Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WlUi FJI SattlMi: HtBMT. e? .?der Of Southeastern Hepjart will be Called by Investigating Mr, Washington. Jen. is.?According to tie preeeet Intention? of the senate ccmnuttfe on military affairs^ one ol tbe distinguished office is soon to be examined U? ths committee Investi? gation of war department administra? tion Is Major Qen. William L, Slbert, i ommandlng the Southeastern depart ment st Charleston. Oen. Uleert went to France with ?0. Psrshlng and commanded th* It division of the expeditionary at my, but was recalled at Gen. Pot st ing's suggestion. Friends of Gen. Ibert do not thlak he was treated >.rty by Gen. Pefshlng. bat there la record of any complaint from the Uder of ths locks in the Panama In other words. Gen. Sibert opted Iiis orders like a good sol r, however he may feel about them is senate committee will doubtless M'Ueetion Gen. Sibert on the relations bntween himself and ?Jen. Pershlng att Well as on the condition sml needs of Jhe American troops on the French frunt. Ii I Alt MF KS To (,KT M TItATF. <?< vernniciit to Soil Mtrnte lor Per tfltwev Through County Agent. A'aehlngton. itlce has be?-n given to I. Frank Williams, ag rk alt um I agent for Su niter county, 'hi t the Cnlted States department of agriculture will sell st cost a supply of nitrate of soda to farnii rs in Sum tei county. The nltmte was purchased through Hie wer ladestrten board under the authority ->r the l'ood ?"out ->l Art n a ait of the program for stimulating i-4cultural production. It will be an leaded et Atlantic ports and the ? .vill be $75.50 a ton, free on hoa^rd cars at port of arrival. Farm em are to pay In addition freight fr. m pert of arrival und the State Wiser teg fee. Applications for a part of the 100, 009 tons of nitrate bought by the gov sr.fttient will be received only from actual fanners or owners or holders firms fee use on their land, and i.><^ ,!* through County Agent I Frank " MVJIllame or through any -maw be r if a To^il committee con? sisting of O. A. Lemmon. J. T. Den C J JaeKson> J M. Brogdon i Chamber of Commerce. No money will be required with the application but upon notice from the county agent farmers who have sign? ed applications must depoalt with a kK?l bank, association, or individual, lealgsated the seeretary of agrt celts re te, act as the farmers' agent for that purpose, money to eover the e^t i if the fertiliser except th? freight barge After the money Is trans tteg to Washington the nitrate will nhlpped to the farmers. If appll \ >ns for the nitrate exceed the sup eij of about i OA.000 tons the govern i will a Hot ths supply on a pro rata OOsIS sinong those who applied, .pplratlons must be received by Feb? ruary 4. A meeting will be held in; 3;unter at the Court House Thursday, January II, for the purpose of taking <t ders for government soda. J. F. W Fl < M MIS IN 11 NM SSFF. Mire Than Fifteen Bridge*, slid Tres? tle* Washed Away by High Wuter. Jtristol. Term V i . J.?n L'O N".> trakes son be operated on the A,> i a lac Man dlvielon of the Southern RSdHfay for at least the remainder of ?c reap, according to reports here 'onlglit. on account of the washing way of nfore than 1 r? bridges and . aahouta. following hea\y rains and 'ha thawing of snow on the moun? tains. This division operated Into th? reel field ami la the main fuel feed? er for the Southern system. More than ?00 feet of trncknr ' ?hrough Natural Tunnel was washes .?wny. Two trestle* nt this point also want dowd. Another bridge was wash ? i. away near tbe hon Furnace at Illy tffrene Gap and between Rig Stone Gap I Appalachla there was a 500 foot ?did* and five bridges were washed . wav Between Appalachla and St Cnar ?? sl\ btldges went down anJ Here were a number of slides. Work trains and ni??n were rushed here from the Ashevllle dtvWvon and re are being pushed Official. to have pait of the line in oper *'Hsst by Frtdaj The Virginia and Ca roll nn Railroad operating from Abington to Boone N. C. It wss reported, has suspended operation on necoue? <>f ihr ? ? ?.hie ? . *.iy 0j| two bridges sF.tfT Til ION DON - oppu?u lloiird I. Ilmv IVrnmocni IU>presentnttves In Fmrland. Was hi re* RaysasSjl I -Sevens, vice ehairmsu of the ship "leg board, and George Put.lee, of th? :>eard's legal staff, will be sent t< lidhdon as the permanent ptpie-*ent.i three there of ths shipping board. Mr?t Step Will be to RHng Employ - vrs um I Employee* Together in Agreeujeut. Washington, Jan. 29.?Virtual reor? ganisation of the department of labor ha* been decided on by Secretary Wil? son as the first move in a plan to es? tablish u war labor administration which will formulate a broad nation? al labor polity for the durutlon of the war. The step wtis recommended by 'a special lubor udvisory council named by Secretary Wilson two weeks ago to assist hint in working out a pro 4gram. A war labor administration was proposed in the council of nat? ional defense and approved by Pres? ident Wilson, who put under Score tary Wilson's direction all govern? ment activities relating to iabor prob ems. Taking up first the most difficult task confronting him. that of bring? ing capital and labor together in an agreement to end strikes, it was learn? ed tonight. Secretary Wilson will call on both sides immediately to form u Joint board to meet in Washington to . ' <. goiierui principles to govern their relations during the war. Baoh side will he asked to name five rep? resentatives, who in turn will select one person, each representing th^ general public, making a board of 13 members. The war labor administra? tion will be eehtered in the reorgan? ised nnd enlarged labor department. Secretary Wilson will be supreme la? bor administrator and Industrial ser? vice sections of other governments will be centralized under his control l>IVi:HTI\<; FREIGHT KOl'Tll. Shipping Hoard field Another Con? ference Today. Washington, Jan. 3'?.---Further di? version of trans-Atlantic freight to Southern ports to relieve the conges tlon at New York was discussed at the conference today between Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board, and other government officials and ship? ping men. mm\ Why save 'Wheat* (From the Wall Street Journal.) Recently this newspaper published a short news item on the wheat sup? ply, showing a possible surplus of 12, 000,000 bushels at the end of the crop year, after allowing 90,000,000 bushels for exports In the next six months. A subscriber who la Interested in the campaign for food conservation, dts cussing thess figures, says that it thefe will be such an amount on ham' July 1, 1M*. it "will be hard to con vince people of the need of using sub? stitutes." It is true that 13,000.000 bushels o wheat is a large amount, but divided amongst 110.0*0,000 people, It would not last quite a week, at the usual rate oT consumption. It has always been the policy of. this country to carry over a reserve ol old wheat as an assurance against erop failure. This <s generally in the neighborhood of 1flo.oon.ouo bushels. If the country hud but 12.000.0??0 bushels, or one week's supply, of wheat and flour on the first of July next, and anything happened to the spring wheat crop, or even If there should be a delay In th? harvesting, It is easy to see what would happen. ^ Hut even this 12,000.000 bushels ro rve, will not be on hand unless there is an earnest attempt by all tho peo? ple to nave wheat. Pefore the war the per capita consumption of wheat. In? cluding that used for seed, was abou: ?25,000.000 bushels. High prices an'l patriotism have been counted upon to roduce the amount consumed as food It has been officially estimated that through use of substitutes consump? tion has been reduced to sueh a tigntc that in.ooo.OOO bushels Will M ' sod and a ? d n qurrementa lu the end of December) exports m reUed figures. WOTS 60.000,000 ?ughala Adding together the ssJHmst< gd aoneumptlve requirements for ttv i. iseumlng people oheei \?. th? on* tftieatleas day s week, and the amount already exported, we have a 'otal of fioo.ouo.nai) buslnds. DedtlCl i h. i h am 70O,eo0,tdl bushels, th* estimated supply f??i the j Kit, rn<' there: would l><> ItO,00o,ooi bneheUi In ordinary lino--: this wmibl 00 0ou? sldered a reasonable reserve to huve on han.t OH ti e Hrst of JUlV, With the December 1 condition of th?> win? ter u i.imp ii points boiow ihi II \<i.i average, it would got ho good policy to OS port another bushel. r.ut war needs demand it. Unlesr much more feed is s?>nt the alhei cannot hold out The alternativa '? befofi im *>t doubling om wheatletrt and moatless dayn or seeing Oer tu my i i i<> rough-shoe! over the earth The people rnuol do llle one or luffei tin qonseiinences of the other. So nut or Hughes Do*td. Washington, Jan. If BoitatOI Huches. of \??w Joive\ ?11?? ? 1 ?o<Im\ after a long illness. Word of hll death wus received ht the Whitt < House. tax <n>\*Mism(m+ nmhi^tw* aiu TIpN. ? ? ? ???,.? Orders Auditor* and Boards to Asscss ns Heretofore. !-r? . Columbia, Jan. 30.?The property of the Btute will be assessed for taxa? tion on a basis of 4 2 por cent, of the true valuation, the rate employed IP. former years, in conformity with the SrlShss of the leHisluture, according to a letter which was yesterday mallei to the county auditors and boards of assessors of the State. The rescind? ing of l he resolution adopted at the auditors' meeting in this city Decem? ber 19, im? was the result of the resolution adopted by the legislature a few days ago. Thu auditors of the State met in this city in their annual convention and adopted a resolution placing the assessment of all property in the State on a basis of 50 per cent, valuation. This was to operate with the taxing of both farm property and bank stocks, and the Idea of the tax commission at the time of introducing the revolution was to raise the assessment and lower the levy. They Also took the position that a more equitable adjustment of taxation could be reached in this way, as much of the property of the State was not on the tax books. With the convening of the general assembly much discussion waa brought out by the consideration of the resolution and a resolution re? questing rescinding of the order sent out from the tax commission was in? troduced and passed. The reason giv? en in the resolution of the legislature wns that the increase in assessment WOUld be too violent a change in the practico of the State. Following upon the acceptance of the resolution by the general assem? bly the tax commission decided to reduce the basts of assessment to the usual 4 2 per cent, used In former yea i a. The letter of the tax commis? sion to the auditors and boards of assessors of the State is as follows: "The general assembly of South Carolina during its present session adopted the following resolution: "Whereas, the tax commission has announced that It will require all property assessed at 50 per cent, of the value thereof, and "Whereas, we consider the same would be too violent a change In the practice of the State in such case, and "Whereas, the gross inequalities of the assessment of values of property cause great injustice which should be corrected. "Now, be it resolved that we re ?- I quest the tax commission to use every means of equalising tbe assessed val? ues of property for taxation on an equitable basis. "Now, in conformity with the wish? es of the legislature, the tax commis? sion has decided to reduce the basin of assessment from 00 per cent, of the value of property to 42 per cent, thereof, to conform with the basis of isscssment heretofore adopted by the tax commission m the case of bank itocks and other corporations coming under its jurisdiction. "We, therefore, instruct you to con dder the circular of December 20. 1917 amended, so as to strike out tho words and figures 50 per cent, where ever the same occurs, and to insert In lieu thereof the figures nnd words 4:' per cent, so that the basis of equaliza? tion for the present year shall be 4 2 per cent, of the true value of all prop? erty." haw ON l.OXBON. Huns Make Third Attack From Air In Tweiiy-four Honrs. London, Jan, 80.??In last night's ?lir raid bomhs were dropped in Ken? lind Essex,*It was announced officially There were several aerial engage ueitte, but all British machines re urned safely, About 15 enemy air? planes participated in the raid. One dropped bombs In ths southwestern outskirts Of London, but there wer? few casualties there. vh Tims OF in \ mi iu>i:bfbs Three Killed end Ten injured In kon? don. London, Jan. 80, Three persons were killed and ten injured, and it is feared six bodies are buried In th< ruins of It house, as the result of las' i night's; air i aid, t.AMl WAKIHA HOW. Richardson Investigation Aguin Cent poucd. Columbia, .litn 80, The ?ontlnue? Illness of Senator Fleece WlHlsnni made necessary further postpone* menl of the Investigation Into t,l< charges ntads by Qov. Manning againsl former chief Qamc Wurdei lllchardson, The Investigation wag to have begun tins morning at 8 o'clock" and there were seven | interested per ons present ;it ths bom. bUl Senators Johnstons and McCowen docT led that ?In? committee COUld not proceed in the abSOneS ol Senator Williams. II ? lid not know when Senator Williams 'will be able to return to work. ? ' " IT Salaries Fold Hange from $2,400 to 86.000 a Year. Washington, Jan. 29.?The United Slays government is in need of sever? al hundred expert cost accountants to fill vacancies in the accounts section olf the finance department of the equipment division of the Signal Corps, War Department, and in oth? er branches, for duty in Washington, D. C, or in tbe field, according to an announcement Just issued by the I ifnlted States Civil Service Commis? sion. The salaries offered range from $2,400 to 16,000 a year. Men only are desired. The duties of appointees to the Signal Corps will consist of the de? termination of production costs of airplanes and airplane motors, eith? er as supervisors in charge at one or more of the several plants, or as as? sistants; or appointees may be assign? ed to duty in Washington, D. C. Applicants will not be assembled for a written examination, but will be rated upon the subjects of educa? tion and experience, as shown by their applications and corroborative evidence. The Commission states that on ac? count of the urgent needs of the service applications for these positions will be received until further notice and that paper* will be rated prompt? ly and certifications made as the needs of the service require. Complete information and applica? tion blanks may be obtained by communicating with the secretary of the local board of civil-service exam? iner^ at the postofflce in any of the larger cities or with the United States Civil Service Commission, Washing? ton. D. C. Wedgeoeld News Notes. Wedgefleld, Jan. 29.?The unprece? dented cold of the past two months has practically killed out the oai crop, only oats planted on stiff clay lands early in the fall stood the froeze. The loss of two oat crops in succes? sion with a Short hay crop between will force some of the farmers to buy the high priced timothy hay. Farm work of all kinds have, of course, been delayed, but if there is anything to the old saying of a winter of snows precedes a good crop year, we should harvest a bountiful crop this year. ' The election was quite a tame af? fair, folks seemed to have lost all In? terest in politics since we have actual? ly gotten Into the war. After a long holiday resulting from various causes the Wedgetlfeld school with its new principal, Mrs. S. M. Clarkson, of Ilichland county, is .-miking good progress once again. Wedgefleld has a right to feel proud of her patriotic young men, practical? ly every one Lot whom are in sdme branch of Uncle Sam's service. The writer will soon have the list com? pleted and It will give the location o our soldier boys. Popular songs T guess among some of our young female friends are The Spanish Cavalier, and Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder. The new year brought about some changes as is customary in a farm ing community. Mr. Geo. T. God dings has rented the Singleton placr and has moved In, Mr. and Mrs. J ft, Hall have completed their resi? dence and will move into same next week. Mr. J. F. Lyndon, book-keeper foj J. II. Aycock & Son for the past foui years, has accepted a position witl he Sumter Machinery Co. Mr. Hugh Kyan, who on account o ilcKftesS could not return for the opening at Clemson, left for thai place yesterday. Had colds aifd grippe are quit* prevalent. Hi ley Geddings, youngest son o Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Geddings, has been ill with pneumonia, but is improv ing. VICTORY FOR ITALIANS. Capture and Hold Important Positions Berlin, via London, Jan. 30.?The Italian I retained possession of Col lei Rosso and Monte di vnl Bella on he mountain front after a renewal o' heir attacks with strong forces, tht icrmun army Headquarters announc ed, Austrian! K\ plain Did cat. Vienna. Jan. 10.?The Italians Whc are attacking on the northern fron' are being constantly reinforced by large numbers, says today's olflOlsJ announcement. Washington, .lai>. 80.1b- The agree ment between the United States, (Ire? Britain, Canada, as to the terms e separate conscription conventions which only await the signatures of tin respective government's representn tives mas announced today by Sec rotary Lansing in o letter to Chair man Dent of the house military com mitte* l iar**to?w s?i*;?ss men. i T" Modem Methods Properly Understood and Intelligently Applied Bring Success, ?????. A vigorous plea for system as the foundation for success in business was made last evening before a large gathering of merchants and business men in the Y. M. C. A. by Wm. J. Burns of Dayton, Ohio, representa? tive of The National Cash Register Company. Accompanying the lecture was "The Troubles of a Merchant," a moving picture showing how the man who "guess-es" about the various processes of his business is almost certain to be more or less of a fail? ure and sure to be the first to go to the wall in time of stress-. The lecture covered methods of advertising, salesmanship and many of the other points of the best mod? ern business practice. During his talk. Mr. Burns laid em? phasis on the value of newspaper ad? vertising to the retail merchant. He said in part: "Except for the small store in an outlying district of a large city, more people can be reached of? fener and at less expense by newspa? per advertising than by any other medium. But don't spend a few dol? lars advertising, and then say adver? tising doesnt' pay. Make advertising a continuous policy of your store, and you will not be disappointed with, re? sults." Preparation of copy for ad vertlslng, and how to secure best re? sults, were also discussed. Window display was also touched on by Mr. Burns, and the solution of delivery problems, perfection of a store organization, and other interest? ing features were thoroughly discuss? ed. He told of the good effects that a school for the employees had secured for The National Cash Register Com? pany. Every employer, he said, ought to teach his clerks how they cm be? come expert salesmen. Speaking to the clerks present, he first said .hut to| bit a good clerk, a person must first be a good man. "Bad habits outside of work hours," ho said, "make a bad record in the store next day. A man can't stay out half the night and expect to sell goods the following day." He urged neatness, accuracy, hon? esty, and courtesy as the first essen? tials of successful salesmanship. "Mis? representation of goods," he said, "is bad for the store and bad for you. Nothing is more important than cour? tesy. Remember the motto which made John Wanamaker's millions: 'The customer is always right.' " Speaking* of the credit business, Mr. Burn.v urged his hearers to guard against the extension of credit un? wisely and forgetting to charge for sales. He also urged the cutting down of delivery by elimination of the long hauls, the formation of cooper? ative delivery systems and elimination of unnecessary deliveries by sugges? tion and quick service, through which the customers could be counted on t) carry many of their purchases home. "The difference between the up-to date and tho out-of-date merchant," Mr. Burns said in closing, "is that the up-to-date merchant knows all about his business and the out-of-date mer? chant only guesses. He guesses what stock he has on hand, he guesses which of his clerks are honest, he guesses about his selling price and tmesse? abOUt the cost of doing busi? ness. Consequently there are thou? sands of failures in the business world every yeur." CZERNIN 1)11> NOT FORWARD SPEECH. Story Crom Austria Exploded by (able. Washington, Jan. 29.?The story that Count Czernin told Austrian delegates he had sent a copy of his war aims speech to President Wil? son in advance of dolivery was ex? ploded today by a cable received at the state department quoting an ex? tract from the Berliner Tageblatt of yesterday explaining that in refusing to transmit his address directly to the president, Czernin said he would jet it "immediately by telegraph." The Berliner Tageblatt said: "1 would be wrong to take Czern in'S statement too literally and to be? lieve that the American president re? served directly or indirectly from Austria a special report on the speech The facts are as follows: "A Socialist delegate requested ?'zernin to transmit his reply to Wil? son through the intermediary of a neutral country. Czernin refused, say? ing Wilson would get it. the speech immediately by telegraph. Thus the expression at the sume hour' is yot to be taken literally. With the ex? ception of Czechs and the Socialists who proposed sending the statement to Wilson, Others were satisfied with Czernln's reply. It can be said that there was no direct communication and that the good OfflCCI of neutrall were not requested " Among the horrors of war might be mentioned the things that some of the women knit.?Anderson Mail. * \ AVIATOR* -IX ITALY. Americau Flyers Have Won Reputa? tion for ? ood Luck. Anr rican Aviation Training Camp, Southern Italy, Ja a. 25.?"Tou can't kill an American/ is the dictum of the Italian officers training the sever? al hundred young aviators who have been flying here since the end of Sep? tember, when, by arrangement with the Italian government, this camp was established. The Americans hive such a reputa? tion for luck that Italian soldiers come here so they may touch one of the aviators. "It bungs us good luck, too," they explain. The Americana fly from morning until night virtually every day. Not a single one had b kliled and but three have been inj i red at all serious? ly. One of the It tter, on his third trip alone, got into an air situation which he did not understand, with the result that he topped his mctor whereupon machin* began to plunge downwards until its; fall was checked by the telegraph v< ires of the rail? way station of the nearby city. Thence the machine droppi fl to the ground and was smashed. The aviator was picked up for dead, but in five days he was ready for an other fly. The prize story ot the camp con? cerns Harry Harls. of California, who got lost, first in the clouds, and then in central Italy. He was a couple of hours going away and a whole week coming back to can p. As he after? wards explained, he went up for an altitude and when ae got above the clouds he was unalle to discover whether he was fly ng upside down or right side up, or v hether the earth was above or below '.?im. Finally, after gras ng \ few moun? tain tops of tho . Appenninea, he lighted in the center of a village square, begging for something to eat. As he couldnt' speak tlalian, his ex? planation that he was "Americano" didn't satisfy the kcal police, who had never heard of American aviators in Italy* but had he'trd a lot about those of Austria who have the un? pleasant habit of dropping bombs on coast towns along the Adriatic. However, he was id and started campward8, after a couple of days of detention. He had flown nearly a hundred and fifty miles away from 1 camp, and when he KOt back there, he was accused of ha ving been on a visit to some sweetheart. RED CROSS MS':< KILLED. German Raiders D op Bombs on Hospital, Killing Tv a Americans, Italian Army Head< u art er?. North? ern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 29.?Two Americans attached t* the Red Cross were killed at Mestr< Sunday night by bombs dropped by lerman raiders. They were William Platt and Richard Cutts Fairfield. The men had Just urrived at a hospital vhen the raid began. USING GERMAN SHIPS. Half Million Tonnage iow in Scrvtc*. With American Army in Franco, Tuesday, Jan. 29.?The announce? ment has been made here that the total tonnage of former German steamships ready for the high seas service, most of which are now bring? ing men and material* to France, is approximately five hur 'red thousand. Washington, Jan. SO.?The rail? road wage commission today an? nounced the appointment of three of its four meml>ers as its loard of exam? iners to hear minor wage complaints. They are Ed. J. Bare. >, a Buffalo manufacturer, and a eader in tha labor legislative movement in New York State; Riley RedpUh, a Kansas City business man, and Lathrop Brown, a former member of congress. (??????????????HH'iMiHHaaeMM ait!???i????ii?nn?u: mh fin mit y?m We have all p escriptions on tile. Broken ler?cs replac? ed promptly. Crnditate Opto? metrist and optician in charge I W. A, Thompson, 8 ; .JEWELE & OPTOMETRIST. 1 ?1