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Battle Royal is On Between Pre mier Lloyd George and ? Lord Northclifle ????? LONDON TIMES BITTER LY ATTACKS PREMIER Political Warfare Between Lead ers Creates Great Sensation Throughout Great Britain. . London, April 17 (By the Asso oiated 'Press*):?Open warfare be tween David Lloyd George. /British prime minister, and Lord Xortheliffe. England's fOn-most publisher, is to the political world the most interest ing result of. the premier's flying visit to London from the Paris con ference and his speech before parlia ment Wednesday. Lord Xortheliffe and Baron Baver brook, who served as the official "eye witness" for the Canadian government at the front in 1&16 and later becom- j ing chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- j caster and minister of information, always have been credited with be ing'the powers behind the scenes who brought about the retirement of Pre mier Asquith and the succession of Lloyd George and they had given him. their general support through out his management of the war. but when the general election followed the ^armistice they shifted somewhat to the attitude of friendly criticism. Only during the latest developments of the_peace conference have they be- i come sharply critical of Mr. Lloyd | George's-leadership. The premier in his speech in the house of commons credited this faci to the "disease of vanity" and point edly hinted that it was due to disap pointment on Lord Northeliffe's part that he had not been appointed on -.the peace "delegation. The premier referred to the peace terms Lord Norihcliff recommended in The Times before the peace conference began, say-ihg: *T am prepared to mak" some al lowance, when a man is laboring un der a keen sense of disappointment. 'However, unjustified and however re uic?lotrs, the expectations may be. under these circumstances he always thinks the world is badly run." The Times today replied with a slashing attack, accusing Lloyd : George of overlooking reports pre- ] pared by experts. ? "It is currently said by his col- ' leagues in Paris." The Times declares, l "that while \e is able to read and < write be does neither." ] ? After* say ing the record of The j 1 Times during the war speaks for it- 1 self, the newspaper apparently threat ens a future attack saying: "Some points of his war records require to be more fully known." The Evening News, a Northclifle publication, today prints a cartoon o; < the premier hovering over Westmin ster in an airplane. labelled "Hot air*' with bombs for the Northcliffe papers. ? Mr. Lloyd George and Lord North cliife probably are the two most in fluencia! personal forces in British politics and novr that they are fierce ly and publicly at war, the effect on Mr. -Lloyd George's political fortunes and the test of the influence of the Northcliffe press which is expected to follow will mark the beginning of a . new poitical chapters the develop ments of which are being discussed with the liveliest interest. Each man is an eager fighter and the battle :v tween the little Welsh "giant" and ;he newspaper Napoleon is not like ly to be a tame one. Freight Rates on Cattle Carolina Stock - Farms Charge Discrimination at Sumter t To the Editor of The News and Courier: We write to call your at tention to a freight la rift in this State which is in effect a discrimination against the cattle men of South Car olina. This tariff is in effect at Sum ter where a charge for feed big liv< - stock at the unloading pens is from 2<>o per cent to 500 per cent greater than at any point between the Wesi and Sumter. In shipping a car of cattle or a car of sheep from the West the ani mals must be unloaded. fed and watered every thirty-six hours.. The usual feed is 300 to 400 pounds of hay and the usual charge is or $8. At Sumter the charge is $17 to $-0 per car for cattle and as hijrb as $?50 per car for sheep. The feed is the same as in the West. . As South Carolina is rapidly de veloping a cattle industry of consid erable proportions such diserimi na tion as this should, receive serious con sideration. Our own experience this spring is in point. We recently ship ped ip seven cars of cows from Kan sas. The overcharge at Sumter on this single shipment was about Carolina Stock Farms. Foreston. April L?. American on Trial Seoul. Korea. Thursday. April 17 (By the Associated Press).- -The Rev. M. Mowery of Mansfield, ?>hio. a Presbyterian missionary^ was placed on trial today on tin- charge of having permitted Koreans to use his prem ises for disseminating propaganda for Korean independence. An oifi cial report says the defendant admit ted sheltering five Kor ? as a1 dif ferent times but denied any intention of helping them further their plans. It is well known that it has beer the custom of Mr: Mowery to enter tain Koreans frequently. ROAD WORK IN THE STATE Highway Commission's Chart Shows Progress Being Made This Year |PROJECTSIN20 j COUNTIES UNDERWAY I - Estimated Total Cost of Work Underway and in Prospect $829,203.05. Columbia, April 20.?The extent of the road und bridge work under way and in prospect in South Carolina is graphically shown by the progress chart gotten out on March 31st by the State Highway Commission. The ?road and bridge projects which the commission, has under way are located in twenty counties,xahd besides these projects located in single counties there are three additional projects in each of which two counties will share." The estimated total cost of the pro jects under way and in prospect is $S29.202.05. of which amount it is ex- ; oected that the federal government wf pay $313.74$.31. Up to April 1. l$l:V, a total of $61.047.17 had already been" paid over by the .federal gov- j eminent to the counties to re-im- j burse them in parts on road and bridge projects under construction or completed. The State Highway Commission has! road projects under wav or completed i which cover a total of 21-5 ."OS miles, j These roads have been or will be s?r- ! faced, under present plans, with con-j crete. asphaltic-ooneroto. top-soil oi sand-clay. Out of the twenfy-thret projects surveys have been ebmpjeted and plans made on fifteen. Surveys have been made ami plans nearly completed on five and of the remain ing three, one pnoject has been cover ed by a reconnaissance survey, a lim of bench levels run on another, and the remaining one partially surveyed. The labor situation together with the exceedingly high prices fo? building materials which have pre- j vailed have combined to hold back ? actual construction work abnormally, i However, despite these handicaps im posed by war conditions, construction work has been started on live of tln-j twenty-three projects, and these fivej are now in various stages of com j plotonoss. ranging from the grading j stage to tin- point where the roadwayl itself has been graded and surfaced: but the shoulders have not ye| been completed. in addition to (he ii\? j projects on which construction is uri jer way, contracts have been reo? iifl} let for two additional projects, and bids from contractors have been ad vertised for on certain other projects. Welcome to Soldiers j _ Colored People Gather in Great! Throng To Honor Men of Their Race Who Served the Country ? The welcome celebration arranged j by the -colored people of Sumter| county in honor of the soldiers aim '. sailors of then* race who served in j the army and navy of the United States during the world war. was car- ! ried out Monday, according to program j and was a most successful as Well a:- j very* largely attended occasion. Tin j streets were crowded with thousands of negroes from all sections of tin j county and they by their presence i and by the cordiality of the welconn that they (-^tended to all of the re- \ turned soldiers showed that they ar< \ proud of them who served overseas and in this country in war to defend the rights of America and to save Europe from the I i uns. The parade of the returned soldiers, headed by tlie band from the State Colored Col lege, was witnessed by many thou sand people, ami the uniformed men marched like veterans, showing that they had been well drilled while in service. The lim- cd' march was up Main street to Calhoun. to Washing ton to Liberty and to the Fair Grounds where tin- formal exorcises were held. The program, as carried out was as follows: Program me. America. Invocation?Rev. A. it. Howard. Music. Welcome?Mayor L. D. Jennings. Response?nr. C. W. Maxwell. .\u(\v^- .Mrs. .1. .1. Starks. Short mlks by Over-sea Men. led by Chapell Brogdort. Victory Loan- M. .1. Frederick. Esq. "Finding a place for the lb-turn ing Soldiers"- W. A. Woodward. Reading?Miss Bell Jones. Music - Stale College Hand. Introductory ? Dr. <'. W. Birnio. A?i<:j'-ss Dr."Phos. F.. Miller Master of Ceremonies? Rev. |. I? Pa vis. Refreshments were served ai lie conclusion of the exercises. Homicide in Ehrhardt I Ehrhardt, April 20.?Ham Drab [ham. fifty years Old, was Shot am! ia [stantly killed here ibis, morning by R. Jo. Wiliiamsoii. a neighbor. The I Weapon used was a shot gnu. lb" I charge taking effect in the face and [neck. Several days ago. ii is alleg ed, the children ?>!* ib.- Rrabharn and I Williamson families became involved ?in a quarrel. This, ii is believed led to further trouble ?between the tw< families, and culminated in the trag edy today. Williamson went to Bam berg immediately after the shooliac '?and surrendered to the sheriff ol Bamberg county. Both families ar< I high!} respected. [Furnish Arms and Combs to ; Diaz Revolutionists to Attack i larranza Government ; CAPTURED REBEL j LEADER REVEALS PLANS _ i [Manuel Cortes Tells How Infer ! nal Machines Used in Blowing j Up Trains were Secured. i .Mexico City. Aprii 20 (By the As sociated Press).?Manuel Cortes, aide to Pedro Gavay. chief lieutenant of Jj'"(li\ Diaz, following1 his capture in [the fight which resulted in the death [of Gen. Aurelia.ho Blahquei, lasi wool" at Chavaxtla. State of Vera Cruz, made ja statement today in the city of Vein j Cruz in which he revealed the means j employed by the followers of Diaz to I secure explosives for Mowing up rtrahs between the capital and tin gulf coast. j According to a dispatch from a spe cial correspondent sent to Vera Cruz [.by El Universal, Cortes declared that I the explosives and infernal machines j had been sent in a round about way ! to the rebel headquarters by a German j 'inn in .Mexico City which deals in [hardware and mining machinery. Cor tes also asserted, says the correspond ent, that Diaz insurrectionaries had obtained more than "JO infernal ma chines and much ammunition from Gen. Manuel Pehiez. rebel leader in the Tampico oil region, who previous ly had received them from steamers ?gun running filibusters which land d tin- machines along the gulf coast Of tin- oil r< gi?n. The correspondent quotes Cortes as saying that the Diaz agents at FJabana were Dr. V*asquoz Gomez-and the former Diaz general, Manuel MOndragon. and that plans bar. been made for a general assault on trains it a meeting of numerous rebel lead ers at Chavaxtla. prim- to the battle which resulted in the death of Gen. Blanquot and the capture of Cortes. Tin- infernal machines were propor tioned among the rebel chiefs at thiV meet ing. Cortes' assertions regarding the re eeipi of infernal machines, arms and ammunition from Pelaez are inter ?still?' in vio\\" oi' the accusations pub lished in Mexieo City during the j early stages of iln- oil controversy that \arioiis oil companies had supplied! Pelaez with the essentials of war fa re. Ifabana. April 20.?Gen. Manuel j Mondragon left Cuba nearly two ye:trs ago and is now said to be in Europe. Dr. Va.s.-p ?.? has not been in Cuba for ?(?m?- time. He is said at presenl lo be ?n El Paso. Tex.-is. Redeem War Pledges in Full | Washington. April l!>II.- -New <-vi-j dence of America's purpose to redeem I in full the pledges made on c-nterjng tne war was asked 01 the nation u> day )>y President Wilson who urged full subscription of Um $4.r,00.00u.00() Victory liberty note issue. Sixtv ! thousand men who gave their lives in France have redeemed the covenant of blood made two years ago. the president said; but the pledge of treasure remains yet to !>?? fulfilled. "Todny the world stands freed from the threat of militarism." the presi dent cabled from Paris. "But ?s yet we stand only at tin- threshold of happier times. To enter we must ful lil! to the utmost the engagements We have made." President Wilson's message in full ! follows: I "For,two anxious years the Ameri can people have striven to fulfill the j task of saving our civilization. By j the exertion of unmeasured power ! they have quickly won the victor> ! without which they would have re I mained in the field until the last re source had been exhausted. Bringing to the contest a strength of spirit ? made doubly s:ro;ig by the righteous ? ness of their cause, they devoted j themselves unswervingly to tin- pros I ecution of their undertaking in the I full knowledge th*rt no conquest lay ; in their path excepting the conquest ' of right. j ""Today the world stands freed form 'the threat of militarism which has so j long weighed upon the spirit and tin' labor of peaceful nations. "But as yet we stand only at the threshold of happier tines. To enter i we must fulfill to the utniot the cn ? ga gem cuts we have made. The Vic tory liberty loan is the indispensable j means. Two y< ars ago we pledged ! our lives and fortunes to the cause [ for which we hare fought. Sixty thousand of our strongest sons have j redeemed for us that pledge of/blood. J To redeem in full faith the promise I of this s.icrilh-e w ?? now must give this new evidence of our purpose." ! With the formal opening of the ! subscription pledges began to pour : into the treasury today along with ! predictions of success perhaps even more optimistic than those aCCOm : panyo'g the four previous bond is sues. Enthusiastic reports from Irnnks caused some anxiety to officials, who I hope the new issue will bo popularly [subscribed instead of beint; taken by ! ft:i..?!??? i:D insthntrons; as that would result in tieim.- tin credit. ? London. April 2 ft. The Firs! Bird sheVik iii'in) . operating in tin- region of Honed, along the Pripel river, ha f sllrendered to the Ukraint.rus. :ie jcording t" a slateriionl issued I.\ the I Ukrainian press bureau and forward ? d from Vienna in The Central \ -us rt, jo lie* lino- thai tie- ropori wa: forw a rded. 2ft.0ft0 rifles. guns and i 200 machine gnns had in en handed 'ever to..the Ukrainians. 'Demands that She Have Posses sion of the Whole of the Dalrnation Coast ! _ [will not listen to talk of coimpromise ! President Wilson Will Not Con ! sent to Denial Of Rights of j Jugo-Slavs. I Paris. April 20 By the Associated . l?'n-ss). ? The Italian issue over the [Adriatic has reached an acute stage, ! where a decision one way or the oth J er can not longer be deferred and a r decision either way is fraught with j serious consequences. Despite the Easter calm, which [brought vast crowds to the churches land boulevards, the council of four i continued its sessions at the "White iBpuse." beginning at la o'clock this (morning. The Italian premier. Vit torio <ndando. and the Italian foreign minister. Baron Sonnino, were both j present and made it known that the opening Of the Italian parliament Wednesday has necessitated their j leaving Paris Monday with definite j knowledge of what is going to be i done. Baron Sonnino continued to oceu I py tin- extreme position, insisting up on the integral fulfillment of the sec ret treaty of London giving to Italy the entire Dalmatian coast and is j lands, and also claiming the city of ! Fiume without internationalization o division with the Jugo-Slavs. Premier Orlando was rather more conciliatory, though a telegram which ' he had received from the heads of the Italian army declared that the entire army was behind him in up holding Italy's aspirations. Captain Tpzzi of Premier Orlando's staff said the telegram was in effect an ultimatum and disclosed how itni versal and deep rooted was the Ital ian determination to secure adequat? protection on the eastern Adriatic coast. Me added that if these rights were not recognized Italy would uu doubtedly adopt her own course without reference to the conference and occupy the regions to which sin considered herself entitled. President Wilson's position was| said io !,.? equally determined against any recognition of the secret treaty of London. Reports of a compromise on the basis of the Italians getting ihe Italian quarters of Fiume and the Jugo-Slavs getting their districts were not confirmed and it was said this was the plan put forward to the Italians but not accepted. But early reports indicated that tin- session might be prolonged through the day in an effort to reach a middle ground Tin- extent of i In- guarantee which the I'nited States and Groat Britain have given to the French as security against renewed Herman attacks eon tintles to he the toremost topic in tin French press. The French representa j lives ma int.i in that tile guarantee takes the form of an alliance. The] Matin says: "The alliance has ai- j ready been drawn in the form of a very brief text stipulating that th< three powers will give each other rnu- ! ;ual support if Germany att cks us again. Tin- signature of stipulation will occur at tin- same time as the I signing of the treaty." The American officials withhold all] comment on these reports. It is known, however, that a number of proposals have been broughi forward designed i" give a more prompt and i more effective guarantee of military assistance ;o tin- Preach than the; league of nations afforded. But none of these proposals had been approv ed up to is hours ago. President Wilson's contention has been thai tin- league was enough j guarantee, in line with his speech be fore a plenary session of the confer ence wln-n he said: "Tnat is a defi nite guarantee by the world against aggression; it is a definite guarantee against tin thing which has .ins: broughi civilization to the verge ol ruin." ' The final plans for receiving the Gorman delegates at Versailles and for delivering the treaty provide for complete secrecy, although an official communication will be. issued after the treaty has actually been deliver ed announcing ibis fact. Rxeept for this, everything will be behind rigidl> guarded doors, with military forces occupying all tin- surrounding pre cincts. According to the terms Marshal i-'oeh is said to have received from the secretariat general of the confer ence, the German plenipotentiaries -ir< in be treated as enemies until the treaty is signed, and any one com municating with them will be sub jected to prosecution before a court inartial on the charge of dealing with the enemy. The purpose of this is said io he to prevent Versailles fron; being used as a base for widespread ?neipy propaganda, but the rigors o! this surveillance will probably went off after the fust few days. Tin- German delegation at Spa has a large militarv eseoiM wirb soTdiers la helmets and carrying arms, but it is understood that tie- delegates an.l iliose accompanying them will not wear uniforms while :.t Versailles, s" :?s to avoid unnecessary friction. Bloodshed in Korea Tokio. April "I. Special dispatelies from Korea state dial member*-' of the Christian mission at Teigohari. near Seoul clashed with gendarmes during a riol there, tin- officers ?riaa upon i be m.'b. killing twenty and woiimling niasiA of those engaged in the demonstration. OBSTINATE HUNS ! CAUSE WORRY ! Peace Conference Delegates Anxiously Await Reply to Ultimatum i i - i j GREAT POWERS MAY j BE FORCED INTO ALLI ANCE i i - j French Newspapers Assert That ; France, England and United j States are Negotiating Treaty i j Paris, April 21.?The .-announcement ' by the German foreign minister that i his government would send delegates ! without full powers to receive the ? peace terms and transmit them to the German government, has contributed greatly, the newspapers say. toward I promoting an alliance between; I France. Great Britain and the Unit-j j ed States. 'Hie French press insist j .that negotiations looking toward such I an alliance are still in progress. Faculty For ! Summer School! - j [ Distinguished Teachers and Lee-1 ! turers Secured for Six Weeks' Session at Winthrop I Rock Hill, Apil 13.?President I (Johnson has about completed the facujty for the summer school at; Winthrop College, which will open on j June 17 and continue till July 27.. The i [ fact that the school has a six.- weeks'j session has served to standardize it and to bring it\into line with the] other great summer schools of the South. Another significant advance is the securing of a number of dis-1 tinguished teachers and lecturers.; making it ^unnecessary for the teach-j crs of South Carolina to go beyond; the hounds of their own State fori slimmer work-. Applications already; received point to the fact that there will he many teachers present from j neighboring States. Prof. Scott Mu'r- j ray for many years head of the de partment of Latin at Mercer Uni versity, will hold the chair of Latin ai Winthrop this summer. Professor Thomson. Dean Kinard; i Superintendent Magginis and Prof.' John F. Thomason are offering! courses in education. Dr. St?ger, formerly professor of. English a! Hollins: Dr. Edmunds of Sumter. .1. C; Daniel of Darlington and ^Tiss Grant will he in the depart meni of English. ; Dr. Walmsley of Winthrop and Dr. Wallace of Wofford make up the fac ulty in 1 story. I Prof ...or Coker of Winthrop and; Superintendent Brooker of Florence] are offering some new courses m : ma t Koma i ics. Prof. c. .\ Graeser of the Citadel ?s a in w member of the faculty, of-j ferriig courses in French and Span-j ish. Supt. Frank Evans of Spartanburg] is offering a new course h: general science. Dr. Roy Z. Thomas has increased the number of courses in chemistry. George W. Coggir.. well known for! tlie development of manual training j in the schools ai Ea?4ey and now; connected with Clemson College, wiil j offer new and practical courses in j manual I raining. ?Mi,, of tin- most significant addi-J lions in courses is that by Miss .Wii j Lou Gray for teachers of illiterates.! All who have heard him on former occasions will be delighted to know! that Dr. Charles Alphonso Smith is! coming. Among those who Kaveri never been at Winthrop before are) Prof. Edwin .Minis, author and teach er of English at Vanderbilt I*niver-j shy: Prof. W. H. Kilpatriek of the| department of education. Columbia I University. New York, and Prof. \\. j C. Bagley. author and teacher of the same university. Easter Sunday School Exercises. Easter services at Trinity Sunday School, under the direction of .Mrs. ; Horace Harhy of the Primary de partment were very interesting. The Sunday.School rooms were ar tistically decorated by Mrs. Julian) Bradford and .Mrs. .J. William Cox.: The services began promptly at [?*.15.| with the following program: March??"Onward Christian Sol-1 diers." Pianist. Mr. Marion Ard; Violinist. Miss Emma Burst. j Song by the Sunday School. Prayer by Dr. Rice. (; reetlngs ? Donova n 1 larby. Song by Primary Department. Recitation?Irene Pro ugh ton. Recitation?Samuel Mitchell. Exercise?An Acrostic bv nine gi*ds. ; ? Sena by Primary Department. Recitation-? William Rice. Song by Sunday School. i Recitation Annie Lou Xabers. Presentation of a prize to William VfcCollimr. B. R. Compt?n and Claude I Inrst for perfect record since Octob er in attendance, deportment, col'ec-! flon. lessons, punctuality and learning] I he comma nil-men ts. I met - Piano and violin. ! tencd iet ion. Each em- did well, but special praise should be given to liiilc Sam Mitchell, the youngest that reeitod. Easter at Trinity. Tin- services at Trinity Church yos !<:da> wen- unusually interesting; Th.- church was elaborately decorat ed by .Mrs John Brown and Mrs. Don ald .\uid. who deserve to be especial - ly praised. The music was of :i very high class under the direction of Miss Siddall. The church was crowded ai both morning and .??< ning serViCes. lb*. 1-iiC.:- delivere 4 eloquent sermons. WILL NOT R?DER COTTON OPINION Attorney General Palmer De cides Not to Pass Upon Cot ton Movement DEPARTMENT. NOT CONCERNED IN MATTER Organization to Reduce Acreage and Hold Cotton May Not Con flict With Law. Washington. April . 10??United Press)?Attorney General Palmer will render no opinion in reply to the department of agriculture as to how far Southern planters may go under thevanti-trust law in limiting cotton acreage to reduce prices. The agricultural department pass ed the question to the justice de partments upon request of. Southern planters. Justice department officials said the law prevents them from giving an opinion in cases where the question does not involve action by a depart ment itself. ' ? .Meanwhile. . the department still is considering the demand of Gov. Allen of Kansas that Southern planters be prosecuted as violators of the Sher man Act. Declares it Legal Atlanta. April 19?"The movement by Southern cotton planters- to in crease the production of foodstuffs and curtail the production of cotton is legal, in my opinion, and the fed eral government cannot intrefere with such action." declared United States Senator Hoke Smith here tonight. Senator Smith stated that movement is protected by the Clayton,anti-trust law. which he helped to revise in 1913 in his capacity as a member of }he sub-committee of the senate judiciary committee. "We expressly provided that noth ing contained in the anti-trust laws should be construed to forbid the ex istence and operation of agricultural organizations, or prevent them from lawfully carrying out their legitimate objects," Senator Smith said. "Such organizations cannot be construed to be illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade. In the appro priation bill for the enforcement of anti-trust laws, we provided that no part of the appropriation should be expended for the prosecntion of farms' association, or farmers who co-operate in an effort to obtain a fair price ^or their products. Have Made Good ? Maj. Hamilton and4 Cap. Robert Witherspoon McKay in France The nfany friends of these young townsmen will be gratified to know that in the service of their country they have "made good" in France as well as at home. Dr. Hamilton Witherspoon McKay, kite of Charlotte. X. C. but a native of Sum tor. S. C. has been twice pro moted, lie entered the service tn August. 1917, with the rank of first lieutenant in medical corps, was pro moted to captain at Gamp Gordon the same year, was sent to FranCe with a medical unit in February, 1918, and assigned to Base Hospital NO. .6. at Bordeaux. His preference and urg ent request was for assignment at the front. This was denied him and he was retained at Bordeaux, where he organized and directed a clinic which was pronounced by official in spectors a model of its kind. He had the option of returning to the States with his unit in February. But was requested from headquarters to remain a few months longer, to which he consented. About the first of March he received a major's com mission, and had the rare compliment of being one of only eleven of all grades in the medical corps selected to be sent to the Sorbonne (Univer sity of Paris), to do work for the army. Until mid-summer he will be engaged in special medical work in the schools and hospitals in Paris. His younger brother. Robert, after three months in the R. O. T. was com missioned captain in his 21st year and in February. 191S. was sent in ad vance of his command with a few other officers, to receive intensive training in France. He was assigned to command in the K<hh Reg. Inf., 5th Division of the regular army, which followed him. after a few weeks to France. He was severely wounded in the St. Mehiel drive, but has entirely recovered, and is now with his regiment in the army of oc cupation. Capt. Robert and Maj. Hamilton McKay* are sons of Dr. and Mrs. W* J? McKay, of Slimier, and grandsons of the late Dr. .1. W. McKay of OhorJtw, S. C.. and the late Hamilton G. Witherspoon of Sumter. South Caro lina's boys have served their country well! Homicide in KersMVr Camden. April 19?Special: Xathan iel .Miller, a negro, was shot and kill ed in the northern section of the county Friday b> R. B. Humphries* a white man. Humphries was overseer on tin- fa tan of R. L. Sowell. and the negro is sr.id to have come on the place armed with the idea of creating a disturbance. It is alleged he at tempted *.o draw his gun and Mr. Humphries shot him twice, killing him instantly. Humphries surrendered and was placed in jail this afternoon until bail is granted him. A persist ent rumor that there had been a se rious race clash proved unfounded, as a!! was quiet when the sheriff arid coroner left the scene.