The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 16, 1921, Image 2

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WEEKLY MARKETCRAM. I S. Huronn of Market* For For the Week Kmlcd Feb. 10. For the Week Kmlcd February 10. I Volt* and lewrtahle*. Potatoes recovered ?i to 10c per 100 pounds a northern f. o. i>. shipping* ntath ms. i losing bu to 95c. Ohl- i rago carlot market up 16c, reaching | Hi ll to $1.35 socked. Hound whites down about 10c at western New York fihlpprig station*, reaching low point of lot to $1. New Yoik market is steady $1.60 to $1.06 bulk. Cold storage Baldwin apples steady at western ?w York f. o. b. stations closing $4 to $4 1) per barrel, mostly around $4. Baldwins and Greenings steady in city wholesale markets at $4 to III York Imperials 13.So to 14.10. Vorthweatern Rxtra Fancy Wlnesape firm in New York, closing 14.11 to 14.10. mostly 14.26 per box for large stsee; $3.16 to $1 75 for me? dium slscs. Backed yellow onions slow and dull in wholes* e consuming markets at 70c to 11.2 > per 100 pounds. Florida cslery steady in city market at II.50 to 13.26, except New York It per erste higher at $8.50 to 13.76. Shipping points quote around $1.76. California Ooldon Hearts 15.36 to $7 tper crate In consuming centers; Ix>s Angehe steady f. o. b. 30 to 35c per dosen bunches. Carlo* shipments week ended Feb? ruary 9: Pots toes 2.7t(> cars; boxed apples 4M, barreled apples 1,098; cabbage 423; celery 361; lettuce 391; onions 3(1; sweet potatoes 330. 8h p mon'a week ended February 2: l o tatoer 2,910 cars; boxed apples 416; ?barrel d apples 1,061; callage 37 5; aelery 416; lettuce 670; onions 406; sweet potatoes .; / I lay. Markst remains dull. Only top grades in demand. Lower gradeo ? Hing at heavy discounts. Receipts generally light but equal to the lim? ited demand. Cincinnati market con g*?rted with poor hay. Large quan? tity Idaho hay reported en route to Kansas City; lower prices expected. Quoted February 9, No. 1 timothy. New York |ll. Chicago $24.60. Mem? phis 121, Cincinnati $25, Mlnneapols 120 No. I, It to I lower. No. 1 alfalfa Kansas City 121, Omaha $11. Memphis |29. Home grades selling as low as $11 per ton. No. l prairie: Omaha lio. Kanena City $16, Min? neapolis lit. Feed. Market continues dull. Country desJert are not showing any Inclina? tion to buy except when In urgent I nted. Wcetern offerings of wheat- ' feeds, especially from mills, ure heav? ies both for prompt and deferred shipment Canadian mills offering br in and middlings In northeastern territory at prleee lower than domes die quotation*. Cottonseed meal de? clining slowly nnd meeting with lit? tle Inquiry. llomlny feed offerings small; price steadier. Beet pulp and alfalfa meal u'det. Linseed neat weak end obtainable nt |:i* 60 Chi cjuto; 41 per cent cottonseed meal quoted ||4: 43 pe?? ccn*. meal 136. Ki.nsa* City reports sales No. 1 al? falfa meal at lso. Quoted February I: bran 110, middlings g 19. flour mid? dlings $23. Unseed meal $37, Min? neapolis; NO l alfalfa meal $22.60, hard wheat bran $20.50, corn bran IIS. oatfeed $9.50. 9t. Louis; 36 per cent cottonseed meal $26.60. winter wheat bran $26, Memphis; white llomlny feed $21 Ht. Louis; gluten feed 116, red dog $31.50. rye middlings 42X60. Chicago. Cotton. The average price of middling spot cotton In the 10 designated markets advanced about n points during the week, closing around 13.20 per lb. March futuri contra eta at New York advanced 84 points, closing at 13.52. I/lee Htock and .Meats. Prices of mo?t elusaes of cattle at Chlengo showed udvances compared with a week ago. Hose down 50c to 76e; beof steers up 65c to 90c; feed? er ufeois 16c to 50c. Fnt lambs prac? tically inchunged with feeding lambs the to l?0c lower. Y actings averaged about Nteady with f-v . ewes 25c high? er. Febrtiary 10 Chicago prices: Hons, bulk of Mile* $8.65 to $9.26; tnc dlu u snd Ko->d beef steers $7.75 to 19.15; butcher cows und helfors $4 to 69.61; feeder steers $0 to $8.50; Itgrt and medium weight veal calves 19.(0 u 913.26; fat lambs $7 to 19.90; feeding lambs $7 to $6; yearlings $5.75 to 17.5< ; fa- ewea $3.60 to 63. Kastsrn wholesale fresh meat n\ar ketti were almost Invai lably las ? r than a week ago./ \ , and mutton down $1 to $3 per l mi pounds, lamb and pork loins generally $1 lower; t?c< I Sin ami $t 60 low: February 10 i gtrlree >n good grade n at lleol 111 to $14 60; veal iff 17 to CM: lamb 111 to 120; mutton $9 to jtt, light' poi-k lmns $19 to 131; heavy loins $1? la lit. Oraln. Prices advaneed considerably dur log the week, the largest gains be? ing recorded on the 10th when Chi cago Mtreh wheat t>d\anced f? l-4c influenced by strength In cash grairn sentlme jt la much more favorable to buylnc side on the 9th one hundred thousand hands flour sold for ex i rgaeho Slovak in market for 4<m. ??"?! ban ? Nt ROW 1 'ounti \ offer ings very light nlth >ugh priot ud vanees on the huh brought out u ttttlo wheat In Kansas; reports that further advance of 5 or 10c will tiring OUt COnSldcuihlv more Trade in Coarse grains n . large but n?ntl ment n . n:? to buying gait with country onTertngt limited and com and onts recelpf? tmall in all market* Seaboard bought some corn in wetd in Chicago ? imh Nu I rod winter wheat 2* to 31 V*r over Mat h. Jfj . h Ifd I 1" 10 l-4e over, Kg ?'? mixed corn I lo 'iSc under Miy. yel? low 4 lo st/C under. Cor ?he week Chicago March wheat up lb l-4e at II 67 3-t: May com l^c at 67 7-Sc. Minneapolis March wheat up 16 l-4c at |i?M; Kansas City Marsh II l-4o Mt 11.59; Winnipeg Ma> 17 1-4 at . |1 IS ' I. I'hlcugo May wheat $t.SI Ihilry l?r?slu.ct*. H?tt? r markets weak during UM gl eater part of week but now show? ing signs of Improvement* February 10 prices 92 score. New York 4 3c: Chicago 43 1-4: Philadelphia 43Vfcc; lloston 4 4e. Further price changes likely as Chicago is still higher titan New York. Imported butter mooting \ery light demand at present. Cheese markets for moa*. part dull and inactivo during week, but trad- ' lag has improved somewhat the past few daya and prices at country points art slightly higher titan' a Week ago. At Wisconsin primary markets sales average: Twins 24 l-4c; Daisies 25 1-4: Double Daisies. 241.; Young Americas 2t>; I.-onghoms 26c. , fiood-hyt, (jiasoline. An official Standard Oil bulletin | presents some facts and figures, par- | tlcularly with reference to the Pa- I clfic coast supply of fuel oil and of ' petroleum products, that should be of interest to every automobile owner. I It appears that the present normal consumption of oil exceeds the ab normiyl consumption of war-time. Specifically, in 1918 the average dally consumption wus 297,076 barrels; whereas the average consumption in 1919 was 292,278 barrels, and In Feb- | ruury. 192??, the dally consumption exceeded 300,000 barrels. I Mean'Jmc the use of oil as a sub? stitute for coal in propelling ships has become a very significant factor, j the r.avy having* requisitioned for the present year, on the Pacific coast. ' 2.950.SOU barrels of oil, ant" the 1 United State? Shipping board hnv- | ing invited bids for 4,000,000 bar- | reis. TLe not result Is that the reserve stoi?k. of oil decreased from ?50,000, III parrels or. May I, i o i r?. to a present supplj of less than IS,000,000 | hnreesBj and 11 Is predicted that the entire reserve stock will be exhausted within the coming year, thus cutting get the supply of California fuel be? tween 25,000 and 30,000 barrels per day. Quite in keeping with the unfavor? able auguries revealed by this report Is the more general report of the bureau of mines, according to which the production of gasoline during the first six months of the present year was only 13 per cent above the pro? duction of the cm-responding months of 1919; whereas the domestic con? sumption of gasoline wns II per cent ; increased and the to'al consumption, including exports, Was Increased by 32 per cent over a year ago. If the production of crude oil de? creases al the consumption increases, what shall we pay fo" gasoline in || || ?--Dr. Henry Smith Williams in Hearst's lor January. Air Travel Statistics. Nww York Feb. 10.?A total of 115, IC3 passengers flew 3,136,550 miles In commercial airplane* goring |tho last twelve months without the loss of a single life, the Manufacturers* j Aireraft association announced here I today. Thtse figures are based on the performance of 125 planes, and it Is believed that the number of passeng? ers end the mileage would be doubled If the Mauren of the 1.000 commercial airplanes operating in this country acre obtainable. "In the absence of any federal sys? tem of resignation, air laws and gov? ernment methods for tabulating the ownership and performance of air em ft, tt has boon found difficult to trice the to.al number,'' the associa? tion stated. "The totals are based on questionnaires distributed by the association, but due to the Itinerant nature of much of the flying, it has been difficult to trace and record more than half of these. Thin on. - half, by ?7 coir panics or Individuals, are pormanentl> located In all parts of the Cntt?Ml States. "Much i.i the mileage was made ' on short flights of 10 to 15 miles, for which an average fee of $12.50 was charged. An increasing denvund for aerial transportation between the cities has been noted, the average , oharge for this service being 05 cents a mile. On practically all later-city flights baggage or freight was car? ried, the quantity limited only by the capacity of the craft. This business aggrega'ed 4 1.390 pounds. "Th? re Were accidents and forced landings, but according to the sil o? ed reports from the 8 7 companies, In the 3.13G,r>.'>0 miles llown not u single life was lost. There wore j 22 forced landings and 88 accidents, j There have been fatal accidents in i other Instances, they occu-red in th I course of stunt or exhibition poV formances or under circumstances In- I dlcating that undue risk had be n tauen. Meet of t*. S. Tea ICxperts. New Voik, Feb. 10.?Uncle gam's official and annual ten party has Just bet n Ii hi la re j Far from the tittering throngtt which loll about the peacock alleys ol effete hotels ajid Broadway's dun nest tearooms tech afternooiii seven sturdy men partook of nearly a thousand cups of tea In the workaday I environment of a government ware* gQsjgf, Scores Of samples Were offered these official connoisseurs. They snif? fed, sipped, lagtedi and then used a gigantic cuspidor for a target. The) determined whether each specimen had enough Off too much thetne, sometimes known as a kick. The s* v en of 'hem composed the United ?States Hoard of Ten Fxperts. One member of the board came from BOOh of the following cities: New York. Itostnu. Char-lesion. San Francisco, 'Pacoma. Chicago and St. Paul, Bach year they ohooat e|c;ht mini? mum standsrdn and no tea below the tu? d quality, purity or fitness for con sumption may be Imported, Tea. they exclaimed between tastes, is the superb Uimulant. It ke>s up lhs brain Without csusimx a remorse fill hang ovei SwIpx guides favor it and i'euiv (Irani, it in in., ttnal dash for the puic. 1 urtlnu more. they said, tea Is just as cheap now as 25 or io years uau. HOME DEMONSTRA? TION DEPARTMENT Schedule of Agent For Week Be? ginning Feb. 14 Monday Wilder Poultry Club. T*ietc*?? -Office. Wednt ay?Plnewoud cj. II, D. C. Thursday -TVedgcfleld O. H. D. c. Friday?Concord G. H. D. c. Saturday?Sumter CJ. H. D. C. Oil Saturday MiM Trttluck will give a Macuii n*tttku?g lesoon in l?cr ? iTicc to those girls from nearby schools where there is no equipment for such work. Any girl who wants to conic in for that lesson may do so. All girls who arc in the cooking classes this year are eligible to the Hoard Contest, rules for which are given below: Bread Contest for 1021 1. The. contest shall begin .March 1, ItJl and end during the State Fair in otocebr 1921. 2. Only cooking club members may enter. 3. The contest is to be devoted to biscuit making only, both soda and I baking powder. ?4. Contestants must make each kind of biscuit at least four times be? fore competing at the county contest, one of which must bo in the presence of the county nomo demonstration agent; eight times before competing at the district contest; twelve times be? fore competing at the state contest. 6. Contestants must keep complete records. 6. Record card! must be in the hands of county home demonstra'.'on agent before euch contest. 7. Regulation score card must be lined in scoring biscuit. County, Ditsrict, and States prizes will be given. List to bo given out laut. Bet lud Home Demonstration Club. The regular monthly meeting of the Bethel Home Demonstration club was hold at the school house Wednesday, j February 9th, at three o'clock. Roll call and minutes were dispensed with I Plans for year dlacuaaedi Monthly j Garden Calendars and Qarden Reason .No. l distributed and discussed, The I club decided to accept the monthly i garden lessons which will be gotten j out each month by" Mr. Hoffman of | the Extension force. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. lt. B. Furman and Mrs. 'A. L. i Cuttino who gave a demonstration in j fancy iccing of a cake which when I finished, Mrs. Furman served with hot ; chocolate. The moeting was most in- ; teretcing and helpful. Mrs. Wm. Haynesworth, Pres. Mrs. II. B. Furman. Beet. Btlkcr Home Demonstration Club Meeting. The regular meeting of the Baker ; H. D. C, was held at thd liome of 1 Mrs. Evans, Friday, February 11th. The club was invited to the kitchen where a meat canning demonstration was begun. During the processing nie? ting was taken over by president, ecra wore reelected, plans for y?tar discussed and garden lesson project presented and accepted. Beveral new members were present. Meeting *vaa adjourned after canned meat was taken out. Mrs. H. W. Beall, Pros i Miss Lear Ervans, Becty*. Pakpr OlrPs Home Demonstration! ciuii held regular1 meeting Friday, Vobruary 11, ;<t tic- school house officers were elected, requirement and r? cord cards distributed and dlsoussed, scoring system explained, three new members enrolled, and Standard bis ~.ult recipes given. The dub then wept over to Mrs. Evans where MIhh Truluck gave g biscuit making dem- | onstration. The biscuit were scored by Niundard score card. The Bread Contest was discussed and four girls enrolled for that. Bell Evans, Pres. May Evans. Sect. Cotton Goods Trade Wear York, Feb. 13.?Cotton manu fauurers* exports of the United States made a record during 1920 and the United States now supplies nearly 16 per cent, of the cotton goods entering International trade, as com pared with about 5 per cent, at the beginning of the world war. Those facts arc the outstanding features of an unalysis of the cot? ton manufactures evports of the country, announced today by the Na? tional City bank. It shows J400, uoo "oo worth of cotton manufactures were sent OUt of the United Stated last year, while only $51,ooo.uoo worth were exported In the year Immediate? ly preceding the war. About 800,000,000 yards of cotton, cloths were exported as compared With S26.000.000 In 1014 with prices averaging cents a yard as against about seven centa a yard in 1014. Although the United Stat< s produces two-thirds of the world's cotton, the country had never been a large ex? porter of cotton goods until war cou ditlons eut off the cotton goods mar? ket of the world from their usual ? uric of supply when tbeae markets naturally tinned to the United states. This demand for American cotton goods comes from everywhere ami in Increasing volume, the analysis states, Argentina look 4"?.ooo,ooo yards, compared with 1,600,000 in t' 14; Brasil took 9,000,000, compared v\ 11 Ii 1,000,600 and Bonth America as a whole look 125,000,000, as com? pared with 63.0OU.O00 or eight times as much in (|Uantityi notwithstand? ing prices averaged approximately four times as much as in l'J14. Can ada*ln?reaaed her takings from 26, 900,000 to 70,000,000, while Australia alao ourprlsed her mother country by increasing her consumption of Amer? ican cottons. Internationa] trade In cotton goods averaged about |i,ioo,000,ooo yearly prior to the war of which the United Btatea supplies about $60,000,000 worth. Last year the world's trade aggregated |8,(..ooo.ooo, it is esti mnted. Ureat Britain, which buys moat of her cotton from the United States, mill leads In w<?rld cotton goods trado, her total exports last year, ut par foi Btorl ur. having been about 11.900,000,00?, American ex? ports totalled |4??tpoo,ooo; Urance, |S75,000.000; Japan. $250,.1.000 and Sw il/.? i,.?kid, 11 60,000,000, Chicago, Feb. 14.?The recent re duct Ions In wages of nttflritennncc of wu\ men am! ehnhgea In working: . onditlous oi tiuin dlspalchers, a auuuuikuaLJg^U^y i:aiir?>ad, were Btass the Bfediii^ COMMERCIAL SECRETARIES Important Meeting To Be Held in Columbia The secretaries <>f every chamber of commerce In south Carolina have been called to meet in Columbia to? day iu a morning, afternoon, and j night conference with the officials of j the tarm extension division of | Clemaon college, and with business men from all over South Carolina by | the call Of the South Carolina Cham? ber of Commerce. Secretary Reardon of the Sumter Chamber or Commerce left for Co-! lUfnbia tills morning to attend this meeting. Farmers, manufacturers, merchants, bankers, real estate deal- j era, land owners and practically ev? ery business interest will be repre? sented at this conference. The Secretaries will form a per? manent state secretaries' association which will he an advisory council of cm state Chamber of Commerce and , Development Hoard. Efforts to "bust the consumers' strike," organize a! "lay what you need and spend your money at home" and pay your debts 'campaign will be made. A BWeet potato marketing associa? tion and marketing facilities in every county for surplus farm products, cotton ncredge reduction and "live at home" agricultural programs for every county, transportation facilities and better public roads, general plans to assist In getting this state hack j to a prosperous agricultural and ! commercial status will be presented by Clemson College experts and lead? ing business men for every secretary i to carry back to his county W ith the I idea of having the commercial orgau i (nations ( ither tako the lead or bo I among the leadens in carrying out well defined plans to tide over the j present financial and business crisis. Organizing the chambers of commerce and commercial secretaries of the en? tire state into a concrete, systematiz? ed, state-wide association to work to? gether in uniting the farmers, hank err, merchants and all other busi? ness men into reducing cotton acre? age, planting of plenty of small grain, vegetables, raising plenty of hogs, poultry, beef cattle, and getting our state out of debt as quickly as pos? sible, and doing away with pessimism and establishing a spirit of eonthlence and optimism are among the main ob? jects of today's meeting. The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce be? lieves that local chambers of com? merce are more Important to the state and the different cities, coun? ties, and towns than they have ever been. That tie sc commercial organ? isations have proved their value and usefulness in tin past, in times of war ami peu ?<? f an not be successful? ly disputed, Putting the chambers I of commerce on a ilnanci.l basis to j keen them functioning and adding to their usefulness is what Clemson Col i'\ and tin- State Chamber cont"ru plnte doing with the assistance of the buniness men of South Carolina. It is recognised that the chambers of commerce are the only organiza? tions in the different counties that are constantly functioning the entire year through, and which have been used to advantage by tho Clemson College and Winthrop College exten? sion services, American Cotton asso? ciation, merchants, bankers, and by lue iiics Interests of every kind for years, and also to a large extent by tho state agricultural department and In numbers of counties used by the municipal and county governments advantageously, All time, paid seer Carlos, "on the job" the year around are useful servants to the leaders of the important movements to bring South Carolina hack to a normal state of prosperity by cooperation of every business interest are seeking the advice and the assistance of the commercial secretaries of this state in Starting a state-wide movement to meet the prpblem scaused by the nec? essary eVOltltlOt in agricultural and commercial progress brought about by new conditions which must be faced, Xu progressive city or town can af? ford to be withojt a chamber of com? merce. These organizations have felt the Stress of temporary "hard times" the same as every other line of business?they have been hard hit In money matters, their activities tem? porarily crippled by the gloomy out? look and the fact that thousands of merchants and ba thers and farmers ami other business men in South Car? olina have been suffering with "cold feet" and wore ready to give up the ghost, quit trying to do anything, mourning over their losses or over what they didn't make last year. etc. Now the South Carolina chamber of Commerce proposes to put a stop to tho "grouch epidemic" ami try to put some "pep" into the buying public, I into the farmer and other business I men, and get something practical Started instead of sitting around mop I Ing. It is time that all Interests got together, und this movement proposes utilizing to the greatest possible ex? tent the chamlbers of commerce of every county, and supporting or try? ing to get supported the commer? cial organisations of the state in or? der that there will be nil the year uround central bureaus ot' Informa? tion und activity to carry out the plans nf tlie national und state govern? ments, and the Ideas of tie' business men to meet problems as they come .,> ft r the next year or two. PAN-PACIFIC I MON Honolulu. T. H. Jan. i.r. (corres? pondence of The Associated Press) ?Hon. Arthur Melgh* n. premier of Canada, has accepted th" honorary ' presidency of the Pnn-Pnclfic union according to a rocertl announcement it the headquarters of the union in Honolulu Premier Melghen sue* ? da sir Robert Horden, former prime minister of Canada, in tie Pan ?'Pacific position. Describing the union's recent sc? tlvltlcs, Alexander Hume Ford, exeeu ti\e seeretnry, Hal dthut Dr. c t. Wan ..v1"? form* l>\ rcpre*\Mtted Chi? na at Paris, ha lak( .1 Che lead m the campaign for good roads in China which tho Pan-Pacific, associa? tion there has la PHELAN PAINTS ! DARK PICTURE Says War With Japan Depends on Quick Action Baltimore, Feb. Ultimate con fllc between tin- United states and Japan over the Jup problem on the !'a clflc coast, unless u remedy la found for the present condition, was predict? ed tonight by United Stat?s Senator James Phelan, of California. at the banquet of the Baltimore Chapter. American Institute of Banking, at the Southern Hotel here. 'This alien invasion*if threatening] the life of California ;us a white com moil Wealth," the Senator Raid, 'and the only protests by white Califor nians being made against California's efforts to rid horse)f of the Japaneae Immigrants are made through selfish cupidity and not by patriotism. "There are now 100,000 Japanese In California" the Senator said. "They have sixty-five Shinto temples In [which their children are trained to I worship the Emperor of Japan. They own or control 403,000 acres of arable land, or one acre in every eight. One child in every thirty born in Cali? fornia is a Japanese. I 'Tlie Japanese control the bulk of I production of many vegetables and fruits, fixing the prices. Last year they took $00,000,000 out of California 'soil and sent it to Japan to build up Japanese industries to compete against 'us, and to build ships which may flghl I against us. "This ultimately means conflict if ithe problem is not settled. California will fight for its land. The only way war can he averted is by remedying ' the evil, ami the only time to remedy j it is now." i - FORCE OF MARINES NEEDED IN HAITI Withdrawal would mean Return of Chaos Washington, Feb. 13.?The United States having "put its hand to the plow" In Haiti, must not now turn back through Withdrawal of the American forces there, Hear Admiral H. S. Knapp declared today in a re? port in which he presented in Dual form the results of his inves'igutlons in the island republic for the navy and state departments. Agitation against the American oc? cupation of Haiti. Admiral Knapp as? serted, is inspired by a desire on the part of a small group who, ho said, represented at the most less than 5 per cent, of the population. This group of agitators, he added, are working to Rain a hearing and the sympathy of the people of the Urited States, although their real object is to obtain aborgation of the treaty boween the United States and Haiti and to bring about a return of the old conditions of government, "Could this be attained," Admiral Knapp in his report continued, "I think that 01)0 out of every 1.000 Haitians would be ft lad to se^ the American forces remain to enforce good order. In other w ids. the Hal tians, even the worst agitators among them, would be Willing to have the United States act the par' of police? men and otherwise leave them to their own d0\ lc< s. "The people of the United States," the admiral's report,fold, "should rot allow themselves to be deceived 'by the words 'republic of Haiti1 into be? lieving that there exists in Haiti or ever lias a republic in any true sen.-*' [founded Upon the expressed wlil of an intelligent and educated electo? rate. The so-called republic of Haiti, left to itself has been a tyrannical Oligarchy in which those in power fastened upon the vast mass of the I population, while those of the ,kOV ornlng class out of power sought every opportunity to got into power by fair means or foul, with the sairo 'corrupt personal ends in view. Tran quility and security now exist in Haiti practically throughout the country. From all that I can gather persona can move about the republic on their lawmul occasions without fear of molestation. This is the di? rect result of armed intervention." - New York, Feb. 14.?The death of Andrew L Drummond. aged 76. former chief of the United States sr-e rot service, and noted for his inves? tigations of the kuklux klan in the 70's was announced today. BRIDGE CON? TRACTS TO BE LET State Highway Department Will Advertise For Hids Columbia, Feb. 14.?Contracts arc to bo let by the state highway depart? ment within the next week or so for the construction of four large steel bridges in South Carolina, to cost nearly two million dollars. I?Ids are to be opened foe eon* struct ion of ihe Bnntee bridge, be? tween Williamshum and Berkley counties, on tin* 17th. This bridge will cost It&e.eee. Bids will bo opened for tho bridge over tho Savannah river, at Sand Far perry; between Augusta, cfn., and the Sand Bar Kerry section of Aik ? n county, on tho 18th. This bridge is to cost ISCO.ttd. The bids for construction of the bridge over the Poo e. near Flor? ence, will be opened u.. .he 24th. This span will coat *350,000. % The Water.?e Bridge bids, for con? struction of the span between Rich land and Sumter counties, will be opened on March 9. This bridge, to be erected at Onrner's Ferry.-will cost $250,000. All of these are to be steel and concrete bridges. WANT TARIFF FOR COTTONSEED OIL Competition of Oriental Products Said to Be Too Strong Washington. Feb. 12?Representa? tives of Southern producers of cot? ton! seed and peanut oil told the house ways and means committee to? day that they cannot much longer me t the competition of Oriental veg? etable oils unless congress enacts a protective tariff to prevent the dump? ing of Oriental oils on the American market. A brief petition of cotton seed crushers' associations of all of the southern states and Arizona and Cal? ifornia was presented to the com? mittee, asking for nineteen protective tariff measures, as follows: Five cents per pound on cocoa hut oil; three cents on copra; five cents oa crude peanut oil; six cents on refined peanut oil; four cents on shelled peanuts; three cents on un shelled peanuts; five cents on edible olive oii; four cents on non-cdlble olive oil; five cents on crude cotton seed oil; six - ents on refined cotton seed oil; 11 v* cents on palm oil; five cents on palm kernel oil; three cents on palm kernels, palm nuts and palm fruits; five cents on crude soya bean oil; six cents on refined soya bean oil; throe cents on soya beans; five pents on Chinese nut oil; three cents on sesame seeds, and live cents on sesame seed oil. Statements by the United States Tai iff commission that there is no immediate need for a protective tar? iff on cotton seed <>ils wore challeng? ed by the crushers, who declared that the commission laJhored under the mistaken assumption that cotton seed oil is unaffected by competition of .Other vegetable olis. On the con? trary, ihe spokesman for the crush? ers declared, "the domestic cotton seed oil market Is now controlled ab? solutely by prices of imported cocoa nut. so\a bean and Orlential peanut oils, and this importation is the chief factor In the decline of price of cot? ton seed oil from twenty cents a pound a year ago to less than six cents a pound today, at which figure there is no longer any profit in Its manu? facture. THE CENTER OF POPULATION Washington. Fob. 14.?Center of population as disclosed by the II'20 census is located In the extreme southeast corner of Owen count., In? diana, 8.3 miles southeast of the town of Spencer, the census bureau announced. Dining the last decade the center continued to move west? ward, advancing miles in that di? rection from a point about one-fifth of n mile north of Bloomington, In? diana. NFIIdb O DOXXri.L President AR CIUK CHINA Vice President O. Ii. YATKS OmMcy L" 7'V ******* ZZ?t>%i Perfect Protection Here There is hardly a day that we do not ? ead of b"rtr'n?ics and hold-ups. Such things have no terrors for us. We are fully insured against burglary or hold-up. We hope never to be visit? ed by gentlemen engaged in this line of business. Our officers and employees are fully bonded. The safety of our depositor's funds is always our first consideration. There is no safer bank in which to deposit your money than this. First National Bank Sumter, S. C. The National B^nk of South Carolina of Bumter. g. L> Hc*miroe* |1.*OO.OOC Strong And l*r(^rrrsslTe tltr Most Pninstoklns; HKRVICK ?Uh COtDKTORl m*** n* the Pieesran >t Hr?-*ti}^ Tor The Bank ot the Rank and File a G. ROWfitKD, RAJKi KOW1