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?_ Plunge Toward React-UM Samuel fvompers Expri? a j Lu bor*B View on PJIection of / Harding m. Was1*- _,lr n Nov. I. ?limuH v today leaped n statement on election in w in. h he any a that iur?Jid looking man and v ? ni*a\ moat foal the s?air? deep regret because of the great plunge lowarj react ton. hut democracy will right it ?elf at th? proper 'mi. Tabulation *t ongresaJonul results shows a d< nite fain for all that makes for pro free* The next coi grese will enow tnortaaed number ot men holding n oar da" He said the mm partisan policy of e federation had been more JUtnitiesk o ever. Navy Banks Filling Recruits Enlisting in Large Num^rs and Ships Will Soon Be Fully Manned - Washington. \ .v -Keoruttlnc fr?? he navy Ii progressing mo satusfac that navy officintM believe that * ' IroenlbU to Head to son large number of reeaefc) of all class? ed uo at nav) yards for lack * rrev* \ .rulta are entering ?t ? he rat? or twenty-three hundred a \\ r, k. California Passes Anti-Japanese Lav> Mtaaurr Framed to Restrict Tenure of Land by AttVi* Man FranciMco. Nov. 4 -California ? v a three to om v( ti Tuesday pass- I ?d the "anil-alien land la\% a m? as ?tre Intended to restrict tenure i land by ifbu-aealmlhihie aliens. The measure recently w?, the subject m I flpleanatu; exenangen between the state devMirtme.it and the Japanese foreign ofhoe. Itftun.s from ?.ll.; the state's 6.lit precincts today ?bowed 4SJ.01I voted to adopt the measure with Hit,731 against It. The measure ems Initialed to halt what Hb stK>nsors termed "on? es QS>sEliHini* o' Japanese on Califor- : Die lands thr< ugh leuse hold or ac- ! Isjaas. (t U designated to replace ii* pjeastM allea land* low', passed !n t*l>. which prohibit.* oaf.ii - 1 Iliad or hoses extending I hevond three years by aliens I tu lig? hts t*> cltuenshlp. The new ntcamn? forbids purchase lease holds for any length of tstae by such aliens. Further pro ?aon la made against control land by cufporatlon? In which they ere dotraftent or through guardian - ehtp of lh?-. American borne cbd dr?*nk who ere eligible lo oitisciiship and therefore prtvUeged to uwm la.ul Vfdponents of the measure eon- , tended that Ihr measure Mould not ^ aMSM of acuuired ln in land so loug such rights . under present leases or Instrument I Washington. ?Jw'ov 4.? Reakieuis of Angeles made formal complaint to the state department today tint' Oyeina. Japaner c onsul at that ptar*. bed displayed prml l-uis ttvlty"* In advising viler* to oppose ?he anti Jwistnese land law in the elections to ''idifomu, Tursdu\ U was announced at the *tale dc partment that the c< mi lalnants had been Informed thut proof of their nl SI Should be presented. Ism An ??Ick Nov. 4 Complaint v asrainst Consul <>yama was sent tot tfcc etat? department b> the Anti Asiatic aaoorlatlon of Los AnfceltS. It charged that the consul was using ? ?iia ofHce aa a bus*- foi acting' -agalnat the ^antl-a'len land Mil. . which passed at Tuesday's election The association dectated (his waa "a* groan tarearh of diplomatic prlci- ? lege " Member* of ?he JupMt%ae colony bete have w..?d the Japanese am beeaado. at Washington denying the assostations charges against ? Tokyo. Hov. 4.?Th< early news of | lh?- teaulta of the pt? st.lentlal eh <? ISeti In ihr Hit Hud Sistf? were ro-i ooived here oi ojii'k time and wer* printed in l\ mOj. evrnlns's ne-ws papeSs The grral* sf Interest ever ehown in an Amerle.ni election was 1 mal feat everywhere, this being due lu targe part, alth? ugh not alto f gather, to the lasts* of the California voting on the li'XOduCoo ahT?'i.tlog .he { JnpeneiH*. Itie naul? of the kails*lag, osr?. clally that In r.ipf. >tii. was rectsvt l wits no eovpriM .?ud evoked no ?I .* n?o\\*\re I too* Muwiiuarisinn th-> early pres?i com meot ihta morninir. dtruter'? lanuied aajr?;. "M^'hi'r >o?tP?4 rhat serious lossn are IHiebjr to fuli on Ho .lapanese ir uonnasjutni n of the juutnuue of th< w-eJkj reiolum tttw nra^npei * ?'X> .?nllJrnr? that ?he nurstion ^>iH bo If .1 I ? f*tl > SoUcl u\.t> llir rb.infp I i|o\ernment will msk?- no difference, snd that the federal authorities In America alii euatlnu in show slnc?'i< liy and M>miM?th> toward Japan nlmilar in the Wilson administra? tion. They urge ?h. l 'h. <l?.nn foi jiMKlOS be STessrd . onlidetitly and energe^^cally.?? II V.o >l> M \> v i n \is R,o. .1 ?TaW U oin i Miestonttr\ /o< .? t \ t^fiet h"S?Ih M I? rhnrri at eats jmT h...... of Mr.i ? Isj of PssSjrm- wPI b? present s M itidretM ihfjjr I full attesnlnnet >? aneotlssi offMeihtwhnt^ ?nd Kplj copetllans Mr. W. J ro ? , \m ? ousti im i nr im bo??. I dec ha nies from < ??iumhii it. AsttSJ I',- ai?rk. ?* 'I laxoo'f end wtf" of I'anitb-'i vlnlted his slater. Mr 11 C I'?? ib? urn . . \ Tili: MAKING Ol (.AHDENS. lYom i m l) to Dour. tJulia L. vt< ? Inllun). "The little Re id. mj9 ( m! The little House lays Stay. An l oh. It't bonny here at home, BUI l must go an a \. And go I must, my dears And Join m y v. hilt J may. Though heart be sore for tho little Hutis* That had no word but Stay." Tho \ory tint consideration of the old und new householder Ii tho. ques? tion of tee bumbled on one aid.- by the enri. :>ml or. the other by the front d aal, The treatments of this prob lein are as varied as the fancies of the ridUidtialr Occupying the houses and N<>t the same general principles should apply. 'Ph.-re must bt first, neatness. eeooiad, oomeUneam third, u, muniy of iiutllnc. fourth, urtlsTli eifert. I:! Ilm order of their Importance they .. ?ncl Aral of all 1 would Imprest i the value of simple treatment in 'ids anaee. Let simple Ity in- the keynote tfcd welcome Ui? li ni of all your front door effect* The space between tin etirb and >?? si.b walk iiihi between tlie aide I walk and the house should be plant? ed witb grass. Italian Rye grass gives a boautiful green winter sod and Hermud.t is tin only lawn grass that will stand tin- leal Of the southern summer xiii If Inett are large trees and de? i? i h ?h- Whltd clover and Ken? tucky Mm- (raw will havt to be used fOf I't rmuda will mt grow win re there is shade. Tin- s-?d should be kept ctdgely mi at ail Mtfcea, well rolled, and Ihe line* of Ihe Wglkl at the edges should be kepi dear and well-defined at all times. This lor neatness ami ' apatllneao. 1 In the sidewalk grass plot trdhing should be planted except trees. I'lauae emphasize tills. American elms; the oak", willow, water and p'.n Carolina poplars, tulip poplar* plan?> tree.-*, and glnkgn.s. an- all hardy, of symmetrica! growth and uro worth while suVwalk and lawn trees. Plant lh?-in foil; i?-et apart and if no >srrd space is I? fi i<>. color and you wish the hlussoms ph.nt between the larger trees, dogwoods or ? tape myr tlee for bloom Neither of these freea shuuld be al? lowed to grow bushy. They should bo pmned to a single sum and with no ? ?YanchiM near toe ground. This keeps ?I?p sidewalk vistas ole'n and dues not break tin- ehnrni of the succeeding vertical Urns th u make to fascinating and myntorious long avenues of trots. To |he above list o-* tree*, should be added-us welt tot beauty ars fur util? ity, the pe.an mtd walnut and hick ?ry. ?;? i ir? os nt l;'!^?1 -i/o. und of selected variet)ee like, the Vau Dematii Stuart or BuoresM ptcani and plant Miem on tie Bklewalke. It this Is done universally the ravages Of the ma? licious small boy Will not be 'olernt ed. Custom will give it the staler.'? - of the ordinary and education will solve the prohl m <?. broken Pram to-.-> and stolen fruit. The pscofi la too liamlsuiiii' ,i Ire? n<>( to be more wide? ly used in this v. ay. Thi? also applied to the WSjiilUt a :d tho hickory. in onier to define tho line between Hie sidewalk ami the front, lawn name planting ahnim' be 'mob- Even the ^implert and lowest ??f hedges is belter than nothing A bedec of Amoor privet Int lv, Inch* . hi*-;b Will frame yonr lawns in h' fee Itnei and enable you to sit on VOur Hying porch and look to the street without meeting the It In, re of I aktng bricks or c? ment side walk on 4 IdiMerlnii summer day. ihbik H?v?ut this feature of it. will yvwf It is nol only for Ihe sake ol privat) i would plant the boundary? but for the rake of beauty. A hedge of baby rambler rose! is . Imrmmu; snow garland spir?-a is dainty and lovely all ilu t'm^. though neither of these is evergreen Bbx wuod is hard to glow and harder to secure right now. but nothing could be leveller. The foundation of the house should t?e always covered In planting* of per? manent green. Kvergreen abellas and hiiow garland spircas. the ahclla and plttosporuni, l?ot|i evergreen; Naples, privet and Japan*' ?? rypress; Napleu privet ami rosemary; abePaa and re tlniaporat,. are Mv> good comblnatluna ?bat run be adapted tc the size of nny house an well as to at y exposure and the roil made to fit. fluard sgalnat Indiscriminate mix? tures of varieties of plan im. Cse two or three ahruha h quantity. That is enough. These mentioned here will gtvi the horinontal lines thai purallul the i ivea ''no of the nt? st important features ??f the doorway planting is at the door* Itself. Th at taps should be marked by an evergreen that will bear a peren? nial wel?-oine <>\, jis i.'f,.. if the roof Is bfuad and low use globuliir, arbor vita* or globular i?iiv? on either side of the dorn- The standard varieties may be used if the house b ? Ihe Proad roof Pros l?ut is moi ?? than one stor> htKtt Ttifeas n'ants mny ???? ?i-?-.i utther in pOta oi- in ?h?. gronc t ui eitb er aide of ihe ent ranc? If the gst>lei( Inos ot th?- loul po.nl hesvi-nward usi. a ?onlterous form of thuya or a pvraiuldut boxwood on either side of the front door. VYh i' *:\yr >??u haV" tberr make it aometbtuu that will be 'I.? once and for all. Not a |d inttng of sa'.vias or pclunUiK that howevei iiiii'in t'vi' lhey may be In summer and fall are wltlicnd. dead and fOtblildln?* ? Ilm spa?e is Uft bare. When Ihe ?hin ol winter ri.mes. Tlie formal lines of the sid< walk, the bound.lib-* of the lot. und tin- Ilm Of tin* house re tulro b rnial tiaaino nt of the uauadv small spier between curb und door. IHtn't clutter up thi> .|,a. . There m- Jnrt ??ur thilius to rsmemlier im l do oft? a the lawn Is inaib* . I Tie? ? for lhV? a'dewalk plot. 1' Kouminlkm pluntiu^a to to th house to ihe gvound. 3. A hedge, forms] . Informal, In sepeiaie the lot from tin- street. 4 Kvergreeiia to frame Ihe ru, iram e. . Ti.?-se lour I'.ligM Mi t d| 11 .1T .. Mid iiim|*? in plus' in?r i all* for Ki .M .Vi? I. ijetipu? ir rind on I ol Ihe pkice lAalks ynd Olives. Columbia Doctor Released on Bond - ? Francis D. Kend'tll Arreste. Km Violation of Narcotic Law Columbia^ Nov, :..~i>r Francis 1?. Kendall,, Columbia physician, was in rested yesterday upon n charge of vio- ; latin.tr three sections of the national narcotic hot, He was releas? on a $3. "<?() bond and will be given a prelimi? nary hearing before the Chited States commissioner November lr?. The warrant, sworn out by U P. Fouche, chief narcotic agent charges |Dr, Francis l). Kendall and the jnichland Drug Company with vlola Ilion of sections ono, two und'six of the net of congress. Approved Decem? ber 17. ID14. alleging that tic de? fendants "did Unlawfully kcII, barter or give sway certain* compound salt1* or derivatives or opium lo wit: mor nhhio sii'pha'o, eycepl in pursuance ? r tho written order of the person, to whoin siich article was sold, bar ten < ; given, on a form issued tor that pu'.o&c by the commission of interne! revtnuc and did issue and till prescriptions for sucli morphine sulphate not dated ami signed by the said Francis D. Kendall as practi? tioner on the day when the same were issued." Deputy Marshall niadc the arrest yesterday a/ternoon. No action has been taken on the warrant against the Uichlsnd Drug company. WttncFSes against Mr. Kendall ate U P. Fouohe, John II. Uarr and I.. F Alliier. \ TOO MICH IMMIGRATION lllvMH H OVH \VA1 < Mantiftcl iirers' Record). The Wall Blr i t Journal, in a recent issue, staled thai then is an unprece? dented army of immigrants nervously awaiting transportation facilities to bring them from Wurope. '*lt Is esti? mated." said lie Journal, "that innre than s.000,000 Europeans arc anxious to come io America, arid tint in one Hhirdp^an country alone ul>out 0,000. <".?o Inhabitants woidd emigrate to America if conditions warranted." There Is great congestion of Immi? grants at 1*11*5= Island, New York, and the commissi ?i.cr of Immigration at that point rays that he expects thai Bills Ts'and will have to handle 1, r?oo,00t> immigrants within the next 12 months. The Journal raises a very impbrtnut point as lo this inrush of immigrants. it slates that three Btltpf recently canie in With ">,000 i;u tnigrnnts, on<l of this number aboiu 1.001? did not have a?do11itr; 1,500 had lets than $25, and the remainder most? ly between $2'. :ind $&0. What is America t< do lo meet tin tremendous Influx of ioreigin . .' We already have more al rns in Ihis coun? try than we can ttbrimilate. If wc permit our shores to be crowded with millions of ale tin. a?'d? d to millions we now luve, we shall certainly en? danger the ? i\ ili/ation of this coun? try, Howevtr shm; our supply o! home Inlioi may ' lo m ? t all of tin I demands of industry and agriculture, j we should not permit this country to i be Hooded wi; 1. i>".,',h alien by birth land alien In thought lo the life of our j nation. We have more aliens here now than is good for the country. Inil [ nltely better wie,,id p be for our indus? trial activity to move forwunl wItli less rapidity th:in lo be pushed forward by a great Influx of there lower class? es of foreigners. We had bettor ad? vance more slowly Its material de I veloproent than to advance rapidly n1 Mhe ccsj of Ih" ici*i? u's lit". Some J brake must be .'tit "ii ih's ru**h of Im 1 migration: our safety ns .i n ition do Inlands It, and eongros*; should heed j ihe voice o!' the country on Ihis point, i l.ven i?' we do not have enough labor- ! ers in the country to do all the work | that needs to be done, wo had belter , poet pone much of 1* rather than lo have it done by the In Mux of million: of foreigners. America's Hfe Is moj important than rapid material activ? ity. / Leslie's in a recent issue, in discuss? ing the question of Immigration, said: "It is reported that 267,000 appli? cations' for passport! to America, ' mostly by Jew.-, have been mado id I Poland alone, while roore ih;iu .:.""??. 000 Poles wain to come over. "Between S.vQO.Oo* and 4,000,000 Italians are seeking domicile here, and j millions will come from C er many as [soon as the barriers are lifted! "Fifty thousand refugees are re- \ ported wait'in; at lian/.ig alone for j transportation to America. Sttam \ whip lines are reported lo have cverj ! foot oi available - pace looked up for | la your ahead. "When the Ited Terrlor la broken In j Russia, a flood of starving Slavs will : pour out towards America. Wo are as unprepared for this peaceful invasion as wc were for wn r it. 1014, 1 "Immigration Is the most important ! reel which oui ttulion has to deal wilh , in the next f< ?v years. Unless we wake up and make some adequate [preparation to take care of this on [convlnM flood, we shah be awamped ho- , chilly, cconom'eaPy. i 'itically. "The rpjtstiou is no uv what wc 'shall ilo wilh Ihe iinmiKi an t. but what the imm'.Krani will d<> with um." i ' ^_ CHRISTIAN rill |? || (h\VI,MI"N Charleston. No\ t Tin- slate con VCntlon of Christ m < luoeh in -'#it:l. 'Carolina in sc.son m i kurh'Mton ! Iltis week with m lull r.pre.-vitiation , from all churclu r In lie state. The re? ports show ;i most aggressive and suc? cessful year among 'Trist lit n churches In South Caro ina, with n splcm'tid r.pbit of fellowship ai d euterpriiie. Ne .v Vork. Nov. "?. With liaruni^'a electoral vide virtually Qxod at four j hundred out of :? possible r."l and the i new steinte ? "t down .it llfty-nine li< - publicans n ! Hurt) : e\.n homoo n> Republican leaders awaited belaud returns from eight ? obtests to iln Iii" i the Republican house mujork>. So j ! far Ihe Republicans arc assutcd ?d I "St; hoUSl members to I :r, Democrat ,ard lour oilier imp-Republicans, giv : ing ihe llepublicans ihe greatest um i i11rit \ ever held In ihe house. Um-1 i ?vornan rapresoiluitvo is assured ? .VI,:: Alice Robertson, of Oklahoma, u j tunnel and re Ptuianlcr, niuulnu. j stumvy stringency May Stop Schools Effort to Borrow*Funds in Aikcn Fails Alken Nov. 4.?There Is danger, according to 71. U. Chapman, count: superintendent of oduontion, 'hat the schools of Aikcn couniy will ho forced lo clone because of lack of Mchoo) funds with which to maintain them during ihe next few motnh> Heretofore, Ihe county superintend? ent of education has been enabled , to borrow money on short time noter I to bridge o\er tie- period until tho | taxes are paid In. This year he has I endeavored without succe ss to bor- j row $20.0?<l for Ott day.-.. At the pres- 1 ?nt time the money in had on hand at the beginning of the present j school term. September 1, about $10-j 000 has been completely exhausted j ?ad there is an overdraft '?f approx ?mainly :tv.mu?. An a result the school I claims are piling up in his office j :*'?d he has no funds available with Which to pay I hose. Neither is it possible to pay the teachers their salaries now falling due. Many of j these are young women who came' to Alken county In teach and aiv tmong strungers. Mr. Chapman has directed letters to v be railroads and the large corpora 1 Ions doing'business in this county, asking them to pay their taxes for 1920 Immediately, in order to relievo fhc situation. The same appeal is mad" <o\ Individual taxpayers. It is mpossible he finds, to borrow money because of the strained financial -situation existing1. incendiaries in Georgia Officials Investigating Six Fires 'in Vicinity of McRae McRae, Ha., Nov. &.?Qllleiats are Investigating ihe burning of^fivo stores at Scotland and neighboring towns, believing them to have 1 ccn of in? cendiary origin. i Big Motor riant Idle Wyllis-?verlaiul Factory at Toledo Shuts Down In? definitely < m ?? *? *> ? - M Hy the A1- fated Presn. ][ Toledo, \. v. &.-r-The Wills <w Overland nutomobik? plant, em? ploying nround lifteen thousand m*'ii has '?? ? !! i !' seed for an in? ventory and will remain cloned for an indefinite period. 1!i '<J(AJ.J?!ij>i!.Jt.'<J>.I..Lit..f..VXJ..S.JmAJ.?..*.<?\ Washing!) n. No. I.?President Wil? son made his first public appearance .ouigbt In more than a year when he was lifted in his wheeled chair to Kast portico o, the White House while hun? dred.- of Washington kague of na? trons' adherents gntheird on the A'hlto House lawn to 4v? him honor. Tho crowd of men, women, and children bearing state banners and the national llajj, tit'dor the leader? ship oi John I'. t.'osteHo, I emocratic national cOinmitl* eman for Ihe Dis? trict of Columbia, ussi mhleti at Drtnu cratb national bead joarlers at S p in. md marched to in White House win re I lie gatoa w ? re opene d to lh?. public tor (lie ., - tin, r inee the be? ginning ot the war. As the president'was lifted in hh' wheel chair up the steps ..f ihe White House to the r:.?st portico, the crowd !>n the terrace b< low broke into ap? plause and joined in the singing of 'America." Mrs. Wilson and inc'intiers of Ihe family stood ubou* i ii?* president while the crowd sung. Wlih an over? coat buttoned closely ubout him and a soft hat shadjng Irs face the presi? dent sa? silently watching the Huong below. There" was more cheering as I'm .song ended. A so a ist sing "Carrj Me Hack to 'de 'Vir?lnny" and ilu_' crowd picked *d' the chorus. Tn" president's faCo relaxed ami he tinned hin head to stfeak to Mrs. Wilson boside his chair. \;s the song ended amid cheering and ? bomp.iet m' ilowair, was laid upon lie baIustr i fe 'm ... . him. Mr. Wilson raise*I his i it .. i | b?y|d u aloft a*i aitendania i ollc;i his < i.air back to ? waul live door. Tm crowd sent up c heel s for ? 11 lcav.no nnd r the president and as Yr- Wilson waved a final greeting from ihe doorway, sung "The Sta ?? Spaiu-'led I' inner." And ?????an \->v. 1 Hoben \KKin icy 1-resher '.'.?" ! "iad instantly l>\ coming in cootut with a live wire yesterday morning. ii.ocivi-ig ?o.oon volts Into bis body Tho wire w..s said to l?c :? c.uUle running from one hole to another and Persher .lumped up and caught this wire The motion causing i< to com - in contact with the high voltage of tiregg Shoals, the CSregg line carrying a v?llige of 0.000. New York, Nov? a.?District At torn >y Swains begin today a formal in .? stlgat ion i?f the alb c< d ? lection Irauds as t be result oi lending twenty ? !.\ ballots marked for liemocratie i i Icel m lie mouth of a newer b> stroci cleaners. IK has requested h search of underground pa^asgts Lor . lore votes. Woman (Jets Place Mr: Carncs on 1 Lancaster School oliard I. monster. Nov. I. Ma n \' i rues I'uincs. wiu of A. i' *''.. nes, has ! ecu appointed ;, t,.,, i,, ,. f tin lOlinty board of idmatinn M?r this onnty, Mrs. Carm - was a :? hod teacher before man age and she is ?><i! etpiippi d to nil hi r new position. ! i is understood he i: t he first ?vo tnati In thc*state to hold 11?iposition a. I lo r ivoi i\ ?vill be watch d with ki i'ii Ii. I < I < Plenty of Coal Says Operator' Says Fuel is Shipped (o Europe for $?.riO Per Ton New York. Nov. 4.? D. H Wentz, of Philadelphia, president of the National .il association composed of hitu: f nous coal operators, ?J???? I.i ? t?<i there was no shortage (>' '? i?n111i11?1 ny roal in Ihr I*nito<l Stales in his testimony lo re today before ihe I'nited States tcnato comntilto? uii reconstruction and production, in*. ?.;: ???i; in;* ihe coal situation. 'The production "i bituminous eo d for the month of October, 19110, is practically the >amo as for October OIK." he said. "At that time a tre? nn ndous effort was ma le to have each miner mine all the coal possible be? cause of I >?- - war. 'Mm- tonnage foi October of this .war without any spe? cial ( iVort C about thv .same as I His.' Mr. W'-nts! said there i-> auch "a great supply of coal in New England" lhat many of tin- contractors li;uo stopped shipments on their contracts. il.' also decla i ed that both spof I prices and rontrtfcfl pi ices as Ihey are , now .-ire fair and reasonable. lb- also testified thai foal shipped to Europe is being sold on a 1 '1 month ??ontract for a a ton. He was ! asked by Senator William E. ("aider, e.hnriman of ihe committee, why that price should not prevail throughout j the country and he replied that a( comparatively small percentage of I bituminous coal foes to Europe. Railroad Need Big Loan Richmond Terminal Company i Asks Immission To Issue Notes For Three Million -? I Washington, Nov 5.?The Rich? mond Terminal company has applied to the Interstate commerce commis? sion for authority to i: -tie six notes of live hundred thousand each to ?ivc to j t^c holders of outstanding demand notes amounting to three million dol? lars and to issue two fifty thousand dollar not? a, one to the Atlantic Coast j Line and lht other to the* Uichmond, I Krederlcksburg and Potomac as se i curity for cash l<>\\v. Bond Thief Held Without Bail Nickey Arnstein Committed By District of Columbia Court j Washington. Nov -Nicky Arn I l o in (dead not guilty in the District j of Columbia mpreme courl on the in? dictment charging hint ami others with conspiring' to bring stolen se I curities from New York to the DIs I trict. Bail w as denied. South Carolirov has at present 02. 7'':'. automobiles and trucks ami 1.52C automobile dealers, according to fig? ures compiled by L. 11. Thomas, sec rotary ol Ihe^ state highway com I mission. Mr. Themar* figures in I dude cars nnd\ trucks licensed up to October 31. The figures are the I highest ever reached by the state, anil Indications are that the number will go nearer t ?> tin 100,000 mark before the end of Hie year. Plan to Pool Cotton ? 'leine Consitlererl at Ttxas Meeting Corpus Christi, Tex.. Nov. i. - Plans lo poo] all low grad< cotton in Texas for ahipment :?> European countries will tie consul i el .it ;t statewit*"? meeting called today h> the I'nited Cotton Growers' association for No? vember 1 ti a. Waco. The call is sign ? ed by Ered Itcberts, president of the organization, and \ t runners of 'id I Texas counties. New York. Nov. :*.?The final con? tract between Oompsey atul Carpen tier will he signed lub today. Will Consult Di President Elect Harding \fl Meeting" of Party Leadei Formulate Policy Marion. Nov. 5.?S< on after his <..ti..ri Senator Harding :& expected " toward holding cousuit.v' v.i .! leading Republican states^ men as lo now the campaign promiso for the formulation of America's program toward a world peace as*o i-iation is to be carried out. England Will Follow Suit When United Slates Recognizer Mexico Great Britain Will Do Likewise Louden, Nov. o.?British recognition of Mexico i** ? !???< t< i in follow rec? ognition by the 1'iiiU'd States, the former Mexican minister at London raid in r semi-ollicioj statement. Brutal Murder of Woman Shot To Death by Negro While Seated Before Her Fireplace With Baby in Lap I Greenville. Ala.. Nov. 5.?A negrct !h?3 been rushed to.the county jail foi* aale keeping. He if; charged wit i I shooting to death Airs. A. B. Litt in. . who was seated in her home before the fire with a child in her lap. i I. ? DISTRICT SUNDAY school CONVENTION The district Sunday school conven? tion for the Sumter District is to be [held in Sumter ori Sunday, November ;7th bediming at :p:i<. p. in., at the I Presbyterian church. Ail Sunday schools of Sumter and all nearby dis ;ui%ts arc urgently* requested to wu<l ,a large number of delegates, i The general theme will be evange : liam. The object of the campaign is* ;tp arouse, inspire and enlist each Sun? day scheel worker for personal evan Igolisiic effort in hia o?- her own Sunday school or community, h ading up to a Sunday School Decision Day. Confcernces similar to this one nie? I to be held in practically all of two hundred and nineteen districts of our 'State. The success of this meeting Up dependent on your presence. Help make this meeting the very bet one of them all. The program consists mainly of Ihe I following numbers: 1. Recital of Boy ?cout Oi?tl, att& Law by Klymg Eagle Patrol of Scour. ; Troop N< . 1. Patrol Leader, Bdwin ! Puck, Assistant Patrol Leader, Henry I Brun er. 2. Address ? Evangelizing Young 'America by Cuttino McKuight, Beere* :;tn Y. M. C. A. Song by Camp Fire Girls in cos I turne with foreword from Camp I'Tre Guardian. ?;. Address?Winning the Women I of Tomorrow, by Mis:* Margaret Shaw. .r>. Address? Recruiting Men for j Christ, by Mr. J. A. Raffield. 6. Closing address by Miss Cora I Holland. State Field worker of South Carolina and State superintendent of Children's Division o South Carolina j Suud iy f*choo 1 g. The District Sun dar school evange? lism attendance cortest shleM is to be awarded to the*8lll day school hav? ing the largest alt? Udance from ita r ran Us in which teachers and officers: ?count f> points each and pupils over 15 years of age 1 ooint. This is a betatKi? j ful red felt shield and each school should try to get it. Don't miss this conference. Memphis, Nov. 5.? Tennessee is re? garded a*s definitely in the Republican electoral column. With newspaper re I turns indicating that the Republicans have flve of the state's ten eon Igrestonal seats, two a'rendy being Re - [publican. Newspaper returns show (Taylor leading for governor over Hoh? lheit; by forty thousand. president 4 ? - f ? H , I; n? Ii i ? ? wrf I g;- I *fps! & Wife :?< O. Ii. Y VTI -S, 4 ?*- btrr Earned Capital Most Dependable. ? "Coinr easy. Go easy'' Is nn expres? sion Hint la appllable to a great many. The f? llow who inherits money as a rule "Blows It In" whereas the fellow who ha* to "Dig Down" ior It has formed habits in thrift arid economy, by which he will succeed when the other fellow fail*. We prefer doing business with tho thrifty fellow who knows the value of i dollar. Wo have many such ac? counts In our Savings Department but we have loom for some more. If ;. <mj ar<- not alreadV oue of our do post tors, you could not select a better time. The First National Bank > ?? * I? The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumtwr. S. C. l?e?nirocs %t ra 0, Strong and rVogtosirtte) Tlie Moet PaJiurtaJtlng bFTHVicr with OOlTKTRST Otve nn tho 1'lroaare of Serving YOV The Bank of the Rank and File a a. KOWIAN'P, Ptroslrtcul EAKfcft KOWUIKD, Caablef