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THE PEOPLE. BARNWELL, 8. C REPORTS OF OFFICERS SHOWED THE ORGINI2ATION IN GOOD I ' ' . 'S CONDITION. MEET NEXT IN CHARLESTON Convention Adopts Resolutions For Good Roads and Public Schools Over the State. . MARKET CAMPAIGN IS VICTOR! Co-operative Cotton Association Now Assured; 400,000 Bales Signed up in South Carolina. Sumter.—The 18th annual conven tion of the South Carolina divimon of the Travelera’ Protective asoaciation convened i i Sumter. The convention was ca'led <o order In the court room by the stale presi dent, H. Lee Scarporougn ql SJmter, and the Invocation was male by the state chaplain, the Rev. W. E. Thayer of Sumter. Dr. Thayer also made the address of welcome, which was re sponded to by William Coggswel. * 1 Charleston. Reports of the officers show id the organisation in good condition, its membership having Increased from 107 members in 1005 to 2.026 may 1 of this year. Among the resolutions adopted by this convention was on«* comtm-.idlng the work and plans of the state high way department and pledging the or- Sanitation s support to its future ef fort to create a state system of yooi j rnadt Another resolution masls ed that the public arhoola of the state were crippled by the failure of the laat legislature to provide sufficient funds for these tm meet their eipenses and that the 8 C T P A favored un stinted support for free public schools Th« convention went on record as pledging the Individual support of its members to (he Incofttlfui president and to wnrktag to make the rnming year a banner one The aewty alerted oEuers are; Preaidant J H Woodward. Columbia; vice praaldant at large If l^a Hear bwrough Rumter. post vice prealdanta K C Baliaacer of ftpartaaburr J X Hpaaa of ('oluaibta R H Miadsl of Oraaavlll# C Itaa Allan of Aader aea WltlUm Oatllard of CBarlreton W' A Frida? af Oeaeawood fhsfea Joaas of Hartiar'oa J R Caraoa af Cbeaiar A H Boogar of \awbarr? J r Poag of Rock uni Dr J A 4 Rid’ev of Oaffaev. aaeretary and trwasarar J<>*epa p Nofelatt. Andar son. sertaanl at arms ftol Flatack maa Columbia rbaplsia tba Ra« J T Ooagaware D D t'b»r!e«toa; bosrd of dirartors C Ran Allen of Aadaesoe J ft Rkankllu of Aafee aoa F Af»c fU -an of AMerwoa J W’atkins of Creeustlle t;e.ir(« Dear- man of Fparianhurg There were present at 'be ronten tiorn !77 dele(s«as from tbe poets at Rnartaaburg Columbia C^eenTill#. Aadersoa Oisriesioa ttreenwood Rumter Dar'infoa Tbeeier \ew berry Ro« fc H II and Oaffaet lavita ttoas for fbe ae»t ronventloa we»a presented rm*n ^bsrle«t»*n and Dar lington and that of Charleston was accepted hy a rln«e vote Ysggmen Blow Site#. Columbia. — Over 400,000 bales of cotton were signed to the cotton co operative marketing contract by May 1 and the organization of the South Carolina Cotton Orowera’ Co-operativa association is now assured. An nouncement to this effect was made by Harry G. Kaniraer. president of the organization committee, and R. Cham ber, chairman of thq cafmpaign com mittee. Announcement that the atate had gone over the top caused much jubi lation among the campaign workers and farmers over the state generally. All day long there was a stream of telegrams pouring into the offices of the association here frogi every aec tion of the state asking the outcome and many called over the long dis tance phone. There was a great deal of Int^est in the campaign in other states iilso. and many of the telegrams /came from North Carolina. Georgia,/Texas. Alabama and other states in pie ^)elt, which have already either organized or are In pro’ess of organization. C O. Moser, secretary of th*y American Cbtton Growers’ Exchange, the over read organization of the various state co-operative agsoclatiors, wired: •‘Please accept my congratulations Campaign has been great piece of woik Greetings." • F R Shanks, chairman of the T5/ie ®l.l:GI0M& (Copy for < Tbl« Ocyarlmaiu Supplied the American Legion Newe Serv|cA.) by WILL PLAY BALL IN JAPAN Ward Gilbert, Balloonist, and Em. mone Clay, Who (Served at Gob, Off for Tol r okyo. ’ Johnny Jpp Is going to have nnoth- *r It/ok at the great American game as it is played by I ^ *1* •w. i the baseball nine of Indiana uni- yersity. The rick shaw men of Tokyo and the merchants of Nagoya are going to carry and trade with two members of the team who left Seattle, Wash., to the tune of a band and the cheers of tjie American Legion. Ward D/GlIbert/of Kokomo. Ind., one of the ►osiers’ pitchers, went back to col- after 11 mouths as a balloonist In France. Knimons Clay of the latch ing staff served 18 months as u gob. e I/egion men in Seattle dis covered this thov turned out and campaign committee of the Alabama , wished the pair good Iu<-k. asp<M-)atibn .wired: •■Concnitulate you on your great vic tory Alabama aenda you greetinga.’* Dr Clarence Poe. editor of The Progreaalve Farmer, wired: ’Hearty congratulations on great victory Now that the term* of the contract From Seattle the Indiana party went straight to where the sun flM-s. There Japan college teams will !** taken on, hut they will he the guests of Wascda university of Tokyo. So gtv*iit has l>een the Interest shown In the visit that the Japan university has guaran teed the American |»lnver» fl.'i.lNNt f«»r “BILLY SUNDAY OF LEGION” have b«ea compiled with and the 40#. ! evpetisa-a. Haseball lias lies-n intro- ooo hales neressary signed by May 1. du<-e«l In Jn|taii before. Two other It was announced that eorportaalty American college teams have trave led would be given all who deelre to join the Paelflr and shown their wares, the aasodatton to do ao daring the Tokyo ha» an Ametiran l^-gton |«»t nest three weeks The belief was mH f p, nteodw-r* are planning to ■!*•* aapressed by official* ot the asaoeta- the e* service men much of the orient t’-on that there would be a heavy bale- gn,| n« attractions during tl>e IndtaiMi age signed ap daring tba geil three ream's May. weeks Harry O Kamlner. preeldent, as*4 TO'*10 the ex-service men dale to district and state sad set the ms-kmerv la order for lb# permanent organisation Rets **# Csre*e Thirteen year*. Cbarteetoa —Thai the body of Rar- eil« < a Com eppo. an lialiaa has been held by an aadertaker at l^«rtab«rg ' \ C. for IS rears has been charged here with the resalt that < o«atr Rber Dan Hoilenga, Lecturer, Formar Stretcher Bearer, in Damand In All Parts of Country. Sixteen months' service ns a stretcher- bearer In France should he excellent preparation for a battle jn behalf ^»of disabled fight ers of the World war. Dan 8. Hoi lenga, ■ p e c 1 a 1 representative of the American Le gion's service dl- / vision at Wash ington, D. C.. is now carrying the sick and wound ed over the shell holes of red tape in an effort to obtain compensation and hospitalization fbr ex-service men. Although he w^as horn in Holland, Mr. Hollefiga had little difficulty in mastering the “AmerU‘an’ , language. As u speaker for the Legion in all parts, of the country, his oratorical ability has become so w’ell known that he is called “Hilly Sunday of the Amer ican Legion.” A citizen of the United States for a number of years, Mr. Hoilenga volun teered as a private shortly after war was declared. He was soon made a drill sergeant, but found no joy In this “squads right” career because of his desire to get to France. He obtained a transfer to Base Hospital t>5 and served with this unit overseas. ^ When the war ended Mr. Hoilenga aja-nt more than a year organizing chandler* of commerce In the South, and then served as a field represent ative for the legion. He was later i appointed director of organization at I Legion national headquarters and I served In that |»o«ltlon until National ' Commander Hanford MarNider sent I him to Washington as a personal-rep- ; resentntlve to aid disabled eX-servIr* | men In obtaining justice from the gov ernment. should be made - artistic, sanitary r> and livable. , These walls should be Alabastined in the ates, up-to-the-minute nature color tints. Each room. _ reflect your own individuality and the throughout be a complete perfect harmony m The wall* of the old home, whether mansion or cottage, can be | made just as attractive, just as sanitary, through the in e g Instead of kalsomine or wallpaper It is absolutely necessary if you expect Alabastine results that you ask for and secure Alabcutint. Avoid kalsomines under various names and insist on the package with the cross and circle printed in red. That is the only way o sure you are getting the genuine Alabastine. Alabastine is easy to mix and apply, lasting in its results, and absolutely sanitary. Alabastine is s dry powder, put up in five-pound packages, white and tiful tints, ready to mix and use by the addition of cold water, an wi u* tiona on each package. Ewry packagt of gtntnnt Atcbatttni has cross and circle printed in red. Better write us lor hand-made color de signs and special suggestions Give us your decor- alive problems and let us help you work them out. Alabastine Company 1653 Grand vtlle Are. Grand Rapids. Mlcb MtK IN OWC MI*wT( wrTM COLO W.TSS mt os iv root. •rUUTOAffU Florrnr. Yiggnirn blr# upon rt.lbl# from trains at Ijiurtaburg and in the post off l<# and B B Myers and th# lirng «fnr# at J tl Sing letsry at H£#srffTon In this county and ttolc^sffrrTiiniately tl m rasb. I.# ■ Idys papers of valu* Residents of Scranton heard the discharge of the of the city hall vibrated to the melody •zploalvea but no Investigation *as that fairly gnahed from battered In- made until morning deputy Sheriff strumenta as the owners vigorously Burrh Is making an Inevstlgatlon. plied the bow in a genuine old-time , The‘two large safes entered were fiddlers' convention, staged under the wrecked by the force of the eiploaton Hiisplces of the York ramp of the In addition to the money taken were Woodmen of the World. Better music deeds, mortgages. Insurance policies n f |, B ),| n d has never been heard In and other papers, none of thm nej^o- York and the audience was captivated t***’*® ; by its charms. Included In thp money was $860 In The most iy>ted fiddlers In York and gold belonging to Mr. Singletary, vicinity participated in the contest This represented an accumulation of an d all were in fine form. The judges Me*. Madge Kieg J*bM*t*n. Bdwtb Os ko*M, G Up Mw**C foe Amae icaniarm War* After * ears .»f sindy In Aigprir* and Kunafw Mr* Madge King JnfmaMdL Ab« rsl*en. * I*, it ■ I I <• n a I t hw- |.ro.t.b-i,t of the A inert, an Legh>tt auxiliary hns s*crillee»| a eu- rrrf lit iiitistc f«^ A in e r I c a n I a in m erk an*I to ehf In relieving the, CM.dll loll of sick Stlil w ounileil eX- arm h-e ntet> Mrs, Jolin%l Cl Is In rbarge at at ores in e'.'ht stales w nere altl'le* iti**le by dlwthlml nfft■ tcm are wild SIm- is mitlonal cbairtitun of the suxil- |nr)*e Ams-riivin committee ami hes •pn-tattse.1 m tbe- zetiship clnlis and organlziithMt* of children of rx-service men. Ht-foiv enfaium: in auxiliary work. Mrs. Jnhnalmi ai'peared a-t a c»»n*"ert artist In many western cities. Thla Fiddlers Compete For Honor*. she relinquished fur activity In br- York -For two hours the agdltorlum ■ half of ex-*er\Ice row. Ilnr huslinnd. Dr. M. C. Johnaton, is iff Joeopb M INwtlaot ff#4 lb# local Italian consul. Charles Maura bate takes up the matter Mr Magw b# llesln* that the llsllaa agents la Washington will bring the matter be fore the state department According to f M Thumps— of Cbarleston Co*reppo white employed bv a rlr« us was killed at MrColl. P C and the Ijinriaburg undertaker was given the hndv to prepare for burial It is believed that Coareppn's father made at least nae pavment to the un der-aker. who Is reported to bnv* cla'med that until be Is fully paid be m II not dellsoe the bud*. The brdv, tn an upright position. !• CITIZEN OF TWO COUNTRIES Frank Sinclair, Historian of Janaovill* (Wia.» Foot. Honored by Bourgta. Fra-ico. The avrruge American ne««pa per •tsating eilltor rvmaidrrs hlmeelf lucky to prrerne a mere ss-mt'lsnce •*f i If1ri-n«hlji. but Frank Kim lair. who holds tbnt p >i a I t I n n m» a Janrrsvilie ( \\ !• ) r»e » »j -e r I ware the dts*ini-thdi of being • cttUefl of I wo countries-—of at least of two vdtlea. *• nr lair who la bUtririan of tbd Could Do Her Part. "AHer." rntld the m.etrvs* | ii.glv, -this Is absolutely • • I r»er trie«l to cut. Ym: told Salttrwanahip. ivpruv • 1 Tlic Irate elio|»|s’r •*» returning an w«»rM |»le uns-ttisfaidory |iur»lMi»e. f,,|d me those were fast co| -t U c< IB g—*1 I' B the new •kilt* fin* fin** id fa* utuplsined. "ami the vert ey were washed thev ran '* ,ei dhlnf use stathmary te»te«l tlie sweet > isllia t| the nmtnter. "Ho I ran. mat «• Hut all Il»e k ■a fuixml the (• f.a mi xml I baked *t C | ill there is a belief that Pi»nceppo’a body' I* petrified. Mr Tbompoon said JhPfMPc 1 \ i!lt» |mmi* t i/f tti* Amerlcao l^egtosi. H Hvi b< ’tffearrtl ■ ttb * rltitmsliip in tho tit? • t Rurirg #•. Fra nee. while a fed* mmfi n t mt ma )->r with tbe few- trsl B r * «•Te^ « 4$. H Vf. Ma- tti thm rww •a town. TIm i.nnor. umuhII [y ran frrretl only *1 «*1 high c t#%#*ffllH ►ental ri-preseriJa- 11 % #“** was gt ' m to Klmlalr fur |>r<* r rriat! lut s between tbe Yank ■1 • till rtt Ivrvm n f Ibairgea tbrnuftl the n liiilfll «» f “The Gra.” Iar«ee< pint n**w*i i * i|>»t In the .4 F. uf which z- was me editor and m- orgai ih nr l r**i ntniiin mum-ll of B»Hin 'Zk* ** HW Hf tied th. i* hiaittr. Law renew J. w rl dmaii. Bnstor i. and William F. fnave With Cvttcwrn Soap And ^i«iile your rai--r ethi-iency as well as promote sk n purity, skiu ram* fort ami skin bs^Ub. No mug no slimy Roup- no germs, no waste, no lirt- tatlou even when shaved (wire dally. One soap fog all Base—shaving bathing and tbaVUr-^fg —**** mon 1 Barred Out. -fa Mr. tsrabrwm an apc^mchahle man?" • ~ “He la on the subject of golf." “ILM 1 xlun’t play gulf." -A»«l you an etlber v ' “No." "Fm afrah rvuitm-t ■*- Hirmimidair in i.. ►ere rre m* i»u»* Ar> j|er»4*f Lloyd LOOM Cut t iaac% & htnUwtt A»k Your Loctl Dealcf WriieNow lor 32Toc^ 111 in* trated Booklet Tba lJe*d bfawularturwtg Compi .turaa Li. SiMiklariJ foi gold which hs hsd hf^n collecting for years. It wns Mr Singletary’s habit to save every gold piece that came into his hands Mr. Myers lost $250 The balance of the loot was the post- office property. It Is not known how many were in the party. It is thought they escaped an a passing freight train. ' Will Speak at Florence School. Florence.— Robert Lathan, editor of The News and Courier of Charleston, will deliver the commencement ad dress at the graduation exercises of the Florence high school this year. The exercises will begin on May 28 with the baccalaureate sermon in the high school auditorium by Dr. H. Tucker Graham, pastor of the Presbv- terian church. Class exercises will be held Monday. The high school is to graduate a large class this year, one of the most successful years in the history of the schools. * Guiltv of Wrecking Train. Aiken—Georde Rivers, n negro, charged with the wrecking of Atlantic Coast Lin# train Just out of Augusta on Mav 20Jaat rear in w.h'cb Engl I Just rear. In hsd a d'fficult task in selecting the winners hut decided to give first prife to R. E. Steele, chief of police of York, and second prize to J. J. J. Rob inson of the Beth Shiloh community, better known as “Three J.” Robinson. Other star performers on the violin w«»re Hert Clinton of the Bethseda sec tion and T. K. Thomasson of York. Buy Mules In West. County Supervisor Lipscomb. Mayor R. A. Jones and County Commissioner Prather Smith have just returned from St. Louis, where they went to purchase mules for the use of Chero kee county. They purchased 21 fine mules to be used on road bqilding in the county for the present year. Mr. Jones says that the people of the northwest are In good spirits, and that they befieve that the depression which has existed everywhere is * thing of the past. Sells Paving Bonds. Orangeburg —Bonds for th® -purpose of securing funds with which to con struct five and one-half mile* of street paving were let at the sfssloq of U^e. v ?TTed was f>Hr ‘^reniKfl. the—Trwt fVyroptnr part. F - found rufltr of rrtirder wRh a. recoin-! Georgia being the surceesful bidder, mendatlon to tnet—Y, which r»®a.nv Ilf* their bid betng $;5#.#f# for S p#r rent flnplieonlne"♦ uM^ the S'TO’h Ciro- bonds. This bid was better by )ft OM. lima law Th# Jurv in the rase was than the boat bid rejected at tbe meet net only ten ai'-a'— *f a boat a month ago A* adventae- . Poring tbe trial P-vaa Edwards ne- - meat will be pobliaho4 shortly.cgUlaf (Old of tree relattonaht* with tor bids tn lay tho ttroet gating tag a big gume hunter nnd tins brought down mouMaln sheep, elk. dis-r and (►ear In the (Rocky moiintnina and nioiise in the Canadian woods. Mrs. Johnston has accompanied iiij ! ui^on ninny hunts. • -j t - X Wragg. llrtMikly n. were also made citl- xeii* for ra-iqieratlng In Sinclair s dip lomatic work. Sinclair and Weidiunn also won’ renown n* the authors of “The Buttle nf Bourges,*’ which a Paris English language newspaper said ohould lie in every American home. ru tor over /o ycaj --v, v i. Y M. C. A. HELPS PRISONERS Men Confined in "Discipfinary Bar racks” at Governor's Island, * Appreciate Training. Thanks to the Y. M. C. A. mnny'of the ‘‘disciplinary barracks” maintained by the United States for*its soldiers who fracture the rules that govern the buck private and officer alike aren't all dark walls and dark living. Such a one is historic Fort Jay at Governor’s Island, New York harbor,'where be tween 200 and IKK) soldiers are usually confined, most of whom are “in” for minor offenses. A few, however, ard being “cared for" only a few days, prior to their taking up a longer resi dence at Fort Leavenworth, the army prison. _ * Col. John E. Hunt was commanding officer of Fort Jay during the World war. and he introduced “Y” activities for its inmates. Sirice that time the secretaries have kept up their work. The "Y" Is housed in the first build ing of Its kind the organization ever built in this country." Every Wednes day the c-onfined men are allowed tor attend' the "sing song,” and about itiv of the men make the walls resound. The Sunday evening religious service is even better attended, mure than 2110 Another feature of Hie work Is the teaching of volunteer - Instructors al edpcMt U>nal subject*. Spanish and Frenctremiroes, together with reading, writing and anibioexie. are pr»o inj? tb# OMetf laguHar subject*. Tin* mm «i*ow a desire tn absoHi as mmrk kno* ledgy ,*gf fan>lb4t dntlf (brtf ywHi d of • For Pity'* Sake. The c. b. S. no matter. It wa* -Hie U. 8. S. B«iinething—was *4u its way to France. It was a rough night, and the only persons visible,.on that part of the deck were Guhhins. the worst gob in fHe navy, who was doing deck guard, and Lieutenant Commander Giblet. the gruffest and most generally unpopular commander in any navy. Suddenly there was a splash, as the” ship gavtf a lurch, ami no more lieu tenant commander was to be seen. 'Guhhins wrestled with his con science for a moment, then gave up the struggle, dove in. and grabbed his superior by the neck as. he w as going down for the third time. ‘“Guhhtns.” gasped the latter, “I thank you. If we are rescued I shall ’do anything I possibly can for you.” “Sir." answered Guhhins, “If it Isn’t asking too much, would you mind not telling f Jie gang who It was that saved you? They’d half kill me.”—American Legion Weekly. Carrying .On With the American Legion Tombstones, and even war memor ials, are being bought from Ger many by English and American cities, because Germany Is able to underbid other markets. ^ ess Breezy letter* fri*ni home town bud- tfi nr it re bertur enT^'^iarfrlcd Kansas ■oldiers In a hospital at Fort Bayard. V if The barrage was set up by Kan*as pmt* of the Legion. • • • A plh>tlc«« plane is becoming lh# omaatRm «f the \Jltae«Mih*ar alrdomr Froore *'oittrul'rd by wirrleoa from tbr gfsoiivl tbe pin** HrHr* far OBd No work that you farmer# do it too rough for clothes made out of Stife!’# Indigo Cloth. AU Overall*, Jumpers and Work Clothe* made of this doth last longer, wash bet* ter and keep their “looks.” See that you get it. Look for thix boot xhsped trade mark stamped on the back of the cloth. Garments sold by dealers ererywhert— W * are makers of the cloth only. J. L STIFEL & SONS Indigo Dyers and Printers Wtieelinc, W. Vs. 2*0 Church S».. N.w Yerk. N. Y. one-eleven cigarettes Three Friendly Gentlemen In a new package that fits the pocket— At a price that fits the pocket-book — The same unmatched blend of Turkish. ViRGisiAanJ Buri cy Tobaccos *H1 '■ana.ftvr