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VOLUME XXXII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1917. NUMBER 32 64TH CONGRESS IS DRAWING NEAR END LEADERS ARE BENDING EVERY EFFORT TO GET BIG LEGISLA .TION THROUGH. DO NOT WISH EXTRA SESSION All Else Must Give Way to Appropria. tions and Measures Relating to Na. tional Defense.-To Hasten Action.! - I Washington.-With the end of the Sixty-fourth Congress but two weeks off, Administration leaders are concen trating their ehergies to the enactment of revenue and national defense logist lation. Much long-pending general legislation overy one recognizes must give way to appropriations and mntiW ures that relate to the preparations of the Nation for eventualities which may grow out of the diplomatie breach with Germany. In the Senate, the revenue and naval bills are to be given the right of way as soon as the espionage and anti-conspiracy bill, now under con sideration, is out of the way. The House will )ass the Army appropria tion within a few days, and then devoto its attention to the sundry civil and general deficiency appropriations. What emergency legislation may be enacted before adjournment depends entirely upon the decision of the Pros ident. Many believe he will communi cate within a few days lile plans for handling the international crisis. Pre vailing opinion is that he will asic Congress for authority to use the armed forces of the Nation for the protection of American seamen and American rights on the high seas, not with the purpose of making war, but to open the sea to shipping. To Hasten Action. While waiting the next step, what ever it may be, the Stnato is deter minod to hasten action on the reveniiO bill, the naval appropriation bill amended by the naval af'airs commit too to carry $533,000,000, an increase of $165,000,000 over the House bill, and the Army appropriation )Ill. In addition to these measures, the ship ping bill, urged by the shipping board, extending the powers of the Goverit ment to control commercial shipping, is of paramount interest. Whether there will be ti le for- pa. sage of railroad labor Ie slation and other general bills, in ifew of tht congestion of essential i easures 4 seriously doubted by 6:-.rs' di 'both parties. It ha , be'en deternined to proceed \vith.the most urgent matters regardless of the possibility of an extra session, and there is confidence that all the appropriation nieasurei except possibly the rivers dnd harbre bill, can be enacted by March 4. ALL NATIONL GUARDSMEN ORDERED TO QUIT BORDER Southern Boundary Patrol Will Be Left to Regulars. Washington.-Orders were issued by the war depart ment directing Glen eral Funston to begin the immediate demobilization of all the guard units remainintg in border camps, and it is expected that the last troop. train will be on Its way north by March 7. General lFunston will have on the border nearly 5i0,000 regular troops disposed along the~ line from lrowvns Vylle to Yuma, Ariz., on plans worked out by the general staff. Secretary linker emphasized that the ithdrawal of the state troops is in nio way conneted with .the crisis with Ghermiany, lbut carries out at policy do. termlined to long ago. The order wv i issued after General F'unston had re ported that he had enough regulars to meet any border exigencios that might arise. Many guard unIts already had h)o0n ordeoredl home (luring the past few weeks, and the number of guardsmen remaining aned to be demuholi:zed un der the order is about 53,000.. Adminbit rationi offials are under stood to have been convinced by the reports of special observers for the state departnment and the army that thoreis little possihility of a recur rence of serious raidls. Tuncsmiths. A nmusician who de'sires to comlpo~ae a tune that shiali bJeIcome1 Ipopula r 1uist contrive to pro~iduice 5o1netinlig appar0 \ently original , anad yet niot so uorigIinalI (. a to de~mandl Study ; it must also coni tain echoes of other tuness previously populaer, and yet they muist be so in defInite that no 01n( can tell for cer tin where they come frou, which is what we mean when we say it is a wise tnne that knows ts on. sathe. SEVEN DUTCH SHIPS SUNK. Gerinan Subi"'arnes Send rnin olats to Bottom. The Hague, Feb. 34.-(Via London,) -Consternation was caused here by the announcement of the torpedoing and sinking by German submarines of seven Dutch cargo vessels, two of which, the Noordcrdljk and the Zaan dijk, grain laden and bound for a home port, belonged to the Holland American line. Two others, the 'eniland and the Gaasterland, were enroute for the United States for grain, while the Ja cntra also was grain laden. The Ban doeng was coming from the DIutch 1'ast Indies with a cargo of 14ece goods. All the vessels left -- (probably Falmouth) Feb. 22. it hav lug been given to understand by the (erIan authorities that. the (late wouild be "relatively safe." the ro called sate period for neitral ships Sailing from IItritish ports which orlg inalIly expired February 8, having iee extended at the requnest of the Diutclh government. 'T'lhe Slips sunk aggregate more than 46,000 tons. The foreign ministry today made file following anioilnceient: "Wheni un restricted subine war fare was proclaimed, the Netherlands gove Inm Men1t not only protested against it, but Insisted that the German goV (.Irnmenllitt should take Care that no Dutch ships then en route to or from 1utelh ports Should be victims of the new Ineasire. Germany deelared her willin gness to (10 this, but added that it was impossible to guarantee abso lute safety." The statement says further that the 1seven ships which have been torpe doodI valled themselves of a (erianl offer to sail on February 22. They were to sail together on a westerly course out of the danger zone and thlen proceed to itheir destinations. The report then mentions the dis patelh received from the Dth Ieli 11111 ister in London, announcing the dis aster, which adds hat the comuni eation ilds with tie statement that it Is believed all the crews were saved. * ~10.ES NiEWS. Jones, Feb. 26.--Ve regret to an n1oun1e1 tile drowning of .\l -. Wm. I IhiheOs - "day aftero o - Th ,eund at War 'hoals. I: leaves a wife and several small ca;idren,'-with whom we tenderly sympathize. i Mr. J. A. Morr!bon built a barn for Mr. (1. L. Graham last week. Mr. Frederick hias opened a stock of fresh groceries and will appreciate the patronage of his friends. Miss Mary Rasor, one of the teach crs of Hickory Tavern school spent ncre OURt CR055 R OVER ONE Mul Behind This Must Be.. Sterri(c and1 co-operae necss in this institutio The value to every individual '.nis ell wortIh coniisi~iering, ii the wI see thait whiiethe hI3le is wtol avng Accoun t Is workLin g hmr lbG T I IN itil i'iIT, 11 dI':isl1a11 living out of tc 4 e nar BANK . "OlderN * J. l<. ,tand Strong'est ~' IditST, President.. , LVie-President, A. F. ETHI-il he week-end with her parev!s .Atr. Ind Mrs. Hi. L. Rasoi. We cordially welcome ir. Wade olden who has recently moved into ur community. .liss Wil Lou Gray Mlorrison recent y attended Sunday school. Mr. Berley 11111 made 800 bushels f Irish potatoes and is selling them it remuneration prices. Messrs .lohn Dauber and Wi. Gold mn have each purchased a fine pa ir of mules. .Mr. .1. A. 11111 is visiting relatives in [ireenwood and Abbeville. There was a large attendance at Sunday school yesterd ay and wv )r dially invite all of our friends to co )lperate in the good work. Rev. .1. 11. Coinnelly will preach here oi the second Sundal1Iy nIght in .\arch. .It-. W. II. 11111 visited his son .lohn Prank Iill yesteIdaivy at Alihevile. It give4 e I en ur to mention 11hat Mrs. W. H. IIiley is steadily con va1V-Ic ing. fromt her recni'llns We recently had lt ldiasure ol' inecting omu venerable and hinbly e leetned frienld, lion. .1. 11. llumb111ert, of Priieton. The exercis's on Fri ' ftno?'1(ol by 11he puipils of ourl school r-flected1 credit upon the particinlantl . * ** * * bs* * * A * '. * HICKORY11 T .\VEH' lN NEI.W S. * HI ickory Tavern. Feb. 2t.--The re Ceci rains have put the farmerIs veiy badly behind with their Crop,. The cold weatlhe r has lda yo(i havoc with all the oats in our eniniliiity. .\Ir-. Clate Roberts and family of tihe Watts 1111, visited .\Mr. 11. Ml. 1olt Sun (lay. Mr. M. Sunerel and family spent Sunday with Mirs. Florence I.ea e. The school teahrs, Misses Mlad:w and Pallie Mle~ittriek and Mary llasar were the guests of Mr. Will Pitt and family, of Friendsh i p section Sun day. Mrs. Anna West, who fell some Mimo ago and got hurt, Is very sick at lis writing. Miss Maye RIoper. who is Lgoing to school at Lr411niCUS, WaS tle we.'k-end visitor at home. Some of our peoplo arte ve'y lusy saw-milling. Among those who are having a very large hill sawed out ar. Messrs Leonard, Ilerbert and ,i11dit Abererombio, W. S. Bolt and many others are having a small bill saw1 out. .' ' MIr. .1. 10 n 11llama left for tI ';.ther &-:tarday w0her hf tolk as hIs bride Sunday. Miss l :al i;khind.is. Our rral policeman. M;. Leonn'd Abereromh:', is kept Ver. bts run ning dlown law offndr Necessary First Step. "Do world won't he ready foh no universal pelce," said Unclo jhen, "till individualis quits gettin' mad enough to fight 'bout politics." kedi by9 1(ar!y finan ia reso 10u rc.s Ihe t'iyai fac(tors to be lookeud li ma (kin al banikiny Cl connc/ In ESOURCES ARE .LION DOLLARS n. 10' ittt tu lle .meoitl f bii' Vuer. :ande i adin seto itael y an E dlPaEli GREEN WOOD aI, South Carolina BaRuk n Greenwood County" J. P. AlINFY, Cashier'. NI), Asistant Cashier. HISTORY OF ALFALFA PLANT Records Show It Was Carried Into California From Chile in 1854 Spreading Eastward. Alfalfa Is i very ol plant. It waNs taken from Persia to Greee by Xerxes tn1l( his artny, .00 1t. C. Three hun dreti andi fifty years later the Itomans alrrietl it froIn (ree(ce to IHome. I'liny, the iltmuin naturalist, who lived ti first: century after Christ, tells of its value. It. wvas probably takenl from Rome to Carthage and the surrounitng Ier' r1Itory, andu froimi there to Spain ahout I 70) A. 1). ''rom Spain it was carried to ''r:tniee, to lleigium and England. If: was estel d in Engllwhen Co limus discovt-ere America. ('tez-((, hroulegtl it 1)to Mexle, others took it to IPeru mnid Chile. andl to N4-w% Englandl. In vo w have n r-ecorl- of it bv but 1 tha imt ha1 i h I ir w n1" Size of Alfalfa Plant. S1 %~4;G styl e Noi inn Sie Alalfa Pricest Tie . Yo hol For' the Boys PCS In some of the valleys- of southern Cal Iforni. for i hundred years. Just whein or how it spread over the West is not clearly established, but it gained a foothold inl Utah, Montana, Idaho, Colorado and the semiarld states, and from there is spreading eastward. Some farms In the Carolinns, New York and 'ennsylvania have grown it ever since these sections were settled, an11d its vialie is kiowni there, so that it is strange its cultivation has not become more general, but there is very little grown in the eastern states. MILK AT BEST TEMPERATURE Fifty Degrees Is Desirable for Several Reasons-Bacteria Won't Multiply So Readily. It is desirable. where possible, to cool the mnilk linnodiately after Ilik ing. A tot'huerat IIre of 50 degre'es is desi rnble for several reasons. The hacterin pretsntl Inl the muilk wIll not luu1ltiply so realily as inl high teinper InIIurIe% . I an4 1 1 1 in rens t n hu 1meterlI nInh wil I114-* %.IIISoulr the tlIIk rapIiidlyv. \e ennII re:dllly sve that (Illick '#oling umul the mainiunining (if a low temperni ttre will I revn 1t or at least Idelay S41(uring for a coile raild timhe. MAKING TOOLS RUST-PROOF Solution of Benzine and Paraffin Oil Will Prove Quite Efficacious on Steel Articles. MakI a solnfli iof 200 parts of hen. zn m111 111 art of paraflinl oil. Dip the artilo inl the s lutionl and1( :Illov to dry in heor.tol nir ),. inl :1 dry roomn so 1hnt ie benizino InI 41eVn1110ra1e. Any Stool artcll 2ay be ma(e 1ulst-pIroof inl this ImuunIr. Breeding Powers of Oysters. Tile breeding powrlSf ystrsy re11o -:iml1y aa 1n114. uti it l:s h en'i com 11teri t1hat 1.01M 2til-rw n parents produe i101.1100. emblryois In I tie illrs nf year'. 1ill of thei-e It 11s st itnla id 0 ha 1 1nly .21 I iInividtin1 reuh 111111 Y. ,r th d tiulrtal1ty Is t11rm1u4 111ilon< hlnl wed awvay -11141 devou1red by hun1 ry1.1Y f.ileis. ith & Liti ntleman s Aentre w Showing Many New an ovations in Wearing ii and Boys...... Has been attained in the F: tiemam Shoes. A man can1 assured of comfortable, st shoes and also be assured t which GOOD SHOES can b Every (lay or so we are ri latest things in Men's Nec colors and attractive dlesigr ing somnething row an~d inspect ticese before makzing Our new\ Spring Line ot display and the men who 1 e all that is attractive ir quality and comfort able in Right here is where we article of wear for the 1 can please him in shoes, I wear, ties, etc. etc. FINAL SI:u';M.i;I Take notice that (n the ill dn. or .\March, 1917, we wil rd '!af led ac count of our acts anw d(ivtgl.j.. cutors of the estate of lCill A. lil t. deceased, In the ollvie (i .i o Probate of Laurnis,: ou at 11 o'clock a. n. and on 1he . . WI pply for a flinal <flou trulsts Lis 10xecutors. Any person indel b:1gI Is notilled aid reqi i niei on that, dat w ha ving claims agahl1 present theni on i or duly proven or be *t11iswen You l Ith i you c appieela 7i of 'hamberlain's 0- .17 iVrank Crochcr., "Oir five-year-old svre vold last wil' h!: lungls anld lie I Ing .pells. Wve we. - him'W lim as tle ilm did I' t hel1 li, A :ilor spoke soI, : 3' io l1(' 1Hemed ib fit. The- firstc o mM-hIat I conil IF Y( are, trouled with c~ .and Your 114i -.oil to try h AuR TOND li Cur guaranteil .ivo you relief and satisf a r ilony r fun ded. Sold only b 2 and $1. . ilrcka )Drug Co. Laun and \Wath Mill. To Cure a Cold In One Day TnkeLANATIVIA BROMO O' . It stops the Cougli n Ilen aache and -ii. (,c f t Col ! 4uggists refiud money it I- , E. W. ROVV'S signiataure ; ., i .: 3a - 6qWbA"sA~sm m -se-unw 4Aam.n21M; WJ2VWNr- . .nf . a.ma 'em-:. A: d Desirable Spring Apparel for the uimous American Ge'n uy shoes here andi be ylish, perfect-fitting of obtaining them at e sold. $3 00 $7.00 aceiving dozens of the kties; in all the brIight s. We are also show obiby in Men's Dress yourl selctionl. Mens Shlirts is lOWV On >uyT them are certain~ (1 colrinHg-d urtabl e fit. shine. If there is anyV Oy, we've got it. We at ca shirtIs. under