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OF FARMING TO BEAT THE BOLL WEEVIL Committee of Farmers and Agricultural Ex perts Apply Lessons Learned in Other States to South Carolina Conditions To the Editor: | ?? Some - weeks ago a number of "business men of the state realizing . ? that there is a crying need for a ?2 .well thought out program for ag 'v r?cultural procedure under boll weevil conditions asked Dr. "\V. W. 'leons and Hon. K. I. Manning to ^ form a committee of well qualified m%'~mvn. to formulate such a program for the state. I "-' These gentlemen appointed the j ^ following committee which met in ! ^ Columbia on September 27th: Dr. :r: W. W. Dong, Wade Drake, J. Ross ?; Hanahan, R. C. Hamer, J. W. Gas |v ton, G. W. Duvall,. Dr. W. C. r "Thrown, R. B. Cunningham, B. W. |BBegars, R. I. Manning, and D. R. jp". Coker.- Mr. Coker was selected as I. cfea/rman and Mr. Cunningham as M^cretary. All were present except H Mr. Hamer. ' | ' The opinions of every member *-as to the best farming methods for K""febll weevil conditions were fully K/expressed and all agreed on the if--.main' features of a program. A ??. sub-committee, consisting of B. W. I Seg-ors, R. B. Cunningham, J. W. Jte.?aston, Dr. W. W. Long, and D. IL ?. Coker. was appointed to draft ' the program. This committee met ? ? 53aColumbia on October 5, all pres ent except Dr. Long who was rep resented by Mr. Black well, and the - accompanying program and rec ommendations are the res-.ut of ?--\ their work. This program in sub f:-.- stantially its present form was sub mitted to all the members of the ? j; committee. Mr.. Drake's approval ~ of the program has not been re-1 , ceived and Mr: Hamer has withheld j : approval as he considers it conflicts I Iwith the Cotton Association's plan of not more than 1-4 of any farm . being planted to cotton. The pro- j grain was submitted to a meeting of "farm demonstration agents at s Cletason College Friday, October 7, and was discussed and approved. & Tie program, therefore, goes to the people, with the authority of a strong and experienced commit tee and with the o. k. of the exten sion department. Copies of the program are being ? sent to all of the newspapers in the ? state who are. requested to make t editorial comment on it and urge f$~?Very subscriber to give it the |f widest possible publicity. Bankers, <'?'?; merchants and manufacturers are ;f requested to have the program r printed in convenient form and to distribute it as widely as possible _ to the farmers. D. R. COKER, For the Committee. Hartsvilie, Oct. 20. Suggested Program for Farming in .. South Carolina Under Boll Weevil Conditions. % ... The march of the boll weevil :'. :r%cross~the cotton belt has been ac companied by panic and demoral isation.' Farmers, bankers and merchants frightened by one or ~ ' Ibwo years of heavy losses, have in many cases, curtailed operations [ ' and credits to the point where farming was stifled and labor was forced to leave the country to pre :V yen?t, starvation. There are signs that a-similar panic may occur in parts of this state unless means fcrer taken to reassure the people and point out a safe course for ag ricultural operations under boll "cc-eevil conditions. To this end a f- group of practical farmers and -"btioittess; men in cooperation with Che'Extension Bureau have studied the situation in the light of their own experience and that of other* states and the accumulated ex ; perimental results of government al agencies and beg leave to pre - sent the following suggestions and program as one which will meet the situation, preventing demoral ization and enabling our farming ? and business interests to continue profitable operations. It is ^specially important to pre . rent our people from stampeding into new and untried fields of ag riculture in which they will fail for lack' of informatics and ex- j j>erience. Promising new crops j should of course be tested and I where proved successful should be t increased as rapidly as the people { gain experience but not faster. . The problem is not so much as to what to do as it is how to re- { -assure the people and get the in- j Bnformation of how to proceed to j '"^"every -farmer, renter, and share . cropper in the state. This must j be done if it is done at all by the { Hplarger farmers, merchants, bank- j ers and professional men who! should make it their business to 1 reach the isolated farmers and ten ants and discuss with them the. program of operations under boll weevil conditions. The greatest ?Responsibility rests upon the land owners. If they are going to con tinue to own their lands they will : ifeje obliged to see to it that those who farm them have correct infor mation and closest supervision, for the average farm tenant must have ; sympathetic and correct instruc- j tion and active supervision until he j thoroughly leans the new methods , of. operation. A few broad principles of opera- j tion for the whole state may be j suggested: j First: Destroy immediately all cotto? stalks as soon as the crop is gathered. This will prevent the hatching of millions of new weevils j during October. The old weevils do not hiberate until cold weather and the destruction of their food supply will cause them to die be fore frost. The carrying out of this suggestion at once is imperative and every effort should be made to induce every farmer in the state to do this work at once, for, if only' a few do it, it will have little effect in reducing next year's wee vil supply. Second: During the fall and winter destroy all cover in which weevils may be hiding, burning ditch banks and margins of woods arid cleaning up around stumps. Fodder and hay stacks should not be allowed to remain near cotton fields. Third: Cotton should be liber ally fertilized with a quick acting fertilizer containing about 50 pounds of available phosphoric acid per acre, ammonia and pot ash to be used according to the character and relative fertility of the soil. All applications of am monia should be put down before the middle of June. Overdoses of potash have a tendency to delay maturity. Where the weed grows tall only a small amount of am monia should be used as it always delays maturity and encourages overgrowth of stalk. Fourth: Early planting of ap proved varieties of cotton with plenty of seed. The farmer should save at least 3 bushels of good seed for each acre he is going to plant. He should plant at least two bushels before April 1 in the lower half of the state and before April 10 in the upper half of the state re serving, a bushel per acre. If a stand is not secured by the first planting he should plant ever not later than April 10 in the lower half or April 20 in the upper half. If large quantities of seed are us^d good ttands are usually secured irom extra early plantings and the experience is .hat under boll weevil conditions the greatest crops are always made from the earliest plantings. If stands are not se cured at a comparatively early stage the land intended for cotton should be put into other crops. Fifth: Cotton should be left thick ;in the drill. This distance should vary with the height of the natural growth of the plant, 3 inch c?r 4 inch not being too close as a minimum and 8 inch or 10 inch as a maximum. Sixth: The question of poisoning for boll weevil is still in the ex perimental state but your commit tee believes that poisoning with calcium arsenate is valuable, es pecially if done at the proper time and under favorable conditions. Heavy damage from plant lice fol lowing dusting with calcium arse nate early last August makes us doubtful as to this treatment when applied at that time. The weevils should also be picked from the plant in the early stages and as soon as punctured squares are no ticed' they should be picked up twice per week until mid-summer. Rapid and thorough cultivation at all times should be employed and the crop should be gathered as fast as open to insure a high grade. In no case should more cotton be planted than can be properly handled at all stages and prompt ly picked by the labor on the farm, for it is the height of folly to plant a crop" and let the boll weevil eat it up for lack of attention or al low it to become blue in the fields for lack of picking force. The experience of many of our best farmers and numerous ex periments conducted under the auspices of the experiment sta tions prove that it is absolutely es sential in almost all sections to use around GOO pounds per acre of acid phosphate under cotton. In most cases if the amounts applied varied much, either above or below this standard, the crops were less profi table. Everywhere it must be insisted on that the individual farmer and tenant raise an abundant supply of food and feed and that this food and feed be properly, conserved. The man with a crib full of corn and hay, a smokehouse full of meat and molasses, a hundred bushels of sweet potatoes in a storage house, and a garden full of vege tables cannot be put out of busi ness by the boll weevil or any other pest. ^Storage houses for keeping sweet potatoes should be everywhere con structed as this is one of the great est crops we have and one which every farmer can raise. Special Suggestions. I. For Lower Coastal Plain: Within 50 miles of the coast it is doubtful whether cotton can be profitably raised under boll weevil conditions except during very dry summers following unusually cold winters. If planted at all the acreage should be small, planting should be done extra early with ex tra early approved varieties and only the quickest acting fertilizer used. In this section the main re liance of the farmers must be live stock to graze the large cut-over areas and a large area should be planted to corn and velvet beans for winter food. Peanuts, winter and pring growing truck crops, sweet potatoes and in some sec tions melons must, besides live sock, be the main reliance of the farmers of the lower coastal plain. Pork and beef can be as cheaply raised in this area as in any sec tion of the country as the hogs and cattle can be carried on pas ture or field crop grazing the en tire year. II. For Middle Coastal Plain: (Approximately :p> to 100 miles in land), in this section cotton pro duction is also hazardous but if the acreage is limited and due care exercised the chances are in favor of a fair yield during most sea sons. A rotation suggested for a 30-acre farm (of course it must be varied to meet individual needs) is 10 acres of corn and velvet beans (or peas or soy beans) to be grazed off by cattle and hogs after gath ering corn: 10 acres of cotton and peanuts (say 6 acres of cotton and 4 of peanuts); and 10 acres of small grain and truck, sorghum, sugar-cane, etc. Watermelons have proved to be a good crop for this section where satisfactory marketing arransemonts can bo made. III. For Upper Coastal Plain and .Sand Hill Region. The cot-; ton acreage here may be regulat- ! ed according to the available labor \ to take care of cultivation, weevilj control and prompt gathering. In no case, however, should more than 50 per cent be put info cot ton and tobacco together. A lib eral acreage should go into corn and velvet beans. Hogs should be carried on every farm and cattle where possible. Sorghum, peas, sweet potatoes and in some cases i peanuts should be planted. IV. For the Piedmont Region. Cotton production in this sec tion is safer than in the lower sec tions and will continue to be profit able on average years, provided due care is exercised in meeting weevil conditions. The acreage should be strictly limited to an amount which can be perfectly handled by the available labor. Am ple food stuffs including corn, peas, velvet beans, potatoes, sorghum, wheat, oats, etc.. should be grown. A suggested division of acreage for a SO-acre farm has been made by one of the most successful plant ers in the Piedmont and may be j found useful, although of course it should be modified to meet individ ual needs. 10 acres of cotton; C acres of corn with peas or velvet beans; 8 acres in wheat and oats, followed by pea vines, beans and Lookout Mountain potatoes; 1 acre of sweet potatoes; 2 acres of altal- j fa: 3 acres of sorghum; total, GO { acres. An ample m.mber of hogs j and a few cattle should be carried on this farm and for these a perma nent Bermuda pasturage should be provided. It would be well to-in crease the percentage of com on a farm of this siz? unless the lard is very fertile. Thirty acres is usual ly an awkward size for *a farm as it is too large for one horse and not large enough for two. 'i he rel ative proportion of different crops, however, may be observed no mat ter what the size of the farm unit. In every county the farmers should utilize fully the gov< rnmcnt farm experts. No cue can advise j intelligently and correctly just what each individual farmer should , do. The demonstration agent, how- j ever, can tell you exactly what to j do for he knows your conditions and has available all the necessary information to advise you upon each detail. A most important factor for j success under boll weevil conditions j is hard and intelligent work. The ! slipshod farmer will be out of bus- j iness in a few years and only those ! who work hard and use intelligent! methods will remain. In all | crops only varieties of proven adaptability to the section and j j those which make a product of the j I highest money value as well as of j I good production per acre should be j 'used. 1 The year 1 021 has been more fav- ! ?orable for the boll weevil than any I since he entered the belt in 1892. | Consequently he has done more j damage than ever before. His j damage next year and succeeding! J years will depend on weather con ditions and the intelligence^ and industry used in fighting him. We urge ail our citizens to co operate to carry this message to every farmer and farm tenant in the state. Unless the main features ; of the above program are generally adopted the whole state will suffer. Last but not least call on the Ex tension Agents and Clemson Col lege to help in every problem. 1). R. Coker. For the Committee. - o ? No cloth like "Character Cloth" j for durability and dependable dyes, i ?A d ve rtise ment. ? -?????? Velvet Beans Pay Clemson College. Oct. 11.?Mr. L. Roland Windham a Darlington ! county farmer, .... a fine demon- j strati on of what ean be aceom-l plished by growing crops for hogs, j allowing them to hog down the crop and thus saving the expenses of harvesting. Recently Mr. Wind- : ham showed A. H. Ward, county agent, a small field consisting of! one acre and a half of soy beans. For three weeks there had been | feeding on this small patch fifty | hogs, seven cows, and five mules and horses. No feed had been giv en this stock from the barn, all j that they had eaten had come from the soy bean Held. Mr. Wind ham states that this field has brought more returns for its size than any other equal area on his farm. The beans were grown with practically no expense. They were planted in a sweep furrow with no fertilizer and plowed twice. ' An immense growth is still on tie land. For five weeks previous to this, j all of Mr. Windham*? stock were on a three-acre held of corn and ' velvei beans where the corn had not been gathered. This is cheap feeding. Mr. Windham has a num ber of fields in velvet beans fenced off so stock may be turned in to do j iheir own harvesting. Every farm er should get in position to feed his stock in this manner. No cloth lik<' "Character cloth"' for durability and dependable dyes. -?-Advertisement. * -o~*-e "Washington. Nov. 1.?A dispatch from Consul General Hollis al Lisbon reporting the bomb explo sion in the consulate, said the gov ernment is investigating th<- case energetically. He said a note pro testing against the Sacco and Vanzetti conviction v. as slipped un der the door shortly before the ex plosion. -1?o??? Look up the "Notice to the League of Women Voters." -Ad v ertisemcnt. Annual Thanksgiv ing Proclamation ? President Harding Issues For I mal Call to Nation to Re turn Thanks I _ i [ Washington, Oct. l.?President 1 Harding issued a proclamation des I ignating Thursday. November 24, as ! a day of thanksgiving, devotion and j prayer and urging the people to ! give thanks "for all that has been rendered unto them" and to pray j "for a continuance of the divine | j fortune which has been showered J I so generously upon this nation." I The proclamation follows: "That season has come when, alike in pursuance of a devout peo ple's time honored custom in grate ful recognition of favoring national fortunes, it is proper that the president should summon the na- | tion to a day of devotion, of thanks giving for blessings bestowed and of prayer for guidance on modes of life that may deserve continuance of divine favor. "Foremost among our blessings is the return of peace and the ap proach to normal ways again. The ! year has brought us again into re lations of amity with all nations af- i t^r a long period of struggle and turbulence. In thanksgiving, there fore, we may well unite in the hope that providence will vouchsafe ap proval to the things we have done, the aims which have guided us. the j aspirations which have inspired us. We shall be prospered as we shall deserve prosperity, seeking not alone for the material things but J for those of the spirit as well; earn- j estly trying to help others, asking j before all else the privilege of serv ice. As we render thanks anew j for the exaltation which came to | us, we may fittingly petition that moderation and wisdom shall be granted to rest upon all who arc in authority in the task they must discharge. Their hands will be steadied, their purposes strengthen ed in answer to our prayers. "Ours has been a favored nation in the bounty which God has be stowed upon it. The great trial of humanity, though indeed we did our part as well as we are able, left us comparatively unscarred. It is for us to recognize that we have been thus favored and, when we gather at our altars to offer up thanks, we will do well to pledge, in humility and all sincerity, our j purpose to prove deserving. We j have been raised up and preserved in national power and consequence, as part of a plan whose wisdom we can not question. Thus believ ing, we can do no less than hold our nation the willing instrument of the providence which has so wonderfully favored us. Opportun ity for very great service awaits us if we shall prove equal to it. Let our prayers be raised for direction in the right paths. Under God, our responsibility is great, to our own first, to all men afterwards; to-all mankind in God's own justice. ".Now therefore, I, Warren G. Harding! president of the United States, hereby designate Thursday, the 24th day of November, to be observed by the people as a day of Thanksgiving, devotion and pray er; urging that at their hearths and altars they will give thanks i for all that has been rendered unto I them, and will pray for a continu- j ance of the divine fortune which ; has been showered so generously { upon this" nation. "In witness whereof. I have here- j unto set my hand and caused to be ! affixed the seal of the United States of America. "Done at the capital of the Unit ed States this 31st day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1921, and of the independence of the United States, the J4f>th. 'Warren G. Harding. "By the president: "Charles E. Hughes, "Secretary of State." ?? o < Charleston Bank Fails Columbia. Nov. 1.?The Enter prise Lank, of Charleston, of which Lieut. Governor Wilson G. Harvey! is president, closed its doors this j morning, according to press dis- j patches reaching Columbia today. ! (>n the doors arc tacked notices to the effect that the bank found it impossible to realize rapidly enough on loans and deposits have been shrinking. Policemen are guarding the bank building, which is temporar ily in the hands of the state bunk j examiner. The employees left the building ! in taxi cabs and a crowd soon guth- ? ered. The bank was opened fo?. 1 about an hour this mroning. WOMEN'S LEGION COM PLETES ORGANIZATION Kansas City, Nov. 1.?The firstl national convention of .he Wo men's auxiliary of the A nerican j Legion was opened this morning to complete the organization started last year at ("lev land. General Pershing extended the i forma! welcome to Marshal Foch ? on behalf of the Legion and own] native state of Missouri. General Pershing also welcomed General Diaz, of Italy, General Jacques of j Belgium, Admiral Lord Beatty of Great Britain. He urged the Le gion to continue its efforts toward | preparedness and in behalf of in- j j.capacitated veterans. He predicted the armament conference would' lessen the chances of war. -9 % ?a Prominent Lawyer HI Columbia, Nov. L?-C. iS. Spencer. i member of the i'ork county bar, is unconscious at a hotel room in this city, where he was stricken I with apoplexy this morning. Phy sicians arc attending him and state that lie is in a critical condition. Mr. Spencer was In Columbia at- j tending the supreme court. He is i 7l' .-.ears of age. He was stricken i just after eating his breakfast this morning. Mr. Spencer was at one I time a trustee of the University and is very prominent. ' i Need For Muscle Shoals Demonstrated Secretary of War Weeks Urg ed to Allow Use of Power Plant to Help North Car olina Mills Washington, Oct. 31.?Senators representing the states of Alabama. Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina today petitioned John W. Weeks, secretary of war, to lease the auxiliary steam plant at Muscle Schoals to the Alabama Power company to the end that industry in Xorth Carolina and South Car olina, put out of business because of drought may receive over trans mission lines power necessary for their operation. At the present time, Xorth Caro lina is so desperately situated that the trains are transporting water to the mills, many of which have been forced to suspend business. The government's steam plant at Muscle Shoals is idle, and if leased to the Alabama Power company will be able to transmit across Georgia 80.000 horse power for use of business in the Carolinas. Al ready, from its own resources, the Alabama Power company is sup plying in connection with Georgia companies. 10,000 horse power, which is its surplus. It is understood that the Ala bama Power company would ac quire a lease for one year. Sena tor Underwood of Alabama, in writ ing Secretary Weeks today, declar ed that nothing should be done by the government even to relieve a desperate situation, which would interfere with the permanent dis posal of Muscle Shoals in accord ance with plans under considera tion by the government. i | Senaters Harris of Georgia and I Dial of South Carolina also ad-1 dressed communications to the sec- j rotary. Senator Overman of Xorth Carolina will see him in person to morrow. If the lease is granted the result will be an illuminating illus tration of the ability of Southern companies, by interlocking trans mission wires, to serve any com munity within a radius of l,00o miles, which is temporarily distress ed. Senator Dial, in his communica tion to the secretary, pictured con ditions in the Piedmont section of the South, as follows: "A great many of our industrial plants have been shut down for the want of hydro-electric power. The drought that has afflicted us has caused serious losses to companies and thrown much labor out of em ployment. Since the government has a steam plant at' Muscle Shoals I urge you to grant a lease to the Alabama Power company. The government will receive a return on present idle industry and will in addition serve a very laudable purpose." o o ? Suicide or Murder Allend ale, Oct. 5r.?Fleming Chavous, ex-Mayor and one of the most prominent citizens of this sec tion of the State, was found dead on the edge of a neck of woods on one of his plantations near Allen dale this afternoon with two bull-'t holes through his bodj-. He was se-m only a few mir.utes before the dis covery }f r.is dead body in appar ntly good spirits, having bought several cigars from a store keeper nearby. While his health has not been of the best during the past year it has caused him no appar ent anxiety. His financial condi tion" was in every way satisfactory, it appears. He being one of the largest land owners and planters of this section. The sheriff is con ducting an investigation to find out if there could possibly have been foul play in connection witn his death. Mr. Chavous was about sixty-five years of age and leaves a widow, formerly Mrs. Clementine Williams of this section, and 'two sons, W. A. Chavous. present mayor of Alledale and associated witn his late father in business, and C. C. Chavous, cashier of the. Allendale Bank, besides several grand chil dren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at the Baptist church here, and interment will take place at Swallow Savannah Cemetery near here. Legion Selects New Orleans Convention Hall. Kansas City, Oct. 31.?The national convention of the American Legion tonighi brought the opening day's session to a close after receiving Admiral Ears Ceatty. commander of the British grand fleet, and selecting Xew Or leans as the P'22 convention city. Tomorrow the convention will hear Marshal Foch. of France, and Gen. John J. Pershing, and lat'?r participate in a parade, in which, officials estimate, there will be 40. 0?U marchers. Death Penalty Imposed Spartanburg. Oct. 31.?Tillman Choise, the negro convicted last week of criminal assault on a white woman in this county, was sentenc ed by Judge J. S. Wilson in Ses sions Court this morning to die in the electric chair. Friday. Decem ber 2. Life sentence was passed on Dwinnell Casey, convicted of the murder of Guy Whitemorc last week. Attorneys for the defense announced that they will appeal for a new trial on after discovered evidence. -? Notice to the League of Women Voters! The Sumter Dry Goods Co.. have just received a beautiful consign ment of silk, serge and tricotine dresses which are to be sold at $8.00 to $ 12.00 under their in trinsic value. If interested call early. Nothing but big bargains in t he lot.?Advertisement. Abolishing battleships will make room for friendships. I Moving For Farmers' Party I Meeting Being Held in Wash ington to Form National Organization Columbia. N'ovcmbor 1.-?Com missioncr Harris left Monday i for Washington to attend the j preliminary meeting of farm or ganizations which is to call a na ers. Mr. Harris said that he has I long contended that the farmers i I have in their own hands the rem edy for their troubles, but they must organize a nationwide unit before they can accomplish funda mental changes. Temporary relief, he said, is not enough. What the farmers must reo.uire is a change of conditions of production and marketing. The nation-wide rally is called by j representatives of more than forty ! million people concerned in or de pendent upon agriculture. They represent also an investment of eight billion dollars. The farmer is constantly being- told that agri culture is the foundation of all the nation. If that is so, we must make the foundation more secure, said Mr. Harris. The conference Tuesday will out line plans for the great rally at which time will be discussed pro- i ducing, transportation and market- | ing conditions. The meeting will I be addressed by a number of men j of national prominence, and the ! keynote of the meeting will be the I universal co-ordination of all farm j industries, the aiding of stabiliza- j tion of all farm products. Harding Appoints Women Washington, Nov. 1.?The advis ory committee of the delegation to the armament conference announc ed at the White House, consists of four women and seventeen men. Washington. Nov. 1.?An inves- ! tigation has been instituted by the 1 department of justice into the threats in connection with the Sac- j co-Vanzetti cases. I -?~>_T Fair tonight and Saturday: some what warmer tonight; moderate j westerly winds. rally of American farm Pee Dee Brigde Will Be Built I Marion and Florence County j Commissioners Hold Meeting Florence. Nov. 1.?County com missioners of Marlon and Flor- j once counties met this afternoon in the office of the supervisor and formed a board composed of the I commissioners of the'two counties for the purpose of building a bridge j over the Pee Dee river. Instructions were issued to the engineers retained by the two dele gations to prepare plans, specifica tions and estimates for the bridge ; and its approaches at Mars Bluff J ferry. . j Mr. Roberts, one of the engineers was present and stated that the surveys had been made and that the plans and specifications for the i bridge and the approaches would be ready in a very short time. As soon as these have been sub mitted and adopted it is the inten tion of the commissioners to let the contract and begin the con sruction of the bridge. It is ex pected that permission from the government to cross the river will have been received before the plans can be submitted. It is confidently expected that actual work on the project will be gin before Christmas. A bridge eight feet above the highest water known in the river will be built. It will be a toll bridge. -? ? t> o Cleveland. Nov. 2.?Hundreds of thousands are without milk today as the result of the strike of a large number of drivers. Three fourths of the deliveries are affect ed. ? ?? ? Budapest, Nov. 2.?Former Em peror Charles and Empress Zita of Austria are aboard a British gunboat enroute to Galtz, Rumania. - ? q ? -> Dreams don't go by contraries until they marry. Have You Heard it? This question is asked regarding the interesting story as told by the young lady who is conducting the "Character Cloth" demonstration at the Sumter Dry Goods Co.?Ad vertisement. I Revolution in j Paraguay Buenos Aires, Nov. 1.?Felix I Paiva, vice president, has assumed j the office of president of Para guay, after the deposition of Presr ident Gondra, against whom a revo lution broke out Saturday. The revolt was led by Former Presi-r j dent Scliaer- r. says a dispatch to' j La Nacion. Reward Offered! r The 'Sumter Dry Goods Co. ofr fers a liberal reward to any lady who will show a faded dress made from "Character Cloth" which has been purchased during the demon stration now being conducted by them.?Advertisement. DRY GLEANING Of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Wearing Apparel | The Only Proper Way. Garments DYED in black, blue or brown. ? Hats cleaned and reblocked. Phone 747 BEE & DEE CO. 28 West Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. Ask for W. B. Daughtrey g Announcement BY Makers of Character and "Character Cloth'* Spartanburg, S. C. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE Goods Co. Have Consented to Represent Us in Sumter and Vicinity. They have recently put in and will continue to carry a full line of the famous racter Cloth" (TRADE MARK REGISTERED) After developing a system for the education of working young people which has-attracted attention throughout the United States and in foreign countries, we have at the same time perfected a method of manufacture by which these worthv young people, while pursuing their primary, grammer and high school studies' are at the same time, by alternate weeks of study and manual toil, enabled to produce a fabric unexcelled in beauty, finish, cons truction, and durability. In fact this goods has goods has been pronounced by disinterested experts as "IN COMPARABLE". "Character Cloth" is made from Pirna Cotton, the kind Uncle Sam used to make airplane cloth dur ing the war; is dyed with the fastest dyes known to modern chemical science; is woven from doubled, twisted yarns both warp and filling; is softer and silkier than the best imported goods and much more durable; can be boiled, all colors together, in soap or washing powders and dried in the sun for years without losing the del icate freshness of its artistic colors; is practically non-shrinkable; and is GUARANTEED with a guarantee that has back of it the moral reputation of a great educational institution. " ? We are new establishing a system of "Character Cloth" stores throughbut the United States?stores that arc reliable and patriotic, and willing to handle "Char acter Cloth" on a narrower margin of profit than they often realize from other and inferior goods. These stores, therefore, constitute the last link of our great constructive scheme for the building of citizens. We therefore have great pleas ure in introducing as one of our new allies in a great human caus< The Sumter Dry Goods Co., Sumter, S. C. Exclusive "Character Cloth" Agents.