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VOLUME XXXV.. LAUI3NS9 SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY9 MARCH 179 1920. OREvTION OF -STATE WAREHOUSE hOAtD Cotton Men Think Legislatin ViII Prove of Much Benefit to Farmers. Columbia, March 11. - Governor Cooper today signed the act paissed at the recent session of the General Assembly amending the state ware house act by providing for tile creation of a state warehouse board and giv itig that body authority to use the namne an( powers of the state in establishing channels for the sale of cotton to foreign alln( domestic man ufactuirers. The pen with which he signed the act ;was Iresented by the Governor to .1. S. 'Wannamaker, lres !dent of the American Cotton asso .ciation. The act provides that, the state 'warehouse board shall he composed of eleven members. The Commission er of Agriculture is ex-oflclo a muem ber. There shall be one member from each congressional district. and three from the state at large and they shall be appointed by the Governor on recommendation of the South Caro lina division of the American Cotton Association. A meeting of the executive commit tee of the South Carolina division of the American Cotton Association was held today for the purpose of con sidering the recommendation to he made to the Governor. The Committee will submrit its recommendation to the governor within the next few days. Tihe warehouse act as amended liaves the way for the direct sale of cotton by the producers to foreign countries, and its passage as asked by the American Cotton Association and J. S. Wannamaker, president of that organization. Similar legisla tion will be sought in every other state bf the cotton belt. The meeting of tile executive cot ton committee called for the purpose of considering recommendations for the warehouse board was well attend retie' f6lTdWhllt linembers being pre. sent: -M 0. Mixson, ,. S. Wanna maker, B. Harris, (B. F. McLeod, T. L. Manning, J. H. Claffey, W. W. Long, L. I. Guion and J. P. Stribling. "The objects and purposes of the board," says the act, "shall be the protection of the interests of the pro ducers of cotton and economic regu lation of tile supply to tile demand so that the producers shall at no time be forced to sell their product except at a fair profit, as well as the general supervision of the state warehouse and of their agencies created by law touching the production, warehous Ing, grading and marketing of cotton." The act i)roVides that "any person. firm, corp'oration or individual 'who desires to engage in tile oxI)ort of cot ton trade may. upon application, re ceive a license from tile state ware house board." SUBWARINE (ON ROWKS. Four Amerleans Lose Lives When Suhmarine is Driven on Rocks. San Diego, Cal., March 14.--Lieuten ant Commander James R. Webb and three mlemlbers of is crew were lost when tile Un Iited States submarine iH-I went around at tile entrance to Mag dalena Hay, Lower 'California, accord lng to a radio d1ispatchl receivedi here todlay. Besides Lieu t. Commander .Webb, those listedu~ as dead were: 'Hi. N. Giles, mlacinist mlate: M. Hi. Iieaimnan and Joseph Hiofman, seamen. Their bodies were roiported to have been bulried by thme survivors inl tile beach of 'Santa Margarita island, and in the mouth of Nlagdalenla Bay, about 650O miles soulth of San Diego. It is believed tile H1-1 call be saved. Thie vessel wvas rep~orted to have gronded Fridaiy. The dlestroyer Sin clair, called to the scene b~y S'. 0. S. messages broadcasted early Friday nighlt, b~y theQ "UT. S. S. Eagle," got a 11ine to the il-i Satuirday afternoon but it plartedl. Other vessels are be Iley'ed to be' standlinlg by. Tile if-i was bound from thme canal zonle to tile Pacific submarin b1 iase at San i'edro,) Calif. Washingtonl, March ii.---Reports to tihe navy deopartment today saidi tihe submarine IH-1, whiich wvent ashlore Statulrday nlear Magdalenla flay, Irower California, awas driven on tile rocks durinlg a storm butt c'ould 'be refloated. Surviving memlbers of tile crew were rescued by a destroyer andi an eagle 'boat. 'The collier Nepitulne and another' de stroyer' are enroute to aid ia relloating tho vessel. RICHEST INDIAN TO LOSE WHITE BIlDEI Pretty Young Woman who Recently Captured Aged lIed Man, Deelared Adventuress. 4 Topeka, Kan.s., .March 13.-Jackson iarnett, richest Indian Iii t he world and seventy years old, husband of yoking and pretty .\Mrs. Anna Laura Lowe Barnett, is to le soparated from his white bride. 'The aged Indian on ly recently wedded to Mrs. Barnett, i.s to be turned over to a male guardian, [art J. O'ilornett of lenrietta, Okla. The Kansas supreme court Issued a writ of habeas corpus ordering Mrs. Barnett to turn her husbanid over to D'Hornett. Sheriff flqckus of Alont goniery county today had both Bar nett and his young wife in custody here. According to charges made, M rs. 3arnett has kept her aged groom con Rilned in a room In a Coffeyville hotel. 1'his, It was charged, threatened his health because of his age, and also be Datise heretofore lie has lived in the Barnett owns more than $1,000,000 worth of Liberty bonds and has an lncome of $160,000 a year. The steps to separate the Indian from his 1white bride were said to he ianctioned by Cato Sells, Indian cOM nissioner, at Washington, and James C. Davis, of Muskogee, attornei(y for the Creek Indian nation. In'the petition for the writ, .\Mrs. Barnett was describled as ,an adven uress, inspired by artful anl design ing motives, and that her purpose has )een and Is now to deceive .Jackson Barnett and to defraud him of his es :ate." FiU(E PARADE OF FALMERIS IN COLUMAIIA MA ItCH 2511111 5Iecretary Meredith and Senator Smith are Speakers. ColumbIa,, March 13.-T wenty thous rIfil"Stiti Carolina 'fai!ef's~ 'are o. lected to march /lown Main street of olumbia on Thursday, March 25th, iehind Secretary of Agriculture E. T. Uleredith, who will be here that clay, :he guest of the South Carolina divi flon of the American 'Cotton Growers issociation. .Senator tl1lison .D. Snith ivill ride with Secretary Meredith at the head of the great -parade. Thurs lay, 'March 25 has been set aside as 'American Cotton association day of ?olunbia's big Automotive and Mer hants Trade Week, March 23 to 27. r'he South Carolina division of the kmerican Cotton association has tak n charge of the program for that lay and has issued a statement ask ing every white farmer in South Caro ina, who can possibly do so to be in columbia for the celebration. lFollowing the parade which prom ses to lie the biggest parade on foot Dver held in the state, addresses will be made by Secretary Meredith and Senator Smith. J. Skottowe Wanna maker, president of the American Cot ton association is chairman of the comnmittee in charge of the arrange mnents for the dlay. Other members of the committee are Louis I. Glulon, member of the executive committee of the South Carolina division of the American Cotton Association; 11. lHar ris, state ware house commissioner; Rt. al. Mixon, president of the South CVar mlinia division and Mrs. Ht. RI. Clink scale, iecretary. WIOSiAN'S CIIJIF WOltK MATTiElL 4)F QUTENTI'ON i14earintg Faminly of Childrent, Accolrd ing to Letter from liepresentative Eagle of Tiexas. tNew York, March 13.-A letter from Representative Joe Hi. l'agle of Texas, Jeciaring "women's chief work should be making one good man a gool wife and properly rearing a family of clii tIren" caused a mild sensation today at a luncheon of the 'woman's chamber of oommerce, a national organization of professional and business women. Th'e ietter wvas the only "adverse reply" it was said, "received from more than ii score of governors and public offle lain In the country to a reqluest to give the organIzation all aid possible. "Mr. 'Fagle seems to have forgot ten that men have ruled the world over since the name of Adam, and we all know the terrIble mess they have made of it," Mrs. Katherine Clemens Jlould, founder of the organization, told theo gatherIng of several hundred wo men, "We are, some of us, denied I he p~rivilege of being able -to find or marry that good man, and we must not count an thlen any longer. but we must et right down to .busiless alongside the Inell. The woman's chamiber of commerce it was announced, has been organized in 19 states and plans are under way to establish branches in South Amer ('n andli itiurope. Small Things Really Count. oie Is mide up, not of great sneri flcex or dties, but of litte things, in Which smiles andl kindnesses, and small obl igatlons, given habitunIly, are what %%iII and proserve te he art and secure comefort.-Sir Ilumniphrey Iavy. Qualit A Floi The quality of with your fing not they are g work in every I That quality is without STYLI dress we have ( another distinci of style from w In striking coi Prices---PriceE A Pricellange f ''4m.. Swi j:. Notiee. The stockholders of Rotary Check Stralt Company will meet at the olilee of the Preident In 'Masonlc Temiple at Greenville, S. IC., on 27th day of March. 1920, at the hour of twelve o'clock, M., to consider a resolution to reduce the Capital Stock fron the sum of thirty thousand dolIars to the sumn of three thouanld dollars, anud to consider any other business that may colme before the mieeting. This meet ;ng is ealled pursuant to resolution of Board of Directors. P residen t. 0. ]1. SI.\MM10NS, '32-4t-A Secty. & Treas. -rn--h y Witho wer Witi our dresses is, of course ers crossed" for two or th Ding to wear well. The i Frock---in every garment( essential, no one disj .? And what is style on display possesses : advantage in select hich to choose. itrast with the assured styl( so reasonable they hav< . . ..... .. .$ 97 1 $ 50 tzer-( i Laurem DOUBLE SEAL PISTON I1NGS FOlt Al"I'0(MO1lLES ARE GUAR1A NTE ED. We guarantee Double Seal Rings to give entire satisfaction ,when a J"1FTljl 5ieT i I)r)roperly installed. If Within 60 days after p)iiichase, the liser should become dissatisfied witi the rings. we will reflid the inoney we received for theni uponl receipt of the rings. and the original invoice showing purhe '. h'll( e rings sh(ould be retti r ed through the channels received. Ask foi "Keep Up COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY 823 WEST GERVAIS STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. ut Style; is Like 1out Fragr ance , unquestioned. You don't have to "sit ree weeks and worry about whether or quality of the materials and the needle >f wearing apparel we sell is guaranteed. 3utes; but after all, what is quality without INDIVIDUALITY? Every these two important features--and ing your frock here is the wide range and quality of our Dress are the Low caused comment throughout Laurens. F1A&1SIMON Ys N19WIOST 'B1 UO 8ES win individmility by their kimono sleeves which are exceed ingly short. Aprolf and over-t.he-skirt styles perhaps are Most popular1l. Materials are trieolet tes, georget tes and erepes. Sumset, navy, light blue, tan tlesh and white are aloig the imiost popilar tolors. C(bwebby la-e, enth)roide Cry , heads ani halidpaiiit inig add to their cha rm. P) rices .... .... .... .... $5.75 to $17.50 'MEl'AIATPE 'KRT 'OF CII ARll. .lagill's Fantasi and Queen Anne Satin. Mall ison 's Kliimsi Kumsa. Sylvanlette andli Iaronette are very popular naterials. Thiie 00rs are almost legion ini nu1timber, amniong theim peach, orchid, tanl, rose, navy. wlite. sInset. and real Spring tim1e combinations. Speeial a lteition is direeted to a showing of' light weight wool phid skirts designed especially for Spring wear. Looped leather belts; povkeIs flaeed with leTather; desirable colors. which Iiake them suitable Tor out. of doors. Specially prieed at .... .... .... .... ... . .... .... ....$15.00 to $17.50 OUR 110 1E DEP A R.TMd NT NOW READY vith a very voiplete lin1e of Spring Foot wearl for Men, Women and Children. We carry only the best, Vell -known. imakes of shoes and we can save youi money and at the saml1e tiie insurze you qual ity and hest styles in :Spring Foot wear. 11HAT 8100iCTION Is a niatte r of real pleasure and satisfaetion to the woianl who chooses h ere. Tile ilodes are excl usive, tlie prices ex treiely reasonmable, and the ra n ge or styles. colors and trim inings practicallv unlimited. 'A genuitine interest and a sill Cere desire to please o)nf tihe part of our salespeople adds a personal toil of interest that. patrPolls are not slow to appre ciate. Yoi I like our millinery section. , Jauntily styled and vigorously treated, hitinitig inl trim limie mal supple fabries t he refreshing spirit of Easter. laterials of Tricotine, Poiret Twills and Men's Serge iriiimed m in le Pussy Wi llow TaIfetla linillgs. plain and anerV. All hand tailored I)y mlasters and t he greatest art ists in tle (olun t.ry. A Pruit Riinge o fro m .i... .... .... ....$27.50 to $75.00 Pl'l'l E CTUlY F[AMOINATINCt N ADREssl s Featurin l popular T'affetas. \lso Kit teln' Eha r Crepe, Crepe dieteor., -Crepe de Chinle, Georgevi-le-S and ('om. ,blna I ions. lisses' sizts 1-I. 1; and 1. Ladie.' Sizes 3 to *t8. om pan s. C . ol