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GERMAN LIVING COST IS HIGH Food Necessaries Show Ad^ vances Up to 4,000 Per Cent Since 1914. CLOTHING AND SHOES UP Official Report From Berlin Declares That Middle-Class Struggle for Existence la Hopaleaa?Sugar la Leaet Affected. Waahlngton.?A report received here through o(tichit channel* from BeritJQ outlines by comparative tables of prices of essential coin modi tie? In 1U14 and 1020 tho advance In the coal of living In Germany aluce the outbreak of the Kuropean war. According to the figures, the cost of Jiving for an unmarried clerk living awuy from hon\c I>us risen from 177 marks a month In 1014 to 500 marks <thls year. The actual coat of the essential ar ttcloM of food for a family of four at present la out Una ted at 050 markM a month. Clothipo Out of Queatlon. Clothing, ?*he report says, Is impos alhle to purchase at present prices. A suit which In 1014 cost 80 marks la now reported to aell for 1,000 marka, a price Increase of 1,150 per cent. The coat of ahoea has increaaed over 1,000 per cent. Shoes which In 1914 aold at 15 marks h pair arc now bringing 175 marks. Men's shirt* which could for merly be bought for 7H marks each arc now being sold for 05 marks, a rlae of 1,100 per cent. Similar price Increases prevail for all essential commodities, the Increaaea ranging from 225 per cent for electric enrrent to 1.55ft per cent for soap, a piece of soap \vhlch before the war cost 30 pfennigs now selling for 5 marks. The Increase lu the cost of food es sentials, according to the figures given In the report, Is even more startling. The coat of eggs has risen 4,00ft per rent, one egg now costing 2^ marks. "Lard comes next, with a percentage Increase of 3,73,'!. Rice, cereals, butter and bacon have increased In price more than 2,000 per cent. 8ugar Increases Least. The article of food which has In creased least In price since 1014 la sugar, which has gone ?p compar atively small amount of 31ft per cent. Nefore the war sugar sold In Germany for 25 pfennigs a pound. It now brings. the report says. 1,04 marks. Mlik also has retained a low cost In comparison with the tremendous In creases prevailing In most commodi ties. Its eost has risen 320 per cent. According to the report, the average monthly earnings 6f the German mid dle classes arc only from 300 to OiM) marks. Taking the "needs as outlined for existence, the report says, examina tion of the tables gives some concep tion of the present hopeless struggle of the middle classes for existence on the meager return of their work. . TIPSY CAT LEADS TO LIQUOR New York Revenue Officers Trail Ine briated "Tom" to the Source of Supply. Now York.?Confounding those who nay ruts will not drink linrd liquor, Harold IV?Oohh*,. Internal revenue n(TonI. overs that a HfW "Tom" recl ine nlon^r the street led hltn and broth er ofhoors to a cache of !"><> bullous of alcohol and Other Intoxicating bev ura:_'os In the cellar of a saloon al m^fh awmii1 and Forty-fourth street. In the place, according to Dobbs, tvere several more cats, and all hilari ous. Moreover, there was a deter iilricd effort made hy each cat to ob taln a share of a dark brown liquid lhat tind leaked from an overturned leinijohn on the Moor. Thomas Fitzgerald, proprietor of the miIooh, nod lr^ b:ineruier. Hugh Lee ke\. were arretted hy Dohhs and :*harired wiih v:o!;irtm; the prohibition ?uuetidment. Girl Sneezed So Hard Eye Popped From Head Stl? willl Ml' It Vhiii lli't' .MS ?o ?-:n.Iter !?>?' Iii f;t!l mil \\ :t? tli#' t'X(" rifi< ? ? -I 1'ryor of < liev'rr, Pit. T)i?? op",, v* ;o? i ?-1? t:i< ??< 1 A< i-onlin^ to tin* hospital iiu ihoriilrs. it )-< not iiiniMtal for tli.- .-jt ?? to r.'tno\.'(t for some o|v| .1 t ji?us, lull to I..INO It for?'?Ml ? nit li> (oimlmi^ or is uti.?ju?' in (i!??? 11? ill aiiimlv. Miss l'r\ or Ii;in It'l l l in- hospital. suf fi-i iiiK' no s?Tioii> .? tT??? t> from ?In- |MTiil!;ir ? ERIN SENDS LIONS TO AFRICA Oubitn Zoo Export* Uieh-Bxwn Bea&tt to Dark Continent ? First Time on Record I>iiI?!111 lr<''?'nl I ?t i'i :i i* mow ??x porfli:^ ll??ns f.? S.mfli Afrirji. Th* Dublin Zoo hnx h fafimrs Hon how** w hr?rr (!??? )?nl?iaN *??????? ! fully brp<], !t li^ i.i .n unit' t?> *up ply J "as "ri -I'Mn.-ii * '?> . Mi**:* /on" ir thr f'nl* "1 K^nu'ilnt:- !>u* tni* Is thi *iin?? an < r<J T k*:;> I oai r'ceivcx from A/rlca. Aya Sophia. ?IIKN Constantinople passes out of Turkish hands what, the religious world asks, will heroine of Aya Sofia? Is tt to remain a place of Moslem wor ship, or will that "greatest temple after St. Peter's" he rededleated to Christian use? So asks E. A. N. Val entine in Los Angeles Times. Whatever be the tolerance shown the creed of the Arab prophet In the Constantinople of the future. It Is al most certain the cross will supersede the crescent on Justinian's splendid monument to early Christianity. Its nevy consecration to the purposes for which it was- reared is a duty owed tit** memory of Its Illustrious founder. Not even St. Peter's outrivals Aya Sofia in interest. Its history Is In separattle, not only with Constantino ple Itself, but with Christianity. The creation of Byzantium ??s the seat of the- eastern Roman empire by Con stantino the Great had a religious as well as a political motive. Made a convert to the teachings of the Naza rone by the "In hoc slguo vinces" vision, he resolved to establish a new capital in which that faith should have exclusive sway, and his first act was to lay the foundations of the original basilica of "The Divine Wisdom" on which the present fane was rebuilt by his descendant, the author of the "Pandects." Byzantium wns to be what Home is today. -It wns through this successor of the Caesar* and bis Church of Aya Sotlu. the See oT the Creek Patriarchs, that Christianity at tained her first great triumph over pa ganism. Aya Sotia may well be called the hoiiI of Constantinople?the heartbeat of Its long history?tt has figured In all Its various chapters of vicissitudes, variegated ?? which rests an exotic bloom richer than any In ventions of fancy. On One of Seven Hills. The cupola and thinking minarets of Aya Sotlu. familiarized by paintings and photography, are what tirst catch the eye in approaching Constantinople hv water. Dawn or sunset hour is the most favorable moment for that ap proach. the impressions of which stir the pulse of even the most sophisti cated traveler. Yisjoned at dawn, with the city wrapped in light ipist. faintly touched by blushes of a still hidden sun. the many mosques of Stamhoul appear almost aerial, seem like vast rose-ii ntred soap bubbles Hn?>al~?Vn the tllmy sra. instrlrjtanlittl as the fabric of dream, like the phan tasmagoria evoked by hashish-caters. Avn Sotia occupies one ?>f the seven Mils of Stamhoul. that congested quar ter of true Turke\d<?m. lying on the sit,, of old I5\zant mm on the Asiatic shore and separator} from Cahita I-...;, i)i,< cosmopolitan quarter, by the i.oi,|.-n Horn and from Skuturi by the r..,s|o!il-? of these superb summits !uis the M"arest and most command locution. ? 'in- sees i: from almost .. r. ;.iii or (?otistaniinoplc and Its ?ij\iro!is, Yet like most els,- in the t:- \ iev\ le" enhance > Itapr.-sshms When ton.- has , s7pi.ir.- ?)"! v. hi-h it is slfu j: no heifer lise a p:e:i>ure ?ome ? ?: K uhla Kahn. The main rii t.ola has lost l.oih Us silvery airiness mid swelling proportions; ?l??- Irregular >,t;, ss guarded h> 's . ? .11 r minarets. ' Ke giant pointed pencils, lacks warmth of color anil sf-ais ?.?>; use.I in design. I's mich-iis? the h-tvi c:i of .lu*tl.iian struggles I ,!toeo. >n lashlon. in the v-o11 of MoIim niineda n efieiim hra n.'e. Dctpoiled by the Turk. The Turk has despoiled A\.i Sofia of aH (full Is n ">T ?pcrrrrrtnt *n th?- hHiid ,dk The heap.'d treasures of Justin fM'i's ti:?- 't at oie e filled the sanctU :-rv ie l* i but i here ?:e Ktill the it. h inae ? i.s out ?<: .-tech the hssll h-n ?as ...i !it? i ? I When one passe* thr.. i-?: : ?; ? - "f ?urt jar j >-?? e-.'-tii*-'! e th a f?<MninlD where the Turk performs his uncon vincing ablution before prayer, Into the mosque, one Is at once lmpres??l with what the glory of Aya Sofia must have been. Its cost of 55,000,000 was enormous for the times, and such a drain on the exchequer of the empire that rigid economies In various de partments, were necessitated. One hundred thousand workmen were en gaged In the construction, which was achieved in five years. Besides the amazing display of mo saic it Is a liberal education In mar bles. Marble of every kind known to the ancient world Is there?marble of divers hue?bla?k, green, cream and rose?marble veined, dappled, varie gated and starred* marble from the hear mines of Marmora, from Greece and Asia Minor, from ICgypt, even from Ultima Thule. Famous temples were ravished to supply the Innumerable pillars of the galleries and the pilas ters of the waits. Some of these are from the Temple of the Sun at Baal bek ; others from Thebes, from Pal myra, from Athens, from Home Itself. The structure, with its porches and side aisles, Is rectangular, and besides Its main dome is roofed by minor vaults. It Is the vast cupola of the nave that carries one away by Its suggestion of a vast inverted abyss. The least ponderable of practicable material was needed to sustain It; and this was found in volcanic pumice and Khodian brick, that weigh but a fifth of the common variety. The dome, and indeed the whole In terior of Aya Sofia, is mosaic lined, representing Christ, the apostles and legions of saints. The Turk, whose religion abhors human representations, covered these with glided wash that, grown thin, suffers this Hyzantium art t.? re-emerge in spots. Cartouches with sentences from the prophet and rosettes of gold have been stuck here and there, and the childish decoration of ostrich eggs, together with bronze lamps an<l glasn globes, the lattice work of the women's galleries, (he In laid Minber or pulpit; the lecterns with old costly Korans open on them, the looped green linen with Arabic In scriptions hanging by silken cords from the celling, priceless carpets on the wnll, th?' MlnraJt* indicating the direc tion of Mecca, all proclaim the Mussul man's house of prayer. Ornament She Hadn't Noticed. Thirty veurs ago we used to wear I * * ; our hats f??r several years, and each year about November we g>?l out our winter hat and felt Just as proud as if it was new. writes a correspondent of the Chicago American. On one oc casion I was wearing a four-year-old I hni that had been bamlhoxed for two J years. I have one peculiarity and that lis: "Never look in a mirror." j So when I took a front seat at ?church that day I noticed people in general had on a smile that didn't wear off. I never dreamed it was anything ? about my hat, but when I took It. off in my bedroom, there on the top vas a mud dauber's nest as l>ig a? a base hall. Siberian Industries. According to the statistics of the 1 ministry of trade and Industry, cover ing nine governments and province* I In Siberia and the governments of Term and Orenburg, there were sub ? ??? insp+*ctl?o in liilH. l.fsJX iudus trial plants, with 00!.301 employees nnd an annual production of more than ' 401.778,182 roubles. Of these 77i> werf ! plants making foodstuffs with 14,541 | employees. and annual prodnetlOt | nmounting to 15M.RX0.Rl4 roufeto*. j When Dun? Cease from Troubling. Brown?So you look upon Sunday *? j ! n day of rest. .Irrt* Yes, and If you owed a* i many people as I do you would see It 1 In t be sit me light.--Boston Transcript \\ OKDINAM'K I ? . 1 To Suture ti?e Closing of All riw* uf |il**llKW* on ille Sabbath Day In tlit* City of Catodtn. S, C. o . , lit* li ordained by (lie, City Counell tif (Niinilen. >* (Si tl??t from dull Ira media tel.* tlu' iiaxsaue of this <>f (Uhmihv, nil pint's of business shuH In* eh*sed a/aj> all i' ??>viipa lions shall within tin- ii.< ?<i |-or,ii?- limit* of lie (' i I \ (if ( it 111 ?' i ii. S. on t|>? S:il> llllMl ?]jiy. commonly railed Sundn.v. Any )er?on who Khali lo?ep open any place ??f hudm-w, or shaii soil or 1mr? Icr. or expose for sale any gOtXlK, wai'i'-. merrliy nil lw? chattels or other arileles. what-??evor. or \Vho shall (Ml* i?4jja' ill IU y .Mvulur ooeupatluu or 'luW' lues* of nn.v kind wlml'ii'vcr, or any |>er?on or I* rsons who slmll publlely work Jiihoi within I\ c City of ('am tle'u on the Sabbath day. o.teeptin ea*o? of eiiiencoiiey or noot\sslty. shall !h> Willily of ii misdemeanor and shall up on eonvletlo."' <be, lined not less than ten ($IOi Dollars, nor more than fifty ?I? >11ar. or ho Imprisoned for a lN i i(<l nf not U>ss than live (.">) days, nor mote than (20) twenty days. I'rovideil. that the provision* of this ordiiiHiice shall not apply to -praetle hig physicians of medicine or sundry, or to livery st aides, and shall not he construed to prevent ( druggists from tilling prescript ion* for the sick., or soiling mc.li.'iucf And irovhied further, that deliver ers of iep may deliver iee to their ens. toiners on the SnbUith until one (1) o'clock. but if shall Ik- unlawful for Ice wagons to l*e on the streets of Cam dt'ii on tl.f abbatli day after the hour named. Katltlodby the May in1 and Alder* men of Hie City of Camden, S. (5., in <'mine11 iisvu'Jl'ied tills lOth dav of Mkiv, 1J H Vs*. r. M. Zh\MI\ Attest: '.Mayor. .1. J (i(X )l?Al K. 4 'U?rU, Camden. N. May 22, WON. AI >.M IN lMTKATOK'H NOTICE. All parties indebted to the estate of I. II. Alexander. dot-eased, are hereby notified to make payment to the under signed. and all partles having claims against tlx' sahi estate will present llieni duly attested within the time proK4TilH'il by law. ItQBKHT (;. McCltlOKJUT, {/ Qualified Administrator. Caiudon. S. April 21st, 1920. Products of the PIEDMONT MILLS THE BEST COOKS IN, THE WORLD The South has the reputation of having the best cooks and the finest cooking in the world. "South ern Cooking" is synonymous with the highest ob tainable in cookery. With such a reputation to maintain, Southern cooks are careful to select only the best materials. This is the reason that x "PIEDMONT" "PURITAN" and "ARGUS SELF-RISING" I are the brands of flour used exclusively m thou sands of Southern homes. The Piedmont Mills have been furnishing the South with Quality Flour for the last oU yean, The Piedmont Milling Process regains ALL the ; nutriment of the wheat and produces a flour <*f u'ljlt* ?fs>, fiu(MH>ys and u&e*|uti?d swii'tm-s. If you \<1?. not kuttV' rbwc faiwutJ brmwhs nwjko ib*?ii* ufyuttUitnaci- t?><lav, The Piedmont Mills Inc. High <Jraih Winter Wheal Flour pllfflTtyi ? WtHTMHF* Lynchburg, Va. Store fyod bills go up and Tip. Sup |hxh<> we keep them down by spending money for flood vwluo rather thai for the thing that etttehe*otHM CHALMERS X; . : ? , . Gets Maximum Power from Present Day Gas Obviously, the prob lem of gasoline is get' ting more and more serious, and obviously, too, gasoline is going down and down in grade. Cars arc not performing the way they once did. Fuel experts say there is just as much power in a low grade "gas" as in a high grade "gas." But the problem is to get out this power. Hot Spot and Rams-horn in a Chalmers perform this task. Hot Spot heats and "breaks up" the heavy, raw particles of gas like water striking a hot stove. * ? A fine vapor "cloud" is formed, which is the very "food" the cylinders need, and while the "gas" is in that fine condition RamVhorn rushes it to the cylinders. The results are well known to those who drive a Chalmers. This action,"snap," absence of vibration are common to a Chalmers, but it has none of those troubles common to cars whose engines are not design' ed to accept and "digest" the low grade "gas" of the day. Those troubles are hard starting, frequent fouling of spark plugs, burned bearings, scored cylinders, abbreviated mileage from "gas." Ride be' hind the wheel of a Chalmers and you will agree that it 16 one of the few great cars of the world. Quality Firit GEO. T. LITTLE . Camden, S. C.