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?tatttjman ;tifo ^mutton Entered at the PostofPce at Suinter, H. On an Heeond ? lass Malter. PBKdOaAL. Mtai Carrie Cain of Laurens in visit - ftng her aunt, Mra >' J. c.ailagher. Mr. W It Fehler In spending some time I i i hat k-Htun. lllss Louise Warren of Hpartanburg hoe been called |q Humtcr on account Pf tlie sickncse of her mother. Mr. and M s |i I Bland left thi* luomtng for a nhoi t trip to Laurens. JAr. J. A. Htubbs left for Tampa, Florida. Monday night on a visit of aeveral weeks to hii family. M ss Hsnnah Mor.tgornery of ti.su iopvklle la the visitor of Miaa Pauline >Iay;iawoi*h on Warren street. M.*a \ . P. forde? haa returned to the ettj * lira. T. B. 8ut>er left this morning for Columbia to att *ud the marriage e?f her sister. Miss r.leunor McNinoh, to k(r. fc.oyd l?iwhorn of Florence, formerly of Humttir. The wedding will take plao* Thursday afternoon at ? to'clock In tha A. H P. church in Co gaaatsav Mr. T. H. Clarke hua goes to New York on buainea*. Mr ft, C. Htrauae left laat night for ftfew Tor?. MkM Latclle Tlmmonn of Columbia P^Sjagasf .through the city thla morning en route for Manning. Mr. fg/llmot Owen? haa returned to >d? home In tlw elty after a stay of aeveral months in Wilmington. X. C. Mise Mamie Chandler has returned to Humtcr after a visit of aeveral days fa Clinton and Columbia. Mass Annl? Hepburn of Florence Ja visiting ht > aister, Mrs. T. C. Heed on galem Ava. Vir? A. J. Bynum left todav for n trip to Caroenvllle. Or. Ab? Weinberg returned to the rItv this morning after a visit of sev 0'?.I days In CoIuiiiImu. Mise Mas James of Bishopvlllc will arrive in t ie city this evening for a visit of a few days to Mrs. C. C. SBek, ,lr. Mr. Ii. K. Blanchard left for Char? lotte. \. i . where he will spend the Week* end. MatW YORK COTTON. Laat Montr Open High Low Close Close Jan. . .. 14.91 Mch ...11.60 13.68 13.38 13.62 13.71 May ...18.96 14.10 13.80 13.94 14.14 July ...14.30 14.47 14.18 14.32 14.50 Oct.. ..1466 14.84 14.58 14.76 14.82 Pee. . .14.75 16.00 14.76 14.85 14.93 gpo'a 20 down; middling 13.85. WaVW OH LEANS COTTON. Last Monti Open High Low Close Close gdrh. ..11.27 13.36 13.13 13.26 13.43 ?fay ...12.66 13.?7 13 42 13.51 13.70 July .13.82 13.94 U.S8 13.78 t:J.05 Oet. ..14.12 14.27 H.10 14. II 14.02 Dai.. .. I4.il 14.44 ?pots un< hanged, middling |2.26. UTV^BPOOL COTTON. Close gfr-reh. 8.61 May. 8.70 July. 9.04 Orteber. 9.23 December. 9.30 shrtn* Club Holds Meeting. The Sumter Hhrlne Club held a ?hot* meetli g Monday afternoon at gj o'clock \t th? Chamber of Cage* mert a hull for the purpose of the elec? tion of onVers for th? year 1921. The old oUcere, without exception. g*Jt*J re-elected to serve dunng the ensuing year. They are George u. Levy, president; R M Jones, vlee-prcsldentl and It. L. McLeod, secretary aOd treaeun i The following nobles were elected to serve on the executive committee: W I. Whitehead. Abe Ryttenberg, S. K n ash j. II. Myers and O. BI Ifuyneworth. XMiat About the <iot>l Road ?klltor Dully Hem What has tx-rome of that great two and a-H.tlf million lollar boad issue that we voted op Iaht year? It seemed that ? ?vcrvhod;' nearly was In favor of lt. As w.. -member lt. there was a gr< ?t amount of enthus* laam at that tune and a stiong com? mittee waa appoint, d to -airy out tin* Wishes of the people as indicated in the results of the election. Wonder if there cannot he some thlng done shout getting that bi? hard aurface road hulking program under way. l?abor was never mote plentiful ami probably cheaper just now Uisn it will ever !??? again Men With material to soli arc begging for nvist any aort of a rle(ent offer on It. Contractors were novel as keen fo ra big Job than now. Some of Iii mii have as many as a hundred tl?-id of muleM that are eating their heads off and have not done a day's werk in months. Jumter county does not expect to Bnake any money this year on her tartn produce Why ca.nnot we see that "his two and a-half million dol? lars Is properly Spent In the OOttg f eight now When that amount of mw money spent In lall county right Ml will <lo wondera '.' It vvd! revive busi? ness, give people money to spend and meke ours u most prosperous coun? ty right when we ggtd it most. We believe that ther.- should he some pressure used at once u|?on our com? mittee to aee that the tgpi'saaad will Of the people la carried out and cal ? ci out now. Mfhg proposed estah:i*hment of n court for Humtei county has )rm? ment of practically the en and thia attitude Is said to upon the conviction that the kgrt would promote economy ptdstratlon >>f justice SJ ling the .exutlous und Im thai no??? occur In civil mm*. It the money ami ex ?ud Uuug and it 71 ? ? ??? ROBBERY OF THE BATTERY Ctphus Ford and Marion Johns? ton Confess to Charges Against Them CephUfl Ford ami Marlon Johnson alia* Bed Marion, two negroes of shady fame |q police circles of Sumter, wen? arrested and plan-1 in the county jail Monday night about X:30 by Chief J. M. Harwick and Of tlcer J. I). Chandler, after COnfeaB ing to the robbery of the s ort oper? ated hy go| Krasnoff and Known as tin- Mattery. What led up to the arrest of both Umso negroes was onlv a very small bit of information which came into the possession of Chief Itarwiek and Officer Chandler, and from this little "tip" they worked out the whole story. These officers began their work yesterday afternoon at about 1 o'clock and did not Hlop investigations until Itftt last niKht When both negroes were Hafely behind the bars. No one knew of the robbery of this store nor HuspecteU anything wrong, ho cleverly had these two negroes manuiged to conceal their workings. TheJr mode of operation was the en? tering of the store through a rear window, which they would open by running their hand through a brok? en pluce in the window pane and re? move the stick. o\e4- the top of the* window thereby allowing the raising of the ?vindow with comparative ease. The entire stock of the store would be at their disposal and when they had finished choosing what they wash? ed for the time being they would CSS the window Just as they had found it. closing the outside blinds so that no one might discover the hole in the window. These robberies may have be*?n going on ever since Mr. Krusnoff opened this new place of husiness after the burning of his old itand. The following Of the clews which Lhe otIUers developed carried them aver a wide range of territory yester lay. The evidence which will go with the negroes before the next term of 3ourt consists of six suits of clothes it a good grade and a skirt. Just now mueh mote goods has been dis? posed of by the negroes is not known lor the amount of the losses sustain- , ?d by the Batten'. The price that he negroes would charge for a suit d* clothes when disposing of it would >e ten or thirteen dollars. , Cephus Ford has done a short erm SSSftOnOS previously so it Will not ake him very long to again grow ac oistorned to the old surroundings, and hen too he will have company all he way through. Editor Daily Item: Please allow me spare in your vul table paper to 9uy a few words of he Borden section. Everything here n moving on nicely so far. All the armors have gotten through planting heir small grain and some are busy Utting stalks and some are starting heir plows, Wa hud a very severe 'old snap last week, but did not hurt pain in the sprout. We are In hopes ! hat this cold snap will destroy some ' ?f the bell weevils. 1 was at Horden on Monday and ] vas glad to meet with my old friends ' 1. W. llatbold. W. II. Hatto M and 1 fohnnie Morris there und they SSOm 0 be very satisfied about the eondi lons of the country. I was also glad :o see Mr. Bob Wilson. He looks like he pasture of health. There was great excitement in our ?ommunity on last week when one nt our friends, M Nixon, found a bot? tle of roots in his yard. The next morning ho and his wife were almost ?&US. They ran ever to Horden, tell? ing of their trouble and Mr. P, B. Rmanuel sent ami got the bottle and found out it Wits nothing but OOt* '.on stalk roots in a bottle of soda water. Since Messrs IV B. and C< M. ?mannet took the hand of Bd Nt?? 01 he is now getting along fine. If my one 1ms any ruore trouble with roots send for IV B. ami C. M. Imman? uel and they wdl give >ou relief, On hist week we were glad to have s fOW Ol our friends to spend some time With us: James Chatman, Wil? lie Joney, Bugjenc Davis, Jefl Bmallai Adam ltoykin, Crime Taylor Spent Several days at Horden. but Jeff Smalls tloean't come as often as he has also Joe Johnsou spent yesterday here* If the folks ar<mnd Borden would pay their debts we would gel along much better. We were glud to see Mr. and Mm W. K, Freeman pass through Bor? den yesterday, E. H. F. Bealh. Mrs. Sur Johnston, wife of Mr, T. P, Johnston, dud yesterday morning at 10 o'clock ai her hoinc In the SBoar neighborhood about six miles from gunrter, Mrs. Johneton was in her :i7th year The funeral services were held this morning al n o'clock at the SSonr eh u roh. Marriage Licences. Marriage Meentes have been grant ad to the following colored couples: Louis Ta;. loi and Bottle Adjer of AJeoiu. Jurvcv Burgess and lla'tie Single? ton of Muyetvtlle, A few doses (?CU break a cold.?Advt iu response to an urgent plea for conteatants to enter an embroidery contest which was put on by The staii Needle Work Mugaaint of New fork ahimter was splendidly repre? sented by Mrs. V .1 Hynum who won a prize lor the bist pure of enlorod embroidery received and Mrs. Phil? lip Ullllard foi the beet in the white embroidery, The contest was nation* wide ami open to ail corners six piiues were offered, Many congratu? Intionl have been extenteded to these two ladles for the mUiti and great beauty o'f the work for which they i tool I Sd I he prl/.? s. Ituh-My Tism cure hrulseg, cuts, burns, SOreA Utter, etc.? Advt, CAPITAL NEWS From the Capital City Columbia, Peb. 8. -a bill provid? ing for the establishment of mar? keting associations throughout the state is being Introduced jointly in both branches of Ute general assem? bly toilay, by Senator Alan .lohnstonc, Of NOW berry, in the senate and by the agricultural committee in the house Of representatives. The hill would authorise the incor potation of marketing associations composed of the or more persons in euch ease, for the preserving, ship? ping, marketing or for the manu? facturing of agricultural products. The bill goes into details with regard to the rules to govern incorporat? ed marketing aaaoolatlona 11 would aiiow tin* organiaation ot such an as aoelatlon with or without capital, pro tit not being the aim of the associa? tion itself. The bill provides for the eo-opers tion of Ctemson College in the oper? ation of these marketing associations. Columbia, Fes>, 8,?An Interesting IlKht within the tanks of the Hreen vllle legialative delegation, over an amendmeju of its county court act, is ' ovpocted to follow the introduction, probably Tuesday afternoon, of a bill, prepared byi Senat???- Bonham, ot* ureenvllle, which is in opposition t?? a plan endorsed by tin bouse mem hern from Ureenvllle. The main point of difference between the senator and the house members is in regard to j the employment of a solicitor lor tin- : county court. The house members , want to place the duties of solicitor on j the circuit solicitor, with additional pay, while the senator desires, and his ! bill so provides, for the employment | of a county solicitor, at a salary of i $1.500. Members of tin- house state j they will not agree to Mr. Bonham'fl ] bill, gnd the senator has stated that he will not agree to tin- plan propos sed by the house members. Neither plan is likely to become law, it is said, and the result will be that Oreanvllle'i count y court will remain with only civil jurisdiction, and with? out criminal jurisdiction, as is pro? posed by the idea incorporated in the anticipated legislation. Greenville is one of the two coun ti? s in the state with a cot nty court, Blohland being the other, though a bill was introduced last week to pro vide for a county court for Sunder. The Greenville court was cteated in 1930, and Pormer Governor Ansel is Judge. The delegation this year iH mxious to amend the Greenville act, SO as to give the county tribunal srtmtnai jurisdiction. At present, like the Columbia court, it has only civil Mtthorlty, Senator I'.onham opposes the house j members plan of giving the circuit so lioitor the work of prosecuting cases In he county court, on the ground that the solicitor is a state official and .mnot be lott ed tu assume the coiin y othtv. Columbia, I'Vb. '.I. Two revenue srodueing bills are being introduced n the general assembly, possibly at the sessions of Wednesday, one to ux gasoline, the other to tax syrups imt fruit that go into tin- manufae- I lure* oi soft drinks. The ways and means committee of the house of representatives is in? troducing the gasoline tax bill, and this is proposed at one cent per gal? lon on gasoline and tWO cents a gat Ion on lubricating Olla. The assess? ment of the l.i\ would he placed upon the tax commission, the collection cm! the department of agriculture. The i t:t\ would he levied against all g;u?o illlO and oil shipped IlltO the state, at. I ha lime of import. Representatives Andereon, of Flor? ence, and Leopard) of Piokena, are preparing u bill, the idea of Mr. An? derson, to provide for a 'ax of ton per cent on s\rups and I'ruiV.s going into the manufacture of soft drink. This tax would be Imposed on these prodUOtS when tiny are received in the state. More ktAbolition.*' Representative w. R. Haitis, of Anderson, is introducing it bill to ghollah the ofllce of chief state game warden, and devolve the duties on the COUnty commissioners. Xuuhist "Son cd' a <.un." Senator Wella of Bdgetleld, is In traducing ;? hill t<? prohibit tin- sale of ' Son of a gun" or any other brand of fireworks containing elements that would poison a baby. Penalties would' he Impoaed. New Depot at l.anglcy. | Representatives Toole and Wade, of Alken, are Introducing a lull to re? quire the Sou hern Hallway to erect at Langley, hi Alken county, a new depot, the station to be elected with? in six months, a penalty cd" $."?0 belnK imposed for every day beyond the six months period, In which tic- station is not htlllt. "Now Constitutional. Senator Christeneon, of Beaufort, Ii Introducing in the senate u resolution similar to that introduced by Repre? sentative Hupp in the house, to pro? vide for \ote of the people on the question of it constitutional conven? tion. WOuld Prevent Mistrials. Representative J, <> Rhcppard, of Rdgefleld, son of Former Governor and ex-Renutor Hheppard, Is lutroditc mg Wednesday a lilt] to eliminate the requirement that juries In civil cases shall always render unanimous de? cisions The lull would nllow ii de? rision by the Jury on q civil case where nine of the twelve Jurymen agree. This is reg! rded us ;m ine portant hill und will likely bring forth strong argumenta, on both sides. The purpose of the bill will, it is sakl, be to reduce the number of mistrials. Protect Tobacc > sales. Representatives Camlln, Mclnnea and Windham are introducing in the house a lull to require the correct name of loh'irro sellers pkicini', to baboo a/lth wsrehouaea to be sold tin nppeai on the tags attached to the to bacco. The use of a fictitious name by a tobacco seller would bo consid? ered a misdemeanor, punishable at the discretion of the court. The re? quirement applies i)otii to seller ;in<l wart houseman. Mr, W. a. Leiten, district passe ng er agent, a. C. L., with heudquarters in AUgUStU, Ca., was a visitor in the city Tuesday. see Mr, I., l. Mason, traveling pato senger agent, Southern Pacltic lines, was in town Tuesday. ? ? e Mrs. J. l j. Sessions went to Kf Angham Rundny to see her grand fa ' her, w ho is very ill. e o e Mr. W. .1. Wheeler, rormer ticket seller, passed through Sumter Sunday goinff to Florence to spend the day with his parents, -Mr. and Mrs. c\ B. Wheeler, returning; to Carolina that evening. o o o Captain and Mrs. .1. C. Mtl.cod are on an extensive trip to Los Angeles, San Francisco ami many other wes? tern cities. They write thej are having a most wonderful trip. Good Work by I?ollce. Editor The Sumter Daily Item: 1 read carefully your report on the robbery of the Battery, in yesterday's 1 Item, Which fully describes the activi ties of our police department, in dis- I covering the goods as well as the rob- I hers. Having had something to do with it myself, as an interested party, and seeing the result accomplished by our braves, i can not refrain from j expressing my admiration of the ex? cellent work accomplished by our j clever police force, especially when there was no report or complaint at j hand to look for it, as we have not had the h ast suspicion of the rob? bery and did not know' anything until the information came to us through the police. Chief Berwick and Mr. Chandler certainly deserve the praise for their excellent accomplishments. They not only recovered property belonging to us amounting to over $100, but they have succeeded in finding the main leader of the gang, and placed him where he belongs, ind it is hoped that they will finally rid this community oi undesirables so that we can rest in peace. I also know of some ncgToes who , have aaell <>d the police in discov? ering the perpetrators of the robbery, and I hope the public will appre? ciate their efforts in helping to uphold the law. 1 want to say to the ne? groes, that the sooner they make up their minds to help the officers to up? hold the law. and expose the law breakers tho better it will be for them and the community. They must bear in mind that for every crime com? mitted by a negro, all the negroes are blamed, whether justly or not, can not be helped, but this is 'ho nature Id' things, but the sootier they t'.is- j play a disposition in assisting the j authorities in malntaing order, try to i ho honest and respectable, refrain | from shielding any one who is guilty of offences, the better will bo for thoni and the community, the better wdll be? come tho relations between the races and less antagonism on account of color. The White people of Sumter have no grudge or hatred for colored peo? ple, in Lot they are trying to help them in ever) respect, financially, morally and otherwise, and would like to see the colored people pros? per and well provided, but the color? ed people must cooperate in keeping order ami be law-abiding, which will make Sumter a good place tc live in fi r all, Irrespective of race, creed or political inclinations. Respect fully, s. L. Krasnoff. .lust as soon as the good roads bonds can Is* sold at an advantageous price and cement, steel and other road mater.als for the construction Of the system of hard surface roads in this county can be purchased at a i fair price, the permanent road com? mission should begin to get a move on itsrdf. Labor is plentiful and Will continue plentiful for the next your or more and the roads can ho built lor less ntortoy than in a time of cru? cial prosperity when there is great demand for material and labov. There is a tremendous hue and cry over tux a ion. hut 1 hose who make the moat noise utterly ignore the fata that the highest and most burdensome tax Ihul the people of Sumter county now <p:i> is the bad road tax. UntlCCCS Blirj wear and tear on vehicles and Stock and loss of time cost annually many times the amount of taxes re? quired to build the roads. The llghl that has been waged in the legislature against the truant of tiers on the grounds of economy is 1 in reality an Indirect attack of the compulsory education law. The com I puleory education law without an of? ficer to enforce it is a law without teeth nnd the very people who need the law ami require force to compel them to send then children to ichool will immediutel) drop back into tin habit of keeping tie- ?hillien out of school to mow up in ignorance. The majority of people send 'heir children to school willingly and gladly, but. there is small miuorit) who are Ignorant and evince disposition to raise up theli children t?> follow in their footsteps, These people hold back the progress of the state and the only way tin;, can be helped tn im? prove their own condition ami that of the community as a winde is to compel the younger generation to ac? quire a measure of education. Traced ?back to its origin it is sale in say that the movement i?> kill the rompul sory education law by hiking awa> tin- onl) Instrument for its effective enforcement hud Us inception wltl ? that element that has opposed tin contOulsoiy education law from tin 1 .time It was Urst suggested. ^| SIX MILLION AND HALF IN APPROPRIATION BILL Measure Introduced in House Last Night by Ways and Means Committee?No Salary Increases ?Considerable Pruning?Down to Old Basis Columbia, F<'1>. B.-r-CurryinB ?? to- [largely to ir-l appropriation of $6,563,086.71 for shoa book all state department*, a reduction of Irial and a the state levy of 12U mills of 1920 state, but to 11 mills ami suspension entire- I same lime ly of the special statewide two mill lev> for the construction of highways, the general appropriation hill was re? ported out 10 the lower house In the ways and means committee last night. ll the measure is passed as intro? duced last night, a total reduction Of three and one-half mills will he made in tie- taxes of 1 he State, ?tl? mill and a halt com inj? from the Koneral levy and two mills from the special two mill tax levy for the con? struction c highways and brldgea This two mill levy would be suspend? ed for the present year. Rome large reductions from thesre quests of the deportments are noted in the bill as reported out by the ways and means committee, andralso as recommended by the governor in his budget recommendations, while on the other hand, some increases are allowed. The total requests of the state departments were $9,806,806.59 and the governor recommended $?. 111.688,86. B) these figures it is seen that the bill reduces the recommen? dations of the chief executive by $6 18,602.16. The University of South Carolina is trimmed from a request of $4*65,154 to $211,755, this, however, being a few thousand. vabovo the governor's recommendation. The Citadel is cut from a request of $628,015 to $452.315 and Winthrop likewise -.hares a trim from $833,005.57 to $416,088, this be? ing a little above the recommenda? tion of the governor. The committee recommends the bill to again plaoo the payment of con? federate Veterans on the comptroller general ami provides for a total of $790,270.34 for this department. This is a large increase from the request, hut the increase is due to about $t>00, t?oo for pensions to veterans. The work of the committee was reduce the tax levy, to appreciation of the dnan onomlc condition of the at this time and at the trying to make sufficient appropriations for the current oper? ation of the government, Chairman Hughes of the committee said last night. In doing this i. was ueceasarv i to suspend all permanent building [programs, with the exception, of 'course, of the old programs for build? ing provided for by the legislatui , last year and in years pa^t. he point? ed out. The only new building car? ried in the bill is an appropriation of $84,000 for improvements at the [school for the deaf and blind. This ' item is tin- only one fur buildinga or improvements not aJi^eady provided for by la w. Mr. li ugh"S BOid. The bill gives $1.5ti6,830 for Tho state superintendent of education's office, against $031,290 for last year, but a reduction from $2.154,050 from i he. request of the department and $1,973,050 as recommended by tho governor. "We got right down to an a tun I operating basis. allowing no salary increases,*' Mr. Hughes said. A basts the same as of 1920 is carried in the bill. A large number of departments are ?Mit ami a few increased, among the big primings being the commissioner of agriculture's otllce from a requeot of $135.y40 to $77.743.40, the high? way commission from a request of $453,243 and a recommendation from the governor of $216.693 to $119,490. The highway commission suffers the i iggest cut, proportionately, to any department. Xo provision is made for the increased work of the public service commission, the amount of the bill being $2,000. The bill would cany a levy of 11 mills on the total taxable property of the state of approximately $44S,ooo, 000. ThO measure was introduced and given first reading* lust night. CALCIUM ARSENATE FOR DUSTING Samples For Analysis Must Be1 Sent Through the County Agents Ciemson College, Feb. to.? Enormere md dealers who whih to have analyz? ed samples ??i calcium araenate for cotton dusting must send the sam? ples through the county agents to the Delta Laboratory, Tallulah, La. This ruling is made in a recent letter from i'. It. Coad, entomologist in charge )i the Delta [laboratory, to Prof. A. P. t'onradi, entomologist for the South Carolina tttate crop Pest com? mission. The letter from Mr. Coad la given below: in the past we have been analys? ing samples of calcium araenate sent in by fare,eis am. dealers and are desirous of continuing this service, hut it has now proven impossible to continue on this basis. The only so? lution of the difficulty which now confronts us seems to be to establish a rule that we will analyse only sam? ples Which are sent in by county agents, and this will be our policy hereafter. We still consider it quite important that all shipments of cal? cium araenate be sampled and analys? ed and are anxious to do this for ev? eryone Who is planning to poison the boll weevil. Consequently, If you have any calcium araenate, communicate with your county agent and have him send the samples for free analy? sis. Very truly yours, b. rt. a ?au. In Charge of Delta Laboratory. Horse is Shot After llivnkiug Leg. A bay horse belonging to Sharper Pringle, a colored man living aeveral miles out of town, became frighten? ed by an automobile yesterday after? noon at about 5 o'clock, got loose from Its fastening, ran away and broke its leg. The \< ?-; was so badly broken that the shooting of the horse became a neceaalt). The liorse was hitched to a tele? phone p?>* on the right side at Sum? te r street just at the jail yard. A Winton automobile, the property of Ml*. F. II01 res. which was being driv? en by ii colored rhaffeur, drove too near the horse in efforts to avoid mud puddles in the street, causing the horse to break away. The ho.se ran up Suinter street, turning the cor? ner at CalhOUn where it fell ami in I some manner managed to break one. of its hind lege.? The h?rne was ahoi it?y olikei B. Ii. DuRant. ! 666 quli kly relieves a cold. ? Advt I Miss Antonio Qlhaoil. city nurse, I has moved her residence to Xo II Haynsworth street Her new tele? phone number will i>e s'.'i.i She wttl i retain her office In the ? ourt house I where sh.- ma> !*? found l?etween the hours of A and .'? in the afternoon, T?? break n cold take ?Adv.. \creagr Reduction Rill Defeated. ? 'olumb I, F< b. :? II) s vote of 71 to the house off representatives lo ,if,\ killed a resolution to limit the ncrenge. The i?iii was killed on ran* Hon off Representative Rlnntker, of orangMmrg, himself a farmer, who urged that nothing he done to Inter? fere with the formera' privileges. To prevent a cold tak? GC6.?Advt Home Demonstration Department. Schedule of agent for week begin? ning February 7, 1921: Monday- Concord, v?'ilder Poultry Clubs, Tuesday ? Office. Wednesday?Uethel H. D. C. Thursday ?Providence, Qirls' H. IX C. Women's H. D. c. Friday? Baker (Jills' II. V. C. Ww* nn n's H. I?. C. Baturda) <>fhco. Poultry Wsjha Last fall a county agent 'and poul try specialist v sited eight farms ons day to cull the poultry- flocks because they were pelting no eggs. Seven at the farms were maintaining about seventy-five hens each and collecting an average of one dozen eggs a day. A few had poultry houses ot the "maks-sdilft*' type, two inch cracks on all sides, roof of 'adder type* cov? ering the entire door area which was from two to four inches covered with dropping*, The flock h:id no quar* lers i 11 which to spend the cold wet days. The feed consisted wholly of corn. Eighty per cent of these hens were found capable of producing eggs under in-o ver management and with proper food. On the eighth farm was found a modern poultry house fourteen by f?rty feet, open front, shed roof, fac? ing south. The perches wera ar? ranged on a level with the dropping ?boards The floor was dry and cov? ered with oak leaves to a depth OT twelve inches and on<? hundred and twenty-five hens were workiug hard at sunset to fill their crops before bed lime. The ag- nts assisted the Wife in i ollectlng sixty-two fresh laid eggs, a reward presented by this happy Hock for good treatment. Pour pans of butter milk were seen under the shed. We should like to see ? flock of uni? form standard poultry on every farm in Rumter count}. Not until then cwn we demand the top price for our pro? ducts. Dispose of that scrubby, scaly leg rooster and get ? standard Ply? mouth Dock. Rhode Island Red. Wyandotte or any good utility, vig? orous bird. Tim best layers ft rough December and January should ho kept for breeders if you have to build a so? cial yard to keep them conti n?.' t through February. Murch and Apr?. This will insure yon eggs next winter if you hatch them early and grow them well. If you hive no green feed, KpttOrU salts given every ten days, about a pound to ons hundred hens, in the drinking water evlll give surprising results, s. Its lias a like elTect unto green feed <s 1 laxative and cleanser. \ ht.? lay well should have plenty of water. Washington. Feb. io.?t'olby rf> id to transmit to the sena'e for* ii relations committee information regarding negotiations with the Jap? an, se concerning the framing of a > ew treat? to meet the situation cre? ated by the adoption of the Califor? nia ant I-alien land law. London. I Vh |fl - An Irish re*pup lican arm> several hundred tstioug is marching on Skibberreen, county fork, according to reports from rnaqr souk es. snys a Skibberreen dispatch. WANTED?A lady to do the altering In em ready to wear department, and to help in store. Shaw end McCoHunj More, Co. WANTED?To buy a few tone *C peavine hay. if. u. osteea.