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THESE THREE DAYS WILL MEAN THREE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE THRIFTY FOLKS WHO ATTEND
THE
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Extensive preparations are1>eing made for an elaborate display of many beautiful fabrics such as Organdies, Voiles, Batistes,
Madras, Flaxons, Dimities, Pa jama Check s^FancyWalstings, Novelty Skirtings, Percales, Ginghams etc.
Housekeepers are informed that our splendid lines of Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Spreads, Bleach
ings and Curtain Draperies will all be included in this big sale. .
A wide range of dainty Waists in white and colored effects, and ail featuring the latest Mode? for the 1920 Season will be a
strong attraction. We extend a cordial invitation to all and assure ^ou a hearty welcome. ., .
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HELPED TO CAP
TURE COMMUNIST!
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Columbia Man Assisted in Raids
at Trenton, N. J.
Columbia, Jan. 17.?J. W. Otts, ol';
Columbia, special agent Cor the dc-!
partment of justice, aided in the ar-j
rests of ??Rods" in the East on the.
night of January 2. and he tells an \
. interesting story^of the work, lie has;
.lust returned to Columbia, after spend
tag?two weeks at Trenton, N. J., and i
at New York City. He aided in tak
ing a car'oad of Hungarians to Silis
Island for deportation.
Mr. Otts was spending a vacation at |
Greensboro, Ala., his old homo, when j
he was ordered to Philadelphia. From j
there he was ordered to Trenton, und
he worked for two weeks in the ' Red
area."
The arrest of "Reds" was made at
? o'cloek at night on January 2. Mr.
Ott and ten other special agents were
assigned to Trenton and under eacli
was a squad of ten men, some of these
being loeal policemen. The men act
ing under, the special agents did not
xnow at 7 o'clock what their work
"Was to be that night. The arresting
parties swooped down on the, Reds
without warning to the anarchistic
parties.
Several hundred Reds were arrest
ed in Trenton by Mr. Otts and the
agents working with him. Mr. Otts
was one of several agents who car
ried a party of fifty to Ellis Island for
deportation.
Practically all of the men and wo
men from Trenton who were arrested
were Hungarians. Their families put
up loud howls when the men were j
taken by the officers. On the train j
which carried Mr. Ott's crowd to El
lis Island a meeting was held. This
the officers didn't stop, as they had -
their prisoners .afe, but interpreters
told that in the meeting there were
speeches against the government and 1
some of the anarchistically inclined j
threatened to kill the special a; its.
There was no danger at this po >f j
the proceedings however.
Mr. Otis says that the nun ar
rested afc Trenton were guilty of cir
culating literature and arousing other
persons aaainst the government, hi ;
the houses of the men arrested he
saw large stocks of pamphlets and!
books, all of anarchistic character, j
The men arrested belonged to thej
Communist Labor Party ami thej)-;
creed was "Down with government.\
down with church." Then* aim. says
Mr. Otts, was to solicit the coopera
tion of all labor organizations. Mr.
Otts tells of meetings of tlx- Reds
that were raided. While some of the]
agents raided one meeting. Mr. Otts!
and other officers raided the h<>nK>s of
those attending the meeting.
Recorder's Court.
Several eases were before the re- \
corder this morning for fighting, lar-j
ccny and gambling. Fines amounted j
to $153 for the 2ily.
RENT PROFITEERS
WILL BE CHECKED
Government to (*et Line on
Prices Through Income
Tax Returns
Washington, .l:m. LS.?Through tin
collection of taxes on 1?19 incomes,
the lirs: step in which will be taken
tomorrow, the government will wage
war on profiteering; landlords with
"sweet revenge" in prospect for "the
tenant v.-ho has had to dig deep into
his earnings t<? pay a high rental in
1 02 9."
First intimation of this new aspect
came tonight in announcement by
Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of the
bureau of internal i-evenue. thatforms
for making income-tax returns which
j will he in the hands of ' all internal
revenue collectors and ready for dis
[trioution tomorrow-will contain a sec
tion providing that tenants shall in
: elude in their statements the amounts
I of rents paid* and to whom it was
paid. Tins information will be turned
over to the department of justice to he
! used in its high cost of living cam
j paign.
I While the work of collecting the in
come taxes will he just as heavy this
j year as it \va:; in 1919 the government
! will receive5 less revenue. Instead of
1 collecting 6 per <-ent on incomes be
tween $2.0*00 and $4,000 from mar
ried persons as was done last year.
Konly 4 i>cr cent will be collected this
time. Single persons will get an ex
emption of $1,0.00, as was provided un
der the previous revenue law. On in
| comes above $4.000 the normal tax
[will be S per cent instead of 12 per
I cent, of last year. But the surtaJt be
[gins operation at ?4.<>00 and continues
I-upward nntil the government will as
sess CO per cent of annual incomes
! above $1.000.000.
i Internal revenue officials will send
income tax forms to all persons who
j paid taxes last year. Others who are
taxi.?"e must apply to the collectors
I for them; Mr. Roper warned that
there would be unswerving enforce
ment of the revenue laws.
Returns and at !>-ast one-fourth of
I the amount due must be in the hands
[of the internal revenue collectors by
j March 16.
RELIEF IN SIBERIA
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I American Red Cross Doinij
Most of the Work
; (Correspondence Associated Press)
Tokio, Dec. 24.?The main work of
[relief in Siberia is in the hands of the
[American Hod Cross. according to
Col. R. B. Tucxler, Red Cress com
l missionier in Siberia. The British Red
I Cross, ho said, has been obliged i.o
[leave Siberia to answer urgent t-r:iis
i in Europe.
There were when it left Ii-""? .Ameri
can reiiof workers in Siberia and <>f
j these l so wciv American Red Cross
[nurses. They had 1.5?? Russian as
sistants.
THE ANTI-SA
LOON CAMPAIGN
Effort Jfi Rais? Funds to Make
Prohibition Effective Meet
ing: With Success
Atlanta. <:a.. Jan. 1!).? The bis
campaign to raise funds to assist ii
enforcing the prohibition law, which
began January i? and will eontinu?
for one week, is now fully underwaj
and reports 'received at the head
Quarters here from every section o:
the fiye States in the Southeastern
territory indicate success in raisin?
the quotas fixed for each State. In
each of the five States?Georgia.
South Carolina. Florida. Mississippi
and Tennessee?organizations of both
men and women have been thorough
ly perfected and the interest of the
public in the purposes of the cam
paign aroused to an extent that was
hardly believed possible at the outsef
of the movement. From along th<
route of ;hc John Barleycorn airplane
funeral .special which is touring tin
Southeast in the interest of the cam
paign come reports of enthusiastic
receptions. The airplane, chartered by
the dry forces to spread "dry" propa
ganda throughout a large portion of
'.he Southeastern territory, left At
lanta Sunday, .piloted by Roll Oertel.
former overseas fiver and carrying as
passenger John Goldstrom of the pub
iieity headquarters in Atlanta. This
novel method <>f calling the attention
of the public to ihe aims and pur
poses of the prohibition enforcement
campaign has created such general in
terest that moving picture concerns
have filmed it and will show scenes
of its flight throughout the country.
Leaders of the campaign in Atlanta
are highly pleased with the auspicious
start of the campaign and with the
active support of leading men. and
women in every section of every state
are confident that the success of the
campaign is already assured.
HARRY SPANELL
GA INS FREEDOM
Acquitted of Charge of Having
Murdered Col. Butler
Brownwood, Texas. Jan. 11.?Harry
.1. Spanell was acquitted of the charg<
Of having murdered Col. M. C. Butler
by :i jury in district court lure today
after two hours' deliberation.
The jury's verdict sustained ihe de
fendant's plea that Iiis acquittal in
January. U-tlT. of th" charge of mur
dering his wife was in effect an ac
quittal of a similar charge in con
nection with Col. Butler's death.
Butler adn Mrs. Spane]] were killed
on an automobile ride with Spanell
at Alpine. Texas. July 20. Tin
trial jnsi ended began January ?'.. Ar
gumenl was concluded and the ease
given to the jury at 1-2.3 0 o'clock to
day.
The defendant was not in trie court
room when the verdicl was re
nounced and. although there were
many spectators present,, there was no
demonstration.
PROGRESS IN
BOSTON, MASS.
Historic Common to He Modern
ized to Meet Business
Conditions
Boston, Jan. 16.?Boston is prepari
ng it) alter some of its most cherished
aistoric features to moot tiio demands
>f modern conditions. Small strips
ire to be sliced from Boston" Com
non. training ground for troops in
Revolutionary days, and a reading of
the tower of the Old South Meeting
Mouse, where the famous "tea party"
was h itched, is contemplated. Traf
.ic problems, acut?- in this icty of
narrow "cow-lane" streets, in each
-as.* are responsible. j
The paring of the Common on two'
sides of its 43-acre area has been]
sanctioned >>nly after the overcom-j
ng of long-standing opposition byi
:hose who held that no considera-j
lions of modern development should;
listurb this revolutionary landmark j
j iml present day breathing space inj
lie city's center. Several years ago j
he voters turned down proposal j
j to shrink the Common in order u>:
swell the streets. But in- the recent;
city election the voters in all but two j
wards declared in favor of widening,
:he streets from Common lands. The!
two wards which opposed the plan i
ire in Charlestown. seat of another:
historic shrine,. Bunker Hill Monu
ment. . < j
Under the plan, which is a com-;
premise arranged between the street;
i commissioners and the Boston Com - i
mon Society. Tremont and Boylston ?
streets, which bound the Common on j
two Of its sides, will be widened to a j
maximum of 43 feet instead of ~>0 to]
?30 feet as first proposed. This will]
; be accomplished without sacrifice of I
greensward or trees, as the cuts will I
be made from the broad malls of thei
j Common. The compromise plan ear-j
ried with it an agreement that no fur-!
I ther invasion of the Common would bo
! made.
j Boston Common was bought in 1631 j
I by Governor Winthrop and others as
a common cow pasture and training i
j ground, and was one of several such )
tracts of communal lands and plant-;
ing gro snds. Today it is the sole re
mainder of these ancient commons.,
j other holdings having passed into pri
vate hja ads.
It. was on Boston Common that rev-]
olutiionary soldiers drilled: from its
limits at Park Square, then the Back.
Bay in fact as well as in name and!
now "made land." the British started j
for Lexington on April II?. 1775. On
the Common :h<- British mustered
their forces to attack Bunker Hill and
British artillerymen placed their guns
on Flagstaff Hill during the siege of;
Boslon. Colonial expeditions set out
MKainsi [?Misburg and Quebec from
the old'Common, and Massachusetts
regiments assembled there prior to
going to the iron: in the ?'ivil War.
The proposal to cm into the <>ld
South Meeting llouose which was
bu'h in 172'.? to obtain partial relief
from traffic congestion on Washington ;
streets, is still under consideration. ;
Mayor Peters approved the idea; the
Old South Association, guardians of
the edifice, fell in with the plans un
[ der certain conditions, and the street
commissioners reported in favor of
: the change. The conditions named by
the association, however, including a
demand for payment for the property.
? which is in the section of highest
! valuation, have delayed acceptance.
i Under the plan the main part of
j the church, in which the colonists
? worked out plans for the "tea party,"
and which was later used by the Brit
ish as a riding school during thej
? "tea party." and which was later used
1 by the British as a riding school dur
i ing the siege of Boston, would not
I be disturbed. The tower which juts
; out' some twenty feet from the front
i of the edifice, would be arcaded to
provide a passage for foot traffic, the
street line would be extended to run
1 Hush with the tower front and the
sidewalk moved back to lead direct
ly to the arcade. An additional 20
feet of street space at this point would
case considerably the crush of traf
fic in the boitle-mouth of Newspaper
Row.
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Want Tourists but Italy is Short of
Accommodations.
Rome, Dec 31.?The cry for the
tourists of America. England and
Bra nee is heard throuhgout Italy. It
is as strong in Venice. Florence, Na
ples and Genoa as in Rorhe.
But Italian cities have increased
their population at such an amazing
rate during the war that there seems
to be no room for tourists. Hotels in
all the larger cities are crowded to
overflowing at all times. Apartments
and houses are not available at any
price. Rents have been kept down
by law and municipal authorities are
hard-pressed to find shelter for the
population that has flocked to the
cities.
Rome had only 550,000 inhabitants
before the opening of the war. It
now has $00.000 and seems to be
growing daily. There are few for
eigners. One jSeldom hears anything
but Italian spoken in hotels, cafes
and theatres. But the streets are
crowded day and night.
m its palmiest days Rome had 3.
000.000 inhabitants. But in the 13th
century' when the papcy moved to j
Avignon, in France, the once grand
capital of the ancient world becameI'
a. deserted ruin with only 13,000 in-1
habitants.
LIQUOR SHIP
IN DISTRESS
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Ship Bound For Havana Dis
abled By Storm Off New |,
Jersev Coast
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New York. Jan. 19.?The freighter;)
Yarmouth disabled off the New Jersey\a
coast during a. storm is being towed;!]
into New York today by the coast ]
guard cutter: Imsen, according to a,'2
wireless. The Yarmouth left here ;
Saturday for Havana, with two mil- I
lion dollars worth of liquor. i
HOOVER FAVORSWM
ALLIED PLAN
Says Removal of Blockade on
Russia Will Hurt Bolshe- J
vism
Washington, Jan. 17.?Removal of
fhe blockade on Soviet Russia -has
knocked one of their "greatest propsT
from under 'the Bolsheviki, Herbert'
Hoover said in a statement here ttf
night. Speaking from his knowledge
>f world conditions, the former'Ef
fector of European relief said the So
viet had laid, every failure of Social^
ism on the blockade, and used it 'as ?
.i stimulus for raising armies, on the
ground that the Russians were fight
ing to save themselves from starva
tion. With the blockade removed hi
large part. Mr. Hoover said, the
"Bolsheviki tyranny" will face col
lapse when it fails to relieve suffering.*
Mr. Hoover thought Russia had-no
commodities, wheat, flax or cotton, for'
export! since starvation is acute in
'he larger icties and the people almost
in rags. The peasants were said" to
have sufficient food. ?? - '. ,*
CITIES WELL AID
IN COST FIGHT
Eight Cities Join in General
Crusade Against Profiteers '
Chicago, Jan. 17.?Eight cities .will
join Chicago in sending delegations to ^
Washington to seek passage of iurth-.
er legislation to aid in the figh* on .
profiteers, it was announced today. .
The city council committee; on.
health is planning the trip of the Chir
eago delegation and has received let/
ters from city officials of Newark,
Milwaukee, New York, Louisville,
Baltimore, Washington, Cleveland and
Buffalo, pledging cooperation.
The Chicago committee will depart
next week and will meet with other
delegations in Washington, where- a
program will be arranged for pre
sentation to congress.
Congress will be asked to pass a
bill giving States the right to insti
tute proceedings against profiteers,
and amendments to the cold storage
bill now pending will be offered. The
Chicago delegation also will ask that
certain features of the Rever act be
embodied in a permanent law directed
against food protfieers.
NEW POSTMAST
ERS APPOINTED
Washington. Jan. 1?;.?Among"South
Carolina postmasters just noirfir.?ted
l>y the president are the following:
Thomas B. Madden, Columbia! A. R.
!b>rton. Heath Springs: Benjamin Ar
told. Woodruff; B. inghram, Heming
vay: W. .1. Hughes. Boris; G. L
Hutchison. Snmmerville: W. S. Rite,
3atesburg; Iris Perry*. Ridgeland:
Nellie S. Moore. Simpsonville; W. -R.
Vtoore. Lancaster; J. H. Sullivan,
B?rens; A. J. Bowers, Jr., Newber
y; Liillie B. Smoak, St. Matthews.