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CITY COUNCIL NKKTINti ftankv illvtTfd K\omp(ion on iliCtrli Light Bonds?Other Matters of Interest \t i regular mooting of council held in |keyt3oemcl1 Cknjnber on this d ate, tin-re were peeaent Mnyoi L U, Jen? ning? end Counrlimen i?. II, MuCul tum and > a Itnflleld. Tin* mlnuteo ofl the regular meeting of November tied i ml special HUft irtat of December loth were rend uoaji approved a?* corrected) Mr \v r?-rr\ Smith, representing ?he Pansier Re 11 way and Mill Supply I'o. ?p? .?r? | |>? fore c'.oincll with Ct - leeeewe in Bbfn thf company had soVsponded from their building oM Root llumptt n Ave., iml over the sidewalk, in violation of Um etty eode o| Iowa After discussion, and "In view nf t ? t t that the siun wars so suspended l.y ihe Smuter Hallway aiid Mill Bup? ply Co. without the technical know* Isegye of ? violation, the sign was sl? Inwnl t > remain so suspi t.<I< d <uhi. ef to the will of Council us to subse o wen? r -muval. Mr. is-.i o .-n muss prealdent or the Mentor Tuna Co., appeared in behalf of that hist It is t ion for the purpose of further dteeaae ml; with eounetl the ?i?teriiretat Ion of paragraph ?*, of the sjsjrsensent between the t*ity <?f sum ter und the various banking Inetltu? tlons of the city in the ptirehase of the eb-etrie light bonds Tin matter wim diseuwMHi at eosnc length, the n mil eonclualon reached being that the bank* would ho allowed the "-^ per Cent, exemption in nCQOrdencc with such paragraph which was recited In the minutes od K ?'. -3rd Mayor l.nnlmrs favor*-I giving the banks I per rent for the reason that the banks did not own the bonds at the time taxes were due and pa>ab|e. and fur? ther, thai be w of tie opinion that * per teal on the mom \ invested tog Ihe banks was all that tiny eouhl e\ peet. CoMwilm. u Kalfield was in fa? vor of allowing the exemption in nc rordance with tin agreement, feeling that the hanks had loaned the eity the maaejf In the purchase of such bonds. Councilman MeCallum favor? ed the e\? mption for the reason that he th? ugtu the contract with the Isinks should he interpreted in the spirit In which it was made and not technically. He also stated that h. wanted to put the banks on notice that he, as a member of council, would eipocI a more liberal und gen* fron? attitude form the banks m fu? ture Mr. I] u trene Moses, representing the Sunder lee ami I-net Co.. np peared befoi" Cotinicl with the pro? posb ion that if the city would fUT? nlsh the pip . the Si mteff lee and ?ui Co.. would f/umts] the moor and perform the work of iteotng Up the ditch and otloaw s. placing <orp? meree street in a s, r\n cable . omli tlon. Council agreed o th" propo? sition, and instructed the filerM t? SS? certain if the eitv had he BSCBSSdry pipe on hand, and if not. to endeavor to obtain It. Mr. Lelaml Moire, rencsenting the new steam laundry no.v under eon strtictioi). wanted ? permit to erect a metal shed over frame work at the boiler room of the laundry, but sue h permission was not m inted for He-, present as it was desire.' ib.it Co mat tor be given further consideration to sseertatn whether or not tin- ? ree - tion of sack shed would conform to the insurance laws in lire limits. Copt. lt. K yYlldet was present and stated to council that in View ot the fact that the Sum er Light In? fantry was no longer in existence, he desired to return to the city SUCtl money as had l.een paid to tin S I.. I. bv the city since November 191 i, which amounted to |t 04.44 the bal? ance on hand Council expressed its appreciation to i'| pt. Wilder, and re? gretted that the s L. I. was no longer in existence. A bill of Mr L. C McCulloch. a mouotmg to Hi Kii, was presented to Council by Klrc Chief Wilder with recommendation that same be paid by th eitv Mr McCullouoh was Injured Whllt* "can,; |be at the CenM -Slimier Lumber ? o.. on the mornlg Ol lul :'. i?:u. from which injurj be suffered the loss of ?da , I me at the rate tj $4.II per day. les* an amount of lia.oo paid to him as llretmin, leav? ing a net Ita'ancc of f 17 Ko which tin < 'ouncll ordert d paid. In resp'.o- to summons from Coun? cil, the 111? 11>11,am'? ot ti e vartotu ros taurants and cafes lor S/H|te people w?r?? ggeaattt, Sad Ike letter from Mr. Carolina Itrunson. dated Nov. Joth. in which he mtule certain ? bargen oi un aanitary conditions ami exorbitant stairaee Pee rasnt, eras read. After hearing reports from * ich propra tors, and botai gttssjtloned about sundry matters b\ council, it was ioeldcd to let the iti.i11 r rest, but council eau Masjod sa?b propffielori against in ? ? easing prb es on S|?eclal occasions, and keeping then pi ices in a clean and .?Milit?rs i omlitu n An application from Mr. C I" Jen? klnson, for cp|?olntiii?>nt t ? tin |?ol!ee forc e wax read, but as |her< i- n<. \ a ssgsr] .?t present 4io application was oid?re,| pi,,I i?u? to the met thai ( in stm si of IHI'I happened on ThoisduN and' tlwit all of Ihe banks Iwltg the . , H? of the i'eopb h' Bank) and most of Mm ht.?umss houses wore closet] that day >>nd also on I'r.d >\. tb< epics tiotl W ?? "UbniMteil to council ii i to wheilo i or nd they would permit tin ciei k sad Irsason r'n <.ttt?to be elea> I ed this year on Hanirday. Chi ist m is1, d iv. as gevtl as ?b. fidkrwlng M.la) Council mult I thai it I be Paul.- no ? ?mino r, i d nouses had agreed lo close lion doors o, Host two da>*a '?" would pi imit tin eb ik and Ureasiire ottlc < also to i lose A verbal request from Cephus Kord whs ptaseateel lo room II i-> tin clerk, rusjsjssjtssg Ikat a m w lleenstc he Is siM'd to him open h restauranl il sonn plaoe utkei than on M inning avenue m tip rg , t Bnmier, hut In \ i w of in i .. ? I not ?n, form U - l>enS< ? :' i "'>nl v i i ' ia n ? i i . ; ) eil at its regular meeling on Nov?-m? l?er j:tni for Iks reaaon that \,< bad besn adjudged guilty of eonduetlgg ? plav.u deemed to b - a uuisuaio., and I hau als?? Im ? ii guilty of allowing gambling nnd gambling Hierein bim-! ?elf) council refused his request foi al licenst Council mr.n Rafhcld read an utislgn ? -? I letter which ho bad received mnk ? in appeul, through him to coun ? ai in behalf of the ohl$dr< n or ihr ?lty, 10 norniil Com. during the Christmas holidays, the use of fire ? rarU? ry and other harmless hrewprks within tho Incorporate limits. After discussion, council agreed to the re? quest, reserving tho right to regulate nnd otherwise order tie dlscontlnu a ico of the Hrlng of si.< n fireworks, Tho api'irov.i 1 for payment ??f cur? rent hills was deferred until Kriday \. nlng, i >< cember I 7th, The police report for*the mouth was read, showing a total Of 11<? af? reets for various causes, und s collec | tion of * l . "> l s. T ."> In tines, I RELIEF FOR_ ARMENIANS Columbia, Dec. 14??A plan for the people of the South and West tn con? tribute of their agricultural product to the relief of the Near Last suffer? ers and the stollsh people is being pros Iced upon by the Amerloan Cotton Association, The plan was evolved I by Louis j. Qulon, of Lugff, a room* i her of the eneeutlve committee of the [SJouth Carolina Cotton Association at its annual meeting last Wednesday. The plan calls for a contribution o! cotton equal to 1360,00(1 by the people of the South and a contribution of ag [ricultural products equal In value to |026O,O#0 by the people of the WCSt. J. flkottowe Wanna maker, president of the American Cotton Association, has been delegated to work out the de? tails of Ihs plan. The i (solution adopted by the south Carolins Division of the Amer? ican Cotton Association follows: "Our attention hue been called to the urgent and Imedlab need of the thousands of ohlldren nnd women In the Near Last Including Caheia. Li thunia, Poland, Russia, Palestine ami Armenia, q "The Americati Jewish Relief Com? mittee and tin Near Bast Relief are issiciatlons collecting funds to savi lln se unfortunates from cold, hunger ami annihilation. "The people of Poland have stood as a bulwark against the overrun? ning of civilisation 111 bolshcvlsm and ?tin- Armenians] hove suffered untold abuses been use of their Christ tan faith; WS therefore think that theso noopie dSSerVC BUCh relief as we can i give. I MAt tins time the south and west ire without money s<> thai we canned i nder financial aid such as we would like, and still their er. for help should not fall on deaf ears. ?The south nnd west ere rich In the products ol the r s< ? ? nil sections He Inclined to render such aid as lies s itiiin our power, we tin- South Caro? lins Division of tin American Cotton association, in convention assembled, <oll upon the people uf tin south and west to contribute from our products, mat* rial for food ami clothing to pro? teot those distressed people. "Therefore, be it resolved that vre delegate .Mr. J, s Wannamaker, pres? ident of the American Cotton assoc ia? tion to communicate with the grain growers Qjf the vest urging them to contribute agricultural prbttucts amounting to $260,oou and that ho urge the American Cotton association tu join in with the American Jewish Relief cotnmhttee nnd the Near Has. Relief to contribute cotton equal In \\ due to a like sum $250,000 roni south? rn sta tea * 'He it further resolved that a com? mittee Ol three he appointed by the pi -ahnt of the South Carolina Dl vlsion of the American Cotton asso? ciation to Inks this matter up with the American Jewish Relief commit? tee and the Near List Relief and. work out detail; to put these resolu? tions into effect and further to en? deavor to make arrangemi nts to have this cotton manufactured into sult ble i.is r.nd make provision tc de? liver goods to thOSS people as allott? ed." hou^members consider taxes Washington, Dec, 14?Methods of raising sufficient revenues to offset tses through the prospective repeal of the excess profits tax were con? sidered todaj by the House ways und means committee as tin second step toward tax * revision, The committee lad previous sessions h.is conducted .changes In Ihe taxes on Incomes, I Toe day's hearings brought from tin- treasury mi estimate that "more than 01,000,000,000" were outstanding In uncollccti d taxes, wost o? which, the treasury spokesman, Dr, Thomas s Adams, said, was traceable to in? ability to autlit thousands of corpora? tion retums, lb. Adams declared that the revenue bureau had nol vet completed the work of auditing re? turns for the year C'iv. because of the gigantic administrative burden of tax collections. Majori!) members of th? committee revealed J?t to.lay's hearings a vir tnai agreement with resjiecl la re? peal oi the excess profits lax. Their immediate work, it was said, la) In Hudln** a substitute levy which would prod tie < in equal amount ol revenue. AItlputgh tin oommlttt e will take up Um regtilur schedule of hearings titinorrbu and probubl) will nol reach tax i|iiest|ons during the day, mem? bers said tonight Ihey expected to continue to delve Into Ihe intricacies of corporation taxation until sonn Is Ilde policy Is developed. ie\ i; inibiti of ? blcugo, repre? sent hit* id. Nation.ii Association 01 ? '?du upi^ared Im*fore the com "oi''? I o, bit, Urging repeal if tho l?i otlt i i ix ii .i simplification "' tin general axation program. I ?n |? if vVcdneadn \ I leputy sin riff MeKageit and Rural Officer Newman, captured ti sm.iii smi about mil*** from Sui.it. r on .\i i. h< di Bcrketl s pho e ,,,, tii,. stat. burg road. Klfty gallons oi mash were found bucJod In ? hi groin ? i nnd ib pbp ? w ||< m It wtm burled covered with brush. Sam Lewis was arrested and placed In Jail hare, he having made a oonf< m l< n that h* had uiaUo suiiio wiiiskey. THKT0B?Cav"4flpl SITUATIV Department of Agriculture Quotes Sumter Chamber of Commerce - i Columbia. Dec, 14?Regarding > i?< tobacco aitwition for 1920 In Bumter county, the annual report <d the stab Department of Agriculture on the i<> bu< eu season. Issued today, ?aye: The City uf bumter, I observe, pro h !<? settle the tobacco market "u upon a sensible basis. The Chamber of Commerce is promoting tbe orgunIsing of a loc^l warehouse for hr.ndling the l?21 crop within the , iter territory. This will be part of ?I. plan t<? reduce acreage r>o per con:: nexi year In the bright leaf tobacco i.? !1. * . f-Vinitor 'ias organised s holding ny fjr the election of ami has .1 i tu ? >: iplctetl a oiio hundred thou snud dollar tobacco stemmery and ag plant whidh it could not get read> for the I9t0 tobacco selling n but which will be operated* in i'1: i An agreement has been signed between the Bumter Stemmery Co.. In< . the ownera o? tins building and a ? ftoln amount tii' neeeeeexy ma? chinery, and the Chlna-Anrerlcan To bac n and Trading Company, direct and exclusive exporters of tobacco to ? hin.i and Japan, with 0 paid in slock ol five hundred thousand dollars, with credit extensions or at least half a million dollars. This will put practi? cail; one million ami one hundred thousand dollars at ihe command of the Bumter tobacco market next year. '! i . ought to and doubtless will make Bu der prices as high as any market in Ihe south, if the tobacco is ot the i h quality and properly cured, not ". corotu d up." i wish io commend the conclusions of the Bumter chamber of Commerce thai ihe troubles of "Sumter*! tobacco i. irket and other South Carolina markets heretofore have been* due largely to tin- fact that our ware hon es have been leaned to tobacco warehousemen w ho have boon buyers more than warchougi.men', 'pin hook li i sepculators, absolutely no local ! in irest in Bumter or in our tobacco pi iducers either, Thcs?' warehouse mi n have i?? , n more Interested In buying tobacco at tin- lowest pbsai i?l priors and reselling it to th.. to? bt! 'CO trust than in getting for tic I farmers what tobacco w as worth.1 STREET NAME NOT CHANGED Main Street Columbia Remains Main Street by Vote of Council Columbia, Dec. IB.?Columbia's city council yesterday voted down. 3 to 2, an ordinance to change the name of Columbia's principal business atrial ii' m Mam lo Suat? street. Tile mai? ler has been pending for month, i el it runs opposition to ihe change :i< rolbpcd. BIG VERDICT GIVEN Paul H. Neil Awarded Eighteen Thousand Dollars Noil;. DOC, II.- The largest verdict in a d.i.mage suit case given by a V'ork ? uunty Jury in several years \. ti .i warded Caul 11. NOtl of lOben t:. r in Common pleas court today when in was allowed damages in the Mini ot' 118,000 against the Seaboard Au- L iu- Itailway company. Plaintiff was suing tor $40,000 on account of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained in a wreck near Dublin, tin., about ii year ago, The claim of the plaintiff was that he is totally icapucltated as the result of tin: in? juries. Upon the conclusion of this case Iriil was begun of tile lUit of J. B. Mattlu ws against the Seaboard Air Line Hallway companj for $80,000 on ' ? lint or alleged personal injuries ufTored in the same wreck in which An. Neil was hurt. ADOPTS SEVEN ORPHANS Anderson, Dec, 14.? In a letter to mother, Mrs. Carrie McCulley, 'bar Admiral .Newton 'A. McCully Is on ihe way home, Admiral McCully h b been stationed in command of i nlted states ships in RusBlun wa? tt rs for two years, l\e is bringing hi tack with him seven little Russian [orphans, whom he has adopted. THRIFT IN FRANCE London, Nov. 2 i British workers as wa ll as the I em h are practic? ing thrift This i indicated by thO not thai deposits in tin- poet Office Bovings Hans total 26i,0oo.000 pounds sterling, compared with 196,000,000 pounds sterling in July CM. ami ,000,000 pounds Bti rling at the end of 1918, POLITICAL SCI? ENCE SCHOOL drin. \o\. l':: a German school '"I political seance. Hie dlcalll of the former Chancellor, Dr, Von Bothnia: I'? ll olio wig, long iH'fore tin- world Wa.\ at last bas been established in Herl; :. Tb ? dedieation of the lieu school w -? mnde ihe occuslou for much congn ulatory talk b> high U er man offlclu ? who expressed the opinion thai g line [of statesmen would be developed I . a institution to direct the prugre i ol tie- Qerman republic toward i i a high place among the nation i. Foreign Minister Simons in an a . ' M ?s declared Herman statecraft ha I ilwitys lacked trained leaders tho >i ? lily schooled in political science . nd for thai reason ihe people lu d : oi small Calth In their officials, He I ? pod Mlttl the now school would help > itablish such ;? faith.: Ci.ins an- to operate the school along (he inns of the Ecole Libre d> j , irievcs politlquofl of Paris, FACTORS IN FARM BUSINESS Size of Business?Yield of Crops ?Returns from Live Stock-*? Efficiency of Labor Many farmers realise but meager In- j comes because their business is small. ' Such men often feel that their farm business is sufficiently large to keep them busy the entire year, when, us a matter of fact, the actual results accomplished repress nt less than u half year's work, say Farm Manage? ment specialists of the United states department of agriculture. A large volume of business may be done on ?I furm of few acres, while only a small business may be conducted on a poorly managed farm of much larger acreage. Without reasonable siae of business there is little oppor? tunity for a satisfactory profit In tat mlng. The Essential Factors, j There are u number of factors j which materially a.*f'oet success in the organisation and management Of ! farms. Some are pf greater import- j ance than others, some may be dis? regarded without s.rious conse? quences; but as a ride the profits de rived from farming depend very ; largely upon the extent to which cer- I lain essential features of organiza? tion ami management have been adopted and adhered to, say farm; management specialists of the United siatcs department of agriculture, As? suming u type of farming adapted to sail, climatic, ami labor conditions, and especially to local conditions with reference to markets and market fa-' cllitles, success is generally dependent upon four important factors: Size of business, yield of crops, returns from live stock, and efficiency of labor. Many other factors have their influ? ence and must not be overlooked on a given farm. For instance, the j wise expenditure of capital is very j Important. Again, In obtaining a good return from live stock the ef? ficiency In feeding i* very important. Farm management studies show, how? ever, that the farmer whose business Iis Qfnclent In the four factors outlined is usually successful. The farms that J excel in none Of these respects USUOt ly fall. Thdse deficient In one or two may succeed, but their chances of suc? cess are greatly lessened. In comparing farms with respect to volume of business some Of the i more important factors to be consid? ered are size of farm, acres In crops, the amount of live stock curried, the amount of capital invested, and the La mount of labor required in operating the farm. On farms where one enter? prise predominates, such as a special? ised cotton, fruit, or dairy farm, the ! best measure of size of business may be the acres In cotton, acres in fruit, or number of cows. The amount of labor required In operating the farm may be used to good advantage in comparing farms of different types. [Twenty acres of truck crops may, un? der suitable) conditions, equal 2,00 acres of grain, hay, ami general live stock, both as to labor required and Im ome received. Crop yields greatly Influence farm i roflts. Some farmers make fair pro? fits with low yields because some oth? er phase of the farm business is suf? ficiently developed to offset the poor yields, but it is doubtless true that j these same farmers cob Id make more moncj with higher yields. Profits In? crease at P ast until yields are obtain? ed considerably above the average for the region, but beyond this limit very ?high yields are liable to to be Ob I tnined at the expense of farm profits. Quality o|' Live Stock Impntraiit. I j < in farms w here livestock is an j i important enterprise, the quality of the Stock Is very important. On a I majority of farms, except in the south and certain of the western states, nunc of the crops are fed to live j slock than are sohl direct. On many farms the animals are the market for ihe crops, hence the production of these is a most impotrant factor In farm profits. The best of t orn and hay crops will count for little when fed to animals that make returns be? low the market prices for these crops. I In the other hand, good live stock on the individual farms may not be pro? fitable If not fed and cared for eco? nomically. The exceedingly diverse nature of farm operations makes wide oppor? tunity for Inefficiency to inter into their performance. In a factory with modein machinery a man Is expected to do a certain amount of work, and in many instances the machine sets] the pace for him. LSenerally the work? er on the farm must be his own boss and must set his own pace. He must also wo k under most adverse weath? er conditions at certain times, Often ja great deal oi* work must be devoted It things which add little or nothing i to the profits of the business it re? quires twice as much time for some 'men as compared vv th others to do aj certain kind of work. Work may also be so organised thai a given amount of effort accomplishes more than the average. The efficient use of horse la bor hi als? very important and bears a close relation tO size of business. * *11 the one man farm the horses must necessarily be unemployed every time tin- farmer llllds " necessary to do work ma requiring horse labor. On Ihe larger farms the work can be so arranged us to have one man keep the hors s bus) while others attend to the work where horse labor is md need Cd. I \\ cll-Kalam < (I I arm Profitable. A Well-balanced farm business is neorlj always profitable. The farms thai are as good or better than the average of their community in all four ol the factors here mentioned seldom fall to make a ?.I profit. Thus. If ,i farm Is devoted to u type ol fan tinj adapted lo Mr conditions. If H h i : ?od 111 bet to- than Ihe ;:\ ertuje in sise of biioiuess, void of crops, production of livestock, and efficiency in the use of labor, and Is adequately and economical!) squlp pect, ii is itlmoK4 certain to be proli- It table. The wcaaesf factor is ih?- one Ja thai needs attention In Improving the it hllSflieKS. |f the quality of lilt live ' ?> stock is high, r imp Movement In tho farm business can usually be ob- i tiiinod b> devoting attention to devel? oping llje siz? .if the business or sal<- ' of cash crops, <?:? increasing labor ef- < liclcncv, ruth?*r than by further im- < proving the quality .1! 1 i v * - stock. The department of agriculture hue 1 recently prepared a bulletin. * A Meth? od of Analysing the. Farm Business," which contains valuable Information for farmere who wish to organise their operations on an economic ba Sis. This bulletin an<i other print? ed matter on the subject may bo had < ? >y- interested persons free. MOKE lNSlDIOl S (.I.ISMAN PROP? AGANDA. 1 (Manufacturers Record). Under tin caption "Gorman i>ye Trust Strengthened to I'ight American Competition" there was printed in the Philadelphia Public Ledger of De? cember'! the following dispatch from Berlin: The live great companies in the German dyestuff trust whr.., dur Ing the war. u.llied themseives in close community of interest with the aim of regaining their old position in the world's mar .m t alter tin war, are now arm? ing and equipping themselves with an even stronger joint organisa? tion with the avowed purpose of going after the American dye stuff Industry*, whose competition, particularly in Bast Asia, is prov? ing- more dangerous than the Germans had anticipated. The trust agreement, original? ly running until the end of the year 1966, has been extended un? til the mid of 1019, ami can be abrogated only by a four-fifths vote. The stockholders are the constituent companies. These retain their separate legal exist? ence, but work as one vast con? cern, concentrating their inter? ests and dividing the process, s of manufacture among the differ? ent plants to obtain the cheapest and most efficient production for export. A company spokesman, at Sat? urday's meeting of the stockhold? ers at the Baden Anilin Soda factory, Called on to approve the changes in tin- trust agreement, singled out American industry as the outstanding competitor and the greatest menr.ee to the Ger? man dye trade in the export mar? kets of the world. American companies, thanks 10 the process of concentration ami control of great capital and ?robbery' of German patents, had established themselves, he said, in a position which went far beyond the an? ticipated limits of competition, namely, the defense of home markets against a new German invasion and now threatened to capture the rich market In East Asia. The members of the trust are forming a new company with a half billion capital to take over for joint operation the nitrate factories hitherto operated sepa? rately. The plants are proving far more expensive than antici? pated and very slow in fulfilling their promises to provide German agriculture and industry with the necessary nitrogen derived from the air to make Germany Inde? pendent Of Chilean nitrate im? ports. There is no doubt that the German dye Intl rests are devoting every ef? fort to plans for extirpating the American dye inndustry. The dis? patch indicates, too, that recourse is being had to subtle propaganda of the most insidious sort. 1 He-re. for Instance, is the German dye Carted able to induce an Ameri? can correspondent to send by wireless a dispatch purporting to prove that the American dye industry is now so strong that it is capturing world mar? kets and that the German Industry 00 IUI of compete with it. Clever enough. If tin- American people can la- made 10 believe that they will I refuse to protect the ir own dye indus ry, that ,v art. (J;i market for <JH will prove to iusl h?i\v strniijf'jfM will wifH la i mo good Arn The a, \\ spapers fHB la;. th;*' one inip^ lye industry had alf^ to tlx* wall by (SernM lino was going out of Germans an- sending und. i Sw i-> ar.d other <? nana and they coiisii minute a lhr?*a: against ltd chemical nod dye ? , d nstf^H they do in Kugland. Th<- next war. ii there in OH be a cliemical war. and woe nation that is not chemically ed f??r it: Alter the shew was ovr last (we mean Uardanella) and thai \H oplc had retinal to their dl ro4 ms. an argument of somei about something or other arose some of the chorus ladies. It and lose until outsiders and a man were attracted to the seel the rough and tumble act thl then in full progress. We don't who came out winner but underi that one oi the ladies was quite ly bunged no. A few years ag" Georgia was pi ?hieing ubout two million balvs cotton a yeai and South Carol about h million and a quarter "fj year South Carolina produced hl?! than a million and a half and <Je< ... 1,400,000. What is the amsw Coll weevil. A comparison of production of Louisiana. Mississij and Alabama for the years bet?re all after the advent of the boll wee*J will reveal a similar decrease. Tl next two years will show "'hitWM weevil can do to South Carolina. The suggestion that a meeting ] citizens be held to consider the tl situation and to confer with the med hers of the legislature is meeting aft general approval. The taxpayer large and small are willing to necessary taxes but they are oppos to a programme of extravagnt expen diturcs. nd all feel that the time ha arrived to call a halt. There is ne for equalization of assessments an also ior the adoption of a definite plan to regulate appropriations .and expenditures to a reasonable 'basis. Taxation can be made so burden as to be intolerable, especially whe the average man cannot see what re uilts are obtained. . t ? The Suinter l?ght Infantry has been definitely and finally abandoned as an organization, and Sumter county is without a military company. When Sumter was a mere village a first ( lass military company was maintain? ed without financial assistance from the town or county and with but lit? tle aid from the state government. In those days the young men of Sumter felt it to be their duty to maintain an efficient military organization and they gave not only their time but their money. Now it is different and there is nothing to be done about it, for it is useless to argue about a matter of duty, or patriotism. As soon as a readjustment of the wage scale In the cotton manufactur? ing industry has been attained the mills will resume operations on a full time schedule. Half the world is said to be half naked and there should bsi right now the greatest demand for cotton cloth the world has ever known. If the bankers and cotton manufac? turers of the world could arrive at an agreement for the purchase of cotton on long credit, payment to be made when the goods are marketed there would be a booming cotton trade. This is exactly what the cotton export cor? poration is intended to accomplish 'in? dependently, to a certain extent, pf the big banking interests, and if the cotton farmers and the business men of the south support the corporation the plan will succeed. The price of turkeys has dropped to twenty-flee cents a pound. Perhaps sonic folks will be able to scrape up enough to pay for a Christmas gob? bler. NEILI, O'DONNBLL President O. L. FATES, Cashier learned Capital Most Dependable. "Come easy, Go easy" is an expres? sion that is appliable to a great many. The fellow who inherits money as a rule "Blows It In" whereas the fellow who has to "Dig Down" for it has formed habits In thrift and economy, by which he will succeed when the other fellow fails. We prefer doing business with the thrifty fellow who knows 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 Fir:t National Bank M MfttO" fm ivitN im 1% iailQNAL IP The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter. S. C. Resources tl.600,000. Strong and Progressive The Most Painstaking SKR VICE with COtJKTRSY (>lve ni the Pleas ore ot Serving Tor The Bank of the Rank and File V. U. u"SU.\Mj. Crustdem EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier