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Ifor Homes 'home in the city sanity to entertain old Veterans dur |3?ay, it was decided le housing commit to make a sys vthe entire city on lay of this week: committees will be *'C: L. Stubbs. chair B?ltmah, Mrs. Deas r: F. B. Creech. W. C. Boyle, chair Meriman, Mr. A. H. H. Levy, Mr. Joe W. E. Witherspoon. :Mr. J. A. McKnight. lf& H. G. Hire, Miss Ul C. L. Wray, Mr. J. A. L?Mr. J. P. Gallagher, X; Mr. Arthur Wilder, Mrs. id Fowler, Mrs. J. G. R. Wild Meeting of Congregation of Holy Coinforter. annual meeting of the Church j?the Holy Comforter was held on iy evening. April 6th, in the rh. The .vestry presented a sat tory report for th*e year's work. of the. various organizations parish showed progress, espe ?V that of the Sunday School, of L Mr.. Ernest Field is the super idenL following were elected wardens Vestrymen: Messrs. Mark Reyn and, Ernest Field wardens; >. W. Percy Smith, Jos. Palm , H . "U Tisdale. C. B. Yeadon, W. ' Wt Rees, H. G. Osteen and J. H. My [..^erSr. re^rymen; Messrs. Mack Reyn IgP?*.. Er?est/'T'iejlds .".and. C. S. Ander "^TOnfce^ted delegates to the 130th mcil,, '?ndw Messrs. H. L. Tisdale. PS^?J.T? J. H. Myers and W. W. ' ^esr alternates. ;v^iAt: ra ; subsequent meeting of the ^^try .^M-r. John R. Sumter was" re *.treasurer< with Mr. H! L. Tis t.nt.-arid!C- S. Anderson was. secretary. Make SoiuJiern Woodlands!1 ' Profitable. f^^ngton, April 7.?A bulletin ig numerous' illustrations' hag >arect for forestry specialists BPP^r"'*S' department of Agricud ??f?r^the benefit; of Southern farm afijjjjfcI^e^e^ed" in' making their wood i^ds?mjpre profitable. It "contains slJ&estieits regarding the marketing of ??'?p^v/1 kinds of logs, and calls atten t^- ^e; the imoortance of wise cut t?isr: The; needr of protecting seed lings in: woodlands'is emphasized, and -tikp wakeful' stripping of land, such1 as^has-laid bare so many slopes, is! ic^deraned. Photographs show the e^;r?Sntts'-. that follow shortsighted ? pracQces. j ; ?^*his bulletin is' entitled, "Making w^dlands Prpfitabie in the South ern- Stales," and can be had free of charge by addressing the C. S. De partment of Agriculture. Washington. V- & - . Brilliant Concert. Sumter music lovers heard their j most brilliant concert of the season i Monday night in Girls' High School; auditorium, when Madame Rita Wil-! botfan'e, contralto, aiicf Willette Wil- , bourne,, coloratura soprano and pian ist, .were, presented in joint recital. Expecting great things from- the a?yahce. press notices, the audience was enthusiastic in its reception of both artists, and they rendered pro grams of* exceptional worth, Miss Wil lette winning her greatest applause in tfte ^rendition of the Italian.. Waltz Song," "Carp Nome." from Rigoletto, ano\ 'The Swallows." In these three nttmbere the young lady proved to her listeners that she well, deserves the,' distinction of being one of the best j coloratura singers, having ever visited I S?mter. The upper tones of her' voice are remarkably clear and vib-! rant and. she na's excellent control of j the messadi voce-.and her scales, runs,! staccatos and\ tiills were all rendered tofflSjjtntly; ;ffawlesshr ami with a 'celerity that earned the appreciative audience into bursts of enthusiastic Applaus?, Madame Wilbourne was especially brilliant in her * L'Heure Pourpre." from tjie Cycle of Hours by Holmes, ih the three folklore songs and the excellent and sweet rendition of "Annie Laurie,' as an encore *v her closing number. The range of Mmc. Wilbourne's voice "captivated the audience. Her high notes were exceedingly clear, and without visible exertion she dropped a.t .will into the lowest pitch and sweetest notes. Both' singers showed to great ad vantage in the duet "Quis Est Homo" from' the Sfabat Mater by Rossini. - Miss Willette won an ovation with her closing piano solo, "In the Hall of the "Mountain King.'* by Grefe. She also rendered "The Desert" and "Sunset." two of her own composi tions, with a temperament and fault less technique that simply eluded it self all through the audienc- and her accompaniments to Mme. Wilbourne's song* were accurate in detail and re sponaible in a great measure for the success of the evening's entertain ment. The audience necm<>d unwilling to let Miss Wilbourne go after her final piano sok>, which closed the concert, and there were, expressions of regret that the program did hot call ff>r more instrumental solos by the young artist. Sumter will welcome a second con cert by the Wilbournes when they re turn to the city. Saft?*y First "Why do you insist upon shaking hands with every fellow you meet?"' asked the optimist: "While I'm shaking hands with hini he ean't be picking my pocket." srrowled the pessimist. Philadelphia Record, Feting held 1 Regular Monthly Session of ? County Board of Commis sioners Held on Tues day The County Board of Com mission j crs met in retrular monthly session j Tuesday, April 6th, with all members I present. The minutes of previous i meeting: wrere read and confirmed, i John W. Thames appeared' before j the board in reference to his appli j eation for assistance. He was srraht i cd $S per month. j Superintendent of "Roads Thomp : sonson made report of work done on j public roads by the three chain gangs during the past month. The main chain gang is now working on the roads in the southwestern part of tho county: the secondary gang is still in ithe Shiloh section;; the emergency j gang, stationed at the'Alms House, is {repairing roads and bridges. He rc j ported that the cost of feeding chain igang convicts during the month was i 36 1-2 cents per capita per day. i Supt. Thompson recommends the ; purchase of a tank for storage tank ; for gasoline so that the county could j make ..purchases by the car load at a : lower rate than at retail as at present j Kupt Thompson and the clerk were di | rectcd to confer with railroad ?u j thorities in inference to lease of site I for tank and also to obtain prices on j storage and report at next meeting of I board. j Upon recommendation of Miss An j tonio Gibson, city nurse, the appro j priation for the support of Mrs. Joo j Wells and children was increased to ! $27 per month, for two months, j Mr. John K. McElveen presented ! request for assistance of County I Board in opening canal at Reames* I branch on the Black river road, stat-' j ing that land owners and citizens of j that secti on would all -contribute to I ward the cost of work. J A letter from Judge -R. O. Purdy j in reference to the same matter was j also read. Judge Purdy also made in 1 quiry whether that portion of the old Plowden Mill road between the Mayes ville road and the Black river road would be abandoned, and if not when! necessary repairs would be made. The ?matter was referred to Superintend ent, of Roads to investigate and re-' port at next meeting. Messrs. F. D. Knight and H. G. Osteen, representinig the newspapers of Sumter, were present by request to discuss the matter of publication of monthly reports. He repeated the statement mn.de to the Board at the: December meeting that they would' not continue publication of the re-J ports at the rate authorized in recent j years, for the reason that the amount; was' less than cost and they saw no reason for doing work for the county, .at a loss. They stated that _they would publish, the reports for $300 per aununi. which was, the amount! app^priate'd for that purpose .for j many years'until the act was. amend "jed' three or four years ago without' consulting them. They had contin ued" publishing^ reports, expecting each year that the old rate would be re stored. After 7iotice given in De cember that the publication could not be continued at the rate provided, and no. action having been taken to pro-?s vide adequate compensation for the! service required, they would not re-' cede from the position taken?that; the reports would not be published] for less than $300 per annum. The! matter was taken under advisement j for consultation with the county at- j torney and the legislative delegation. J Mr. D. M. Reaves, former repre-j sentative of the Dixie Culvert and; Metal Co., appeared in reference to! cancellation of order for carload of; pipe, and requested that the beard' reinstate the order, which request! was declined bv the board. .-*, * i The CJerk and Superintendent of; Roads were instructed to obtain ? prices on culvert pipe that will be needed and to report same at next; meeting of board. Mr. Robert Muldow. of MayesviHe. I called attention to the bad condition; of the roadway at Muldrow's cross ing and Fllaek river crossing and ask ed that the necessary repairs be made. Mr. E. W. Dabbs and others from the T.ower Salem section asked for as sistance in opcnhVg a new road to be known as the Turbeville Short Cut stating that interested citizens of the section would contribute $1.000 to ward the work. Mr. Dabbs stated that the new road would be impor tant in developing Sumter as a tobac co market, as it will shorten the dis tance from Turbeville to Sumter at [least 3 1-2 miles. Mr. Jackson, of ! Clarendon county, and Messrs. Ii. 1^. ! Reardon. G. A. Lemmon and T. J. i Kirven. of Sumter. also spoke in i favor of the proposed new road. The I petition was referred to Supt. Thornp j son and Commissioners Britton and j Mimiris for investigation, report to be made at the next meeting of the I board. I Report was made that Mrs. Walker [ and children are still inmates of the I Alms House, but were expected to j leave April 7th. Mrs. Walker re quested the donation of two old bod j steads at the Alms House and an ap ; propriation of $12 per month for i support. The appropriation was i granted. Complaint was received from Rev. ' C. M. Boyd. of Stateburg, in relation ! to the methods used in enforcing the compulsory vaccination law A let ter was also read from the Health Survey Nurse in explanation of the i matter. Mr. Hutchinson, school at i tendance officer, in the absence of the j county superintendent of education, made a statement, in reference to tlv school law governing the enforcement : of compulsory vaeination. Letter* ! and statements were received as in 1 formation and no action tnken. ' Messrs. I*. I). Jennings. .1. V. Booth, j S. A. Jfarvin. j. B. Britton. (?. A. Lem i mon and Stanyarne Itm-rows. the commissioners appointed under th? ! permanent road act of 1920, attended 'the meeting of the board and discuss ed tip? features of two acts of the les [TT " j isfctture for road improvement. The I read commission approved the plan I tentatively outlined by the board for ha system .of main highways compris ing approxima.'cly 121 miles of hard ; surfaced roads. The -commission also j agreed with the board that the outlay of tho S7H.000 appropriation this year and the funds derived from automo , bile license taxi should be for perm I anent road construction, prinicpally ; for concrete bridge building, j Messrs. Brown and Obenschaine, of I the State Highway department, were j present and conferred with the board I and commission as to plans for road j construction. They advised that avail i able funds this year be spent for con | crete and steed bridge construction, j The commission informed the board : that it had been decided to order the j election on the question of issuing S2> ; C0O.00? good roads /bonds on May j nth. The board decided that Amanda Wells, previously commit teed to the Alms House, pending lunacy proceed ings, should remain there. Superintendent of Roads Thomp ! son reported that Jesse Holland had ! been placed in charge of the chain j garg in place of J. H. ;Holland vvh'? i had resigned since the larst meeting of the board. A request was received from Win i throp College that warrants for sal | ary of Home Demonstration Agent be I honored as drawn. This was ordered } done. j The claim of the City of Sumter ! for pay for special officer to enforce ? the automobile license tax law. au f-thorized by the chairman of the board. ! was presented. The claim was refer ! red back to the City Council with re I quest for information as to number I of arrests made, names of persons and I amount of fines collected, j The claim of J. W. Yarborough was I referred to Supreintcndent of Roads, j The request of Health Survey Nurse for permission to attend convention of Red Cross Nurses at Atlanta, at ex pense of county was presented. The board decided that no , funds were available for this purpose and no ap-j propriation could be legally made, butj the nurse was granted leave of ab-1 sence and permission to attend the I convention at her own expense. The Clerk reported that, the per sons.who have been dragging the pub-j lie roads presented a claim that $2 j per mile is insufficient compensation for the'work and ask for an increase to; $2.50 per mile for round trip drag ging. It was decided that as this work is done immediately after rains when farm work is impossible that .the rate" allowed is fair and adequate Application' was' received from the . widow of J., W. BrirhSon, Conf ederat\ veteran pensioner, for assistance. She w$a granted ?10 .for .one, mouth and payment of pension money due Mr. Br?nson at time of death. The case was' referred to? Commissioner J. J. Britton for further investigation. The Clerk presented request of county officers fpr an additional add ing machine for ;use in court house offices. He' w?s directed to ascertain price of second 'hand adding machine in. good condition and report' at nexi meeting. ' . A letter was presented from the legislative delegation requesting the boarcito increase the salary of Health Survey Nurse to $1,800 per year, and :he salaries of tural policemen, in eluding gasoline allowance; to $1. ?SO'j per year. The delegation stated th.it they wt'?l.'l guarantee the valida tion of the expenditures thus authorr ized. The Clerk was directed to write tc j contractors asking them to make an j inspection of the Court House and list j the necessary 'repairs and submit a* j next meeting of board an estimate of the cost of making the necessary repairs. A request of the Superintendent or the Alms House for supplies for in mates was granted. The Cierk reported that he had an offer from junk dealer of s?.l2r> foi the copper in ''?ort House roof. Tile Clerk was directed to notify ru ral policemen that complaints had been filed with board against varioui persons for plowing into the public roads, and instructing the policemen to.makc it their immediate duty to see th;it this violation of the 'aw is stop ped. After the approval of claims or. lilt- the board adjourned. ?_- ! NAVY WAS READY FOR WAR Admiral Wilson Testifies in Flat! Contradiction of Charges Made by Admiral Sims Washington. April 8.?Admiral II. B. Wilson, commanding the Atlantic fleet, tolef the senate investigating committee that the vessels on the ac tive list were fully prepared when America ?entered the war and the navy department had full and complete plans to cdftibat *' German offensive against our coasts. Tie- \ *n;'ed States prosecute the war with the greatest I energy from the flrst. He said'that Secretary Daniels co-operated fully with the Allied admiralties and carried I out their suggestions promptly and i efficiently. AVIATION REPAIR DEPOT DESTROYED i Million Dollar Fire at Aviation Field Near Dallas, Texas Da las. Aprjl Sy A million dollars less is tin- estimated result of fire at the army aviation repair depot, which destroyed several airplanes, large sup I plies of lumber, engine house build ing and unloading sheds. Car Fxliiuutc Chartered. Columbia. April v The Sumter I'scd Car Exchange was chartered bv the Secretary oi Stat?- yesterday. The capital stock is s::u.. m. H. C. Bland is president; R. A. McCollum is sice ' president, and E. A. Tisdab- is secre ' iai v and treasurer. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real es tate have been recorded by the Coun ty Auditor since January. 1!)20: Providence Township j J. A. Stuckey to H. E. and F. H. S Parker, 117 acres; $15,000. I Alex C. Burrows to Mrs. Gertrude |E. Richardson, 35 acres; $4,500. j S. K. Burrows, ct. a I. to Alex C Burrows, 35 acres; to William Bur I rows, 348 3-lo acres; Stanyarn Bur ! rows 35 acres. J. W. Jackson to E. D. Cole and J. H. Myers, 177 acres; $10.000. H. E. and T. H Parker, to L. R. Jackson. 63 acres; $3 2,000. H. E. and 1. H. Parker to L. R. I Jackson. G3 acres; .$12.000. H. E. and T. H. Parker to C. IT. and T. A. Edens. 200 acres; $42,513.37. ? T. A. Edens to jj. C. Edens. 154 [acres; $."". etc. j ? H. C. Bdens to T. A. Edens, 52 j acres; $5 etc. j Harriet Muriel Rembert to T. J. Du Bose, 7ft 4.10 acres; $16,000. i H. ET. and T. H. Parker to W. R. j Scarborough et.'al., 233 acres; $32,1-00 J R. L. Burkett to R. W. Westberry, j 203 acrcs^ $9,000. \ ! Afro-American Imp. Ass'n to Sim j Johnson, 40 acrts; $2,660. J. P. Lewis and J. E. Christmas to Robert Ramsey. 3 1-2 acres; $500. R. L. Burkett to Russell Deas, 40 acrps; $4,800. R. L. Burkett. to Henry McDanicl, 50 acres { $(?.000. R. L. Burkett. to Ellery Deas. :!S 7-10 acres: i 1.7S4. S. J. L?ngstem. Sr., to Pauline Lang ston, 64 acres; $10 etc. Pauline L?ngsten to S. J. Langston, SiT.. 20 acres'; $10 etc. Sumter Trust Co. trustee (Harby) lo James Alston, 110 acres; $10,000. A. J. Moses to Mary Gaillard, 97 acres; $2,0041. Eva R.. Burkett; to A. W. and Ro salie M. Weldon. 40 acres; $3.500. William White t.u William H. White 40 acres; $2,000. M. L. Moore to Willie Cooper, 75 icres, $7,500. Thomas Wilson. to B. W. Segars, Jr., 284 acres; $30.000*! B. W. Segars, Jr., to T. C. DuBose. 76 1-4 acres; $6.000. , B, W. Sogar?- Jr., to R. J. Yates, 10S acres; $13.500. B. W. Segars, Jr.. to Ws M. Fates, 104 acres;. $12,S75. R. L. Burkett to Bush McLaughlin. si 17-100 acres; $14,008.75. Sumter Trust Co., Trustee to Willie Rembert, 75 1-4 acres; $5,900. Augusta B. Cuttino to S. R. Chand ler. 121 47-100 acres; $16,500. Archie China to William Russ, 1* acre; .$150. . W. E. Robertson to A. S. McDuffie, 56 1-2 acres; $1.800. Lilly M. Levi and Estelle Levi to Richard Jefferson, 12 acres; $100. Eva R. Burkett to W. A. Bowman and W. W. ,Moore, 100 acres; $10, 000. Marion Wade to Warren Wade, 2*5 acres^ $400. R. W. Westberry to James II. White, '384 1-1 acres; $:!,060. Willie Bultman to L. W. Cuttino, 19 acres; $J.55r?. . J. H. and J. D. Myers to Marion Myers, one half acre: $900. Robert V. Vinso:i to Ashby Swin ton et al.. 165 r.cres; $1,753. W. P. Vinson et. al. to Ashby ;Swin . ton ct. ah. 1)65 a.cns; $U.022. Ida Phillips to Samuel Jefferson. 145 acres: $330. R. W. Westberry to Henry Carter. 37 3-4 acres; $3.02!). Talley Mickens to Stepney Holmes. 13 3-10 acres: *5 etc. Stepney Holmes io Talley Mickens. 16 3-10 acres: $5 etc. S. D. Fr?ser to Talley Mickens, 18 2-10 acres; $.2;548. Ali Knglish. View on Cotton PrkTS. (Manufacturers Record. Baltimore) Professor Todd of England has been rying to wake the cotton manufac urers of Great Britj in up to the nec ?ssity of stimulating cotton produc ion 1?y paying very high prices, .vhile a. lot of cotton gamblers nd would-be expertis on the cost of cotton growing in this country have been seeking to break down the price, i'rofessor Todd. in a statement to the Textile Institute of Manchester, said: ?The world has net yet conn- with in sight of its requirements". To wh?t ?ver extent production increases, the. Jemand will outstrip it. I venture to predict that the problem of encour aging empire cotton growing, which troubled our grandfathers will still be ?le.nb?ng our children and grand- I children. '"Already we are actually in sight of a scarcity, i 'very hing depends on what happens in the next month or two. "If prices come down it will be the worst thing that can happen, because that will mean a redaction of the American acreage." _ \ ROW OVER CON VENTION CITY Democratic Leaders Are Dis satisfied With Arrange ments at San Fran cisco Chicago*. April S?Xxtional Commit; tccman Lynch, of Minnesota, said that the dissatisfaction of Democratic lead ers with convention arrangements at| San Francisco will be acted upon by rhc national committee meeting here on April 20th. when the proposition will In made to change the convention lo Oakland across tin- bay. ?? ????? Private Mcsxagrs Ma> .Vow Be Em- j bodies! in Telegraphic Money ' Transfers to Canada. } The Western Union Telegraph Com pany announces that personal or bus-.; iness communications may now be embodied in telegraphic transfers of money to Canadian points. This priv ilege has long been enjoyed in money transfers between places in the Cnit-! ed States, and the extension of the) privilege, by arrangement with the' Canadian companies. nil .: iong-l i*lt want, M_^^jhA?JSai "HUMAN EFFICIENCY & IS LECTURE TOPIC Ralph Parlette in Practical Ad dress on Success. Will Speak on Last Night: 0f Big Redpath ?even-Day Chautau qua Here. "Human Efficiency" will be the lec ture topic of Ralph Parlette, on the last night of the coming Redpath Chnutauqna. "Human Efficiency" has a vital message for the man or RALPH PARLETTE. woman who wants to succeed in the world. Ralph Parlette is the author of the well-known inspirational booklets, "It's Up to Yon," "Go South" and "Salvation of the Sucker." Over one thousand of the greatest corporations in the world have bought these booklets in large quantities to distribute among their workers. Ralph Parlette has lectured in five thousand cities and towns in the past 25 years. He is known wherever the Chautauqua is known. He is the edi tor of the Lyceum Magazine. Special Council Meeting. A special meeting of City Council was held last night to consider the purchase of new apparatus for the fire department. The bids of the repre sentatives were discussed at length, after' the report of Councilman Mc ^aJlum and. Chief of Fire Department Wilder as to their interview with the representatives of the fire insurance companies in Atlanta as to the fire fighting equipment necessary to give Sumter a better rating and lower in su ranee rates had been made. The discussion was without result and ac tion on the purchase of equipment was postponed. The oue matter of niore 'han usual interest was the an nouncement of Councilman Booth of his decision to resign from City Coun cil. He presented his resignation in writing, but it was ruled that the meeting was called for a specifis pur pose, that no other business could be considered and therefore his resigna tion could not come before the meet ing. The resignation of Council man Booth cannot be acted \ipon until the next regular meeting. it. is to be hoped that Mr. Booth will reconsider his determination to resign, if, for no other reason, that his term will ex pire within a few months and the city should not be put to the trouble and expense of holding an election to.fill the vacancy for so short a period. Furthermore, Mr. Booth was elected for a full term, and the majority of the citizens of Sumter desire him to remain in Councial at least untid his term expires. The auction sale of the Claremont Hotel and Crosswell property on. South Main street this morning was attended by a large crowd. The high est bid on the hotel was $167.000 and this bid was aecptii d subject tu con firmation by the owner. It. was not announced whether or not the bid was .accepted. All "f the Crosswell lots were not sold, several being with drawn from the sale. The prices ranged from ?L''b" to $342.50 per front fott for this property. RECKLESS BUYING Washington. -March 31.?Nationwide reports form federal reserve bank of - J ficials made public tonight disclose j their opinion that the post war era of I ''extravagance and reckless buying" \ by the public is nearing its end. A "hesitation, if not an actual re cession" of prices is noted and the federal reserve board's statement sum marizes its advices as indicating a | generally more hopeful view of the country's business condition than for several months. While the price changes were shown by the board not to be universal, they were nevertheless regarded as posi tive and of importance as a basis for reckoning what the immediate future! holds. i Relief from the high prices for the consumer will not be completely ob- j tained until present stocks are ab- j sorbed in practically all lines, accord ing to the board's view. Manufactur ers. every where, however, were shown to hold the view that the peak of high I prices has been reached and to expect i a gradual recession. In the clothing trade, particular- : ly. the board said there was a mark- ! ed tendency of the public to make old supplies last longer and to refuse to pay exhorbitant prices. Tins phase: can mean only that an awakening has come the statement said, and that many people have arrived at the con-J elusion that thai ihey are thems<?lves j responsible for a continuing high : u-.ei ? i of prices. Wholesalers in the dry goods f ade.! to some extent, have taken a "com mendatory attitude" and are dis-j couraging their customers from plae- j ing heavy orders. This has served rn slacken demand and create a feel ing that lower prices will prevail. The reports do no! give encourage ment concerning a price reduction in shoes. I Marcosson Says Too Many Want . White Collar Jobs ( "The world must stop playing poji ! tics and get to work, j France needs babies more than ariy j thing. . '"Borrowing and buying from Amer ! ica means bankruptcy for Europe. I This is the prescription designed to i bring the world back to a peace basis, 'according to Issac Marcosson, who j Save an interview on this subject for j the February number of World Out I look,^ which has just appeared. ' , j "We must work, work, work*" says ; .Mr. Marcosson. "Production, produc j tior^ Production is the watchword. iW'hile men and women must hold their leaders to the task of negotiat ing sane trade relations with Europe, I each individual must do his part to jward reconstruction. I "There are too many men looking for white-collar jobs, too many using their energy te.'Jing others what to do. The men who buckle down and guide a plow or turn a lathe or wield i a shovel and really make something (he world can use, and pay "-no atten tion to the hordes of political trick sters, except to vote them into" ob scurity when opportunity comes, are the men who are going to save civil i ization if it is to be saved. "If the United States, France and i England prove slackers while Ger many goes to work/ it will certainly be unfortunate. The Germans* have a talent for working; And they do not want another war; "For Germany is stripped, beaten --but the odd thing is that while all war is knocked out of her she still retains her hatred of France. Ameri ca she does not hate; at least, every where I went in Germany I met fair words and assurances that she looked to America for the new leadership. Some of that, doubtless, was flattery, but some was truth. There is, by the ?way. a mass of foreign trade waiting for us there, and. in our blindness are neglecting our opportunities. Our allies went ahead and concluded peace with Germany, and even before that was done resumed business relations with her. Looking at it either from tho standpoint of our duty to the world or of self-interest, America must lose no time in taking her part" J Some Facts Worth Knowing. j The white peopi<e of Florida are I the richest of any of the .Southern I States, with a per capita wealth of $2,260. Texas is next with $2,140, and South Carolina is third with $1,900. \ The number cf live stock in South Carolina has increased nearly 200 per cent in the past five years, or to be; exact from 17,000,000 in January, 1013. to 47,000,000 in' 1919. ? South Carolina has the least num ber of dairy cattle of any Southern/ State, except Florida. Dairying in neary all other States is very profit able and could be made so in South Carolina. South Carolina produces' less wool than any State in the Union, and it is an extremely profitable business. * - South Carolina had in 1919 the least nunfber of hogs, (4-legged vari ety), of any Southern State, and there is nothing more profitable for the j farmer. South Carolina has the least num I ber of cattle of any Southern State. / Taking all crops combined raised in Southern Sates, South Carolina farms are the most productive per acre. When hogs and cattle are mor? gen erally raised in South Carolina it will become the richest section of similiar area in the world. . 4. The future of South Carolina de pends not so much on its agricultural products, as it does upon the extent to which our- farmers take up stock raising and dairying, not to mention sheep and woll. as a means of off-set^ ' ting the ravages of the boll weevii. IDE AD BROUGHT j FROM EN6L?N? j Transport Arrives With Bodied of 87 American Soldiers New York. April 6?The transport ! Nansemond has arrived with the j bodies of eighty-seven.' American sol I diers, who died in England during the ! war. Relatives and friends received I the flag draped coffins. ONE BODY IS RECOVERS) Savannah River Gives Up One of Ten Victims of Sunday Tragedy Anderson. S. C? April S.?The bodv of Lucy Bradshaw. found ten miles" from the secne of the Sunday tragedy, was the first body recovered of the ten persons drowned in the Savannah river Sunday. FOR SALE. Choice cotton seed of all va j rieties; Cleveland Big Boll, Cov jington Toole, Gillespie SpeciaL Registered Duroc Pigs. Rhode Island Red Eggs for setting. Oceola Velvet Beans. WANTED You to see us before purchas ing or disposing of your farm products. Apply SUMTER FARM PRODUCTS COMPANY No 3 East Liberty Street