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Thinks Worst Is Now Over Secretary Wallace Discusses Preseat Plight of Farmer V Washington, Dec. 14.?Freely! and frankly discussing the present plight pf the American farmer, ' Secretary Wallace tells the presi-1 dent in his first annual report that ther^.. '*seems to be good reasons for believing that the worst is over and that we may reasonably hope for gradual improvement from n?w on." He adds that "a clear recogni- : tion of the "conditions as they exist shottJd help us to realize this hope," s : In large part the troubles of. the farmer tod^ay are due to world- [ wide condition and the inevitable iSesult of the world war, the secre-: tary of . agriculture says, adding that it is not to be expected that by some "miraculous transforma- ! tion"; the period of adversity may; be turned over night into a period of prosperity. High freight rates, big crop pro duced, in . the face of high costs.! unemployment in other industries i in the country with attendant lessening in buying of foodstuffs, | and the lack xof foreign markets for j tie farm.surplus are given by the [ secretary, as the more immediate ' causes for present conditions in j agriculture. He lays particular j stress upon- the lack of foreign mar? kets and high frpight rates. "It is a terrible indictment of j modern civilization,", he asserts, j "that* .with such abundance here j there .are millions of people over- \ seas suffering for the bar^necessi- j ties and other millions starving to , death.- And surely we are sadly j lacking in" our understanding of i economic ,iaws or in our adjust- ; ment to them when the production i cf. bounteous crops grown by the ! bard -labor of 13,060.00-9 farmers and farm workers, ? and their fami- ' lies is permitted to pjay such a large ' part in paralyzing our industries! and business at* home." Large, advances in freight rates, , while bearable in time of high J j.rices, Mr. p Wallace says, if con- | tinued, are bound to involve a re- j making J of the American ?gri- j cultural map. "The simple process of marking , up the transportation cost a few [ cents a hundred pounds," the secre- j tary writes, "has the same effect on the ftzrplus producing state as j picking it up and setting it down 100 j to 300 miles farther <from the mar- j ket,* Agriculture is depressed un-j til the rates are lowered or until i population and industry shift to j meet this new condition." > With.the heavy consuming popu- j bttion of the country massed near; the .eastern roast long distances! from the producing areas, Mr. Wal- j lace says, substantial - advances in ! the transportation costs have the; effect of imposing a differential j against American producers in faror of their competitors in foreign lands, particularly those to the I South of this country, wno have the, advantage of cheap water trans- j portation. The agriculture secretary thinks j that when the country emerges from the- present condition it will \ ffnd.'iiself at the beginning of a new ! agricultural era. Pointing to the j Jarge increase in the country's pop- ? ulation and the fact that most ofj the easily cultivated land has been taken up, he said the time is not far distant when home - needs will re-c quire practicably all that Ameri can farms produce in the averag? year., . "This means." he adds, "a more j intensive agriculture with larger j production per acre and lessened j cost, if we are to meet foreign com petition and still maintain our j 'standard of living/' Some women won't be happy in j heaven unless they get new 'wings,j every pay day. . Human Statue That's not a bronze statue atop the -Munster Tower in Basle, Switz erland. That's a man smoking hi; after-breakfast cigartt Yep, a Eu ropa? daredeviL ? The Next Legislature Taxes Will be Most Important Feature, But Other Mat ters Will be Considered Columbia. Dec. 14.?The last i'ow days have seen a decided in crease in interest in the .coming of the general assembly, which meets on January 2 0. The people of the state- are this month con ferring with their county legisla tors as to what will he done when the law mill starts grinding. There is only one outstanding phase of .legislation being given consideration now. and that is taxation. The legislators, as well as their constituents, are talking tax reduc tion, and this will be the main effort of the legislative bod ies. There is a general demand for lower taxes, and yet the more the people look into the matter the more they conclude that any wholesale reduction of the state tax total will cripple the govern ment and educational and Charit- j able institutions. The conference of citizens in Columbia Tuesday afternoon came Xo the conclusion that new sources of revenue must be provided be-i fore there can be any material re-1 dotation of the tax levy. This is geeting into the brains of the voters now, too, it is said, and it is often stated that the cording leg islature will do something really constructive. The new tax program, which is to be the chief aim of the legisla ture, will include several new sources of revenue, including a gasoline tax. a tax en sales, a cor poration tax, an income tax, an inheritance tax and a tax on lux uries. It is stated that such taxes would take the place entirely of the property tax and the burden would be distributed so as not to be burdensome to any class of people. People who are now pay ing their portion of the taxes would be reached. In addition to the tax program, there are some other important matetrs to come before the 10221 legislature. Among them are the following: A farm prison for Women con victs. The women of the state are I urging this. A state tax survey. A & state educational survey. j A highway bond issue. Governor j Cooper has. indicated that he will j ask the legislature to provide this, j The Simonhoff -bill, requiring I men to have medical certificates to j be eligible for marriage, will be considered in the senate. It has already passed the house. Amendments to the state high way act will be proposed. A great deal of the general as- \ sembly's time will be taken up with elections. An associates justice of the supreme court, seven circuit judges, trustees of numerous in stitutions and other officers are to be elected. * There is a bill on the house cal endar to require the railroads to j erect a new Union station in Co lumbia, but it is not thought likely {hat this neasure will be backed very strenuouslv at this session. San Jose Scale. Clemson College, Dec. 14.?The | sprays used for controlling San Jose scale on fruit and other trees cannot be used on trees in foliage, but must he used during j the fall and winter months when | the trees are leafless and dormant, j according to Prof. A. F. Conradi, I entomologist, who urges owners of orhards to use lime-sulphur to i fight the scale now for the sake of fruit next season. The lime-sul fur spray may be prepared at home, either by the use -of steam, or with fire, using an iron kettle. Direc tions for making are given in Ex periment Station Circular, 30 which may be obtained upon application. The liquid lime-sulphur may be purchased also in some of the local markets with directions how to mix with .water to make the proper spray. There are on the market several brands of dry lime sulphur which are mixed with water at the rate of fifteen pounds of the powder to fifty gallons of water. In buying lime-sulphur compounds it is necessary to ob tain them as fresh as possible and use them as soon as possible. ! The drums in which this material : is received should not be open un- j necessarily to expose the material to the atmosphere. This material I handles quite conveniently, but ! has the disadvantage of being more 1 expensive. There are several brands of oil used for controlling scale, and full information regarding these may be obtained upon request. When using oil. it is urged that a simple separation test be made before spraying the trec3. to make cer tain that the oil does not separate. Before the spraying, the tree should be properly pruned, with special attention to twigs and branches shot-holed by the twig bark beetle, and the prunings should not be left in the orchard but should be burned immediately. ?>*<?: only is pruning a necessity in fruit growing. but pruned trees can be sprayed' more thoroughly in less time and with less mat'.rial. ?:-+ ? ? Moonshine Syndicates * in North Carolina Washington. Dec. i<">.?The opera tion of gigantic moonshine syndi cates in North Carolina w:t^ today l reported to Prohibitioi Commis sioner Haynes by Prohibition Direr tor Kohlosr. The federal commis sioner ffiivo instrwtion* that everj possible step be taken to break up the syndicates; The only person more obnox ious than the chap who boasts of taking a bath every morning is the ehap who boasts of taking a cold bath every morning. In spite of popularity, The Ar buckle case is nothing to speak of. Won't Accept a Pardon Dan Murphy Talks of His Penitentiary Life Corambi?, free TU ?Dan Murphy, the old man of {ho cage, who for the quarter of a century has lived in the state penitentiary and who no\v says he is a cornerstone of the penal institution, made his second visit to the city of Columbia a few days ago. when he was carried to Main street hy Captain Roberts, of the bastiie guard, to make a deposit in a bank. Old Dan deposited $700 in cash, the profits of several years from the little store which he con ducts in'the penitentiary. lie's a merchant, and while his field of op eration.'- is small, his custom limit ed, and the demands of his com munity petty, still Dan's business is little affected as yet by the boll weevil. Dan said he wanted to put his money where nobody would get it. To this correspondent he told the story of how he was relieved of seven hundred dollars in 1S!>4. by a lawyer who said lie could get him a pardon. Dan told it with a (dear voice and the declaration that he was telling the whole truth. He called names. He said a lawyer from Augusta came to the prison and said that for. seven hundred j dollars he would get the pardon, then wanted. Dan gave him a check, for a few dollars lie had left in a bank in Orangeburg. The lawyer turned to the door, with the same remark. Dan says, about j the smailness of the "pic-kings." and he never again heard from him or I from the promised attempt to get ' a pardon. Dan referred also to one govern or, who, he said, turned out all the white prisoners who had been there for any length of time, but left him alone as a "cornerstone of the in stitution." "And I am going to die a corn- j erstone," he added. The pardon ! board met iu Columbia Tuesday and I passed on a petition for the pardon j of old Dan. and the paper is now in the governor's hands, but old Dan said they couldn't give him a pardon. "The world is thirty years j ahead of me." he said, "and I'll j never catch up. I propose to re- ! main here till they uake me out! heels first." Dan Murphy says he is innocent, j 1rle says, he was in Ocorgia at the { time he was convicted of killing j Treasurer Copes, of Orangeburg, and he says witnesses who will testify to this effect, one of them a minister, did live in Georgia, in 1894, when he tried to get his free dom. Penitentiary officials state that) Dan Murphy is not the only pris oner who has lost money in the f effort to get freedom. They say lawyers frequently agree to get j pardons for prisoners, and the j prisoners hear no more of it. Re- | tainer fees are oftcii'paid, and soon letters come stating that there is j no chance to get executive clem- j ency. The first visit Dan paid to Co lumbia's Main street was several months ago when prison officials agreed to let the old man go to a moving picture show, the first he had ever seen, and to ride in an automobile, the first experience of i the kind he had?ever had. His second visit was this week, when j he went to the bank to make his i deposit. Dan makes money seiling soft drinks to the other prisoners. I He has a family living in Ceorgia. I Naii-Head Hat This Paul Poiret hat is of stee velvet with facing of silver nail heads. Its fetching appearance is enhanced by th* blue serge day dress featuring the high militari collar. LABOR LEADER FOR IRISH TREATY London, pec L(h?l^xibor Leader Henderson ^scp ported the Irish treat? when debate1 cn ;!;?? Irish l'rhisa settlement was?.renewed in aarliann-f t. V.asrungtori !)ec. i'h The house adjourned today oul of respect to Representative Eist on < > f Cal ifornia, whose body was found last night dealing in the Potomac river, i Tuberculosis Bonds Sold Stamp Out Tuberculosis in Sumter County The following Jirms and indi riduals navo oougnt Health bonfls-i and have done their part. What i ibout your part? Personal. Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Harby, 1 525.00. Miss Teresa Chandler. $5. Dr. E. R. Wilson, $5. Banks. City National Bank. SIC Sumter Trust Co.. $10. National Bank of Sumter, $10. First National Bank, $10. The Peoples' Bank, $10. National Bank of S. C. $10. Commercial Bank & Trust Co. $3. Drug Stores. Etc. Hearon's Pharmacy. $5. DeLorme's Drug Store. S3. City Drug Store. $5. Harry Metropol's Soda Parlor, $5. Grocery Stores^ Etc. Crosswell & Co.. 55. King's Kash & Karry, $5. Harper's Grocery Store, $5. Bevy & Moses, $5. Ducker & Bultman, $0. Hardware, Etc. Booth & McLeod, $5. Burns & Sons,. $5. Du Rant Hardware Co., $5. Dry Goods Stores, Etc. McCollum Bros., ?5. Shaw & McCollum, $5. Sumter Dry Goods. $3. Elird's Department Store, $3. The Ladies' Shop, $3. Levi Bros., $3. H. D. Barnett. $3. Bakery. Bakc-Rife Bakery. $5; * Real Estate and Insurance. Riley & Co.. $5. McCallum Realty Co., $5. Henry P. Moses Co., $5. Palmetto Fire Ins. Co., $5. Men's Clothing Stores. Bryan & Co., $5. ? D. J. Chandler Clo. Co., $3. Stubbs Bros., $5. Sumter Clothing Co. $3. Jewelry. G. C. Cooper, $5. -^rnitore. W. H. Shelly & Son, ?5. Law Firms, Lee & Moise, $3. Bottling Companies. Coca-Cola Co., $5* Chcro-Cola Co.. $5. Lumber, Etc Avery Lumber Co., S3. Forester Lumber Co., $5. William M. Lloyd Co., $5. ? O. L. Williams Veneer Co., $3. Restaurants. Palmetto Restaurant, $5. Imperial Cafe, $3; Motor Companies. Williams Motor Co. $5. Buick Motor Co., $5. Clubs, Etc. Sumter Shrike Club, $5. Sumter Leaf Tobacco Co., $3. J. P. Commander, '$5. Grand total, $325.00. . j Will Not Resign L\ S. Marshal Lyon is Under-' stood to Resist Ejectment From Office Columbia. Dec. 1 f>. ? Interest throughout the state in the politi- i ai situation in South Carolina, so J far. as the national Republican j party is concerned, is increased by I :he recent request made by the at- j rorney general in Washington of J Charles C. Lyon, of Greenville, United States Marshall, that he re ign, and the information from Washington to the effect that if he j ioes not resign, charges will be I n ought to oust him. The effort be- i ng made by the Republican party s to put Republicans in offices now leid rv Democrats. It is stated hat the charge will be brought igains; Mr. Lyon that he was lax j n enforcing the prohibition laws.} it i.s also stated that Mr. Lyon will j >c expected to contest the ejection, j It is stated that South Carolina j democratic leaders in Washington! expressed amazement when inform-! >d that Mr. Lyon had been asked o resign. The president has made t a point to allow major federal >mc< holders to fill out unexpiredj erms. Mr. Lyon has been in! Washington this week in consulta iou with South Carolina leaders, j It is stated that the hand of Joe! EV\ Tolbert. of Greenwood, long-! ime G. O. P. pie-cutter in this state, j s behind the Lyon affair. It is j hinted that he hopes to have his' brother, "Rod*' Tolbert. appointed; :o the ofhVe of Marshall, to succeed ! Mr. Lyon. It is stated that this | would open the way for Deputy! Collector Blair to appoint a busi- j ness man of j^ood standing to thci collect?rship of internal revenue, ivhich job Tolbert is now hoping to j hand to his brother. Mr. Lyon was expected back in! the state today. He left Washing-j ton Thursday afternoon, according to advicds received irrColumbia by j wire. ? I \ -? ? ? A New Excuse For Murder! ????? S'-yr York. Dec. Kb?Mrs. Lilian! Rai/.en. who killed Dr. Abraham. Glicksicin in his office may face a: jury and defend her life on the' ground that her acj was tlu- result ; of an "irresistible murder obses- j sion.;' No Demand For Hard Coal Si t ;: iii on. Pa., i ?<se. 1 -Nearly fifty thousand workers in the ;m thraeiie Heids will be made idb< within a few days unb-ss there is an improvement in the demand for hard coal. There are men who live beyond their imom??. and then there ar? men who never think about steal ing the company funds. California Congress man Druwns Himself Body of Representative Eiston Found Floating in Potomac Washington. Doc. K>.?The body of Representative John A. Elsfon of California was found floating in the Potomac river lat*> today. A note found in the congressman's coat said ho was caught in "a chain of circumstances which spelis rum." Mr. Elsfon. it was said tonight, disappeared Tuesday morning, but was found by detectives that cven ing. Within a few hours, however, ho again disappeared and that was the last seen of him. Tt is believed that he plunged into the river late that night, lie apparently had been suffering under mental'depression, although ho had given no evidence of it until he disappeared Tuesday. Cpon being found that evening he was given medical attention. Failure of the government to un dertake extensive development of the Alamcda. Gal., naval base pro ject was understood to have been a cause of great concern to him. as he had from the first given close attention to this proposed develop ment. Whether other matters per-$ faining to his district had also weighed upon his mind could not be determined tonight, although it was asserted that he had decided not to stand for reelection next fall. Mr. Elslon's hat and overcoat were found on the bank of the riv er about the time the body was recovered. The note found on the body said: "I am in a chain of circumstan ces that ?]>ells ruin, although my offense was innocently made in the beginning. 1 hope all the facts some out. My stay means embar rassment to my district and to a worthy people, clean and gener ous." Mr. Elston was elected to con gress as a Republican from the Sixth California district and had been a member of the hourc since the Sixty-fourth congress. He was born at Woodland, CaL. February 10, 1875. In lSi'9 he was admit ted to the California bar and prac ticed law in Berkeley until 1903 when he became secretary to Gov ernor Pardce. Later he was se lected as attorney for the Califor nia state board of health, and was a trustee of the California institute for deaf and blind He was a mem ber of the Delta Cosilon and Phi Beta Kappa college f/aternities. He is survived by a widov an i four children. Not Candidates Columbia. Dec. 16. ? At least three of the hats on which voters of the stale had begun to look as prospects for the political ring next year will not be thrown in. The la test denial of his intention to offer for the race for governor is Con gressman James F. Byrnes, of Aikr en. Information received in Co lumbia today is to the effect that Congressman Byrnes, when tnter viewed in the national capital, made an unqualified denial of his inten tion to seek the place now held by Governor Cooper. Many friends of the congressman have lately put his name forward as a suitable man for the office of chief magistrate. Colonel Holmes B. Springs, of Greenville, recently announced that he would not be in the race for gov ernor, his name having been men tioned often in this connection, and B. E. Goer, of Greenville, another who has been mentioned for this office, has issued a positive state ment to the effect that he will not be in the race. Homicide in Aiken Aiken, Dec. 15.?This afternoon about 3 o'clock, Henry P. Dyches, a prominent business man and farmer Of Aiken. shot and killed a white man by the name of Calvin Craig on Dyches' farm, known as the "Allen place,", about, eight or nine miles from Aiken on the Pine Log road. Want Ten Big Battleships Washington, Dec. l(h ? The French delegation has presented a proposal for so great an increase in the strength of the French navy that the British delegates declare such a program if carried out would upset the whole plan for a ".",-r;-o" naval plan reduction. France wants to build ten big bat" i leships. Washington. Doc. 16.?Represen tative Rouse, of Kentucky was to day elected chairman of the Dem ocratic congressional committee to succeed the late Representative Flood. Potrograd's Death Rate Decreases. Riga. Latvia, Xov, 10?Petro grad, whose death rat" in 1919 reached the devastating percent age of 7K out of every 1.000 inhab itants, is giowing healthier, accord ing to an official Bolshevik radio dispatch. Tht. death rate for the first six months of 192-1 was only L'7 per LO00, or about that of the pre-war normal. In 1920. the rate was " > per !. hum says the dispatch. Austria's deficit is 30.000.0in>.(sO crowns, or several dollars. Dr. S. Alfred Sze. Chinese minis ter to Washington, has been study ing shorthand so that In- can take verbatim notes of th.' Disarmament < "oaference. Kansas City's raw directory has Mugs. Loves. A. Kiss and M. Brace. See what the Legion convention did? Reports say t n <> u s n d ??? "i knickerbockers are i>eing made for >.pring: but th- may b? nothing hi them. j Employees Given Christmas Banquet - ! Entertained by Banquet, ! Muscial Program and Dance ! _ The employers of the Palmetto i and Fidelity Fife [insurance Com I panics were given their annual I Christmas banquet which was held at the Ctereraont Hotel on Thurs day evening. Mr. W. W. McTver acted as toastmaster of the occasion. Short j toasts to the American Girl wore jheard from.Mr. Sam Dihkins and I Mr. E. f.. Brown and a. toast to our j National Birds was jciven by Miss ! Coline Campbell. A solo was ren dered by Mr. Charlie L. Pierce. The following menu was served: Chilled Celery Hearts Consomme Royal Queen Olives Salted Almonds Baked Fresh Speckled Trout Shredded Potatoes Roast Turkey Oyster Dressing Cranberry Sauce Fruit Punch Freneh Peas Asparagus Tips Chicken Salad on Lettuce Lettuce and Tomato Salad Marichino Cream Home-made 4 Chocolate Cake Toasted Xuts ? Coffee After-Dinner Mints Cigars and Cigarettes The following hs the most enjoy j able program which was carried : out during the evening: I 1. Politic."?Mr. E. L. Browne. 2. Socrates Snoots?Miss Zuma ! Williams. j :>. Last Watermelon I Ever Stole j?Mr. S. C. Roper. I 4. Quartette: 1st Tenor, Mr. j (Frank Butler: 2nd Tenor. Mr. Har ' i vey Randall; 1st Bass. Mr. C. L. j I Pierce; 2nd Bass. Mr. H. H. Wil- I ' Hams. Miss Coline Campbell at j j Piano. 5. Getting Married?Mr. Harold j j Moise. ? I I t>. Quartette. j 7. The Good of Banquets?Mr. W. W. Mclver. ! j S. A Story?Mr. E. L. Browne. | f?. Mr. D. L. Pierce in Song and Story. Miss Sadie Minis at Piano. 10. Quartette. Orchestra. The surprise of the evening came when it was discovered that the1 Screnaders* Orchestra returning j from Georgetown were spending j the night in Sumter and were guests j at the hotel. They volunteered ? their services and furnished music of the best ever variety for a won Iderful dance which terminated one! ! of the most enjoyable of all ban- j I quets previously given. Stop! Go! Major jsti-i.'i^ rVFMer, one of the Women's Police Reserves of Brook lyn who is doing duty as a traffic cop to relieve regular traffic police men for other duties. ? Warship Allotment To France and Italy Washington. Dee. 16.?The an i nouneenu-nt of the final agreement between Croat Britain, the United l States and Japan over the naval I ratio left the question of capital ship tonnage to be allotted to Franco-and Italy the outstanding matter left to be determined by the naval committee of fifteen. At times there seems to be lit tle difference between a confer ence and a controversy. -4j ? ? Speaking of the recently pub lished "Guide Book to Women." we suppose il is something like an au tomobile guide book?all right if there weren't any detours.?Syra cuse Herald. o-o-o Keep trying, ami after a time you will become s<> important that v?u can leave the car at home and ride on the street car without los ing ca s \ One- < ;iu buy a metal pencil that will feed itself, but what writing men are after is a pencil that will feed the family. A;.eilicr thing that has been ef fective in bringing music into American homes is the installment plan. .\o man reaches the end of his rope until it burns his nose. The Ef ;rd Chain of Stores Handle Large Quantifies of; Carolina-Made Goods - i By YV. M. Witter in Charlotte Ob server. Doing ;! business running into the millions and operating perhaps the largest chain of stores in the. south?'?'<! in number?dealing in high-class merchandise in the dry goods, notions and clothing hue. Efirds' have built upon the sure foundation of quality combined within the reach of the ordinary j citizen. ? Mr. .1. }'.. Efird, who is head of, the firm, is another one of the big j men of the Carolinas who is doing ! ;ill in his power to advance Caro lina made products, lie is not only ; a merchant in the ordinary sense in the word, bur a man of bosi- i ncss qualities of such degree that i he at all times has the details of j tin' large business which he heads at his finger tips, and his hand up- ; on the throbbing pulse of the vast i machine which supplies the need 1 in its line of 'probably more people, of ail classes, than any similar or- ! ganization in the entire south. This business, like many others ; of magnitude, had its beginning in I a small way, but by honesty, square j dealing and a desire to serve, of j which fact the public has become i aware, has made it one of the greatest organizations of its kind. Buying for a chain of stores with a total business as great as that of this concern has made it possible j for them to secure goods in the ; large quantities needed at a price . not given the ordinary dealer. Mr. Efird believes in the Caro- j linas and in Carolina made goods, carrying at all times goods made in ! the two states in large quantities. When asked by the writer as to j his tendency along this line, Mr. j Efird said:/ "The goods made in the Caro- j linas are always a good proposition : with us. We can secure them. I when you take into consideration I the cheaper freight rates, the goods j being made right at our door, at a j lower cost, and the quality of the 1 goods we handle, taking price into | consideration, is the equal of any J we can secure from outside terri- j tory. Our mills produce a line of goods of standard quality under the' most sanitary conditions, and we find no trouble disposing of goods j made in the Carolinas." The writer was then given a list of goods, in part, handled by the : Efird chain which consisted of the following: Hosiery. Durham Hosiery mills, Durham, cotton hose and silk: Charlotte Kniting company. Charlotte, men's half hose; Moorhead Sock mills. Charlotte, men's and ladies' hose: Hoover Hosiery mills. Concord, silk hose: Queen Knitting mills, States viile, and other mills in Burling ton. High Point. Shelby. Gastonia. Valdese. Drexcl and Marion. Underwear. Hanes Knitting company, Win ston-Salem. knit underwear for winter and athletic for summer: Moffatt Manufacturing company. High Point, athletic underwear for men: Melrose Knitting company, Raleigh, knit underwear; Maline mills, Winston-Salem. ladles' and children's knit underwear, both for winter and summer; Mayo mills, Mayodan. oldest in the state, nun's winter underwear. Wool Blankets. Chatham Manufacturing com pany. WkiFton-Saiem and Elkin, "Elkin" brand woolen blankets; Carolina Cotton and Woolen mills. Spray, woolen blankets and cotton blankets; Leaksville Woolen mills. Charlotte, high, grade wool blank ets. Ginghams. Highland Park mills. Charlotte, dress and staple ginghams, cham brays and chevats: Gibson mills, i Concord. Gibson dress ginghams and knickei- cloih: Erwin mills. Durham, dress ginghams. Towels. Cannon Manufacturing company. Concord and Kannapolis; Savona Manufacturing company, buck and Turkish towels: Kings Mountain, napan napkins, mercerized damask napkins. Quilts. - Asheville. white erocketed quilts. Damask. Young-Hartsell mills. Concord, mercerized table damask: Savona Manufacturing company, merceriz ed damask table napkins. Sheets ami Pillow Cases. Spray mills'; Erwin mills. Dur ham; Rockingham mills: Cannon mills: Coiicord and Kannapolis. Shirtings and Flannels. Holt mills. Lexington; Cone mills. Greensboro, denims, tickings, khaki elorh and outing and cotjon flan nels: Holt mills. Haw River, shirt ing and outing flannels. Gray Goods. J Sanfcrd Cotton mills: Henrietta mills: Chadwick-Hoskins mills. I Charlotte Duck Clothing com } party, work clothes: Salisbury, work 'shirts: Jamestown Cotton mills. ; wrapping twine. After enumerating and telling of j the quality of these goods, Mr. I Efird told the writer lie stood ready and willing at all times to advance the sale of goods made in the Caro linas, and that his chain of stores had always dealt lai*gely in them. Me also remarked upon the fact ihat there was a great opening in the Carolinas for many goods that we do not now produce, and that those produced on a small scale should be put upon the market in larger quantit ies. Besides the retail business of the SI Storks comprising tin Efird Chain in th Caroliuas. a large wholesale business is also conduct ed by this chain. The world's largest captive snake has left India. "Pussyfoot" John son is preaching in India. If the fleets are scrapped, per haps th.- taxpayer will dread* naught. Warrants For Women Rioters Attorney General Investigat ing Kansas Coal Field Disorder Pittsburgh. k'ans.. Deo. 16.? While National Guardsmen patroH <?<! the coal Heidt? Attorney General Hopkins arid Prosecutor Burnett studied the available evidence with a view of issuinjcwarrants in con nection wirn strike disorders earl ier i,i the W' < K. According to Mr. Burnett some warrants will be for the w?nien vvho led th<- crowds of militant women. China To Get Railway Japan to Receive 53,000,000 Gold German Marks ? Washington. Dec. 17 (By the As sociated Press)?A tentative agree ment to return the Kio Chow Tsinanfati -Railway in Shantung to China within nine months was reached today during the conversa tions between Japanese and Chi nese delegates. An agreement was also being approached on other points concerining the mode of pay ment, it was said by the Chinese. It was decided that the road should be paid for in installments but no decision was reached on the period ovi r which 53,<M>t),<ftN) gold German marks, the price agreed upon, would, be spread. As the man at thei next desk studies the rate of exchange, he wonders why they don't ouote the English pound in ounces. - & o ?? Fifth-?ve Wraps Wrappy garments which take unto themselves great bands of fur are seen with frequency on Fifth Avenue. This Bandler wrap built o:; extremely loose lines has a huge collar which fits well uu at the neck line. Cotton is Stolen ! Seven Bales Secured From Warehouse at Manning Manning. Dec. 16/.?Shelby Davis* warehouse was broken into last week and seven bales of cotton taken out and carried through the country t<> Sumter and sold. Three negroes were suspected and offi cers made an attempt to arrtst them. Only one was held, the two others made their escape. The one arrested was brought to Man ning and lodged in jail. About ninety dollars was found in the negro's pocket. Four Women Arrested tiners were driven from this week were arrest tad are in the city jail charges of unlawful as Said to Have Participated in Coal Field Demonstration Pittsburgh, Kan. Dec. 16.?Four ; women said ;?> have participated in I demonstrations in which non-strik ing union work earl; ed tonight here under somblage. The women are Mrs. Mary Dat ier;. t~) years old, wife of a miner: Mrs. Mary SkulbitZ; 32 years old. wife of a former deputy sheriff of Crawford county: Mrs. Marie Da loney, mother of two children: Mrs. Kannte \ in der. widow of a miner. < >ne man. Xobe Cross, also was arrested today. He is charge^ with assault and battery, the con at torney's orhVe said. Kansas National Guardsmen sort here to assist in preserving onler. continued tonight to patrol the coal fields. I>r. St, pben Smith long one must some wouldn't then. work want ; ?ays to live hard: but r> live long Wilson sti. ks to his polio}* of receiving none of his foreign ac quainraaices. Many Irave called, hw all uiv frozen?Sr. Paul Pio neer-Pi, ... i Xow reformer Voliva favors uni form dress ;'er y'ion Cay". How would straitjackets do? \