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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-22
Items from EarleS.

Earles, February 17:-Rev W R
Barnes filled his regular appoint
ment at Spring Gully Baptist church
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Miss Louise Long of Andrews Wis
tied Miss Edna Feagin Sunday.
MrRE Camlin was visitor in
Georgetown Monday.
Mrs ] B Thomson has been sick
for the last few days, but is improv-
ing, we are glad to say.
A party was enjoyed at the home
of Mr. and Mrs R M Haselden last
Thursday night. A number OF
young people were present and re-
ported very pleasant time.
Misses Lorraine Latham and Katie
Wingate, Messrs Charlton and Her
man Camlin attended services at
Spring Gully last Sunday.
Mr. H A Camlin was a visitor in
Georgetown Saturday.
Mr. Saul Gold of Georgetown was
in this community last Friday.
The Earles Graded school is get
ting up play entitled, "The Old
Maids Convention" which they
hope to present about the first of
March.
MIRO Marshall attended service
at Trio Baptist church last Sunday.
Little Lila Evans, who has had a
severe attack of pneumonia, is able
to be up again.
Messrs John and Will Evans of
Andrews visited at the home of Mr.
J w Tompson Saturday night and
Sunday.
MIR G w Gamlin was a visitor in
the Aimwell section Monday.
Mr. George Harrelson, who lives
near Andrews, visited his daughter,
Miss Harrelson, last Sunday.
Mr. R E Camlin has moved from
Olin and is now engaged in the pa
per-wood business near here.
The Methodist Sunday-school is
making good progress, although the
attendance hasn't been very good
for the past few weeks, owing to
the inclement weather.
MIR T A McCants, Jr, who is un-
der treatment in a Columbia infirm-
ary, is improving, ard we hope will
soon be at home again.
Mr. w ] Taylor of Andrews visited
Mr. C A Terry Sunday.
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HORRIBLE MURDER IN McCOLL.
Ed Norton Stabbed to Death. Body
Placed on Railroad Track.

Bennettsville, Feb g. Another
bloody homicide blackens the record
of Marlboro County. Saturday night
al McColl, this county, Ed Norton. W
T Norton. Anderson Wright and AL
bert Wright, all white men, got into
a row just after dark, north of the
town corporation. Ed Norton receiv-
ed knife wound, from which he died.
His body was carried six miles, and
placed on the track of the Seaboord
Railway below Clio. Saturday night
train ran over the body. 1t is said
the knife wound was plainly visible
despite the mangled condition of the
body. The dead mans coat and hat
were found in McColl with long slash
es under the arm of the coat. Coro-
ner T F McRae and Sheriff Patterson
held the inquest yesterday and today.
DR. Reedy made post mortem exami-
nation and states that death was
caused by q knife wound. The verdict
was that Ed Norton came to his
death from wound inflicted by some
sharp instrument, and that w T Nor
ton, principal, Anderson Wright and
Albert Wright. accessories. did the
killing" All three defendants are in
jail. 1t is claimed all parties were
under the influence of whiskey when
they became involved in the row.
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Bone Dry Bill Passed by Congress

Washington, February 2l:-Abso-
lutte prohibition legislation took its
longest forward stride in the ma
tons history today when the House.
after two hours Of uproarous debate,
approved by a four to one majority
a Senate measure which would raise
an iron clad barrier against impor-
tation of liquor into prohibition
States. 1t is expected to receive
the approval of President Wilson
within a week. adding Immediately
to the bone dry" territory about one
third of continental United States.
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Mexicans continue to murder Am
erican citizens with a relentless
hand while Carrnza and the Admin
istration at Washington look on with
apparent approval. Wonder how long
the people of the United States are
going to put up with the atrocities so
frequently committed upon their fel-
low countrymen by this neighboring
nation of cut throats, thieves and
bandits.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJ0NRNs
South Carolina lawmakers End
SeVenty.SecOnd Session.

SSvSuty.SeCOuO SSSoIOus
Columbia, February 21:-The first
session of the seventy-second Gener-
al Assembly came to an end this at.
ternoon. three days beyond the
usual forty days. The end was
peaceful, all differences between the
Senate and house having beensmooth.
ed out. The Senate adjourned sine
die ut Sis o'clock this after
noon and the House at 500. the
motion for final adjournment in the
lower body having been made by
Chairman Lilies. of the ways and
means committee, after a message
had come from Governor Manning
saying that he had signed tine appro-
priation and county supply bills and
had no further communication for
them.
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ask ourselves this question. Is our
anxiety for settlers strong enough
to lead to the offering of any real
inducements?
If we truthfully answer this ques-
ton in the affirmative, | believe we
can, by active cooperation. achieve
success, and heap blessings upon
many families who now reside be-
yond the boundaries of the Nations S
Garden Spot"
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BAD STOMACH TROUBLE
Yields to Delicious Vinol

Shreveport, La.-''I had a bad stom-
ach trouble for years and became SO
weak could hardly "alk or do any
work. My appetite was poor, my food
would not digest, bloated and was very
weak and nervous tried many rene
dies without help. l saw Ninol adver-
tised and tried it, and now my stomach
trouble is completely cured and l am
well."-E. L. MARSHALL.
Vinol is guaranteed to tone up the
tired, over.taxed and weakened nerves
of the stomach and create strength.
Scott Drug Co, Kingstree. S G.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-22

A cow running at large on our
streets last week was, we under
stand, the cause of a very painful
accident to a little girl. Who is to
l1o,,,a9
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Thursday. Feb. 22, 1917
Are we Ready for Newcomers

A recent issue of The Morning
Star, Wilmington. N c, carried an
editorial under the above caption
which should be of vital interest to
all commercial bodies, land owners
and every public spirited citizen in
terested in the development and set
tlement of our undeveloped land;
and in the building of homes and
better farms in the South by
sturdy agricultural type of people
from the North, Middle West and
Canada.
Following IS a liberal quotation
from the editorial mentioned, with
some variation:
The first thing that newcomers In
uuire about is the health conditions
of the community which wants them
az citizens. Then they want to
know what the school and church
advantages are, that is. if they
are the right sort of men. Next
comes an inquiry about the tax rate.
and then come those vital questions
of good roads. nearby markets and
facilities for reaching the metropol-
;tan markets. Counties which can
not answer these questions had bet
ter get ready for them.
Are we ready for newcomers? Is
this particular county prepared for
settlers who do not belong to the
strictly pioneer class which goes to
q new country and hews its own
way? There are still some of that
kind of people but the are few. Most
people are not only looking for op-
portunities but they want advant-
ages and facilities along with them.
We have plenty of opportunities
in South Carolina, but there are dis
advantages that must be cleared
away. There are advantages here
-
of course, but there are other I'M
perative advantages that it is well
to provide as soon as we can DO 1t.
We surely need newcomers to &C.
velop this section. but we have to
prepare the way for their coming.
Each county in Eastern South
Carolina will have to make a survey
of itself and ascertain in what par
ticulars it is lacking in order to sat-
isfy new settlers. Many are coming
South all right, but they are not
coming just anywhere.
If some counties desired to adver-
tise their opportunities and advant-
ages, just what would they advertise?
Besides opportunities, what are their
inducements in the way of adyant-
ages?
One of the truisms in this edito-l
rial is-many are coming South al
right, but they are not coming just
anywhere.
In immigration work it is found
that almost every community is de-
sirous of securing settlers, but when
we ask about inducements we are
told of large areas of undrained and
uncleared land. or of few desirable
farms on which maximum price is
placed.
The inducements for immigration
are cheap lands, good transporta
ton, good water, good schools,
good climate, etc. The price of
land has largely to do with the i'm,
migration question.
In speaking of immigration | re-
fer to our own people moving from
one section to another, and not to
foreign immigration.
No man should be encouraged to
come from one community to an
other unless you believe the oppor-
tunities in the new section afford
him a reasonable chance for making
a success. A satisfied settler is
worth a hundred dissatisfied ones.
People get homesick. They are TAX
on from an old community where
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Patriotic Work for All.

From what has been said above. en-
ployes of all departments of the govern
ment will see that within their own de-
partment there is valuable work for
which they are already trained because
what is being done by the Department
of Agriculture IS merely the work of one
department and all the other departments
are similarly mastering their forces to
give the best support possible to the
government at this time.
For example. the bureau Of mines,
which is one small branch of the Interior
Department, has made a complete survey
of the mineral resources of the country
for which there will be particular de-
mands during the war The bureau OF
mines is also taking charge of complete
census of the chemists of the United
States with a record OF what particular
line of work each one is peculiarly fitted
for whether they are experts on ex-
plosives or on the hardening OF the
metals.
These experts in all lines of work in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
TAKOMA PARK CITIZENS
FAVOR T|NKHAM BILL
Association at Its Regular Meeting
Urges Passage of Measure for
Opening Streets.

The Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton last night urged the passage of
H r. bill 1866. introduced by Repre-
sentative Tinkham, providing for the
payment of assessments for benefits
tor the opening of streets, avenues,
roads and alleys in the District. The
meeting was held in the Takoma Pub
lie Library. with Maj. D. S. Fletcher,
presiding.
j. b Kinnear. former president of
the association, called attention to the
bill of Representative Tinkham, which
provides that hereafter whenever I'M
der the provisions of law streets.
extended or altered and the land is ac-
quired through condemnation proceed
ings a copy of the verdict of the jury
awarding damages for land taken and
assessing benefits. when the same is
finally ratified and confirmed by tho
court, is to be forwarded to the Dis
trict Commissioners for payment Of tho
amounts awarded. such payments to be
made out of any funds available
The speaker laid special stress on
that section Of the bill providing that
assessments shall not become payable
until the street, avenue, road or alley
is actually opened for travel and a
certificate to that effect forwarded by
the District Commissioners to the Dis
trict assessor.
The question of better fire protection
for Takoma Park was discussed and
the following committee appointed by
President Fletcher. with view to Sc
curing an engine company for the
suburban section: DIR. Preston c. King,
chairman; H. L. Thornton, w. W. Stuart
and Howard S. Fisk.
A committee was appointed to ar
range estimates to be submitted to the
District Commissioners for their an
nual appropriations for 1918, as fol-
lows: w. q. Platt. chairman: n. L.
w. A. orion and Maj. D. s. Fletcher.
| The association Endorsed the vacant
lot farming and will cooperate with
the central garden committee in this
work
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government service are being called upon,

government service are being called upon.
some today. others perhaps next week or
next month, but in the general scheme
of government defense place Is reserved
for each one of these thousands of en-
ployes to give the government service
that he or she can give better than any
one else.
In the meantime the routine work of
the government must be carried along.
And the government employe is perform
Ing Just as honorable service by doing
the work which lies nearest as he would
be by volunteering for military service
for which he Is not fitted.
While waiting for an opportunity to
assist in the war work. hundreds of gov
eminent employees are cooperating with
the District Chapter of the Red Cross, and
more than 1000 men III the government
service have already enlisted for first
aid classes out of which will be organized
the home guard with branches in each
government department. This home
guard viii have delegated to 1t the work
of removing wounded and sick soldiers
from hospital trains 10 base hospitals
or convaIescent homes and through this
service they will be relieving other men.
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Work Right Here in Washing
ton Is of Vita! Importance
to the Nation.
COOPERATION Is NEEDED
IN MANY BIG PROBLEMS
Red Cross Offers an Opportunity for
Utilization of All Their
Spare Time.
VIII.

What can ! do for my country?
If you are a government employe the
best thing you can do for your country
is to continue on your present job until
YOU are designated for some particular
service for which you are especially
qualified.
An organized effort is being made to
find this particular place into which
you will fit.
The council of national defense au-
thorized by Congress to mobilize the in
dustries of the country as the second
line of defense, supporting the military
endeavors of the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps is being assisted in an ad-
visory way by two organizations. one
Of these is composed of experts in par
ticuIar lines of industry. This is the ad-
visory commission Of civilians, and each
member is a chairman Of a special com
mittee which is acquiring all informa-
tfon possible regarding one particular
branch of trade or employment so as 70
speed up quantity production OF stand
ardiZeG articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
MoT0RIsT ATTACKS CHARGE.
Frank B. Ochsenreiter Asks Bill Of
Particulars in Accident Case.

Frank B. Ochsenreiter. charged with
manslaughter in causing the death of
Frank Joanini. a guest in his auto
mobile, who was thrown from the car
when 1t collided with horse-drawn
vehicle February 16 last, has filed
demurrer to the Indictment. He also
made a motion to require the govern
ment to furnish a bill Of particulars to
make the charge against him more
definite.
Through Attorneys E. F. Colladay
and H. S. Barger the accused declares
the indictment is too vague and in
definite" and does not charge a crime.
The indictment at most charges only
a misdemeanor in negligently operating
an automobile and does not contain, 1t
is alleged. the necessary elements of
any crime in that Il does not charge
the doing OF an unlawful act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
Giving Expert Service.

The other organization advisory to
the council Of national defense is one
about which little or nothing has yet
been printed, but which is giving valu-
able expert service. This is the inter-
departmental committee representing
all departments of the government
service This committee meets every
day and is considering important ques-
tons which have to do with national
defense.
For example, if the council of national
defense wants information regarding
the production of hides. Wool, nitrates'
petroleum. etc. it applies to this inter-
departmental committee, which already
has cognizance of where experts best
Informed on each particular subject are
employed in the government service.
These experts are called upon and
placed at the disposal of the advisory
council and cooperate with them IN
rounding out each problem as II arises
The interdepartmental committee is
composed of one member from each de-
partment of the government. To ex-
plain as clearly as possible how far
reaching is the work OF the interde-
detrimental committee, bringing into
service the hundreds of thousands of
government employees, not only in
Washington, but throughout the coun-
try, {; concrete example Will be taken
of one department.
Speeding Up Food Production.
DR. B. r Galloway is representing
the Department of Agriculture on the
nterdepartmental committee. He is
also assisting Secretary Houston in ali
matters of national defense in the De-
partment of Agriculture. He has his
own committee with a representative
from each of the eleven divisions and
bureaus.
OF primary Importance has been the
organization of the food committee of
the council of national defense Of which
Herbert c. Hoover. who had charge of
distribution of relief in Belgium. is to take
charge The star has already printed a
ca hlegrarn from Mr.. Hoover outlining the
essential points concerning the general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17

Mrs. Sarah Harrison Devin. sister Of
Benjamin Harrison. twenty-third Presi-
dent of the United States, died at her
homo at Ottumwa, Iowa, yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
A Volunteer for Farm Duty.

To the Editor Of The Star:
L beg to make the following sug-
gestion. and proffer my services TO
head the list: 1t is my custom to take
two weeks vacation each summer, and
/ propose to give these two weeks.
either successfully or one week dur
ing the grain harvest season and one
week during the threshing season, or
however else they may count for the
most, to whatever farmer may be in
need of my services. There are thou
sands of city men who are in position
to do the same thing. and we will not
only be adding to food production. but
viii be getting in return most bene-
fetal sojourn in the country.
GEORGE III. CHANDLER.
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MAY HOLD REGULAR DRILLS.
Military Service Legion to Meet To-
morrow Night and Discuss Plan.

meeting Of the Military Service
Legion Of the District of Columbia will
be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
in room 406, National Guard Armory,
472 L street northwest.
According to Col. Richard D. Simms,
president of the legion, the question of
a military assembly every two week
will be discussed. These assemblies
will be for the purpose of drilling and
rifle practice, alternating. Included in
the membership of this organization are
some Of the crack ritiemen of the
country and also number of expert
administers.
Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey, COM
manding the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia. IS to speak.
An active campaign for new members
eligible to the legion will also be in
augurated at the meeting tomorrow
night. Many of the members of the
District National Guard. who recently
returned from the Mexican border and
who will not be- called into active serv-
ice, either on account of being married
or being employed by the federal gov
eminent, are eligible to the legion and
they will be invited to become members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17

PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Father of "Paint-Up" Cam
paign Urges Permanent EN-
be|Iishment Of Structures.
URGES HISTORIC PANELS

The present patriotic display In
Washington is pointed to by A. H. Nc
cban secretary of the International
Association Of Master Painters and
Decorators of the United States and
Canada, as an illustration OF how the
government should decorate its pubic
buildings at all times
Mr.. McGhan is father of the clean
up-paint up movement in Washing
ton. He makes an appeal to the mem
bers of the painters craft to use their
opportunities for expression OF artlstic
decorations. He says:
1--WE sincerely hope that the wave OF
patriotism shown in the display OF
flags and emblems at present Will tahe
permanent form in decorations oil the
nublic buildings throughout the coun-
fry National buildings, state. and, IN
fact. municipal buildings, should be
decorated in designs emblematlc o.
historic events, depicting those VIC
tories of peace, commemorative OF the
incidents which the youth may emulate
those inspiring incidents OF history
with which every state or loeallty OF
the Union is so replete. IN the CON
struction of public buildings pshels
should be arranged permitting OF suSh
mural decorations.
State Associations Urged to Act.
..-r, International Association of
No., po;n,.rs and Decorators has
,..., .h,s s,bi.ct at MANY of its
., A. tho recent convention
~, u.r.n tho suhiect took
neld at view -,
the form of recommendations to each
OF the state associations represented
and the delegates were instructed to
request of their representatives such
support,
al the Canadian convention. held in
Toronto last December. J. w. Beatty
r. C. A.. a member of that association
in an address on Mural Decoration.
advocated such decoration. saying, in
mart.
an all the national capitals of Europe
which have visited we find the walls
Of their public buildings covered with
mural paintings commemorative the
deeds of their great men. illustrating
tho history of their country. Even our
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Culture an Asset.

Refined taste and culture is an asset
that counts for more and more as year
succeeds year. and until We prove that
we possess it we cannot hope to take
our place intellectually among the
great nations of the earth. The artists
are doing their best to bring the au
thorities-civic. provincial and fed
eral-to a realization of the great ne
cessity for the use of some medium
other than kalsomine in the decoration
Of our public buildings. Our people
are demanding a higher standard in
the decoration of their own homes.
which is conclusive proof that they
would welcome it in other directions.
You, the members of the Master
Painters Association, have many OPP
portunities to develop greater artistic
efforts on the part of those on whom
devolves the task of giving expression
through our public buildings of the
higher culture of our nation.
II ask you to awake to your respon-
sibility and join your forces with ours
in the furtherance of the great cause
of intellectual and artistic advance
ment."
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members of ambulance corps and sani-
tary detachments, who will thus be ena-
bled to remain at the front and give first
aid to those who suffer in battle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17

The authorities at Manila have com
menced the unloading of the seized
German ships. A start has also been
made on repairing the damage done to
them by their crews.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12
CcHtrdI NeWy

Lieutenant Jean Chaput, of the youngest and most
successful French avators is shown the left aght-
ing after bringing down his 5th enemy machine.
After recent fight in which he killed his opponent,
he was attacked from the rear by another enemy
plane. His oil tank took fire, but he managed to
bring down his foe and fly to the French lines falling
among wire entangements. His wrecked machine
appears above the fret picture Underwood undsrcooa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12

Miss May O'Loughlin and
Buster ElionSky, nationa.
champion trick swimmer, az.
now demonstrating their
aquatic skill at the Winter
Pool, Brighton Beach. Here
they are showing how 90
break a wrist hold i'm reSCu.ug
a person from drowning.
. In. Press Iyya