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Senator Capper Urges Embar go Be Put on Sugar. Washington, April 24.-Declaring that sugar profiteers are preparing for their "annual canning season N raid," Senator Arthur Sapper, Re publican, of Kansas, on the floor of the senate today urged the govern ment to declare an embargo on su gar, confiscate all sugar stores and distribute them at cost to the public. In one of the most sweeping indict ments of profiteering ever heard in the senate, Senator Capper declared the American colonists went to war with George III for lesser outrages than are now being perpetrated and said Capt. Kidd lapsed into a Sunday school character by coomparison with present-day "profit hogs." The poor are actually being de prived of healthful foods by profit eering in sugar which prevents them putting up vegetables and fruits necessady to a wholesome diet, Sen ator Capper said. He paid his respects to those who are urging payment of soldier bonus es by a sales tax, which he declared would be levied at the demand of profiteers on men, women and chil dren, including the ex-service men themselves. He came out flatly for taxing war profits. Profiteering General. In addition to profiteering in sugar Senator Capper declared it existed in equally vicious form in cotton and cotton goods, oil, lumber, meats, foodstuffs and tobacco, "the poor man's luxury." He continued: "For years the sugar interests have annually and shamelessly and openly robbed the American house wives during the canning season. They have, with their extortionate charges, as regularly blighted the poor family's only hope of putting up and storing away a cheap and wholesome supply of fruits and veg etables for winter. Every principle of healthful living demands just these things in the family diet. But the sugar trust is allowed to prey on the health and the welfare ef this nation every year in the canning sea son that it may enrich itself further by profits running high in the hun dreds of millions.' The people are helpless; there is no real substitute for sugar. It is piracy so colossal and so criminal that Capt. Kidd and all the famous pirates of history become Sunday school characters by compar ison. How long is this government going to stand for it. Predict Thirty-Cent Sugar. "Sugar speculators blandly predict sugar will sell at thirty cents or more a pound retail when the canning sea sonson opens. Conservative whole salers say the price to the consumer will reach or exceed fifty cents a pound before it closes. One billion pounds of sugar have recently been exported from our shores and Great Britain in addition to the millions of pounds shipped abroad during recent weeks or months, says a current news report. This government owes it to itself and the American people to de clare at once an embargo on sugar and to seize immediately every stock of this commodity in the United States for distribution to the consu mer at cost, because a government that is sworn to protect its people permits this robbery and puts no curb upon it. Define Americanism. "It is a time when 100 per cent Americanism should be defined," Capper continued. "If it means to evade taxes, cheat the government, and swindle the people, let this be fairly understood. But "it would be instructive to know just the differ ence in principle between cheating the government and putting it in bad and attempting to overthrow it in the rude manner of Bolshevists. Both methods reach the same result; one is merely more crafty than the other. We can regulate profits as we regu late usury, and in such regulation provision can be made for maintain ing a sinking fund for the lean years. We have laws against profit eering. If those charged with their enforcement will see that profit hogs go tb jail, prices will soon tumble. The United States has become a rob ber's roost; greed is become morally and criminally lawless. In self-pro tection we must find a remedy and apply it." Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, Re publican, added that the department of justice "has been setting mouse traps when bear traps were needed to catch the profiteers." Teachers' Examination. The next regular teachers' exami nation will be held Saturday, May 1, work beginning at 9 o'clock a. m., and closing at 5 o'clock p. m. White applicants will report at the Court House; colored applicants at Macedonia school. . W. W. FULLER, Co. Supt. Ed. 4-14-3t Patches Badges of Honor in Big Overall Parade. New York, April 24.- 0 Profiteer sure did you see, The gang that hiked today; Their overalls, their denim gowns Their khaki and dungaree. The strangest procession ever to smite wondering eye of this city to day straggled through Broadway and other streets of the Longacre Square district. Instead of gaudy paraphernalia, which usually makes a parade a thing of triumph, this one moved soberly, in denim and dungaree. A patch was the badge of honor and frayed ends the insignia of rank. For this was the great Economy Parade, arranged as a mass demonstration in the over alls and old clothes drive on high price of wearing apparel. To Save Leather. Failure to, march of the largest portion of the tenthousand men, wo men and children who were expected to take part in the procession of pro test was explained by a member of the cheese club, an organigation of writers responsible for the move ment. He said that with the cost of shoe leather what it is, the missing . ones did not feel they could afford to contribute six or seven miles wear out of their footgear. Even with such being the case those who made the pilgrimage re presented every type of group and community about the city. College and high school boys and girls walk ed between companies of movie ac tresses and suffragists, artists, house wives, business men and various trades and industries were put to gether like layers of a cake-very thin layers-with volunteer bands for the filling. Doleful Looks. Particularly noticeable,, .however, was the fact that most of the public which appeared to be protesting against the high prices of clothing in raiment of ancient vintage, stood about the curb and looked doleful. Whether disinclination of this con tingent to join in the march was due to habitual depression caused by per manency of their getup, no one could say. Perhaps it was something of the same depression which prevented stu dents from Columbia, New York and Fordham Universities and city col lege turning out in numbers. How ever, nearly all high schools in New York and Brooklyn were represent ed. One group of boys marched in barrels. First in the line of march was a delegation from the cheese club, many of them garbed in denims specially tailor made after latest models in men's clothing. Children of the Stage. Municipal employees all wearing overalls, were followed up by groups of actresses and movie queens. Con spicuous in the line up was a limou sine full of atist's models. They ex pressed protest by wearing .flesh colored crepe, so cleverly designed that from a short distance is appear ed to be non-existent. One of the first in the procession was W. H. Warren, eighty-year-old veteran of the civil war. Once a body guard of General Grr.nt, he marched in this campaign with his grand army hat, and a pair of overalls on his arm. A pair of elephants, stars at the hippodrome, added weight to the pro cession. They marched with stripes of denim flung over their legs. Ac cording to Walter J. Kingsley, chair man of the parade committee, no tai- 1 lor could fit them. Overall Wedding in the Wal dorf-Astoria Hotel. New York, April 24.-Profiteers did not pr-ofit at the "overall wed ding" today at the Waldorf Astoria ! hotel of Miss Gertrude Reinhardt, of Brooklyn, to W. Ramsey Frederick, of Pittsburg. The bride was attired in what she described as an "over all jumper" suit. In place of the cus tomary bridal white, she wore plain blue gingham, prettily made, to be sure, but undeniably gingham. Her bridal bouquet was of daisies. The bridal outfit cost a shade over $4. A blue-checked gingham dress was worn by her attendant, Miss Frances Grodsky, of Hempstead, L. L The groom, his best man, J. A. Reinhardt, brother of the bride, and the officiat ing clergyman, the Rev. W. D. Tuck er, pastor of St. Andrew's M. E. church, Brooklyn, were dressed in biue denim suits. The reception following the wed ding was attended by guests attired in overalls, denim and gingham creations. I am selling Cement, Brick, Lime, Plaster, Plaster Pari?, Shingles, Coal, Hulls ana Meal at close prices. See me before buying. I ara still buying cotton seed. M. A. TAYLOR. ICE NOTICE I am still in the Ice business with the best quality of Ice and will compete in price with any one. The prices now are: 300 pound quantities. 40c. per hundred 40-pound to 100-pound quantities, 50c. per hundred 25 pounds . . . 15c. 15 pounds ... 10c. 7 pounds . . . 05c. Will handle ice up..town and at my warehouse. Will deliver on short notice. Phone 97. These prices are liable to he reduced as directed by compa nies I represent. Will appreciate the usual patrouageof Edge field town and country people. M. A. TAYLOR EDGEFIELD, S. C. We Can Give You Prompt Service on Mill Work and Interior Finish Large stock of Rough and Dressed Lumber on hand for Immediate Delivery. Woodward Lumber Co. QUALITY-SERVICE Corner Roberts and Dugas Sts., Augusta, Ga, THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, 5. C. Capital and Surplus Profits - - '- $135,000.00 Total Resources Over.$800,000.00 SAETY AND SERVICE IS WHAT WE OFFER TO THE PUBLIC Open your account wiih us for the year 1920. Invest your savings in one of our Interest Bearing ertificat es oi: Deposit. . Lock boxeB for rent in which to keep your valuable pa pers, etc. All business matters referred to us pleasantly and carefully ha? ~led. We Solicit Your Business. ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. Distributors of Marathon Tires and Tubes. None better, but our price ?8 less ? YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. E. May. , From the Cradle to the Grave i i SOMETHING TO SUIT THE*. 0 i Carriage for baby. 5 ' g Victrola to take the place of mama's roll 5 I ing pin. g ! Soft, comfortable bed for hard-working ' g I papa. g I Violins and guitars for sister's serenade. g j Art squares and rugs to finally put her on g I the carpet with. 1 I And if these don't please We have a full line of guns and rifles to send yourself where you can get pleased. P. S.-We also supply the coffins. B. B. JONES Edgefield, S. C. g 8 He's a King Bee The days when "Johnny- got his gun and his sword and his pistol" and went out to do things to the Hun, are all over now. Johnny is back among us again, and he is pretty much of a king bee, as ha deserves to be. Give him all the glory that is coming to bim, you stay-at-homes, who couldn't or wouldn't go. He did things in true American style, while all we did at home was to dig up the coin and rustle the food and build the ships and a^few other things. 'We are proud of you, soldier boys. If we can serve you in any way, just come in and tell us what you need. The Bank of Trenton, S. C. , THERE IS MONEY IN OIL SMALL INVESTMENT Sometimes Bring Large RETURNS Perhaps you have thought of letting your money work for you in the Texas Oil Fields but have hesitated because of wildcat speculators invading the field with stock-selling schemes in which you could place no confidence. There are many such. In buying oil stock you should know the company in which you invest. ? THE CAROLINA-TEXAS OIL & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (Incorporated under the laws of the State of South Carolina) is one of the very few which, after investigation, have been licensed by the insurance Commissioner to offer stock for sale in this State. , 1 ; 7 . We do not promise to make you rich overnight, nor to pay fabulous dividends, but we do offer you a speculation with more than a reasonable promise of handsome returns, and we can assure you that in investing in this stock, you will at least get action for your money. No company can honestly offer more, because every person who puts money into oil stock takes a chance, but those who have profited had first to take this chance. With us the chance you take is reduced to the mini mum, however, for the reason that, if we should never strike oil, you stand to gain from our operations in oil land leases in the Texas Oil Fields^ and you have every facility for investigating our company, know what we are doing and to satisfy yourself as to the character of the men who are handling your money. Our home office is at Aiken, S. C., and the directing officers of the company are business and professional men of this State who have already^ profited largely through their operations in the New Eldorado, the Texas Oil Fields. OUR HOLDINGS IX TEXAS ARE SURROUXDED BY FLOWIXG OIL WELLS AXD EXPERT OPIXIOX IS THAT OIL UXDERLIES OUR LAXDS N To develop these properties and to further deal in oil land leases, we invit? subscriptions to the capital stock of this company. Those who come in now get in on the ground floor, sharing in the profits we are already earning as our present holdings advance m market value. Then if we should strike oil, your fortune would be made. If you can afford to chance $25 or $50 or $100 or $500 on a proposition of this kind, we shall be glad to have yjour subscription with check for the amount of, stock desired. CAROLINA-TEXAS OIL & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Authorized Capital $100,000. Shares $25 Each, Fully Paid j and Non-Assessable. Herbert E. Gyles, President; Jno. E. Shulur, vice-President; Wil jliam E. Hughes, .vice-President and Engineer; J. M. Holley, \ Secretary and Treasurer. DIRECTORS : Herbert E. Gyles, Jno. E. Shuler, J. M. Holley, Walter E. Dun can, H. H. Tyler, Aiken, S. C.; Wm. E.Hughes, Charleston, S. C.; Dr. T. C. Brinkley, Ellenton, S. C.; J. C. Hyer, Dr. Chas. P. Schenk, Fort Worth, Texas; Forest G. Gyles, Bloomington, 111.