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A BIG LAUNDRY.
Pcvc r nt Prepares to Wash Clothes
r- - at Camp Jaekaon.
Columbia, S. C, Jan . 26. Camp
' Jackson , has the distinction of hav-
V lug the largest government operated
laundry In the country. Tho one at
'(the camp now ir only equalled by the
5 laundry now rurfning at Camp Meade,
but " this last in run under contract
Irdm-lthe goveratnerrt and 'is not di
' 5- reotly controlled by TJncie Sam.
' j ;.- The. laundry now in operation at
Cajnp Jackson s in a large airy
r building Which covers a wide area.
; ,The building itself is 300 feet in
: length! by 167 broad. Within this are
J".;housed the various machines which
V perform the work of cleaning by
-wh6lesale the clothes of the soldiery.
Thefe are : 132 Hoffman pressing nia
chines for pressing out the washed
clothes.; nine American dry. tumblers
l lor drying the clothes after the wash
I "'ingj -there are five 120-inch flat work
fironera?for running out and pressing
the sheets, towels, etc.; also 24
j American washers, these last 40 by 96
I .-'.f in, size. There are 36 American ex-
i tractors, as well as markers and many
pi other, up-to-date machines and appli-
nces which are found in the modern
-laundries.,
I Vfi'The laundry is at present at one
third . full capacity. It is expected
. thab When the tamp is filled "that
1? laundry for 60,000 .a week can easily
j i be handled!' At present the laundry
Js I taking care of the clothes of 10,000
; men ner week. Four Republic trucks
go through the camp daily in service
i of the laundry, but it will take at
least six to get up and distribute the
j, large amount of clothes that are ex
Cpected to be sent in when the rest of
. r" ti e men cdme.
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NO WHISKEY AT JACKSON.
. Soldiers ' at Columbia Get Mighty
Little Moonshihe.
1' ' Columbia, S. C, Jan. 26. 'it would
. have been impossible for moonshine
iiwhlskey, 'or any kind of whiskey, to
Itave" been sold at Camp Jackson to
. any extent, -without my knowing of
' : it, and 1-liaVe never heard of a case
where whiskey was sold at Camp
'Jacksbn," said Colonel Edwin Bell,
when shown a Washington dispatch
which placed Camp Sevier and Camp
Jackson as the ', leaders among the
" caiiips at which moonshine whiskey
Was being sold. -
that there has
never been an arrest of a person at
f-Camp Jackson for selling whiskey,
; anil rthat -he does not believe that
, .moonshine Whiskey is being sold in
Columbia, "foh judging" from the na-
turebf the; "drunks' registered by
Jfthbs Who have-freely iihei'of the
liQuidd to be bought . i ahfl around
Coluna,' Jamaica .finger, aid, Blmilar
:extrac.tis Jare the principal .Intbxlc&nt
: . d be hkd :here; v- y??:'p
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FOR V LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
.TWdPrababfe Ehtrlea Already Being
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fCbluinbia, S. C, an.' 26. J. F. "WIl
liaihs. " ' State Senator from Aiken
county, said he Would make the race
ibis .summer fort lieutenant governor,
lie will be a rien-factional candidate,
hTBays, ' - "f- :
'j; Gk - lulgett; State Senator from
Cofletbn county, is alsd considering
entering, this race. His friends are
urging he' says, but his mind is not
defifatiely Made up On the proposition
y0?- Died of Pistol Wound.
Spartanburg, ?S. C, Jan. 26. WU
liam.; Nichols Bonneau died early
Tuesday morning in Spartanburg as
the result of a' pistol wound received
accidentally on Sunday morning. He
was born in Beaufort, June 8, 1901,
the Son of William E. Bonneau and
Jennie Nichols Bonneau. Most of his
life was passed in Beaufort, but for
the last two years he had been living
with relatives in Spartanburg. The
young man was a stucent of the Coh
verse Street High School and was
loved by all who knew him. The fu
nerar services were held at the
, Church of the Advent, Tuesday after
fibon, conducted by the rector, the
Rev, W. H. K. Pendleton. The bbdy
was taken to the old heme in Beau
fort' for interment in old St. Helena
Church yard. "
His barn and stables were burned
and with them three mules, a horse,
a cow, one wagon, two buggies, an
automobile, all the - farm implements,
one bale of cotton, a thousand-odd
bushels of corn, 14 bushels of wheat,
three tons of hay, 45 bushels of peas,
more than ft. ton of cotton seed and a
great deal of fodder. The total insur
ance' was $1,500. The cause of the
fire has not been determined. - :
Coal Reaches Chester.
Chester, S. C, Jan. 26. The coal
Situation in Chester was . greatly im
proved on the arrival ot a, number of
Carloads of coal Tuesday and Wed
nesday. The farmers of Chester
county responded liberally to the call
for fuel by bringing in large quanti
ties of wood, which was -Quickly pur
chased by those short of coal.
Seiate Coal In Sumter.
Sumter, Jan. 2JB. The local fuel
board is seizing cars of coal as they
arrive and seeing that they are only
distributed where actually needed.
Only a half ton is allotted e&ch 'per
son. Nine dollars a' ton is the sell
ing price.
Big Herd of Cattle.
Wisacky, S. C, Jafl. 26. The larg
est herds of , Guernsey dairy cattle
ever brought to the South arrived
here this Week, in charge of David
Bell and J. Archie Bell, of Kentucky.
The herd is consigned to the Lee
County Guernsey breeders' Associa
tion and Will be sold at auction Janu
ary SO at the farm of Robert M. Coo
per, Jr., Wisacky.
What is More
embletorJothers s-&miys&z
r7RANK XANNING is a character
fi actor of decided . ability.; ; He
was born in- Marion Iowa, and
Jien plunged forth into the world tc
make his fortune." r f ;
It was with Blanche Bates in "The
Girl of the Golden West" that he first
began . to attract attention, and soon
j the everyday accidents cuts,
bruises, scratches, etithat hap
pen to their children ' -
Noah's Liniment stops the Wood,
deadens the pain, takes away the
Chester Company Mustered In.
Chester,. S. C, Jan. 26. Adjt. Gen.
W. . W. Moore mustered the ' Chester
company Of Vt& Third Regiment into
Service Wednesday evening. The
company numbers 63 men and the of
ficers are: J. B. Westbrook, captain;
William A. Latimer, first lieutenant;
and J. A. Riley, second lieutenant
Captain Westbrook will appoint the
non-commissioned officers within the
next week.
Artillery Park at Columbia.
Columbia, B. C, Jan.-26. About a
thousand more artillerymen will be
gathered together within the next few
days at Camp Jackson to form an
artillery- park, these ' inenj .will be
brought in from other places and
equipped and outfitted 'Ht the camp.
Some of the officers waoill be la
this artillery park have "already ar
rived, coming from Leon springs,
Texas.
Kershaw Teaches.
Camden, S. C, Jan, 26.-At a recent
meeting .. pt toe., Kershaw: County
teachers , Association ttie . following
officers were elected vx- tfie year. J.
G; Ibichards, ry Supetintenident of
Camden city Schools president; J, H.
Allen, principal of the Bethuhe school,
vice president; Mies . Aibefta team,
Camden Graded . School , secretary,
and Miss zelma tarish, of Camden.
' ' Loss for Negro.
frSumter..S, C, .Jan. 26. J. A. Fire
son, a .prosperous negro of the Con
i 2brd section of the county, suffered
: ;a; heavy loss from fire Friday night.
Cold Ruins sweet Potatoes.
Chester, b. C, Jan. 26. From all
reports coming in today and the past
few days it seems that the recent
cold we&tner nas ruined the sweet
potatoes in Btorage in Chester county,
causing considerable loss. . .
Amelia Golli-Curci of the Chicago Opera Company, who is to sing in
the New York season of the company. She has beea hailed in Chicago as
the greatest of present day prima donnas. Now the East is to judge for it
self. A season at Boston follows that at New York.
THEATRE
GOLD MINING IN ALASKA.
.The old romantic ways Of seeking
one's fortune in the Yukon have de
parted, oday the whole thing is done
by . prosaic . machinery. The romance
is gone but the result la infinitely
more profitable. All this is shown in
Lyman H. Howe's latest I Travel Fes
tival, which comes to ther Academy of
Music tonight.
the Howe cameraman caught the
two modern methods of fortune hunt
ing in Alaska, the gold dredge, elec
trically, operated and costing half a
million to build, quickly scoops away
a whole hill, automatically moving the
dirt in buckets for gold washing. The
Other method, by hydraulic Water, pres
BUfe, . pohnds a mountain into mud,
the, mud being drained into sluice
boxes for Wholesale sifting.
the tour of the Yukon Wilds js a
very interesting part of the new Ly
man H. Howe protra3fti, Which .also
features Ja.jasCintirfpv- through
China. Interesting glimpses are giv
en of the exploits Of gigantic caterpil-'
la, tractors in .TJncle Sam?s Army. A
bright link In? the entertainment is
a Jlvely and amusing excursion to
Coney,' Island. "A thrilling interlude
is a mountain lion hunt, conducted by
an intrepid cowboy and his equally
alive etashrdl cmfwy BFGK Wblb&
dauntless wife, who make their living
capturing these animals alive with
only a lariat as a weapon. The prices
are 28 Cents, 39 cents and 65 cents.
The new program has a large as
sortment of the funniest animated car
toons yet created by the Howe statf
of artists.
FOR WOMEN LAWYERS.
Judiciary Committee Gives Bill Fav
orable Report.
Columbia,. 8. C, Jan. 26. A favor
able report was made by the Judic
iary committee on the bill by Mr.
Hammond, of Richland county, for
women to practice law within the
State under the same rules, regula
tions and conditions prescribed for
the men.
, A majority favorable report was
made on the Toole bill to compel all
street car lines between cities and
army camps to carry passengers for
5 cents, where the distance is not
greater than seven miles.
Woolen Mill Burned.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 26. Fire of
mysterious origin destroyed the Oella
Woolen .Mills at Eliicott City early
last night, the mills were turning
out cloth for the government. Dam
age Is estimated at $100,000. . -
There have been 1,3?3 Russian med
als and crosses awarded to warrant
officers, non-commissioned officers
and men of the British forces during
the present war.
DIES AT CAMP JACKSON.
In
Fourth Man from Duplin to Die
Training Camp.
Warsaw, Jan. 26.-News Was re
ceived thurSday of the death of Mr.
Richard Leroy Thomas, who died of
pneumonia at Camp Jackson Wednes
day, night. This is the fourth young
man from the county to pay the death
toll in the service of his country. Mr.
Thomas was about 22 years old, and
was the son of Mr. Joe Thomas, of
near Hallsville. He was a young
man of sterling qualities and fine
business ability, having been engaged
successfully in farming until he an
swered his country's call in Decem
ber. The body will be brought to the
county and interred near his - home.
The Red Cross chapters of the county
will furnish a handsome design Of
flowers to be ; sent as a mark of ap
preciation of the services rendered by
the young soldier.
DOUBLE SEAL SALE.
Dr. McBrayer Thinks Rftd Cross Seal
Sals Will Amount to $25,000.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, Jan. 26. North Carolina
will double her Sale of Red Cross
seals, selling two millions and a half
goals, which amounts to $25,ooo,
thinks -Dr. L..B McBrayerr executive
secretary of the State Red Cross Seal
Commission, who bases his .opinion
on the reports that have already
come in from the local committees.
He says that while a number-of large
towns have not yet reported, several,
including Greensboro and Charlotte,
have increased their sales about 100
per cent, this year, while many towns
like KinstOn sold seals for the first
time. Kifistpn sold 42.CH30 seals in
December, as her first effort. Through
the office of the State Sanatorium
over 30,000 seals Were Bold. Greens
boro, Who led the State last year, Sold
& total of 214,609 seals this year.
Dr. McBrayer is urging the chair
men Of all local committees to make
their reports as , soon as possible so
that, a full report may be had, and
.that pans may be- Made not only by
the State ckmfftee but-? ill io
cal" committees -Cor puttings to work
the 'money raise'd by this method.
Several features of anti-tuberculosis'
work that have been suggested by the
Tuberculosis Bureau of- the State
Board of Health as suitable for local
communities to undertake or help -to
support are a town or community
nursing service, a county tuberculosis
hospital or. sanatorium, sending wor
thy patients t6 the State Sanatorium
for treatment, providing open air
schools for sub-normal . school Chil
dren, and supporting educational
health campaigns, emphasizing the tu
berculosis feature through lectures,
exhibits and special literature. Local
committees are urged to make their
plans for home anti-tuberculosis work
at once. ...
medium through which , his 1 peculiar
wuents could test be turned into
tnpney. ' ' : .
- In Laskys "The Victoria Cross" he
made considerable impression; f ollew-
i ed later by Fox's "A'T&le of- Two
Cities," numerous Bluebirds;, IKo
"John Needham's Doublei" -and many
others. s :' " '
a -L fci.J .iiA ;. Afcraww-ne is-a memoer oi me
uimgci uir uiuuLi puiouiiiug xivi uw universal cast in "Th$ Bull's. Eye, a
the wound. It -is antiseptic. - serial of unusual merit. His interpret
. , . . tation of the part of Fjrtmk Lanning,
TSoVi'o T 3ntm41irf' ad6r of the sheepmeh'who are war
xNO.aH S llIlllMt;jlt im on the cattle owners, is attract
tQ iiA htxt Rino-Tft TrtAritIrmaiiv Q considerable attention both from
is the Dest Bnigie preparation any the standpoint of make-up" and
lamuy. can .nave j m j;n.eir nome. Knowledge oi tne "range.
It is a pain remedy
tor internal use as
well as a liniment for
external application
; Noah's linimenir
is excellent for coldii
coughs, sore . throat
and toothache.
Made in Richmond,
Va. by Noah Products
Corp. , and sold by deal
ers 25c, 50c, 1.00
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How's Thii?
We offer ofie hundred sonars reward tot
any case of Catarrh that canfi&t be cufed
by Hali'ti Catarrh Medicine.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
fire years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hail's
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poison
from the Blood and healing the diseased
portions.
After you bate taken Hall's Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see
a great improvement in your general
health. Staff taking Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY and CO.; f aiedo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, tSc. Adv.
VITAGRAPE GETS EMPEY :;
The Vitagranh Company makes the
startling announcement through the
trade press that it has sighed Ser
geant Guy Empey, hero and author
oi "Over the Top, for a screen ver
, sion of his colorful book. ,
Sergeant Empey is an American,
ho served in the trenches with one
of the first British expeditionary
forces In Francs, and was badly
wounded by a fragrnent of a shell,
wmcn tore away 'a portion of his iaw.
Plastic surgery, however has given
him a new jaw, which allows him to
do almost anything which a natural
aw can do, and he is now very active
m lecturing throughout the : country
on the need of speed in getting our
troops to the front. -
That Vitagraph has scooped the en
tire motion picture industry in secur
ing Empey and his book, is admitted
by all producers, and the screen ver
sion Of "Over the Top" is awaited
with interest.
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FRANK LANNiHi
Winston Sawm 1V!orehe6d Clty-B&u-fort
Pullman Sleeping Car Line Bi
tomes Wlnstdn-Salem-Goldsfcoro
Sleeping Car Line
Southern Railway system announ
ces effective with last Cars into and
out of Beaufort Sunday Aug. 12th, the
Winston-Salem&Soreneaa City-Beaia-fort
Sleeping Oar Line will be shorten
ed to Winston-Saiem-Ooldsboro Line.
Car will continue to be handled Oh
trains Nos. 232-112. and 111.237.
For further details ask Southern
Railway System Agents, or address 5.
0. Jones, Traveling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh. N. C. ,
An umbrella opened on the stage
is supposed to bring ill luck to the
actors, and probably there is no play
In existence in which an open um
brella figures.
Caesar had his Brutus; Charles the
iHrst, his Cromwell, and George the
Third, his American Colonies, all of
them matters of history. ; It now re
mains to be Been whom the Hon. Wil
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Before going home tonight .to. .
mother or ; wife, Of the visit you
contemplate for tomorrow,
"drop" in and slip a "surprise -Joy
in your pocket There Will
be smiles for the giver and a
treat for the recipient.
Fresh Shipment of Delicious
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Universal has started the distri
tion of one-reel subjects that are I
clared to mark a new departw? i
but they are Said to carry an iW
interest to all classes of showJ
ii imam i iiiicy, superintendent nf
wregon. state isn and Game
mission, wno nas maae an ntii
study Of the wild creatures which
habit the sea and air and roam
forests Of our land, has created
series of intimate metures that a.
the haunts and habits of every &
cies of "fish, fowl and beast kno
the great Northwest.
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