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(Jeticral rainier Scathingl} Critici?al i^ijftf? Anderson l>c Urea In Court That Otilm in F*?ft Coal Capci Yc:-ge4 on Con fS}% Um?,i of Ourt Indlauiipnllx. Nov. S.-^AttornO) ? eneral palmers order.* limning ihe ???vrrumi-nl'ii evidence to b? used In the ?oft real conspiracy cases ej^glnsi It*! operators and min? ra in tt>dtan*. Illinois, Ohio and western tVatteylvanla were criticised oy I , d *tt?l Judge Anderson In the ITnlttd rHst??? district eottii herd todaj aa '? Ufl ?tmngely close to the com? pounding of a felony" and also "dan near contempt of court". Trial of lbs esses was *< hcduled tu o*gtn todav hut government counsel sefd It wa* not ready to proceed. Uc iert f?entlng the contlnusnce naked as; the government conns*!. Judge Aadjreon undertook an InvestIgatlq.i %w Utr \itr rnfy general> orders re s/4rd?DM the eases, ending irltti his er.?-, are of Mr Palme i ?? i onduct. The court set next January 10 as Iht dste f>r ?a".)ng the trist* asain anfungftng fUmt the megnftme "Will give n* time to ?et our bee rings .not ???t find out woe tax i we i. to go v. eg by law oeVsfcy peraof) " ? >TV ?? lv f ? ,. th? |<i lire had dee! n ? <1 that Mr Palmer's altitude In the egaea was th?*r of 'personal govern' .nan* not government by law." Th* attorney general v a* n?d i rot * ?he Investiert Ion. but C P. Agaga. former chief unslstant to Mr. ^gimer. explained that Mr. Palmer's orders, had I'Tn misunderstood by government cnun???l who. testifylnK at |h-> iMv^tipiMion, said the orders svaftrt+lv nullified the prosecution. JhMge Andereon's statement re tardine Mr. Palmer'* eopdwrt came ifter hearing most of the teatimony the court leading up to his asser? tion with a series of questions J whether the attorney general had authority to agree not to use certain evlgetpr Mlt la ?4 range I y mar to *he eoro poundlna of s felony." said Judge An dfgeSn in th s connection. "1 nm not -av'ng It is 1 am saying It is strangely near It." gtmiiaiK (hs Judge discussed the eldthenra cnnetitutlng contempt of enuri. h ? purpose luring, he an Id. to >oe> how dangerously near thVs ggg'< tleinen hao *<?t himself t.. contempt ef thbi court " 'he a*-n? ef this court is b?ng." lodge Anderson said "and has hi ?rnwn to reach farther than Waoh ?ngter, I sin not suggesting what lUgv e>r rnuv not b#? done. Mr. Pal flktr ta the attorney general and thtte ts ? aortal n ntnonnt vf conoid erstem that I sm Ik and to pay to bis oflkial poeifion n 1 do not pay 1* to htm Mwir t> opening the investigation. Turn W. gtmms ?'? Lnfayette, Ind.. said he "dbju'd ia agrfial araatuattor in the 'SOW* because he s-.td ths attOi*ue\ SteirfaVs order* would prevent use ~ .i #iaa?taVrw?o thai was the basis of the' >t Injunction ease la*' af> against the coal ??rise, sod the '*f??r renteWnit procedlngs for *fct le^ed violation 01 the ch url s order, dtrecxfng cancellation of the strike order. Mm liar testimony was given he T. Krt Black, soother special pros? ecutor and trv D'strlct Attorney Van Kula tfr. Ames, however, said Mr. Pal? mer interpreted his orders to mean ? elimination of evidence th;i? the t..?si? of lb- ? ontrmpt I" cSexitng and pointed Olli that Iftgot !?forced Inzn were tiegun at a dato Uier thin that covered by the uil' gi d < onselr?e\ Mr. Anves also said thai he attorney generul has the right id e??.rt whether the govermeut would groseeute Its caect as civil or criminal matters, and thai having I chown s ci\'?| \*rr*c+~6*r>tt In t)i^ strike, Air Palmer did net oelievf'ilt fain le proceed - r mloalty aftet hAVtng <?b t|l?e 1 the miner*1 cmnpllanee nlth ? Semri order Mr Ames als?t said 'he depei-tmen? h id cooperated whole hegVtmlly In the prosecution snd had nof Interfered m anv way wllh the ac- 1 tiojg r?l the* government'a eeati ial eo.n, ?el in the preventution of ttte conspii - ecy ?aa#s. 'Shinaton Nov. I.?Attorney ?lenerel Palm? r declined tonight to . f?B?m*m on St.i ?? ir ? nt<? of Fed JUdae Andr-fon at Indnnspolis to ?.ay dHh resrect t.. the cftxiri Inquiry !retr? the ?**? general's ponne.c tlon wnh the syft coal conspiracy'' ? ages. Depart men I of .itint'ce ot fvoials aaid however. It had been <*X oeetrd that C. U Ames, who went to lodiannooln as the d? pat tment's rep ? eatfltative. would 'read Into the ? otirt record all ??f the Instruction? In ?ueetlon ' Whether the court had *?!i ad vis? d of ths plan was un? known at the department, hut pend? ing developments In the controversy officiate were silent The statement was reiterated nt the ortom* \ uenersl's Office lh;it the orlly iio?tructions sent by Mr Palmer ^or? ?ho-^e 'ont.nncd In a letter to r?sti W : ?mms and wh'? h re??u!ted in bt? roajguailon. Tb'> letter has ??incr been made PUhlie Dick (Jets Position Surteedn Lewis aa County Super? intendent ? t'ohimi'ia. Nov. S - Oovernor i'?e?p- i er. thtoogh the otlhe of the state su? perintendent of edticatton. ytstetdav appmnted L W l>kk of II it die. snpervlscr of edu< alloc for Durllnuton eountv. \i< ?? I? 1?. Ia?\\ h. resigned. WaHhln^r. u. S> \ > >*eer./:?irj/ IMine!? neTered latt rt'tarsr t'oii.v ,% \ ir ?idp tor bis floiith. American trip New/V -rk. Sov. ^ -?'brlst> Mut? ibewsefn. th?> former star major haguej is r-cuvri ri-. from iut?fu l-.sia gt Haranac I.Mke and In-* phy aktan? Hii\ he n.ahi a C?U??pb?te reiesjwV) Farmers Break All Records Corn, Tobacco, Rice, Pear and Sweet Potato Crops?Others Show Increase Washington, Nov 8.?American fu'iin i ??. broke produti ton records of live crops this year. Preliminary es? timate* announced today by the de? partment of agriculture show the corn tobact o. rice, sweet potatoes and pear crops surpassrd In siKc those of any prc\ loua year in the country's his tOf) In addition very large crops ap? proaching records, Of oats, harlc>. rye. potatoes, ??pples and hay. The buckwheut production record, how? ever, has a?ood uime ISC6. with this year s crop more than S,000,000 bush ehi tnulor it. Final crop production figure* will i>e announced nc: month. Corn, king of all crops unit <" which the United States grows no .?? tbun 70 per <-e.it of the world's out? put, reached the enormous total of Mit,134,004) bushels That la 75.000,, oot? hneaels none than ever before grown In an) year. Tins is the tiiird [eom Crop tO exceed |,<>04.t00,606 I bushels, ihe previous record having ti'. n made In l.?12, while the crop of lfilT was ihr second largest. 'I I,, tobacco crop UUs year, placed at 1. l7H.-t44.ono pounds by the prelim Inary eetimjtte, is s7.ooo.ooo pounds 111910 than prown lav: year when all previous iceoi ds w* re broken. Vir? ginia. North Carolina, ami South Cart hu i. ^-\< aetted then- laHt year's pro ductlon, while Kentucky's crop tub. year is 3G.0ou,0v>O pounds less than a year ugo/ I ioductlon of rice thin yeur tX^snnf* tjy l'J.Ono.oOn bushels the previous largest crop in 1*17. The output this year is placed at 5ir 208,000 bushels, almost Imlt ?d \hi-h was grown li Louisiana. Ths sweet potato harvest will show 10r..?;7?.<>00 bushels which iH 2.0M0, oou bushels more than grown last year, when the crop exceeded ull pre? vious yea is' production. Alabama V output Is larger ihuu any other state a The crop ot pears this year le piaeod at ir?,G5H.00o bushels. The previous largest crop was thai of 1917, when 13.281,000 bushels were produced. California produced more than 3.000, 000 bushels, while New York's pro? duction Lm almost 2.250,000 bushe s. Preliminary estimates of this year's production of wheat, outs, barley, rye, hey, rice ami peaches were announced last month. Prodin lion of ot*h?r crops, as sie 0? li by the preliminary estimates today, follows: Hurkwheal 14,331,Q00 bushels, com? pared with t?.592.Odo bushels forecast last month und 16,|oi,ooo bushels produced last juu\ Potatoes 121 252,000 bushels, com? pared whh 414.0S6.00O last month atiJ 057,tf0l,0i>0 last year. Fla\eee<l i0.',3H,00o tushels, com? pared with 1J.704.000 last month and 8,*)'.?.000 last year. AppU*? )S6,il7,4pt bushels, compar? ts! {rttft 227.o78.aoo iHHt month and r4T.457.000; las' year Sugar beets H.R12.000 tons, compar? ed with S.'.?.O.00O lasl month and C, 421 000 km? y, a, Peanuts 3i,4oo,0"0 bushels, com? pared with 3fr.9t7.IMQ last month an i 33.26.I.000 la*t year. Ihe preliminary estimate of the production of corn in southern stales, follows: Virginia 46.6'j(.000 bushels; North Carolina '63.440,004; Georgia. 6f>.V>:>. Ooe Tobacco, v I r gi 0 1 a 1 ft,653,000 pound.. North i'nrolli.a. :;s;i.022.o?o; South Carolina s7,7e0.tOO; Florida. I, ?16,140. pi f. as a\t t.novi: xirtvs notes. J.mm hbmg, s. C It K. I)., NOV. I M"SSI's. 3 ft. Goodnuin and .). II, Ulcks are attending the ?smumIiu at Graham church Itaiti week as deb ? gai^ frou* i'basai.t Grove Baptist church. Mr. v'ernon Lee. of DaUell. was a visitor Ivr? last Sunday. II1. 11 T. 11 m.di-. , 11 ir all sii. I, 'his week. 1< s Iwhis, a lv?> and gltl there will be an oyster *upper at Pleatat (iro^' school next Frldaj nigh?. November 12 The public lr cordially Invited. Come n:,d bring yom friends. Von x,e hmiii d a good Ilm Mrs. Annie Good 111011 U sb-1 til th--. Willing. WY hope She will BOOH ! ?? out again .Miss Grace Phillips ;?f this place and Mr. Duncan <>i Tlmmonsxllle. W*re ?iiilOily married at the home o the bride on*' du> las; wiek. We ex? tend our hem conm at ulallons. There will be Sunday school apd preaching at Pleasanl Gryvc next Sunday mot iilng Hl 10 HO ?od I 1.36 respo? . ?> l'i\er\b(d> iS inv.t?'1. o\i: MII.MON MAHR. Gaheston. Nov. H?f'otton rc-ecipts a? I la I vest on panned the 1,000,000 mark for the 1430-31 season when toihiN's receipts brought the io,ui of 1,001,367 bales LtTlvlng al tlie porl i;nce Anrrust I Ins?. Last season the million bale DI rll tr POttOII receipt** was li"' ifiiehed until heccmber 1. Exports of roii-in since August I io laled 779.77?! bules, Distinguished Service Medal Military Honor Won by North Carolina Man Tor Service in dir man Camp Washington, Nov. 0... -i-;,h:ar X. I Hulyhurton, or Ti..??<-?? ?-. He. n ?' . Kergeont of the I6.| Infantry. u'..s Otrfay awarded the d a .<xni?dt.-d .-. r Vice medal foi services while in a lilermun prisoil i.aiop, I llotl^i dam. N .- !i |(, |,,,, t? h.ive 1 been reeeived of .?11 Underground i.ul I r*?ad In I to (hi fd for reiurniuui '? [ported Isilshevlki agiuio.ni 1,, \oo ii leu. la-nplti a ( ord?)n '?I guards 011 ?In (German fmnlb?r I lie Kus <i ins ? ,.ni a.iu 1.0 h nan ihv boui.da.-.. STATE NEWS" OF INTEREST Negro Fanner in Newberry County Cuts His Throat on Account of the Low Price of Cotton NIGHT RIDERS IN ANDER? SON COMMIT OUTRAGE Ginnery Burned at Batesburg? Woman Appointed Bond Clerk in Stale Treasurer's Office Fkitegbttfff. >:ov. 8?The pin house find contents .,f VY. K. , Shcaly. one *nih en st f mtetburt;, was deetroy ^ '\v fro Thursday afternoon, en tolling f\ '-?ss of between $10,000 imd 119,000 > ith no insurance. Mr. Bhotity was operating a ono sland plantation gin. using ? kero? sene trar-tor for power. The fire ori' ffinatcd in the fuel, and wos acci? dental. Anderson. Nov, 8.?-LV've Benson and Sam ih nt.oti. two negroes, wore riruely b?ateM last nlehl by unknown parfie<. They say th.v thev were' Walking :'I^Mr the pav*ed hlghwrrv no. far from their homey.weet of the city four men in an automobile enme alonK and grabbed iln-m and placed (trova to an unfrequented place ami tnoh them out and gs/ve them a boatinr. After 'be- they w re drlv-1 ?n to Royston. fja., hut when the um ti ffot there, thev earned to change th< ir to'i and turned .?round and drove booh md put th" negroes out ;n about a mile from their home. They live on the Wyrum place. Mr. Byrupl said that (lice came to his plane about 3 o'clock title morning and were ?*?? badly beaten and in such a p'ttublo condition that he sent for a physician. Th i ncgiocs refuse to ?\y who their assailants were but my there erere two white men and two negroes and that, thy were told that it tiny gave any names that they would bo UilPd. Thy are afraid to tell. Tho officers thought that the negroes mi^ht have been beaten on aoooojti of the raid recently made, but they cunnoi account for the two wh te men. Often are Wotting on some clues. Columbia, Nov. %?Collections by the ?t?te game warden for the month ( f October reached a t^tal of $18,073, 45. according to W. H. Globes, state came Warden. These figures are for the ?ale of licenses and funda from fines collected hv magistrates. Consid? ering the fact that the dove season did o| open until the middle of October the roUectl'.ns have bevn hue. Mr. iJ'bes said >ewlerday. teuren*. Nov. S.? Private" "Iloseoe Williams of the Eleventh Infantry. Camp Jacknon, Columbia, was found detid in his mom at the |<aurcns hotel this morning. The auto pay hv local physicians showed that the sol? diers death Tvas caused from a dope of Carbolic^ acid which from all the evidence was self administered. The coroner's jury returned a verdict to #iMt effect fblMgring the InquetfP to .; ]_'. Nowhorry. Nov. S.- -Walter Ruber, if mgro about 2.*? years oX age. knocked Hottete (iallman. a negro about 2H. in <ht head with rtn axe Sunday morning on Tom Tleden haugh's place, g* the house of Tteck ey Downing, a negro \vom:?n. Xo one saw the Killing. The sheriff .'?rrester1 HubOr Sunday and committed Mm to lall GaUmtin died Sunday night and the Inquest waa held Monday morning at o'clock. Suber has been committed, to Jail on tho charge of murder. Newberry. MOV. 8.?Sump Herbert a well Known negro of galuda coun? ty, near Colemans, about 14 miles fiom Newberry. attempted suicide with a razor at his home Sunday ?l.cut it o'clock. Me used a sharp raaor with which he cut both sides of his neck, the imdrumenl going clean through his throat, but did not reach either jugular vein. The cause ?>f the rash act, accord? ing ?o Herbert hltttself wat the low price of cotton and Ir* inability to pay his debts. He is about ?;*. years off age and lives on lands of Harry St rot he i. Herbert died it! Ihe Good?Sauiai'? tan hospital m Colyumbla early last nl?.ht. He was brought hero for treatment Sunday night, and an op eratlon was performed yesterday af? ternoon. Columbia, Nov. fl?Rich land coun? ty officials am Mill i r.eatigatlng tK burning ?d' a gin at James Crossing. 11 miles from Columbia, early Saturday morning The fire is believed trt have been of Ineandlory origin. No fire had been In the engine ol the ginnery for two or three days. This and the hour of the conflagration lead to the Iman [diary theory. The gin belonged to Postell Hopkins und J C. Turner. No trouble had boon expected bet?re the flic Columbia. Nov. 9 M'ss Mary Elian b< th 1 iobei (son of Wlnnsboro was yrr | terday appointed bond clerk in tho ntan treasurer's office, succeeding ll;n late .1. Kulmcr Lyon, who deid !h-t Kridav afternoon at 6 o'clock. Man r.obereton has been In the treasurer's Offict I'ot a number >f months as a e'eih and stenographer. Sh>' ia I'ami - i i?- with i he w o'. I. and \> ill I??' .? a i h >* ? in e? : M i tu I lutI.VOIi. Columbia. Nov. u. South Carolina I has . ornpleted all its plans for calht ??: j Voi bids on thi bridge across the Sa Ivjittuah river .' Sand ISai ret ry and fis j soon as ih" Ili'dinloml eouiifx ottlciahi, J hi ? nop? rat . a W II h ti Ii s:at?i high \\\ \. i:>m?it.?! i ?:i <??' t'ooj compute -?-.-^TT??. . 1 r ' ? -~ their plans the structure will be un? derway, highway department authori? ties fcid yesterday. All documents and details of the brlge have been completed by the o,1h Care Jin. a highway commission nd turned over to the Georgia com? mission. These plans have been with the Georgia body to. some time and consequently the work has been de? layed for a short period. Georgia will soon? be ready to Start work, it Is believed, und ther the contract cun be let. Two Years in Exile Wiliam Hohenzollern Now En? joying Life as Fear of Extra? dition Has Been Removed iDoom, Holland, Nov. 9.?Two years ago tonighi William Hohenzollern ar? rived at the Dutch frontier, a refugee Emperor. Today he is leading in this little village the life of a Dutch coun? try gentlemen, doing jnst about as he pleases and going almost where he de? sires, about the countryside, so hum as he stays within the territorial lim? its prescribed by the Dutch govern? ment. The (Af'socated Press correspondent has b?-en told by those in close touch with the former emperor that during Ihe past few months William has found milch contentment in the life on his new estate litre. He is said, to feel certain that no further de? mands for his surrender will be made upon the Holland government. New County Movement Part of Horry County Wants to Re Set Off in New County Columbia, Nov. 10.?Gov.y Cooper Tuesday afternoon decided to order an election on the question of annex? ing Floyd township. In [lorry county, to Marion county, this being the first step in settlement of the new county fight which came to n climax In the governor's office Tuesday, when sev? eral st ore citizens of Ilorry county ap? peared, representing both sides In the controversy. I An effort Is being made to form n new codnty out o* a part of Horry. , with Loris as the county seat. One of the large delegations to the hearing before Gov. Cooper Tuesday was In favor of this plan, and a petition has i l>een presented by Ther.-1 to the govern? or for an election ou this question. In what is said to be an-effort to head off this now county move, citizens ofo Floyd township, Horry county, have petitioned for an election on the quc:. tlr.n of annexing their township to Ma? rion ocunty. I After the. question of Floyd town jr-hlp'a secession from Horry has been voted on by the citizens of that town? ship the matter cf the election on lormatlon of the now county will be I acted on. ?_ Government Gives Ginnery Figures Washington, Nov. 9. -? Cotton ginned prior to November 1 amount? ed t*? 3,471,352 tunning hales, count? ing round as half bales, which num? bered 160,743, and Including -,47V; hates of American-Egyptian and D62 bales of Sea Island. Ginnlngs last year prior to Novem? ber 1 were 0,305,054 running bales, including 70,42? roiind bales, 14,080 bales -\of Amertrna-Kgyptian and bales of Sen MtJund. tear 1920 1019 1918 Ala. . . 41 l;404 491,2S5 5o-f .U?2 Ariz. .. 30,014 21,665 9.565 Ark.. . 510,438 350,060 632,384 Calif. .. 19.11)2 19.220 18,10? Pia. . 10.707 13.047 16.964 Ga. .. 804,004 1,313,876 1,469,773 1*. .. 270.19.'? 180,584 3*0,402 Mi-*. . 4 7 8,<MH 51.4.52;t 689,343 Mo. . . 26,763 ?0,0! t 25,282 N. C . 365.157 49fr,<iS3 415.343 Okla. 470,068 808,041 3S9.905 S. C. . 868.715 1,052,523 974,036 Tfenn. 114,347 113,983 152,129 Tt-x. . 2,905,718 1,300.402 2,163,392 Vs. . . 8 10.771' B',391 All oth? ers ....2,6*4 1J05 1,924 r. 8. to Nov. .7,471.352 0,305,054 7.777,159 V. 8. to Oc.t 16.5,712,057 4,929,104 6.Sil,351 Oct. 18 N'oe. I.. 37 5,950 1,375,950 966,808 Crop lint 1 1.o'V> 11,906,000 H. ? B. Beer. Priest's Home Bombed Foreigners Take Strong Meas? ures To Got Rid of Unpopular Pastor Struthers, O., Nov. to?The parish house of Holy Trinity, a Ozecho-Slovak Catholic church, wa~. dynamited last night. The porch wae blown off but nobody was Injured. The house was occupied by Rev. .lohn Frena. the re. ecntlj installed priest, whose appoint? ment was protested by members of the church and for a time nn armed guard was maintain* d to'prevent hi^ taking possession. Xewbern. N. C. \o\ m.?The John iL. Poper Lumber company todaj an? nounced that the plant^ would be closed Friday because of lack of lum her demand. Popallo, Italy. Nov. 10.?Italy ha* submitted whnl is consuiered an ultimatum t<> Jugoslavia over the pending negotiation;; oti tin Adriatic onestion, stating Italy's minimum claims. Constantinople. N<>\ '.< The bol? shevik forces are iittenmtlrg t<> crush iGenerul Wr.mftc'.'s anti-bolshevik jnrnvj befor?. svintei >.is in when the baders r? ;?r ihe bolshevik will become demo) alized, Washington, Nov. !' -Over produc ? ion in (he Pnited Stales is reason (assigned h> the liritish oil companies for the uuevp- ? h'd rcdiiotion in i he prh d ,,, i ..)in in I i i ? a I Pi 11 ?in. Fair Week Notes Secretary Reardon Enumerates! Some of the Leading f Attractions Telegrams, special delivery letters, telephone calls fron far and near i ore keeping the Sumter Chamber of Commerce office force busy answer? ing inquiries about Sumter's Big Bar? gain and fiala Week in connection wtih the Greater Sumter County Fair, Nov. j ISth to 19th, inclusive. Hundreds are ask big about exhibits of fancy work. . poultry, livestock, household exhibits, concessions, etc. Many are inquiring about the spec? tacular and gorgeous trades and auto? mobile display parade in which two two hundred fifty dollar grand prize are offered for the best decorated prl- , vat" owned automobile, and for the j best decorated (commercial owned au- j lomobile?two separate and distinct ' prizes of two hundred and fifty dol- j la i s ? ach offered by the Sumter Au tomotive Association.?this event to j occur at 3:30 Thursday afternoon.' November' 1 Sth, Lieut. Ceo., T. Wright, the greatest aviator in the world has been heard | from and has guaranteed his four day appearance in his death mocking leapt from one airplane to another going' af eighty miles an hour, and his para? chute h'aps from ah planes, loop the loop, nose dives, etc. A grand open air hall will be held November 18th at in o'clock. There will be up town also a won? derful wire walking act daily furnish? ed by The Krause Greater Shows. Tiie Royal Scotch Highlanders hand of twenty five pieces with their spec ail singers and Bobby Brolller, the world renowned Scotch tenor, and a prima donna lady soloist in daily dou? ble open air coneert^ at the fair?the Delemeade Sisters in their aerial ferris whet! and revolving ladder aerob;?1 ie and sculptural posing stunts?double daily performances at the fairgrounds -- the football game between Florence and Sumter High Schools on Novem? ber 19th?and other spectacular exhi? bitions. The Sumter men bants are stag? ing the greatest carnival ot price cut? ting of the times, unloading hundreds [of thousands,of dollars of bargains in all Imaginable lines of business. The Greater Sumter County Fair Will he the biggest ??nd most varied county fair ever pulled off in South Carolina Sumter is going to keep up its reputation as the "champion fall festival city of the South" next week. Sumter Invite sthe world to attend Its'"open house" program of entertainment, bargain getting, edu? cational and' amusement week. No? vember 16th to 19th inclusive. Unemployment in I 4, New York vMore Than Hundred and Fifty Thousand Have Been Thrown . Out of Work in Last Three Week New York. Nov. 10.?Nearly one hundred and fifty thousand members of the United Hebrew Trades associa? tion in New York were thrown out of work during the last three weeks because of the "steady business reces? sion," the secretary of the association announced. Starvation Will Help Huns Hardships Will Force Them to Increase Production and Im? prove Methods i.crlin. Nov. 10.?Food Minister Hermes said that? starving will bet? ter Germany's food situation by in? creased production and Improved methods of handling importations. New York. Nov. 10.?Sixty-one un? desirable aliens have arrived at El? lis Island from the west for deporta? tion. Congressman I Representative Garreff t nessec Locked - Up For - less Driving and Drun ness Washington. Nov. 10 - After spei ng the night in th precinct i>?n1 station Kepresent; live Garrett el Tennessee appeared in police court ihis morning to answer charges x?t colliding with > car while operating: an automobile while under the In? fi nonce of liquor. The police charge that th<? congressman's maehirte knocke?! down Miss Olive M. s- i,o field on the r.treet. resulting in a com? pound fracture of the hip. The po? lice said Congressman Oarrett drelln ed to furnish >.iil. Tis c:ise was con? tinued until November 24th and Con? gressman Oarrett was released ou dvs hundred dollar/t?niI. Daughters Hold Memorial Session T U. I). C. Convention Suspends Business to Pay Honor to Memory of the Hero Dead Asheville, Nov. 10.?The business ^< ssions of the general convention of he United Daughters of the Confed? eracy will be followed by a memorlai session this eftornoon Price Fixing For Farm Products Head of National Crange Pre diets thai National Marketing Association Will Be Formed ' Boston. Nov. 10.?The e?tabltsh I nient of a nationalised selling organ : in a ion which rholl fix the prioe of farm products, it the farmer does not I receive the samo pay for Lb*1 same; j hours work that others receive wo? predicted by Sherman J. Lowell, mas? ter of the National Orange of the patrons of husbandry at the conven? tion here. -? ; Car Shortage Broken ! Interstate Commerce Commis? sion Says Country Was on ( Brink of Disaster During j Summer Washington. New 10.?The back of the car shortage has been broken. Clyde B. Aitchtson. of the interstate commerce commission declared before the convention of the national asso? ciation of railroad and utilities com | mis* ionors. He said the public would ! never know how close the rail and I water transportation systems came to I complete cessation in industrial ceu 11? rs as the result of strikes in April and continuing through the ?um? mer. Gen. Nivelle at Annapolis (French General Reviews Mid i 4 shipmen at Naval Academy I j Washington. Nov. 10.?Oen. Ni i voile of France today reviewed the I midshipmen at tho Naval Academy, las the guest of Secretary Daniels* I Washington, Nov. 10.?Secretary of j State Colby leaves in two weeks for a I visit to South American countries. New York, Nov. 10.?Dealers in eld clothes, on curb of the Bowery, declared that the passing of the "ex? travagant buying" had hit them hard and th? slashing of prices falls to en I liven business. NIJILL 0*DONNELL f resident O. L. YATE8, flashier Earned Capital Moet Dependable. "Come easy, Go easy" is an expree sion that is appliable to a gneat many. The fellow who inherits money as a rule "Blows It In" whereas the fellow v ho has to "Dig Down" for It has formed habits In thrift and economy, by which ho will succeed when the other fellow fails. "We prefer doing business with the thrifty fellow who knowe the value of a dollar. We have many such ac? counts in our Savings Department but we have room for some more. If you are not already one of our de? positors, you could not select a better time. The First National Bank The National Bank of South Carolina of Sum tar, ft. Q. Heaoutceo tft.tOO.OOO. Strong and Progri sat?e 1%e Moot Painetaktng HKimner with OOUKTQSY Gtve ae the PWenre of ftrrvtng Tor The Bank of the Ran and File a G. ROWLAND, BARLE ROWLAND.