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RAILROAD WILL CUT Off MANY [MPLOYEES Pennsylvania System to Reduce Num ber of Workers 11,000 to 12,000 AFFECTED Move Made "In Order to Bring About Efficiency," Says Announcement. Philadelphia, July 19.-The Pennsyl vania Railroad Company announced today that "in order to bring about efficiency in the operating forces and to entrail expenses as far as practic able, it has been found necessary to effect a reduction of approximately 10 'per cent" in the number of employes in the Eastern region of the system. "Many of these men will be needed at other points on the system," the announcement said, "particularly in the Central region, in and about Pitts burg, and every endeavor will be made to find places for as many as possible. Will Exercise Care. "Care wil lbe exercised in making the contemplated changes, not to 'n terfere in any way with the abji'ty to handle tralic or to make prompt repairs to cars and locomotives." The Eastern region embraces the territory each of Altoona, Pa, and be tween New York and Norfolk. The statement made no reference to changes in other regions comprising the Pennsylvania system. While the announcem'ent - did not specify the classes of employes to be dropped, it was said by Pennsylvania officials that the majority of the changes would be among men in repair shops car clean ers an(d clerks in the shops and gen cral offices. It was estimated that between 11,000 an( 12,000 employes in the Eastern region wo be affected. 0 --- COTTON CROP PROSPECTS The cotton crop now entered into the most critical period of the plant's life. It seems well, therefore, to re view what the official records indi cate as to the power of the plant to resist the ordeals that it will ikely have to pas sthrough from now un til the frost (late, which will be the probable duration of the critical period. Preparation-The preparation was poor. If there is plenty of moieture it greatly minimizes the effect of inade quate preparation; the lack of it, however, greatly increases the de structive effect of hot winds and (ry weather if they prevail ,even for only a short while. The Start-The (late at which the plant got above the ground was about three weeks late. Low temperatures and excessive moisture, however, pre vented the development of that basic strngth which is the foundation of the plant's future growth, for about a week or ten (lays longer, so that the start was something like four weeks below the normal. This in creases in a like ratio the chances for damage by both the weevil and frost. Late. We bougpht Mt 1st. de'liver'y, but traffic, they came goods we have deU Ladies', at a r'edu Our stock is vass and Whie 0O'Don A Week's Wash for a Few Cents And Done in Ten Minutes Clean Easy Naptholeine Wash Soap has revolutionized washing. 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Fol low tihtm. andial you'll Ibe anmazed at the wonder work Clean Easy will do for you. Notice how i ,fent lean Easy looks from other soaps. At your gro cer's. Germination of the Seed-The ger mination of the seed was very unsatis factory. To a certain extent this was due to low temperatures and too much moisture. The fact, however, that it was so general indicates that it was more largely due to inferior seed than to any other cause. It has never been scientifically determined what effect inferior seed has upon the productive power of the cotton plant. The prin ciple, however, that seed of high vital ity brings more dependable results in many plants is wel lestablished and worthy of consideration in the instant case. Stands-Poor germination resulted in skippy stands all over the belt and made extensive replanting necessary. Replanting is most always a failure. It most always reduces the number of plants on a given arear below what is normal. A full yield is not possi ble unless the cotton is on the ground. Weevil-The weevil infest a larger area than it has ever heretofore, be ing reported as far north as Oklahoma and South Carolina. The damage so far has been slight. This is probably due to the plant being small, as the weevil requires plenty of shade. When the plant gets larger and its fruiting more advanced it is reasonable that the damage will be more extensive, iecially if the weather is moist. Labor-Labor has been scarcer than in any year singe the close of the civil war. This shortage is largely respon sible for the poor preparation and the fields getting foul with grass and ,,ecds until the close of the first week in June. The exceptionally favorable weather prevailing since that (late has enabled the farmers, notwithstanding rnmumtuurmm:mumnmmmmi A RRII >mne late styles in Pumps and o)wing to the labor' conditiol in 30 days late and rather cidled to offer all our Oxfort (etion. full, consisting of Blacks, E~ idis. Come at once while we eli Dry G Sumter, S. C. the inadequate lalgor supply, to 'Clea the crops fairly well and to bring cul tivation up to a fair standard. Th danger of the crop being mat'eriall retarded now by grass and weeds ha probably passed. Harvesting-There is a fair chanc that the shortage of labor will tel materially against the final yield, es pecially should the season for harvest ing be unfavorable. - Low grade cot ton is selling at an average of 18.8 cents per pound below the spot pric of middling. If figured on the cur rent price of October contracts, th price indicated for low grades make it evident that it would not pay ,th cost of harvesting and gining, es pecially snaps and bollies, of whic there were 580,000 bales last seasor As a matter of fact, thousands o bales were left in the fields last yea because it did not pay the cost o picking and preparing these low grad for the market. Summary-On the whole, the of ficial reports show that the crop en ters the critical period with the re sisting power of the plant well belov normal. Hence a crop larger than th government's recent esetimate of 11, 150,000 bales is hardly probable, whil even average conditions from now oi would probably make it less. It is perhaps proper to state her that these conclusions as to the ef feet of the various conditions recite( are based upon a personal experienc in growing cotton that has extende over very many years. .New Orleans, La., July 1.7, 1920. ---0 MARRIED TO HER FATHER? Baltimore, July 19.-An unusua story is told in a bil lof complain filed in Circuit Court No. 2 today b, Anna Belle Jones, through Archey C New, attorney for the annulment o her marriage to William M. Jones The case is that of a wife and mothei who says that she ha 1' ,rned that he hisband-the father of her two chil dren-whom she supposed to be e stepfather, was her real father, an that his improper conduct toward her younger sister caused the latte to leave their home. Mrs. Jones dtclares in the bil Itha before her marriage she lived wit] her parents without being aware o her supposed stepfather's identitl Another unusual feature of the stor is the assertion of Mrs. Jones -that th revelations of her supposed . step father's identity came to her in dream. Two children were born c the marriage, boys, eight and thre years, who are said to be entirel normal and healthy. 0 COTTON GRADING By W. W. Long, Director Extensio Service. Clemson College, July 19.-Th grading of cotton is the first step i the scientific marketing of this pro duct. There are many difficulties t overcome in order that the farime and the communityq may receive th mmunumuurnummnummumn Oxfords for June s and congested han return these is, both Men's and rownls, White Can have your size and oods Co. The Bryan The newest, loveliest ing business in Sumte We can show you th( You can buy Arrow from us at 25c. each See the pure silk cr shipment) at $5.75. Genuine Mohai Suit! Our Motto: "Good M prices" Really Means The Bryan The Future Home o t Temporary Location, SUM] greatest benefit from the location of in order to he a State and Govern ent grader at ton by State the central market of the county. firmly establis Unfortunately many of the commer- and business r cial buyers look upon an official cot- grader their i ton grader as one who is hostile to operate with h their interest. One some markets The Extensi where the offic.ial grader has been ________-___. located commercial buyers have r thrown every obstacle in the way of r the grader in performing has ser vices to the farmers. They have re fused to accept his grades, andl they ? h ave been knowvn to raise his grades ini order to discredit him with the farmers. However, when the com mercial buyers realize that the of ficial gradler is there not only for the purpose of assisting the farmers, but also for the purpose of assisting all who arc interested in the cotton -narket, and on some of the markets the commercial buyers today buy on ly cotton that has been classed by the offcial grader. The primary object in locating an offeial gradler in a market is to pro tect the interest of the farmer by in forming him as to the a'ctual grade of his cotton in order that he may deal with the buyer in an intelligent mainner. At the same time he is renderintg assistance to the buyer by relieving him of the actual work of sampling andl grading and thus re- - moving all suspicion from the mind -~ of the farmer that his cotton has not been properly gradled. If the $ gradler is competent, rac honest buyer can or wvil olbject to such service. I '[he position is an exceedingly dlifl cult and delicate one to fill and it is very necessary that the offcial grader have the hacking of the farmers and *business men in performing his du ties. When cotton has been graded by a State a nd lederal grader and the grade sta ted in the receipt of a honded wa rehouse, a loan on such cotton en n be e.asily secu red from the hanks. I stated that grading was the first, step in scientiftic mariketing of cottoni. The second step is the warehousing of the cotton, and the third step will She the direct selling of cotton from facturer. So it can be seen that h fore we can ever hope to wvork out a system of sell ing direct from the FII 71 prdue to the nianuiifactoer, the problems of grading and war ehous ing must be solved. Of course in- g, C competent men may somnetimes he dent, and such a situation cain he quickly relieved. What is necessary| 9 Clothing Co. and most- modern cloth r. e new Jazz Bow Tie. mnd Geo. P. Ides collars (regular price) .pe de chene shirts (a new $15.00. erchandise at Reasonable Something. Clot hing Co. f Hart Schaffner & Marx 111 N. Main Street [ER, S. C. ve the grading of cot- tion with the Bureau of Markets of and Federal graders the United States Department of Ag h !d is for our farmers riculture has had several cotton gra nen to give the cotton ders located in the State for the past noral support and co- two years, and has received many im in every way. . ttcr: from farmers as to the high on Service in co-opera- value they put upon this service. 0u C1 C1 C1 C1p C1C 1N_ mr_ Wl a - - Poverty ros perit y of a community is reflected in,its banking institutions., We would not have our own in terest at heart did we not, first of all ,have at heart the interest of our1 customers, and( we are look ~ing for our own success in pro porltionl to the prlosperity our friends and( patrons enjoy. Cou.rtesy-Co-operation Accom modlation of ever'y wor'thy cus lomer-these are the watch words of this bank. (ST NATIONAL BANK .IDavis, Pres. - J. A. Weinbery, V..Pres. .L. T. Rtukca. Cnahier.