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?tip f?Hattvman ai?) ?outbrott Eaterad at th? Postofftce at Sumter, ,8. C , as Second-class Mutter. 1'FJison \i.. Mm. W. T. Harmon waa called to Knoavtllo. Ten ?., Sunday night on ac? count of the serious Illness ot her sis t.r. Mra. W 1? llogan. Mrs. Hogan has a number of Sumter friends wh i wilt r^-xret her Illness. She will be PO? mam Iks red na having been the frequent gjuest of Mra, Harmon Mra. Leon Scott haa returnad home after a threa weeka* stay in th? Flor? ence Inflrmary following an opera? tion for nppenllcllla. Miaa Sarah Jackson of Columbia ?pent yesterday In the city. Mr. & J. Bethen of Little Rock. S. C. apant the day In Sumter today. Miss Irene l>lck pas returned to Winthrop College after spending the Thanksgiving holiday a at her home in tht city Miss Ahe? ftynum returned to Co * .mbla C diese alter spending sever* a. d.n a at boons. Mtas Wlnfred Alexander of Co. lumbla wt h in the city yeaterday to ?ttend the Ikrhsera* celebration. Mr. W. D. Roads of Hnmherr. -Mid Mr. Keldet Smith of Leeavllle were In the city yesterday to attend the Shrine reunion Mr W C. Cramer of Aaheville spent several days in Sumter recently. Silo* Augusta llembort of C olumbia was among the out nt town guests who attended the grand Shrine ball. .Mr. Julian I IXOS ot Ulshopvllle was In the city Tuesday. Miss Clide Lee left for her home la Columbia thla morning after apend lag several days in the city visiting Mrs. Felder on Wushlngton street Mr. L. K. Wood returned to Sum tsr this morniig. Mise Celeet? Hughson Is ipendlng ths day In Columbia. Mr. B. A. Schnell, of Columblu, Win arrive in Sumter tontg-ht to help with tho completion of the pluns for the Toys' < 'onft r? i ? ?,? u> t.e he|<l here. COTTON LETTER (Fvirnlahed by Mac Do well A Co.) New Orleani. Dec. 2.?The advanc? ing tendency of market waa checked today by several depressing develop? ments. It Is rumored that English spinners have voted in favor of hulf time. An esttoatc for a crop of 12, 790.090 bales exclusive of Unters was issued by prominent New York h us? It Is rumored that the nat? ional ginners report on ginnlngs to I>ecetnber 1st and their crop estimate will ?be very bearish. Expectations are for small mill takings for week tomorrow compan d with last yoar'n 471.000. If British spinners adopt half time by ballot, which means that the Brit? ish mills would run only three days a week, that in those using American cotton. It w"nl i be a very unfavorable develop met **\< > far as the Interest of the southern tarmer la concerned. As regards the probable alse of the crop, ?ettmaten recently were high as 19.000.000 boles exclualve of lintera and estimates of that character have been about discounted in the low lev? el of prices. Nevertheless if the consumption is to be curtailed further by llntlsh mills, and to the extent of 50 per cent, auch a development would likely force values to a lots er level depending upon tha duration of the curtailment Cntil today there was hope that the proposition to reduce spindles in the British lalea using American cotton to ths extent of (0 per cent would bs defeated but t able advices today in diacte that the vote will carry in favor of the contemplated curtailment. The only hope fo rmnrket waa for consumption to increase not only m America where some few ndlls aro preparing; to r.sume operations, but in the United Kingdom as well. Situation looka more unfavorable than ever, especially regarding sit - nation abroad because if British spin? ners rind It n-ccsaary to reduce cot sumption of American cotton In llrlt Ish Isl??s by oi ?-half It would Indicate that the DrMlntl trade outlook is VOf! bod indeed. However there Is soms consolation In the fact that centra! Europe especially Germany, is taking more largely of American cotton thl< season, as escorts from the United States of late have been for the con? tinent principally new TORSI COTTON Last Month Open J'igh Low Close Close Jin. ...1*16 16.45 15.77 15.94 16.0s Mrh ...16.50 16.50 15.90 1S.10 16.10 May ...It 45 IS.57 It.01 lt.81 It.tl July .16.53 16.60 16.0? It.19 16.II t>cL .16.11 16.45 It.tl tt.lt Dee. .. .16.40 14.45 16.00 16.HS It.tl Hpota unchanged: middling 16 ??f>. KEW ORLEANS COTTON Las Month Open nigh Low Close Clo?? Jan. . ?15.60 11.71'11.11 II li 11. Id Mch 11.71 15.ho ll.ta ir..:,2 11.14 May ...16.K5 11.99 1*? r.5 15.60 15.6?! July ...15.80 11.11 ir,.4:i It.tl 15.4-, l>ec. ...H.N 15.92 15.7?? IVSD 171 Spot? 25 tig: middling IS 71, l.lVEItrooi. COTTON, Cloae January. Ml, February . 11.11 March . \\ is April . ID] May . 11 :: 7 June . ll.lt July. U.I4 August* . Il.lt Septemlier. 1 1.14 October . 11.19 November . 11*11 ! K?rember . 11.11 ?* 11 \ luxes wer,, due and payable dnrlnK the month of November and all who failed to make sott leinen' with the city IrooSSJfSJf will have to nag i psnsnlty of ftfteen per sent Treaiaui ? r llrunson has had i busy time tin past few days A N ? .i ? '??snh ? > old Advt Spring Cltf Large Manufacturers Spring Lines?Prices Range From $50 Upwards The general impression that there v 11 ?>?? a d< chit il slump in clothing prices nest taring ami summer seems to he unfounded. Tilt announcements or leading clothing manufacturers in? dicate that the prices will he little, if! any lower than the plrces originally HX#0>lor fall anil winter goods. The ; et.i lei i who are selling goods now at ( osg and helow in order to dispose of stocks on a stagnant market are faced with the proposition of replenishing their stocks at wholesale prices con? sider,! idy higher than they arc now selling goods at retail. The entire ntsj t ant de world is out o| joint ami I until there is complete readjustment a will be dlttlcult for business men to know where they an at. Condi lions in the clothing business are said , to be duplicated in other lines, and the merchants who are now soiling goods a( < sacrifice erili have to'buy' them hack at higher prices, ao< ordlng to latest reports in trade journals that art in intimate tOUOh With the wind? sale trade and manufaeturers. The '?. article from the latest issue of a ( loth- j ing trade journal show the price trend for the spring and summer: Ilickcy-FiHH'innn Plant Works Full Time Now. Rochester. Nov. 3e.?Salesmen for the Hickey-Freeman Co., the largast of tho ten Rochester nrma which opened their spring, 1921, lines on Nov. la. havo already left on their trips and are understood to be hooking an encouraging amount of business. gOfAl orders that have already been taken are said to be larger than those placed by the SaflM rotation at tin- beginning of the past season. The opening price of the Mick? v Plrot man t'o. is understood to be such that the garments can he re? tailed at $50. While this may seem, high, In comparison with other lines |hat already have opened, those who sre familiar with the llickcy-Prcc mnn line say that, duality consid? ered. It is not. Those who have seen the line say that the tlrm has more than 3ft patterns In Its lowest price range, thus giving retailers a real selection at the opening price, rather than the arbitrary choice of thrt'e or four undesirable fabrics, as so often happens. The Hlckey-Freeman shops, em? ploying over 1.300 people, are work? ing at full capacity at the present time, and will continue to do so, it is understood. No Private Attorneys Mr. Dargan Urges Thai State Furnish All Lawyers To the Editor of The News and Courier; The papers are filled with accounts f homicides, and these are mere consequences of our defective Judlcal system. Let the South Caro? lina legislature provide for the elec? tion of defendants' attorneys for every Judicial district in the state and have them paid by the state, the same salaries as the prosecuting attorneys, and where additional counsel s need? ed, havo it supplied b the attorney general without one suggestion as to the person to be sent ?;s an assistani to the district defendants attorney from the deiendae.l. his family, or friends. Let Soi.in Carolina lead In this movement, as I have bOSfl i?-'g ging her to do, as you know 1 have, for many years. Hy reference to your is? sue of April 28th, 1914, you will see one of my articles, and your editorial on that article telling of the adoption of this system hy the district Of Loi Angeles, California. The coming dt this change Is assured, but I do wish my state to lead In so g?~od a move mem, and havo no nrivately paid at? torneys appear in her criminal court. Respectfully, John J. Dargan. Postofflce Dalzoll (Route 1). Stateburg, S. C. Nov. 27, 1920. Action Against Packers Trustee Wanted With Authority to Sell Washington. Nov. 30.?Tho govern? ment today petitioned a trustee to take posseslson of and sell the stock yard properties of tho "Big Five" packers^ The petition Slhlch accompanied the government's ohjection to the vari? ous plans of the packers tor dispose in-, of those properties, declared that the packers had failed to present a ?Ultable plan to the court although nine months had elapsed since they undertook to formulate such a plan. Appointment Of a trustee or trus? tees with power lo take possession 0 all stocks, bOndl and other so CUrltlOS owned hy the defendant pack? ers represontIng their Interests in stockyards properties was BJfJOd and the govornmofll also asked thayt the trustee he directed to sell these prop? erties in such manner as the court ma) direct attar due notice' to the d< U ndanta The pot it km is made ro 1 urn i bis On I emht r 1. MADRID'S HOUSING FROR! I MS TO MB SKTTLKD Madrid, Dee. I,? A gigantic effort to settle the housing probh nu of the ?p inlsti ? a pit a 1 by the Inrush of thou* sands of country folk to the city, is in progress In the northern section ad* latent to tin- suburb of t?uatro Ca* mlnos. a private concern has acquir? ed an enormous tract of land and has begun bulldtns srhul for Madrid are skyscrapers 01 ten torlos, Rnch of 'seas bjnlldli Is to contaIn 100 Hats and |0 Btoia The |,,.\\ modi I ItbUr11 kS I.- la in all respects modern, Knglneers arc now engaged In luylng out a bottle* od running through Its center over half h mil. long nnd ISO foot in width, with two carriage ways and o central promenade lined with tr.es. To bre ? ?> i ? oi1 i,i,. Qg| , Washington, Nov. 30.?Disburse? ments by the Democratic national ominawe from July 5 to November 12 totalled $1.308,007.32 and receipts $1.339.230.74. said a final report on oempaign expenditures filed today with the clerk of the hOUOS Of rep? resentatives by Wilbur w. Marsh, treasurer of the committee. Mr. Marsh listed liabilities at $272, 364.1 f? Including $110,000 borrowed and $162,864.45 In unpaid bills, leav? ing an indicated deficit Of $141,046.08. The table of receipts sohwed that $1,045,756.60 had been received by N' w York headQUarterSi $18,846.85 by the woman's bureau; $88,068,06 at ChloagO headquarters, $4,858.56 at San Francisco and $25,432.45 by the Washington headq,unrtsrs, 1 m ludod in dlsbursomt nts were si 142,924.57 for ihe New Vork load quarters $11,8441.35 ??; the woman's (?m ean; $61.7;. I .80 to the Chicago hceiduuurters; $Su.3uj.v?2 by the San i nsnciacol headquarters, and $38, 178.88 by the Washington headquar? ter?;. DEATH. Qreenwoodi Nov. 2i).?The Rev. Marion Dargan, well known retired Methodiat minister, died here yes? terday morning niter a long* llmess The fuiuiai will conducted ft ' the Main Street Methodist church to? morrow morning at 11 o'clock by ?tu Itev Ft. it Tumipseed. Interment taking place at ?dgWood cemetery. The J:ev. Mr. Dargan is survived by Iiis widow, who was Miss Annie H. Hicklln of Ches'er county; one brother, Blugene Dnrgnn of Houston, T< ii. and three children, Miss KitlnS Dnrgnh of this cits', \Yiiiinm t? gan (?i Sumter and the ReV, Marion Dargan, Jr., of Athens, W. Va. Mr. Dargan was In his Clth year, having been born April 28, 1857, at Darlington. He entered the Metho? dist ministry in 1884. Since that time he has held many important positions in the Methodist confer? ence, being made a presiding elder In 1898. For the past six years he had made his home In Greenwood, having been forced to retire from th SetiVe ministry on account of i health. He was a graduate of Van ilerbilt university. Tiro Destroys Hank and Two Stores in Laurcns County. Laurens, Nov. 30.?Fire of undeter? mined origin destroyed the Bank of 1 'wings and two stores at Owlnga> nation, in this county, a few nights igo, entailing at loss of several thou? sand dollars. The vault of the bank was not materially injured, it is dated. The stores belonged to R. O. Hunt and Johnson Hunter, both of whom carried stocks of groceries. The amount of insurance carried by all parties does not cover the losses. C66 breaks a cold quicker than any remedy we know.?Advt. Following is a list of the merchants ?f the city who decorated their Windows and fronts lr competition Tor the Shrine prises. There are three offered, the first is for $."0, second $30 nd third $20: W*. 1". Burns & Son, M. Goldberg, Devi Bros., H Qi Metropole, D. j. Chandler cio. Co., O. R. Bnrringer, The ladies' Shop, G. C. Cooper, Blbert's Drug Store, Levy ?? Mose?. McCotlum Bros., Joseph M. Chandler, Shaw tv Mct'olluni Mtlrc. Co., star Barber shop, Sumter Clothing Co., Bumter Dry Goods Co., Sumter Trust ^Co., Dycker & Pultman, J. B. Folsom. Knight's Book Store, Imperial Hotel. IN oples* Grocery Co., ?Crystal Optical Co., Lyric Theatre, L. 10. LeGrand, City Drug Co., Bultman Shoe Co., lt. J. Alexander, W, H. Shelley & Son, Sumttr Gas & Bower Co., J. C. Brown, M. B. Cox, Mo ran & Co., Ben Slovis, The Loader, J. Dciiemurk, The O Donnell Dry Goods Co Misses Chandler, th (Mine's Pharmacy, Sumter Hat Shop, The Battery, Brown & Johnson, S. H. Kress Co., Jennings-Gainey Furniture Co., ' '"Donnell & Co., DuRant Hardware Co., Hearon's Pharmacy, First National Bank, Importal cafe. RSX Theatre. Schw.ut/ Pros., Mein Han Stores I Jo. t>G?; quickly relieves a cold.?Advt. Washington, Nov. 30?The negro population of Augusta. Ha., showed twenty-three per cent Increase during the census period. Long Botch, Calif., Nov. :;?>?? Eu? gene Chqftn, prohibition candidate for president In l''l- sustained se? rious burns while lighting a gas heater, Neu York. Nov. ::??. Based upon present demands for telephones. New vork city will reach Ihe million mark the end nf 1021, c. W, Whlttomore, valuation engineer of the New York Telephone company, stated In test I? f) ing ii t :, hoa ring here bt fore t he public service commission. At the pre ent tune, he said, thei? ?<re s7?> ooy telephones e a foot high you will like this Camel Turkish and Domestic blend! YOU never got such cigarette contentment as Camels hand you. Camels quality and expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic Tobaccos make this goodness possible?and make you prefer this Camel blend to either kindof tobaccosmokedstraight! Camels mellow-mildness is a revelation! Smoke them with freedom without tiring your taste! They leave no unpleasant ciga retty aftertaste nor unpleasant cigaretty odor I e Give Camels every test?then compare them puff-for-puff with any cigarette in the world! Camel* are mold everywhere in scientifically sealed perkagee of 20 cigarettes; or ton pack? age* (200 cigarette*'in a glass ine-paper-covered carton. Wo at rongly recommend this rarton for the home or o/fioe supply or when you travel. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. Winston Salem. N. & H*v*j Ii JOf \TURK1SH & DOMESTIC* BLEND <tCARE T?S SI I) KLINK COMMENTS ON TNESDAY'S GAME. One more minute and the result might have been different. Fate seemed 10 be against Sumter yester? day and the locals never obtained any of the "breaks" of the game. Char? leston had a decided advantage In weight and on a muddy field were able to make better headway on line plunges. The n cord shows that Sumter made ; more first downs than Charleston but that the visitors gained slightly more ground. The battery boys were able to make more headway In the third | period than at any stage of the game. It was in this period that they ob- ' tained possession of the wet and slip? pery ball by reason of a short kick j within striking distance of the game? cock's goal and later made their lone score. * * * The officials were unanimous in their praise of the Sumter team and Its well-nigh perfect execution of their intricate shift play. Coach Johnson, of P. C. stated that it was the ftrgt ' time in his recollection that he had ever seen such a play attempted by a school team. i see Sumt. r boasts of the two best! tackles In high 'gonool ball In Burns and Bholar. Time and again these two sturdy lads broke through tin heavier Charleston line and threw Weeks and Kilpatrick for losses. son Only Wheeler and Burns of th regular team will return next year. Jackson, Klrven, Wilder, DeLorme Branson and Richard bright of th" squad will be back, In order to holld up r .cam before the 1921 season rolls around class football Will be com? menced Friday. Four teams have boon organised and some splendid bS is promised. These games will be played at the fair grounds and an free to all. Rub-My-Tism relieves Rheumatism, Neuralgin, Sprains.?Advt. Funeral Notice The funeral services of Mrs. Jesse A. Clifton who died Tuesday morning in Orangcburg were held here on Thursday at eleven o'clock at the home of Mr. John H. Clifton, on Broad St. The news of Mrs. Clifton's death came as a much regretted surprise to everyone here as her last illness was of ony n short duration. Mrs. Clifton was born at Daseom vitle in Chester county and has lived in a number of cities of t it is state in oath of Which she has made a warm circle of sincere friends. Her resi? dence wai in Btimter from 1898 until the yeai 1002. Mrs. Clifton was the wife of the late Dr. Jesse A. Clifton of the Iff. F.. Conference. She la survived by the following children: Dr. Jesse A. Clif? ton, of Orangeburg, Mr. j. B. Clift...), yir. j. H. Clifton of Sum? te'. Mrs. L. H. Camp, Mrs. J. !.. Stokeh of Orangeburg, and Mrs. Clarence W inkle, and a number of grandchildren. Ilm. Clifton was in her 74th year. Ilub-.ly-Tism euro bruises, cuts, burns. soreOi tetter, etc.?Advt. WIXTF.lt KGGK. The first winter I used Dr. Le QpnT'e Poultry Prescription. it made me h lot <u* money, i have fii hens and sold in January 144.00 worth of < ggs, beside what we used our? selves."?C. D. McCormick. Iriin o, Idaho. Poultry raisers who Ret an abund ; nee of eggs, use Dr. LeGear's Poul? try Prescription, whieh tones up th< system and stimulates the egg-pro? ducing organs without injury, [f you want eg.;* this winter when eggs mean money, get Dr. LsGear's Poultry Prescription from your dealer right today. Dr. LeGear is America's fon - most F&xpert Poultry Breeder and Veterinarian. For any aliment what soever among your poultry or stock get his remedies from your dealer. Tiny must satisfy you, or your doale will refund your money.?Advt. Marriage Licensee A marriage license has been issued ti Mr. W. Y. Young and Miss Mildred If. Hodge bf Alcolu. Also to the following negroes: Clarence Johnston and Rosa ffll ams of Mayesville. Richard Glenchamps and Aietha ? ai son of Tindal. William Brunson and Mary' Dub* ham of Sumter. Simon Jones and Clara Dennis el Rombert. The union plumbers went on strike Wednesday as the result of the re? fusal of the employtrg plumbers to accede to their demand for an Increase of two dollars a day in the wage scale. Under an agreement that has been (jfectlve for some months the plum? bers have been paid $8 per day f6r . i^ht hours work. A short time ago the unfon served notice on the em? ploying plumbers that oVi and after I >< i eml er 1st the wage scale would be $10 per day for eight hours' work. The employing plumbers notified the union that under existing conditions the advance in wages was not only un? reasonable, but impossible* and that they would not pay the wages demand * d by tlu? union plumbers. Therefore the men did not go to work today and all plumbing work is at a standstill the lime being. The employing plumbers Will hire non-union plumbers to lid, the places of the strikers, and It is expected, owing to the present condition in the labor market, that a full fOrce of workmen will be easily obtainable In a short time. It is stated that hen after Sumter plumbers will rate on the open shop p* ineiple. It : seem that the union plumbers selected a most unfortunate time te strike for increased pay, since sll commodities, labor included, have a tendency to decline In price, end workmen who refuse to work for . Ight dollars a day?a dollar an hour ? will not have the sympathy of the public in their controversy with their employers. To nrevent a cold t?k? ftAS_lAJ*? NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS We can now make immediate deliv? eries to those who have orders for FORD CARS AND TRUCKS SHAW MOTOR CO.