The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 28, 1920, Image 6
I CHAIN GANGS .. !
LMELY TO STAY j
?? G?V? Cooper's Plan to Abolish is
Opposed by County Su
f pervisors
Columbia, Jan. 2$.?Supervisors of
South Carolina, almost to a man, are
Opposing the plan suggested to the
legislature by Governor Cooper and by
the State board of charities and cor
rections for abolition of the county
* chain gang system and creation in
its stead of a State system. A meet
? iug of supervisors, attended by about
? twenty-five of these officials from as
xnany counties, was held in Columbia
Thursday afternoon, and Thursday
evening a committee from the super
visor's association went to see Gov
ernor Cooper to. protest against the
/ Tf.o&osed chenge in the system.
There is a strong sentiment in the
legislature against the change. Gov
" ernor Cooper told the committee of
supervisors that he had found, since
delivering his annual message, that
there is considerable opposition in the
. legislature against *he abolition of the
c?untyTchain gang.
The^ State highway department i.<
noj? enthusiastic over the idea. Its of
ficials state that they do not want to
have change of the system.
< At least three county delegations
in the general assembly are consider
ing the introduction of bills to provide
, for abolition of the office of county su
pervisor and the creation of a com
mission, this commission to appoint
the supervisr. The aim is to take the
office of supervisor out of politics.
".This plan,works well, it is said, in four
counties of the Statrt already.
. A committe was also .ramed by the
supervisors at their meeting Thurs
day afternoon, io work among the
legislators and urge their vote against
the plan of abolishing the county
.chain gangs.
SUMTER LOSES
COLUMBIA GAME
l?val Basket Ball Teams Now
Have Evea Score
Columbia. Jan. 24.?Columbia de
feated the Sumter Y. M. C. A. on the !
local eour\ last nitrht in one of the!
fastest.and most spirited games seer, j
.none in several,'years by a score of 41;
lo.'Si ; The cortex began with Co-j
lumbia taking an edge on the visitors;
and."they were nev-* able to ^et ahead i
Of . the dexterous s.iootcrs of Colum-I
Mai ? . j
r* '^e'.gani.e ? last 'right. even s up thoj
.?ontesis. between ti*e Oameeocks and;
the Capital- City.lads, Sumter having \
svori the first try a month ago.
Stars;for Sumter were. Burns and i
,Hei$t' and. for Columbia, ParhamJ
^at% and Czarnitzski. . j
'' ..Following is the lineup:
Columbia ^*) Sumter (32) j
^rt^azn .-' -F? .. .... .. Heidt j
Czarnitzski .. ..F.Shaw |
'fkisqjii^ ?? - ? ? - ? ? ? C.J. Burns!
Park. .. .. .. ..G . . ? .. B. Burns j
W^iins .. ..G.Wright!
*c : -Referee,. Lieutenant Don los. j
' After the, game the Kadel Klub en-!
t^rtained the visi'6-a
ARRANGEMENTS !
; FOR JOINT DEBATE I
James W. Gerard and Geo. D.
. '?. i
; 5 -Monroe to Meet in Dakota
? a ~ ?' \. ' ?:- !
. New York, Jan. 24.^?J^mes W. Gir
srdi 'former "ambassador to Germany,
wHose name was filed as a Democratic
^hdidate for-president at the South
Dakota .primaries, has accepted the
^tftllcnge of George D. Monroe of
Chicago, an independent candidate,
for. a joint debate on the presiden
tial issues, at Sioux Falls, March 2nd.
JAPANESEv COT
TON INDUSTRY
American Mills Dismantled to;
Furnish Machineiy j
. -fS*-\v York, Jan. 24.?The need of j
spindles' for Japan's growing cotton |
manufacturing business has become <;oJ
great that ' fifty thousand working
spindles of . American miils have, dur-?
ins the' last six months, been disrnan
tlpA and shipped to Japan, principally
from New England and the Carolinas.
ASSERT NO CAUSE
FOR ALARM
Flu Still Spreading But Author
ities Have Situation
, in Hand
_
Washington, Jan. 24.?Although re- j
pb^rtsf to" the public health authorities!
shows'a gradual increase of influenza!
cases. Surgeon General Blue said to
day liiere was no real cause "for the |
people to get panicky" and that State
and. municipal authorities seem to
have the'situation weil in hand. Kan
sas City, Mo., reported forty deaths.
CYRUS TOWNSEND
BRADY DEADj
-Vonkers. N. Y.. Jan. 24.?-Cyrus
Townsend Brady, author and clergy-j
xhan. died at his home here today of)
pneumonia.
TELEPHONE OF
FICIAL DEAD
New York. Jan. 24.?N. C. Kings
,bnry. vice president of the American
T:*:-phone and Telegraph Company,
died 'suddenly last night, apparently
of heart trouble.
Budapest. Jan. 24.?fzecho-Slovakia
artd the Austrian republic have form
ed pn alliance against Hungary, ac
cording to a news ',. gency report here. ?
ARCH CRIMINAL
FEELS SECURE
- ? ?
j Bloody Bill Hok*nzolIern Ex
pects to Escape Punish
ment
Amerongen, Jan. 24.?Former Em
peror William was not surprised by
the formal refusal of Holland to com
j ply with the allied demand for his
j surrender at Bentinick castle, where
the former kaiser makes his home, the
news of the decision was first com
municated by the Associated Press
correspondent. Refusal had been ex
pected from the first the correspond
ent was informed.
THE NEW STATE
HIGHWAY BILL
Ready to Be Introduced Next
Week '
Columbia, Jan. 24.?The now State
highway bill will be introduced in the
general assembly next week, probably
I Monday night, and it is freely pre
| dieted that it will pass without se
j rious opposition. It is stated tha.t
j leaders of the various factions among
! the legislators have gotten together
jon the form bill to be introduced, and
j it will meet demands of the various
j elements interested.
A conference on the measure was
I held Friday morning, previous to the
j session of the two houses, and another
! conference was held after adjourn
; ment. It is stated that the faction
i opposed to the' taxing of motor ve
hicles, the faction in favor of county
i supervision of the construction of
[highways'and the legislators favoring
; the creation of a. State system have
j agreed and that the final draft of the
proposed measure will shortly ho
ready.
Representative Miley, of Bamberg,
i is leader of the county-control fac
j tion. It is known that Representative
! Eelser, of Sumter, is a strong advo
! cate of the State system, as are other
.prominent members of the house.
As finally agreed upon, the biil will
I provide for the addition of four mem
j bers to the State highway commission.
I it is said. It will also proivde for a
I two-mill tax levy, and for a graduat
! ed tax on motor trucks.. The tax on
; automobiles, it is said, will be the same
as at present.
The new bill will provide for a
i joint county and State supervision.
RADICALS TO
FACE TRIAL
Every Leader of Prominence In
dicted at Chicago
Chicago, Jan. 24.?Virtually every
radical advocate of prominence in the
country today was scheduled to face
trial here. The indictment against
eighty-five r.llegcd leaders of the com
munist party yesterday was followed
! ny the indictments of forty men a.nd
[women charged with being high in the
i councils of the communist labor party.
I MAKE WAR ON"
CANNIBAL TRIBE
I .
j Machine Guns and Mustard Gas
i to Be Used on Tiburon
Island
New York, Jan. 23.?-Mustard gas
and machine guns are to be used by
Captain Harry dc Windt, an English
explorer, against the poisoned a'rowr
of a, tribe described as "white canni
bals" on Triburon Island, on the Pa
cific coast, he announced here today.
Captain de Windt said he would leave
New York in a few days to lead an ex
pedition of six civilians and three
score Mexican soldiers to the island.
Tiburon is said to have rich deposits
of pitchblende from which radium is
made.
The island is about 40 miles' from
Guaymas, Mexico, which, in turn, is(
only about 4 8 hours by rail from Co
ronado Beach, Ca!. The inhabitants,
are said to be descendants of Dutch.'
Swedish and German prisoners who;
"escaped from Mexican prisons several
centuries ago. Of sixteen persons
known to have visited the island in
the past few years, in parties of two
and three, only nine are said to have
returned alive, the others falling vic
tims to the flaxen-haired, blue-eyed.
' white Indians" as the Mexican peons
call them.
"Four mlics from the Mexican
coast," said Mr. de Windt, "Tiburon is
easily accessible. Yaqr.i Indians, who
live on the mainland, call Tiburon the
Island of Death' for the reason thai
any person who lands on it is shot by
poisoned darts and then eaten by the
natives. The can iibals, in addition
to bows and arrows, use an ancient
blunderbuss. They are supposed to J
number from 500 to 2.fmo persons.
"Besides myself, the expedition 11
will lead will consist of Mackenzie
Grieve, the companion of Harry"
Hawker when he fell during his at- \
tempted transatlantic flight; an expert j
radium mining engineer, expert cop-j
per mining engineer: Anton Gibbon.]
nephew of President C"vranza of
Mexico, in whose name th* concession [
permitting th^ exploration of the is-1
land was iss:?cl: a man servant and
sixty Mexican soldiers, assigned to the'
?.?arty by tl.r. Mexican government. Ij
tmag^ii." r":^ scarchlngs on the island
wrl ;C as:.;.?.\" about three or four;
month v"
TIME FOR CENSUS!
- I
>York to Be Thoroughly Done;
Regardless of Time
Washington. Jan. 21..While it had'
been hoped to complete the enumer- i
ation work of the census in fifteen
days, Director of the Census Hogers;
said today that the time would be ex
tended and the count completed re-j
gardlcss of the time necessary. j
EARTHQUAKE
at seattle
(Shock Felt Throughout Wash
ington and British Co
lumbia
i _
'< Seattle, Jan. 24.?Thre distinct
j earthquake shocks were felt here at
I 11.08 last night. The tremors ex
j tended throughout Washington and
j British Columbia.
j "flu" in memphis
i -
j Tennessee City Ordess AH Places
j of Amusement Closed and
Discourages Gather
ings
-
Memphis. Jan. 23.?With the ap
; pvarance in Memphis of several cases
of Spanish influenza in mild form,
the city board of health in joint ses
-sion with the city commission today
ordered all theatres and similar places
of amusement closed after tonight
i and requested that churches and
i lodges also suspend services and
! meetings.
{ At a meeting tomorrow, it was an
I nounced. it will be determined whoth
j er to order the schools closed. An
Anti-Saloon league meeting Sunday
j at which William Jennings Bryan was
I scheduled to speak and other public
j gatherings also \v< re ordered post
poned.
! The Board's action today was taken
! purely as a precautionary measure,
j it was explained.
Ipop^y" express"
to california
| How Mail Was Carried Sixty
Years Ago
! _
j San Francisco, Jan. 2J.?Just CO
years ago the pony express which car
? ried ietters from St. Louis to San
j Francisco in eight days was iriaugu
! rated. Today pians are being made
j to establish a transcontinental sxr
plane mail service, and trail-blazing
i Hights have been made as far west as
j.Omaha.
j It was a great achievement when
the pony express was started to carry
the mail to the young but bustling
State of California in IS60. Its in
auguration was preceded by the pub
lication in a St. Louis paper in March.
! of that year, of the following adver
! tisement :
j "To San Francisco in eight days,
j The first carrier of the Pony Express
j will leave the Missouri river on T-.tV?s
; day. April 3 and will run reguld *.y
.weekly"' thereafter, currying letter
j mail only. Telegraph mail ci.^ht davs,
j letters ten days to San Francisco.
I The population of San Francis-o
j and other California towns cag^riy
: welcomed this sr vice bringing them
in touch as it did with the States
j from which the gold hunters and
! other fortune seekers had migrated.
Ten riders going each way. with
changed horses every twenty-five miies
brought the pouches of mail across
the thousand mild wilderness. The
pony express, with its fast riders,
j among them " Buffalo Bill" (Col. Wm.
F. Cody), then a vour.g man, was one
of the most romantic features of the
great western country. Many were
the adyenturt s these daring riders
i had. They averaged seventy-five miles
j a day. but often covered double that,
distance. "Buffalo Bill" once made a
ride cf 3S4 miles when the messenger
who was waiting was killed.,
Often chased by Indians or "snip
ed" by outlaws, the pony express rid
j ers were exposed to death at all times,
I ar.d they braved rain and snow
storm, as part of an evcry-day duty.
One of the memorable achieve
ments of the pony express was the
Oe'ivery of Lincoln's inaugural address
in 1861. when all ;he western country
was waiting for the momentous
news from the Capital. The address
was hurried to St. Joseph. Mo.. tKe
"taking off place" of the pony cx
1 press Wrapped in oil skin and put
n the saddle bags the address was
started on its way amid wild cheers.
Fresh horses write-;!, at every ton miles
a~?d the final ten miles before reach
ing San Francisco was made in 31
minutes. The message was carried
by the riders a total of 1,950 miles in
1S5 hours, an average of a little more
than t<m miles an hour. That was
wonderful in those days.
premiers consid- '
ee next move!
Refusal of Holland to Surrender!
Wilhelm Causes Halt
/ ? i
Paris. Jan. 24.?Conferences be-'
twoen the premiers cf England,!
France and Italy will be held before!
the next move to extradite William ?
Hohcnzollern from Holland is decid-|
ed upon, according to the French fnr j
eign Office. Whether the next demand j
for his surrender shall be directed j
to Holland or Berlin wi't be the main j
subject cO be determined.
flu death I
rate grows!
_ i
Two Thousand New Cases and!
Hundred Deaths in Chicago j
Chicago. Jan. 2*.?Influenza and!
pneumonia continued to spread in!
Chicago today at the rate of two thou-i
sand new cases every twenty-four]
hours, after establishing yesterday thej
high death record of the present epi
demic with 1M deaths. The shortage!
of nurses i:; still acute.
Marriage License Record.
White?Jas McD. Windham and!
Alma Louise Troublcfield, of Sumter.
S. C. I
.Flooring.
Ceiling,
S-iIing,
Tasing.
Mouldings,
Training Lumber,
Red Cedar Shingles,
Tine and Cypress Siiingles. "
luildi
Brick,
'?Lime,
"'Cement,
Plaster,
Fire Brick,
Fire Clay,
Sewer Pipe,
Stove Flue,
Metal and Composition Shingles,Terra Cotta Thimbles
Doors, Sash and Blinds. 3Iortar Colors and Stains
Porch Columns and Ballasters, Water Proofing Mineral,
Beaver Board, Corrugated Metal Roofing,
Valley Tin and Ridge Roll, Asbetos and Composition Roofing.
WIRE FENCING, IRON AND WOOD POSTS
Locks,
Hinges,
Nails,
Grates,"
Saws,
Hatchets,
Hammers,
Door Hangers,
Carpenter's Tools,
Paint Brushes,
Paints and Oils,
Inside Decorations,
Caisomines and Cold Water Paints,
Hardware,
Paints, Oils
EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OF THE CENSUS
When the Population of the
Country Will Be Known
Washington, Jar.. 22.?Announce
ment of the population of practical
ly al! cities of the country hy .May or
jjune and the total population of the
' entire country in September or Oc
j toher is the orpectation of the direc
j tor of the Census, Samuel L. Rogers.
Population statistics of some of the
cities probably wiil be completed by
March or earlier. Washington, D. C..
is expected to bo the first a:-: it was in
the Thirteenth Census in 1010. In
that year it was taker. April 15, and
announced June 24. Rhode Island's
population in 1910 was announced lirs:
of the States on July 21. New York
City's population was announced Sep
tember 2, Boston's September 14 and
Chicago's September 13.
The center of population.' Bloom
ington. Indiana, was announced July
2 7, and the country's total population
was made public December 10.
"The enumeration is in progress
throughout the entire country." said
Mr. Rogers today. '"Advices from
the supervisor's indicate that during
the first week of the work at least
70.000 enumerators were started.
"We find that in some districts it
will be necessary to pr stpone the enu
meration because of weather condi
tions. There has ueen no opposition
to furnishing the information request
ed by the enumerators.
"The supervisor's report the com
pletion of the enumeration in many
districts, and as rapidly as the enu
merators turn in their portfolios they
arc being examined in the office of
the supervisor and are being put in
shape to come to Washington. The
supervisors have been instructed to
send the schedules as rapidly as con
*ignm*)nts can be made ready. Wo
therefore naturallv expect a large
emount of the work to reach the of
fice in Washington during the latter
oart of this month or the first of Feb
ruary, but as a general rule the
enumeration will be completed
throughout the entire country by the
first of February. It will be seme
time, however, before it will be fin
ished in the districts where it has
Vo/m postponed on account of
"iimatie conditions.
"We are row organizing a force of
clerks who will he equipped to ex
.tmine the schedules as rapidly as they
are received from the supervisors.
These clerks will make a preliminary
count of the Population. This nre
liminary count will be made public
-is rapidly as the totals for the cities
and the minor civil d?visions are ob
tained. The population of the cities
will be announced first We hope
! that the total population of the coun
try will be known in September or
October of this year, and the popula
tion of the cities should all be an
nounced by Ivfay or June."
LABOE UNIONS
IN PARIS
International Union Holding
Initial Meet in sr."
Paris. Jan. 2u.?rx e governing
body of the international labor or
ganization held its first meeting today
in conformity with the decision of the
labor conference in Washington in
November.
VIOLENCE IN
CITY OF BERLIN
1
Attempt Made to Assassinate;1
Minister Erzberger.
Perlin. Jan. 26.--Minister of Fin
'?m-e Erzberger. was wounded by al*
-chot fired at him today. Erzberger was j(
shot aS he left the criminal court!1
building. Only one bullet struck him.
Income Tax Season
Columbia, Jan. 25.?The income
Tav Season is now on, according to I d
announcement made at the office of" <
Internal Revenue Collector D. C. Hey- *
ward, of Columbia. From now until j r
+he bell rings on March 15th. the cob j '?
lector will be busy collecting Blanks)v
for making income tax returns are
now being sent by Ihe collector to ;ill
Persons who made re;urns last year.
Every single person whose income is
ol.Oe^ or more and every married
person making $2.000 or more must
make return.
MONEY FOR
ROAD MAKING
Counties that Fail to Provide
Funds in the Present Legis
lature Will Lose Federal Aid
; 'Columbia, Jan. 2~>.?' There will
Ihavc to be legislation to provide funds
j for road building in a good many
[counties of the Stare, during the pres
' erit session of the legislature, or many
! of the counties will m>t benefit by
[federal aid available for the construc
j ti?n of highways/' stated Capt. Pen
i nell, chief engineer of the State
j highway department, in discussing to
j day the outlook for highway legisla
tion and road building for this year.
The counties that do not take up
their apportionment of federal aid this
'.year will lose it. for atfer June 30 the
j money still availacle but unmatched
j by county funds will he apportioned
I to other counties which have provid
j ed funds.
i Several counties of the State have
! taken up all the federal aid they have
; allotted to them ar.ci they are asking
i'<?r more. They will get it. unless oth
er counties take action during the
[present legislative session to provide
j funds to match the federal aid. A
few counties of ths State have used a
? large part of their allotment of federal
; road funds, and lour counties have
! not used any of theirs.
I The total federal fund available for
! highway construction in South Caro
lina was $3.:>43.00'>. ;Of this amount
! $2,353,449.31 has been used, having
i more than a million and a half yet
j to he used. With county funds to
match this it meaas that about three
million dollars more will go into the
construction of State highways be
cause of this federal assistance. The
apportionment to the counties- of
South Carolina ja.igcs from approxi
mately $30,000 for the weaker coun
ties, to. around $135,?300 for the larger
counties.
.Several counties are already plan
ning bond issues and their delegations
are drawing the hills authorizing
these. Some of the counties will
likely provide tax levies to provide
road funds. /
K. OF G BANQUET
Bishop England Council Cele
i
brates Anniversary
Columbia State, Jan. 20.
Bishop England, council, Knights of
Columbus, celebrated its 17th anni
versary last night. Degrees were
conferred on a class of candidates, an
appetizing supper was served and in- j
Spiring talks were, made by prominent
members of the council. Bishop Eng
land degree team exemplified two de
<rro.es during the evening, the Char- j
lotte council handled the candidates j
throughout the third degree. Visi-j
tors from Charlotte. Sumter, Camdcn. j
Charleston and other points attended!
the session and enjoyed the events of I
the evening.
The banquet was an enjoyable affair
and the after dinner speeches delight
ed the large assembly. Neil O'Don
nell of Sumter acted as toastmaster
ind introduced the speakers: W. H.
Monckton. grand knight, gave the
knights a warm welcome, and F. M.
Bultman spoke on ''Our Order.' The j
Rev. T. J. Hcgarty made an inter
esting talk on ? Knighthood." M. J. j
Q'Neil, State deputy, addressed the
assembly on "The K. of C in the Car- .
)linas." Other speakers who delight- i.
>d the audience were John P. Grace I
u Charlesion. the Rev. Father Ma
loncy ' : Sumter and the Rev Father
ICenncay of Camdcn.
The supper was served by the la
ties of St Peter's parish and it con
sisted of oyster cocktail, celery, olives.
;altines, cold turkey, potatoes an
rratin. green peas, patties, hot rolls, c
?r?nge ice, macaroons, coffee and I i
nints. f-v
Bishop England council is prosper- S
ng and the session last night inereas- j 2
d the membership. The following of-jZ
iecrs govern th?? council: W. H.; c
lonckton. grand knight: J. C. Harden, ;f
leputy grand knight: C. A. Brady.!";,
hancellor; P. Kaffy. recording see-,
etary; L. L. Bultman, financial see-1
etary: R. M. Civil, treasurer; T. X. j
'icklihg. letcurer: E. J. Brennen, ad
ocate: J. V. Bultman. warden: J. E. j !'
'ark. inside guard: J. S. McIntosh.Jd
utside guard; the Rev. T. .J. Kegarty, ?>
haplain: the Rev. T. J. Hegarty, J. J. t<
Lobcrts and J. J. Cormack, trustees. v
tMr. Barrett Wilson of Orangeb?rg. w
as a visitor Ln town yesterday. b
THE COUNTY
TEACHERS' ASSN.
Miss Gray, State Supervisor of
Illiterate Schools Delivered
Address.
The Teachers' Association of Sum-.
ter Conuty met ar. the Girls' High
School at 11.30 Saturday morning, Dr.
J. H. Haynsworth presiding. At this
time the officers f Dr the ensuing year
were elected and cn interesting pro
gram was presented.
The first number on the program;
was a violin solo by Miss Claudio
j Eraser, accompanied by Mrs. Allston
i Stubbs. The invocation was made by
i Dr. John A. Brunsen, pastor of Grace
i Baptist church, in a short talk fol
I lowing ho emphasized the importance
! of teaching the Bible in the schools.
! A solo by Mr. Jackson accompanied
j by Mrs. Stubbs was greatly enjoyed,
i Miss Elizabeth Ellis who is assist
j ing in the Red. Cross Chapter course
j in Home Service now in progress^ In
; Sumter, read the Peace Program of
i the Red Cross as outlined by Dr. liv
I tngston Farran?, Chairman ? of the
! Central Committee of the National
j Red Cross. One phase of the Peace
! Program of especi.il interest to teach
ers, the Junior Red Cross, was pre
sented by Mrs. Nina Solomons. She
announced that Miss Jennie Burke, the
field Organizer of the Junior Red
I Cross will spend several days in Sumr
ter county at an early date, visiting
j the schools and assisting in organiz"
! ing the Junior.
j Miss Gray the State Supervisor of
Adult Schools gave a most interesting
talk on the work that has been ac
complished in the adults schools
i throughout the State. She secured a
; number of promises from the teachers
i to organize night schools for adults
Jin their communities. Several teach
i ers reported no white illiterates in
I their communities.
Miss Gray state 1 that Sumter has
I fewer white illiterates than any oth
j er county in the State but she ttrg
jed the necessity of establishing these
i schools in every neighborhood; where,
' such schools are needed.
Resolutions were adopted asking the
lecislature to remove the limit of tax
ation for school purposes and to make
appropriations as asked for by the
State Superintendent of Education.
The following officers were elect
ed for 1920:
Mr. Ernest Kolb, president.
Miss Nan Martin, vice president.
Miss Kate Hinso.i. Secretary.
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BIG PAPERS TO
COMBINE
Munsey to Consolidate New
v York Herald and Son
New York, Jan. 24:?Frank A.
Munsey, owner of the New York Sun
and the Evening Si n, who receutly
bought the New York Herald and
Evening Telegram from the estate of
the late James Gordon Bennett, an
nounced tonight that the Sun and the
Herald would be amalgamated Feb
ruary 1, under the name of the Sun
and New York Herard.
The plant of the Sun is to be used
for the Publication of the Sun and
New York Herald, Mr. Munsey ex
plained, because the ground lease
unon which the Herald building now.
rests expires in a few months and
will have to be abandoned.
PRESIDENT PQIN
CAIRE TO RETIRE
Will Take No Public Office For
Three Years
Paris. Jan. 26.?M. Raymond Poi t
?are. who will retire from th Prcs
dency February 17th, desires . de
?ote himself entirely to the recou
?truction of the department of the
dense, which was part of the battle
one, and for this reason will hot ?<>
>opt any position in the government
or three yours, according to the new >
lapcr Eclaire.
Fire in C amden
Mr. W. B. Burns received a te:^
dione message Monday from Cam
en informing him that the residence
f his brother. Mr. Jas. H. Burns was
otally destroyed hv fire Sunday night,
'cry little of the furniture and hous. -
old effects were saved. The house
?as insured, but Mr. Burns' loss will
e quite heavy