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THi: !.t MIM; \\ \TCHM.\N\ Kstabllsl CONSOIJDATED AUG, 2, 181 MAKES MOVE TO AVOID TROUBLE Hastens to Clear Up Question of American's Death REPORT TH AT SENTRY WAS ARRESTED Washington Officials Believe Situation Will Soon Be Ad? just Washington. Jan. It.?Notification that th ? Japan?-?? commanding otti<er at VI.i . ' ok Iiis tum orders that hcreaft m* gantries rnu.st not challenge Amerhiins and the formal expression of rcgr t ty the Japanese government went far today towards adjusting* the fatal shooting ? >' a Japanese soldier at that part ?>f Lieut W, II. Lang don, of the crttlaer Albany. The netlcn oi the Vladivostok com inandei i;en < ?i, was reported to the navy department by Admiral Uleaves. commander-ln-chi< * of the Asiatic fleet, who was on his way to Vladivos? tok to conduct a personal Investiga? tion. The ? ImiraJ added that the re? port had been sent to hbn by radio and th.it in view of developnierts he hud abandoned hi strip of inquiry. Ambassador Sh'.dehara, of Japan, called upon Acting Secretary of State Davis li te today and exprenseA the 4es*p regret of his government that) 8U( h tu Incident should have occur? red. Karlb'i h? had recelvt d from the Japanese foreign office a version ?>f the shooting which differed from an ear'lor an.l equally official ver alon Issued In Tokio in that the cm *>as*y's account agreed with Lieut. Langdo.i's ante mortem statement that the sentry was the first to fire. The attitude of the Jspanese gov? ernment was also indicated in the rommurJcutlon to Admiral (i leaves, vrhieh said that high officials of the Japanese force had expressed their sorrow md regret. Ihe IfUtry who shot the American when he was eturning to his ship, v;aa characterized in the com nunlca tlon for curded to Admiral Oleavcs as "very ffnorant." and In one of the messages received by Ambassador Hhldeha-a It wag stated he already hnd gAsjn placed under arrest und would he tri d i.y court-martial. Secretirv of the Navy l>aniels, who had called upon Admiral Oleaves for a report, conferred with Secretary Davis today In an effort to expedite so far ai i'ble iIn- gathering of tho facti, in th< eise. The latter Im? mediately Instructed CTonaul Mo Oownn i.>rn whom the tir*t official news of the Incident had come, to SUpplem nl his repoit und declared that if rle facta wan anted an im med lie ami energetic protest would be made to Japan. Later develop? ing nts, however, are understood to have in? lined ofllclala to belleva that thi gttuatlon la In prospect of final adjustim nt. Wash! Igt On, Jan. I? Satisfactory nssuram- s l> the Japanese govern tnent th. ? its n nets over the killing of Lieut. Lingdon, b\ a Japmcse sen? try would hi siippieintn d by eonvln Clrsjr pro >fl of its intention to make ataallar Incldenta improbable were awsiled i.i) by the BtatS depart meat. < onfidence that the Japanese goyernm. nf would iniikc adequate reparation f.-r th killknng was ex preased by tb?- department in a note ?opatched last nlarht lo Ihe To ofl i ?flu lala arc imlln gd to belleva lhat tin- and of I ho in Cktent Is in sight. LICENSE ON TOBAC? CO WAREHOUSES Colombia, Jan, 1 ? ? High lic ense f".- toil . w ureh luoa nporatora who market leaf tohaco that i? ongTaded und BntI I i . pi n Idod for in a bill tntrodm ? I in the house of represen? tatives toia> h> Itepresentatrvs A. H. Williams. of Klorence, Mr. Wilhams would make rio- llcenss for such warehouse* tw ? ? thousand dollars etu'h. th moiii > to be used f"i school purp os. 1 -i lhat sell grade. I ,1 I, I ! i obaeco would not n. i Tee ted The license would tie payable to tic county, Heenes to ? ISSII. d b\ the < Vlk of COUrt. AIRMEN ARRIVE IN NEW YORK Mew Vei I in 11?LP*uts Kloor, Juanen ..ii.I Hi don arrived here this fnorntmr. i x u ll) one month after lliey lande?! to it . loose raitor;. . aftOI ir galleon flight from Rockaway, A crowi of relatives and naval of ra, gneted the others upon their ivsb The Isilloonlata dec tred thoj re n??n>> the worse off for tho a I 10 and lined up toi tht photograph Oard Battleship N'eW Mexico, by to Associated l'r?ss, Jan. 15. grn if the I'acllh Mi I have bc< n rbeutd within tue last lwent> ?arn. Edgar Oscar, from the m Ark an *m*. and Hurton May? Ik i h? desl roj ? i Plodda rd. lipo;.'.- .1 iI '. All vca Ii ig i win h a pp oach miles of ihe Kassian Utt arc being hrci on ag> or altaiked by sub )?? MMgo Indicates. lie Just i n. ECONOMY ORGY IN LEGISLATURE First Term Law-Makers Seek Fame and Popularity by At? tack in Taxes PROPOSED TO CUT SAL? ARIES AND EVERYTHING , Wild-Eyed Solons Carried Away With the Idea That Cheapness is Economy Columbia, Jan. 17.?Members of the- legislature ur? returning to Co? lumbia this afternoon for the second week of the 1921 session, a session that promises to he unusual in many itHpects. The hoi so meets this even? ing, the senate Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The- first week of the session has x-en marked mair.ly by organization, committees In the two houses having been appointed arid their chairman elected. The machinery Is ready for work. There has been noticeable trend of ideas in the session thus far. Many of the legislators came to the capl tol, especially new members, with an amhition to raise their voice for lower taxes. Many of them came armed with proponed legislation aim? ed at cutting governmental costs. The first week was marked by the Intro uuction of a number of such meas? ures. Kepresenta'.ive Hramlett, of Gieenville, had a resolution limiting total appropriations to five million. Representative Mower offered a res? olution to limit the total levy to nine mills. A resolution was Introduced in the senate, by Senator Wells, to limit appropriation! this year to $4, 600.000. Two resolutions were intro? duced by postpone payment of taxes, under penalty, until April 1. Senator Wightman Introduced bills aiming at abolition of the tax commission, of the state welfare board, of truant of t fleers and reducing all state and eoan | ty salnrles fifteen per cent. Nearly every speech referred to the financial situation and the need for cutting down expenses and appropriations. The legislators came with an idea that their one dutv was to rut down 'axes und f ppropriatlons. Their first jf.'orta have not amounted to much, and It took the first week to get at least part ef the idea out of- their systems, a prominent legislator re? marked. Now they are ready for bus? iness, and leaders in the two branches take the position that the urgent needs of state government and the public welfare mi:st determine the limit to whleh public funds thall be ippropriated. Just before adjournment Friday the senate rcecived a resolution fnm Senator Mason, cal ing for a diseon tinuaiue of pessimistic, hard-times talk, The farmers ate not broke he said, declaring that be himself is a farmer. and he urged that the sena? tors put their time to their duty and stop then- grumbling. Senator John atone, of Newberry, urged that each senator find out. while at home over th?' Week-end. What the sentiment among his constituents was regarding the necessity for postponing the col? lection of taxes, with penalty, until April 1, and to what extent such ac? tion would hurt thf admlnis ration of county affairs. During the com-, Ing week the two houses will doubt? less br^in ooaotruotlvs consideration of their gigantic. over-shadow ing problem, of state linancos. Thai coining week will be marked by the I n a u g u r a t Ion ceremonies at 1230 Tuesday, with Associate Justice Watts adncnlstf ring the oath to Oov. Cooper. Lieut. Govern or-elect Wil? son 0, Harvey, of Charleston, and Comptroller < Jeneral-eleet Walter Duncan, of Alken, are the only two new otlicia'h to be sworn in. flov. Cooper's inaugural address v^U be on the subject of education. During the coming week the state budget will lll.ely be submitted to the general aaaembly by the budget com? mission. In the house tibi week there will he debated I resolution, al I ready passed by the senate, urging 'the national congress t<> take action i- the present session continuing the plan of federal aid for Stale high waya Repreaentatlvc Claude Bapp, ..i Columbia, Introduced the measure in tin- bom e. On Tueaday and Wednesday, after I he legislature has adjourned, the ses? sions of the south Carolina Life l*n derwrltera' association convention will be held in the hall Of the house of repressnlotIvea Several hundred In BUrance men from all parts of tin istate are expected to attend the con? vent ion. .Marriage License*. Mnrtage llooneoi hive been laguod to the following colored couplca: Flank gOaty and Maine Wheeler of I' iknt.l. William David and Maggie Klrk land of Reinbert. Sam Rodger and Moudie Dwyer of . Tinoal. Jamas Logan of Providence and Annie Piioleau of Dalaell, Robert taaeane and Pauline Moore of M lyeavtlte, Willie benjamin of Rhlloh and Ma hole Brunoon of Ht, Charloa lahmel Dradley and Klna Pltti of gjumter, Willie Tllman ami Pheller Myer of i Saal on er, Wh< ii .? woman gets to a ct rtaln ago aba starts to re-vamp Lexington Ltader. ami Fear Not?Let all the-ends Thou A SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDA NOTE TO JAPAN NOT PUBLISHED j Tokio Newspapers Dis? cuss Probable Con? tents of Message Respecting Killing of Langdon I Tokio, Jan. IT.?Government offl- j rials have not yet made public the ! j text of the American note protesting J against the shooting of Lieut. Lang doit. The publicist express the belief! :that Washington not only asked repa? ration, with guarantees removing the probability of similar incidents in the I future, but also again pointed out to Japan the wisdom of reducing, if not withdrawing altogether, troops from the country, where she possess no sov? ereignty lights but the literal of which is dominated by her miUti.: y power. AMBASSADOR CALLED HOME Washington, Jan. 15.-?Recalled to J London lor the announced purpose ol | consulting With Premier Lloyd George and Earl Curzon, Secretary of State for foreign affairs. Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador in Washington, quietly and without no? tice to even close acquaintances, slip? ped away from Washington las. night and sailed today from New York for England. He was accompanied only I by H. V. Tannant, his private secre- I tary, who came with h'm to Wash- | Ington when he assumed his am has- j ?adorial <;tlic(. leas than eight months ugo. Lad> Geddes remained here with ihe ehddren, thus bearing out the em bnsFy statement that according tc present intention, the ambassador w?!l return to Washington next month. There is understood to be a num? ber of subjects which will require earnest discussion when the ambas ;ador reaches London, and it is said to be regarded as essential that Sir Auckland be given the benellt of the fullest dlscloseure of the views of the home officials before ho undertakes to establish formal communications with the incoming administration in this country. Some matters which are even now receiving close atten? tion by the Prltish authorities it la I understood probably will be made the ?Ubjeots of express und definite ln Btructious from the foreign office In London. Among these la the project to free American ships in the Panama Canal from tolls. The British government had believed this matter finally and definitely disposed of in the early days of the Wilson administration, but now that the Republican party platform and the utterar *os of President-elect I Harding have Indicated a purpose to renew the effort to secure such priv ; lieges for American rhips, it is re? garded 111 possible that the British government will be called upon to protest against any such invasion of j what it has regarded as solemnly pledged treaty lights. The pending emergency tariff bill, I especially in Its probable effect on Canada it is also understood Will be among other subjects taken up. as Well as the probable attitude of the Harding administration toward the proposed termination o fa score of OOiamai chtl treaties. Another subject for negotiation In the immediate future is the refund? ing for conversion cd" the British war debt to America. Lord Chalmers, who was about to ionic to Washington to arrange this with toe treasury de? partment here, has postponed his visit in view of Ambassador Geddes' ab? sence from Washington, feeding It necessary, it Is said, to have the am? bassador at his tide when the nego? tiations are undertaken. Finallyi it is believed, to be prob? able thtt the British premier wishes to acquaint himself by consultation with the ambassador with the exact stale of public opinion in America regarding naval programs and also regarding the Irish question. Naval Question Cp. London, Jan. 15,?The question of the naval policies of the United States ar.d Great Britain will be one of the principal subjects discussed at the 'forthcoming conferences here between Sir Auckland Oed des, British ambas? sador to the United States, the prime Iminister, David Lloyd George, and I Karl Curzon, the foreign secretary, it was stated in authoritative quarters today. Washington. Jan. 17.?President? elect Hartling has practically decided , to call a spec ial session of the new congress on April 4, members of the hmise ways and means committee wet e Informed today by Chairman Pordney, who has just returned from ' a conference With Harding at Marion. I Washington, Jan. 17.?Rowland Mahaney, solicitor of the department Ol labor, was .appointed by the presi? dent as A merlCS n representative of Ihe international committee of lm migration to meet at Geneva on n date ftxed by the international labor ofllCC | it] ; he It ague of nations. It is the inst appointment by the president made to any bodies meeting under the league of nations since the sen? ate refused to ratify the Versailles treaty. Philadelphia, Jan. 17.?The two hundred and hf'eenth birthday Of Benjamin Krnnklin was observed throughout the country today. The graves of ids wife ami himself here 'wart dtoorated. ims't at Inj thy Country's, Thy God's a ,Y, JANUARY 19, 1021 MILITIA MEN ARE ARRESTED 11 Members of Company ML Charged With Tak? ing Prisoner From Jail and Hanging Him Birmingham, Jan. n. ? Eleven member! Company M, Alabama Na? tional QuaTd are in jail hero today charged with lynching of William Baird, a miner, at Jasper Thursday night. The soldiers, llvo non-commis? sioned officers and six privates, were arrested lust ni&lit, after Leslie We3t, a taxi driver Is said to have made a complete confession of the part he took and named the soldiers. West is said to have, confessed that he trove one of the two cars the soldiers used. Baird was in Jail awaiting trial or killing Private James Morris, of Company M, after Morris shot and killed Baird'a father-in-law. NEW FRENCH CABINET Paris. Jan. 16 (By the Associated Press).?A list id e Briand, former French prime minister, succeeded to? day in the task undertaken by him yesterday to form a cabinet in suc? cession to the ministry of Premier Leygues, which resigned last Wed? nesday. Besides the premiership, M. Briand r.nkc3 i.he ministry of foreign affairs, f.ouls Barthou becomes minister of War and Paul Duuiucr minister of finance. Shortly before 6:'JO o'clock tonight IS. Briand presented the official cab? inet list to President Mlllerand. The mil istry is made up as follows: Premier and minister of foreign affairs, Arlstide Briand. Minister of Justice, M. Bonnovay. Interior, Pierre Marraud. War, Loull Barthou. Marine, Gabriel CJuisth.au. Finance, Paul Doumer. Public instruction, Victor Berard. Agriculture, Edmond Lefetaro du Prey. Commerce, Lucien Dior. Labor, Daniel Vicent. Pensi ms, Andre Maginot. Public works, Yves Le Troquer. Liberated regions, Louis Lotlucheur. "It i.? not 'the great cabinet,' but It is a great cabinet I have formed.'' *aid Premier" Briand this evening. "My ministers and myself will be . busy men looking after France's in ' ternal sJTaira We have confidence that the American administration will look after its own affairs. It j may be Republican, it may be Demo? cratic, it matters little; it is always pro-French. I am sure. Please tell ! them that in America. '?Thonx w ho have been in France i for many years understand that we J are not a militarist nation. We have 'the warmest desire to be on friendly footing with the British and Ameri? can nations, but there is a pact, sign? ed .ig Versailles, which must be ful? filled. I trust that in the fulfillment i of that pact We come not in con? test with our frienda "My ministry Will make Its bow in the chamber Tuesday* it may be that a representative of France will meet the British and Italian dele? gates th ? next day. I have asked for no postponement. France will meet the foreign delega'cs and discuss i questions Of international interests jas if there was no crisis in France." The general Impression in political circles is that the cabinet as con? stituted by M. Briand is a very pow? erful element, although many are deploring the absence of M. Poln calre and M. VTvtanl from the com? bination. M. Briand has succeeded in form? ing his seventh cabinet, which, as he says himself, embodies "national unity." MURDER AND SUICIDE Columbia. Jan. IT. ? K. V. Bouk night, salesman f<>r sporting goods store hero this morning shot Mrs. Clara Graham, of Henderson, N. C. and tinned the pistol on himself and sent a bullet through his temple , Both are .still living, but are in a I precarious condition. The police are ; investigating, but it is not know n i what caused the tragedy. The wo [man was in the dining room of her ! home on Assembly street, when Bouk : night caller her out of the room. Ib put the pistol in her face and pulled the trigger. There was another man and anothi r woman In tin- room at the time. Both K. IT, Bouknight and Mrs. Gra? ham died shortly after being taken to a hospital her?- this afternoon. Mr. Bouknight shot himself in the temple. I He had called to tell Mrs. Graham goodbye, having declared days ago i that he would kill himself f she did not marry him, \ Columbia, .Ian. IT. Fx Senator I "Jim Ham" Lewis, of Chicago, will be the chief speaker for the annual convention Of the South Carolina Bar association, to be held in the hall of the house of representatives, Colum? bia, January 2't-28. Governor Coop? er will deliver the address of welcome, and this will be followed hj the an? nual address of the association's pre Ident, W. D. Melton, of Columbia. After Senator Lewis' address on the evening of the 28th the annual ban? quet Will be tendered at the Jeffcr ? son Hotel. 0 ut I) ml Truths." TUE TRI K S< PEASANT REVOLT! 1NUKRA1NE Moscow Soviet Fears Re? bellion Will Spread Among Peasants of Other Sections London, Jan. 17.?A Riga dispatch nays that Moscow reports that a se? rious peasant rebellion has broken out in Polda, Ursine. The soviet govern? ment fears that the revolt will spread, as the result Ukranian peasants un? rest over the refusal of the Soviets to remedy numerous grievances. WANT TO ANNEX TO SUMTER It is evident from information re? ceived at the Bumter Chamber of Commerce that The citizens of the Turbevllle and Douglas township sec? tions of Clarendon county are getting rSStless and will soon start the mDve ment to vote iiuo Sumter county. Si veral of the citizens of those sac I Hons have been in conference with [Secretary Reardon about the propos? ed annexation of that territory which I has been talked about for the last live years. It seems that the prompt I manner in which the Sumter county I >oard of eammissioners carried out the guarantee made to the Pinewood and Cavalry township people about put ing the roads of that section into good shape, together with the splendid work dona op those roads have made a good impression on the good citizens of Turbevllle. and nearby te rritory. During 1920 a delegation of cltlsens from Turbeville met with the Sum? ter Chamber of Commerce directors and an agreement was entered into which satisfied the Turbeville citi? zens. Later there wau a meeting of the Bumtor county board of commis Jsioners held at Turbeville on the day of the big Sumter Chamber of Com Cndon'i territory. But when the citi? zens of Turbeviile came to the Sum? ter Chamber of Commerce with their proposition to vote into Sumter coun? ty, why the Chamber of Commerce directors and the Sumter county board of commissioners met the Tur j beville citizens half way, and told ? them they would be very welcome to I Sumter county whenever the) saw tit to come back to Sumter county after a separation of sixty-tive years. The Turbeville, New Zion and \ Douglas townships citisens occupy I practically the same position to the I city of Sumter as do the Pinewood j and Cavalry townships sections of 1 me roe booster trip and piclnc at Tur? beville. The Bumter county commis? sioners entered into an agreement re? garding certain roads and fixing of roadl in the section proposed to be ; annexed to Bumter county. The an? notation proposition has been held up I howeve r by some of the leaders for {what they considered good reasons, merely delayed as they put it, until Certain things came to pass In that section. Now from what can be learned from a few who are impatient about voting into Sumter county, it looks like the "certain things didn't come to pass" as last as were expect? ed, and it is said that the Turbe? ville voters are of the* opinion that they will not get tho "certain things" promised by Clarendon county. The atti.ude of the Sumter Chamber of I Commerce is npt to invade Clarendon [county wdth a desire- to take Clar IClarendon that voted into Bumter county oil September 7th, 19-0. Most 'of, In fact practically all Of the peo? ple of those sections around Turbe? ville and New Zion do their trading in Sumter, do their banking here, sell most of their tobacco, c tton. and other farm products in Sumter. They i scarcely ever go to Manning except I for jury duty, to pay taxes, or on other official business. They are to all , Intents and purposes "Sumter county cltlsens" now, and have be en for many yeai a j Secretary Reardon has informed I the cltlsens with whom he talked re? cently that the Sumter county board of commissioners and the Bumter ' hambe r of Commerce are fully pre? pared to carry out the agreements made with the Turbevllle people should the latter vote in:o Sumter county. It looks as though the tight put up by certain well known and highly respected Clarendon county citizens against Turbeville leaving Clarendon county is going to prove as futile us th ? tight these same patriotic Clarendontiea put up against pine? wood and Cavalry townships Voting into Sumter county, of course tin Sumter Chamber of Commerce will meet these gentlemen cm the bus.in.s In the renewal of the Turbeville an nexa ion proposition which threatens to break loose at almost any time now. Messrs. L. i>. Jennings, K. B. Belser, D. I). Moise, Dr. K. S. Booth, and R. I. Reardon are still In fine health and are still able to stand another talk feast with tim gentlemen from Mannirg about thy Turbeville* annex? ation as these Bumter gentlemen did about tin* Pinewood annexation. And it might be said in pssslng that your uncles Mack links and Henry John? sen! of ihe Ne w Slon section of Clar? endon are still sonn- orators, believe me. Columbia. Jan. 16. Miss Conine Parfteld, of Manning, has announc? ed herself a candidate for the* house of representatives, from clarendon county, t?* succeed vv. T. Elprott, who elieel 'a*l veal*. The election Will be held < n the 25th. Miss BarAeld is the first womm of the state* to announce for a seat iii the legislature. VL'THKOX, Lstabllshcd June 1, 186?. VOL. LL NO. 44 NEW YORK UNDEjUUARD 'Entire Police Force Called Out Against Possible Radical Outbreak ORDER PROMPTED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITY Public Buildings, Public Utility Plants, Churches and Homes of Wealthy Citizens Under I Heavy Guard New York, Jan. 14.?Public build? ings, churches, public utility plants and the homes of wealthy cititer.s l throughout the city are under heavy j guard today by police order, a pre ! cautionary measure, against a pos? sible radical demonstration. Police officials are extremely re? ticent concerning the order given verbally last night to the entire force, but they intimated that it was pro? moted by federal authority. Warnings of a threatened demon startion with bombing activities in New York were received by the gov? ernment from a reputable private de ? tective agency, department of justice officials said todlay. An investiga? tion is being made but the federal agents have been unable to find evi? dence when the demonstrations are to appear. COTTON ACREAGE REDUCTION The Sumter Chamber of Com? merce in behalf of the American Cot? ton association furniphes some offi? cial and convincing information be? low about the world's supply and consumption of cotton that ought to be a warning to every cotton produc? er In Sumter county. Secretary E. I. Kcardon earnestly urges every farmer to carefully read the statis? tics by Dr. Bradford Knapp given be? low. A Call to Action. It is generally agreed by all who have given the matter careful study md thought that a large cotton crop I in 1921 would mean financial disas? ter and ruin, for the south. Thi? world can not use more than eighteen million bales this year, and there are now in existence not less than twen , ty-seven million bales of cotton or enough to last nearly two years. 1 The salvation of the south depends ! upon a reduction of cotton acreage, xiet it out ! your head that sny 1 Jh'ng but the aipply and the world's ability to buy fix?s the price of cot ! ton." Dr. Bradford Knapp. j There is enough cotton now in the world to last tbout two years. If you want to plant more cotton after reading these figures then we must Confess we have nothing more to say. It is up to you: The ten >car average am at-of ' cotton on hand unspun at jegln nlng of each fisca. year 'OO.OOo ' hab s. , At August 1st. l!?2o beginning the ' present fiscal year, according to Hes t?'r, unspun American cotton. 6,088, < i?u0 bales. Probable amount of American opt? ion unspun July 31sht, 1921, now In? dicated more than lb000,000 bales (or ' 3,000,000 bales larger than any j amount ever carried over before). The greatest consumption of cot? ton (all kinds) ever known In any dngle year, leas than 2l.ooo.000 bales. The greatest consumption of Amer ; lean corion. any one year ever known, : 16.000,<?00 bales. Ten year average consumption of American cotton prior to the great ??ar, 13.000,000 bale*. Ten year consumption of all kinds , of cotton, including American oot I ton, prior to great war. 17,500,000 i bale* Consumption all kinds cotton 1919, i 1920. U. S. consus figures, 18,181. ono bales. , American crop of 13.000,000 hales (1120) indicates a world supply of alt kinds of cotton, including Amerlcar. of 2M.000.000 bales. The world during the present,' fis? cal year is not likely to consume, more than 15,0t?0.000 bales. The Sumter Chamber oS Commerce . urges that farmers who '.iav.- not sign? ed will sign the fo'.lowtng pledge and mail it either to the Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce or to the South Carolina Division* American Cotton association. N". go* Liberty National hank building", Columbia. The Sum p r Chamber of Commerce will for? ward all pledges filed with that or? ganise! ion: Farmer's Pledge. ! I, i. of, the county of. , lo certify that 1 am ? farmer and cotton grower and hereby solemnly promise and Sgl IM1 on my sacred word of honor that during the year 1921 1 will not plant in cotton moro than one-third Of the lands cultivat? ed by me during the year 1921. And 1 further promise that I will use whatever influence that l may have with my friends and neighbors to have them sign a like obligation and to co-operate with the county committee in the organization and the e/ork for the said cotton redutcion. Witm Ml