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'VOICE OPPOSITION TO 3.'ADOO PLAN Jiouston and Lefilng'we'll rGive 'Views. Against 114nd4 Is sues. Necretalry of Treasury lind( Assistant not Favor ably Ic101t4lined Ta011rd leheiie. Washilngtonl. AIlarch I I.-Opposing forier S(eretary .\ceAdoo'; plan of redueing taxes by additioial bond ts sules, Secretary Ilouston and Assistant Secretary Leflligwell today told the I house ways and nieans conlittee vIich is considering soldier 'el ief legislation, liat any illrease inl the present governient ilidebtedness wottId c reat a grave financial situa tioni. Seeretaiy HIouston predicted that I bond issue of $2,500,0011,000 necessary litder certaini plans of' adjIttsted (0111 pensation now hfori the ll(lcommnittee "..night :lllt in a disaster." while Mr. I4'flingwell said the worst thin ug pmo sHlt' would be to gi e bonds to olr imir soldiers.4 a, a great majority of h1l would cashl their holdings in-. inediately." Both suggested in creaste(d taxes as ''the least liarmfuil way to ext end re lief, the assistalt seer'et aly aSseItilig that eveni a tax oi norial iloiIIes wool d add to tlit cost of living and be dirctly felit by those least able to hear it. Alny fIultir' bond issiv would lmva to hearI 1 per cent. miterest and wouIld hw "at niuch mllore serious proposition 1han it vas dling the war." Governor Iiarding of the Xederal re served board told the colimitee: "First, there would be a lack of pa Iriotisin which lielped inl sellin g b1(1onds during the .var." ht(le said. "antd secoiid ly. we woldlI coi into cotpetition witht all sort:, of connnercelal invest. 1enlits.'' Evi inde' ilcreased taxes, ecre tary llousion said. the pri'oposed expen diture of $2,lot000,00.0 "'would be a seriolis oilt for the ltpeope to collf'roit at( this tinie." "The pre.(sent financial situation i not critical." .\l-. floustonl coinented.I "eolloily by the ltople. a.voidane of' waISte inl expnW1ditures' . VCono1i 1i ll) propriations by congiress and priidtiee ill liandliniig these appropriations will laturaly relieve the situation." Iiscissing t holtd plan. .\r. IM fing-well said bonds -ivInl to f'ortneri service m , while increasillg flt n lion's idnebtedless wouIl also bri ii a bout I recuenii''(ice of activitiis eI' ''sharks" siiilar to those uised against Liberty bondholders after theari i(00. TN LIV ES LOST IN TOlNADO I''TH Seveni MmiS I i Children Victiis of Stori. oui r lin One Fanilly. Springfiel, .\o., .\arch I 1.--T n p)ersonls ariT knowni to be dead. one I' ported dead and eighti injutred its, the restilt of a toriado whicb swt vt throuight the valley of Turkey Crtek near Dlransoi and I lollister iti Taoy ('tility today. Seven1 dead arv smnall cihildren. Four of Williani Iox's childrel wer killed andt his brotthetr lost three chil ~\Iis. Alvah I lowarid and thud , liv \ing at .\lelva,. were' kil led instanitly. Williaini .ackson, lii'-i livte miltes sootheatst of Iirianson11, wVas rep'lorted to1 hav~e been1 kIlletd. A. sisteir of .1 ackson11 was ser'ioutsly I n.ijured. .1 ohn GrUoss anti hiis wi ft li vi ng oii a farin i near Oatsis. north of r;an11on,1 were blow away withl tir homI'ltle andit Sltaftement oifit h oiid It-lon of thle 1H.1 N k 4)F 4G I.. V (oi;wi', L~oenlied af Graiy ('ourit, S. .,u at thle close of lbusi ness 31azrch Ii sf, 192tt. OiverdrIafits .. . .. .. .. 575'?.I Iiltds an~d Sitock: Ownhtd by the' linnk ..... ... .. 17.:7:.0 Furinitture antd lixttiires .. 1,0.; Han kimg I lo'sse..... . .....,70.t00 O herI Rteal Fs late Ownetd .. 1, it0.t0'0 G;old ............. Silveir and1 Otheri''nin 23.~ Cheeks and Cash1It'i ~, 31 Exehaniges f'oirf( thea'n I luis...... .. ....... 529.0 ~f'oal .. . . . . .2h.2.00 ('apia] tok Pid In. . . $2300.08 Toitl.............. .....2,,679.27 Illapitafl( Sto pa id .n.. ..$ 2500.00 Su V rlus Iun .eoi . . . .l I 5000 TnIvided Pofitits ofs Cur (alrets xpeses and .2 Taxes tl.I 'Ioad .. .. .. ..,. .. $231,.27.1 Iidends mUaidt . . .. 0 .ay. (t.00 Ii' flivirhahovepositso Sbaect lt, e bookns of piti bail.It Tim Crtll ats ofh(ay(fM l Dle-120 State ofotathyCarolina County Attft (4ur. .IoioiI.f OieforeII m, GamC D, GraytCash n1o trace has been found of either the home or Its occupants. - Ridgeway Manky Was carried 1,000 feet from his home at .M\elva, and when he regained Colsl lousness oil tle oti piosite bank of Turkey creek, lie saw his young brother, Wililaiml, struggling In the water. lie Was too weak to give ai d. Later the body of the brother was recovered down stream. The storn was not. confined to MIel Va. lteports. of holes carried away, buildings destroyed and (.hill ( l'('i Injured colltinued to pour into tie (lenter. of the stricken area to night. The storim district included KEirbyville, Taneyville, Mildred, Oasis, P'orsythl and Illinson elieo'ts of intisual effects of the storii were numerous tonight, a work train of eight cars south of Isranson and on which the wives of six work men lived was moved 200 feet down the track and tie ears uicou pled, buti not one of the occupants hurt. The hotel at Melva was practically demolished While six 1womenv~ were seated ieari tle tireplace. I tricks, plaster aid sIlinters fell about tile woinil. One Was injured slightly. Jopl in. .\lo., MIarch I I.- 'hree nien were kill'd in a toraindo t hat striluck Nevada. \lto.. 69 imiles northIi west of lire this afternoon, destroying 'part of a three story building occupied by the Htank of Nevada and blowing out wildows in the court house. FElI'l Li ZEM FOlR 'SE, l'oins to Iteieimiher fin li uInr ' for (Jarden,. .\anure is scarce in and around cities. Commercial fertilizers 11111s he depended uplonl lwimar11ily f'or Idda;ng feit ility to gaidei soils. It pays to use the best grade of comi iiercial for tilizers. \\'hen the hiomiie gardener buys fertilizers le pays for niitiogen. phos lhoric aid tid potash. and if Ie can Secure the reqiired amiiotint of the se el'iiments in' a small <lulaltity of mate rial, so muc1tIi the better. as le .will avoid the handling of a greater wel'ighit upon1 which freight and oteirci 'otsS have b(en iaid. A fertilizer contain ing from .1 to G per cent. of itrogen, Sto 1 )(.r ('eit of available phos phoric acid and :, or -I per centl potash.1 is generally recoiiended for use oii hoie gardns ly specialists of th Illited States department of agricul Iit re. One pound to :!. feet of low is qluiv aielit to an applieation of 500 pollills to the aere. One pound to U5 feet of row is elltlivalent to an appl tal ion of 1,aol pounds to thie acre, andill an appli cation of oile 11ound1(1 to vight feet of row is practically e(luivanlit to :2,00t pounds of fertilizer to tihe acre. Commercial fertilizers are Iigh at preseit and no more tha i Is absollitly ilecessary shoild be used. 'Care mu1iist also be laken in their applicntion, as there is constant danger of burnin;. the roots of the 101an1s, especially where the fertilizers are applied di retly in the irows. The i(St r'esull are generially secured whe the fer' tilizer's ale alpplied and i'aked in a few~~ (lays biefore. sowinl g thel seeds or setting thll plants. In this way ther b(clinil liiire 0or1'5 liii ixed w'ith the ii soil andi there will lie little danger' oif dloing the lilats an injuiry. iini many sectioiis (If thle ('outry i 'a te of ctSodla is used'( as a stimu1 lnt to force the growth oIf thel plants after' hey arie star'ted. Nitrate oft soda is ('oncenitriatell fertili ze r fur n ishiin g i.. grecen and~ vigorouIis grow'th in planta andil shlild beI u:sed s'ainigly to :tvo.-i n.jiiury. Thlie iisual tustomii is 1(1 s'atIler a lit tle toneil pound to 100t freti nitrtate' (It Sodla a1long thle lows (If planits and1( ix it wvithI the soil by means11 oIt a hI. or rak1e. A nother' me'thod)1 is to) dlissoilv~e a t ablespboon ful o(f the nitrate lit soda inl a Ibailful (if w'atei' and usc this .<-o lut in forI wvateing the IlanlhtS, takhing ('ale that only a small (lianitity of the wa te'r is app11 li arollnd( e'ach platnt, It. Is vas tly biet ter to makhe frequen 'lt lIght apliicat ions of the( liltrate raither' thani to aply too much at one t imne. F'OUNI) IN 1)A31(t'S Soni of Klng' of thlie hjaz A lot. to Summlloni 53yrhian ('inlgr'ess, aon don, Mareh II.---Offle lal audvice's state that the sItuation In Darains cus is serlious. l'0m ir lsa I, son oif the kIng of the I tejaz, it Is expIlained, has though t It advisable io summloni h' -Syian eongr'ess, whiich Intends to dIeclarie thle cornleteCll indeedece oif the couinti'y and liroclatim h im k inf The emi', it is stated, succeeded temi lporaily in forestallIng such action, se cuii 'ng the postponement of the meet ing of the congi'esn whlilch had been eal led forl .\arich G, butt the exc itemeit is saidI to he so great that lie piobably will he ('omplld to nea(Cedhe to thle de' WI I'llt, Syia, Miarch 8.---The S:;vian congress at Daimascus today dleelaredl Syia to he an Indepienden t state. There were fieworks tonlight, and IHeirut celebrated its Independence. It is re( plortedl to Priince Iecizat, soin of th' king of the tilejnz. Iwill be downed king of Syria tomorrow. Palestine, 0 Lebanon and northern ,\esopotaniia ,Are included inl the districts where the Arabs are voting freely, aipparently with the purpose of forcing the peace conference to recognize Syria under a threat of cooperation with the Turk ish nationalists if independece is re fused theml. The Arabs claim to have 100,0100 Iroops ready to cooperate with the i'urks in Cilicia and Anatolia. Ap parently they are willing to accept irelnch advisers. Prince Feizal, son of the king of Hejaz has beeni proclaimed king of Syria, according to advics received n Cairo from tih(e Ilei rut, says a dis patch to tle London Times froin the Kgyptianl capital. 11o(1011, .larch 12.-An assembly of o3 sopotalial notables now sitting it Dlamascis probably will proclaim \lesopotaim ia a state and form a joint overnment withii Syria under the re ecy of Zeid. a brother of Prince Eeizal of the Ilejaz, according to Th,11e 1aily Mail's Cairo correspondent. PEPTO-MANGAN MAKES RICH RED BLOOD' Illelps Iestore Thii, Iiun.;11own 31en mand4 Womenit to Vh'Iorolls, Full. Blooded Ilenith. tITO11IENDFI) BY Il YSI(IANS. iold inllui or T.,111e- Form-l-The Naeli "ude's" Ihe Guide to fihl Geninle. It is a trute saying that your healti S only as goot as y)i 1)10(l. Goad, '11 blood manifests Itself in a healithby tatuI111al comlipltxion; clear, keenl eyes I re( eneigy and en t Iusia si; Ind anl abnlidait supply of reserve streIgt- I. Ali just as posi tively (oes poor, hinl blood directly influence the iin Ire sysiem. Pale. .allow coil plex Ions; lill yes; a listless step: languidness: ired ness; w(or n-olt feeling; genleral iejietedless anl(% unhiaipiless--all arc 111tive signs tht I tle body i; n1ot ro ving its 1,toiler 1our1 rislimiit brlouigh thle blo d. Puplo-Alanganl~i . lps restorevgr )Its healthl becaust it contains tlhe ,vry eleimients so im itch needed by Ile iood to eiable it. to performit a.s fune ions and slihpl)ly the ltod y Wili nour. shmlutt, en eigy, and streigth-. I'or your coivenience, Ppto-Man in is prepIared in ta blet as wIelI as hitiuid form. IBoth possess exactly the ;am itedicinal value. There is hnt onte genuine P'eito \langan, and that is "Gude's". If the 1ame "Glde's" is0 not on tile package is; not lepto-.\langan. Wha1 MANY Men Prices are hii you of this. you?'1get yoi o7 w o'deci rything y< THEY'RE her think they're we've seen in a leave that to y hart Laurens, S. ( e - 1\\ In these days of rugs, highly polished floors are most essen tial, and inasmuch as they are subjcted to constant wear, the greatest care should be exercised in finishing them. Hardwood floors properly varnished with Pee Gee $pecification Floor Varnish resist heel marks, do not show scratches, will not crack and are not affected by hot or cold water. With little care and expense, such floors are easily kept in splendid condition by using You need no experience--simply follow directions given on each can; and you will obtain a high, brilliant polish of great beauty and durability. Pee Gee Floor Wax can be successfully applied on all wood surfaces, furniture and linoleum. If cracks appear in the floor, due to shrinkage in the wood, Pee Gee Crack Filler should be used. It fills In and makes the floors level and smooth. Askc for Frae Booklet--"The Modern Method of Finishing Wood," also for set of w'ood panels finished with Pee Gee Speci fication Varnishecs, or write direct to' Peaslee-Gaulbert Co., Incorvoratecd. Louisville. Ky. LAURENS HARDWARE COMPANY Laurens, S. C. A bout Prices r Spring? ask that question about Clothes. h, certainly---but we can assure No matter what you pay here, ir money's worth and you're the des it. If you think you didn't get )u should---money back. Copyright 11art Schaffuor & Mars r Styles for Young Men e; and of course we Hart Schaffner & Marx produced ahead of anything these ckothes for us, a great variety long time. But we'll of designs and patterns, we'll show ou- you. on Cloth!ng Co mpany CASH CLOTHIERS---"SUITS ME" Greenwood, S. C.