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Many persor handsome Cravat v acceptable. A mar Tailored from Uncle Sam a 16,S. Main 5 SAYS COVERNMENT IWAS HOODIEINK[D Commissioner summers Comments on Drop in Cotton REPORT TO LEGISLATURE Charges That Bitter and Acrimonious Fight. is Being Made on South. Columbia, Dec. 15.--Following the upsetting of labor conditions in the South by the establishment of miii tary' training camps in this section and the unprecedented wvages paid ar tfsans and common labor, "it was par ticularly cruel and unjust that, at this moment, the government should hav'e been hoodwinked by designing persons who sought to manipulate the cotton market for personal speculation and( private aggrandizement," wvill say th~e vnnual report of A. C. Summers, State Commissioner of Agriculture, Com merce andi LAidustries, to the General Assembly. Thei report charges that the bitter m.d acrimonious fight being made on the South andl the South's staple crop, cotton, camouflaged under a plea of adlministration favoritism to this sec tion, is hut an effort to beat dowvn the social and industrial fabric of the Southern section of the nation and to cause the South to revert to "a con dlition of feudalism and great estates." Tfhis section of the report wvill say: "The industrial life of the country was metamorphosed (luring the period of the wvar. It appears to have been the policy of the government not to establish now industrials, but to convert the "non-essentials" to war purposes and to enlarge cisting plants. For that reason there was not a great amount of industrial exp~an sion in the Souith. I "Certain sections of the country which railed at the administration at Waishlngton because military camps were established in tho South, appear to have been unmindful of the fact that the government was very gener ous to the industries of other sections of the country, andl that the South did not murmur because of any apparent sectional favoritism thereby shown. Hadi the administration been partial, to the South, new industries of great magnitude would have been located Neckweat is term Neckties the "last resc pill meet the needs of the mom 1 can never have too many cho 50c, $1, $1.50 to $ silk of exceptional quality $1.50 to $3.50 sks that the Christmas J 0S. ;t. "As it is, the building of military camps has greatly upset labor condi tions in the South. The South's main industry is agriculture, and removing from that industry thousands of work ers and giving them undreamed of wages as artisans and mechanics not enly interfered with crop-making and crop-gathering for the present, but also has given to a portion of that class a distaste for farm work in the future. "This wvas the fortune of wvar andl we accep~t the result as gracefully as we may, yet it is a fact that is wvell known and a condition which must be faced, particularly here in South Carolina. This is indeed a crisis in the agricultural history of the State. While all branches of trade andl indus try are naturally app~rehensive, all wvaiting for a strong hand a strong headl, a strong heart to give them directing, yet the condlition in the agriculture of our State are peculiarly sensitive at this moment. "For this reason it wvas particularly eruel and unjust that at this moment the government should have been ioodwinked by dlesign ing persons, who sought to manipulate the cotton mar ket for personal speculation and pri vate aggrandizement. "There wvat as stake more than the mere price of the crop) of 1918. TVhe far-reaching effects of this dlastardlly attack upon the South may be ob served at a glance wvhen it is under stoodI that cotton is thc South's in dlustry as well as the South's crop. If the South should be beaten dowvn and disheartened in this attack, the South would suffer continuously. T1he South's main industrial would be dis5 credited. The fight which leaders of Southern thought have been waging would b~e dloomedl to failure and the South, instead of enjoying industrial freedom, would revert to a condlition of feudalism and great estates. The effort of the State D~eartment of Ag riculture and of other progressive agnecs for the last fifteen years hos been to arouse the people of the South, to cause them to get out of the rut and to show them that agri culture can be made profitable and enjoyable. The rural South has been the truest type of Americanism. To dlestroy the opportunities for dlevel oping the South by bringing failure as the reward of service would be very cruel indeetd, and yet to those who try to look Into the future this Is the sole canlsion that can be M'EN' Are certainly HIM should alwa sense. In our st< the Men and Bo) Sweaters Underwear Shirts Collars Gloves rt." When all else fails a ent. As a gift it is always ice scarfs. 1:00 . Also in Knitted Silks Shopping be done early. M.CI Men's and Bc reached. The South in fighting to preserve the price of the product of her indnstry is striving to save that industry rather than to get rich hur riedly because of any fortuitous cir cumstances." -o BOYS ON HOME SOIL AGAIN Cheer Lustily as They Land at Nor folk. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 15.--Cheering lustily as their heels dug once again into the soil of America, more than 600 officers and enlisted men of the navy, in the aviation service, all of whom saw service with the American fleet operating in the sea war zone of Europe, landed early this morning from the American transport Susque hanna, at the H-ampton Roads naval operating base. Alternating rain andl driving mist banks greeted the men and preventedl a dlemonstration. With their personaal belongings on their shoulders tl-e men marched ashore andl they wvere bil leted at the basse to await further oirdlers. Secretary Franklin K. Lane, Mrs. Lane andl daughter boarded the Sus quehanna from a naval lunch off Old Point and met Lieut. Franklin K. Lane, Jr., one of the returning ofli cers. ---------- P'UTl TO FLIGHT'1 BY WVOMEN Hostile D~emonstration Again~st For mner Crowni Prince. Amsterdam, Dec. 15.-A crowd of women recently wvent to the island of Wieringen and made a hostile dem onstration against the former German Crown Prince, who is interned there, accordling to a rep~ort p)ublishedl by The Telegraaf.. Frederick William, it is alleged, savedl himself from the hands of the women by flight. "The police force on the island later took action, which resulted in a Ger man baron who was staying at a ho tot there and the Amsterdam wvomen -leaving the island. Getthe Genuine and Avoidl I'aste ,O O~~' conom n Every Cak a source of mud ,ys be useful and re you will find i s. We offer the f< Handkercl Initial, in Single Boxe Clapp Sho Barry Sho Collar Bag Mufflers Umbrellas Men's an( Stein-Bic Suits $25. Now is the time to select y -IAND ys' Outfitter, THE XM On account of the la. that it is always before ti ceiving it, Jewelry has fo A Feu Watc:hes Plain Gold---Enameled Wrist Watches All kinds and prices Cameo Pins Sterling Toilet Vanity Cases In Silver Hat Pins Coin Cases Signet Rings In fact, we have eve Store. We also carry a 4 the Gift Store before buy 'W. L Next Door to Dixie Cafe IS GIF i concern. The pres display the most c( iothing but useful )llowing: fiefs Suit Case Hand Bag es Trunks Bath Rot Silk Shir1 Stetson I I Boys' Clothing ck and Styleplus and Overcoats None Better 00 to $40.00 our Gifts and get them in the LER, SUMTE ' AS GIFT S ;ting qualities of good Jewelr ie eyes and in the thoughts of r years been T HE Gift of gifts > Suggestic Toilet Wat, Cuff Buttoi Link Cuff]I Match Cas< Sets Belt Bucklk Bracelets Powder Bc Cigarette C Watch FoI rything to be found in an Up-t, :omplete line of Musical Inst Ing. J. 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