Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Great SBIG' R SUMTER. O SUMMERT 1 Comi This will be the( Carolina. Almost a best-bought, staple ai FOUR BIG STOREE ing more than .half : The greatest P] blazing and staring i * still while others are * Don't be alarme * and see what we can *TH HOUSTON OPPOS ADDITIONAL BOND Treasury Officials Suggest Increase Taxes as Means of Securing Funds. Washington, March 11.-Opposin former Secretary McAdoo's plan < reducing tax by additional bond ih SuekI, Secretary Houston and Assisi ant Secrhtary Leffingwell today to] the house ways and means commii tees, which is considering soldier ri lief legislation ,that any increasei the present government indebtednes would create a grave financial situw tion. Secretary H ouston predlicted that bond issue of $2,500,000,000, nece: sary under certain plans of adljuste compensation now before the con inittee, "might result in a dlisaster wvhilo Mr. Leff ingwecll saidl "the worn thing p)ossible wouldl be to give bond to former soldiers, as a great majo: ity of them would cash their holding immediate!ly." Suggests Increased Taxes. Both suggested in creasedl taxes "the least harmful way" to extned r< lief, the assistant secr'etary assertin that even a tax on norniol ineom< wvould add to the cost of living ar he directly felt by tohse least able i hear it. *Any future bond issue would has to bear 6 per cent interest and wou. be "a much more serious propositic than it was (during the war," ove: nor Harding, of the Federal Resers Board ,told the committee. "First there would be a lack of pi triotism which helped in selling bon< during the war," he said, "andl secon< and pay Higi Scrap Iron, 1 old Scrap M( ber of all' de: Manning Hid H. STEINHIAI~ SIXTH i Anniversarb (; PRor INER61 R OUR ON AB E AT POPULAR RICES mencin 'REATEST SALE ever atten aUARTER OF A MILLION id highgrade merchandise will , located in three of the best c n acre of floor -space. ICE-CUTTING in the histoi n your face. Can you afford reaping the benefits of this I at the present high cost of do to make livinga pleasure. LB ly, we would come into competitionl with all sorts of commercial invest ments." Even under increased taxes, Secre tary Houston said ,the proposed ex d penditure of $2,000,000,000 "would be a serious one for the people to con front at this time." "The present financial situation is g not critical," Mr. Houston commented, f "Economy by the people, Pvoidance of waste in expenditures, economical appropriations by Congress and pru dence in handling these appropria tions will naturally relieve the situa tion." n Discussing the bond plan, Mr. Lef a~ fingwell said bonds given to former service men, wvhile increasing the na tion's indebtedness, wvouldl also bring a about a recurrence of activities of sharkers "similar to those used~ d1 against Liberty bond holders after the armistice." t WANTS AUTHIITY TO sELI aGOVERMENT SHIPS. 's Payne Says Congress Should Leave .\atter up to Board. .s Washington, March 1 1-Congress should includle in merchant marine g legislation a specific dlirection to the s shipping board to sell the present gov d ernent ownedl fleet, but should give o0 the hoard full dliscretioin as to how~ and when sales should be made, Chair e man Payne todlay told the Senate com dI mer-ce committee. n "The provisions for selling," the -cahirnman said, ''should be included in 'e the legislation by Congress to fix the policy of the government, if that is s- the policy." ls Chairman Jones presented a lettei I- to the committee from Matthew Hale, BUY test Prices for 3rass, Copper, itals and Rub ;criptions. le and Fur Co. EDT, Proprietor. BA -P I ECTION BT SUMI Frid tpted in this part of South DOLLARS worth of the be sold over the counters in ounties in the State, cover 'y of merchandising will be to miss it? Will you keel) GREAT SALE? . living-attend This Sale A LMMM0" chairman of the Midwest and Gulf South Atlantic States foreign trade committee, protesting against the re cent sale by the board to foreign con cerns of a number of steel ships in the 3,000 to 3,500-ton class. This class of ships, the letter said, was neened for the West Indies and Carib bean sea trade. Chairman Payne said the board had found the vessels uneconomic in op eration and stood ready to sell them either to Americans or foreigners, reserving the latter ships exclusively for sale to Americans. ---- PROFITEERING ITI BY TH'IE GO)VERNMEN'I \Vashaingto~n, March ' I.-EfforLa of the government to cheek profite- ring have resulted in 1,0416 prosecutioms undler the Lever Food Control Act Attorney General Pahuier announced todlay. In addition to the drive on pr-ofi teers, Mr. Palmer reported that large qiuantities of foodstuff.; had been; forc-ed on the mariket by opler-. at of the law. Reports received by the de par-tment, including todlay, showed that (;,342,425 doz~en eggs, 5,516,800 pounds of sugar, 841 ,58d pondts of butter, 99,067 p~ou~nds of cheese', 2(;3, 000 poundls of poultry, 203,000 pounds of fish arAd 26,000 cases of canned goods have been released under pres sure. Convictions have be'n obtained and sentences impo:;ed in a total of l0'l can;es, according to the report. In 754f additional cas;es idictmients have been- returned and the alleged offenders are awaiting trial. CANNING THiE FARM P'RODUICE It is particular-ly desirable)1 to c an 0r dry the fruits and vegetables, raised on the farm, as the rawv pr1oducts can; be gathered and treated when abso lutely rfesh andl at just the propei stage of ripeness andl tenderness for best results, says' the United states Department of Agricultur-e. Th le average fram family probably cans annually more than 150 quarts of fruits and vegetables ,the greater part of which is fruit, Canning clubs have been instrumental in stimulating interest in canning on the farm, The dr-ying of fruits andl vegetables, an; 01(1 farm art until recently on the (1e cdine, hits been revived quite generally within the past twvo years. This pro cess offers a good means of preserv ing perishables without entailing ex. containers, ns in canning. The Gre L E LM I BIC STRENGTHI TE~t R ER S.C. y, Marcd READ our large CIRCUI will surprise you-it will fully We have maileJ a CIRCUI Lee Counties and if you did not but it must have been lost or mi Manning, Summerton or St. Ch CUTTING circulars you will e not call, please write us and we This SALE will last only 1. ER shoppers, and you are cord where polite attention and coui [ER ESTABLISHED 1914 OUR HOBBY ASK Cleaning - "We Knoc ANY AND ALL KI Prices E ffective 3 M~en's Suits, sponged and pr< Men's Suits, cleaned and prless Men's Overcoats, sponged an Men's Overcoats, cleaned anc Boy's Suits, small size, sp)ong Boy's Suits, small size, cleane Boy's Overcoats, small size, e Boy's Suits, large size, spong Boy's Suits, large size, cleani Boy's Overcoats, large size,c Tries Reshaped Ladies' Coat Suits, sp~onged a Ladies Coat Suits, cleanedI ai' Ladies' D~resses, sp)onged an Ladies' D~resses, according to Ladies' Coats, sponged and Ladies' Coats, cleaned and 1: Ladies' Skirts, plain, sponged] Ladies, Skirts, plai ted, spong Ladlies' Skirts, any style, clea Middy Suits, sponged and pr Middy Suits, cleaned and pr< ALL WORK GUARANTEDI Hoffman Fre Two Doors Below Post Oflic SIXTH Anniversary & MANNING ISTHE ST. CHARLES FORTI1 (ONSUNEP 1K 19 Continuing For A 14 Days Only * jARS, and see the prices we are quoting. It repay you. ,AR to every one in Sumter, Clarendon and W get yours ,it was not our intention to miss you, R splaced. Call at any of our stores at Sumter, t arles and obtain one of the greatest PRICE ver see again in a good many days. If you can will mail you one. I days, in order to accomodate the early EAST ially invited to visit any and all of our stores, ,teous treatment awaits all. S. L. KRASNOFF , L Gen. Manager. ESTABLISHED 1914 "OLD CLOTHES MADE NEW." THE MAN WHO KNOWS Pressing - Dyeino! kC the Spots Out of Things NDIS OF RE EPA IRING ANI) A LTERATIONS [arch 15, 1920. ssed( ----------------- -.$ .50 ~ed -- - --- - - -- - 1.50 d presC sed--..-- --- ------ .50 pressed-----.- -- -. 1.50 edl and pressed -..- -. -.25 di and pre'ssedl --- -- .3 leaned and pressed ~ .~- ..- -- .50 ed and pressed ----..35 leaned and pre'ssed - -.- .. ..- 1.00 dI pressed- - ...- - -- . $1.00 to $2.00 (1 pressed.--------- .75 to . 1.00 style, cleaned and pressed - 1.50 to 3.00 ressed---- ~- ..--- -.-$ .50 r s e -----.-- -1.54) and pressed --. . --.- .35c ~ed andl pressed - .~.50 ned and pre'ssed --.-- .- . - .75 essed, (according to size) -.....50c to 75c ~ssed (according to size and condition) $1 to $2 ). AGENTS FOR FOOTER'S D)YE WORKS. nch Dry Cleaning Co. Next dor to II. B1. BreedIin's. TELEPHIONE 142., Iuummmammuumnurmmm mu. ............