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. SMOKERS CAUSE MUCH BAD FIRE Twenty Per Cent of All Forest Fires in This Country SMOKING IN THE WOODS United States Department of Agriculture Seeks for Co operation to Prevent Washington, D. C.?Twenty per cent of all the fore-t fires started by man in the national forests of the West during 11 >121 were caused by careless tobacco smokers, accord :ng to figures compiled b\ the forest service, United States Department of Agriculture. In California, Arizona, and New Mexico one out of every four forest fires, due t(^ human agencies was started by burning cigarettes, cigars, matches or pipe-heels carelessly thrown aside by smokers while in the woods. In other parts of the West the percentage of smokers' fires ranged from 12 to is per cent. The total number of forest fires on the Western national forests during the past season was 5,131, of which number 1,444 were caused by lightning, 7.^2 by smokers and 2,J)55 by other human agencies. A Serious Fire Hazard Careless smokers, foresters point out, arc responsible for one of the most serious fire hazards in the country, because they fail to take proper precautions with burning tobacco and matches. The preventable fire waste of all kinds from these causes averages more than $ IS.000.000 a year, according to figures published by the national board of fire underwriters. The "tailor-made" cigarette is the principal offender in the woods where a glowing "snipe" thoughtlessly thrown down on the forest floor may cost the public thousands of dollars for fiie fighting, to say nothing of the value of timber destroyed, the desolation of scenic beauty spots, and the harm done to waterflow and wild life. Disastrous results from smoking in the woods are most to be feared when the inflammable material that is neai ly everywhere present becomes very dry. In the West this condition is generally chronic, throughout the summer. The increasing popularity of the national forests, which were visited last year by more t\jan 5,250,000 motorists, tourists and sportsmen, makes the prevention and control of smokers' fires more and more difficult. To lessen the fire risk and to set a good example, the forest rangers and other field officers of the forest service have very generally pledged themselves not to smoke in tho woods in regions and seasons of danger. ( o-operat ion Sought Repeated efforts have been made by the forest service, the national hoard of fire underwriters and other organizations to enlist the co-operation of tobacco manufactures and packers in educating smokers to be careful with burning tobacco. Some of these organizations hold that since the hazard of fire is inseparable from the use of smoking tobacco, a moral 4 obligation rests on manufacturers or packers of tobacco to enclose lirewarning slips with their products. n 1- i .. i i a \ i . i resolutions emooaying tins sentiment have been passed by the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners, the Fire Marshals' Association of North America, the International Association of Fire Engineers and the Railway Fire Protection Association. In Canada, tobacco manufacturers are now enclosing little red fire-warnCLEMS SOUTH CAROLINA'S G K KGULAK FOUR-YEAR COURSES AGIlICUI/rUKE Agronomy Animal Husbandry Agricultural Teaching Agricultural Chemistry Dairying Entomology Horticulture ENGIN EEKING 1 n I.IVII iLMigmeering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Textile E n gi neeri 11 g Architecture Chemical Engineering Industrial Education CHEMISTRY ANI) (MINERAL SCIENCE Chemist ry General Science SHORT COl'RSES Agriculture ( 1 year) Agriculture (2 years) Mechanical Arts (2 years) Mechanic Arts (2 years) Textile Industry (2 years) SL'M.MK Professional and subject matter co Courses for removal of entrance con FOR I THE REGISTF APPLICATIONS V ? A * J ' nir slips in their cigarette packages. Similar slips featuring* care with fire 11 the home and in the forest are also nserted in match boxes by one of the arrest match companies and in cartidge packages' by a number of the 'eadinj? small arms and .ammunition manufacturers of the United States. SHEEP'S PLACE IN THIS STATE Clemson College.?The production r meat in South Carolina lias always )oon less than the consumption would wniTjint. mni 1 il is unw iipppssnw lol increase this production, because the nirchasing power of many of the neat consumers lias been greatly 'evened on account of tlie present economic conditions. The sheep of-i fers one of the most profitable types of live stock to make this increase, according to L. V. St.irkey, chief of the Animal Husbandry division, who thinks that small farm flocks/ of about fifty ewes should be seen on many farms. Sheep require less care than hogs and much less range than beef cattle, and in a thickly populated state of small farms, such as South Carolina, they should prove a profitable source of revenue. Wool and Meat from Sheep.?An j average high grade sheep can pro-1 (luce a fleece weighing from five to eight pounds, and raise a lamb weighing eighty pounds in a year. If necessary it can live without a single mouthful of grain, since our forage crops and permanent pastures will carry sheep the year round. Though in this section of the country grain is scarce, forage crops and permanent pastures may be cheaply and easily grown, and sheep will utilize these crops at a profit. In fact, sheep have two important advantages over other classes of live stock. They require practically no grain and they destroy briuh and bushes. Drawbacks May Re Overcome?It is quite true that there are many drawbacks to sheep raising, such as dogs, stomach worms, poor fences, poor markets; but these difficulties may be overcome. For example, if the people in a community get interested in sheep they also get interested in eliminating the curs and taking proper care of the good dogr. i?' <linnn nvf? fppnuent.1v chantred from one pasture to another, stomach worms and other parasites may he controlled. If a few neighbors go together and raise sheep they can pool their wool and market lambs by the carload. The best way to get into the sheep business is to locate and purchase a half dozen high grade ewes. By saving the ewe lambs the (lock may be gradually enlarged to the size desired. There is probably no breed of sheep better adapted to this state than the Southdowns. They are hardy blocky sheep, well adapted to the production of mutton. o MISS ELWELL ENTERTAINS On Thursday afternoon, May "11, Ella Ray Elwell entertained a number of her little friends, the day being her 4th birthday. After an hour of play the little guests were invited into the diningroom, where they were served with ice cream and cake. Those present were Hazel Langley, Rebecca Bryan, John Watson, Jr., Both Jordan. Leo and Alonzo Duke, Janie and Elizabeth Lewis, Mildred Dusenbury, Nellie G;fylor, Margaret and Yuba Smith, Marv Howard and Ella Ray Elwell. o Miss Edna Tucker of Willow Springs is visiting Mrs. W. L. Parker. ON CO 1 * T"" r1 r"? a w* i ^ i ft rni t iULLLUL Ur AUK1LUL 1 U1 w. m. rlggs, president S lOSS I ON B KG INNING SKPTKMBKI EXPENSES For the regular session 19222.'* the living expenses including hoard, laundry, medical and all fees will he * . * is Scholarship Students $115.10 Free Tuition Students... 215.10 co en Pay Tuition Students 255.10 ca The cost of uniforms and . . 1)1 hooks varies with the class and course and is not included in fo the above figures. Scholarships and Membership in the Reserve Officers' Training f\, Cnrnn fR. ft. T. will - v V "... ? ??.vv | ,, the above cost by $100 to $200. j d R SCHOOL?JUNK 12 TO JULY 22, urses for Teachers. Science Courses, i(1 iI ions. Courses for Agricultural Clu PULL INFORMATION WRITE OR V IAR, CLEMSON C( VILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE OH THE HORRY HERALD CONW FURMAN HAVING COMMENCEMENT Greenville, S. C., May 25.?Commencement exercises at Furman University are under way this week. The annual event is taking place this year some two weeks earlier than has been customary. Instead of the commencement exercises being made the last thing on the 1922-'28 calendar, regular classroom work is being suspended for a few days and then resumed for the remaining days of the session, which ends on June 6. The effect of holding commencement before classroom work has been completed is to have all under-classmen on the campus for the exercises. Heretofore when graduation exercises were the last thing on the calendar, ! i?? .~ i?i i uiuiuti umicu nuiue as mhmi as examinations were finished and leftlbut members of the graduating class here. Now those who receive their diplomas will get them and depart after May 25 for theii' homes, leaving the under-classmen behind for two more weeks of work and examinations. The change is proving a highly satisfactory one. The first number on the commencement program was a joint meeting of the Y. W. C. A. of Greenville Woman's College and the Y. M. C. A. of Furman University on Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church. The addiess was delivered by Prof. K. N. Daniel of Furman University. On Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock the ceremony of presenting a collection of flags to Furman University will take place. Magnificient flags of tho British, French and Belgian nations have been presented Furman by the governments of these countries, while a huge American flag and a large South Carolina state flag have been presented by the D. A. 11.-. and the U. D. Cs., respectively, of Greenville. The flags have been placed on the walls of the new refectory and make a beautiful display. On Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock the annual address before the Adelphian and the Philosophian literary societies will be delivered by Dr. Samuel Chiles Mitchell of the University of Richmond and a former president of the University of South Carolina. Both literacy societies will stage rallies of their alumni preceding the address. The baccaulaureate sermon will be preached at 11 o'clock on Wednesday : Piurmuj* in int: r ii'?i vjiiuh 11 by the Rev. William S. Abernethy, D. D. pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D. C. This is the church attended by President Harding and Secetary of State H ughes. Classday exercises will take place on Wednesday .afternoon at 4 o'clock on Furman campus. The annual business meeting of the alumni association will be held at 0:30 o'clock in Judson alumni hall, and will be followed by the annual banquet at 7:30 o'clock in the new refectory. The principal speaker of the occasion will be a multi-millionaire, Jasper Adams Campbell of New York city, who was a student at Furman University in ls7<?-\x;). This is to be his first visit to his alma mater since leaving her wails forty-three years ago. Thursday is commencement day. The academic procession takes place at 10:30 o'clock, with graduating exercises following at 11 o'clock in Judson alumni hall, when sixty-one young men will be handed diplomas. Honorary degrees will also be conferred at this time. Regufcir classes for Freshmen, Sophomores and Jnniors will be resumed on Friday and final examinations will end on June f>. I LLEGE SE AND ENGINEERING { ft, 1922 cnurn a noiimo & \irv j^nuLai\oniro FREE TUITION The college maintains over 200 holarships in the Agricultural and >\tile Courses. Each scholarship worth $100 per session and free ition of $10. J The scholarships must he won by mpetitive examinations held by ch County Superintendent of Edution on July 14th. Write for the necessary application auks and information. The tuition of $10 is free to those und unable to pay. K. O. T. C. All II. O. T. C. students receive tancial assistance from the Federal overnment. this reaching over $100 uring the junior and senior years. 1922 Cotton Grading?College Courses? ib Boys. /IRK DLLEGE, S. C. :i)KK RECEIVED \ I > 4 JAY, S. 0., MAY 25, 1922 Furman University is closing the most successful year in many respects, in lier history. The student enrollment this session was 41(?, representing an increase of more than 100 per centum in the past three years. FACTSABOUTrA GREAT PICTURE Mae Murray at her best in Peacock Alley, May 29th IS TIFFANYPRODUCTION , New York Herald Says Screen Star does the Best Acting' of Her Career Mae Murray in "Peacock Alley" to appear at tlie Pastime Theatre or Monday night, May 29, promises to l>e the real feature of all the special feature pictures that the ihe.ntre has secured for its patrons this year. Mae Murray is one of the most entrancingly beautiful stars known to 1 \ r i u WHO! ( Flour, Ha^ "DRC ; Brick W; Tobacco a I As Manager of B the farmers of the Pee L house is owned and oper and Horry counties, and friends know that their ho W. H. DANIEL, Presii the screen today. Tc is said that this star never looked more adorable, tlwn in this latest production. With her in the show is an array of the best known people of the screen. Without such a good supporting company it would have been impossible to make as great a picture as this proves to be. In some cities where it has been shown a return engagement had to be provided .'or, and even a third i.i one place. Such a feature picture as this, and considering the great popularity of the star, it is no wonder! that the patrons of the Patftime ] Theatre will be sure to iret their seats at the theatre on time. Fine clothes will appear in this picture as one of the attractions. Those who made this picture, judging by the reviews of it that we have seen, believe that it takes money to make money. Some of the costliest clothes ever provided for a film will be seen by those who visit the theatre on the evening of the 29th. The New York Hovn'd calls this the best picture that Mae Munay ever done. She does her best in Peacock Alley. In offering this picture Manager McCoy is not afraid of making promises. He is justified in giving the PAI 1 . tULJ IMPAI CONWAY, S. C. LESALE GRO /, Grain and . DP SHIPMENTS OUR SPECIj Phone 32 # irehouse ( VIULLINS, s. c Will Sell j. a i? ? ti i Auction 11 rick Warehouse Company, w )ee section4 know that the Br ated by seventy of the best f, we take this method of lettin use will be open as usual to se dent O'D Mullins, S. C. s star the prominence that she tu^evvcs. . The play is said to have the nuality of instant popularity wherever shown. With a star of provocative beauty and sincerely emotional acting ability, a director who ranks with the very highest in the world, a luxurious production and a great r>ig story running through it all that is worth presenting in so striking a manner, it is no wonder that the Pastime Theatre expects a big crowd to see the show. "Peacock Alley" is written by Ed- ? mund Gbulding" based on a story by Ouida Bergere. It is a Tiffany production of the best class. It embodies lavish sets, gorgeous interiors, delightful exteriors and hundreds of artistic effects. o A-CHEERFUV. GIVER A colored revival was in full blast, and one old fellow was exhorting the people to contribute generously. "Look what de Lawd's done fo' youall, bredren!" he shouted. "Give Him a portion of all you has. Give Him a tenth. A tenth belongs tp de Lawd!"' "Amenf" yelled a perspiring member of the congregation, overcome by emotion. "Glory to de Lawd! Give Him mo\ Give Him a twentieth!" UNS VI CERS \ % Provisions M-TY" > fc t % lompany ' n lis Season e think it our duty to let U ick will* Operate. This n armers of Dillon, Marion I * g them and their farmer 0 fl their tobacco at auction. I ELL LEWIS, Manager Jj