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VETO OF PRESIDENT o SUSTAINED IN HOUSE c n Washington, May 14.?President w Wilson's veto of the legislative ap- a propriation bill as containing an in- si fringement on executive authority was sustained in the house today c against the efforts of the Republican' e majority to override it. i s; Though aided by a handful of(s Democrats, the Republican failed by 11 28 votes to obtain the neccessary! n two-thirds majority to repass the bill v over the president's disapproval. The' s measure then went back to the ap- \ ^ propriations committee for elimina- " tion of the sections objected to and ^ will be returned to the house on Mon- j " rlav for passage in its modified w form. |s The Republicans rolled up 170 A Kllf tllp ^ VOwtfS tu UVCIV.UIIIC OliV, ? WV) VMV I Democrats cast 127 votes to sustain " the president. The vote carries with it a denial of opportunity for the s senate to attempt offsetting the veto,1 c for the redrafted measure will leave the house without the provision v relating to powers of the joint com-! s mittee on printing at which the veto;? was aimed. If ^..hile the house was considering . 111 the question, Senator -Smoot of Utah . author of the provision and chairman' f the joint committee told the senate ^ that the president had been misinformed as to the effect of the proi 's vision which would have given the; committee control of all government ' i publications. Roger Babson, formerly j connected with the committee on' ) ^ public information; and others at- j tacking the joint committee were ac-;<( cused by Mr. Smoot of having misled the president. I Chairman Goode of the appropi'ia-1 e tions committee declared that 155 j a publications would be compelled toi cease next June 30 and the blame he ! C asserted would rest entirely with the!, president. Representative Byrne, of ^ Tennessee, Democrat, replied that the blame would be with congress j for failing to authorize the con-' tinuance of the publications. j - . IV Representative Disson of Mississipi was the only Democrat to urge ^ ' that the veto be voted down. He con0 tended that congress had not exceeded its authority in adopting the provision because of its constitutional power to limit expenditures. In the . jrote, however, Representatives Gallivan and Olney, both of Massachusetts' Evans of Nevada and Lea of California joined the Republicans as did Representative Randall of California prohibitionist, and Representative Kellar, Independent, of Minnesota. e PLAN NOW TO PRUNE t] AND STAKE TOMATOES | t] !? Clemson College, May 14.?Many I the best home gardeners follow th.e practice of pruning and staking1 ^ tomatoes. Does it pay to prune the a vines to a single stem and tie them g j J to stakes or trellises? This is the | L qaestion which many home gardeners, aak every year. It does pay, accord-: ing to George P. Hoffman, evtension 1 a service horticulturist, especially if ' tke garden space is limited. Tomato ^ - - - a plants left to themselves nave a ~ kabit of spreading all over the gar- a den and producing their fruit right n the ground where it becomes cov- ? cred with dirt every time it rains, and is much more subject to decay. *( The chief advantage of pruning e and staking tomatoes are: 1. A large number of plants can be ^ set on the given area. J. The tomatoes will ripen a little c* earlier when plants are pruned and a staked. . c 3. The friut is kept off the ground. 5 Is clean, easy to gather and less like- 0 ly to decay. 0 4. The quality of the fruit is us- " ually better on plants that are prune-1 and staked. It is true that individual plants pruned and staked do not produce a - " large a quantity of tomatoes as when e allowed to run on the ground, but 11 two or three times as many plants " can be set on the given area, there ... si by acn; uiy increasing tne quantity of tomatoes produced from that c Ip area. v CREDIT DENIED rr ! AMERICAN NAVY w Washington, May 14.?Rear Ad- a miral Sims robbed American destroy- tl er crews of credit due them by leav- i'< ing the- investigation of combats si ^rith submarines to the British ad-! miralty, Secretary Daniels today p told the naval investigating commit- 4 tee. Had he known that American z< t fficers were not reviewing the cir-' umstances of battles between A-' lerican vessels and the U-boats he |. rould have peremptorily ordered the J dmiral to adopt that course, the' ecretary said. !: A nn n nro -r?rl o r\f i n.uiiiiiaiLjr lcpviio anu a?aiuo vx. vedit to the Americans were acceptd by Admiral Sims, Mr. Daniels aid, although British demanded abolutely conclusive proof before giv-> ig credit for the sinking of the sub-' larine in the case of an American'' essel, while using a less rigorous tandard in the case of British ships. \ ?ut of 256 attacks on submarines by imerican vessels the British gave fie United States forces credit for ut 24 successful attacks, most of j rhich were listed as "possibly lightly damaged," said Secretary; )aniels. In only one case was full' redit for the sinking of a U-boatj iven an American ship, he said, this! eing: the destroyer Fanning which unk the U-58 and captured the rew. "In explaining why so few credits) ;ere given for known sinkings the j1 unimary compiled by Admiral Sims1 tutes that "unless prisoners or un-J listakable wi'eckage were obtained ollowing an attack it was practically' mpossible to definitely determine he result." said Mr. Daniels. "That irisoners or wreckage were not abso-j Dtely required before a vessel was redited with sinking a submarine is; ~ m I hown by the reports from the Bri-! ish admii*alty records of cases j lassed as known sunk." j Admiral Sims' own reports refuted; he charge made in his letter of j anuary 7, that destroyers were j rushed through brief , and inade- j uate preparation before being sent! broad," the secretary said. He read; xtracts from Admiral Sims' reports J s follows: "Our ships made no demands of j onsequence upon the naval yards acuities alter arriving, in sujoc ux j he length of their passage under ad-1 erse conditions." Turning to Admiral Sims' criticism! hat the navy was unprepared for rar in April 1917, Mr. Daniels said hat Admiral Jellicoe's book on the attle of Jutland showed that "not I I ven the British navy, expecting very minute a decisive battle could , e kept 100 per cent perfect." The American navy was not per2ct, he said, but avoided many costr mistakes by taking to heart the xperiences of other allies. SWEET POTATOES There are few crops so well adaptd to South Carolina conditions as he sweet potato. This crop offers to ae growers every advantage for uccessful growth that is offered by ther field or truck crops. Soil selec- 1 ion, preparation, fertilizing, careful tting and planting ana cultivating re the essentials of success in the 1 ?r\Tirinrr r?f nntfltnpS- snv<i Opn. Hoffmann, Extension Service I orticulturist. The sweet potato adapts itself to J great diversity of soil, but it deghts in and thrives best on a well rained sandy or clay loam soil with 1 clay subsoil. But regardless of the \ pparent ideal physical condition of|l he soil, this crop must be rotated j ach year. Sweet potatoes may fol-)1 >w corn, cotton, small grain, and 1 jgufinous cover crops. They may ' asily and effectively be worked in- j o any well balanced three-year rota-' ion. ! 1 The soil may oe tnorougmy ana eeply prepared by turning twice to depth of 6 to 8 inches followed by i ro^s discing. Crooked and irregular oots result from shallow preparation f the .soil. Therefore, deen and thor-' I ughly preparation is very essential, 1 growing marketale potatoes. Both barnyard and commercial ferilizers are recommended, but the ormer must be judiciously used. Unci the present shortage of ootash, lament of nlant food most needed i excess, liberal applications of arnyard manure will be very effecve both in supplementing this fiortajrc. and in corrcctins the phy?ial condition of the very heavy elayy soils. The fertility and physical ondition of the soil should deter>lnc the extent of the applications, hich should not be in excess of the eeds. Ordinarily both commercial nd barnyard manures are applied in | le drill when the soil is being fitted or jetting the plants and later as a ide dresser. For the average clay soils that will i roduce a bale of cotton to the acre-,' ... t 00 to 600 pounds of an 8-3-3 fertili- j jr is recommended. i! i Preparatory to setting the plants, which should be from May 1st to j Eg July 15th, lay rows 3 to 3 1-2 feet g apart and apply the barnyard manure gj (8-10 tons per acre) or commercial |B fertilizer made of two-thirds 16 per 'HI i =r=r cent acid and one-third cotton seed m meal applied in the drill, and thor- |g oughly mix with the soil. Planting gj beds of medium height, depending IB upon drainage, should be thrown up j J and dragged down, and the plants or gg vine-cuttings set 12 to 18 inches ggg apart. To correct the packed condi- S tion of the soil Drought about JS through the transplanting process, jj? the water furrows should be harrow- ig ed or otherwise cultivated imme- ^ diately following the setting of the |j| plants. IB For late plantings, the one-leaf, 8 (? to 10-inch vine cuttings are more de- f|g -irable than are the slips or "draws", jjf (-.-specially for the growing of seed jj|j Nancy Hall, Porto Rico and Tri-' H? umph are the leading and most' HI popular varities grown in this State, j fcl Triumph is one of the earliest va- . 3B rieties, and should be planted when |?j potatoes are grown for early market, j ||? Frequent shallow cultivation j IS should be practiced until the vines | 111 have covered the ground, during | iH which period the greatest care must H be used in turning the vines. At the j first, nnlt.ivfl.tion. whfrh consists of a careful hoeing and siding with a ' jl broad furrow, a side dressing of one- fl? third cotton seed meal and two- j|j{ thirds 16 per cent acid phosphate f?j should be applied, 400 to 500 pounds ||g per acre, and thoroughly mixed with fj the soil. The Orangeburg sweep or 51 heel bow and shovel is very effective Jjl in cultivating this crop. NOTICE! SCHOOL ELECTION jg Whereas, a petition has been circu- pi lated in Due West School District No. |pf 38, asking for an election for the pur- fif pose of voting an additional tax of 4 Pg mills for school purposes and where- |?g as it appears to be properly signed, ?0j an election is hereby called to take jl notice. Those in favor of the tax will cast ||f a ballot upon which there is written or printer the word "Yes." Those opposed will cast a ballot upon which there is written or printed the word "No." = Trustees to act as managers of ... said election. Ml W. J. Evans, Co. Supt. of Education. j-12-2t. A VALUABLE VOLUME. Will be the June Issue of Proper- sg Gander?Annual of Class of 1920 This, the final issue of this session {jl will be pubished in Book Form, 100 jg| pages, handsomely bound with Numerous Pictures of old Abbeville |pj Such as, Marshall House, Hampton K| speaking on Square in '76, old Court ijy House, Secession Hill, Burts' House, j|J Ox teams on the Square, the Square in the 60's. Then Pictures of New Abbeville (i Paved Streets, Modern Churches, ||g School buildings, new Court House g| and Municipal Building. School children, including a large photo- ?|gi graph of each member of this year's Jj graduating class, Class Will, Prophe- WA. cy and History, Special Articles, ?g Luuiac ui stuu^ lui ncAt acaaiuxi; icport of this session. Also? An Authentic Hiitory of Abbeville jjp If ordered now, check inclosed, jgg price $1.50. Checks ppybV; t'.? ~?.l Proper-Gander, ?ox ?'2, Abbeville, S. C. .jjga i tu: ;imi wr=. JOHN A. HOLLAND, The Greenwood Piano Man ?. | IV; largest dealer in musical instru- j Sji meats in Western Sourn Carolina. Sella j ?L?| pianos, soii-playev pianos, organs and ' jgg je.visig- machine-. Reference: The ! Ig Bank of Greenwood, the oldesi and | 3aak iii ?Teenw?ad County j They're Here..! The ELLIS - LESLIE received a shipment of ( The demand outranks i see them without delay This is the one car have most anything yc for....rare ability and r and detail. Efc-Lesl - : ROBERT S. Real Estate C HERE'S A BARGAIN. 233 Acres Land about 8 miJ ville, good tenant houses, a Well timbered and watered farm for the low price of 1-3 Cash, balance on long ti Two Story House just off J in the city of Abbeville. Pri Good 8 Room House on Wa bath rooms, two kitchens; for two families. Acre Lot. ] 155 Acres Land 9 miles frc Good residence. Two tenan house and good gin house. ?mrl fl.ll npppssflrv out house home for some one. The lan< level and is fine. Price .... $ Nice Lot on Cherokee S good depth. Price Two Nice Lots, one a Corn* ange and Lemon Sts. Will : nvi/io /-\-n fVinoo 1 rvfc ]7I IV/t un invov/ n/vu. Robert S. r-:M' * hose NewjH LO. has just ?|jH| CHALMERS. |H the supply. So :Sj^M in which you |9H m could wish Wfflm : 'w-JHnSj ichness of line y||H ''' lie Co. I vJ jr *J J^K|^BK| vm^^^Hhoi ? LINlCsl Column I ies from Abbend out houses. ||8 ; a splendid ;'|H| $35 Per Acre; SB JrkvfVi Mairi Qf 1 V/JL IflJL XTXU1AJI K^V* ' ce ; $6,000. |ll rdlaw St. Two .|M well adapted Price $8,000. ffjj >m Abbeville. [? t houses. Store t-? i. _ 1_ 1 $&Kfl Harris, staoies ig s. A splendid g| i is practically ? 65 per acre. 11 t., 75 ft. front, 11 .... $850.00. I T An n v_ 3K jjuo uii wJ. m make a close Jk V ??HOW??WW^>^?a>CMWW?ITOWP^ " ? I