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ID on Repair Able to Do Before inty Hoard meeting imber T with Com Britto n. LeNolr and appointed for the reported that a pfectod. the county for Hi.375, and an county had given In committee also re male hud died during gal that a new one had* led to take the place of I price ?>f fl!40, subject to of the board. The board this aud iauctioned the rtdent Xunoamakcr, of earn a before the to certain repairs and needed a; the Alms requesting <the cuaninle worh done. His re? tted and certain sup purehaeed. of the IHnewood see before the board rel? ight of way of road on claiming that this road and waa now on her 'desired to get the eh on line. County Fords was present and change or this na would root the coun tl.fleo. ThQ Clerk got the particulars as Hodge and consult If attorney as to the le? mattor. Appeared before the a horse stepping Into m Tffia, awamp and his wife oot of the advised htm that ino no tick ot a hole and could not on ich )o now have. The board thought this an excellent suggestion and while It realizes that tho county has no rights on the property of pri? vate owners for road building mater? ials, still it feels that the mutter of good roads Is one in which all proper? ty owners and citizens are so vitally interested, that It feels sure If the mat? ter of good roads is one in which all property owners and citizens are ao vitally interested, that it feels sure, If tha matter Is properly brought to the attention of the people generally that all property ow ners will be glad to co? operate with the county authorities along this hue to the fullest exte, < possible. It therefore asks that the public give this mutter their careful consideration With the view of co-| operation. County engineer reported that the Ford touring car had been so con-| stunt ly in use that ho has been un? able to have It overhaul* d. The cleric rep ?rted that Mr. J.I Dargnn OotSftn had advised tnat he Would not give a right of wuy for a new road In the Privateer section un'ws til* road was placed on his pr< pcrty line. Clerk was advised to talk ovi r this matter with Mr. Hal W. Ilurby and others Interested. Clerk reported Sam Drown, a ne? gro, who la paralysed and without a means of support committed to the Alms House on November 27 tern porarily pending the epproval of tho board. The commendment was ap? proved. Communication was received from Clerk of Court Scarborough writing at instance of Judge I. VV. Bowman enclos.ng a copy of the report of the grand jury and calling attention to ?ante. \ letter wps received from H. tU Maxi? < alderman of Plnewood, thank? ing tho board for allowing tho cualj gang to do work on the afreets of to tho ahiloh the board wtien ajnd of tho would m mtnsd. ?uV^UboIng ft* ooantruc dalay. He urges of rhhi road be be a'joomplhdied i r Jeffords stated over tho situation Urn chaimaj tE lajsor f*> w*fk - withy the Ivo tobe used to an? Wedgefirld bought it oonld j Won wot* on (o reported that la tho Ptnowood and thought l bo aval la bis loot a^out Keb ligtneev Jeffords |ae> bridge force ".hoy had thor otcraauled the of IT bridges on had not; hen* ro? th aeeount of tho tie material. He In got! log lumber cut. ?adary gang now H orn Mayemille had been Mb Ich wan Oiaiu roads Pinewoo?! for which work they had paid the county upon a cost basis. Clerk 'Sported that in a number of instances trouble and serious Incon? venience both to the creditor and to tho county n*.d been caused by par? ries with bills again, t the county fail? ing to render same promptly. The board wts directed that the attention of the public be catled to tho rulu re quiring, that bills against the county to be rendered monthly and com pile nee with this rule be requested oi all who sell goods or render service to the bounty. Application from J. C. Comptou for an increase - in his Confederate pen ston Iron? %Z to $5 per month under the terms of tho supply, act was acted Upon favorably. Clerk reported that the county phy? sician, Dt\ Andrews, had advised on Dacember 4th that Jean Nunnery (jHrns Holies Inmate waa in a critical condition which could only be relieved by an operation at the hospital and that this' Kar* been done resulting suecassfuHy and that Mr. Nunnery would, b? at the hospital for two weeks. 1*h4s action was approved. On application Elizabeth Turner was granted $8 per month. Appro? priation of Mr. W. L. Pate was In? creased from $5 to $8 per mont'i and 11 granted to Dave Geddings U sat? isfactory arrangements could t>e made for him to be kept comfortably OUt of the Alms Hense, otherwise he Wag to be placed in the Alms House. ( Application of D. A. Hatfleld for aid Was referred to Commissioner Le nolr font his furthor investigation and the authority to act on the amounted rated by htm. Claims frfm J. B. Tarborough^ on account of his truck going into a bridge was considered but not up proved as the county had received no ?notice of a bad condition of this bridge. Claims of Martin Khoads and U K. Frlerson for damage sustained from homos stepplnr in bridges were dis? avowed on the tumc grounds. Reports were received from the ru? ral Policemen and tho Home Demon? stration agent and ordered filed. Clerk reported that no report had beert received from tho cotton weigh? ers for their scale teats for month. The Hoard dlrocted the clerk to write the cotton weighers for this report snd request them to send reports in promptly at the end of each month. AJrter approving all claims before Irked the board trqck, stating tnat :bei muc,t more helpful pnjtes ataiut the county oonnty truck especially and er? as roads. He a goon innfiy .instances )k reads there wer?r the big track could not any degree of safety. Ho tho aavina In gas conaurnp nan pa> for the truck. Ac matter war deferred until In?. Kmanuel of Immanuel A befors the board rela Cbalm of $171.7? covering ae nt rhaVgea for"**ond work run to March H 19. and settle ^garefhieh sad hi en dolayed on at of a dtsnculty of getting the eat the bill property checked up >* aVd. After gc-tng over the onrefuily with ght the board Pt of tne bill it the bvard odjourped. PEACE BILL IS SUBMITTED the Information approved o?' the and asked Mr In the future to rondo.' bills foe tho work t a It is done, nty Cngtlieer JeiTords advised ssrd that It was-r? ry material to nircns. of the reap work in the r that the ounty authoritiva be Hy pnv^i tv ownera to Washington, Dec 8.--A special mes eago giving the complete expenses of the American peace commission dur? ing its work abroad waa transmitted to the senate toda> by President Wit eon. Tho total expenditures amounted to $l.6.r,l,lt?l.0'J from December t, 1918. to December 4, lf20/. The UlUOUUt aetuall) paid out was $1,703.712.0';, but repayments and gains In exchange retimed this by $S2,520.97. Home of the larger items were: Travel and subaiatunce.x $2K,442; subsistence, $193.621?; salaries, $200, 171; wages und employes at Hotel OHtlon, $131.507; rents. $l7f,!5I; food, hotel and kltcht n supplies $2s;<. 5?0; htro aud laundering of linen at hotel. $6,.9?9; damage and loss of property at botet, $i25,&70.io. tiolfl available without p to gn them tip |t| to leave them In the OSl their propel t> where they requiring the from time to op?>n ao that SbI could b?i obtatr ed as needed sled, of oourao. that these nits newer be made on arerable land I OT Along the Side of br.no be -? JCh P'aces where it would rot ft thf parties' property ,,r Inter rbi k Thes.. pits being course, it] the first In only with and upon the ion f Ina property owner * He atat t much of the ma?< r ial tha v .i?< re ??t p?* nfwd. of a only wi ClIltlsliAN CtHUItcm TAG H'.v, The Indk-s of the First Christian Church of Monitor are enthusiast . I iv planning for a "Tag Day" to this way raise a sum towards completion ol the parsonage. A hoim for their beloved pastor, Dr. McDon? ald, well and favorably known by ail Interested ki the uplift and upbuild? ing ?'f our beaut.iul city, it is believ? ed that every man. woman and child on the streets that dai allow themselves to be tagged. When i to ladles will be on tho street offering Mam to enoh and all. at ar\ price, you will find lr In your heart to i their wortny effort While the sum that each individual will give may be small, it is hoped that th,- ag. gregate will prove a goodly one. found immediately A the ditches wis nanst ruction ' tt,m claan jd veo> lorg* ^ along the un lit ted for purposes end the of ma erlal he al - sources of the trouble und complaint of Washington. I M?c. s Rt pi eaenta - lives of tobacco growers appeared b< fore the senate agriculture, commit te*? and urged a method of financing ??vpot!.. Senator Ha inaon and Uep ? a 11\ James urged a r< lief i oi t .1.0,0 vjrowers. NO PEACE SAY IRISH ,No Peace Until There is I World Recognition of Republic Washingtc in, Dec. 9.?Proponents In Ireland of the Irish republic are resolved, "That England Shall have no peace, that the world will have no peace until our republic is recogniz 1 ol," Airs. Muriel MacSwlney, widow of the late Loi d Mayor of Cork de dared before the commission of ocm mittee of one hundred that is investi? gating Irish conditions. She s.iid re? lief is neeossar.s as hvr countrymen were starving. HOLLAND WEL? COMED WILHELM Fugitive Kaiser Offered Asylum in Holand by Queen 1 j Wilhelmiita ThP^Haguc, Dec. S.?The often re? peated and often denied statement that the former German Emperor W ilJiam came to Holland with the pre? arranged consent of the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina is now m de by one of the German officers. Lieutenant Count Oetif Multke, who said he hi.nsclf accompanied the Emperor from. Spa o Amerongen. Moltke's article in the Journal of Mio National Bund of German, sol? diers, reprinted in the Dutch press -ays that the Dutch Consul in Brus? sels, warned his government on the night of November lo, l?i*, of Wil? liam's ptan and lb" emperor, by tele? graph a ked p rmtasion of the Qucon Jo r utcr her ^country. On arrival In Holland William was Informed that the Queen had put BentincUs custlc al his dispus-.il, as erts el 01 the. GAME LICENSES IN DEMAND Total for November Passes Thirty Thousand Mark Columbia, Dec. 9.?Total collections by the Stale game warden for the month of November amounted to JtlO, 363, according to the figures turned Dver to the state treasurer yesterday. This amount includes funds from the license sal^s, lines and other business of the game wardens over the state. Last November the amount col? lected was approximately the same ts this year. During the fiscal year If CM'.?-20 the tidal sum taken In by the* chief game w arden rea.oh.od over 1110,000, and it is expected that this figure will be reached this year. WANT WAR?; -, j Agitators in Japan Seek ? Conflict ?etween Races "Washington, Dec*. 9.?Represent;! live Kahn, of California, chairman of the military committee, declared in the house that America hoped to avoid war with Japan and If war is brought on it will be from agitators of Ja? pan. He declared that publicises re? ported that Japan is "making- every effort to unite the yellow races.*" "Arc the Japanese trying to in ing abovit the world-old conflict between the white races ami thb yellow* and blai I; rat es?" MEETINGS OF BOARD ANNOUNCED Columbia, Dec. !),--Tv n important I state meetings are to be held in, Co? lumbia on the 11>111. the bcatrd of par? dons, for the issuing of Christmas pardons; the state board of education, with two women meihbera Bitting for the first time, nie board ?f educa? tion will consider a plan fott" coat]'', ating with the federal government in the rehabilitation of persons injur? ed in industry. The two women mem? bers ot this board a.ro Mrs. Mc Gowan, of Charleston, and Misa Jen? nie Eou Drown, of Aiken. i RUN OVER BY AIJTO Apderson, Dec. 8.?Herman ISuch anan, a "i.ewsy" of The Daily "Mall, was run o/er and knocked dowui oa K'orth. Main street today. The djriver .SOtthdgkl his horn, but the boy Qailed to get out of the way and the* car hit him and ran over his left leg. The I driver was able to bring the car: al ! most to a standstill when he saw the ^boy couldn't get out of thb way ami |:t was going very slow when it I struck the boy. Ho was not Bert 0 us - i If hurt. Sumtor county has not yet built a new jail a id it is aUmt time for ;i ! committee of some sort to discover that the jt 11 is not in keeping with the reputation of Suintrr county and something must be don^ immediately to remedy conditions. To those who may wish to take up this long stand? ing agitation the suggestion is made that they can save timo and energy in seeking lacts and framing a scath? ing report by looking up the present? ments of tie grand jury during the past five or ten years. Kansas City, Doc. \t ? Subjects re? lating to r.oblie policy and welfare were the cl let topics on tin- program | of the convention of thm Interna? tional farm congress. A thousand delegates a:*e expected. TEXTILE COT .WAGES New England and New York Manufacturers Decide to Reduce Wage Scale J "Josten, Dec. 9?A erase reduction of twenty-two and one-half per cent in textile mills in New England an I New York state forecast in a state - mont of textile manufacturers em? ploying three hundred thousand p< r sains. COTTON FIRE IN ORANGEBURG Big Warehouse With Thousand I Bales of Cot ion Oranffeburg', Dec s.?a disastrous ?rc visited Orangeburg 1? st night When one of the several warehouses of the Warmers' Marketing associa? tion was destroyed. There were just a few usvlos less than 1.000 In this bulldlnrf. The fire o curred at about 1.0O o'clock this morning, entailing ? i loss of about $75,000, fully covered by im grance. The buildtog was of* sheet metal, liad been Ailed with cotton and lock eil for a month, and no one Is Knoten to have entered the building d?rftig that time. The origin of the Uro .h undetermined, but incendiarism is Buspedted. The other warehouses j near-by woo saved. These wars [houjses are located on the county fair Iprofperty, and come of the fair butld llniis are being used by this Com? pany? The structure destroyed was not one of the fair buildings. Columbia. Dec. 9.?The University of South Carolina will debate the New Vor'.; University, during the coming Mprlng, ami the Query for the contest has just been decided upon. It Is ^Should the I'ntted State? ask the A. SB. c. South American countries to asmme joint protection over Haiti.' Carolina has choe< n the negative side. Marion. Dec. 9.??< nator Harding Is back nt his desk, answering corre? spondence and wading through a stac k of applications from job hunters. Washington, Dec. *.).?The senate today held a memorial servU 8 m hon ?r of the late Senator Bankhead of Alabama. ' Fifty per cent reduction in. th^ cotton acn age means an Increase In other crops, or the conversion of some of tio> g M-d lands Into pastur ige. Perhaps there would be worth while and profitable pastures If some of He- land that will produce paying orope should be used for this nurnos*. CLARA SMITH IN R PASO Woman Who is Accused eif Millionaire Oklahoma Said to Be at Her Koine i'l ras Dec. I?Clara Hartem Pn i h > " ? . - wanted In Ardmorat OK? .1..<>;.., . charged with ihe fatal shoot* r?i .in k Hamon, a millionalra pol : is in Ei at the horaa oc h? ? . ..!? uta ui cording to Sheriff Orn dorfff. _** COTTON ASSOCIA? TION MEETING Farmers Adopt RceoluUon Rec? ommending Fifty Per Cent Cut In Acreage and a Bond Issue to Finance Crop Columbia, Dec. 9.?A resolution calling f?. ra fifty pir cent acreage re> ducVTon in Ihi 1921 cotton crop, res? olution asking the governor to name the flrsl Monday In January as Cot? ton Acreage it eduction Day* und to urge ttie legislature to authorize a bond issue for financing the next year cotton crop, and the election of offi? cer* were the chief matters before the South Caroline Cotton associa? te t) at Its meeting in Columbia Wed? nesday afternoon. , Th< resolution urged the legisla? ture to authorise the cotton crop ? o ids to be handled by tho warehouse c* mmisslon. It is understood Gov. 'oopcr will it sue acreage reduction day proclamation in a few days. It. C. Elamer eras re-elected presi? dent of the association; J. II. Clnffy, vice-president; H. C. Booker, secre? tly, and 3. T. MacKe;\ treasurer, wer? re-elected. Washington, Dec. 9.?Hear Admiral .Mayo, wartime commander of the United States fleet, goes on the rctir d list today after forty-seven years' service. Wheeling. W. a.. Dec. 0?Samuel B. Lovina ;'ep sixteen, of Little Hock, was eentenced to life impidsenment for killing ?'. P. Orandataff, a rail road car inspector. Washington, Dec. 9.?The income mx legislation requested by business Interests as impracticable at this ssjd* lon of congress. Republican members of the i mate finane committee said today. There hi a first class rolle; mill in Sum tor and those who wish to grow their own bread have no excuse on V?. 3 1 BETTER THAN A COST SALE XMAS WILL SOO I CHOOSE HIS GIFT NOW AT A SA VING OF ONE- THIRD Give something useful and wearable, the present men most appreciate HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS An immense stock to pick from. One-third off regular price ?ON EVERYTHING NECKWEAR, SILK SHIRTS, HANDKERCHIEFS, SILK HOSIERY, SMOKING JACKETS, HATS GLOVES, FANCY VESTS, MUFFLERS, COLLAR BAGS, BATH ROBES, AUTO ROBES, INITIAL BELTS, SWEATERS, SUPPERS, SHOES, PAJAMAS Dunlap, Stetson, Knox, Schoble, Malory Faultless Pajamas and Night Shirts. Large Line Trunks, Hand Bags and Suit Cases THE LARGEST STOCK IN EASTERN CAROLINA D. J. Chandler ing Co. HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER AND MAR?- CLOTHES Everything marked in plain figures, you know exactl) what you save?jus! lake one-third off. IMnnnTnVnnnn^^ K^hiSumSMtsmv' w.. o ??;