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r GIVES POLAND CHAIN OF BANKS American Amateur Banker De veiops Successful Method of Financing Bankrupt Provinces. INNOVATION PLEASES PEOPLE ?? Witn Borrowed runas rarmcn Fed Families, Then Set Out to Rebuild Homes and Prepare for Their Crops. ?? New York.?Chains of things are no longer a novelty in this country. We are accustomed now to 10, 15, 25-cent stores, tea stores, sausages, drug stores, self-service groceries, and beauty parlors, all done in chains. In Poland they have taken up this idea, starting out Dy estaDiismng tneir uuuks in chains. Not just a few huge regional affairs like our fe(Jeral reserves, but hundreds of little farm loan banks ; scattered among the villages of the Lublin and Cholm areas. To be sure, the system was installed by an American and it was American money that filled the empty, dusty v??nit<z That is. whprp there were anv ?? vaults. Dr. John A. Morehead, European commissioner for the National Luther Council of America, is the amateur banker who set up this notably successful met hod of financing whole provinces of bankrupt, homej . Jess people cf Europe. Works Out Simple Method. Perhaps it was the commissioner's ' very greenness at banking technical ities that dill the tries, tie woruea out the simplest, easiest, quickest methods, because he did not know any better.4 What he did know was that thousands of fertile farm lands in the devastated sections of Poland were lying barren and desolate, and that the farmers, most of them returned exiles, were helpless, robbed of their J \ 1 (r V ^ _^ .vs'^?y?3 SS&^IwmbB Or. John A. Morehead. implements, and with their homes in ashes. Furthermore, he knew what miracles American money could bring ] about if loaned to these sturdy, cour| ageous peasants. Also, he had the 1 I cash that American Lutherans had sent. That was all that was necessary. Without a single flourish of red I tape, Doctor Morehead got busy, and w through local committees a long strtng " of little banks were opened. It took $250,000 to load up the tills, because by thb time it passed through that highly prejudiced European exchange, it was transformed into stacks and bales of purple, green, and gray-blue marks. Opening ceremonies were extremely informal. Crowds attended However, iwuiy siauuiu^ uuisiuc iur hours for their turn to pay their re^ spects to the note teller. The com& mittees had economized upon floor i H . space. Usually the bank occupied one | L ^tfitner of, the blacksmith's shop, or a i B back room in a seed store. j ?"?* f* -L. f? I | rirst oouyn; rooa, With their borrowed funds the farmW/y ers first bought a square meal for their families, and hauled timber from nearH by forests to build new homes. Farm tools and i*e stock were so scarce that many long shopping trips had to he made. One eager customer trudged 70 miles for a spade to dig up his garHM den. Many a man walked 20 to 30 miles and returned leading his new horse loaded with seed hags, and drag ping a plowshare. Two bumper crops - -hare been produced by the ctfents of this chain of banks and much of the money has already been repaid, with 4 per cent interest Not only did they save their own provinces from famine, but they sent great shipments of food products into neighboring stricken seeNaval Reserves Mustered Out. Washington.?The naval reserve of I the United states is virtually unuusueu under an order issued by Secretary Denby disbanding all classes except one and she, and affecting approxi mately 155,000 men of the reserve. Strood. England.?Rev. L. Hammond had little funds to prepare the foun* dation for the parish hall building. So fc? farmed a "diggers' brigade" from the men in bis congregation and had $10,000,000 AID* FOR VETERANS ? ? "? " -i r-_: ji? rteu uross rroviaes rneriuiy Service of Many Kinds to Army of Disabled. BULK OF WORK BY CHAPTERS 2,397 of These Are Helping Ex Service Men Obtain Benefits U. S. Provides. One Held of Red Cross service alone, that of assisting disabled veterans of the World War, entails expenditures $4,000,000 greater than the aggregate receipts of the Annual Roll Call of j AAA k T> AW I 1HZV* Uie .iilieniuu ucu viuao aunounces In a statement urging a widespread increase in membership at the Annual Roll Call, November 11 to 24. At the present time National Headquarters and the cation-wide chain of Chapters of the Red Cross is spending approximately $10,000,000 annual! !y for the relief of disabled ex-service i men and their families, while the ag' gregate receipts from last year's Roll | Call were approximately $6,000,000. j It Is In the 2,289 of the 3,600 Red Cross Chapters which still are helping ! solve the veteran's problem of adjusting Mmcolf tr? a nnrmnl / Ivilinn stflfTis I lilliitJVAA. VV M uv* v? ? ivvwiv that the greater part of the cost of this service is borne. Of the total sum i spent for veterans' relief last year, National Headquarters expended a total of more than $2,000,000, while the remaining disbursement of approximately $7,000,000 represents the contribution of Chapters in this countrywide effort to assist the Government in providing the aid sorely needed by these men and their families. An Ever Expanding Problem That the problem of the disabled service man is ever-expanding and probably will not reach the peak before 1925, is the assertion of well-in- | formed Government officials and that 2,397 Ked Cross Chapters regard It as their most Important work Is evidence that the expansion is in nowise confined to a particular section but is, on the contrary, nation-wide. At the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1921, there were 26,300 disabled service men In the 1,692 United States Public Health Sen-ice, Contract and Govern ment Hospitals and Soldiers Homes, and that number Is increasing at a rate of 1,000 a month. Thousands of these men receiving medical treatment, compensation and vocational training from the Government today, started their efforts to obtain them through the Red Cross Chapter. The Chapter, acting as the disabled man's agent in claims against | the Government, informs the man as to j the procedure necessary to gain for j htm that which is provided him by | Federal statute. His applications for compensation, medical treatment and j training are properly filed with the aid of the Red Cross Chapter. Many Forms of Assistance If there is delay before the man's claim is acted upon, the Red Cross j Chapter lends the man money to meet the imperative needs of himself and his dependents. Most vital to the man's gaining full benefit from the Government's care is j keeping his mind free from worry about j his home. Keeping the veteran's fam| ily from hardship of every kind and informing him of its welfare is an- i I other ifrovince of the Chapter. Free ; from fear on this score, the man's recovery and advancement usually is rapid. Every month during the last year, the American Bed Cross has given j service of one kind or another to an average of 129,215 former sendee men and their families. An indication of i the extent of the faith reposed in the Bed Cross Chapter is to be found in the fact that there were 356,544 requests for friendly aid In the solution i of personal problems. 448 Workers in Hospitals While the man prior to entering Government care deals largely with the Chapter, afterward he comes into contact with the sen-ice provided by National Headquarters. There are 448 Red Cross workers in the United States Public Health Sendee and contract hospitals and other institutions in which these men are being cared for. whose dntv is .to Drovide for his recreation, help him with his compensation claims, keep him In touch with his family; In short, meeting his every need outside of that provided by the Government While these are a few of the responsibilities of the National Organization, they, are by no means all. Among other Red Cross accomplishments for the year are: -1 WA WOO -11.4. it nanaiea <v,unvimeui uuu allowance claims. It delivered through Its Chapter organization 63,655 allotment checks to veterans who had moved from the addresses furnished to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. It provided a special fund of $10,000 for medical assistance to men under vocational training. If nr.de- 32,495 loans totaling $450,000 to men taking vocational training, c\I wfclcb 85 per cent has been repaid. Ask For St! S Expect to find the Y]jj | Fisherman, the | "Mark of Supremacy," | I on every bottle of Q ! emulsion that you buy. g This means that you will | g always ask for | ! SCOTTS EMULSION I I Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. 2 ALSO MAKERS OF 1 ki.Mnme I i Ib ; i (Tablets or Granules) I for INDIGESTION" - I J ! S. Rawl I Has purchased | the Regian | Shoe Shop j and Fixtures j Next to The Barre Hardware Comi pany, Lexiiigton, S. C., and is prepared to do any kind of Shoe Repairs while you wait. Prcie reasonable. ?? i | ATonic | g For Women R QU "I was hardly able to drag, I UB H was so weakened/'writes Mrs. LJ IXI W. F. Ray, of Easley, S. C. K 1 "The doctortreated me for about H j two months, still I didn't get M any better. I had a large fam- M ily and felt I surely must do U something to enable me to take UB care of my little ones. I had LJ heard of ~ 4 m CARDUI The Woman's Tonic M "I decided to try it," con- RT tfmies Mrs. Rav . . 1 "I took M eight bottles in all I re- M M gained my strength and have M m had no more trouble with wo- M XI manly weakness. I have ten QQ Hj children and am able to do all Q T| my housework and a lot outW doors ... 1 can sure recom- rl M mend Cardui." M fi Take Cardui today. It may W Sft b? iust yod need* ^ U ?IM LMI SHOES THE KIND THAT WEARS EASY AND LOXGES'l We are always prepared to serve our Lexington friends from a large stock of dependable Shoes for every kind of wear; in all leathers and siseB. The "Family Shoe Store of Columbia." Farmers* Medium and Heavy Work Shoes a Specialty. E P.& F. A. DAVIS WHEN j in Columbia, Lunch with us at Creami ery Lunch Room 121G Lady Street, 1 1-2 block from Main. You will be as ! welcome as the flowers in May. The I | best of everything and reasonable ! prices. i Creamery Lunch, 1216 I.ady St. Columbia, S. C. i Are You Workin Work or any sort js pure dm your existence. But with a pur] lor a reward and it lightens yo pleasure. Have a purpose in life! ZMa 1 building up a savings account ii you with the means to attain y< independence, wealth?they all persistently save. Same rate of interest (4 per cc accounts. THE OLD The Carolina Natioi W. A. Clark, President. T. S. Bryan, V. President. "As Copeland Goes, LEARN ' The Holiday Season Is Here G Me; Chi Yvit me: HOSIERY BA1 NECKWEAR S.\ IIAXDKE11RCHIEFS CLOVES RAINCOATS Numerous small articl 1 MC Cffaaf tUOiJ ITiaUl UI' "~~r~ JOB Prompt Expert W< The Dispi Lexington, Practical Gi THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE AT C WHO RECEIVE I Practical sifts arc the most ful and a useful gift brings plea of the giver every time the articl Do your Xmas Shopping he: gifts of good quality. Here are Smoking stands or ash trays Pocket Knives in styles an< boys like best. Vacuum Bottles. We have a in several different finishes A useful gift for mother or ' Food and meat cutters. T.ip-Vitc A ? Gifts for the man who sh Razor Hones and Razor Str The most wonderful coliecti balls, base balls, sport swez the other things that make are here. Gifts for the motorist. For Set, Set of Spark Plugs, Ho Extinguishers. Carving Sets and Electric Ir< by the wife or mother at CI Skates. A pair of skates w Velocipedes, Tricycles and C bring a joyous Xmas to any A Chest of Tools will impro Electric Toasters and Elec make her happy give her on Lorick & Lo Columl IT Vifl ?*? g With a Purpose dgery ii' it means merely earning oose back of it you are working ur tasks and makes work a real ;e your life a success! Start by a this institution. It will furnish :>ur object. A comfortable home, come within your reach if you mt.) paid on both large and small RELIABLE la 1 Rank nf f nliimhia Jno. D. Bell, Asst. Cashier. Jos. M. Bell, Cashier. So Goes the Fashion" FHE WAY. t i ' ifts For ii like sensible, useful articles as istnias gifts. We are prepared h a complete line of such gifts for n. 'HROBES [OKING JACKETS itt % r rnvn n i vi?c H.'iuni.m v.i.ijDv-? suit cases belt buckles Ics suitable for 31ailing. slits and bbi overcoats i yro $25* to $30 w order by mail b5 we prepay . Columbia, S. C. I THE KIND THAT PLEASES Service arkmanship iiai-itco/d South Carolina ^3BH2a^8BB8BB2iSffi222S?MBa ????. __ ft Sircgcsffcn %j IIKISTMAS TIME AKE TilUbiJ >KACTICAIj GIFTS. appreciated because tliey are usesure and many pleasant memories !e is used. re and be sure of getting practical a lew suggestions: ; for gifts. 3 kinds of handles that men and number of bottles to choose from, wife. rift. aves himself. Safety Razors, also ops. on of foot balls, basket balls, golf iters, wagons tind skatee, and all on/1 nht'WIr^n Vl O ntlV 1V1IVO U11U W4U4U4VU I I instance, a good Pump, Jack, Tool rns, Robes, Inner Tubes and Fire j )ns. They will be most appreciated ' iristmas time. ill make any boy or girl happy. < <- mill -oasier wagons. une ui child. >ve the Beys' Time. J trie Percolators. If you want to e of these for Xmas. iwraece, Inc. c r ( !iJJNGAliJ>IA is "without a rival*" ? j in ordinary or deep-seated Coughs and Colds, difficult breathing, and i for the relief of Whooping Cough. jp'&ea The wonderful results following its * use will astonish you and make ! you its life-long friend. Your*: money back, if you have ever used i I its equal. Danger lurks where 4 f\ , there is a Cough or Cold: Conauer. 1" L J ifl it quickly with LUXGARDIA. Safe | for all ages. 60 cts. and $1.20 per f ; bottle. Manufactured by Lungardia-1 * ! Co., Dallas, Texas. ^ T /g For Sale By HARMON DRUG fl ^ | COMPANY. TAX BOOKS OPEN ? Office County Treasurer ^ Lexington County. Lexington, S. C.( Cct. 11, 1921.Public notice is hereby given that -iff! state, county and school taxes <forV:'Jff& Lexington county will be received by me from October 15th, to December !31st, 1921, inclusive. : The levy is as follows: <- * For State purposes 12 mills 'j/Sn For Countv nurnoses ..7 1-2 mi-Is "SreH J For Int. and Frin. High- |J| j way loan 3 mills I For past indebtedness.. 4 railigk^ffil ! For Constitutional school *11 tn.t 3 mills For weak schools .. .. 1-2 millJ||^H Total 30 millsj^B Special tax as folows: -jM District Xo. 1. Special and bonds, [|PB District Xo. S. Special and bonds, 14 mills. Wj District Xo. 14. Special and bonds, r^g 8 mills. District No. 15. Special and bonds, J 34 mills. District No. 18. Special and bonds, r 36 mills. District No. 23. Special and bonds, District No. 29. Special and bonds, 16 mills. ^ District No. 36. Special and bonds, fi mills. District No. 37. Special and bonds, ^^3 14 mills. :mn District No. 60. Special and bonds, "" j 12 mills. . District No. 66. Special and bonds, ( I 8 mills. In remitting your tax money please j|] state whether you wish to pay road J|1 tax or work, also, s*ate how many | dogs you have. In order to avoid any j confusion as there are many other J Smiths, make your money order or J cashier's check payable to W. J. J Smith, Treasurer, and address your Mt yetter to W. J. SMITH, tf Treasurer Lexington County. ? * I District No. 76. Special and bonds,. j District No. 12. Special and bonds,. I 10 mi,is. " | District Nos. 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, ,21, /,'^J 27, 32, 34, 35, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45, 50, 53, 59, 61, 63,64, 69, 71, 77, 78,. 80, J 83, 84, and 87?S mills. I Dstrct Nos. 41, 79 and 82?6 mills. jgj District Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 19,20, 22, 30, 31, 33, 33, 46, 48, 49, 55, % I 62, 75, 88?4 mills. 1 District Nos. 6, 23, 24, 26. 28, 44, ' Jjl 47, fl, 70, 72, 74?2 mills. Capitation Road Tax $5.00, option al upon all male citizens between the 4J$| ages of 18 to 55 or work 5 days in Poll Tax $1.00 upon all male citizens between the ages of 21 to 60. l>og tax $1.25 for every dog over 6 4f< months old. nATc nir ? |\ni>j mi-i ^ so do mice, once they cat RATSnap. And they leayc no odor behind. Don't take our word for it ?try a package. Cats and dogs '*^1 won't touch it. Rats pass up all ' % food to get RAT-SNAP. Three .35c size (1 cake) enough for , | Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar. C5c size (2 cakes) for Chicken ij House, coops, or smau duuuiu^s. j $1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out buildings, storage buildings, or factory build- U Sold and Guaranteed by Har- I mon Drug Co. and Lexington I Pharmacy. ? AytRY^EWELER I C0LUM&A.5.C g cAn m m 'A. I sua MainjM. wm Moved I to I 1619 Main St. -I Columbia