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LABOR CONGRESS ADMITS NEGRC Southern Convention Favors In dostrial Equality Asheville, N. C-, Aug. 21.?Urgen recommendations providing for radi cal changes in'.many systems affect ing conditions ?>f living were adoptei at today's session of the South-ern L.a bor congress in convention here, an? the congress- went o record as giv:j 4ts. hearty edorsoment to indus>ria equality without regard to color. Th< r- -Recognition of the* negro laborer or the same equality with the whit*: came as a big surprise. The sessions tonight were featured by the address of President Jerorm Jones, of Atlanta, who heartily. en dorsed the league of nations. The de cision to organize colored workers as k would whits workers was unani mous. Prospects of a fight on the res olution vanished when delegates fieard speakers advance reasons tor drawing no color line in organized la bor. The throwing of safeguards around the traveling public, the re duction of the high cost of living and. the proper control of unfortunate or phans, were some of the worthy alms to which delegates pledged their support in the adoption of strong res olutions calling for the hearty activi ties of the various crafts in tne ora tion of opinion looking to the attain ment of the goals named. ? The final meeting, of the congress will convene in the morning and will bfe-.-featured by the eelcton of -officers and* xhe discussion of resolutions which were not presented to the convention rtfeday. "One of the resolutions which brought forth much, discussion was the'call for organized labor to press the.-work of forming unions in re mote parts of the States not yet con tabling organized bodies. Another which was adopted gives the congress the power to designate the vice pres idents of the body, one in each State. a& men having power to press upon the legislatures of the various States all measures for the good of organiz ed labor, the expenses of such repre sentatives to be paid from the general fund. Toronto, Aug. 25.?The prince of Wales visited the government house at Rosedale* on his tour of Canada. ~N0~M0RE or mice after you" use RAT-SNAP. liTs a sure rodent killer. Try a pkg. s^od prove xt. Rats killed with RAT SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch it Guaranteed. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan fey, Kitchen or Cellar. "50c size (2 cakes) -for.. Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all .farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. O'Donneli & Co. and Du rant Hardware Co. Sumter. S. C. AIKEN COUNTY IS > WARNED OF PEST A Inspection of Weevil Infected Areas Made By District t Agent ; . i - i Aiken. S. C, August 7.?Henry S. li Johnson, district agent of the co . operative Extension Work in South I Carolina, who has just completed a r trip through that part of the state in l fected with the boll weevil, makes i the following statement: i "So many farmers have asked me i about the progress of the boll weevil j that the following may be of inter Ijest: ;j "On July 28, 29 and 30 I made a . j trip through Hampton, Jasper and . j Beaufort counties. I found that the ; I damage done by the boll weevil was . I practically confined to the area bounded on the west by the Souther)! ; Railway from Fairfax to Savannah ? and on the north by the C. & W. C. Railway from Fairfax to Beaufort. i| "In this area there are all de i grees of damage, running from zero J to 100 per cent plus. I visited Harde j ville and vicinity, where the greatest I damage is to be found. In the fieM of Mr. Coleman. about 200 yards from j Hardeviile station. I found the worst j infestation I ever expected to see. In 'this field 1 picked 100 of the freshest. ; best squares 1 could find. Every j square had been punctured and in the j 100 I found 41 adult weevils. Young j squares were so scarce that the wee- j j vil had begun to feed on the grown j bolls. I saiw dozens of bolls with two i and three weevils' feeding on them, j j One had f.ve on it. One half-grown boll was broken open and sis) ypquug ! weevils were found inside almost; ready to emerge. This field contain-j j ed about ten acres ?and it was the! ! consensus of'Opinion >?f our party that j ! the owner would hardly gather more j I than 200 cr 300 pounds, of seed cot-: t ton. ! j "Mr. C. M. McTicr of Hardeviile; ! also had a number of fields that are I .... i i seriously damaged by weevil. He es- ! [ timated his damage at $12,000. "Mr. W. R. Pritchard at Pritchards- j j ville has infested fields. He is using; j the calcium arseuate poison and i I while hopeful is not able, to give ex- | [act data. In this connection it must j f be remembered that poisoning of; i weevil is s till in the experimental j I stage. "As stated, there were all degrees: j of infestation. In some fields we; j found two-ibirds of a crop already j i made. Wreevils were present, how-; ! ever, and were gning after young: bollr j :an.d squares. The general attitude! (varies from confidence to abject des-? J pair. The better class of farmers ? were confident that 'livestock and j I sweet potatoes would prove their sal- ? ? vation. The negroes didn't know i i what was in store for them. Some, ! said they would not plant cotton ; again. Others said they would turn' to day labor. "A visit to Hardeviile and vicinity j will be well worth while to South Carolina farmers. It must be remem bcred that this is the third year and that climatic conditions have been on the side of the weevil. "Just when Aikon county may ex pect the weevil and what damage may be expected is, of course, all a sup position based on past progress and damage. The wise farmer will not wait until the weevil arrives, but will begin today to order wire and see that some portion or all of his j farm is fenced. The price of a new ! automobile will fence up a number of ! hog lots. There will be no successful j raising of livestock without 'some ! fencing. Of course we will always I raise a great deal of cotton, but our ? livestock will show a rapid increase j for the next few years. The wise j farmer will prepare for his livestock jby fencing his farm now. The county ; agent, Mr. Kaiser, has some quo i' tations on wire in car load lots that j are worth investigating. AFTER SOUTH AM ERICAN BUSINESS __ Memphis Tenn.. Aug. 21.?A visit ? to Latin-American countries by Mis I issippi Valley concerns interesting in taking advantage of new trade cori ; ditions since the ending of the war land to include reresentatives of Chi . cago. St. Louis, Memphis. Cincinnati. I New Orleans' and many inland cities. I is planned for this fall and winter. : Not less than 300 commercial, finan i cial and business establishments are I to be represented. ? it is proposed to make an -exten sive trip to ascertain by personal ob servation the business conditions and possibilities in South America and how the Mississippi Valley can bet develop its trading interests with the Laim States. The movement was started by the New Orleans Association of Com merce, which already has delegated a committee to interest other similar organizations and which also has tak en up with the United States Shipping Board the question of obtaining a vessel for the trip. It is the intent to start about No vember 1, on a tentative itinerary that will take the delegation to Cuba. Jamaica, Santa Domingo, Haiti, cities in Venezuela. Colombia, Panama. 'Ecuador,. Per-u, Chile and back through the Panama Canal. It is quite certain from local infor mation, that Memphis and St. Louis will be well represented and assur ance has been obtained that Chicago and Cincinnati will likewise send a number of representatives. The pro posal is of .especial interest in the lower Mississippi Valley because of recent announcement and assurance that river transportation is to be much improved as far north as Mem phis and St. Louis and likewise be cause of rapid development of live stock and agricultural progress in the lower valley country. The City of Sumter, under the terms of-the agreement recently concluded with the owners of the Sumter Light ing Company, will take charge of the city lighting .plant on next Monday, September 1st. Duroc Hog Farms ANNUAL BRED SOW SALE September 2nd, 1919. Sale starts promptly at 1:00 P. M. Free Barbecue Dinner at 12:00 O'clock An offering of high-class Sows, Gilts and Boars, some of the best we have in our herd and including fifteen top Gilts selected from the great herd of Ira Jackson, one of the greatest Duroc breeders in the United States. This promises to be the greatest sale ever offered the discriminating buyers of the South. GUARANTEE Every animal sold is a breeder. IMMUNITY Every animal in this sale has been treated against Hog Che!era, AUCTIONEERS Col. H. L. Iglehart of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Col F. D. Hengst, of Louisville, Kentucky. Don't forget the date time and place Tuesday, September 2nd, 1:00 P.M. DUROC HOG FARMS CARTERSVILLE, S. C. GEO. G. PALMER, Owner- 0. M. HORXE, Manager. 3& * ////1^ ^ Cnme!? fire sold mverywhpn in scientifically sc'cled pack ages o/* 2C cigarettes; or ten pack^?c* <2C0 cigarettes) in a *l2$sine-pur'-r-covri-dcari^r.\ VS& stron&y recommend this carton for the home or office supply or whar you travel. If you want to know what rare and unusual enjoyment Camels provide smoke thern in comparison with any cigarette in the world at any price! CAMELS are a cigarette revelation any way you consider th em! Take quality, or refreshing flavor and fragrance; or, that wonderful mellow-mild-smoothness you never before got in a cigarette smoke! Yet Camels are so fall-bodied and so full-of satisfacticn you marvel that so much de light could be put into a cigarette! Camels expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos makes than so irresistibly appetizing! And, the blend explains why it is possible for you to smoke Camels liberally without tiring your taste! You will prefer Camels to either kind of tobacco smoked straight! ? You'll realize pretty quick, too, that among the many reasons you smoke Camels is their freedom from any unpleasant ciga retty aftertaste or unpleasant cigaretty odor! Once you know Camels you won't take much stock in premiums, coupons or gifts! You'll prefer Camel quality! R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. C NEGRO SOCIETY GIVEN SETBACK While Its Organizer Is Beaten and Chased Out of Town Austin. Texas, Aug. 22.?John R. I Shillady, of New York, secretary ot'i ] th<- National Association for the Ad- | I vancemem of Colored People, was) ! everely beaten in front of his hotel j h<rre today and ordered to catch th^j j first train out of town. The beating! {was adt/iinisteyrtVl by several men j following a meeting held with nc- i i groes by Shillady. He agreed to leave; town at once. Two weeks ago local officials or- J dered the disbanding of a local branch] of tin- National Association for the] Advancement of Colored People on; the ground that the associaiton had no permit to operate in Texas. At \ that time feeling was high and it was: renorte?? thai both whites and ne groes were purchasing arms. Shillady, who is a white man. came to Austin yesterday and had a oon Lercn.cr; with Attorney General G. M. Curton regarding a charter for the associtaion. Local officials who in vestigated him yesterday were assur ed that the association has for its purpose the bringing of sr.ci::! couality. and decJare that Shillady advanced arguments along this line. . The meeting with n< groes today following these conferences was ;h>; hterfered with, bur as Shillady re turned to his hotel he was met by several whi;<- men. who administered a severe beating wJth their lists. He was then escorted to a railroad sta tion, where he bought a ticket for St. Jouis. Shillady was warned not to stop in Texas. j - Heard on the Football Field. Dum Nut?Look at Ym all in that mud! How will they ever get elean? Wiseacre?H?hl W hat do you sup ooss the se::ub team is for? The Tobacco Market. On Thursday at the Banner Ware house a total 01 7r>.0 1<> pounds of to bacco sold for a sum of $10.896.19 or ;:u avOTage price slightly above twen ty-two and one-halt" cents. This house had no sales on Friday and are pre paring today for the heavy sales ex pected next week. The Moore Brothers' warehouse had no sales on Thursday, but on Friday they sold about one hundred thou sand pounds for $2^,$5d or an aver age price slightly above twenty-three and one-half cents. There is no sales at this house to day and they, too, are preparing for the heavy sales on Monday. For the past week there has been between six and seven hundred thou sand pounds of tobacco sold in Sum ter at an average price of twenty-three cents. This goes ot prove that Sum ter has become a tobacco market as well as a cotton market. ! Washington, Aug. 23.?Navy de^ i partment has announced that hon ! orahle discharges will be given all ; men who received ordinary discharges i after service during the war with ?Germany.. . ..., , ? . .---^V TTENTION PARENTS Is your boy or girl going to any South Carolina College or Prep School this Fall, as a pay student? If so wriae us, we can save you money. Give the name of the school. ARMER & STOCKMAN I Hj 8 Exchange Bank Building, i| Charleston, S. C. * * ?5? Ik National Sank of Soii Carolina of Sumter I S ?fftj A "Roll of Honor Bank" Is one, with surplus and profits in excess of capital, thus giving tangible evidence of Strength and Security. Of the 25,000 banks in the U. S.t only one in ten occupies the proud position. We Arc Among the Number C. ROWLAND, Presl'Jc 7t. Fr' E. HiNNANT. Cashltf. N 3XJL O'pONXEEXi, Prcsiden:: s ?*7 m VV? ! ' ? S S ' ~" - \ -4.??*.>- '-^-"v-s ^ O. L. YATJES. J 4 I As Old As the Hills is the expression that "any fool can make money, but it takes a wise man to save it." If you be long to the "Fool Class" you make it, we will save it for you, A deposit of $1.00 receives the same courteous attention as if it had 000 added to it. i The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C.