The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 06, 1920, Image 3
Harris Returns
From Conference
Farmer/- Wil! Itnoperate in Mar?
keting-- "Next Step" Commit,
tee Out lines Policies to He
Pursued
Cot uro Mm. \nv. Commissioner
Marrtu return' ?I to his eflSt . Monday
from Washington, where he hail
attending a meeting or the Join
culture! ?onftM?u?" at the In oh| n.i i ?
tore of the imuiinitl hoiirM of id in
ory .mutations* This meeting w
lendvd by 1*0 rent entaii\ea of 30
MT ?ort farm organi <i. -i* from pr.n
tieatt) every stale in the union. ' I
have sniswd ew imp >rt.int
mgs of firmiere In the inoi 10 yeoi
?old Mi llurn? and I minnlei thlw
?ihout the mnni progremdvc ami most
reaching that ' have ever attt nd
und ^verjr one who attend* d
for a d? finite purpose, was
Intention ??f this muting to s.
Sj >mt \? ??< M ? *?? mm li diM?
Satisfat* ion r.mmd hy |he weird kin?i
urf oVtlntit m that came upon tie
country tike a bolt of lightning out
of a clear sky. It was the eon?4? ti?
tans Of opinion that there was no
need for the deflation po|lc> and
?vtalenee wax brought out t<> shoe,
plainly that the farnn rs \n . ; t . .i ?-'
iUK rlmtStoted against by the !???!*? >
vf Secretary Houston. It wan ? fsy to
See that the farm, r is not gi-i'htg
his pro rata share of the eurivn? v
n??<*d*?d to proteii the (I1 sat a,:.i
eOMuntl Intet est* <>f the eountrv.
?The wo Id m i\ rest assured Unit
hi the fntur?< the farmers are Rolng
to take a more point tve Htand '
thour Juni rights The) have n
usteej? too long alnad**.. and aih> s
afhres t.. dictated i?> 1 .
er people wtio have no other oh
>*et hut theh own personal gains.
I old to any h- Is blaming no
OOdy but himself. He la waking* up.
to a sets**' uf hi* own duty and this
dane through organiza
ito n '>f the fat ii
SoSJt h and VI
banded together in a : r> n
I d out 'wh ? lilt
ll^y^I,atteraon.,
? rnelder tf renturkabk- that in
I
thin gathering ot ||fl tuen from all
liaiis of the I n ted State?. in the
national 11. Just a few days ?<e
tht presidential election poll
sot even mentioned It showed
non el naively to me thai this
ly of men w \h tloie f. rretjng out
the great problem* now hludei mg
prosperity of the count is - ml
itfog a remedy. As this was su< h
?presentat iv*< r ? .-?in.; and no.
csf southern farmers. The foi
statemeni of the 'next *tep'
? m i i that studied 'lo en < ?>
i and suggest, d rentodh was adopp I
unanimously"
great crist* oxlnts In ngrh nl
today whleh vitally affects b.th
tartar r? and the gr<at iiuikk of city
r? ile|m?ndei ? on farmers for
their food and clothing. So serious
la file attention that thr farmers'
organisations which k i\u ?^m
euKare have been repeatedly sound?
ing the warning, believing that tho
Industry and butanes* of farming are
affeetcd with a public interest m I
that th* w h le country shouk] know
the fx
Under the governmental urge to
feed the hunger Htriekcti people of
ihr *orid. our farsrtera, at enormous
sacrirtcea uf both m e \ .md labor,
eudeasvoed to pioduee adequate
eropa this) year. fHspite this fact the
farmeta have iH?en forced to ta:u
tho brunt of ? Reflation pollcv Insti
foted by the \i>>\? ? um? nl. a poll \
whk h la the ban in of the farimus*
pieaent AtAAIM'tal troiitdeS.
The war d? n|. lie luding intere>?
when paid, will aggregate $4??.l??"
bOS.'ios. Tu reo?iy this ?sa*l?t under
condition* or pr?*en? pricen and farm
produetM :*ud wages for labor will
roo>.*c> t.?o biinheht of grain two
hales of ent? ?n and two days" hib.?r
Instead of one. This is equivalent to
doubling the arnMim or the war .1? ot.
and the pureha>mg tn-wer of iIhj bll
lkin? or uVdlars m.ole by war proti
trers.
A? a reowH of this defla/on pol?
icy and the nt>s*>me ot tin- eiiHtomai>
foreian markets farmers today Hud
thema?'lvea without remumrative
market tor their products and in
stone hSSSnavoS without market at
any pn< e
Through the la-I. of eredit. llvs
Stock plod'l.-lH ale ???lit'-; tor, ed <?
throw uiitlnlahed live st ?? k ip m the i
ta>irhet. ami |uodu?? rv of eotton. \
gruin ami fruits find it impossljde to !
reitlsse even approaintately the brst |
c?aii of production.
X? auch thla? orderly mark t- i
log Is now |?o*<4lbh All *<( Ho se I
fa?*ts ha\e seen nrpeutetlly brought I
to lh? atteetioi, of the high olllctalsj
<?f OUT goverilfilefil ipellldillU I In *-e-j
retary of the In ij<m\ and federal j
reserve lioard. but will ion a\ i .
W? realtso that conahh .aide et- ,
tension uf credit hu*" t.ii.'-n id .? ? i
during tb*? f?a??t I J I - n. o 'h- 1 r
?M-io ve ttdn to be laig' lv the re.m:!i ?
? o* tha cotsfHtkm under when l.-.-i ,
ne?a had to Ilm- tr. I d. and doeM I
oo| aocva^arilv r* tteet hu unsoood .
condition in lh<- eentntry'M im ? ? ?. j
At all evtfitn no SU? h drait < o? ' '
lien *s has resulted w ?n w irran ed. 1
It 0? further ?*? It. . ?i that ? ' the J
lotnt < retllt svnllalde th, oei
rreefv?i hut a plt'one* whtl"
rntly Ihno who ?. 1 m l.
era* prf?luets ha\i- In en n??ir
provided for
jr.
of his Inaldlity j|
the cost of pro- J
lt d onl> nl. .? ill- ,
ally unable to Unan<
?S|?duc4 nt SI year's ? ? op.
t hUH in nt once ? Modo it - I
>?|oin<*f i i th* pi io . . . f 1
not f.'tettu ?? ? of ? > < . mi
eveti now are i losing Uo.v II j
I hi w "i k#?s oui o? , ? ?>!
bringing about h od
and ami orodu< to n
TliSSjejL?re. In ? . ,% r>r
ttoal aittb uion n , . ,\,
tlogf thai fa, uers lo |t
!? ' ? iii iii
least cost of production if they are to
mod tho 11;i*ii>i\ m nt ? ?Ks for teed and
j clothing, and In order to? uccotnpllsh
' thU res ilt. tru agricultural r >\ re
s 'ni:itiwH meetings In .hunt sei kw
hi Washington, October L?>. to J?, 1?2;>,
do hereby recommend us follows
That all farmer* al once join tho
existing mni ketiug organlawitl-an-? in
their respective communities, or,
should there be none, that lh**v al
once form sm Ii organizations uh best
suit Ihe n< e?lM ??r their localities.
Tliai nil farm commodities I?4 mnr
kdrd cooperatively ?in an orderly
manner, i. ??.. throughout tin' 12
I months period from >nv harvest until
[the next a* ihe demand requires
[known as the roTttutnptloii year, plus j
a normal safety carryover.
That the government take tin- lend
in reopening foreign markets and In |
developing in w ntn s. and where ncc
??.saury In finance tin- s.tii.e.
That tlm War Finance corporation,
whose authority and ihi mcial re?
sources are unimpaired, be i im?'
Idately r? ? stuhlished.
Thai a standing r< minittoe be eon
si tilted i epn s? ntativ? <?!' and ?1?- j
pointed by the various form organi?
sations for tin- purpose oi bringing
about eoordlnutiou of ? if ort and
unity if aetlon between 111?- various
committees now working on tho uiios
tion of marketing the great stapln
aura ultural producta.
That ii standing eommittoe be simi?
larly appointed to consider und for
mulate rinancitil pollclea Including:
<ii liccommcndattons to congress
to give th?5 federal resorv? bank
power to classify loans, and to give
the federal farm loan hoard the uu
thortt) to Issue und sell In the open
mark, t ah or l tln?? securities baaed on
a irehmises rc.-cipts issued under tin* j
f?deral warehouse act. und to issue
and sell short time securities based
; ?>n a proper pledge of farm Inven?
tories where it i.? neiesiHiry that the
Utls remain with the producer until
bit marketing processes be complet?
ed hs in the rase or the iiWncr of
buy. corn and entire who must pro
du?s- meal and dairy products for
public use. All of these securities to
qualify for federal reserve Invest?
ment or diseonnti..
I 121 Request congress: to make an]
investigation of ti\e subject of money
and high Interest rates.
(I) Consider the advisability of in
augurnting a great national ugrlcul
uiral bank, financed by the coop?era
Hvcs of the nation, ttr.d with a di?
rectorate chosen from all the great
farm organizations of the nation.
That a standing committee also be
ehoseii to be known as the "public j
iMattofis committee" on which shall
i?e included representatives of the i
Consumers' league and the working
o. ople.
Charge Two Men
With Abduction
Knticed Young Schttol Girta
From Home, It Is Alleged
Ilennettsvllh . Nov. J.-?>. T. 3.1 c
k*rnl* and J. P. Hurl were a Treat. .1
and brought before Mugist'ute .1. l\
tytboun on a warrant charging them
with the adduction of two young
??ch??o| unis ahout fourteen years of
age. The two girls left home to at?
tend school Tri lay morning, it is al
W*g? d. ami Tailed to return to their
homes that afternoon and were not
found Until Sunday night.
Tim two girls, it is said, were acci?
dental^ seen yesterday mar Hasty.
N. C. h\ a ? iti/.eu of Ih-nm-ttsvllle ami
his wife.
Mi Bride, who, it is alleged, was
known to one ??t th?- girls as Tom We?
lver und as he um snmV. Is a mnrrb'd
man. of Cheraw. Hurt i-- a man of
r.4inily here. .Mi Hride waived prelimi?
nary hearing and was released on
? I'.omo |,..ml. Hurt is in Jail, being held
in default of the sum?r bond.
John M. Daniel
Assistant
Assumes OrTii o formerly Hold
By Mr. Lumpkin
Columbia. Nov. 1. John M. huuicl
;i memh.-r (.f the IJrecnvillc bar, toda)
assuiio d his duties >n Columbia as as?
sistant attorney gninr.il. succccditiv.
1, 'orris t\ l.umpMu .Mr. I.umpkin
i >4*de farewell t<? tin- slate capital to- j
I day.
Air. laimpkirt ha? I.e. n assi -' ml at
tornev general since ids return from
Krane.- with th< >ls4 Mlvisiou in the
spring of HH.i. ||e retires from tin
office to take a pilnc < In llu law firm
of Thomas ,v Lumpkin. of Columbia j
Mr. Daniels is a prominent lawyer .
of the Piedmont. tie has served as J
a magistrate In Ureenvllle and In the
recent pinna. > election was a caudi
lute for solicitor. making n str?m?!
ruee. Il< i - graduate of Ihe I in
v." li ? I... . ;:? ;. . ml of Kuriuan |
I It i \ ? l'.? IV. I h v.l.?. Illetnht r of leg- j
lsl.il ii*.- from i!rei nville,
Carnival Cannot
Use Street
.itiiltrc WiUon Imim-cs ( onip;?\\
In ( <> on l'rh all1 Lot
r.iiittlfii, ?? ;<? \ i-arnivn! com*
P'i nj hIiuu if.: 1. ?? .< > ; uinbT
Ihe atispievs ... Ihe * ; h i to. dc
Ipni'tluent was ciade i.nr d"V\ii ils
I le-.tS and nto\e onto |U iV?ib lots Pi ?
Ii ? cp I hi i ii ?u ?.b-r i * ??ui i
Judge .lohn :; Wds? n A m ijoi ? j
or the tic m'. i s ?f ? s ? .. im ii I. d
lt\\ en H.< in ? igttJ 0? * xhibil on |
It'l iinh streel in th.^ city. Aid i-i
m.n, W II IV*ir(< was om of tin v** j
aid. i men opposing Ihr show coining .
to i?.linden, tin I through Ilia utlof*
in-., h u in hefoii .ludfte Wilson nsk
hiK foi a rest rain it.-..: ??r.hr. which
'wis u'Mtiled x' nllie>S fof LoUlt* I
I '? 11 < ?? s the |MN?ltlen 1 hat
il. ;iie?-?>s i Kid to the state and I
. ' eollliCI Ii ? I Ho p'-Wer to grttllt I
? us? ??> . shn a t h it W III inlcr- j
i ? uh ' i 'I in :> said to he I
lb tins state win re> ;
( ? ?? Iii.- Mild h:is been ? '-if* j
rb U befun a Judge fur dcttlunetit. ?
. - mm
Audit of County
Finances
-
Appropriation Will Be Made fori
This Work by Next Legisla?
ture
Columl?iu. No. -.- -Appropriation t<.
complete next year the work of ami
lllng count > I.ks ami 111 * - enaet
ment of laws creating state inconvo i
and inheritance taxoa will he among !
the matters recommended 1,1 ike I'.UI
legislature l?> tie comptroller gener?
al ?? oltlco. according t<. Acting Con?
troller tieneraI VYilbcri V. Sutherland,
\\\ < staled tod..\ that tile work of
?it' litii -.. the c ?uni.\ hooks would be
ccinplet< ?1 next year. It the present
prog im 'a 1 arvii-d <?tit.
The i.o ,i. ; in county olllces in
? ,: :i\ of lite counties have been
?ttn od air* udy. according to Mr,
Sutherland. 'I i ? others will be audit- I
1 next year, . the legislature ma ken
Ppropri .ion. as it did this year,
for . < . of the work. /
The * ptrotlcr general's ofllce Is
also planning to introduce next year a
uniform system of book-keeping In all
county OtMccH. This, it is said, would
he ;i great su> iag to the stale and Ihe
counties, and would prevent much ir
regularity in handling records and
finances, such as is now often found
in Ihe county olficcs.
The comptroller general's office, like
the state tax commission and other
branches of stale government, are in
favor of etui lncnnm and inheritance
taxes, to provide additional revenue
for the state ?i js held tIt:.t mm h of
this kind of Intangible property is
now escaping taxation
Social Workers'
Conference
Annual Meeting to He Held in
Columbia This Week
Columbia, Nov. 2. Miss Helen V.
Hary, dir?' tor of the Publications Di?
vision of the l?\ deral Children bu?
reau, Washington, I? r!., will deliver
the opening address at the State Con?
ference of Social Workers, which con?
venes in the I'niversity chapel ii; Co
Iumhin Tuesday evening. Other prom*
incnt social workers arc on the pro?
gram of this Htate-wide gathering,
among them l?r. A. T. Jnmiaou, of
Qreenwood; .Mrs. w C. Ctithcnrt. ?f
Columbia, child-placing agent for the
state welfare board; Mi.-s Adele Mina
han, playground dire, tor in Coiiim
bia; .losejih <\ Ix)gan, ???' the ? !
Cross; Dr. J. A. Hayno, state health
officer; .Mrs. Ittith A. Dodd. of the state
board of health, and others, line of
Ihe main speakers will he Ih'. Hastings
It. Mart. dir. ctor of child helping for
the ltussell Sage Kotindatiou, X? w
York City. There will l?e morning,
afternoon and cvVuing sessions and
the conference wil' lust through
Thursday. Several hundred social
WOrkciS are expected to attend.
Methodist Confer?
ence in Union
Columbia, Nov. 2 ?Methodist "tnin
it.t th and laymen from all parts of the.
upper half of the state will move on j
ITnb n Wednesday for the annual l*p
per South Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Kpiscopul ciiurch, whieh
convenes in I'tiion Thursday. Tire J
principal matter before the conference
will be Ihe to w assignments for mill- !
isters. Columbia is t? lose tv ?? of her
prominent divines, Itcv. A. ?. Itrun
Hi>n, of Washington Street church, and
Itev. Ii. W. Wiggins, of C.reen street. <
Mr. Wiggins is chaplain of the house j
of i*epresentalives.
Kiot Damage in Belfast
Claims Tiled for Seven Million
Dollars on Account of Dam?
ages
Telfast. Nov. i. Claims for dam?
age caused In ihe |V>! fa si riots in . I tils
and August amount to $7.0il0.0(Mi
while Llshuriis org.i of destruction re?
sulted in claims for s t .<> 7 .'..nun. las
burn i: a town ot li'.anti population
and owes its name curiousty to its
destruction l?.\ lire in I7"7. Ms towns
pi ople are taking tin situation phil
osphieally and remark that "when ;h<
Sinn Keliters pay tin government for
destroyed courthouses and barracks
We Will ? ? i . .iii>! no! : iii I li*?n "
SSflLF* TWA ? -
?ible Study at
University
?.?
v. (I. Groft Williams Elected
Temporary Professor in State
Institution
Columbia. Nov. 2.? lli.-v. '1. Croft
Willi:'ins. secretary o! 11 a? - Stair Hoard
?i Public \\ ? I fin. . i'iis Iwcn elected
by ibe trustees oi ihe University ul
S(?uth Carolina ; :i temporary profes?
sor <?r l ible ii ilu< nniversily. II
stiectetis ?. William Ueviere, who
I" 'hl ihr chair last year l?tit who has
returned i ? ihe ministry, having a
'*it shylcrian charge In Texas.
Mr. Wilhams ? onsen tetd t<? take the
chair only temp ?rurily, until a perma
neni prot'essor could be secured. Hi
has his hands lull with the work of
the board of welfare, in charge of all
reformatories, with supervision of all
charitable and penal institutions. Mr.
Williams Is considered one of the
oldest of stale oilh la Is.
1'ittsbiirg, ?Nov. u.?j lie average
daily wage of every person employ?
ed i'i Al'.eimhetiy county, one of the
country's greatest industrial centers,
in. reused V".:.' p< r ei nt :n three year,
accord!tig to James V. Woodward,
stati secretary ??! inn rnal affairs. The
per rapita daily wage for 1H1 It wn;
|">.0.X. while that of I f* 10 was *_.V~,
Mr. Woodward .aid. 1!? used the lat?
ter year ior c ,i pa risen because In
said it was "fairly nornial." whereas
1:117 and l!'!s were abnormal, owin ?
!>? the war.
Although production valuation dur?
ing ".i.- war years was greater than h.
lit l ii. Mr Woodward's llgiires shout u
wages had Increased steadily from
I ? 1. io dnih\ In 1 U I 7, and * 1.71
.n I .? 1 S lo .<.'?.?> . in 1 !' 1 '.?.
Production value in ItHfl amounted
to S1.'.Kb).L'LMlfi.40(1 as compared with
S I.tl' <.'?>"-.:'tiii in l'.Mt?, an increase
of 17.:'. per cent. In 1917 and \'.'\*
production value reached well over
the $2.0t,o.iiOti.oiiO mark.
The per capita wealth of the coun?
ty w. ?. :'J."i^h nr twehe times the av?
enge per lapitit wealth of tin- I'nit
cd Stab s.
Canada Holds
Booze Referendum
People Will Vote on Question of
Importin"; Liquor
Toronto, (int.. Nov. 2.? -A referen?
dum is to be lu ld In Ihe provinces ol
Nova Scotia, Alberta. Ontario. Sas?
katchewan and Manitoba lo decide
whether the Importation of intoxicat?
ing liquor Into these provinces shall
lie forbidden by law. All of those
provinces now have local prohibition
in force. They are permitted under
the Hruish North. America ac| to pro?
hibit the sale of liquor within each
provinci out at present cannot pre?
vent its Importation into the province
as interproviiiei.al trad'- is under the
control of the l>ominion government.
The Dominion parliament however,
has derided tl?:it control of liquor
shipments into :t province shall be
abrogated wh in vor the province has
so vol d. Tim purpose of this is to
confer upon each province the right
to completely carry out the will of the
people regarding control of the sale of
liquor. This is a concession mad.- In
parliament as an alternative to na?
tional prohibition.
If the vote in e'iher of those prov?
ince i is in favor of taking over full
control o ft he liquor business within
the provinc??. the importation of li?
quor will be prohibited.
Public Debt Reduced
Treasury Paid Off Twenty-Four
Millions During October
Washington, Nov. .'. The treasury
operations for October reduced Ihe
public debt by over I went y-four nil
lion dollars, leaving about twenty-four
billion, si'ty-two mi?iin total debt.
New Railroad For Servia
l.clgrade. Nov. It is announced
ihn! iln construct ion of a railway con?
necting llelgra lc with the Adriatic
port of i'.i t iro is to begin immediate?
ly. The rollfe w.is suggested by Col
, n< Is t *ot ami Tu', wood of an Aineri
ran technical iiiissjoii. Harbor im?
provement work ai fnttnro is to begin
Hi ? in- sann 11 n..-.
Railroad Commis?
sion Hearings
Columbia. Nov. 1 St \ ? n hearings
?\ ? Ie lifld l.y iho South Carolina riail- j
road Commission Wednesday. One oft
these had to do with the < limination j
of the otis Crossing at the South Knd I
of Ho' Hoyster yards. Colutnhia. tin
removal 1" ing requested hy the rail- i
road < ?. ? i!: i,;-ii> It was decided thai
I.o iid i.f enuiie'ers would make a stir- '
vcy for the purpose of determining j
wh' tin o: ?'<.! any otlter crossing j
could he hi'iiv id .1 wnh h would clim
inal e lite da ne'er ?
Tin c??mnii.<s''on also considered
?he renn*:-! of i ttain stockman of Co
Itimhia for permission to const rtici a
slock chute in ih< . i.v (?f Columbia.
?ii lhe corn- r of IIlossi in and Lincoln
streets, on the Southern Railway. The
-?<m 1 in. n want this in plaee of tl e
present chute ni the lloystor yards,
which is a good distance from the
city. The railroad consented to the
chute and the commission will allow
l.
I'acilities for loading cotton al
IHairs, lelcphono wire crossing over
railroad I racks, a crossing near Cnion
'and the question of an agency on the
Charleston division of the S. A. I*, at
Warsaw were matters before the com?
mission.
Veteran Missionary Dies
Columbia. Xov 4.?Dr. Noal Press
ley, cue of tic1 first missionaries to
Mexico, a mau who was for years
it Tatnpiei Mexico, one of the most
prominent members < f tin- Associated
[ !'< r?-nm <i l*n sbytej-gm chureh, was
buried in Winnsboro. Wednesday. Dr.
! I'r-.-sb-y il' d in i-'loridn on Monday.
I when he had gone for his health. Ifo
I I is i.?'u in bad health for four years.
lie died at the age of s-venty. Dr.
! :';ey- ie;. represented his church in
.Mexico for Ihirty-soven years, for
since his health failed he lias been
making his home at Winnsboro. lb
i is survived by his widow- and three
I Mins. IV''. I! ('< Pressley. of Hickory
|tJr??ve, X, c. f)r. .1. i:. pressley. o|
I Abbevill-. and 1U v. II. K. Pr-ss^ey
of T.iiiipa. Kin Dr. Pr< : -t.-y was with
I his f?n in Tamp.i :;t the linn of his
' death.
Asboville. Nov. 4.? Laban L. Jen?
kins, Republican, the defeated con
i grcssional candidate, charges whoh
. sale fraud in the election and ha.
1 written Republican n; t ona' head?iuar
ters thai he will contest the eleetion
a Zehulon We tver.
I
Miller is Elect*
New York
New York. Nov. ;;.__(.||Bp
eiated Press).?Kicctioi) OFM
Miller of Syracuse- as provetflj
estimated plurality slightly flS?
oi 7n.e..(( us shown It: revised
tabulated tonight assured the
'ie;n,s ot a clean sweep in Vest?
< lei 11 < ? 11. 11
Wiiii l>ni 1st districts missing
"!?<:::<! tonight. Miller was hadifj9
Smith by " s. < i -t 7 \<-;.-. The actual rc- J
tarns give Miller I.:,?)<$.503, Smith 1,.
li48.ir?C.
I'.'I M (I returns continued to roll
up the overwhelming phi rait y in
New Vork for Senator Harding. With
?jo" districts missing, all of I hem up
?tat' where he led C"\ by an aver?
age plurality of '2in each district,
In- had a total plurality of l.n&l.l 56.
The v.,t< tabu'ated gives Harding 1,
v L".'.MI!?. Cox TTX.Tofi.
I i* I f-i i diif.'s present ratio of gain
:s continued Ic will carry New Vork
st-.te by an unprecedented plurality
l.f 1.200.0OO.
New V' ik city went Republican in
the presidential contest for the sec
. ml time In its history, McKinley
having turned the trick on Bryan in
J S'.lli.
M;n ion. Nov. 4. S< nator Harding
is ch a ring his desk tor his departure
on a vacation, two days hence, at a
Te>as resort. Marion formally ccle
brau d the \ ictory tonight.
Washington. Nov. 4.?Abrain I. El
kus. former ambassador to T?rke)
has been chosen as the America)
member of tin commission to settl
the status of the Ahi ml Islands, th
state department anrounced todayr
Washington. Nov. 4.?The sumnT^y
trial and execution of an unnamed
Mexican ? h ?rg it with the murder of
two Americans is reported by the
American embassy at Mexico City, tho
st;;(e department announced.
Oklahoma City, Nov. 4.?Miss Alice
Itobertson. Ileoublican, is leading
Heprcsentative llastbgs in the second
district.
Washington. Nov. 2.?Power per?
sons were killed on t'4ic railroads last
year than In any ycai since 1S98 the
interstate comtevrce commission 'an?
nounced today.
Washington. Nov. 4. ? President.
Wilson has appointed Julien Gunn, of
Richmond, federal attorney for the
eastern Virginia district.
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"Come easy, Go oaf"" is an expres?
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The fellow who inherits money as a
rule "Dlows II In" whereas the fellow _
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forpnod habits in thrift and economy. 4
by which he will succeed when the
other fellow fails.
We prefer doing business with the
thrifty fellow w ho knows the v .lue of
;i dollar. We have many such ac?
counts in our Savings Department
but we have room for tome more. If
you arc not already one of our dc
positors. you could not, select a better
time.
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