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WANT GUARANTEE ON BIG PROJECT Private Corporation Look To Muscle Shoal*?Statement By Week*. Washington, April 19.?Since John W. Weeks, secretary of war, affirmed some weeks ago that he would complete the government pro jects at Muscle shoals in the Ten nessee river provided some private corporation guaranteed the govern ment a fitting return on its invest ment, waterpower companies have been unusually busy. The engineers of several of these companies have already been on the scene of the j stupendous worKs, ana aunwsi, unuj, their representatives have "dropped off" in Washington. \ Under instruction of the secretary of war, General Lansing Beach, chief of the corps of government engineers is conducting the negotia tions between the government and the companies. He has just announ ced that he will be unable to under take a scheduled intinerary because of such negotiations. This has left the impression that the matter ap proached a climax. At any rate, the idea prevails that Secretary Weeks in a very short time, will be in posi v tion to ask congress to appropriate $30,000,000 the amount which it is estimated will be required to com plete the Wilson dam. \ National Aaset The .Muscle shoals properties are admittedly a national asset of incal culable value. In the event of war they will make the United States in dependent of Chile for the basis of its explosives. In time of peace they will be able to produce very high grade fertilizer very cheaply. There will be 680,000 horsepower capable of lighting the entire South and turning the wheels of industry with the conservation of an infinite quan tity of coal. J There is, of course, certain dis satisfaction expressed over the plan of turning Muscle shoals over to pri vate corporations. Under the plan proposed by the Wilson administra tion, the government would produce ' the fertilizer and would not be pri marily interested in profit making Fertilizer produced by a private cor , poration, even though produced very cheaply in a comparative sense, would be retailed, in all probability, at trust prices. Under the Wilson -, plan, every farmer in the United States would have received the bene fit of Muscle 'shoals fertilizer. Un der the Harding plan, the benefici aries will be those farmers living close enough to enjoy "short hauls" in, transportation. All the South will be included, nevertheless." .When the plan of the former ad ministration was before congress cetrain Republicans, notably Sena tor Lenroot and Representative Good, chairman of the appropria tions committee, charged that the schema illy concealed the desire of the administration to turn the # Muscle shoal properties over to the waterpowter corpojraftions, notably the Alabama Power company. Since the Republican administration is pre paring to do openly what tbey charged the preceding administra tion was attempting- to do, which charge was denied by the preceding administration, the action of these partisan Republicans is anticipated with interest. Likewise, the trusts of the country, the gunpowder, the fertilizer, the waterpower and oth ers, which fought the government scheme because of prospective com petition, arfd which spent a vast sum of money in denouncing the plants as worthless, now see something of transcendant value in the proper-1 ties. It is anticipated that they will be found ardently support^ the plan of Secretary Weeks when" it is finally promulgated. * ?:. The government will have expend ed more than $100,000,000 when the v plants are completed, and the dam constructed, xne aam wmcn Dears the name of President Wilson, will be one of the American wonders. It will extend a mile across the river, and will be broad enough for several teams to pass abreast. London has a squad of motorcycle policewomen. A Stockholm physician is reported to have discovered the microbe of Sleeping sickness and to have estab lished the fact that the disease is in fectious. Rabbits were inoculated with brain substance from persons who had died of the disease. VEGETABLE. CARS RUINED IN WRECK Eleven Carloads of Peat, Lettuce, Cabbages and Oranges Are Smashed Up. Lake City, Apr. 19?Sunday morn ing an extra through vegetable train carrying about 80 cars, was wrecked about one-half mile north of the de pot here. The trouble is said to have been caused by a broken wheel in a truck, about the center'of the train, and this resulted in eight re frigerator and three box cars being piled together in a tangled mass, several of them being torn to splin ters. The cars were loaded toith lettuce peas, celery, cabbage and oranges, 1 j? a large pair 01 ue piuuutw u&iu61 badly damaged and all of which were; delayed in transit 24 hours or more. The track was torn up for more than 200 yards and all trains yes terday were detoured by Lanes and Sumter. A wrecking crew from Folernce was soon here at work and this morning the track was cleared so that the regular trains could pass. Visitors came here yesterday from Kingstree, Scranton and from miles out in the surrounding country, being interested in -what was the most dis astrous wreck that ever occurred here. \ ________________ ADVERTISERS TO MEET IN ATLANTA JUNE 12TH TO 16 Atlanta, Ga., April 19.?Prosperi ty, based upon the great business fundamentals of Industry and Inte grity?that is the chief theme ofMhe great wt>rld advertising convention to be held here, June 12 to 16. This will be an event noteworthy in Atlanta's history, for business I men and %>men?foremost in their.J repective interests?will come here j from all parts of the world to reap the benefits cf this great educational meeting, and to enjoy the hospitality of our city. <? In carrying forward the theme of the convention program, Irvin F. Paschall, who has the program in charge, will see to it that there is an abundant by-product of brass tack, business building information, which delegates may take home and turn back into bigger profits and better business. . For example, there will again be a j practical merchandising conference for the retailer, open to all register ed delegates. This conference will benefit not only the retailer and his salesmen but also the newspaper ad vertising man, whose duty it is to help the retailer who uses his ad vertising space, as well as various other buyers and sellers of advertis ing space whose prosperity depends upon the ability of the retailer to distribute goods economically. In like manner, there will be defi nite helps for the financial advertis er, newspaper man, poster advertis ing man, export advertiser?in fact for those interested in every side and every phrase of advertising, for these <avorld advertising conventions have one underlying motive?they Aflii/infiAnnl axe cuutauviiai. It is not common to hear a man who has attended conventions of the Associated Advertising Clubs say that idea he gained have made, or have saved him or his firm, thou sands of dollars. Running through every general and department session, there will be a strong plea for truthful adver tising, for a firmer grasp upon the fundamental principles of Business Morality?and compelling evidence will be given of the power of truth and the square deal to build perma nent prosperity. One striking feature of the At lanta meeting will be the great ex hibit of American and foreign ad vertising, under the direction of Charles H. Mackintosh, of Chicago. This exhibit will include a number of notable advertising campaigns which will be explained by the men who planned them. It will also show representative displays from Eng_ land, France, Germany, Holland, China, Japan, Australia and South America. This will not be an ex hibit designed to sell advertising? the seller will be forgotten and the exhibit will be educational and solely for the benefit of the conven_ tion delegates. , Marshals Foche, Joffre and Petain will read into gramaphone records the orders issued by them during the war which have become histori cal and world famous. CITY WAI1S TO BE CLOTHED Jerusalem F?r From Being Restored to the Glory That Has Been Promised Her. The view oi Jerusalem as one leaves the Garden of Gethsemane draws the heart with sympathy. The walls rise severely above bare slopes where nothing grows, for it is outside of the city proper that Biblical prophecies of the desolation of Jerusalem seem to be fulfilled. Today the city stands midway be tween the horrors of the Turkish regime and the promised good ol' the British mandatory rule. Nothing has been done as yet in a public way to beautify the city. North and west the houses straggle outside the walls; on the south forbidding slopes border the road to Bethlehem, and on the east lies the terrible Valley of Jehosha phut?a valley of dry bones, William D. McCracken writes In Asia Maga zine. Seventeen times destroyed?bitterly hated, anxiously sought?how desper ate a history since Nebuchadnezzar captured it more than 25 centuries agol Redeemed today, but In her naked ness, Jerusalem waits to be clothed. She has as yet no grace; no covering for her ugly wounds. Some day her sides will glisten with the brightness of a heavenly radiance; she will be washed and anointed like a bride waiting tor tne Driaegroom. NOT REALLY A DEFORMITY Young Housewife Had ^omathlrig ?.?> Learn Concerning th# Physical 8tructurc of a Duck They dined out the other evenint with some friends, where roast duct: was the principal dish. Husband seemed to enjoy It ?0 much that the little bride decided to surprise him with a similar treat at their nert day's dinner, although she had never cooked one In her life. The next morning when the duel; arrived she proceeded to finish the cleaning, when suddenly she stopped and going to the telephone, she called up the butcher and told him she wanted some one to come after thai duck right away, as she would not keep It. "Why?" asked the butcher. "Because It Is deformed," she re plied, "and I could not eat a single mouthful." "But," said the perplexed man, i*J personally cleaned that duck, and 11 thought at the time I had never seen a finer one. Just where Is It de formed?" *^Vhy," she said, "on its windpipe Is a hard growth that looks Just like a shell." As soon as the choking butcher could control his voice he called back: "Heavens, woman, that Is the thing If quacks with." 1 ? . Novel Solution. A lot of mystery still clings to the Chinese In New York, despite metro politan Influences. Often the whole personnel of a Chinese restaurant or laundry will change overnights and you can't find out why or where the others vanished to. It may be they gamble for them. Not long ago a man who had beon patronizing a Chinese laundry so long they didn't give h^n a check for his wash called for his'shlrts and collars and found one of those strange over night changes had taken place. No one knew him, and his check was de manded. He raved and argued In that i*>:asperatingly futile way so well known to one who has tried to tall* to a Chinaman. Finally he had an inspiration, took off his collar and showed the China man the laundry mark In their own hieroglyphics. He got his bundle. mow unnaren neip. American school children, through the agency of the Junior Red Cross, are making possible the teaching ot trades to the children of Albania. The first vocational training school in thui country is located at Tirana. It wax established by representatives of the Junior Red Cross of America and If being maintained by that organization In addition to providing machinery and equipment for this school, the Junior Red Cross is supplying books, maps, globes, pencils and all sorts of school supplies to the public schools, which were stripped of all equipment during the war. Particularly enter taining and instructive to the Albaniau children are tttl colored pictures sent overseas by the American children. Diversity of Immigrants. The immigrants passing through Ellis island last year represented 53 different nations, according to ft re cent statement on the social work of the island. Some of the difficulties of the 15 social workers who meet these people can be Imagined, even though each worker speaks several language? herself. The social work of the Island Is directed by Col. Helen Bastedo of the Department of Labor In Wash ington, and one of her assistants Is a member of the staff of the foreign born division of the national board, Y. W. C. A., a Czecho-Slovak by birth, and a social worker with experience In both Europe and America. Supply and Demand. "Were things very high at the sum mer resort where you spent your va cation ?" "Yes, very high for everything ex cept flshlrg worms. A native let me have sU the worms I could find fo? spading up half of his garden."?Hous ton Post DIAL INTRODUCES COTTON MEASURE Washington, April 19.?Senator Dial of South Carolina has again introduced a proposed amendment to the cotton futures act wmcn would have tendency to break the strangle hold which, he charges the cotton exchanges have on the cotton producers. It appears to be the concensus of opinion that the Dial amendment will have a better opportunity at passage than the amendment of for mer Senator Cromer of Alabama. The amendment of the former sena tor passed the senate, but failed in the house as result of the activity of representatives of cotton states which produce only low grade cot ton. It was their contention that the Comer amendment would have eli minaed a market for their product. Senator Dial declares that his amendment would n<rt only elim inoto q niflVlrot Kiit vaiiiiI TmrtknKlw create a market. Under his scheme, any purchaser from a cotton ex change could demand one-half of his purchase in any two of the ten legal grades, and the cotton exchange could deliver the remaining half in any two of the ten legal grades. "Both sides to the transaction," said Senator Dial, "have an even break. Under the law as it is to dy, a cotton exchange has the power to deliver a quantity of purchased cotton in either one of the ten grades it desires. The man who buys has absolutely no chance. On the face of things, that is not fair. It is not right. Such a scheme would not hold good if applied to any ar ticles or goods purchased. IP the producer of potatoes was legally au thorized to dispose of his potatoes without consulting the purchaser, very naturally the purchaser would receive only low grade potatoes. And if the purchaser had the entire option, the producer of course could sell only his very excellent potatoes. "The same natural laws apply to cotton transactions. Therefore nei ther the seller nor the buyer should have the sole right of option. It is that evil which I am attempting to eradicate. I am not trying to put the cotton exchanges out of business I am not trying to reduce the ten grades now ten^derable under law on cotton exchanges. I am simply try ing to secure a fair deal for the man who buys cotton from ex changes. "To get such a fair deai is in my opinion, the most important is^ue facing the South today. It is my conviction that the system as it pre vails at present costs the South mil lions of dollars per annum. ROBBERS GOT MORE THAN HALF MILLION IN PAPER Chicago, April 16?Six armed ban dits who held up two bank messen gers on an Illinois Central train early today captured two satchels/contain ing $638,000 worth of cancelled checks. The robbery was elaborately planned two of the bandits following the messengers when they boarded the train at a downtown station and the other four joining them half a mile south. The robbers left the train at twenty -second street and es caped in a taxicab. PLANT SOY BEANS. Clemson College, April*?The &05 bean is one of out greatest legume crops and has not been given as much space in our South Carolina fields as it deserves thinlcs Prof. C. r* m i 11 : rpv,V, r. Diac&weii, agrumMius*. una ic an exceptionally good year to give it a trial. It has a wide range oi uses and is a safe crop to plant. II it cannot be sold for a good price at harvest time it may be turned undci to enrich the land, thus saving or the fertilizer bill for the next year. It may be grown for seed and th? seed sold for oil or fed to livestock. It may be grown for hay and will make a large yield of a very fin? quality of hay. It may be grown as a pasture croj and makes a splendid pasture foi hogs. It may be grown as a soiling croj and fed green. It may be grown as a soil im proving crop and will add a larg< amount of nitrogen to the soil. A good crop will add more than 10( I pounds of nitrogen to the soil whei the whole crop it turned under That is as much nitrogen as w< would get from about 600 pounds o: nitrate of soda. The soy bean may be grown 01 any soils where corn grows well It grown ibest on a mellow fertil* sandy loam or clay loam. It wil not do as well on a very poor soi as will the cotopea or velvet bean. The land should be prepared ii very much the same way as for cot ton except that the rows should bi much closer together. If the cro] has never been grown on the lan< before inoculation is advisable. It may be planted any time afte the Soil is warm in the spring up t July 15. It succeeds well after oat | or wheat. Being a legume, it re quires little or no nitrogen, and i: | the Piedmont section of the stat no potash is necessary leaving aci phosphate as the. principal fertilize required. fu 9 v # a \JA V The Best By Ev Less Carboi Guarant Mil Sherar "Service first-Sa t hink i t wmnmmmmmammammmmmmmmmmam Many a young man is ke] cause he does not save s The man who saves is confidence of his emploj A savings account stai ingly fast. TRY IT. Plantei "The Friei The Home of Over 1 TWO LOSE LIVES FROM EXPLOSION Bailer Blow* Up At Lumber Plmnt la Darlington?Big Property Lom Darlington, April 19.?A boiler explosion at the plant of the D. T. McKeithan Lumber corporation at [ uumirer, eignx mues rrom uariing > ton, killed Alex Small and John - Hodges, both negro firemen, this . morning at 5 o'clock and caused t property damage estimated at ap- , proximately $30,000. The cause of , the explosion is unknpwn. The plant bad been idle for nine months and / I after thorough ispection the boiler , was started this morning for the first time to resume operation. The , steam plant consisted of seven boil . ers. The one exploding was of 125 horse power and three minutes v. be- , , fore the explosion 1 showed three gauges of water and 80 pounds of irv. ? _ v.:i. . awe*aui. Aire utucr six uyners wert torn up by the explosion and the plant was generally put out of com ) mission. The exploding boiler was t blown 150 feet away. Frank Gazelle ; | and H. C. Byrd, working in the en gine room were blown out of a win dow by the concussion, but escaped without injury. NOTICE! TEACHERS EXAMINATION The regular spring teachers exami nation will be held in the County Court House on Saturday May 7th between the hours of/9 A. M. and 4 P. M. , / Every teacher holding a temporary permit for the scholastic year of 1920 and 1921 and expiring June 30thr 1921 is urged to take this examina tion. - The usual first-grade and third grade certificates will be issued by the State Board of Examiners, Col umbia, S. C. By order of the State Board of Education. W. J. EVANS, 4, 13-3t. Co. Supt. of Education. LF.. iOLINE ' * ery Practical Test i and Worry eed More eage d Bros. itisfaction always" a. lis Over pt back from promotion be t part of his earnings. 5 the man who gains the fer. 'ted now will grow suppris rs Bank idly Bank" 000 Bank Accounts. i