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=5F : THB FLORENCE DAluT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 24, 1920. OPERA Today t>ast Showing ANITA STEWART “In Old— Kentucky" 9 THE GREATEST PICTURE EVER IN FLORENCE. . »• • Showing Tomorrow Norma Talmadge in M The Isle of Conquest” Here is one of the biggest pictures Norma Ta:madge has ever produced and it is a pic tore that has been shown for an increased admission but our admission is the same. O'DOWO IHHTK \ Today A Photoplay Version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Great Classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Featuring Sheldon Lewis and an all star cast Also the greatest novelty come dy ever made “Uneasy Feet” Thq different characters of this comedy are portrayed by the performers feet. iDon’t miss this program as it is one of the best we have ever presented. ; TOMORROW ' • Mary Miles Minter in Judy of Rouges’ Harbor A gripping, touching, appeal ing, human interest story. A picture that strikes home be cause it is so true to life. Also Helen Gibson in Winning the Franchise A thrilling railroad story. Saturday—The first episode of “THE VANISHING DAGGER” featuring EDDIE POLO. Small Farm Near Town 30. acres one mile West of City on Darlington Street public road, all cleared and in high state of cultivation, three tenant houses and necessary barns and stables. This is a splendid trucking proposition, ait a reasonable price. Let us show it to you. LUCAS & BRUNSON Real Estate Brokers 32 1-2 West Evans Street FLORENCE, S. C. Phone 386 FOR SALl; AT A BARGAIN We offer a five room cottage in excellent repair, No. 106 East Cheeves Street. The lot that this house stands on will be worth 'what we ask for the property within the next year. Dandy com« muntty and all modern conveniences. PRICE $5,500.00 j| EASY TERMS “WE DO IT QUICK.” Daigan-Harllee Realty & Development McCALL BUILDING Company, FLORENCE, S. a PHONE 796 Save That Trip! Traveling men! When there is any doubt that you will find the man you . are going to see, make an appointment by long distance telephone. One useless trip saved will more than balance the cost ot many tolls. Ask Long Distance for rates and details. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY {Diamonds In spite of the fact that GOOD Dia monds arc difficult to secure we have a wonderful stock and are sure that you will be impressed with the selection awaiting you here. a A Diamond bought now is about the best investment you can make. *■ Sulzbachers ESTABLISHED 1884 ’ Fji H Palmetto field notes From Report of Bureau of Crop Esti mates Week Ending May 29. General Crop Notes—Conditions favorable for all farm activities. Growth of crop slow. Corn--Planting In progress. Stands are unsatisfactdry. Growth slow and considerable complaint of injury by bud worms. Winter weat—Condition fair to good. Some complaint of rust. Oats Prospects generally satisfac tory. Harvesting in progress in south ern half of state. R/e—Condition good to excellent. Cotton—Crop late. Stands poor. Growth slow. Planting and rep'anting in progress. Prospects more favorable on red land. Potatoes A Irish potatoes promising. Sweet |>otatoes being transplanted with reported increased acreage. Hay—First cutting of alfalfa fair to good. Next cutting promises bet ter yield. Fruit In General—Peaches good to excellent. Apple crop promising. Pears suffering from blight. Pecans in full bloom. General Livestock Notes—In fair to good condition except farm horses and mules which are showing effect of feed shortage. O’D&WD THEATRE Monday and Tuesday Admission 15, 25, and 35c Special Musical Setting MAY HANDLE PARTY LEADERS s : AUTHORIZED DEALERS REPUBLICANS MEET TO DI8- a CUSS DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN FU.NL3 Sedalla, June 24—Republicans | from throughout Missouri-met here i = today to consider whether action wll be taken against the state party leaders involved in the distribution of $.18,000 of the Lowden presiden tial campaign funds in Missouri. TIMELY POINTERS FOR THE GARDNER MAXWELL GRANT SIX DAY-ELDER TRUCKS FLORENCE DAY-ELDER MOTOR CO. J. A. Cutts. Opp. Court House. L. B. Ferrall (•tllL'lNlilllllll||]|ll|Ullllil|l||ll||||li|ll||||!l|t||;t|i||i|| 1 ||':| | I; | !| | lll|ll|li|:ia'l|:t||!|:t||||i|||||| l |||||||| l |ti||||!i|| tMIll: ||:|! Today Last Showing of the Greatest Picture Florence Has Ever Known On Ogling Gift Hocm*. •Sometimes it may prove advents* (•our to look a gift horse In tb« South,*’ remarked nu Australian cod* temporary recently. It was referring to the proposed gift of six airships to Australia and really meant '‘always look a dirigible in Its air-valve.” These six airships are said to have been ou patrol duty In the North sea ; and Brit* aln, according to a cable message to the commonwealth, has offered them With hangar and equipment to the Oversea doipinlon. Australia's minis ter for defense, Senator Pearce, has placed the problem before the local •Ir hoard for decision. As a com mercial proposition some enterprising Australian company may welcome the dirigibles, but as a defensive equip ment they are not regarded with ov«s much favor. Put It Rathsr Neatly. Be had been tramping for hoora, and not once had he passed a pla?o where he could refresh himself. At last, as the suit was sinking, he ar rived at an old inn. When the waiter Brought his order he looked at it and then at the waiter, remarking: “Is this the best you can do in the Way of a sausagef’ “Why—Isn’t It gooff 7” “Good!” repeated the hungry tour ist. “Oh, yes. it looks good, but the ends don’t suit me.” “The ends?” said the perple^off waiter. - ‘'What’s the matter with them?” “Not far enough apart,” was the reply. The waiter took the hint.—Londoa Tit Bits. As He Looked at It The Optimist—"I tell you, therFl BO place like home.” The Pessimist— “Tea. It’s the one place in the world where a fellow feels that he can be Just as disagreeable aa he wauta 9a Worth Trying, Anyway. If you want to insure yourself good luck, wear your new dress for the first time to church, so sayeth old Doctor Ix)re, Doctor Folk Lore, to be mere exact Maybe the old gentleman was laughing up his sleeve the way be said this, believing In his heart that the good luck would follow attending church; but then It's Just as well not to go to analyzing the wbys and the wherefores of these old superstitions, because after all they are “Jnst fur fun " Mount McKinley Sinking. Mount McKinley, the Oregon moun tain, Is sinking with the weight of ages. Within the last several years, when the peak shrugged Us rocky shoulders in earthquakes, the loftiest mountain In North America baa sub sided at least 600 feet from its original altitude of 20,400 feet. Such was the assertion of Herschel C. Parker, geolo gist and mini* "Ineer, who first scaled Mount 'n 1912. Dreaming of Letters. To dream of writing letters to your friends Is a sign of coming good news; to dream of receiving letters from friends indicates some little misfor tune to be followed by great happi ness. To study belles-Ietters means some pleasurable enjoyment In store. To see a letter carrier denotes news from some absent one; if his uniform is complete the news will be good; It Incomplete, It will be disappointing. —Chicago Herald and Examiner. Utilizing Pea-Pod Fiber. The fiber of pea-pods Is separated for Industrial use in a process cov ered by a recent patent. The outer layer Is dissolved away by fermenta tion or by treatment with hot water or steam, the Inner fibrous layer be ing left In a form adapted for spin ning or utilization In other ways. The solution of the outer layer, contain ing sugar, is not necessarily a waste, as It can he mode to serve some such purposes as prepsrlng marmalade. Cause and Effect The old miser, who burled his money In the fence corner nesr the big tree last week has missed part of It. The guilty person has not been apprehend ed. Andy Dillard weut to Plunkvllle yesterday and purchased himself a fine suit of clothes.—Arkansas Thomas CsL Cement Substitute for Lead. Cement as a substitute for lead In cbnnecting the Joints of cast Iron wo- tee pipes is employed In Portland, Ore., with greaf success, it - - what Sari saw -in the harem -inthemo/que -onthe de/erf -when/he lil ted her veil -on the/treet of my/tery In the wonderful $500,000 Univer/al-Jewel Production deluxe itieVIRGII ofstamboul Directed by TOD DROWNING Starring PRISCILLA dean Clemsoh College, June 24. Prepare | g , , , , « i,„ t m,, , i,, • i,i inuimi Ibis month for late garden. Plant » » In vroundl bush snap beans, pole beans : £ hush lima beans, beets, carrots, corn, * cucumbers, lettuce, pumpkin, cushaw f or winter squash. Plant In open bed <• for late transplanting. Urussels “ rprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards. • Transplant to garden, collards, leek. “ tomato, sweet potato. * Seed should be planted deeper dur- ' ing the summer than in the spring, ^ for the moistur is much lower. j| Wonns can be controlled by hag- ^ ging canteloupes wnen they are 2 about the size of a hoy’s hall. Use - a six-pound nail bag. and with the = foot create a little mound u.nder the • bagged melon. “ Now is a good time to make your - vine cuttings and enlarge your sweet “ potato patch. | Z Mark the best specimens of plants | and get their seed. ( I Hlanche your lettuce by pulling the | leaves up into a compact hunch and I tying with twine. It will blanche in a'f week or ter *ays. If teft tied up much i | longer it will rot, so blanche It as you “ use. Spray your grapes now with Bor deaux to prevent rot. Bag a few of your best grapes in order to prolong the ripening period. Use three-pound paper hags and put them on when the grapes are the size of buckshot. Keep an accurate record of the vege tables that you are growing this year and thei you can tell others if your methods are successful. “Cowboy.” The term “cowboy,” first used dur* Ing the American revolution, applied to a band of tories who infested the neutral ground of Westchester county, N. Y.. stealing cattle from both par ties and doing other mischief. Dr. Miles W. Maloney OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined, glasses fitted. Snlsbachers, up stairs Entrance through stora. OPERA HOUSE Show Tonight Starts 8:45 tlniiiliiliiliiliiliiliil.iliiliitittMniiiii'iiiiiiM m IIIMII'IIIIIIII ■ ■ i I :|i!|Mi:iitii!ii'ii!<n I i, i i •••inir.iit •mu i tin AN APOLOGY Owing to the enormous amount of detail necessary to check and rearrange stock, we were unable to open store Salmday, as adver tised. <t ~ . We wish to apologize and to assure you that we are now ready to serve you and invite the men and young men of Florence to put us fo “the test.” Our stock, sc Id on a “reasonable profit” bases, in connection with our desire to render you the best of service is our introduction. The Men’s Shop Successor to M. R. Cannon W. Arthur Snellgrove, Manager.