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II. S. War Savings Stamps Are Free From Federal, Stato Or Local Taxation-Pay Good Interest. One of the advantages of the war savings stamps as an investment is that they are not subjoct to taxation. The following statement in reference to this feature has been issued by tue war savings committee: "When preparing for the issuing of. Thrift Stamps and War Savings Cer? tificates, the national administration vary wisely decided that they would not be subject to arty taxes?federal, state or local. In this respect, they ore entirely unique, being free win u almost everything else of value is sub? ject to Impost. "As the amount that an Individual saay hold Is limited to $1,000, this con? cession does not deal unjustly toward other Moeurtty holders. It is simply an Inducement to the small investor to make an unusual effort in his own country's behalf by depositing as much of his surplus with the govern? ment as possible. Those who buy Chess little bonds?and all should do It?should understand In advance of the coming days of taxation return in April that whatever of their earned savings or surplus derived from eco? nomics is converted into Thrift Stumps snd War Savings Certificates neod not be recorded upon the assess? or < blank. As the Interest and prin? cipal are payable la 1923. neither is it I *sary to make mention of the In? vestments In the return to the in eotne tax collector. "They are. as stated, absolutely free and. as they also pay 4 per cent, com? pound Interest, are tho best securities thst one can buy to these troubled times. WOODRUFF LEADS STATE Xss Largest Per Capita of Money ln> ' vested In War Savings Stamps. Charleston. S. C. ? The town of 'WoodrurT, S. C. has the largest per capita sales up to dato of all the towns in the state. The population of Wood? ruff is 1830 and the sales up to Feb? ruary 16 were $2,441.28, wich repre? sents $1.30 worth of war savings stamps and thrift stamps for each per? son la the town. The balance of the state has sold only $ 092 per capita. Woodruff, therefore, has made the best showing In tho date up to the present date, snd exp&cts to conduct tho campaign cat a more vigorously. -W. 8. ft. Colored School Makes Record Seven-Mile School Near Charleston Hss 100 Pee Cent. War Savings Stump Enrollment. Charleston. S C ? Tho 7-M!le School at Mt. Pleasant, S. C, has made the leading War Savings Stamp enroll saent in the State of South Carol! a a. according to reports In so far. This is O colored school, and the teacher and awry pupil owns at least oue thrift slant*1, which is considered an excel, lent showing, and which is takan here gs an Indication of what can be accom? plished In the schools of the state. W. 8. S. HOORAY FOR CHARLOTTE! Washlngtno. D. C?Charlotte, Mich Igan. a town of 6,800, has the distinc? tion of being the first town in the eo'intry to make a percentage of 100 on tha sale of war thrift stamps. Ac? cording to reports reaching the na? tional war savings committee here, every man. woman and child In Char? lotte owns at least one thrift stamp. -W. S. 8. HERE'S HOW There are many persons who have an uncomfortable fueling that they ars, not holping tho nation In this time of ciisis. They can not for various rea loas enter the military or naval service of tho country, or d'.> other work that would help the government la prosecuting tho war against the Hum, aud yet they want to holp. There is a solution to this pro bb ? m Whl D troubles many OhTOSSt potriotl Those who lavost in wur sav? ings and war thrift stamps are actively aiding the government They are placing at tho dispose* of the goveraaent riot mor ly money, but the goods and vices that trv money can rnv sad as** in property supplying and equipping our army and nsvy. Joining a War Bavhsgl Socitoy mskca saving sjsjny The government pnv. x -rest at the rase of 4 per i < m, p*r nnn -orapoiadei Quart sjfy COTTON 5EE0 FOR PLANTING T:>ere Are Several Varieties For Infected Lands But Best Is the Dixie. Our cotton crop can be materially Incn used during the present emer? gency by preventing the enormous sj Cgnsed each year by diseasos. OUT two most common cotton disease! aro wilt and anthracnose; these two 'ii case; caute a loss of from $2.000. OOfl to $ . >00,< 00 a year in South Caro Una. This los* can be in a lnrga measure prevented by the use of th? riimt kind of seed. There are several varieties of cot? ton that are resistant to cotton wilt and will produce excellent yields when planted on lanvl infected with this dis? ease The best of these is the Dixie, which has been grown and bred for a number of yes.rs In co-operation with C\< tum C ?liege and tho United State| Department oT Agriculture. This seed can 1><> gad from the breeders and growers In the counties whoro wilt is i nning serious loss. The Botany Di? vision of Clemson College will be glad to put any ono who needs seed in touch with these growers. Cotton anthracnose?(boll rot)? causes probably a greater loss in Sojth Carolina every year than cotton wilt does. Anthracnose can he con? trolled by securing seed which are free from disease and planting these on land that has not been in cotton for ono year. The best way to secure seed free from disease Is to get them from flojdl where there was no an? thracnose. We havo found that th* fungus which causes this diltlSf will not remain alive In the seed for moI??", than two or three years, so that old 8o.nl are much better for planting pur? pose? than seed of previous season. In order to help in reducing the los I from cotton anthracnose, tho Botany Division of tho South Carolina Experi? ment Station .is making preparation to test any seed that the farmers of tho state will send in, in order to dodtor mine whether or not the seed is in? fected with this disease. Wo desir^ especially to test seed that are two and thre,o years old. Any ono, who has old seed, or any ono who is buy? ing need that ho is not euro Is free from disease, can send samples of those seed to the Experiment Station at Clemson College and have them tOOtOd, It will take from two to thre? weeks to make a complete test. A pint of seed is necessary for thes> tests. It is Impossible to impress upon any one that there is dignity In residlni upon a farm with impoverished soil dilapidate d buildings, and an environ ment of Ignorance. SHOULD TREAT SWEET POTATO Disinfect by Immersing In a Solu? tion of Corrosive Sublimate. Some of the most destructive potato diseases aro carried from the field Into storage In the fall, where these diseases not only live but thrive dur? ing tho winter, producing serious losses. If seed potatoes for bedding are not carefully selected and bedded In disease freo soil these diseases are I carried bacl: o the field on the roots , of tho slips or sprouts. j In tho spring carefully select me? dium size potatoes, that show no signs of rots, and disinfect by immersing from five to ten minutes in a solution of corrosive sublimate prepared by dissolving one ouncio of the crystal In eight gallons of water. Tho above solution should be prepared only in a wooden container, which should be thoroughly cleaned after being used, as corrosive sublimate is a deadly poison, and should he used only with the greatest care. Seed, after bein,: disinfected, should be rinsed in pure water and dried or bedded at once. Probably the best container for the above solution is a barrel, and enough of tho solution should he put in it to cover the quantity of potatoes to be treated * each time. One solution should not be used more than three or four times as it loses its strength and effectiveness upon repeated use. As potato diseases often live ove winter in the soil it is essential that only fresh soil should be used in pre? paring tho beds. Woods earth, free from ttndecayed leaves and twigs, makes an exceptionally good bedding I soil. Sand is ofben used and is just as good provided it is clean and free from the potato disease organisms. In case you have a permanent bed. never bed your potatoes in the ol 1 soil. Disinfect tho framework by spraying with a solution prepared by adding one pint of formalin to thirty gallons of water. In case you have on hand some winter strength lime-sul? phur solution it can be used, witn even better results; and some use a white-wash to good advantage. Select for your potato patch a fleM that has not had potatoes on it, for at, least three years, and you may expect to harvest a crop free from disease. It has been observed for years that the sons of small farmers develop managing ability. From their earliest years they are compelled to do tilings and to act intelligently. It is from this source that tho greatest number of managers of the various enterprises of our country havo been drawn,?Ds*. Seaman A. Knapp. THE LEADING JERSEY OF THE SOUTH - I Farmers, of the South hnvo long supposed*that dairying;, as well as other branches of livestock farming, was aa industry peculiar to the North and West, und that tho South Carolina farmer could not make a success at thia kind of farming. Those farmers who read farm papers have seen tho reports of the big records of mtlk and butter from tho dairy states, and in nearly every caso have^refuscd to believe that a cow ma ie any such record. Tho only thinp that, will ever convince such "Doubting Thomases" is to see a cow closo to homo that has actually bjm li a rtJOOfd comparable With any mndo elsewhere. That opportunity is now open to any /armor who (arcs enough to go to seo a South Carolina ?ov rh a ha., just finished a record that places hor in tho class with the World*! record butt -r producing Jersey OOSJfS, This cow, Blue Fox's Eminent Chrono 817786, was bred and owned by J. A. Shanklin, Manager, Taylor's Farm, Columbia, S. C, She was fed largoly on South Carolina feeds such as cottonseed meal, wheat bran, peanut meal, corn meal, soy bean meal, corn silage, and hay. Sho was milk"d three timi a day, ai d n<'< dless to say, had the very best care and attention that it was possible to give her. Starling on a year's test on fOBOary 18th, lm7. and finishing January 12th, 1918, this cow produced 17 H7.B pounds of milk and lo2:?.6 pounds of buttor. This record both for milk and butter exceed , the record of any cow of any breed in the IV Ith and phlces ChfOinO In the first twenty SOWS of the brood. Chrono Is a big cow. She weighs about 1(V00 pounds and looks the par- of ? champion. She is a very gentle cow and devoted to the man who fed and milked her while on test. Chrono is a daughter of Blue Fox's Eminent, 77627, a half brother if the famous show bull, Noblo of Oaklands. Of tho 250 head of Jorseys M the Taylor Farm. 100 aro daughters of this hull. Mr. Shanklin now has If 0owi on test, and by the last of th*i year should have average records of more than 10,000 pounds of milk and G00 pounds of buttor from the entire twenty-five head. The following table will show the production of milk and butter fat per month for the year: / Milk Fat lanoarr. 1M1 <19 days). '' 822.9 83.41 I i brut y. 1917. 1517.7 fii.62 Mm eh. 1911. 1671.6 76.06 \ ? r i 1. HI. 1688.8 66.50 May, . 1649.B 84.95 ! 1017. 1699.4 81.C8 July. 1917. 1681.4 91.72 August. 1917. 1488.9 76.67 September, 1917. 1384.8 76.44 October, 1917. 1835.8 71.59 November. 1917., 1167.7 69.01 December, 1911. 1068.7 66.69 January. 1918 (12 days). 416.0 22.T58 17217.5 SG7.19 St',7 19 pounds of fat are equal to 10H3 5 pounds of buttor, 85 por c ent t it The OvOragl butter fat tost for the y-ar was 6.04%. Tho cow was s years <>bl when the test started. The toil was supervised by the Dairy i ivl Ion oi Clenson College ander mies laid down by the American Jer h f Cattle Club. A tester was sen; to tho farm each month who weighed ihe milk for two days and tool. I ireful samples which woro totsod for i ott ir fat by the Bohooch tost Te get an Idea of th?> ralui ol sur-h a cow It is only necessary to thl 17817.6 pounds of milk li equal to 2008 gallons of milk. This milk WSI sold fot 60 cents per gallon who] tale, BO that, tho product of Ihji i oo fot one year sold for 11,001.00, or an a\ MlgO Of about $2.70 per lay. The fan that this cow was bred and owned In South Carolina, and f,i< record made by a South Caroling farmer, Bhould he convincing ev!? I neu thai cows can do as well in the 6 th i in the North or Wesi it liven eipii'lly intelligent feeding and attention. SWEDEN FILES PROTEST. GERMANY ANNOUNCES PLAN TO BEIZE EINLAS?. linn Campaign Against Discordant I Russia is in Pull Swing ami Sweden is Helpless to ( heck It. Washington, March ?}.?Germany's! [occupation of the Aland islands la] , only the preliminary step of the to? tal occupatio] ui* Finland, official dis patches to the Swedish legation say that Germany has Informed the Stockholm foreign office or tin Inten? tion to occupy Finland and that Sweden has protested. Sweden pro? tested also against the Aland Island: I elng placed in the war sone, ROUMANIANS AGREE TO PEACE. I Statements From Berlin and Vienna Announce That Central Power? Will Bend Delegates, Amsterdam, March 3.?SemlrOffl ctal German and Austrian statements rec< ived lu re today Bet forth claims of forward steps toward peace be? tween the central powers and Kou mania. The Berlin dispatch quotes a Bu? charest message under todav's date j declaring that the Roumanians have accepted the basis for negotiations proposed by the centre] powers and will send representatives to deliber? ate upon the conclusion of peace. The Vienna dispatch states that! word has been received from Biichar ? st that the negotiations with Rou mania are progressing favorably. RUSSIANS DESTROY BRIDGES. I PBotshOVlkl arc Wrecking Trans-Silx* - ian Railway* Washington, March !.?The Rus? sians have begun destroying the bridges on the Trans-Siberian arllroad la tween Lake Baikal and the Chi nese frontier. John F. Stevens, chair? man of the, American railroad mis? sion reports this today to the state department. This may prevent Am? bassador Francis from reaching Vlad Ivotsk. it is believed here that the destruction of the bridge is to pre-' vent the expected advance of Japan? ese troops, a large number of oth? er constructions have been mined Mr. Stevens reports. SW S LINE I P SPIES. Senator Harding Declares Thai Bomb and Torch >!<*n Should l>c Shot Baltimore, March a.? A plea tot a place "against the wall" for Germ&n Spies was made here this afternoon by |Scnator Harding, of Ohio, in an address at a patriotic meeting under the auspices Of the Maryland branch Of the Council of National Defense. Ho also refuted the suggestion that capitalistic motives fmpel the United States ami her allies. ? Among us are miserable spies whom Germans would soon dispose of," he said. "I hone, Germany for it. The trouble Is that we think too much of ballots and too little of bul-j warks ??i liberty, in justice to thes 100,(.? American people there is but cue place for the man with the bomb and the torch. That place is against the wall. We must be for America rust. "A lot oi* men in the country tUVVO s'id this Is a capitalistic war. Thai IS a lie. Capital was making ten times more before the war than it is making now. We are taxing capital. What are WC doing for labor? '?No government founded upon soap box phllosopy ever endured. We don't want the government of chaotic Russia tried in the United States. Sometimes l think that BOap box agi? tation is endangering this war," FIGHTING MORE INTENSE. Germans increase Pressure at All Points on Western Front. Washington, March I.?-Continued preparatory movements by the Ger? mans along the west front are noted today by the war department's week? ly review Of the military situation. ?The momentum of battle is Increas? ing," the statement declares, citing three attempts of tite enemy to reach the American lines as an example of what Is taking place on a larger sea1." along the entire ores! 'rent, it is def? initely announced thai the Americai have taken over the sector northw* of Totd, and thai a number of b" i tached units nre In action In ii Champagne region. AMERN \N I'ATIN ih MISSING. Thirteen M i lYobnblj Captured bs the Germans. With Amerh m Army in France, t. Snturdn . Man h, 2. The Americans j whom the Germans < 1 i m <<? h rve j ,. ptured ..a the ?'hemtn-Oes-Dames front !? obi Id) was the larger part of pat rol of thirteen m< n \\ Itich went i when the raid began, and has not Im eu heal d from since, The enemy obtained no prisoners from the Amer-I n :ni trenches. GOV. MANNING EXPRESSES HIM? SELF KMFIIATICALFY RE? GARDING FAIRFAX LVNCIIING. Praises Sheriff Mor is?Solicitor (?unter Also Promises Aid in Pros seating the Alleged Lyuchers. Columbii , March 2.?"There will ;><? u thorough investigation by this of? fice of the lynching at 1 uch Branch bridge, near Fairfax, Barn well county, last Saturday afternoon, and thost who participated will be vigorously prosecuted that the law may be vin? dicated," said GoV. Manning today following a conference with Sheriff J 15. Morris, of Farnwell county, and Attorney General Thomas if. Peoples. The uncompromising stund < f c,o\ Manning and the arrosts already made by Sheriff Morris indicate that probably more arrests Will be made in connection with tho lynch ng of Wal? ter Fest, a negro, at Duek Branch bridge, following the killing of Wil? liam W ilson, a young automobile man, at Fairfax last Saturday. The negro was taken fron Sheriff Morris and two of his deputies about one and and One-half miles from Fairfax on the highway to Allendale by a mob of white men variously estimated at between seventy-live and 100 and taken into a nearby WOOdf and shot to death. Thursday seven eon promi? nent farmers or Fairfax a id adjacent territory were arrested on warrants sworn out by Sheriff Monis, charged with complicity in the lynching, an I were granted bonds aggregating $!?7.500 that afternoon by Judpe Wil? liam H. Townscnd. at Columbia. Governor Manninpr has received a letter from Solicitor R. L*. Gunter, of the Second Judicial Circuit, in which the county of Farnwell s situated, stating that the solicitor will do everything in his power to see that those participating in the lynching are brought to justice. "I am determined that there will be a thorough Investigation by this of? fice of the lynching at Dick Branch bridge, mar Fairfax, Farnwell coun? ty," said the governor in his state? ment, "and those who i artlclpated will bo vigorously prosecuted that the law may be vindicated. "I had a conference w th the At? torney General and Sheriff J. F. Mor? ris, of Barnwell county, this morn bur on the lynching'. T received a let? ter from Solicitor lt. F. (lunter, of tin- Second Judicial Circuit, in which Barnwell county is situated, and he assured me that he would do every? thing in his power to see that those connected with the killing of Walter Rest are brought to justice. "1 am glad to see that Sheriff Mor? ris had a good memory for lames and laces and had the eoura-re to call names when the time came.' GRANITEVILLE STRIKE ENDED. Striking: Oijeeettvoo in Horse Creek Valley Return to Work, Company Granting Increase. Alken, March ::.?The mi lie of the Granlteville Manufacturing Company at Granlteville, in the Horse Creek Valley, have resumed operation after tiie strike which tied up tic machin? ery and left the big cotton mil hi idle for more ban two week:, during which about 'i'") men and women op? erators were out of employment. Tb \ striking operatives demanded a 20 pei- cent, increase in waget; An agreement has been reached un? der which the operatives return to work, and the Granlteville Manufac? turing Company grants a 10 per cent. Wage increase at once. The matter of the additional 10 per cent, demand? ed by the operatives, is left to arbi? tration, and it is believed that thF wail likewise be granted, though the additional increase will likely be grad* ual. MAW MECHANICS CALLED. Aviation Corps Needs Ten Thousand skilled Workmen. Washington, March i. A call was issued today lor ten thousand ma? chinists, mechanics, ? hnuff? urs am: other skilled. worKnien needed at once by th.. aviation corps, it was stated that additional Increments n ual be obtained iron, tin same t las* s ill the near fill ur<. Si >H\1 H sl'FI I ,JS l"'A VllA . ?v, ,,,, ?| < (Mini i ? ' h<- \ Ictlm of Ger? man Warfare. Washington, March 4.?Norway much to sutler heavily frcm Ger ii iubi tarlnes a id other war loss Twelve vessels, valued at three million dollars were sunk during February. Nineteen seamei kille?! tnd twenty more are missing, i cabl< gram to the Norwegian legation h< re innoum Alund Islands ? a ? epu'd i 'hristlania, Match I.- Via id is lands were occupied :>t noon Buturday i.y the Germans, according to a tele? gram received here. ROUND ?P ?F.i. ?. I government DECIDES upon VIGOROUS policy FOR sup? pression of law? lessness. If Seattle Station Prows Inadequate Government Will Provide Quar? ters. Washington, .March 2.?a vigorous i i licy for the suppression of anarch sts and ;.li who aJvoeate sabotage and other forms of lawlessness was nnnounced today by Secretary Wilson ii\ orders to immigration officials in the Northwest to proceed to arrest aliens guilty of spreading such doc ttines. Even though they may not commit any overt act they will be de? tained and deported. The secretary s action was in an Etwer to requests from employers and Civic organizations of Seattle and oth? er cities that the department under? take the wholesale internment of In? dustrial Work era of the World, who were blamed for industrial unrest, particularly in the logging camps. Mr. Wilson held that membership in the [, W. W. organisation was itself cause for arrest or deportation, but that i lien industrial workers or other aliens who preach overthrow of the government by force, assassination, or Who are in any other manner subject to deportation under the immigration laws should be taken into custody at once. The department stands ready to support the round-up of anarchistic ag'tators I y supplying funds to ob \ n additional quarters if the Seattle station proves inadequate for intern/ Ing them. Orders for the suppression of radi? cal propaganda by aliens are regarded by officials as the final step in the government's determination to put a stop to extremists'who seek to inter? fere with the prosecution of the war from motives sincere or otherwise. Citizens of the Cnited States who preach anarchy will be handled by the department of justice, which brought about the arrest of scores of I \V. W.'s in the nation-wide raids last year. Secretary Wilson's order was issued with a full personal know? ledge of the situation In the North? west. As chairman of the president's mediation commission, he investigated the unrest of the lumber camps and saw mills last fall. I Many in Uusfegf Camps. Spokane, Wash., March 2.?Fifty flve thousand men in the United States are members of the Lumber Workers' Industrial Union No. 500, Industrial Workers of the World, ac cording to food Hegge, district secre tary-treasurer of the union, with headquarters feu re. Eighty per cent, of the membership, he said, are in the Northwest lumber camps. Hegge admitted that members of ihe industrial Workers advocate sabo? tage, but he gave a different definition than the destruction of property. He ild sabotage to the Industrial Work . . means slowing up work if the de ? inds are not met. In hope that the Industrial Workers will some day ? i nti? ? ? I all property they do not advo? cate ttestru dior. Hegge declared. SWITZERLAND SUPPjlIES GER? MANS. Charges of Supplying Enemy Will? Necessaries ISroogM Against iu?l Kan Dofsattes. Rome, March 2.?Not only cotton and silk, but foodstuffs as well, have been exported to dcrmany by way of Switaerland In the last two years, ac cording to the latest charges involv? ing t Lilian deputies and merchants act in:, as agents tor former German 11 tin* It Is pointed out that exports to Switzerland In Itll amounted to m;..' ?0,000 1 re, as against 396,000, Ooo In 191?, and ;u l.ooo.OOO in lfl5. One half the exports loot year are said to have been such goods as silk and cotton, needed in Italy for war sup? plies. THE RAILROAD HILL. House and Se late ( onfetonoc Com mit tec Near Aaioviaessl Washington. March 4.?The con? ferees on the administration railroad reported agreement on the matter of compensation for the roads whilo under government control, bsssd up? on the average net income for three years, ended June 10th last, substan tially In the form approved by the s< nate. -__. . y I SIMTER COTTON MARK TO, J - sjsj p. a. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer, tCorrected dally at 12 o'clock Noon.) i lood M Iddllng SI 1-2. Strict Middling It 1-4. B Middling IS. ] Strict Low Middling ."1 1-4. Verily there be folks who are never satisfied; some are now worrying ?hont LaFollette'S ^Uonce.?Charles*