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DR?S ARE STILL ON THE JOB National Legislative Cbnf^erfce Watching Enforcement ^ Legislation Washington. Jan. !6J?The national legislative conference, described as a clearing house for legislative ef forts of various dry organizations, .;"vv-as ordered today to continue its la bors until the details of prohibition entorcement are completed. AID IN MARKET ? ING NEEDED Secretary Favors Extension of Work in This Field A private or governmental agency of national range t? supervise or di rect the marketing of the nation's farm^ products would probably break down~of its own weight, in the opinion of David- IT. Houston, Secretary of Ag- j riculture. He calls attention, in his I annual report, to the fact that meas ures to this end have recently been introduced in congress and that the present time is especially fruitful of ^proposals of a large and novel na tpre\designed quickly to solve market ing:, problems '?Lu the field pf distribution, as well as in the field of production," says the secretary, "the farmers of\he na tion .must, assume- the main tasks of Improvement, The government should furnish all possible aid in the way of! y information and suggestion, create fa- j vorable conditions under which pro- j . duction andN distribution may take place, and especially see that the ? 'channels of trade are open and that abuses do not exist. "There is no question." continues the" secretary, "that everything which .can legitimately be done to eliminate waste in marketing and to promote { orderly'distribution should be done. | But the view of the most experienced j students of the matter seems to bej that we must approach the problem' in simpler terms, work along lines j which have clearly proven to be feas- I ible, and promote existing tendencies and practices. ? 'Certainly we can proceed further ?' by State, Federal, and individual ac- j tion in standardizing the production. \ the handling, and rhe packing of farm] products and in promoting the use ofj standard containers and proper stor- j age on farms in transit and at market] centers. vVo can continue to fur- j nish assistance in the preparation and{ installation of accounting systems and ? more extensively and accurately gath- j er and furnish to the farmers of the j nation all pertinent statistical infor-; mation. I need scarcely emphasize! the parmount importance of making! available daily to producers facts as j to market prices, supplies, and de-J mands. The market news services ofi the department of agriculture have} already clearly proved their value, j The department now conducts and; operates an inpsection service on j fruits ^and vegetables covering 164-j markets. It publishes reports on the! supply, commercial movement, and: prices of most of the important pro-' ducts, and. in cooperation with 14 i States, is issuing exchange marketing j lists which make known to county j agents, breeders, and feeders in these; States where surpluses of live stock,; feeds,.and seeds are to be found. It I is estimated, that last year through j such Service the farmers in Iowa I alone made local exchanges having an' estimated value of $1.500.000. _ "Particularly 'must the federal and j State agencies omit nothing to pro-j mote farmers' cooperative .associations j along right lines. Already, within a!; generation. many such bodies have1 appeared and rapidly expanded. It is estimated that they now market an-i nualiy approximately $1,500,000,000\| worth' of commodities. They are ?fj very diverse forms and sizes. For the j most part, where they have beep sue- j cessful they have centered their ac- j tivities on some one product, or on! related products, in a given area. The ? indications arc that with the contin-j ued success of these enterprises and j with the proper educational effort and j direction they will develop even more] rapidly in the future. Through bul-1 letins. news articles, and lectures the j '?department of agriculture has en-; deavored to stimulate these efforts.; It has furnished suggestions for State i , legislation governing their organiza-j tion. and. in cooperation with 2.T States it has employed trained specialists to advise extension workers, including county agents and others, with ref erence to cooperative marketing. "As I have said, the rational pro gram would seem to be to expand these atcivities, which have clearly, demonstrated their value, to follow' the scent, as it were, and further to | develop the machinery through which ! increased assistance may be furnished. ; There should be in every State one or more trained market specialists of the department of agriculture, work- j ing in cooperation with the proper j State authority, to stimulate coopera- j tive enterprises and to aid farmers1 in their marketing work by helpful, suggestions as to plans and methods. \ These experts could very effectively! aid the extension workers. County; agents generally have the assistance of specialists in many other lines but at present they have not the requisite! aid in distribution. They ran not be expected to be expert in all agricul-1 tural mattejc; or to be omniscient. The department is requesting increased funds io make this extension possible and will take the necessary action promptly if the appropriations ar<-' made." Venereal Expert in Columbia. Columbia. Jan. 15.?Dr. George W. Walker, of Johns Hopkins, head of the" venereal work of that institution, is in Columbia and will deliver an ad dress before the two houses of the legislature at noon on the 23rd. Dr. Walker is a native of York county and is a graduate of the Cniversity of South Carolina. During th" war he was at the head >f the venereal -?< of the American Expeditionary Forces. ! ADMIRAL SIMS ON THE STAND - i Senate Begins Investigation of Naval Medal Contro versy ? ^ Washington. Jan. 16.?Rear Admir al Sims, whose letter to Secretary j Daniels recently declining the distin guished service medal awarded him j precipitated the controversy over the ! award of naval wartime honors was' ? the first witness on the list of those to [appear before the senate subcommit tee today. Chairman Hale announced j that he expected Admiral Sims' tes timony would take two days. GOOD ROADS LEGISLATION Gov. Cooper Will Confer With Legislators Columbia, Jan. 16?Governor Coop er announced yesterday afternoon that he planned to call a conference of delegation leaders in the General Assembly early next week, for the purpose of discussing the proposed Irghway measure. It is believed theJ present session will pass a good roads bill, as practically all members are committed to some form of legisla tion to this end. There are several plans announced j as aiming at the reaching of an agreement on some ! form of highway bill. One of these plans i is that of Governor .Cooper, of having the leaders of all county del egations, or ohe representative from each delegation, to meet and discuss the best form of highway^ bill to in troduce. This plan was suggested by the governor some weeks ago\ in a letter to each State Senator. The county delegations have all discussed the matter of highway legislation, in meetings back in their counties, and it is thought that when the governor calls the delegation leaders together it will be only a matter of a short time before the General Assembly will i?e presented with a measure agree able to all sections of the State. Another plan that has just been brought to the fore is for a meeting of representative legislators from the various Congressional districts, one Representative or Senator from each district, to discuss the matter of high ways. This conference will: likely be called in the n-exl few days. A third meeting with the same end in view isxme to be called at the sug gestion of Senator Christiansen, of friends and opponents of the propos ed highway bill, at which time the ?/pros" and the "cons" of the situa tion will be discussed. At this con ference there will also be outsiders such as representatives of the Auto motive Association of the tSate. the Land owners Association, the Cotton association, and various other or ganizations interested in State prog ress. Senator Christensen states that he expects to be able to announce this conference for the next few days. it is the almost unanimous view of members of the General Assembly that some form of highway legista tion must be forthcoming at this ses sion. Members appeared to have be come convinced that good roads are cheaper than bad ones. Social Service Course. The course in social service now being given through the Red Cross by Miss Brooke'and Miss Ellis is prov ing a splendid success. eYsterday there were two full groups in attend ance upon the lectures?twelve, in tlie morning and eighteen in the a.fter noon. Several members of the class have already begun their field work under supervision. Miss Elizabeth Ellis, who is in charge of this work is from Gainesville, Ga. She is a graduate of Emerson colege of Ora tory, Boston, Mass.. served as volun teer worker at Civic Service House, Boston, was head of the department j of expression and physical culture at Belihaven. Jackson. Mass.. giving up this position tot ake up borne service work in the Southern division of the Red Cross.. . Miss Myrtle Brooke, who gives the lecture course is also a Georgian; graduate of Fcabody college and Co lumbia University. Formerly head of the department of education and sociology at the State Technical Col lege, for women at Montevallo, Ala., associated with the Red Cross since 19LT and with the Southern division since 1919. Only one name was added yester day to the list of those already en rolled, that of Mf?^ Emma Pinckney, but the invitation is still open to any who are interested in availing them selves of the opportunity to take this course. There will be no lectures tomorrow, but the conductors of the course will be glad to give individual conferences. Apointments may be made through j the Home Service office, Phone MS. I m_ ! CHARLESTON RE- j TAINS HDOjRS. j ? Columbia. Jan. 17.? The headquar ters of the Southeastern Department ; of the army will not be removed from j Charleston to Atlanta, according to in formation received here today from i Senator Smith, at Washington. PREPARING FOR CONVENTION; New York. Jan. 17.?The commit-) tee on arrangements for the Demo-; era tic National convention met here ? today with Chairman Cummmgs; who; later expected to confer wtih the party; leader?. _ i BEATEN ON DVINSK Warsaw. Jan. 17.-- The Bolsheviki ? forced on the Lithuanian and Ruthen fan from haw- been beaten and d> moralized, and tire retreating east efj Dvinsk. according to an official state ment. SOLDIER KILLED, * BY POLICEMAN [ Camp Jackson Private Resists Arrest and Attacks Colum bia Policeman Columbia. Jan. 16.?Frank Yenca. a private in the 4 ?>th machine gun company at ('amp Jackson, was shot ?and killed by H. X. Boykin. a Cblum ibia policeman, here today. Two sol- : i diers were asleep in the Seaboard pas j senger station here this morning and! the policeman told them to move on. j The ^oldiers resented the order and I Yenc? resisted the officer, taking riis j billy from him. The officer was forc ed to use his gun and the soldier was shot. He died in ten minutes. Boy kin was placed under arrest, but will I be let out on bond this afternoon. The ; soldier's body is in a local undertak ing establishment. The camp author ! ities have left the case entirely to the v ivilian authorities. j COTTON FOR EXPORT j Owners of Low Grade Cotton Called to Meet Next \ Wednesday Columbia, Jan. 17.?Owners of low grade cotton have been called to meet next Wednesday at their respective county seats by President Rk. M. Mix son of the South Carolina* Cotton As sociation. At these meetings the own ers of this cotton will be called upon to pledge every bale for export ship ment. President Mixson today addressed the following: letter to the chairmen of the respective county associations: ?*We have i>? offer for 300,000 bales of low grade cotton to be exported. "Foreign mill representatives ire now in this country and are awaiting our action. We are asking j for an option on this eoiton good until Feb ruary 10, under the following condi tions and terms: Low Middling cotton, 41 cents "per pound. : Strict good ordinary cotton. 3U cents per pound. Good ordinary cotton, 37 cents per pound. ^Ordinary cotton, .35 cents per pound. '?These prices are net to the seller f. o. b. his shipping point. Cotton weighed and graded at shipping point. ?'The terms of sale are eighty per cent cash upon delivery; twenty per cent deferred payments, said deferred payments bearing interest at six per cent ahd secured by a syndicate of foreign ?banks / and guaranteed by their government. All securities are to be examined and approved before any cotton is delivered. 'These foreign mills throuhg their represohttaives recognize that they are asking for something unusual in requiring an option on this cotton, al so in asking for twenty per cent ^de ferred payments, and in considera tion of this, they are willing to pa> ?,. priee substantially above the price' for! cotton as compared to the ruling ! prices on the open market. "The officers of the American Cot- ! ton Association realize, that in a dea*. j of this magnitude and on account of | the unusual world conditions, it is very necessary to give these foreign mills the options sought to enable them to perfect their arrangements for handling a deal of this nature. . "The mills to which this cotton ; goes have been idle for years and this, arrangement, if the holders of cot ton back it up, will start these mill0 to consuming cotton and relieve our market of low grade cotton. "As soon as options sufficient are in hand, we will begin to receive and ship cotton. All options, a ware house receipt attached, or the eojiiv alent thereto, should be deposited at a local bank which is authorized to deliver thisv cotton to the order of J. S. Wan.namaker. President Ameri can Cotton Association. ONLY . aftei lb** terms of the option have been ful ly complied with. The form of op tion will be forwarded to you as soon as it is received from lawyers repre senting the buyers. "I therefore, urge you to see in per son the owners of low grade cottor and call a meeting for next Wednes day January 1st at your county sea., urging all holders of cotton to be pres ent and pledge every bale of low grade cotton in your county for this export shipment. Call their attention to the "fact that SO per cent of our prices equals the price now being paid for such cotton at interior points. "If any-\..ve stands in the way of your carrying out this program, please advise us and do your best to arrange to have a substantial citizen in your county to act in your place." SIMS HAD CHIP ON SHOULDER Washington. Jan. 17.?Rear Admir al Sims told the senate committee in- j vestigaling naval decoration awards; that when ordered to England beiore America entered the war he*wa: in-j structed by the navy department not to let the British pull the wool over, your eyes, and that he would just as | soon fight the British as the central powers. NO AGREEMENT i REACHED YET Washington, Jan. 17.?Another con-; ference of senate leaders seeking aj compromise on reservations to the peace, treaty were held today. Sena tors J.origre and Hitchcockk. heading erspeetive delegations, said that no agreement had heen reached. DEMAND FOR KAISER BILL Paris. Jan. 17.? The supreme coun-j ? il's letter t<> the Dutch government.! demanding the extradition of former j Fmperor William has heen sent to j Holland, having been forwarded 6f-j liCiaily. i HUGE SUM FOB POST OFFICE! :??????' .* ' House Bill Makes Largest An- j propriation on Record For Postal Service Washington, Jan. 1 ?">.?The largest j postoffice appropriation bill ever pre-J sented, carrying $1/30.977. SOS for] maintenance of the department dur-i ing 1921, was passed today by the j house. The original estimate was j $391.713.67:). but the house added) $75;78'3.900 for increases in salaries provided for in previous legislation. Provision:; for continuing the ex isting aeroplane mail service after July 1 and for its extension were eliminated from the. bill on a point of order by Representative Tincher, Re publican. Kansas, who held operation of such service permanently was un warranted by law. Representative Walsh of Massachusetts as speaker pro tempore sustained Tincher's ob jection. ? The item carried $S50,500 for purchase of aeroplanes and the extension of aerial mall routes through the South and to Alaska! Supporters of aerial mail look to the senate to restore the provisions. Appropriations for experiments in operation of motor vehicle truck routes and' country motor express routes also were eliminated, members arguing' that existing methods of mail delivery were adequate. Extraordinary increase in prices of supplies and the" rapid increase in the volume of business necessitated such a large general appropriation, Chair man Steenerson, Minnesota, of the postoffice committee said. Washington, Jan. 15.?Extension to all mail lines of the space basis sys tem in paying the railroads for transporting^ the mails was prescribed in new regulations issued by the in-: terstate commerce commission today J in deciding complaints of the rail roads for changed methods of com pensa'Jon. Abolition of the allowances for ter minal service also was ordered. In lieu of this, the roads will be paid an additional rale in the computation on a space basis. The new rates arc made retroactive to November 1, 1916, with an increase of 25 per cent over these rates after January 1, 1918.' Postmaster General Burleson -was ordered to put all roads on a space rate basis of pay by March 1, 1920. AMERICAN WO MEN HONORED " . ....'/ . New York. Jan. 16.?France :again has honored more than a score of American women, including'seven di rectors of the American Committee for Devastated France, ? . for their work abroad, it was announced by ihat organization here today. Among the recipients of decorations are Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. An ne Dike, directors, of New York, up om whom ' have . been', bestowed the cross of the Legion, d' Honneur. It s th^ir fourth decoration, Mrs. Eliza beth Scarborough of Hartford, Conn.. Mrs. Lewis B. Stillwell of Lakewood. N". J.. Miss Elizabeth Perkins and Miss Gabrielle Gourd of New York and Mrs. Robert Lovett, Boston, Mass:, other directors have received, the Medaille de Reconnaisance. In 1917, the French Department of Vprrieulture and the Academie d' Ag riculture awarded the seven women named medals in recognition of their successful efforts in raising.grain and : xvheat on the neglected fields in $he Aisne. thus helping the people to be come self-supporting. In 1918, they were decorated (with seven others of their unit) with the Croix de Guerre for services rendered under fire, andf in 1919 they were remembered official ly again. Miss Barbara Allen of New York Miss Rose Dolan of Philadelphia, Mrs. Marie Lehr and Miss Virginia Latrobe of Baltimore, and Mrs. Arthur Tay lor of Charlottesville, Va., haVe .also been decorated with the gold medal, while the silver medal has been giv en to Mrs. Stone and Mrs! and Miss Atcherson of Columbus, Ohio, the Misses Gourd. Jessie Carson and Ger trude Folks of New York, Mrs. Lov "tt of Boston. Mrs. Mary M. Need ham, of Michigan, the Misses Mar garet and Alice Parsons and Miss Margaret Stevenson of New York. Mrs. Susan Watson Stockley of West Vir ginia! The bronze medal has been awarded Esther Braley of Ann Ar bor. Mich., Miss Isabefle Dem ing. Philadelphia, Miss Lucy Hewitt. New York. Miss Elise Wilcox, Virginia and Miss Mary Turner, Minneapolis. Nine members of overseas workers were also given the Croix de Guerre for bravery in continuing their work under fire. Altogether forty-four workers of American Committee. including the Medical Staff of the American W? rnerns Hospital, have received citations from the French government. Bishopville News Items. We understand that Mr. J. B. Fish bourne and Mr. W. C. Rogers have bought valuable' lots from Mr. W. M. Reid and will soon build modem homes on them. Mr. E. J. Atkinson after an illness ?f ten days died at the Sumter hos pital on January 11th. at S p. m. He j was a gallant soldier of the Confed-{ (?racy and served four years in com pany E. 19th S. C. V. He was 7-1 years old and leaves a wife, two sons and three daughters and many grandchildren. He wa^ buried at the Primitive Baptist church cemetery, funeral conducted by Rev. .1. \\\ Brown. Mr. Atkinson < ? as a good citizen and was in his ns '*al health till taken with his last ickness ?Blshopvilb- Vindicator. Washington. Jan. 17.?Machinery j ror enforcement of prohibition wasi< virtually completed today with the an nouncement of supervising federal) prohibition agents in various depart- 1 merits. They include S. R. Bramer. 1 Richmond, for Virginia. North Car- I oljina and South Carolina; D. J. i Uuiitt. Atlanta, for Florida. n INVESTIGATE N. C. ELECTION Republicans Are Trying to Find Grounds to Unseat Dem ocratic Congressman Washington, Jan. 16.?Investigation of the recent special election in North Carolina congressional district in which Hoey, Democrats defeated John Moorehead. Republican, is being con sidered by the Republican congres sional committee. Representative Kosh, committee.chairman, said today. The final ecision will-be made after the committee's attorneys decide whether the committee funds may be egally expended for the purpose ??f in quiry. DEPORTED REDS ARRIVE AT HANGO Alex. Berkman and Emma Gold man Threaten to Return to America Hango, Finland, Jan. 17.-?On Fri day the soviet ark, B/uford, arrived at P. M. with the deported radicals from America. Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, who are considr ered leaders of repatriates, declared they won't remain in Russia but will return to America to save it The Finnish authorities have informed the soviet government of Russia of plans to send the radicals across the border but no reply has been received. The radicals will be placed aboard locked cars and taken to Te'rijoki, thence across the border. LET RUSSIA ALONE A Czecho General Says Allfes Doing More Harm Than the Bolshevki i Vladivostok, Dec. 7.?General Ru dolph Gaida, formerly commander of the Czecho-Slovak forces in Siberia, declared before he left here for Shanghai that "the allies are doing i Rtissia more harm than the Bolshe 1 viki and the sooner the allies leave it the better it will be for Russia." General Gaida with his Czecho slovak troops defeated the Bolsheviki ! at Perm. He led ther revolutionary movement which took place here No vember- 18,. was captured by govern ment authorities and agreed to leave Siberia: "All the allies have done in Rus sia,' he said to The Associated Press correspondent, "is to support black monarchy?Xolchak, Denekine, Yu deniteh ar.d the Atamans. All the fu/ ture can- hold is absolute monarchy or absolute Bolshevism. The Center group, the Social-Revolutionaries, the .Social-Democrats and the other small er groups of similar political orien tation -wiir fce unable to, assume Tear<| ers^ip. All Siberia West of * Lake Baikal will fall to^the Bolsheviki, and from Baikal to the Pacific will be Japanese dominated provinces con trolled by the Atamans." General Gaida stated that he be lieved that the only people who can tie Russia together again are those who- are now kno.vn as Bolsheviki. These so-called ^oldieviki he termed them, are not the Reds of the days of terror in European Russia. Today, he said, there is a national, movement in Russia for a clear democracy and that the crude form which is now be ing displayed eventually will work it self out in a moderate social pro gram. He said that the army that was approaching Lake Baikal from the West, the army that he defeated at Perm last winter was an officered army, with generals, colonels, captains and soldiers. It was disciplined. There was a military staff, schools and academies for training men tor the army. The doctrine of communism were gone from it; personal rights in property had been established and were being maintained. The world should know more of the"facts regard ing actual conditions in Siberia, Gaida said. The democratic movement is inevi' table," he ocncluded. General Gaida was asked if in his minion the allies could not aid in the realization of this pure democracy of which he had spoken by lending a'd' to the government formed at Omsk and headed by Admiral Kolchak. He laughed heartily. "Ne, Nikdy!" he said, which fe'i <"zcch for "No, Never." SENATORS LOAF ON THEIR JOBS Only Four in Chamber Yester day Afternoon Washington, Jan. 10.?Noting that only four senators were on the floor, Senator Kenyon, Republican, of Iowa moved adjournment today an hour and j a half ahead of the usual quitting i time and shortly after he began an i explanation of his Americanziation! bill which is before the senate for ac-1 tion. Everybody in the country is inter-1 ested in the great work of wiping out} illiteracy, except congress, Senator Kenyon declared when he saw the small attendance, and his motion brought the session to an abrupt end. { -* In Recorder's Court. Mary Remebrt was charged with disorderly conduct'; forfeited bond of I Sin. Luke Franklin was charged with j ^io.ating the hack ordinance. Ernest Glenn and Serlie Bostick j were charged with disorderly con duct. Miss Theo Candy is quite sick at the Florence Infirmary. Miss Gandy has a wide circle of friends here and throughout the State who will regret to learn of her illness.?Florence rimes. j ALIEN. ENEMir C?NTR0LS1 Secretary Daniels Wams Alttei^ f icans of Influence of Hy phenated Vote j New- York, Jan. 15.?Charging that ^ i "hyphenated and un-American infl? I ences" have donvnated the senate in ; its consideration of the peace treaty \ and the league of nations covenant, ! Secretary Daniels in an address, to--' j night and at the Holland Society din i ner here, declared the nation- faces the danger of having the fate of the j covenant decided,-not upon ochsidcra-; jtions of merit but through "fear of I a foreign controlled vote." Voicing, a j plea for an expression of. solid, iride i pendent Americanism in the determi i nation "of all political issues Mr. Dan ] iels asserted that * reappearance -of "hyphenated politics" when the ; league covenant was laid before the senate was the first time "this"snake has crawled out of its hole since the armistice was signed." "It did not emerge," the secretary i continued, "until it was coaxed put by the^men who wave' the nag, -sing America and whisper to supposed ?is- " loyal Americans: Vote by race and language; keep organized as hyphen ates and you can hold the balance of, power in American politics." If it* . could win now in the league campaign ' this insidious foe of Americanism would be encouraged to dictate On issues that might involve the des tiny of the republic in the interest of foreign policies. "When the president returned frdnl Paris with the treaty of peace and the debate began it required only a few days to perceive that it was hot to be discussed solely upon its merits but from the standpoint of whether- It would please the German Americatts, the Irish Americans, the Italian Amer j icans, the British Americans and others of foreign descent whose votes j supposed to be influenced by ol<F' (world, concerns, are desired, by., po | litical manipulators next NoyemJ.er.^ A man may be a good American and support the'treaty- without reserva tions, 'or with reservations, - or op pose it utterly. But no man is a-go<$dv American who favors it because.,he. loves England or France or Gerniany" or any other country' better &an America, or opposes it, because he hates England or France -or Germany more than he loves Ar^erf-. ca; or because he fears or courts.some political support alien to thorough going Americanism." BOm BBY LAM NOW A ?&GT National Prohibition Amend ment Became Effectivenart;W Midaight ' Washington, Jan. 16.-?Nationwide prohibition by constitutional ;ajn~e>qilfr^ ment?the dreanv^or*^ ?pposed. to the sale of ?qn?^^^^^ effective fbnight.at .mldnlg^ { departmen t of Justice and^h^ :1!^^^^ jof internal revenue, the two' goveraj i ment agencies entrusted*;\vl^ (^s^refe ! menf of the hew baVic law,-yr'^'a^toV take' action against all. violat?r^x j . The final Step in the ^worfc ,!pf> efc^ ! forcing the new form of ^?jtfJi&ri?tt was taken tonight when Sjf?^&r?l Glass approved finally the regujat|bn$ to be observed by '^tivs^qt'^l^:t^f eral.government. . i "; '??/-'y-'; John F. Kramer, general prohibition Commissioner, announced "that=; ^he j practically h?d completed selection :o? j his corps of State commissioner^'aiid local agents and had been n?tifi?d,..hy them that they were prepared; thwart tomorrow morning On the task of ^en forcing the amendment. There was little notice taken "3>y ! government officials of the end'oT all I licensed1 sales of' liquors except a^ tftS treasury department where much a^ tivity was shown at the offices oX-offy? cials connected with prohibition en forcement. Their task, however,'.' was confined to the linkmg up of detailed >plahs for aiding local authorities-.in driving out the illegitimate dealer ,in intoxicants. Officials said they ex- ~ pected a multiplicity of legal and les ser, tangles to ensue but they were making every effort to avoid as many "of these as possible. 1 Mr. Kramer said he had a staff of nearly 1,500 men ready to begin their duties at midnight. A-out 3?0 of these will work under the direction of the State prohibition enforcement officers while the others will serve much as did internal rev enue agents before war time prohibi tion went into effect. Mr. Kramer's bureau has $2,6.Q0.r 000 with which to conduct its -work until July I. " / Treasury officials anticipate some trouble in handling the distilled' li quors in bonded warehouses. It ha9 been disclosed that, in several cities* /arge quantities of'bottled goods, have disappeared from bonded storage de spite the vigilance of revenue officers. To avert further thefts Mr. Kramer's staff has been instructed to guard such liquors with extra care. FREE RANGE OBJECTED m Complete Returns in. George town Stock Law Election Georgetown, Jan. 16.?Complete re turns from the IS boxes in this coun ty in the stock law election last Tues day, testing sentiment for and against the free range of cattle shoW " 4l)"3 votes for and 6S0 votes agalnsC a ma jority against free range of 27? votes. The county executive committeer. hjav ing ruled that only those whose names were upon the elub rolls could vote, the soldier vote was not cfo?nted: It is thought that Jiad the soldie'ra been allowed to vote the majorl.ty.against free range might have been increased. *???-:-:-?. Secretary Reardb'n has received; and filled. 685 applicatiiiHis fori totkcoV seed?to plant 3,272 acres. i V.'V;>y&H; - ? ?"