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I^l?sshed Wednesday and Ssturdaj -UY OSJTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY StMTI.ll, S. O. Terms: 12.00 per annum?In advance. Advertisement*. One Square, first insertoln_$1.00 livery subsequent Insertion .SO Contra t? for tb; ee months or long? er will be msde at reduced rates All communications whicb subserve private Interests will be charged for as advertisement*. Obituaries snd tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1*60 snd tho True Southron In HM. The Watch nan and Southron ?low has the combined circulation and ?nfluenc* of both of the old papers, %nd Is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. TWO KINDS OF S(H IALiSM. Most people, in considering So? cialism and Socialists, fail apparent? ly to make a very necessary distinc? tion, it is natural at such a time as this to lump radicals in one confused heap, condemning ill alike; but it is foolish and dangerous. There are Socialists who want to overturn existing governments and economic institutions by violence. These are criminal, in a? t or in ten deney. and it Is they who arc re? sponsible for all this tide of righteous ind ign.it ion. They must bo sup? pressed. There are Socialists who want to change existing governmental and economic Institutions by the orderly processes of election, legislation and '?Ailnlng. They have always been | in tho in.ijoi it heretofore, and in' America are probably still in the majority. They include many peo? ple of I .Kb ideals and blameless Mven, who seek only, through a So? cialistic movement, to luring more fraternal co-operation Into the lite of modern society. Of this sort are the Knglish Fabian Socialists, who, working sanely Und calmly, through Biany years, have Isen responsible for many of the llnest social and eco? nomic reforms 'n Oreat Ilrltain. Fnfortunately. for Itself and for .e United States, the 0A0U? Social? ist party |n this country has drifted from its moorings in these war ye ars, trsfnicklng with PmHslanihiu anl Bolshevism, and Incidentally alienat? ing most of Its respectable leaders and members. Even In its degrada? tion, however. while continually skirting the edge of disloyalty, the American Socialist party disclaims sny Intention cf violence. Manifestly, violence or incitement to violence Is the only thing to which loyal oltUens and public authorities tan legally object. p opaganda foi the violent over? throw of our government cannot be tolerated. Propaganda for the grad? ual alteration of out political institu? tions by established, constitutional processes, through the *ule of a ma? jority which comes to sec things dif? ferently?this Is something that any believer in democracy Is bound to tolerate, however he may dislike soum of the things the "reform- is," seek to accomplish. 11 It;II HEELS. The president of the Illinois Shoe Dealers' Association, at a recent con? vention In St. Louis, urged the shoe men to tight the low-heel movement, lb Is quoted as saying: Push the fancy stuff t Louis or French h*H) even if the Christian association*, tin- osteopaths and the manufacturers i . I. in favor of tb? so called sensible models." Iin argument, if be is correctly reported, is on" that Should Interest sil women. The only objection he of f< i??d to the "so-called sensible" shoe wss that it outwears lbs fancy heel? ed shoe, and his preference for the latter was frankl) based on the fa^t that arisen women wear French hecis they have to buy more shots. If that Is the shoe man's game, women ought to know about It. It should l?e said, howevir, in fairness to the trade In general, that this It net the sttltude of nil Shoe men. hy any means Homo manufacturers and many dealers arc actively en? gaged sVtrying Of win favor for low heels. The Atlanta Constitution calls attention to a movement of this so ?t gmong Atlanta shoe merchants. They Ore goinc so far as to Spread, low heel pro ?Uganda tu paid newspaper e.dvertlse nents, and are doing it. say a the Constitution, "because there is realty* more prollt in dealin? in sen? sible models' th i \ in tlie rxticme shapes of shoes?profit, if not in Im? mediately acquired dollars and oOfUS, in the form of gratification and pleasure in helping to wean women? folk away from a fashion that Is un? hygienic, unsightly, inhumane and barbarous." Ther* is no doubt of the soun 1 business sense In that policy. No mercantile method succeeds, in the long run. unless it tends to the pa? tron's satisfaction and pcr.re of mind Tbere Is still less doubt shout the hygienic and artistic factors. Any d<?etor can dSSCribS in his Bleep the tum? rut rt suits of high heels on wo? men's health. And any normal man, when induced to express an hones; opinion, will tell hew ridiculous a wo? man looks whin hobbling along ju stilt-heels, with the point of the heel under the middle of the instep in? stead ot where a heel ought to be to support the body. There is no sound art without sound engineering, and there never was any worse engineer? ing than Is displayed in the mechanics of a French bOOL A SCIENTIFIC TARIFF. "The day for world freo trade h&l not yet arrived. There tire too many inequalities between nations, and as long as the first law of each nation is self-preservation, tariff nnfst con? tinue to be useful as an Instrument of protection."' This utterance, from the Country Gentleman, may be accepted by both Republicans and Democrats as a fair statement of -the present situation. Roth parties, and the Independents likewise, are agreed that there must be some kind of tariff, but what kind? And how shall it be worked out? Tho magazine quoted) while :t speaks prOSUmabl) for the . farming population, does not advocate any? thing like class tariff legislation. It reminds the public that the United fates department of agriculture, through its ofllee of farm manage? ment, has prepared world maps showing the geography of agriculture in all countries, and that the tariff com oission has been occupied for years collecting and digesting inter? national facts and figures regarding Industrial conditions. Roth of these bodies ate ncn-partisan. Roth of them, presumably, have done their work painstakingly, and as accurate? ly as the disturbed condition of the Aorld permitted. Combine their studies, suggests the .Country Gen? tleman, "and we get a background from which to view tho merit of urgent requests for tariff changes," "In the past." it adds, "we allow od the tariff to become a political question based on slow world changes which cannot be settled rightly by partisan compromises, it is time that we removed it entirely from the field of political struggle." This is easier said than done. It was something. however, to have taken the first step of creating a non partisan tariff commission, by almost unanimous net of congress, several years axo. The logical thing now is to make the best possible use of the work of that body, and to strength SI and equip it for more effect Ivo! work hereafter. / The Untied States, with nil its tar? iff, laws, has never had one that was froo from log-rolling, partisan In? fluenae and unproved theories. It might save a tremendous amount, of hi tndering and useless quarrelling If the Country Gentleman's Ideal could be realized and the tariff regarded as "a national Instrument for the pub? lic defense which should be made so adjustable as tt. iidapt Itself auto? matically to changing conditions." THE Ml I.Ii CAMPAIGN. The meeting of the City Poard of Health held in the Council Chamber Tuesday night to consider the propos? ed milk campaign In Bumter under auspieef of the Home Extension De? partment of W inthrop College, in cd-Operation with the Extension Dt partmenl of Clemson, and with the support of the City Board Of Health and the unions civic ami educational organizations, rt lUltsd in a general discussion of the purposes and plans of the campaign, a definite under Bl indiug of ti e proposition was ar? rived at and a dsclsion was reached to put on the campaign during the letter part of April, tit least a month being necessary to ccmplete the pre? liminary work essential to the success of the undertaking. Committees will have to be organized and a sur? vey made to collect und classify sta? tistics relat'vc to the present ana prospective supply of milk, the pres? ent and the probable consumption of ml.k. after tho people have, been brought to understand tho value of j milk as a food and the necessity of greater use being made of milk as a regular daily diet, and other facts that apply to the local situation Which those who wilt conduct tilt tampsIgn must know In order to pro? sent the subject Intelligently, for? cibly ami convincingly* The purposes of tin campaign brieti> summarised are as follows; 1. Educational: To inform tin people of the community, espsolally parent* ami children of the value of milk as m food, and the nOOSSSlty of using more milk, If the health of growing children is to be raised to a par standard. 2. To convince heads of families that milk .is not a food for children and Invalids alone, but is the most nutritious, most economical and most esaentinl article Ji food that adul's and children can obtain. '?'>. To encourage tho farmers of the county to produce more milk not only for tale, but for home consump? tion) statistics collected by govern? ment and health authorities in many States having proven that under? nourishment from the lack of ade? quate use of milk as food is mot'< common among children oi farmers, than In the average urban com muni ties, 4. To instruct the prod in i r.-i and dealers in milk in proper meth? ods in handling and caring for ::111 n to insure its purity and healthfulm 6. To put into effect through the Board of Health rubs and regula? tions for the inspection of dal y beds and dairies to prevent ml .. Ibeing furnished from diseased cows and to insOro that the diaries are k< n in a clean and sanitary manner lo avoid contamination of milk. Also ?thai in the distribution of milk ap? proved methods be adopted to pre? vent contamlnat Ion, It was stated in the meeting that ! there- was no intention on the part >' those instrumental m promoting the milk campaign or any of those who are interested in making the cam? paign a success to Interfere in the business or prodtu Ing or selling milk. There Is no intention of adopting regulations to require tlie pastuerl ?ation or standardization as a condi? tion precedent to iis sale in Sumter. This statement is Important in view of reports that have been circulated in the community that one of the' objects of the campaign was to adopt and enforce such rubs. Mr. McDon? ald, of the Sumte * Creamery, stated that he personally would oppose any suggestion of such regulation. The milk campaign promises to be of much benefit to the community and should receive the support and cordial CO-Operation of all who are interested in civic betterment. Y'Ot'K \\AR TAX. How much tax do you pay? Fig? ure it out for yourself. Alter m iking your Income tax report, it should be fairly easy, Federal statisticians es? timate that SS per cent of every dol? lar paid into the United Btates treas? ury is devoted to war purposes?used in defraying the cost of past wars an.I in preparing for future wars. Suppose, then, you arc obliged to pay Uncle Bam IliOO ta\ on last year's Income, Your war tax. according to this minimum estimate, is That isn't all of it, eith v. Uncle Sam has other sources of revenue besides the income tax. There are the duties on imported goods, the to? bacco tax, the luxury tax, etc., to nearly all of which you contribute your quota, in proportion to your ex? penditure, But the Income tax dem i nstratlon is more impressive because it is definite and concrete. If any citizen enjoys paying tb.it war tax, very well! If he thinks thai his taxji ought to be lower, or that ?eine of the S8 cents on each dollar he pays ought to be devoted to mo.t constructive purposes than thosi wor, he should make his influence foil for the Limitation of armament, for armament is the one n urn ??? military expenditure In which it 's posslhl to lower the cost substan? tially and immediate ly. CONSULS AND [MFOllTS. New instructions have recervlv been sent to American com uls abroa I Formerly one of tic- chief dutlen >i such representatives has been to promote American exports to In* countries in which they are located. The now order requests them tu yivi spec ial attention to the stimulatii ; ol exportation to the United states from those countries, or to speed up American Importing, This action Is explained thus: 1, The. balance of trade is so heavily In favor of the United States that foreign exchange rates are de? moralised, and the volume of Amer? ican exports is consequently being se? riously reduced; L*. Certain foreign governments ow'c enormous sums to the United States, Interest on Huso sums is fail? ing duo and can more easily be paid if paid in products exported to America; 3. A "favorable trade balance" is in danger of becoming a distinct det? riment, and is already causing a re? duction of export! from the United States. All these things being true, Amer? ican consuls are urged to make a Study Of their districts and to furnish j the government with Immediate In formatlon which will show American business men the opportunities that exist for purchasing raw materials or manufactured products at an at? tractive price, and for investing theil capital with a prospect of a good r< - turn. This is no altruistic move to help Old World countries to get back Into the trade game. It is ncces.sar\ as a means for maintaining our own ex? port trade, which has been falling off because foreign nations have not had th<> price to May for our goods, it will necessitate a very wise handl? ing of tariff problems. If it succeeds it will mean also the beginning of real and lasting recovery from th< in ternatlonal economic chaos Into which the war plunged hi si Europe and Own, slowly hut surely, th? United States. THE PKRFKCT STREET. WTlO WOlild not Ilk- t" live oji a 'perfect street," with ail the lawne and yards in urcre?, gardens neatly laid out, trees and shrubs trimmed and sprayed and window boxes brightening the hum of every house? Just to prove that overybodj <.! , live on this Kind or a street, oy means <>t" a little neighborly co-oper? ation, a group of citizens in < :; ? vA the larger cities can be used as s model in the local spring clean-up campaign. No outside help ?ill b e nployed. The residents will dVi the work Lhomselves, giving and receiving a hand on anj Job too big for hotn consun ption. It's a hue idea. Beautiful and well-kept grounds are too oib n con- j siuci*< d the* .> *U perquisite of l.i who have plnty of extra time an money, The fact is that a very lit*] time/ and money will transform ihc ugiiest premises Into places of ord.jr and beauty. What ,s essential i.- In? centive and Industry, it Is pleasant and restful to thini of the "perfect street". Since every? body would like to live on one, why do not more people? All it needs is somebody to start the thin?; co? operation is almost certain. Palmaf esta the Mecca of South Carolina Pilgrims Columbia. March 22.?With only a week intervening before the opening of Palmafesta, .March 28th to April 2, all Columbia is busy dressing up for the-hi',' week of social gaiety at which time she will be the host of thousands of people from every sec tlon of the state. For Weeks the decorators, flout builders, social organizations and business Interests of the capital city have been preparing for tin celebra? tion which, it is said, will eclipse anything Of its kind ever held in the south, not excepting" the famous X rw Orleans Madri QraS, More than $35 000 is being spent In various amusement features planned for the week, $10,000 has been spent in lil? ting up the steel building at the state fair grounds, where the auto show, style review, trades display and the crowning of the Palmafesta queen will be held. With the primary elections for queen candidates closed, and the most popular young women choSon to represent each of the 15 counties, interest now centers on the selection of the queen of all the state beau? ties, the most attractive and popular young woman in the state. Tills se? lection will be made In Columbia dur? ing Palmafesta, each admission tick 'I to the fair grounds entitling the hold? er t<> ?ea- vote for ?iuc< a. The 45 candidates will he introduced to tin audience daily from tie- stage of the fashion review auditorium, so that a personal selection may he made. Vot? ing lor tie- queen will close on Thursday, March 31st, noon and the cvowning ceremony will take place thai evenln . The queen's j g and ha 1 v. ill take i ho e at th ? I Jefferson Hotel ' .:"l ru >i .. i': iday j ev nlng, A pril 1st. , j ! hiring the wet u tin eo mamoth l ?ruft de s will pass Ihiougli th< streets i of ' '*dumbi .. i, the ^yoi Id fa - mous Scotch "Kill ? s" band; th< ! baby p fade on Marc i fUul i >. I h ats alrt ally i utipl< ? I I In y \\ ill be I by far the lar; si pageants ever se n ? in this section of tlie co ?\\ y. Many [floats h:-\< cost more ihn : $T/00 to I build. Elfty itiou'ii d marshalls and I scores of blcvcl< boy scouts will ! guide the line of march. Every preparation is 'n ii;:*- made for the comfort and convenience of [visitors. A room registry is being conducted by the Columbia chamber of commerce and I lie re will be amp!" acts, mmodati n f< r all in th. many restaurants, lunch rooms, hotels and cafeterias, where nothing In advance I of regular rates will be charged. Au? tomobiles may be parked within the fair grounds and will he looked n by special attendants at a reasonable charge. Columbia, March 22.?The annual summer school for high school teach? ers will be held at the University, June 15-July 11, according to an? nouncement made by Prof. 1. II. Ktoddard, of the education depart? ment of the University, today. Promi? nent educators, to be announced la? ter, will be on the program. The courses will include athletics, auii culture, biology, chemistry, English, educational tests, high school nieth ods and problems, history, Latin, library methods, modern languages, mathematics, physics and school law. The cost of the course to each teach? er attending will be about forty dol? lars, it is stated. Pome times we think thai the threat of these splendid women ft formers to take away our tobacco Is just intended to make us forget the greater issue and wear our rubbers meekly during the spring rains sea? son.?Grand Rapids Press, Washington, March 24.?Income and profits. tax collections, Mareh fifteenth installment are estimated by Secretary Mellon at $675,000,000 and predicted on this basis a total revenue for the fiscal year would amount to three billion fifty million, Up to expectations! DIAL ON COT? TON SITUATION Holds Conference With Seeretar\ Hoover?Wants Market Open Washington! March 21.?Senator Dial today expressed himself as be? ing very hopeful of good results to i>e secured by the new secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover, in the matter of our foreign trade. The South Carolins senator held a long interview with Secretary Hoover and discussed with him at I? ngth all of the Important phases, Including < om- j nerally, but wit It i peclal to the < xportation Of cot tator I *L:?l founJ thai Mr. it, provided they would be made safe and Know that the money would be* paid to them eventually. The secre? tary declined all of these appeals, and I 1? H that ??y bis acts be has helped bsnkrupt many thousands of our people. This corporation is now In operation, however, and is helping considerably. "dome time ago l got a list of the cotton spindles In every country of il world and wrote- at least loa let? ters, trying to encourage the mills t? buy cotton direct frora the South - from the producer, ss near as possi? ble?thereby saving a great deal of innecessoo middleman's expense, t received many hearty responses ?? id rnerce ton. B< Hoovt r ; 'dose :11 1 Os i The l. 18 'I 1 t roi dat !ii delighb d to state that this position i; reciving very serious rl rat] >n now, and 1 boHeye n ? large bu in n wl l be built jp ;ooh - c< ndltl >ns become normal. . '. . ???.nl has sided no greatly, is i. >w as listing me v. ry much ii! this Uno? i 'n rth in ioi .*, one of the m:v n ? I v i - that through S]-it? the nil Hen pai t - refused to ratify ? i? atj and the u ague of ru Dons, tri 1 on atio! 11, a to do no un " ? litbOI .zi>>A a ft ?'<- ign 'i found Mr, Hoover, Senator Dlai i a ft, "v< f ali o io the situation that .s now c< nfrontfng us. lie be levea thai under both the Bdge tu I a il the Aobb-ICenyon act there is an , ; ntunlty for American producers , and shippers to get oul of the sin;: p into which the effort to get back to] [iie-war times has thrown them. 'l am sorry to say that we peopto in the south have never seriously I considered our position and condi- ! tion. When we reflect that we have a little territory about 2,000 miles . long and about 500 miles wide with t ea were lUiiy a war? !? gisUM ion and S > dl ipla red In cr\ titiios! ? re a tevo< thereby posctieallj making it Impos ^:I?'<? for ci : to ?? rxtended Kur< ?? pean countries; hence, they hav< Mi t?a ikru ted th world- and es. pec lall: the farmers, it the p? eph ?f l he United Sit of Ihe r ?ekles n | i < an spite i h?: gl*? Rl . W ? WOUld Union. "One of the great sol injustices that is inflicted upon the south is the pres? ent future contract law. To be frank, j did nol fully realise the great, in Ijustice of this law until after a thor? ough Investigation, i then decided that beyond Question tho cotton pro dticers are robbed of r great propor? tion of each year's crop?how great a proportion 1 would hesitate to ven? ture a suggestion, because you might consider me an extremist. Under the a population, perhaps, of 20.000.000preBent |aW| the seller?and thereby people, raising SO per cent of the j j nH.an tfte manipulator?has ten op cotton of the world without any \tiora and the purchaser has mm-, thought of marketing, this shows hence thepe tea continuous stream how little business ability we pos- of s..,Hlr_. .mil the prtC? is pusbed sess. Then we compete with our- dmvn :is rsgviariy and as success raising twice the quantity fu?y M watep runn'ii,g over a dosn. we simply j j introduced an amendment to this law and bad a hearing on it. but was selves b that should be raise d. eomniit finam ial suicide ?Our slogan, Reduction of acre- nQt Me to M.t it pMed at the lar.t jage.' is wrung. Wie n we advocate : S( syi ,n bu| nopc 1() do M at Ulv Bc#t> j this, a great many of our people I ]? t, that we mean for them to j iei?er work. On the other hand, our ] ??gome think the revenue tariff law would help the produce . , but the law Which passed congress toe Other d \v, which was vetoed by the president, however, would have increased the' ?ost of living on our people an I ?o long t hink cease meito should be to 'make a living at ! home.' .lust the idea of our state Importing about $110,000,000 of prod-j nets timi we ?an raise lust as well as can be produced anywhere In the world, and then raising cotton at a | WOuld have been a great burden on loss to pay for this, is most dls- , tm. ?oath Instead of a relief. 1 be* Itressing. A farmer thinks he can |ievei however, that raw material raise cotton on a certain piece of s!lould pPoper|y protected in case land and buy more corn than he can we protect manufactured goods, in j produce- On that piece. This is true-, t >tner wort|s, the laws should ha perhaps, but when he lias planted I equal and .tum. i am still of the that ad It Ion al field of cotton. ^ opinion that tbt Democrstle oegrtai has simply cut down the price of that tariff for re?.en?e only is the what in' is raising on the- other part lr\ght course for us to pursue?and j of iiis farm, uv rhould make a llv- especially at this particular tlm . As ing at home and then the cotton |you know, the exchange of the w orld acreage would be- automatically cut. , H at lh,. lowest point in history, example, In 1014 a 16.000,000 Therefore, the people of the various t mm - In I _ . . , _ ^ .. For bale crop brought $500,000,000; 1918 an ll?(.,000 ??nie- crop brought I won which t<? l $2.500,000,000. Last year If we- had | and if tHey nr. raised one-half a crop, no doubt to day <ottdu would be selling at 4;? and "><_? cents a pound. U is useless (?) produce cotton to Bell .it less than the cost of production, and even now it would take- abemt double the- pres? ent price to let the- producer cut. We are working and boarding ourselves and are exchanging at a loss for >.tlie-r products, whl< ii v.?' should rulse at a probt. "1 do not want t?? present 0 toei discouraging im tun . but it is sim? ply nonsense for us to try to deceive other people and especially to de? ed v out most di mind, Rug land count riet aelv? s al ng ?e.ou raging that h;'ee :'lle! C ;. could buv with th i '.. f .iture, t ? p th,' Into I .1' m; wa foreign countries have m?t the ctish buy our commodities, not allowed tei ex? port, their products In kind, tei my guind, they could not pay us tor our produet ts, which they so badly nee d? at d a surplus e>f which WO have. "To ni> mind, the greatest thing to be desired ;s for the reparation com? mission and Germany to agree upon tin amount of indemnity and let th*. I - nans go -to woi k in earnest. This i is ti: " mudsill e?i future business and [ prosperity and busine ss w ill not bo until after this has boauS d. Incumbent upon the ind owm rs, the- nter . ' loever furnish- s mone^r i . advise, aid, enoosu* t a -.. \ do cverj I king r tower to get t h p< ople as ?adf support mg. er do? s not i?ro ?per. none I stal ilize vl ; ! accomplii ht I ? i v.-; l i ii the renco asur f, ., ? ; > i ' rate of Int i -. t o it of t his mon y ?j i using i'. in ether ??< ct Ion * of I he I world thar 'In Ihe south. Hence \vc ? re simply s; wed off, as 11 were, and I have lefl ourselves ivithout prop. W ?? ar< reminded that we .me? in about Mis same positie>u as a bal ? six mouths <?!d \x lio w>:-' s iis mother and the re Is m> one to to for h t I slstanee. We should have licen giv? ing more attention i ? > providing i ir kets and arranging to extend Credit, nt necessary, and this we will havo Ito ele> bet?re' we- can become tin- sclf Ithat we tire e-!ui:!e<l t.> be. Support? ing and self-respecting people. "We have been looking to the gov? ernment here i*? help, ami i was greatly outraged at the- action of iln- former secretary e?f the treasury in silencing the war flnunce corpora? tion. i appealed to him last June. July. August, September, ami upon rartotia other occasions, with all the powei at m\ command, te> let that arm of tin- government resume func? tioning, lb' toe?k tin- position that it was m?t tie- function of 'be gov? ernment to lend money for private enterprises, l replied that ibis was true ordinarily, but tb.it we- were then living in extraordin?r) times ami mnb r extraordinary conditions and that tin- pe e>p!e- of tho United States purchased government bonds, bellevinti that the otllcials would al? low every resouret- ,?i the govern? ment te> function until w u lei condi? tions became normal, i reminded I him that the warehouses of tin .setuth ware- full of COttOU by reason e.f tin- spindles of the- various coun trles <>f tin- wetriel having been Idle for a great many years and that Ithere was .a eh-mam! for all the cot? ton we had, 'ovided some arrange? ment e-eniiei be- made feu- its payment; that the- mills ii Germany and many other countries were intact and that labor was Idle; that it was a part Of wisdom snd humanity to ?;i\? the-s" people- employment; that the Cnite-el States government had the ships and that the owners of surplus COtton WOUld bv glad to part with ? extetssl ? ;.i to : .t Germans, in this posi tion I think he entirely wrong, and, 1 lope thai a uitl i. ... . ? n It js ; . e .rnesi desire to s? e tor eign iu.i: K- tv e-re-at-,} lmm< Hot iv lor not oi our raw materials but ah*o ."r our manufactured good fa and i shall continue my efforts along this in.- !.:,?:; something concrete and wart h ha i ing rt suits. ' Columbia, March IM.?Ohas Mcorsflei id. chief engineer of state highway departsnonti left lumbls U/ednesday afternoon Washington, where te.elay he is leiting with war department oilici rt>garding the- shipment to this st oi" fin- state 's quota of caterpllhsl I tor tractors, to be used in high! J malnenaime-. The state* is alb thirty tractors, liuilt for war ! pe?se . Mr. Moorefleld is makini effort to have- them shipped trx nearest point. te> save the atJ much freight as possible and have shipment made as soon, ; sible: Ptfteen hundred tractors are be in^ distribtlfl government to the states j rood construction ami maj ri R.MAN STl DENtgl GO WIT] QreenvUle, March Si the' se-nieu- class at Uxfl hereafter will wear as they* arc in the' decision to inauj having be en the' semior du!