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PERSONAL.
.da McLeod, of Oswego.
irougli Sumtei; this mom
i on her way to Charles
where she has gone on a
E. Wilder is spending the
iTedgefield on business for
-y.
& R. Mood passed through
his morning while on her
Red Springs, N. C, from
on.
FJ Satterlee, of Atlanta,
^gent of the Sterling Fire
5 Co., is spending the day
n on business.
L. McLeod is a business
Columbia today.
?cil Brearley of the Pres- !
Seminary ? in Columbia |
trough Sumter this morn
? i on his way to his home j
larjes to spend the week- j
I. I. Manning oZ Columbia j
sitor in Sumter today,
.fred Scarborough return- j
- ; home in Eastovor this I
after spending a short j
?h his parents in Sumter.. j
V. C. Boyle and^- small;
left this mroning .for a j
olumbia.
. Charlie Davis, Roy L.!
id K. P. Beach, left -this!
for Columbia on business, j
D. Andrews^ who is spe- j
in the. diseases of chit- '
ler the direction of Har- \
versity, has returned, after j
a few days in Sumter j
iends and relatives, to I
:on, D. C., where he will
at a child's hospital. |
J. Kelly is spending -the j
>himbia on business. ^
id Mrs. R. T. ' Hubbard i
II daughters returned to j
le in Greenville this' morn- ]
having been the visitors j
ad. Mrs. C. M. Hurst, th? ;
.f Mrs. Hubbard. . t; :
nez King, of the Boston j
?o., is spending a few days j
>me in Sumter.
W. Scott of Bishopville j
^ his father, Capt. H. P. |
Harvin St. ; > ->; j
-1. F. Whitted of Hender- \
., is a visitor in Sumter for 1
ys. Capt Whitted is; well
in Sumter, having been!
r of one of the hotels* there !
aber of years. His friends '
to welcome him as a- visi- I
. H. Myers 'of Congaree is j
elatives in Sumter. ;
5 of Mr. Garnett Peatross j
to learn that he is out i
n\ his recent -confinement j
?m on account of sickness.
Ruth Welsh of New York.
iH of Maine, Nan Larger
?lassathusetts, Myre Blak
Virginia, all members of
Kelso Lyceum Company j
< week-end guests 'of; Miss";
?, also of this company, j
?any will leave in the early j
. for Hartsville where they j
Ive atn entertainment to- j
- s . ' ' \
gle, formerly of the dare- j
tel, has accepted the po-'
. clerk at the Imperial Ho- j
i <tr <t> \
Deatli.
ends of Miss Nancy Na- j
? formerly resided in this;
be grieved to hear of the j
her father, which occur- 1
iunday, January 15th, at;
ie in Elmira, N. Y.
od, Jan. 14.?The funeral
3f Elizabeth, eleven-year- ?
iter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W.:
ps, of Pinewood. was held j
irews* chapel, where their;
?nds and relatives were'
in expression of their love
little girl, and sympathy j,
?ereaved family.
his home in Pinewood <
, Mr. R. F. Epperson, one j
Dod's oldest and most be- j
zens.' Mr. Epperson will I
y missed throughout the
&
^ ^ ^
e by Dr. S. II. Edmunds.
H. Edmunds will deliver,
on Robert E. Lee in the !
n of the Girls' High
lursday evening, January ;
3'clock, under the auspices:
'omen's Literary Club of
E Thayer, pastor of the!
itist church of the city,'
d his residence from the ;
arsonage to the residence !
?orner of Calhoun street'
y avenue. On account of ;
T growth of the Sunday j
* this church, additional!
for its accommodation \
?ntial. D. Thayer gladly '
2d the parsonage to be
Sunday school work and;
to change his residence
might be accomplished,
? the Sunday school might'
ditional room for its
nd expansion.
mter High school basket
is coming along famous
: their thousand per cent.
Vinning of both of their
lyed. Friday night the
Lynchburg IS and Sum
*he first team for Sumter
he first half of the game j
turned the' trick over to \
d Sumter "Hi" quintet, j
game on Strmter's sched
garae with Camden High
The game to be played in
Y. M. C. A. at 7:30
"riday, January 20th.
>? o m -
t of operating the govern
umter county is consider
? than double what it was
ago and in addition the
x .levy In a number of j
stricts has been largely
?in some districts three
)ld.
Cooperative Mar
keting Endorsed
Hon. C. J. Jackson Introduces
Resolution in House
Columbia, Jan. 14.?Cooperative
marketing of cotton was strongly
endorsed in a resolution passed by
the House of Representatives to
day an.d every farmer in the state
was urged to sign the contract. The
extension forces of Clemson Col
lege were urged to continue to lend
their full cooperation and assist
ance in the movement as were the
bankers, merchants and business
men of the state.
The tv.xt of the resolution which
was introduced by Representatives
Jackson of Sumter and. McKay of
Diilon follows:
Whereas, a campaign is now
being conducted by the state of
South Carolina Cotton Growers'
Cooperative Association to be com
posed of South Carolina cotton
growers, landlords and tenants
and to be formed for the one spe
cific purpose of selling their cot
ton crop cooperatively; and
Whereas, the formation of such
a Cooperative Marketing Associa
tion will tend to eliminate many
of the evils which now surround
the marketing of our principal
crop, such' as country damage, un
dergrading and dumping of a great
portion of the crop on the market
and insure the farmer of the fact
that his cotton will be properly
warehoused. graded, stapled and
sold at the best possible figure:
Therefore, be it resolved, by the !
House of Representatives, the Sen
ate concurring, that we do here
by endorse most -heartily the
movement for the organization of
the South Carolina Crowers' Co
operative Associatio r.
That we urge every farmer to
sign " the contract at the earliest
possible moment:
That we urge the bankers, mer
chants and business men of the
State to assist in the campaign for
ihe necessary number of signa.
Lures to make the contract opera
tive: and
- That vce urge the Extension For- j
ces of Clemson College to continue i
Lo lend their full cooperation and
assistance in this movement, be
lieving fhat they can be of no
greater service to the State at this :
time than in the vigorous prosecu- ;
tion of this campaign.
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Congressman Stevenson Honored. |
Washington, Jan. 14.?Chairman
Rouse oi uie, .National Democratic \
Congressional Committee has se- i
looted Congressman Stevenson of :
South Carolina to represent the :
Democracy at a big banquet at
Pittsburgh on the 18th. Mr. i
Rouse probably was of the opin- i
ion that there is no place in the j
country.-where a little simon-pure ;
democracy is more needed than in j
the home of Secretary Mellon, nor i
anyone better qualified to hand '
them/the real thing than Mr. Stev- j
enson. who long ago made a rep- |
utation .ia Washington for that ;
very thing. He, by the way. is one ;
of the rapidly growing men in j
congress. He is a member of the ;
[rreat Committee on Barking and i
Currency, is serving his rhird term j
:n congress, with every prospect j
r?f 'me day heading that committee. ;
?cith all the power and influence
that go with the position. The
South Carolina districts are learn
ing ihe value of keeping their rep
resentatives here until they grow j
itito the big places of weight and
usefulness to their constituencies. ]
Qcisson College Holds Its First
Hog Sale.
Clemson College, Jan. 14.?The \
inimal husbandry division \ of ;
Clemson College will hold its first
bred sow sale at Clemson College
on Wednesday, February 8, accord
ing to announcement made today
by Prof. l>. V. Starkey. chief of the
division. Fifty purebred hogs will
be offered in this sale. Of this num
ber about thirty will be Duroc i
Jerseys and* the other twenty will
be Poland Chinas.
An invitation is extended to all
who are interested to attend this [
sale, says Prof. Starkey, whether '
they intend to buy or not. Because j
of present financial conditions it is
most likely that this offering of
first class purebred hogs will go at j
a low figure, and for this reason ?
will be a jrood opportunity for I
farmers to get some good animals
cheap.
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Destroy Bell Weevil Winter Quar
ters.
Clemson College, Jan. 14.?"So j
far the weevil has not suffered se- !
riously on account of tin- winter!
weather." says Prof. A. ]?'. Con
radi. entomologist, in answering in
quiries about the probable infesta
tion next season, -'it is entirely
possible that we may yet have- very
cold weather. Put with a pest as sc.-*
rious as the boll weevil, it is neces
sary that we consider ever, possi- :
bility. There are yet many fields
with stalks and stabide on them:
many unkept ditch banks, many
unkent orchards, and many mar- j
Kins of woods offering shelter to
this pest. It is difficult to conceive
how any farmer can afford to take
time to go squirrel hunting when
these menacing winter hotels for
the weevil on his farm are staring
him in the face every day."
19.000.000 Car fJurors.
Only about 19.000.000 persons in
the United States may be classed
in the ;rroup of actual or potential
automobile owners, according to
Leonard P. Avers. Cleveland bank
et Nearly half of these already
own machines. A large part of the
remainder will buy smaller, cheap
er cars, he says.
It is officially reported that the
Rocky Bluff cow that found a
moonshine still and drunk has
since died as the result of tie
jagl It is greatly deplored as there
was a plan afoot to make Mis.
Cow chief detective for the pro
hibition enforcement squad of Sum
ter County.
C. Brooks Huff
Commits Suicide
Former Resident of Sumter
Shot Himself This Morning
at Home of Relative Near
Fountain Inn
A telegram was received" Friday
! morning from Fountain Inn stating
; that Mr. C Brooks Huff committed
: suicide about 8 o'clock this morn
! ing by shooting himself through
the head with a revolver at the
j home of a relative, near Fountain
; Inn. Mr. Huff was a resident of
'?Sumter for several years having
! left here only about two weeks ago,
! since which time he ?nd his wife
had been visiting relatives near
; Fountain Inn, which place was.
j their former home.
Until September 1st Mr* Huff
! was in the employ of the Sumter
Trust Company, and prior to be
! coming connected with that cor
; porution some three or four years
ago he was for a time employed
I by (he City National Bank. Mr.
I Huff was also interested in the
i Eastern Carolina Motor Co.
The] suicide was, presumably the
; result of the discovery Thursday
j by the officers of th .?"inter Trust
j Company that a shortage of $30,000
existed in the accounts of Mr.
Huff, which had been covered dur
ing his connection with the trust
company by the manipulation of
books and which was not brought
: to light until yesterday morning.
As soon as the shortage was dis
covered Mr. Huff was commuicated
with by Ion?; distance telephone and
asked - for an explanation of the
fact that two records of account
were missing. He said that the;
records were in the ledger in the
proper place.,,When told that the
sheets could not be found, he in
sisted that they were in the
ledger and that *he would be in
Sumter "tomorrow night"?Friday
?to get the matter straight. He
then hung up the telephone and
no further communication could
be obtained with him. The short
age was reported immediately to
State Bank Examiner Craig, and he
came to Sumter last night and held
a conference with the otfice'rs of
the Trust Company. In view en the
fact that Mr. Huff stated positively
that the records were in the proper
ledger, when he left the company
September 1st. and that he would
come to Sumter immediately to get j
the matter straightened out, it
was deemed inadvisable to have
a warrant issued, before lie had had I
the time asked for to make expla
nation, but it was decided to send
a trustworthy representative to
Fountain Inn to see Mr. Huff and
to .keep in touchy with him until!
he came to Sumter, or made some j
other move.
Mr. J. II. Forbes, representing
the Sumter Trust Company, left i
Thursday night by automobile and i
arrived in Fountain Inn early this
morning. Proceeding to the place,
where Mr. Huff was staying about j
S o'clock, he asked for Mr. Huff.
He was told that Mr. Huff wast
dressing and would be out within a
few minutes. A few moments la
ter, while he was waiting for Mr. j
Huff to make his appearance, he i
was informed that Mr. Huff had
shot himself. None of the details j
have been learned, the bare facts j
having be received in a -telegram I
sent immediately after the suicide. I
- A statement by the officers and j
directors of the Sumter Trust Com- j
pany is published elsewhere in the I
form of an' advertisement. The'
Trust Company will not be crippled
by the shortage, as it is fully pro
tected by a sure ty company bond, .
and has large res ry.es and unim
paired resources that the com- 1
paratively small shortas : does not
affect.
Works ol ?\i t Restored to ttaly.
I tome. Dec. 24.?Italy will soon
hold an exhibition to display to the
world ih>- beautiful art treasures]
she has recovered from Austria in ,
consequence of tin- war. The Ital
ians claim that these objects of
virtue were systematically stolen
by Austrians from Italy in the days
when the Italians were too weak !
to protect themselves. First and :
foremost among them are nine
magnificent tapestries of Bible
subjects. They are of Flemish
workmanship.
These products of the first half ?
of the j.'th century were hung in I
the Ducal palace at Mantua Em-j
error Francis Joseph ordered their
transfer temporarily to the In
dustrial Museum of Vienna and'
later tin y were removed to the i.n
perial palace in the Austrian capi- :
la;. They have just been, return- i
(ii to Italy's possession and once j
more hang in the Mantuan Palace.
Some '?!" the works <?r art just ?
restored were among those carried
off by Napoleon from the
< hurches. palaces and country
brouses of the republic of. Venice.
They w? re returned to Venice af
ter Napoleon's fall, only to be car
ried off to Vienna to become the
brightest ornaments *o? the celo- j
brated galleries there. Included in
the number now returned to rtaly j
are CTrna da Conegliano's superb j
?Madonna of the Oranges." and
l-ictures by BanHommeO Vivarini.
Paolo Veronese. Blsciani nh?- M:ts- .
ter of Carpaccio). Tintoretto. Bel
lini, etc.
L< ndon Clubs Insolvent.
London, Dec. 23.?1? Is no exag
geration to say that 1?0 per cent of
the London clubs are insolvent, an
article in the Evening News states.
According to the writer, most of
London's 150 <-]ul?s have been un
able to pay their way for the past
two or three years and have been
; keeping up a precarious existence
? i,v increasing subscript ions and en
trance fees, and hy raising loans
:<i.<I mortgages at high rates of Lh
teresi In many eases, salaries
and board of the servants absorb
1 the whole of the subscriptions.
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It teats nil how a woman can
get a trunkful of stuff into a suit
i case.
How to Fight
the Boll Weevil
Parly of Experts Will Speak
to Sumter County Fanners,
January 21st ?
At 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, January 21st, at Sumter j
court ho'use tlu-rc wlil he one of the
most important? agricultural meet-:
ings ever held in this county on
"How to Fight the Boll Weevil*
With Success," with addresses by
government boil weevil experts, soil j
improvement committee experts
and other prominent southern agri
culturists. The Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce, the Sumter i
County Committee of Progress, and..1
the Young Men's Business League
of Sumter are cooperating with the j
farmers of Sumter county in trying;
to get out the largest possible at
tendance of farmers, bankers,
merchants, and other business and j
professional men for this import- j
ant meeting. The public is invited
to be present.
Come and hear how the boll wee-1
vil has been successfully fought in
every infested cotton state. Learn
of the tried and approved govern
ment methods. Learn how to beat i
the weevil to it. Come and get a;
message of hope 'jnd inspiration. 1
Speakers and subjects: George
A. Maloney, government expert, |
who has conducted a successful
fight against the boll weevil in all {
the infested cotton states. An elo- j
cment and forceful speaker. Sub- |
ject: "The Government's Success- j
ful Method of Fighting the Boll j
Weevil."
J. N. Harper, director soil im
provement committee, former di-!
rector of South Carolina Expert- ;
ment Station. Well known to Sou&b
Carolina farmers. His subject will 1
be: "Changing the Farm Program J
to Meet the Boll Weevil."
C. A. Whittle. WeH known
southern agriculturist and < editor..
For several years a student of cot- j
ton-growing under boll weevil con
ditions; Subject: "How to Help
the Cotton Crop to Beat the Bpll,
Weevil to It.*'
F. H. Jeter. Farm-raised South :
Carolina, agriculturist and widely;
known agricultural writer. Sub- j
ject: "Experiences of Farmers I
Who Have Successfully Fought the !
Doll Weevil."
1). 1). Long. Soil specialist, for'
several years in soil survey work
of the south under, the United
States department of agriculture.
Subject: "Soil and Fertlity Factors
in Growing Cotton Under Boll Wee
vil Conditions."
Other prominent agriculturists
may be heard.
By holding down cotton acreage |
and fighting the boll weevil, you j
can still grow cotton successfully.
Come and learn how.
? ? ?
BARBECUE DINNER
HELD YESTERDAY
' A bit of a departure from the i
ordinary run and scheme of things;
was the combination dinner and
business session held yesterday af- j
ternoon from two until four o'clock
at the hog farm of Mr. L. D. Jen- ,
nings by the Young Men's Business I
League of Sumter. This idea was i
quite in keeping with the leads that
have always been advanced and j
maintained by this live ? and pro-;
gressive body of Sumter's fine young .
business heads and this plan of
using the dinner hour as a time for
a general "get together" proved a ,
capital conception and an instru- j
mentality for a good time for all. |
The meeting opened uneere- I
moniously by the GO or more j
League members gravitating nat
uarlly around the finely prepared
barbecue pork, furnished by Mr. :
Jennings for the occasion, and the
"all that goes with.it," rice, stew.,
pickles, coffee, cigars and cigarettes ;
Xot much time was spent in pre
liminaries and all soon were "noth
ing else but" busy and attending
strictly to the very palatable matter
at hand.
Immediately after the dinner, a :
few words were spoken to the 1
League members by Mr. Jennings
who told them that he was ,^rlad to j
have them as his guests. He fur- ;
ther told them that he understood j
that at various times the Sumter I
League was planning to invite
Other business leagues of neighbor- j
ing cities to visit Sumter as the
guests of the Sumter League. He |
offered his accommodations to the
Sumter League at such times and
told them that he would always be
glad to furnish the pork necessary.
Mr. Jennings' offer was very much
appreciated, and a vote of thanks
was extended him by the league. '
Mr. S. L. Roddy, president of the J
league, presided over the meeting. j
In a few words he fold them that
it was now time for the election
of a new get of semi-annual officers
of the League. He expressed his
appreciations of the splendid man
ner in which the League had j
faithfully stuck to him since his;
election .-is president.
The election was entered into and j
tit" following officers elected:
Herbert Moses, President; R. I?.
McU-od. First Vice President; C. E. .
Hurst, Second Vice President: A.
M. [troughton. Treasurer, and lb
E. Puck, Secretary.
The meeting adjourned .after the
dispatch <>!' this business and the
league members after looking over i
Mr. Jennings' fine lot of hogs, num- ;
bering about GOO, all ages and;
sizes, embarked in their automo
biles t<? take up their unfinshed bus
iness of the day, in their various
olliecs and establishments.
Washington. Jan. It".?The com
merce department has standardized
beds so that bed and n^'attress
manufacturers can co-operate.
Pin? motto: Live so you can pass
any grocery store in town.
The baseball season will be open
soon and the life will take on new
interest Wor the school boys.
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It is u sin to play golf "ii Sunday
t he w a\ some play it.
Woodrow Wil
son Memorial
Campaign For Funds to Es
tablish the Foundation Be
gins Today
Columbia, Jan. 13?Throughout
the United States tomorrow thin
will bo inaugurated the campaign
for the establishment of the Wood
row Wilson foundation. Dr. Clar
ence J. Owens, the southern di
rector of the foundation, in Colum
bia today, stated that the 1<*> states
from Maryland to Texas are ready
to begin the canvas Monday for
the endowment of $1,000,000 with
which to perpetuate the ideals for
which former president Wilson
has stood. According to Dr. Owens,
the memorial will be established
along lines similar to the Nobel
committee in Stockholm. Awards
under the Wilson foundation will
be made annually to tin- person who
renders the most conspicuous ser
vice to democracy, for the public
welfare, in the held of liberal
thought, and for the promotion of
peace through justice.
Gov. Robert A. Cooper is the
South Carolina chairman of the
foundation.. He has had associated
with him as state secretary of the
movement Fitz Hugh Mc Master.
Committees that have been created
will continue the campaign until
South Carolina's quota has been
secured.
Dr. Walter Riggs, president of
Clemson College, who i^ the state
chairman "of the educational com
mittee of the foundation has issued
a call to the educators of the state
to respond generously in support
of the movement and to actively
aid in making the canvas through
the state.
The Rev, C. E. Burts. D. D.., the
chairman of the committee of the
clergy, today issued an appeal to
all clergymen throughout the state
calling for their interest in making
public announcement as to the
foundation in all churches of the
state January 15. The appeal sums
up the objects and purposes of the
foundation and is as follows:
"January 15, 1922, has been BC-t
apart a? the opening day of the
campaign to establish the Woodrow
Wilson foundation. Beginning
Monday. January 1G. canvassing
will be conducted throughout the
week, to continue until the work
of raising the fund is accomplished.
"As a member of the state com
mittee. I am asking the clergymen
of this state to cooperate as far as
possible in every way with this un
dertaking. I beg that you make
such reference to it by public ut
terance or in a private way as niay
appeal to your best'judgment.
"The purpose and methods of the
campaign are set forth in the fol
lowing statement prepared by the
national comfnittee:
" 'The Woodrow Wilson founda
tion is created by public subscrip
tion in recognition of the national
and international services of Wood
row Wilson, twice president of the
United States, who furthered the
cause of human freedom and was
instrumental in pointing out ef
fective methods for the coopera
tion of the liberal forces of man
kind throughout the world.
'* 'The award "or '.awards from
the income of the foundation will
be made 'from time to time by a
nationally constituted committee to
the individual or group that has
rendered within a specified period
meritorious service to democracy,
public welfare, liberal thought or
peace through justice.
M 'To endow the foundation a
fund of $1,000.000 or more is to be
raised. Every person who admires
Mr. Wilson and who believes in the
principles that he upheld will,
through contributing, be given
an opportunity to participate in the
founding of 'the award. Contribu
tions are sought from every one
who desires to honor a great Am
erican and to create a method
whereby public s< rvice shall be en
couraged and conspicuously recog
nized in this and future genera
tions. Gifts from a great number
of Americans will afford a finer
tribute to Mr. Wilson's leadership
than simply large contributions
from a limited number, [a keeping
with the character of the man to
whom this tribute is paid, it is pro
posed to maintain the undertaking
on an essentially democratic -basis.'
"I fee) sure that the citizenship
of South Carolina will be glad to
join with the friends of Presndcnt
Wilson throughout the nation in
providing this recognition of th?e
eminent servicesAvhich he has ren
dered the cause of humanity
throughout the world. I am led to
believe that the clergy of South
Carolina will stand among the first
citizens in their desire to promote
in every way possible this worthy
undertaking."
Charleston, Jan. ! ?",?World War
veterans in all sections of South
Carolina are to be asked to assist
in tile Woodrow Wilson foundation
fund campaign which will open
Monday, according to Ben E. Ad
ams, who was ? today appointed
stiite chairman of the veteran's
section by Dr. Clarence*J. Owens,
of Washington; Southern director
of state organizations.
Tin- campaign to be carried
on by the veterans will be in charge
of a statewide <?( mmittee to be
named by Mr. Adams. Dr. Owens,
who is touring the south in the
interest of the campaign, trrived
here today and conferred with local
men regarding the drive which is
to start throughout the United
Stat'-s Monday. The campaign in
South Carolina will be under the
direction of Governor Cooper, who
is general chairman of the state.
Mr. Adams is chairman of the
stat?- executive Committee of the
AmericJ P Legion ami adjutant Of
the Ch. rleston post. ne state,]
today that he would appoim mem
bers of the state committee at one,-.
Washington. Jan. I ?>. The allied
debt refunding hill was approved
by the senate finance committee.
Tim Democrats oppOs< <( \i
The End of
Camp Jackson
Big Cantonment at Columbia
to Be Abandoned February
1st
Columbia. .Jan. 16.?Memoran*
dum lias been received at Camp
Jackson u> the effect that the
corps area headquarters at Fort
McPhcrson. Ca. lias recommend
ed the abandonment of the camp
as an army post <>n February 1. The
famous camp will officially pass
out on that date, and will !>e turn
ed over to tie- quartermaster corps,
to be salvaged or transformed into
?whatever the war department pro
| poses t<> make of tJi<* canrp for the
future. The Sixth Infantry, now
at the camp, w nl go to Camp Mr
IClellan on a^out February 15.
The veterans bureau is consid
ering the use of Camp Jackson as
a university for rehabilitation of
wounded ex-service me '. If this
plan is not approved bj the presi
j dent, the camp will be used for1
I National Guard purposes, fn this
; event, niest of the buildings will
oe salvaged
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Hard-Boilcd Kassians.
! Moscow. Dec. 1?.? Russia is no
! place to spend a holiday, accord-!
j ing to Serge Solovieff. formerly a |
I business man of Xew York City and
Syracuse, X. Y.. and later a oor
i pbral in the United States Six-;
j teenth Field Artillery, who recent-!
: ly arrived here on his way home,
j full of troubles and minus his:
clothes and *1<>0 in cash taken
from him at trio frontier between j
Soviet Russia and the Far Eastern!
Republic.
Mr' Solovieff related that after
16 years in Xew York he had ac
>cumulated some money and thought
! he could afford a holiday and im- j
prove his health. 1
Last June he left Seattle for Ja-J
J pan and then, as he speaks Ras- !
sian, decided to w?nder .through*'
Siberia. Then he continued west. !
thinking to visit Moscow. Bui at !
the frontier, he was stopped by j
the "Cheka." as is familiarly term-;
ed the active police, his papers. |
: money and clothes taken frtfm him
and he was told these would be :
held in safe keeping, as "every- !
! thing was free in Soviet Russia." j
I and plenty of new clothes and i
! money could be had for the asking. j
; After a fruitless visit to the I
i"Cheka" headquarters where he I
heard light conversation about;
j how one-third of his fellow pas
isengers.had just been shot by mis
take pending a closer examination
j of their papers, he got aboard a de
? parting train and reached Samara.
There he saw some Americans j
: from the American Relief Admin
istration .who gave him work at
( tite rate of 75 cents a week, some
, food and clothes, and later he came
i in to Moscow, where he was able to
!get papers to take him to Riga.
I outside the Russia where everything
j and everybody is free.
j Colin C. Manning1!)tes in Columbia.
News has been received in Sum
ter of the death of Mr. Colin C.
j Manning, who died in Columbia
j Sunday: The funeral services were
: held at 9 o'clock this morning, the
interment taking place at the fam
ily burying ground in Columbia,
j Mr. Manning was a son |0f form
| er Governor John Lawrence Man
| ning. For a number of years ee
was a resident of Sumter and at
which time was one of the
prominent attorneys of 'the Sumter
bar.
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Washington, Jan. Kb?The seiz
ure of a rum running airplane on
the Mexican border laden with
Mexican liquor is announced by
prohibitic n headquarters.
Farming Program
Schedule of Crops Recom
mended For Boll Weevil
Conditions
After careful consideration,
the following schedule of crops
for an average one-horse crop
has been agreed upon, and is
recommended for use under
% boll weevil conditions. It is
I intended, of course, that each
individual farmer shall make
such minor changes as the
needs of his farm require. The
number of acres of the given
crops and the number of cows,
sows and poultry, should be
multiplied by the number of
acres in your farm.
The acreage and estimated
average return, and the num
ber of livestock per one horse
farm is as follows:
f, to 6 acres of cotton,
estimated value (5
acres.$250.00
G acres of corn, with
velvet beans, at $3"... i! 10.0 0
5 to 6 acres of oats and
wheat, t I acre wheat i
followed by peavine
hay. at $3(b00. 180.00
1 acre sweel potatoes . 100.00
1 acre Irish potatoes.
ollowed by peanuts 100.00 I
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1 acre-snap beans, tol
lowed by peanuts . 120.00
1 acre in sorghum, su
gar cane and similar
crops . 50.00
2 acres in tobacco" or
some substitute money
Crop .-.200.00
And live Stock as fol
lows:
l cow. increased to two
as soon as feed is
available. estimated
value of milk and
crea m. one cow .1 50.00
t sow and pij^s._ 100.00
Flock of poultry. 20 to
2.">._ 40.00
Estimated total yield per
one horse farm, under
t his plan ._$ 1,500.00
Improvement of
State Hospital
Slate Board Recommends
Better Quarters For Cer
tain Class-es of Insane
Columbia. Jan. 1 G.?A place foi
the housing <>i" psychopaths1} that
( lass of persons with abnormal so
cial und mental reactions to the or
dinary conditions of life, and re
garded as dangerous in thai the>
enter aii kinds of crime easily, and
better quarters for the negro pati
ents arc two recommendations for
the state in regard to t!io e<piip
ment of the State Hospital for the
Insane, made by the state lx?ard of
public welfare, following an in
spection of that institution. Tin
board pays high tribute to the ex
cellent management and operation
of the State Hospital. Tin-re are
now 2,370 patients la. tin- Hospital.
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Gov. R. M. Cooper has ordered
an election to be held in the mat
ter of the voting back into Claren
don county of thirty-five square
miles of territory recently annex
ed to Sumter country- AH com
missioners of election have received
official notification of the meeting
which is to be held on Tuesday,
January 31st. ,
Sheffield. Ala.. Jan. 16.?The
Newport Building Co.. of "Wilming
ton, X. C. will submit a. revised
proposal for the lease and o-i-eration
of Muscle ''shoals, according to
President Engstrum.
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Dublin. Jan. IG.?The British au
thorities will turn over governmen
tal powers for Ireland to the Irish
provisional government under the
treaty provisions.
New York is contemplating pass
age of a bill fo^ compulsory auto
mobile liability insurance, resem
bling the workmen's compensation
act. Besides providing for the in
surance, the bill also would cause
cancellation of insurance carried
by reckless drivers. The insurance
would cover pedestrians and per
sons in the car.
Care Saves Tire Cost
The annual tire bill is more than
I $1,000,000,000 but $100,000,000 of
this can be saved by care, says a
j tire expert. Eighty per cent of the
material in a tire is perishable.
Deterioration can be checked by
constant attention. -:
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ExIibliM Tlcats Car
Most car heaters nowadays are
of the exhaust type. Some are cut
into the floor, others are' designed
as foot rails, while others are sep
arate attachn]tents before the rear
seat. *
Pit.tsburg woman shot her hus
band because he hit her with a
hammer. How touchy fhe women
are getting.
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And another leason why men are
idle is because there are not
enough white-collar jobs to go
rou nd.
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Any man who thinks in- lias no
chance is correct.
Traction Strike
in Virginia
i Kichmond, Norfolk and
Portsmouth Tied Up Be
cause of Wage Cut
Richmond, Jar.. 10.?The street
cur motormcn, conductors and
. shopmen have gone out on a strike
in Richmond, Norfolk and Ports
mouth, as a protest against- a
fwage cut. Only a few /sirs were
roperatefl today and jitneys are t?k
: ing their places. Labor leaders
said today they would not seek an
other conference with traction of
I ticials. Tie- traction employees'at *
! Petersburg ignored the strike "or
dimple iNegngee ?
? The newest thing in a negligee,
for the figure youthful enough to
take it. is a straight garment which
is just a width of . silken material
with an opening clipped in fo?, the
, neck and two shes for the arms
When the lG-fooi hard surfaced
[county highways are completed'
j there will be greater necessity than
I ever for careful, driving. ? .
; Alter scrapping the sea eraft. \vc?^
will scrap the sea graft, laud craft
and land graft?If you like puns.
There may not be a large profit"
in growing tobacco in Sumter coun
ty, but boll weevils have not yet
begun to chew tobacco.
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and we sincerely value the business given us during
Ulis past year.
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J SOITER, S. C.
XEILL ODONNELL
President
ARCHIE CHINA
Tice President
O. L. YATES
Cashier