The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 21, 1921, Page PAGE 2, Image 3
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?
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