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TO HE-DISTRIBUTE THE SURPLUS GOLI SUCH STEP TO THE INTEREST O UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO STATEMENT." DISCUSS EXCHANGE SITUATIOI Should Be Utilized Through Inves ment in Foreign Channels, Says Recommendation. Washington. ? The United State feels it to be to its own interest tha the surplus stocks of gold in the cour try should be redistributed and utilize through investment in foreign chai nels, according to a statement on th effect of exchanges on inter-America commerce made public by the Unite States section of the inter-America: high commission. The statement expressed the view of tlte American section, of whic Secretary Hoover is chairman, on th international exchange situation fo the information of the Latin-America sections of the commission, the intei change of views having been arrange after a meeting of all the national se< tions in their various apitals las month. In its statement the American se< tion discussed the exchange situatio from the European standpoint as we! as from the inter-American and Unite States angle. In this country, the statement d< clared, the situation was unfortunat because the high premium on Amer can exchange has attracted the gol flow of the world, resulting in ove; stocking beyond currency needs an a surplus earning no interest and sen in gno useful purpose. "The United States," the statemen said, "feels it to be to its own interes that this gold should be utilized i foreign channels, and also that it b redistributed. From an economi point of view, the method of utilize tion if by the investment of capita abroad, the method of redistribute should be through loans for reprc ductive enterprise and by specifi gold loans to ountries which are i; a position to undertake the re-organ zation of their currencies on a gel basis. The United States section r< gard it as mutually desirable am profitable that capital investment should be made in the other Amer can republics where national credi rests sciuarely on stability in the sc cial order. Responsibility for the disorderei world exchange situation was attrit uted by the statement to dislocation still existing in the whole interna economic structure and the derange ments of the internal price structure The exchange situation, the America; section asserted, would improve as th world's economic recovery, especiall; in Europe, goes on, and particular^ as price distortions disappear. Two More Resolutions Adopted. Washington.?Two more America; resolutions base don the principle o open diplomacy and an open door o commercial opportunity in China wer adopted by the far eastern committe of the Washington conference. The proposal for a showdown c all international agreements affectin China's interests presented Thursda by Secretary Hughes, was given corr mittoe approval only after it had bee: freighted with upwards of a score c amendments, but American spoxe: men insisted that its meaning had no been materially changed. Under a supplemen'ul declaratio proposed by Elihu Root and aceepte with little debate, the powers agre not to support in the future any er gagements entered into by their nr tions designed to create specia spheres of infl ien^e of exclusive 01 portunities within Chinese territory. John Kehdrick Bangs Dead. Atlantic City. N. J.?John Kendric r ^ mil onthni nanus. II-JICU iiuiiiunoi died in a hospital here followine so) oral weeks' illness. His condition h< came critical after an operation fo Intestinal troubles. Navy to Sell Sub Chasers. Washington.?The navy departmen will place four subchasers on sale Fel ruary 1. it was announced. One c the boats is at the Mare Island. Cal fornia. navy yard and the others ar at the navy yard at Bremerton Islanc Pupct Sound. The vessels have a displacement c 77 tons, are 110 fpet in lenuth. have speed of IS knots and a cruising n d'us of 1.200 miles. They can be coi verted into pleasure yachts, tow boat: tenders or patrol boats, the depar ment stated. Veterans Approve Action of House. Washington. ? The action of th house appropriations committee i prohibiting the Veterans' bureau fror starting any more vocational unive sities such as the one at Chillieothi Ohio. Is thoroughly satisfactory to dii aided veterans. B. R. Stewart, of th National Legislative Committee t Disabled American Veterans, deelarec After a long speech before the con mittee a clause was inserted in th independent offices appropriation hi for 1923 prohibiting the establishmer of any more universities. Biggest Distillery Found In Ohio. Elyria. Ohio.?The largest illegj distillery in Ohio was confiscated an four men. foreipners. arrested whe Sheriff N" D Rackus raided a farn house at Rrownheim Station. The house contained six stills, tw of which were found in operation. 2 barrels of mash of all varieties an approximately ion gallons of the fli ished product The plant has a capa< ttv of from loo to 200 pallons of hootc daily and is believed to have been th main source of illicit liquor suppl for the foreign settlement at Lorain. 1 1 ROME MOURNS DEATH f OF POPE BENEDICT XV. | IRome?Pope Benedict's death oc- j curred at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. The end had been expected i for several hours. The attending i physicians Cardinal Gasparri and other members of the pope's house- f hold were present at the bedside. The news was hurriedly commu- | nicated from the papal bed cham- , bcr to the principal ante-chamber, j and was announced by Monsignor 1 1! Pizzardo, just as the ponderous . II bells of St. Peter's, overlooking the || Vatican court yard, began tolling the hour of six. I Then one by one the bells in Rome's churches joined in the horologic symphony that marked the passage of the head of the Roman { Catholic church. g The end came after a long night t of intense agony and suffering, the pontiff now and then lapsing into j j delirium throughout the long, anxj. ious night. Shortly before mid- c 0 night he took a little nourishment ' n which seemed momentarily to-re- I j vive his spirits.'but within an hour a u afterwards he began to sing rap""? ! DEFENDS THE RESERVE BOARDi; ir n ^ r- SENATOR GLASS SUGGESTS THEY 8 QUIT TALKING NONSENSE. 1 > t it BANKING SITUATION. t C > ! r n Farmers Should Be Told to Organize, i" " Not to Become the Plaything of r Fanatics, Says Senators. * j. t e Washington. ? Denouncing "those r i- who would destroy the great reserve | ^ d banking system for the sake of poli-:r r- tics," Senator Glass, democrat, of Vird ginia, declared in the senate that 1 r- much more good would be accomplished for the country "if some senators c t and others would talk sense to the r it bankers instead of nonsense to the P n farmers." jh e "Why not tell the farmers the truth c once?" queried the speaker. "Why in- * i- sist on drawing the picture of deflation 11 il and credits as the monster which if n brought reduced prices, not alone on ! > the farmers' products, but on all com-; F c modities? Why not show that a lot of a n banks did not take advantage of the g i- reserve system and thereby impaired i r d arid limited their own ability to aid?" Jn 5* Mr. Glass declared that, "instead of; d the nonsense" spread among the farm- / s ers about how they had been victim- j g i- ized, the farmers should be told to \ h t organize,'' not to become the play- j c ) things of fanatics, but for intelligent! 3 research for co-operative marketing j 3 and to investigate and meet the influ-1 c ences which may affect the prices of p s their products. Mr. Glass declared I that no single thing was the deciding ^ .. factor in the break in prices. He said ^ that, during the war, people through-j1 n out the world learned to do without e luxuries and asserted that there fol-1 v lowed as a natural result "by the pro- a y cess of psychology," a general move- a ment to economize in other things. jB The end of it all. he said, was a sort of consumers' strike against profiteer j ing prices. i P 51 1 ,f Cotton Seed Report for Five Months. e . Washington. ? The cottonseed and e cottonseed products report for the Q five-months' period. August 1 to De-. (| t cember 31, announced by the census t g ; board, shows: j^ y Cottonseed crushed 1.998,441 tons. n ' compared with 2,040.541 tons for the p n same period a year ago; on hand at 'f mills December 31st. 618,173 tons coru' ; pared with 596.814 tons, t Crude oil products 611,412.655 lbs..1' compared with 643.331, and on hand 1 n 100.167.166 lbs., compared with 156,- r d I 088.844. ( e | Refined oil produced 461.488.151 lbs..1 F ' compared with 445.926.305, and on t i- I hand 257,703 lbs., compared with 274.-, n il ' 3S8.502. ? = a >* Cake and meal products 900.454 tons ' compared with 897.788, and on hand ""Od r.rvm nn ro,l u-it?1 944 IRS I I&O I.T.JO kUUO VV1U|'UI?.\? ?r .* > >,.WVI Lintters produced 2f?2,5f?9 bales comk pared with 244 970 and on hand 148,- ? r. 6C0 bales, compared with 252,028. ^ *- I Exports were: . , J- ' Oil 45.016.286 pounds compared with 1 r 79.300.S17. 8 Cake and meal 152.38S tons compar- ' ed with 106.027. it Wants Farmers' Rights Defined. Washington. ? The program which v !* the American Farm Bureau Federa- ,, i- v e tion will submit to the national agrl- \ ( i. i cultural conference when it convenes r here next week will call for early '' ?f enactment by congress of laws "clear- r a ly defining the rights of farmers to ?- ; market their products co-operatively." i- In making this announcement the n >. , bureau said their economic and legis- K t- lative proposals would i)e based upon 0 the plan adopted at the recent annual v convention in Atlanta. Ga. 1 e Operating at 85 per cent Capacity. n Berlin. ? German cotton mi. j wore n operating at 85 per cent capacity at the (1 r- beginning of the year, with twice es'v 9. much raw cotton on hand as at the 11 5- same time last year, according to < f- (' e ficial statistics. i ' >f The outlook for this year was call- r 1. efl "problematical." in view of the s t- slump in business during the last e few weeks, which followed the pre11 ! ceded drop in the value of the mark. ' it The mills operated at 70 per cent " capacity during 1921, says the re- s ! port. 151 il j Indians Recover Old Treaty. d San Francisco.?Eight Indians, repn resenting the scant 20.000 that remain , l- I ? of the race in California, are en route {] 0 ; to Washington to seek fulfillment of t 17 promises they contend were made by li d the government in treaties signed 70 t j. years ago. j fi P. The Indians declare their tribe were v h deprived of 7.500,000 acres retained un- v e , der the treaties and $1,500,000 In v ! goods, including needles and thimbles, b j promised for cession of other land? to t I the government, has aot been paid. |s THIERS ENDORSE IDE FORD OFFER IEPRESENT ATI VE DECLARES THAT DELAY OF WEEKS IS LOSING MILLIONS. MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED >ne-Half the Agricultural States of America Were Represented at the GrouD Conference. % Florence, Ala.?Charge that the '"ederal Government had lost practially a million and half dollars in the ast six months by not "accepting lenry Ford's offer to lease the dam ,nd operate the nitrate plants at Mus:le Shoals, Ala.,'' was made here by he meeting of the Southern Group dembers of the American Farm Bueau Federation by Gray Silver, their ,Vashington representative. Mr. Ford's offer, Mr. Silver said, vas made to Secretary Weeks on July !th last, "and will he transmitted in atest form, according to the Secrear.v, some time next week." In addiion to Mr. Ford's offer, several other ffers for Muscle Shoals have been nade, Mr. Silver asserted, adding, but the Secretary has admitted that lone of them compare with Mr, lord's even can be considered se iously. Further Mr. Ford's offer has >een published to the world for nonths and yet Secretary Weeks has lelayed sending the offer with his ecommendations to Congress, thereiy encouraging other bidders to reise their bids." "In Mr_ Ford's offer," Mr. Silver ontinued, "the farmers see the first eal opportunity to secure these high ;rade plant foods that the scientists iave repeatedly told them ane possible. plant foods that on expert tesimony aie admitted to save them at east one-half of the present cost of ertilizer." Mr. Silver declared that when Mr. "ord tells the farmers he can make t Muscle Shoals the cheap high rade fertilizer they need "the farmers are ready to take that statement at 100 per cent." One-half the agricultural States of imerica were represented at the roup conference which was attended iy delegates from the Cotton Relt and lorn and Wheat sections of the Misippi valley. First hand information will be soured in connection with the physical roperty of the Government at Musle Shoals, and a study made 6f its iossible development with relation to American agriculture, according to he conference program. Farm Bureau officials expressed disppointment that Henry Ford, who ccepted an invitation to attend, had lot appeared. The Farm Bureau at its recent Atinta meeting endorsed Mr. Ford's iroposal to lease and operate the nirate plants. Co-operative marketing of major rops, community marketing of local roducts, collective purchasing, develpment of the livestock and dairy inustry in the South, farm finance, ransportation problems and Strtfe and National legislation in which the farmers of the nation are interested are iven places on the program. Must Reduce Expenditures. Glasgow, Scotland.?The expendiures of the United kingdom must be, educed by 200.000.000 p. s.. Austen "hamberlain told the conference of Scottish Unionists here. This rcducion is necessary "to make both ends aeet" and will not take into account ny proposed reduction in taxation. J Need Greater Co-ordination. Memphis, Tenn.?Need for greater o-ordination in the work of the varies boards and committees of the Spworth League or me meuiuuisi Episcopal Church, South, was emphaized in the sessions here at the hurch-wide conference of the execuive officers of the organization. I Negro Faces No Danger of Mob. Washington.?Adequate protection rill he given Matthew Bullock, negro, k-ho is now fighting extradition from Canada. if the Canadian authorities eturn him to North Carolina, where ie is wanted on charges of inciting to iot, Governor Morrison, of North Carolina, declared here. "There is absolutely no danger of nob violence against the negro." the ;overnor said, "but out of abundance f precaution every protection will he ;iven when he is brought back for rial." Warns Royalty to Be Quiet. Berne.?Former Emperor Charles, if Austria-Hungary, and his wife, Zita, fill be deported to an island much nore remote from Europe than Ma-1 !eira, to which they are now exiled, f there is any further attempt at estoration of their throne in the tates forming the former empire. Zita. who came here to be at the ?t?/vn Pnhort ha? an ieu5)iue ui uci ouut ??wuv. v, UMW ww | ieen informed by the Swiss governnent, which transmitted to h^ a tatement made bv the British. French nd Italian ambassadors here. Georgia Town Shot Up by Gang. Blackshear, Oa.?A gang of men, beleved to be members of a whiskey listilling ring, visited the city and iroceeded to shoot up the business district. Many guests at a local hotel iad narrow escapes from bullets when he building was subjected to a heavy ire. Ten other buildings in the city fere riddled with bullets. There fere no casualties. The hotel was owned and operated v Mrs. .1. \\\ Robertson, widow of he former sheriff and mother of I heriff Olin Robertson. [ ^^mm?j hate reduction urged BY SOUTHERN STATE8 Atlanta, Oa.?Immediate reduction of all Interstate freight rates will be recommended to the interstate commerce commission by a committee representing railroad commissions of the southeastern " . states, it was decided here at a meeting of the Association of Southern State Railroad Commissions< i The committee was named as follows: Commissioners Patterson of Alabama, Maxwell of North I Carolina and Shealy of South Car- ' olina. The association decided to { leave to the federal body the ! amount of reductions but asked j < that the rates be made consistent with proper revenues for the car- j | nera. WANT FARMER ON BOARD: , ? |i 1 !i THE AGRICULTURAL BLOC IS < SUCCESSFUL IN THE ANCIENT j? FIGHT IN CONGRESS. i i Original Contention of the Farmer* l la That They Have Not Been Given ! Fair Treatment by the Board. ,1 i l Washington. ? President Harding'] has assured the agricultural bloc that r | ho intends to appoint a farmer to the ' f ! Federal Reserve Board. Senators \ Kellogg of Minnesota and Kenyon of l Iowa, who discussed with the Presi- j ] dent the proposals pending in con-1 ( tress whereby the chief executive j would be required to appoint a farmer j, gave the impression as they left the j ( White House that they would persuade ( their colleagues in the senate to ( abandon the project. The basis of tne compromise, if in- ? deed the concession of the White :, House to the agricultural bloc can be t so described, is simply that the exe- j ( cutive. will do what the agricultural { bloc wants but the latter will on its ( : part give up the idea of actually specifying by statute what the Presi- ? ! dent shall do in the way of future J appointments. L On the surface this has seemed to f be a controversy between a powerful r group in congress which appears de- j i sirous of usurping the domain of the! executive, but the meaning of the j s movement lies far deeper than that f land is significant of one tendency of r reconstruction which affects not mere- ( j ly the farmers of the west, but the f bankers and manufacturers of the I cast. The farmers feel?and their at- j. Ititude is completely reflected in tne 1 aggressive position taken by senators j i from agricultural states ? that the Federal Reserve Board was unduly severe on the farmer during the de*1 flation period which began nearly two' years ago. The banks of the nation c were advised not to loan money on * declining markets. The farmer was 1 ! caught in the maelstrom of rulings ( and advice by the Federal Reserve r System. On its part the Federal Re- r serve hoard justifies what was done, t I claiming that deflation is painful at * best and that the farmer had to take ^ his medicine along with the rest.!8 The overwhelming demand from the rural districts for the revival of the s War Finance Corporation which Sec- 8 retarv Wilson opposed under the Wil- * son administration and which was re- f luctantly accepted by the Harding r administration, has worfced out so well that the farmers are pointing to v it as the best evidence of their ill- *" ; treatment. , r , !t Twelve Lives Lost. T London. ? Eleven members of the crew of the German steamship Vesta,1 bound from Hamburg to Lisbon, as ' well as the wife of the chief officer. f were killed by an explosion on the v ship followed by a fire. Ten survivors r of the crew were landed at Lowerstorf by a trawler. Moonshiners Would Attack Jail. i c Bristol. Va.-Tenn.?Sheriff John M. 0 Litton of Ahingdon, announced that c an armed guard had been thrown 1 about the jail at Abingdon as the re- v suit of notification that a band of s mountaineers was marching on Abing- F don from Moccasin Gap to effect the c release of Martin Branham and Chas. Lyerly. who were arrested three days I ago when officers seized 75 gallons C of moonshine liquor near Abingdon. $ . Bread Stores Opened by City. i Tiffin. Ohio.?Continuing his fight against food profiteers and the high v cost of living in Tiffin. Mayor Ungsr t established three bread stores. t..o T at fire stations and one at his auto- r mobile supply store here. j h Hundreds of loaves of bread have | il been brought here from Tolpdo bak* v erie3 and are being retailed at fix c cents a pound loaf. Tiffin bren 1 r-1- fi tails at eight cents. I v Mayor linger is huving the Toledo t bread, wrapped and freight paid, at h five certs. a Revised Proposal by Engstrom. Sheffield, Ala.?A revised proposal of the Newport Building company, of Wilmington. N. C.. for lease and operation of government properties at 1 Muscle Shoals will be made shortly t Frederick Engstrum. president of >he K company, announced. t Four Prisoners Escape. Detroit. Mich.?Four inmates of th?^ jfl Detro't House of Corn v.ion escaped by removing the iron bars from -? cor- ' ridor window and dodging a fusillade ' of bullets fired by the guards. ii Wedding Gown to Be of Silver. London.?Princess Mary's wedding gown is to be of cloth of silver, of d magnificent design. The material was b brought by the queen from India ionie a years ago. fi The dress is being woven by hand- P workers at Braintree. Essex, an old c English silk manufacturing center, i' where the art of silk weaving has ! r been passed down from generation to j ii generation. So great is the care tak- g en in the manufacture of this material tl that only a few inches are finish- ,i j w each day. I g rOBAGGO COMPANIES: FORM CONSPIRACY FH REE COMPANIES CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL PRACTICE TO HOLD HIGH PRICES. SOME JOBBERS HAVE ASSISTED American Tobacco Company, Loritlard and Liggatt & Myers Attacked in Senate Committee Report. Washington?Charges that the Am I m -U. nnntf T) T /it*l11o P/i SriCiill luuaecu uuiuyuu;, I . L.UI inam fc Company, and, to a lesser extent, ,he Liggett & Myers Tobacco comjany, "have each engaged in conspiracies with numerous sectional and local jobbers' associations to keep up :he price of tobacco products in the United States through price agreenents and intimidations," were made n a report sent to the senate by the 'ederal trade commission. The commission^ alleges this situa:ion has existed since April of last rear through "during the same pe iod the relation between supply of eaf tobacco and tve demand for it las resulted in such low prices to the growers that tobacco farmers raising ;he most important types, burley and >right southern, have formed marketng associations to sell their tobacco crops co-operatively." Asserting these three companies vere successors "of the old tobacco combination which was dissolved unler an anti-trust decree in 1911, the commission's report continued: "There was one important succeelor company, namely, the R. J! Reynolds Tobacco company, which re'used to lend any support to these conspiracies, but actively opposed hem. In spite of strong pressure exerted by jobbers and jobbers' aslociations, the Reynolds company itood staunchly against the pracices of certain of its competitors iesigned to induce or force jobbers o enter and maintain price agreenents, and in this respect is deservng of commendation." The three companies, the commisdon declared, in giving the results >f an investigation ordered under a esolution by Senator Smith,' democrat, South Carolina, were formerly >arts of the "tobacco trust"' disolved by the supreme court. The ommisBion promised prosecution vhere the evidence discloses there lave been violations of law. Hays Has Signed Contract. New York.?Will H. Hays will be:ome directing head of the new Na- ( ional Association of Motion Picture 3roducers and Distributors "immeliately after March 4," it was aniounced at a dinner at which the postnaster general was the guest of a :roup of motion picture officials. Mr. lays' formal resignation from Presi- , lent Harding's cabinet will be preontoH ennn it was said. Mr. Hays announced that he had igned a contract which makes him xecutive head of the organization, lis salary, reported as tentatively ixed at *150.000 a year, was not anlounced. "The purpose of this association vill be to attain and maintain the lighest possible standard of motion dcture production and to develop to he highest degree the moral and edicational value of the industry,'' Mr. lays said. "I believe in the earnestness and ntegritv of their determination to " fViaca nnmntoa and n m rnti 'inced of the possibilities of the large i ilans and successful consummation. Baptists Collect Millions. Nashville, Tenn.?Collections made in subscriptions to the Baptist $75,00.000 campaign, taken in the drive if two years ago. amcnted to $30,S0.S43, it was reported to the midwinter meeting of thn campaign conervation commission here by Dr. L. 1 1. Scarborough, of Fort Worth, Tex., 1 hairman. ' 1 Collections were announced as folow?: For Georgia $?.0"<3,Gr>0: North ' 'arolina. $2,377,733; South Carolina. ' i2.633.S40. ! Liner Cuts Big Whale In Twain. New York.?The story of a 75-foot whale, which was neatly cleaved in < wo hv the prow of the Italian liner ( 'resident Wilson, was related by the lassengers when the vessel docked ere. The President Wilson Was sailng in mid-Atlantic when the whale , was sighted lying directly across the . ourse of the vessel. A hundred and fty passengers lined tlie rails to see idiat would happen. Passengers along he port rail heard, a crash as the ow struck, saw the water turn pink j nd saw the head float astern. Negrces Aided by North Carolina. Tuskegee, Ala. ? Oreat improvelent in rural schools for negroes in he Spiith was noted in the decl*ra? ion of the thirty-first annual Tuyke- ' ee negro conference, which ported ' ut that in North Carolina alone'aiore han $1,000,000 will be erpendeC dur- ' ag the year in building school houses [ or negroes, and in Mississippi $800.- ' 00 will he used for similar purposes, n Alabama and l/ouisiana. tlie decla- ' ation said, good work also was beig done. Study Chinese Concessions. Washington.?The American openoor proRram was accepted in part y the far eastern committee of the 1 rms conference, but approval was J iven only after elimination of the revision which would have speciflallv authorized an inquiry into exist- ' ig concessions in China. The French enewing their objection to re-openig the whole field of concessions ranted in the past, were seconded by tie Japanese, and the proposal finally ras thrown out entirely at the sugestfon of the British. * COTTON FOR CZECHO SLOVAKIA Farmers From Every Section of Anderson County Furnished Cotton For Two European Shipments. Anderson ? A cotton parade was ueld in Anderson. Five hundred bales of cotton loaded on wagons and trucks brought from every part of the county were in line. There were about 30 wagons and as many trucks. Leading the parade was a four-mule team with a wagon with eight bales of cotton, and driving this team was a man who is responsible for this evidence that Anderson county has cotton, oJseph J. Fretwell. A moving picture was taken and it will be shown in many states. This cotton will be shipped to Columbia to be compressed for shipment. It then will be sent to Charleston and will be on Its way to Czecho-Slovakia by the middle of next wee)j. This is the second shipment of cotton from this county. A few weeks ago Mr. Fretwell sent 510 bales, and this shipment will be 500 bales, farmers from every section of the county furnishing the cotton. The full compliment of the fire company was called out when it was found that there was a fire at Anderson college. It was not needed for the fire was confined to a bath room where an oil stove had been placed and probably exploded. Sweet Potatoes For King George. Charleston.?A ton of sweet potatoes, designed to be distributed in a thousand parcels of two pounds each among prospective customers in England. King George and Queen Mary being on the list of those to receive these toothsome samples, was received here by the Carolina company from the South Carolina Sweet Potato association and the sugary spuds were loaded on the*steamship Wekika, which sailed last week for England. After arrival there the sweet spuds will be packed into cartons which will bear approprite labels and contain also booklets of recipes and sent to a selected list of beneficiaries by agents in England of the Carolina company. It is not assured, of course, that the Carolina sugar spuds will actually reach the royal dinner table, but they may at that. The idea of the complimentary shipment i3 to emphasize to English palates the desirability of the South Carolina product for food purposes and its superiority. To the average Englishman the sweet potato is more or less of a myth. But it is recalled what a reception some centuries ago was accorded that well known Indian weed by the English, and South Carolina producers are hopeful of building up a valuable market in England for the popular sweet spud. Busy Year For Extension Service. Clemson College.?Some impression of the wide scope, great variety and value of the work done by the extension service in South Carolina in 1921 may be obtained from the figures In the annual report showing that county agents of the extension force made 48.561 visits to demonstrators, co-operators, other farmers and business men. traveling in order to make thesfe visits a total of 301,430 miles. In addition the agents received 32,474 personl calls and 15.698 telephone calls from farmers and others relative to extension work, and held 1,997 farmers' meetings, at which there was an attendance of 97,093 persons, and 530 field meetings, at which there was an attendance of 6.50S persons. In the way of information furnished by letter and printed material, 28,677 official letters were written by agents, 2,095 newspaper articles relative to extension work were published. 121,769 copies of circular letters were distributed. 16.709 United*States department of agriculture publications were j distributed. Further figures showing other activities in the general work of the county agents are as follows: Number of demonstrators, co-operators, club members induced to Exhibit at fairs. 857: number of these winning prizes, 5S2; number of account forms distributed to farmers for keeping records of farm activities, 928; number of farm-' prs keeping such records. 881: number oHoniiimi acHcnltural rnllesres 171 UKJJ O (ibicnu ?j or other schools as a result of club work. 124; number of farmers Induced to begin bookkeeping. 222; number of farmers influenced to prow cane or 30i-phum for syrup 6 936. To Establish Gorgas Memorial. Columbia.'?Dr. Clarence J. Owens, chairman of the southern division of the Gorgas Memorial institute, an in- i ternational humanitarian movement ; to establish a fitting tribute to the j nemory of the late Surgeon (general I William Crawford Gorgas, called "The j Physician to the World," through his work in ridding Panama of yellow fever and malaria, has announced the ippointment of former Gov. D. C. Hey- j ward, as chairman of the South Caro- I ina division of the Gorgas movement. ' Meet in Orangeburg. Orangeburg?The Southern Sectiontl Baptist Young People's Union contention has been called to meet at the r'irst Baptish church in this city Frilay and Saturday. January 27 and 28. t is expected that more than 500 delegates will attend and that it will be me of the largest conventions held in South Carolina this year. Aiken. Barnwell. Charleston. Colleton, Dor- j heater, Edgefield, Edisto, Orangeburg | Ridge, River and Southeast associaions will be represented. First Shipment of Dasheens. Beaufort. ? The first commercial shipment of dasheens from South Car>lina was made December 20 when Leone L. Rice sold 1,100 pounds to a irm in New York. The dasheen is a tuber, the culture , if which the government tried to in- i roduce into Boauford county two : rears ago. Mr. Rice being the only me who plnted it. Mr. Rice grew the dasheens on his Seabreeze plantation and besides ; vhaf he shipped he has several thou? nd on hand. RETAIL CLOTHIERS HAVE BIG MEETING SESSIONS WERE INTERESTING AND OF GENUINE BENEFIT TO ALL ATTENDING. SCIENTIFIC BUYING DISCUSSED Stress the Importance of Keeping Records?Invite Women to Attend July Meeting. * Columbia. ? After one of the most cheering conventions in the history of the organization, the South Carolina Retail Clothiers' association concluded its work and the members separated to go to their homes in various parts of the state. The convention was generally regarded as having been successful and of genuine benefit to those who attended. The outstanding feature of the meeting was the discussion of scientific buying. After the meeting had been called to order, J. O. Jones of Greenville discussed "Volume of Business," holding that a volume was as essential to success as was economy of operation. He said he had adopted the policy of buying only for 60 days in advance and to pursue this plan successfully. he said it was necessary to keep records of all sales. "When a merchant knows how many pairs of socks he sold in February, 1921, he will have some idea as to how many to buy for February, 1922," he argueu. Only by i proper buying can "sales" be prevented, he held. So interested did the members become in the discussion that a com- ? mittee was appointed to draw up plans for conducting modern clothing establishments. Questionnaires are to be sent to all members and the best suggestions received are to be embodied in a report. B. O. Evans of Anderson opened the question box and a number of ques-' tions of interest to retail clothiers was discussed. Palm Beaches, collars, flannels, knit and wash ties and the prospects for spring trade were discussed at length and a number of other matters introduced. The "Truth in Advertising" bill and the "bad check"' bill, both of which will be introduced in the general assembly, were mentioned briefly. L. H.* Wannamaker, Jr., executive secretary of the Retail Merchants' association of the state, was given the floor and outlined the purposes of that organization. A 11 ?111 V- VaM U i ne next mttewug win ue ueiu in July at a place to be decided upon later. At this meeting it is planned to invite the wives and other members of the families of the association members, so that the meeting may be in the nature of an outing for all of them. Anderson Bank Closed. Andepson.?The People's bank closed its doors after a run of two days. It was rumored that the bank had some trouble the latter part of last week, and the people who had deposits got frightened. Deposits in this bank, according to a recent statement, are more than $1,100,000. The capital and surplus SOAA AAA 1 no n e an/1 rl*Qr?niintft a l C ^OUU.VVV nuu ivyuuo uuu aggregating near $2,000,000. Application had been approved from the war finance corporation for $175,000. which ; would have been here by the 'ast of I this week and would have tided the hank over the financial depression, and probably would have resulted in the bank continuing Since the deAth of the president, Lee G. Holleman. in the summer, this fctrnk has been in a crippled condition, but the directors and depositors thought it would soon be in a firm place again. High Potato Yield. Spartanburg.?J. W. Cox, one of the most progressive farmers of Spartanburg county, raised during the past season 103 bushels of Irish potatoes on half an acre of land. The variety was the Lookout Mountain. Some of the specimens brought to the chamber of commerce were mammoth tubers. Home Demonstration Frofits. Rock Hill.?The total value of material proluced by home deiAonstrati n girls and women of South Carolina during 1921 is $3,967,818.51. The federal Smith-Lever appropriation for . * work is $30,613.32; $20,267.74 is the ? nt nf the state Smith-Lever ap nropriation and the county appropriations for the past year amounted to $44..170. making a total of 3.933.794.09 earned by the state home demonstration department. The sale of meat produrtc bv the club women brought In the largest amount. New Charters Are Granted. Columbia.?The Service Motor company. incorporated, of Pamlico was chartered by the secretary of state with a capital stock of $5,000. The Storm Drug and Mfg. Co. of Union was chartered with a capital stock of $50,000. The Edgefield Produce Exchange of " ~ 1 e q ponitn) Ertgenem was cnuneieu v..w. ~ ? stock of $1,000. A charter was granted to the W. Andrews company of Andrews with a capital stock of $10,000. Men Put Back to Work. Florence.?As a further indication of the approach of better times, all the men who were dropped from the Atlantic Coast Line shop payroll here December 24 were placed back at work except possibly half a dozen. It is confidently expected that the half dozpn will be called soon and it maybe that additional men may he employed. It is understood that local officials have requested the general officials for an increase in the force to handle the great amount of work that has accumulated.