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Kntered m IM I'oeionVs at Sumter, 8. C . a* Second-class Matter. 1 u_L. III----. PSttgONAL. Mr. Thenn.? Rowland of Ashevllle. Ja a visitor in the etty. Mr C I* Wrny loft for Ridgeway this ?OTPaai for a ?h?rt stay. Misse? Krina and Addle Weinberg losft for Manning this morning after ?vending several daya in Sumter. Prof. \? H. Dargan has gone to his home in (irevnwood to spend the va? cation. Mr. Cherts Wray of A. and E. Col lego, of Raleigh, arrived In the city this morning to spend the holidays at his home In tee cltv M earn* Julius Pitts. Harold De Lorme, Julian Price. Dyer Darnum. Jena Lewis. Clifton Crawford and Hugh Bradley, students of Davidson College art tu enjoy their vacation at their homes In the city. Mr. I>uPre Rhamo is at home from Purman University for the Christinas holidays Mrs. W. C. Wolfe has returned, from a stay of several weeks in Flor? id*. J V Mr. Marlon Ard of Trinity college as homs for the holidays, Mrs. A. C. DeLorme, who has been the visitor of Iura Archie China, ha* returned to hei home in New York. Mr. B?rgern Bultman ts at home for the holidays from the Catholic University of Washington. D. C. Mhaj Alma Llde, who has been vis? iting her grandmother. Mrs. A. J. Lido Tor several weeka. returned this morning to her home In Knoxvllle, Tena. Mr. Hasel Wither*poon who is a student at Bailey Military Institute is at horn* lo spend the holidays. Mra Archie China is spending sev? eral days lu Columbia. Maas Laura Haker left the city this ?norain* for Rah op villa. Agent Charles Wilson Is spending the day In Psxvllle on official bust am*. Mesora Jenkins Wright and Tomi Boyle are at home from Wofford Col? lege for their Christmas holidays. Mies Blanche 8pann of Chlcora college la at home Tor the holidaye. Mr. Murr Hall is spending the day In Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Abe ftyttenberg have returned from Savannah. Misses Kllaabeth Lesesne and Isa bell Jennl.iss. of Randolph Macon College are at home fur the Christ ma a vacation. Mr. Sheldon Reynolds la home for the holidays from Georgia Tech. Ms. aad Mra K. 8. Sory and little daughter, of Atlanta, are visiting their parents. Mr. and Mra. W. s. Reynolds on Hampton Ave. Mise Emm* Reynolds, who has been vtolttng Mrs. R. 8. Sory in Atlanta has returned to the city. Among the Winthrop College airls who are ?t home to spend the Chrlat maa vacation are Mlsaes Dorita Molso Jeanette White. Dorothy Shaw, Fran? ce* beJLorme. Elisabeth China. Mary Knight. Doris McCollum. Dorothy Burn*, Eleanor Wallace, Helen Hasty, Annie Churchill. Irene Dtxon, Antonio Pitta Laura Mellette, Sue Blackwell. Anas? Laurie Booth. May Blending and Margaret Uranding, Mtsoee Annie and Margaret Reaves V*v?edl through the city thia morning while on their way to their home at Manning from Winthrop. Mlaaea Louise, Rosa und Julia John? son passed through the city this I morning while en rolute to their home in Georgetown . Mlsaas Alice and Florine Itovvlaml of Converse College are Christinaa vis? itors m the city. Messrs. W. R. PhUUpa A.bert Thai pa and James Planning are at home for the Christmas vacation from I he Citadel. Menars. John R. llaynsworth. Clin loa J. McOrew and Bmmett Kmanuel are At home from Clernson College to spend the holidays. Mies Kmma Reynolds Is at home for the holidays. Mlaaea Mary Mitchell. Louise Car? roll and Edith Carroll, of Bennetts vtiie ware In town today. Mtsoes Mildred McCall. Prances Ren Jam in and Kmma Fulton passed through the city this morning on their way to Darlington. Mr. and Mr* R W. And-rws left this mornmg for Wilmington, N. C, to spend Xmas boltdaya MS*. Annie K. ?Hunter and Mrs. P W. Brawl-y. of Oastonla. K. C, Ore the visitors of Mr. and Mra. R. H. Churchill on Hampton Avc. Meaam Lrlan<* and Horvry Kd mir Mnrion Cothrnn. John Bhaw and Robert Edmunds are In Sumter to apend the Christmas holidays from the Preebytorian Collego at Clinton. Mr. 8 K. Rowland leaves this morning for Henderson. N C, where he will apend severs daya. The money that will be spent for flraworka and aimilai nou-esaential things* during 'he ho idaye would feed muny of tho starving ahUdrsa of Oea? tral Kurope and lb- Near K./st I'm weaka and save thousands of lives Kvery pack of firecrackers or box of torpedoea. every puck of ein ? i ett. s, or cigar represent* food tor one day for a starving- child. <"hrtatntas Is here enrj tin n? w ? itv power plant is not set m commta elon. Thete i* one rs>naolatiou ? we can any, "If not a OS svoattmtb Quite a large nnm??rr of turkeys Were offerer) roi aa'e on the st > ? . . sodas i .oin'v rYSJMMOrOf Wallace has bOOg comparatis ?dy btssj during the past few daya wrltma lag receipts and a large amount <?f mmuv has heen re oelved for the eta'e. < minis and echool funds Th* rash Is r\p?K lOd between Christmas and NOWJ ti ir'g and tboae who wish to avoid a long wait ahouid rail >n TtsassifOI Wal? lace earl> in the WOOll The coli ' ?>\s ,ii ?? ?I Imnii' I'm the hullda...^ ^.id they all toom t<> DO glad to be here*-?but no gladder than their faaniliea and rrlends are to bavo them. UK ATM. Lynchbuif, Dec, if.?The death of Joseph s potts occurred last Batur< dai at the PloVeitee infirmary where hi had I?**<n only tWC days, and the remains wert* laid to rest in the Lyurhburg Pt esbyteriun cemetery .Sunday afternoon ut 3 o'clock, the funeral BJSIWWOI having: been con ducted at the Methodist church, of Which he was a member, by the ROV, T). M. MeF.eod, assisted by his pastor, the FUv. J. M. Hogers, and the Rev. I W, (iuy of the Baptist church. Mr, Potts was 39 years of age and was i prominent eitlsen of this place and had many friends throughout this community und county. He has been in the mercantile business here and for many years past has been associated with the business house Ol T. K, Griffin. Surviving him are his Wife, who before ssVrisll MlM Kmmie Haw? kins, his son, Joe. Jr., of the South lOorollntit Medical college and ,two j sisters. Mrs. T. N. Griffln and Miss Manie Potts. LLagnod'* News uial Views Rembert, s. C, l>ec. It, 1H20. Our country from one side to the j other Is very much unsettled, livery one is at his wits ?nd, not knowing i what is before him and so unable to 1 provide aglnst It. For that mutter ws nover are, but whesj things are ! normal we ran do some good guess- I ing. Since the outbreak of the great ; war the winds have been shifty, very caprlcous ami many a barque has gone down in disaster or been hurt. ! it does seem that we ought to have | had common sense enough to hove avoided this but when a few bold spirits launched out and got to port making a fortune in a day, losing j it also in the same time, the rest J tried to lollow only to be swampd. j1 It is to be hoped we will come out of 1 this a wiser und )>etter people. Ood has been exceedingly good to us. All 1 our misfortunes have come of our' bungling. Now in u condition that j almost precludes it we are forced to readjustment. Home things we knew ; < and could provide against but in a happy go lucttf spirit we sat on tin stool of do nothing, spending our easy cash in luxuries, trifles, begudging , to make an ouf.luy of money that. If It did not provide against disaster ut 1 least it would have been convenient 1 and have a.hied to the value of the farm. As It is those WBO heeded not 1 are now ill able to safeguard them- | selves and are now standing in ihlV- 1 er* and cold perspration through, nheer dread. 1 When I bought a car a man udvis- 1 ed "Go slow till you know." That is 1 what we ought to have done at the first and must do now. 1 The new Methodist preacher, Mr. Aranf from Orangeburg county is . wth us and has made quite a favor? able impression. His immediate pre aecessor. Itev. L. K. Ltd better, a man jf some promise, was assigned to Lakeland, in Marion county. ! Our community got into a si?w when the constables got into i: and Ltrokc up some stews. We hope they a-ill call again. Klrc broke out in the big woods on I. he peninsula and some folk? suspect- | >d It originated from a stew seeking | t-mfortable quarters where un molest - i ed they ?ould pursue the even lenoi nf then ways. L We hear ot i cbboi ?es undertaken , and committed at HagOOd and nth Hoykln. Then up at Rembert or mst above j th<re has been some bold stealing j but some of the rogues have been rounded up. James Walker, a young negro man living on the Robert Atkinson farm. , in playing with a gun. shot oft' his sis. ter's toe the other day. Mr. Oostcllo McCcachern moves to,, the Col. Peeples place above Spring 11111. Mr. I, H. Anderson, a splendid me- , home, and a very capable man moves : up near Camden. Our best wtthow follow all. Miss Duisllla Ammons .who has , been spending some time with her sister, Mrs. W. J. Spencer, has return ed to her home in Marlboro county. The acreage Of small grain, par? ticularly of wheat and oats, will be quite large In our community next year. No sickness among us stive a few colds and tooth uches. From present prospects the holi? days promise to be quiet enough in th*se regions. ltethscra church took upn nice col? lection yesterday for the Armenians and other sulTerei s. "If agood." Marriage License Record. Marriage licenses have been Issued Jo the following: Mr. Arthur A. Thompson of Bum tar and Miss Bdlth Rodgars of Lake City, Mr. li D. Timmons and Miss BUS Bltwn I*lemming "f Bumter. Colors di f:.)hert Dlchey and Berths Wells f Shlloh. Ajsderson, De< a*.?Dewey T. Taylor .a young man n( Oreenvllle county, hoi been arreated on ih> charge of burglary <?! the Brogdon mill store December 10, Oreenvllh Officers aided in niakinn the arrdet, and held I he prisoner until the sheriff eoaht go after him The alleged partner of Tay lot has not been osp* lured Thr. portner le said to have carried ihs stolen goodl to the borne of a sIsAer-tn-lao. and a imed her not m let ayone have them but him? self oi Taylor timh aroused ibe sus ? 1 one of the * om in, and sh?- ralb d Ibe rural police end Ihs suitcases w?io searobed, and many of the goods reeoveiiii Thej had net dli psssod of tomi <?i the moat eaoonsJeo things. Stich an furo and several pairs ot shoes although Taylor bad on one pair oi the shoes stolen, and he said hi* partner had on another pair New Vork, Dec. S3, Twent) I ?ur eonfeeaed Russian communists sailed today on the Imperator for RUSSJOV They were lounded Up in a raid lest wlntur. Cushing Tells Senate Cc ration on Pai $600,000 PROFIT No Names of Men to Be i gation is C Washington, Dec. 21.--<"barges | that government officials joined in coal profiteering during the period of shortage hist atlinmer were made by Qeorge II. Cuahlng, managing dlreo-, tor of the American Wholesale Coal Association? testifying under oath today before a senate in ventilating committee, in an executive session Ihe ??(. p mit tee, according to Senator Colder, Republican, New York, its chairman, was furnished by Mr. Cuahlng with the name of one man, said to have been a principal in an operation by Which a group of men in government service obtained 4 50. 000 tons of COtsl, Which they sold la Itr at a profit of I BOO, 0 (10. Railroad officials firid one army officer als?.- par Uolpated in the proflt-maklnsr, Mr. Cuahlng wan aaid by Chairman Cald- | or to have charged. This phase of .Mr. bushing's test! mony b< fore the committee over* shadowed the real of his statement, Which WQS to Hie effect that the coal shortage last summer was dui to "panic" end largely caused by state menti Of the Interstate Commerce i commission, the Geological Survey. . the Railroad Administration, and the senate Interstate commerce commls- ; ?Ion lolling the consuming public about a ooal shortage this witner, J. A. J>. Morrow, vice president of! the National Coal Association, an or ganlaatlon of operators, tin office rcc ords of which were examined last 1 w< ek by tin- Senate committee, took i Ihe stand late in the day and began a denial of the ' panic" theory ad- i vanned, by rushing ,to explain the ihortagO, Mr. Morrow was excused until tomorrow when the committee look Mr. rushing into executive ses ?Ion. Chairman Caldor at tin- close of the ; DXOCUtlve session recounted a part of : Mr. Cuehlng*s statement saying that I no name wouid be made public by the committee until investigation of ihe charges was completed, Certain Officials, it was said dishing test i - led. were able lo secure information . CITIZENS' MEET? ING CALLED _ I Secretary .Reardon Give Notice ll of Important Conference Dr. C B. Booth, president of tin lumter Chamber of commerce, Mr, R. B, Boiser and Secretary E. 1. Roardon : nave be< n appointed as a commit- j lee to seiet t a number oi Sumter men representing every line of bualnese to i pouter with farmers and country mer hants from every school district at Cbambei X (Commerce, al 12 o'clock December :*.oth. Messrs. T. .1. Klrven, president of tin- Sumter county cot? I ton association, Dr. J h Hayns worth, count) superintendent of ed? ucation, am. Secretary Heard on have been named a committee t<> select a number of representative farmi rs to meet with the Sumter business men to be selected by the above nam? ed committee to draw up a well der lined plan of agricultural and business eoopbrutlon to he dlscusred at the cot ton acreage reduction mooting In i Sumter on January 8rd. This was i decided U| on by a conference of the 1 advisory committee of ih&tBuntter County Cotton association. Tins? committees win immediately write to the business men of Sumter und representative tanners to meet in conference at Sumter prepared to pre? sent their- opinions. It lOOkfi like the meeting id Januo/y Brd in going to bo an important prop- I ositioti in Sumter county's agricultur? al and general business history. Co? operation between city, town, ami country, and Ketw.-en every line ot business Booms to be the general idea for Solving our present and future business problems. Throughout the j Southern states there is going on that i splendid splrll of cooperation between Ihe farmers and the business men of l he countt ? Sumter county is not usually behind j in doing its share of any general move ; ment, and now It looks like Sumter county is going t?? forge t>? the front as ii leader in the solution of tin- pres enl low priced farm products problem and general, but temporary business) depression. MUST CUT DOWN ACREAGE IN 1921 Marlboro Hanks Adopt Resolu? tion to This Effect Benncttsvllle, pee, 81. -On necounl I of conditions caused by the low price llf cotton, the boll Weevil and the need of foodstuffs Ihe banker* ot Marllairo county, a? ji meeting held Thursday, adopted 'he following resolutions: "Thai Ihe undersigned bunks do hereby agree to make no loans to an) person, persons or corporations what sunn' for tin- purpose of making a crop in any amount whatsoever, where sin h p< rson, persons or cor? porations plant in tin year IH21 more than one-hilf the ucrcui't in cotton planted in the year 1020 on tin same land, to t be end i hat a so tili lent I quant It 3 of food stuffm may be raised." Paris, Dec. ti A conference of tin premiers ot ?;i cat Britain, Prance and JUily Will lai held in Nice or i .times beginning December Hth to discuss the po slble roviaion of th" peaoo treaty with Surfcog, >mmittee of Alleged Ope ?t of Off icials MADE ON DEAL Announced Until Investi Completed as to communltlti whore shortage j conditions were particularly reared I and possessed information as to the ! ?(Tectl of priority ordere on tin* fur? nishing of coal oars. These officials also were saiU to have obtained in formatior as to coal in transit and j to have been aide to ohtain Supplies which could be diverted to more I lucrative markets. One "pool" named, by CUShiUg. Senator ('alder said, in? volved 'ir.O.Oo? tons while other oper- j ationS were Bald to have been Infi- i mated. The government odletals named by Cuahlng: was said by the ! witness to have resigned some time ' ago. Mr. Cushing, in the open session, said that railroad Officials had joined in the profit making "by diverting i shipments going over their own rails j to new destinations)," but refused to givt the names except in confidence, j "hecaua my muett raking days were j over." <?u the subject of the shortage lost summer, the witneas said it "had re? leased tbo worst elements in human nature.' "The statements of public officials ] of Impending fuel famine this win ter." be said, "didn't cause the high prices but gave the oportuulty for ' them." As to the condition today, he con- i tended that "anybody can buy coal al- j most at his owti price." and remarked ' that "if the railroads hold up. and there Isn't any resumption of World War, Americans can forget they have a coal problem for ~f> years. Pro duotion would exceed all known rec orda he said, if maintained at the present Segle Until April 1, when the coal year ends." Mr. Morrow told the committee! there war an "actual shortage of 20, 1)00,000 tuna iti production last spring, arising from the coal strike Of 1019 and the strikes on the railroads." Sen? ator Bdge, Republican, New Jersey, proceeded to question the assertion, but it was left for tlnal settlement to? morrow. FUND FOR TOBACCO SEED Chamber of Commerce to At tempt to Raise Money to Buy Seed for Free Distribution Secretary Reardon of the Chamber of Commerce asks that the hanks.; merchants and other business men of the city he notified that he has been ' officially instructed to cult or) them j within tli en eat few days and solicit, contributions to a fund to be used for the purchase of tObaCCO seed for j free distribution among farmers inj the territory adjacent to the Sumter j market. It has been the custom of the tobai ? warehousemen of Sumter to furnish toboco seed for free dis? tribution annually and the farmers have came to expect free seed. Thus far the warehouses have not been leased for next season and therefore there Is no one to whom the farmers can look for the customary donation Of tObai. seed. This puts it up to the business men of sumter. and the job ot* collecting the necessary money and the looking after the distribution of the seed has been delegated to Secretary Reardon. He will make the canvass as quickly as possible, as tbo farmers will need the seed early In January, and what is to be done must be tl >nt quickly. MEXICAN AGITA? TORS ARRESTED -^ I Two Prominent Men Charged With Conspiracy to Start Revolution San Antonio, Dec. 22.?Franolseo domes and Leon Taurel, prominent Mexicans, have been arrested here on the charge of conspiring to statt a military expedition against Mexico from the United Btatos. A I I Hi ' M AN s BAKQTOT A story of Festivity Thai Reads hike Days of Vow*. ?tu Tuesday nlghl the entire per? sonnel of the Sumter Fire Depart? ment met nt headquarters io partake of n turkey supper, with fringes, which was most leriibfj enjoyed by all present. I The menu: Turkey with cranberry, rice with gravy; pickles, sliced trench , bread, celt t j. coffee, and t hi n I he silver i In Ina, ??-??: nog, with fruit coke i and what I urn talking 'bout, the nog, was purely tin re. Absolutely, Some I said tie \ s;u\ a quart labelled "Blank Durham" bul we didn't have to drink the labt I; and anyhow what's in n name? During' tin evening many of the I topics of the da? were discussed, [those most interesting being the (plumbers' strikt and the return of IConstantitK to the throne of Greece, Jus! b. fore ihe nog gave out an 'alarm came In from box 24 and a j quick run wan made to Ihe box but j no tire was to be found, though four? teen automobiles and sis Fords re spon h d pi < mptly. Atter returning tu headquarters the naught was put in tin balunc? of the nog and all departed sober, but not sorr). FISHERS OF MEN i i - Evangelist Hob Jones to Speak Here January 7 "Fishers ot Men", is the unique sub? ject <>r an nddreea to be given by the noted evangelist. Bob Jon?-?, In Iiis ! visit to Sumter on Friday, January 7Ui. Mr. .Tones is to add ft *t a muss meet ins of all denominations of Sum? ter at the Trinity Wethodiei church. The meeting scheduled to begin promptly at 3:uu o'clock. Sumter is one of the places included on Hol> .lones tour of South Caroline In Hie interest of the evangelistic cam? paign of the South Carolina Sunday School Association. The purpose of this campaign of Sunday School evan? gelism, is said to he that of arousing inspiring and enlisting Sunday School workers ofr personal evangelistic ef? fort in their own Sunday Schools, leading up to a Decision Day or other equivalent evangelistic emphasis, Special invitations to hear Bob .Jones are being sent to Sunday School workers of the county and a record breaking attendance is expected not only of Sumter people but from the surrounding territory. Bob Jones is considered by many the greatest liv? ing evangelist and is often compared with I he late Dwight L. Moody and J. Wilbur Chapman, in the northern I eities win re he has conducted great tabernacle meetings with thousands in attendance. he is affectionately known as "The strong man from the South." storks to CLOSE two DAYS. By mutual consent the inrecftanta, offices and business houses of the city ? are to dose their places Of business for two days during the Christmas holidays of this year. The follow.rig arc a li>>: of the businesses that Will be closed on December 26th and X7?i. We tin undersigned merchants and business houses and offtoop of the city di Sumter hereby agree to close our places of business Saturday and Mon? day, December L'.'.th and 27th. provid? ed all stures will close: The Bryan Clothing Co. Lovl Bros. Sumter Book Store, Peoples' Grocery Co. Ben Slovaa, D. J. Chandler Clo. Co. L. Alpcrt, .). I!, I 'ooper, Me.Colluni Bros. Jos. M Chandler, Stubbs Bros. Mlease chandler, J. Denomark, V. Gaaes, NotaTe Dry Coods Store, Harry Poulos, The La ader, Kurd's Department* store, The Miosen Wilkes, Tlodale Motor Co. Henry P. Moses Co. The Sumter Clothing Co. Met'allurn Really Co. Moran a; Co. .). C. Brown, J. h. MvCollum, Columbia Tailoring Co. John Clack Realty Co. Loratnon & Britton D. G. Co. Jennings-Burkett Motor Co. W reck Store, Ladles' Simp, Mikcl-ttneeden-Pharea Co. H. a Hoyt, Singer Sewing Machine Co. Kryetal Optical Co. The Battery, The 111 oeery Shop, N. V. ! targaln House, Bhan A MeCollum Mere. Co. ? 'ash Dry Goods Co, The Sumter Dry Goods Co. Moses Green, B. J. Barnett. Du Rant Hardware Co. Office City Clerk and Treasurer, Duck? r & Bultman, W. M. Poleoro, L. B. LeGrand, It. S. Hood, Bultman Shoe Co. W. B. Burns & son. D. Kirsehnor, V. S. Woolen Mills Co. J, B.' Folsom. E. L. i hicom, K. W. Hurst, Jones-Ross Office Supply Co. Mclnvj ii a Zensier Burn. Co. Consolidated In*'. Agency. Schwerts Bros. Spann's Cash Grocery, Harby av Co. B. J. Willis. Libert) street Grocery, Lynam Btoctiic Co. S. I. Till, m. h. Flaum, Sumte!- Real Estate AV Ins. Co. 11. L. Tisdale, R. R. Taylor, 11 C. Bland Motor CO. Jennlnga-Oamey Furn. Co. Williams Motor Co. Goo. Hash in, Jennings & Co. P.ee & Dee Co. Kastern Carolina Motor Co. W. I. Lester, Levy a: Moses, ??:. vv. Vogel, w. B. Boyle Co. Booth-Hoyle L. S. Co. A. C. Slotrunk, B, Cato, Truckmen, Central Insurance Agency, Goo. i\ Epperson & Sous, <??<?. 11. Hurst At Sons. L. .1. Alexander, < 'handler. I Utrmon Co. Chero-Cola B, Co. I. nktns Wright Co. w k Brunson, Palmetto Oarage, Pity Vulcanising Works, Ralph inn, i >' l tonnell A * '<?. (>' 1 tonnell I >ry ?loods ('o. Sunder Railway A- Mill s. Co. Planters' Mule Company, London. Hoi 21. Press reports Mom Tulsk say that crown forces burned the village of Ha linn lee as a reprisal for the recent attack on the Police barracks. Salt Lake City, I ?< < 22. Declaring that hundreds of babies are being sold in Salt Lake Cltj every year, circuit judge recommends legislation lo prevent tin. traffic DI.ATH, Mrs. .1.-1:1.' Scarborough1^! M . I.. I.. linker, ot ijSm, died Menu.,;, aitcnn on at nH 11? .i Bishop*, ill,.. The funeral v\ ? i h. Id at 11 o'clock Wi at Hcp/.ibah Presbyterian churd Bai? i |s survive d by her husberv on.- adopted daughter, besides a family connection and a laeg? C] of friends. In Meimuv of Reverend Doctor Wil ?OfJ 4. McKay (lod In His wisdom has seen tit to remove from our midst our beloved ?wechsle, Reverend Doctor Wilson Janus McKay. Never self-asaartive, (?r quick to pronounce judgment in any matter, yet he was a man oi hrni und settled OOnvlcttonB, and we always relied up? on his judgment when formed and expressed. Not In any sense engaged in the ordinary pursuits of life, we appre? ciated the fact that he consented to become our associate and take part with us in the management of this ha nk. His life in the community is so well known that WO furl that we can say little that will add to the esteem ia which he was held. Be It Therefore Resolved. That In the death of Doctor McKay, this bank has loot B valued director, and that we, as a Board of Directors. hove lost a safe and helpful adviser as well as a most charming companion. Be It Resolved Further, That a ropy of these resolutions be sent u> the family, with our most sincere sympathy and to the newspapers for publication, and also be entered up? on our minutes, and that a pufre be inscribed to the memor. ot the dO c eased. R, O. PCRDY. MARK REYNOLDS, QKO. D. SHORE, In behalf of the Director of The Nat? ional Bunk of South Carolina Of Sumter. Fight With Crazy Negro ami Brother Late Tuesday afternoon in response to a call sent lo Sheriff Hurst by Magistrate Vinscn for the arrest of a crazy negro, Rural Officers Boykio. Newman and Mr. R. 8. Oriffin were sent to bring in the negro. Upon the arrival of the officers at the home of the boys' father Jim Sen? ders, who lives near Bordens on the road to Reinheit, the boy was seen by 'he officers to run to the house of his brother about 100 yards awor. The officers followed the boy and when they reached the brother's hous* their trouble began. The offbv rs were met at the door by the brother who was loudly calling for his wife to bring him bis shot gnn. It was seen that the instant called for quick action so the otflcers forced by the man und his wife who were attempting to block the door and entered the bouse. The erasry negro defended himself *1th a ( hair while the brother put up the Ktiffest kind of a fight and was all of the while trying to get to his shot gun. For some time the physical et niggle was kept up which only ended when the officers proved stronger and 8an ders was safely in handcuffs and leg shackels. and placed In the automobPa to be bought to Sumter. Once or twice during the struggle it seemed that it was going to be absolutely necessary to shoot the negro, for it appeared that he too had gone craiy. Thr crazy hoy. who Is about 26 yea*u old. was kept safe in the guard \^utc last night and will be sent Cc the Asylum today. The brother to tht boy has lxien placed In the county jail on the charges of interfering with the officers while in discharge of their duty. ROBBERRY OF FREIGHT CAR. One negro took up his abode in the jail this morning with a serious grand larceny charge against him when he was found in possession of good* which apparently were taken 0?l of a freight car Tuesday night at the wa? ter tank at the western ?nd of the frieght yards. Negroes hauling wood in the patch of woods In the Ciin Creek neighbor? hood not far from Oreen Swamp, came upon goods concealed in the bushes and a negro sleeping nesrby. so they immediately informed Chief Harwick, who got in touch with the sheriff and the rural officers. An ab tomobile BMUI soon speeding on Its wsv to the place where the negro wes to hiding and owing to the heavy fog were able to come directly upon tbe nefcio who had gotten up and was walking down the road. The negVO was Invited to have a seat In the car and als.) to '.ell all that be knew about the goods. He claimed tbst be and his partner had ?ound tbe goods by the railroad brook and that a transfer had hauled ihe goods to their , liiding in t'te woods. He stated that i his partner and he were from North I Carolina and that his partner bad I gone tO town with ft pair of shoes to sell and get money tor their break fast Among the recovered goous were four i is. s ..i plug tobacco eontain itiK about (ortv boxes ? sack eonlaln ln| both boots ami shoes, and s sack [Ailed with m variety of canned goods. The tobacco was from b firm in Win? ston Salem. N. C, and was consigned to a Arm in Florida. IIOI I.AND PARKER !?"? Hot It WORK WKT.K The Hague, Doc. 15- The laef ItirrfT ; lug ? mplo.vmenl to 45 hours a weefc. passed by the Dutch parliament sofne j months sgo, has just become effective \\ lahlngton, Dee 21.?The beAAa?jss of the country is demanding a revis? ion of the tax laws if it is to continue la healthy growth. <?tto H. Kuhn, the \? w Vork banker told the bowse ways- and means committee. Washington, Dec lm -Senat.u Mau? rus A, Pmlth, of ArhuHia, is under? stood to have been selected by Prrm dcM Wilson .is a member of the Jolm International commission dealing with questions between the Cnlted Slates and Canada.