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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-01-03
N 'AD00 INSTRUCTS
new R.R. WAR BOARD
AS TO TASK OF OPERATING FOR
THE PRESENT TIME AT
LEAST.
INSTRUCTIONS ARE WIRED
Traffic to be Moved by The Most
Direct Route Now--open Way for
Traffic Pooling That Was Hereto
fore impossible.

Washington.-The railroads OF tho
United States passed into government
possession at noon Friday as Secre.
tary McAdoo. designated by President
wilson as director general of rail.
roads, was delegating to the railroads
war board the task OF operating them
for the present.
The war board. comprising five OF
the country's foremost railroad execu.
yves who have been in supreme
charge OF the roads for the last nine
months. were called into conference at
IL O'Clock to discuss plans for weld
ing all transportation lines into a sin.
gle ACKNOWLEDGEMENT system. They
ieft the treasury department two
hours later under, instructions to con.
tinue their functions and submit i'm.
mediately plan Of operation to the
director general
MIR. McAdoo issued his first formal
order designed to speed up freight
movements, telegraphing all railroad
presidents and directors instructions
to move traffic by the most convenient
and direct routes. At the same timo
he ordered them to continue the oper.
alton OF their lines in conformity with
the Presidents proclamation putting
them under government control.
There was no indication whether
Mr.. McAdoo intended eventually to
displace the war board with an organ
ization OF his own or to continue Its
organization for the duration Of the
war. 1t was made clear however. that
1t will continue the function until the
director general decides that a better
system can be devised
The order that freight move by the
most expeditions route opens the way
for pooling OF traffic impossible
heretofore by reason of statutes de.
signed to prevent the practice by car
riers operated under private direction
1t takes from the shipper the right to
route his freight as he wishes. and
leaves to the railroad traffic manager
the task Of sending 1t most directly
and where there is least congestion.
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Early Closing for Stores.
Bull Association In State.

South Carolina leads all the States
In the organization of these associa-
tions. according to the information of
the daily division. The following list
with the number OF bulls purchased
by each is given:
Fountain Inn Jersey Bull Associa.
ton, nine bulls.
Laurens County Jersey Bull Associ-
alton, five bulls.
Oconee County Jersey Bull Associ.
alton. three bulls.
Campobello Jersey Bull Association,
three bulls.
Darlington County Breeders Associ-
alton Guernsey. five bulls.
Lee County Livestock Association
Guernsey, eight bulls
Orangeburg County Bull Associa-
tion Guernsey, four bulls.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS

A parole was granted by Governor
Manning to Eugene Dingle, who was
sentenced to the reformatory on the
charge OF malicious mischief. The
sentence was imposed by the Judge
OF probate OF Dillon county.
The State Board OF Charities and
Corrections. in it's annual report
stresses the need of a separate build
ing for women at the State peniten
tiary. 1t recommends plans for its
construction.
An unknown donor Saturday sent
800 to the editor OF one OF the Laur-
ems newspapers, and in the note ac-
companying the contribution the giver
requested that the money be sent 10
the proper authorities for the suffer
Ing Armenians." The letter was NAL
ed at the local postoffice. and there
was nothing to indicate the name OF
the sender Of the handsome gift
William Claude Todd of Belton, an
orderly attached to division headquar.
ters at Camp Sewer, was almost In
stantly killed Christmas eve night
when the motorcycle he was riding
struck an automobile.
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1895 Bales Cotton Burn.

Anderson.-Fire of unknown origin
damaged 1,0S5 bales OF cotton and one
compartment of the warehouse Of the
Chiquola Manufacturing Company at
Honea Path to the extent OF approx
mately $4,000, fully covered by insur-
Rnce M
Possum hunters near the mill dis
covered the flames soon after the night
watchman had made his round. The
alarm was sounded and the mill fire
department responded and did effect
i've work.
The warehouse was equipped with
automatic sprinklers and the sprink-
ling system held the flames In check
until the roof of the warehouse fell
in. The falling roof broke the line
OF pipes and the fire soon got be-
yond control The mill pumps poured
more than 100000 gallons of water
into the burning compartment and
this. with the aid OF fire walls, pre-
vented the flames from spreading into
adjoining compartments. where more
than 5000 bales of cotton were stored.
President Hammett states that the
cotton damaged was valued at $780,.
600. but he estimates that the sal
wage will amount to one-half the value.
The loss of the warehouse and cost
OF extinguishing the flames will
amount to $4,000.
The fire caused part of the mills
to be closed for the day. The cotton
burned was OF the best grade and will
be hard to replace.
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EARTHQUAKE WIPES
AWAY GUATEMALA
125,ooo PERSONS ARE REPORTED
IN THE STREETS wiTHuoT
SHELTER.
DEEP TISSUES ARE OPENED
Many Killed by Violent Shocks That
Completed Work Of Destruction
Begun Christmas Day.

Washington.-Guatemala city, capi.
tai OF the little Central American re.
public OF Guatemala, has been laid In
ruins by series of earthquakes be.
ginningn Christmas day and culminat.
ing In violent shocks which complet.
ed the work of destruction. A cable.
gram to the navy department said
l25,OOO people were in the streets
without shelter and that a number
were killed by falling walls.
Naval vessels in Central American
waters have been ordered to the
stricken city to render all possible,
assistance.
Following is the brief dispatch
which brought the news of the catas.
trophe:
Bad earthquake finish the work Of
others. Everything in ruins and be.
yond description as result of the
shock. One hundred and twenty-five
thousand people are in the streets
Parts of the country are very cold and
wind Tents are needed badly. Quite
a number killed by falling walls"
The shocks probably occurred be.
tween 5:57 and z o'clock. Violent
quakes were recorded at that time by
the seismographs OF the Georgetown
University observatory and the dis
tance was estimated at 1.9OO miles
from Washington.
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News. OF THE week
FROM CAMP! SEWER
SPECIAL rRAlNEp MEN foR Avs
\ ALTON coRPS e9poRT ~.
BRING NO FLYING MACHINES
Trades to Receive instruction In
Air Service Work.

Greenville.-Several officers OF the
Signal Corps reported at Camp So
vier. these constituting the vanguard
OF detachment OF several thousand
enlisted men Of the aviation section
Of the Signal Corps who are to be sent
there for organization into military
units and for other training purposes.
The school will be under the COM
mand OF Maj. Berkely T. Marchant,
Signal Corps, who has been here for
several days. The movement OF these
troops to Camp Sewer is to begin at
once and will continue rs fast as they
can be received and handled. AS many
as can be cared for are to be sent and
there will be not less than 5000 or A.
600 and not more than 10000. accord
ing to present expectations.
So far as known at headquarters
here. there will be no airplaue pilots
among the officers
The troops will be tradesmen AMI
artisans in the dozens OF skilled
trades which the air service requires
for its maintenance. and as the GER
eral policy is not to enlist men for
this service unless they are fairly
proficient in the trades for which they
offer, there will be little industrial
training to be done. The camp here
will be an assembly point for organ
iZing purposes from which, as soon a
they have been made into military
units. the troops will probably be sent
across.
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Soldiers Buying Insuranee.

Columbia.-Nearly $5S 900 900 of war
insurance has been taken out by the
soldiers Of Camp Jackson, with lesa
than half Of the men applying. In fact
1927 men have applied. totalling s57..
$4,000. making an average of more
than $4,000 of insurance per man tan.
en- out by those who have applied.
Lieut.. David Fl. Fuller. division IN.
surance officer. states that the men
will be given until Feb IL to make
application for the insurance and nv
that date the majority OF the soldiers
at the cantonment are expected to an
ply. Until February IL. those men
who have not applied will be automat-
ically insured by the government un
to $4,000 per man. This insurance will
be paid in case Of permanent and total
disability to the soldier himself, ana
in case of death will be payable onIv
to the WIFE child or widowed mother.
In a number OF instances that have
already occurred this insurance win
be paid by the government. The insur.
ance is being sold to the enlisted man
through the agency OF officers appoint.
ed in each company or battery for thai
purpose. In many companies and bat.
teries there are perfect records, where
each man In the organization has tar.
en- out a policy to the maximum
amount of $4,000. Assisting Lieuten.
ant Fuller are Battalion Sergeant Ma.
jors Fl. b. Foust and George A. Beach.
both OF whom were expert insurance
men before entering the armv 81
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Escapes from Dorchester Jan.

ST. George.-Ben Griffin, who vas
lodged in jail here some weeks axo
charged with the murder OF Henry
Williams, whose body was discovered
in Indian Fields Swamp on December
/. made his escape from the jail, Grit.
fin is said to have confessed the crime
some two weeks ago and was awaitinr
tria! at the spring term of court. Jailer
Plat placed all the prisoners In thef,
cells, sent up the negro who works
with him to make Are In the stoye
in the outer corridor. While aflaa
negro was making nre he escapsd
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-01-03
M'ADOo CALLS UPON THE
MERCHANTS OF COUNTRY

MISUNDERSTANDING who haze
been Offering to take Liberty bonds at
par or at premium for merchandise
were appealed to by Secretary McAdoo
to stop the practice. while have no
doubt that these merchants are actu
ated by patriotic motives" the sec.
retary said, II am sure that they have
failed to consider the. effect their OF.
fers would have on the situation. We
are meking effort to have bonds pur-
chased for permanent investment.
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PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT
BY PEACE DELEGATES

Brest-Litovsk via Berlin and Lon.
don. Dec. 30).-Provisional agreement
on series OF important points. In.
cluding liberation of war prisoners
and resumption of commercial rela-
tons was reported by delegates of
Russia and the central powers I'm dis
cussion of issues which. In the event
OF general peace. would have to be
settled among the nations represent
ed In the negotiations. This provision.
al discussion was terminated.
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6RoTHERHooD's BEHIND
GOVERNMENTS PLANS

Washington.-Hea of the four
railroad brotherhoods conferred with
President Wilson, discussing in de-
tail the part the employees will play
under government regulations. A. B.
Garretson, OF the conductors, said af-
terward that wage Increases were not
mentioned. Mr.. Garretson added that
the brotnerhoods were behind the gov
ernment operation plan. and the
president had known 1t for two
weeks.
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GENERAL BLISS WILL BE
RETAINED ON ATCIvE LIST

Washington.-Gen Tasker III. Bliss
will be retained on active service As
chief OF stan OF the army after he
reaches the retirement age Monday,
December 81. Secretary Baker an
nounced last week that this had been
decided upon by President Wilson. II
had been believed generally General
Bliss would continue in active service.
but that some younger officer would
assuae the burdens OF ths chief %
- ~t.~
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PROHIBITION FOR TROOPS IN
FRANCE BEING CONSIDERED

washington. - Prohibition of the
sale of intoxicants of any description
TO members of the American expedi-
tonary force is under discussion be-
tween General Pershing and the
French authorities. The war depart
ment announced II had been so ad-
vised by General Pershing. who in
order to clear up misunderstanding
cabied the text OF his order forbidding
American soldiers to buy any intoxi-
cants other than light wines or beer
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ENLISTED MEN SENT TO
"PAPER ORDNANCE BASE

Observation-Disclosures has been
ordered by Secretary Baker of cir
cumstances surrounding the misunder-
standing which caused enlisted men OF
the ordnance corps to be sent to Rari-
tan. N j.. for mobilization at an ord
nance base which apparently exists
only on paper. The arrival of some
two-score OF the force was reported
to Mr.. Baker. Officers were sent to
straighten out the tangle and The &c,
diers will be house at Camp U@aa.
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NOTES OF THE
SOCIAL WORLD

Miss Ruth DOrsay Streat, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Gerard Streat
Of this city, will be married to Lieut.
Lonsdale Green. Jr., Aviation Section
u. S. A, to-day. at the country homo OF
her parents In Sound Beach. Conn.
In the Union Church. Wabsn, Mass
to-day. Miss Dorothy Putnam, daughter
of Mrs. Frederick II Putnam Of Brook
line, will be married to Lieut.. Harold d
Hayes. U. s. A. who recently has re-
turned from France.
The marriage Of Mrs. ]. Field Ferris
will take place to-day ut the Rltz-Carl-
ton.
Mrs. Charles A. Childs win hold O
rummage sale to-day at her Newport
villa for the beneft of the Soldiers and
Sailors Home at Ninety-third street and
West End avenue, this city.
Lispenard Stewart. who now II al
White Lodge, his Newport villa, will &c
late this month to the White Sulphur
Springs.
There will be golf tournament to-
day at Baltusrol, N. j., for the benefit OF
the American Red Cross Afterward
there will be a dinner followed by dane
ing at the club.
Mrs. II. b. Duryea Is at the Green
Brier. White Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colgate Hoyr have come
from Eastover Farm, Oyster Bay, to the
Plaza.
Mr.. and Mrs Marshall Russell have
returned to New York from the Green
Brier, White sulphur Springs.
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NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

The selwyn Theatre, on Forty second
street. will open on October 2 with 'In-
formation. Please" a comedy by Jane
Cowl and Jane Murphin. Jane CowI and
Blanche Yurka will be In the cast.
The shuberts have engaged Tyrone
Power to play with Walker Whitesidc in
The Little Brother" an English play that
they will bring to New York early In De-
tober.
Miss Don't Know" musical COM
edy by Rida johnson Young and Augustus
Barratt, Will be given In Stamford to-
night by the shuberts. After a week in
Providence II will come to New York
Cyril Maude will appear in Buffalo Mon
day night In The Saving Grace" under
the management OF Charles Frohman. Inc,
and will begin his New York season at the
Empire Theatre on september 30.
The first Sunday night concert at the
new Central Theatre Will be given to- NOR :
row night. Al JOlson Will appear.
Mr.. and Mrs, Coburn will produce THE
Better ole" an English play with music,
early in October at the Greenwich Village
Theatre, which will BIO under their man
agement.
A Theda Bara production of "saiou,e"
will open q limited engagement at the
Torty-fourth Street Theatre, on October &.
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GOLF AT WHITE SULPHUR
Harry II. Holllns Wins Tournu-
ment. Defeating C. b. Clark.
q! Despatch to The Sun.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va,
sept 13.-The Greenbrier Is fast I'LL
ing up with parties from Northern
cities. Perfect weather for golf finds
throngs Of enthusiasts on the links and
the tennis courts are crowded daily
with players. In the finals of the mems
championship of White Sulphur Springs,
Harry b. Hollins OF New York. medalist,
won the tournament, defeating George
b. Clark. and 2, in a thirty-six hole
match The players tied even on the
eighteenth hole diving the FIRST round
this morning T. Gernatt Tabb and ].
$, French will play finals in the con-
ISOLATION on Saturday.
Mrs Russell Colt, better known as
Miss Ethel Barrymore, arrived at the
Greenbrier to-day to pass a fortnight.
Miss Edna Goodrich has come from
New York to spend several weeks
Among other New York arrivals to-day
were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward l.. Young
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kenyon, Jr.,
who will remain until October.
Mrs. Thomas Waldron shannon and
Miss Laura Shannon are here from
New York c. A. Adams. former presi-
dent of the Republic Club OF New
York, and William s. Register. who
Joined his family here, are among other
arrivals.
Mrs. Richard Townsend gave a din
ner in the Greenbrier last evening. Mrs
Lawrence Lewis OF Wilmington, ". c.,
gave a tea for thirty friends to-day.
Mrs Andrew NJ. Reid had three tables
OF bridge at the Casino.
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TWO ACCIDENTS AT LENox.
Mrs. Brooks, Boston, ana Hugh
O'Donnell Each Breaks an Arm.
Specf1l Despdtch 90 Tnn SJ


LENox, Mass. Sept 13.-Mrs. Gorha m
Brooks OF Boston, who Is visiting her
mother. Mrs. Richard c. Dixey. at Tan
glewood. broke her right arm yesterday
while cranking an automobile. Hugh
ODonnell. son of Mrs. Margaret O'Don-
nell OF New York. fell while at play and
broke his arm. He was sent to a Pitts
field hospital.
Mrs. Newbold Morris and her son,
George Morris. have returned to Brook
hurst from Newport John e. Parsons
ii. and Newbold Morris. Jr., have gone
to the Parsons place at Harrison, N. Y.
The Countess DeLaugier-Villars and her
sister. Miss Angelica Livingston. en-
route from Bar Harbor to New York,
have registered at Curtis Hotel Mrs.
Frederick S. Delafield has been appointed
chairman Of the womans committee In
Lenox for the fourth Liberty Loan.
The Secretary OF Commerce and Mrs.
William c. Redneld will leave Pittsheld
Tomorrow for Washington. Mrs. Wilbur
A. Bloodgood. Miss Rosalie c. Blood
good Of New York, Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Lyon OF Huntington, l.. l. ; the Rev. and
Mrs. Archibald c. Knowles and Miss
May c. Knowles of Philadelphia are at
the Hotel Aspinwal.
Mrs. William Starr Miller, Miss Starr
Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred II. wiggin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Buckman, Mrs.
Thomas Dimond and Renwick Dimond
of New York arrived at the Red Lion
Inn, Stockbridge.
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DIED..

bEADLESTON.--James Harper. infant soI
Of Randolph and Florence Harper Bea'
dleston.
Funeral and interment private.
DARLlNG.-Suddenly at Babylon. l.. I.
on Friday. September Is. Elaine p.
wife Of Thomas e u. Darling Of New
York city.
Notice of funeral later.
blhOCK.-suddenly. on September IL
anthony Weston Dimock. at his resi-
deuce, Peekamose. N. Y.
Funeral services at the residence OF Mrs
Archibald Barklie. b35 Jefferson ave.
Elizabeth. N. j.. on Saturday. 1 p. N
enthusiastically, on Thursday, septem
Der IL. Philip Hone Le Roy Jones. sor
Of Herman lie Roy Jones and the late
Margaret Hone Jones.
Funeral private.
EOBiNsoN.--Dougiss. suddenly. of hear
failure. on Thursday, September IL. a
the City Hospital. Amsterdam. N. Y.
In the eith year Of his age.
Services will be held at his country res
idenoe. Henderson House. JordAnvilis
n Tat the convenience Of the family
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SIR SAMUEL EVANS.

LONDON, Sept. l3.--Sir Samuel Evans,
president of the British Prize Court,
died to-day at Brighton.
Sir Samuel Evans was a DISTINGUISHED
British lawyer and occupied the post of
Solicitor General a number of yea re-
ago. he was afterward appointed head
of the Probate. Divorce and Administra-
ton Division of the High Court of JUS
tice in England. Since the outbreak of
the war his court has been largely con-
cerned with the trial of prize cases,
growing out of tie capture OF vessels
alleged to be carrying contraband goods.
Sir Samuel announced a plan last
December under which American claim
ants to cargoes in the British Prize
Court might make their appearance be-
fore the court without engaging local
legal aid. This eliminated n great deal
OF the red tape in connection with prize
cargoes.
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WAR MOTHERS ORGANIZE
Mrs. oliver Hartman Heads White
Plains Branen.

New York branch of the Ameri-
can War Mothers. an organization
started in Indianapolis, of which many
well known women are members, was
organized in White Plains yesterday
with about seventy-fve members. The
head war mother of the State branch
Is Mrs. Oliver Hartman, who has two
sons in the service
The idea of extending the organiza-
ton to New York is that Of Miss ". l..
Gross. the suffrage leader OF the East
Side. who makes her headquarters in
the office OF Tom Foley on Centre
street. and the work was done by her
mother, Mrs. Frederick Gross of 10
Washington avenue. White Plains.
whose son. Lieut. +. II. Gross, is with
the S03d Engineers in France
The object OF the War Mothers IL
to look after the home interests of
the soldiers and sailors and to gain
sufficient numbers to be able to demand
a place at the peace table as represent
Ing the mothers of the county.
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their feet TO protest against linking
Romanism with them.
And I am n Catholic" said Miss
Burns. The only one IN the room,
believe"
so I insulted Miss Burns" cried Rose
Winslow. But what want to say is
that think II il very bigoted to blame
people for being of this class or that
class, as Mrs Mcpherson did. Why, my
father was a poor Polish immigrant, and
worked In factory all through my
childhood. but I can get along with
many kinds OF people. The point Is
whether we care enough for Justice for
women to work for that"
But the Socialists didn't care enough
to give up their Jobs and pay their own
railroad fare to washington. and 80 they
went away from there without volua-
teering for next Monday.
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MRS. ROSE MALOY CONB0Y.

Mrs. Rose Maloy Conboy. mother of
Martin Conboy. director OF the draft in
this city, died yesterday In her home, 45
Wilcox place. East Orange, N. j., after
six months Illness. Mrs. Conboy was
the widow of Martin B. Conboy, who
was Lieutenant in the civil war. She
had lived in East Orange for fourteen
years.
In addition to Martin Conboy Mrs
Conboy is survived by her daughter.
Miss Mary Conboy OF East Orange, and
brother and sister. She was born in
Ireland.
Funeral services will be held this
morning in the Church of the Most
Blessed Sacrament and burial will be In
the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. East
Orange.
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OBITUARIES.
MRS. JOSEPHINE MORRISON.

Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row for Mrs. Josephine Allen McMaken
Morrison. mother of the Rev. DR.. Lewis
Chester Morrison, rector of St. Marks
p. f. Church. Brooklyn. Mrs. Morrison
died Wednesday in her home, 416 Cler-
mont avenue. Brooklyn.
She was born in Nantucket, Mass, in
1852. and was n member Of one of New
England's oldest families. She was the
widow of Asa Lewis Morrison of Bos-
ton. Mrs. Morrison, in addition to her
son, Is survived by q sister.
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LAWRENCE T. FELL.

Lawrence T. Fell. former member Of
the brokerage firm OF Thomas +. Me-
Intyre & Co. died at his home, 95 Park
avenue, Orange. yesterday He was
IS years old and a son of former Mayor
Lawrence T. Fell of Orange. and was at
one time assistant postmaster OF the
United States Senate. He was a for
nier member of the Essex County Board
OF Taxation. Inheritance Tax Appraiser
OF Essex county. former president of
the Police Commission of Orange and
ono of the founders and president of
the Friendly Sons OF st. Patrick.
He Is survived by his wife, two sons
and two daughters.