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Protest Against Unequal Taxation Secretary Reunion Db?'U *a I In r.urden of T;i\.it iun and t'n lair A>s.j*sments It Woiiid arc in, tro'u the call lor a luu-s nutting lu I'umi'-r by lour of our i. ?i esentatlve, but well known conservative eltixena ot Sumter, name? ly \leasr*. M, (lotdotrg, Nell I O'Dun nail. J. Si. Hcaron und \\ L. Htubbe. said call I? in; published In this is sue ot tins paper, that some of our taxpayers hau* at lau n a? heel tin- lim? it where cmluru ncr, without protest, at leant hus ceased t< Im* n virtue. Tho oily of Sumte:- pay a about forty five per cent of the state and rounty taxes of Suint'M count> Km- years it has been the < >inp .tint that the u* M>Mni(M)tn against vit: property, for ? ounty snd state laxe?, aa compared wUh the assess. ? I value of farm lands outside of Sumter. and the asse^ed value, or the returned value which? ever it ma> in hi at or agricultural district personal pr iperty is so un rqusl that a great > urden, out of all Just proportion vi ulues. has been placed upon city or town taxpayers. It is said that (arm kinds selling for from one hunnn-d and tilt> to three hundred dollars per .o r. ,t.id thou? sands of unm ot Ian ? I inds vapa. d b> their owners at an ivcragc valm <>?' one hum! ed dollars per acre are re? turned. Mini ure a(<a id (I for taxation at an average value ?I ubout l.t.7* to I ? uo per gore, The personal propirtv returns from sgricultuial districts in said to be u Joke as computed with what the as ssssed value ought to be. N>>w it looks like the ? \*y luxpa.vcr Is going to try to do something to kind of e?|UAlhu\ t bis ta\ nurd n It migb' r< wuire patience itul time, and the pos? sible giving of more or less of many cMy taX|ta>ets' tune al d thought to tile solution ot this prob em, but all n - form movements mum have .. besrin nine. nii.I must Is- Urs' well organized. a\ thorough campaign of education usually has to i.< Inaugurated to ??r aaoise the voters am' taxpayers for converted action I'll si of all. a thorough Invesllautl ?I, ami report ol coni|>arutlvc propei i;. ass* ssmeii.s ought to he made. Show Up the In ?n|USvlltit s b> townships ami by indi? vidual returns foe comparative dm. trillion. , Just how the plobh ri IS to be solved Is slot clear as yet. but the "pruning knife" in city und county expendi? tures, and the aetablis imeni ol ??< on ??my. and increuse in efficiency of ser? vice might tust possibly be some of the cures otered If hese two are found to be Important factors In the solution. Any now, b< the story short .?i H>ng. with or without a moral, the fact remains thst city of Sumter tax? payers, mercantile llrm* in particular, ore aroused ss never before over the extraordinary burden of taxes they are called up'-n to Pe n thi? v. ti Tln\ ure i?Tt?in!) ki. kirn; home no matter whether their eomplalnts be reason? able or not. or whetb*r the kicks can do sny good or m?t. K fleen per c? td penally for non-payment of city taxes dun ns Novemotr. especially in the face uf present tlnam al. industrial, i und business depression is considered ; by many as uun? cesaury and arbitr?r? It iKfins hard on ?he po u tarpa>< r. All who feel their Hardens more than they can stand are therefore in vited to meet at sasiatei Chamber of ? 'ommercc st ft o'clock Honda) even ? ng. November l!Sth. 1 '?-*'?. It will do no harm ?te discuss thi? matter, and coriainly an effort to equalise, propor? tions te to values, the burdens of city snd rural Uix* *. will result in the ?Itsoeminstmn cd information (hat evs?ry taxpayer and ever) voter ought know. When public w|>ir i t < d. yet conserva? tive, asd represent all v? elttsena ol the type of Messrs. ?:i O'Donnell, .1. Z. Uraron M Doblberg, and I*. L. SSulm feel called Upon to take the bad in jny puldlc matter, und call | their isllow cit.icn* tege her in mass ' in.efirot ?t is rafc to c-include that there is some verv good reason for ?heir a* lion, and thai there is tome tOMig Im bind the ? Mb ?>eeusionall> history repeats Itself hjr tee masses ol Ibe taxpayers and tin voters l?e?s.inuujC aroused ami getting together to adjust pel lie affairs The public When aroused usually gets there when It starts out to sth up things. A |?Vffniiifiir "of the people. fro- the people, by the peoph " is periodically Propaganden d und n-alr/a-d Wlnh not frequently ri sorted to Ibis era of . htnlnatmn >f insect ra. I? s. real or lumglnsry. is pronounced ami eff%v live I I'ublie senllmerit in a mightx w. apo , ] when arous*d i.nd ?? ns?-r? atlvely uti NpsM K. 1 Iteardoii. Venison For Everyone Soon liy The Associated f*ross Meaille. \o\ \2 Maskau packers! are now ur n {big |o ship reindeer ? meat to Amersaii markets. Tigers Down Citadel By Score 26-0 Orangebnig. \*o\ l! A day :??< drearv ss the r?su!t ng . gret te.l tho warriors oi i*lems?i i and the ? 'lladel in their iintn.it1 grldlion Pit ? at the Orangenura e??unl> tau l? da> ni n<Kin When ibe n? w fo ?Iball park was filled with ape. t.iti is i'b-iM?on Was the victor .'?, to 0 Baptist Women Knds Conference All Officers Iteelectfd I or (iootl Work f^iarlenton. Nov 1' Kleill.' oftlceia was be!| tin n. ?rnirn al He ? loslna bliisio-*? session ..f tl. Slate I iMtrst Woman's .Vos. ai. rv miiim In l*|tadel miliar? |l .itist ? htm l ill ilicliiitls'iils I.? in,' au iin . b. ? ii is an indorsement . t in spb >d d orou rcaw made dmibtu the pa ' en i Ilm? and pl.odot the next . ..?, itimi was left to the eaevutlv? coiuniltlee snd will bo ssinouit?,ed ' vlar. \ Settling th* Adriatic Question American Government Will Ap? prove any Set dement Reach? ed Between Italy and Jugo Slavia Korn?', Nov. 12.. The foreign min? ister received from tin- Italian em liassy at Washington a statement that tin- American u. ?vernmcnl Was declar? ed rormally that p would approve nn> settlement of tlx- Adriatic <|ius Jlon reached between Italy and Jugo? slavia. J Stolen Liberty Bonds Returned three Thousand Do'V.rs Received in Anonymou, Letter lly The Associated Press Anierictis, lla., Nov. 12.? Conscience striken, a thief has returned *hr? ?>? thousand dol? lars worth of Liberty bonds and tw.? hundred dollars worth of saving stamps stolen from the residence of A. i \ Crockett. Th''y w? re received in an anonymen:- letter from Kansas ?:? City, If MacSwiney's Wife Coming to II. S. Wife of Late Lord Mayor Will Testify Before Committee of One Hundred Washington, Nov. li.?The commit tee of one hundred Investigating the Irish question announced the accept? ance of Mrs. Muriel MucSwincy.t wife of the late Lord MecHwiney of Cork to C?mc to the Cnibd States to testl y at their hearings. Keep Glass Out of Roads Every Bottling Plant in State Asked to Assist in Preventing Damage to Motor Tire? Columbia, NOv. 12.?Rvery bottling eoacem in South Carolina has been asked by the state highway depart? ment, from its Columbia offn e, p. aid in keeping the roads of, the state tie. from broken glass. Chief Engineer Chas. II. Moorefleld. of the highway I department, state* that his office is Inj receipt of many complaints from all parts of the state, of the large amount of broken glass that Is found in the highways, resulting in dumngc to mo? tor vehicle tires. The highway de? partment has addressed the following letter to all the bottling concerns in the state: ?The atb ntinn of the highway 1e partment has been called to a ser'ous i.oisnnc? along tin public roads of the !?tntc, wh'ch results from bottles lull? ing into the roil Is from trucks that are operated by various o|M?ratora of .sou drinks These bottles are* usual [v broken by the fall from the truck, ami the fragments of the glass form i no mice to both horses and automo? biles. ?The hlghwu) department requests your co-operation in preventing this nuisance, by covering in some suitable way the top layer of eases on all trucks or other vehicles engaged in hauling bottles. ???Your attention is particular!) in? vited to section :tT 7. page 7 IS of the acts of lt?2o, S. C general assembly, making it a misdemeumor to place or leave glass on a public highway. I feel certain that you have no Intention to violate this law. ami trust that you will extend the co-opera?ion request? ed ub?>\ e. without delay." Flowers Denies Charges Says No Tech Men Mistreated Centre Plavers Atlanta, N'"\ 12 The charges of Cent rep layers which Included state? ments that 'IV h players had deliber? ately struck and kicked ( ein re play? ers .fter tho> h oi Ik en downed nl reud> had been denied by Tech play? ers and cd!h I ils ;iiM< tonight Capt "Ituck" ilowe..- oi tin Tech team. Issued a statement. ? Kpression "dlsap polntmenl in th ? C?u ire fellows" and ?b?i,ring that "an> statements made >?> the Centre players io the effci*, that Tech men during ilj' leccnt garnet kl ked I bey deliberate!) or Indulged m an\ pretnedlated roughness is a l< lib. i , t.- falsehood." It sharp club. ?I i i; Sharp Club met ??' * ??'< ? I . ..!:. . November 1 2 tin -i i In. .,) \||... ly-nise Sh' \ ? t ? t mi oil. i , stin? talk by In '? a- b. i .M ,. i ? V\, II the mem Ihm s 'Hi"', d ? ton- , , | pi oui alil reit - d?*red |.> t h? follow iny ' ? -v ? I 1 Kdiut m s Mai;. Lotiini- N < Mb It, rt< I.e. pack. Karl V\ e.il berl Ldna l i'i^nn ? '?a nelia u I"" Su: < ? ist.-, ii Vn ubn . I?t? *: -o! N' ? I "? b liobei i . ,| hie u. ... .? M..\ W .11 ? ?Sf ? , ;, I I ? ? 'e t- iii V?. III. |. i : , , I \ \ , , ? I , . , ;,,,.) Hoben.', .l.ditn r v . ,. i .. .,.,? , ? I m hiebt I ul id i , ? I. ue ' ? , \ mir t. : . i ? 11 and l he n . ni1 - \ < ?i ? ?. , \, ? ,? ? pb a fan i a I lit no n in. chih ad |.>in tied until I?. . . . i'.. i A repi es -Ml at i\ ? ? ? i lie I ? . ,. Ilanniiond II* atiiti* i ompans b.i . l.< , in : ?,e i ltj this week overhaul n: iln< tin ii ?..>. it i be Kits' I'i ?????> i? i i.in church The \v.i|< i> fiuUlnd and tile < Inmli will it* be. t? d lolltoi iu\\. IGossett C ase, on Appeal; I White Man Convicted of At? tempted Assault and Sen? tenced to Forty Years Asks New Trial i - ? ! Columbia. Nov. 12.?An opinion t> i bo rendered bv in?? supreme court all sonic future date Is that on appeal] of Kenneth fl?sset t. low in the shite j penitentiary in Columbia, under sen- i tenoo of f'ot> yens for criminal as? sault "ii ii y.iuii? white woman of An- j |bcvillq during the past summer, the cas?1 having been heard by the mi- , 1 p.vnm e|?urt, on app?*al, tliis week, '.'iie appeal to tin supreme court for m w lrial w.is baf-eJ on a number of oxo? ptions, the refusal of Ho- trial! judge m grant a ohang?? of venue and j ?lle?. d statcnc'C.ts of two jurors re? garding I In oute one oi the ease being n meng the grounds <"<>! the appeal. A j m t\ trial was refused by thhe circuit | judge at 1 time lh< ease mas first J tried. Tl ? defendant also argues that I l.'n trial, at a sp?-?"*!:? I term of court. [wax no' legal, that the court did not! ; have Jurisdiction, thn* the governor had no authoritN to call the sm-ei il j term and Ilm jiulg? was u"' ap-i pointed by the governor. j ?- ? Motor Industry Still Growing Leader of Business Predicts ^ Fifteen Years of Prosperity \ ' Detroit. Nov. II. Fifteen years, at ileast, of continued prosperity for the I motor Industry in Detroit, and dochk'd- i j ly probable sluu'tage of good motor! j cms lio*?t spring, are predictions1 of Waller l*. ' "hryale?*. executive head of some ..!' the 'arge.-,? automotive and j allied industries in the country.' j In bis Detr it oilh ? Mr. Chrysler at j trihutod the period of "dumps" ; 'through whl? h the automobile Indus-I ; try has bi en passing to prodigious I production and a paralysing, "sitting (habit." acquire 1 during three years of I extraordinary motoi ? ar demand, i "Detroit has ahead of it a least \ , liftern yea is of continuing and. in-i I creasing motor niiinuiii'turc prosper-! Ky," said .Mr. Chrysler. "This Is as certain us an.\thing in the future can be, if manufacturers will curb th?iir appetite for prodigious productmn, | and salesmen t ore tin mse)v?'S of the ! d? adly sitting habit. * The tit of the dump?- through which I the industry is passing is dm in part-, ta least, to imligestion du?? to over* indulgence. 'tead.iustment and a re? turn of nearly normal conditions is a matter of weeks now, rather than inonthsprovided tin- remedies refer? red to ar?' applied. The cue for the future in the motoi car busim ss should be moderation in everything except hard work. "Discontinuance of production :;nn delay In resuming it will almost cor-? I talnly bring about am ther shortage Inn i.'ood motor ears rmx' spring. "There ! will probably nt v* r ;> ;ain be a sinnt- I age in no.., i.ioioi ears. "Tile do- , >man?l lor good cars alrea?ly ?fters re- j liel fl'Oni the l"h!l Ullis ol lilt- p.t-*l j few w?'Cks. Salt s are m, ivas1'!" sat- ! ! iafaetoriiy i'rnin day to day. "i'usi I m ss i*< m?t dea.l nor ?\? n scriwtisiy I ilk Ii is niei \y :?i a, i ?I o| ex? rtr; - ?. j And the hi st e\, ,*cis?- l know is to ,,ive I th? public a g??od value for its money, j and w"-\ bard t?i how Ilm public you i uu a n busim ss. j "Manufacturer* ami dealers who haven't forgot* '.I hi w to h<|] good lmerchundi.se are not worrying about I the future. The chair warmers am I rapid l\ goinu by ihe beards. I "Make in* mistake?-the automobile (business is allVe and strong. I don't ' ' believe in wihl optimism which is I ] based on desire rather than on facts.! I Hut I haven't any s> mpathy for the I black pessimist who sees only disas- | I tor. "No entastrnpe has happened to de? prive ptMipb. of iheir purchasing pow- ; era, or then desires for motor cars. I Hpinelessm'NS and gloom arc. therefore j pure nonsense. ' j "The pessimists are the weaklings Who expect business to be laid 111 their 1 hands. The hard workers aren't gloomy. "Ami I honestly hope thai we will never cam have business conditions which put a premium on Incompe? tence. 1 am for the real workers ami the good cars and I have unbounded faith in the stable market and solid industry tiny are building." NOT 'UDO ONLY ONE. - i There arc Other sumter People Sim? ilarly Situated. Can there be any stronger proof of-J fered than the evident.-- ot Sumter' residents? After you have r ad the following, quietly answer the ques? tion. W. M. Kolsom, proprietor dry , roods store. Main Street, says j "1 used Doan's 11 lin y Tills for trou- j ble with my bm li and kidneys. i My back pained me nearly all the j tine and an> quick move I made caused the pa Ina to be ill the more sexero. It was diilicult to M-t up af? ter sitting down, becausi of the pains My kidneys acted Irregularly ami tin j secretions were highly imbued ami contained sediment. Doan's Kh'.ney I rills, procured from Zomp's Ti >r macy, Ma\e me Ihe ib'sirod re el. ll.H kaelc s .ue! kidney ti ouble ? m Ished i fell beit? i in. ? ery w >.v " ? St ili ment gi\ en Mil e|i it. 1 '.?"v 1 Mm i ?,?!., mi is Ii. I ' I s. Mi Ko om iddetl "l c iti always roeouiirend I" tn's Kidney Tills is beim: roll.'ble Doan's lur e pio.cn so to n e. a ? I have al.v.i;, s had g??od r? sults om flmlr use " Price ?.<?? . at all ih alers. I oti't fdmply ask f< i a khlne\ reined) gel Doan's Kidney rills -the same that Mr. Colston had. Tester Milburn Co. ?Mfgrs., Uuffalu, N Y.?Advt, HI Only Small Reduc? tion in Price Secretary of Retail Clothiers'! Association Sees No Decided j Lowering of Prices in Near Future ?'?.ltr.nl..a. Nov. !'.'- Thai there- will la- onl> a - mall 1 "dm-i '"ti in ihr |?i of i lot hi ng fni tin spring ami that th" a.-;'<?. in led press is not lair to busi? ness t;i pel ?sl ttg reports oi' sp?.-i.il fall price reductions as Indications <f ' general Iowa-ring o| pt ires, Thomas j \l. Watts, secretary and treasurer vf i the South Carolina lletail Clothiers Association, today issued a .-itatcm-Mit her? , in witich he declares that ?h re will lie gradual decline in cloMiiru prices, nut [-<? sudden drop is possi? ble, and th "fohoggan slide" in p.-ices. So often spuk?n of, is mere myth. He declares thai the only goods on which s alt unusually low prices ;:rc ; being quoted aiv the "shoddy" goods, and special job lots, such as at - ul- j ways, he says, to bo found at this sea? son of the year. Mr. Watts de-Iin thnt the retailer is losing money 1 >- j day and lhal few clotting meridian's*1 a.>? selling reliable goods at -i probt. The Columbia r.'lailers are veiling clothes a' cost, and yet the clothiers! association declares thai the prices of next \iai's clothes can be hut slightly lower than this \car > prices. Labor, one of the chief items of cost, says the secretary of the clothiers association, is ma rcduci d. The- manufacturers do not want to return to the "sweat simp" plan of huildint- clothing. ? ..f..*..?. f .t. _f..T. .T..f..?..? -T.-t..?..T. ?-?? rTTTTTTTTTTTTtTTTT^PTTTTvT . ? f * % Must Save Armenia t 4* ? "o I All Available Forces Must ? I?e Used to Prevent Union My the Associated Press. fJeiu-va, Nov. \2.?The intme. j? dlate us.- of all forces in the ? Near ICast to prevent the union T of llolslivWilti with Turkish na? il tionalist forces is declared to l?e iioeessai \ to prevent the an T nlhilathm of tin- Armenians and ? u not her :? eneral w ar. ?t, . ^t? m3+ l?.* Jt* A. . *L -*L ?1* if ??? iT T- -T. .-N? **.. A V A ? Ar A I A r"i T v '* V V % T T t * Automobile Kills Child Little Eliza Appelt Has Her Skull Fractured Manning, Nov. 11.?Little Kllza. Appelt was hit and killed by an an- j tomobile here today driven it is said, by Mr. Powell, of Alcoiu. She was hit by the fender and \ .thrown against the coping, breaking j her skull. As soon* as possible alter j the accident she was taken in an au- j tomobile to Sumter, but died before :? a bine the hospital. This is the most serious automobile i accident that has occurred here in ? s? va-ral years and it has cast a gloom I over the town is lOlixa was a bright j little girl ami idolized by her parent-. Air. apd .Mi.-. 1 I. Appelt. (iins Destroyed by Fire Plant Covered by Insurance? No Cotton or Seed Lost Oirtorsville, Nov. 11.?The Carters vllle ginnery was completely destroy? ed l?y life; about l<? o'clock last night. Tips ginnery was purchased from the Southern Cotton <hl company at Ihe beginning of the season by the linker brothers and has done good work all the cotton season. The origin of the fire is unknown, as the flames wen- well under way In-fore it was discovered. No cotton or seed were destroyed. The building was partially covcre.i b insurance. Albert linker managed ibis Kin. Not Satisfied With Suffrage Gov. Cooper Asked to Institute Suit to Test Validity of Consti? tutional Amendment Columbia, Nov. 12..Requesting that tin- state of South Carolina in? stitute a case in the Ceiled Slates su? preme court to-.test tin validity of the I Oth amendment to the federal con? stitution, giving women the right t<> vote, Everett P. Win der, chairman of the executive committee of the American Constitutional League, op? posed to s'p; ijr.s addressed a let ler to ?low Cooper, suggesting' that the attorney general be asked to pre? pare a bill to be tih ? ? in the Cnited States supreme court asking the de? cision 'it the high tribunal on the question of retaliation of the suf? frage. It is not thought likely that Covct'itm" Cooper will request the at? torney general to institute the test ease, though the governor has nol publicly expressed himself on the subject. Thd constitutional h-ngue takes lh? position that the I'M b amendment is invalid, in that it abrogates the right of every slate In i|ei? rmiuc us own form of local seh'-govcrnnioiil "with out federal interference." thai it takes from unwilling stales tin form of republican government, in de? priving II uf' tin- 11n111 to regulate its suffrage; that ratil.cation by Ten? nessee, Missouri ami West Virginia were in violation of llie constitutions o| Hose states, in thai the Icgiwla inres id these slates were tmt author? ized to ratify. These allegations are set forth in Alt Wheeler's letter to 11 o\ ernor < 'oopei. Mr. Wheeler lake-; the position in his letter that the recent lb-publican victory was an cxprisslon of the it litlltlc Ot tin p. . pie. ;es ilgaillSl Sllf fragt ; and lhal Ihe defeat of llov. Itoberts, of Tennessee, was also a vole agaisl woman suffrage, lie also refers In the election ol Senator Wadsworth, of New York, alleging this to be an anti-sulfrage vote. Women Hunt? ing Trouble Daughters of the Confederacy Seek Control of the Old Sold? iers' Homo?Let Them Have U. Perhaps Ihe Old Vets Will He Satisfied ' *' iamhia. \'uv. i 2. 1**. im1 ? con 1ro| " Hi' <? it*- Confederate Soldiers Monic in Columbia is to I., advocated before Ilm I'PJl legislature by the I"nile,i Daunrteis of the C"iif??doracy of South Carolina, aeording t<> i*tf??r luation in Columb'a today. A resolu? tion calling on the legislature i<> nut ihe selection of the board of control of the home in the hands of th? Pa ugh 1 era of the Confederacy !s to la introduced al the state convention ot Ihe Daughters to be held in Creenvllb the hist day of November and tin first two days of December. The idea which the Daughters hav< Is for their organization, with th? spirit of the Confederacy to soled the hoard from their membership this to have control of the institution this board to select the superintend oni of the home. Action on a resolu lion to this effect will come before ih< gathering in Greenville, it is said. The Confederate Home has beei under excellent management. it i: said, und yet there have been com plaints. One of these complaints wen In fore the legislature last year an* resulted in an investigation by a leg islative committee. The committee found nMliing wrong at the imnitu lion and commended it< management The Oh federate Soldiers Homes i support d by tin Stale. The legisla lure elects its board of control. Th< inw superintend*ut of the home i: Capt. Hen Williams, of Cruns ui. elect ed this werk. Church Case in Court Supreme Court Asked to Decidt Trusteeship of Dormant Georgetown County Church Columbia. Nov. l .1.?There is now with the state supreme co.nt a case argued this week, in which appeal i> taken from the decree of the circuit court of Charleston, which would transfer the custodianship of tin property of the church ot the Messiah at North Santrte, in Georgetown coun? ty from William Lowndes to the Kpiscopal church of South Carolina The case is that of trustees of the Protestant Kpiscopal church in South Carolina against the church of tht Messiah. North Santce, and William Lowndes. The decree of the circuit court w.ts that Mr. Lowndes surrendei the property and keys of the church to the Kpiscopal church ot the state. The North Santce church is dor mailt, not having religious services foi ten years, and theie is no prospect oi its functioning for years to com" T! is the lower court held, and alsr decree*! that Mr. Lowndes. to whom lie sum of it,IKS, the keys to th? < horch ami the < stody of the prop? el y had been given by th? last treu-' a ! of the church, was not the lega ,;. appointed trustee and has no letal title to the property. He was ordered to t'ansfer the property to the t ru.-ecc.* of the Protestant Kpiscopal church ??) South Carolina, and that the ""?'v tec hold the property in ir:i??t f">r the church of ihe Matsiah, until such time as it can i.gain be used for re? ligious purposes. The decision in the appeal will be handed down by the supreme court at a future date. Cork, Nov. 12.?The condition of the nine Irish hunger strikers on the ninety-fourth day of the strike is de? scribed as ??.shockingly low." Paris. Nov. 1i\ The French gov? ernment is unnlterahlv opposed to the admission of Germany to the league of nations, it is stated at the foreign office. Some drasic action would be Ihe consequence if tin- league voted to admit Germany, it is intimated. Gas Costing More to Public Ttilities Company for Increased Price Ft Domestic Gas Columbia. Nov. 12.?Tin So.i C:..-.!ma Public Ttilities CommUs' will meet in Columbia Saturday, complete the hearing and render decision on the gas rate in the city Columbia. Chairman WH'am Hank of the commission, slates that the C< lumbia gas rate matter will probably be decided finally at the Saturday meeting. The Columbia gas company is ask? ing for an increase, ?lue. it iv alleged, ' to tin- increased cost of producing gas. fixtures recently gat); ?rjf by on "f the commer? al or: : l./..;fi?>S r of the Stat?- ahow that the g:: ; rate la Columbia is lower tlr u for eny othet\ city of the Southeast. The commission^-* recently ordered a reduction, following % an increase. A second increase is now being considered. Samuel Gompers Attends Conference. Makes Plain Statement us io Organized Labors View:* on Industrial Research Washington. Nov. 12. ? Samuel ?Gompers, president of the American (Federation of Labor declared before the industrial research conference that organized labor welcomes what* ? v?-r assistance rese;.rch and science can ?fter to modern industry. He said labor was not opposed to an in? crease in production or improved methods, bat is rightly suspicious of changes introduced without an expla? nation and wlmsc effect upon their welfare was not considered. The Haitian Inquiry President of Black Republic Testifies as to Marines port Au Prince, Haiti. Nov. 12.? The president of Haiti testifying before i the naval board inquiry declared that he had no.ottieial knowledge of the charge of indiscriminate killing ofl I natives by I* mied States marines, adding they have been unused by public clamor. Washington. Nov. 12.?The foreign demand tor coa 1 \Vas an Important factor for the high domestic coal prices along the Atlantic seaboard but was only a minor factor in the cre? ation of hiph price's for the whole country. the interstate commerce [commission declared in a report to the senate. New York. Nov. 11.?The district [attorney plans to investigate the New York World's account of the "solution" of the Wall street bomb 'explosion, the newspaper claiming the i damage, was done by workmen seek? ing icvenge on an alleged building* t rust. Winchester, Va., Nov. 12.?Three persons were killed ami three injured in the derailment of an electric mo? toi ear i ear old Chapel Bridge today. '-ingdon, N. K., Nov. 12.?An aban? doned well on the farm* of William B. W hitney is being reopened to search for the body of Whitney's second wife, who Whitney's soon said his fathei- murdered eight years ago. Paris. Nov. 12.?General Wrangel's anti-bolshevik forces have been driv? en back to the second line in the Crimea before the tierce bolshevik at? tack. Raleigh. Nov. 12.?Two hundred state college students "hoboed" to Norfolk to witness the football game. Cork. Nov. 12.? The hunger strike of nine Irish prisonerb has been call ed off. The National Bank of South Carolina of Bumtsr, 8. C Resources tI.?00,0O0. strong and Proipresslee The Most Painstaking SERVICE wltli COURTESY Glee as the) Plea*ore of 8rrr1ng YOU The Bank of the Rank; and File C. G. ROWLAND, President EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier KEILL O'DONNELL President O. I YATKS. 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