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C||t Sfolriiman aiib Asutbron. - Entered at the PostofPce at Sumter, 8. C aa Second-class Matter. PERSONAL. Mr*. C. M Hurat left thta morn Ing for Charleston where she has t>een called to the bedside of her brother, Mr M. S. Si npptIbein who Is critically 111. Mr. C. L. Wray left laat night for Florence. Mrs W. A. Walling left for Colum? bia taue morning to be with her hue band who last night Buffered Injuries In the train wreck and is now in the Colombia hospital. Mr. Eddie Atkinson returned to his home in Charleston last night after spending a few days In the city. Mrr. C. T. Boone and children left this morning for Olanta where she atII visit for several dnys. Mr. J. 1?. Baker left for Columbia this mornimr. Mr. Foster Smith left yesterday for Oakland. Cat, Mr. Dock Jones left this morning for Miami. Fla. Mr* J. C. Pato left for Columbia this morning where she will visit her 1m ot Uer Mr. L. C. Bast. Mr. Alexander, superintendent of the schools of Conway. has been visit? ing the city public schools for the past two days. Mr. Alexander is a graduate ot Wofford College of the class of 1911 and has been teaching since his graduation. It Is very gratifying to note the report of his Impreoeions that he made upon leav? ing: "I have been delighted with my two days' visit. I have seen some t vary strong teaching. The most con? spicuous feature of the Sumter schools Is the attitude of teachers to pupils and of pupils to teachfrs. This at? titude Is tin- I>est that l have ever seen, end I have visited many schools." Mra O. P. Dick and son from At? lanta. Qs.. are visiting the family of Mr. Dafiaon Dick. eilen Coline Campbell Is spending ths week-end In Columbia as the guest of Mrs. E. D. Harre 11. <Mlss D? Elle Benett of Ashboro. ? N C. Is visiting Miss Mary Belle Bur? gess, her former sc hool mate, of this city. Miss Blsnche Spann is spending the week end at her home in the city from Chieora College at Columbia. |f)ta Ruth Calvert of Hartsvllle is the week end visitor of Miss Louise Watson. Mr. Delgar Dorn left yesterday for i Greensboro. N. C. where he will be l engaged in bueinesa Miss Mary Shaw returned to her school In Columbia this morning after a visit of several days at bei home. Miss Henrietta Boykin is spending the week end in Columbia. Mr. Paul Aughtry left for Colum? bia this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Cuttkno McKnight are opending a short while In Columbia Mise Mamie ('handler leaves for Columbia tonight on Rad Croaa busi? ness. among ihoso who Attended the bas? ketball gameo in Columbia yeoterday wore Dr. ^. H. Rdmunda, Misses Mar garet Bhaw, Lu< x Wilson( Beoole Meura Lydia Ryttenberg, Kathryn Tlmmermon. Percllla Bhaw, Mannt HoCollum, Daote China, Nancy Booth, Doris .Mos? s, Bmmle Ooteen, Bdno Boney ami Doll Bultman. Mrs .1. \V. Williams of Uocky Mount. N. ('.. Who has been visiting Mrs. c. ii. Pond let on returned to her Inmie yesterday. Mr. D. It. Stack returns to Colum? bia tonight. Sir. COOl! Bretr'cy passed through th*> city this morning while enroute for Columbia. Miss Martha Dinwi.hlie of the Tint? ed States department of interior at Washington, will arrive in Sumter to niglit to visit the rural schools of the county and while in the county will lecture before the county teachers' as? sociation Saturday morning. Mr. A. (\ Williamson left Ft!day *or (Jreenville where he will he for several days on business. Devil f. D. Qlennan of Barnwelli Rev. G. L. BhOad of Trio, Mr. L. C. llipley of Charleston and Miss Eula Wlnn of College Place, members of the South Carolina Kpworth League executive oommHteo ore in conference this morning with the local Fpworth League relative to the Summet Ix ague conference which is to bo held in June. Miss Mamie Chandler returned to Sumter this morning after a visit in Columbia on Rod Cross business. Mrs. Henry Deas returned to her home in Charleston this morning af? ter a short visit in the city. Attempts to Grow Sweet F?tales^ in Italy. Koine Feb. 14.?Professor Bond archaeologist and director of excava? tions on the Palatine, is going to make another effort to grow sweet potatoea in Italy. He has just reoeh ed a lot of seed potatoes from the United state:- agricultuoal depart* ment. Whenever OWOt t potatoes have been planted in Italy, they have reverted to ordinary potatoes after a few ears. Professor Boni hopes to be able to keep them true to their type. He says that old manuscr pts prove that the nncteni Romano grew them. Washington. Feb. 21.?Henry P. Fletcher, former ambassador to Mex? ico, Is to be under secretary of state In the Harding administration. The tender of the position was made through Judge Hughes, whose selec? tion as secretary at' stale v as an Bounded daturday by Hauling. Form? ed acceptance of the position ottered him, it is understood, is planned by Mr. Fletcher immediately. Fletcher is a native of Pennsylvania. Hamilton. Ala., Feb. 21.?Sergeant Glenn Btephena, of the Alabama Na? tional Qua?d went on trial today on a murder charge in connection with the lynchlni Of William Patrd, a min? er near Jasper last month. Columbia Defeats Sumter Gamecocks Fiercely Fought (lame Goes To Columbia Hitfh School i'olumbia High school's speedy bas? ketball team last night took Sunder to ride in one of the hardest fought games ever seen on the Columbia v. Mi C. a. floor, the final score being l*j to it and the result being In doubt until the referee's whistle sounded the knoll to hostilities. Columbia outplayed the Sumter i and deserved tin victor}-. The passing and shooting was as a rule a I ttle better than what was offered by the S. H. B. However, Burns ot Humjter Ihrew a Bcure Into the Co? lumbia ramp when he rang in two beautiful goals from the center of the lloor coining within one point of tying the score, very near the end of the game. R, Wright and Sholar for Sumter were exceptionally good with their defensive work, never allowing Columlbla to register a score from un? der the basket. A rcord-breaking crowd witnessed the contest. For Columbia, Richards and James probably den rve special mention while Burm and Wright played the best ball lor Sumter Neither team made any substitution throughout the game. With this victory, Columbia and Sumter now have the same standing. Both teams are yet in the running for the state championship. Tin' lineup: C olumbia (22) Sumter (17) i .angloy.F.Wright Rogers.F.Wray Janus .C.Burns Richards.<;.Wright Mole.G.Sholar Referee, Sims {Carolina). Scorer, McCauley, Timekeepers, Ingram, Co? lumbia: Ryttenberg, Bumter. Columbia, Feb. ?<?.?Qen. D. Card well, for more than 50 years a be lovdd Oltiaen of Columbia, died at 1:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Baptist hospital, following a brief i 11 ? neas, Ho was stricken suddenly Thursday night and Friday, with the hope of saving his life, an operation was performed. The news of his death brings genuine sorrow, not only In Columbia but throughout several states. St. Augustine, Feb. 21.?Detlnite an? nouncement that Harry M. Daugh erty. of Onio. has b?en chosen as at? torney general in the kOW administra? tion was made by Mr. Harding to? day. Furniture Is coming down. Now if there were just some place to put it. ?Chicago News. E&KgS are down to thirty cents, al? though some sellers ate asking SC. Quarter eggs are almost in sight. Vampire bats are numerous and dangerous In South America. ?nSWOBBaBMBSMBSMBSBSnHBSmUSSHSBUSBBBM OUR CLEARANCE SALE Of last week was a great event for hundreds of dis? criminating, buyers, and they made investment in mer? chandise that will continue to pay dividends on the money saved. It taxed us at times to serve everyone, and from the numbers who have come in to-day desiring to partici? pate in the distribution of good things, we fear that all have not had their chance. We have been urged to continue our sale in order to al? low those who ? were disappointed today to get theii1 :^hare of the bargains, and we have therefore decided to accede to their wishes, and WILL CONTINUE our reduced prices for the next five days. 5T0 20 PER CENT LESS TiNHMPll These price^are postively below replacement values,, and is not a money making businss for us, but we have determined to get right down to the new level of prices at once, and give the public all the profit while we are c learing our shelves for our new Spring Stock. It is good business to buy anything you need when it can be had for less than production cost. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes 14 N.Main Street Nothing Charged. No Approvals. COURT ADJOURNS Spring Term Session Considered One of the Best Ever Held in Sumter County After the completion and disposal >r all cases which could be brought >p before the spring term] of the amrt of general sessions, the court Saturday adjourned for this session. Phis court had the privilege of mil? ling for a tWO weeks term but owing o the efficient and speedy dispatch >f its business the time allowed for Iii- court was cut in half. This court iaa been in u number <>f ways a rec? ord ? em t for Bumter county. From he very beginning all business was Kindled in a manner which was ir cproachable. Everyone, in any way Itvolved in the workings of the court, lid their part in making this one of he best courts ever held in the coun y. The casts handled and disposed of < luring tin- week totaled in the neigh- < torhood of forty cases. Out of that l lumber only two acquittals were nade. t The case before the court yest< rday I fternoon was that of W. L. Evans i irho was on trial for assault and hat- ' erj with Intent to kill. Evans was ' (?und guilty by the jury of assault ? md battery of a high and aggravat- I <1 nature. < This morning's session was spent in 1 he ( learing up of all remaining busl icss which was to come before this 1 erm of the court. Gertrude Silver, ? klargaret Jackson and Ines drier wert ried in their absence for the main- < .lining of bawdy houses and were ] bund guilty. Their sealed sentence 1 a in tin hands of the clerk of court, i Sva Stan! y and Nellie Williams ac-n used of the same charge were not | ?rough! up in tliis term of court. At the request of the grand jury md petty jury. Solicitor Frank Mc eod thanked Judge .lanes H. Peuri 05', in a few w? II chosen remark;; or Ills gr< it aid in the making of this :ourt stub a splendid and successful i me. He stated thai this was one of I he best court sessions ever held in he history of this county and that it vas one that would be remembered lot only fur months hut for years to | ?onto. He stated that he was sure hat a great work had been done for aw and order in this section, and hat the effects of this court would >e of the most lasting nature. Judge Peurifoy replied to Solicitor VfcLeod, raying that he had taken Measure and had enjoyed his work o re and that he had really tried to M- of sorvice. He extended his thanks o the solicitor for the efficient man? ner in which lie had handled all (.vises >f the court. Judge Peurifoy thank d everyone for their assistance to him n the COUri work stating that he ap? preciated their every kindness shown o aim. Court adjourned sine die. l ire Yesterday Afternoon. Friday afternoon shortly before ["our o'elc-k tlic fire department was ailed out to extinguish a blaze upon foe roof of the residence of Judge R. 0, Purdy. The lire was discovered by a neighbor, Who had the alarm Bent in. and who with some assist? ance entered the house in an attempt to get hold of some buckets with which to dash water upon the lire, j The liie, wln ii discovered, was only a tiny blase upon the very top of the house bet ween the tw o chimneys. The lire department responded to the summons immediately and at? tempted to put out the fire by the use of the large ohemicM tank on one of the trucks but after a short trial with the chemicals it was deem? ed best to use the big hose. The lire was under control in just a few min? utes and was soon thereafter put en? tirely out. The front end of the top? most gable was burned out and the roof immediately around this gable was (diarred but the fire was not large. The damage is covered by insurance. Sumtcr Juniors Loose to Columbia Midget Five. Friday was an unlucky day for Bumter as far as basketball is con? cerned. The Junior "Y" team of Bumter even lost their game to the Junior MY" team of Columbia. The score was Columbia 19 to the 11 points for tin- small boys of Sumter. The gaipe was declared to be a dandy one and the little fellows showed some good form at times. The [Columbia Juniors won the game from the Sumter boys in the last half when they got the rub on the Sumter team by lluir better pass work. Death. Mr. J. A. Raffleld received a tele mam this morning announcing the death of Mrs. Rameld's mother, Mrs. Waisen of Greenville county. Mrs. Watson has been Very il! for some? time and Mrs. Raffleld has been with In r for s- vi rai weeks. If the city of Columbia can sol bonds above par sumter county road bonds nli mid command an even high? er pi * mSum. The non-payment of taxes by s< many people In beginnin? to cratn| some of the school districts and sonn of the country schools may have t? be closed before the ens' of the term Teachers cannot work without pa; and they cannot be paid unless the ta ! money comes in. "_ Fertiliser is not beginning to mov< and the prospect Is that compara I tively little will be used In Sumte county 'ins year. A cul In acreag and a cut In fertiliser will certain! reduci t ho crop. The viand jury refers to the m e id* a new jail. If prices drop sotn more a jail ? an be built w Ith I h money that is In bank for that put p< >se. It Is a scandal and a Shame ttlJ the court house that was built onls few yeara ago at great cost shoul already stand in a od of |20.000 wort of repairs. There must have bee shoddy work dote ami shoddy UK terlals used, M WIE SWEET POTATO IM)l sTiHV. kmio Facts and Figures Concerning It "No perishable product produced in In- soiitii is of as great importa.net' >s tin- sweet potato and none so "oily handled.''?United States De? partment of Agriculture, Farmer's tuiletin \'o. '.?Tu. The sweet potato is om> of ihe ! nost wholesome and nutritious vog ?tahle foods known, yet it is obtain ible only during a few months of the ?ear in most communities, even In he south where it is grown. Climatic conditions and soil rtuali ies in the south are ideal to pro luee sweet potatoes of the finest lavor and quality, yet we do not pro luce enough of them to supply tin de nands of our own peopll and u e are ble to save but a small part of those ire raise. Much of the world is starving to lay, yet thousands of bushels of our weet potatoes are rotting in many ommunities for the lack of proper nrlng and storage facilities to pre* ?aie them for shipment. This shameful waste can be reme lied by building curing plants and istaibllshlng markets in communities chore sweet potatoes are Krown. 'lie fanner can then haul Iiis potatoes o t'ne curing plant and get his nmn ?y just a:- the farmer in the north akes Iiis -rain to the elevator and (inverts it into cash at the markt I jrice. if you will install a modern sweet ?otato curing and storage plant ia our locality, your farmers will make tweet potatoes their principal money rop because it will be their most J profitable as well as their most cer- j ain crop. The location of our curing plant in our community will establish a sweet lOtotO market; it will bring many at - litlonal thousands of dollars yearly to mill- trade territory; it will stimulate lUsiness of all kinds and make your and values grow. Thin, sandy land that will produce wenty bushels of corn or one-fourth ?ale of cbtton to the acta; will pro luce over two hundred bushels of iweet potatoes under the same sea I0U conditions and many swoet pc LatO growers tell us they can grov.* ind gather an acre of sweet potatoes j it a less expense than an acre of cot? ton. The establishing of a modern cur? ing and storage plant in your com? munity not only makes your farmers prosperous" and benefits your com? munity in general, but it is highly profitable to the investor. Sweet po? tatoes are always worth in the spring two or three times what they are worth at digging time. Figure the profit to the storage house man for yourself. Do you know who it was that made the larger fortunes in the cotton seed ? ?ii mill business? Let us remind you that they were the men who got into the busin? ss while it was in its infancy. I - t us suggest further that the swe< '?. potato business as affected ? y the commercial caim0 and it as house is only in its infancy and the men who come in first will also make the larger profits from it. As an example of what can be done with sweet potatoes in a community, Longvlew, Texas, commenced to build her sweet potato business a few years ago and soon became largest sweet potato shipping point in the world. In 1914 there were 1:5 carloads shipped from Longview; in 1915, 11*7 cars; m 1916, ^_'0 cars; in 1917, 425 cars; in 19 IS (a dry yean, about 500 cars, and in 1919 a little less than 1.000 cars. This shows what can be done in a community where curing plants and markets are established. Land in that vi- bitty that was worth $2."> per acre in 1915 is now worth $150 per acre and many men, both farm? ers and business men, who had prac? tically no'hing five years ago have become financially Independent and made it in LWeet potato business. In the spring of 1919 three sepa? rate shipments of cured sweet po? tatoes were sent to Europe and in each instance their arrival "in good condition" was acknowledged. Om shipment to Mr. Herbert Hoover left Longvlew on the 21st day of March A letter from Mr. Hoover's otlice in Prance, dated Juno ath, was received. S that the shipment "arrived safely and in good condition today." Think of it! These potatoes were eighty days in transit and arrived in good condition. They wen grown in East Texas one nimmer and eaten in Europe the next summer. A mod? ern curing house made this possible. The iweet potato industry is des? tined to become one of the greatest industries in the south. The prac? ticability of the scientific, modern curing and storage house is an estab? lished fact. By the modern curing and storage process the sweet potato has been rescued from the highly per? ishable class of vegetables and made one that can be sold on the markets during any month of the year. Panks of lllast Texas handle notes and acceptances covering sweet po? tatoes in nn dern curing and storage houses in large volume and find this business satisfactory. These notes and ac ceptances are re-discounted by the federal reserve banks when accom? panied by policies of insurance the' same as notes and acceptances cover? ing cotton. The cured sweet potato is sweeter und has a better flavor than the un cured potato. The curing and stor? age process ha?^ a tendency to con? vert much of the starch to sugar and make the cured potato more pal? atable. For this reason, as the cured potato Is becoming known, it is com? manding a higher price. The south has an advantage in the highest class sweet potato, the flavor and quality of which ar? con? sidered "perfection*' by people who become acquainted with them. They have flavor and quality unknown to 1 a''a tots grown in other climates and soils. llemomber the area of production of the high class sweet potato is very limited. Only a small percentage of the southern soils is adaptable, and but a small part of the suitable soil is available for sweet potato growing, but while the area of production Is small, the possible area of consump? tion is great. Hence, we need have no fear of over-production. The Firm and Ranch of Delias. Texas, in its issue of March 22, 1?19, in an article on "The Sweet Potato as a Food Crop," had the following to say on over-production: "A few growers have expressed the fear of an over-production of sweei potatoes. A similar fear was expressed by a few' of the more timid fruit growers Of California, some years back, but each ar witnesses increased acreage planted to orchards, and every south? ern farmer knows he is paying as much, if not more, for his fruit today, j as he ever did. It might be said that jthe south has a complete monopoly ot the sweet potato industry. ... If the grower still has doubts of a mar? ket for his crop in the future let him cast his eyes toward " 1 undeveloped and virgin markets o. urope." ?Hc. ! Should the south develop the pos? sibilities offered by the sweet potato and curing house, it would mean many millions of dollars annually to the people <<i each southern state and ? us ?.-rob-s one Cogd .IP... Iiusn: hii leu :? oph svho LgdaK? do not know the delicious taste of our "southern yams." Will you act, and build a sweet ?0 tato curing plant or will you continue to plant cotton? Saying the sweet potato curing plant is a tfood proposition and ought to be installed, is not going to do you any good. That "God helps those who help themselves" is a true say? ing. If a sweet potato curing plant helps to solve the cotton trouble, then act. Ccphus Ford Goes on Hunger Strike. Cephus Ford, the negro who has been committed to the chain gang for the robbery of The Battery, has' decided to pull rather radical m?ai-> ures and declared himself on a hung*, er strike. The negro, who is a very mean one to deal with, has taken the winde matter as illnaturedly and sulkily as was possible and now as a culmination of his insubordination has decided that the food of the conviot, camp i* worse than nothing. Just how. long his scheming mind will keep its present trend of thought is not known but it is rather easy to suppose that his strike will be of very short du? ration. The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter, 8. |* , 1U sources $1, ?00,000. Sreoijg <wd *>ogreomivb fho Moot Painstaking KCRV1GB with OCMJHfftel fiteo iis the Plensure of HorrlBC YOU The Bank of the Rank and File . 1111 ?~ C. G. ROWLAND. President KMMV'M ROWLAND. Caonhsr M?0?4O? >4-V-*-H. NEILL O'DONNKLL President UK till- ? m N \ \ Ice IT, i, nt YATKS dOohlcv Perfect Protection Here There le hardly a day that we do not reud of b"ra'afioi and hcld-upa. Such tiiiiifrn hove no terrors for us. We are fully insured against burglary or hold-up. We hope never to be visit ed i>\ gentlemen engaged in this line of business. Our officers and employees sis fully bonded* The safety of our depositor's funds is always our first consideration. There is no safe? hank in which to d< posit your money than this. First National Bank Sumter, S. C.