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? IADY TO SUH? LENDER FIUME Mayor Appeals to Italian Com for Suspension of Hoatilitien Kom* D*?. II.?The mayor of sTUune ha* oak ml of the Commander? of to* regular Italian forces for a >n Of hoeftltUea, says a dispatch It is ejected that of surrender will be agreed m at ? raeetutg today. .W AGAINST TAX EXEMPTION CwaTtU?tiMiiaJ iUttnioncmt Pro? bt H?tts* IVDay ? 1' i" Wmahlngton. Dec . tl?A const 1 tu amendment to prevent the is i of any taut exemption eecuri by the federal government and ex any county or municipality proposed in the bouse* today by m gtoFaddea Of the banking AND COMMERCE Harding; Continues His Ctarforaicdsi IWUa experts 'Marlon. Dee. II.<?Sen it w Hard* tag ogpoeted today to discuss financial with Senator McCumcer of Harth Dakota, and foreign commerce fram donor Straus* - ?? ... ?? ? WAS PAID VOR IN SVH AXCK Mefsaroisi ltsvoxanruda Now tssjdalatlnn. ColasnMa? Doc. 31.?Insurance paid by South Carolinians tttl. for which year State insur? ant* Commissioner Mc*wain has just sound' bar report, touted more than tWerrry-oue million dolUurs. which was aanrty #v4> million dollars, which wan sjs*a*juaaa written la lilt. . tat* i insurance premiums totaled lor the one year 919.013,103. which On** on tocrnoee of |9,ft94,?4l over 1?II UfO premium*. PI re Insurance grotusaatO totaled lt.19l.IKI. an in aarrsail over ill! of 11.916,610. Prosaluras on miscellaneous meur anee totale*- Il.l0i.7f0 an increase eyeet ltdi of 1111.914, the total in i Orease for the year being. 14.179. Tbe total insurance premiums m the suite last year was 121, ?4t\ttr. BKim* of the insurance de it. paid into the state treasury. II totaled 1411.Ill, an in? let the year of 1110.749. In ate annual report to the legts iro inwuroncO Commisnloner Mc makes) certain reeommenda ssjsv terlp'utfon. He urges the "~ ' ,*V ? . * Injfme to the present statute, [jgtyilll ImltytdSiaJ insurers to ro? te the conwrtisoioner any trons wtfh unttcehaed insurance com , and to piy a fee of four per ?crrv (be preouunt. in addition to one-tenth of one per cent of a a4*u*t>d. The Idea is to pre Operation, of '?utlaw lnsur osmrpanUo.,r lloa to require Insurance whose itceaeea hav? not boon renewed, to report seml-?Jinua> ly the amount ot renewal premiums by pontpsmles trnneacttng in the state, la don ' to put oe supervision of laweetrnesjt comp? ..es under the asjsotney genonsL X^sristaUoa to make the license tee ol etf laeuraneo companies of other stale* or eo an fries three hundred dol A law to require ail schools and *a 11 terns to devote a small amount of tame ewch week to instruction in Are and a eel dent prevention. Bofl Weevil kf VtUian ?*V*7c: bre< l*>U Weevil," ie the of an entertaining and instruo ljro-re>d nim hist released by ti e itee Department of Agrt< fr JSoll Weevil, deetroyer iA -r >*r>* to the extent of mill wans dollars a year, ia the ivy** viillan Its appen.s several tJniie individually in the course of thio Iheiy production, but tie princi? pal part hi dsvoted to the activities of the hero of the sketch. Mr. Cal? cium Araenate. who is aided and ?betted by the department in his ef? forts to bring abOAtt Mr Weevil'* overthrow. '*Car descends upon Mr. Weeni from a battery of honse-drawn maoblneo. of which forty aro shown in on* ?pect tcubji scene taken in early summer Work s shown in the deaartmenfs laboratories at Tullu i ' Lav. and In Waahlngtoh. D c. e the methods which save cotton e/w IJO.toom)u or more snnuully wet devised. One tereoting feature Is the lab? oratory work by which bolus **eeetl extevminator* ara detected. The oe- | eond part of the film. tak .?n In the tall, shows thcu?ende of acres of anowr cotton u.-ids with colored pickers gathering the snowy bolls. Two or thre? C4 ntrests are shown berween Melds where calci um arae? nate dust has hevn applied and ad? joining rows whi n were negleoted. Prom actual experience' the saving to one I.eOO acre planter Is given at more than 1*4 per acre. The him to designed primarily for demonstra? tion work in the south and is one of about lot Olm? covering more i ban 10V *ut>J?cte showing different phae e* of the work of the de|i*itn ent. J'ople* of the film may bought 9rom the department by institutions and organisation* Interested In boil weevil extermination Its use \h sug? gested for state agricultural colleges, ifds of corhm? res etc f%u1**. Dec. 2* ftOfl 'f? received hero declare that the wound suftur ed by D'Annanaio at Flume was caus. od by a tragtnent of a shell which Cell on his h*edu,oart*t *. FIGHT OVER TARIFF BEGINS IN SENATE Harrison Assail* Measure as Most Iniquitous Piece of Leg? islation Yet Tried Wuahkn?ton. I Joe 27? Indication I of the fight to he had over tariff leg? islation wroe sriven in the Senate to iday when several houra apirited die bate and two roll caJla were required to effect the formal, routine action of referring to the finance committee rhe emergency tariff bill puaaed lust week by the house. 1 Democratic forces split , in the opening clash, five minority members voting with the solid Republican strength against a motion by Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, acting Dem? ocratic lei der. to refer the House bill to the commerce instead of the fi? nance committee. After defeat of the Hitchcock motion and severe Demo? cratic attack on the bill, parried by Republican defense, the Senate voted unanimously to Send the bill to the fi? nance committee. Senator McCumber, of North Da? kota, acting chairman of the finance committee, announced durng the de? bate that the bill would be taken up In committee early next month and given "fair and adequate considera? tion." There were' indications that the Republican decision against hear? ings would be revoked. The House bill was denounced as an "embargo" bill and "suicidal" by Senator Hitchcock, who charged that Senate machinery was set to rush it thrrugh. American commerce should be aided he contended, and not ham? pered by tariff barriers. Senator McCumber denied that the bill proposed embargoes and was sup? ported by Senator Smoot. Republican of Utah. The North Dakota Senator declared the measure gave practically no projection to wheat and said that ha> wo Id not support rhe bill as drafted. Senator Harrison.. Democrat, of Mississippi assailed the bill as "the moat Iniquitous piece of legislation the country hud ever seen." Fie de? nounced what he termed "Republican hypocrisy," referring to Republican campaign statements as to lowering the cost of living. The tariff meas? ure, was designed to enhance living costs. Senator Harrison asserted, add? ing that the bill *as a "sop" to West? ern formers and would r.ot aid them. WOODROW WIL? SON'S BIRTHDAY Washington. Dec. 28.?President Wilson celebrated his* .sixty-fourth birthday today. He received numer? ous messages of congratulation- Two of his daughters, Margaret Wilson and Mrs. McAdoo wars with him for the occasion." v FATE OP LOST BALLOON SURMISED Supposed to Have Falko in Canadian Wilderness Ottawa. Dec 28.?Canadian au? thorities ! have announced that they bellcVe the missing United States na? val ballooon which left Rock away De? cember 19th descended near Lake Temlekaralag, 800 miles norh.west of here. They declared that a careful analyst* of the wlnda and other con? dition* during the flight made it | nearly a certainty. The bo. icon hm thjree officers. najpolkonu csnten XIa l. Aaaerkaan Participation Invited In CeeebrattoB. New York, Dec. 28.?American par? ticipation in the celebration by France of the 100th anniversary of the death of Napoleon on May 6 next was In? vited here today by Profeeeor Wil? liam Mulligan Sloane, of Princeton, N. J., apeaking for the French com? mittee headed try Marshal Koch. A feature or the affair whose objects, it la stated. ?re "to bind up th?s wounds of FTance" will be a great exhibition of Napoleonic relics at Malmaiaon. [Franco, to which colleotiona will be loaned from all ports of the world. Professor Sloane, who for 42 years held the chair of history at Princeton and latterly at Columbia University, eaid that French statesmen, soldier?. and men of law and letters as wed ae other profoWons compose the com? mittee which Is arranging the cen? tennial. "Making all allowance for every se? vere criticism of Napoleon's career," he continued, 'It is still true that h s work unified France, saved it fro:.\ partition among its foes and. in civil life, prepared alike the foundation, and structure of the society Which in' the world esar saved France and 'helped to save all western civilisation, ft wss by his impulse and guidance that the unsocial credit of France was restored, that the magistracy and administration took definite shape, that the civil code was promulgated, the Rank of France created, the Uni? versity of France modelled on that of the state of New York and the council of statr* organised. "He made private property safe. Opened pubt l charges, great and email, t.? all olaseea founded schools. cOH'egea and secondary schools, buiit magnificent highways, dug an elab? orate system of Internal waterways. Improved transportation of every sort, and above all, reorganized in Iiis Ifistiutions the commanding position I of belles leturee, the fine aits and j natural science. The superb inheri? tance of order, p.Dgress and prosper Irty which he bequeathed Made the France of 19 i 4. "The French committee especially desires American participation by contributions, by ihe loan of Napol eonu from American collections and, above all, the moral aupport of Intel? ligeal interest on this side of tho At laatte." . i.* Lansing, Mich., Dec 2s. KIre de? ?troyed the 1'rudden odlce building h?re today. The loss is more Iftas I ball milUou dollars. McADOOHAS A BIG JOB Goes to Mexico to Reorganize Affairs of Mexican National Railroad Mexico C y, Dec. 28.?Local news- ; "papers ui\ giving much publicity to | the exported arrival this week of I Willsam McAdoo. who is said to be representing the stockholders of the Mexican National railway. Some as Bert that Mr. McAdoo will play an important part in the contemplated return Oi the railroad by the gov? ernment to its original owners. WHY RISK WET FEET. | -1? Bureau of Chemistry* tT. s. Depart? ment of Agriculture. (Jives Recipes for Waterriroollng Footwear That Will Make, It Weather Resistant in Mildly Dad Weather. Nothing is much' more uncomfort? able than going about with wet shoes, yet even the most forehanded are caught occasionally in a storm with? out rubbers and wet feet la their por? tion; as with those who dislike and seldom wear overshoes. Although rubbers overshWs and boots will keep water out, they also keep the perspiration in. Moreover they are cold in winter and hot in summer. For these reasons, as well as because Of their excessive weight, rubber foot? wear is objectionable to many peo? ple; but dependence for keeping the feet dry must be placed on rubber overshoes and boot* or waterproofed leather shoes and boots. The bureau of chemib!ry, United States depart? ment of agriculture, has recently com? pleted a series of experiments on the caw and use of leather and recom? mends waterproofing the shoes that are worn in the winter and Bpring months. Not Wholly Water-Tight. Leather shoes and boots, as they are made nowadays, when treated to make them water resistant, allow the entrance of some water owing prin? cipally to the difficulty of completely waterproofing the seams. Such foot? wear can not be expected to keep the feet perfectly dry If worn for a long time in wet weather, nor will it take the place of rubber shoes or boots for walking in water, slushy snow, or very soft mud. They are very satisfactory, however, for protecting the feet during rain or snowstorms and for use on wet pavements or wet ground. They also keep the peiT-piratlon in, but are not as objec? tionable as rubber In thin respect. The application of oil or grease to yllghi-colored or rusaot leather dark? ens it. more or less, and also makes any leather more difficult to polish. Where this is objectionable, only the soles of the. shoes should be water? proofed. The uppers can be made qutto water resistant by the frequent application of g6od Ava? polish. Tho occasional use of castor oil on shoe iippus will increase their wa? ter resistance, as well as their flexi? bility und durability, without great? ly Interfering with their being polish? ed If the oil is applied lightly to the clean, dry shoes' and rubbed In until the leather is dry, they may bo polished Immediately, although it Is better to wait until the following day. If the oil is applied too heavily, it efu'l be difficult to polish the shoes and the shine will not last very long. In summer the groaae used for wa? terproofing shoes and boots roukt be harder than that used in winter. Since heavily 'greased shoos have a tendency to cause the feet to p'-roplre and swell In hot weather, and there Is also less need for the water-resistant shoes in summer than in winter and spring, it Is rarely advisable to put as much grease on the shoes at that time of the year. In summer, the Quantity of grease used should not exceed the amount that the leath? er will take up without leaving its rurfacc greasy. In winter, especially if it is desired to get the groat eat voter resistance, a mixture of grease and oils that is not too hard when co d Is required; more of this grease than the leather will absorb may be used. An excess will do no harm sind will malte the leather more wa? ter rositunt. Waterproofing Formulas. For waterproofing boots and shoes, nothing better than the following simple formula is known to the de? partment of agriculture. While the department believes that those formu? las do not infringe on any existing ijatcnt or pending applications for patents, it can assume uo responsibil? ity. Formula 1: 8 ounces of neutral wool greusso, 4 ounce dark petrola? tum, and 4 ounces parattln wax. Formula 2: I pound potrolatum, I ounces levswax. Formula %\ 8 ounces petrolatum. 1 ounces pa ratlin wax, 4 ounces wool grease, and 2 ounces crude turpentine gum (gum thus). Formula 4: 12 ounces tallow and 4 ounces cod oil. Shotild be Melted Togclhor. In each case the ingredients of the mixture should be melted together by Warming them carefully and stirring thoroughly. Detter penetration Is ob? tained if the grease Is applied warm. (Ait it should never he hotter than the hand can bear. Grease thoroughly the edge of the sole and the Welt, as this is where Shoes leak most. The sole should also be thoroughly impregnated with the grease, thereby increasing Its water resistance, durability, ami pliability. The side can be most conveniently Waten*romed by letting the shoe stand for about 16 minue sinasha mm m tfor about 15 minutes In a shallow pan containing enough of the molted Waterproofing material to-cover the entire sole. Rubber heels, however, should not be allowed to stand In the gTease, as it gofteni th| rubber. There are too many non-producers in Sumter county for genuine pros? perity. Take a mental census of the common loafers and tho more re epeetabie leisure class who live with? out labor or vitflhlo means of support and you will get tho idea of who is GERMANS ASHAMED OF CRIME Official Protest Against Moving Picture of Execution of Edith Cavell Havana, Dec. ftft.-t-The German minister to Cuba protested against showing a moving picture film por? traying the execution of Edith Ca? vell by the Germans in Brussels. The state department sent an unofficial communication to the theatre man? ager who biter announced that the film would not be shown. HOMELESS AND HOPELESS Graphic Picture of the Suffering in the Near East Columbia, Dec. 28.?K. O. Black, treasurer for South Carolina of the Near East Relief Fund yesterday re? ceived the following telegram from Cleveland H. Dodge, national treasur? er: "There is no such compelling want In the world anywhere today as in the land where Christ was born. While the rest of the world is at peace, war has never ceased there since 1914. While elsewhere in the world there are governments which are to some extent able to protect and care for the helpless ftmdng their people, in the Near East there is no stable gov? ernment. While irt Europe friends and relatives may send money and clothing and food by post, in the Near East there is no way to send j anything to the suffering peoples save through the agency of the American] Ne? r Baal Relief, 'Trom the Mediterranean to the Caucasus Mountain, from the 'Aegean \ to the Caspian and the Rod Seas thousands upon thousands of human being Christians are rmndering home? less and hopeless in the dead of win? ter. Little children are dying by the roadsides, little lost children who have forgotte n their names and whose boyhood has boon one long marty dom of exilo and flight like that lllght of old in Egypt. "The only help, the only hope of , these people is In America. With pa? thetic faith they look to us to save ] them. We can do it. The Near East Relief appeals to every American family to take one or more of the or? phans whom American charity is keeping alive into its bosom In the name of that other homeless child born ID20 years ago." Detective Agency Hut? to Pay for , Wrong Information. Geneva. Dec. 28.?M. Wader, a wealthy resident of Blenno, Switzer? land, ha? just sued a detective agency for wrongly recommending an im? moral man as husband for his daugh? ter and has obtained a verdict of 140 pounds with costs against the agency. The prospective father-in-law en? gaged the agency at a cost of BOO pounds to investigate the reputation and habits of the young man who hud asked for tho hand of his daughter. The detoctlves reported that thtf youth was worthy, reliable and sober. After six months of wedded life, the bride returned to her father's home with the information that the bridegroom had dissipated her dowry in riotous li\ing end. gambling. Tile Southern Commercial Congress. Columbia. Dec. 28.?The 15>21 meet? ing of the Southern Commercial Con? gress will be held in Washington, D. C, March 1-3, according to an? nouncement made today by Qovernor Cooper, actio;; on advices received by him from Clarence J. Owens, di? rector gonenal of the congress. The meeting will be just ahead of the in? augural ceremonies in Washington. Governor Cooper is invited to at? tend the congress. The chief busi? ness Of the 1921 congress will be the consideration of reconstruction legis? lation before the national congress at that time. During the Commercial Congress, the first to be held in Washington Rime 1910, there will be elaborate ceremoalej attendant upon the pre? sentation to tho department of agri eulture of a portrait of David Laib In, the great Italian agriculturalist, and a portrait of General William Craw? ford Gorgas to the surgeon general's office. The largest attendance in the his? tory of toe Southern ''ommercial ???ongross is expected for tho Wash? ington meeting, it is stated. DUTt H-GKKM AX SMl'GGLIIltS. Amsterdam, Due, 2f,?The Han delehlad's correspondent at Cologne, Gortuajiy, gives surprising statistics as to the amount of smuggling at the Dutch-Gorman frontier. During a re? cent week, he said, 1.5 25 smugglers were arrested In the Cologne cus? toms distriot alone, and among the goods confiscated in that period were 793,000 cigarettes. < poraic to Determine Criminal'* Tou dciieio. Jackson, Mich.. Dec. 28.?The Mich? igan State penitentiary here has set what is said to be an Innovation In prison management by the purchase of an x-ray machine with which to photograph the skulls ol* inmates and {determine if surgical operations might cure the patients of criminal tendencies. This work has just been undertaken at the prison. When it is found that a part of the skull is pressing on the brain an Op? eration is to be performed in the pris? on hospital by Dotmtt surgeons who have volunteered to cooperate, If the operation is believed to have cured the prisoner the judge who sen? tenced him v in be oak et] by Warden Harry I.. Hulbun of tho prison to bring about bis release. A number of Judges in the state have agreed to accede to any such request made by the , warden, he announces. I LEAGUE OF PEACE OR BIG NAVY Secretary Daniels Tells Congress That Safety of America De? pends Upon Disarmament of Strongest Navy i Washington, Dec. 2 7.?The Unl ed ! HtaK s, |{ it does not enter the league j of nations, should initiate B move- 1 ment looking- to an international con- ', ference for the reduction of arma- | ments, Secretary Daniele Of the navy' raid today. If an agreement is not i t ached by all nations on such a pro? gram, the secretary added, "the United States should have a navy second to none." The question of disarmament also | i was discussed in the senate today, ! Senator Johnson, Republican, Cali? fornia, declaring that a disarmament agreement by the nations who con? stituted the five allied and associated powers in the world war would con? stitute, "the one great step that could be taken toward the promotion of peace and the prevention of all fu? ture wars." HOLL WKKVIL POISONING. Suggestions Ami Outlook in Soutli Carolina for 1921. Clemeon College, Dec. 23.?Answer- ! ing inquiries in regard to cotton boll Weevil poisoning in South Carolina in 15121, the division of entomology gives the following information: The dusting work of the govern? ment, conducted over an extensive acreage in 192U, showed advantage in j favor of the poisoning, and gives fur Ither encouragement for the probable ' ultimate success of poisoning when (the material is properly applied under good farming conditions and more fa Ivocable seasons than those of 1920. It must be remembered that this work was conducted with the most approv? ed machinery, under the most skill? ful direction of capable entomologists, and mainly in the Delta region, where farming conditions are markedly uni- | form. in AJabarta the work was conduct? ed under the direction of tie Alabama etata entomologist and showed in gen? eral favorable results. Similar re? sults were obtained by the Sea Is? land Station, Valdosta, Cra. The work in South Carolina show? ed variable result with no material gains, but it must be remembered that the weather conditions for pois? oning in South Carolina in 1920 were about as adverse as possible; and it must be further remembered that the machine situation was handicap? ped and that we had everything to learn. Poisoning is a serious and compli? cated problem, and our attitude must bo conservative. The danger of over? doing it in 1921 is fully as great as in 1920, because the weevil has reach? ed the injurious stage over a larger I area. A number of details must yet I Ibe worked out before poisoning can I/o generally recommended without limitation! to the average farmer. If there is one thing that we have 'earned more decidedly than anything else, it is the great necessity for the planter to study the problem -with, much greater seriousness and person? al attention than beret- ore. The planter who intenda to learn some ihir.g about poisoning is urged to se? cure a moderate priced approved ma? chine and be prepared to apply the material thoroughly and sstrictly ac- j cording to direction, with a view of I learning fundamentals involved. The machine situation is not yet Battled, and farmers are advised to study this phase of the question with great care so as to avoid serious mistakes. The plans for 19?! in progress in clude experimental and educational work, and unless weather conditions are entirely unfavorable, it would ap- i ?pear possible to develop the poison? ing system to where it QOUld be em? ployed more generally by the average farmer With reasonable assurance of j success. A llOND ISSUE INSTFAD OF TAX? ATION. Columbia, Dec. 28 ?A bond issue for public buildings instead of state appropriations for permanent im? provements for the state's institutions, will be one of the loud notes sounded during the early part of the legisla? tive session which starts in Columbia on January 11. The University. Win? throp, the. Citadel and other state in? stitutions are asking the legislature for appropriations to cover the cost of new buildings, but it is likely that these will meet with tough sledging. Raven I. McDavid, of Groenville, prominent member of the house of representatives, in a statement today, advocated a bond issue for public buildings, instead of appropriations, and it is understood Governor Coop? er is |n favor of such a plan. "1 will have to vote against appro? priating tax money for permanent im? provements to our state institutions ! this year," said Mr. McDavid in bis statement regarding the need of new buildings. "They will be able to finance themselves until the bonds can be voted to take care of the need? ed improvements. They are built for posterity, and posterity should pay part Of the cost." Mr. McDavid also expresses him? self as favoring a survey of tin- needs Of the State institutions. "1 would like to see the state employ a com? petent engineer make a survey of all present state property and buildings, to submit "Stimates of the needs of the various institutions for the next ten years. We COUld then see just what we have and also get a verj ac? curate idea Of what tile state needs and the amount of bonds the state should issue for the purpose." ' Kstill. Dec. 27?While out hunting ? with several little friends, Thomas LflWton, aged 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. l Lawton. accidentally shot htm '>.*lf this morning, the load tearing Jawnj narl of the tight hand and ? hin ,ind fracturing his lower jaw. Tin little fellow was rushed to Savannah, where an operation wtni ^shrfonnad. His condition is r FOREIGN DEMAND FOR COTTON DROPS Exports During November Were Much Less Than in Same Month Last Year Washington, Dee. 27.?Cotton ex? ports dropped $90.125,900 on Novem? ber as compared with the correspond? ing month last year, according to figures made public today by the de? partment of commerce. During No? vember cotton valued at $91,183,872 was exported, whiie a year ago the total was IUI,301.271 The figures show that in November 357,718.716 pounds of cotton were exported, while for the same period a year ago exports totaled 478,545.337 pounds. During the 11 months ending will) November cotton exports from thu United States amounted to 2.765,380, bOO pounds valued at $1,044,083.523, While during the ll corresponding months of Itlt the total was 2,916, 747.?170 pounds valued at |tSt,?22, 974. While cotton exports for Novem? ber of this year show a decided drop BVOT the same month of lust year, the total for the 11 months was $287, 350.r49 more than in the 11 months of 1919. Kxports of food products during November amounted to $138,989,081, as compared With $133,457,166 in No? vember. 1919. Dl eaflatllfT* exported during No? vember were valued at $99.777,081. as contpnred with 171,711,tfl In the cor* responding month a year ago. Exports of meat products last month amounted to $39,211,997, while In November, 1919, they were valued at $61,745.198. Cottonseed oil ex? ports for November were valued at $3,028.425. nearly $1.000,000 more than in November a jcar ago. whde for the 11 months' period this year the total value was $29.771,389. Min? eral oils exported last month were valued at $47,332,738, or about $1, 500,000 more than in November, 1919. DEAD RETURN FROM FRANCE Columbia, Dec. 28.?The remains of thirty-nine men wh^ lost their lives In France during the woi\ ! war, will reach Columbia Wednes? day morning, according to announce? ment made here by olficers at Camp Jackson this afternoon. There is one captain in the lot. Tho bodies will be distributed from here to their homes in Tennessee, Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. Private Mcndoll Gladden, field ar? tillery, Lugoff; Private Henry L. Griffin, field artillery, Swansea; Pri? vate Chas. G. Givens, 118th infantry, Walterboro; Private Berley E. Der? rick, 326th supply train, Steedman; Private Bruley Iff. Cooper, 402 tele? graph battalion, Walterboro; Private James K. Joffcoot, 26th labor com? pany, air service, LssQVttlO; Private James Walker, 34 6th labor battalion, Branohville; Private Walker Kirby, >3rd pioneer inft.ntry, Gaftn;y; Pri? vate Martin H. Riddle, field artillery, Giay COUlt; Capt. Theo W. Galnes, 61st coast arthlery, headquarters company, Crcenwood; Private Robert Bo Wen, field artillery. Honea Pr*h; Private Henry E. Dever, 11th battal? ion, R. D. A., Lexington; Private James Burton, 305 labor company, Sa luda; Private Ollr. S. Crouch, 118 in? fantry, Saluda; Private William L. Dickey, 301 engineers. Blairs; Ser? geant William Flynn, 346 labor bat? talion, Charleston, Private Harry Stepheny, 634 engineers, Hopkins; Private Wheeler Ferguson, 324 quar? termaster corps, Ridgevllle. MANY PAY? ING TAXES Income and Profits Receipts Ex? ceed Estimate Washington, Dec. 27.?Income and profits tax receipts for the hurt quar? ter of the year exceeded Secretary Houston's early estimate of $650,000, 000, according to the daily statement of the nation's finances for December 23, made public today by the treas ' ury. . On that date income and profits tax I nunts for the month amounted to ?65o.602.546. as compared with $?24, 178,191 for the corresponding period a year ago. Treasury officials declar ed that some increase in the toj could be expected, as there was week to be accounted for, PANAMA CANAL TO BE FORTIF1 Plans Being Made to Rj Waterway Impregnabj Washington, DOC. 27 (By the Asso? ciated Pjrese).?Adequate protection for tho Panama cantil from attacks from the air, the land or sea Is to bo provided for In a MU soon to be drafted by tin- house commiD.ee on appropriations for fortifications and ?eacoaat de tenses. Members of the OOmmitteo now are virtually a?reed Upon a plan to make the canal im? pregnable. COLBY AT MONTEVIDEO Secretary of State Guest of Hon? or in Capital of Uruguay Montevideo. Dpa, 28.- Secretary Colby arrived today and will remain until Friday. He faces a busy pro? gram of entertainment. He jj^gjgr in Buenos AftrOO Saturday