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The Ari$y University Great Educational Achievement In Camp in France Beatme?.. Fraoiee. May 15. (Corres pondence of The Associated Press)? The pojgafojhty of making the United States army a great educational med ium for all America has been demon strated by the American Expedition ary Forces. University here, in the opinion- s>f leading educators in that in^^uiion. Their experience in two months, of its sessions has convinced these instructors that the great ex periment has pointed a way to uni versal education in the United States. The university soon must close for its students are going home to America, to be demobilized. <T1h closing exercises were held May 30. ; Yet wh&t it has done and.-still is doing at this writing will perhaps serve as a guide to the development of an I army educational system yet to be worked out in America. More than 8,600 American soldiers have since March 15 been obtaining a higher education in this unvcrsity as a gift from Uncle Sam. The In stitution was composed of IS colleges wihs 584. instructors and offered 303 courses of study any of which the, soldiers might elect to. pursue. It was unique in respect to the fact that its entire student body was clad in khaki, that the students slept m army cots. ?tKor/60 ?n a hut with, their rifles slung^ beneath them. They rose for the day's studies at the call of th<* bu gle ":apd marched to their school roo^ns.ih companies Ontside: the-, schoolrooms army dis- j eip?ne^ prevailed but in them the army was forgotten and. a private was. .gpod_ as a. captain. The directors of these 13 colleges were distinguished educators in America and" the grade of instruction given - at Beaune was regard as equiv alent to university work in America. Entrance examinations were not re quired. _ T he word of the applicant thai Jie. had a. high, school education w^is the sole requirement and this-was waived if-he had had its equivelenl. Colonel Ira U. Reeves, a regular army officer well known for his word* as president of Norwich University at Nor|fa??eidT. Vermont, was the direct ing head of the University. Three months ago the university was little* j more than a project. Abandoned. American hospitals where the wound ed from the Argonne drive received treatment were seized upon as a nu cleus and other buildings appeared like- mushrooms. There were no i browustone fronts, no clinging ivy, j no ^green turf of the old colleges at! home; just plain, unpainted board ] and . canvas army building? with plenty of bootpitted mud about; a little; city in itself. - Nearby was Ferskmg Field for ath letics whefre ' five baseball fields j were in use and there was opportune- I ty for track meets and. other athletics j Eight miles away at Allerey was the I agricultural college with about 2,30-0 j students. . The- colleges of this institution, the | first^pf its. kind, in history, were: I Agriculture, arte, business, citftzen- | ship,-correspipndence. education, engi- [ neering. journalism, law. letters. I medicine, music and science. There , were. 538 classes and the average en- | rottment in each class was 38 men. j T^e-.agrictiltural college headed th<> j listjfor attendance. The business J college was second with 1,?29 stu-1 dents, engineering third with 846 and j then followed letters with 770, science' 574, arts. 267!, educataion 78. journal ism -121. law 146. medicine 132 and j music 149. Many, of th* soldi-is studied French [ and made excellent progress partly.) because of the; splendid opportunity \ to practice, the language with their French friends. For th'- most part j the classes of the.university were con duqted in the barrack school i"oms. i but a large aerodrome was* convert- ; ed into a combination lecture room I and- theatre. The day's, work began at <>.30 a. in. j when, a bugle sounded reveille. Soon i a long line of khakiclad soldiers, sev- j eral regiments strong, fell into: marching order and wound its way as; though on parade, across the grounds. { the.noen dropping out by companies] as they,came *o Their schools. G-eneraJJy the students were moved! by. a'serious purpose to obtain an ad-; vanced education and were of a clean cut type of which any institution might bf proud. Each signed a state- ! ment when h*? entered the University! whivh const it tiled its code. I road j in; part : ?*5 -understand that this leave is granted by the government to pro- i vide for my welfare. 1 realize that if! my health, my comfort and my edu-j iation are advanced by this trip, the: government will be weil repaid-, for: the m.oney it spends on me. I realize^ tha? if, by misconduct, or carelessness or vice. I fail to be improved in body ? and: mind. 4 "T^l have defrauded the; government and will also have was- ! ted ah opportunity t<> improve my I station in bfe." Wreck on A* & L Near Florence Two Pullmans on Train 83 Re railed; No One Injured Florenee, :Jnne 12.?Two Pullmax:? on train 83. the Soath-bound Palmetto L?limted. from Florence to Charles ton, over, the s Atlantic Coast lArv* Railroad, were derailed and wrecked on. a*stretch; of straight trade between Coward ami Scranton. twenty-one miles south of Florences at l?>.;;<> o'clock this morning, while the train was moving at a rate of about forty miles per hour. The main tine was blocked throughout the day .?'!?] it wa? necessary for passengers to be transferred at that point. The wreck ing train .crew, lender the charge of Wrecking Master Alex L. Sessoris. was soon on the spot from Florence and will have the road clear for ail trains this evening. It was. almost a miracle that no one was injured- The cause of the wreck has not been announced by ':?<? railroad. officials. _ _ Salvaging -Subma rined Ships Many are Floated and Repaired, While the Cargoes of Others Are Saved London, May 16, (Correspondence of. The Associated Press,}?There is a spice of adventure in-tlrc salvaging of steamers sunk by Gentian raiders. Round the British Isles, in the Med iterranean and .off the Murman coast are rich fields for the salvage ser vice as well as private enterprise, in the North Sea the water is t<?o deep to make any considerable success but in shalllower water not only cargoes but ships are being saved Some of the sunken vessels contain huge fortunes in gold or goods. One is known to have carried $5,000,000 in gold. The diver sent down to work on her borrowed ,the key to the ship's strong box but it is not recorded whether he retrieved the gold. If the divers after an investigation decide to attempt to float the ship barges are moored over her at f??v. tide. Nine inch wire ropes are then parsed under it and fastened i<> :h> barges above- As the tide rises ,lhe barges rise with it. bringing the ship along, as it lies* in the great wire-, cradle. The damaged ship is then towed into shallow water and the nec essary repairs made. Iij. the case of vessels only partly submerged compressed air is some times pumped into her hold, driving out the wat?>*- while the ship slowly floats to the surface. Occasionally it is necessary, where, the hole is not too large, to make a great patch, float ?it over the hole, and then fasten it sufficiently tight in position until the ship can be pumped out and floated. One vessel was torpedoed in the; Channel, but almost reached the shore! before it went down. When it finally j sunk it was exposed at low tide, and | not so very far from a railroad. Heayj locomotives pulie.d the vessel into a i perpendicular position and the vessel finally refloated. . / "While the salvage operations have been remuneratively successful, lead ers in the industry declare that it is u*xt to impossible to save a ship ly ing in water deeper than her masts, and that very many ships will never he brought up. But they do not de spair as to the cargo if the ship lies in less than 200 feet of water. Ui vers>; can operate with comparative.j ease at that depth. Many.sailors recently demobilized j have cast their lot with the govern- [ ment salvage corps or with some one i of the private corporations which have taken up the work. The pay is good white there- is always au elemenl of d? mrer. j Qiarge Against Packers j Said to Be Holding Meat in Stor- j age Washington. June 12.?Charges that Chicago meat packers are unlawfully uiaiutai'thJg present high prices of. meat by keeping huge quantities in cold storage were made in the house today by Representative P'ess. Repub lican, Ohio, who declared that con gress should pass a "persuasive" reso lution which would make the pack ers- understand that the people no longc. would tolerate such "high handed practices." The Ohio representative presented figures purporting to show that the packers now have on hand nearly one and a half billion pounds of meat. ! This, amount included, he said. 167, ooo.iioo pounds of frozen beef. 27.000, 0f?0 nounds of cured l>eef. 7.000,-. 000 pounds of frozen lamb and nait-i ton, 38^000,000 pounds of < frozen pork. 413.00'?.?00 pounds of dry salt perk. 427.000.O0U pounds of piekhd pork. 107.00?.0'?? pounds of lard and 113.00O.OU0 pounds of miscellaneous goods. "This amount is greatly in excess of i the amount held in storage a year] ago/' Mr. Fcss declared, "and clear-! ly indicates that the-.packer* ai*e hes itating to place it ou the. market for foar it will drive down lhn price and i thus cause then io.7~. They are bold- j ing also huge quantities of fowl.? Ln j storage. 46,000.000 pounds as com ! pared with 14.000.000 pounds a year.] ago." Representative Dowell, Republican! of Iowa, asserted that the war depart ment had joined with ih* packers to prevent meats from returning to their normal price level !>.v retaining i'* rurplus war stocks. Th?? packers were defended by Rep resentative John T. Rainey. Democrat. Illinois, who declared that no otherl industry had done so much to help win the war. "Tt is easy enough to cond< inn the packers/! Mr. Rainey declared, "but it is impossible, to accuse them rightfully of any w gnordoing. 0 t B rightfully of any wrong doing. If they have meat in storage. they have good reason for holding it there, and those reasons are not to protect them j fron: loss." Race Riots in England Clashes Between While and Blacks in Fort Towns -London, June 12.?Serious rar;- rioXa occasioned l>y the presence of negroes brought from Africa and other parts of the world during the war as labor battalions have occured at sevc: ii ports in England and Wales recently. They culminated hi ;i night-Jong "i|tuS last night between negroes and whit' men at Cardiff and Barry ')<?<?!:. ir\rr by. One white man was killed and nu merous whites were wounded. Board ing houses in the negro quarter Stormed, one ?>f them set <?n (ire -.nd others looted. This mpming negroes armed v. fill revolvers Bred on the police in Li'/er poool. wheer similar scenes occurred. The local authorities have asked for government aid. Seattle. June 11.?Ernest Lister. srovoVnor of Washington, died today after several months'* illness. ! Council of Four Reaches Agreement I Drafting of Treaty That Ger many Must Accept Will Be Completed To-night J Paris, June 12 (Bj the AssociaTed, ! Press).?A complete accord has been j reached in principle on all questions 'connected with the reply to the Ger j man counter proposals. This state j ment was made in responsible quarr tors tonight. French and American peace con ference circles are highly gratified at i this favorable turn of the prolonged I difference of ?he past fortnight bor jidering on a deadlock. The accord in cludes the Silesian question, the pro J posed admission of Germany to the league of nations and reparations, which were the chief subjects of dif ference among the delegates. The agreement in principle leaves only the details and drafting, which' j d is said, could be accomplished by fFriday night, though the expectation! appetite is spelndid and just think a is that the actual delivery of the doc ument t<? the Germans will not take! place hefore Saturday night. The agreement concerning the ad mission of Germany is the same as drawn by Lord Robert Cecil and Col- j oncl House, with the, omission of the fourth condition, requiring Germany to abandon compulsory military sei*-; vice...}!. CJemcnceau. president of the conference contested this condition as likely to precipitate the sa.imr ques tion in Fiv.nce. and the council finally dropped it. No time has been fixed .for Germany's entrance, but if she conforms to the conditions it is ex pected that, she would be represented at. the first meeting of the assembly. . The .Silesian settlement is based on a plebiscite for the disputed Polish German region. It has been decided to incorporate the reply in the treaty itself, rather than present it as a supplemental I document. It will contain about 2.5.OJ09 j words. Baron. Makino. Japanese delegate. (oJay joined President. Wilson and 1'remiers Lloyd George. Cleraencea.u and Orlando, ami the council known ! ! as the ,-Bi.u Four" will hereafter be [styled the "Big Five." The- decision, adding Baron Makinoj to. the council is explained by the fact that his government must be given an opportunity for full con- j ferenee if full adherence is expected. His entry into the council today ne cessitated rearranging the entire re ply, article by article. The conditions for the admission of; Germany to the league of nations embodied in the report of Lord Rob ert Cecil and Colonel House are: First?{Establishmeiit of h staM? government. Second?Signing of the treaty of? peace. A proposed fourth condition rela-i five to Germany's abolishing compu - I scry military service was finally ? omitted on Premier Clemenccau's "suggestion. It was considered that | (he treaty sufficiently provided for Germany's disarmament. I Paris. June 12 (By the Associated! Press)?The attitude of the German, delegation on the signing of the treaty is not clear because ihe dele-j gates are yet unaware of the exact nature of the instrument they are called upon to ratify, owing to the conflicting earlier report? on the ( tent of the modifications accorded them. ' The French, who alone had an op portunity of sounding ihe members of the German delegation informally on the ? prospective changes, believe thn* rteitjier the present dc*legation nor the present government will sign, lull they look for the immediate installation of radical Socialist administration which will accept the treaty. Clemson Closes Tuesday j Cleie-on College. June \Z.?~Final' examinations are being completed this! v. eek and commencement exercise:-! for the session will be held! Sunday morning, baccaulaurate ser- i mon by Dr. W. L. Lingle of Richmond,! Va.; Sunday afternoon, band concert; and open air reception to visitors and j students* Sunday e\*cning, closing ex ercises of the V. M. C. A. and an ad-1 dress by the Rev. William L. Ball of.. Sparta nburg. Monday, JUne 16, come the closing} exercises of the literary societies, in which there will lie an orator's con test, for the trustee med::], and the j livery of the society diplomas aud-i !medals. Monday afternoon from - to^ r 5 o'clock the shops and laboratories j will be open for exhibition to visitor*-. From 5 to 6.-30 military drills and dress parade will be held and the con test for the best drilled individual ca ?et for the lt. W. Simpson med*.J. j Monday afternoon at 2.30 the I 'alumni association will hold its annual j imeeting and r-lcction of officers :iadi on Monday evening the alumni ad dress will be delivered by A. B. Lry- j an. class of J VS'^. . . . . j Tuesday. June 17. wii? be gradua tion da" ;<n<' the exercises will in clude orations by representatives from | the senior ei:?.-.;:, and address to the graduatiog class by Gov. Robert A. j Cooper, the delivery of diplomat to! the J?8 members of the graduating; ? ?lass the awarding of medals and honors and the announcement of ca- j det officers for the flvst term of the. following year. Arrangement pare being mane a;j usual for the entertainment of par cuts, relatives and friend:- of the grad uating class in the new barracks. Lv-j erything will be done to make the I commencement exercises pleasant for the cadets and their .visitors and ihej indications point to largo attend-j a nee. .Mexico City. May '.':; (Correspond ence')?Jos.' Ugarte. a diplomat who has served Mexico in several South i and Central America:! countries, has been appointed resident minister to j Polivi* by President Cnrranza. fI.? j will take his post at an early date. . ' Columbia For - Headquarters j Secretary of Cotton Asociatkm I Is to Move to Capital. McLcod i is State "Manager j Columbia, June 11'.?A subcommit tee from the executive committee o: the board of directors of the Araen ca"n -.-Cotton Association has been iti session in Columbia ibis week. The session will probably continue through I Saturday. Many matters of vital in; i j porlan.ee to the association arc being i handled. ! An announcement of interest made today \\;is that Columbia may be, chosen as head quarters tor the asso ciation. W. C Barrickman; of Dallas, chosen secretary of the association, a: the New Orleans convention, has been asked by President Wannamaici r in move to Cobjmbia and is consider ing the matter very seriously. He states that his connections in Dat ias are of such long standing, and both j his business ties and ti"s of friend ship so strong, that he will have lo (give ih<' matter very serious cOnsfd j oration before deciding. J The association is arranging Cor representatives in all of the cotron j buying sections of the world. Through special committees in each of the States it is developing and arranging to. put in operation up-to-date ware house systems. Special committees are now working for the perfection of a x-rop reporting system which would I result in at least two accurate crop Lrcports monthly. A special commit tee whose membership is composed of I j leading' farmers and bankets of Lite iSouth are now working out details of i plans for the marketing and financing of domestic cotton which will revolu tiom'ze the handling of cotton and will result in an enormous saving to the producer. This organization will j work in cooperation with the export naming corporation. A whirlwind campaign for member chip will be put on throughout the 1 entire cotton belt: "There is not." said President J. Skottowe Wanna maker today, "a farmer, merchant, banker, business or professional man who lins the best interests of the cot ton people at" heart who will not bei solicited to join the association. The! machinery will first be organized thoroughly in each and every State of ihe cottongrowing belt. On a set date each and every State vvih start a whirlwind campaign for member ships, every plan and detail being ar ranged in advance. Speakers and meetings will be arranged for every section of '-very school district in the eoUou belt. Many people from ev ? iy section of the various States arc sending in applications in advance of the starting of the campaign. ''As a result of the organization which was started in the South last January, leading experts under the guidance of ni?n thoroughly posted in the situation have prepared an .esti mate showing thai the South has sav ed on the spoi cotton of the 1!?1 s crop vlone the sum of $500.000,000. One of the b":a posted men in congress nas made (he statement that the calcula tion was conservative and that had it ( not been for tills organization cot ton would have dropped to around Ii 1-2 cents a pound. I , "Tin- American Cotton Association ( is preparing to arrange for the pub- . lication of an up-to-date periodical. i devoted to the interests of the cotton producer primarily and the various < allied interests of the South. This periodical will do much to dissimcni- ] nate information on the cotton indus try." -I. Artillery Officer Missing Military Authorities Order Ar-| rest of Lieut. John Gotten keine Charged with Larceny. Coblenz. Wednesday. June J2 (By tim Associated Press) ? Orders were issued at the headquarters of the Third army today for the arrest ou a charge <>i grand larceny Lieut. ( John Gottenkeine oi the Fifth Field Artillery Regiment, who disappeared several days ago with about 5.000 < marks of army pay funds. Gotten Ueine. who is a native of Alsace, en? ] listed .-it Fort Sill. Okla. i The missing lieutenant speaks Ger man, and accord big r" other informa- l tJon in the hands of the Intelligence officers, it is believed at headquarter? !:>? has reached cr is endeavoring to | 1 reach unoccupied Germany. Officers of the First Division s;ty Gottenkeino attained the money supposedly to pay j off.the men of the Fifth Field Artil; 1 iery. He disappeared soon aftcr wa.-rds. I: is reported the missing of < o' er lias relatives in Germany. Two Cent Postage Orders Received for Two Cent,'1 Postage Rate tt> Become Effective July 1. Only 1,- days until CJnclo Sam will j ??ryin aceepl '>M first class ma?! on i the same postage rate effective prior i] to October 2, 1917, when the incrvas-lj ed rotes were pu: in effect, forcing | natrons to pay three er.-its on letters], and otherwise increasing the postage j - Orders hare been received .-it the) Sum)er postof?co directing the post-! master to call attention to the rettrr.ii i of the old ?nie and two cents rates. I Post in a st er? arc directed to redeem j i -?II three c?n( stamps. :?.?.?? reni postal) < ai'ds and three eesvi stamped velops a' their full value. provided they are. convinced satrh cards and j envelopes are presented by the origi-1 nal purchasers, the orders* says. London. June 1 I. ?Russian Bolshc-I vik troops are reported to have cross ed tin- Galician boundary and to bej approaching Tarnople with the evi dent Jntention ot joining the Hungar-j' ian Bolshevik j. The Czecho-Slovaks. Vienna advices say. report a favorable I' turn in their military operations. hav in* reeaptured several towns from | the .Hungarians. I .Homesfor Soldiers Secretary of War Baker Advo cates Aid of Town Men as Well As Farmers Washington, .fime ?.?Legislation designed to aid discharged soldiers who desire to make their homes in the city, as well as soldiers wishing to take up. farming, was recommend ed by Secretary Baker today in testi fying before the house lands commit tee on Secretary Lane's plant to pro farms for soldiers. ?tJtli Annual Commencement of St. Jest pb's Academy. In the Opera llous<-> On Thursday evening. June 12th. was celebrated with a pleasing program the fifty-sixth annual commencement" of St. Joseph's Academy. This institution of learn ing which inaugurated Sumler's first system of education happily wel comes each year its friends and form er pupils that they may re-live the joys that were theirs on their own happy day of graduation. The 12th saw a large audience of relatives and friends of the pupils assembled to give an increase of joy to trmso who were privileged to receive the honors of graduation of this sylvan home of ed ucation. In the Academic Course. Miss Dor othy Mary Xewsom. of Sumter and Miss Mary Clyde Spears, of La mar re ceived the laurel wreath, the gold medal and the. dliploma of gradua tion. Similar honors were conferred upon Miss .Juanita Gaither Pierson, of Sumter. The young ladies who won diplomas and honors of distinction in the Com mercial Course were: Miss Elizabeth Edclle Scarborough, of Lamar. Miss Loulne Gardner of Sumter. Miss.-Tillie Scarborough, of Lamar. Miss Louis?* Scar-borough, of Lamar. Miss La relic Scarborough, of- La mar. Miss KatHleen -Spear-, of Lamar. Miss Marie King, of Sumter: In a pleasing manner. Miss Juanita Gaithet" Pierson, salut?torian of the] Hars of 1.919 welcomed in behalf of (h?- class the Rt. How Bishop. W. .T. Russell, of Charleston, the clergy, and the friends w1k> by their m-psenee spoke their interest in and apprecia tion of the efforts of the ci.ass. For seven years. Miss Pierson had been a spectator of ihe joys of the sweet girl graduate. But. when those joys came to her there was found in them the admixture of regrets, for the joyous word of ?'Welcome" was soon to be followed by the "Farewell, to Sciiool days." Miss Mary Clyde ^p^an* in her well rendered valedictory spoke of. the ad ? antages of a Christian education. For I in the threefold development of the moral, physical and intellectual pow ers there comes to the individual the ability of attaining the? success of life. Within one's self is found suc cess or defeat. The young woman with heart and soul awakened to a full consciousness of life'-s responsibili ties is equipped to encounter and to surmount those difficulties which "rush to dumb despair one-half of the human race, in her words of part-! ing. Miss Spears expressed apprecia- j ion of the untiring efforts which had. come to the class from the Sisters of! Joseph's Academy. The following is the programme: Chorus?"Praise Ye the Father"?j ."\ Gounod. Salutatory?Miss Juanita Gaither Pierson. Crowning of graduates. Awarding of diplomas. i Recital. j - [/Alerte?Fanfare Militaire -r- F. j < <ehr. Od. at2 . Triumphal March?Cobbaerts. Rain Drops?E J). Eaton. Class Song. Hour of Parting?Bellini. Valedictory?Miss Mary Clyde > * "pears. 11 Entertainment. ! i Duet?L. Symphonic Op. 21 ? L. J /on Beethoven. i 1 Solo?' Polish Dance"?Scarwenka. U Chorus?"V'oiees of the Woods? I < Duet?"Sunflower Dance'*? Mac-!' .'lymout. i j Trio?'Seguidiila"?E. Holst. i Tamborine Spanish Dance by ten!.' >? the pupils.? ! 1 A. Rose Drill?by Sixteen Young j I Ladies of- the High School Depart-,' nent. Rose Song and Dance by Forty Lit- i 1 ile Girls. j Chorus?"Keep the Bali a Rolling"' Address?Rt. Rev. Bishop W. T. L Kussell. j . Distribution of Medals. > , Poll of Honor?A gold medal do-!, tated by Rev. J. F. Mahoney?Missj! Dorothy Howie. j j Deportment?A sold medal donat-h ?d by Rev. .]. D. Quitm? Mary Knight-!' Highest average?A gold medal is j iwarded by Mi55 Myrtle Lee FUzger- j lid for having attained the highest; 3 :?er cent in the Academic Depart- j , nent. | , Church History?A gold medal do nated by Rev. Geo. -V. Kraft?Missj. Dorothy Xewsom. Christian Doctrin<?A gold medal j j lonated by Mrs. H .lt. Vran.De venter..J - -Mary Perseghcn. !, Arithmetic?A gold medal donated! , by Mr. rCeill O'Donnell?Miss Edelle| Scarborough. Perfect Attendam-A gfbi luedalj donated by Hi. Rev. J. J. Monaghan -Miss Myrtle \jt:s Fitzgerald. Department of Music Advanced Class?A gold med ;! uns drawn for by the advanced class in . music and won by Miss Helen In K ra 10. Gold medals were awarded Miss Kathleen Spears and Miss N*cH Su.ith, f o r in: pro\ e men j in -1 music. A gold medal was awarded Mis. Eulalie Kirkland for having coraplet-j e<l seven grades" ot the National Graded Course of Music. Mrs C. I!- DesCham ps and Miss Eloise Wilson gave ? picnic at Pocalia "Thursday night in honor of their rnests. Miss Leila Lucas and Miss iertrude McLaurm. Miss rha McXnlly left this morning 1 or her home in Union. i J No Money For f " Camp Site House Republicans Add Profi sion to Military ?iil Washington, June IS.?Because of the arbitrary and narrow policy shown, by the house. Republicans, in putting ! a provision in the pending military ap: propriatioh bill to prevent the use for [ the purchase of land of any moneys i carried by it. or of .any unexpended j previous balances, the outlook for the I purchase of the site of Camp Jackson ! by the government is very gloomy, j Unless the senate shows more intei [ligence and fairness the bill with its I astonishing inhibition will he enacted. Representative A. F. Lever of. the district in which Camp Jackson is sit uated led the Tight today to amend ! the bill by permitting "obligated" j balances to he used for the purchase I of land, but he was defeated by the j brute force of the opposing, majority. I The South Carolinian declared that to ! adopt the bill as it stands is to cause i the government to violate its solemn I obligations to American citizens, and also to cause the government itself a great loss because improvements built on leased land revert to the owners of the land. In this connection Mr. Lever cited figures furnished by Assistant Secre tary of War Crowell to show that the government would actually save $2. 500,000 by purchasing the fourteen camp sites which the war department wishes to keep, ft is estimated.,lbat there will be loss by damage, liability and reversion - of improvements, amounting to about $5.500,<HM) if the purchase of the s'tes is not permitted. Sewance Endowment Campaign.. The adult members of the Church of the Holy Comforter to the num-. bor of about seventy-five met at a. gel-together supper in the Parish House last, evening in the interest of 'he Sewanee campaign to raise one' million dollars as an endowment, for the University of the South. The sup per was prepared and served' by the ladies of (he church, and all present enjoyed the simple but. tempting re past. /Mr. F. E. Hinnant. the local chairman of the Sewanee campaign, delegated the duty of presiding to Mr, Mark Reynolds. Senior Warden of the Church and he not only stated the object of the meeting and introduced the speakers, but made an eloquent and stirring presentation of the claims; of Sewanee. Mr. G. W. Duvall. of Cheraw. the representative of South , Carolina on the board of trustees of Sewanee, explained the financial con dition of the University and outlined, the needs of the institution. The unp-. / verity owns ten thousand acres of land around Sewanee. and the town, itself, the entire property having a value of more than a million and a. ,: half dollars. But the net income of ." the institution has not been sufficient, to meet its expenses as the income from the property has never been ? great. The income producing, en dowment is comparatively small, and bat for the generosity of wealthy ... Northern friends the university could ' ' not have b^en maintained. The time has now1 conic for the Episcopalians \ of the South to support their univer sity themselves and quit depending upon the benefactions of the North. -/ The South is no longer poor and de pendent and the Episcopalians of this section are amply able to support their church school. To do this it is necessary to provide an endowment of one million dollars and this sum the . Episcopalians are asked to raise. Mr. Manning also spoke of the work that Sewanee has done for the education of the young men of the South, of its equipment, of its ideals .. md of its able and devoted faculty, s. He said that the University of the South had by its works proven its worth and that its claim upon the : support of the/ Southern church nen was a valid one that should- be net in full measure. . Chairman Hinnant announced that, le had divided the city into districts md appointed committees to call on...' "ach member of the church in each >f these districts, and that it was loped that the canvass could be com deted Saturday and Monday. The miount that the local church is askeo to raise is $4.200 and it is believed that the allotment will be raised ' without difficulty. Ifow Cow Testing Helps Creameries. Twelve per cent of the patrons of the cooperative creamery of Dover. Minn., are members of the local cowT testing association. Though only 1 !>er ce.nl of the number, they receive About 56 per cent of the money paid >y the creamery to its patrons. This s not because of larger herds but be cause of better cows and better dairy practices. in January the returns to dairy-., men who belonged to the cow-testing issociation were $14.19 per cow. while the returns* t<> . nonmembers were ?5.H5 per cow. At the same rate, the returns for a year would he almost $100 per cow more for the herds belonging to association mem bers. This was brought ahont by eliminating low producers and feed ing the remainder according to known >i '"'notion. During the year 1914 the oieamcry produced 243.00? pounds of butter.. For 1317 the quantity increased to. 3-70.000 pounds. As the number of rows was approximately the same for the two years, the gain was due to increased production per cow and not increased number of cows. Not only was there gain in business, for the creamery. Init the patrons were better satisfied, because they received larger return:-. Mr. kershaw skinner, better known as "Rube.*' the big baseball pitcher hi" the University of South Carolina, who has been spending a few days with his parents on East Calhouu street, left yesterday for an extended trio through the West, where he will spend his summer vacation. His many friends in this and adjoining States will bo pleased to know tj^at v le will return lo the University in me :all.