Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1fce Watchman and Soxthron Entered at the Postoffice at Sum te?? S. C, as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. Jkfiss Willie Deigar, who left Sum- | ter several years ago to go in train- j Ut? at the University of Virginia i Jlospital at Charlottesville, and j wno has recently been graduated j from the St. Mary's Hospital of! Kew York, is visiting her sister,; . Mrs. _R. S. Fowler, at the Hampton j ,Ccmrt Apartments. > , XXr. Harry Harvin of Pinewood 1 was a visitor in town Thursday. ^Messrs. Dudley Hodge and A. jb. Branson went to Columbia this morning to attend the Charleston /Cfcester High School State cham pionship game of football, being p&yed at the University Athletic Field in Columbia today. .Mr. W. L. Auld of Inman, S. C, ie-a -visitor in the city. . ^-Messrs. Gifford- Shaw, Cuttino ^cjCnight, Richard Wright . and | James Burns motored to Columbia today to attend the Charleston Chester game. "'Sirs. J. W. Powers left this morn ing'for Columbia to,spend the day. ^Messrs. S. OQ'uinn, S. L. Kras n'oft R- E. cWilder, George W. Dick, W. M. Wolf, D. W. Cuttino, Ben Slovis, Newton Hicks, Ed. Anderson, J,> O. Barwick, M. B. Werner, and J. A. Calhoun left j last night by motor for Manning where they attended a very enjoy able meeting and banquet of the K..of P.'s held in that place. - Mr. Carl C. Heidt left for Colum bia this morning to be present at the-High School state chamiponship j gapML - Messrs. Bert DeLorme and I Rinckney Bradley are at home for | 'the. Christmas holidays from the Wofford Fiting S^aool in Spartan feta*:, S. C. :%Slr. Hazel Witherspoon is at home, fdr the holidays from th? ' Ea^ey Military Institute in Green wood, S. C. . v 4 Mrs. Richard Richardson has re turned to her home afterhaving visited her sister. Mrs. Ben Gibbs, at Charleston. S. C. Misses Lois Thompson, Camilla and Susie DuRant. of Lander Col l*ze. have arrived in Sumter to spend the holidays at their'homes in' the cityt - t Miss Virginia Harmon, of Flor ence, spent the night in Sumter as the visitor of Miss Lois Thompson -?3?2ss -Constance Bultman, who has been attending Hood College, { 3?Te>Jerlck, Md., is at home ?; the j Christmas holidays. She has as i her* guest Miss Frances HeJJeffc, of; Helena, Monk Mts. Julius Brogdon left /?this j morning for. Bennettsville C where j she has been . called owing; to--the ' sickness of her grandmother, " ?i'-Mr. W. Ri Phillips of -Wofford College is. at home fpr the-holjdays. Question of Tax Asse: * preme Court. 4 1 . Columbia, Dec.. 19.?Tho inflate supreme court will have a* special ! sitting in Columbia TuesS?*,' jfor j consultation and also to hear argu- J nients in one case, the appeal, of i the -Columbia Railway, ^afljas <fc j Electric Company in th?-r case j brought by the state tax commis- { jlon regarding tax assessment. This j case involves an amount of $1,436.- } 03.1', of earnings of the Parr^Shoals j ^Povrer -company. The tax commis-1 ston claims that the parent com- ; paay, the Columbia Railway, Gas '? ,& Electric Co.. should be taxed for j this portion of its income, derived i 'from the subsidiary company, as well as the subsidiary company, i The Columbia company claims that ! ?the income is taxable only once as igsvetitie of the subsidiary com- j p'any.. ^ Clemson College Cooperative Union. I Columbia, Dec. 19.?Charter has 1 been granted by the secretary of , state to the Clemson College Co Operative Union, of Clemson Col- ; lege. There is no capital stock, j John F. Corbin is president; G. L. I Geddings is vice president; P. L. j . Crout is secretary, and B. A Darris ! is treasurer. James 3IaxweJl of Greeatvflle Par doned. * Columbia, Dec. 19.?James Max- \ well, a Greenvilie convict, has beer. ! paroled during good behavior,; Governor Cooper extending the | ciemency on recommendation of ? the pardon board and of the judge solicitor. Maxwell was con victed of manslaughter in August. j ,1917, and sentenced to five years. - * Report on Vaccination. Columbia, Dec. 19.?Health of- j 'fleers -of the rural sanitation ; branch of the state board of health, ; directed by Dr. L. A. Riser, vacci- j nated during 1921 31.029 people.' .according to the annual report of j the branch of the state board, a copy of which was furnished the j press today. The officers of this j state bureau visit the schools and i -guard the health of the pupils. ? .. . j Washington, Dec. 19.?The cable : message saying that France had : accepted the naval ratio created a j Sensation in arms conference cir cles. It is interpreted as the longest step yet toward the naval reduction agreement. The next bisc o?estion is that of submarines, Which Great Britain favors abolish ing and France and the United States favor retaining. The French delegation was surprised over the reported Briand agreement. ijk Washington. Dec. 19.?Seventeen Armenian women and children Ijgrere outraged by Turks and mur- | %ered when they landed at Con stantinople after deportation from |yje United States according to tes timony before the house immigra tion committee. Only six more months until Pull man, motor and box cars will he loaded with birds returning north. Guaranteed Mar ket For Truck Sumter Canning Company Making Contracts With Farmers For Spinach, Beans, Tomatoes and Sweet Potatoes The Sumter Canning Company, i which was organized only a few J days ago, is going ahead w?h ar- i rangements to begin operations: at the earliest day possible. Even before the machinery and other j equipment are installed?and this will be done as soon as possible, it is necessary to have the assurance that there will be an ample supply of vegetables to keep the plant in j operation. As the first step to ward providing for a supply of spinach, beans, tomatoes and sweet potatoes, the four products that the managers of the plant expect to specialize on next year, they are offering to enter into contracts with farmers to take the produce of a specified number of acres. The contract guarantees a fixed price per ton for each product, and the canning plant will take and pay for all that is grown on the acreage contracted for?payment being made fifty per cent, in cash and fifty per cent, in stock in the company. ? ? o Christmas Concert Delightful Concert Given by Methodist Bible Class A beautiful Christmas concert j was given Thursday evening by the j McLeod-Wesley Bible class at Trin- j ity Methodist church. Quite a large audience enjoyed the excellent mu- j sical program which was arrang ed under the direction of Miss Louise Siddall. The following program was car ried out: Prayer?r. J. W. Daniel. Sonata Scherzo?Mark Andrews ; ?Miss Louise Siddall. Solo?Mr. D, L. Pierce. Cornet Solo?R. K. Wilder. Selections from the Christmas Cantata. The Star of Bethlehem? | Wilson?Trinity Choir. Etude No. 12?MacDowell?Mr. I Alva Spann. Recitation?.The Oak of Hcismer j ?Van Dyke?Mrs. Ansley Harby. Duett?Miss Alma Lide and Mrs. Frank Lynam. Reverie?Have?Mrs. R. J. Alex- S ander. The Savior Leads?Wolcott?Miss Eva Kellar. Address, ? The Object of the Meet- ; ing"?Hon. R. O. Purdy, Ex-Pres- j ident of the Class. Christmas Hymn 125?Adeste Fi6eles. Dismissal?Dr. Daniel. Gentry-Palmer.* Mr. Hugh L. Palmer and Miss Aleane M. Gentry were happily j married at the Christian Church : pars?nage Thursday evening. The sacred ceremony was per- j med by the pastor of the Christian church, Rev. D. S. MacDonald. Those of the wedding party were' Mrs. M. D. Gentry, the bride's mother, Mr. Luther Gentry, broth- ! er "of the bride: Dr. and Mrs. F. K. j Renfrow, little Fred Renfrow. Miss Lillie Harrison, Mr. Wayne Harri- I son and Mr. C. E. Harris. Mr. Palmer is a fine young man. ! holding a good position here in | Sumter with the American Railway ! Express company. The bride is one of Sumtcr's choice young women. She has been : book-keeper at the .Western Union Telegraph office for some time. The happy couple will be at home at No. 10 W. Bartlette St. o ? ? ? Christinas Sea! Organization The. following is the completed and strongly organized band of workers who are to be very active- i ly engaged in the sale of the Tu berculosis Christmas Seals until the 2?th day of December. So far the sale of these bonds and of the i stamps have been very encouraging indeed and it is? hoped that every one will do their bit for this worthy cause when approached by any of these workers who are willingly, giving their services. Chairman of schools?Mrs. Prin gle BrunsoTi. Chairman of churches?Miss Theo. Gregg. Chairman of Sunday Schools? ' Mrs. Edward McCollum. Motor corps?Mesdamcs F. Levi, Riley Bradham, A. Weinberg, John Lee, Eugene McCollum. Rube i Skinner, J. Z. Hearon, Miss Martha ? Williams. Chairman of Mailing Depart ment? Mrs. Paul Aughtry. Boy Scouts?Distribution c: ad' vert Ling matter. Active Bond and Seal Workers? Mesdames O. L. Williams. W. T. j Harmon. i>. W. Green. .1. 1'. Mai-j lard. John Riley, Ned Level. Gus ] Sanders, F. L. Scott. II. M. Crow son. George Levy. Robt. McLeod, J. II. Grady, Misses Louise Williams' Jenny Walsh. McLeod, Reese Chan- j dler, Vermelle Pitts, Mary Knight, Dorothy Heath. Margarie Heath. Afmida Brunson, Margaret Baker, Doll Bultman, Elizabeth Crowson. Any others wishing to volunteer their aid in the sah- of Christmas seals j)lease notify Mrs. M. S. Hoy kin. Sumter County Chairman, Phone S25J, - X. Salem Ave. Stamps' are on sal" at a be rh in front of De Lonnes Drug store, also at the Gift Shop and all drug stores. -4P ? Driver on Right lias Right of Way. A collision occurred Saturday af ternoon on th" Main and Liberty street corner between a Ford and Doit. It was easily seen which diav r was in the right and observ* ing the new traffic ordinance "driv er approaching from the right has the right of way." Both cars in He- collision were badly banged up but were able to proceed on their respective routes after a short pe Red Cross Exe cutive Meeting Reports Indicative to Good Work Received. Plans Laid For Future Work The Red Cross executive commit tee held Thursday night its last regular meeting of the year. Re ports were made and many im portant matters discussed. Mrs. A. T. Heath, roll call chair man, reported that all of the county had not yet been heard from, but at this time there has been reported approximately S00 members. She is to continue so liciting members until the year is out. The report cf Mrs. Pringle Crim son. Junior chairman, shows that there has been good work done among the scholars. All of the city schools, white and colored, have been enrolled and preparation is being made to include all cf the county schools. At Thanksgiving the Washington Street School con tributed about thirty large baskets of provisions for distribution. The Hamilton School is supporting an orphan at the Rescue House. Preparatory to Christmas the girls are making new garments, the boys are making toys and gro ceries are being collected for dis tribution. As there is great need for the continuation of the Home service work and as the funds are low. thf exeutivo committee is working on a i plan to raise sufficient funds to carry on this work during the com- . ing year. - j The chapter is p'anning to re member at Christmas those in the 1 county under its jurisdiction that j the general Christmas fund docs not provide for. All together the meeting was a satisfactory one and there is prom ise of good work being done the coming year. ? o ? Marriage. - Miss Elizabeth Jennings and Mr. I T. B. Kennedy. Jr.. were quietly married at eight o'clock on Th?rs- ?! day evening by Rev. J. G. P^erguson. pastor of the Broad Street Method ist church. ? Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are both ! of Sumter and are to make their future home here. The friends of i this young couple wish much hap piness for them throughout their future married life. -* Death. Mrs. W. R. Swann of Bennetts villc, died Wednesday morning af- I ter a brief illness. She is survived ; by one son. Mr. W. H? Swann. At- : lantic Coast Line conductor of this city, and three sisters and two | brothers, Mrs. W. M. Swann of Ben nettsvillc, Mrs. R. L. Weatherly ; of Bennettsville, Mrs. McCaskit of \ Rocky Mount, X. C, Mr. Ben Thompson of Bennettsville. Mr. * William Thompson of Bennettsville. . -a~*~m- r { ^ New Extension Workers. Clcmson College. Dec. 1?,.?An- j nouncement is made by Director ? W. W. Long, of the Extension Ser- j vice, of the appointment of four i new extension workers, namely: ? P. II. Senrt, Extension Specialist in Plant Breeding: C. G. Cushman. ! Extension Dairy Specialist; G. C. I McDermid. county agent fori Charleston county, and T. M. Cath- j cart, county agent for Williamsburg county. P. 11. Senn, the new Extension Specialist in Plant Breeding, is a native of South Carolina and a graduate of Clemsori College in the 1 class of 1915. After graduation he was for a short while assistant I in the Extension Service headquar ters office and then county agent for Clarendon county until the be ginning of the war. After service | in the war he entered the I'niver sity of Wisconsin, where he took special work in plant breeding and ' and genetics. He will give special attention to community cotton j breeding, lie is therefore well qualified to become specialist in i plant breeding. His headquarters j will be at Clemson College. C. G. Cushman. the new Exten- '? sion Dairy Specialist, is a grad- ; uate cf Purdue University and has had experience i; dairy work, j having managed a Je rsey farm j owned by his father at Sullivan, In diana, and having assisted in the organization of the Southwest In- j diana Jersey Breeders' Association. | He also assisted the county agent of his home c ounty in Indiana in | several agricultural campaigns, j Mr. Cushman will serve the Pied-j mont district and will have head quarters at Clemson College for the ! I) resent. ? ? ? Marine Shoots Boys Denmark, Dec. 17.?J. R. Swy gert oi" Peake. and Herman Dusen berry. of Conway. sixteen-year-old 1 school boys, we re- shot by a marine I guard on Seaboard Air Line tram No. -4. between Columbia and Sa vannah, early today. Neither was seriously wounded. The boys were returning home from school at Fairfax and. ac cording to information received here, were beating their way.! Wie n the mail guard ordered them to get off the car they refused, it is s.-tid. and he fired. one youth being wounded in the neck and the other in the foot. The name of the guard lats n>e b< en learned. Ugliest Man lias Many Admirers. Mexico City. Dec. a.?Beauty con tests ar?- leid frequently but stu dents at the national university re cently held :i contest t<> diseov? ;? the ugliest Indian in Mexico. Jesus] Memije won without a struggle; De spite his handicap he is said to have received count hiss dozens of pro posals of marriage from '"admiring readers'* ever since hi-; photo graph was published in the Mexico City newspapers, i The Self-Sup porting Farm Notes From Extension Bulle tin 48 "Farming Under Boll Weevil Conditions Under boll weevil conditions it is considered extremely important for each farmer to raise as nearly all of the staple food and feed crops as i-- possible to supply all needsi oi" the landlord, the tenants, and the livestock. These things can be grown at home much more cheaply than Lhey car. be purchased from other; sections, and producing them should not interfere with the pro-? : duction of staple cash crops but1 should round out a well balanced cropping system. On any farm on which a good I rotation is followed for the pur pose of building up the fertility of the land and maintaining a system of diversified agriculture, all of these crops can he grown economi cally and to good advantage. Without a good all-year garden I there can he no "100 per cent" self-supporting farm. The soils of South Carolina are : more than ordinarily adapted to the growing of fruit for home use, and in some sections for commercial shipment. Home Dairying. With an abundance of milk, but ter and cream for the family, 25 to 35 percent of the grocery bill may be saved. Bach farm family of five should own or he furnished with two cows of standard dairy breed r'rade or purebred.) One cow should be bred to fresh- j en in the spring and the other in the fall and in this way about two j gallons of milk per day may be pro- i duced if proper care and feed arc I provided. All feeds for the family cows should be home grown. It is important to prepare one to two acres of permanent pastures for each cow in order to produce the dairy products for the home ! more cheaply. The milk cows should be pastured J oti the cultivated fields in the fall ! when possible and on cats and rye j in the winter and early spring. The milk cows should be bred ! only to purebred hulls of a dairy breed. The. cheapest means of in- ; suring the service of a good bull for a few cows is to organize a dairy bull association among neighbors, j Poultry. The keeping of a flock of laying! hens on the farm is an important part of .good general farm manage-! ment. On every farm there should i be at least 'i') to 4 0 laying hens. | It is more advisable to keep pul-j lets and yearlings than birds over! two years. For general farm conditions, the j dual purpose breeds, Plymouth 1 Rocks, Wyandottes, and Rhode Is- j aind Reds arc the most popular and i from records appear to give the j most favorable results. Purebred poultry stock produces! a greater number of eggs, a more i uniform product, makes possible; the selling of eggs for hatching, 1 and creates a greater interest in poultry. Hogs. ix will take four hoes averaging! 150 pounds ea? h to supply pork for idie average family of five. All feeds for hogs, save possibly a little tankage, should be home: grown. It takes approximately ten bush els ot* corn and sixty pounds of tankage to produce a 150-pound pig. If buttermilk, soy bean pasture, rape pasture, or corn and velvet j bean pastur? is available, it will not be necessary* to buy tankage. A splendid way to fatten hogs is to turn them on corn and velvet beans and let the hogs do th<- bar- j vesting. It has liven thoroughly demon strated that good pastures will save about two-fifths of the grain ration j one or two acres of rape or rye for winter pasture and access to Bermuda pasture for summer, will; produce sufficient grazing for a j brood sow and her litter. it is important to use only pure bred boars, as this is the most j economical way of improving the1 herd. The surplus feed crops resulting1 from diversified farming may be sold through the dairy cow profit- j ablv if a convenient market is avail- 1 abb-. ! A silo is recommended for herds; of ten or more cows. Corn and sor ghum are the best crops for en-j silage. Balanced rations for milk pro- : duction should be made from home ! grown feeds: corn, velvet beans, i oats, cottonseed meal, pea vine hay. alfalfa hay, soybean hay. silage. Good cows should be fed liberal ly and unprofitable cows sold to [ the butcher. I: is better io sell cream to a ! creamery than to make farm butter for sale. Beef Cattle. On farms where considerable area?* of cheap pasture lands are available, or on farms where large amounts of rough feeds are pro duced, beef cattle raising will yield a good income to the nein who will give it his attent ion. * -??o?o ? Clear water. Fla.. Dec. 19.?Car ter Pierson has been arrested charged with killing his sister-in law and a man named Durrance at a dance. Pierson told the woman not ?<? dance with Durrance. When v|)?- did. the shooting started. -K> ? Xew York. !><?<?. 19.?Wall street is guarded as the result of anony mous lett? r containing tin- warning thai the stock exchange and every thing within rive miles would be blow:, up today. -O Pry or, < >kla.. I >cc. l 9 ? Richard Coker. the former Tarn man} lead er, is very ill in Ireland, his wife cabl. Exposition of Electric Fixtures Lynam Electric Company Has Fixture Display Room That is Interesting The Lynam Electric Company has recently completed an electric fixture and appliance display room ; that is one of the most attractive and interesting places in the city, j Here have been installed a large and well selected assortment of1 electroliers, bracket lights and j practically all other types of dec-: j trie- light fixtures for the home, store and business office. By means : j of a complete system of wiring it is I possible to show one or a dozen or ; more of the fixtures at one time! I Those who have had difficulty in | I making a selection of electric i : light fixtures from a catalogue or j from stock, because they cannot j : visualize how the fixture will look j when installed, will find this diffi l culty removed by visiting the Ly- ; j nam Electric Company. ? ? HJ? j A Yule Tide Program i . _ Annual Christmas Celebration : by Episcopal Sunday School I _ The regular Christmas tree celc- j bration held each.year at the Sun day school room of the Episcopal; church, just before Christmas, was varied this year by a beautiful pa- i geant, carried :out by the large Sunday school class of which Mrs. Guy Warren is the beloved teacher. Each year, as the feast of the j j yuletide comes around the whole | ! Sunday school gathers at the Sun- j i day school room, and each child j comes, not to receive a gift, but to j I bring one. which they place at the : i foot of the gaily bedecked tree.[ i These gifts are sent to the church j ' orphanage at York to help Santa ' I Claus make merry .er the children who have no mothers to fill their stockings for them. It is always a beautiful sight to see the earnest, j little faces, as each, one with a toy j or some other gift comes forward to lay it down at the loot of the tree. Who can know the struggle j ! it may have cost to give up the i woolly dog or gay little book? But! each one of them is eager to do his j or her part and every one loves to j be present to see them bring their j offerings. On Friday the pageant took j place first while the Christmas j tree glowed softly in the back- j i ground. While the congregation i gathered, the choir sang "Come-all; J ye faithful." and then, under the , big bright star, where the rude i little manger stood, and.while the! I choir sang again, "Silent Night, | I Holy Night." The Virgin Mary came softly in ! land sat while Joseph stood by her | 'side: Then while the choir sang I : "Hark the Herald Angels sing." two shining angels came and took j their stand and the beautiful story I : of the first Christmas night from the gospel of St. Luke was read by [Mr. Walker, the rector. Then ! came the Shepherds as the choir j I sang "While Shepherds Watched j Their Flocks by Night" a group of j peasants came next. dressed in j yvrhite and gay red hcadeloths. The three ?'Wise Men" took their places j as the carol "We three kings of the j orient tire'* was being sung. The | groups of peasants then sang softly j "Away in a Manger" and offered I a prayer of thanksgiving. Then to the singing of "Oh, little town of ; Bethlehem." The whole tableau ! slowly dissolved, and moved out in j stately procession. Those taking the parts were as, follows: The Virgin... Mary Sue Tindal Joseph _. Joseph Warren Angels..Pauline Lee. Mary Knight Shepherds._James Warren. Guy i Warren, Fred H?cker, Sam Lewis. Wise Men.. Henry Tisdale, Frank Porter, Algy Holland. Peasants ..Betty Porter. Lucile Lynam, Frances Seale. Beaulah May; Scale, Lillian Smith. Mary Walker, : Carolyn Harby, Sarah Belser. George Phelps Accidentally Shot by : Young Playmate. George Edward Phelps. age 14 years.' is now in the Tourney Hos- ; pital in a very serious condition as a result of his being accidentally shot by his nine-year-old playmate, : (b orge Henry Dixon. The unfor-? lunate and very regrettable accident j happened tit about l:SU o'clock Sat urday afternoon in the front yard, of the little Phelps boy's home. No. 10 Corbett Street. The two young boys were shooting at a target with a .22 caliber rifle and in some way the gun was discharged acci- 1 dentally while in the hands of the little Dixon boy. The bullet enter ed the side of the little Phelps5 boy's head and has been located by the X-ray a short distance on the j inside of the skull and into the brain. The little fellow has a light ing chance for his life. It was stat ed that he appeared to be slightly better this morning. COTTON MARKET ? i ? NEW YORK COTTON. Ystdja Opon High Low Close Close 18.40 18.56 18.17 18.40 18.25 18.17 18.42 18.02 18.25 18.05 17.76 18.00 17.66 17.82 17.64 . 17.30 17.55 17.13 17.30 17.15 16.65 !6.70 16.58 16.60 16.47 18.55 18.70 18.42 18.67 18.45 seady, spots up. 19.00. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Ystdys Open ITiRh Low Close Close Jan. 17.46 17.75 17.30 17.60 17.36 March 17.62 17.81 17.38 17.67 17.46 M?y 17.50 17.55 17.17 17.33 17.23 July 16.98 ! 7.12 16.77 16.95 16.80 Oct..16.16 16.34 16.03 16.2J 16.00 Dec. 17.40 17.55 17.30 17.30 17.30 Ton? steady. Spots ?v up, 17.7".. LIVEPO0L COTTON. January 10.9? March 10.85 May 10.75 July 10.61 October 10.14 December 10.93 Ford says he wants a million men i;' he gets Muscle Shoals and a mil lion men hope he u,-ts si. Jan. March Mry July Oct. Dtc. Tour Sophs. Win Titles High School Championship Basket Ball Game Played The Sophomore and the Junior Easket ball teams of the High School met Friday night in th !r game of ball to decide the holder of the basket ball championship titles for this year. The sophomores wire the victors in the game by the score of 13 11 6, and are thereby declared the un disputed champions of the scho d season. The game was fast and rather snappy, the Juniors holding the Sophomores down to a rela tively small score. Positions: Sophomores Juniors Forwards Wright Averbuck Chandler Ore. n Center Elanding - Sholar ,G uards Dwyer Wray Bryan Bultman Substitutions: Juniors, Wray for Averbuck: Wanamaker for Wray, and Barwick for Bultman. -o.-o?? 6GG cures Eirious Fever.?Adver tisement. The Tax Problem. (From the Dillon Herald) The tax problem simply will not down. It is being agitated from one end of the State to the other. The pressure of public sentiment has been a long time coming, but it is here and the General Assembly that meets next month will be face to face with the biggest problem it has had to deal with in years. The people have found out that the burden of taxation is resting on the shoulders" of a few?that visible property is carrying more than its just proportion of the load?and they are demanding relief. Pro gressive tax measures were intro duced at the last session of the General Assembly, but they failed to pass. Some died in committee, while others were left on the calen dar. Some of these will be revived at next month's session, while new measures will be introduced. The demand is for> an inheritance tax. an income tax. an occupation tax, a gasoline tax and a small tax on luxuries and amusements. It is clamied by well-informed authori ties that the State can raise enough revenue from these sources to run the government and not levy a single mill cn real estate. North Carolina worked out the problem on similar lines, and the State of North Carolina does not levy a tax on real estate for State purposes. The people are almost unanimous in the opinion that the General As sembly has dilly-dallied with the tax problem long enough and the time has come for tax reform meas ures that will give the owner of visible property some relief. They will watch this General Assembly and mark the men who block tax reform legislation. -? ?? ?? 666 cures Malarial Fever.?Ad vertisement. Christmas Tree for Colored Schools. There will be so many empty stockings this year on account of short crops, we are making an ef fort to have the usual community Xmas tree at one of the rural schools. We will greatly appreciate any contribution, it matters not how small. We hope lo be able to give all of the children a toy. book or garment and fruit and candy. Any garments and toys, old or new, will be very much appreciated. No tify me. I will be glad to call for any gift or if sent to the corner of Oakland avenue and Purdy street will be most gratefully received. Thanking vou for favors past. I am most truly, L. Bragg Author:;/. M. D.. Supervisor of Colored Schools. GGG cures Chills ami Fever.? Advertisement. <E? <^ Marriage License Record. Marriage licenses i. ve been is sued to Mr. T. B. Kennedy. Jr.. and Miss Elizabth Jennings, of Sumter. Mr. Hugh L. Palmer and Miss Aline M. Gentry, of Sumter. - Rub-My-Tism, a pain killer.? Advertisement. Buy Christmas Seals. Christmas seals for the benefit of the carrying on of the tubercu losis work in this- country are on sale at all the drug stores in the city and are also obtainable from a number of young girls who have volunteered to sell these seals upon the streets of the city. Buy seals for this worthy cause and make your Christmas packages attrac tive by their use. A correction to the report of the tuberculosis bonds sold; is made in the value of the bond bought by the Sumter Shrine Club. This bond was a ten dollar one and was cred ited as only a five dollar bond. ? ? To prevent a cold take GGG.? Advertisement. -o ? o Since Liberty Bonds have 1.n sidling for par on the New York exchange those who put money in them during the war do not feel that they made a had investment. Those who traded bonds f< r oit stock and similar speculative enter prises keep on feeling sorry. o ?*>??-? 666 quickly relieves a cold.? Advertisement. -<?<??? Mr. II. W. MeCollum returned last night from Greenville after at tending the funeral of his wife's father. Dr. W. S. Pack. Mrs. Me Collum and children will remain in Greenville during the holidays. -? To break a cold take 666.?Ad vert isoment. WANTED - Pure mixed cow peas. I.eod. Iron peas and Booth & Me Recognition of Russia i;;:;^' 2 jf?S&S& ?5T - ; very purpose of looking after o'dr" .Statement Of Senator Joseph trade interests us the British, U.S the rtalians, as the Germans, as Irwin France Of Maryland the Chinese and as other countries _ I are looking after theirs in Russia.* '1 We have been relying entirely upon^ Washington, Dec France of Maryland gave out following 'statement today: IG.?Senator . fhe ill?ormation furnished us by ' j other countries concerning Russia, : whereas undoubtedly those court I returned to the X mted States j .rh.s havo Deen? and ar^ iritcrested .' after an extended tnp to Europe;in ke^ping us alienated from the." and to Russia feeling that before Rassian people and separated from ' T should propose any governmental the , Russian markets, action 1 ought to present my views ln intror. cing my rcsoiution .1 Z 1 know that i am proposing a meas-. j ure that win meet with the appro- . bation of millions of Americans, 1 measmvs which 1 suggested. My know lhat , a;tl irking for the recommendations were. I believe, intc.rest of our farmers, of our cbt of a conservative character. Thef ton inters, of the millions of our papers have constantly stated that i j unemi>loyed nien umi V/omcn, of - have advocated a recognition of the \ lhe manufacturers and merchants ' Russian government and that I i and bankers who are feeling the-' wouid urge upon the administra- eVil effects of this unnecessary de- ; tion formal recognition of the Uns- | preMgion> and i Know that l am pro a reasonable time for the consid eration by the secretary of thf sian government. This is not true, ; 1 posing a measure which, if it is' i did however, urge upon the sec- i adoi>ted, gs i believe it will be as a retary oi state the importance of (result of popular demand, will be a sending a commission to Russia to j long siev t0ward the rehabilitation investigate conditions and to dis- of Rllssia, rhe restoration of Eu cuss with the defacto government | rope and the ^construction of a ot Russia all questions of possible j broken, wounded world. In a coun difterence between the two coun-}try where the poopie themselves tries. I thought the time was op-? ari. sovereign and do the work of portune to begin a negotiation of!kings and where the government any claims which this country or j acts onlv M th,. agont ot the people it is highly proper that when there is confusion, indecision and inac tion by the government, the people themselves should point "the way.' its citizens might have . against Russia, to discuss the recognition 1 by the Russian government of all of j Its moral, legal and financial obli-[ gations. including its share of the; old Imperial debt, to confer with and advise with the Russians with | the view to helping them solve the' very serious problems which con-! Thb, Sundav school of Trinity iront Russia, to seek to open up the i Methodist church hefd its an Christmas Serv ice at Trinity M. E. Church. markets of Russia to American goods, all with a view to a possible recognition of the Russian govern ment so that the Russians might be placed in a position not only to meet their old obligations, but to come into the markets of the world, to borrow possibly two billions of dollars in addition in order that they might purchase the supplies necessary for the preservation of the lives of their people and the re habilitation of the economic life of j Russia. It has not been generally under stood that my interest in Russia has grown out of the fact that I have realized that the economic and industrial health of Europe could not be restored until there should be a revival of the prosper ity of Russia. Russia has been called the trunk of the tree of Eu-i rope and with Russia disorganized it is useless to hope that Europe might be rehabilitated. 1 My inter I est in the rehabilitation of Europe has been prompted by my interest in the welfare of the farmers, of the workers and of the business ; men of America. We are suffef ; ing here an agricultural, industrial land financial degression, whieir is j wholly unnecessary antl which is ! due to the fact lhat we are not able to sell our surplus foodstuffs and I manufactured articles to Europe. \ During the first ten months of 1020 i our exports were in round num I bers $6,S0O.000.O'j(> while in the same period in 1921 they were ap proximately $3,S00,0C0.000. I call led attention to the fact that this : sum of three billions of dollars i would have been more than sulti cieni to pay four millions of men \ seventy dollars a month for ten ; months. * Our exports have fallen oft while Europe requires our goods ? in quantities perhaps :ts great as those required during the period of j the war. Our farmers have on hand great supplies of wheat, corn. ; being. nual Christmas service tomorrow ?Sunday?night at 7:30. This ser vice took the place of the reg- ' ular evening service and the entire Sunday school -participated. The offering was given to the Bp- - worth Orphanage and Armenian relief. The program was* in the hands of Mr. B. C. Wallace, superintend-'" ent of the Sunday school and was-as 1 follows: Opening Song ? Chris ti ans" Awake?Mizpah Bible Class, Young ? Ladies1 Bible class, Wesley-McLeod Bible class. * * Duet?Two Little Primary Girls.' ? Greetings?Cradle Roil Depart-??? ment. *' Song?The Sweetest Baby?Be ginners' Department. <s IT Story of the- Shepher is ? ? Pri i mary Department. Recitation?Luke 2:8-20?A Jun- . ior. i %- * ' Song?Jesus the King Appears*? Junior Department. "Love, the Sweetest Gift of All'* * ?A group of Intermediate Girls, Offertory?'Round the Manger?"' Junior Department: ? Song?Come all Ye Faithful"-'-' Intermediates and Young People. Prayer and Benediction?Dr. J. ? W. Daniels. Auto Catches Fire j cotton und wool while millions off, : people in Europe face starvation and disease or death from exposure to the cruel blasts of winter unprO ! tected by the proper ciothin i shoe factories are marking time while millions in Europe must walk A D<>dge sedan automobile, > the property of a colored transfer driv er by name of Holmes, was Satur day damaged by fire. The au tomobile was on Manning avenue," and must have caught fire from' a short circuit in the wiring "wheh^ Holmes attempted to start the car. A fire alarm was sent in and "'the' fire trucks responded to the call to help the car in distress. ' T3ic flames were after a time put out by the use of dirt and of a small' chemical. The automobile was put out oi commission for the time The fire occurred- short ly before 9 o'clock this morning. ? '? ? Rev. J. IL Spaulding, superin-.' our tendent of the Economy Orphan age, Kings Mountain. S. C, spent a few hours in city Saturday. Mr.', the winter snows unshod. Many of [Spaulding is inaugurating a cam our machinists, our steel workers, are idle. Our railroad equipment, factories, ail lines of industry are running but a portion of the time while Russia needs machinery, steel products, railroad equipment, tools and almost even conceivable manufactured article. America should have an opportunity of sup plying this need for her own in terest and for the sake o: human ity. The policy of sending a com paign to raise funds to enlarge the institution so as to meet the de-' mands that are being made for thc admission of homeless chiidren who " are in need of shelter and educa--' tion. He now has on file more than four hundred applications for admission that cannot be granted until additional cottages are built. ? o ? ' Rub-My-Tism : Advertisement. for Rheumatism. I I The National Bank of South Carolina OF SUMTER, S. C. The Most Palastaring SFB VICE with COURTESY Caprcal $300.000 Surplus and Profits $280,fH)^ 8TRONG AXD PROGRESSIV? Give us the Pleasure of Serving YOU The Bank With the Chime Clock. C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. EARXE ROWLAND. Cashier TIME FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING-^ Let us suggest an answer to that all-important.'., question "What shall I give the children?" A savings account in this Bank, where the young people's accounts are especially welcomed. An account may be opened for any amount de^ sired?from $1.60 up. 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