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"?.J J ? U ULfVJ - . 1L .U I. -.J I i-UlU ?' OKD1CK MODIFIHD Farmer* Ciui Obtain Flour Without Buying Kqiwl Amount of M??l. The National Food Administration has kIvcii authority for a rood Uleut Ion <?f the tpound-Yor-pouud law in order to kIvu relief to the farmer in South Carolina who lias his <nvn coin ground locally, Much diMsxit is/act ion lias been caused anionu farmers. -who foil that it was unreasonable to ask t to buy northern or wcm(<'|ii nij'al when they had their own home ground meal which j they 'could uw. There was no pro test concerning r<*hunloii of the out sumption of flour, but simply that the fanner did not w Ish to Y>liy meal from his store when he had better meal or grit* at home. I'nder the new rule the farmer can have his corn ground by a miller, who will give him a <H-rlilicate, This <vr Mlicate must l?c tiUnl with the (,'ron'r by the farmer, whereupon the can tniy an e?|iwi I amount <>!' flour, not in ex <vss <>f half a ha rrel. This plan -wax recommended by prac tically the unanimous vote of the County Foo<l Administrator* (it their mooting In rolumMa on tlit> 4th lust. J ? and has Iss-n advocated by a large nuiulMT of protuineut people having kn</>v ledge "f conditions in KoiMh far* oltna. o The National Administration was by wire immediately ?xiiHUlt?,d about it, and on Saturday 3vc Its consult to the plan. >V?r tin* Information of tVmnty Food Administrators and f<ssl n*prcsentati\cs over this State, mil lers and farmers, 1 he following is a d<*vri|*lioD of |thb fnocedure iimk yai> for farmer^ to obtain flour upon a miller's cert Iticatc. The farmer takes his torn to Ml** mill and has it givund. lie signs a certificate whicb the millers will have, stating number in his family or ten ants fo! which he buys, the amount ot M. mi he has on hand ; and agree ing to use in his household o<]ual w eight s of flour and substitutes. There upon the miller sl^n-^ " ?frtilicate n?, t?> the mroiber of pound" meal ground. This certifrftto In then fllod with the ?rooer. and thereupon the farmer ean buy an equal weight of flour, but In no rune In oxivkh of oiMvhalf barrel. This relieve* the only dittleulty that has been encountered In Mouth Caro lina. There- has l>e<*u no objection what soever to tho reduction In eoiiHunii> tJon of fl<nir, and the runuer has Ixsmi patriotically ready to reduce his wu sumption ?<f Hour, but ho very nat urally did not < It* si re to buy more <>f what ho already had an abundanee in his home. Wanks ure being mailed to the (V>unty Food Administrators for dlA frlbutlon to millers. Millers should ap ply to the Oounty Food Administra tor of his (Jounty ft>r the blanks. Vincent Ohieeo., .Jr., of Charleston, had his $2,000 automobile seljsed by Chief of Police Black because he was transport lot; w hiskey. Solve the Fertilizer Problem WITH ! COST AND EFFICIENCY CONSIDERED, IT'S The Cheapest Fertilizer A Comparison of the Costs of Plant Food in Commercial Fertilizers and Manure BASIC PRICE PER UNIT Acid $1.25 Ammonia $7.00 Potash $6.00 COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER MANURE FROM CAMP JACKSON Analysis S-o-0 cost per ton $o7.0t) S-.'J-o cost pel* ton $54.00 1 o-'J-o coit pci' ton $;{().()() A na lysis Acid, 0.15 at $1.25 $ .56 Ammonia, 0.68 at $7. 00. ,?1. 76 Potash. 0.58 at $6.00 3.48 $8.80 ACTUAL WORTH OF MANURE BASED ON COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER $8.80 OUR PRICE LESS THAN HALF THAT. Furthermore the decaying organic matter in the Manure rs constant ly adding available plant food to the soil, is valuable both fr6m a humus standpoint as well as a land builder. Manure will show re sults for three years, and its cpst divided through this period will show a much lower cost per unit of plant food than any other fertilizer on the market. We are daily making ship ments of this product into all sections of the country, and it is being received with entire satisfaction on account of its excellent quality and codition on arrival at destination. We will be glad to make credit arrangements with re sponsible parties or we will accept wood in exchange for manure. Wood to be deliver ed during the summer months. now is the time to use manure. Write us today if you are interested in prompt deliv ery. We already have numer ous orders booked for prompt shipment, but will use our best efforts to make delivery in ac cordance with your instruc tions. We specialize on car lot shipments. Cars average 33 tons. Buy a car in conjunction with your neighbor and save freight. Shipment Made from Either Point CAMP JACKSON CAMP WADSWORTH COLt'MBI.V S. C. SFARTANBl'RG. S. C. AGENTS WANTED IN UNOCCUPIED TERRITORY Powell Fuel Company Columbia, South Carolina MQl'OK LAW TIGHTKNKD Will Hold Judge of ProUUe For R* I lability of Statement*. By an act of the general assembly jMiKrtod lu the house of rel>ronentartveii yesterday ami ordered enrolled for rat ification, the law relating to the issue oJ permits under t hi* quart-a-mouth act wax aowewhat tightened to further chock abu-scs. As amended the law re* quire* that permits shall be Issued only In the office of the Judge of pro bate and by bin) personally. No addi tional f?H) in excetw of 10 cents shull l>e charged and It l? made Incumbent upon the Judge of probate to ascertain the truth of statements contained in the affidavits. Otherwise permits aro not to bo issued. Violation Is punish able under the charge of malfeasance tu office. The bill was passed by a vote <?f 50 to 20, Provisions of the law are that any person desiring to import alcoholic liquors under this act shall apply to the Judge <>f probate of the county and file with nun an affidavit that he lias not received any like per mit during the same calendar month and containing one of the following statements : (a i The amount and kind of alco holic liquors desired, not exceeding one. quart ; that the consignee is not a minor nor a student of a 1 1 \ institution <it' learning, and if a woman, that she is the head of a famil.v : the office of the common barrier troin whieh de livery is desired, and that same is the nearest office of said common carrier to the residence of the applicant, and that same is desired for medicinal purposes : or, i lit Applicant is ;i minister, pastor, priest, rail >1 ? i or regularly constituted officer of a regularly organised reli gious congregation or ??nurch. and the name and location of the church oi congregation for which the same is desired, and that the same is purchased in good faith, to be used for sacra mental or religious purposes, and no other, the amount and kind of alcoholic liquors not exceeding one gallon of wine. or. ( c i That the applicant is the head of a family of the Hebrew faith, is not a minor, the amount and kind of alco holic liquors desired, not exceeding one gallon of wine, and that the same 1s desired for religious purposes for use during Passover^ This application shall only be tiled during 'the month of March of any year. T'poii the receipt of each affidavit and the payment of a fee of 10 cents the said probate judge shall issue a permit under his hand and official seal to receive the alcoholic liquors spec-, ilied. which permit shall contain the name of the consignee, the amount and kind of alcoholic liquors and the office of the common carrier from which de livers is to l?e. made. The said probate judge shall keep a record of aii permit's in a jicriliniieitiiy bound book, in which the names of the applicants arc entered alphabet hut )ly. and said permits shall be numbered consecutively and the number, the name of the consignee, the amount of alcoholic, 'liquors, and the office of the delivering carrier and date of said permit shall ?be entered on said record. The said probate judge shall, out of the f? 'os received, procure the ]>ermits and records, herein required, to be kept, and shall keep the remainder as his condensation for the issuance of the said i>ermlt: Provided. That in no case shall the probate judge issue such permit unless he is satisfied of the truth of eax-h statement contained in tlie affidavit herein required, nor shall such permit be issued by other than the probate judge j<ersonally, and \vithin the precincts of his office. Any violation of the provision of this act by the probate judge shall subject him [ to prosecution and ixmaltios as for malfeasance or misfeasance in office; Provided, further, that the charge for issuing such permit and taking the affidavit required to obtain the same shall not exceed 10 cents, and no charge in addition to this amount shall be made by the. judge of probate or any clerk or assistant for taking the affidavit required for sticn permit, nor shall .any officer be designated by the Judge of probate to take such affi davit. Woman t Dead From Burns. I,ancaster. Feb. 0. ? Mrs. Will Sowell, eldest daughter of W. JJ. Ouip of this pi act*-, died yesterday morning from the effects of burns which she received the day before while standing near the fireplace. The funeral and inter ment occurred this afternoon, the Rev. I>. W. Keller of the First Methodist Church officiating, ftesides her hus band, Mrs. Sowell is survived by four children, her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ouvp of this place, one brother. Henry Gulp, and two sis ter*. Miss Bennle Culp and Mrs. Charles Kunderburg of Darlington. Mrs. Sowell was an estimable Chris tian woman. She was a member of the Methodist Church, which she Joined in childhood, and hail jdnce served with devotion and loyalty. Sl?e wan about :tl yvurs <?f a?c. WEALTHY WOMKN (J AMBLING Tliouhtuidtt of I>ellars Loat il Lux urious (jrambtlnjc Houses. New York, Feb. 1, ? Luxurious gambling establishments known to 60 frequented by wealthy women aud lo cate In fashionable residential sec tions an? to bb investigated through ttikinvc of t?-stimouy iu open court ses sions, it wa? announced today by the district attorney's office. The inquiry is expected to foe begun next week. Information in the prosecutor's pos session. according to an assistant dls trii't attorney, shows that the wife of one prominent New Yorker lost $10,000 within two hours in one of these places. on the upper West Side there are more than 40 splendidly appointed gambling places to which women mo tor every afternoon, taking their ped igreed dogs with them as mascots, and are. served with tea often strong er beverage/1 rwlhile they engage in games of chance, according to the dis trict attorney's information. Kvidence that the proprietors are guilty of crooked practi<<?N will l>e adduced at the inciuiry, it was said. "Pedigreed dogs," Assistant District Attorney Smith, "are said to be re garded as maseots by the fendnine gambler.**. Tin* story, reaching mo to day is that the women often bet their heads o|T if they frhlnk their pet Pom eranian i * maseotlng successfully a uainst 1 lie mascot ting of another wo man's | K't Pekinese or perha|xs anoth er's formidable English hull dog." Special Kate for "Vets". Washington Fel?. 10. ? Railroads were a lit hori/.ed by Director General Me* Adoo tonight to grant a rate of one cent per mile for meml>ors of the Unit ed Confederate Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic and their fami lies for their annual reunions next summer. The Confederate Veterans meet at Tulsa, okln.. and the Grand Army at Portland. Oie. "This, may Ik' the last time that many of the soldiers can reunite with their comrades," Air. McAdoo said hi announcing the order, "and it tseeins particularly desirable that they should not ho denied the opportunity while their country is at war." A. U. (iteorge. an engineer on the Southern railway at Aiken, was ?hot Hiid Wiled Wodneaday afternoon % hlM tlituuun John <*eorge. (ivoi^e cluluiM tbat the engineer was advanc ing upon film with a hammer and that be Hhot In #elf (Www. Had Mood had exlnted betWMO the two meu. FOR EXCHANGE. Would you trade a bale of cotton for five acres of good land? If so, see or write me at once about a farm on Black River road, between Camden and Bish opville, which I am offering for aale on this basis. M. W. SEABROOK, 125 North Main St., Sumter, S. C. YOU MAY WANT MEDICINE BADLY BUT YOU WANT IT GOOD \ Your health and life are loo prec ious to risk. You want to know that the remedies you are using are safe, pure and of full strength. I'pon these three qualities we have built our present business. Our t Hrst and greatest fare is your safety. So when you want medicine bad ly, eome to us. We guarantee it good. > Zemp & DePass Call or Phone No. gives you a financial standing, and a financial standing contributes largely to your success in life. OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH US TODAY Loan & Savings Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C i '?v*f ^ PRICES TO SUIT YOU We don't wonder that people kick about the price of living these days. They 'ought to kick. ;<v We kick ourselves, and we kick to such a purpose when in the wholesale market that we get our goods at the very bottom prices. When we kick with the cash in our fist the pffM & come down. That's where you come in. We k^ep the prices down in proportion at this store. You get the benefit. Braces Pure Food Store PHONE 66