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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17
swEAiaiNGEN IN ROLL.
Reviews Progress of Educational Svs.
tenn.

columbia, June 14.-John E. Swear.
lngen, State superintendent of educa.
t'on, hled his pledge yesterday as can.
oidate Tor reelection. This year as In
previous campaigns Mr.. Swearingeu
VIII make equal school facilities for
all children the first plank in his
platform. This policy, Mr.. swearingen
emphasizes, was adopted in 1909 and
mas grown steadily until it has reach
~ districts through the term exten.
sion law. 562 districts through the ru-
raj graded school law, 1876 districts
through the school building law and
Sll through the contingent fund and
needy school provision.
Concernng the growth in the num-
Der or school districts voting special
taxes during the last eight years Mr.
Swearingen points out that this num-
per mas grown from $50 to 1000. Mr..
Swearingen also points out that 70
per cent. of the white children never
enter the fifth grade. Other eoually
surprising figures are that but 10 per
cent. get into the high schools and 6
per cent. go to college. Continuing
Mr.. Swearingen said:
minimum term of seven months
ana maximum enrolment of so
pupils to the teacher ought to be pro-
Vided In every school. The money
10 pay the cost ought to be raised by
county school tax and by a State
scnooi tax. The widespread miscon-
ception that the three-mill constitu-
.aonal tax is State tax ought to be
corrected. Every cent of this tax is
spent In the county where it is COL
iected, hence this three-mill tax is
IN fact a county tax. County limits
are too narrow a basis for a State
school system.
The local option compulsory at
tendance law needs strengthening in
some particulars. Its acceptance by
cities. towns, rural communities and
mil villages shows that it is both
practical and serviceable. The extern
sion of the policy Is merely a question
OF time and information"
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.. ~ r.
IEtS c<ansr June 4 1s.--siac drsss.
ins and Isa risntsns are on. Pea
plan4as ~ going on In rbosh the stub
be M aud the corn fsslds. Corn
aa1 9stton both look healthy. though
! hsef complaint Of lice ON the cotton.
cerny 10 small, but looks a. green
ana healthy ~ I have ever seen It at
this psason. Oats and wheat are
sbou harvssted. and the crop was a
shor} ono. .
~ J. Jshn r. Turner was stricken
dowq- with paralysis last Tuesday
the Sth. while Mr. Turner was at ths
vets4ns Dr. -,r In Sumter. She was
only Iparan In her left side. She
has eood uss Of her mind and tongue
and bhs - gsttins 20 now she can
wan around . little. without any as
sislAece. ' %,
~. ,. n. Johnstons child seems "a
bs about t"o same. and Mr.. +. IL
Ostsen has improved. but little from
tbs mn ne got about six weeks ago
nfs w. J. ArdIs still has the rhcu.
mselsm and neuralgia ir her back and
heal. ftgH =. tifE
IT. Turner and w. !. Ards wer.
al who attended the old Consedsrat.
vstsfahs dinner ON the eth. Tn.
dinncr and all pertaining to It wa.
air al, May kind heaven smile upor
thceS who furnished II and so nobl,
wafssd on us old boys. II almos
mads me think that we were not II
the way. IL we were old and gra,
headed.
In speaking Of the scarcity OF veg
estables ] see one Of your scribes. Mr.
Editor. remarks that Hard Times
had como again. will say like tn,
old song: Hard times have come an,
sons no mroe" when It comes to veg
stsbiss. peaches or huckleberrie
hsrsa bouts.
The mulatto gang. the yellow flies
are with as ssain and Il IL with DIFF
neatly That we can read or write the
srs'so pesterihg.
Politics is still cool In this corner
The young folks had a lively tim
at w y.rAsds~ taking honey las
week. I suppose he took three o
four hundred pounds of the swee
stuR.-e wall ring of and fight yello,
mss.
s. Hard Times"
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THREE GREAT CONVENTIONS.
Special Excursion Fares from Sumter
New York City.


Account National Educational con-
vention. Tickets will be sold June 20
80 and July /, limited returning until
July IL. Fare $24.8O, via all rail-
and $24.25 via Norfolk.
Baltimore, Md.
Account Grand Lodge Elks (B. p
o. Ed Tickets will be sold July 6, 6
z, 3, and 0. limited returning until
July 10. Faro $17.15.
Buffalo, N. ".
Account Ancient Arabic Order No
bles Of the Mystic Shrine, Imperla
Council. Tickets will be sold July 8
and 10. limited returning until Jul,
%. Fare $30.05. 81.
For schedules. reservations ant
more detailed information, call on O
V. Player, Ticket Agent, Sumter, At
lantic Coast Line. The Standard Rail
road Of the south.-Advt b
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BUILDING THE PLATFORM.

st. Louis. June 15.-President Will
sons tentative draft of the Democrat
ic platform contains a plank favoring
the extension of woman suffrage. but
says this Is essentially question for
each state to decide. Secretary Ba-
ker picks Senators Hollis, Pomercne,
Martin. Walsh and Stone and Repre-
sentatives Fitzgerald, Rainey, A.
Mitchell Palmer and Gov. Stanley, of
Kentucky. to take charge Of Wilson's
draft when II goes before the rest,iu-
tiunsA committee. They are flve to
four against the suffrage plank. t-s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

Miss TiseIma G. Adams and Mr.. r..
Mood DolIard were married Tuesday
evening at s:30 o'clock at the home
oftthe brides mother on Oakland
Avenue In the presence of the mem
befs OF the families OF the contracting
pasties. the Rev. J. w. Guy. pastor of
the Salem Baptist Church. ofiiciating.
hr. and Mrs. Doliard left after the
ceremony to 60 to Augusta. where
thSy will spend week. or-ten 'days- re-
tuesaaU 20 .asif nous st sumtsr.
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NJ, James withsrspoon. Of Sal
Lake fityruSsh. IN visiting relatives a
HE "a home near Mayesville.
Asters' r. .. Purdy. r.. d. Epps
ws1sW Bradford and w. H. Bryar
have sturnsa from Charleston, wher,
they Ssnt In attendance upon tn,
federal court
DrSAillsr. Mrs. w. c. Hane, Mrs. T
=. Hns, Of Fort Motto. and Mrs
Tens "a and Miss Clara Tenant o,
SummSrt6n were visitors to sumte,
yssescosSy;
NJ. James Pitts is at home from
RichPohd, whore he has been at.
ttndlhs buslnsss college.
ni(sss Marsarst Anderson OF
NAyvills and Annie Blackwell OF
eum4r are the guests OF Mrs. w. j.
AndS bon. Florence Times. S.
~ Viola Mae Land. who has been
spsn{ {ins thSpast six months with Mr..
AvxrSs ~. y~tr-,.,,, - ~ s.-. -
vva,Ha,I. 4 =. "
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49, ). 49, "so
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-+I .a... ~ .on." nAs gone 10
..'snos
'oAey ano 'am''y nave
I'D - Nnsrs s"sy VIII re-
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MRS. L. d. HARDEN DROPS DEAD
Crops Behind Near Bishopyille-St
Matthews Sunday School Growing.

Hishopville. June 12.-The crops OF
this section are very much behind
There Is no cotton up to amount to
anything. Mr.. Woodland has the
prettiest piece Of cotton the writer has
seen. {. The gardens are failure al
most. Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Wingate
have very pretty garden, beans,
squashes, okra, peas and corn, are es-
pecially fine. They just happen to be
lucky.
There Is lot of sickness in this
vicinity, especially among the children.
The little 15-months-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Wingate has been very
Ill for weeks. but, we are very glad
to say, he is improving little.
Mrs. e. d. Harden fell dead Friday
afternoon from acute indigestion caus-
ed from eating two onions. The inter-
ment took place at st. Matthews
church Saturday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. This is very sad death us
the deceased leaves two little children,
the baby being only ten months old.
When she fell dead, she had the baby
In her arms and fell on it, injurins
1t severely.
We are very glad to see the ST.
Matthews church growing SO rapidly
1t has been newly repaired and paint
ed. We have a nice Sunday school
with Mr.. Leon Holland superintend.
ent and Mr.. J. H. Wingate, Jr., secre-
tary. We would like to have all those
that can and will come and join our
Sunday school.
Miss Dora Wingate spent Friday and
Saturday with her sister, Mrs. c. S
Dority of Lucknow.
Mrs. Roney Reynolds was the gues
Of Mrs. j. H. Wingate, Jr., on Satur
day afternoon.
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At the rcqutst OF my friends l an
nOunce myself as q candidate for the
7th Magisterial District. subject to the
rules of the Democratic party. l am
In the race to a finish II l don't get
but one vote.
S,a T. p. SANDERS. JR.
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In the Police Court.

Jimmie Davis, petit larceny, steal
Ing pigeons, plead guilty and given
sentence Of $25 or 80 days.
Pinckney Thompson, reckless driv-
ing Of auto, found guilty and made to
pay for damage to vehicle.
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House of Representatives.

hereby offer myself a candidate
for the House OF representatives from
Sumter County. subject to the rules of
the Democratic primary.
G. f. STUBBS.
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SEASHORE
ROUND TRIP FARES
From Sumter
SUNDAY Excursion Fares

$l.75 to Charleston.
Tickets on sale for forenoon trains
on each Sunday from June IL to Sem
temoer IL, inclusive, limited return
ing on train No. ITS scheduled to leave
charleston 1925 p. m, on Sunday the
day of sale.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

A license to marry has been grant
ed to j. j. Martin of sun,merton and
Miss Belva B. Broadway of Paxville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17

Miss Thelma Bultman is at home
from college to spend the summer.
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Candidates Cards.

Announcements Of candidates will
be printed in this column until the
close Of the campaign for SIS. No
cards accepted on credit.
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WEEK END Excursion Fares

WEEk END Excursion Fares
$3.50 to Wilmington. >;.7s. t.t.g.
$3.50 to Isle of Palms.
$3.50 to Sullivan's Island.
$3.50 to Myrtle Beach.
Tickets on sale for all trains on
each Saturday and for forenoon
trains on each Sunday from May 27
to September IL, inclusive, limited re-
turning to reach original starting
point prior to midnight of Tuesday
next following date Of sale,
SUMMER Excursion Fares
$40 to- Wrightsville Beach. -
$4.65 to Isle Of Palms.
.' $4.65 to Sullivan's Island.
7 $6.75 to Myrtle Beach.
$3.50 to Norfolk.
Tickets ON sale from May Is to Oc-
tober 16, inclusive, limited returning
until October 81. Liberal stop-over
privileges.
Schedules and further particulars
cheerfully furnished upon application
to o. v. PLAYER,
Ticket Agent, Sumter, S. G..
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
The Standard Railroad of the South.
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Don't forget the date. A dip in the
SURF Is only one Of the, many attrac-
tons at The Isle Of Palms or Sullivans
Island. A visit to the Historical City
OF Charleston is. worth many times
the price of ticket. e.,~
Train leaves Sumter 8:45 a. M. and
leaves Charleston 500 p. m. returning.
W. j. CRAIG,
- Passenger Traffic Manager. =.
T. C. WHITE,
80 ~. General Passenger Agent.
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Fl - :, j, - a. - <
Mrs. Frank Niernsee and grand
children. Frank and Elizabeth, have
gone to Washington to visit the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. Helen Slater.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Yest'dys
Open High Low Close Clos.
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SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Cot.
ton Buyer.

Good Middling IL rs.
Strict Middling IL 5-S,
Middling IL 3-S.
Strict Low Middling II 7-8.
Low Middling II 3-8.
Evening journal., 1916-12-22
MARKET REBOUNDS
Then SLUNPS AGAIN
Prominent Issues Show 2 TO
A Point Gains on Open
ing Bids
COTTON SHARES
SHOW ADVANCE

BN Inc lulieu lIeH-.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Ihe stock
market rebounded at the opening today
from the low levels reached during yes
terday's three million share peace
panic" market. First sales showed 10
4 point gains.
During the first hour 100000 shares
were traded. This compares with s49,-
OOO during the opening hour yesterday.
United States Steel opened a sale of
$4,000 shares at l04 TO lO4 l-2, up -
and 3. Subsequent sales revealed gains
ranging from fractions TO more than six
points
Central Leather sold up Is to 80.
Union Pacific jumped 4 5-s to las -.
lackawanna Steel jumped TO s0i Re
public steel , IL 10 49, Crucible a to
So, New York Central ? o. lO3 -, and
International Paper 3 TO a..
Gains were maintained during the first
fifteen minutes o. trading The cotton
market op.ncd with, al upward rush IN
prices, gains ranging around $3.50 bale
July cotton sold at II cents 81 pound, up
so points March sold at Sl6.6S. mp 40.
BY 1890, covering by timid shorts
and marginal and outright purchasing Of
stocks by the group known in Wall
Street rs "bargain hunters" was FOL
lowed by a recession of J TO points
from the high levels of the opening. The
first sale Of Bethlehem steel showed y
gain of II points to 800. GENITAL Leath-
ed dropped back 10 ~ 81, ? IA under
its opening. Steel sold at lo3 l-2.
New York sir Brake was a leader IN
the upward rush, jumping "a ia
li0 IA
e. S. steel sold TO log at one time
during the opening hour, and at II
O'Clock was quoted at los "a, up 3d.
Afsor smmping 10 7s "a. Central
Leather quickly climbed TO SO - Ma
rine preferred stood at 90 at the end OF
an hours trading. and Republic Steel
was quoted Mt 70 rs
Evening journal., 1916-12-22
BY MARGARET MASON.
Written for The United Press.
On Christmases Of long ago,
One gave ones love a rose,
A box of candy or a book,
or poetry or prose.
Alas. on Christmases today.
Ones love turns up her nose
At less than a new limousine,
Or diamond studded hose.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22-At this the
eleventh hour. or, literally speaking,
on this the twenty-second Of Decem-
Der, with only one day left to pur-
chase the Merry Christmas gift. for
the only girl in The world beware, oh
all We simple fools h males. BE
warned by one who knows, and, for
Heavens sake. don't buy Her any
thing she needs, or that sensible.
If you 90. il will be but a hollow
mockery to wish you a Happy New
Year, on January /. 1917
Handkerchiefs she will sniff at;
sensible black silk stocking will make
her turn up her toes; she won't & We
a rap for a nice warm wrapper, and
gloves will make her throw down the
gauntlet and challenge you to a neat
little domestic duel for the rest Of the
year
The shops are just filled with lovely
little trifles that you can pick up for
a hundred or so. A simple little eigh-
teen-karat gold cover, into which she
cau slip her check book when its not
working is "a brilliant little thing. A
cigarette case Of gold. platinum and
NHNihCl OF q cuildpSluit Solu tl6dlc ttS
holder. " .th q tiny gold case, like a
cartridge. 20 carry it in, is nice, il
YOU have money to burn.
An ostrich feather fan with jewel
incrusted tortoise shell sticks, IS sure
to fan the spark OF love, or a bead
bag quite sol d with the tiny color
ful globulos, will make you very solid
with even the most fastidiOus o.
/ charmers. But, Of course, il you still
Evening journal., 1916-12-22
She'll Sniff at HandkerchiefS
For Christmas This Year

have those simple old-fashioned
tastes. and feel you don't know the
lady sufficiently to proffer aught save
flowers or candy, you can spend al
most as much, without trying very
hard, on an antique Chinese lacquer
flower box. filled with orchids or a
round box of brOcade, gold lace and
French ribbon flowers, which comes
flied with three pounds of the very
best chocolates and honbOns for the
mere pittance of fifty bucks.
And now for the kiddies / hope
you don't think for one minute, you
poor misguided pater familias, that
your young hopefuls are TO be sent
into ecstac es of childish glee this
year, over mechanical automobiles.
from the five and cent cent store, and
pink tarltan stockings. filled with
sp ced gumdrops.
MOI after they have visited the toy
section of the department stores. and
glimpsed the coy doll houses, big
enough for a five-year-old to get into
comfortably herself You can take
home one Of these for only SIS. There's
cute corner grocery. too, the same
size, with a counter, scales. an avn
ing over the door. and neat stock
, of canned goods and staples that's a
! bargain az the same price Think
/ how easily you could knock down
the child and take away the real food
when the high cost Of living has fl
nally forced nourishment beyond the
reach of human attainment.
rhnn fbpra ara miniature InnriUq
cars, with everything perfect, and or
small scale, except the price
Kathie Kreuso dolls at S25 per doll
wardrobe trunks. with a complete
doll rousseau. for SIS; and mammoth
toy sa'lboats for fifty
Only last week a card reached m'
from an American friend in London
asking me for a small donation TO
ward a Christmas for the destitute
American children in London. Sh
said the American Woman's Clul
there was working to get up a rea
Christmas dinner. with turkey Gran
Evening journal., 1916-12-22
JOHNSON AND BROTHER
HAVE CHOICE POULTRY.

Johnson and Brother. provision
dealers. az Seventh and King streets
and No 3o5 King street as usual
have a large number Of choice
turkeys chickens geese and ducks
for the Christmas market. The fowl
are home-dressed, and arrived from
Maryland Yesterday having been kill
ed and dressed but a few hours be
fore shipment
Tho turkeys especially are well
conditioned II has always been the
aim of Johnson and Brother TO care
for their big trade in the best pos
sible manner not only at this sea-
son Of the year but throughout the
year For several days one of the
firm has been in Maryland buying
mp the choicest turkeys and seeing Ia
il that they were killed and dressed
in time for the market tomorrow The
big display OF fowl attracted much at
tention today.
Evening journal., 1916-12-22
TO INVESTIGATE
FIRE CO. CONDITIONS
Council Wants TO Know
How Many Engines Are
Out OF Service
SOLONS GET NEAR
10 LIE ON POINT

Investigation OF the city fire com
panies and the number OF pieces Of
apparatus they have out of service.
will be made as the result OF agitation
i'm CITY Council last nigh. when a
controversy arose between Council
men. in which the "lie direct" Just
missed being passed Patrick ].
Golden, chief OF the fire department.
was directed to ascertain how many
fire companies have had one or more
pieces of apparatus out Of commission
FOR the past sixty days, and to report
his findings to Council next week.
Councilman McDermott started the
trouble when he said that for some
line he he's been reading in the pub
lie press anonymous communications
knocking" the fire department While
the Council nor anyone else could pay
attention to anonymous communica-
tons. he said he did think these
and the worst feature Of Il was. he
thought that the allegations made in
such statements are true.
lie cited one published letter in
which reference was made to one of
the fire companies getting its full ap-
preparation when at the, same time. e
had one piece of apparatus out of ser
vice for a long time.
Councilman McGoldrick. who is a
member OF the Water Witch fire com
pany. said he knew at whom Mr.. Nc
Dermott was directing his remarks
and that was the Water Witch com
pany. Because of an accident at the
L'pDincott are last June, he said, one
Of the Wafer Witch engines has beeu
out Of service since Immediately after
the accident the company signed "a
contract for new $4,000 engine.
which will be delivered nexteweek and
which delivery has been delayed be-
cause the company building it had
trouble getting labor.
Mr. McGoldriok said II Mr. McDer-
mott would take the trouble to so TO
fires. at night especially, he could see
the work the firemon do and he would
then have no kick" coming against
the department He said there Is
nothing in the contracts the fire COM
panies have with the city for fire pro-
lection specifying how many pieces
of apparatus each company shall
maintain
Mr.. McDermott said they (th'
Councilmen) were there to represen
the taxpayers and not the fire depart
ment He said there are other com
panies besides the Water Witch an,
he thought If the Water Witch hal
been without one OF It's engines 70
eight or ten months, that company
appropriation should be cut accord
iinely. He declared il Is time Council
men awoke to the fact that few fire
men cannot control them He sal
Mr. McGoldrick voted some time ag
to deduct money from the Delawar
company's appropriation while tina
company was getting a motor truck
Mr.. McGoldrick said this statemen
was untrue. He said he voted TO in
crease the Delaware company's appro
priation.
Mr.. Draper said they should pay n
attention TO anonymous communica
tons Mr.. MeDermott had sought {
have the fire committee or Council in
vestigate and see how many engine
Evening journal., 1916-12-22
CITY Will soon GET
OLD COUNTY BUILDING
Structure Will Be Raced TO
Make Room for Public
Park
WORK TO BE STARTED
EARLY NEXT YEAR

The old Court House will be turned
over to City Council soon after Janu-
airy I, according to a letter received
from the Levy Court by Council last
night The communication was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The action is IN accordance with
provisions of the law under which the
new public building was erected, and
which provides that as soon as vacat-
cd, the Court House shall be turned
over TO the city which is TO pay the
county $4,000 for the building. The
city then pays the Park Board $4,000
Tor the building OF public park on
the site Of the old structure.
Under the same law the city has 10
turn over 10 the Park Board the old
Court House building and the Park
Board will have { razed and the site
cleared and the park established here.
The Park Board will get the benefit
OF the salvage from the ancient struc-
ture
Councilman McDermot. last night
objected to the reading OF some of the
bills submitted by the park commit
tee of Council with the statement by
the clerk that the bills had been APP
proved by the committee He said
he was member Of the park COM
mittee but he had not approved the
bills because they had never been sub
mitted 10 him.
Councilman Draper said Mr. Nc
Dermott should ask his committee
chairman il he had any bills for APP
prevail He said no one had any OBJ
lection TO his seeing the bills and
there was nothing TO be hidden by the
Council IN regard to any bills sub
mitted. The bills as offered were a.
nally paid
The Councilmen were invited 10 at
tend the annual banquet OF the Vol
unteer Firemen's Relief Assoc alton
on December %. Tho invitations we're
accepted.
The public building commission paw
roll amounting TO S50l.37 was ordered
paid The balance IN bank was re-
ported 10 be s55e.2G9 81
Evening journal., 1916-12-22
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

I OsT-FRENoH POODLE, ANSWERS To
II the name of Beauty. Reward re-
turned to Mrs. J. Porter, No. 1907 Market
So. dec2a-st.
Evening journal., 1916-12-22
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET
atlas CO. Distributed
BONUS AMONG employees

Il was learned today that the Atlas
Powder Company has distributed
among its $500 employees, which includes
those in the main Offices of the company
IN this city, a bonus Of 10 per cent ON
their years wages 10 was announced
some time ago that this bonus would be
given, and it was sent 10 all the em-
ployes on December TO- SO that i. would
be available for Christmas. The bonus
also affects employees at the various
plants Of the company in different sec
tions Of the country.
Evening journal., 1916-12-22

in the city are out Of service, but he
accepted Mr.. Diapers amendment
that the fire chief make the investiga-
tiOn.
Three or four of the fire companies
have apparatus out of service at the
present time from one cause or an
other. Chief Golden said that while
they are out of commission compan-
les in adjoining districts will do
double duty TO protect the districts
in which the, crippled companies are
located