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SliiHT OF. CHILDREN IS BEING NEGLECTED Small Percentage Receives Tests, Says Survey. i < . ?uaiBi Nft\v Vork.-??nly 4,227,702 of th? M.hOO.OOO school children In the United Htatf* received eye tests In 102H, ac cording to a preliminary report issued by the Eye Sight Conservation Coun. r)l of America embodying the Initial finding? of ? an Hon wide survey of eye conservathju in education and indus try The survey, which covers the re suits of testing the eyes of more than students'extending over a period of 16 years, discloses. It Is as serted. that the eyesight pf children In tin' public schools throughout (he nu t Ion Is being neglected. ?'The eyesight of children in the puMic schools throughout the United States Is not being given proper atten< Hon," says the report. "Even simple n?frts to detect the most evident cases tif defective vision ?ro not made gen erally. A very low percentage of the tot nl enrollment receives eyesight tests of any kind. In-the schools where tests are mode there are wide differ ences In the results obtained. This Indicates that In many schools the tests are made very superficially and that a uniform procedure Is'not ob served In making the tests." Cause of Retardation. John J. Tlgert, United States com missioner of education, and a member Of the board' of councillors of the Eye Sight Conservation Council, says that defective vision Is believed to contribute toward retardation. Com menting on the disclosure of the sur vey. which, he points out, should tend to develop an important field of edu eatlon which has been too long neg lected. Commissioner Tigert declares: ."The establishment-of a conscious ness of the need of attacking physical defects among our school children as a part of our educational program can scarcely be over emphasized. This is peculiarly true with reference to eye sight, because defective vision inter feres more with educational progress than any other defect of sensation. "Experience has clearly established thnt tests for defective vision may be f-arrled out advantageously by the teachers. It Is Important to empha size that suitable provisions nre not now made for training teachers, school nurses and health Inspectors In the methods of making tests. The council 5s doing a splendid thing in helping to secure such provision." The data from which the council's report was prepared was gathered from widely different sources, Includ ing reports of state departments of education and state boards of health nlnee 1007, cohering 0,000,000 eye exam inations, and municipal reports since l!X)7 covering 3,500,000 examinations. The most recent statistics were ob tained through data obtained from public schools of 247 cities. Few Keceive i esu. "Only a small number of school chil dren receive periodic eyesight . tests nt regular Intervals," continues the council's report The council has voriUed tlWs statement In two ways, first hy a summary, vf replies from ?tate officials and second by a sum rruit v of replies from city school su ?fwrlntendents. simple visual acnity tests reveal that jr? per cent of the school children in the United Stales have manifest de fects of vision and symptoms of eye 'train. More thorough examinations ndirate that over 50 per cent of school children have eye defect of sufficient deyref* to warrant correction. There im? uniform method for testing e.ve s'l"ht. says the report. l-'yo tests as made In the public "ch'xds are merely tests for keenness "f vision and reveal but :i portion of '' errors. according to the council. " says that especially in children ? i.-?rue proportion of eye defects are ? dd?:??n, nnd while the child Is eon f ' lin;r with the defect, his keenness f \is!on is not affected. Cold Prospectors Cause Excitement in Rhodesia ihthnvnyo, ?Southern Ithode?tn.? j f!o!r| prospecting Is very active 'hroughotit Rhodesia nnd so keen nre the prospectors In pegging out claims ' that eight of them slept throughout j 'lie froezinp cold one night on the slte< f,f n dead miner's forfeited gold claim. ! known as Mick's Luck, near Essex ? ^ale, at one time the home of the fa *r>ons explorer F. C. Selous. As soon as It was daylight there a wild stampede among the men to erect the customary notices. Motor cars hod arrived for two of the com peting amateurs, who apparently thought that first registration of a ?laim at the mines office In Ruln^nyo 'Stahllsbed a prior right to It. These two men bad a furious race to Bula wayo, covering the distance of 30 miles over the rough veldt road in -t minutes. Wealthy Man Creates New Town in Ulster Belfast.?Newtownkeliy is the nnme "f a new town which has sprnng from th? venture of Sir Samuel Kelly, wealthy mine owner, nnd which is s?id fo be the greatest commercial under taking freer Attempted single handed 'n IrHnmi - %? has aaecessfuIIy pro*?Acted for r?u, mmk two deep shafts, constructed equipment and laid eight railway atdtog*. Colli*** wfilch h* I'Wflrt frtm _ J nn ? ROME PREPARES FOR 1,000,000 PILGRIMS Vatican and City Plan to Look After 1925 Throng. Rome,?The Wternal <<lty Iffts gen erally taken eternally long to mak? those alterations which her Increasing size and growing population render necessary. Now, however, she has drawn up a program of Improvements which, if half of It Is carried out, will transform' Uome from an old-fash* loneri, somewhat disorganized i\ty Into a modern capital. These changes will be mmle between now and next Janu ary, tne beginning of the Jubilee year. During 1025 Home expects between 1,000,000 and 3.000,000 pilgrims. The greatest needs of these visitors will he for housing accommodation*!, food and.means of transport. Both the Vatican and the piunlclpui Ity are veding 'ground on favorable terms on which are being erected .buildings suitable for "TlllUre use as hcti'is. Tbe Vntlchn t spcciiilly Is con sidering i tn' nrods of the poorer pll* . grims, for# whom large barrack-like hqyscs. will be ? provided, where all, however small their means, may have shelter and a reasonable amount of comfort. The population of Home has grown from the 250,IHH) In 1870 to nbout 1, 000,000 today. When Home became the capital au excellent system of drainage was in stalled, but the Increase of population has necessitated Its enlargement, and this year alterations and improvements on a huge scale are being carried out. Half the roads of Home have been relald this winter and the other half are awaiting their turn to be dug up. In preparation for holy year a large number of new lines of trains and autobusses will link together those al ! ready existing, in order that pilgrims may easily visit the distant basilicas and do ns much sightseeing as Is pos sible in the Intervals of their religious exercises. Works as Lumberjack to Earn College Tuition Here's a girl of courage and orlg Inality. Probably the only girl luro berjack In the world. She spends tin summer months booming logs or Moosehead Inke, Klnto, A/alnp, to ear) money for her college tuition. Sh? Is shown hero keeping her bnlanct on logs, a very difficult task for men and unheard of for girls. Miss Ruth C. Apyar of Easton, I'a. is shown on The Job. New Material Lessens Building Cost in Russia Moscow.?Russia's scarcity of 1 fv inc ace???mmodalions 1n? i tho high cos) of building material have forced the soviet autlerities t<> experiment in th# construction of what ure termed "ther mollte" ?oiisps, the invention of a JJu-si.m i-iijineor mimed Peter Calak ho.T. A Il?frfiioii;? it"Hlots the rnnvon ?ion a I framework of wood, but a liquid in."teri.d of heavy ^insistency (thenaolite>. composed of sawdust, straw nn<l common tree leaves, mixed with lime. |'!n^ter and antiseptic so lution. Is interposed between the outer and Inner boards. . When tills mixture becomes hard, the house 1* rendered moisture-proof, resists decny. an I Is Impervious to eertn'r. insects. With a coating of special pa:nt containing the same In *redient? ns "therniolite." the house Is also rendered fireproof. Houses of tbls type, according to the Inventor, can be erected fr?r 25 per cent less then thr ordfnnrr house and can be completed within less thin six weeks. Radio Replaces Pastor on Island Off Sweden Stn.'kh.Win?A niilio ioud sfwjik^r I ns iak< n f/ie pJaco of ?? for 11.e first tirno In ?n .u) r!-r Islam] of Ctoe lo (I ^ Sf'^klfoln) Ar< hlpplnjfo. Tl(nni'roff.ntion. nfter hav ins f,i; ! :irt In the srrv Ice: broadcast fr??m Sfockholm, wa* enthusiastic in ita praise* of tb#1 now *cheme slr.oMhe Island, espedill.r 'l'0 winter time, often cnnnot be reaehtf by mln totem, owing ro tad irarfg?tto? PERFUMES THAT ARE MENACE TO HEALTH Even Deadly, Sinieter Scent* Not Uncommon. The tremendous erase for perfume at the present time le, In a way, as echo of'the sge of King Solomon; but It is well to remember that not sll scents are sweet-siuelling savors. Foreign countries abound In sinis ter sceuts of many and deadly kind*. There are trees In some of them which breathe out poison, and woo betide the traveler who is Ignorant enough to Wit beneath their shade! On tho hill slopes of Chill, for ex ample, is a tree which the nutlves look upon us being possessed of un evil spirit. Many rases have incurred he re innocent travelers have crept under its branches during tho heat of the day, and paid for Its shade with llu'ir lives. After resting under one of these trees for a short time, file hand* and tnco of a trav eler become swollen, as In a case of snakebite, and the surface of the skin is cdvofod With bolls. Many visitors in the vicinity 'of Val* para I so have succumbed to the influ ence of this poisonous tree. The trumpet flowejy or datura, found In most tropical countries, al though not deltdiy In the o^eu air, Is highly dangerous In a room. Inno cent people, fascinated by its color ing and scent, take it Indoors, and soon fyll Into a trance-like slumber, developing a deudly stupor, from which they may possibly nover awake. If the trumpet flower were brought Into a sick room and left there for the night It would mean certain death for the patient. Recently, In South America, an accusation of Murder was brought against a family who were said to have profited financially by the death, In their house, of a wealthy rela tive. Upon investigation, it was found that some trumpet flowers had got mixed with a bunch of others In a vase, which was ullowed to stay in the house all night, and l*ad actually caused the death of the relation. Some orchids, with their strung** and powerful perfume, ure capable of drug ging the senses und causing faintness. There are some people, too, who can not stand the scent of roses, while others are prejudiced ugulnst the In nocent-looking violet. * It Is well to nwko quite certain that any perfume we use, or have in the house, is suited to our temperament. If the lenst Irritation is caused by any scent it should at once be dis pensed with, however beautiful It may seem to others. There are few peo pie Who do not like the scent of clove; yet, not long ago. there was a case in Zanzibar where the scent of clove wue responsible for a British ofllchil's con- | trading un ulcerated throat, with con- i sequent loss of voice.?The World Wide Nfews Service. His Unknown Friend In his book, "My Cricket Memories" (Ileinemann), London Tit-Bits says, Jack Ilobbs mentions that he once re ceived a letter from Begwal, on the Gold coast, In which the write* stated : "I am sending you a nice monkey skin by next mall. Becuuse there Is plenty monkey skins in Begwal. And ? also try and send me one hat or any thing which you will get. Here is one ostrich feather as my first trial. 1 hope it will please you that you have received a first trial from your un known friend. Try and send hat quick. So that I may forward you the monkey skin. I was about to send you the monkey skin. But I want you to know. And I want you to send me that hat before. I am your unknown friend, Ks sandoh." % Peculiarly American The big circus is an American de velopment essentially. There is noth ing like it elsewhere in the world. The American business man lias a nonius for organization and it requires a su perpenius to organize and conduct a big circus successfully. But such an institution would not remain intact year after year If the owners lmd not mastered the intricate art of what the showman calls "mov ing the circus Into the money." This reenlls the cryptic remark of the able Charles Sparky: "Any boob can run a circus. The trick 1b to know where to put it."? Karl Chapln May, In McClure's Mag? zine. Game Birds increase As a result or continued activities on coyote control in the North Park country, Colorado, the number of sage hens was greatly Increased during the summer of 1923\ according to a report rece4ved by the 'biological survey. United States Department of AgrI cnltnre." On the Inspection trip flocfcf r?jnglng from twelve to sixty were seen, whereas tfiree years ago these birds were exceedingly scarce. Quail are hIso on the Increase in western Colorado. Hundreds of thern are sren ?>n the sheep ranees which have been cleared of coyotes. Statu(S of Fox Trot F'avlo\a, the fnm?>U8 Kussian dancer, says that the fox trot, now so univer sally popular In all parts of the world, and of modern dances the one that ha? remained popular the longest. Iu dy ing rapidly. In a f*H years, she says, few or ho daneera will he using this dtep.~ bnt on the other ? hand many dance authorities fsj Pavlova Is a peaelftiiK in tbia regard and that the ?tap baa taken hold of the newer geo rrafiooe mmrl+nttj to be carried on tor another feneration at least wttfr mu aorfouk wfhf AUTO LICENSES IKH'HI.K New Year Will Bring Vastly (irontrr ( ohIk to MotorintH The South Carolina automobile li cense tax for 1025 will more than double the present rate, according to \hm recent act of the (general As sembly, which will become effective January 1, The minimum license fee for auto mobiles wil> be 912, whereas the smallest rate has been $6. For each 600 pounds in weight -over 2,000 pounds an additional charge of $6. will be made. Formerly the rate was $2 for each 500 pounds over 2,000 pounds, it Was stated. The license on one-ton trucks will be $30 while on hea/y seven-ton truck the fee will be $800. A charge of $20 wilt be made on lumber truck trailers and an additional charge of $8 for each 1,000 pounds capacity of such trailers, the act specifies. A flat charge of $12 will al&o be made on all motorcycles. Sections of the new act, regulating the increased tax in motor vehicle licenses, are quoted as follows: ; "For each and every automobilo weighing* not over 2,000 pounds, the sum of $12; for each additional 600 pounds or fraction thereof, the ad ditional sum of $6. The manufac turer's weight of automobiles shall be accepted as the weight for the purpose of registration. 'And for trucks thft license fees shall bg% as follows: Trucks of a capacity not exceeding one ton, $30; trucks ex ceeding one ton and up to and in cluding two tons, $60; trucks ex ceeding two tons and up to and in cluding three tons, $120; trucks ex ceeding three tons and up to and including four tons, $200; trucks ex ceeding four tons and up to and in cluding five tons, $400; trucks ex ceeding five tons and upto and in cluding six tons, $600; trucks ex ceeding six tons and up to and in cluding seven tons, $800. ? Provided that 25 per cent reduction be al lowed on all trucks using pneumatic tires on all four wheels. "Lumber trucks and other trucks shall pay an annual license of $20 for each trailer .attached, and an additional sum of $8 for every 1,000 pounds or part thereof or ordinary loading capacity of such trailer. Pro vided that no trucks larger than a four-ton truck be allowed to be used' on a highway or public road in this state unless the person so desiring to operate any such truck first make petition to the authorities in charge of the roads in any county where it is proposed to operate such, truck, stating the road or roads proposed shall consent to use of such sold by dealer and an additional sent be ap proved by the state highway engineer, in which event such truck, upon pay ment of the license fee herein pro vided, be permitted to operate on the road stated in the petition ana none other. "For every motorcycle the license fee shall be $12 per annum. Every dealer in motor vehicles in this state, before operating any such vehicle upon the highways of this state for the purpose of demonstration and ( Success vs. Pauperism You cannot point to a suc cessful man who has no bank account. You cannot find a pauper who has one. Loan & Savings Bank CAPITAL $100,000.0# 4 Per Cent. Paid on Savings Deposits sale, shall pay td the state highway commission of this state in lieu of all other state, municipal and county li censes, an annual license of $50, for the first "make of motor vehicle sold by such dealer and an additional li cense fee of $30 for each other make of motor vehicle sold by such dealer. All licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December following the day of issuance. "Annual license shall hereafter be issued between the first day of Jan uary and the first day of February of each year. In case the motor ve hicle registering for the first time, the full annual fee for licenses is sued between January 1, and March 31; three-fourths annual fee for li censes between April 1, and June 30, one-half annual fee ior licenses is sued between July 1 and September 30; one-fourth annual licenses issued between October 1 and December 31. "Any owner of a motor vehicle upon license fee for the then current year shall have been paid, upon sale of the sale vehicle, notify the state highway department of such sale, giving the name and address of such purchaser and upon payment of a transfer fee of 50 cents, the original license shall be transferred to the original owner." Henry (Jalloway, 33, employe of the state highway department, was in stantly killed Monday afternoon, shortly after 5 o'clock, when the truck in which he and Ansel Burm;, 27, driver, left the Buncombe road, near Greenville, at a point about a mile below the observation tower in Wild wood park, and tumbled about 30 feet' over the. side of a fill. Mr. Burns, who was rushed to the city hospital, received only minor bruises. CAMDEN 11ICH WINS Bishopville Defeated by Overwhelm ing Score Bishopville, Nov. 28.?In a thrill - in# and well played game hero today at the county fair the heavy Camden high school football team defeated Bishopvillo 88 to 0. A largo crowd was present. Bishopville fought for every inch of ground given up but the visitors were too much for them. The game was one of successful end runs for Camden and line plunges for Bishop ville. Neither team was successful with forward passes, each one com pleting only two out of several at tempts, although Bishopville failed more than Camden at this play. Haynes, scoring four of the five touchdowns, was the outstanding star of the team, although Captain Brown and Clyburn came in for honors. The team work of the entire Camden team was largely responsible for the score. Bishopville's stars were Brown, Wel don, Parrott and Stewart. At the be ginning of the second half, Bishop ville started a terrific drive that looked good for 'a touchdown, Brown doing most of tho gaining. The ball was carried from the 25 yard line , to Camden's 15 yard line only to be lost by a fumble. This was Bishop ville's only threat at scoring. This is the only game played by Bishop vilje this year in which they failed to score, and their second defeat of the eight games played. There?are 152 breeds of eats o? exhibition at the twenty-thirtl &* nual exhibition of the Atlantic Cat club, oft the root of the Waldorf-As toria hotel, New York. What vou GET depends oh what you GIVE here Did you ever stop to think^that what you get in the milk pail you niust first put into tfie feed box? When production falls off it's easy to blame the cow. But she isn't a magician. She can't make something out of nothing, A good cow, rightly fed, will pay for herself over and over, year in and year out. But no cow, wrongly fed, will produce milk profitably for ariy length of time. That's why it pays to feed Larro. Larro will produce more profit, dollar for dollar, than any other feed, however little you pay for it. We can prove this by the actual experience of other dairymen, or by a test with your own cows. SPRINGS & SHANNON, Inc., - - Camden, S. 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