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Bids on Wateree
Bridge Approaches

Columbia. July 2i.-Simons q
Mayrant of Charleston We're the
low bidders for the construction of
the Wateree river bridge approach
on the Sumter side of the bridge
when bids were opened by the state
highway department at noon yes
terdav and the Hardaway Construc-
ton company was the low bidder
on the Richland approach,
The work in Sumter includes the
temporary road through the swamp
and about four miles out to the
highlands at Stateburg. The figure
submitted by Simons & Mayrart
was approximately $4,000.
On the Richland side the work
runs from the bridge about one and
a half miles out and will be per-
manent. The figure of the Harda-
way company was about $4,000.
The contract was awarded to the
Hardaway company by the Rica-
land Permanent Roads association.
but no final award was made to
Simons e Mayrant.
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Candidates Are
Heard at Mullins
&c. L. BIesae Declines Invita-
tion to Attend

Mullins, July 25.-For the third
time since the opening Of the cam
paign the candidates for state Of
fee deviated from their regular
itinerary tonight. coming to Null
lins to address a crowd Of approx
imately 500 voters gathered at the
town theater for the extra meeting.
The invitation to the candidates
was extended by the Mullins cham
Der OF commerce. All candidates
making the campaign We're present
with the exception of C. L. Blease,
candidate for governor. and W.
.Banks Dove, candidate for re-elec-
ton as secretary Of state. Called
over long distance telephone and
invited to attend the extra meet
ing, former Governor Blease ask
ed the committee charged with
making arrangements for the meet
ing if John T. Duncan was also to
address the Mullins voters and
when Informed that the invitation
included all candidates declined the
invitation. saying he did not care
to speak where Duncan was to ap-
pear.
The candidates appeared to be
in good form despite the strain of
the campaign and all We're warmly
received, Thomas G. Mcleod and
the two women candidates. Mrs.
Bessie Rogers Drake and Mrs. E.
B. Wallace, being especially we'll
received. The candidates for gov
ernor were allowed a somewhat
longer time than the other candi-
dates and were heard first, all
making their usual speeches.
The meeting was advertised yes
terday and voters living in or near
Mullins. who otherwise would have
attended the meeting at Marion,
the county seat. today remained to
hear the Office seekers at home to-
night. The meeting, was to have
been held on the library lawn but
heavy rains for two hours before
the advertised time Of the speak
ing forced a move to the local
theater which was crowded to ca
pacity.
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DOCTORS AND
NURSES PASS
State Board of Medical Ex.
aniners in Session

Columbia, July 26.-The State
Board of Medical Examiners met
here today and announced that
forty-one nurses, seventeen doctors,
one homeopath and one osteopath
had passed the medical examina-
tions given IN June and were now
licensed to practice their profes-
sions in South Carolina,
The doctors who passed are: 7.
F. Ballard, Charleston; H. j.
Blackmon, Kershaw; T. D. Dot
terer, Charleston; j. F. Garrett.
Liberty; W. W. Harden. Gaffney.
P. D. Hay, Jr.. Charleston; ". NJ.
Jones'. York; P. NJ. Kinney. Ben
nettsyille; R. L. Lawrence, Seneca;
J. T. Oglesby, Charleston; r. Pear
son, Bennettsylile:: j. il. Porter,
Andrews: F. r. Price, Charleston;
o. L. Sharp, Chester; T. G. Timer.
Brunson; ;. D. Werner. Jr., Toe
Goa. Ca; j. F. Woods, Brookland;
NJ. v. Higgins. Johnston, osteo-
path, and G. w. Chambers, Ander-
son. hOmeopath.
The following nurses: Selma
Anderson. Greenville; Edith L.
Arnold, Tifton. Ga; Mary F. Barr,
Lake City: Pansy V. Beacfam,
Charleston: Tiney D. Beacham.
Spa,tanburg: Alpha Bishop, Spar
tanburg: Josephine P. Bolt. Ander-
SON Edith BOYD. Aiken: Mavin S.
Brockington, Williamsburg: Amelia
Brokn, Rock. Hill; Lillian A.
Brown, Columbia: Amelia G..
clarkson. Eastover:: Olivia E. Erics-
son, Anderson; Agolda Harrall,
Timmonsville: iva NJ. Hester,
Greenville: Mary E. Horne. Wades-
boro. n. c.: Evelyn F. Humbert.
Columbia: Sallie NJ. Hunt. Ander-
son: Eloise. w. Jones. Gaffney;
Margaret T. Jones. Anderson; Su-
sic NJ. Kolb, Sumter: Margaret r.
Lewis. Florence; Gertrude Lyber-
ing, Sumter: Willette L. Matthews,
Leesville; ,Annabeli Mauld!n, An
derson: Eliza 5. McEachern.
Charleston: Georgia McInnes.
Charleston: Mary r. Mcleod, Luz
goff; Carrie D. McNab, Florence;
Nina Moore, Florence: NJ. Pearl
Murray, Shelby. \. c.; Rachel i.
owenberry. Landrum: Mary Rob
ertson. Florence: Lottie c. Slaw-
son. Lone Star: Sarah NJ. Sturgis,
Rock Hill: Matte I. Team, Sumter:
Mary s. Tenant. Chester: Ella f.
Tyson. Columbia; Sallie ". Wat
son. Spartanburs: Matte a. Will
liams, Rock Hill. and Hazel r.
Williamson. Florence.
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are carried out. and the kicking
out of office men who failed to do
their duty. The crime wave which
is sweeping over the country as a
back wash from the war could only
be stayed by the verdicts of juries
and the sentences Of courts and
these upheld and respected by the
chief executive. Mr.. Mcleod 8
words were warmly applauded.
The meeting today was attended
by about 500 persons and the
speeches of the candidates were fol-
lowed most attenatively., R. j..
Blackwell presided in the absence
of S. S. McCandlish, county chair
man. The meeting tomorrow will
be in Dillon. while Thursday the
candidates will be heard at Kings
tree.
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| Checking Up the
Chaip Gangs
Gov. Harvey Putting a Stop to
Preferential Treatment of
Convicts

Columbia, July 26Rel;es hsSs
been brought to the situation reA
ported to Governor Harvey OF lib
critics allowed conyicts ia certain
counties, following the governors
action in two such cases this week
In Marion county where the goy-
ernor. ordered an Investigation OF
the charge that the Turner'S, Thom-
as and Mack, had been allowed tos
go to their homes, instead OF being
forced TO work as convlcts. and
already. it is reported from Aas.essss
that the situation is being handAPA
there. Advices received in Col1i1-
bia from Solicitor Gasque are ~
the effect that he has had the nlAz.
ter up with the county connmss-
sion and also with the foreman ana
the changing committee of tiis
grand jury and he feels sure tka
situation will be relieved.
The governor is to have a. cor
ference tomorrow with Supervise
King of Anderson regarding tpa
case of Walter Hayes and E,d. Vii
son, two men convicted OF Killing
a man in that county and senfene.
ed to serve Is years IN the pensteA-:
tiary, who are, it has been reposts
ed to the governor, being keHt -
their county jail and given certa
liberties instead OF being l,rougN
to the penitentiary. The geverncx
feels that this situation VIII nss
straightened out and the naatte
handled IN accordance With 6se
law.
Luxuries of the jail, has come
to be: phrase used I'M connectson
with sentences in some sections Of
the state. and it is TINS the gov-s
ernor wishes to see ended
interest of law Increment
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Merchants Meet
in Columbia

Columbia. July Ca large
number of retail merchants. rep
resenting many parts of the state
is here today for the first annual
convention Of the Retail Mer-
chants convention. The first ses-
sion was held at 5 o'clock with j.
W. Kirkpatrick of Greenville pre-
siding. Governor Harvey. Mayor
Coleman, Frank Pierson. secretary
O.. the Columbia Chamber OF Com
nerce welcomed the visiting mer-
chants. The convention will dis
cuss important questions. chiefly
taxation. insurance and store
methods. The last session will be
Thursday afternoon. when officers
will be elected
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FARMERS
BECOMING
WORRIED

Chicago. July 27.--Reports from
thirteen states to Secretary Clover
dale. Of the American Farm Eu-
reau Federation shows that farm
ers are becoming ANXIOUS over the
continuance OF the coal and rail
strikes. fearing that a shortage OF
fuel or transportation may seriously
interfere with harvesting and mar
k.ting. Federation officials in
Iowa. Washington. Wisconsin and
Illinois reported shortage Of coal.
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Retail Merchants
Association Elects
]. J. Hope President

Columbia. July 21.-J. J. Hope,
Of Columbia. was elected president
of the South Carolina Retail Mer-
chants association at its closing
session here this afternoon. Other
officers are: j. p. Fisher Spartan
burg. first vice president: w. r.
kimbsel. Columbia. second vice
president: j. l.. Mimnaugh. treas
urer. and J. W. kirkpatrick. past
president.
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Huntingdon W. Va. July .

Huntingdon. w. Va. July 27.-
John Frederking. an insane man
who has been barricaded in q
house at Hinton defying deputy
Sherifs and state police for almost
two weeks. surrendered this morn
ing. according to telephone reports.
Fredekins was wounded in both
arms. according to reports. One
man was killed by Fredeking.
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Philadelphia. July 27.-John l..
Lewis. head of the miners. said this
he had every reason 10
believe that the interstate Joint
of the central competi-
tive fields would he arranged with
IN a few dayS'
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NEW JERSEY
POLITICS
State Primary Being He'd
To-day rs.

ANSSt.i a, = =, 49,. =
test fer the Republican neInlnaSs
ton for United States SENATOR a
the Republican side and one f0r.
the gabernaterial RominatloA on
the Democratic ticket vii feasuEs
the statewide primaries to be hefa
in NeW jersey tomorrcW. rom
bition has eeen made one cfsfss
princibal issues CT the senalgzlHe
campaign, wniIe the aiquors qftsss
!. ton aid utilities have been slFas 8.
jected into the race for the Dsfnug
cratic aomination for governor Il:
!. United States Senator Jasephsz
Freglinfiuysen, seeking renonaina
ton ass Republican eandidate,
be opposed Ly George Z. Record
Jersey City, jan attorney. IaessWssss
defeated for the Republcans nonlyss
I nation in 1913 by gnlted States
| Senator Waiter 2. Edge and prs
viousIy was defeated fer the Re-
publican noniaatien for GoverncEsss
Senator Frelingh uyEen in "a re-
cent address declared the apseple
OF the state have shown that fneys
want klhition and fnas :tneEe
Should lsa no change IN thesyoss5
stead ssct ensthe ground fhaf nioge
if1eatioa OF the act would mean
virtua. notification eof the ean-
teentI, amendment: s
The senator also has declavea
for q protective tariff but woukd
take the whole matter out OF poll
! tics By increasing the personnes oss
the Fsrif eommlssion as pTov1osu
for IL a bill which ne IntTodacea
in the Senate. He has deetarea
for car.tinued aid for the farnerF
through the farm loan banks
Opposing Senator Frellngnuyseas
il quest of the nomination.
Recora declared in a speech fasss
curbins menopolies is the para
,nounc issue and one which should
be pressed TO "a finish. He has
refused to permit the liquor CUES
ton to he made an issue, so farEas
Ehe is concerned, and While refus-
/ ing to; discuss it in his speeches has
promised to issue a statement On
the subisct. -
Governor Edward I. Edwards IS
regargeds by the Democrats as sTr
titled TO the nomination Tor unis
ted States Senator on his record -
chief executive OF the state, and
therefore, he will have no olpesf
ton. Governor Edwards peS3tlcH
is well known on the wet side OF
the prohibition question, the beer
/; bill Waich he signed having besn
made one of the bases OF test
IN the federal courts of the eish
teenth amendment. ss.ss:ss
The candidates for the Desno-s
cratic gubernatorial nonaanaSaN
are Judge. George S. Silzer OF The
circuit court and William E. TUT
tie. state banking and insuranca
commissioner, Judge Silzer, wlic
has the backing of the Democratic
! state organization, has as Vet donei
no campaigning. Conamissionsv
Tutt1e has come out for nnod4
hcat,on of the Volstead act and has
stated his opposition to appropTla
tons for state prohibition enfeFcs-
ment On this point ne has taksn.
tor Fre,inghuysen. expressing the
belief that the people have siaowk
and therefore should d not g egs 'as.
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The honeymoon ends when the
furniture store collector begins.
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Ii took a few hard knocks to get
Ruth to put in some hard knocks.
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The power to make ordinances
and regulations respecting streets
embraces the power to grant a
franchise to a telephone company
or a gas company to use the streets
for poles or mains, and when the
on contract arises. binding on
franchise is accepted and acted up
both parties owensboro KS. Cum
! 5erland T. & T. Co, $50 l. S. So.
The court in that case said. as to
an ordinance purporting to repeal
!! the ordinance granting the fran
chise: 'rIt is plain attempt to de-
stroy the vested property right un-
der which a great plant has been
installed and operated for more
than twenty-five years. When
that grant was accepted and act
ed upon by the grantee it be-
came a contract between the city
and the telephone company
/ whici. could not be revoked or re-
pealed. unless the power to repeal
was clearly and unmistakably re-
served" Russell vs. Sebastian. 233
II. S. f95: y. Y. Electric Lines VS..
Empire City Subway. 255 L. S. 179,
1871
1t IS true this power to con-
tract tor the. use of the streets and
the conditions of the use, implied in
the power grarted to make regula-
tions as to streets. is subject to the
general police power of the state to
regulate rates of public service cor
poraticns Since the state iegis-
latuie did not in express terms
confer upon the municipality the
power to make an irrevocable con-
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/ Anxiety gripped her. There we're so
many temptations for young men, SO
many who waited to waylay them. "A
girl. Not good girl, perhaps.
She raised herself on her elbow and
looked at her sleeping husband.
Men we're like that they begot chill
dren and then forgot them. They
never looked ahead or worried. They
we're taken UP with business, and al
ways they forgot that once they too
had been young and liable TO tempta-
tion.
! She got UP some time later, and tip
tocd TO the door OF Jim room. inside
she could hear his heavy, regular
breathing. Her boy. Her only son.
! She went back and crawled carefully
into the bed.
! There was an acrimonious argument
morning, and Jim slammed out Of the
house. leaving chaos behind him. II
was then that Elizabeth learned that
her father was going away. He said
Maybe ] IN wrong, mother. j don
know. Perhaps when / come back. I'll
look around for car. l don t want
him driven to doing undcrhand things.
Are you going away?' Elizabeth
asked. surprised.
1t appeared that he was. More than
that he was going West with Dick. II
was all arranged and nobody had told
her anything about II.
She was hurt and trihe offended,
and she cried a little about it. Yet, as
Dick explained it 70 her later. it was
simple enough. lie rather needed u
rest. and. besides. it was right that he
should know all about Dicks life be-
f,rn hn came 10 IInvcrlV,
Hes going 70 make me present
Of something highly valuable, you
know
But it looks as though he didn't
trust you -
Hes been very polite about it
but, OF course. in his eyes I'm COM
mon thief, stcaling-'
She would not let him 20 on.
4 certain immaturity. the blind con.
fidencc of youth in those il loves. ey.
plains Elizabe,h's docility at that time.
But underneath her submission that day
was n growing uneasiness, fierccly sup
pressed. Buried deep. the huttle be-
tween absolute trust and fear was be-
ginning. 4 battle which was so rapidly
10 mature her.
something of nervous strain in her
when -he came in, later that day. to
borrow Il hat.
Look here. Elizabeth" she began.
II want to talk to you. Are you go
ing TO live in this hole all your life. "
Hole nothing Elizabeth suid hotly.
'Really, Nina, | do think you might
be more careful Of what you say
"Oh, 1t 9 dear old hole" Nina said
ncglgently. But hole it Is. neverthe-
less. Why in the world mother don't
manage her scrvants-but no matter
about that now. Elizabeth. there's
lot of talk about you and Dick Living
stone. and 1t makes me furious. When
think you can have Wally Sayre by
lifting your tingcr-'
And that I don't intend to lift my
fngor." Elizabeth interrupted.
Then you're fool. And it is Dick
Livingstone."
1T is, Ninn.'
Nina's ambitious soul was narrowed.
That stodgy old house. she said,
"and two old people \ general house.
work girl, and You cooking on her
Thursdays OUT ! wish YOU joy Of it,"
Il wonder.' Elizabeth said calmly,
'whether it ever occurs to you that I
may put love above houses and SER
wants? Or that my life is my own, TO
!iv" exactly as please? Because that is
what ! intend TO do.'
Nina rose angrily.
Thanks" she said. 'I wish you
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JOY or IT,. ana went out, SUMMING
'he ooor oe,i'o p'r.
Then with only day or SO remain
ing before DICK departure, ana Jim
hand already reaching for the shuttle:
Elizabeth found herself the object OF
certain unmistakable advances from
i,,r ursi SasIu .trsV, .t ] n"u '"u. a. a. h;I 'o'e
iunune'i ~, az 'ae ,ouso on 'ae n,''
,oj u hao ,a,G LA ao;ut ~, h;, E a tho hnnsS om
the hill. When IL caJfc. via n little
group on the terrace after the lunch :
con. Mrs. Sayre was upset and angry
and inclined to blame Walle. Every
thing that he had wanted had come to
him. all his life. and he did not know
how to 60 after things. He had sat by.
and let this shabby -gentcel doctor.
years older than the girl, walk away
Win her.
Not that she gave up entirely. She
knew the town and its tendt tncy toward
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for Mrs Wheeler. il devcopcd had very
pronounced ideas Of engagement rings
They were put on the day the notice,
were sent to the newspapers, and not
before. So Elizabeth wore her ring
around her neck on white ribbon, in
inside her rami>olc. until such time rs
her father would consent tn Hnnounr,
that he was about 10 lose her.
Thus Elizabeth found hOr engagement
full of unexpected turns and twists. and
nothing precisely NS She had expected.
But she accepted things as they came,
being Of the type around which the
dramas Of life are enacted. while re.
naming totally undramatir herself. She
lived ner quiet days. worried about jim
on orrasion. hcmmrd table napkins for
hor linen chest, and >)"pt 1T night with
he- ring on her finger and sense "
being wrapped in rr"tc"ting love that
was no longer limited to the white
Wheeler house. but now extended two
blocks away and around the corner 70 Il
shabby old brick house in more or less
shabby yard.
They were very gay in the old brick
house that night hofOr" the departure.
very noisy over the fish and David 5
hroilod lamb chop. Dick demanded n
bottle OF Lucy nome nlaun wine. am
oven David got little Of il. They
toasted the seaShore, and the departed
nurse. and David quoted Robert Burns
at some length and in horrible Scotch
accent. Then Dick had trick by
which one read tho date on ono Of three
pennies while he was not looking. and
he could tell without failing which one I,
was. It was most mysterious. And
after dinner Dick took her into his lab.
Oratory. and while she squinted one eye
and looked into the finder of his micro
scope he kissed the white nape Of her
neck.
When they left the laboratory there
were patients in the waiting room. hu,
he held her in his arms in the office for
moment or two. very quietly. and be-
cause the door was thin they made n
sort Of game OF it and pretended she
was patient.
How did YOU sleep last night" he
said. in a highly professional and very
distinct voice. Then he kissed hor.
Very badly, doctor. she said. also
very clearly. and whispered. II lav
awak" and thought about YOU, dear. =
I'D better give YOU this sleeping
powder Oh. frightfuIlv professional,
but the powder turned ont to be another
kiss. 1t was n wonderful game.
When she slipped out into the hall she
went 10 Lury's tidy sitting room.
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When does human ma.
fare crash under the
strain Of fear and frdg-
.edv? Must it pull do,cn
~ loced ones in disds.
ter?
WHO'S WHO IN THE STORY

S0H. pAVTD LIVINGSTONE. CHIEF phvsictoy
- Hoper'y. q small toDr. 0enidl bnt blu1
AZ .shorts a secret concerning IDENTITY oj
thefr believed nepheD uith
SAgCY: m' sister. beloved tv everybody IN
0R: DicK LIVINGSTONE. ..n ,cho,e mem;
osy thsre q o!D. and Who Is determtrs.n
< fome ddD TO 90 back 10 Norddc. his child
nood home. in order to bridge the pGp.
n re- ruU Of Jttutitu and Is boyish looSnI
ava acting IN spite Of his thirty years ? I'd
T. PROFESSIONAL career. He Is ~ lotc nfh
NSLIABFTH WHEELER. q wholesome oNs.
r. Vno iotes hint rerD sincerely.
NSEVERLf CARLrSLE. uctrcSs. rho. ten
yeors beforc. Dds rrtrcd up ~ G curious
q MorY. Her husband. LucrS. hCd bC.H ,Shot
20 de1h, as DoS oencrpUV tch'rcd. ~ a
n Ssrlnh ynt CLARK. q rich vourD mar ocot,'
yoyn. Cldrb had disappeared .,rlut. .d'ntt|
= 0rd H Das believed he periShed ~
ISRED GREGORY. Bersriy's bro'hsr ard
Z mGIdosr. Uhose researches lmo h'n 40
LOUIS BAsSE7T. n newsp6rer,rdr. wh?
2- syso,cts thot Dick LicinOstoMs ~ JHd
-. CIorH. HIS desire Is 20 clear hinDS "p
sS,Na: EMsaseths sister. an eftrGcd0a"
sLESLTE WARD. EiisGbeth's b-o'her-ir-ido.
NE. AND MES. WHEELER. typtcd! Antsre
con odrerts.
sWALLIE sAYRE, a -tcb youth Uhos. so.
ctdl'r select mother tCiSfeS hi,r 70 hbdrrU
: Elizabeth. t1ith tChont he IS smittcn.