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two PEOPLE OF EAST FACE FOOD SHORTAGE NOW t Wilt Continue for Sixty Days < t Declares Administrator Hoover t V EXHAUSTION POINT IN RESERVE STORES i j Railroad Congestion Brought About by Failure to Move Food Stuffs. t 1 Washington.?The eastern part >f , the United States faces a food short- . age likely to continue for the next (>0 days. In making this disclosure tonight Food Administrator Hoover declared that the situation is the most critical ?, in the country's history and that in many of the large consuming areas reserve food stores are at the point j of exhaustion. The whole blame is put by the food administrator on railroad congestion which he says also has thrown the food administration far behind in its program for feeding the allies. The i only solution, he sees, is a greatly in cieased railroad movement of foodstuffs even to the exclusion of much other commodities. , "It was very evident tonight th it the railroad administration is inclined to resent Mr. Hoover's blame of the ^ railroads, and Director McAdoo dei clared he was ready to provide every ' transportation facility for expediting food movement. The railroad administration, lie said, suggested that farmers be urged to release their ; grain holdings that large numbers of ] available cars might be utilized in ' moving the crop. Cereals exports to the allies, Mr. Hoover's statement says, will be 65,000,000 bushels short on March t, and meat shipments also are fur short of the amounts promised. Inability to move the crops, Mr. Hoover sets forth, has suspended the law of supply and demand and has created a price margin between producer and consumer wider than it cvei was before. I C orn Crop Spoil*. A large part of the corn crop ifi about to spoil because it is not mov*; ing to treminals for drying. The percentage of soft corn in last year's crop, all of which must be dried if :t is to be saved, is the largest ever known. Estimates place the amount as high as 1,000,000,000 bushels. The cost cf grains for feeding livestock has Increased to such an extent j by reason of transportation difficul-1 ties, Mr. Hoover says, that feeders are confronted with the prospect of serious losses. Dairying interests, too, he declares, are hard hit. Potatoes, the food administrator , declares, are spoiling in the producers' hands, while consumers have been j supplied only from summer garden ovoris mm'1 ot ~.i uujt.i tuikcu over. Far B?hind Program. I ( Mr. Hoover's statement follows: \ i 1 "In response to many inquiries I beg to say it is true that since the first of December we have fallen fav a behind our agreed food program with 'u the allies. By the end of February we h will be short 45,000,000 bushels in s cereal products which we undertook $ as our share of their supplies. We h will also be short an amount of meat ^ and pork products that we were to e deliver. Tlvs deficiency is due solely a to the railway cor.gestion since that p date. The railwa> directorate sin v l} coming in'o control on January 1 has i\ made efforts to find a remedy but tl during the month cf January the weather was insuperable and although progress has hear made since th fifth of Fcbruray, the situation is the rp accumulation cf three month.'/ delay.-. "The next CO days will be the most ^1 critical period in our ford history $ The simple fact is that the problem c, goes far deeper than supplies to tho q ta . i 1 uiucK. uuring ino lust tnree months y we have fallen f.:r behind in move- y ment of foodstuffs from the farms to the consuming and storage centers. MUSTANG For Sprains, Lameness, Sores, Cuts, Rheumatism C( Penetrates and Heals. c< Stops Pain At Once l) For Man and Beast 11 25c. 50c. $1. At All Dealers. g LINIMENT: STATE ITEMS] OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE D. Frank Efird of Lexington and ). G. Elison of Columbia were electd secretary ami treasurer, respecivley'of the State Fair Association. Approximately 20,000 workmen are >eing sought by shipbuilding conerns in the South Atlantic Gulf States ship yards. War conditions and the war prob- | cms of retail merchants were subccts emphasized at the annual meet- , ng of tho Charlotte Merchants Asso lation. The collector's office in Columbia uis forwarded corporation returns to ,ho various corporations in the State. No dale has been set for the hearng o'n the petition of the general pas {enger agents of the main railway i ines operating in tho State, request- r ng the adoption of the new inter- i state commerce commission's order 1 ranting an increase of one-fourth of i i cent on mileage books. The inter hangeable mileage books now sell i >20. Washington's birthday was celebrated in Columbia on an elaborate \ cale. ( i Governor and Mrs. Manning arc t !i Chicago, where they will attend no mectingsof tlie National Security 1 -iOague. \ Camp Sevier probably leads the > ountry in the percentage of men who t lave taken out war insurance. Miss Allene Harwood Dozier has I iceti appointed custodian of the su preme court library. j i Prank K. Broyles, a native of An- 1 Jerson County but for the past four 1 years teacher of history in the Co- < lumbia High School, has been named f [*.b assistant secretary of the State 1 beard of charities and corrections to 1 succeed Albert D. Oliphant, resigned. J pit LIVER REGULATOR !, Re Neve* Headache Sk Constipation or Rocculator ,itm?. 13 purely veg- ffi e table, con- 5^^* Bf nTI* " taing no ealo- 55? mel or alcohol, g?L^ mL and ia a most g9[ ^ efficient fami- SJSl B ly ^medicine ^ggjHi menta. Sold by druggists, 25c a box. Refuse all substitutes. Demand Granger. Grander Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Teaa. o COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Served.) Court of Common Pleas. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry, burroughs Collins Co., a Corpora tion, Plaintiff vs. leo. W. Quick, Defendant. :0 THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: VAT' A TM."" UCOPnv avfwufamciw ^ niHj UUlVUOl , nd required to answer the complaint n this action, of which a copy is erewith served upon you, and to erve a copy of your answer to the aid complaint on the subscriber at is office at Conway, S. C., within wenty days after the service hereof; xclusivc of the day of such service; nd if you fail to answer the com. laint within the time aforesaid, the laintiff in this acton will apply io ic Court for the relief demanded in 10 complaint. >atcd January 23, A. D. 1918. E. J. SHERWOOD, Plaintiff's Attorney, o Goo. W. Quick, absent Defendant: Take Notice. That the Complaint in io foregoing stated action, and the ummons of which the foregoing is a spy, were filed in the office the lcrk of Court for Horry County on io 19th day of February A. D. 1918. V. L. BRYAN, (E. S.) C. C. C. P. E. J. SHERWOOD, t Plaintiff's Attorney, onway, S. C., Feb. 19, 1918. Fp to the first of February loss than U per rent, of the normal ratio1 of [>rn has boon moved; less than SO per ent of the oats and less than 50 pel cnt of the potatoes. From Novenicr 1 to January 1 we were short in ie usual movement of grain and rain products into the terminaJ by ver 120,000 car fdads?over 120,000,00 bushels and this further aggraated by similar shortage outside the Luminals. j v, \ THE HORKY MCTU Do Not Get Carele With \ Impurities Invite Disease. ? ' You should pay particular heed to any indication that your blood supply is becoming sluggish, or that there is a lessening in its strong and vital force. By keeping your blood purified, your system more easily wards off disease that is ever present, waiting to attack wherever there is an open* ?ew liquor Law effegtivemarch 19 Sovernor Signs Revised Quarta-Month Bill Fee a Dime. The new qifart a month law will go j r.U) effect on March 10. Governor banning' signed the measure Monday if'ternoon. There will be no change u local arrangements for issuing per nits, under this law, excepting that i dime will pay for both affidavit J \nd permit. The affidavit required must contain me of the following affidavits: (a) The amount and kind of alcoholic I'quors desired, not exceeding no quart; that the consignee is not '* ninor no'r a student of any ir.stitnicn of learning, and if a woman, thar he is the head of a family; the of ice of the common carrier from ,\ hich delivery is desired, and that same is the nearest office of said ornnun carrier to the residence of .he applicant, and that same is denied for medicinal pusposes; or, (b) Applicant is a minister, pastor, oicst, rabbi or regularly constituted officer of a regularly organized relirioiis eoniri-eoiitinr? ov ehnwVi nml the lame and location of the church or congregation for which the same i& lesired, and that the same is purchased in good faith, to be used for sacramental or religious purposes, uul no other, the amount and kind of Uecnolie liquors, not exceeding one gallon of wine; or, (c) That the applicant is the head of a family of the Hebrew faith, "s not a minor, the amount and kind of alcoholic liquors desired, not exceeding one gallon of wine, and that the Mime is desired for religious purposes for use during Passover. The appliA GAR f| LOAD OF yf We have just received fro Horses and Mules and ha in our barn. If in need o and see these. Yours JENKINS TABOR, NORT TetUsH Times of war when ncarlj der changed conditions; when use are higher than ever; wkei es the things which we formerl time of all times when we need Our experience lasting ov< with the markets where the thi tributed, and knowing how to I goods that will do the most got ter position than ever to help e trades with us during the year Thanking each and every c have had during the past, we r ance of good will during 1918 mioruniii UUolNDUH Toddville, -i .LD. COMWAT, 8. 0. 88 rour Blood Supply i ing. A few bottles of S. S. S., the great vegetable blood- medicine, will revitalise your blood and give you new strength and a healthy, vigorous vitality. Everyone needs it just now to keep the system in perfect condition. Go to your drug store and get a bottle to-day, and if you need any medical advice, you can obtain it without cost by writing to Medical Director, Swift Specific Co., 25 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.. Ga. cation shall only be filed during the month of March of any year. Upon the receipt of such affidavit and the payment of a fee of 10 cent < .he said probate judge shall issue a permit under his hand and official seal to receive the alcoholic liquors specified, which pcrmt shall contain :he name of the consignee, the '.mount and kind of alcoholic liquors .ml that office of the common carrier from which delivery is to be made. The said probate judge shall keep a record of all permits in a permanentbound book, in which the names of the applicants arc entered alphabetically, and said permits shall be numbered consecutively and the number, t he name of the consignee, the amount of alcoholic liquors, and the ofi'ice of permit shall be entered of said record, permit shall bo entered en said record. The said probate judge shall, out of the fees received, procure the permits and records, here in required to bo kept, and shall keep the remainder as his compensation for the issuance of the said permit: Provided, That in no case shall tie pre/bate judge issue such permit un loss ho is satisfied of the truth of each statement contained in the affi davit herein required, nor shall such permit be issued by other than the probate judge personally, and within the pecincts of his office, Any viola j tioit Of the provision of this act by the probate judge shall subject him to prosecution and penalties as for malfeasance or misfeasance in office: Provided, further, that the charge for issuing such permit and taking the iffidavit required to obtain the same :hall not exceed 10 cents, ' and no narge in addtiion to this amount hall be made by the judge of probate or any clerk or assistant for taking the affidavit required for such pemit. nor shall any other officer be designated by the judge of probate to tak" such affidavit. ? HORSES S MULES m the West a nice car of ve about thirty-five head f a Horse or Mule come truly, ; BROS. H CAROLINA i elp You. r everything has to work unprices of things the people i we all have to deny ourselvy used in plenty: Such is the to help each other. ;r many years in keeping up ngs the people need are disDuy carefully and obtain the )d: we feel that we are in betar.h and pv/orv customer u/hn MV( I I I V4 V V VI J VV1 V% VI I I VI V V I I V 1918. ustomer for the patronage we espectfully ask for a continuIY & CO. S. C. w * * I r FOREIGN ITEMS GATHERED AND CONDENSED FOR EASY REAPING British naval airplanes Sunday night dropped several tons of explosives on the docks at Zeeebmgge and Bruges. "The war aims of the Socialist party of Franco are identical with those of President Wilson," said Albert Thomas, former minister of munitions. A new exchange for dealing in cotton, 1 inters, cotton oil,, grain, coffee, wool, silks and provisions to be known as the American Cotton and Grain Exchange backed chifely by j Southern capital will be opened May 1 in New York. Announcement of the Bolshevik government's intention to sign a' peace treaty based on the humiliating conditions imposed by the Germans caused no surprise in official circle* here. o IIPII a nP MftiAPinv a tin MtN Atft UNUtKI AiN AS TO YEAR'S WORK Many of the registered men in 111 i> ccunty who arc farming for a living no doubt feel an uncertainty regarding their plans for this year. It is about time to set the crops for the year, and there is no telling when and how many of these men will be . idled away to the service beiore th crops may be finished. The best advice to all these is to go ahead and plant the crop just the same as if they were certain the work of harvesting could be finished. If the call comes while the crop is growing, some arrangements can certainly be made with ether members of the family, or even relatives o: friends to carry on the work after 1 ll<> VrO'lijtVif'lE Vl'ic Imnn 1 l<wl tn Hin ...v/ V UV^VI i VMIKAI VV Wi I* jolors. It is never the best thing to be idle. Where there is a will there is a way. Considering the prices that fooJ crops ought to bring this yeai, it ought to be easy to sell a crop if the young farmer could not stay anu finish it. o YOUR KIDNEYS Conway Residents >*?ust Learn The Importance of Keeping Them Well. Perfect health means that every organ of the body is performing it.-* functions properly. Perfect health cannot be enjoyed if the kidneys are weak and disordered. Thousands testify that Doan's Kidney Pills have a reviving action on weak kidneys. What this remedy has done in s? many cases of this kind is the best proof of its merit. Read the following. It's testimony gratefully given by a resident of tnis locality: M. F. Outlaw, Murrells Inlet, S. C., says: "I had an awful lot of trouble icn my oack and kidney.-*, brough ?n by exposure. I could hardly kee) joing. I was So sore and lame tha I could scarcely bend and it was ju:* is difficult to straighten. I use Joan's Kidney Pills as directed an;hey cured me of all signs of kidnetrouble." Price GOc, at all dealers. Don't 3imply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that ured Mr. Outlaw. Foster-Mi lburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. V. adv. *? NOTICE. All persons having claims again.*; be Farmers & Merchants Bank )! Jonwav, 3. C., (in liquidation), in. dueling the depositors of the said lank, are hereby required to forthwith make proof of their claim.* gainst the said Bank to the underi -dgned Receiver. Application ha*1 been made tc the Court for an Order Authorizing me to pay out the funds in my hands to the depositors and claimants, in their pro rata shares. W. A. FREEMAN, Receiver. Conway, S. C. adv January 21, 1018 1-31-18 21 TY PEW I have the following Second 1 L. 0. Smith (used very little) I K /\ll x ?o. u uuver 1 NO. 10 Remington Visible 1 No. 5 Royal 1 Blind Fox 1 Blind Smith Premier All of these machines have and are guaranteed to be in fir Will sell on monthly payments, for cash. Write me your needs. R. G. SCARi SUMTER, SOU Deal L, C. Smith & Bros. % FARMERS URGED I TO RAISE PLENTl For Taking Care of Their Owl Section's Food , fl Needs ^ NO BAN AS TO jfl COTTON RA1SIM Secretary of the Treasury McAdJ^B on January .19, authorized the follo^^H 'ng statement: One of the great tasks confrontii^B he American people ' is that ii^H p-oving a nil making thoroughly ei lent their railroad transportuti{^| system. The people of the Sout^H and especially the farmers, arc in habit of using the tiansportati'^M .'.stem of the country to a degr^M hat is highly uneconomic and u^H necessary, for the purpese of trai^^H porting food and feed from oth^H parts of the United States, hccuu^H .' a y do not produce enough foodstulj^H ml foodstuffs for themselves. Appeal to Farmers. , I wish to urge upon the peonie 'ho South, and especially the ihurthe^M to do everything possible during Git year to redieve the strain on t^H rail road agencies of the Nation producing their own food and :rops. The South can, if it will, fej^J "tsolf and produce the rations both roughage and grain for its own \i^M The best farmers of the Soul^| rcognize tha fact that it navs us^l [.natter of good farming to produ,^| on each farm the hay and grain f^| lie live stock, all the garden '.nets, fruit; and poultry produd^^ vhich are needed by the farm, and >ossible a surplus of all these .ale in the imme<liate vicinity. Doesn't Discoura|e Growing of Cotton. H It is not desired nor do 1 sugge^B that the growing of cotton should Hj discouraged. Every Southern farm^B should raise all the cotton that l^B can well cultivate, since cotton co^B stitutes the best cash crop of most ^B the South, but he should grow t'.^B hay and grain to feed his draft ar|H nuils. He should produce his ov l milk, butter, eggs, poultry, fruit, aiH vegetables, and every city and tov^ of the South should be, to the large^J possible extent, supplied with the^B commodities by the farmers of tl^B South. It is not only good agrictH tural practice, but it becomes in th^B I exigency a patriotic duty. H If the South can feed itself it w H elease from unnecessary service H .he South a vast number of freiglH a-s and engines and will help wH the war. # food! 1,-hayit Jithth^L I 2-cook it with V| 3~<e*yejtt?t enough 11 4-Save what will keep ' I ? - eat what would spoil I 6*h?me'<grOWn iS 11 dorttbvsteit I R U B-M Y-TI SMI Will cure your Rheumatism! Neuralgia, Headaches. CramnaM ?m Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts an? Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insect fl Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used inH tern ally and externally. Price 25cH R ITERS. I hand Typewriters for sale: 9 ?B6.0<9 so.o<9 80.0(9 35.0(9 io.o<9 12JSSO been thoroughly overhauleql st class working condition! or, give five per cent discount! 30R0UGH, 1 ITH CAROLINA. I ler in } and Royal Typewriters .T]Sb1