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Puhllsltcd Will i icsd ay und Saturday ?11V? ?STREN PI BtdSlUNO COMPANY stMTER, S. O. I Terms: f'J.OO |m*r annum?In advance. Ad vert isrmcuta One Square, tint insertoin .$1.00 Bvery subsequent insertion .60 Contr^jUi for three monthe or long- I er WtA bf made at reduced rates. l All communications which subserve rlvste interests will be charged for j - advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect ill We charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found in 18*60 and the True Southron In SIC. The Watchman and Southron stow has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, Mid Is manifestly the beat advertising medium in Sumter. Just t.erman.v knows how much luden,juty nhe has to pay, she doesn't Can tr she never pays It. see An I-Saloon League representatives gay the Hint year of prohibition lias savVed the country $1,000,000,000. Their opponents i ay It has est the Oodntry $ I .uoo.ouo.ooo. Prohibition is i looral gatn, without nnje Srtxmi try consideration. is worth a lOllitSn. Jf th?? American people have paid i hl h ion for the sort of staff they've inrii (lrinkioK the past year, thuj've i ertainh been cbeuted. see Jt% oth-r da h, that 1?.000.000 S*!th? Is of ton That Auifxrcan far m SJES f\j ? giving to feed the starving prwple of l-hu-ope would probably have been turned Into whiskey. 1 ? e g ?y^l > Judge nays that public 'V i^'* *lr,v,, tn*' public wha; the p)ild>a demands. On the principle of oJaOsaecd is he that ex pect et h nothing. foViV' shall be satisfied, pcThspi they gss ? ? ? eett<'tv y Pord has just l>ecn out for iif ess11 of $60.000,000 or more. Homc rTflW*r' t i !o ne. ds the money for hJf trj^ome tax. Put inasmuch as n>>< n ?lowty overtaking hjtwbcu on a reoouir of ballo:q in a%Mr* disputed election, maybe he is geffltirrr ready to enter the senate '"?SS 'M see 4T??' tho\isand cases of eggs ar nwv*' Vork tin* other day ffOni China. New Vorkeis arc sup? pose! t? have hard-boiled proclivi? ties, but who would suppose they'd fail in i esgs ' see ' If thors were enougti cows in S im tfr county to furnish the cream to the Humt?r Creamery all ?.ho butter consumed In the county could easily i 1 ? piodm . d. Thousands Of dol lais are spent innually by Sumter \ gWOple for I'm I:.' er and other brands of creamery butter produced a thou? sand miles sway*. v s e I In some sections of the south COW1 jgnd hogs have proven tho antidote fti th? boll weevil, and crcameriet inul pa king houses have taken the S&ace of ginneries and oil mills. ... Work or. the lohaeeo stemmery Wall suspend.d last sumne r bseaOOl of '. h* ?> d -inaiuh d lor la? ir. Work I? scarce now and labor? ers plentiful?perhaps this is a good flaue to . seaplatS the stemmery and at M?e mine UaaS torn -h work for liio'.l who seed it. e a> e decision of the county board of eVfmmimdon? is to discontinue drag the public roada as a means of ?ing expanses, does not appeal ?.o tny w ho use the roads. The se< r^; pood muds taJmaintenance, ani the mos*, effective instrument for t oh.,' survd-clay and top soil roads is tln? sssgtilog drag, regularl] ? e e \\ gen will some one start the long ilk<d of movement to build sweet ) I wa rehouses and organise ;, getting agency to handle the potatoes I ho ed on i.i mi thai has heretofore lie* ri p ., hu d ,n ? of'on .* llUVsON ON I AltMlNO. Hog i- I; iboon in a rece r Mbaro? u er" letter asserts thai tie farmer, Is mm h oi ter off now than he w.is before |hc War, and thut his present anxoty i* largely due to the far thit he is doing hla figuring on the wrong b..f 11 h mlonc; of I ha farmer is to fig a. e his cost of production on the re i nie I.mil Values. No busi? ness man do. h that, says Mr. Itab son. He figur. his capital on a ba? st** of tie- aoUsal sum invested, if 'he ?farmer will adopt this basis for figur? ing his cos's "he run make mom \ ? 1 )i' moderate pn< i s pi o\ Id ?<i . arorks, and doesn't spend moot of bis spare time riding around n asrtomobi lei " The farmers wl > ire hold ng their crops are <\ s. ,| to Sell the ?promptly, clear oft their atasonabU di-!^ and dear Ihr banks of all bin .mortgage I "an-4. Should they fall tO do ibis they ore likely to reach a point here all will be compelled to tlirnv their product on Ihe market at 111? - Mr. Babbon conclude**; "Thi wealth of the country depends Upon Um number ol buoholi ratted and nut upon the price per bushel. Let us look to ?u thbos bushels and rejoice, past the farmer return io raining dl? rerallled eropa feeding oattle, raising hoga leading a normal farmer's life, and keeping out < f speonletion." WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE Colombia, Feb. ft.-?Representative Claude n. Sapp. of Columbia( Thurs? day Introduced In tin- house of repre? sentatives the much-heralded bill to rails tho ''age of consent*" from II to It. The bill provides thai a prison abusing a woman child under tho? ngs of lti shall be guilty of a felony and shall softer punishment the same as for rape, it provides that if the ghi abused is over ten years of ;<g". the person fOUpd guilty cf the ill.use may bs recommended to the im rey of the court. This is the bill so strongly urged by* the South Carolina League of Wo? men Voters and is aimed. It is said, at reducing immorality in the state. Not Tried in AhOoaon, Representative Diekson, "of Ander? son, huH introduced a bill in the house providing that no defendant, charged with any crime, shall be tried in his absence, unless his pres enoe is waived by his counsel. Representative Dillon, of Charles- . ton, has Introduced a bill in the house to make it unlawful for oper- ! at Ore of any sailing vessel to allow refuse from their boat to ko into the | WSJ er of any harbor on the South ( Carolina coast. Heavy fines are pro? vided against violations. Kngtneers* l.xaminers. Representatives Deaoham and sher-; ard, of Greenwood, have introduced in the house of representatives a bill to i reute a state board of engineers' ex- I amlnera The board would have five ' members, each to receive $10 per! Hem for the days serving. Representative Hanahan has in? troduced a bill to abolish the dog tax. Representative McMillan, fvf Char eat on, has introduced a bill to make t a misdemeanor lor any person to lire a motor vehicle a,nd not pay for t. A fine of from $25 to $1.000, or imprisonment not to exceed thirty lajs, would be the pena ty. Columbia, Feb. 3.?The Riehland j 'otton Marketing association, the Irst cotton marketing plan to be in? corporated by legislation, is proposed n a bill before the legislature today, n rodueed by Representative W, D. Burnett, of Columbia. The associa ion, If the bill las onu s .aw, will have ts Office in Columbia and will en itancs tin value of Columbia as a cot Ian market for the central part of the ?late. The bill provides for the dec. ion by j Ihe Richland County Cotton associa Uon of a board of five directors, to have control of the marketing bureau, The marketing association would maintain an otllce where assistance ?an l>e given the eo'ton producers in selling hla crop. The association aroum employ a f?deral cotton grad ?r gad ji'so cotton welghera and the services of tluse experts would be ?ailed in eonnee.'.ion with every cot? ton sale in the county. The marketing association would he Hpppoi'ed by the collection of a fee of fort.? cents on seen bale of cot tog sold, this to be paid by the buyer it 'he time of purchase. The bill provides that a cotton buyer who fails to make the reduc? tion of forty ot nil for each bale of rotton purchased, the forty cents to <o to the marketing bureau, shall be fined |g|4 this to be paid to the Rich land Cotton association. Columhin, Feb. |.?-Representative I Wade, of Alken, has introduced an- j Ldher of the many "abolition" bills ' >f the present general assembly. His ?vould provide for the ebo Ion of the dfhes of chief slat*' game warden lad the OfftOS of superintendent of he State Penitentiary by the people, nwtead of by the general assembly, is g| present. W. If. Olbbee, of Columbia, the present chief game warden, retires March I, to !*? succeeded by a. a. Klchardson, who was elected by the runeral assembly law week, Col, a. k gander! was re-elected superln ? ndent of the penitentiary by the general assembly lasrt week. Ri p ?eeentatlve Wade's bill would make these two Offices elective in the gen? ual election. Repreei nta'lve Sellers Is the author ?f an "abolition" bill also, lie is in roduclng in the house a bill to abol? ish ttii scholarships in state educa? tional institutions, following the SX? plna'.lon of scholarships now in force, a new form of county government is provided in a bill introduced in the sen.lie today by gent tor Hutson, or Orangeburg, the bin applying only to his rounty, Tho bill would create a COUnty highway commission, and also ih office of count) manager( bo have charge of ihe work of all road forces and ot her county fund ions. Philadelphia, Ken, Hubmarine f.-l was nin down by a pilot boat in the darkness off the Delaware Capes early today, sustaining damage which resulted in beaching n r. Tie engine loom of the submarine eras hooded with twelve ot water and her stein was submerge d. The crew en aped injury. The pilot boat was appar? ently undamaged. Tie- captain *aul tlutt he did ii >t see the submarine's] st?-rn light Until it v. as loo late to chaasjs ins ooui s? No More llrigu?lk*rs in BtSgllsIl Army London. Feb. 2. The rank of brlg adler general in the British army has i bees abolished. Officers holding thai rank will henceforth be known MI ioiom i ? ommandanta ? Uussinn Tells Truth About Rus uta," reads a newspspcr headline. Well, that's news.?iJeseret News D I FIRE AND BANKRUPT 1 AT 150 S. Main Street SALE OPEN: I'i ? Sumter, S? C FEb We have been fortunate in securing about $20,000.00 worth of clean, fi esli goods UND! FORCED SALES at very attractive, figures, and we have decided to put this out on SALE I r gether with our large stock of fire damaged griods, and run it off for the benefit of aur custom? ers. In this sale we will have something EXTRAORDINARY IN VALUES to offer and invite your special attention to the great bargains we have for you. Watch our windows for daily specials, as they will be put out from day to day. I FliL D/\ I k it* In Harper's New Store, Next Door to J. C. Brown, Opposite the Claremont Hotel, Sumter,S. C. FREE RANGE BILL KILLED Columbia, Feb. 2.?Senator Smith's bill to exempt Horry county from ib statewide itoek lau was killed in the senate aat night after a pro onged de? bate, pro ami eon, the vote being 23 to IS, By the action of the senate Horry coun, y is forced io comply wi.h the statewide law prohibiting animals to run at large in the stater and the vote last night ends a flgh. started the first day of thy session by the aged Hor.-y senator. The debate was decidedly the most Interesting yet Indulged in by the senate ami was heard by a large gal? lery and many citlSSM on the floor of the upper chamber. Senator Bmith again reiterated his charge of auto oratio dictation on the part of tin* stale in telling the "Independent Re? public" what it should do, lb- claimed the same free rights for Horry coun? ty that th i sons of the south fought, and died for i 11 18I1-6S, but 111 oppo sition was too great and after a hard fight "t'uele Jerry" was forced to bow to a majority vo*jb ngainst him. Mr. Smith was not the only free range support tv In the debating, s< **? ator Hubbard lending a .helping hand. The Jasper senator als.? charged that the coupty of Horry should have the right io govern its If, He gave facts and flgurci thai were intended to show that free range was the better of t he two methods. Senator Harrelson of Marlon led the at .ii1!; on th*' bill, pointing out what he considered the many defects In tree range and taking Mr. Smith to task On a number of statements. Mr. Harrelson said tho Horry fro< range WOUld always mean cattle tick in the state and a brand of Cattle and hogs that would never la' tho county progress He cited the long horn '". id's" and the razorback hogs. Senator Alexander also attacked the bill a"> being against the ln-st in? terests of the state as a whole. The vote came on Senator Hnrrel son's motion to strike out the enact? ing words am', the following yeas and nays ware recorded: Yeas: Baker, Bash In, Beasly, Ohristensen, Crossen, Goodwin, Harrelson, Hart. Hutson, Johnson. Johns one. Kenne? dy, Llghtsey, Marion, Massey, Mo 0bee, Miller, Pearce, Stabler, Wat kins and Wldemail. Nays: Black, Dennis, Duncan. Gross, Hubard, Ld ney, McColl, Padget, Koblnson, Jere? miah Smith, Weils, Wight man and Young. 11. Ii. Smith. Jr., and Senator Clifton paired. PLAN TO FI? NANCE FARMERS Florence, Feb. 2.- in the policy an? nounced by 'ho Palmetto Bank and Trust company, Florence has originat? ed a scheme or carrying the 1920 ROttOn crop a,ui of linanung the 1921 crop, that, if adopted generally, ex pertl believe would g > ?? long way to? wards solving the present dilemma in ibis industry. This policy, as de? fined by Mr. K H Lucas, vice pres? ident of the palmetto bank, is to carry its cotton-holding patrons, who aie not planting cotton this year, as fur as possible, and t>? arrange so ih.it it ein require cotton-holding pn trona, who are plaining cotton this year, to sell their present holdings before they produce another crop on top of tie present tremendous hold? ings in the south "There is no use," states Mr. Lu? cas, commenting on the policy of his bank, " o llnance a man to ruin him? self, break the bank, ami wreck 'be industry. The man, who is holding his 1980 crop, and is p'annlng to raise a 1921 crop, in the face of the pi i sent mai kit conditions, is foolish. Many persons are holding their 1920 crop by having procured loans on it J - and now they would borrow more money to raise more cotton on top of their presort: holdings! Buch a policy : would absolutely bankrupt the sou>h." Applicants for loans to finance the i^lM crop, ;it the palmetto rank, aro required, under the loan contract, to i *-i\o the bank the right to Bell their present holdings of cotton between the dates of April l and Jinic 30, l>y 1 >r during which time tic bank figures cotton will have shown what it is ^o Ing to do, Of course, states Mr. Lu cus, If the marke! has regained suf? ficiently to give reasonable hope that ii will go h gher and the cotton acre? age haa hern rut enough this year to a*arrant holding further, the bank, it i s dlscre ion. la no compelled to I seTi the 1020 cotton?4>ut it will ro lulre the right to .-=??11 it, botore it will | loan money to grow more cotton against the present holdings, which constitute a bearish over supply. One of the leading members of , the American Cotton Association in Florence county, when informed of I this pollcj. expressed himself as struck with the fairnesfa ami liberality of the policy, ii will do a whole lot to j cut acreage for the ??? t crop, he said, I and tin- situation put up to the cot? ton-planting, cotton-holder in this way by his banker doubtless will have a very salutary effect for tin in? dustry, How much tin- acreage of the coming crop will be cat. is un- ! certain yet, this same official con? tinued, and there is no question of he ubsurditji of carrying over tin present big crop Into another his er<?p. .Market authoritl s of the highest standing agree that?the present huge I cotton supply, visible and known to exist. Is he chief liear on th<- mar? ket today. The break of the pas- few days is attributed almost exclusively to the over-supply. The prolsible amount of unspun American <? ??111>i? July :i 1 is now estimated ;it easily !>, 000*000 hales. Normally the carry! ? ver of American cotton is about l, 200,001) bales, based on ;i 10-year av ? rage. The visible world supply of cotton today is 20,000,000 bales. The greatest world consumption ever Known was i< than 21,000,000 hales. "Southern bankers generally are ttolng their utmost to enable the cot 'on planters to hold their cotton till they can g?'t a fair price for it?cor ttiinly till they will not have to take less than COfll for it." says Mr. Lu? cas. "But the hanks cannot carry n.eii who, In ihe light of well estab lished facta and information, would ( disicgard .safe and sound business j I principle. To grow more cotton, to Itip against holdings of cotton which will not bring its eon! in the n arket today, Is not good business." t SUMTER COUNTY SUPPLY BILL Columbia, Feb. :t. A levy of eight mills is provided in tin Humter coun? ty supply hi'!, Introduced in tin- house 0 frepresenttttivcB by the sum er del? egation \Vednc8daj af.ernoon. 1 The lull allows the following *-:<mi ; eral appropriat ions: Roads and bridges.$20,000 ?'liain gang and road work . . 30,000 ITord t ruck, i oad machinery and engineering Instru? ments . 1.800 I New road constructions .... i,ooo i Public buildings, including v ;it? r. ligh's, insu rani ??, fuel and postage. 2,000 |?ub'tc buildings, ftirnifuro and natures. 200 Juil expenses, including diet? ing . M00 County home, poorhouse and i poor. 5,000 Repairs to poo. house build? ings .v,. 1.500 Court expenses. 7,ih>h Camp Alice tuberculosis camp l?0OQ Interest on court h?>i*se ! pensions. 2,104 bonos. .... 1,350 I Rooks, s.a lorn ry, printing sinking fund <>u court house and postage. 2,0u8 bonds, about. 8.607 Coroner and lunacy. 1,000 Sinking fund and Interest on linderest on borrowed laon road bonds, about. 2.O50 ey.'2,000 Salaries for county officers, as cov- Vital statistics. 850 ert-d by th ? appropriations for Sum- Kxptn ? f vaccination . 250 ler county, are as follows: Gam end expense, super In - Clerk of court.$ 400 tendeni of education .. .. i?oo 2,200 ISurvey in connection with on 750 ncxation of pati of Cl?ren? 200 , don county. S(J2.o0 7 ?<? Travelii .; e; rs noes of uudl 20?? tor. 2? 1,000 in anticipation of uu collections* 240 the county commission is authorised Oof! t<? borrow as much aa 850,000 at 0 600 per c If so much be necessary. 8, ?00 The . ?unty supply bill Instructs the '.'On : ,,r.:.*y b?aid ' i* i : innii: .icners of 1,800 Sum er county to lay out 0 system '.\Ail-> |?f roads containing ai least one 480 hundred miles; not more than ISO* to 000 ; i ?? known as the main county roada 500 these to form a part of the state high* S.OO0 was ays-cm. The special road funds 180 appropriated in the bill, together with 120 'the Rumt -r county's portion of the au ! tomoH'.e license fund, * hall ha used floo : on thes ? roa I* The ' '.\}. also Instructs the .county 1,500 eommlssle-n ? have necessary repairs SOU made i ? the Sum! )? court house, The following contingent exix?nses borrowing money to meet this ag> are provided in the Sum, or BUpply Tpons? hill, these totaling > i 1,1 87.60: K\|m nses ami p< r diem for sheriff transporting prlson eis out of county, n so much he needed.I '~' Telephone and telegraph .... Ht nt of Master's office . . . . !' Official bonds. Rescue Orphanage expense*.. v< Gasoline and repait*s, rural po Bherlff. Treasurer. Clerk to treasurer. Auditor. Clerk to auditor. Superintendent of education . ? County attorney. Coroner. Janitor. Pour rural police . Five commissioners. <'hrk to hoard. Maglstratea. Cons.able Third district! .. Jailor. Township assessors. County engineer. City nurse. Hoard of edu< ation . Part of salary of farm dem? onstration agent. Salary of home demonstration agent. Office help for judge of probate ?nemles of jnas music say theres ?yn in syncopation.-?Saginaw Kewn 'on: i r. i useul octant* Supplements :; o i?m: sali*--?Wanna maker improved 1 oa big Ik>H Cleveland extra early c>t 450 no. seed. Very choice at 81.50 |>er kou bushel. M. Ii. Beck? Pocalla _Sp> logs._Pi one ?:???:?._ 3oa WAXTKD? To buy a few* tons of I oi ,:\ Ine ha ? ? K. I< Mrteon. * r ' I A ? ; ? r a - ? \ 11 The National Bank of South Carolina of Ghror' i, U, Resources 81,000^oaa. Strooj; sno* Prv?srer?.?i>e il?e !K(*t CsbmsuYiug bXllVZCE with COCKTOSl" '.tve na the l'<-*sure of NerTl*'* YOfJ 0 O i > it <? - * x At [;kt ~V The Bank ot the Ka- < and File C. (i. ItOWL\NJ>, inrcsiiUui FXAJtLl KOWLA?D, ? asrder s> m ili. o noNM i.r l'(e>id, id m . v 1111: < IIIN \ \ ice Pw*sUli'nl t). L. V M I S Castil r Perfect Protection Here Tin ;s hardly a daj that we do not ,.. ;. v -w ^ A.. "t burglaries and hohl-ups. Buch 3 ? ,' 77 things have no terrors f<o.- us, \\ i 6 , ? .-.fa'. i i w nre fully Insured against burglary or I o il up We hope never to be visit id bj gentlemen engaged in this line of I usin< i:. Our ? ;,':< i rs and employees are f II) bond* d. Mb- safety of our depositor's funds I, DQ Sik * ? IIs always our firsl consideration. - b ? ': 1 I ^2 3 ' ??? ? \ *i 1 9 There is no safi r i ank In which to d posit your money than this. First National Bank Slimier, S. C.