Straps and .facts.. Plans have been completed to permitLondon's vast floating population

to find shelter in the undergroundrailway tubes in the event of hostileattack. The city has hundreds otmiles of subways, affording an idealplace of safety from bomb or shelltire. The availability of the subwayswas first called to the attention of tneauthorities some weeks ago by an enterprisingcitizen. Since that time detailedarrangements have been madelor the regulation of traffic if a raidcomes. Special telephones have beeninstalled throughout the system; allemployes have been instructed Justhow to act, and everything has beenorganized to prevent panic. Womenand children will receive preference,but all those who seek shelter may doso without purchasing a ticket. Incase of a prolonged attack it is suggestedthat subway traffic be suspendedentirely and the system converted

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of feudal times.. The British admiralty announcedWednesday, that a German submarinewhich was rammed and sunk duringthe day by the British torpedo destroyerAriel, was the U-12 instead ofthe U-20 as previously stated. Theadmiralty statement said: "Later andmore detailed reports have now beenreceived which establish the fact thatthe German submarine which wasrammed and sunk by H. M. S. Ariel,was the U-12 and that out of her crewof 28, the number saved was 10." Thesubmarine U-12 was older and smallerthan the U-20. She was of the classbuilt in 1910-11. Her displacementwas 250 tons and she had a maximumcruising radius of 1,200 miles. Shewas armed with three 18-inch torpedotubes and two one-pounder high angleguns. She had a speed of 13 knotsabove water and eight knots submerged.The U-12 has taken an active partin the German operations against Britishshipping. The U-12 is the seventhGerman submarine to be destroyedsince the beginning of the war, accordingto statements given out officiallyin London.. The German auxilliary cruiser

Prinz Kitel Freiderich put into NewportNews, Va., last Wednesday, andanchored tor supplies and repairs. Itis said that the ship was chased intoport by a British cruiser; but thathas not been established. She had on

board the rescued crews and passengersof British, French, Russian andof one American vessel.eight in all.She had sailed from Tsing T3au, Justbefore the Japanese invested thatplace, and had been cruising aboutthe Pacific and south Atlantic lookingfor merchant vessels since. All thecaptured vessels had been sunk withtheir cargoes. TLe American vessel,the Wm. P. Frye, was bound fromSeattle. Washington, to Queenstown,England, with a cargo of wheat, was

overhauled, and after the wheat hadbeen dumped into the sea the vesselwas sunk. The Freiderich had traveleda distance of 5,200 miles and wasfoul and rusty. The understanding isthat as she cannot get away from theBritish cruisers lying in wait for her,she will be interned until the close ofthe war. The question of the Americanvessel that was sunk will receivediplomatic attention. The vessel was

carrying contraband of war, it isclaimed, and on that account its cargowas subject to seizure; but the caseis not altogether clear. The capturedcrews and passengers numbered altogetherabout 300.. Secretary Daniels on yesterday, issueda statement on the condition ofthe Atlantic fleet and its auxiliariesnow maneuvering in Mexican, Gulfand Carrlbbean waters. It was consideredsignificant by some observers

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"Never before in the history of ournavy has such a powerful fleet beenassembled for active service, maneuversand target practice with gunsand torpedoes, as that based on Guantanamo,Cuba, for the last two months,under the command of Rear AdmiralFletcher, commander-in-chief of theAtlantic fleet. This force now consists .

of nineteen battleships and twenty destroyerswith a flagship and tender.Based also on Guantanamo bay is thecruiser squadron, consisting of twoarmored cruisers and seven lightcruisers and gunboats, the variousunits of which have been operating inthe vicinity of Haiti, Santo Domingo,and the east coast of Mexico. The vesselscomprising this fleet are readyfor any service and are accompaniedby repair ships, supply ships, fuelships, carrying coal, oil and suppliesfor an extended period. At Key Westthe reserve torpedo flotilla, consistingof ten destroyers and a tender, havebeen engaged in extended operations.At Pensacola, six submarines withfour tenders, have been operating, engagedin maneuvers distinctly thereon,and in Joint operation with air craftand with the San Francisco, a minelayingvessel. Results of the extendedoperations in which the above mentionedvessels to the number of eightythreeare engaged, cannot fail to beof great benefit to the navy.". How the Berlin authorities are

handling the food situation, distributingbread to the civil population inallowances of 4.4 pounds weekly toeach person, is told in a report justreceived by the state department atWashington, from Consul Julius G.Lay. "The negotiations for the regulationof the bread consumption ofGreater Berlin are at an end," saysMr. Lay. "It has been definitely decidedto apportion the 4.4 pounds allowedeach person weekly by means ofbread cards. The lord mayor of Berlinhas announced the division of the cityinto 170 bread districts. Each one ofthese districts has 11,000 to 12,000 peor>IoThe hreijrt rants arc not trans-fcrable and are valid only for theweek of issuance. The cards will begiven only to single persons and notto whole families. They are numberedand those issued for the differentweeks are different colors, so as toovercome the possibility of misuse. Thepunishments for the misuse of thecards are sufficiently heavy to preventbakers from giving bread to personswho do not possess the proper cards.The greatest difficulty encountered bythe authorities in working out thebread question was the lack of availablemeans to check hotels and restaurantsin meting out bread to theirpatrons. For public places the questionis not yet entirely settled, but itis thought that cards will be given outin the hotels and that in the smallrestaurants, payment will be acceptedfor bread. Hamburg and other Germancities of over 25,000 inhabitants,are considering similar measures butas yet. have not followed Berlin's example.". German submarines appeared earlyTuesday at three widely separatedpoints on the British coast, and, it isstated officially, without giving warningto the crews, sank three Britishmerchant steamers. In one case, thatof the Tangistan, which was torpedoedoff Scarborough in the Northsea, 37 men of the crew of 38 aremissing. The attack which sent theTangistan to the bottom was madehalf an hour after midnight. At 6o'clock in the morning another submarinesank the steamer Flockwoodoff Hastings in the English channel,while a third submarine sank thesteamer Princes Victoria off Liverpoolat 8.15 o'clock. News of thelatest exploits of German submarinescame Just as the E'ritish public was

congratulating themselves that thethreatened German sea blockade hadoeen a tawure. i ne admiralty statementsaid: "The steamer Tangistanwas sunk by a German submarine offScarborough at 12.:t0 o'clock on themorning of March 9. Only one manof her crew of 38 men was saved. Thesteamer Blackwood was sunk by asubmarine without warning, off Hastingsat o'clock the morning ofMarch 9. Het crew of 17 was saved.The steamer Princess Victoria of Glasgow.was sunk without warning by aGerman submarine at 9.15 o'clock themorning of March 9 off Liverpool.Her crew of 24 was sa\ed." The officialreport announcing the torpedoingof the steamers Tangistan, Blackwoodand Princess Victoria.the twoformer cargo boats and the latter oncea coastwise passenger ship.indicatesthat German submarines again areraiding at widely separated pointsaround the British isles. As each ofihc boats was torpedoed in a period ofless than nine hours it would seemprobable that they were sunk by differentunderwater boats. Scarborough.off which port the Tangistanwas sunk, is on the North sea. in

Yorkshire; Hastings is on the Englishchannel in Sussex, and Liverpool isvirtually on the Irish sea. The Tangistan,the largest of the sunken vessels,was of 2,393 tons displacement,i-he was built in 1906 and owned bythe Strick line of Swansea. TheElackwood was built in 1907 and belongedto the Tyneside line of Northshields.She was a 741 ton vessel.The Princess Victoria was owned byM. Langlands & Sons of Glasgow.She was a steamer of 559 tons displacementand was built in 1912.

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YORKVILLE. S. 0.:

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915.

If the plan for the appointment ofJoseph T. Johnson as district judge,is carried out, there is going to be a

lively scramble for the place he willmake vacant.

It Is hardly probable that there willbe any serious developments on accountof the sinking of the wheatladen steamer Wm. P. Frye, by theGerman auxiliary cruiser Prinz EitelFriderich. There may have beer

some irregularity about the action olthe Germans in sinking the vessel afterdumping the cargo on board;but that can be adjusted on a basisof paying the damage.

It develops that there was an awkwardmixup in the tax commissionlaw, as the result of negligence or

oversight in the engrossing departmentduring the closing hours of therecent session of the general assembly.The understanding is that thetax commission will proceed in its

work accordirg to the evident intentionof the general assembly, and if nohitch arises from the outside everythingwill probably run smoothly.

The Yorkville Enquirer in all propriety,pays itself a mild complimentupon the quality and quantity of thenews it is giving its subscribers. TheEnquirer has all along printed considerablymore and better news matterthan the average semi-weekly andfor the last several months has comnletelvshattered its former record forhigh-class journalism. The man whois not pleased with The Enquirer atJ2.00 per year is a freak, indeed..Fort Mill Times.Very pleasant, indeed, contemporary,

and we appreciate the testimony allthe more because it comes from so

close to home. Thank you.

The British government has aboutarranged to settle the trouble that themanufacturers of war supplies havebeen having with their employes, bytaking all skilled employes employedon such work into the service of the

government, and working them as

though they belonged to the army.There has been much trouble of late

because of dissatisfied labor and the

government has suffered a great dealof concern as to whether the plantsengaged in the production of war suppliescould keep up with the requirementsof the armies at the front.

The dispatches contain intimationsthat Russia is growing somewhat impatientover the failure of the alliesto push forward when the Germansdraw large forces out of France to

use them in Russia. According to theRussian view of the matter, when

Germany weakens her line in the west

to strengthen her line in the east, theallies should get busy on the weakenedline and thus relieve to some extentthe strain on Russia. There reallyis some show of reason in the complaint.but maybe the allies cannot

move.

nan vuin is minted as savine thathe would fight any invading armythat should attempt to come intoMexico. There is no reason to doubtthat Villa would fight; but if the

United States should invade Mexico,it would expect to fight everybody who

might get in the way. And Villawould have an opportunity to get an

idea of some real fighting. It is to be

hoped, however, that the United Stateswill not get mixed up in this thingEut really Villa is about the onlyman down there who is capable ol

bringing an end to all the turmoilthat has existed during the past severalyears

Commerce and Finance claims that

moving picture shows are entitled to

much of the credit that attaches tothe noticeable decline in liquor consumptionthroughout the country,The statement is made that there are

not so many saloons in New York cityalone by full 400 as there was foui

years ago, and the argument is thaisince so large a per cent of dramdrinkers are influenced as much by a

desire for association as they are bycraving for liquor, and as the movie?come more nearly to furnishing whatis desired in the matter of associationmany people go to the movies insteadof the saloons. This strikes us as beinga rather new and novel theoryand while we are not prepared to seriouslyquestion its soundness, we art

inclined to think that other reasons

contribute still more largely to increasingsobriety. The most importantof these reasons is that most peoplewho experiment with the habit oldram drinking soon find that it doe«not pay them either morally, mentally.physically or financially, and as th<general intelligence of mankind reach-es nigner eeveis inert in un muruiiui)

percentage of people who are realizingthe truth betore they become so besottedas not to be able to realizeanything.

The Newberry Observer seeks temake a case of violation of the constitutionof the United States againslJoseph T. Johnson in accepting th(judgeship which it is understood heis to get. The section of the constitutionreferred to reads as follows: "Xcsenator or representative shall elurinjthe time for which he was elected beappointed to any civil office under theauthority of the United States whichshall have been created, or the emolumentswhereof shall have been increased,during suc h lime: and nc

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United States shall he a member ol

either house during his continuance irollice." Morally, the observer is rightabout the matter; but legally it i>

wrong. Joe Johnson helped to create

the office to which It Is understood heis to be appointed; but that was in thelast congress. To be sure he had beenelected to the next congress; but thenext congress is not the last congress.Of course he will resign his presentposition before he accepts the new

one. It is really a matter of splittinghairs all right; but surely the Observerunderstands that all those lawyersare adepts at that kind of businessand that they had split all the hairs' > oio-Vit ho/nro thov lpt en on this

frameup.

Though not unmindful of the fact

that the cotton market is always more

: or less inclined to be bullish Just atthe opening of the planting season,

we think there is good reason for feelingthat the outlook for cotton is betterthan it has been at any time sincelast August. The feeling then was

that with European consumption goneto pieces, there would be but small demandfor cotton, and as a rule calculationswent little beyond that. Sincethen, however, there has come a betterrealization of the real trouble,which has been more financial thanotherwise. Cotton consumption duringthe war has been greater than

anybody seemed to foresee was possible,and America has demonstratedthat she is much stronger financiallythan even the most astute of thebanking experts seemed to anticipate.When cotton went to six cents the

price rested on practically nothing;but now that this price is up to eightand above, there are evidences of a

very solid foundation, and there is

every reason to believe that the tenJdency is upward rather than downward.As to what next fall's priceswill be will depend very largely uponwhat the planters do this summer,and most of them seem to be gettingit into their heads that they will getmore money out of a small crop

cheaply raised, than they will out ofa large crop raised no matter how.

It is difficult to see how any progressivecotton producer can read theclear and comprehensive address thatHon. John L. McLaurin, state warehousecommissioner, delivered at Sumterlast week, without being Impressedwith the tremendous benefit that isensured to those who would take advantageof the state warehouse law.

According to Mr. McLaurin, and he

says he is willing to stand by his figures,a practicable warehouse that

will hold BOO bales of cotton, can beerected for less than 5500, and commonsense and common reason tells

any community that it would be muchbetter and cheaper to store the cottonof a community in such a warehouse,even if there were no other inducementthan to keep the crop out ofthe weather. Every bale of cotton inYork county that is lying out in theweather is losing value at the rate ofseveral dollars a year, and the ownersof 500 bales of cotton would be

Justified in spending 51.500, if necessary,rather than suffer such a loss.Put that is not all, by any means. Iften or a dozen farmers club together,furnish their own timber and do theirown carpenter work, they can put upa 500-bale warehouse at no moneycost except for the sheet iron. As we

have said, this would pay; but thereis more to it yet. If the farmers willgo further, pay the small fee requiredfor incorporation, choose one of theirnumber as warehouseman, and havethe warehouse turned over to thestate, they can secure insurance at a

less rate than is required of the bigwarehouses in the large cities. Andthat is not all yet. With the cotton inthe warehouse and a state receipt inthe hands of the owner, that owner isin a position to borrow money on hiscotton anywhere. He has a paperthat no bank will refuse to respect.And still further, under the recentamendment to the warehouse law, theowners of warehoused cotton have attheir disposal the co-operation of thestate warehouse commissioner, a thorough-goingcotton expert, who can aidthem either in negotiating loans or inselling their cotton to the best possibleadvantage. The whole thing is so

simple, so plain, and withal so ad%rantageousthat it is a wonder that warehousesare not going up in every partof the state. Very likely somethinglike this really will happen before thenext crop is gathered.

American Shipping.A subscriber to The Enquirer havingrecently expressed a desire to

know how much American tonnage is

engaged in the foreign trade, as distinguishedfrom the coastwise tradeof the United States, and being at a

loss as to how to get the informationotherwise, inquiry was made of "Commerceand Finance," New York, andMr. Richard Spillane, of that paper,has kindly sent the following reply,which seems to give about all the In1formation available:"No figures I could give as to the

American tonnage engaged in trans,Atlantic traffic would be satisfactory,, I fear. The situation is so confused

that what might be true today wouldnot fit conditions within a month.Vessels from our coastwise trade.

[ Malloiy liners, Morgan liners, etc..are being withdrawn temporarilyfrom their regular service to take ad1vantage of the phenomenal rates ofrfered on freights to Europe. Essen,tially they are "tramps," for the timebeing. Then, every few days, a Bra1zilian, a Spanish, a British or some

. other foreign craft is put under AmerIican registry owing to the greaterprotection our flag gives and thegreater ease in obtaining insurancefor an American bottom."

About Advertising.» It is very rarely that The Enquirer

ever has anything to say that can' fairly he construed as an effort to so

licit advertising: but about the onlyreason we can offer for not giving

» more prominence to this subject Is a

fe ir that so many readers may take us

i up wrongly in assuming that we are

more interested in our own affairs> 'h m we are in them.f Fiom the standpoint of that portion

of th" public which has never made a' special study of advertising and which

has a very vague conception of the underlyingprinciples thereof, this as>sumption is natural enough, but thatit incorrect. We believe that every

t individual or firm that has ever doner business with us will give us the bene''t of favorable testimony. The En

quirer has never solicited advertising> from anybody under any circumstan;ces, and for good and sufficient rea»sons, it never expects to; but in saying» this it does not want to be understoodi as suggesting that it thinks there is

anything improper, wrong, unbusiness-like or degrading in such soliei-

) tation: or tnai we nave any less re>speet for those who do solicit,f The main reason that we do not soilicit advertising is because of knowltedge of the fact that we have a large< and intelligent subscription list, madeup of people who take the paper he-

cause they find it worth while, andgive evidence of their appreciationthrough their willingness to paythe subscription price. We naturallyhold that it is worth the while of anybusiness man who desires the goodwill and patronage of these readers,or who has any business informationthat he desires them to have, to come

into the columns of the paper as thequickest and best way of reachingthem. And we have a feeling that ifpeople do not understand these factsabout as well as we do, especially inthe light of all the years they havehad for observation and consideration,it is not up to us to try to impress thematter personally.

So much by way of explantion ofwhat we have in mind. All kinds olbusiness are now undergoing a mostserious depression. Because of thisdepression most people are trying toeconomize in every possible way, andas a measure of economy some are

curtailing their advertising. In some

cases they are undoubtedly right, andpersonally we have no complaint. Wepositively do not want anybody to advertisein The Enquirer unless theythink it will be profitable. But this isa fact: If this depression is going tobe permanent, then it is no use foranybody to advertise; but if it is to beonly temporary, and that is what mostof us hope and believe, then the bestthing for the business man who expectsto participate in the better timea-coming is to keep himself prominentlyand continuously before thepublic. Otherwise when the revivalcomes, he may wake up to find thatothers have stepped in and taken hiaplace, and he has been lost in theshuffle.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Robert B. Scarborough of Conway,has been elected chairman of theboard of regents of the state hospitalfor the insane.. The annual High School Declaimers'contest of South Carolina is to beheld at the Presbyterian college, Clinton,on April 16.. John M. Cureton, clerk of court olGreenville county, died In Greenville,Wednesday, following a long illness.He was 64 years old.

Jess Mcxveal, a negro, nas confessedto having murdered his wifeand throwing her body into a millpond near McColl, several weeks ago.. The Elks' Home of Spartanburg,was destroyed by flre Wednesdaynight. The building and equipmentwas valued at about $10,000, withabout $4,200 insurance.. It is reported in Spartanburg thatBroadus Knight, for sixteen years secretaryto Senator Tillman, will be appointedclerk of the district court forthe western district of South Carolina.. Dr. Theodore G. Croft, M. D., forforty years engaged in the practice ofmedicine at Aiken, and former presidentof the State Medical association,died in a Columbia hospital, Wednesday,following an illness of about i aweek. He was 70 years of age.

W. A. Prendergast committed suicideat his home in Charleston Tuesdaynight, by shooting himself with apistol. No cause was assigned for thedeed. He was about 50 years of ageand hud been in bad health for sometime.

The town of Saluda was visited bya fire early Wednesday morning,which destroyed property vrflued at$50,000. The stores of Smith Bros.,the Pitts Drug store and the barbershopof P. S. Feagle were completelydestroyed. The origin of the fire isunknown.

The following counties comprisethe newly created Western Federalcourt district: Abbeville, Anderson,Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield,Greenville, Greenwood, Lancaster,Laurens. Newberry, Oconee, Pickens.Saluda, Spartanburg, Union andYork.. Following are the counties of the

state which have been organized inthe Tomato club and home demonstrationwork and the agents in each:Greenville, Mrs. W. M. Willmon; Horry,Miss Annla Durham; Lee, MissGrace Dell James; Lexington, MissLelia Fulmer; Marion, Miss Mary L.Brown; Marlboro, Miss Ida Moore;Newberry, Miss Willie Mae Wise;Richland, Miss Dorothy Napier; Spartanburg,Miss Lois Ervln; Sumter,Miss Mary Lemmon; Union, Miss'AlslSmith; Williamsburg, Miss AmandaEdwards; York, Miss Minnie Lee Garrison;Abbeville, Miss Martha Piatt;Anderson, Miss Jayne C. Garlington;Barnwell, Miss Nellie Ray; Beaufort,Miss Marguerite Richardson; Charleston,Miss Pearl Napier; Cherokee,Mrs. E. S. McKeown; Chester, MissJo Yarborough; Clarendon, Miss KatherineRichardson; Darlington, MissBertha Lechner; Dillon, Miss LucileLemmon; Florence, Miss Isla Wllloughby.

Columbia special of March 9, tothe News and Courier: It now developsthat the bill re-organizing thestate hospital for the insane and providinga form of government for thesame, was ratified without any title.It is necessary, says the law of SouthCarolina, that each bill must have atitle, and that the title must expressthe subject matter of the bill, and further,that the bill which was ratified isthe law. This bill, as stated, was ratifiedwithout any title. It is under thisbill that Governor Manning removedthe old board of regents and appointedthe new regents, which have been calledto meet tomorrow afternoon at 4o'clock, in the governor's office to organize.This bill was one of the importantadministration measures, andwas necessary in carrying out the plansto re-organize the asylum in line withthe recommendations of Dr. A. P.Herring, the governor's efficiency expert.Now the question is, is this actlow nr Hn muttartt atanri 1nQt aa thPV

were before this bill was passed?There Is a title to the original bill,and there is a title to the free conferencereport which was adopted, butwhen the bill was engrossed the titlewas omitted, and in this shape it wasratified by the two houses and signedby the governor. This was one of thelast acts rushed through and signedearly Sunday morning, Just before thelegislature adjourned sine die. Theclerk's number of this bill is 193, andthe Code commissioner's is 193.. Columbia special of March 10, tcthe News and Courier: GovernorManning, tonight, in a letter to Secretaryof War Garrison, promises a

thorough re-organization of the nationalguard of South Carolina to conformto the Federal government requirements.He asked that the benefitsof the Federal allotment due thestate for the year 1915 be allowed to bedrawn, and that the holding up of thismoney be suspended. The governor'sletter follows: "I have the honor toacknowledge the receipt of your letterof January 30, 1915. Referring tcyour request that I 'may find opportunityat an early date to submit suchsuggestions as may appear most appropriate,with a view of the state restoredto a status of active participationin the several Federal allotments,'I beg to inform you it is my intention toconform the national guard to all requirementof the war department. Thoseorganizations that may be found inefficientand so reported by the inspectionofficer, United States army,and recommended to be mustered outof the service, will be mustered out bymy orders. As soon as practical afterthe close of the inspections now beingmade under the provisions of Section14, Militia act, I shall order a re-organizationof the national guard toconform to 'tables of organization, organizedmilitia, 1914, peace.' Owing tothe active steps taken several monthsago by the adjutant general, muchgovernment property reported at inspections,1914, as 'short,' has been recovered,and has been either shippedinto the arsenals or is on hand in thestate armory, .this city. In considerationof what has already been doneand what is to be done, for the bettermentof the militia conditions in thisstate I would sinrtrest. and reouest.that the suspension of the benefits ofthe Federal allotments due the state ofSouth Carolina for the fiscal year1915, be withdrawn."

LOCAL AFPA1R8. tyan

" ticNEW ADVERTI8EMENT8 to

J. D. Miskelly, Filbert No. 1.Offers [JHeavy Fruiter cotton seed at 75c a ni.bushel. £J.

J. E. and W. N. Bigger, Executors. ^Request debtors and creditors of tyestate of W. R. Bigger, deceased, tosettle with them. co

Shprer A Oulnn.Have Amber andOrange cane seed, seed Irish pota- t0toes, Nancy Hall seed sweet pota- cj,toes, country ground meal, and sell prchoice bread. ye

W. E. Ferguson.Invites coffee users coto call on him or phone for what nethey want. He can suit almost any thtaste. Also has good teas. In

> McConnell Dry Goods Co..Is show- ying eight dozen new style street erhats for ladies, 89c and 98c each. re

; Lyric Theatre.Presents a part of its reprogramme for rext week. Terence 50O'Rourke, Monday; Master Key on tyTuesday; Francis Ford, Wednesday. nf

York Drug Store.Suggests that you HUkodak the places and people you besee this spring and summer. It has bekodaks and supplies.

J. M. Stroup.Again calls attention to Sphis spring line of Irvin Drew pumps asand oxfords for ladies' spring wear, th

J. J. Keller & Co..Say they are talk- piing to the man who owes them on ataccount or otherwise. to

Bank of Clover.Publishers its offl- alcial statement of condition at the ccclose of business on March 4th. M

tie

The gallon a month law Is now in theffect and where the sheriff findsmore than one gallon of whisky under J®'one ownership, he is liable to seize it.

People living in the hail district who tildesire to take advantage of the taxextension law are reminded that next taMonday is the last day. Those who m<

may not have moved by that time willfind themselves left out. ne

taTRAFFIC IN 8EED COTTON If

At the last session of the generalassembly, the acts relating to traffic in tuseed cotton were amended so as to

1 include York county among the coun- &r

ties in which such traffic is restricted, J®and make it unlawful to buy such eocotton in this county between the first ofday of August and the first day of m

Mav. The amendment as the same &D- <*.

to her home In Yorkville, after a visitto relatives in Columbia. af1

Miss Anna Lewis, who is teaching ne

in the Clover schools, is sick at her oslhome in Yorkville with measles. tl£

Mrs. W. H. Herndon has returned to prher home in Yorkville, after a visitto relatives in Florida.

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Sherer of Hick- sia

ory Grove, have returned home, after _

a visit to friends at Marshall, N. C, ^e]Mr. Clarence Clinton of Granite

Falls, N. C., is visiting his parents,Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Clinton, on York- M.ville No. 7. by

Mrs. B. P. Hawkins returned to her wihome in Union Wednesday, after a jnvisit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.Comer, in Yorkville. 80

Dr. J. S. MofTatt of Due West, was v11in Yorkville Tuesday and Wednesday, lnlin the interest of Erskine college, of W£which he is president.

Mr. R. W. Whltesides of Smyrna, is Itcritically ill at his home at that place.Owing to his advanced age, grave otl

fears are felt for his recovery. w<

Mr. S. C. Wood of the Thomson Co., bureturned to Yorkville last night from anNew York, where he went to buy .

spring goods for his firm.Miss Elotse Bacon of Baltimore, be

Md., Is expected to arrive in Yorkville Putomorrow. She will again have charge th:of the Thomson Co.'s millinery depart- goment. sit

Prof, and Mrs. T. L. Wilson return- .

ed to their home in Spartanburg on in(

Tuesday, after several days' visit to co;the -former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. hoJ. Wilson, near Clover. pe

Mr. Fred E. McSwain, son of Mr. n,John J. McSwain, is critically ill athis home at the Cannon mill village, sh

having suffered a second stroke of Thapoplexy on Wednesday afternoon. by

Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Castles of Fil- fSbert, visited their son, Mr. Clyde Cas- ..

ties, at the Fennell Infirmary, RockHill, this week. Mr. Castles, who was Leoperated on for appendicitis Sunday, byis getting along nicely.Rock Hill Record, Thursday: The S0]

many friends in this city of Mrs. W.R. Hayes of Lesslle, will regret to thllearn that she is very ill with pneu- thimonia at the home of her daughter, paMrs. Glascock, at Rowells. Her daugh-ter. Mrs. S. F. Roddey, of this cityis wun ner.

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TAX COMMISSION PLANS **

Machinery for the reform of South. Carolina's tax system was set in mo;tinn at the organization meeting of lhthe South Carolina tax commission a ,

,fol

few days ago.Several communications have been ^

sent out to the county auditors, coun1ty boards of equalization, townshipboards of assessors and special boards

'

of assessors, outlining the work for the.

agpresent year.The followinK notice has been sent

^to the auditors and assessors:

"The lesislature at its last session,passed an act to create a tax commis- thlsion and to define its powers and du- Spties (copy of act enclosed), in order to p

' effectively carry into execution the'

equitable assessment of property for an

taxation in South Carolina. All coun- ne:

auditors, boards of equalization,d boards of assessors and equallza>nand taxpayers are hereby urgedco-operate with the commission to

e end that all taxable property Ine state may be discovered andiced upon the tax duplicates at itsoper taxable valuation, and all unualitiesin assessment of the propernowon the books may be remedied."The following letter was sent to theunty auditors of the state:"Prepare at once to lay before thewnship board of assessors and spellboards of assessors returns ofoperty made to you for the fiscalar 1915. In case any person, firm,mpany, association or corporation^gleets or refuses to make returns fore current year for property appeargon the county duplicate for lastsar. you will make the assessment,

I -" - lljpiles to York county, reads as follows:Section 2336. Any person who shall

engage In the traffic of seed cotton orunpacked lint cotton within a periodbeginning August 15th and ending

1December 20th, except in the county te:of Sumter, where the period shall be- Dagin August 1st and end January 20th;and excepting the county of Lee, ®Pwhere they shall be licensed from _

March 1st to August 1st; and exceptin the county of York, where the periodshall begin August 1st and end May "2

1st, of any year without license, as upherein provided, or between the hours .uof sunset and sunrise, or who shallfail to keep the book of record, as prherein provided, shall be deemed gull-ty of misdemeanor, and, on conviction, thshall be punished by a fine of not exceeding$100; or imprisonment, at the thdiscretion of the court. thApproved February 11th. 8t(

EDUCATIONAL PIONEER8 thJt was announced in the last issue th

of The Enquirer that Hickory Grove rifschool district No. 40, was the first in ththe county, if not in the state, to make yoapplication to be included in such opbenefits as may attach to the recently sa

enacted compulsory education law, and slifor that reason, it seems to be worth Cowhile to print the names on the pe- kntition. These names are as follows: no

J. Mason McGill, D. J. Mitchell, H. reiB. Hardy, H. H. Moss, W. C. Jones, ,Geo. W. Goforth, W. A. Hood, J. J.Hood, M. W. Smith, W. T. Slaughter, *hJ. E. Smith, G. S. Cobb, S. A. Cobb, reiR. L. A. Smith, J. T. Smith, W. F. Mc- sa,Gill, J. K. Allison, J. G. McKown, J.T. Mitchell, J. N. Taylor, B. G. Press- na

ly, Richard Lanier, J. R. Wright, D. B. heWray, T. A. Bratton, W. R. Wright, R. hoW. Westmoreland, W. C. Latimore, W. thA. Cobb. R. H. Holiday, C. S. Moorhead,J. N. McDill, T. G. McGill. J. W. ticLeech, J. M. McGill, W. G. Moore, J. prS. Pruitt, W. S. Buice, C. R. McGill, ln.J. N. McGill, D. J. Smith, T. W. Wil-kerson, J. B. Klrby, R. H. Westmoreland,J. W. H. Good. W. G. Weetmore- wiland, L. G. Wylle, C. B. Slaughter, R. noT. Bridges. C. W. Kirby, J. M. Leech, thJ. T. Childers, R. A. Foster, G. C. "

Leech. G. W. McKown, T. J. McKown. baW. G. Wilkie, H. D. Jackson, Edd toChilders, C. L. Westmoreland, T. B.Bullock, E. R. Jackson, C. L. Good, L. .

S. Childers, W. A. Ramsey, F. C. Go- rn

forth, T. B. Latimore. an

thABOUT PEOPLE qu

Dr. R. H. McFadden of Chester, w<

was a visitor in Yorkville, this week, an

Mrs. Sallie Kernodle of Reidsville, lu<N. C., Is the guest of Mrs. H. B. Laws, loiIn Yorkville. a

Mrs. L. George Grist has returned

itering on the usual 'tax return' ind Ink, the value of the property, bothal and personal, with the penalty ofper cent upon the personal proper;endorse the same as 'neglected to

it,' or 'failed to make returns,' andich returns so made shnll also be laid(fore the township boards or specialtards of assessors."Township boards of assessors andlecial boards of assessors shall meetsoon as practicable at the call of

e county auditor at some convenientace designated by him. The countyiditor may call one or more boardsmeet on the same day, provided that

1 assessing' boards shall meet andimplete their work on or beforearch 25. County boards of equaliza>nwill meet on the fourth TuesdayMarch, and at such other times as

e tax commission shall direct."The commission sent the followingIter to the township or local tax disIctassessors:"You are instructed to meet at thene and place named by the auditoryour county, who will lay before youe tax returns of your township orx district for the purpose of asseesent."Your duty is to carefully considere return of each taxpayer and Ifcessary, change the same with thex duplicate of preceding years, andfrom your own knowledge, or reliaeinformation you know of any taxileproperty not mentioned in the rerns.you shall proceed to assess it."You are requested to raise or loweriy item of personal property of anyxpayer in order to secure equali'vassessment according to value. Inuallzlng or fixing the assessed valueany class or item of property, yoq

ust apply the same rule. This is necsaryto secure uniformity and equalr."WITHIN THE TOWN

- The "Alrdome," the summer quar-1re of the Lyric theatre, is being re

intedand put In shape for use thlsjring and summer.

-There is a steadily Increasing!imber of wagons carrying out fertl-1ers, but the movement Is not nearly!to normal, and most sales are being |aranteed as to future decline of!ices. jWhere a freeholder refuses to sign I

e petition asking for an election on Je question of changing the name of!e town of Yorkville to York, the>ck argument as old as the hills is,ifhy this does not commit you fur-Jer than on the question of calling |e election, giving the majority the!fht to say what they want. Even Iough you sign the petition in favor, Iu are at perfect liberty to vote in Iposition." The best that can beId for that argument Is that it Is Ick and smooth. It Is not especially Implimentary to the freeholder'sowledge of fundamentals, and it is It sound. Just as the constitution Icognizes that the freeholder is more Iterested than the non-freeholder In Ie matter of issuing bonds, the lawcognizes that he is entitled to firstY in the matter of changing theme of the town, the soil of whichis a part owner. The non-free-1

Ider is interested in a matter likeIs only to the extent of his inten-|»n to become a freeholder. The!eferences of freeholders of course Idine to both sides of this question;!t it Is the duty of each one to deal |ith the matter of signing the petition!It on a basis of shifting the whole!ing to the qualified voter; but on a

sis of his deliberate judgment as Jthe best Interest of the welfare of

e community. Certainly the non-l?eholder has rights in the matterd it is proper that he shall haveem. I* the freeholders put the Iestion up to him, it is his duty to>lgh the issue in his best Judgmentd vote as he thinks right. The re-1ctant freeholder, however, who al-1vs himself to be persuaded to sign Ipetition for an election in order toll/e the qualified voter a chance will,ter he has thus committed himself,xt find himself up against the prop-l,Itlon: "Well, your signing the petl- I>n will be taken by others as ex-Iteasing your Judgment on the merits |the case, and you cannot now con-1itently vote against the proposition." I-R. S. Galloway in A. R. Presby-|:dan: On our visit to Yorkville, we?re entertained in the home of Dr.W. White, the agent of the Pres-|i

terian at Yorkville. In company!th Dr. White, we put in several hoursthe Interest of the paper and addedme new names to the list. York-le is growing. We were especiallyterested in- two new buildings. Oneis the handsome new courthouse, 11lich is in process of construction. Iwill be a beautiful structure. The|i

tier is the new A. R. P. church. We?re especially pleased with thisilding. In company with Bro. Oatesd Dr. White, we went through the!ilding. The general plan seems to Jan admirable one. The building is

t up In the most substantial wayroughout, the best of material havingne into it. It occupies an elegante on Main street, looks well ande people are pleased with it, and the <'mmunity proud of it. In Dr. White'sme we found a lovely family in therson of Mrs. White and her two:e children, Lesslie and Lula. Ourort stay in this home was a treat.le children took up part of the timeshowing us a pet "Jay bird," thatup to all kinds of tricks.some ofem a marvel for a bird. I hope thatsslie will write a letter to the Pres-terian and tell the children some-

Ing of the antics of this bird andme of the many interesting thingsit he does. One of the new friendsit we met was Mr. J. A. Marion, a

rtner of Congressman Finley, and a

ting young attorney at the York bar.r. Marion has the honored name ofi grandfather, who lived so long atesville, near Richburg. This young jin is interested in church work. Hetended the laymen's convention atlarlotte and made a report on it at? union meeting in Yorkville, thellowing Sabbath. We were pleasedmeet his sister and his good wifethe home. A copy of the Presby- ,ian will hereafter visit this homed we trust will prove of interest J

d profit. It was a pleasure to meetain Mr. W. W. Jenkins, one of the <

lest citizens of Yorkville. who has <

Ised some manly sons of whom he is !

*tly proud, and so is the public. All ,ree of these young men are living in <artanburg and doing well. The A. 1

P. congregation in Yorkville is alive Jd pushing forward the King's busi- <ss. <

LOCAL LACONIC8.Will Award Prize*.

Various prizes are to be awardedfor superior excellence in the conteststo be held during the field day exercisesin Yorkville on April 3.

Vital Statistics for York.According to the report of Dr. John

I. Barron, registrar of vital statistics,there were four births and four deathsin York township during the month ofFebruary.Will Equip Fire Company.The town council of Fort Mill has

placed an order with a Charlotte firmfor a full equipment of rubber coats,boots, helmets and other articles forthe use of the volunteer fire departmentof that city.Building at Clover.There is considerable building going

on at Clover at present. Dr. R E,Wylie is building a handsome new

residence near the Clover Gradedschool building. Mr. Meek Smith itpreparing to remodel his house andMr. J. D. Duff Is making extensive repairson his residence.York Man Chosen.

Dr. C. Fred Williams was on yesterdayelected vice chairman and secretaryof the board of regents for thestate hospital for the Insane. Dr. Williamsis a son of Probate Judge L. HWilliams, of York county, and is himselfa native of this county. He was

formerly state health officer and secretaryof the board of health.Whits Man Shot by Negro.Chester Reporter, Thursday: Tone

Hudson, white, who was shot last Sundayevening by Frank Clark, colored,is in a serious condition, but will probablyrecover. It seems that Clark waf

shooting at his (Clark's) wife, fromwhom he had been estranged for some

time, and hit Hudson accidentallyHudson works on Mr. W. O. Guy*iplace, while Clark works for Mr. TM. Darby. The negro is in Jail.Health Situation at Clover.There has been no further unfavorabledevelopments in the quarantine

situation at Clover, and the healthauthorities are of the opinion that thequarantine that has been imposed on

the homes of infected and exposedpersons, can soon be raised. Therehas been but little local uneasiness inregard to the matter, as practicallyeverybody has been vaccinated andthe situation generally is well inhand.Harper's Bond Fixed.Magistrate E. A. Crawford of Bethesdatownship, who was In Yorkville

yesterday, said that he had fixed thebond of Sam Harper, arrested with J,R. Wyatt In connection with the robberyof the stores of Messrs J. T.Crawford and J. M. Williams at McConnellsvlllesome time ago, at $500,Harper, it will be remembered, brokeJail with Wyatt, later surrendering tothe authorities. He has not yet securedthe necessary bondsmen.

Measuring Party.There was a "measuring" party at

the home of Mr. James Youngblood,on Yorkville No. 6, last Tuesday night,for the benefit of the Young Woman'ssociety of Union Baptist church. Thegame Is played through the levy of a

tax of 1 cent an Inch on each inch ofthe length of each guest's foot Forinstance, a 10-inch foot brings 10cents, and an 11-Inch foot 11 cents.The diversion was the occasion ofmuch amusementThe New Road Into Bethel.Since the chaingang has completed

the road Into Bethel township, therehave been more visitors Into the communityreached by the rood than everbefore. The road is ideal for automobiles,and already hundreds of carshave passed over it Since the completion,the people of Bethel townshipcan go to Clover or Yorkville in a littlemore than half the time requiredformerly, and merchants and othersof both places are noticing more visitorsfrorp that community.Young Man Acquitted.James Norman, the young white man

who shot his father, Mack Norman, atKing's Creek, Saturday, December 26,inflicting injuries from which theolder Norman died three days later,was acquitted of the charge of murderin the court of general sessionsfor Cherokee county, this week. Hewas found guilty of carrying concealedweapons and was sentenced to paya fine of $100 or serve thirty days onthe public works. Sentence was suspendedduring good behavior.State Teacher#' Meeting.Superintendent of Education Carrolland several of the York county

teachers will very likely attend themeeting of the State Teachers' association,which convenes in Florence,March 24. Among the distinguishededucators who are on the programmeof the annual meeting are: Dr. J. Y.Joyner, state superintendent of NorthCarolina; Dr. A. C. Chandler, superintendentof the Richmond, Va., cityschools; State Superintendent J. E.Swearingen and President W. S. Currell,of the University of South Carolina.County Line to be Withdrawn.An election is to be held in King's

Mountain, N. C., on April 24, to decidewhether that town shall become a partof Cleveland county or Gaston county,N. C. At present the line betweenCleveland and Gaston counties runs

through the town and there has beenconsiderable agitation among citizens[luring the past several months to havethe town placed in either Cleveland orGaston counties. Although none exceptcitizens of the town will have avoice in the election, it is said thatstrong pressure is being brought to

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counties to have the town become apart of their respective territories.To Build Warehouse.

"I'll be one of four men to builda 500-bale state warehouse in myneighborhood," said a King's Mountainfarmer yesterday; "but of course,"he went on, "the larger the numberInterested, the better for all concerned."A Bethel township farmer saidthat he had been very much impressedwith the practicability of the wholething, and that he was talking thematter over with his neighbors. "Why,It is foolish for us to let our cotton lieout in the weather," he said, "whenall we have, to do to keep it in?ood shape,' and negotiable at alltimes, is to get together and build a

little warehouse that will be takenunder protection of the state."

Demonstrators at Winthrop.Canning club agents of South Carolina,held their annual meeting at

Winthrop college on yesterday, andthe exercises included a number ofpapers read by various agents. Amongthose on the programme was MissMinnie Lee Garrison, York countyagent, who read a paper on "A SuggestiveProgramme for Girls' Local21ub Meeting." The annual meeting)f the Canning club or "home demonstrators,"as they are now known, isusually held Just before the agentstake up their duties for the year. Misslarrison, the York county agent, hasilready begun the organization of her»vork for the year and the prospects'or a large membership in the Girls'banning and Tomato clubs in this:ounty are good.

Death of Mr. R. B. Harvey.Mr. Robert B. Harvey died at his

home in Filbert, Wednesday night,following a long illness with pellagra.He was a native of York county, hav- |ing been born near the place where hedied about 69 years ago. He "servedIn the war between the states as a

member of Co. F, 5th South Carolinaregiment. He was a member ofKing's Mountain chapel (Methodist)for many years and his remains were ^interred in the cemetery there yester1day afternoon, following funeral servicesconducted by Rev. A. A. McI,eanof Clover. Mr. Harvey is survivedby his wife and two daughters,Misses Maggie and Lizzie Harvey.Two brothers, Messrs. S. J. and Jeff

i Harvey, and one sister, Miss JaneI TT . l_. Vitn,nui vcj, aiou oui *i»v niui.

Death of G. M. ShiverMr. G. M. Shlves, a well known and

highly esteemed farmer, of River Bendtownship, Gaston county, died at the

,home of his son-in-law, Mr. G. C.Ormand, on Yorkvllle No. 6, lastThursday, following an Illness of sev-eral months. The deceased was nearly

L 78 years old. He served through thewar between the states as a member *

1 of Company G, Fourth North CarolinaI volunteers. He was married fourtimes and his last wife whom he marriedlittle more than a year ago, surviveshim, as do the following children:M. B. Shlves, Oklahoma; Mrs.Julia Ormand, Yorkvllle No. 6; W. R.Shlves, Lincolnton, N. C.; J. F. '

Shlves, Mount Holly; Miss Mattie) Shlves, Lincolnton. The funeral washeld In the Hickory Grove, N. C., Baptistchurch, Friday morning, servicesbeing conducted by Rev. W. B. Mc1Clure, and the interment was In thecemetery at that place.Of Interest to Veterans.W. H. Edwards of Chester, who Is

a member of the state pension board,has given out the following statement

' regarding the pension fund: "Fromletters to the state pension board fromthe county pension boards, and fromprivate individuals, It seems that thereIs a widespread misunderstanding In

1 regard to the acts passed by the lasti general assembly in regard to pen- f, sions. The law as to eligibility to i

pensions, was not changed in any par-tlcular. The only change made by

i the last general assembly In regard to, pensions, was to add $50,000 to thepension fund, out of which must come,In round numbers, $17,600 for themaintenance of the Confederate inflr.mary. The fund this year for pen- .Asions is $282,500, and the fund will be

1 thus distributed by the comptrolleri general by the direction of the state, pension board. The pensioners mayexpect the money on or before April15. There was absolutely no change

I made in the pension law by the lasti general assembly."

MERE-MENTION' Gunner Tolnas, a bank collector.' who was among those wounded byMonroe Phillips, when Phillips ran

amuck at Brunswick, Ga., Saturday,died Tuesday from his wounda HeIs the eighth victim of the maniac....The French government has extendedthe moratorium In France from April1, to June 30 B. M. Mann, a

prominent merchant of Durham, N.C., was held up and killed in that cityTuesday night by a highwayman. Noclew to the Blayer has been found....Raymond Pullman, a Washingtonnewspaper man, has been chosen as

major of police of the District of ColumbiaMrs. Duke Lea, wife ofUnited States Senator Luke Lea ofTennessee, is 111 In an Ashevllle, N.C., hotel with pneumonia. Theinterstate commerce commission announcedWednesday that the receiptsof American express companies forNovember, 1914, were $180,000 lessthan operating expenses. In November,a year ago, the net receipts ofthe companies above operating expenseswas $130,000 SamuelEowles, editor and publisher of theSpringfield Ropublican, .one of themost noted newspapers in the UnitedStates, is critically ill at his home inSpringfield, Mass., as the result of ashock Wednesday The departmentof commerce has announced that55 sailing, steam and unrigged vesselsof 8,624 gross tons, were built and officiallynumbered in the United Statesduring February. Under the newlaw creating the grade of admiral inthe United State3 navy, PresidentWilson on Wednesday designated asadmiruls, Rear Admirals Fletcher,Howard and Cowles, commanders-inchiefrespectively of the Atlantic, Pacificand Asiatic fleets Mrs.AugustusBirrell, wife of the chief secretaryof Ireland, died in London WednesdayA dispatch from Geneva,Switzerland, Wednesday, says that A30,000 French civilians are being ex- ,

pelled from French territory occupiedby German troops. The dispatch says «

the first lot of 1,000 passed throughGeneva, this week The Germanreichstag (congress) met in onhmWednesday, and many of the members,including Socialists, were dressedin field uniforms Harry K.Thaw is on trial in New Tork on thecharge of conspiracy to escape fromMatteawan insane asylum, severalmonths ago. A number of employes ofthe asylum are co-defenrants in thecase.

. The two richest men in the senateincluded among the departing nine,says the Washington correspondent ofthe St. Louis Globe-Democrat, areStephenson of Wisconsin, and Camdenof Kentucky. The story of theirwealth may be told in two words,"lumber," and "coal." Stephenson isthe oldest senator. He will be 86 nextJune. Camden is the youngest. "Iam glad to get away," said SenatorStephenson. "I do not like the servicein the senate, aside from the fine associations.It has cost me $100,000 to i

remain In public life. I would have 1resigned three years ago, but theymade war on me, and I never quitunder fire. Young man," he said tothe interviewer, "you cannot get me tobody's suggestion. It has cost metalk much for the newspapers. Ibought a newspaper once at someody'ssuggestion. It has cost me$600,000 already. I do not like to giveup any game that I start, but it isevident that I know more about lumberthan about the newspaper business.If you would offer to give meany other big paper I would say 'shoofly.' I have had my fill of runningnewspapers."

. At the monthly meeting of the directorsof the state penitentiary inO/xli.mkln TXT r* ao/1 o *r If nro a /IaaMaHvuiuiiiuia, *i cuncouaj, u ncuj uwiuwi

to send twenty convicts now In thepenitentiary to the state farm In Kershawcounty.. Dr. F. H. Colcock, LL. D., hastendered his resignation as dean of thedepartment of engineering and mathe- ftmatlcs at the University of SouthCarolina. He has been associated withthe university for 21 years.. John W. Ashburn, manager of a

private detective agency in Columbia, '

is being held in $1,000 ball on thje ,

charge of assault and battery withtent to kill. Ashburn shot three flngert^**^off the left hand of W. H. Soucer, followinga quarrel in Ashbum's office,yesterday morning.. Governor Manning on yesterday,issued an order removing from officethe members of the Barnwell countydispensary board, Messrs. B. F. Peoples,S. A. Wise and V. S. Owens. Thegeneral charges against the dispensaryboard members, as found by Gov. Manning.after hearing the evidence, are:That worthless and unsalable liquorswere purchased: that ordinary careand consideration were not observedin awarding the contract for haulingliquors In the county; that one of thedispensaries sold beer not authorizedby the county board; that excessiveDrices were paid by the board forseveral brands of liquors; that relativeswere employed by the board;that each and every local dispensarywas overstocked; that bottles containingless than one-half pint were sup- ^plied to the local dispensaries by theboard; that drinking of whisky in thedispensary at Wllllston was unrestrained,and that liquors were offeredfor sale which had not beensubjected to chemical analysis. Thegovernor in his order, stated that the jcharges of habitual drunkenness onthe part of the members of the board,had not been sustained.