SHORTAGE OF COTTON SEED Cruahrrs. Oil Manufacturers and 1 i T.icrs From All Parts of S )uth Gather i _ . _ Memphis, Dec ?*.?That a *> liotifl shortage of i ." The statements were made at the meeting by K. W. 6abbe of Maycsvillc, ' H l*.. representing the growers, and .i it DuBoee. pop resenting the crush? ers and manufacturers oi cottonseed ducts 11 m is tho sentiment of tin 1 meeting ftM expressed bv a numb r 01 speakers that the farmers would ?on tinue to hold' their cottonseed until a prlee above C"*t of production could, be obtained for it. and that the manu urers would hold their products for rrimilir prices. Speak, i -i \]>reHHcd the opinion that If this 11 was adhered to condi? tions in the cotton oil market would he consuh'i ahl> improved. CLOTHING SHORT? AGE CONSPIRACY President of Am alga ma (cd Workers of America Makes Charge Against Manu fact urers lloston, Dec. 2?.? Charges that rep? resentatives of the clothing manu? facturers In New York city had ap? proached Sidney Hlllman. president 0 ftbe Amalsain.it' ! ?Mothmg Work? ers of America, a few months ago with a proposal for ebtnblnalions in that hod sort ry similar tu Ihooo dis 1 los?d in ?in- bulNUng umden inquiry la S'"W York w? ' made ?>. Mr. Hill Iressina -'? -00 members of Um ?reanlxnthm p. ,| Mr. Hlllman said tin proposal call? ed for frnndlv si tikis ai d lock - Otlta** that would. force a clothing Shortage and ?muke it possible for fi, atnamfaoturers to bleed Um pub lie to the limit." We injected their plans" he* said, "and later when manufacturers In < bicsgo. hat Hi more and Rooheoter lOed to Join them the pans fell through." A resolution d ? larlng that the workers would not return to work in anv shop unlvss the agrecmei t or1 the Amalgamated! with %th* manu? facturers were In onTool wan unanl adopted. The resolution charged tliat tin- Hosten mam tac tm.re, in announcing recently a dts 'tnuance of gelations with the Amalgamated, had joined those in 5*ow York in s conspiracy to break the orgensiatton and to retard pro Eduction to such an extent that high Ires would prevll and that the worker* would return to sweatshop < mditl >ns IfiM.Mi Sivrrs \\d imImmknts. Plagab I >?? noMS made. Tne financial depression on the 'country at large has its affect here. Tbe> best of ..or people and most suc h?rul farmers feel it more than they ? \er have before. All out of mone; and with nothing to pay with but >t ton whirb if sold will not pay the debts and would bankrupt the farm s. Kvccy effort ?o help themse \ ?s has met wt:h disastrous ih teat uk. OOfl did on November Jnd. OsM thing Is ceitain a revolution In agriculture v.iii take place whethet or lietti i f?i s mains to be - I Mr. K WatSOn, on- of our pros Mi farmers. m?i.\s ne is not going fc**rrinl a ?>??? d ol cotton Best rear or m pound ol guano k - ? ?-?a >S\, > >> tin- cotton planters, Some of his , kllleci recent|y weighed 100 md*. r'rom some of them he ?ot pounds lard. *hv young folks have parties by ?ritoleauts They want double toll1 sale. Minsen Annie ,md L? Is vie ting her parents. Mr. and I. s T M Itogei |*i om till I can s< e i ml In rr n I 'hsilf Crops of cotton will be planted neat year, people are at l ist con TSneed that it is a "wilt of the wisp" far is pi |r?- i* coin ? no d \ stub pne*w^j0n Die future will ,1m more ) H? ei ttlHM .'ovep iaat ye*r. Our p? u?le }r)v ?}* %njt> roeonnes* oat only to leave It as :ommorciai. i < i i v Have Done with Professional ; TU System?. lAluqufacturera Record, Daltlmore). There is going to be a ooHapM of nil enterprise In this country and In '.in world rf the monstrous and frightful sv-iriu of luxation adovcat <-i b) Prof, T. ft Adams, ;h" treas ? ui y ? \|M i t. is adopted, Tinit Profaaaor Adams and the gvn tl map associated with him arc mar .' lousli equipped In knowledge of the history of taxation and in tho prece? dents established i-* eery trim. We would not question, their extraordlnay knowledge, even though 11 has been sserted ?ii.it those responsible for the system now in vogue might with good gram hide their In ads and not haVf tin t emeriti at this time to insist that theii thee lea be given snoher trial, Thf taxing specialists ar< quent in argument, They are adcv^t in Bplltlng hairs, and none tan com? pare with them in tying Gordian !knots. Too often they have beon able to nmke tile worse appear the better cause, and more than once they have muddled up sound business in? n to such an extent that reason? able and sensible tax programs be i nne mere devices for testing mental agility. \ The reason Is fundamental. These eXpeHl have been taught and are pro fesstonalty employe 1 to formulate tax programs from ttte treasury view? point, They look nt every proposal horn 'he viewpoint of the fish. They I do not consider how they san extract I money from the national pocket with the hast annoyance to the patient: they only eonsider how they can get. it. They can take the. simplest sort of proposition and so wind it round and ind with threads of theory that 'it is unrecognizable. A modern system of taxation would OS a system formulated from the \ |fW point of the business men of the mi? llion, devised to yield the requisite revenue, but with the least possible disturbance of national prosperity.; .lust as Important as the getting of thd money Is the method of getting i 1t. | What Dr. Adams and his nssocia ates want is amendment of the pi Sat system. It is the system they are responsible for, and it has been a terrible calamity, but the most they want to do is to amend it here and there We say with all the emphasis of which they are capable that changes and amendments will not do. The i whole lb; Pry must be tossed over? board and the new tax measure writ? ten along wholly different lines, along lines that would be anathema to .the whole professional cult. The existing tax system has driven out of ordinary business enterprise some IS billions of wealth and forced it Into tax-free municipals. It Is more profitable for large fortunes to be in vest el in tax-free securities yielding 4 per cent than to be invest? ed in productive enterprises yielding 1'. per ce tt. The liquid wealth of the country, therefore, has been stead- 5 rransft read from productive en t? rprlse into other securities, and a I crtain stagnation has resulted. If . this method is continued, attd the Im? possible effort to reach huge inconu i under the softas scheme is psrserv* ? d In. there can be but one result? a dearth of Investment capital. We must get nd of theorists and theories and get down to prat tical methods of taxation. With all due respect to Dr. Adams, we maintain that his statement about the difficulty of administering n sales tax Is not supported by the evidence ind his testimony to the effect that the sates t'ix has been a disappoint* ment in Prance does not harmonize wjih other reports received in this country. Da the contrary, we make the prediction that Can ?da, having tried the sales tax. will turn to It more aad more lav future revenue poods, ., id we venture the prophecy. In ad? dition, that ici only will France cling J ? o the sales tax as one of the lifc siving devices of the readjustment period, but also that Knglnnd. in her te xt budget, will aimtiilon the ex? cess profits tax and turn to the sales tax for needed relief. It is demonstrable that the mania for speculation and the iqad prol teerrng of the war period were both nurtured by the excess-profit tax in this an I other countries The wtiete w ?ild js paving for the use of an in defi nsibls ta\ syst? tu. forced on it by protfssor:-. Nor Is ?he world going to rei over its economic balance until ihts calamitous tax system is eliminat ? ?1 and utterly abandoned. The financial condition of the treas? ury Is serious. The yield from the Bturtaxes and the v\\ ess-proliis taxes ma) be comparatively Inalgnlfloant for the year 1D2?>. They are falling as 1 producera having failed previously In every other aray Tneee will be nee* essarv during next year a currejn flow of tax receipts to compensate for the money not coming in under the pres. nt law. The onlv way in whioh this current How can be malatamed hi by a sales tax?not a tax on each purchase to he paid bj the purchase . but t.ix on grOSS sales lo be paid monthly by the seller. Mr. .luies s Bacher, aforomost al? vocate of tin .-ales tax. has spltonilaed its advantages as follows: l. it Is a complete (hange from the present system and meets all the objections to prevailing methods it is simple where the present item Is distressingly complicated. Il will produce ample revenue, whereas th, taxes HOW Imposed, is prollts and incomes decline, must fall far below amounts required "4. I'nder the sabs tax govern- 1 in. id revenue is lasted upon some? thing tangible namely, the eapeadl-1 tures of the people which go on un? ; ceaaingly and do goi vary hi hard times or good tunes to SUCh an extent us seriously la a If eel the revenue. It Will StO peapdal from hld uif |g tas e\.mpt securities, ??; ii (Mows the eoantry te save funds for future industrial eXpan- I spin. < "7. it win restore com pet II Ion, en- I lerprisf nnl Indivldiuil Initiative, now' smothered to death bj the pursuit Ol the tax gatherer. "h. it will eaeourage business thrift, stopping tho waste of high sal? aries! aud extravagance|, which can V 1 then no longer bo charted off-against tu*?S, r j "9. Its collection is simple and automatic for both tin- government and tin taxpayer. "i'? it is fair in its distribution. The one who consumes the m?gt and spi dt the most, pays the most In tax? g "li. it will not nicreass the price of commodities beyond an average of i-l' per cent, whereas now taxes increase * prices nearly 95 per cent. ?"!_?. Consequentlyi it will tend to reduce present prices to a marked de? gree. "18' it lias i>e( n in successful Op rn "ti m tin- Philippines for years has proved in every way satisfac toi y. "14 It has recently put Into operation in Prance and is thus far; s- i, ii. Ingly successful, '16, . onii- forms of it are in op n in Canada, und it Is so tatis u r> Ihn hading interests there .. ? urging that it lie adopted as a coi t<> : ubstitute fhr all other taxes. !' is based on sound demo? cratic principles, and by reaching out into new SpUrcos of revenue, spreads ( th tax load equitably and in a way most easily borne by ail. j "17. As it w ill be passed along fo I the consumer, millions of people will pay the tax. but nobody wdll know it or .eel it. "18. It enables every taxpayer to [know his tax liability. j ? 1'.'. It is surer in its incidence, Simpler in its application, more pro? ductive it? results, more economical in its collection, and less of a bur don upon everybody than any other v hown form or t&> atlon." ! A tax system doe] not have to ho 'intricate; it does not have to be so confused that 8100,000,000 a year i must be spent by taxpayers merely [to prepare their returns, with tens of I thousands of accountants to audit these returns ,and years later to no to- .i paver that he baa made an er? ror. We can have a simple system. . i ' does not tempt to fraud: which, does not put a premium on dishonesty Which reaches all alike, but automati? cally compels the rich man who buys much ,(> pay a proportionately higher j ta\ than the poof man who buys lit-; tie; which is easily collected, which j is always In relation to the grow 8)USlness done by the country; which can I." readily changed when receipts are too high or too low. Such is the Shies tax, as contemplated, and the Ways and means committee can do no hotter servi??' to the country than to adopl it, whether the experts like it ??r ?bt. We havt had a taste of the ' kind of taxation the^ experts like. It la not likely that any other quimno 'could be so biter. SURRENDER OF FIUME ARRANGED Mayor of City Negotiates Terms Which D'Annunzio Will Sign To-Day Paris, Dee. l':>--Th?- fighting a,t Flume has boon suspended: a Home disp.steh Bays that delegates ap? pointed by the mayor of Fiume met the commander of the Italian regulars yesterday ami agreed t?> terms for ?tim surrender of the city. iVAn nuaslo Is expect od to sign them t?> day, SERIOUS SUM MERTON FIRE Building and 125 Buggies Lost. Mules and Horses Saved BunUnerton, Dec. 19?The Sum on rt??n Livestock company was de? stroyed by Are Christmas night. The building, With about 181 buggies, was completely destroyed, all of the livo stook, consisting of about '?~> mules a ml^ horses, were saved. The amount of Insurance is not known. The ori? gin of the tire is not known, though it is generally supposed to have been Caused by a firecracker. PREMIERS TO MEET IN LONDON Labor Situation in England Ren dors Presence of Lloyd George in London Necessary PtriS, Dec. 88?On account of the labor situation Which makes neces? sary the presence of Premier Lloyd George In London, the next confer ? ? of tin- allied premiers will be held in London or Paris, and not Nice according to newapaperi here. SHIP BURNING AT SEA Norfolk, Dec. 29.?A radio mes aunounces that the Norwegian schooner, Korsnaes, is on lire eight . oft Charleston, s. C, Twelve members Of the erew were taken off t night The coast guard CUtter Semlnolo is standing b). Profitable Pursalt. ' Some men make money out of lumber, others out of wool, still othei : ? at nt cotton, corn or wheat." A man can make money out of a most anything nowadays* if i1v> hnov i how." "That's true." "i*v?' just met a member <>f th ? dlcal profession who told me I ? ii the cooperation s the Judge's and to 4 9 physicians at? tached to tho police staff. OFFICALS SEE CUT IN ACREAGE Declare Great Reduction in Fer-I terilizer Sales Indicate Farmer Sentiment i j Columbia, Dee. 2?. A si raw which I officials of the South Carolina division of tho American Cotton association] says shows which way the wind is blowing. In regard to the reduction !of cotton acreage nevt year, is the [sharp decrease in terttllser .sales dur-I lag the months of November and De- ' j comber this year as compared with last \aar and all previous years. Figures secured by otticials of the association today from the office of Ithe state treasurer Indicated that dur Ihg tin month of November and De- j Comber this year only I6.67S.31 worth 1 of fertiliser was bought as compared ! With $4:;.071.61? for the months of No? vember and December last year. The sab s for the last two months last year were what might be con? sidered around normal or a ton-yoar I (aVerage. Otticials of the Cotton Asso I ciation suy that this would indicate I that the farmers are planning a very j !heavy reduction in their cotton acre jage nosJ year. It is claimed that the jsales for January. February and i March will not l>e as heavy in propor? tion to former years as they were in November and December although they yore only one-seventh as heavy in these months. "The fertilizer sales are considered a fairly good indication of* the cotton acreage." said a cotton association of ti< ial today. The sales during November and De? cember mean that the farmers have - not the money to put in fertilizer aipi ?that will mean a very heavy reduction in the cotton acreage. Preparations are being made in every county for i .big meetings to be held Monday, which Is "acreage reduction day," throughout South Carolina by proc? lamation of Governor Cooper. George C. Prince, president, and Ellis Eftrd. secretary of the Lexington county I brunch of the cotton association, were visitors at state headquarters today land they said that all indications pointed to the meeting at Lexington Monday being one of the largest ever held in the county. "We expect to have the courthouse packed with people," said Mr. Price, "and they arc going to sign the re? duction pledge and what's more, they are going to stand by it. If calam? ity overtakes tho south because of another large cotton crop it will not j be Lexingon county's fault." The meeting at Lexington on Mon? day* will be held at noon in .the court house. A letter received at state headquar? ters yesterday from Col. Tom C. Ha? uler, president of the Marlboro county branch, said that the people of Marl? boro county were more In a humor for 1 a reduction of acreage this year than lie had ever seen them. Col. .L L. Keitt sent In a similar re? port from Newberry county and T. .). Kirvan, president of the Sunvter county branch, said things were mov? ing in Samt er County for the 50 per cent reduction. The activity that is in evidence in South Carolina is in evidence in other states, laid .officials of the cotton as? sociation odtay, The campaign for a belt-wide acreage reduction is being conducted from Memphis, the head? quarters of the cotton committee ap? pointed by the acreage reduction con? vention held at Memphis recently, and from St. Matthews, S. C. the head qe-u-ters of the American Cotton asso? ciation. Deports from both head? quarters indicate a determination on the part of the people to stand by the 50 per cent reduction agreed upon at the Memphis inci ting. A great many inquiries are being received daily as to Texas. D was said today that the movement In that state is well under way ami that here will bo no fear as to Texas staying in line with other states. KILLS PARTNER AND SELF Quarrel at Florence Results in Two Deaths Florence. Dec. 28,?After shooting Herbert Purvis dead last night Nathan Col&chess ran out of the room in which the shooting took place, con? cealed himself in a seed house of the J. F. Stackloy company and shot him? self through the head, dying Instant? ly, The negroes were each about twenty years old. They had been partners in a pressing club on Fast Evans street, in whi 1: the shooting occurred. It was because Purvis did not turn over the profits of his sales, it is stated, that all the trouble oc? curred, The two men bad an argu? ment early In the evening and threats are declared to have been made by Colecheae. l'urvi.s is said to have been equally as angry as Colechese. At the coroner's Inquest this morning wit? nesses slated that Purvis went to the pressing club place to sehze whatever Of value he might tind there to even accounts with Colechese. The latter entered just gbOUt the* time Purvis reached the place and the shooting re? sulted. Purvis had no weapon on his body. After killing his partner Cole? chese is said to have told two boys w ho Were passing what he had done. W hen they ran for an officer the ne? gro slipped back Into the lot and Killed himself. EPWORTH LEAGUE PLANS CAMPAIGN Leaders of Southern Jurisdiction Hold Meeting in St. Louis St Louis, Dec. ?_*!? Many Rpworth 'League Naders from througout the jurisdiction of the Southern Methodist ohurch met iu re, to consld? r plans for extending the scope of the organI [satlon. The appointment Of two field Secretaries for each state was urged by speakers. STATE NEWS ITEMS _I Matters of Interest From All Sections of South Carolina - Anderson, Dec, 27.??A young xoi dler was brought down <>n tin Blue Itidge train thla morning and car? ried to a local honpltal in a dying condition, His name waa Marien Simpson, ami he wan found hy the train (taw between Sandy spring* ami Denver lying near the railroad . track. Life was almost extinct when hie was found, but tin- crow worked to try to gave tin- yotthg fellow's life.. Heroic measures were also taken at the hospital, but In? died shortly after: the Ko\ tlu rc. Florence, Dee. ai.?when C. W. Baker failed to appear at his auto? mobile show room at the uaunl time this morning a negro youth was sent to his room above the place to awak? en him and found him dead on the j floor. The body was partially dream? ed, indicating that Baker bad at? tempted to arise dur ma the nicht. I From tin- condition of the body death must have occurred about io o'clock ! last night. Heart trouble was said ; I to be the cause of death. Anderson, Dec. 27.?Floyd McCul* ; lough was shot and killed by Otto Nelson on Christmas eve in Iva. The W0tth6ed man was brought to a local hospital and died the next morning. It BOO mi that bad blood had been be? tween the two men for more than a year and when they met a tight en? sued. Nelson, it is said, crawled up under an automobile to pel out of the way, McCullOUgb. following him and the light continuing under the auto? mobile. Application for bail was made for Nelson before Judge George E. Prince. This was granted in the sunt of $1,500, Cher aw, Dec. 27.?At 3 o'clock Sunday night Die handsome residence of Dr. I. 8. Funderburk was burned. This was one of the oldest residences In Cheraw. The firemen could save nothing and did what they could to save'the neighboring properties. Dr. Funderburk was alone In the house, his family having gone to spend the holidays with relatives elsewhere. When he awoke he could not get out except by breaking out a window with a chair and jumping. Florence, Dec. 2 7.?Tom MeDride a negro, is In Jail here charged with robbing the store of S. IT. McXTlam at Lynchburg of a thousand dollars worth of merchandise, much of which has been recovered since the negro's arrest. McBride is believed to belorqg to ithe gang Which has been operat? ing so extensively in the vicinity of Fayetteville. He is also thought to be an escaped coiwicL The confede? rate who assisted him in the Lynch burg robbery has made his get I away. HINT INC I.NDAKISM l\ DtXAlfGKBUItG (OrangebUrg Times & Democrat). An anonymous note stating that lire which destroyed about 8<>o bales of cotton of the Orangeburg bonded warehouse company Christmas night was purposely set. and that others would follow, w;is reported yesterday to have been found In the vicinity of the scene of the conflagration but Fire Chief Fischer stated last night that, after investigation, he was un? able to. locate such a note or any person who had found such. Al? though he did not express the opin? ion that the Are was of incendiary origin. Chief Fischer stated that he would pursue further investigations In an ear neat effort to establish the cause of the blaze. Columbia. Dec. 29.?Gov. Cooper has appointed 1). Morton as clerk of court of Jasper county; J. H. Zeigler, coroner for Dumberg county, and J. J. Veglfton as county supervisor for Spartanburg county. St. Augustine. Dec. 28.?The Flor? ida East Coast railroad announced to day that one hundred employees o the mechanical department would be laid oft! January 1st. TWO TRAIN ROB? BERS CAPTURED Twin Brothers Hold I'p Illinois Train But Are Taken by Police Kankalcee, Dee. ?One of the two youthful i ?and its Who held up the New Orlenns-Cahitagsi Flyer, on the Illinois Central n*ar here laal naht, was killed in a battls with the pottoi and railroad detective*, near her? this morning. The other surrender? ed. The youths were Joseph and Jacob Scott, twins. Med twenty-four years, and resident}* of Creenvide, Il? linois. Several hundreds in cash and a few thousand dollars worth of jew elry were recovered. I AMIN K I At TS 1UO.M KVItOPK. The latest substitute for eo.Tee ia Poland consists of acoras roasted, ground and boiled. An American concoction known as "Vienna stew" is the most popular dish In Centre] and Eastern Europe. Its Ingredients vary but it has been known to contain beans, rice, pork, condensed milk and cocoa, at one and the same time. A dish of this stew a day will keep a child alive, even if it receives abso? lutely no other food. The cost of a dish of "Vienna stew." when served in the European llelief Council kitchen, is less than tour cents. For $1.00 a child can be kept alive, therefore for a month, for $10.00 it can he saved from starv? ing until next harvest. In the Brst six months of 1920 the excess of deaths over births in Vi? enna was exactly s,000. Twenty-ftve pi r cent of these were due to tuber? culosis brought on by malnutrition. In Poland for a total population of 28,000.000 there nre .iust 4,000 doc? tors, l^tsl year 400 doctors died of disease. In Austria they heat the hotels from 5 p. m., until 10 p. m., every evening. In Poland they heat the hospitals just twice a week. In pri? vate homes in both countries they rarely have heat at all. Coal Is al? most unobtainable. For every dollar contributed in America toward the relief of euf fering in these countries, the coun? tries themselves contribute two. For $33.000.000 the European Re? lief Council will be able to supply food, clothing and adequate medical care this winter to 3,500.000 children in Central and Eastern Europe. With? out the aid of the Council these chil? dren will die. Tokio, Dec. 29.?A special commit? tee on legisation is considering the advisability of introducing the Jury system into .Japan but its proposal is opposed by a number of Intluenttal privy councillors, who declare that the nation is not yet advanced enough for this system. It is expected that the proposal will be dropped._ BEES Now is a good time to buy and move Bees. I have some that I am willing to sell at reasonable prices. They are in improved hives, movable frames, and the bees all right. Ther* 3 nothing (hat will pay more profit on the investment, with as little work, as a hive of bees. If you want any see me quick. I am preparing to move the location of my apiary and would like to dispose of what I have for sale before moving. N. G. OSTEEN 320 W Hampton Ave., Or At The Item Office NE1LL O'DONNEIA President O. Ii. YATES, Cashier Earned Capital Most Dependable. "Come easy, Go easy" is an expres? sion that is appliable to a threat many. The fellow who inherits money as a rule "Blows It In" whereas the fellow who has to "Dig Down" for it has for-ned 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 vaiue 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 ?J1 '* * : ...' .' ? ? 4 i The National Bank of South Carolina of Bunater. B. O. Reacatroe* tt.Suo.ooo. Strong and Piogiusstie The Most Painstaking skrvktjr with OOUKTIKY ?Ivo as the Pleesiore of Bervlag TOO The Bank of the Rank; and File C. O. KOWLANP, PreeldoDi ka1u.E HOW LAND, Cashier