The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 16, 1918, Image 6
PREMIER STANDS P?T.
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i aa Ii i n i
Pcspltc stormy IN'IimiuU, Fi? mai
K?r|H Mm- Kccrct oi Haprcmc War
1'OllII? II
i lsftftdon. Feh. t;i.? Parliament reis
??inbled today on tiptoe with cu
lioaity as to how Premier Lloyd
George wodld meet* President Wllaon'.i
latest declaration and the diss.ttisi. e
tlon manifested by a sec tion of the
Sues* and public over the Veraalllea
Council, and also aa to how t r II. II.
utih, the former premier would
pond ^bs> the demand of the e%
ie wing* of his followira for the
ndonment of the policy of bonevo
towards the governimnt in fa?
of active opposition based on a
disapproval of the general war pol
r. and aapecially the enlargement of
functions of the supreme war
council
Par ha pa the most notable thing win
I Jfcs rontrr.st In the speeches, of the
premier and the farmer premier
ertth reference to Treaident Wllaon's
Speech. While Mr. Asjuith endorsed
folly ?he President? view, Premier
Xdoyd George did not even mention
Mr. Wllaon's last speech nnd declin?
ed to aee In Count Caernln'a state
anent any nearer approach to reaaon
atde terms than in Count Von Hort?
Mng's. ftfeceover, the premier re?
garded the German chnneellor*! de?
mand that Great Britain give up her
coaling stations SS proving fully that
the controllers of Cur man policy were
In no mood to discuss reasonable
terms of psac<
I>?m l u ing absolutelv that he would
not yield on the matter of revealing
more about the Yorsealllei conference.
Premier Lloyd George challenged the
house, if dissatisfied with the lovern
ment's conduct of the war. to put an?
other government in ita pl.\ce.
The omxtion of enlarging on the
aetus of the Versailles council led to
u little scene between the premier and
Mr. Avuuith and throughout his rc
Biarke al>out the council, the premier
was subject to a running tire of
|h punctuated with loud cheers
?a, , ^'Xw. Liberals, many <>t
wh. m if lat^ BpSSthaa made strong
attacks an thtV premier regarding his
al'eged coniinugii v\ith the
Lord Hugh Ce\i. merabir :'or ?>\
ford PnJveralty .\dmlttcd the pre*
aster's speechy was \feassuring, bu1
skid tan*, the weakneaa of the govern?
ment la> In the existence of coincl
th-nce Im twe? n utterances in the pi a s
and certain llnea of governmental ac?
tion. He hoped the government would
not hesitate to *<i.- .i ^
even the moat Influential Journals
acting contrary to the national Inter?
ests. Admiral Sir HedWOYth lletfJI in?
vited the premier to gi t rid of his pri?
ests secretaries and also the press,
which wna burning around his mad;
*1ike aa albatross."
into LH F.W.F. I I Ml S.
Iflahwav Department I \po. t?
\iiP>iiM>hiic i Year i"
i ? I.- . Vim b
Columbia. F? ?>. n.?The State
highway department is already ad?
vertising for bids fop llll automobile
license plates. HnU have been asked
for IS.SOO. estimates by the depart?
ment. Ibased <?n the Inen nil ii
ber of new ears being pat ch ised, lie
lug that 60,oao will be nrgentl) de?
manded.
Approximately 31,. pi tes for tin
SSjiraut yeur have already been Is
aovd and the department la Mill un?
der pleasure to i. . . ,i,,lv
for licenses. The amount of cosh re
reived la approximate! > 1175,000
The department thinks from I".. to
46.a*a licenses will be Issued tti
The number procure 1 |.(V| \, ,
IS. 521.
BtHsU F.GG? .| ? I \ |- \ I a /.I N
Government He\ok?- I.Men-, of \en
\ ??rk Firm.
BtSw York. Feb. 1-'. -Anno
ment that the foo I |!c< n N of 11 1 lul
a Son. im'., of Ihls <
poultry and egg dealers, aocu ) gf
profiteering", has b n i oked for tin
period of the war by tie raitloi
loot I tutnimlstr <t on in .'
upon recommend a i on of the f. .
food boat d ?-f \ u i ? .i
tonight
Thla Is the most drastic or.b r v l
Issued against New York food .b ,i
era. and was b ? I up-ai the ?di ire
that the Huff a hold c(SSJ foi II I v-nm
cents a doaen, w hen tip overnment's
llxed pf lee \*> t<<\ \ . -Ml .
Waahlngton, I "???? 1 ? r;,.,,, ,nv*,
war lor-N *i ft asafhlngly ilegouneed
ami Aafericuu* mge I to i v hi for tlx
??demoevm Implant* I ? ? Uneoln ind
advanced by Wilson" In a Lincoln I? r
address before tin aenat bj Henatoi
liswia, of Illinois. German p <<> oi
fers, hjb duclareo |g b*? only a
to murder."
DEMAND OF RAILROADERS.
i IHtli 01 I k 1 \i. im>i? ation OF
\> II at PUOPO8KD R ULHOA?
i\ AUK l\<Kl\M. Ml an*
Hailled i ini.io.-.r.. arc Asking M Pw
1 , . w bile Helpers Waul s ? ?"><??
\\rl|l lincton. Feb. 1.1. -Tim IMI of
: 11. 1 indication of what proposed ra?
i-. a.i wagi laajreaaea would east was
glVOfl at today's hearing before the
railroad wage commission when J. A.
1 1,111 \i. n preeented the claims of the
railway employes' department of the
aii-in Federation of Labor.
? i' g aing an average of 3;*. 1-:'? per
rent, increase op the Hat increases
naher tho additional cost would ho
|$g,0 '?? 000 annually." Secretary Line.
. haii man of the commission, com?
pute < .
Mr. Franklin said the estimates
>? ?aued correct ba*?ed upon Increases
lor 250,000 organized workers. He
h;td t 'so suggested that any increases
> iioul I apply to U reorganised workers
ior the same traders. numbering
cbout 260,000, who were not llgured
in the rough calculation. The wage
) asked was $fi a day for skilled
men auch aa ear men, machinists and
smiths; $4.50 a day for helpers,
?Od 'iiue aad a half for overtime,
Sunday and holiday work.
None of the witnesses before the
oomn Ission bafl submitted estimates
wl wfat the increases rOQUOStesI would
east, all apparently taking the potd
oa Of a. ii. Uarrettson, of the con?
ductors, who said that it did not mat
ler what the coel would be since* the
im re; s?-s were essential to maintain
tin- standard of li\ ing.
i.ov wages h ve been blamed by
r witnesses for the exodus of rail
ioad workers to other industries.
.Mr. Franklin said the various shop
union.* he represented had lost 15 per
. of their membership to ship
y.irds and ?tili others to munitions
factories.
\V: ren S. Stone, of the engineers,
told the committee that never before
this winter have the railroads enter?
ed the bad weather season with
. equipment in such "rotten" condi?
tion, and said that lack of skilled
mi a in ehopi WOTS responsible for
curtailment of output to GO per cent,
of normal.
a. B, l'arker, speakln|i for Um
Broth irhooil of llalntanancs of Was
Employees, said his men were on the
VSrgl of Quitting because they saw
I soots mounting sfaadM] without
advai ce in wages.
.1. I?. Parsons and F. II. V.'oiler, oi
tbe American Vssoci ition of Kngi
eeeis said the roads were handicap
pi d i'or professionally trained engi
n < i s, who wan e Offered jobs at $41
ami $&0 a month after spending foui
^ MUfl ni college ami perhaps going it
debt a veral thousand dollars for r
tschn e.ii education.
Mr. Franklin's representations X<
the c unmissioii resulted in the Urs
mentum of increased feight rates as
I means of providing the leveam
1.cm, in t 1 meet the new expense.
\o > \i>i'.i t.it \s ( 1:1.1:1;?: VTION
v.e Orleans Maspended Long Eatan*
Hshed custom.
Wv Orleans, Feb. I-'.? I'or tin
; is sun e tie- War Between tin
Smtes New Orleans todi.y failed t<
c.debr if Mardl fJfai with tue oua<
[toman festivities, masking and pa
Th? city authorities forbh
masking today on the ground that h
might permit SBOmlSS of the aatlOl
to con ?mit unlawful aits while dis?
guised
Mobile USO Quiet,
Mobile, Feb. If, -Mobile failed U
iv Mgrdl Cras today lor the llrst
time In If years, because of war con
dlttotta
POS sola S/M the only city in tin
counti; observing Mnrdj eras today.
> .ih ul ibiats, typlf) ing the al
in .i nations, was the principal featurs
?? the c| dilation there.
< m.i. FOII i \<.infi us.
It I I' I 11 Ins nt IslCM for Men for
Neri i? c in i 1 .nice.
WaslllHgtOU, Feb. 1::.?The war d<
naflmest has asked the Brotherhood
of Lotemettvs Baglneers to furnish
1 n m for bmb service ami quo
ihoui Hi* i engineers for tranaportatlon
in Franc?-. Warren Htoim,
! t-hlel of Brotherhood today
told th ? railroad wage commission h ?
weajM tarnish t?,,. department with ?
list of tbe names of men available,
in i i PltUgH < TION PfMMIIltR,
iMiigri d nxerbr.i..' Caihoad. and
-hippin pointed Out,
Washington, l eb. 1 I - The danger
??f industrial overproduction, which
may swamp Ihe railroads ami trans*
AM inn. s' ipping facilities, cainang
em barg ess ami temporary factory
butdowns. was pointed out to the
e nats inillti 1 committee today by II.
I OanM product ion engineer of the
arm) qrdnance bureau ami shipping
boaid.
PRISONERS As PROTECTORS.
linns Place British, French and
American Hokllcrs In GKIcs Exposed
to Air Cnids.
j London, Feb. l-.--The German au?
thorities: are packing Stuttgart, in
Southwestern Germany, with prison?
er! Of war in an avowed attempt to
\ discourage nlr raids in reprisals for
[those made by the Germans on Lon?
don and other entente cities.
The Cologne Gasette announced in
it.-- ISSUS of January 7 that Stutt
gart already was the site of several
large prison camps containing Dritish
rnul French prisoners of war and of
, hospitals m which prisoners of war
were being treated, hundreds of of-1
Hoars were being brought to he lodg?
ed in special Quarters constructed for
I them In all parts of the city in order,]
|ai The GasettS staled, to make them I
I share the dangers of the civil popu?
lation.
Karlsruhe, another important city
Iii the same region, has long been
icked with officers and soldier pris?
oners. Five of the Americans from
ships sunk by the commerce raider"
Moewe, who were among the sailors
brought to Germany by the Yarrow
dale, wen' confined, until their re?
lease, In an officers1 camp at Karls?
ruhe? and Witnessed several air raids
from uncomfortably close range.
TI At HFKS' Mf.KTIN'ti POSTPONE!)
Meningitis Situation Taken Into Ac?
count by Executive Committee or
state Association.
Rock HUI, Feh. 1".?<>n account Of
the mentngltli situation it has been
deemed unwise to hold the meeting
of the state Teachers' Association in
March as had been planned. J. P.
Klnard, president, arid K. C. Hurts,
secretary, of the association! acting
upon the advice of the executive com?
mittee and other members of the as?
sociation, reached tins conclusion yes
tei'day.
The meeting has been postponed in
definitely. Whether it will be held
later |n the spring Will bC determine.'
a little later.I Should it be found pos?
sible and should it be thought advis
abl ? to hold it later, the members ot
the association Will he notified. All
the programs had bet a prepared and
the bnal arrangements completed for
the Columbia meeting, but it was
thought that the action ot the exec*
utlve committee will meet with tin*
approval of a large number of the
teachers of tbe state.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CHAIR?
MAN.
Split in National Committee Avoided
by Withdrawal of Adams at Last
Minute.
Si. bums, Feb. 1 :. Will II. Hays of
Indiana, elected chairman of the Re?
publican national committee here this
afternoon, will have a free hand in
bringing about harmony for the next
attack <>n the Democratic citadel, no
ng to weary committeemen, who
restsd from their labors tonight.
The committee by acceptance of
nations and otherwise eliminated
Ihc entire executive committee to
make n olean job of providing the
party with new leadership,
HOPE FOR PEACE.
All the World Looks to Wood row Wil?
son for Guidance,
Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 13. ?The
Pope and Cardinal (Jasparri, papal
secretary of state, discussed Presi?
dent Wilson's latest address Ulli
morning, cardinal Gaspc**' is report?
ed t<? have :;;?i<i that the address gives
on to hope it may lead to pour?
parlers and perhaps was the starting
point for negotiations for a just and
lasting peace.
SVUMARINFS sink THIRTEEN,
IlKTCUSG In Weekly British Losses.
London, Feb. I;;.- Nineteen Ihit
Ish merchantmen were sunk by mine
or submarine in the past week, ac?
cording to the admiralty statement
tonight, Of these 13 were vessels of
1,800 tons or more and six were un ?
der that tonnage, Three fishing craft
also wen sunk.
The loss t<> British shipping In the
i week shows a considerable In
. ;. iae over that of the previous
u, . . which totaled IB vessels, 10 of
thorn over 1,600 tons, in the preced?
ing three weeks the losses were eight,
eight ami 16 rennet-lively.
I I M l \\s LOHE I <>l'IL
Home Reimrts Increased Toll Pitld
Submarines lilt ring Week.
Home, Feb. LI. Four Italian
steamers of more than 1,?00 tons
Were sunk by mine or submarin" dur?
ing the wees ending February ac?
cording to an official announcement
todui.
inning the week- ending February
I but one 11:1 1 i: i 11 ?de ainer of leSS I ll'l 11
1,100 tuns was- lost.
U-BOATS WINNING RACE
runnagc Bunk Three Timen Grealer
Thun Thai Frodticcd?Change Will
( OHIO,
Washington) Feb. 13.?ship ton?
nage sunk by submarines In r.?i7
was nearly three times us great us the
total of production In the United
states and Great Britain Qu ring that
yea r.
Tins was disclosed today by the an?
nouncement of Andrew Bonar I*iw',
chancellor of the exchequer in the
British house of commons that Great
Britain produced only 1,163, 17 1 tons
of shipping last year. The output In
the United states was 901,223 tons,
a total combined tonnage of 2,064,
r,:?7, while sinkings by submarines last
yea:- generally are recorded at 6,000,
000 tons.
While complete figures on con?
struction in Japan, Italy, France and
other nations in 11*17 are not yet
available, officials here do not be?
lieve their aggregate equalled that of
the United States. If that is the case
submarine sinkings more than dou?
bled all new tonnage produced.
Both American and British officials
expect a very different story in 101S,
however. The United States and
Great Britain arc speeding up their
building programs and naval officials
of both cOUntlies have confidently
predicted that the submarine will be
curbed this summer. Admiral Sir
John Jellicoe, former chief of the
British naval staff, recently predicted
that by next August it would be said
that the ?submarine menace is kill?
ed." However, he predicted dark
months before that time.
The ouput of ship tonnage in the
United States in 1918 has been va?
riously estimated at from 2)600,000
ton-: to 4,000,000 tons. No estimate
of Great Britain's ouput has been re?
ceived.
WILSON LEAVES DOOR OPEN.
London Puper Says IM-esident (lives
IS uns Another Chance.
London, beb. 13.?If anything Is
needed lo emphasize the diplomatic
wisd'o'm of President Wilson's speech.
The Daily News says, it would be sup?
plied by S contrast between the prin?
ciples laid down in Washington and
the prineiph s laid down in Versailles.
It adds:
"From the bankrupt statesmanship
of the Allied conference has emerged
what Is In effect a rcnssortlon of the
knockout blow- doctrine. No declara?
tion of war aims is formulated; no
distinction between the speeches of
von Hertllng and Cierntn is recog?
nized.
"The keynote of the president's
speech is the policy of the open door,
peace Is wailing as soon as the cen?
tral powers are ready. Count von
Hertllng having balked at the presi?
dent's fourteen definite proposals, Mr.
Wilron goes back to first principles
and substitutes four fundamental
propositions which the chancellor can
repudiate only at the cost of writing
himself down a brigand. The door
still stands open.
"We are accustomed to look to
Washington alone for any construc?
tive contribution to the diplomacy of
the Alliance. Monday's address to
congress will do much to confirm this
habit."
A Unco of Cripples.
The military medical authorities
havo examined our eitlssns by the
thousands. The results of this exam?
ination in many instances have been
as follows:
<>ut of every five examined, one is
considered sound. The other lour
aie prlpplea Some part of their in?
ternal organisms is affected. The
heart. Stomach, lungs, kidncya or
some other vital organ or function is
crippled.
For generations the blind have been
leading the blind.
The physical body is of no special
importance. The house in which we
live needs no special attention. It
"just grows." No matter how dirty
it may be. So long as the dirt does
no;, show on the surface, there is
no occasion for complaint or criti?
cism, That has been our attitude.
It is about time lor us to change.
It is about time lor us to give the
bod) its proper appreciation. Learn
to respect it. to revere it. to care for
it as you would f?M- your most prec?
ious possession.?Bernard Macfadden
in Physical Culture,
Paris, i'eb. 14.?American batteries
took part in the artillery bombard
n eni In connect Ion with a large
French raid in the Champagne region
yesterday, it was announced officially.
effective assistance Was given b.V Un
American gunners. (This ;s the first
mention of American baltelies on the
Champagne front.
Thus far it seems that nobody
has been interested enough to ask
Mr. BJesm what he thinks of the
Moi.nitin effusion.-?Greenwood .Jour?
nal. '
ROBERTSON REMAINS CHIEF. \
There Will be No Change in British
High Command.
London, p*eb. 14.?Major General
William u. Robertson. The Daily
Chronicle declares on its own infor?
mation, will remain chief of the im?
perial staff with the full approval and
confidence of tin- war cabinet. Major
General Wilson will continue to be the
principal British representative at
Versa llles.
Decalogue for Women.
"A new decalogue of war for wo?
men has been arranged by the Pro?
fessor of University of Turin," says Dr
Anna Howard Shaw, chairman of the
Woman's Committee of the Council
of National Defense.
' This decalogue, like thaU of the
Scripture, applies to both men and
women, and by close attention to its
rules, everyone will be able not only
to do her part, hut to do it qo system?
atically and elheiently that there is
no demand the government could
make that would not lind us prepar?
ed to respond at once. If every fam?
ily kept this decalogue where it could
be in view every day, it would remind
I them of their duty as well as the
j glory of sharing in the gpeat new
struggle which we trust shall bring
to us a fulfillment of the Spirit of
Him who came to bring '^eace on
Harth, Cood Will to Men.' J
The decalogue is as follows.;
1. Do not chatter. Keepfto your?
self the news you hear, younfown im?
pressions, and your apprehension.
2. Do not listen to alarmists-, to
slackers, or to those wh% would
spread discouragement. Silence them.
3. He moderate in your spending,
neither lavish in gifts nor sifdid in
your economies. Let everything in
your life, even your daily *jcpenses,
take on at this moment its 'rue nat?
ional importance.
4. Encourage national industries,
nvoding imported goods, ever, though
they may seem better and lems costly
than those made at home. '.V
a. Do not look upon the leparture
to the front of those dear tjf you as
an abandonment. He with thlm con?
stantly in thought, as they a?e with
you, particularly in the hour of dan?
ger: and do all that you can ti'replace
them in their former occupatons.
G. Do not complain of fjhe diffi?
culties, annoyances and irivations
caused by the war. Think of those
?
who are dying for their country and
complaint will halt upon your lips.
7. Multiply your activities,;,in your
home as weU as outside, thereby ren?
dering yourself useful to yotir coun
i
try by the work of your hands, the
warmth of your heart, and the clar?
ity of your Intelligence.
S. Exhibit day by day and hour
by hour the same courage a man
shows upon the Held of battle. In?
struct the ignorant, uphold the feeble
console those who rtre stricken; trans?
mit your own confidence to others.
!b No matter how long the strug?
gle may last, await victory with
strength and patience.
10, If you are stricken in your
dearest affections, hear your sorrow
nobly, that your tears may bo worthy
of the hero Whose death you mourn.
NOTICE
To Proprietors of Hotels, Cafes and
Hoarding Houses, City Of Sumter.
The State Food Administration has
requested -.s to hold a consultation
with all the hotel, eating h?use. and
restaurant proprietors in Sumter.
In compliance with this request we
ask that you meet with us in the
Chamber Of Commtice, at 4 o'clock,
Friday afternoon, February 16th.
Cooperation In observance of the
program of the Food Administration
will be discussed.
Very truly yours,
G. A. LHMMOX,
County Food Administrator.
H. A. MOSES,
cuy Food Administrator.
E. [. RBARDON,
Assistant County Food Administrator.
Jefferson and La l ayette Letters.
London, Jan. u? (Correspondence)
Two letters, one written by Thomas
Jefferson and dated Monticello, April
17, 1821, and the other by General
Lafayette and dated Lagrange, June
28, 1SH7, have been presented to Con?
sul General skinner in London as a
gift to the American government. The
donor was H. H. dross, a Philadel?
phia manufacturer, who until recently
had a home here. The first concerns
certain books which the correspond
ent recommended to Jefferson and
and which he declared he was endeav?
oring to obtain, while the letter writ?
ten by Lafayette speaks of the Inven?
tion of S bee hive and of his interest
in agricultural development gener
; fly, There is nothing to disclose the
Identity of the persons to whom the
letters were addressed.
No, Celestlne, we are not saving
any coal for Cndo Sim on account
of these heatless Mondaya Fact is,
WS hsven't any to save.?Hainwdl
People.
SHOULD HELP THE TENANTS.
Recto* W rites i>f What Should be
Done.
The Carolina Farmer and Stockman
carries the following article on
"Landlord and Tena. t," by Victor E.
Rector, who fills th. chair of agri?
culture at the Univursiy of South
Carolina, and who is also a member N
of the legislature from Darlington
County:
South Carolina should take more in?
terest in the people who rent. The
people to do this are ihe land owners.
Detter relations betwi-en landlord and
renter can not be icccomplished by
the legislature, but it can be done by
mutual agreement and mutual help.
Let the owner buy vv re and the rent?
er build the pastu-e on which to
raise his meat, milk and butter. Let
the owner of the land buy fruit trees
and show the renter how to plant and
care for them, ther. divide orchard
products. Let the landlord lay off the
terraces and pay for half the labor in
ditching. This would save the fertil
i y of the soil and thus give more
profit to both. Let he landlord help
tie renter in buying and mixing fer
t lizers to suit the sc 1. Then let him
tell the renter when and how to ap?
ply the fertilizer to get the best re
sjlts. Det the landlord lend the ren?
ter enough cash to make the crop
at a reasonable interest. This would
save the renter fro ? the criminal
time prices now so common. Let the
landlord give the renter an extra $5
for every hale of cc ton he makes,
above five to the pi )w. This would
encourage work and economy. Under
such a system the enter would be
adequately fed whil he was making
the crop; and when It was made, tt
would be free from riebt and could be
sold or held as cit-cr instances would
suggest. The rente * would show
more interest In the land. He would
feel kindly toward th ; owner who had
helped him. He w< Jld soon be "oil
his feet" and he might wake up to
the fact that it is possible for a rert
er to educate his chddren. This sys
i tem would lower the price of pro?
visions, because they would be sold
t'Dr cash. Labor conditions would be
improved; the country would be more
prosperous and our itizenship would
be of a higher ordev. Let the land?
lord give the renter a better chance
; and thus save money for both.
TERMS OF 22 EXPIRE.
Probably Many State Senators Will
Sock Ro-c faction.
Columbia, Feb. 13. ?Terms of 22 of
i t ie 4 5 members of the South Carolina
State senate expire v ith this session.
It is presumed that quite a number
? of these will enter t \e campaign for
i re-election this summier, though the
. season for political announcements is
? rather early and at present no hats
. have been shied into the ring.
Senator John F. Williams, of Aiken,
. whose term expires 'n 1920, is an ex
i ception to this rule, the Aiken sena?
tor having announced als candidacy to
? succeed Andrew J. B*?thea as lieuten?
ant governor.
Senators whose terms expire In
1918 are: J. A. Deattie, of Kershaw;
Charlton Du Rant, of Clarendon; E. C.
Fops, of Williamsbu?R. d .Epps,
oi Sumter; J. J Eva; s, of Marlboro;
i 10. R. Ginn, of HampU n; J. A. Harvey,
of Borkoloys J. Gordon Hughes,
of Union; g. k. Leney, of Chester
tield; C. D. Lee .of Darlington; J. H.
Manning of Dillon; J. W. McCown. of
Florence; J. II. Nickhs, of Abbeville;
vv. T. O'Dell. of Pick ns; J. G. Pad?
gett, of Colleton: J. U Sherard, of
Anderson; Huger Sin! 'er, of Charles?
ton; A. P. Spigner, of Richland;
Richmond Stacy, of C erokee; George
M. Stuckey, of Lee, a: d d. R. Wil?
liams, of I^tncaster.
A successor will bo elected in
''luster county to the late Senator A.
G. Brice, whose term vould have ex?
pired this year.
New Orleans. Feb. 14,?Two women
and baby were burned to death and
three others injured in a fire in a. tene?
ment house at Harvey, l>a.. across the
river from here today.
Washington, Feb. 14.?a billion
dollar deficiency appropriation bill,
the largest of the kind in the history
of congress was favorably reported to
the house today by Ch arnian Shei ley
of the appropriations committee. Con?
sideration Is expected to begin to?
morrow. Hugo amounts are asked for
various military activities.
Washington. Feb. 14.? A campaign
for the wider use of fish as food will
be started by the bureau of fisheries
soon at Colombia, S. C. The possi?
bility of carp culture i riot fields is
under investigation.
Norfolk. Va , Feb. 13.?-Harry
Wrlrht, tt, Of Little Rock, and Noah
How ell. 4a, of South F< t k. Ark., em?
ployees at the naval haH*j here. cVied
suddenly here today frogs drinking
what an investigation disclosed was
nay mm, used as a uhstitute for
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