Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MORE STIDK i , LESS sENSK The \\ intelligence of ( ol krRC Students T nnnd to lie l,e>s Than it Was a I ev> Years Ago st Igagdj, i?.c p?-t?h average in? telligence of college students si lutsef town that Which prevailed years au'o. urroriituK t<> IIm annual report of i>r. rederlck A. Mall, chancellor of Washlngt m l Diversity, This conclusion, the report ex? plains, ? nimble* with th ?t of au ihortit. s in I hoi educational institu? tion*, ss. aanortalned through sarreo> pandtace Tie number of college stu d4ats has >een Increasing steadily, the report Si lieg (t Ihs pr sent growth of numbers 1* Indicative of what may he ? xp.rted m 'hr gear mure." continues the re P??rf. the c? Hegcs will haVt i" Watch carefnl'x In order to prevent turning out low et type of graduate than thai whieh lias charactorlsed colleges hitherto. "It is onlx ftiir to say that, so far as I can b in from the faculty. It Is thought the work of the stinh nt body has not the* year be. u as good a t mat of prevtotia years; (hat oon? ti a i \ h? the g*Ople's e\ per tat ions that oung woiihi !>?? uo-re purposeful and earnest by reason of war expert em e. thev hi-mi lo be leas Inclined lo sssftoxM labor*, end thai ? ? '* unusn* proportion of student a had to ht; iirii|.|n-.i best us, of lbs Inferior qual it\ i?f their m ork.' The repor asserts ihat r?? M two yearn ixo tin proportional increase of woman miffri go victory h> voting for university was gaining notably in the proportional lacreax* In the miss boff of men. but that in the last two yean rh-- propmtinini.il unre.ise b) num has been greater. M< u. tie report gdda aoustlls !?? relnotant to continue In classes mi it Iis id uutnum 11 b > a o 11 e n (JREAT BRITAIN STOIN NAVY PLAN L niimi i h i ?? No program of capital slim construction for the navy will bs presented to parttanienl until th" whole question ,.i naval strength as affected bj the latest developments nl navul warfare h is be* n exhaustive? ly investigate ?I by the eOmmitlee on Imperial > le fe n*e and th" r* suits of siieh lnvestig.it ion have been cousin-' gfod Tbl?? if gOjl SJ4 emsnl g is made in the house Ot OOgaSSOnS b\ J Austin *??nam.beriain. ehanccllor >t ihs e\ sJisejuor >>? government has decided, sad i mlraltx has %x\ u< h? ? I the .h elslon. htot He eommlltee on i*? 11?< rial sVSisaSS, a* affected by the latest development* In nival wsrfare." suld Mf.* Chamberlain, "and will present no program of capital ship i?onrtsrue tlon to parliament until the remit of thug gggjBh'l h is been considered." Mr. t'hamb. i Iain's annoum ?? no at WSS the chief ctitconie of the set de> hate in the SoiWgSOflf tonight, arising from a big attack on the government expend!'m ?? >? g iStefUl mot Inon .iiri tgdjlsa redgsd hy the exponents of i strong naval pedtey In fave* ot m navy *h|IISl to the e ?mblned navies of the I'nite.l Slates and Japan. TO STOP \l 1 iMolllfl sll \|,|\(,. ?'.dunibin. DeOi I" A plan for put ??!:?: a ..'?l? t.? ' ito .i a.ih *te*il!pg to is- lareatlgated b) the st it. rSKvh way de|mrtmint the plan being sub inlttrd bv Kle Stanwburx. of Indiana po||?. attorney geSjSWU fejf tin state o| I Sgl Inns Mr Bin ssfjg i) hs i \x i men th? South Carolins hiahwny eowtrals*] slon. stating that be has n plan thai ?.ii! -ok ?essdally eosabstt ante Ulli 1 ? ry, ? The highway officials sie raking tho' matter up with hue. with a vli M to writing eompbte ditts regarding lh? pin Ii. Mr Sraneh'irv Writes th.it nnl) sllj ht changes in the laws of the state will l?e n?ee?Harj to m..k< the plan elf . tlve, thou 'j he doe- ma in'o .| tails as to hi** .ehern? In hjstadllsjg ih< matter with the H<nitb t';iii?|ii).i highway olflrlabi Im Indiana a^ttorne. irenfnil st it, Ibnl tb? thefts or aulomobllOS during the past v#?ar reSWlted In | total piss |fl the country of a bundled million dollars \i k.Want" S < I ii? Sou; Ii CsrallH I hiuhu ay nfflCHlhl have be. n isk> it b\ tin state hlghwa] < < in in. " f X i r -i i l' i ? ? nd them e.?pb-s of be S"Uih Carolina law of ISL'o. Ar<nnsaH ofriclals have been SdVlsed thai tin- m xv South <*ar ollnu act la one of the b st hmhxvav 'hmn i?r the QOSSatry and th? y desire to hfSsadhsre i simii r mesumre^fsj Arkan Mis hag islet are b Jaauarj ?VN,cretnry Tb.irn.is i.r ttouth I'ui'iiiin.i eominlaslon N fii/nlshlng Arkansas OlBi 11 ?> with rop> of the law. ? "it MM \ jgffi i ? i i >m u v.is, ? '? ?11 saessj l m*i |S paelHr Mill ??f Nsmssass bi\<* announced thai Is sdaaaag Mossta) ;? i''1 ?? il.n v of aaipeoatss %U i\ t. n ia i ? ? nt vv III h eaVetlve ts explaining lh< rvdueflon n\* p m.oonk. superintendent ??f ttie f.Mifie gyatera stated ihwl Ihl w ? ggOjSMl aeoossaisy i?v p*nmttttons in the foMi.n troods markei It is -?.,?. a ibnl tile eOIII|i:ill) ,1...? not e?.||t.?0|. .1? a??v eut in Igesiffj itf mV reduel.I fore. - gjiilosM emllilons bee??ssjs rJssfs unr.ivor.i)?!? t.. nsaaufael irltsg Isjfersgfa and st Mus insn aacn Is not exi? e?. .? Cniiinitiiii. Itmn i?. si,,,,,,, r?Hndliis MhlpiMi- it. liolnsj >?! In .i His woes' nx upf Isjtorst ite dowrm i ? t ??rn misslon. fn.m VVriehloglon lhal the gswgsMiod. ised demnrrsvi rharttesv xvbi. g srere to luv. gone mo. i i i?.. ysgbsf i will im pul into op. ? ittSfl until Man i :t I T?i | ? ...?< ?Will im ?, .m defflII gl f.,. . it ins- i.r || j.., ih. fit ? , ,. , Sftd $"? fin < aeh ii . ? rnfiii da ,, > ? for the firsl four l|r %, . | ,, ' .lays md |lfl f?t ? h gay ISKItariWU COTTON AND SEED BURN (iin House, Cotton House, Seed Mouse Also Destroyed?Ori? gin Not Determined Che raw, Dee. 9.?Tin-gin house, sot Ion house, Meed house, wtth about 15 hales of seed cotton nod one boa cor ccgitainlng cottonseod, on ths plants,? lieu of R, p, Leney, near Cheraw, wort- dostroyed by Urs Wedneadai evening. Ths lire broke oui while Mr. Luncy was iu Columbia on husi ggsg und was discovered ubout D o'clock. N?> ginning has boon going on for aboul IWO Weoks, us Mr. I.aney was trying In get Ihe rei Inder ?l hia crop in oil tin- llelda ""he gls had not been posted und the i4ss oi iia Are is unknown, The building . Including machlnoryi seed snd cotton, greis i complots loss, which is fairly J ?roll eo\ erod by Insurancs. CLOSEWAREHOUSES IN BOLD MANNER Tobacco (Growers of Kentucky Take Situation Into Own Hands Owcsisboro, Ky.? Dec, tv-?Serious outbreaks ore threatened bore he cause oi the condition ol the tobacco market, low juices of wnich. il Wag ? sald? threaten farmers ol the Green Rlv r district with bankruptcy, Five handled lOOaoCO growers, following a mooting lu re today, marched Irl i body to the loose leal warehouses, where thej demanded that the own? ers close tholr places of business until lieM?f prices could be realized. I'ive el the seven warehouses hold? ing' sa'i^ lure have Bgreod fo dose. Rules today were practically I hundred stronger than yesterday's average, 73,410 pounds going over the brakes for as avarage of $$,79 g hun? dred. Growers paid little attention to tins, insisting that the markst he closed until prices reachsd g level which would Insure them a "living wage" A VERY OLD VOTER Massachusetts Woman Cast First Ballot at Age of Hundred and Two i I Boston? I>?'' 10 Mtsi Annie Slone, 1021 years of sge, w ho celebrated/the woman shffrage victory voting for Senator Harding has rscolvod s note oi appreciation from the president* elect's secretary thanking her for her interest |n public affairs. Word of Ihe eentenarlan's going to ths i?< ?iis reaoh? sd Senator llardlng's oflloes through g newspaper clipping seat by an'ad? inn er ot \| |gg Stone. Ths letter from Charles B. Hard. assistant secretary said, 'While ths senator is Og his way to the Canal Bons and has not besn advised of this circumstance. I know he would de? sire me to wide yog and th; id< you um,s; cordtall) In hi* name 11 - - w<oi^0 fe*?| it a '-iie.it compliment Indeed sy know that yon are so much interested in public affairs ami have such a cordial fooling for the Republican party." iim. Ml M \\s WH \ H AYS. Phsjah, Dee, 7.- ?' 'rope ere about gathered here, gome Heids of cotton hove never been picked and not likely to SJI the tost ??i puiijng it Ml the mar? ket will he more than d will sell for. Tin- tumors havc eertalnl) lost this year, ah the efforts to help them? selves have availed nothing so far and national government s/111 not aid mi)', a government thai refuses to help it- iieopli1 is no government to them Nu v .Older an carthuuake oe currvd pollileitll) on November -ml. The < i i* ;?> bold cotton for betfsr Th< erodllors yeif, sell, sell ? i I |MIJ us |?a We are gbOUl to go under. Ho wi- :ir? between the devil aioi he deep sea Dnancially. If the cotton is ail sold it wont' pay the debts of the county) at the present pi n es and Pankt iipu v will hi the re? sult. Then Is no doubt but the mass of people Sre honest and as soon as the price will pit) expenses win sell and p e their delita and no more can be expected le rcusonuhli people. No living person has ever seen s rail or three-fourths In price In ops season, if ie live., snd know.- it let him apeak wild tell us wlun ami all gltOUl it. We havi corn, pass, .potatoes and ro>. i. bul no money. Many people atmut lo re hnvs aoi gold any cotton. ISlIng their means Is gath? r it und keeping It for their debts. It that is oi fair hi their rredltors l full to see it. ?im lhing is certain the farmers havi ?-???t to deiM-nd on themselves'and n-'i takers Man) negroes havi' left i?.. part* unknown leaving their debts unpa il The) i-Ml waul pay for their work. .n.. ? ? ?vi >ui what your renders see und lo .i ever; da) The mails are nil m| i iri ul i' i>?? ? 111 cheap goods .ti 11 tio ? ? . < i the ereciltor s for ii.' to . mhi ? mom . still more tuon ? \>>\t ihltik Ihja s bios letter, hut ? ? tacts wot i i?nt It. .\?? uwtSi wheat ?>r other small grain i- !?? ins sown and not likely tu !><?. The le w year may being s Changs i i t he botti r. M \% M l< ?n \< < <> SH I A tion si:mut s vVttshlngton, Doe. i, -Charles V. Mmlth, i' Mi l s. oiing the inbsceo grow ors "f Virginia and Nonn Carolina o?ni ihe ai nati ugrlenttural commit i. ?? PkIh) that Ihe situation was "se rlotut" in lob.? st.it? s m?* urged passng* nf in. resolution rehnbtWdt lag the nn .11 Klnanes Corporal loa? ?|' an in irkei out lobacco we can't gel coal "t production." he said. Boys? he added, w. h being Igken from ehools in an effort In iln something to try I" meet the situation. Agrl itMsrui ha dech rod* si eiosei\ allied 'I. other Industrie* and 'it agii'-ul ? 'Us the whole bUSlltCSS I IUC imc lulls." GUERILLA WAR IN IRELAND General Cummings Commander of Force in Kerry Admits That He is Not Making Headway - Tr?te?, [re., Dec. 9 (By the Ahho elated Press.)?While officers <?r the British auxiliary forces claim thai the guerilla tactics of the Irish re? publicans virtually have bees brok i en. the military commanders have Informed the members of the parlia? mentary labor commission which has been visiting Ireland thai they are I in iu) way sure ??f this. The oorressfiondenl today Interview? ed General Cummtng. Commanding iiu Kerry brigade, who admitted that that he was not making any appre labls headway again*! the guerillas. wit'* wore able t<? secrete themselves in it ri rticuM country and severely handicap the mobilising <>f the tr??? c by obsti notions of all kinds. such ??' dcOp trenchea trees and piles of [stonea Oensial Cummlng added that the training given soldiers was not suitable for such work and that regt ments would have to he constant'v rc ? rod. TAXES TO REMAIN HIGH Long worth Sees No Chance For Reduction New York. Dee .!?.-? Life insurance I In Its relations to many other phases oi American life was discussed today before insurance executives from nearly every state in Che union and Canada, at ine Utn annual conven? tion of the Association of Life Irr su ranee Presidents. There will be uo substantial reduc- I tlOfl of taxes In the near future, aatd Lltepresentatlvs Longworth. a mem , her of the house ways and means committee, which frames revenue measures. He predicted that con- I gress WOUld make a cut approximat- j ing a lullion dollars from estimates aggregating mors than four billions presented by the executive depart? ments. Tliis, however, would not permit any general reduction Is) taxes. Life Insurance companies of Amer? ica have loaned more than ISftLOoO, U00 on city add tarn? real estate mortgages Hi the ftrsl pen months of this year, according to Haley Kiake, president of the Metropolitan Life In? surance company; another speaker. Mr. FiSke said thai now the "com* p; tiles have the enormous sum of two Pillion eighty-two million dol? lars invested on bond and mortgage throughout the country, almost equally divided between farms and cities ami have made commitments for many millions more." Mortgage loans general have' con? stituted tin- largest percentage of life Ingurahcg investments, he continued, adding that he refused the criticism that the companies had not done their duty In responding to the hous Ing shortage. New fork, DSC, 5>.?J. A. Macy of DcsMoines, In., today was elected president Ot Ihe Fire Marshals* As? sociation of Norlh A mericu ut, tho 15th annual convention here. Other ulttcCrs chosen wen': vice president, w. a. McSwain, Colum? bia, S. C*.j secretary-treasurer, L. T. Huttsey] Topeku, Kan.; executive com* mittei, \\V \. Vamant. Pierre. S. i). and II. Iii Heid. Bismarck, N. ?. New Volk, DOC, 1*.--Tariff revision Iu tesinre tin- principle of protoc tiog for American industries forma B task hedged, about with so many new problems difficult of solution that no early action by congress la to he expected, Representative .Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, u mem? ber of the house ways and means committee, declared tonight in ad drcssing ih< Academy of Political Sciences, hlarlter in the day Mr. i LongWOrth tOld the Association of j I. IV Insurance "Presidents that sub- I stautial ta\ reductions In the near fiiture were Impossible, "i sincerely hope that i am wropg/' Mr. Longworth declared in discuss? ing ksrtfl revision*, "and that during the s*tra session we will be able to complete ? thorough and scientific revision of the tariff laws. but 1 am bound to confess thai so far as I can now see into ths future, the prospect is decidedly hazy." Chief among ihe problems to be confronted in such s revision, the speaker placed determination of the attitude of the United States toward asslstlmi in the economh rehabilita? tion ?f ihe powers associated with H In the world w.u. Stich aid should be extended, he said, ? isi never "at the sacrltlce of American industrial in t< nendjencc" through throwing down the t stiff bars t<> foreign products. It was true, he said. Wtat the war bad ohanged conditions and that q favorabh trade Imilance, formerly "a feather In our can." was now per? haps a llablllt) rather than an naset alnce II had reuched an aggregate of nearly la.ooo.ooo.eeo for the years ISIS, JIS1S aod i'.?_?(? up to September "Bot have they changed." be added "to auch an extent thut we ottght to abandon all th.- standards ami policies of the post and forget? ting our home market, enter ;ut> a road scramble for ths world s mar? ket?" Mr. Longworth added it was .i..v? i.r - t'ul whether throwing Open Amern .:, 'i < ran la t?. aid cre.u Britain, Kran? i ilj and Belgium, rehahilitat<< them, selves and discharge their dohi ip the United state's would accomplish its purpose, Anderson, |),.,.. !?. A w? II Kn.-v n < it Isen ?u this count) suffered a mild Shock today when In received a bill for lift) two coiiins An investigation developed thai tin hill was correct Having large farming interests he hud been tesponsihl' i"i purchases ol cof Hns for istgro tenants} The undei taker had m (fleeted to send him a bill fur Uu ycursj corn show a great success ?_ ? 1 Pee Dee Corn Show at Florence Was Largely Attended and the Exhibits Were High Class Florence, Doc. 9.?The Announce? ment of the prise winnen this after? noon brought to a close one of the [finest and largest corn shows ever held j in South Carolina, as stated by prom? inent coin breeders and planters of the state who attended this event and have Been nearly every other expo? sition Of this kind In the state. Win? ners in the Pee Dee corn show were as follows! Ten-ear event?First. $60, Ft. L. Cunningham, of Chester; second, $25,1 Curtis Long, Little .Mountain, a corn club boy, Honorable Mention, s. j, White, of Burnt er; \\. Wingard, and Son, of Lexington; Mclver Williamson, of I Darlington; w. P, xesbit, ot* Fie.i mont; Mclver Williamson, or Darling? ton; J. E. Fulmer, of Little Mountain; j position In order named. Single Bar Event. First, $25, K. l. Cunningham, of Chester; second, $15, i;. t. Llgon, of Ulenburg, a corn club b( >y. Honorable Mention, w. p. Mesbit, of piedmont;* Hugh Campbell, of Tlrxah; Qrady Pierce, ot Florence. Pop Corn Invent. First, $5, s. J. White, of Sumter; second, no prize, c. \v. Josey, of Bt. Charles. Bhelled Corn Event, half bushel? First, $5, n. l. Cunningham, of Ches- I ter; second, $8, B. D. McCoy, of m< Bee, Honorable Mention, J. T. Ga skins, 1 of Chesterfield; Mrs. l. ghands, of ISbetiesor. Five Stalks Blngle-ear corn: First, I $10, A. L. Morris, of Darlington; sec-| ond, $5, Mclver Williamson, of Dar- j Hngton. Five Stalks of Prolific corn: First. $10. S. J. White of Sumter; second, i $5. S. J. White, of Sumter. Honorable Mention. T. J. Hostin, of Marion; B. D. McCoy, of McBee; Bright Williamson, of Darlington. Judges of the exhibits were: James L,. Carbery, of Union, in charge of the corn breeding work of the extension service of tho state; B. ?, Williams, Of Blshopvillc, assistant state agent of the boys* ( lid. work; C. P. Blackwcll, of CJamson Coflege, agronomist. The show included 241? exhibits dis tributed among the following classes: 101 IP-egr entries, 02 one-car entries, elghi pop corn exhibits, 2J In Ihejled [corp, ">:> stalk exhibits. Score points considered by the judges are as follows: 1. Breeding as indicated by shape of ear, color of grain, color of cob, shape of grain, depth of grain, and numhet ot rows. 2. Market conditions as Indicated by hardness of grain and cob, dryness ol grain and cob. weight of ear, color, freedom from blister, size and shape of grain, freedom from insect injury and disease, breaking at proper point, tips and butts. I, Cniformity of sample. James D. Lee, of Andrews, super? intended the installation and setting up of the show. He was procured by the Florence managerial commit? tee for his wide experience in such matters, having handled the South Atlantic states corn show in Columbia In 1910, the National Corn show in Columbia iu Hi Ft, and various other national and sectional shows in va? rious parts of the Fnibd States. The agricultural class or the Tim nionsivlle public schools, under H. o. ISaker, attended the shew in a body. Also the Held classes of the South Carolina industrial school attended the show iti a body under their teach? er, F.. C I lug-gins. "This show surpassed the corn sec? tion of the state fair" stated Mr. Wil? liams, who also judged the corn at the state fair. ??Fnquestionably, this was ore of the best corn shows I've ever seen.*' Addresses were delivered by Mc? lver Williamson, of Darlington, who is rated one of the foremost corn breeders in the state. Dr. II. J. Web? ber, of llartsville, one time chief of the. j plant bl eeding work of t ho United Slates, also addressed the attend? ance. Both of these speakers erapha [slxed the necessity of South Carolina [turning from the single-crop system Ito other crops which will be money I producers as well as cotton. Both of [them stressed also the value ?f selec? tion of seed and Improved types and j varieties, ?While we hear of 150 And 200 bushels yields to th.- acre In Ohio. Iowa, ami other states of the, west," said Dr. Webber! "we must realise that that is an? extreme rarity. Even "."> bushels is a magnificent yield and 5n bushels is above the average. "Therefore, we should not be dis? couraged when we compare our aver? age yield with the yields of those Sec? tions. The tact that men who are growing corn Intelligently In South Carolina are making 75 to 100 bushels to the acre is proof sufficient that we can grow as big yields of corn In Smith Carolina as <;m he made in the west l lament ib< f?ct that we are not making more than 1"? to 17 Lush els, and sometimes K or 10 bushels, of eorn t.. the .o re. per average. "South i-.M olina can mnke corn on the average of >t hast 40 OUShela per sere, possible more certainly as j much, or more than the west." , The attendance was particularly gratifying. Though not as large as it j might Imvc been, due primarily to s cold damp day. it was strictly for bus- . InesH in learn. The *|a.: the show j was a huge surprise even to the most ji optimistic --I th- nmnegrial commit? tee. ?xhibits were received rrora marly even counts in South Carolina. Mach)1 of uu. prlxe Mtllff of the state fair and j ,,r (in various countj fairs was en* 1 teivd in ihi< show. Likewise, the at- j t,.,).I Hi. was from nearly every conn- ! t v in I In- Stille, ? 'i'ii h kIh?w typlftVe in hie.** said Mr. I;.inkwell 'the vital and valuable in t.-iesi .ii Houth Carol hid in corn. This was further emphasised to me tn the comments I heard from non-winning exhibitors-! Few p| Uksc vlid hol cay. I know better now bow to pink show ? ?oiii, and another time I'll have the first prise exhibit here.*1 l am con? vinced that fully 100 corn grower* learned inure from this show about rorn cultur iand selection than they ever have known. "Tin- show also emphasised anoth er point to me In the commercial phase of tin- crop. South Carolina corn growers must tome to two or i thr?n not nun?' than four, acceptable, commercial, marketable varieties, wim h wiU blond well in manufacture, in tin- 101 10-ear exhibits, we bad a score of varieties to judge. "In the western stales, where the manufacture of corn has advanced fUrtherest, one finds one variety and type of corn-?hardly more. They have found the corn which is best Suited to manufacture and grow it exclusively* It is simply another phase ' of standardisation and uniformity.** The show included also exhibits of j corn cultivating implements, manu? factured products, lectures on and demonstrations of corn cultural meth? ods, and other phases ?>f the Industry. The promoters of this show are de? termined, because of the value they realized in tins undertaking and the encouragement given them, to con? tinue the Pee Dee corn show, open to the state. OS a permanent annual < vent. It will be enlarged ami ex? panded in the future to include the \ in? s' possibio range of the industry in all its agricultural, Industrial, ed? ucational, and commercial phases. MOTOR DEALERS' CONVENTION Automotive Tr.ides Association Will Meet in Greenville Next Year Columbia, Dec. 10'.?Tile lit* con? vention of the Sonth Carolina Auto? motive Trades association will be held in Greenville, decision to this effect being reached by the convention in Columbia today. The morning session of the conven tion was held at Uidgewood Country club and was I? aturcd by strong ad drosses by II. B. Harper, president of the National Automobile Dealers' as? sociation; a. s. Batshefatsr, represent? ing the American Automobile Dealers' association, and .J. L. Farley, vice president ami general manager of the Auburn, Motor company, optimism was the keynote of the entire con? vention. The convention adjourned at 2 o'clock, following a luncheon al the club. The attendance has been approximately two hundred and fifty. A. M. Gibbeg of Columbia was re elected president of the association. iiisiioPYU.i.i: m:\vs xotks. BiShopvllle, Dec. 8.-?<>n a visit to Wisaeky yesterday I found the farm? ers have about finished gathering alt of their crops, and have put in ami are still putting in much larger crops of small grain, oats wheat and rye. The creamery business has been closed, as it was found unprotitable. The Lee county fair was quite a success. The exhibits were not on as large scale as former fairs, but every thing was first class, the weath? er was ideal, and all passed off very pleasantly, large crowds were present on Thursday and Friday. Rev, L. L Legters will preach his farewell soihtdn next Sunday night. He hist goes to Central America, ami from there to South America to study the needs of the Indians of those countries with an eye to estab? lishing missions among them. The Methodist folks are delighted to have our pastor. Rev, \V. V. Dibble returned to us another year. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Law, Sr., who have been on a lengthy visit to rela? tives in Bastover have returned home. Chicago. Dec. f?.?The surgeons, who grafted the thy rod gland of a monkey into the neck of Mary Seem beek, aged 1 !>, known as the dungeon girl, because she was hidden in the cellar by her parents since babyhood, are strongly hopeful of the success of the operation. The girl has the body and mentality of four years. METER I] Mayor .Jennings Another Question City Managd Editor Daily 11 em. Since writing the letter in your issue of the 7th. J 1 out that the motor which well claims he saved the buying lias never been install as a matter of fact, he ordered? wrong kind, or at least, some o4| parts were wrung, and the meter to be returned. This shows howl will make statements which he kat are not trip*. In Iiis communicatl he claims he saved the city $600 reason of the purchase of a water ler for the pumping station, whed knew, as a matter of fact, the was not the proper kind and it never been installed, but had to be turned; so how could he possibly any facts upon which to base statement that he saved the city $ffl by reason of the purchase of thl meter? I would like for him to ai surer this question. Yours truly, L. D. JENNINGS, Mayor. Sumtcr. Dec. 9, 1920. RAIL MEN FAVOR STRIKE 07 Per Cent of Men Ready tu Walk Out, Says Report Roanoke, Va.. Dec. ?Information obtained from a reliable source here late tonight is that 9 7 per cent of the members of the r'uotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Order of Con? ductors on the Norfolk and Western Railway, who are oojidueting a strike vote in connection with grievances in? volving among other things a demand. Tor wage increase, are in Tavor of -Hiking and that they will receive the support of the fourteen other labor organizations on the road. At the same time it became known that B. M. Jewell, president of the railway {department of the American Federa? tion of Labor and chairmen of sixteen labor organizations on the N & \V. will confer with company ol'teialS here tomorrow morning-. x CONSIDERS ECO? NOMIC BLOCKADE tleneva, Dec. 10?Machinery for putting an economic blockade into effect intended as weapon against offenders was discussed at the assem? bly of the league of nations. Reports as adopted provided for an interna? tional blockade committee, of eight members, appointed by the league council to study the subject Of appli? cation of a blockade and report to the secretary general of the council. The report will be considered by the council and all league members in? formed. PROBIBITION IN COLLEGES t'hieauo. Dec. 9,?Recommenda? tions regarding the future atc,ivity of American college students in behalf Of prohibition in European colleges and Universities will ho made to the Inter collegriate Prohibition associa? tion's board here December 20 and 21. The association's board of direc? tors will then hear a report from their educational secretary, Harry S. Warner on eight month's observation of the college situation abroad. A recommendation that the name of the organization be changed to In? tercollegiate Civic association will be taken up. The question of an enlarg? ed and broadened program involved in such a change will bo consi^'oed Paris, Dec. 10?The Greek govern? ment has decided to invite Conetan tlne to return to the throne of Greece it is said in an Athens dispatch. NE1LL O'DONNELL President O. Ii. YATE8, Cashier I in in 11 * .1 pital Most Dependable. "Come easy, Go easy" is an expres? sion that is appllable to a great many. 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