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RAILROAD ISSUE IS BECOMING ACUTE Senator Cummins WVAnts Investiga tion-Anticinates Strikes-Joint Author of Measure Would (et at Root of Present. Trouble. Washington, March 12.-Senator Cummins of Iowa, joint author of the Cummins-Elseh railroad act, declares his intention of asking congress for authority to conduct, with the as sistance of the commerce comnmittee of the senate, a thorough investiga tion into the railroad situation. Ile will act on the first (lay of the extraordinary session. By that time, judging by the clerity with which developments are rushing to a head, the inevitable "blow-off" will have arrived. Congress and the adminis tration at this (late realize that something must be (lone to save either the railroads of the country from general bankruptcy, or the com merce of the country which on ac count of exorbitant freight traflie, can not move with essential smooth ness. The announcement of the Pennsyl vania railroad that it will reduce the wages of its employees will be fol lowed by similar announcemenfq by all other railroads. It is undoubted ly true that the employees will not suffer such reduction without violent protest. It. would cause little sur prise were numerous strikes to be developed. At any rate, there is no question but that the situation is seri ous, and that in its present status, it can not much longer endure. Cause Uncertain As previously pointed out in this correspondence, nobody knows where Palm Footweai At South Carolina's Largest Shoe Store March 28th to April 2nd. LE VER IN COLU131A AT 0, DANGE * ITecadachec, colIds, pression ths it - A~ \ great Iiaj(ri t y redue to self-poit tipatio. LA1llies /~I diseaise, rhteaunat i: S softens thse foodl wastr. Nlong so ttit passes Nuolc ioltey harnl NjA~ini i olb l u t ff uniTsie.la .\ (# (M ~i .NwJere boke T iry1cto -/ar a the trouble lies. Because of general ignorance, Senator Cummins regards it as absolutely essential that . an investigation be had. The interstate commerce commission is authority I for the statement that the condition j of railroads grows more distressing ionith by month, and that no reduc- I tion in rates could justly be order- j ed; and that freight and passenger traflic correspondingly decreases. It I is reported to Washington each day | from each section of the country that producers can not reap) even i modest profit when cost of transportation is j unbearable. The Cummins-Esch act was pur posely malde exceedingly liberal and I generous to the railroads in order that they might have an opportunity to get on their feet. It is held by I Senator Cummins and other influen tial members of congress that if under that act the railroads can't I give good service at fair rates, some thing is radically wrong. It is for the purpose of ascertaining what is wrong that Senator Cummins will asks for the investigation. The consuming and shipping pub lic represent to Washington that they G. C. COOPER, Licensed Optometerist EYES Carefully Examined, Glasses Fitted, Broken Lenses Duplicated. Satisfaction Guaranteed. SUMTER, S. C. afesta Fashions 'lake yourself at home in our .omnpletely equipped ladies' rest room and choose your shoes here for the whole family during your ,%isit to Palmafesta. The largest shoe stock in South Carolina and all shoes now mark ed down to replacement valuies. You will save money here and get hetter fit and wider selection. The BAR1GAIN BASE. EN' makes your shoe money go twce as far. Prove it by a personal visit. The Shoe Man 9 16 13 MAIN STR EET. WEN BROS. MARBLE and GRANITE CO. D)ESIGNERS 31ANUFACTURERS ERECTORS Dealers in everything for the ce metery. 1he largest and hest equippedl mon ental mills in the Carolinas. . eenwood,.---.--......--S. C. R SIGNALS nausea~C, bluecs, mental de Ire n.tot only~ paifl and11( d these passing ilnesses oninug resulting from coun on keep your system free the like, mnay resuli. irri iaitinig the sys.tem, ii situp/y 'ii h iIIJLmb l ite iinaniy Iinyi wa~iy, toi Sinee? e the fooid waste naituiral!ly (out oif thle systein. cons ipamfin becauise it helps ienihiic- I habit ini the woirld. ci ess and pleasanti to take. 'Try it. rai, Nial ILaboratiorie., stunidurd L 50 Ikoidwiy, New Yo~rk, for T'Ii- AlIrn~It Miaini of Trealing an Old Cornplaintl Nfujo1 Khr Consl{/hation .o GET 'We lower prices when . We can not afford i ticles we sell. The nei Chances are a hundre vell by you as any o1 Taffeta, all colors, 36 inct yard .. .. . ... . - .- ..... Silk Messaline, all colors, 3G Per yard ---- --- ------------ Jap Silk, in all colors forme 98c, today's price .........._ All colors in Georgette am Chine three thread, best quali wide, fully worth $2.50, on todl our price --------- ---- ----- Silk Poplin, 36 inch wide -- All W ool Serge ........__.. White Cashmere, 40 inch wi sold for $4.00 wholesale cost is price now _ .-------- ---- ----- White Organdy, $1.00 grade, White Organdy, 75c grade, n White Organdy, 50c grade, no A large assortment of sol Voiles, now selling for Fancy Voiles, $1.00 grade, no Fancy Voiles, 15c grade, no' A large assortment of Satin Fancy Voiles, $1.00 value, bram just from the m ill .. ...... _... Fancy Crepes something nev stylish, could not be bought h less than $1.50 per yard, our p) All colors of Cotton Poplins - White and Fle bi Repp, beaut fully worth 75c, our price .... Ma rquisette in white , flesh worth 50c, our price now. Solid color Cotton Crepe, u e(lrear- . -------- ----- ------- ~THE are the victims of organized labor and organized capital ,that each is a selfish interest, and as result of such seltishiness, the ordinary man, alli ated with neither, must bear an oVer miiereCsmiig hurden. It is con tended that capital opposes the con stant deman(d of labor for increasel wages only onl account. of its dif ficulty in fillding lew methods of tiransferiing the expense involved to the shoulders of the people; that the colteIll 0ated wage reduct ion by the Pennsy vainia and other rail roads is due to the fact that in the piresent mlomell, the rail roads have absolute ly no chaice of fu rther oppressin g the people. The railroads offer a tentative ex planatnionl by poinltimng to laws of conlgress eniactedi at the diemland anid ats result. of' the thtrent of organized Iabor whliich reduced hour's of wor andl increalsedl wages at the sa me time. That tile -money thus inlvolvedl makes tihe cost (of t ranspor'tat ion proh ibitive is also ani a rgumnt. l.abhor, on the oth~er hand1(, dleclares thait (a pitalI is proverbially selfish and thlat railroads cain nt earin a ir riietur ion(l thle ir s tock beenause thel( stock, wvell '~I "wteredII," exists only ill the imal~ginlation1. Senator Cummiins realIizes that the time hlas come when thle truth imust. he ascert ained. If n o one( is responile(, and, ther'ef'ore, thle situnatin enn nitot lhe reniltdit, goveril ine(llt superv1Wision, (Congress hooks withI d isfavor' oni the w'.iiell the goveirnmenit wouild buy tihe to l operate thIemi, and1 entjoy thle ie tursswtute te necesty a makl'i ig updeicit has ntoll freuil i cn dhiscutssedI as thei r'emedyfV if is crtaint ilt it will not,1 he ri ttmpit ed prior toc thel 'xhautionllt i of Iery cthter re iurc. It is v'ery problid ie tha t in tipesor rllieftcongresslwillpermit B ETTER DEAD Life is a burden when the body is racked with pain. Eveirytning wo'r'ies and the victim becomnen dlespondent and downhearied. T1o bring back the sunshine take GOLDMNEDALB 'ITho national rernoedy of Holland for over 200 yearsa; it ii: an enemy of ail pains re suiting from kidney, liver and uric acid troubles. All druggists, three sizes. fook~ for the namo Gold Medal on every hox and acce:. t no 1m!tetioei S'EN ever possible, but we never lo o buy this whole newspaper i :t best way is your tongue. U d to one that we have it, and bher house, and we feel sure wide, per 36 inch White Voile . ------$1.45 36 inch White Lawn - inch wide, 36 inch White Dimity -......$1.45 36 inch Indian Head rly sold for 36 inch Middy Twill, ------- 59c sale price -------- ---- I Crepe de 36 inch extra fine Pet L, 40 inch sale price ...... ... ry's market,. ._.. .$1.45 Mercerized Japonette, ------- 98c Best quality Nainsook, ------- 98c Best quality Long Ck 36 inch Percale,' for . $e, formerly sale price -------- ---- $2.87%, our. -. $1.39 36 inch Madras, very low _....59c Good quality Bleach, > .. _ ...5c 10-4 Pepperel Bleache, w- .......39c 27 inch Birdseye Red id colors in Hemmed Diapers, per 25c and 39c Pepperel Bed Sheets, w- .......49c Pillow Cases 42x36 . v ---_39c 100 dozen 1-luck Tow< Stripes and now going at -------- I new goods Curtain Scrim, good -------49c Apron Gingham . .. I and very Best quality A. M. ist year for sale price ----------- rice .....69c 13est quality Dress G it -......29c bray, guaranteed fast iful quality, Romper Cloth, 32 inc --------39c Good Sea Island Slhce and acru, sale price --------.... --------19c Best grade of Sea Is sed for uin- One fbt of Braissiere: -- ----39c to $1.50, our price NEW MORRIS NES the inflicient and unremunerative.I At any rate, the railroad problem is the one big problem confronting the goveriment. It promises to re ma in as such until it is properly so1ved---and in this process, the peo ple of the nation may expiess their optilioll inl a referenldui four years hence. Clemson College, March I4.-Re cent issues of the Weekly News N,'tes stressed the implortance of purebred seeds, particularly those of ourii' main crops, cotton and corn. As has been stated, only standard variet ies of proven merit should be used, avoid ing the so-called "specials"' whliich have bveen handed dowvn from one( genteration to another with only liminited local reputation. Thel object of seed im provement is to aicq~uirie the best y ield and (qual ity fronm least land at in i mum cost (if piroductioin, suggests J1. I". Carbery, E'xteinsioni agrtonmist. Pure bred seeds occu py no) more land, require no more fert il izer, or care, yet yield lairger anid better returins. Keeping seeds(l uip to highest stand a rds requ ires field se'lection, idetnti fica tion of' pla nt and cro prodl 1(uc'ed from such plants, seed germination test, andI ap~plientioni of good judlg metnt, each raetoir contributing to suc cess as a whole. Du)ring the patst fewv years, we have bteen abde to sell nearl'y ever'ythintg whieb we prodluc'e aind frequently there was little difference betwveen the pic(e of high grade produce and that of low grade. Bu t we nave reached a timel( nlow when quality is goiing to he we raiTM. It. will pay to have the l-'IA~ ORENCE N ENT' X WEEK Ilorence, S. ( ., .\larchi 15.--Otlicers atndl imembers of the Soith Carolina Tbacco(( Association, moeeting in wvill declde wvhethter the '"brighit"' to biaccot grlowers of' this state sha ll, or shall not, undertake' the organiz'at ion of' the Sapiro marketing. plain along with North Carolina and Virginia. TI. lleniton Yoiung, secre(ta~iry oif the asso ciantion, has sent oflic'ial not ice to the e'xectiv e commilititetmain of ever~iy coontIy in the st ate' tobtacco belt, urg ing h in to he piresent and tot bring with himt half' a do'zen of the leading The ma( t ing nowY eallIed res'ults from a session of' the 'xectivie com m it tre' whtich convened here last~ week to0 contsider'i th is. proposiftion. fDr. WV. WV. Long, of Clemson Col 'tege, dIirec'(tor of the Sou:th Cariolina ex tenIsion serIvice, wVill he present to todIvise withI the (comm11tt('e and visi t ors. 'Te result oif this meeting is expec'(ted( to bte final. It will etitheir drlop thme Sapiro planh or' it will eniter' iinto -r vigoous campatign for or I'he ('Iet' considet'ation1, a nd proh abtly most, difficult factor' in reaching a dec is ion ,is to fiind the ways and meansIt of piutting oni the camp~aign. P'erfectinig thle ortgantiz/ationl will he expensive. The .experience of relying upon01 volunteer wo'kers has not been cncown t't in g A nd, 'fteon tieasn wer the high standard of the tj order to enumerate the mai se it. 'Ask for anything in i can make a price on it. At an: that we can do better. --------19e We have a I ------------17%/c sortment of La Check ..._ 25c Voile and Orgat Checkformerly sold --------------.. 5c price at from good -heavy quality, ........ Waists, that for >perel Middy Twill, today's price - - ..... ... 35c Ldies' Whit white only .....35c short sleeves, t white Wnd flesh 29c th ------------ 29c Ladies' Mushi vaists and shirting, edl, flouncing, -------------2 form(erlyf ld -- ood quality --29c A- large asso 16 inch wide ---15c yard --------- I Sheoting - ----59c A most coni tona's Sco _ Soal, per bolt $1.98 tenthoo r Dea dozen ------- $2.00 tlt rda )6x90 hemmed $1.39 Ladies' Cri, --------------29c. Ladies' Musi s fully woth 25c, Ladies' Bung ---------------12c Ladies' anI Juaity --------2c White, also s --- ----------- . _c from com Aprn Gingham, Ladies' Skirt I---------13!/z c laids, sonmc of ingh an Chai- $11.00 hhoeesma .,olor ---------17'/zc We only hav h wide ---------25c sonic of these( ting, 36 inch ide, wholesale, it w -----------10C year for land Sh ting 12c 25 Ladies' C ,cost wvholesale up Materials at 5( ---------------79c cost. IDEA S, Manager 111en most intere.sted inl such w 01 K inow, the men of the psiary inter ',st. -that is the farmers themselves lave not takenl Warmly Lo the prop Jsition. If the meeting 2%arch 23 determines Lo or-ganize onl the Sapiro plan, the lecisioln is expected Lto followv the ,sdig an lrovision of ways and menos t ti XeCute te insuogcwor. N OTI CE NTATE OF' SOUTH CAROLINA, Clarendon Couny. NOTICE L. Frank Geiger, in his own right and in behalf of all other stkholders of the Bank of Clarendon wvho miay come in this action and contriblute Lto the eixpenises of same, Phaintiff, vs. Bank of Charendon and F. P. Ervin, C. B. Geiger, J1. T. Stukes, and J1. A. Weinberg, as Directors of the Bank or. Clarendlon and individually as stockholders thereof, and John Doe and Richardl Roe (fictitious names rep)resenting all Depositors and Credlitors of said Bank of Claren don,) and all D~epositors and Credit ors of said Bank of Clarendon, the names and)1 add~resses of such De plositors and Credlitors being uin known Lto phlaintiff, Defendants. TO' ALL DEPOSITO0RS AND) CRED)I TORS 01F SAID) BANK 01" CLAR END)ON: TJAKE NOTlICE that pursuant to a Deeriee made by hiis I lonor, Judge John S. Wilson hif above statedl action da ted lFebruarmy 109thI, 192l1 on lile in may ioflice, you are herehy not ified to BRICK LIM L UMBE R D( If you want to build with eycrything neel Get our prices first. M A NNI N goods that we sell. 1y hundreds of ar ke world you need.. r rate, we can do as Lrge and most beautiful as 'lies' Shir- Waists in Lawn, idy in White and colors that is high as $3.00 each, our --------------79c to $1.39 (I Crepe de Chine Shirt merly sold as high as $10.00, ------------$2.39 to $3.98 Muslin Gowns, long and 9 :day's price -----------98c n Under Skirts embroider issorted pattern, deep un ----------------------.98c rtment of Hair Ribbon, per -----------------------10c plete assortment of Child esses from the first to the ----------------18c and up Kimonas ----------$1.98 ' Dresses from $1.98 to $2.98 dlo Aprons, from 69c and up isses' Middy Suits in solid me with Colored Collars, ----.---------.$4.98 and up s in blue serge and fancy these skirts cost as high as e, today's price -..--_ $4.95 e eight winter Cloaks left; loaks cost as high as $48.50 11 pay you to buy it for next --.-------.--.--.......-_15.00 E at Suits in pretty styles and per cent off their original COA file with the undersigned Clerk or Court any and. all claims you may have as a Depositor or Creditor of Bank of Clarendon against the said Bank of Clarendon. The form of til ing may be in the form of a draft or demand in writing on the Ban'-- of Clarendon signed by any Depositor or Creditor for the amount due. An!i if tle amount due to any Depositor or Creditor be unknown to such Depjosi tor or Creditor, the undersigned has access to the hooks of said Bank,. through which the amount (Ie may )( ascertained; and will upon offer of til ing of any claim refer to the hooks and other recordls of saidl Bank of Clarendon fo adljustment of the same. F'URTHIER TAKE NOTICE that unless such claim be filed with me on or before April 2, 1921, the said Bank of Clarendon and its Directors and other oflicers will be d ischnarged of all liability for p)ayment of such claim; and each and every D)epositor and Creditor will thereaftcr be barred aind estoplpedl from asserting the same aga inst the sa id B .nk of Cl arendon or any of its Directorz; or other Creditcrs, the said Decree of .Judge Wilson b'H ing to such effect. FURTHllER~ TAKE NOTICE that the said Bank of Clarendon in necr (lance wvith ai resolution of its stock holders is no0w in process of l iqua ion; and willI he liquidated and dlis. solved andl its charter surrendlered on or after A pril 5th 1921, unless any Cried itor or D~epositor in the mean tme shows to the Court cause to the J1. B. C'anteQv, Clerk of ('our t of Common 1)011'lens for Cla rendlon (County, S. C. Febrary i 23, 1921. 8 Git-u. ECEMENT' )ORS SASH we can sulpply you led. G,S. C.