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HAKKKTT & COMPANY FAILS. Said To Il^ve Been LarKfHt Cut ion Factum in World. Sugusttt. Ga., July 20. Barrett & Co., reputed to be "the world's largest cotton- Victors," with headquarters h, !v, announced tonight that they wt.,v unable to meet their obligations amounting to approximately $1,000, Out). A committee composed of New York, New Orleans and North Caroli na mh' South Carolina bankers, repre senting part of the creditors, was in conference tonight with a view of working out some plan of liquidation for the. preservation of the company's asfiots and th$ best protection of its creditors. Ha n et t and Company advertises a.. in "largest cotton factors in the world" is capitalised at $500,000 with, under its charter, the privilege of is suing stock to the extent of $1,000,000, It was chartered, in 1907 and is "com posed of Frank H. Barrett, president; Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Sr., Julian Bar rett, Thomas Barrett, Jr., George Sib ,ley and Thomas Getzen. Barrett and Company, according to local reports, It a ml led. through Au Ku ta annually, approximately 500, 000 ha les? of cotton bought by ?heir representatives throughout the -Amer ican cotton belt. i'lv Atlantic States Watt house with a capacity of 150,000 bales was leased by Barrott and Company. It is said to he one of the largest privately owned cotton warehouses in the south. dudes Augusta and Macon baseball clubs in the South Atlantic league, several local automobile agencies, n new bathing resort near Augusta, and a boll weevil remedy company. In Jiuiuiiiug the latter Mr, Barrett secur ed loans from New York banks total ing $1 ,000,000y according to a state ment made by Mr* Barrett at a public gathering here a shor^ time ago. Fatal Fall From Barn Loft. Forney Warreit, who lived near Bethel, was found dead in his barn Sunday morning under circumstances which at first seemed to suggest a possibility of foul play. Following" an inquest conducted by Coroner McCor kle and a jury, however, it was de cided that death was due to accident. All the circumstances seem to point to the probability that Mv. Warren had fallen from the barn loft where he had gone for roughage for feeding purposes. His neck was broken and he was badly bruised about the head and face. ? York Enquirer. Merchantable pine timber in South C arolina was estimated at 13,889,8Q0, 000 board feet in 1920. Stephen L. Gardner Dead. K ci slut w, July ID. ? Following a protracted illness. of many months, Stephen L. Gardner, well known and popular citizen of Korahaw, passed away at his home here on Minor street Tuesday morning. Mr. Gardner was twice married, his first wife being Miss Patsy Gardner, and two daughters of that marriage survive him ? Mrs. Roy Bowers and Mia. Perry* Williams. Of the second marriage he is survived by his widow, who was* Miss Sallio Truesdoll, and three children, Cornelia, Carrie Lee and Louise. Mr. Gardner had lived in Kershaw all his life and was 60 years of age at the time of his death. Uc had engaged iu farming for the past 30 years and was a quiet and unassuming citizen with many friends. The funeral services were conducted by his pastor, the Rev. E* F- Rice, I). I)., and the body was laid to rest in the Kershaw cemetery, the burial ceremonies being in charge of the Masonic order, Negroes Leave Jail. Three hours after being placed in the Pagejand jail, following their ar rest on Friday on charges of operat-. ing illicit stills, Frank Baker and Pete Fundcrburk, negroes, had torn out the ceiling and put a hole" in roof of their prison and made a clean -getaway. ? Sheriff Grant, with Rural Policeman Brock, Clark and Tiller, acting upon a tip, made a raid Fri day in the Grant section near Page njnci, v ni . ivniiiu v. uuuij . lilt- oiii cers formed a reconnoitering party ancl eloped in on the given location from f^ur sides. They1 had surround ed two small ravines, where they found two negroes busily engaged in carrying beer from fermcnters to stills, some hundred yards away. One negro was taken at the fermenters and was relieved of his" artillery, con sisting of a .38 special. The second negro played hide and seek in a swamp but was finally, -headed * and brought out/? Lancaster News. A'atson Mayor of Greenville. Greenville, July 24. ? Richard F. Watson today was elected mayor of the city of Greenville over the present mayor, H. C. Harvley, and John M. Mauldin by a plurality of 252 votes. The totals* Were; Watson, 1,404; Harvley, 852; MauTdin, 300; according to unofficial complete returns com piled by the Greenville News. A two-span railr6ad bridge near Holzopple, Pa., was wrecked early Wednesday morning, by a heavy charge of dynamite. A coal miner's strike has been in progress in .the district for more than a year. SPECIAL SUMMER SALE EXTRAORDINARY VALUES! ? 'ON __ , ? Kelley - Springfield and ' Diamond TIRES 30x3 V2 (Clincher Rim) Cord Casing. .j $12.50 32x3% (Straight Side) Cord Casing 20.00 32x4 (Straight Side) Cord Casing 25.00 33x4 (Straight Side) Corct Casing 26.25 34x4 ? ( (Straight Side) Cord Casing v 27,75 32x4 V2 (Straight Side) Cord Casing .? 35.00 33x4 Vg ( Straight Side) . Cord Casing ? r 36.00 34x4% (Straight Side) Cord Casfrig 37.50 35x5 (Straight Side) Cord Casing ........ 40.00 Fully Guaranteed Standard Cord Casings have nevei4 been quoted at such prices. If you are going to need tires soon it will * * be your,( advantage to buy while these prices are in effect, which will, be for 10 days: Starting July 13th. WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL PRICE ON EXIDlE BATTERIES The fully guarantee-r-trouble proof battery. LITTLE'S GARAGE ZJ* * Peaceful and restful; refreshing " and comfortable, is assured when you slumber on a soft and buoy ant COTTON DOWN Mattress. A - naii biactory mattress at A reasonable price. ? Gholitin Spring A. M*ttreta Co. Miarfntwm . ? '? ? - A>b??? (2) For Sale By CAMDEN FDRtf ITURE 'CO., Camden, 8. C. ? Hunter Finds Squirrol Charmed by Big Sn&ke C'uljkijior. Vu.~ ~\Y,1kui SliUU-t May, a Madison comity shorts man, was out lumttivjf ivce?;ly ho observed h squirrel >lttlnjf on a rail iVnee, ami silting so rigidly tlmt instead *>f f?i m >? 1 1 i u k 1 1 n* lit i K* animal he drow nearer to InV'esll n K>. 'Then In* siuv jhat a uionMer black snake was 'roiled round and round upon the ground and ;Jaid evidently charmed thv squlr ici, which did not budtfC front Its llxed position oven when the hunter was almost elose enough to touch it. Mr. May shot the snake and then measured It, finding It to Im? nearly eight fvet X on$. . Beautiful Cascade Is Lighted by Electricity 'i Inough Ule ingenious design of a landscape architect an unsightly lot ut Oakland, Calif., has been beautified by tin electrically illuminated cascade 40 feet high and four and u lialf feet wide, built of reinforced concrete. A motor driven pump furnishes a water supply of 00 gallons a minute. On both sides of the cascade are concrete shells con cealing waterproof electric lltftyts which are screwed Into brass sockets and sealed with rubber gaskets. The lights consist of 50 watt bulbs In vari ous colors. 2,800 Kinds of Sand Tested for Concrete Chicago. ? ltow after row of little glass bottles filled with sand and care fully filed away in glass-covered cabi nets is a part oif the technical, "library" at the structural materials research laboratory at Lewis institute in Chl I ? cngo. It is probably the only collec tion of Its kind In existence, and the information contained on the labels of the bottles gives an Interesting in sight into the part that science is playing in modern Industrial ? under takings. This "sand library" was started ten years ago, and specimens have been added from time to time until there are more than 2,800 different bottles of sand in the collection. The speci mens come from every state In the Union aaiJ from Canada, Cuba. Mex ico and other foreign countries. Each sample has been carefully tested, and the results of the tests are kept In tiie files. They Include the source of the specimen, the grad ing. slit content and the results of the colorimetric test for organic im purities. In most instances mortar and concrelb tests also have been made. The reasons for the tests were to ascertain the suitability of the va rious sands for concrete and mortar work. The experiments with the various sands were undertaken at the labora tory as a part of the work of ascer taining methods that will assist the concrete user In obtaining the hest re sults in the use of the material. Fishermen Catch 800 Pounds of Bass in Hour i Cape May, N. J. ? While fishing In , jthe Delaware bay off Town Rank, four miles north of this city. Jake Barnett and Snapper Schellenger of Fishing Creek caught nine channel bass In *?ne .hour that tipped the scales at 800 pounds. Not one of' the fish weighed less than 70 pounds. Old fishermen here say that this in a reo ordbreaker for an hour's fishing. It is rejiorted here that a fisherman fish ing off the clam beds at Plxon creek caught a channel bass that when opened had a string of pearls which it is supposed was dropped off an out bound passenger stearrw'r In the Dela ware, and the channel bass rolling for I food fonnd the pearls. Launch "Mystery Ship/* Chatham, England.? Submarine X-l, the largest and most powerful under water craft In the world, was launched here. The so-called "mystery ship" displaces 2,780 tons on the surface end* 8,000 tons submerged and .will mount a 12-ineh gun. . Lafayette Ind. ? Fan weed, consid ered one of tte most dankajdng of mil weeds fn the greta-growta* sections of the West, recently was found on A farm t? ?wlteec1e?d eeeatr, tm I JtaNk ?i- ** . ... . c THAN ONE GOOD POI*i vh.cle Jack Wanted th? Fm? C'ua!iN?n ?/ Hto Dog to Be Thoroughly Undentood. "Out in Kansas there <l#e<l to bo ah ttltl .fellow named Undo .lack, and ho had a dog," runs t h *.? story told by Vic tor Miinlm k of. t lit* fwloi'itl trade com misnhm.1 ? **It was not a highly bred dog., but it \v??>4 ii wonder ut catKhipg ruts. Moreover; Uncle* jack \\hk fond of the ilo^. Uncle Jack bad few other Intimates because of a disposition to , bo rather savage in bis conversation, llo imagined that half the people bo mot v>ere antagonistic toward him, and this made hlhi not bay too companion ! abio. So it was just as well that Ik* bad aw turn friend in tbo dog, "One night a? bo and tbo dog wore passing a corner grocery where everybody loafed, two or throe by* standerK sought to make a hit with Uncle Jack by complimenting his dog-, " "('hat's certainly a flue little dog of Uncle .lack's,' remarked obe of the bystanders. VVes. I don't sum?ose there's a bet* tor dog any where,' Said another. "Uncle Jack turned and glared at the bunch and hurled thin : " 'Ye think lie's Just good for catch" In' rats, oh? Well, I'll have ye know ho'sj Just as good on mice- ye goldarn fools.' " ' CHASE OLD AS THE WORLD Deep-Laid Instinct of Man and Woman Is to Go in Pursuit of the Opposite Sex. ^ ' Rven tbo pursuit of the innocent of man and woman to give chase to the opposite sox. An acute obsevver ut the University of Kansas has noted that the men and women students in certain "bugology" ehiESfS, while ehasinc gayly flitting butterflies, give cries that unconsciously portray their different viewpoints. A mixed group of students was roaming the campus on Mount Oread the other day, nets 'in hand, ready to capture certain butterflies As speci mens for classwork. Several butter flies were spied down by a big lllnc hedge. The students gave chase. "Oh, catch him, catch him," cried several of the girls excitedly, as they dashed MY after h brilliantly Colored victim. "There she goefe." "Get her." "She's a beaut," sounded out male voices, as the men tore out after a fluttering prospect. It has been said that "after man came woman." Rut surely It is equal ly true that "after woman goes man." ? Kansas City Star. Mulberry Tree Slow to Leave. Here and there In Detroit you inny gee treses that are not yet In leaf, al though all other trees may be In full foliage, remarks the News of that city. These laggards are mulberry trees, probably the slowest of all the rtiore common trees to ,bud and come to leaf In springtime. As a compensa tion for this, however, they remain green longer and retain their leaves later In Wltumn, than their sisters and brothers .among the trees. When other trees have been nhorn of their .leaves by the frost the mulberry 4s still full leafed and green.? The mulberry frtiit, maturing In late summer, I* soifietlines white," the other variety dark purple, and shaped like the black berry. Not many housewives make use .of. them, as they an? flab-tasting, alone, and useable only when mixed with another frnl^ Itlrds get most of them, anyway, and robins especially love to feast on them. King of thfe Ragpickers. Ketore la king of the ragpickers of Parish- He Is sometimes known as the "Duke of the Morning Sidewalk." The ragpickers delve Into the garbage runs lining the walks early in t'?o mnmlng before tli? crowds are out. Many of them carry lanterns. Pieces of cloth, buttons, bones, wisps of hair, bottles, ami lemon peel they pick out of the cans, consigning the articles to bag* cnrried over the shoujder. The lemon perl Is sol^ to be used In the making of sirup. Bones are used In the making of carbon. Potties' ore sold to the druggists. Wisps of hair are manu factured Into "rats" for milady. Retore, the king, Is a czar among the rag pickers. Ife allots to etyh a certain number of streets nnd collects his dally toil from the profits of hjs subjects. Would Make an Artificial Volcano. future failed to provide Glacier Na tionni park with a volcano, so oil men of Shelby, Mont., contemplate piping natural gas from the Kevin-Sunburst oil field. 00 miles away, to a park mountain, where they will sink a shaft from 'summit to base, connect It up and touch It off. It Is pointed out that little use Is now being made of the 11,0<)0.000 ebblc feet of gas which In produced dally by two wells Irj the oil flejd. The promoters of thlft novel schemd explain that the. Intense heat generated by the burning of a large quantity of gas In the-tWMintaln shaft would i+oon-meit the eock formation to such an extent that a surprisingly real istic volcanic crater would be formed. t Where Hie Thoughte Were. John's mother wm helping him dress for Sunday school ami at the same time questioning him about hla Sunday school lesson. "John, what most ' one do to be The small boy's thoughts wers down I at the river, wfciw be boped to go fishing erxn, snd h*r aaisrsre*] promptly : en le mnmr ^ ? ^ Is. - -- ? *>, - ; j A lien Negro Pays Penally. Columbia, July 20.- -George Allen, uygro, slayer of (.'coil llall, *a white man of Anderson county, w a s electro cuted at the state prison here today. The execution was witnessed by tho widow of his victim. Mrs. Hello llall, mother of Allen's victim also witnessed the execution, as did a number of other Anderson county people. Moth of the women, who witnessed ! the -execution sat unmoved through oy i% .Allen when asked if J\e had any t h i to say after being strapped in to the chair, ftltid; t "I am sorry for what 1 done. I know 1 done wrong and I'm ready to go. Pm going now. 1 hope this flill bo a warning to people not to do as I did." Allen was convicted l'u' mutjder on March r> last of Cecil llall, a youug white farmer. It was charged at the trial that Allen, who was an employe of llall, killed his employer with u hoe. Madeline Uusso, 11, was killed early Wednesday morning when a rope of sheets broke as she was attempting to escape from a Children's Society home in New York, ir A universal custom AltCr that benefits every Every Jod/- .. U ^ Aids digestion, ilCcIl c,ca?scs the teeth, / soothes the throat. WRIGHYS & good thing to remember ' Scaled in its Purity Packago THE, FLAVOR LASTS Ku Klux Klansmon have dropped $45,000 at Hoaumont, Texas, in an effort to make a daily m vv.s|>api r orjf&'h of the klan ?V>. The "pa pet. has suspended. , IF any Banker tells you that your account is too small to bother with? come to the ? Loan & Savings Bank CAPITAL $100,000.00 4 Per Cent. Paid on Savings Deposits Don't Only Wish to Save But? DO IT! I Building castles in the air? dreaming f of riches, -power and afliuenc^-ia -ordy wast . ing time. To accomplish anything worth while,! requires action, and lots 6f it. Success isj not attained by procrastination, but by dil-f igence and determination. ? The only way to have money, is to save money. The time to start is now. No better pl^ce can you make your first de posit than in the First National Bank,, where every courtesy, assistance and ad vice will be gladly accorded you. NOTICE! I have on hand an ample stock of Nitrate of Soda at an attractive price. ' F. M. aSw M mmse 'rakls-. r ^Tr"- * ^ t