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wYflnnMit :4 . - . A i *k. ' r ?ft* ^SS^SVii imPZT't a-v-,: '' > ' < > y ,f 1 - ' > /*V-V '.<*V . '; './? s ;>*V ' ^Tfej; V-,3' P(W { 'vS>l -7/ " - ' *J :#?L'' '*"-44? ? ' i ?? Established in 1891. , '* * BRIEF NEWS NOTES WHAT MAS OCCURRED DURING WEEK THROUGHOUT COUNTRY AND ABROAD EVENTS OFJMPORTANCE r<?in mi r?ri? vi > " Globe And Told In Short Paragraphs Foreign? The municipal employees of Berlin recently voted to continue their strike unless the municipality agrees to extend the present scale af wages to the end of December, Instead of to June, as proposed by the ybltratlon court. Cardinal Achllle Rattl, archbishop of Milan, has been chosen supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic church to succeed the late Benedict XV. His coronation as Plus XI will take place February 12. The British government has received a note from the French government making strong representations that the Genoa economic conference should be postponed three months. The celebrated pearl necklace, which once belonged to Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary, which was pawned oy ex-Emperor Charles before his last attempt to regain the throne of Hungary, has been sold to Jeferson Davis Cohn of England for a million dollars. Dispatches from London report that the British Indian police fired on a mob of ton thousand natives during "" a serious riot at Tiruvannamalal, about light-five miles southwest of Madras, In the Tanjore district, killing three persons nnd wounding eight others. Dissolution of the Italian parliament and the holding of a general election has been practically decided upon In the event of the failure of Premier Orlando to form a government to succeed the Bononi ministry, which recently resigned. Slgnor Orlando has been invited by the king to attempt the formation of a new cabinet. Count Admiral Sukenori Kabayama, 9 member of the Japanese privy coun \ ell, and former minister of war, died j at his home at Toklo at the age of 85 t . years. _ He- bad been suffering from cancer for some time. It is unlikely that the French government's request for a three months' delay In the opening of the Genoa conference will be met by Great Britain, it Is stated in London. The Irish situation has taken a startling turn with the news of wholesale and organized kidnaping raids against prominent ulster unionists In the early hours of the morning. Included among the numerous victims are many special constables who had been dispatched to aid in stopping the raids, some of whom are said to have been spirited to unknown destinations, i Statements made openly in official quarters in London, coupled with dispatches from India, indicate that as a result of the increasing disturbances throughout the enstern empire, and the stubhorn defiance of Mahatma Oandhl, "prophet" of the non-cooperative native elements, the government is about to adopt an iron policy, ppeslhly beginning with the arrest of Gandhi?4,0 restore order. Washington? Construction work on fourteen capital ships was suspended recently by order of Secretary Denby under direction of President Harding. The Btep was taken in anticipation of ratification of the naval limitation treaty which resulted from the Washington conferene and under which only three of th9 vessels Involved will be com yioicu no war craxi. A bill appropriating $25,000 for establishment by the department of agriculture of an experiment station to develop pocan nut culture was introduced by Senator Harris, democrat, Georgia. A legislative program, contemplating ratification of the treaties growing out of the arms conference and passage of the tariff, soldiers' bonus, farm credit and merchant marine bills, with adjournment of congress about June 1, was said to have been agreed upon at a white bouse dinner, recently. The house co-operative marketing bill, a measure designed to aid the agricultural interests and pressed by the farm bloc passed the senate, there being recorded only one vote against the measure?that of Senator Gerry of Rhode Island, who is a Democrat. Funds to pay the soldier bonus will bo raised by direct taxation, imposing a burden of at least $400,000,000 a year for three years. The house ways and means committee has reached this conclusion, and is now seeking the taxes that can best be utilized. Included in the genernl scheme is the raising of first class postage from 2 cents to 3 cents. * Means of lending the aid of the government's credit to the railroads of the country are under consideration in administration circles. The bill creating a commission and otherwise making provision for > the conversion of the eleven billion dollar debt owed the United States by the allied powers has been signed by the president. The field of possible soldiers' bonus taxes has been virtually narrowed to e'ght sources by the Republican mem1 bora of the house ways and means committee. O. - K' -?' : v .'. v" ^ .'V '? ~ .* i m > r Tiir 1. ilij 7 V ' ' - * > ' While the parents of 18-year-old Marlln Mathls were preparing to escort the body of a youth front AmariUo, Texas, to Hayneerllle, La., for burial, having postively Identified him as their son. the boy returned home here after an absence of several days, and wired his parents that he was in good health. A blow to senatorial dignity is not soon forgotten. This was shown when, in the midst of belated debate on the Newberry election case, several senators rose from their seats and denounced the war department for placing the Benate far back, as they said, in the funeral procession for the unknown soldier last Armistice Day. Japan promises to'prove the center of congressional fireworks when discussion of the arms conference treaties begins. A renewed outburst of "yellow peril" talk already has occurred in the house and Senator Johnson of California is understood to be prepar- | in^ to discuss the conference treaties with particular reference to Japan's position. Preparation of a deficiency appropriation bill will be begun' shortly by a committee of the house appropriations committee. Chairman Madden announces. The measure will be ready for the house in a few weeks and passage will be expedited to relieve urgent deficiencies which have arisen in various government departments. An increase of thirteen in the number of United States district judges was agreed upon by the senate Judiciary committee as a means of relieving the congestion in the nation's fderal courts. The fatal shooting from the Mexican line of the border about twelve miles above Laredo, Toxas, on the Rio Grande river, on February 5, of Walter G. Swinney, of Del Ilio,'Texas, an American citizen, has been rennrteil to the state department. The opening sessions of the house military committee's investigation of the Ford Contract offer for purchase and lease of the governments' properties at Muscle Shoals, Ala., revolves principaly about the clauses relating to manufacture of fertilizers for the nation's agrlculral needs. The interior department appropriation bill, carrying 1295,622,112 has been reported by the house- appropriations committee. The total is $19,513,037.67 less than the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year and $3,754,920 less than the amount requested in the budget estimates. Further efforts are being made by the senate committee investigating the chargos that American soldiers were hanged without trial in France, to clear up the alleged shooting of a soldier by a firing squad near Chateau Thierry, in July, 1918. Domestic? Dental work on the uper left molars In his mouth served to identify the charred body taken from the ruins of the Lexiqgtcn hotel, Rifchmond, Va., as that of Captain Frank Linwood Shaw, 64 years old, native of Goshen, and veteran conductor of the James river division of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. Eighteen of the crew of the Furness line Trelghter, - Thistlemore, which went aground on Peaked Hill, near Highland Light, Mass., bars were rescued by breeches buoy. Four hundred gallons of whiskey consigned to Washington, D. C., was seized in a car on the Norfolk and Western railway at Roanoke, Va., by revenue agents on morning recently. The mayor of Pascagoula, MIsb., has requested the naval air Btation at Pensacola, Fla., for airplanes to search for John Westfall, ex-service man who has been missing for some time, having bene blown out to sea on the fishing smack X-Ray. The fire which destroyed the liner Northern Pacific off Cape May, N. J., with the 1ob8 of four shipyard men, started on the lower deck amidships, and burned for hours before it was discovered. The origin of the fire remains a mystery. The British Rteamer Thistlemore went aground on Peaked Hill bar, four miles north of Highland light, at the tip of Caue Cod, Mass. A coast guard crew went to the rescue. Sale of the Mie&ouri and North Arkansas railroad which suspended operation last July, by its receiver, has been ordered in a decree issued by United States District Judge Jacob Trieber at Little Rock. Ark. Eight men killed, two badly injured and one missing is the result of a mine explosion which wrecked a mine of the Marietta Coal company on Poml creek, Pinson Fork, Ky. Six known dead, thirty reported missing or unaccounted for, twenty* eight known injured, fourteen of whom are believed to he fatally hurt, is the toll of the fire which awept over an area of half a city block at Richmond, Va., destroying the Lexington hotel and several other buildings, and entailing a loss estimated at from $250,* 000 to $500,000. Private T. W. Willis of the United States marine corps, who shot and killed Wiley Clark at Blanchard, La., while serving as a mall guard on a Kansas City Southern passenger train several weeks ago, will be tried by general court martial at the naval air station at Pensacola, Fla., on a charge of manslaughter. Officers trying to solve the mystery of the murder of William Desmond Taylor, motion picture director at Los Angeles, Cal., report that they have made only slight progress In the case thus far. FOR' ???i????.?? port yn.x., s. BRITISHERS UKE T SWEETJMTOES SAMPLES OF 8WEET POTATOES 8ENT TO ENGLAND MAKE FAVORABLE IMPRESSION. INVITE COMMANDER MACNIDER Clyde Line Fast Freight 8ervlce In* creases Volume of Business During 1921. __ / Charleston.?Those South Carolina .weet potatoes sent to England on the steamship Wekika, 1,000 sample car* tone of thein, for the purpose of introducing this delectable product to ICnglish palates, have evidently made a favorable impression, as a cablegram was received by the Carolina company from their agent at Liverpool asking for quantity quotations on this vegetable, suid to be virtually unknown among/ the Britishers. The sending of the sample for judicious distribution was the idea of the South Carolina Sweet Potato association, the Carolina company co-operating, as also did the Southern railway, which furnished a booklet of recipes for each box. It is believed that a profitable market for the sugary spuds of this state will be developed through this enterprising plan. As a result the establishing of the Clyde-Southern fast freight service, which has been in operation since January 15, 1921, the increase in this particular class of freight during the calendar year 1921 amounted to more than 300 per cent in excess of the movement through Charleston by Clyde Llne-Southem railway In 1920. Last year 7,161 cars were moved as against 1,735 cars the year before, an increase of 5,426. The spread of the plan's popularity has made necessary to include several points of destination not originally provided for. Charleston Post No. 10, American Legion, hopes to have National Commander MacNider visit Charleston during his present tour of the South, arrangements having been made to invite him here and to entertain' him handsomely. Should he come, State Commander Lumpkin and other state officers will be invited to greet him. Farm Women Active. Florence. ? The Florence county council of farm women met at the court house for the purpose of discussing plans for the establishment of a permanent club market at tfli point. Mrs. Henry McCall presented a plan whereby a .building was to be erected by the town council, this building to be divided into stalls which were to be used by the different communities. Mrs. Frances Y. Kling explained in detail the orraniz&tinn neros sary for the establishment of a successful market. A marketing committee was appointed with members from the various clubs of the county and from the women of the town. This committee is to meet with the home demonstration agent, Miss Anne B. Moore, when various plans for a market house will be submitted. Miss Moore, with the co-operation of her club members. Is planning a production campaign. The special products put up by Old South Carolina Home Producers' association were discussed. One club decided to specialize in plum jelly. Other clubs will put up blackberry jam and artichoke relish. Greenville Policeman Held. Greenville. ? Notice was given by counsel for W. G. Turner, former chief of police of West Greenville. that they would apply before Associate Justice Cothraa for ball for Turner, who is held on a charge of criminal assault. At a preliminary hearing Turner was held for trial on the charge. In his affidavit Turner makes absolute denial of any criminal act to warn me gin, wno is anout lb years old. and whom he and another officer arrested on a road several miles from Greenville In company with a young man. Increase of 8toek. Columbia?Authority to increase Its capital ctoclc from $5,000 to $10,000. to change the par value of its stock from $100 to $200 and to change Its name to the Reyner-Borkaon Co., was granted to the Reyner Jewelry Co. of Columbia by the secretary of state. The Marco company of Charleston was chartered with a capital stock of $1,000. The firm will deal in real estate. Officers are: E. M. McSweeney, president and treasurer; T. Allen Legare, secretary. Lumpkin Visits Florence. Florence*?State Commander M. C. Lumpkin, of the American Legion, was the guest of Fred H. Sexton, pdst No. 1, at a splendid hanqbet served at the Florence hotel There were over 50 members of the post present The fun started as soon as the company unfolded its napkins, the resulting barrage from the loaded linens causing much merriment. Trick water glasses gave some of the ex-service men cold trlckllngs In their throats. One of the featnres of the evening was the singing of the legion quartet. $ A r Mr JL v ^ . 0., TUESDAY, FEBRUABY1 IO-HOUR WORK DAY' IS - RE-ESTABLISHED . * NEW RULING OR LABOR BOARD WILL AFFECT 12,000 RAIL, ROAD SIGNALMEN. OVERTIME PAT IS ELIMINATED Time and One-Half Pay For Regularly Assigned Work on Sundays and Holidaya Also Eliminated. Chicago.? Re-establishment of a tenhour day at the usual hourly wage and elimination of time and one-half pay for regularly assigned work on Sundays and holidays, new rules governing railway signalmen, were announced by the United States railroad labor board to replace on February 16 the. national agreement made undef federal control. The board's rules affect more than 12,000 rail workers. According to figures based on Interstate commerce commission statistics, the annual labor bill of the railroads will be cut about $300,000 by eliminating the overtime pay provisions of the national agreement. While the new set of rules retains the principles of the eight-hour day, the door is open for a ten-hour day. Overtime pay is likewise eliminated for employes paid a monthly salary by a new formula for determining the monthly rate, based on the standard hourly rate. Other minor provisions which will affect the signalmen's pay envelopes are substitution of straight time for the former time and one half rule; provision for a minimum of three hours straight time instead of two hours at time and one-half for working less than four hors on Sunday, and complete elimination of the old rule allowing half pay from 10 o'clock at night to 6 a. m., for men traveling on boarding cars. Other rules were changed to eliminate any fixed hour for starting work and any specified lunch period. The time limit for investigations into discharges, decisions and appeals was extended from seven to ten days. 300 Students Have Ptomaine Poison. Columbus, Miss. ? More than 300 students of the Mississippi state college for women here are suffering with ptomaine poisoning as a result of eating chicken salad which was served at the evening meal at the college. Every physician in Columbus was called to thet institution and it is stated that all the students are out of danger, although a large number are still very ill. Dr. J. C. Fant, president of the institution. stated that the poisoning was undoubtedly caused by the salad, as those who did not eat it were not affected. Dr. Irene* Fafhereo, the college physician, made the same state ment. A thorough investigation will be made by the college authorities, it was announced. Chicago Has Second "Ponzl." Chicago.?Raymond J. Blschoff, taken into custody, after Involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy had been instituted against him by creditors, admitted that be owes about 94,500,000, representing the savings of 6,000 Chicagoans, mostly foreigners. Less than one million dollars worth of oil and gas stock of doubtful value is available to meet the obligations, it waB an*' nounced. Blschoff, whose financial operations apparently rival those of Charles Pontl, the Boston "wizard," expressed relief when taken into cuBody by deputy marshals. He had received threats from those he is alleged to have fleec- * ed, he said, and was afraid to venture into the south and west side districts. To Reinstate Teachers. Dublin.?School teachers of Irish nationality, who have been dismissed for political activities In recent years, will be reinstated by the Dail Elreann, the ministry of education announces. In determining the status of such teachers and the salary they are to receive, they will be considered as having served continuously. Millions Starving In Russia. London?More than 250,000 children are starving in the Chuvash region of Eastern Russia, to say nothing of a half million adults who have lost all hope of holp, acording to a telegram from the Russian famine relief commission of the International Federation of Trade Unions received by Arthur Henderson, prominent labor member of the house of commons. The telegram says a total of .10.000,000 workers and peasants in all Ru<sia are starving and that thousands are dying dsily. Four Thousand Employes Released. Washington. ? The number of employes released at the navy yard by the suspension of capital ship construction has now passed the 4,000 mark but no further material reduc tlons are anticipated. It was said at ?he navy department. Employes retained are believed sufficient to carry on the present building program nnd handle repair work, provided tho naval treaty is adopted, and no hopa of re-employing the men released ia no wheld out by the navy department | uSsfflKajl$ > ' I t ' ' r ' LL T L4, 1922. i THE LAWMAKERS OF; SOUTH CAROUHA i ] WHITMAN BILL KILLED IN THE j SENATE; AIMED AT HIGHWAY i COMMISSION ACT. BOTH HOUSES^ABE BUSY: i Upper Houae Upholds State System i of Roads In Slaughtering Meas- > i dre?Other Matters. Columbia. rrkA aAMA?A UiilA^ "ttri-u* ? t.m ocuulq ntuou lue ii iguiuiuu um m allow the supervisor and county commissioners of Saluda county to use 80 per cent of the automobile , license fund in the county, at their discretion. By the killing of the Saluda bill the senate refused to disrupt the state highway act and thus begin an undermining of the highway commission, , according to several senators who spoke against the measure. The senate was apparently surprised at itself as the bill drew forth a long debate, but when the vote was reached the balloting was overwhelmingly against the measure. The vote was 24 to 11 to strike out the enacting words, this being on the motion of Senator Young of Charleston. The concurrent resolution offered by Mr. Mclnnes in the house providing for conferences between the railroad and highway commissions during Hio von r In nn offnr* in o ?!<?? ' to eliminate dangerous grade crossings was slaughtered by a vote of 26 to 6. Senator Wight man moved to strike out the resolving words and after a short debate pro and con the resolution was killed. Senator Hubbard's joint resolution to prohibit the planting of cotton in South Carolina for .one year in order to eradicate the boll weevil was killed on a viva voce vote. This resolution would not have taken effect until sitnilar laws had been passed by Louisiana, Georgia. Alabama and North Carolina, but the senate did not think the bill to be along the right lines. Senator Moore mov.vd to strike out the resolving words and this was done. The senate likewise struck out the resolving words of the Elerbe concurrent resolution asking the tax commission to lower the assessments on land by 25 per cent. The resolution w*s characterized as "confusing and useless." Senator McGheo moved to strike out the resolving words and the vote was 14 to 8 to kill the resolution. By a vote of 16 to 15 the senate killed the Simonhoff marriage licenae bill to require all males to present certificates from reputable physicians that they were free from venereal diseases before they could procure marriage licenses. The senate also passed and returned to the houae the university trus tee bill enlarging the board of trustees of the University of South Carolina to 21 elective members by 1926. One amendment adopted by the senate merely changes the years as the bill was introduced last year and this clerical change was necessary, but a last minute amendment offered by Senator McGhee to provide that no member of the general assembly shall be eligible to be elected a trustee under the terms of the act may provoke opposition in the house. The senate agreed to the amendment. By a vote of 26 to 10 the senate adoDted a resolution at the heeirmine of the session giving all the revenue measures now before the body and those yet to come right of way over all matters, with the exception of local, uncontested matters. Later an attompt was made to get up the income tax bills for the purpose of sending them to third reading with the understanding that the debate come then, and this brought on considerable debate as to the advisability of such procedure. The brokers' license tax bill, a newcomer among the series of revenue measures in the house, was reached on the calendar, but action on it was delayed on the objection of Julius S. Mclnnes of Darlington. Jesse S Leopard of Pickens is the author of the bill. Duplicate bills were introduced in the house and senate to provide for the .transfer and annexation of 8,900 acres of Lexington county territory to Richland county and to filter the county lines so as to confonli thereto. The bHls ere sponsored by the Richland county delegation. The territory affected by the bills lies in the extreme northeastern corner of Lexington county. Fourteen square miles of territory make up the plot, which is bounded by Droad river on the east and north, on the south by Richland and Lexington counties and on the west by Nowberry county. The house also refused to concur in the amendments of the senate on the gasoline and inheritance tax bills. The senate insisted on its amend- ( ments and a free conference committee consisting of Senators Johnson, McColl and Laney was appointed for the inheritance tax measure on the , part of the senate. An unfavorable report was made by the finance committee on the bill by Senator Wells to require state colleges and other state institutions as well as county supervisors to purchase supplies from the home mar- i bets whero practical)}* ? _ ^ , vv^agwpP ' v IMES The ultimate passage by the house of the Sbeppard-Barnett "bad check" was foreshadowed when the house, after considerable discussion of the measure pro and con, sent the bill to third reading by an overwhelming majority. The one test vote taken showed a majority of 75 to 34 favoring the measure, and the bill is expected to encounter little, if any, opposition when It comes up for third reading. The bill, which was first introduced last year with the idea of supplying teeth to the" check law of the state, provides "that it shall be unlawful and felonious for any person in his own name, or as an attorney In fact for any other person or persons or n Q on nfflnnr ft* ? ?? -- vui v? agoui ul uny curjiuration or unincorporated association, society pr company, to obtain money or other property of any kind or nature whatever, with fraudulent intent by means of a check, draft or order, of which such person is maker or drawer, or which, though he is not maker or drawer, he, with like intent, utters or delivers or aids or abets another to utter or deliver. If such check, draft or order is not paid by the drawee, the person making, drawing or uttering the same shall bo deemed guilty of the larceny of such money or property or thing of value obtained on such credit, and the fact that such maker or drawer did not have on deposit with the bank, person, firm or corporation upon which Buch check, draft or order is drawn, sufficient funds to pay the same in full when presented, shall, as against the maker or drawer of such check, draft or order, be prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent, and any person so convicted shall be punished by fine or imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Provided that if such check, draft or order be paid, with costs and interest, upon .notice, or at any time previous t6 the trial or examination of such person, or if such person be not tried or examined, if such check, draft or order be paid Imfnra ?? - > J ..iiiivvuiuui >,?? (i K>?ii<> jury, no such presumption slmll arise: Provided, further, that if the amount of the check, draft or order be less than $20, the offense may be triable within the jurisdiction of the magistrate's court." Prospects for an adjournment of the general assembly within the constitutional 40 dnys look rather slim at present with the senate legislative mill grinding exceedingly slow in comparison to the house. Those in touch with the inner workings of the assembly seem to think that several extra weeks will be necessary unless "more gas Is turned on" and the mill speeded up. One official said that if much more speed was not shown within the next week he was convinced the two bodies would bo here until April 1. That, however, is probably a little far-fetched. Highway Engineer Resigns. Charles H. Moorefleld, state highway engineer, has placed in the hands of the chairman of tho state highway commission, R. Goodwyn Rhett, his resignation, effective at tho pleasure of tho commission. Mr. Moorefield'8 action grows out of the construction put upon a letter written hy him to Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the federal bureau of public roads, a copy of which was submitted to members of the ways and means committee of the house last week, when highway matters were under consideration before that committee. Certain leaders in the general assembly have insisted that such a letter was an indiscretion on the port of Mr. Moorefield. In tendering his resignation to Mr. Rhett, chairman of the highway commission, Mr. Moorefield expressed his willingness to retire if his elimination would harmonize elements here that have been opposing the highway department and its program. It is understood that certain leaders in the house and the senate have assured Governor Cooper that Mr.Moorefleld's retirement would eliminate the fight on the highwuy department. Charles O. Ilearon, of Spartanburg, member of the state highway commission. who waB in Columbia recent ly expreBBed surprise at the turn the fight on the state highway department had taken in the demand for the resignation of Mr. Moorefleld. state highway engineer. It is possible, he said, that Mr. Moorefleld's letter might have been an indiscretion, but in no way indicated disloyalty or lack of interest in the development of highways in South Carolina. * Appointments by Governor. Governor Cooper has made the following appointments: B. M. Hardy, rural policeman for Clarendon coifnty. G. M. Rrannon, magistrate at Hardeeville, Jasper county. J. D. FelSer, J. O. Rhoad and T. H. Carter, supervisors of registration for Bamberg county. J. L. Reeder. W. M. Cobb and J. W. Bowen, supervisors of registration for Oconee county. D. E. Godbold. magistrate at Marlon. vice C. B. Whilden. resigned. Miss Clare Jervey and A. J. Moorer, supervisors of registration for Charleston county, vice W. B. Mitchell and O. S. McDowell, resigned. J. T. Scott, J. W. Johnson. W. R. Gilchrist, W. T. Strom, J. P. Talhortf L. W. Ridlehover. W. B. White and C. R. Edmunds, members of the board of equalization for McCormick county. Mr. Edmunds succeeds W. H. Palmer. W. J. Condon, a member of the board of assessors for the city of Charleston, ward 11, vice M. P. Clair. H. T>. Hartman, a member of the board of assessors for the city of Charleston, ward 9. vice A. J. Koaley. " '< $1.50 Per Year. +\ BI6 CAMPAIGN IN COUiTOK . i ? \ Hold Mooting to Organlzo Farmers of the County Into Co-operative j Association. ? S , ^ Walterboro.?The/ concluding meeting of the campaign to organise the tanners of the county Into a co-operative marketing association was held at Walterboro. There was also the committees appointed from every section of the county for the purpose of adopting a contract and launching a membership signing drive. The commUfnn ma* ? t-" ? ~A* ....wvjv. mot luiiumug u puouc meeting and spent several hours In discussing the money phases of the organization, finally deciding upon a form of contract used In the tobacco growers* campaign. This contract includes all the products of the farm, except cotton, and will endeavor to find a ready and profitable market for everything the farmer has to sell. The campaign for securing members will begin and will cover the county. It is hoped that several hundred termors at least will be secured, although, the committee decided upon organiz- ^ ing with a membership of only 100 farmers. Much enthusiasm is shown, over the plan, which is heralded by the people of the county as a means to their financial salvation. They feel that unitedly they can cope with the present situntlon and that through it conditions will be vastly improved. One of the features following tho campaign is the organization of community clubs to handle the problems< affecting the different sections of the county. At Smoaks a meeting was held and a club organized with a largo membership. At once plans were set on foot to plant certain crops, among these being potatoes and beans on a commercial scale. F. J. Berry was chosen president of this club and D. E. Sauls, secretary and treasurer. But for the valuable assistance rendered by W. W. Long, state agentp L. R. Lewis, S. D. Sims, S. E. Evans and County Agent Kinsey, it would have been hard to have aroueed the interest which has been Shown. They have attended the meetings over the county, preadhing diversification and organization. The county is aroused as never before as to the necessity oC achieving results along these lines. ' Emphasizes Duty of Grand Jury, i Anderson. ? The court of general scsions opened here with Judge Townsend presiding. In charging the grand jury Judge Townsend told them that thew were the biggest factor in law enforcement, that they were the supervisors of the law and that they should not hesitate to heck lawlessness. The responsibility, primarily, of enforcing the law in the county; rests on the grand jury. In the matter of violation of the prohibition law the Judge interpreted that also, telling tha grand jury that it was against the law: of South Carolina to manufacture and sell liquor or transport it or store it ' for illicit sale. "Of course," said the ^idgo, "if you have liquor in your possession legally acquired for medicinal purposes you are within the law and if you so wish you may use it for bev erage. You aro allowed to glvo your friend a drink, hut you are not per* mitted to sell any to him." ' t * I Sumter Officers Destroy Stills. * Sumter.?A raiding party consisting of Sheriff C. M. Hurst, Deputy Sheriff H. G. McKagen and Rural Police Officer Mlms, found four stills in the Privateer neighborhood around Big Bay and Dark Corner. Near Branson's Bay a big steam-operated whiskey still was located. The outfit consisted of a boiler under which was the Are for generating the steam which was conveyed by a pipe to the barrel with the mash already in it. ? I Cash Mills of Gaffney Sold. * Oaffney.? The Cash mills, of this city, which were placed in the hands of receivers several months ago, wero sold at auction to C. M. Smith, president of the Merchants and Farmers Bank, of this city, for $300,000. Mr. Smith said he was representing himself and associates, and would operate the property. The mill was capitalized at $500,000, and when the receivers were appointed had liabilities of $800,000. There was only one bid tier and the property was bid In at the minimum price fired by the court. : .. Will Stage Winter Exhibition. ? Greer.?A midwinter farmers and Industrial exhihtion will be held in Greer from February 15 to 25, under the auspices of the Gree# chamber of commerce. Roy McCarter is mana<i ger of the exposition and Is being assisted by II. W. Link, secretary of the Greer board of trade. The decorating company of Charlotte ha9 the contract, for decorating the streets, stores and booths. During the ten days of the fair there will be special dally features and exhibits, ' a "1 Brings Suit Against City., Orangeburg. ?? Robert Lee Stokes has brought suit against the city of Orangeburg for $30,000 for damages because of the death of hts son, Eddie Klein Stokes, in Jnne, 1020. The complaint alleges wrongful death in that the city allowed owe to be tied out within the city. It appears that youug i Stokes was riding on hla bicycle and i a cow tied to a stake dragged a chain J across the sidewalk throwing the M youth to the ground, inflicting lnjuA