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New Britain herald., 1919-05-23

houses and other muncipal bui1dines to determine the daily consumntion closer.
 All the reservoirs are overaovin. at present. '''0
 Receipts for year showed the Iarg- est income of any previous wear in Inc departments history The deht was reduced $2Oe, 900, saving s8,OOO in interest. The sinking fund has 2 balance of $72,877,22, with an annual addition. The amount will be more than ample to take care of bonds due in 1927
 Many local extensions and renew als are planned the comine wear m order to make up for necessary work undone the previous year, on account Of inability to obtain material and shortage of labor.
 ''The receipts for water rent since commencement of operation of the system have been $2,896.945.53. The first record of receipts are 1859, and were $1,159.O9, and the year of 1918. $176, 6,52S95. When the system was completed in 1857 there were about six miles of mains; at the present date they number about 99 miles. The first meters (about one dozen) were placed in 1885, and at present date are B. 600 in number. When city water was first introduced, there were about 200 families supplied; at last enrolment 1917, over 1000 families were using city water No toilets or bathrooms were in use in 1857 (with the excep- tion of few places): now every place has the former and a large percent age the latter convenience Since the adoption of the meter system, no an- nual record of those fixtures have been made, as the meter itself records all additions. which show on the amount of bill, and all additional uses or waste is made plain to the owner"
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
IN SIBERIA
 VIOLENT AGAINST IT. S
(N. E. A. Special to the Hera1d)

(N. F. A. Special to the Herald)
 Tokio.-Dispatches to the Japanese Advertiser, paper printed in Eng fish, declare anti-American feeling throughout Siberia is growing rather than decreasing. The Russians. both soldiers and civilians, do not want American hospitals, American doctors and nurses or American assistance in any form other than those of money and supplies. The newspapers are full of anti-American articles, and Americans of all classes are having a. difficult time in Siberia. There is dis tinct evidence of an organized anti American campaign in the Siberian press from Vladivostol1 to Omsk The accusations bring only general and very sweeping charges against every body and everything American and are regarded as propaganda turned out by a small reactionary group that is in close touch with the Japanese and violently opposed to the policy of the United States as regards Russia
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23

water commissioners submitted to the common council a detailed report, together with this recomm endation, the proposed extension of the citys water supply in the Town of Bur- lington. A month later, a commit tee of seven was appointed to con- fer with the board on the feasibility and advisability of the different plans for increasing the water supply
 Meetings were held with this com- mittee and hearings given. A com mittee from the manufacturers as sociation have also met with the
 board, and at the meeting of the council on Jan. 29, 1919, the special
 committee made it's report and rec commended that plans and specifica- tions be completed at the earliest possib ble moment, and bids received for the driving of the tunnel be-
 tween the Burlington and WhlgVllle
 water sheds, and also for the con-
 structon of a dam and reservoir on
 both the Whigville and Burlington
 brooks.
 "Plans in detail have been con-
 pleted for the tunnel and it's ap-
 breaches, and bids will be received by the board within the next month for this work. The necessary lntor- nation is being obtained for the contractors of a storage reservoir and dam on the Whigville brook, and also the large reservoir and dam on the Burlington brook, and when the plans have been completed, bids will be received for this work.
 Tt is also the intention of the board to have the necessary sound 1 ings made at Shuttle Meadow to de- termine the feasibility of raising the dam. It is planned to have this work done by the contractor who is award ed the contract for the necessary 1 borings in connection with the con- struction of a dam and reservoir in Burlington.
 'The city engineer is working on the above information, plans speci- fications, and estimates, and it is the 1 desire of the board to have the en- | tire matter settled at an early date, i so that work may be started on the
 extension of the city's supply in Bur | lington.
 "A review of the physical and finan- cial condition of the department
 shows every branch in first class con- | dition. The mild winter reduced the l IepdlI WoTk lo d lulIllIHulu ds dSdlnS' i the trouble one year before. No leaks
 on the main pipes of the system have 1 occurred. A test of valves and hy-
 drants found them in good condition l some of doubtful value have been re- l moved
 An inspection of all factories has l been made to see if properly equipped l with check valves, and all connec- 1 tions fully metered. Meters have beer l installed in schools, churches, engine
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
RUB NEURALGIA PAIN
 AWAY! QUICK RELIEF
Stop Suffering! Rub Neuralgia Pain From Face, Head or Body With
 "St. Jacobs Iiniment.''
Get a small trial bottle!

Get a small trial bottle!
 Rub this soothing, penetrating lini- ment right into the sore, inflamed nerves, and like magic-neuralgia dis appears. "St. Jacobs Liniment" con- quers pain. It is harmless neuralgia relief which doesn't burn or discolor the skin.
 Don't suffer! It's so needless. Get a small trial bottle fl om any drug store and gently rub the "aching nerves" and in just moment Vol, will be absolutely free from pain, ache and suffering, but what will pleas you more is, that the misery will not come back
 No difference whether your pain or neuralgia misery is in the face, head or any part of the body, you get in stant relief and without injury.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
MORE THAN BILLION AND HALF GALLO MS OF WATER USED
 OF COMMISSIONERS IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED
At the Present Time All the Are Full and OverhowngOOO Trees Are WaershedMeters Have Been Installed in All Public Present Water System Was
 Installed Takenn i AmosIh Million Dollars.

In the 62d annual report of the wa ter commissioners, prepared for the members of the city government and public, detailed account of the pres ent system is contained, as well as fig ufeS showing the financial income, the capacity of the service and the con- templated improvements. Following Is the report:
 The SlXty-secOnd annual report of the board of water commissioners is herewith submitted to your honor- able body, containing a financial statement of receipts and expendi- lures, and a general report on the condition of the system, with pro- posed additional development of the ,city's water supply, to keep ahead of the demand, made by the increasing use of water for manufacturing and domestic use.
 Financial.
 ''The total receipts for the year ending March 31, 1919, Gncluding balance of $67.3S9.79) was $253,- 288.24: expenditures, $144, 4,526.63, leaving balance at close of fiscal year of $10S,711.61; receipts for water rent were $176,52S.95, an increase of $24,428.75 over last year. Sale of ma-
 
 319.50. Expenditures were as fol- lows; Construction, $20,115.16; relay, $476.87; general repairs, $4,441.90 j.; meters, $8,168.55; salaries, .$5,700.00; interest. $43,25O.OO; sinking fund, s25,OO0.OO; Wolcott, s1O75.21; Shut tie Meadow, and canals, $5,942.OO; Burlington, $2,98392; Burlington de- velopment, $4,476.65; land purchase, .$7,37O.OO; patrol, $5,324.26; miscel- laneous, $1,963.28; pumping, $S,- 23S.92.
 ''The last amount was special, and does not appear in the list of esti- mates presented to the board of if nance and taxation, March, 1918, not expecting that the city supply would need replenishing by the process of pumping. The total expenditures $144,526.63, were less by $273.37, than amount appropriated.
 Construction.
 "On account of inability to secure material the past year, and the fall ing off in building homes, etc., not much work was done in laying water mains Only 2,O25 feet of inch pipe, and 200 feet inch laid at the Town Home Farm; Il additional hydrants; P valves; 70 meters and 61 services were added. On account of the de- mands of the war; several of the fac tories made extensive additions tc their plants, which show $6,92415 for material furnished them. Mains were laid as follows: Allen street, 800 feet Beatty street, 375 feet; Eaton Place 250 feet; Newington avenue, goo feet
 'The consumption of water as reg istered by meter was: Business and domestic 88,368,02O cubic feet, 662-
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
HISTORIC LOOT
 LEFT BY GERMANS.

(N. B. A. Special to The Herald)
 Brussels.-The pen with which the peace of 1870 was signed, a stone can non ball dating back to the days of Joan of Arc and hundreds of other objects of historic interest have been found in a house in Brussels packed for shipment to Germany. The loot was taken from the abbey of the Brothers of Pasy at Froyennes. It was not discovered till a Belgian citi- zen brought his family back from England. It required two trains to carry all the historic objects the Ger mans had packed in Brussels, and abandoned in their hasty retreat
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23

specifications being violated, these are declared to have been very few and in most instances not intentional.
 The emergency ration of the Amer ican soldier, designed to be used only in cases of extremity, was perfected during the war to consist of 3 cakes of beef, prepared with bread-co pound of ground cooked wheat, each cake weighing 3 ounces; three | ounce cakes of chocolate; three fourth ounces fine salt and 1 dram black pepper.
 A special ration was designed for the use of invalid soldiers, including pOtted chicken, dried eggs, buildings, etc.
 Importance attached to the supply of fresh coffee for the men is evil denced by the decision to ship the bean in the green form and have it roasted near the front. This led to the invention of portable coasters ca pablo of handling several tons a day.
 Noting that tobacco has establish ed it's claim to a recognized place in the soldiers life," the report says probably 95 per cent. of the American eXpeditionary force used the weed in one form or another Monthly ship ments averaged 20,00O,000 cigars and 425, 10000 cigarettes.
 The soldiers sweet tooth was sat isfied by monthly shipment of 30O,- 900 pounds of candy during the early part of the war, but this increased in November, 1918, to 1,373,300 pounds, and Tn the following month the war department made candy a part of the regulation issue, 1 1-2 pounds being issued to each man every m onth. A close companion in popularity was chewing gum, more than 3,000,000 packages month being consumed.
 More than half of the fifth Liberty loan would be required to pay for the clothing and uniform equpage of the American army. One chapter of the report gives a short history of the events which led the government finally to take over the domestic wool clip and to commandeer the output of practically every factory.
 Interesting statistics are given of economies effected by changes in de- sign. For instance elimination of lac ings and eyelets in trousers saved
 $17,0O0,000 and redesigning of the coat cut the cost of these garments $5,000,000. Expert cutting reduced the consumption of cloth 23-100 of yard and saved 2,3OO,OO0 yards on the total order Cotton textiles produced fer the army would furnish a strip 3 feet wide and of sufficient length to wrap IS layers around the equator. Innovations resulting from shortsv,e in material included the substitution of American dyes for the German pro- duct and the use of vegetable "ivory" in button making.
 The activities of the quartermaster l rx l by the bureau of purchase, storage and supply), included also the fur l nishing of hats, shoes, boots, fuel oil, 1 paints, tools, harness and harness ] equipment and even music. Prominent 1 composers volunteered Tor the work of
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
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selecting a "balanced ration" of jazj and more restrained orchestrationa for the army bands.
 To give the American aviator thu surest fuel possible, the department took over every drop of "257 degred fighting naphtha" and confined it's usd to the service planes on the front.
 Conservation of shipping space rel suited in the revolutionizing of packing methods Clothing was compressed into bales, shoes shipped in bags and trucks were dissembled and cratedl The New York baling plant, accordi ing to the report, saved the govern1 ment $55,000,O00 in tonnage expendl1 tureS
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
MOIASSFS WASTED.

Havana, May 23.-Great quantitiei of molasses are wasted by the sugal mills of Cuba. Attempts have beer made to utilize this waste product ai fuel for the boilers of the sugar mill: and now a Cuban inventor claims h' has invented an apparatus which vii permit the use of the mOlaSseS as fue without choking the furnaces. All thu sugar mills produce more molasse than can be, marketed and, it is as serted, twice the amount needed tt furnish fuel for steam power.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
MOTHER GRAY'S POWDERS
 BENEFIT MANY CHILDREN

Thousands of mothers have found Mother Gray's Sweet Powders excellent remedy for children complaining of headaches colds, feverishness, stomach troubles and other irregularities from which children suffer during these days and excellent re- suits are accomplished by it's use Used by mothers for 30 years. Sold by Drug gists everywhere.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
JEWISH CONVENTION.

New York, May 22.-Jewish com munities in 352 cities in the United States on June 29 will choose dele gates to the 22d annual convention of the Zionist organization of America. The convention at which at least 1000 delegates are expected, will be held in Chicago probably the first week in Septem Der, it was announced at Zion ist headquarters here today.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
DASHED FOR FAILURE
 TO BURY SLAIN GIRL.
(N. E. A. Special to The Herald.)

(N. E. A. SpeChaI to TIC HeraId.)
 YangchOw-To kill a half-wit daughter, that is not serious, but to leave the body unburied on a vacant lot, that is not to be tolera ted. Not in Yangchow! The girl victim, Is years old, was drowned in a huge wa ter tank, the body wrapped in mat ting and thrown out on the lot The father was given a few lashes and a warning for failure to bury the corpse.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
REGISTRATION NOTICE

The office of the Supervisor Of
Registration will be open On the 1st
Monday in each month for the pur-
pose Of registering any person who
is qualified as follows:
Who shall have been a resident
of the State for two years, and OF
the county one year, and Of the
polling precinct in which the elector
offers to vote four months before
the day of elction, and shall have
paid, six months before, any poh
tax then due and payable, and who
can both read and write any section
of the constitution of 1895 submitted
to him by the Supervisors of Regis
tration, or who can show that he
owns, and has paid all taxes collect-
BILE on during the present year, prop
erty in this State assessed at three
hundred dollars or more.
B. E. CLARKSON,
Clerk Of Board.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given, that pur-
suant to an order of the County
Board of Education of the County
of Williamsburg, State of South
Carolina, the undersigned, as Trus-
tees of Spring Bank School District
Number 43, of said County and
State, will hold and conduct an
election at the Spring Bank build
ing, in said District, County, and
State, on the 3rd, day of June,
1919, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified voters and electors
of said School District residing
therein the question of levying and
collecting an annual tax of four
(4) mills on the property in said
School District, which tax shall be
used to supplement the taxes now
collected in said School District for
school purposes; that for the pur-
pose of said election the polls will
be opened at eight o'clock in the
forenoon and closed at four o'clock
in the afternoon; that at said elec-
tion only qualified electors who re-
turn real or personal property for
taxation and who exhibit their taxi
receipts and registration certif-
Gates as required in general elec-
tions shall be allowed to vote, and
each elector favoring the proposed
levy shall cast ballot containing
the word eyes" printed or writ
ten thereon, and each elector opt
posed to said levy shall cast a bal
lot containing the word mo"
written or printed thereon. and the
undersigned shall act as managers
of said election, and the same will
be held and conducted in the man
ner prescribed by Section 1742 Oh
the Code of Laws of South Caro-
lima, Volume l, 1912.
G. F. WILLIAMSON,
R. C. McELVEEN,
J. w. STEWART,
Trustees Spring Bank School.
5-22-2t.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
Having Served GIoriousIy in the
Trenches, Is Coming Back
From Overseas for Peace
! Time Activities.
ASKS HOME SERVICE FUND.


New York Especially Like the
100000 American boys whom It
served 50 gloriously In the trenches Of
France, tho Salvation Army Is coming
back from overseas, ready to put aside
its khaki uniform Of war service, don
again the "Civvies" and embark once
more on its normal peace time activi.
ties.
And, Just like those doughboys, the
Salvation Army has come out Of the
war victorious and with citations for
bravery. decorations for gallantry un-
der fire and golden cheyrons indica-
tive Of honorably won wounds on It's
arm The victory which the Saliva
tion Army has won is a victory. over
the obstacles that lay before it in its
purpose Of efficient service Of the fight
ers Of Pershing's army. Its citations
are the thanks, cheers and prayers Of
100000 doughboys. It's wound stripes
are rightfully golden Of hue, for they
typify the unself1sh way in which the
Army threw all It's resources-fnan-
cial, spiritual and moral-into the ef-
fort to help the American soldiers In
France
Now the Army is asking the people
Of America to give 1t concrete evidence
Of the gratitude which has been 50
loudly, and so willingly expressed.
From May 19 to 26 the Salvation Army
will conduct In the United States a
campaign to raise s1S,OO0,OOO for its
Home Service Fund The money is
needed both to recoup the fortunes Of
the Army. shattered by it's long service
of the soldier and to permit 1t to carry
on the work 1t has always done on the
larger scale which the public now
demands. Raising the money by this
means, the Salvation Army explains,
will eliminate, perhaps permanently,
the necessity for the ceaseleSs sollcita-
tion Of funds which has been bug
bear to the Army and the public alike.
1t will permit the workers Of the Army,
who, forced to devote more than half
their time to gathering money, were in
consequence only half efficient in their
evangelistic and social service werk,
to devote all their time In future to
the duties for which they have been
trained
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
WOOL ALMOST UNOBTAINABLE
Some Mills Too Busy To Work On
Spring Designs

The woolen situation becomes
more acute daily, says the New
York Commercial. Desirable piece
goods are unobtainable in many in
stances and sellers still possessing
such fabrics can get almost any price
for them. The demand for quality
merchandise is unprecedented and
contrary to all expectations and
most predictions of mills, selling
agents and buyers early in the year.
On the other hand there are dealers
and consumers of woolens who can
honestly point to their declarations
and truthfully say, 81 told you So"
Some mills are so heavily burden
ed with fall 1919 business that un-
less they cut their orders practical
ly in two they will not be in posi-
there is no hope of their taking this
business except at very late date
and for corresponding delivery.
Prices for spring goods will be on
much higher basis than fall open
ing quotations, all interested parties
announce. Unless old experienced
manufacturers and distributors of
worsteds and woolens miss their
guess there will be no lightweight
quarter-blood worsted obtainable
for spring of next year under S2.25
and no heavyweight of fine half
blood offered for less than $500 a
yard. A declaration of this kind even
two months ago would have been
made light of.
Possibly the most unlocked for
tendency in the woolen market at
present is the leaning toward strict
ly fine materials, and the great neg
lect credited to interiors, or cats
and dogs, as they are called by trad.
ers. Of latter descriptions Of
woolens there are more than suffi-
cient to cope with requirements.
That there are cheaper grades in
9he market at this late purchasing
date is due almost entirely to the
change of front on the part Of the
cutting-up trade and resellerS of
merchandise. Prior to the war fine
numbers were the poorest sellers,
the majority of orders calling for
less expensive stocks. Higher wages
paid the masses during and since
the war have turned the tide in fav-
or of high grade fabrics, completely
upsetting mill precedent and rou-
tine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
SO cts. (asir,:s,) $1.00
OHIO BECOMES PROHIBITION
All Saloons Close Doors At Mid
Night Last Saturday

Ohio last Saturday night entered
the ranks of prohibition States. Al
though constitutional prohibition dio
not become effective until Tuesday,
though all but 163 of the $500 sa-
looms in the State quit business at
midnight Saturday rather than pay
the S305 license in order to keep
open Monday for one day. The IL
cense period for which licenses were
granted expired May "a.
A goodly number Of the saloons
closed, will reopen later as soft
drink places and restaurants. Many
of the breweries will manufacture
ice and 60 into the cold storage
business. The biggest saloon in the
world, located at Bridgeport, Ohio,
did not close until Monday midnight.
1t is owned by Samuel Ungefleider
and employs II bar tenders and
clerks. For the past four years it
has sold an average Of 10000
drinks a day.
Ohio now is the largest State in
the country to have prohibition. The
State was voted dry on last Novem-
ber 4, by a majority of more than
$4,000.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29

- HOUR KODAK FINISHING
~ All rolls developed 10c; packs
IL 2Os up; prints 2 1-2c-4c-
Sc enlarging 35c up. Specialists-We
do nothing but kodak finishing. All
work guaranteed to please. Eastman
Kodaks, Films, Supplies.
COLUMBIA PHOTO FINISHING
CO, iii Taylor Street, Columbia
S. c. o-Ziu.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29

666 has more limitations than
any other Chill and Fever Tonic
on the market, but no one wants
limitations. They are dangerous
things in the medicine line.-adv
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29
Soldiers Discharged

Donald Montgomery, Kingstree;
Joe Page, Cades; Bradley Buford,
Greelyville; Cornelius Duford,
Kingstree; Chas. Prosser, Johnson
Vile; Frank Brown, Kingstree.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29

Many a firelesS cooker ends by
being fired.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-29

The name of Petticoat lane is
doomed to become obsolete.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-27
LOCAL and PERSONAL MENTION

it. He bought her at the auction
block. Rex Beach wrote this great
story-and Rex Beach knows pretty
thoroughly whereof he speaks. "The
Auction Block" will be shown at the
Empress tomorrow.
Mrs. Kate ROlfe is having some ar
tistic lettering placed in the windows
of her store. J. V. Carter is doing
the work.
G. A. Eby made the trip to town
this afternoon from Pinnacle Rock
and will return to his home some
time tomorrow.
No word up to the time of going tC
press had been received relative tt
the movements of the Alaska. Agen
Tracy reports that she is due ii
Cordova some time tomorrow.