aid under Che terms of said act of congress, may make application to tho commission therefor, and upon reeclpt of such application, the commission shall, by and through the commissioner, or otherwise, make such investigation of the facts as it deems necessary. And where there is on file more than one application it shall be within the dis? cretion of the commission to deter? mine the order in which such appli? cations shall be approved and sub? mitted for aid under said act of con? gress, and in determining the order of such applications, the priority o* one over the other the commission shall be governed by the facts, ap? proving such applications In such or? der as to make a fair and equitable distribution of the available funds among the seveial counties, taking into consideration tho population, area, mileage or rural delivery routes and the advantage to be gained for the whole people of te State. But before any such application shall be approved tho commission shall re? quire each and every county to l>e benefited thereby, severally and joint? ly, through its, or their duly author? ized officers, to enter into a written guarantee to the commission, to the effect that ?such other county or coun? ties will supplement by an equal amount, either in money, labor or ma? terials, any sum procured through the United States government and ex? pended on such road or roads within the bounds of such county or coun? ties; that it or they will procure all necessary lights of way for such pro? posed roads, and will maintain the same when completed in accordance with said act of congress. Upon the approval of any suoh proposed roads made by the commissioner and sub? mit the same to the secretary of agri? culture, in the form of a project state? ment, in accordance with said act of congress: Provided, however, should no such application be tiled With the commission within the period or pe? riods during which any apportion? ment of aid under said act of con? gress is available for the State of South Carolina, which will meet the requirements of said act of congress, the commission shall submit to the secretary of agrloulture such project statement, setting forth proposed con? struction of such roads as in its judg? ment will best serve the interests of the State; and in order to meet the requirements of said act of congress under such conditions said commis? sion shall bo empowered to appro. priate for BUCh purposes all available funds credited at such time to the Stato highway fund, in excess of ex? penses for the maintenance of the highway department, and tu furthei pledge the good faith of the State for tho payment of any balance neeessaiw to meet the available funds set apart by the secretary of agriculture for such proposed project. Sec. 14. The term motor vehicle as used in this act shall be construed to mean and include all automobiles and vehicles, whether propelled by steam, gasoline, elctricity or other sources of energy other than muscular power, i except such vehicles or machines as are operated only upon rails or tracks. flee. 15. That all acts, or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 16.?This act shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the governor: Profided, that for the year 1917 the owners of motor, and other self-propelled vehicles shall have until July 1, 1917, to secure registra? tion and license herein required, and shall be required to pay only one half the annual fee for a full year, provided in section 9 of this act. BANK CASHIER FACES CITARGE. Lancaster, Feb. 27.?E. Curtiss Mackey, cashier of the First National Bank of Lancaster, has been arrested upon a charge of embezzlement of the bank's funds. This came as a reeult of an investigation into the financial condition of the institution which has been conducted here dur? ing tho past ten days by J. William Pole, national bank examiner, together with an assistant examiner, Q. M. Trammel. He was carried before John T. Green, United States commissioner, and placed under heavy bond for h's appearance at the next term of the federal court for the western district of South Carolina. The work of the national bank auditor will be neces? sary to determine the exact amount said to have been taken. Following the discovery of the fact that there was a shortage in the cashier's accounts, the directors of the bank have voluntarily issued a bond guaranteeing the bank against any impairment of capital stock or sur? plus. Mr. Mackey is one of the most popu? lar young men in Lancaster, and has for years enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the business men of L?n? gster county. He was probably the youngest bank cashier in the State. He came here from Heath Springs, his home, to work as collector of the hank when it was lirst organised in the summer of 1905. He won rapid promotion and was made assistant cashier and then cashier. He is in? terested in several business concerns of the county and was well known in every section of the county. Santiago, Chile. Feb. 27.?A group of nitrate producers arc understood t<> be endeavoring to bring about a com? bination to control prices of the product. Thus far the movement has not been successful._ SECOND ORDERED HOME. Col. Springs Officially Notified Regi? ment Will Leave El Paso March 10. Columbia, March I,?"Official or? ders today designate March 10 regi? ment's date for departure," was the telegram received by W. W. Moore, adjutant general. The telegram was from Col. H. B. Springs, command? ing the Second regiment at 191 Paso. The regiment will probably reach South Carolina by March 15. The troops will be mustered out of the federal service at Styx in Lexington county. An effort is being made by the adjutant general to have the annual State inspection of the troops held at Styx, immediately after the muster out. El Paso, Feb. 28.?W. C. Bradley, held for vagrancy, confessed he and another man killed two women with I an iron bar at Savannah in an at-1 tempt at burglary, according to -the-?' i police. Rome, Feb. 26 (via Paris).?Official announcement was made here today that the subscriptions thus far re? ceived from the new war loan amount? ed to 2,200,000,000 lire. Of this 1, 470,000,000 lire is new money. Halifax, N. a, Feb. 27.?The steam? er Frederick VIII with Count von Bernstorff, former German ambassa? dor to the United States, and his party on board, sailed at 7:30 ?'clock ton'ght for Copenhagen._ Autointoxication Causes Death Do you know why you have sick headache, diabetes, neuralgia, rheu? matism and liver or kidney troubles? It's because you ara being poisoned by products of your own body. Your organs of elimination are not work? ing properly. Waste material that should bo thrown out is being retained to poiron and intoxicate your system. That could -not happen if the bowels were kept open with Granger Liver Jle^ulator. This splendic preparation is purely vegetable and non-alcoholic. Demand Granger Liver Regulator at your drug rtore?25c a box?and take no other. There i3 nothing "just *?s rrood.'* To The Planters of Sumter County We want you to call upon us before you buy your Fertilizers this season. We can and will save you money. Fertilizer materials are higher propor? tionately than mixed goods. It will pay you to talk it over "with us be? fore you buy.) Respectfully, HARBY & CO., Inc., SUMTER, S. C.