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MONEY FOR MORE WARSHIPS House Passes Naval Appropria? tion Bill Carrying Three Hun? dred and Ninety-Five Millions Washington. Fob, 14.?The Bn\ i apprnpi iatinn lull r.irrying appro*! enately |3?5.oou,?mu? was passed today ?by the house a tcr it had declare* I) voted down an amend inen t which would have pn vented tin- expendi? ture tif an) part of the .U>00 provided fur battleship conatruction until an international disarmament conference shull have been called by the president The amendment of? fered by Representative Brooks, lie publican. Illinois, wan defeated 12 4 to IS. The h?>uso also refused to cut the amount that would be available for wor't on the navy's building program I during the coming fiscal year to $50, OtO.000 as proposed by Representa? tive Dickinson, Republican. Iowa, and by a vote of 28 2 t?> U defeated a mo- | lion by Representative Planten. Dem? ocrat. Texas, to recommit the bill for the purpose of tutting the appropria? tion for const rucAm work to $7,000, too and of eliminating a section which prevents the use of stop V/atches in navy yards and arsenals. The measure as It goes to the sen sle. however, carries an amendment offered by Representative Oliver, Democrat. Alabama, that no part of the It0.0a0.000 carried for new traft fehall be use I on ships on which con? struct ion was not started or for Which contracts have not been let. tiltairman Kelley of the subcommittee that framed the bill agreed to this imitation, raying it would mean that ?Jork could not be staited before . M|e 1, 1932. on 1.' destroyers, six Meet Otlhtnhrinc* and one transport, au? thorised in t i o but not yet i>luctd Slider contract. Although somewhr.t riddled by points of order thai had been made Stalhftt a number of section* the bill s# far as its main features were con * tu neu was approved by the house pntct It ,i ily as It was reported by the appropriations committee. Re? duction of the enlisted personnel of lit" marine corps from approximately 27.000 to 20.000 men was agreed to tolay without comment as was the <l?r.rfc*e In the enlisted strength of th? haw from 14I.0OU to 100,000 men. The Mrooks amendment provided Sit all nations would have to be In fed to a disarmament convention to held In the Pntted States before W^rh On the navy's building prom-am CO'Jld pi oee. , ar I .11 ? '??posi? tion to the proposal Instantly arose, Snd for two hotrs it was debated. ,Slt:St of the members who spoke at? tacked the amendment, a majority of thhrn ? uitending that it would be un? wise for congress to tie the hands of th* incoming president in such a manner. Republican leaders asserted the) strongly favored an early Interna? tional convention on disarmament and the prediction w is freely made that President-elect Hartling would do his utmost to bring about such u confer? ence soon after his inauguration. It Slso was argued that it would be a mistake to put the conatruction pro? gram of the navy in peril by taking a step whu h might require suspen? sion of building operations tor a time. SECRETARIES FORM ASSOCIATION Columbia, Feb. 15.?At a meeting of secretaries of the different chain? here of commerce of South Carolina last night the South Carolina Com? mercial Secretaries' association was formed, officers elected and it was de? t bled that the next meeting of the new organisation be held at Camden April 4. and quarterly thereafter. Efforts will be made to have every secretary of a chamber of commerce, whether full time or part time, be ci?ma a member of the association. Pinns were made to attend the Pout hern Commercial Hecretarles' as? sociation motinj; a Jacksonville May 11 to 14. and it was suggested that the delegation from South Carolina combine with those from Virginia and North Carolina and proceed to the meeting place ensemble. This organisation was established bet?re as a nominal body, but has now taken permanent shape, und at the nest meeting a definite program of work will be presented. . Many forward resolutions were Sdopted at the meeting lust night, indicating that the organisation is headed for su?<eaa Officers eletted wer? as follows: President. A. It. Kant of Anderson; vice president. Holt Yarborough of Orangeburg, secretary-treasurer, VY. B. Etranch of Chester; executive com? mittee. E. I. Heard.oi. Sumte!. Roj ?wlndelle. Timmonsville, and ?\ p. McDaniei, Camden. NATIVE REVOLU? TION IN INDIA People Fleeing to British Terri tory for Protection London. Fob II a revolution has broken ant In Ihe Indian state of Took, soys a Router's despatch from AHahsbad a11. r agreeing to de? roamla of the people flu Mohamme? dan rnlei of the district arrested the leaders of th? movement whereupon ranting hrohe out Tin state troops see sctlvslv mgagod is nun:: to sub? due the rioters snd tie- people are fleeing toward Ihiiish leuitory. Pklge b id I et. I . Th.h MoW ?pen th-- suf ? in Mo poetofflce here after mul ? ? ? i i|ied with gSjgoen It unit red do |?ri m utampl < ?*h. after a running plsl .1 liKhi aith the pOllcenu n and Wat' linen Tina? were no casualik I ?40 breaks a cold <i nicker than any remedy we kauw.?Advt. TAXPAYERS MAKE SUGGESTION E. W? Dabbs, Chairman of Tax? payers Committee Submits Revised Appropriation Bill to Senate CalumbJ?, Fob, II,?K. Vv\ Dabbs ? ?r Mayesvllle, chairman of tho tax? payers' committee, will go before the ?nate finance committee thli hum n i I and will submit to them an ap? propriation bill which his oommit tee has drawn up and which provides for a cut of ll.084.SO6 from the bill ns sent by the hous, to the senate. The home last week passed the general Appropriation bill to the sen? ate, and It is ROW in Ihe bands of that body, Mr, Dabbe and hie committee have been worhlm <?i\ tin- approprla llon i in and he said last night that be today would show the nttanoe com? ntlttee where the ? uts could be made. Hi his the bill wnked out in detail. Mr l>abbs said last night that if the Hnance committee thought the bill) as drafted, would cripple sonn- in ?tltutlona, then be would recommend that all salaries over $l,S0u, except thoM of elective offices, be cut 10 per cent Ho has arranged a scale of cuts, he said, which he will sub? mit. TAX ON INHERITANCE House Passes Bill After Ileatec Debate i - i Columbia. Feb. 15.?The house Ot I repreeontatlvei today, after a heated lehnte s*ut to third reading Hu* bHl o create an Inheritance tax. a mo ion to strike out the enacting wordi gas lost 10 to I. The bin provides for exemptions of ten thousand dol? us for Inheritance! left to wives <n husbands, seven thousauil live hun dreed for minor children and flv? thousand for adult children, with tlH tax on Inheritance left children Ol husbands and wives ranging1 from one per cent for twenty thousand above exemption! to six per cent or inheritances of three hundred thou sand or more. The tax If higher or inheritances b it to more distant rel? atives, Increasing by one per cent ir each cas", and by two per cent ii each cast' on Inheritance! left to oth? ers than relatives-. PasvlUc News Noten, I'axville. Feb. 14.?Rev. O. W Dukes, pastor of the Methodisi (hureh preached .? most Intereetlni sermon on last Sunday morning it the intet est of the Christian edn rational movement * of the Bouthen Methodist church. His subject wai 'Life Service," and sraa much enjoy led by his hearera This movement li being luunehed to laise >?.:::{.nmi,mjo u hit h will be div ided among tin- va nuns educational Institution! ?>t tin Methodist churchei In the southert st.it? s. 11,000,006 of tin expects* amount to be used in aiding school and colleges in South Carolina. News has been roce Ved Iron Messrs. Condy MoLood and llichart Broadway Mating thai they have re cently enlisted in the aviation corpi at a point in Florida. Mlaot! BUS M. Sprott, Vivian Fade! ii, 4 Ptarle Hook were week-end vis itors at the home of Mrs. R, Fadon near Sunimerton. At the town election held last Mon day. Mr. L. B, Harwick was re-elect ed mayor, with the following war dein:, Messrs. .1. W. Ilhaiue. I. Weinberg. Je?S Ii. Sprott and W. K Rawllnoon. Miss Bud It Ctttter ami Mr. I'm i arwlch were quietly married at th< PlnetWOOd parsonage on last TUCI< day by the Kev. <;, \v. Dukes. Miss Jessie Curtis spent Saturday n Florence, attending a meeting ii he Interest of the Sunday schools ol the Methodist church. Rev, c. I>. Smith, of Manning, wat a visitor this week at the home ol his daughter. Mrs. Jesse Sprott. The Woman'i Christian Temper? .MH e union held an Interesting meet? ing last Tuesday ttftemoon at tin home Of the president, Mrs. F. S tit tidings, a few new memberi hav? been recently enrolled. Mrs. <hd dings will attend tin- executive meet* ihg next Irr Ida y in the parlors ot the First Baptist church at Columbia. After a lingering illness of several months, Mrs. 15. \\\ Cutter died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louise Cutter on last Friday morning. Tin funeral services and interment wert held Saturday morn Inn at Calvary Baptist church, conducted by her pastor, the Rev, Ansley of Bummer ton, sin- leave! her husband and several children. .\ son, ,ioe Cutter, of Camp Jackson, attended the fu? neral. Mi Willie BtUhO! ami family. of Darlington, have moved into tin- home recently vacated by mi. r.. \v. cutter. He Will Open a barber shop soon. Mrs. Sam spruit, of Manning, is spending tins ween with relatives, Mrs Mar; s Proudws) died at her home Just this sab of Tlndal's Mill pond on Tuesday morning The fin neral services were held ut tin- home Wednesday morning conducted bj a former pastor, the R?*v, .1 i? llowcn, of Darlington, ssslsted by ihe Kev. Haaley, of the Manning Haptlsl i hun h Interment ;tt Home Branch i bun h. Tin deceUMMl Is sni\i\td by reveraI children, BANK CASHIER MURDERED Houston, Texas, Feh, IS An un Inden tilled man entered the Hluc Itldge *-1-? t?- ban! of Hobby, mar lu re ? da., beat the cashier to death ami si'aped With all (he money in tie ?anls ? !C?p( ten thousand dollars. rtie i.a civ was chartered only yestcr? lay. -. -. I hM -t IdOl f, < lei man . , lib. I I, thirteen persans were Silled In sn e!' iHNSjO! in a Iii.- works factory her? estcrdsy, The building was destroy* d. RAILROAD RATES IN COURT Attorney General Wolfe Seeks To Establish Right of State To Regulate Rates Columbia, Feb. 15.?Former As ?istanl Attorney Oeneral Monis c Lumpkln, who represented the state In the passenger rate rase when It was first urged, and possibly Attorn* < y General Wolle, will go to ( liarles ton In ;t few days to appear before Judge 11. A. M. Smith of the feder lal eastern district, to ask for an In lun-ctlon against the twenty-odd rail? roads of the state, to prevent them from putting into effect the Increased passenger and switching charges re? cently ordered by the Interstate com nu?i cc commission. The state is opposing the increase on tin- ground that It la In violation Of tin- Mate's light to govern its own internal affairs*. In a statement re? cently Issued, the attorney general stated that he would oppose the in? crease, as being In violation of the constitutional principle oC state's rights, It is understood that the railroads Will not take action to enjoin the state front interfering with the increase ordered by the interstate commerce I ?em mission. The state will argue in the case ! that the right to hx rates rests with 1 the state railroad commission anil that the interstate commission has no authority to Interfere with the rulings of the state commission as to Intra-state changes, it is stated that ii the case is finally decided against the state it will be a hard blow at the authority of the railroad commis j slon to regulate railroad charges. 1 I From the ruling of the district I unit the ease will probably be ap pea'ed to the United States supreme 30u;t, Mr. Lumpkln will ask Judge smith > issue an injunction against the ailroads. The court will probably fit a date at which attorneys for the roads will appear and show cause Ahy the Injunction should not be made permanent. This decision will be appealed to the supreme court, for ilnal settlement. LAND OWNERS TO BE PAID Mexico City, Feb. 15.?All land owners in Mexico win) are deprived of their property as the result of de? crees Issued duriny tin- Carransa ad inijtistratlon wouM be paid under the provisions of a bill submitted to the presldental legal staff today by Pres? ident Obregon. Should the staff ap? prove the measure it will he presented to congress, CHOP NOTES, Baluda, Feb. 14.?Conditions very unfavorable for farm work during past two weeks. Winter Wheat. The unusual warm Weather for the past two weeks has caused wheat to take on new growth, and conditions are rather promising. especially on .veil drained red SOils, Oats. Prospects continue promising (hough there are reports to the ef? fect that a limited acreage has been destroyed by the recent excessive rains, especially on low lands. Rye, Condition good to excellent. Cotton. Little or no preparations made to dute for coming crop, while by this time last year many farmers had t;n Isliod hauling their fertilizers. Re? ports indicate that no fertilisers for cotton have beta) delivered to date. Potatoes, Preparations for spiing plantin:-; being made in coastal counties. The commercial acreage will possibly show a decrease, Tobacco. Seid beds have been planted and germination in many are noted. Live stork. Contrary ti? custom of former years, very few. if any mules or horses for farm purposes have been shipped into the state this year. Practically all fat? tening hons have been killed and "cured" in excellent condition. Miscellaneous, Very little plowing for spring plant? ing has been done to date. Farmers are very much discouraged, ami ap? pear to be taking vary little Interest in preparing for the approaching crop. All business seems to be at an absolute 'standstill. 11. P.. HA It 10. Agricultural Statistician. liig Loss Frpin Lire. Clreenvllle, Fob. I I. -Damage esti? mated at upwards of $200,000, was caused by a lire which destroyed four large sturen in the business section of Slmpsonvillc, this county, early t ? bight. T L. Penson and ?'o., and I >. ! VV, llurdetl Pros ami Co., suffered the heaviest losses, tin- foinur esti? mating their damage at $7a.<uni and Hie latter at $50,000. ?Uber stores burned included .i i >. Hpent e u ml i '<?. 1 and Sullivan ami Nash. Died oh His Knglnc, ('olumblu, Feb. 1B. Louis A. WVs ?e!l. freight engineer on the South-; er it railroad, was found dead ;>t hin throttle yesterday morning on hi* run ti om ('hnrleston to < 'olumbla. It i m ems that the train hud just pass? ed D.owesvllle, Orange burg county, when the immun noticed that some? thing was wrong with the train ahd, rushing Into the engineer's cub, found him dead, Tin negro Sloped the train 1 it if prevented a possible wreck. 1 'out lue, M Ich . P- h i 5.? Tw i ob hers blew op, ii lie f,. jn | |,, I, , t,U ;| 1 P11- a, near lu re, eurlj today, bul , Wen driven blick hj a wave of mus? tard nan plact d in i he \ null. The men tied cmpt) handed A can ol gas bad been placed in the euull >>> bank] officials in such i position thai it was broken open when the door *\as forced, ANARCHY THREAT? ENS FRANCE Overthrow of Government and Soviet Rule Planned by Communists Paris, Keb. 14 (By the Associated Press).? The overthrow of the "hour- I jeoise" government of Bpaln, Italy Did [Trance is outlined in documents seized alter a thorough search today following upon the discovery of wide? spread Communist plot. The dote llxed by th< Communists for this event WUS May I. 1921. The contemplated arrest of two Communist members of the chamber of deputies, alleged proof against whom Judge Joussetin has delivered to M. MariaUd, minister of the in? terior, seems to have brought tin French to u realization of the Impor? tance of tii< attempt against the se? curity of the ?t?te. Discoveries made by the police of Barcelona and Milan show that the plot included the three European Latin countries. Transmission o. funds was effected through an Amer? ican financial organization with Euro? pean headquarters In Parla and branches In Berlin and Vl< nun. Soviets have been organized throughout France with Brestas hu nd<iuarters, according to the police, ready to take over the railroads, bunks and transportation and all civ? il services. The plot appears to have been organized without the knowl? edge of M. Cachin. leader of the French Communist party, against whom the potice Bay they will not demand the lifting of parliamentary immunil y. The discovery of eh< ks emanating from Berlin and paid through an ! American transportation company ap? pears to have i aused a revulsion of idling In French political and offi? cial circles and also among the work? men's committees. IRISH ATTACK PASSENGER TRAIN Belfast, Feb. 1".?A passenger train carrying troops is reported to have been ambushed near Kinsale, by "Sinn Feinere, armed with rides and bombs, it is believed there were many casual j t it s on both sides. Five male passengers, one woman I passenger, two members of the Irish republican army were killed toda> ; when a passenger train carrying troops was umbushed near Kinsah by republican forces armed with bombs ami rifles. Six soldiers, twe railway officials, and two women pas? sengers Were Seriously wounded and several Others were slightly injured The soldiers on the train replied u the lire and a fierce battle followed. FLETCHER C ALLS FOR SH0W?0W.N Washington, Feb. l i. ?- Senatoi Fletcher, of Florida, today introduced and had referred to the commltt? e 01 commerce of which he is a membet and former chairman, a resolutioi (?ailing on the interstate comment commission for full luformatiot about all traffic agreements, arrange? ments or understandings between th< Eastern trunk line railroads am steamship lines flying foreign tlags. This resolution is to And out what there may be In persistent rumors that traffle arrangements which favot ' North Atlantic ports to Cue prejudice of South Atlantic and southern port! . are in effect botwei n the eastcri I railroads and foreign dag Btcamshi) I companies. _ Full Information Wanted. Washington, Feb. 1-t.?a movement to retain ocean freight shipments [< the southei n ports wus made toda> by Senator Fletc her. Democrat. Flori? da, when he introduced in the senati a resolution calling on the llltct*8tat< commerce commission to furnish "full information regarding all traffic agreements, arrangements or under? standings between the eastern trunk line railroads and the foreign Hag steamship bins. The resolution was sent to the commerce committee, Senator Fletcher said afterwards the object oi his resolution was to "see what tin- foreign flag steamship compunics were doing, try'ng uot only to take away the freight business I from American ships through agree? ments With eastern trunk line rail? roads, but also endeavoring to lo? cate the gateways through which the freight destined for overseas Is to move. The eastern roads, the sen? ator continued, were attempting to "knock out" the rates through which the southern ports are now getting pari of this business and concentrate it all through New York and the east? ern ports London. Feb. 15. New political alignments and the proposal >f leg? islative und governmental issues of tremendous Import were foreshadow? ed \\ln n parliament reassembled to? day. The opposition ti> Lloyd George seemed to have reached a climax and ;t appeared that the stability of the cabinet would he given a crucial test before final adjournment next sum? mer, Lome. Feb. 15. -One Socialist was killed and three members of l In- ex? treme nationalist party were wound ed during a melee yesterday near Finnin c. To prevent a cold take 006.?Advt. Sydney, Kew South Wales. Feb. 15, I ?nrini4 a demons-nation of unem? ployed here today Sir w f. Davidson, he governor, was mobbed and a ?b - .11 hun nt of police was sii?n? d. Rub My-Tism cure bruises, cuts, .urns Min s. tetter, etc.??Advt, NJvi i ? 11. Mass . Feb. I Joseph bdm-'-n and his son were suffocated a bed whe nil lire partly destroyed I heir apartment house today. The' ?i lo r oi i upants escaped. A few doses HQ break a cold. Advt tss WOMAN C ANDIDATE FOR SENATE Miss Belle Kearney Enters Race to Succeed Senator Williams of Mississippi Jackson, Miss.. Feb. 14. A woman; lias catered the race In Mississippi for the L'nlted States senate. Miss Belle Kearney of Madison county has announced her candidacy for the seat of Senator John sharp WitlUAns, who lias declined to run for reelection. She will be opposed by ex-Gov. Theodore O. Bilbo and ex Senator Janas K. Varduman. Miss Kearney will make tin* light on a platform indorsing a leugne of nations, clearly safeguarding Amer? ica's interest) education, law enforce* inent, restricted Immigration, child welfare, protective legislation for women in industry, ownership of homes, public health, social moral* i ity, cconom) in government, reduc? tion in taxation, federal aid for farm* jera, Industrial courts and labor leg j Islation. I Man) L'iK'lalincd Discharge Certifi? cates in Finance Office. The finance office of the United States army still has in its vaults 6, 800 original discharge certificates which are still being held awaiting receipt of proper postoffice addresses to enable their return to the owners. Discharge certificates were originally sent in by ex-service men in support of claims for sixty dollars bonus and other miscellaneous claims, and In many eases checks in full settlement I of claims attached to discharge cer? tiffcates so held. The finance office is making a strenuous effort to make de? livery of these discharge papers. Applicant*! for discharge certiff? cates Should be sure to give all of the following data: Full name. Including : middle. Christian and surname; rank. Organization, and station at time of discharge; army serial number; date of enlistment, date of discharge; pres ' ent address; address to which dis Icharge certificate should be mailed. , A great many men when making 1 application for sixty dollar bonus, simply sent in their discharge1 certifi? cates to the finance office without a : letter or any other information, as tv j where the bonus should be sent. Com isequently the finance office simple held the discharge certificate until in ? j formation could he obtained as t< ,! a*here same should be sent wit) JjCheck. The Bed Cross Home Service, see ) 1 ond floor court house, is In a posltloi to give any information and assist1 ( lance In regard to securing of th.es? i diacha rge certlftcatea .Mrs. (a. C. Lamb t.nUi tains. i The Mizpah class of Trinity Meth j odlst church was entertained Mondaj afternoon from four to six In the par r lors of the church by Mrs. Lamb, tin ? president of the class. The room was beautifully deco rated in ropes of hearts, symbolic o 1 st. Valentine. 1 The center of the room was an arm ful of red carnations and ferns in ? 1 large cut glass vase gracefully droop Ing over the large table. 1 On arriving, each guest was pre sented a carnation and asparagus fen by Mesdames Lamb and Lyndon I Moving conversation was indulged h for (|Uite a While. When Mrs. Lami t sugested the game of Pollyana. Hur 1 iriedly the waite r of hearts wero pass l* ed and the name received must b< kept a myatery for two weeks o ' none, when ?ach will learn who l'ol ? lyana is. Mesdames Wallace ahd Harmon as sisted the hostess in serving bloc! cream and cakes. In conclusion Mrs Vogel expressed appreciation of tin M class in a few wa ll expressed word: ? lof thanks for the delightful after noon. Such unisons of membership mingt< ' ed in sweet friendship makes an oasil where indifference is a ( raid to mingle I ! Thus begins an era that Is fraught with many pleasures. The following Were present: Mesdames Daniel, Me Leod, Staley, McDonald, McKagen Vogel, Lamb, Gardner, Wactor, I.ale 1 Alex Iteames, J. Tlsdale, Harmon, Hudnal Thigpen, .Lens, .toe Du Kant, 1J \v. i:. Dullant, Taylor.. Wallace, U. Huff. K. Huff, McDnniel. Hall, Grif? fin, Pratt. Weatherly, Lyndon, John Green, Brooks, Mellette, s. W. Fara ; beau. Dillon. 15. Mitchell. J. Team. I Mat his, n. Bruner and Cain, L. I. I Darrott, ?'iarkson. Missed Maud Heat it y. Lou Date. Eula Iteames and Sallie I l n ow n. The Beginners Entertained With Valentine Party Monday Afternoon. The beginners' department of Trin? ity M. E. church made the little folks unusually happy. The superintend? ent, Mrs. J. \V. Cox, with her aide as? sistants, Mesdames It. U. Compton, 1 Uopcr, Luck. Stewart Mason ami Miss Maud Brad ham wer,, untiring In the mystics of many games. If St. Valentine is all a myth, the I children will never believe it. for the ! beautiful valentines each one receiv? ed, made the hours as happy as the 'afternoon was perfect In beauty. ?>n the lawns playing, they present? ed ;i tableau ul spring Mowers, while the merry voices ware like su many musical birds. Later or they Were served with lee cream. The prizes for pinning hearts on 'was won l?5 ?lizttbcth Itowland and I Charles Mason. The Utile folks then in return thanked Ihe teachers for such a delightful afternoon. Marriage Licenses. A marriage license has been issued to Mr. Boyd K. Stewart and Miss Ger? trude Stelle of Sunder. Coro red: Ituhrrt Itlcliardson and Frances I ?a vis of I lemberta .Kinn s Itobert Wilson and Sallie Thompson ol Kumt? r. lb in \ Pay in and Lillian Anderson of Suntter. Mackie Pa< k of Wcdgefh Id and .lo rtcphfne Simmons <d Pinewood. Dwinii Grant and Frances cram of Stateburg. .lohn McQulltS and Uo*a Lee Itoh ersoti of Stateburg, CANDIDATES FOR JUSTICESHIP Twelve Aspirants Already in Rate For Vacancy on Supreme Bench * Col um bis, Feb. IS.?The ring hi al? ready full of hats, hats that are fill? ed with aspirations for the associate justiceship made vacant by the death Sunday of Associate Justice Gage of Chester. There is little else taking place In the halls of the general as? sembly, beyond the campaigning toe the Justiceship. Friends of the can? didates are hard at work for their favorites and a long Struggle is pre? dicted. Already tin following candidate?* have been annoui cod by their friends for the jus?keship: Circuit Judge Tims. S. Sease. of Spartanburg; Judge It. W. M?mminR er, of Charleston; Judge Hayna J*. Rice, of Aiken; Judge S. W. G. tShipp. of Flor? nee; Judge W. II Townsend of Columbia; Judge Fdward Mc1v?m-, of Choraw; Jesse t. Carter, of Bane* berg; General If. L* Bon ham, of An dersoti; State Senator J. H. Marion, of Fluster; l';of. F. Marion H?cker, of the Cnlverslty law school, and Judge Mendel F. Smith, of Camden. and Jud^e FrinM Moore of Colum? bia. Bach of these candidacies is being Strongly advocated by friends on both legislative doors. In one case each member of the general assembly re? ceived a personal telegram Monday right, asking that one of these can? didates be supported for the justiee ?hip. It is freely predicted that the se? lection of the mw associate Justice will be no easy matter. It is stated that probably a score of ballots will he necessary, and the legislature may consume several days in the selection of the new supreme court iuHtice. This means that the legislature lias at least another week, may be two. after the present week, before the business of the session can be disposed of. Several state oticia Is. among them Gtovernor Cooper, are today attending: the funeral of the late Justice Gage, at Chester. The Hag on the capital flew ai half mast Monday and Tues? day, in honor of the late justice, and the supreme court offices and library were closed out of respect. Judge Gage was highly respected and loved ? by all who knew him. His death and i I the death of Associate Justice Hy drlck a month ago have robed ihm ? state of two of its most eminent ju i rists. FOREIGN SALE OF COTTON Prospects Described as Being Very Unpromising Washington, Feb. IS. Prospects for Increasing the foreign sale ot" American cotton were described as ? unpromising in additional consular re 1 ports transmitted to the senate today ? by President Wilson In response to a resolution of inquiry. Foreign ex ' change, labor and other condition? ' were declared unfavorable to pur ? chases from the United Statt s dur ' ing the pn Bf nt year. ? Italy, the consular report said. U ? expected to require between 40.mm ? and 50,000 bales of American product ? this year compared with normal do* ? mand of 60.000 to c.'.ouo bales. Pres ? cut Italian stocks, it was reported, arc ample for two months. Prospective purchases of American '<? cotton by Sweden were placed at 70, 000 bales this year, as compared with ! normal annual purchases of from I 120.000 to 170,000 bales. Sixty per cent of the Swedish spindles were re? ported idle. French purchases of American cot? i ton this year, the reports said, are expected to show a reduction of per cent. Fast year Fram e purchas? ed 621.000 baks of the American product. The outlook for purchases of Amer? ican c>tfon by Holland was said to be "not bright**' and only about one fifth of the spindles of Csecho-Slo? es k la were reported in operation. CARUSO IN DYING CONDITION Great Tenor Suffered Heart At? tack Last Night New York. Feb. 10. The condition of t'aruso. who suffered a grave heart attack late last night was slightly im? proved today, but the attending phy? sicians admitted that the singer is desperately ill. He had been im? proving steadily from a severe attack of pleurisy and the relapse was en? tirely im xa ected. Tin- sacrament of extreme UCtPm was administered at 1:25 tins morning. Throughout the night and early morning hours he lapsed Into sem(consciousness, but rai? led slightly after administration mi oxygen and stiinulanta shortly after ii o'clock more oxygen tanks were taken to Caruso's apartment. A consultation of doctors ?has been called. i Caruso was holding his own at ;* o'clock, lb- rallied considerably but his condition is >till very serious. To bieak a cold take 6G6.?Adc. London. Fob 15.?Births m Bng land and Wales during 1020 reached ilu highest llgure ever recorded and tin death list was the lowest, accord? ing to ofneial reports. Ruh-My-Tism relieves Rheumatism, Neuralsia. Bahrains.?Advt. Rangoon, Itritlsh India. h>b. The ! ?? g i s I a 1 i\.un< il ot Cm ma hSj adopted unanimously a resoluliojsJl ma ml ing the granting of the jfl women. f?6U quickly relieves a