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CLEMSON HONORS LEADING FARMERS TWO PRESENTED WITH CERTI FICATES OF MERIT FROM BOARD OF TRUSTEES APLE GREING A SUCCESSI Anderson County Farmer Demon strates Possibilities of Building Up Leached Soil. Clemson College. - Beginning in 1915 and every year since the board' I of trustees of Clemson college has t soight to recognize, encourage and : honor each year two South Carolina r farmers who have done noteworthy U and meritorious work in the advance- 1 ment of agriculture. The awards of 9 .certificates of merit are made at com mencement, the honors this year go- t ing to Dan E. Good of Walhalla for b work in promoting the apple growing V industry in the Piedmont and to J. -I Wade Drake of Anderson for work in t the renovation of worn-out soils. There I Is no doubt that these gentlemen are worthy recipients of the certificates I of merit presented to them by tve board of trustees upon recommenda- t tion of the agricultural faculty after t careful study of the situation. Mr. Good is the owner of "Apple Grove Farm," one mile from Walhalla. where he has demonstrated the fact I that apples can be grown as a com mercial proposition in the foothills. Mr. Good began in 1909, when he put ! in 12 acres of apples on his small farm of 51 acres. And, under suggestions c from the extension horticulturists of e Clemson college, he has, made such a 0 success of the venture that, though c without any technical knowledge of 0 fruit growing to begin with, he now C makes annually a good profit from his t orchard, and. though practicing a Nve- ; st-home type of farming. he depends chiefly on his apples as his principal money crop. He believes that apples will do well commercially anywhere In the Piedmont counties. J. Wade Drake, the other recipient of the honor this year. Is an Andet son county farmer, who has proved that the worn-out Pi;dmont lands need not remain unproductive, but that, by a proper sy'stem of farm man - agement and soil building through the use of legumes and. rotation, the poor est soils may be4nade productive and profitable. Several years ago Mr. Drake bought a run-down farm near Anderson and set about restoring Its fertility and productivity. Having de cided that heavy purchases of com mercial fertilizers alone would never give him real profits or restore his poor soils, he decided upon legumes and crop rotations as th wise course, and he. too, sought the guidance of the extension workers, with the result that dutring the past few years he has had no trouble in producing two bales of cotton per acre on lands built up from a woefully unproductive state by the simple and uncostly pro eess of legumes and rotation of crops. Mystery Surrounds Killing of Girl. Greeniville.-Supposedly leaving her home at Donwood some time dur-ing the night for the purpose of visiting .the grave of her little sitter, who was instantly killed a few days ago when her clothing was caught on the emergency brake of an automobile and she was hurled to death in the road. Ellen Livingston. 17-year-old II daughter of B. F. Livingston. was found dead on the tracks of the South era railway between Donwood and Graceland cemetery. The body was badly mutilated and gave evidence of having h'een dragged for some distance under the wheels of a locomotive. The father was unaware of the rh sc'nce of his daughter until she failed to appear at hreaikfast, and a searc' - was institutod. Being notified that -an r;'iidentified body had been found.- the anxious parent rushed to the under taking establishment and found hisI child.- The right arm was severed at the shoulder. the left at the wrist and her right foot at the ankle while the skull was fractured and severe wounds were inflicted in the right side. Jury Exonerates Officers. Greenville.-At an inquest held over the body of Dorgan Beaco, 50-year-Old farmer near Greer. who was killed hy- officers in an exchange of shots in which Deputy Ben Parris was pain fuller wounded, both Deputy Parris and )epxty Sheriff E. S. Cothran were ex- y aerated. The verdict of the jury was in effect that Beaco came to hist Jleath at the hands of one of the of fcers when they attempted to dis- e charge their duty. Young People Have Narrow Escape. Bennettsville. - Four young Rock ham. N. C . people had a narrow e+ (ape frori drowning several days ago when the car in which they were rid ing turned turtle and plunged from the dami at McIa.r!n mH:! pond. near here. The er:- --''d o'" in theI waters of th:' vo .Buyn the oc rupants beneath ty maenin. . The car me de 7. H H Flk3 atfWoking>am. A 'iALE Of LIQUOR I ABOARD VESSELS :y dC T SEA UNTIL SUPREME COURT ur DECISION HOLDS PRACTICE (1 ILLEGAL, SAYS LASKER. F th IRY FORCES ALL ARUSED E hairman Lasker Defies Opinion of th Former Actng Attorney General in Frierson. co Washington.--Sale of liquor on ship ing board vessei L. sea will be con inued. Chairman Lasker reiterated, ntil a supreme court decision has been m endered holding such practice illegal b inder the prohibition laws or until ha te "has been convinced of its ille- n ality." Pi Mr. Lasker maintained throughout fil he day the position taken by hint in fr is letter to Adolphus Busch, 3rd. vice- st resident of the Amheuser-Busch Brew ag company, St. Louis, despite indica- es ion that it would be made the sub- es ect of attack in Congress and the W Lti-Saloon league and other dry or- er anizations. of Officials of the department of jus- er ice refused to comment on the situa- er ion but in other quarters attention (i ras called to an opinion on file there th rhich was rendered by former acting TI Lttorney General Frierson, in 1920. Mr. ru "rierson held that the national prohi ition act was effective upon ships ying the American flag wherever they ti aight be. th According to high department offi- P1 ials, an opinion of an attorney gen- re ral remains the official interpretation w f a law until it has been revoked by he ourt decisions or by a' superceding pz pinion. Furthermore, they added. such ly pinion always stands unless request m or a review comes from the same de artment or agency which originally ti equested the ruling. Mr. Lasker's stand as to liquor on oard American vessels was taken, he w oformed Mr. Busch. on the authority th f an opinion rendered by rm'-al pi ,ounsel Schlesinger, of the shipping br oard. sa The chairman conferred with Attor- co tey General Daugherty, and while ef here gave him copies of the corres ondence with the St. Lewis brewer. 7he matter of liquor sales at sea was ax tot the primary purpose of the confer- h ince, Mr. Lasker indicated later, but d( t was brought up incidentally. y Refusing to discuss his talk with in dr. Daugherty, Chairman Lasker de- ce lared he would not ask the depart- sh nent of justice for a new opinion. be- of ng entirely satisfied with that ren- se lered by Mr. Schlesinger. He added hat he would not answer further let ers on the subject of liquor selling, to Representative Upshaw. de'mocrat, s eorgia. announced publicly that he s rould offer an amendment to the ship bi ubsidy hill providing that no part of cr he federal subsidy fund should he used to y the steamship lines on who~e ships s iquor is sold. al There was talk that such an amend- ox ent wouild he put squarely before t le committee itself. One ardent prohibitionist went so is ar as to express the opinion that "by ax text summer a law will be enacted e rohiiting the landing in the United er tates of foreign ships on which liquor of lling is permitted." , ax May Consumption is 495,674 Bales- be Washington-Cotton consumed dur ag May amounted to 495,674 bales of re nt and 52.344 bales of linters, com- t ared with 440.714 of lint and 48,071 f linters in May last year. the Censusli ~ureau announced. Cotton on hand May 31 in consuming gi stablishments amounted to 1.419.836 pi ales of lint, and 159.251 hales of lint- th re, compared with 1.280.723 of lit h( d 216 2~2 of linters so held a year go, and on hand in nublic storage and tcomresses. 2.561.007 bales of lint. nd 94,181 hales of linters, compared rith 4.738.261 of lint and 260.376 ofT inters so held a year ago. Tmports amounted to 114.320 bales, oC ompared with 10,542 in May last year. it Exorts for May were 469.397 hales. til acluding 12.061 hales of linters. com- th ared with 477.389 bales, including 4.- ly 40 bales of linters exported in May p ist year-.a Coton spindles active during May ch iumbered 31.653.061 compared with 2.836107 in May last year. Statistics for cotton growing states re allow: cc Consumed during May 331.771 bales a~ ompard with 268.492 in May last al ear. to On hand May 31 in consuming es- se ablishments 685.792 bales, oemparedw rith 573.371 a year ago. and in public torage at compresses. 2.055.5.36 bales_ ompared with 4.255.615 a year ago. Plan Big Electr-ic Plant. Washington-A project for the do -elopment of 10.000 horsepower to op rate a proposed cotton mill near Ashe- gt -jIlle N. C.. is contemplated by the p1 'arolina Power and Textilo cornpan7. tc inder application just filed with the cc ederal power commission. ISc The company asks for a prolminarvI >ermit to construct five power projects n the Pisech Na'ionxal For".4 in 1-en erson anid Troa.ylvaniac counties. Phlre" / th , ,rojpets woruld he located mn the -louthx :ork of Mills river, one on NEW WAY TO REPAIR DAMA FS TO OLD AND TREASURED CHINA. The old fashioned tale about Hump Dumpty and the inability of "all e king's horses and all the king's en to patch him together again", es not apply to antique and treas -ed pieces of chinaware which are maged by unavoidable tumbles. )rmerly, the custom has been for e housewife to pick up the pieces id throw them away. The new style to gather up the breakage and tch it together again. There is not Ly sleight-of hand or magic involv-1 . in such work or restoration. All at is needed is the right kind of ce ent and liquid glue, plenty of plast -of paris, an abundance of time fori e mended articles to set and the urage to tackle the novel job. Brief , here is how it is done. A special cement known as "grand other's white lead," such as is used I artists working with oii paints s been adapted for the work of ending the broken and valuable eces of chinaware. This cement Is the bill because it will withstand equent and regular washing, it ands up well under careful handling id it is not effected by abrupt chang in climatic conditions. To start ith, it is necessary to use a little ery paper to rub down the edges the broken pieces of china or crock y so as to make room for the lay s of cement which, otherwise, would stort the shape of the dishes when e repair work was completed. 1ereupon, the white lead should be bbed thoroughly over the broken ges with the finger, exercising par ular care not to apply too much of is tenacious cement. After the eces have been patched together in storing the damaged dish, sealing x should be melted and dropped re and there on each side of the re ired seams to hold the pieces firm in place and to act as reinforce ent. If the dish or pitcher is brok into several pieces, one piece at a ne can be worked into place in this ay until the damage is righted as all as is possible. Then in order at the cement may set and harden operly, the valuable dishes or china 'ic-a brac should be set away in a fe place from 18 to 24 months. Of urse, the long time involved in the ficient hardening of the repair ce ent makes it inadviseable to treat y but treasured and valuable dishes, irlooms which have been handed wn from family to family such as ur great grandmother's old plates, this manner. Thereafter, when the ment has hardened, the sealing wax ould be picked off and the excess cement scraped away along the ams. If the average woman does not wish attempt this repair work herself, - e can take it to the crockery repair - op where at small expense, the oken dish-if it is not too badly acked and shattered-can be madle look almost as good as new by ilful workmen. -These profession china menders use rivets of silver copper wire as reinforcements for e liquid cement. The riveting work outsidle for the province of the neteur as its use involves specialf ujment and expert skill. These L ockery artisans are so expert that ten they can fabricate into place 1 tificial pieces of china to take theL ace of missing pieces which. have en lost. They not only restore lost ces but they also tint them to cor spond to the original dlesign and en glaze them so that they look :e new. Even the average housewife can in success in working up substitute eces of china to replace lost bits if I e holes are not too large. For such ,mespun repairs, plaster-of paris is rked up. into a stiff putty with an1 equate amount of good grade liquid ue or- other variety of liquid cement. ien some of this sticky putty is >lded into place where the whole curs. After it is set in proper pos on, it is rubbed with a wet finger >until it is firm and smooth. After is puttied-up aperature is thorough dry, the woman may tint the re .ired portion of the dishware with tists oil paints to correspond as sely as possible to the original de rn. After the paint has dried, it is commended to apply a coat of light ored waterproof varnish or enamel a wearproof armor which will en le the rejuvenated piece of crockeryy standl up under the strain of active rvice andl still continue to look SALESMAN WANTED. We pay $36.00 weekly full time. ic an hour spare time selling hosiery iaranteed wear four months or re aced free.. 36 styles. Free samples workers. Salary or .30 per cent mmission. Good hosiery is an ab lute necessity, you can sell it eas- { c' Exeperience unnecm~ ary Eagle nitting Mills, Darby, Pa. 10-19 Watc tnheibe on ynour paper ani OF Residential Lots AT WINNSBORO, S. C. [he J. M. Kilgore Property ituated on, Main Street or Columbia Road ear and adjoining the Lockwood=Greene ill property. Wednesday,Juie287 At 10:30 A. M. his is without doubt some of the best esidential property to be had. The en= ire tract, containing about 40 acres will e divided and sold at auction. The Kiu ore home, situated in a beautiful grove rill contain about 20 acres, which will ake an ideal suburban home, a modern airy farm or a up=to-date truck farm. 50 in Gold and a Handsome Gold Watch4 Given.Away ~asy Terms Music by Brass Band Crosland & Tyson -Realty an 5Auction Company Bennettsville, S. C. I