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, IJie Watcliman and Southron Published Wednesday and Satur day by OstceB^Fublishing Company, Sumter, S. C. 9i> Terms: $2.00 per annum?in advance. Advertisements: One Square, first insertion __$1.00 Every'subsequent insertion .50 Ccnitracts* for three months or longer "wiil fhe made at reduced "rates. All comntunications. which sub serve private ; iritere?*ts will oo " charged lor as advertisements. Obituaries; and tributes of re spect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True . Soufhron' in 18G?. The Watchman and Sbufliron now has the com bined circulation and influence of both of the bit! papers, and is man ifestly &e best advertising medium tii Sumter.,. GERMAN DISARMAMENT. Give<^-?evirbis due. The Ger man .military Devil, for instance. Gen. Nolles a Frenchman, pres " ident of'the ^Commission for the Disarmament cf ?Oymany," re ports that Germany has given up 4,000 siegeoguns, 32,800 lighter g$ns, 11,000? trench mortars, 84,0 00 machine gufcs, 4,200,000 rifles,, re volvers. etc? 32,000,000 shells, 50, 000 marlon wagons, 55,000 mili tary-wagons of other kinds, 11,000 field kitchens and a vast quantity of other war material. She has also givea up practically her whole navy for destruction and surrend ered nearly '?0 her aircraft and de molished practically all of her for tifications. ^ She has dismantled her war plants. * Gen. Nollet admits his conviction that the .treaty condi tions for the. destruction of military weapons and equipment \have been honestly, ckrried 'out. .So, v. bile the nations are discuss ing disarmament, be it observed tha* Germany- represents, at this m?iute,..the most complete example of disarmament on eartm Under 'the ^circumstances, it is hard for a calm observer to under stand; wiiy'\tfae French premier should proiess so much fear of Ger snan militarism. It is also hard to nncersrahd why Gen. Nollet him self should order the destruction of German factories employing 200,000 workmen, on the ground that," although they have been . inverted to peaceful industry, ; they migibt, be reconverted to-war T)urnoses. - By the same reasoning, half the' factories in America would be rated as^ armament plants. TRABE UNION FARMS. A successful British farmer, .Edge by name, has undertaken to prove \ to the unruly labor unions of the island, ?tthat farming, like every ether ^nd.ustry, will only pay wages that are_earned." He has offered to hand over $100,000 worth of land to his em^pyees, without cost or ~*entai;* if they will agree to draw their wages 'from the land's earn ings. - ' - 1 The employees have refused, and now" Mr?; JSdge has extended his proposition to any reputable labor body. 'He' wants one of the agri cultural porkers* unions to py-lta nand. ? ! ? ; It would be a good thing for Eng land, and^ fpr the rest fo the world, -? some organization were to make the test th?a land-owner suggests, and it might go far toward bring ing peace to industry by teaching useful lessons to labor, or capital, or both. It would be a good test of the co-^pezsjive idea as applied to farmragf^J: EngJand s food problem has been aCtex^^^pne for decades, yet great areas -^rop0ng waste in moor and -parkland^ wIf unemployed people 3?anV^V^rb'ught to unproductive - laDKi,' botfei^riil be the better for - it ixXkh-^iq^mX every one else. - _ __ EXTRAVAGANT RELIEF. ?' ?neVof pie last acts of the . House 'before adjourning was to ^reject a;rde|fciency request of $56,- ' I'O?O.OOS f?Wkhe Veterans' Bureau, j The deCis^f was made on the rec ommeada^ons of committee. The ^congre^l^ investigation develop ed that ai|)d deal of*money was beirfg^d^DUjrsed for seemingly un warr^ate?^xtras for disabled' ser ' viee men. An3ong<tae items mentioned as unduly extravagant were individual q>pctTfp.-gyi# singing lessons at $10 ~'ja lesson;-'and automobile lessons at $3.75 apiece. The further reve- i . lailon was\ made that out of every *. &pentffpr the soldiers under gover)^e?tr;:care $10.C8 has gone for admlnwrative purposes. . While many disabled men are receiving- care at all it is man ifestly unfair that others should en : joy unwarranted luxuries or tha' -' an undue 3>ecentage of the funds > espendM^s&ould go to administra - tion. j The removal of these inequalities is essential to the soldiers' wel fare. "Honest financial adjustment pf the whole situation is the right of the taxpayer. Methodist Confer ence Assignments I Annual Session Held at St. j Georges Closed Sunday St.,Ceorge. Deel ..4?The love feast conducted by the Rev. J. A. Campbell opened the Methodist conference this morning. The seat ing capacity of the church was packed- to its utmost when Bishop Darlington preached this morning and many were unable to get ad mitted. His remarks were replete with advice and admonitions to the ministers and the large audience had the opportunity of listening to one of the Snest sermons ever de , livered in St. George. Memorial exercises in memory of Dr. H. W. Bays, Dr. W. W. Dan iel, the Rev. R. M. DuBose and Bishop W. R. Lambuth were held this afternoon. Dr. Daniel was -eulogized by Dr. D. M. McLeod, the memorial having* been written by Prof. Milton Ariail of Columbia college. The Rev. George F. Kirby, pastor of Cheraw Methodist church, spoke feelingly of the life and character of Dr. H. W. Bays, and in like manner the Rev. T. G. Herbert of Orangeburg wrote of the Rc-v. R. M. DuBose, which was read by the. Rev. W. I. Herbert of Marion. , The program this evening in cluded an address by Bishop Dar lington and the reading of the as I signments for the coming year. Dr. Watson B. Duncan, pastor of the Dillon Methodist church, pre sented to Bishop Darlington a handsome gold watch and chain as evidence of the love and estee/n of the South Carolina conference. ? A resolution of thanks offered by the Rev. A. D. Betts was unani mously adopted. The resolution praised St. George for its impound ing hospitality and wonderful way the town entertained the confer ence. The appointments follow: Charleston district: F. H. Shuler, presiding elder; Allendale, S. W. Henry; Apple ton, W. R. Jones; Beaufort, Carter Street, A. D. Betts; Bethel circuit, C. G. Gard ner; Black Swamp, J. K. Inabinet; j Bluffton and Ridgeland, T. W. God bold; Charleston, Bethel, C. F. Wimberly; Hampstead Square, D. N.' Busbee; Hampton Park,.E. G. Cote; Spring Street, J. H. Danner; Trinity, H. J. Cauthen; Cottage ville, H. W. Whittaker; Cypress and Wando, J. W. Hilton; Dorches ter, W. T. Patrick: EaTly Branch, H. T. Morrison; Ehrhardt, Ham lin Etheredge; Estiii, G. W. Davis; Hampton, R. W. Humphries; Hen dersonville, L. D. B. Williams; Lodge, R. F. Hucks; Meggetts, N. M. Byrd; Ridgeville, J. A. Graham; Summerville. S. D. Colyer; Walter boro, P. A. Murray; Port Royal and Soldier Pastor, C. B. Burns. Superannuates: S. A. Webber, J. W. W?lling, J. L, Stokes, S. B. Harper. Florence district: L. L. Beden baugh. presiding elder; Bennetts ville, W. I. Herbert; Bennettsville circuit, M. W. Hook; Brightsville, J. AV,CampbeH; Bethlehem circuit, W. O. Henderson; Blenheim, S. D. Bailey; Cheraw, W. B. Duncan; Chesterfield, L.' E. Peeler; T. B. Owen, supernumberary; Darling ton, Trinity, J. H. Graves; Darling ton circuit* H. D. Shuler; East Chesterfield, SL P. Chewning; Flor ence, Central, G. T.' Harmon; Kartsville; M. L. Banks; Jefferson, W. V. J er man; Lamar, G. A. Teas ley, Liberty,/T: G. Phillips; Marl boro; J. B. Prosser; McColl, W. J. Snyder; McColl mission, J. O. Bunch; McBee, R. R. Tucker; Pat rick, H. W. Shealey; Pageland, G. tL Ingram; Timmonsville and Pis gah, W. R. Phillips; Timmonsville circuit, J. A. White. . Superannuates: J. H. Moore, J. N. White, O. N. Rountree, W. L. Wait, A. S. Leslie, W. W. Williams, G. R. Whittaker. Kingstree district: C. C. Derrick, presiding elder; Andrews, E. H. Beckham; Black River, B. S. Hughes; Cades, J. R. Johnson; Ce dar Swamp, J. W. Jones; Cordes ville, A. C. Corbett; Georgetown, Duncan Memorial, R. H. Jones; West End, J. W. Elkins.; Greeley ville and Lanes, M. F. Dukes; Hem ingway, B. J. Guess; Honey Hiil. A. J. Howie; Johnsonville; W. A. Massebeau; Kingstree, J. P. In abinet; Lake City, W. A. Beckham; McClellanville, J. C. Inabinet; New Zion, T. E. Derrick; Pamplico, T. P. Hutson; Pinopolis, J. E. Clark; Rome, G. K. Way; Sampit, D. O. Spitch; Scranton, F. A. Lampton; Turbeville, A. V. Hartson; Trio, G. T. Rhoad. Superannu^es: R. W. Spigc ner, W. A. Betts, D. H. Everette. Marion district: D. A. Phillips, presiding elder; Ayor, E. K. Gar rison; Brownsville, J. L. Mullinax; [ Bucksville, W. L. Guy; Centenary, jB. H. Con-ington; Conway,vJ. C. Atkinson; Conway circuit, W. L. j Parker; Clio, B. G. Murphy; Dil jlon, G. F. Kirby; Floydale. F. K. j Crosby; Curley circuit, T. W. Wil Uiams; Lakeview, S. E. Ledbetter; iLatta, W. C. Kirkland; S. J. Be | thea, supernumerary; Little River, i S. Carmichael; Little Rock, E. Z. James; Loris, W. M. Mitcham; H. L. Singleton, supernumerary; Marion. D. M. McLeod; Marion circuit. J. E. Cook; Mullins, G. P. Watson;- Mullins circuit, T. J. White; Nichols, C. W. Burgess; Waccamaw, T. F. Scoggins. President of Ilorry Industrial in j stitute, S. C. Morris, Aynor quar ! terly conference. Superintendent of the depart ment of young people's and adult work, W. C. Owen, Dillon quarterly j con fere nee. Orangeburg district: Peter i'tokes, presiding elder; Bamberg. St. O. Cantey; Pamberg mills and Embree, to be supplied; Barnwell, F. L. Glennan; Branchville. J. A. McGraw; Cameron. B. L. Knight: Denmark, W. E. Wiggins'; Edisto. C. T. Easterling, Jr.; Elloree and Jerusalem, W. P. Way; Eutawville, Woodrow Ward; Fort Motte. W. H. Perry; Grover, Paul T. Wood; iiarleyville, W. E. Sanders; Holly Hill, J. P. Attaway; J. F. Way, su pernumerary; Norway, R. R. Doyle; North and Limestone, J. J. Stevenson; Olar, C. M. Peeler; I Orangeburg, St. Paul. T. G. Her bert: IV. S. Stokes, supernumerary: Orangeburg circuit, J. W. Ariail: Orangeburg, S. W. Danner; Prov idence. A. M. Gardner; Rowesville, Gobe Smith; St. George, W. D. Gleaton; St. Matthews, J. T. Peel er; Smoaks, W. T. ' Bedenbaugh; Springfield, A. Sassard; Spring Hill, W. A. Youngblood. Confer ence secretary of missions, A. J. Cauthen. -St. Paul's quarterly con ference; conference educational secretary-treasurer. G. E. Edwards, St. Paul's quarterly conference; Sunday school field secretary, J. E. Ford, St. Paul's quarterly confer ence; professor Columbia college, Mason Crum, St. Paul's quarterly conference: superannuates, R. W. Barber, J. C. Counts. A. C. Walker, D. D. Dantzler, P. B. Ingram. Sumter district: T. L. McCoy, presiding elder: Bethune, J. R. So journer; Beulah, M. G. Arant: Bishopville, Bethlehem, W. V. Dib ble; Camden, Littleton street. W. H. Hodges; College Place, W. S. Heath; Columbia circuit. J. B. Welldon; Elliott and Wells, L. T. Phillips; Heath Springs, W. G. Elwell; Jordan, F. E. Hodges; Kershaw, F. A. luddin; Lynch burg, J. M. Rogers; Manning, J. T. Fowler; Oswego. C. S. Felder; Pincwood, G. W. Dukes; Provi dence circuit, W. G. Ariail; St. John's and Rembert, D. D. Jones; Sumter, Trinity, J. W. Daniel; Broad Street, J. G. ? Ferguson; Summerton, T. E. Morris; Wateree, L..W. Shealey; West Kershaw, D. T. Smoak; Wesley Chapel and He bron, P. K. Rhoad. Secretary fed eral council of churches, E. O. Watson, College Place quarterly conference; professor Columbia college, D. H. Munson, College Place quarterly conference; busi ness manager Southern Christian j Advocate, J. H. Noland, College j Place quarterly conference. Trans ferred to North Garolina confer I ence, E. W. Hurst; to Alabama ! ] conference, W. F. Cann; superan nuates, A. R. Phillips, G. H. Wad dell, J. S. Beasley and J. C. Chan dler. ? *? o Notice of Election State of South Carolina, Coun ty of Sumter Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in the county of Sumter on Tuesday, December j 20, 1921, for the purpose of elect ing a state senator to fill out the ! unexpired term of the late John H. j Clifton, and also *o elect a member j of the house of representatives to j fill the vacancy caused by the resig- j nation of Hon. Davis D. Moise. All electors of said coun*y quali- I fled to vote at the last general elec- j tion, and all electors of said county j becoming qualified since that time, j j shall be entitled to .vote in said j ! election upon production of regis- I j tration certificates, and proof of j j payment, of taxes for the preceding j calendar year/ j Before the hour fixed for opening J the polls Managers and Clerks must j take and subscribe tne Constitu I tional oath. The Chairman of ihe ? Board, cf Managers can administer the oath to the other members and to the Clerk; a Notary Public must administer the oath to the Chair man. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o'clock p. m. The Managers have the power to j fill a vacancy, and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters the Managers, who, after be ing sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election the Managers and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment until | the same is completed, and make a j statement of the result for each "of- j fice and sign the same. Wiihin three days thereafter the Chair man of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must de- j liver to the Commissioners of Elec tion the poll list, the boxes contain ing the ballots and written state ments of the results of the elec tion. The following Managers of Elec tion have been appointed to hold the election in the various precincts of Sumter county: Ward 1? W. D. Owens, J. H. Dai:, A. K. Bernshouse. Ward 2?J. M. Fogle, J. S. Rich ardson, J. M. Fraser. Ward 3?M. S. Josey, J. A. Cal- j houn, Jno. S. Kennedy. Ward 4?A. H. Wilder, W. L. j Harris, W. H. Gentry. Statcburgr?P. C. Kirk, Wallace Sumter, Kinlock Bull. Providence?S. L. Young, Sr., C. J. Gaillard, S. F. Moore. Rafting Creek?J. A. Reames, J. K. McLeod, L. S. Yin?'<n. Oswego?R. R. McLeod, F. W. Andrews, J. R. Terry. Mayesville?J. R. Mayes, E. Alexander, W. S. Chandler. Shiloh?W. W. Green, H. O. Player, S. B. Elveen. Concord?G. YV. Mahoney, W. L. Branson, C. W. Brunson. Privateer?W. O. Cain, Sr.. D. O. Pierson, G. A. Nettles. Wedgefield?J. J. Geddings, E. L. Burress, W. L. Dew. Bloomhill?E. R. Williams, S. M. Coulter. F. M. Coulter. DuBpse?M. R. Rivers. Marion Dorn, T. S. DuBose. Pinewood?E. C. Geddings L. T. DesChamps, W. 1>. Epperson. Hodge's Corner?T. J. Hodge, J. S. Richardson, P. B. Hodge. The Managers at each precinct ! named above are requested to dele Kate one of their number to secure boxes,, blanks, and tickets for the election from E. F. Miller, Clerk of the Board, at 115 North Main street, on Saturday, December 17, j ly-H. JOHN B. DUFFIE, T. E. HODGE, R. M. JONES, Commissioners of State and Coun ! ty Elections for Sumter County. j S. C. l December t>, 19.il. Milk Producers' Organization Need ed. Clemson College, Nov. 29.?Good j reasons for a milk producers' or ganization in South Carolina at the present time include (1) the sta- I bilizing of volume and price of tluid j milk- (2) the standardizing of the j j quality of dairy products; (3) the j i ability through such organizations \ i to get loans from the "War Finance Corporation to develop the dairy industry in the state. In the first place, through such ! an organization the producing j farmers could stabilize the volume I and price of fluid milk now retailed I in the towns and cities. This would J ! mean a better understanding be | tween producer, distributor, and j consumer. At present the dis | tributor regulates everything, in cluding the price to the farmer and the price to the consumer. Ar rangements for handling surplus milk could be worked out also, thus insuring continuous production. Secondly, there is a great need for proper standards of quality for dairy products. These standards must be formulated and placed on the statute books of the state before they are effective. To do this it is necessary for an organization to stand for this need and convince the state legislature 'of their neces sity. These regulations are needed to protect the consumer against paying high prices for inferior pro ducts and to protect the producer of high quality products against the unscrupulous producer. All milk should be bought and sold on quality and percent of butter-fat. In the third place, by organizing the producers may benefit from the recent ruling of the War Finance Corporation which permits loans for developing "the livestock inter ests under favorable terms. In order to make such an or ganization workable, suggests Prof. J. P. LaMaster, Chief of the Dairy Division of Clemson College, it is j probably best to organize the state j by districts and then federate these district organizations into one state organization. For practical convenience the state may be di vided into four marketing districts: the Piedmont, Colombia, Charles ton, and Augusta districts. ? o ? Statement to The Public. Editor The Daily Item: Please allow me space-in your! paper in order that I mav make a statement of the policies that I j would advocate if elected to the j House of Representatives in order that as many as possible o.p the people of Sumter county mw he informed thereon. In the beginning I will say that I have no pet scheme or bill that I would try to have enacted into j law. It would be folly for a new member to attempt such a thing. In j I fact one of the best things any leg | j islator can do is to oppose the j many unwise and unnecessary'bills that otherwise would become law, adding to the confusion that al ready exists. One thing this country needs now is law enforcement. For in stance, human life is too cheap. Law is not respected. We do not need new laws so much as the en forcement of what we have: Thus is a critical time. The i question of appropriations to the made and taxes to be levied is one that vitally concerns every man and woman. It must be solved by sound business judgment. What are good business men doing in j j their private business? We must; t use economy. U??less expenditures j mast be cut or t, but we must be j careful not to cripple work that I is of vital importance. We must bu?ld and maintain ! good schools ar.d colleges. The j school system of this county is j better than it has been, but it is ! by no means what it should be. ] We must continue the improve- ; ment that has been started. It is ; j true that school matters are large- j ! ly local, but a progressive school program also needs the sympathy and hearty backing of your legisla tive delegation. We must have good roads. I i ! supported the bond issue for hard surface roads. I approve the ac tiorT of the commission in making a ?tart by selling some bonds. I trast that work will soon com mence. The action of the County Board in deciding to gravel one mile of road as an experiment is to be commended. This class of j road gives excellent service in the I up-country. It's relative value j here as compared with hard sur face is a matter for the serious consideration of the people of this county. The tax problem is the most se rious one confronting the people of South Carolina at this time. Our I taxing system is out of date. Most j real estate and certain classes of visible personal property, especial ly merchants' stocks of goods and bank stock, bear an undue portion of the tax burden, while much other property escapes taxation al together. I agree in general with a report made to the last session of the legislature hy a joint commis sion on taxation. This report was compiled by Senator Marion of Chester. It should be read by ev ery voter in the state. Finally, we need here in Sumter county a spirit of co-operation that will convince not only those who live in and near the city of Sumter, but also those who live further out, even to the extreme boundaries of tli*4 county that their interests, their wishes and their welfare are mat I lers of careful consideration. Plat forms and promises do not con vince them. It will take action in the shape of good roads, good scbools and markets for their pro duce. A thorough knowledge of these problems, and a willingness to help solve them are requisites of ! a good representative. E. W. DABBS, JR. ?o ? ? Washington, Dec. 5.?Organized labor has no right to picket dur ing a strike when it nivolves im portunity, the supreme court has I declared. n + + ! He covets cars who never paid a I gasoline bilL Mayesville News Items Investigation of Merchants and Planters Bank Mayesville. Dec. 2.?Mr. Pate, assistant state bank examiner, from Columbia, reached here this morn ing and has , been working very hard in getting down to the bottom of why the directors of the Mer chants' and Planters' Bank caused the bank to be closed Monday morning. Late this afternoon it was rumored the bank would open for regular business in a day or two. We are glad to see that Mr. T. B. Fort, the contractor here, is back from the Florence Infirmary where he went for an operation last week. He is looking very weak but states he will soon be all right. Mr. Geo. T. DesChamps' moth er fell and broke her leg Tuesday night as she was leaving the home of her younger son, Mr. R. F. DesChamps. It has just been a lit tle over a year since she was struck by the Atlantic Coast Line train j No. 50, as she started across the! track here?being old and hard of j hearing, did not hear the approach j of the train?breaking both legs: and arms and bruising her body very much. ? ? ?? Paxyille News I: ems. Paxville, Dec. 3.-??Mrs. A. D. j Armstrong, of Wilmington, X. C, is spending a few days at the home of Mr. C. L. Griffin. She and Mrs. Griffin were friends when students ; at Lander College. |f Mr. T. R. Owen left this week for Adams Run where he has large I lumber interests. His family will I move there the first of the year. j Mrs. Marion Cox and children, of Florence, were here last week visiting her brother, Mr. O'Donnell McLeod. Mrs. J. W. Minis, Jr., has accept ed the principalship of the Home Branch graded school. This po sition", was held by Miss Winnie Smith of Georgia, who recently re signed. Mr.l Kirkland Corbett, of Char leston is spending rfwhile with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Cor bett. j Miss Una Broadway of Sumter 'spent Thanksgiving with her home' j folks near town. i Miss Freddie Haddock spent the past week-end with relatives at Columbia. Mrs. Elma Tisdale and son, Wil liam Edward, of S m t e r were I here last week to see her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Geddings. Mrs. Leslie Branson and chil dren of Sumter spent Thanksgiv | ing with Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Cor I bett. I Mr. and. Mrs. Oscar Hill, of Rock Hill, have been on a few days' visit to her sisters, Mesdanies Ridgill and Tisdale. j The Truth I - About Cotton Is Not and Never Was a Money Making Crop -<M>irion Star). We have been criticized for our j editorial last week, advising the I farmers to cut out the cotton crop, j This worries us but little. We know full well that the farmer has never thrived and prospered . as a cotton grower, and in giving up a business at which he has lost money'for ages j he certainly cannot get much the worse in the- change. This is a cot ton country, because we made it I a cotton country, and we erred in j making it so. Any one-crop sys i tern will fail. Diversification is I our one and only hope. And even diversification will fail to save us and make us if we persist in plant ing any crop, like cotton, which re quires the use of commercial fer tilizer in quantities. Cotton has been a cui^e to us, and until we bhake off the shackles we will re main commercial slaves. The pop ular cry is "what shall I do for a money crop?" If we would simply keep books und note that of the money taken in by the farmer, j from his cotton crop, he pays most of it for commercial fertilizer, we would arrive at the conclusion j that through our great cotton crop ' we simply handle a lot of money? j that we have, for our own uses, a very small money crop. A small crop of tobacco, with small sales in vegetables, fruits, milk, butter, eggs, poultry, c alves and pigs will j produce more cash than the aver- ! age farmer now actually uses for j his own purposes. In addition there can be produced other com- j modities which will bring cash, such as syrup, pinestraw, wood, watermelons, and many other I things of the kind which can be ! produced on the farm. In other words, when we stop buying tons j and tons of commercial fertilizers ] for cotton crops, our need for money crops dwindles rapidly. ; Example: When this writer was a lad, he set out, under the direc- ! tions of his father, twelve pear trees. One tree died. From the ; eleven remaining trees we sold j more than one hundred dollars worth of pears per year for ten or fifteen years?and they are produ? - ing at the same rate to this day. | Eleven pear trees have produced more than $1,000 in cash ? for nothing! Those trees produced more profit than the average cotton plantation. And still?this is a cot ton country. We have said before, and we repeat hcr<?twelve well bred, young- In-ns will produce more profit than an acre of cotton land they produce fertilizer at the j same time. Until we open our eyes to the situation we will eon-j tinue to produce cotton, at a loss. -<v?? Eufaula. Ala., Dec. ?The Bar j hour county grand jury convened today to investigate the murder Friday night of .1. H. Wilcox, of i Birmingham, state agent of the i Mutual Life Insurance Company. ? Six negroes are held; c Greatest sport you know to pull out your niakin's papers and some Prince Albert and roll up a ciga ?rette! That's because P. A. ?s so delightfully good and refreshing in a cigarette? just like it is in a jimmy pipe! You never seem to get your fill ? P. A.'s so joy'usly friendly and appetizing. Prince Albert will be a revelation to your taste! No other tobacco at any price is in its class! And, it rolls up easily because it's crimp cut and it stays put. It's the best bet you ever laid that you'll like Prince Albert better than any ciga rette you ever rolled! And listen! If you have a jimmy pipe hankering? by all means know what Prince Albert can do for you! 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Foreign j leases in China were considered I by the-Far Eastern committee. Chi ! na's "feqfiaest Tor the withdrawal of i troops was referred to . drafting > committee headed by Elihu Root. Packer Strike Ordered i _ [All Union Employes Called Out For December 5 { Chicago. Dec. 1.?A strike of all ' union packing house employes in I all plants where wage reductions ! were put into effect last Monday was ordered for December ? by the executive committee of the Amal gamated Meat Cutters and Butch er Workmen of North America to day. The strike, which affects all union crafts employed in the pack ing industry, will involve about '< 45.000 workers in fifteen Western cities, according to Cornelius Hayes, ])resident of the Butcher Workers' union. There are about So,000 union workmen employed by the "big five" packers and about 10,000 union worki rs employed in small er packing plants, according to j President Hayes. According to Mr. Hayes' figures, there arc approxi- i mately 45.000 organized workmen i and about 15.ood unorganized em-' ployes in the packing industry. \ The packer:; have claimed that the i majority of their workmen did not ! belong to any union and have nev er recognized the unions. The strike order brought ro :i I climax a controversy between the i packers [and union workmen ex tending over three months. Hostilities Renewed in Ireland Attack Made on Londonderry Jail to Release Prisoners ! Belfast, Ireland, Dec. 2.?An at tack on the Londonderry jail, with the object of releasing pris oners, was repulsed by the police, two of th<> latter being killed. Sev eral of the attackers were captur ed. RICH MAN'S FORMER WIFE ARRESTED Los Angeles. Dec. 2.? Mrs. Etta I Belle Heil, the former wife of a wealthy Chicago broker, is under [arrest charged with the theft of ! jewelry, clothing and a revolver I from the residence of Samuel j Wood, where she was working as I maid. ! Churches Financially Embarrassed - j Buildings Erected on Promises Not Met Columbia, Dec. 2.?A number of ! new Baptist churches of the state ? are facing- the need of funds, be I cans.- of the failure of the Baptist j H o m e Mission Board to raise I the $40,000 promised to South Carolina for the purpose of erect '. ing new houses of worship. This ! is shown in the report of Dr. W. T. j Derieux, secretary of the home mis : si Oil committee of the South Caro I Ifna Baptist state convention, j which he will submit to the con vention which meets in Greenville ' this month. Numerous churches have been erected, Dr. Derieux's report shows, 1 on the strength of the promise of the home* mission board of help. * How the situation is to be met, now that ;he board has not the money i to make good its promises, will be settled by the state convention. The report of the Home Mission committee of the Baptist board will show that during the past year there have been 6,331 individ uals added to the Baptist churches . ot the state, through the efforts of ! its mission workers in the state. I Doctors And Nurses Pass _ I Columbia. Dec. 1.?The State j Board of Medical Examiners met j here today and announced the j names of the doctors, nurses and i chiropractors who successfully j passed the November examina j tions here three weeks ago and j who are now licensed to practice ! their profession in this state. The ! list of those who successfully pass ed is as follows: Doctors?W. E. Evans, Charles ton; C. H. Farmer, Aiken; J. M. ! Few ell. Lawrenceville, N. J.; W. S. j Fewell, Philadelphia: G. D. Heath, i Clemson College; H. E. Mason, j Spartanburg, and W. K. McGill, i Clover. Chiropractors ? W. D. Barnes, I Chester, and A. D. Plowdne, Sum j ier. Nurses?Rosaline C. Avant, Wal j terboro; Margaret E. Barnett, An derson; Willie M. Blackmon, Co lumbia; Julia E. Brooks. Spartan ! burg; Blanche I. Brown, Hastings, I Fla.; Emma Caldwell, Columbia; j Ruth E. Cole, Florence; Dora K. j Fogartie, Walterboro; Willie M. Glenn, Anderson: Nellie B. God win. Winnsboro; Mary E. Gordon, Filbert: Gladys P! Grayson. An | derson: Moultrie J. Hollis. Colum bia: Beulah M. Hun. Columbia: ; Eugenia H. Jeffries. Chick Springs; Sara P. Lapsley, Sumter: Klvia E. ! Lindler, Columbia; Lillian I. Lind ; ler. Columbia; Nannie McClintock, 'Spartanburg; Eula J. McEachern, [ Florence; Laura C. Minis, Charles-j ton; Nannie E. Putnam, Richmond, Va.: Blanche I. Kay, Donalds; Bes jsie C. Reaves, Greenv?le; Delia A. I Reaves, GreenviUe: Lizzie M. ] Reaves, Edgefield; Jincy R. Robert-j j son. Columbia. Eva S. Simpson. ] Richburg; Mary E. SwonTord. Spar-j tan burg; Annie L. Thomas, Union; Sallie Thornton. Pauline; Grace i ;A. Wagener Charleston; Daisy H. j j Ward.--Floret >: Marie Williams.! j Summen* n. and Hattie R. Welling.! [slandton. -a?o - The only medium that can read ih<? future Lor you reliably is the circulating medium. ? Washington Post. The Cotton Association Committees Appointed For ! the Convention in Columbia _ Columbia, Dec. 2.?Officials of the South Carolina Division of the American Cotton Association said yesterday that all indications point ed to a tremendous attendance on the annual meeting of the organ i ization next Wednesday at noon in Craven Hall, this city. The bolt weevil problem and how to best meet It will be the principal topic of discussion at the meeting. . The chambers of commerce of several cities in the state have written that they are doing eveiy thing in their power to see to It that large delegations come from their counties. The president of evety ! county branch of the association has appointed one hundred defer j gates to the meeting. j President R. C. Hamer yeeter i day announced the appointment of ! the following committees for the I convention: Banking, Legislation and Ware housing: L. J. Guion, of Lugoff, chairman; G. L. Toole, Alken; J. C. Rivers, Columbia; J. S. Wanna maker, St. Matthews; B. Harris, Columbia; P. L. Bethea, Dillon, and ' R. M. Cooper, Jr., Wisacky. Marketing. Tare and Statistics: T. L. Manning, Dillon, chairman; D. W. Watkins and Wilson Gee, Finance Organization and Mem bership: John T. Mackey, Cam den, chairman; B. F. McLeod. Charleston; William Cole man. Union; Alfred Scarborough, East over; Dr. J. B. Johnson, Rock Hill; William Gifford, Gifford; F. C. Thomas, Manning; D. B. Anderson, Moore. Seed Improvement and Diversi fication: G. L. Toole, Aiken, chairman; Prof. H. W. Barre. Clemson College; Lowndes J. Browning. Union; Dr. J. H. Davis, Sedalia; J. Swlnton Whaley, Little. Edisto; Dr. W. W. Long, Clemson College. Cost of Production: D. W. Wat kins, chairman, Clemson College; P. H. Cooding, Hampton; Dr. E. J. Wannamaker, St. Matthews; Earle H. Bo wen. Cassatt; L. D. Jennings, Sumter; W. A. Bowman, Sumter; J. M. Windham, Man ning. Audit: L. I. Guion, Lugoff, chairman; J. H. Claffey, J. S. Wannamaker. Abbeville Man Shoots Himself S. J. Lixik, Merchant, Uses Pistol to Commit Deed Abbeville. Dec. 1.?S. J. Link. - merchant, shot himself in the tem ple at his store at 12 o'clock. No cause for the deed can be ascribed. He was about 55 years old and was married. Mr. Link was seen on the streets a few minutes before he shot himself and at that time was apparently in his good spirits. He entered his store, went to the sec cond floor, removed his eyeglasses and coat and laid down on a mat Tress, an article of merchandise in his store. Persons on the street 8 heard the report of the pistol, but when they reached the scene Mr. Link was dead. Surviving him are his widow, two daughters. Miss Mary Quarles Link and Mrs. Paul I Kennedy; one brother, R. S. Link, and his aged father, Dr. W. E. Link.