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M the PoMoflk? ?i tetter, 6 0? ?*? Second 0!?*w Matter. PERSONAL. Mr. Harry T Brookman. Past Su preme Dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose., spent the day in the city. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. 1. The meeting was opened with Primary and Junior C. E. Societies of Presbyterian Church Observe Dixie Endeavor Day?Junior Part Pi-ogrraninie. > the usual Bible verses. Hah. 2:20. Ps. 19:14, Ps. 95:1. . 2. Song 187, Bring Them In. 3. Minutes of the last meeting by Elizabeth Parrott. 4. Treasurer's report by Bartow Shaw. 5. Recitation by Mazie Clark. . 6.' The Bible alphabet in cone rt j 7. Sentence prayer, every mem- j ber taking part. 8. Song, In The Garden. 9. Short talks about our work in Dixie, by Philip Finn, Anderson Mills.' ?Ethel Stuckey, Irene Yates. 10. $7.81 was collected for our C. E. work in Dixie. Special music by Mildred Raffield. li% The meeting closed with the C. E. benediction. Program of Primary C. E. Society. 1. Song. 2. Prayer. 3. Reports by Maynard Gray and Perry Parrott, Jr. 4. Talks on C. E. work by Philip Noful. William Mills. Hampton For ester. R B. Belser, David McCallum. j.rv~ Lawrence Yates, Henry Stuckey. LeRoy Jennings, Russell McCoy. 5. Wishes for C. E. by Ida Dick, Margaret Holland, Dorothy Upshur. Isabelle Miririis, Elizabeth Taylor and Willie Yates. 6'. Exhibit by Laura Vance Ma rlon. Frances Dixon. Armand Caston DesjCfhamps, Mollie Brunson. 7^ The story of Samuel, by Hula L<ee 'McCoHum. . S. Bible verses by Thelma Taylor, Bertha McKagen, Alexander Cun ningham, Caroline White, Margie Wnite; Virginia Parrott, Elizabeth Yeadon. 3. Recitations by Margaret Yea don. 10. 100 Psalm by DeVeaux Sydnor. 1*12^ Psalm by Rhetta Sydnor. .11. A. B. C. game by Estelle Gray. 12. Story by Miss Esther Clark. $5.00 was collected for C. E work! in Dixie. . i Clxaxnher of Commerce Notes. . The' attention of our readers is es pecially directed to the call of the Sumter County Chamber of Com merce in today's issue of this paper for a mass meeting of the white cit izens, of Sumter and of the county of|c Su.mter^.jon ,next Monday evening. March 24th, at the county court room. The object of this meeting is for;,tbe men and women of this city and^ county to discuss and decide whether or not the returning and re tamed heroes from Sumter county who participated in the most horrible and far reaching war kno" n to hu manity for the preservation of civili s^a^ion and democracy, shall be suit aJS^^T^lcomed. and honored as they deserve to be. This proposed plan of welcome will include every Sumter county man and boy, of every branch of the service military and naval, whether they served at home or in the battlefields of Europe. It is a question for the people of Sumter county to decide. Th?* Chamber of Commerce wisely leaves t&is matter with the masses of the citizens to say whether anything shall I be done, and if it is decided to do anything, then for the people who re mained in the comfort, safety, and prosperity of their homes while oth ers sacrificed, fought, suffered, and many of whom died for those at home to say, when, where, and how this welcome shall be extended, and icr the people to furnish the where withal and the time, ?labor, and love to show their gratitude and their pride-. Those who attend this meeting will show that they are interested and are willing to sacrifice a little of their time, money, and labor to mani fest their pride and their apprecia tion. Those who remain away from the meeting without some very good reason will have no grounds of com plaint one way or another, whether the meeting votes for or against an appropriate and timely honoring of the heroes of the world's greatest war. The ministers of the churches of Sumter are requested to announce Monday night's meeting from their pulpits next ?tenday. Armenian and Syrian Relief. Tbis is just a line to let those who *yho have made their pledges to this worthy cause know that the last pay ment is now due. Mr. B. C. Wal lace i? the treasurer of this fund and he will be t?lad to receive your check for the amount that you subscribed and hk much more as you can see tit \o give. Sumter county is not yet Over* the top and there are a good many people who have not had a chance to give to help the starving Armenians and Syrians so we would . be glad to receive checks from you. There has not been a more worthy cause brought before you than this, and if you fail to do your part in ?.his you are doing that much to help make this war a failure. Shall we lose what we have gained at so high ? price? Please let Mr. Wallace have your ? check at once. Jobs for Soldiers. If all discharged soldiers desiring work and all persons wishing to em ploy labor of any kind, will register their names and addresses with u* we will put them in touch with each other. S. A'. HARVIN. H. L. TISDALE. J. R. SUMTER. _ Sumter County Community La bot Poafd. 33 West Liberty St.. Sumter S. C. I? Business Proposition Mr. McLeod States Case For Acreage Reduction To the Editor of the News and Courier: The splendid reports receiv ed from all of the counties are very igratifving to those of us who are giv ing our lime and best thought to the [cotton acreage reduction movement. According to the reports very few j farmers have refused to sign the !acreage reduction pledge. About four or five have given expression to their opposition in the newspapers. The logic of some is very illogical, if there is such a thing as illogical logic. One writer states that the United States consumed in 1918 seven and one-half million bales and will con sume more this year "now that the war is over." He neglects to state, however, that hundreds of thousands of pounds of cotton was used in the manufacture of explosives and that a large per cent of i te cotton mills' ca pacity was taken up by ,army rush orders. Such a large per 'cent of the capacity of the mills was taken up by army rush orders that-there was not enough left to supply the prosperous civilian wants. The mills, in an ef fort to fill the orders of the govern ment ?s' rapidly as the goods were needed ran night and day. When the armistice was signed a large ) er! cent of the government orders wer? cancelled and the mills began to cur tail production, ,and now they are consuming less than half a million bales a month. At the present rate the domestic mills will not exceed six million bales in 1919, and it is prob able that they cannot consume this year more than six and one-quarter million bales, even if conditions im prove very materially. One writer states that" Germany. France, England. China, Japan, Peru and Chile are all hungry for Ameri-j can cotton. He does not tell you, i however, that there is an embargo on cotton to Germany, which may bei lifted in sixty days, or it may be six j months. It has been very difhYult, j indeed, for Germany to finance the purchase of foodstuffs necessary to] keep a large part ol" her population] from starving, and Germany cannot i finance more than half a million bales of cotton in 1919. The French govern ment buys the cotton for the French mills, and limits the mills to so many bales per month. England allows her mills to get some American cotton, but nothing like what the English! nulls could consume if the restrictions' were removed. England has removed the maximum price to be paid for :otton on all except American and Egyptian cotton. It is probable if; :he price restrictions were removed the English mills would buy more ;otton. 1 have never heard of Peru ind Chile using very much American iotton; they are not a factor. The question of acreage reduction j mould be treated as a business ques- j ion. If someone would offer to sell ;tock in a manufacturing plant or j: ;ome other enterprise that was not - profitable he could not lind a pur- { ihaser. When a farmer plants cotton j le is making an investment, and ir :he investment is not profitable he mould not make it any quicker than ne would invest his money in an un-i profitable manufacturing plant. A large exporter said to me a few .lays ago that if the United States produces 14.000,000 bales of cotton in 191? that cotton would sell for ten cents before next January, and if they produced 12.000.000 bales it would sen for less than fifteen cents before next January, but if they produce) only between eight or nine million! bales cotton would sell for thirty-five or forty cents before next January, j I am satisfied that if we produce 1-1.-j 00O.00O bales this year cotton will i not sell next fall for more than fifteen! cents. It is estimated that about 7,000.000 bales of American cotton has not been marketed, and if we make a full j crop this year, 14.000,000 bales, the j 14.000.000 bales plus the 7,000,000 bales from 1918 will not sell for morei than eighteen cents a pound, or $90 a | bale. This is three cents a pound { more than I believe it will sell for. If we produce 8.000,000 bales this year, plus the 7.000.000 bales of the 1918 crop, it will sei: for not Jess] than $150 per bale, probably $175.] Fourteen million bales, plus 7,000, 000 bales. 21.000.000 bales, at $90 per bale, is .?1.980,000,000. Eight million bales of 1919 cotton, plus 7. 000.000 bales from 1918, 15.000.000 bales, at $150 per bale, is $2.2$0, 000.000. Therefore .the 8.000,000 bales of new cotton, plus 7.000.000 carried over, would sell for $350,000, 000 more than the 14,000.000, plus 7,000,000. South Carolina produced last year 1.400.000 bales. It is estimated that we have about 700,ooo unsold. A full crop. 1.400,000 bales, plus 700,000. is 2.1 "0.000, at $90 per bale, is $189. 000.000. If we reduced our produc tion approximately one-third, or not make more than 850,000 bales, plus the 700.000 carried over. 1,(150,000, at $150 per bale is $24 7,500.000 I more than a full crop, plus the carry j over would sell for. It will cost at 1 least $S.750,000 w >re to grow o50. I 000 bales of cotton than it would to i grow corn or some other foodstuff, i which, added to the $5S.500,000, is ! $67.250.000. That is what South I Carolina would make by reducing production one-third That is a good ! business propositic It is in the j hands of the farrm .s to make his j investment in cotton production a j paying proposition. p.. F. McLeod. j Charleston. March IS. I Lirus*- s. March 20.?Belgium ha.-' i recognized the independence of Po ; nd. ; Berlin. March 20.?The Swiss fed ' eral council has recognized the now I Serbian-* !roatian-Sloven nai ion. ;j London. March 20.- -Virtually :i> i the Ukraine is now in the hands ol the Bolshoviki. according to advice reaching London today. In heavj I ficrhting at Xikoiaiev. northeast ol Odessa, the P.olsheviki lost between ' five and eight thousaud men. nu . forced the French garrison, aftei fierce lighting to withdraw to QJossa W. 0. W. Meeting j Head Camp Converses for Annual I Session. i Spartanburgr, March 17.?The 17th biennial session cf the head camp, j Woodmen of the World. of South Carolina, which convenes here to morrow morning", brought to Spar tanburg today hundreds of delegates representing rill sections of the Slate. The delegates were welcomed to the city tonight by addresses delivered by representatives of the city and the fraternal orders of Spartanburgr. The j meeting held in the Soldiers' Club on lWest Main street was largely at tended by the delegates and the peo ple of the city. Those who spoke were: ("'haties O. Hearon of the Spartanburgr Herald, in behalf of the mayor and the newspapers; T. T. Ar nold for the Chamber of Commerce; I A. E. Hill for the local lodge of Elks: S. T. Lanhani for the Masonic Lodge: H. K. Osborne for the Knights of Py thias: J. T. Ouzts for the Loyal Order of Moose; Pen Hill Brown for the Odd Fellows and Dr. Henry Nelson Sny der of Wofford College. The response to the addresses of welcome was de livered by Robert Lide of Orange burg. Mrs. Harry Donelon Of Charleston. State manager of the Woodmen Cir cle, and Mrs. Mary E. Larrion of St. Paul, supreme advisor of the Wood men Circle, spoke for the woman's auxiliary of the organization. The audience time and again applauded 1 references to President Wilson andj his advocacy of the league of na tions, j .The formal sessions of the conven- j tions begin tomorrow morning at 10 j o'clock at the court house. There will be roil calls, reports of commit tees and the election of officers, in which there is decided interest. W. 0. W. Elect Officers j Spartanburgr, March is.?The j Woodmen of the World of South Car olina, in seslon here tonight, elected I the following officers: J. M. Daniel, j Greenville, head consul; Max E. Bry ant, Kock Hill, head adviser: Fred I C. L?tz, Charleston, head banker: Ft. j S. Hood. Sum'ter, head clerk; Ft. J. Lancaster, head escort: 1). O. Smith. Land rum head sentry: J. H. < 'ook, Anderson, chairman board of audi tors; Harry Stiller. Columbia; Dr. j. H. Algood. Liberty; W. F. Hall and C. P.. McCarthy. Charleston, head au ditbrs. Jos. E. Johnson. Cray Court: M. W. B?bo. Spartanburg; FitzIIugh McMas- j ter. Columbia: Robert Lide. Orange-| burg: the ~<w\ E. W. Hiott. Easly.J representa... -s to Sovereign ('amp at i Atlantic City. Three more represen- j tatives will be chosen tomorrow j morning. Florence was unanimously chosen is the meeting place for 192] State Camp. Columbia had asked for the meeting, but withdrew in favor of Florence. The court room of the Spartanburgr Court House was filled with dele gates from all sections of the State [ong before the formal opening of the twelfth biennial session of the Wood-j men of the World here today. Thej reporting of-the deaths of sovereigns; since the last meeting of the head camp gave the morning session a touch of sadness. Tributes were paid the memory of the late Wade Hamp ton Cobb. of Columbia, and a commit tee to report resolutions upon his death was appointed, comosed of Rob ert Lind, John W. Crews. C. A. Powers. W. H. Hope. J. T. Batoman and M. J. Spears. The annual reports of the officers were read and recorded. When the session was opened this morning the initial number oi' the program was prayer by Dr. Rail, of the First Bap tist Church. The opening Ode was sung andj Miss Will Lou Cray, of Laurens. spoke for about ten minutes discuss- | ingr her work and asking the Wood men to join in the cause of stamp ing out illiteracy in the State. .Miss" Gray is working for the education of! unlearned adults and is supervisor of adult schools of the State department of education. The committees of the convention were appointed as follows: Resolution: II. L. Scarborough. J. ? R. Earle. 0. J. Rast. J. C. Collum, C I) (Sates. J. A. Hyatt. Officers' Reports.?TL A. Oyles. E. | Inman. W. P.. Gates. Ed Barry, J. H. j Hammond. iL J. Chapman. Press?jj W. Mansfield, J. BJ Puckett. C W. Hicks. B. B. Raslay. Mileage and Per Diem?J. C. Par ker, Joe FT. Cejjee. .7. W. Wells. K. P. j Durant. The session adopted resolutions on absent members; those who had been called by death, sickness or absence because of enlistment in the army or army work. Head Escort. Carry Stiller. <>f Co lumbia is doing V. M. C. A. work in France, and to bis wife the camp sent a niessage expressing hope for his safe and speedy return. The- meeting look sympathetic note of ihe absence of Thomas Chambers of Bennettsville. who was detained at home by illness in his family. I>. T. Woods and I >. V. Bristbw be ing absent the chair named the fol lowing ti> serve <>u the credentials committee: G. C. Warren and J. T. Mm/. Sovereign Watchman ?'. 0. Mills, of Jacksonville. Fla... was in the hnl! ami was accorded n warm welcome. He read Ihe report of the sovereign commander. En Route To Paris Former Premier ol* Austria Making Important Journey Geneva, March 2<C- Dr. Lam masch. farmer premier of Austria and a strong opponent of the union of German-Austria with Germany is en route to Paris, Newspapers here consider his journey <>f great in portance. Stockholm. March IS. Fighting has been resume ! against the Relishe viki along the . ire Lithuanian fronL according to an official statement is sued at the .Lithuanian headquarters at Kovno. i Sumter Tobacco Market i ?. ... ________ j Warehousemen Making Prepa rations for 1919 Season i ? j Messers 11. iL Knott and .J. FLNew ! ton. of Farmville, N. C. the lessees and managers of SJumters' new tobac co warehouse which will be erected : and ready for business by July lsr. j were in Sumter yesterday conferring I with President Jennings and otth?r officers of the new warehouse com ' pany. I These gentlemen were positively assured that the second warehouse will I be up and ready for business beTbnr ;the td 19 tobacco selling season opens iup. Mr. Knott and Mr. Newton call Jed at the Sumter Chamber of Com ? mence, and arranged with ' the secre | tary for a general advertising cam I paign to boost the Sumter tobacco I market, and they wll come to Sumter j in May to put in a sixty day tour of j Sumter county visiting the tobacco j growers, and conferring with them I about, ihc harvesting and curing of ! tobacco. j Knott and Newton are among Iarg |Ost;and mosi extensiv?? tobacco ware housemen in the country, and are owners of several drying plants and stemmeries. This requires that they personally buy millions of pounds of tobacco annually, to lilt orders and supply their plants. ? .John W. and William I'.' Moore les sees and managers of the first estab-j lished tobacco warehouse, the Sumterj the Chamber of Commerce that theyl Tobacco Warehouse have written) I will bit Sumter on or about May with ja force of warehousemen and cnavass j ers to thoroughly boost the Sumter to I bacco market. There will be boost i er tobacco trips of business men and j farmers, and with the unprecedented j acreage of tobacco being grown in his; county it looks like this summer. v>ifl favorable seasons for tobacco culture is uoing to see the Sumter tobacco market loom up as the leading mar ket of this section. There will be one of the larT-"^' crops of tobacco buyers, representing every lug company, export and do mestic in th?- country on the two lar;re Sumter warehouse floors. With Moorei Brothers themselves buying hundreds of thousands of pounds, and Knott and Newton also going up against the .>th er buyers to get the' tobacco the coi, petition is going to be keen, wiiu consequent highest market prices on this market. The Sumter business men are going to get into the game with gloves off this summer and wi.1' j be solidly behind the two warehouses to make Sumter trie leading tobacco market of this part of South Carolina. NOTICE. Mass Meeting. Regarding the Appro priate Welcoming of the Snnifcer County Soldiers and Sailors of The European War. To the Citizens of Sumter and the County of Sumter: The Board of Directors of the SumU'r County Chamber of Commerce] has decided' to call the citizens of Sumter, and the County of Sumter into mass meeting on next Monday evening. March 24th, at S o'clock, in I Ihc county court room for the purpose j of discussing the matter of when and j how tin's county shall honor the re- j turning soldiers and sailors of the; county of Sumter of every branch of j the service who .offered their services j during -the prac.tica.lly world-wide wari now drawing to a close. The overseas, fighting detachments containing a j large number of Sumter county he-1 roes are on the high seas returning to j their native State, many other he-: roes are already here. As this is : matter in which the people are gen- j erally interested, it Is but fair and at! the same time, we think wise that the people shall say. when, where, j and how Sumter county shall honor these heroes who reflected such glory, and honor upon themselves, their country, their St;jfo. and their conti-1 ty- I Therefore Ihc Sumter County: Chamber of Commerce respectfully: requests all interested citizens, and -ill civic, patriotic: fraternal, business Ea-i bor, professional and other organized! bodies or associations, and the <"ity, Council and the. county officials to as \ semblc al the time and place above j mentioned to sc'tie this matter as thus meeting shall deem best. By order of the Board of Direc tors. Sumter County Chamber of; Commerce. j C S. Booth, President. VI. r. Reardon. Ma naging Secretary. Sumter, March I!). 10 10. CQT.OltEI) FIELD PAY. Largely Attended and Successful j Meeting if eld in Mayesvillc. The best attended and the most j successful Field Day exercises of thej cop.reii schools "!' Sumter county were held ai the Mayesville Industrial i Institution Wednesday, March i'.'th. The attendance was between CourTeon j and fifteen hundred and practically| all of the schools of the county were; represented, .-is well .is a large at-i tendance of farmers mid others inter-j <->ie<! in i he farm demonstration and j 0? mest ie science work thai is being done under the direction of 11 opart mem of agriculture and other govern met r agents. The parade which was tin- chief feature <?!' the morning was morei th in ;i ipiarter of .i mile in length, i Included in the parade were :i num ber of wagons on which were al tractive displays <u' farm demonstra tion and homo demonstration speci mens The parade was led by Pres ident ?mma .i. Wilson of thi- Ahiyes \il:e Institute and J. S. Collins of l.tichlnnd enmity, one of the largest and most successful colored farmer.-: of the State. After the parade :? meeting was held .-it which addresses on time:} <ne, were made by .1. S. Collins, i >:?. i ,ii nie and others. Fa rm 1>? -m nnstration Vfirenl If. A. Woodard pre riocd over the meeting and introduo ed the speakers. Dr. II. S. Wilson, president <?!' the Colored Slate College was present. In the school contests Lincoln school won in the reading contest while the spelling contest was a. lie. ?Much Uncertainty as to Provis ions of the Act Regulat ; ing Sale. jMANY LETTERS ON SUB JECT TO OFFICERS i Attorney General Expected to Render Opinion in the Next I Few Days. I _ I Columbia, March 10.?The people pf South Carolina arc uncertain as to I the provisions of the ''anti-extract*'; flaw passed at the last session of the! genera! assembly, judging by the [number of letters daily received by the oitiee of the attorney general for an opinion on the statute. This opin ion is expected to be delivered in a few days. - The act makes it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, receive or have in pos session any tonics, bitters, drugs, medicines, toilet articles or com pounds containing alcohol in a great er quantity than is necessary for the purpose of extraction, solution or preservation of such preparation and their sale, when they can be used as a beverage, is prohibited. The attor ney general is asked what is the proper percentage of alcohol and who will decide this question! The bill is silent on these matters; but it is manifestly inexpedient to have 'a chemical analysis of every bottle of preparations containing alcohol sold in tin- State. The only logical way to solve the difficulty, it is thought, is to apply the standards of the Federal Pure Food and Drug Act, under which such concoctions must be sold anyway. , . The law reqires the purchaser to give a certificate that he is not buy ing the preparations to use as a bev erage. The wholesalers, who come ?under this section of the law, are asking if they have to give a certifi cate to but-of-State manufacturers and joblvors when they buy their goods. Sellers in other States will not care anything about the certifi cates and. of course, they cannot be made to comply with the South Caro Una statute. The question then arises: Can South Carolina dealers purchase th<-sc preparations, with the expbeta lion of delivery, from ou(-of-Sta.te concerns without giving a. certificate ami comply with .the. law? The fol lowing is the act: "Section I. Be ir 'enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful and against thcihcalth and. morals of this State for any person, firm or corpora-j ti?.n to sell or offer for sale, receive, have in possession for unlawful pur pos^s or purchase within this S:at<* any tonics, hitters, drugs, medicines, toilet articles or compounds contain ing alcohol if the alcohol contained in such compounds or preparations is in a greater Quantity than is nec essary for the purpose of extraction, solution or preservation of such prep aration, and the sale, receiving, pur chasing or having in possession of such tonics, hitters, drugs, medicines, toilet articles or compounds which ] can be used as a beverage, is prohib ited, unless it can be- made to appear \ as hereinafter provided that the same was for medical use. '?Section L'. Every dealer in any of the aforenamed preparations shall require each and every purchaser j who buys any article mentioned in . Section 1 of this act to sign a ? -er tili- , cate as follows: 1 have this day pur-1 chased from . the follow- , ing preparation to be used only-as i medicine, toilet prearation or l!a voring extract and will no! myself 1 iise oi- allow any of same to be used , IS a hever age. ??Section ':. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro- \ ( visions of this act shall be guilty of j, a misdemeanor and, upon conviction ; thereof, shall pay a fine of not less ( tor;:- one hundred dollars ($100) cr uiore than live hundred dollars <. ($500), or suffer imprisonment for \ not less than three months or more than one year, in the discretion of ; the court, for the first offense, and . for any subsequent offenses shall . suffer imprisonment for not less than en.- year or more than two years, in the discretion of the court: And . provided further, it shall be the duty of the Board of Pharmaceutical Ex aminers t<> cancel the license of any person reported to said, hoard and - found goilty by them: Provided fur- . ? her. that any person, firm or corpor ation convicted under this act shall he prohibited from employing a li censed druggist thereafter for a , period of two years. , "Section l. That all acts and parts , or acts inconsistent with this act are j hereby repealed. "Section 5. That this act shall i take effect immediately upon its ap proval by the Governor.*' Secretary .1. V. Todd of the Sumter ' Y" has been asked to act as referee Iii the inter-city membership cam paign contest. Right North and South Carolina V. M. C. A. cities have en- j icred the contest. Paris. March L'".- President Wil-j: son spent the forenoon working inj' preparation Cor another conference] this afternoon with Premiers Lloyd j ijworge and i"ei':eI;c- a 1J. Tie- confer-P elit e will take place at Uovd George's residence. j: Paris, March 'lo. A .la panose > amend men! to the covenant of the league of nations, providing that the contracting parlies agree to grant: "equal and just treatment" to all aliens within their borders who arc'; nationals of members of the league, will be submitted to the supreme] council, it is learned by Reuters from Japanese sources. II Asq?ith Proposed Pol* Leagu Head Former Premier of England j Wanted as Permanent Pres-, ident of League of Nations j ! London. March 19.?There is a strong feeling in- political and diplo matic circles* in Paris in favor of in viting Herbert A. Asquith. the form i er British premier, to become the i lirst president of the league of na tions, according to' the Daily Mirror. "Death. " i '. . $ \ Mr. Isaac Loryea, a well known citizen of Manning, died .at that place Tuesday night. The remains will be brought to -this city for in terment, the services being held at the Jewish cemetery at 5.30 o'cloelC this afternoon. . i " Ked Cross Knitting. _ The Sumter Chapter has been aW lotted 4<> sweaters and 70 pairs of stockings to be made for refugees. Be low arc given instructions for knit* ting these, garments. Those expecting to knit are urged to cut out these directions and call at Red Cross head quarters for yarn, as we are notified that the demand for such garments is great. These garments must be' returned 4to the Bureau of Supplies in Atlanta by May 1st, so please .com-? piet-j them and return to headquar ter.-, as soon as possible. '? Sweaters. Use \l needles. No. 3. Cast on 59 stitches. Knit 2 purl- 2 for 3 inches. Knit 12 inches. Knit for shoulder 18 stitches. Bind off loosely for neck 20 stitches. Knit for other shoulder i8 stitches. Knit back and forth .4 inches which leaves wool at inner edge of neck. Break off wool and tie on at neck opening for second shoulder. Continue to knit a row and purl a row back and forth for 4 inches, which leaves the wool- at outer edge. This completes shoulder. Knit back 18 stitches. Cast on 20' " stiches joining to the other shoulder. Continue to knit a row and purl: a row 12 inches. Knit 2 and purl 2 . for 3. inches. This completes front of sweater. Neck?To finish neck, pick up the stitches on 3 needles and knit 2 and purl 2 for l inch. Bind off loosely or. single crochet around the neck once. Sleeves?Pick up 4$ stitches around the armhole knitting a row* and purling a row, decreasing one stiteh on each needle for every inch v for 14 inches. Then knit 2 and purL u for 2 inch cuff. Sew up the sweat- , <^r and sleeves. Or cast on 50 stitches. Knit a row*and purl a row 14 inches. Then knit 2 and purl 2 for 2 inch cuff. Sew up and insert in armhole. , Directions lor Knitting Stockings. Always join threads by splicing or by running threads through each other with worsted needle. Cast on 48 stitches. Dividing stitches: 1st needle It! stitches,. 2nd. needle 10 stiches. 3rd needle. 16. stitches. Knit 2, purl 2 for 2 inches. Knit plain for 17 inches. Heel?Divide stitches for heel 1st needle 24 stitches. 2nd needle 12 stitches. 3rd needle. 12 stitches. On heel needle, knit 1 row across, turn, and purl 1 row back, always slipping first stitch until you have 20 rows. i a; To turn heel. -Begin to turn heel an wrong, side. Slip one stitch, purl : 11 stitches, Size of foot. TIeel continued: Purl 2 together, purl one, turn; 'slip It. knit 4. slip 1. knit 1: pass slipped; stitch over, knit 1, turn. Continue jntil there remains on the needle 14 ditches. Pick up on side of heel for 1st needle in stitches. Knit on 2nd ?' needle 24 stitches. Gusset. Pick up on other side of heel in stitches and take from 1st: needle 7 stitches. To make Srd leedles, 1st. needle (a) knit "to withm 3 stitches of end. knit 2 together, tnlt 1. 2nd needle (b) knit plain. 3rd needle (c) knit 1, slip 1, kntt 1. pass slipped stitch over, knit to >nd. Cd) Knit around plain. Repeat A. B. C, D until you have Dii your 1st needle 12 stitches, 2nd leedle 24 stitches, 3nd needle 12 stitches. Knit around plain until ? 'oot measures 6 inches. Toe?1st needle (e) Knit to within 5 stitches of end. Knit 2, together, knit 1. 2nd needle (f) Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over knit ?nitch, knit to within 3 stitches of ltd. Knit 2 together, knit 1. 3rd needle (g"> Knit 1, slip 1, knit '. pass slipped stitch over knit stitch, kuil to end. fh) Knit 2 rows plain. Repeat E. r. <;. O. 3 times (mak ii>:;- i times in all.? Then narrow ev ivy other row until you have 1*5 ?a itches. Finish with kitchiner toe. Med Cres^ Notes. We have been notified that another ?ampy.ign Cor the collection of cloth ing f??r the stricken people of ihirope will be carried on from Match 24th through the 31st. Get together your used clothing and shoes, but hold them until notified what to do with 'hem. There arc still Red ?"ross garments ?nt that should he returned for ship ment, if you are one who has such i garment (sewing or knitting) will you please see that it is returned right away. The Sumter Chapter shipi>od today to Atlanta a completed allotm*""^ of .'. 2 layettes for Belgian babies, fhis illotment represents much lime and work expended by those who had a, hand in its completion: The Red Cross work is by no means ilotie. There are still garments to be iii.nlc for refugees. The ehapter is still in need of those who van sew or knit. Call 32$ and find out ahout the work yet to be done. Rio Janeiro, March 10.?Various localities of Brazil are flooded. Joa zeiro. State of Bahia is inundated and thousands of houses were wreck ed by the waters. The rivers in va rious parts of the republic are above the flood stage, considerable datt*vi aue resulting.