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The Watchman and Swthron Entered at the PostoflBcc at Sum ter, S. C, as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. Miss Eva Sires left last night for Charleston attend a marriage of a niece. Miss Eula Reames is spending the winter in New Jersey. Miss Mary Holman will arrive home thisj&'eek from Winston-Sa lem so spend the holidays. Mr. J. A. Scarborough is at home after six weeks spent in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Richmond. Va. While much improved, he is not yet in condition to resume bus iness, hut hopes to be able to do so shortly.. Meantime, while re cuperating, he is staying with his niece, Mrs, L. L. Parker; 118 Mc Queen Street, Mr. Otto Tiecher of Florence is spending a short while in the city. Rev. B. L. Knight, pastor of the Methodist church at Camejron, S. C, passed htrough the city this morning while on his way to Rem bert?; where he will pay a short visit. ? Mr. Jenkins Knight of Wofford College is at home for the Christ mas holidays. Mr. William K. Hodges/ passed through Sumter this morning while on his way to Camden from Kings tree. S. C. Mr. Harold Witherspooh is at home for the holidays from B. M. I. at Greenwood, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Boykin here returned to Sumter from their wed ding trip to Columbia, Charlotte, and other points and are to be at [ home to their friends at number; 307 W. Caiho?n Street. Mr. Robert Bland has returned j from Furman University, Greenville | to his home in the city for the Christmas holidays. Messrs. R. M. Jenkins, C. G. Rowland, Major W. Lo?ng Lee, ??Dr. C. B. Epps and Judge R. O. Purdy are enjoying a duck hunt of several days duration at Waccamaw Club, near Georgetown. It is stat ed that the ducks at this point are more numerous this season than for previous ye'ars. Mrs. C. M. Phifer was unex- j pectedly called to Winston-Salem i on account of the sudden death of her father. Messrs. DuPre Rhame, Jame? i Fogel and Hubert D. Osteer. art at home for the Christmas holidays irom Furmar. University, Green ville. Mise D??el Bynum of Colombia College arrived in Sumter yesteraay to spend the holidays at her home in the city. j Mrs. L? Strauss has gone to Bates- j burg to visit her daughter. Mr. T. Mac Stubbs, of the Hir- I vard Law School, arrived in Sumter yesterday to spend the Christmas vacation at his home. Hisses Hannah and Meli Mont gomery passed through -Sumrer yesterday while en route for Roan *?4e, Va. ' - Mrs. A. P. Amon and Miss Annie Amoh-of Columbia are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Crowsou on ?>r-jad Street. Mr. Gene Moses of Georgetown University,. Washington, D. C, is at home to spend .the Christmas vacation. Mrs. J. Doby Jennings, r^f AsheT ville, passed through the city on her way to Bennettsville to spend j the holidays with her parents. Mr. F. O. Bryan of Fayettville, N. C, is in Siimter for a week or two on a visit to his father. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Jackson have returned to their home, in Calhoun coonty after a visit to ^heir. daugh ter, Mrs. C. Wr. McGrew. Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Palmer left this afternoon on a visit of several days in SandersviJle and Augusta, Georgia. Miss Bertha xJarrow of Turbeville } is in town today shopping. Amtmg the Winthrop College girls passing through Sumter this morning were Misses Susie Moore, Lindsey, Sara ledgers, Mary and Edith Carroll of Bennettsville: Miss j Mary Siskron. Manning; Emily and j Gwendolin Smith' of Dalzell. Miss Florine Rowland, who has I been teaching school at the Bethel j school in trie county, left for her home in Asheville this morning to ; ypend Christmas. Mr. Leo Krasnoff left this morn- i ing for Bishopville after spending I a short while in the city. Miss Ollie Mae Barnum, Mrs. Alice Epperson, and Messrs. Dwy er Barnum. Dewitt Drunson and ! Clement Brunson motored to Co- j Jumbia yesterday to spend the day, ? doing Christmas shopping. Mr. Charlton Walsh returned last j night to his home in Sumter from j Furman University. Mr. W. D. English, who has been visiting Miss Hallie Boattield in Sumter, has returned to his home in High Point, N. C. Miss Mattie Riggs, of Asheville, j is the guesf of Mrs. Frank Patton I for the Christmas holidays. Misses Sarah Till, Dorris Mc- ; Collum, Cornelia White, Mildred i Drunson, Cthel Bateman, Ella Mae ! Allen. Irene Dick. Eleanor Wallace, I Dorita Moise. and Elizabeth China, j of Winthrop college. Rock Hill, ar- i rived in Sumter this morning to j spend: the Christmas holidays at; their homes. Miss Marion Knight and Messrs. j Carlisle Stuckey, Tom Boyle, Geo. ! Wilson and T. D. Sims will be ! among those of Sumter attending ; the German dance at the Univer- ' sit> of South Carolina, which is to j be given 'onight. Miss Caroline Dick is at home for the holidays from her school in High Point, N. C. Miss Blanche Spann of Chioora College arrived in Sumter yester day for the Christmas vacation. Miss Lucy Wilson left Wednes- ! day for Manning where she will spend the vacation with her parents; Judge and Mrs. Wilson. Miss Sarah Miller of Bennetts ville spent the day in Sumter be- 1 fore returning to her home from Converse College. Miss Miller has '? been the visitor of her aunt, Miss Annie Keels of Rembert. Mr. and Mrs. Jtly Wilson and children are to spend Christmas with Judge and Mrs. Wilson in Manning. Mrs. P. P. Aman and Miss An ns? Aman left this morning for Clinton. X. C. where they are to spend the Christmas vacation. While in Sumter they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Crow son, the parents of Mrs. Aman. Mr. Robert Edmunds is at home from the Presbyterian college at Clinton. Postmaster Doar. Postmaster T. S. Doar Wednes day received his commission as postmaster of Sumter. It is dated December 14th, and sets forth that his term of office began November 17th, the date of his confirmation by the senate, and is for a period of four years from that date. The formal transfer of the office from" Acting Postmaster Doar to Post master Doar will probably be made on the 31st instant. ? <? ? Christmas Poor Fund Contributions Plate collection .?105.(i3 Miss Ellen Siddall _ 2.50 Lutheran Sunday School ._ 20.00 Ninth Grade Boys _. 27.00 Miss Louise Siddall _ 3.00 Philathia Class. 1st Baptist 12.00 O'Donnell & Company_ 2;"?.00 St. Anne's Catholic church 21.00 Temple Sinai S. S. _ 7.00 Men's Club, Episcopal_ 20.00 Sumter Graduate Nurses .. 15.00 Claremont Lodge, A. F. M. 25.00 Knights of Columbus ._ 10.00 Camp Fire Girls ; . 10.Ou Salem S. S. _. 5.00 Salem Baptist Church_ 10.00 Christian S. S. 10.00 McCollum Brothers_ 10.00 Knights of Pythias. 10.00 Baraea Class, First Baptist . church ._. 100.00 Presbyterian Bible Class.. 10.00 Boys' Hi-Y .: ._ 10.00 Girls' Hi-Y. 10.00 S. W. Walker. 5.00 Emily M. Spann. 1X00 Primary Christian End. 3.00 L. Alpert_.- 5.00 H. J. McLaurin. 5.00 P. P. Finn. 5.00 Mrs. H. P. Bruner COO Geo. L. Richer . 5.00 Miss Mattie Hix. 1.00 Cash __L. 1.00 Totsul .$?21.63 O'Donnell Dry Goods Co., four ladies' suit^. Schwartz Bros., $20 in merchan dise. Sumter Produce Company, one crate oranges. T. B. Kennedy, 12 loads of wood and 20 pecks of meal. -? ? ?? a ? Mr. H. A. Shaver, superintendent of the Sumter Canning Factory, has been out in the county making contracts with the farmers for the growing of vegetables for spring and summer canning. The farmers have expressed themselves as being highly pleased at the price offered to them for their produce by the Sumter Canning Co., which enter prise in Sumter is making good progress and is bidding fair to be come a mighty good business propo sition. ? k ?? ? Excellent Records in Attendance. Several weeks ago a campaign for regularity and punctuality in attendance was entered into by the public schools of the city and some remarkable records were made. It was decided by the pupils them selves to appeal to the spirit of the school rather than to the joy of victory. Tlie names of the buildings and classes cannot, therefore, be pub lished. It has been a genuine pleas ure to many of the teachers to as sist in making for their class un usual and remarkable records, and in many cases some real sacrifices were made. The following are some of the remarkable records: One class had five consecutive days of perfect atendance, another seven days, another 9 days, two others eight days, and the best of all one class had eleven days of perfect attendance, which means no tardies. One of these classes during the fall had had an unbroken record of per fect attendance for thirteen days, and during the latter period a record of eight days of unbroken attendance. Another had no tar dy marks during the month of No vember and only two during De cember. In expressing his congratulations the Superintendent asked the pu pils to convey his official and per sonal congratulations to the mothers, because all of us reahr.v that without the active and sym pathetic co-operation of the moth ers we could have neither regular ity nor punctuality in attendance. School will re-open oh Januar-, 4th. It is the earnest desire of all the teachers to have a perfect at tendance on the opening day as arrangements will be made to !>??gi:j the New Year's work with renewed enthusiasm and determination. To this end it is the ardent desire of the teachers to hav-i as nearly prfeet attendance as possible on the opening day with all lessons care fully prepared. The teachers there fore request the active co-operation of all the homes of the city. It has been a source of genuine delight to see the real Christmas spirit that has dominated the feel ings and acts of our boys and girls. It is known that the report of Mrs Brunson, the chairman of the Red Cross in this city will show some of the many things that the boys and girls have been doing. Mention is made of this now be cause the manifestation of real unselfishness in giving happiness to others has been as marked as it has hee?; delightful. Marriage License Record. A marriage license has been is sued to Mr. J. Mitchell Edens and Miss E. Rosa Lee Rembert, both of Dahsell. S. C. Vacant heads are never rented. FEDERAL MONEY FOR JARMERS War Finance Corpora tion Lending a t Rate of Two Million ? Day By the Associated Press. Washington. Dec. 22.?The war finance corporation is doing busi ness at the rare of several million dollars daily, according to the an nual report. To November 30th, the report said, $82,000,000 had been advanced for agricultural and livestock purposes, of which $22, OO-0.00? were cotton loans. Supreme Council of Allies Premiers Call Meeting to Dis cuss Reparations London. Dec. 21 (By the Asso ciated Press)?Another meeting of the allied supreme council, this time at Cannes, on the French rivicra. is the outcome of the par leys between Prime Minister Lloyd George and Premier Briond of France during the past few days. It will be preceded by a meeting of the council of ambassadors within a few days at Paris for arranging the details of the Cannes meeting which is scheduled for early in January. A pledge of secrecy was entered into between the two premiers re garding their London conversations but the supreme council evidently has been called either to revise the reparations provisions of the treaty of Versailles or deliberate on the advisability of calling a conference with a view to dealing with the whole question of international finances and exchange, which is linked with the question of repar ations. That such a conference is in con templation and will possibly in clude Russia and Germany if not the United States seems to be shown by the fact that the com mission entrusted with the exam ination into Russian affairs has drafted a report which is now under consideration by tile French and British experts. The meeting today between M. Briand and George Harvey, the American ambassador, is believed to have been concerned mainly1 with naval questions. Its occur rence tit the present juncture, how ever, was the subject of consider able speculation as to whether it may not also have been connected with the known desire of the en tente powers to induce the United j States to interest itself in repara tions and connected questions. M. Briand this evening made the^ announcement to the newspapers that the council of ambassadors would meet in Paris and that it would take up the question of Ger-, man reparations as an outcome of the present conversation between Mr. Lloyd George and himself. M. Briand added that real progress had been made in the conversa tions. Several points had been ' smoothed out with complete cor-1 diality and "he was very much satisfied" he said. M. Briand declined to be drawn into a discussion of the subject of secondary naval vessels, dismissing such inquiries by saying that the question still was under discussion, and added, "this is not the Wash ington conference." The French premier, previously had discussed the question of rep arations with tlie Belgian ambas sador, who visited him' to press the claims of the Belgians, and-was; given assurance that nothing would be decided without the representa tives of Belgium being consulted. In this connection M. Briand a^ain reminded the newspaper men that nothing could be definitely settled by the present conversations, which being purely between the British and French premiers, could in no wise be binding upon the other parties concerned in the question, j namely, Belgium and Italy. ?? -o ? By universal agreement among all of the banks of the city their*! doors are to be closed on Monday I and Tuesday, December 24>th, and L'Tth and thes?- two days observed by them as Christmas Holidays. Tlie offices in the Court House and all stores and business houses of the city are to be closed on Monday, December 2Gth. NEGRO PRIZE * FIGHTER DYING New York. Dec. 22.?Sam Me Yey, one of tin- greatest negro heavyweight boxers, is dying of pneumonia in a hospital here. -? ? ? France and Italy Accept Plan All Great Powers Are Now Agree:! on Naval Limi tation By tile Associated Press. I W: shir.gton, Dec. i':!. Statements i in behalf of France and Italy ac i cepting formally the American proposals lor the limitation of cap | ital ships armament were matt?- al tin- conference today. Laws for auto light dimmers ought t<? a poly to Ghrlp*mas tics. Teachers in a Texas town may ; strike, but the kids fear they won't. -? ? ? Opportunity doesn't knock I around with other knockers. I TWO STEPS 1 TOWARD " RUIN i I Public Work For Un employed ? Three j Billion Tariff Tax For Big Rich j . By the Associated Press. I Washington, Dec. 22.?The sen ate laibor committee has favorably reported the Kenyon bill providing j for planning public works to offset j unemployment. j TARIFF BARONS GET THEIR'S I By the Associated Press. I Washington. Dec. 22.?An addi | tional annual tax of three billion j dollars will be imposed on the : American public under the Fordney ! tariff bill. President Miles of the ; Fair Tariff League, said in a state i ment issued today. * m ? i Newberry Election Corrupt Beyond Question ; Senator Kenyon Uses Plain Language in Discussing Michigan Election j '_; Washington. Dec. 21.?Use of so eial influence to bring about a vote ! favorable to Truman H. Xewberry ; in the Michigan senatorial election [contest of 1918 was charged in the senate today by Senator Kenyon ? (Republican) of Iowa in an extend i ed discussion of the contest, during j which he declared that the entire I election in which Mr. Xewberry i was chosen over Henry Ford, the ! Democratic candidate, was "taint i ed." j The Iowa senator, who is one of i the leaders of the agricultural bloc, declared that of all blocs the "so cial bloc" was the most powerful. "The social lobby," he asserted, j "has been active in this case?more ; active than in most matters?and ! the social lobby is effective." Senator Kenyon said he was con i vinced that the senate, when it vot | ed on tiie election contest early i next month, would declare Senator Xewberry elected, but, he added, j the vote "will not be the lost of the i Xewberry case." j "The day is coming." he con ! tinued, "when it will be heard in j another court?the court of the I great American people. It will be a trial that will be worth while be cause the American people, when [-they understand the question, will f decide righ.t They will know the \ record even if many senators do not." Tlie Iowa senator said he could understand how senators would i vote for retention by Mr. Xewber ry of the Michigan seat on the ground of friendship, but he could not see how votes would be cast to s?at Mr. Xewberry on the the ory that1 he had no knowledge of '? his campaign expenditures, j "The cold fact is," he continued, j "that this seat in the senate was j bought and the price was not a ' penny less than $250,000. And I i want to add that if this sale of a I seat is allowed to stand, the rule 1 of the people is gone and gone be J yond recall." ! During Mr. Kenyon's attack on j the Xewberry capipaign, loud ap ! plause came from one of the public j galleries. Two husky doorkeepers i rushed to the scene and a woman j visitor was quietly removed from the gallery. Senator Reed (Democrat) of Missouri^and Borah (Republican) of Idaho frequently interrupted Mr. Kenyon's discussion, Mr. Reed once expressing the. opinion that the seiuile should question the "men tal competency of a man to occu py a sea.; in this body who does not know that such large sums of money were spent in his behalf.** Speaking a moment later with re spect to Mr. Ford, Senator Reed declared that if the Detroit manu facturer' "were running on men tal equipment his nomiation would not have been thought of by a sec ond rate idiot." ???<>? JOB FOR COLLEGE PROFESSOR By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 'I'l.? It is un derstood that B?gene A. Oilmore, :i ( nivcrsiiy of Wisconsin law pro fessor, will be appointed vice gov ernor of the Philippines. ALCOHOL FOR* THE SICK Cy the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 22.?Efforts to speed up the distribution of alco hol for i he sick are being made by prohibition authorities, treasury of ficials said. Protests have been re ceived from all parts of tile coun t ry. GEORGIA NEGRO SHOT TO DEATH By the Associated Press. Quitman. (Ja.. Dec.. 'I'l.? The body <>t' Lee Robinson, a negro, was found today near a deserted cabin riddled with bullets. lb- bad trouble with a white man. (aid from .Mr. Da bus. I wish io thank my friends ev erywhere in I he county lor the Un vote given on- in the recent elec tion. !?:. w. daabs, jr. Way of the trespasser is posted. Hogs Shipped From Colleton i - 36,235 Pounds Sent by Farm j j ers in Cooperative Move ment - j Walterboro, Dec. 21.?Tuesday, ; County Agent H. M. Kinsey, work ,' ing with the Colleton Products' As I sociation, assembled and shipped j to the Richmond markets more i hogs than have ever been assem i bled in a single shipment in lower ? South Carolina, if not in the state, j This was purley a co-operative I shipment, made up of hogs brought ? In from a radius of ten miles of j Walterboro, there being forty indi viduals bringing hogs, numbering i from two to twenty-five hogs each, j The returns from this shipment are j j being awaited with interest, as this, \ is the first shipment made by many j j of the farmers. It shows that j I there are other things than cotton j j which can be sold for money, and : j that the farmers of this county can I ! raise hogs cheaply, and as good as j j can be found anywhere. Other ear i loa-d shipments have been sent out j ! of the county this year, the same j j agency having shipped two cars j ? previous to this, and a number of j .' cars being shipped by private in I viduals. j Another lesson, it is believed, j which was taught by the shipment '? yesterday was the value of pure- J bred sto<k as against the scrub. j A large number of the hogs shipped were pure-bred, the Duroc and Poland-China being the lead ing breeds. Many others were the results of a cross between a pure bred sire and scrub dam. In all these cases the farmers here had a clear demonstration of what! hood lines mean in hoj; raising. In all there were 2?X hogs and th.-> totnl weight was 26,235 pounds, j It took two cars, one of them be- ! ing double-decked to carry the j hogs. English Peas Suggestions to Truckers and! Market Gardeners - i Clemson College, Dec. 21.? Many! irifpuiries received by the }>o' .icul* ! turaJ division during the last few j weeks in regard to best varieties bfl English peas indicate that English peas are going to be grown in some sections of South Carolina exten sively as a truck crop, and bv the market gardeners around the towns and cities of the state. In selecting varieties it is neces sary to secure those that are early productive and hardy. While there* are many desirable early varieties, the three varieties that have giver, most general satisfaction are Thomas Laxton. Alaska, and Phila delphia. English peaa for the early crop ! should be planted curing January or* early Feuruary. The land, after thorough preparation, is laid off in rows 3 feet wide and an S-4-G f< r [tilizer is applied in the drhT, 10(h); to 1'500 pounds per acre. It is best ! to apply and mix it with the soil; about one week before the seed are ; planted. When heavy applications of fertilizer are made and the saed ? dropped near the fertilizer, thove is danger of the seed being kitle% ? by the fermentation of the. fertiliz- I er. This is especially true if cot- j tonseed meal is used. Two bushels ! of English peas are usually requir- ' ed to plant an acre. Some growers plant in double ; rows spaced ('? inches apart with 30 inch.es between each set of double rows. This method seems to J be gaining favor because the double rows of vines tend to sup- ; port and hold eac h other up. The ! single row system is very satisfac tory, however, and is more easily , cultivated than the double row j method. It requires about one-half i bushel more peas per acre to plant, j the double row system than it does I the single row. The seed should be planted in a furrow at least " inches deep. They will germinate in cool weather and make considerable root growth be fore the plants appear above the | surface of the soil. If the tops of the plants are killed by very se-j vere freezes they will sprout again., and the freezing off. of the tops in; no way injures tin* yield. If the I seed are covered only 2 inches there is danger of severe injury to the entire plant in case of severe i freezes. cultivation should bed shallow and frequent In order to I maintain a soil mulch. 1 English peas may be followed by j : such truck crops as beans, cucum-j hers, tomatoes, peppers, etc. - Mayesville News Notes. j Mayesville. Dec. 20.?Election , I returns for Mayesville give for the j ; House of Representatives?Dabbs. , 'lit; Britton, 2: Skinner, 1; for! State Senate, McElveen, 5: Dargan, G, and Moise 11. There were only' , 22 persons voting. * The Masonic hall tonight is light - j ed with an expectation of all the' members attending-'for election of J officers for the coming year and af- j I ter tlie close there will be served an oyster supper. We learned that there was held , a special .meeting today in connec- j tion with our telephone service. j and we are looking for improve- j j merit in ; he service. 1 Our city is dressing up and put tins on the holiday attractions; it; j looks very cheerful since times: I have been so dull. The hig i.ecasion and Christ-i mas tree will be on Monday night. I The -iris and boys from college are returning now every day for the holidays. -? old Myers House Burned. The two :.?ory dwelling house on j 'the old Myers' place at Providence Springs, aboul two miles from Dal-J :/.ell. was burned at about noon: I Wednesday. The house was the; * property of a colored man, William j ' Wheeler. PROHIBITION OFFICERS CHARGED WITH MURDER By the Associated Press. Austin. Texas. Dee. 22.?Federal prohibition^ agents Wills, Detective Young and Policemen McNeill and Mayberry are charged with the murder o? Peeler Clayton, a taxi cab driver, who was shot near the Ku Klux Kian hall. ? ? ? Card Prom Col. Dargan.. Editor Daily Item: I have Just learned that I am de feated in ny effort to get in a po sition to serve my people and all people of the world in the better enjoyment of life. And I am no happy to reflect on my labors to give the poor and the rich the same service in our courts and that it has not been la bor lost; and I expect to enjoy my Christmas holidays unusually well, because I am working on the same line as He who brought blessings to the poor as no other has ever done so successfully. I shall persevere in what I he- j li to be a good work toward thai time when the earth shall be come like the kingdom of Heaven, "And each shall seek his own in others good i \ And all will dwell together in a! universal brotherhood." JOHN J. DARGAN. Stateburg, Dec. 21. C01T0N MARKET NEW YORK COTTON. Ystdya Open High Low Close Close Jan.18.15 18.36 ?8.08 18.08 18.20 March . 18.07 18.20 17.98 18.06 18.08 May .I7.G3 17.77 17.55 17.66 17.65 July _ 17.23 17.34 17.1! 17.24 17.20 Oct. _ .. .. 16.50 16.50 16.36 16.48 16.45 Dec. 13.50 18.50 18.15 I8.3G 18.58 Tone quiet. Spots 50 down: 1S.4U. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Ystdys Open High Low Close Close Jan. 17.30 17.47 17.22 17.25 17.35 March . 17.37 17.50 17.27 17.32 17.40 May .17.03 17.23 17.00 17.02 17.12 July .16.71 16.82 16.71 IG.77 16.78 Oct. 15.90 16.00 15.90 15.92 15.98 Dec. 17.29 17.62 17.29 17.53 17.34 Tone steady; Spots 17.."?0. LIVEPOOL COTTON. January . I0.C5 March . 10.81 May . 10.72 July . 10.58 October ... f. 10.13 December . 10.85 Tone steady . Middling lu.ici: Good Mid dling 11.07. Sales 5.U0?. COTTON LETTER. (Furnished by llacDoweii & Co). New Orleans, Dec. 22.?A holiday feel ing pervaded market today, which ruled o,uiet and comparatively steady but with a confident undertone as to tiie probability of better results eventually. Washington and London are optimistic as to business improving in the future and while no boom is anticipated look forward to a slow but steady revival in world trade to come of the more pacific international political attitude and the recent sharp re-, covery in foreign exchange, especially In sterling. The department of agriculture Washington reports that the world's production of cot ton for season ?jf 11(21-22 was only 15, .V.c.MHt bales, smallest since 1900, compar ing with 20.U50.O?0 in 1020. London advices that Lancashire is opti mistic and believes cotton mills there will be working on full time in February or y\arc! I Charlotte. N. C, reports that southern cotton manufacturers predict that cotton will tend toward higher prices as con sumption gains headway toward spring. Tenders on December contracts in Amer ican markets the past month were heavy, but the cotton was received by spot inter ests and much of it was shipped out of the country. Information is to effect that tenders of cotton on January contracts will be com paratively heavy, but it Is claimed that all notices issia-d will l?e cared for. In fact, it is rumored that spot interests hold a much larger number or' January contracts than it is likely for shorts to liquidate with the actual, and in ihat case important de velopments of a bullish character, are like ly during January or before the month ex pires. For the immediate future there is the possibility of the Vuletide spirit influencing an early agreement in the disarmament con ference and ratification of the Irish peace treaty by Dublin. A guarantee of universal peace, such as the Washington conference could assure would be the greatest blessing that the na?, tlons could bestow upon the world. Stock Shipping and Drug Laws Most Frequently Violated. In connection with the adminis tration of the various acts entrus ted to the LT. S. Department of Agri culture for enforcement, G.514 vi olations of statute were reported to the Department of Justice by the Solicitor during the last fiscal year, according to the report of that of ficer to the Secretary of Agricul ture. Of these violations the lar gest numbers involved the Twenty Eight Hour Law and the Food and Drugs Act. in each of which over 2.100 cases were reported. The smallest fine imposed among 307 criminal cases under the Food and Drugs Act was $1, and the largest fine was $1,100. Notices of judgment were prepared and pub lished during the year in 2,150 eas es. In the administration of the Insecticide Act, lb'7 cases were re ported to the Department of Jus tice, L3S for criminal prosecutions, and 20 for seizures. Fines imposed from 1 cent to $ 1 DO. Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, l>33 cases were reported to the Department of Justice. One defen dant, in addition to being fined, was sentenced to jail for. C months. Among the many violations of other a' ls and regulations, which are handled through the Solicitor, j cases have been reported against wool dealers to recover profits made by them on the 101S wool clip in excess of the commissions author ized by the regulations of the War Industries Hoard. One case was j closed during the year, resulting in a judgement for the Government Cor $947.17. Death. Mrs. Florence Weatherly. aged 72 years, died Tuesday morning at her home, about three miles west of Sumter. on the Pinewood road. The funeral services were held at '1 o'clock at the City Cemetery and wer.' conducted by Pov. E. W. Reynolds, pastor of the Salem Bap tist church. -<* ? ? International differences call for composition rather than rhetoric. - Norfolk Virginian Pilot. Two can give cheaper than one. Sumter to Have Christmas Dance Purple Stringer's Orchestra j Engaged For Tuesday, the 27th i Tlie Sumter dancers will not be j disappointed this year by not hav I ing the usual Christmas dance j j which has been a fixture of Sumter | ! social life for a number of years, i The dance will be given Tuesday I night, December 27th, and will last j from nine that night until three : the next morning. Music will be j furnished by the Purple Stringers I Orchestra of Greenville. This or i chestra, which is composed mostly \ of college boys has been ploying [ in the upper part of the state all of j j the fall and has made a very good j I reputation for itself. The orchestra j j is made up of one saxophone, pi- j ? ano. \iolin. traps and xylophone, j I one banjo and one banjo-mando- i i iin. This dance will be well chaper | oned and will be conducted in an I orderly and decent manner. It is j hoped that this dance will be con-. ! ducted in such a manner that it I I will put dancing, which has fallen j into disrepute in Sumter, back on j I its old footing. A large out-of-1 I town crowd of both girls and boys j have signified their intention of at- j I tending and all the dancers, both, ! old and young of Sumter are urged 1 to attend and hlep to put Sumter; on a par with other towns of the | state which are giving Christmas! ; dances. Sumter now has a dance hall j which is the equal of any in the j state and is large enough to ac- ? ! commodate a great number of dancers. The hall is situated over! Bryan's clothing store and has just' j recently been repainted and fixed iip for dancing. A good time is guaranteed every-j i one who attends this dance. The j j list of chaperons will be published; ; Saturday. -o ?? ? Death of Mrs. Teicher. j ' t Many hearts were saddened at' I the news of the death of Mrs. j Margaret Barrett Teicher which oc-; ! curred at her residence in this city j ; on South Washington street yes-1 ! terday afternoon. Mrs. Teicher was : ; the widow of the late * Franz F. i Teicher, and the only daughter of I j the late Mr. and Mrs. James J. Bar I rett. who were among the pioneer j ' residents in the establishment of i I Sumter. having come here from J 1 Ireland in the early fifties. Mrs. j j Teicher was in her 66th year and , j had spent her entire life in Sumter, i j her native city that she loved so well. She is survived by three j daughters, Misses Amelia B., Ma rie and Isadore Teicher, all of Sum- j ter.'and two sons, Mr. Otto. Teich-j er of Florence and Mr. Franz- F. i Teicher of Sumter. j The funeral services will be held i at I0:3o tomorrow, Friday, morn-; I ing, at St. Anne's Roman Catholic ; i church of which she was a devout j member* for her entire life. In terment at the Catholic cemetery, this city. Mrs. Margaret Barrett Teicher. I more endearingly known to her in- j timate and numerous friends and; j acquaintances as "Mrs. Maggie"! j Teicher, was one of Sumter's no- j I blest of women in her splendid ; ! Christian womanhood; her love of j her city and. county and her pride "n her state. For many years she wj - a singer of much more than ordinary artistic ability and sang in the choir of the St. Anne's Cath olic church besides appearing in many local concerts for years for j charitable purposes. She was a lady of marked intel lectuality and personal magnetism, culture and address, and was be loved by all who knew her because of her lovable ways and her big hearted sympathy and her affable disposition. She will be greatly ! missed in church and other circles j because she was always faithful ; to her. friends and her commun j ity, and her state and country. A j loving and devoted mother has l gone and the sympathy of thou ! sands are with her bereaved fam Hy. LOCAL NEWS _ " < Iff The man or woman, boy or girl, who does not start a Christmas savings fund will regret it next Christmas. Those who never save never have anything. -o The college boys and girls who are at home for the holidays are care-free, full of life and have the real Christmas spirit. -o Several merchants - have taken out insurance against rain or snow as an indemnity against loss on their holiday trade. The insurance was written by the Walsh Insur ance Agency. The Community Christmas Tres and choral singing to be held in the park Monday evening at .6:30 o'clock is planned for the enter tainment of all the.people of the city. The Christmas tree will be the*, argest and most beautiful ever raised in Sumter, and the chorus that will lead the carol singing will be the largest ever organized here. Every while person in Sum ter is expected to join in this cele bration of the Christmas' season. -o- ? There have been a few cases of hog cholera reported in the coun ty recently and County Agent J. Frank Williams has oeen called on to treat a number of herds with serum. -? The holiday season has revived interest in dancipg and> quite a crowd is at Pocalla every evening. .The crowds of holiday shoppers on the streets and in the stores are almost as large as usual in recent years, but the volume of business done has been considerably less. The business depression has pui a crimp in Santa Claus, as well as other folks. The Essex automobile, 'property of Mr. James Westberry, was burn ed Wednesday night on the Man ning road just |he other side of Po calia. The car was being driven by Mr. Westberry-and there was one other occupant in the car at the time of its burning. The cause of the car's burning is not known. It is stated that the car was almost completely destroyed. Christmas Rccitat. On Tuesday afternoon the pu pils of Miss Beatrice* Sumter held their Christmas recital. After . a most interesting and appropriate program, the record" of progress for the month was read. Miss Em: ma Burress was presented ? the prize. Then a most exciting mu sical contest in which Miss Eliza beth Baker was the winner. 'Xmas hymns were sung, .^and then the young people were myited into the dining room wirere refreshments were served. * The arrangements for the-'Com munity Christmas tree and Christ mas carol concert to be held at the park at 6:30 Monday evening, De cember 2Cth, are rapidly taking shape and the interest in the event is growing rapidly. If the weather proves propitious there will be an immense throng at the park Mon day evening and .the largest chorus ever assembled in Sumter will join in singing the Christmas carols. One feature of the program that will be unique in this city will be provided by Manager White of the Hex Theatre. He will throw the words of several of .the carols on a screen so that ail the crowd may join in the singing whether or not they know the words. All of the High school pupils are asked to take part in the chorus. ? ? ?> ? i After Morse serves another term or two, perhaps they'll give him the key to the Treasury. Xo doubt 'Gene wonders at times if debutantes are called Debs be cause they are coming out. After considerable shopping, Mother has at last selected a dozen linen napkins to give Dad ~ for Christmas. 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. ?n account may be opened for any amqunt de sired?from $1.00 up. And there never was a gift that had greater possibilities for permanence and usefulness. Here's a gift that will be appreciated more and more every year?give them a savings account. FIRST NATIONAL BANK SUMTER, S. C NEILL O'DOXXEIX ARCHIE CHINA O. L. YATES President Vice President Cashier . ? ?. ? ??? v --<"??-??.. ?'?.-.? < I The National Bank of South Carolina OF SUMTER, S. C. The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESTC Capital SS00.000 Surplus and Profit? M89,<W STROXG AND PROGRESSIV? Give ms the Pleasure of Serdnf YOU 5 The Bank With the Chime Clock. C. G. ROWLAND, Pre*. EARLE ROWLAND. Ca&htee