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SEN. MARION j ELECTED TO S?PREMEBENCH Long -Deadlock i n Legislature Broken by Choice of J. H. Marion of Chester as Associate Justice Columbia. Jan. 13.?The election to (he supreme bench of John Bardin Marion, state senator from -Chester county, necessitates the election of a new senator from ? Chester, and it, is likely that Lieut. '? Governor/ Wilson G.' Harvey will; call the flection risrht away. Sen ator Marion will be sworn in as judge Irurrng the next few weeks, it is expected, so -that he will be able to take his seat at the April term 1 ? of the supreme court, and to as-' same bis duties with the court with- j out material delay. "Judge Marion," is one of the most prominent members of the ? ger.er?ly assembly. He is finishing j up his second term as senator, and j prior to his service, in the upper branch he was. in 1S9S, 1809 and 19?0 member of the house. Pos-; sibly his most remarkable service for the state was the investigation j of the tax system, made by a com- j mittee or which he was chairman, j in 1920, the report of which was i the origination of the new revenue j bills, now on the calendars, provid- ! ing- gasoline taxes, state income ; ? taxes and the like. ' Judge Marion is a lawyer at -Chester, senior member of the lirm ! ? of Marion and Marion. He was j born in 2 S 74 and is a native of ; Chester county. He is a graduate' of the old South Carolina College,* ? with literary and law degrees. His wife was Miss Mary Davidson of ' Chester, lie served in the Span ish-American war as a second lieutenant, ? company D, first South Carolina regiment. He was afterwards in the National Guard, retiring in 1907 as lieutenant col- ? onel of the first regiment. -Senator Marion is today receiv ? ing congratulations from members of the two branches of the legis lature on his election. The first man to oangratulate him vra^ S<Ai- ; ator Proctor Bonham, of Greenville, j son of Gen. M. 1,. lionham, who! ran a close second to Senator Ma rion in the race for the justice ship, and who was his father's i "campaign manager" through all of the balloting. } Senator Marion was elected on' the forty-seventh ballot, in an j election which started last year! -*ahd which at the end of the 1921 ! legislative session was in a hope- j ^jS.^deadlock. The balloting was ! resumed Thursday, six ballots be- ' ing taken during the morning ses sion and two* in an afternoon as- j tfembly. During the morning, at! the end of the second ballot, the] name of Judge,Shipp. of Florence.! was withdrawn. After, the first! afternoon baliot, the seventh for' the day, the name- of Jesse F. s Carter, of Bamberg, was. with- ! drawn. The eighth ballot for this year, resulted S3 for Marion, 72 for Bonham, and Marion was declared elected. j ?_? - i Whole French Navy Or Nothing, Says Ford | Washington, Jan. 10.?Henry! Ford said ice French government i had asked if he would consider 'the I I>urchase of battleships, and he re- j piled that unless he could, buy the I entire French navy he v>ould not i. be interested. He said no answer I had been received. Organizing the County; Beginning the last week in Jan- , uary there will be held between twenty and twenty-five community j meetings in .-.every section of Sum- j ter county in the schools of the different districts under the co- ! operative management of the ? Chamber of Commerce with Coun- j ty Agent J. Frank Williams and Miss Caro Truluck, home demon stration' agent, the business men j of Sumter helping also, to'put the I movement over for a bi^ "pull! together" campaign. Experts of; Clemson and ? Winthrop Colleges ? and of the United States depart-] meet of agriculture in dairying, i horticulture, marketing. livestock, poultry*, etc., will attend these ? meetings and.make talks for the instruction of farmers and their' wives and sons and daughters. It is hoped also to have different business men from Sumter to go [ along and .say something to e^i- ? courage community cooperation ! and organization to carry out the I county wide organization plans of! the Committee of Progress of the Sumter County chamber of Com-j mercc inaugurated last April at the j big meeting in the t'irls' High j School auditorium in Sumter. The Young Men's Business! League of Sumter will be invited to give their hearty co-operation in making these meetings worth sonic thing to our county, and it is cer tain that these young men will co opt rate as they always do with ev ery agency for the upbuilding of Sumter and Sumter county, it is conceded generally that there can not be too many cooperative, meet ings to organize the farmers and iget ^ienl. and their communities'-]; into the closest possible community spfrit'of planning to overcome tem- t porary obstacles to "progress, and . especially from now <>n and until the farms have been put in such shape that diversification, conser vation, and intelligent marketing j will make the boll weevil a nonen tity so far as Sumter county is concerned, Legislative News From Columbia _. Election of Judges and Trus- j tees of Various Institutions Will Take Place Next Wednesday _ Columbia. Jan. 13.?The legisla ture Friday adopted a resolution1 providing for the election of judges and trustees of various institutions at noon next Wednesday. The of-; tieers to be elected and those they succeed are as follows: Judges: For the First Circuit, to succeed Judge I. W. Bowman, for , the Seen od circuit to succeed Judge j If. F. Bice, for the Third Circuit I to succeed Judge Edward Mclver,! for the Sixth circuit, to succeed j Judge Ernest Moore, for the eighth j Circuit, to succeed Judge Frank B. Gary, for the Thirteenth circuit to! succeed Judge J. T. Mauldin. State ' insurance Commissioner^ J. J. Me-. Mahan, State Warehouse Commis- 1 sioner, \J. C. Rivers. One trustee of Winthrop Collgee to succeed J. R. \ McDonald, three trustees of Clem- i son, to succeed J. J. Evans, I. M.: Mauldin and R. H. Rawl. Two members of the Board of Visitors of the Citadel, to succeed J. P. j Thomas and J. H. Hammond. One ! trustee of the John De La Howe Institute, vice J. M. Nickels, two : trustees of the University, to sue- i ceed L. P. Hollis. and the late L. i E. Spencer. Two directors of the ! penitentiary, to succeed W. H.; Canfield and A. H. Hawkins. Two ] trustees of the colored normal, in- ! dustrial and mechanical school, to succeed O. D. White and C. L. Brooks. The legislature adjourned Friday to meet again Monday night. Columbia. Jan. 13.?Legislation ' looking to the elimination of the ! bad check practice and to an ; equalization of the tax burden are j being sought by the South Carolina j Retail Merchants' association. Fol lowing a meeting of the executive j committee of the association held in Columbia Thursday afternoon the legislative committe of the as sociation met with the executive committe, and was instructed to work for the two legislative mat ters before the present general as sembly. - Coal Mine Cave In ?- ! Five City Blocks Affected j But Damage Not Great ?.?* I Scranton, Pa.. Jan. 13.?Four i men 'were entombed, three were j injured and several ? others had j narrov; escapes from death today, i when 20 acres of land dropped in j a mine cave-in of gigantic proper- | tions in the National mine of th" j Glen Aldcn Coal company. Sev- ; enty-five men attacked the mass ot debris, coal, rock and earra x'rom three different angles, but had not ? btained awy trace of the missis men late *t;?night W. W. Ii:.,le\ j president of Glen Aldcn company, personally supervised the work of j the rescuers and was hopeful tiiat j the men would be found aliv*. With tile exception of the four entombed miners, all other em- , ployees in the affected area had r been accounted for by company ?f- ? ficials. The missing men are: Ed- ? ward Hughes, section foreman: AI i Resse, electrician and prominent i locally as a sprinter and athUSte: j John Barrett, laborer; Mi' hael | Kelly laborer. President Jnglis in a statement j this afternoon attributed the cave- j in or "in-squeeze" to the small ? pillars which had been left str.nd- | ing b.? another company which ! formerly operated the mine and ivhich had started to disintegrate ! by reason of the huge weight they j supported. The area affected by the cave covers five city blocks. Fissures j tn the surface are discernible for | si>a feet west of Pittston avenue. ? But notwithstanding its great size j lie cave caused comparatively j small damage t<> the surface pro- J t-erty. i Three injured men were remov- j :d from the jnine shortly after the j iccident and taken to a hospital. ; All are expected to recover. Great excitement prevailed in .he vicinity of the affected ar<>a. j The* squeeze was accompanied by' t roar and rumbling that could be heard for a great distance and ! continued for about fiv< . minutes. Throughout the day there was further evidence of settling, but it j ivas not so distinct jls that which accompanied the* first shock. ? ? ? South Carolina Case Dismissed Washington. Jam 13.?The su preme court today dismissed, upon j motion of Edward Johnson, an ap peal against the state of South ; Carolina which he had brought from the courts of that state hold ing him guilty of having received j stolen nitrate of soda and sentenc ing him to imprisonment for three years. Johnson appealed on the j ground that the sentence should | have given the alternative of pay ing a tin*- or suffering imprison ment, that the sentence was exces sive and that the trial court erred i in charging the jury that they j "represented the State only." Xo . explanation was given in connec-' tion with the motion to dismiss. Cannes, Jan. 13.?The allied rep arations commission has decided to grant Germany a provisional delay on her reparation* account. Spokane, Wash., Jan. 13.?Five persons were seriously injured and ten others slightly hurt when part! of a train was derailed here today. Scranton, I'a.. Jan. 14.? Rescue parties continued today working In relays jn the National Mine here trying to reach the men who have been entombed since yesterday, but it is believed they are dead. One body b:is been recovered. CIRCUIT JUDGES TO BE ELECTED _?_ Much Interest Al . ready Developing in the Legislature Over Choice o f Judges Columbia. Jan. 14.?Considerable interest centers, around the election of circuit judges by the general assembly, balloting for which will start next Wednseday, and in which a contest is expected in con nection with the election of a judge of the first circuit. No oth er contests in the election of judges are expected. Judge I. YV. Bowman, of Or angeburg, is judge of the First cir cuit. Marvin M. Mann, of St. Matthews, clerk of the senate, is in the race for this judgeship, and has received the* endorsement of the Calhoun county bar. The Or angeburg bar has endorsed Judge Bowman. It is understood the Orangeburg delegation will vote for Judge Bowman's re-election. Mr. Mann has many friends in the gen eral assembly and he will receive, it is expe'eted. a handsome Vote. Friends of Judge Bowman, on the other hand, predict hid re-election. Terms of other circuit judges ex pire this year, but it is believed all will be re-elected. There are as yet no avowed candidates in oppo sition. These are Judge H. F. Rice, Second circuit; Judge John S. Wilson, of the Third circuit; Judge Edward Mclver, of the Fourth cir cuit: Judge Ernest Moore, of the Sixth circuit; Judge Frank B. Gary, of the 'Eighth circuit, and Judge J. T. Mauldin. of the Thir teenth circuit. There are also to be several in teresting contests in connection with other elections. The positions to he tilled by the general assem bly, many" of which will be re elections, are the following: State insurance commissioner, J. J. Mo ldavian's term expiring: State Warehouse Commissioner, - J. C. Rivers' term expiring: one trustee of Winthrop College, J. R. Mc Donald's term expiring: three trus tees of (Jl'emson. the terms or" J. .J. Evans, I. M. Mauldin and B. If. Rawl, expiring; two members of the l>oard of visitors of the Cita del, the terms of J. P. Thomas and J. H. Hammond expiring: one trus tee of the John de la Howe insti tute, J. M. Nickels' term expiring; two trustees of the University, to succeed the late C. E. Spencer, and to succeed L. P. Holiis. whose term expires: twe directors of the, penitentiary, terms of W/H. Can-! field and A. H. Hawkins expiring: j two trustees of the Colored Nor-' mal. Industrial and Mechanical College, to succeed U. D. White and. C. L. Brooks. Both branches of the legislature will re-convene Monday night. Set Back For Bonus Bill Washington. Jan. 13.?The sol dier bonus bill will not be made a j part of the allied debt refunding j bill, said Chairman McCumber of i the senate finance committee to night after a series of conferences ! had been held between senate lead- , ers to discuss the desirability of merging the two and it had be come known at the White; House that President Harding did not look with favor upon the sugges tion that they be combined. The foreign debt bill. Senator McCumber said, would be taken up by the finance committee Mon- j day in the hope that it would be j put into shape at that time for re porting to the senate. It was the j intention, he added, to eliminate ! some of the features to which the treasury department has objected ; and. which have resulted in the j measure being held in the com- I tee for several weeks. These in clude provisions for semi-annual payment of interest and that the ; rate shall not be less than 5 per cent. Although the merger plan was! originally received favorably by a I number of senate leaders the prcsi- \ dent was said to regard it as- im- i dentrw as said to regard it as im- j practical and his view was reflected in further conferences today be tween the senate leaders. The president's objections to the I merger were said by callers at the White House today to be based on his desire for the assurance that provisions definitely would be made for payment of the bonus. So far as the refunding bill is concerned, i he was said to believe that the re- j funding process should he develop ed to insure returns from the al lied loans before steps were taken ! to pledge them for a bonus. lb- was represented, however as not hostile to the suggestion that j the interest or principal of the al- ; lied loans be used for paying the bonus once they were available. It was stated definitely that he also would not oppose a sales tax for the purpose of paying the bonus if j congress should decide upon that pla n. The president, however, was said ? to regard as impractical a sug gestion that over $4,000,000 in the hands of the a!i*m property cus todian be used for bonus payments. : These funds, it was said, were re garded :is pledged technically to private indiv iduals whose property , was taken. Hartford. Conn.. Jan. 14.- -Chris topher Minor Spencer, inventor of the repeating ride is dead. New Vork. Jan. 1 ?The army, transport Crook, which was in se rious difficulties .-it sea Wednes day. arrived today, accompanied I l.y the transport Si Mihi. I Elections Set To Begin Wednesday M. M. Mann to Oppose Judge I. W Bowman for Re election Columbia. Jan. 10.?The house of representatives otday was most cnocerned with the introduction of new bills and the disposal of those on the calendar. Neither body has yet gotten its working clothes on. The members seem to be feeling their way be fore they take any decided position on any matter. The lower body adopted a reso lution deciding to get rid of the re maining elections before it as soon as possible so that it can get down to real business. These elections will be held, beginning Wednesday, January lb', ax noon, and will con tinue from day to day until all elections are disposed of. Ballot ing will be stopped at 2 o'clock on each day. The following elections are to be held: Judges?First circuit, to succeed Judge I. W. Bowman; Second cir cuit, to succed Judge Hayne F. Bice; Third circuit, to succeed Judge John S. Wilson; Fourth cir cuit, to succeed Judge Edward Mc lver; Sixth circuit, to succeed Judge Ernest Moore: Eighth circuit, to succeed Judge Frank B. Gary; Thirteenth circuit, to succeed Judge T. J. Mauldin. No opposition so far has Ik en announced to any circuit judge except Judge Bow man, and he will be opposed by M. M. Mann, of St. Matthews, for many years clerk of the state sen ate. Other elections to be made are: Insurance Commission?John J. McMahan, of Columbia; no opposi tion so far registered, j Warehouse Commissioner ? J. I Clifton Rivers, of Chesterfield; John F. Blank, of Orangeburg, to oppose. State Librarian?Mrs. Virginia Moody, of Columbia* One trustee of Winthrop College to succeed J. E. McDonald, of Winnsboro. Three trustees of Clemson Col lege, to succeed J. J. Evans, of Bennettsville: L M. Mauldin, of Co lumbia; and B. 11. Rawl, of Lex ington. z Two members of the board of ; visitors of the Citadel, to succeed John P. Thomas, of Charleston, and James iL. Hammond, of Co lumbia. One trustee for the John de la Howe Industrial school, to succeed J. M. Nicklcs, of Abbeville. Two trustees of the University f South Carolina, to succeed the late C. E. Spencer, of York, and L. J'. Hollis, of Greenville. Two directors, of the State peni tentiary, to succeed W. H. Can field, of Anderson, and A. H. Haw kins, of Prosperity. Two trustees of the Colored Nor mal and Industrial College, to suc ceed G. B. White, of Citestre; and C. F. Brooks, of Laurens. After a great deal of good-na tured debate the bill of Mr. Simon off, of Charleston. leaving it in the discretion of women register ing for an election, after she reaches 21 years of age, net to tell her age. was rejected. The following local bills were given theri final hearing and or dered sent to the senate: Providing a system of govern ment for Edgefield county (order ed engrossed). To repeal the act requiring the registration of motor vehicles in Charleston county. To authorize the issuance of $100,000 in bonds in Marion comi ty for,high way and bridge construc tion. To authorize the issuance of sion of Marion to'borrow the sum of SlM.SOT.ii?; for the purpose of paying past indebtedness. To validate a bond election in the town of Darlington. To validate an election held in the school district of Cross Hill. No. ('?. of Laurens County, for the issuance of $1,000 in school bonds. To validate the election of $2;'?, ?0? in street improvement 'bonds for the city of Lattrens. To validate $ 1.500 in bonds for school district Xo. <; (Central), of Laurens county, for school pur poses. The house recessed until 8:15 o'clock Monday night. $30,000 Lucknow Fire Bishop vi He. Jan. 12.?Lucfcnow. a small town nine miles north of this place, was visited by a de structive fin- at an early hour this morning. The total loss is esti mtaed at $30.000. The fire, of an unknown origin, was discovered about <l o'clock this morning in the store of J. 1). Munn. which was burned with his entire stock of merchandise, a large wan aouse, his dwelling and several out build ings and the dwelling of J. L. Rat eliffe. Mr. Mumr's loss will run up to $25.00 or more und was partly cov ered by insurance. Mr. Radcliffers loss is about $5,000 with no . in surance. . ^ ? ? Philadelphia. Jan. 14.?Benjamin F. Shibc, president of the Phila delphia American League baseball club, died here today. Richmond. Jan. 14.? The main building of tin- Blackstone Mili tary Academy at Blackstone. Ya., was destroyed by tire according to reports received here. There was no loss <>f life. Paris. Jan. 14.?Surrender to th< alli<"< for trial oi Germans charged with offenses in connection with t!ic war was recommended in two resolution; tdopted by the inter allied commission on war crimes. Paris, .hm. 14.:?Premier Poin care asked M Viviani to accept the post of minister of justice in thy new <;tl>init. !>ut XL Viviani de* . lined. Check Fergers Ar rested in Augusta Gang That Fleeced Aiken Banks Captured by Burns Detective : Aiken. Jan. 15.?Three men ami; one woman, alleged to ba the par-I ties who doped the three leading i hanks of Aiken last Thursday by tendering forged cheeks on a local cotton'buyer for :wnrly $800 were placed in Aiken jail today, having; ?been arrested at ?the Terminal ho tel in Augusta..- after their rooms, had been guarded until 7 o'clock this morning by the police. The j men gave their names as J. C. i Westbury. Sam H. Padgett and Melton Lyles. TJ>e woman claims to he the wife c?f Padgett. Detective, M. S. Whitehead of Atlanta, representing the Burns Detective agency ami in the em- ; ploy of the .American ?anking as sociation, caused the arrest. Last1 I night he thought he recognized a I letter in the signatures on the ho : tel register that struck him as j bearing a marked similarity to the; writing of the Aiken hank forgers.' 1 lie telephoned for Cleveland' [Thomas of the Farmers'and Mer chants' Bank, and "William Schrod er, cashier of the Aiken First Xa Itiohal bank.-to come at once to j Augusta. The two cashiers with r four officers and Mr. Whitehead j 'took stands in the hallway leading' [to tin- two rooms occupied by the, three men and one woman, and at 7 o'clock tin's morning knocked at (the doors of their rooms and were [.admitted. Padgett and his wife j both are alleged to have had heavy revolvers under their pillows, hut I'were covered by the officers with guns and made no show of resist ance. When brought t" Aiken and J placed in jaiL Lyles. who is the youugest of the three men. was at ..once identified, the officers claim, 'as the man who passed the forged check for $1S*2 on Cashier Purdue of the Lank of Western Carolina. ? one for $204 on Cashier Thomas of I the Farmers and Merchants, and Jone for >^:?4.:ht on Cashier Schrod i er of the First National bank, j When visited at jail Mrs. Pad gett taunted Cashier Thomas for j being an easy mark, but denied any I connection with the forgeries. She claims hj^-r home is in Chattanooga, i Tenn.. and that Padgett is at presc ient superintendent of construction work at llcphzibah. Ca. j Detective Whitehead States that I :? ?run-r has operated at Griffin. BaGrange, Waycross and' Ameri : cus. Ca.. lieswp-s working New 1 herry. Spartanburg* and Aiken j hanks. Two cars were seized by the ar | resting officers. - j Politics Not Business !. _______ i ?Ford Tells Weeks to Stop ? Juggling and Do Business 1 i ? ? _______ Washington. Jan. 14.?Henry Ford m ;1- statement tonight de clared that Secretary Weeks was [apparently delaying settlement of ?the Muscle Shoals proposition and i that "tlie fertilizer trust, the power j and chemical interests of W?ll j street, tlie money brokers ami (other interests that fear to ; have Muscle Shoals developed along lines that will serve all the people most are deluging Weeks j and .Congress with 'literature that grossly misrepresents the facts;" j i "This is not a political matter."; * he added, "to he jpekied and jug- j ! gled about. Why doesn't Secretary I Weeks take ii or leave it. *ves' or. : 'no' as he would a private business ' , matter? I maintain that now af ter six months he is still asking j what appears to me as irrelevant questions and delaying settlement; ? of this matter. We didn't want ,' j Muscle Shoals for selfish purposes] in the first place* hanged if we care very muclCwhether oi*not we get it now. We didn't make the government a selfish business pro-J position?it was an industrial phil | anthropic which we offered?an ; offer based on a desire for great public service. ! "A subsidy means getting some j thing from the government fori nothing. We're not asking the j government for a nickel ? instead : we're giving flu- government an ; offer unprecedented for its gener- ! osity. If fertilizer men think this offer means a subsidy why don't I they K'? and talk to Major Gen. [ Beach, chief of the army engi neers? Say those fellows would (?limit the Washington monument' [rather than get the army chief's ligures." Discussing charges that he could j I not make fertliizcr at Muscle i Shoals on a profitable commercial basis. Mr. Ford declared that: I Thomas A. Edison "says we can." "I'm not a chemist." he added, "but ISdison has been down there 'and knows every detail of tins, proposition. He is " working on this thing right now in his labora tories, lb- says tiiat with Muscle Shoals we can give the American 1 eople a better fertilizer at ;i much ?lower price than they have ever j 1 had before." -? *> ? COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON. Open II u^li Low Closi- (lose Yestdys Jan. 17.80 17.85 17.40 17.66 18.00 Marth 17 75 17.77* 17.34 17.36 17.90 May 17.35 17.38 17.03 17.20 17.53 July 16.95 16.95 16.65 16.80 17.11 Oct. 16.27 i n.30 16.05 16.20 16.45 Dec. 16.10 16.30 T"!:<- .juirt. Spots down. 17J?5. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Yestdys Open Hipi bow Close Cli.se Jan. 16.58 16.65 16.24 16.47 16.86 March 16.70 Pi.75 16.36 16.56 16.92 May 16.58 16.66 16.35 !6.52 16.83 July 16.35 16.38 16.06 16.22 16."3 Oct. 15.68 15.68 15.46 15.60 15.85 Tone iptict. Spots down. I? ?.~-<?. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 10.39 March 10.33 May 10.24 July 10.12 October 9.68 Oecemher 9.52 i T-.hr quiet; S:i!es .; mm. Mi.Mlit v. 1??.1T c.I Njttldfiu;: 11 Review of the Cotton Market Ginning Returns Below Ex pectations and Cause Con siderable Buying New Orleans. La.. Jan. 15.? Price movements in cotton last week were within a moderately narrow range, net advances of IT to Points in the early sessions being followed by net declines of 39 t<> 6'J points later. The extreme range of prices was 56 to 96 points. March trading as high as 17.57 and as low as 16.63. On the close the list showed net losses of '.' to 4C points with March at 16.22. In tin spot department middling -lost 50 points, closing at 16.75 against 15 at the end of the same week last year. Tin- high prices of the we*ek were tin- result of the small ginning re turns :o the first of January, the to tal of 7.SS '?.272 hales being well un der average expectations and bring ing ort stronger claims than ever that !Iiis crop will not exceed S, 000,000 or 8,100.000 bales. After this buying movement wore out the market had to take steady selling which came, to all appearances, from outside interests. Some of this selling was done on contentions that liquidation of spots was still under way, which was denied by several local factors who claimed that only a very small part of the Cotton they were holdang for plantr ers was for sale. More or less selling arose from r< ? i^rts of plowing being well ahead in some sections of the belt, notably Texas, and that here and there over the belt were to be found sections ? which plainly were preparing to plant larger acreage than they planted last year. The proclama tion by the governor of Texas, pro ' hibiting the planting of cotton over still wider areas in sections of that [state-which have, harbored the. pink boll worm and further evidence ; that the boll weevil was passing through the winter in great num ; hers offset much of the acreage talk. ; The continued easiness of' the ; money market was accepted as a nighly favoz'able Influence for cot ! ton. b-ading to the belief that there ! was little real foundation for claims i of spot liquidation being necessary "in any section of the belt. The spot market was cpaiet the week through and the mill takings were ' considered rather disappointing, i ::73.(?uo bales against Soo.ouo the ; same week last year and 299.?0U I two years ago. Anything unfavor able in this direction, however, was ; balanced by the further decrease in the visible supply of American cot toa of 30,230 bales against a de ' crease the same week last year of j 9,532, and increase two years ago I of 71.92 s. The fact that rhe visible j supply of American cotton at the i end of the cotton week was down ? to 4.169.128 bales against 4.481. I 020 a year ago. and 4.517.90S two years ago was considered by many ; cotton men to be one of the out : standing features of the week. Factory Reduces Price Quotation on Cotton Goods Are Modified New York. Jan. 14.?A price I curcular modifying many of the high prices reached in standard cotton goods after the sharp cot ton rise last fall was vent out after tlit* close of the markets today to customers of a large manufactur ing company lAmoskeag & Co.. of Manchester, X. H.) as effective for fall. 1022. on dress ginghams, tuckings. flanncllettes and shirtings. The new prices are lower by four c uts a yard than some of the prices reached in the early fall, and are generally lower by half a cent a yard on many of the standard cloths. Staple tickings are priced at 25c .a yard, against 28c: utility dress gingham is priced at 20c against 21 1-2 cents; staple gingham 16 l-2c.-against 17 l-2c: dairy cloth, a napped fabric, in 27-inch widths, at lie, against 15c. and in .36 inch at IS l-2c. The widely known 1921 cloth in narrow widths is priced at 13 l-2c and in wide cloth at 16c. the recent high prices being 14 l-2c and 17c. respectviely. Cotton goods merchants in pri mary markets have maintained for some time that it would be impos sible to secure higher prices in keeping with higher cotton. Other selling agents have reduced overall denims three cents a yard and of fered cotton blankets for fall at 1(> per cent, below the mill price for tin- new season. ?? ? ?? Xew York. Jan. It;?The en gagement of Frank Frisch, the Giant's star, and Miss Ada Lucy, a childhood playmate, is announc ed. ? ?? HI Paso. Texas, Jan. 16.? A. <'. Style, an American mine owner, has been rescued from Mexican bandits, who demanded ten thou sand dollar.-! ransom, by Mexican soldiers. The bandits escaped. Mackensack. X. J.. Jan. 16.? Peter I'epe shot and killed his wife seriously wounded daughter and committed suicide in his home here. A son aroused by the shooting saw his fa'her chasing his mother who was bleeding from bullet wounds. The mother died in the snow. Highpoint. X. C. Jan. 16.?With delegates from every state present the Southern Furniture Exposition opened its show here today. ? ? ? Washington, Jan. 16.?The cre ation of an additional federal re serve board director to include a farmer is proposed in the amend ment ottered by Senator Kellogg. Washington. Jan. 16. The com mercial airplane reported lost off the) Florida coast lias arrived safely at Rimini Island, according 1<> t ?? u i v y depa rtment. Highway Construc tion For Year Decreased Cost Helps Some. Commission Recommends Pooling Revenues in Report Columbia. Jan. 1.",.?Last year i the value of completed work done by tin- state highway department and under the supervision of the department, reached a total of $3. I 44G.SS3.G4 and in addition to this figure existing contracts at the close ? of the year carried over a value of ; $2,22G.000 to be completed in 1922, ; according to figures from the an ! nual report of the highway com mission. The report (b-als with every I phase of highway work a_nd shows I a tremendous progress in the work done by the department. Price declines from 192-0 are : noteworthy, the report shows. In 1920 the average cost of earth ! excavation was 50 cents a cubic ! yard and in 1921 it was 3<J cents a \ cubic yard. The average cost for ! solid rock excavation in 1920, was $3.50 a cubic yard, while in 1921 it was $1".22. Sand clay and top soiling cost an average of 63 cents a cubic yard in 1020 and last year it cost only 34 cents a cubie yard. Concrete structures dropped from $3"> per cubic yard to $22 per cubic yard. i On December 31, the department ? had under way approximately $5, ! 000,000 worth of work, includ ig j 450 miles of roads and eight big j bridge projects. At the beginning lot* 1921 the department had under ; maintenance a total of only 411 ! miles and at the close of the- year ; this mileage had increased to 1. j 120. The average cost per mlie I per year was $251.70. Surplus war materials received ! by the department during the jyear reached an estimated totaf of j 2577.395.G9, while the material is* ! sued to the counties reached an es i timated total of -5314.1 G7.01 and the j stock now held by the department j is estimated to be worth $508, ! 55G.GS. The commission recommends j that the automobile license fees be J increased to an average of $11 as j in the United States instead of $S i as in South Carolina. ; All revenues for roads should be j pooled, -til*- commission believes, rand supplemented by a $10,000 [bond issue for highway work/The i :v;>ort also ?-xpresse? a.pprova.1 of j the proposed gasoline tax and the I other parts of the proposed $34, j 000,000 road program. Work in sight for this year will [reach a value of $5,129,900 and in ? addition to this the counties have in sight $2.250.000 independently of j the state department, the report ?: shows. Included in the state work j will be 218 miles of roads aad 32 bridges. Autoists are holding shows. Ped estrians have' no show. Federal Funds For Farmers Senator Dial Writes Secre-^ tary in Reference to War Finance Corporation Judging from the following let ter from United States Senator 2*. > B. Dial to Secretary Reardon it would be well for some kind of or ganization to be formed in order to find out just what is necessary to be done in order to get money from the War Finance Corporation to aid farmers who are not able to secure money or supplies with which to farm, and to get milk cows and hogs for those who though willing, are' unable to go into .the butter fat and livestock business: "Replying to your letter of the 13th inst. I beg to say that the War Finance Corporation is now loaning money to banks, trust com- " panics and farm organizations. I am among the first members of : congress to urge the continuation ! of its work and take great pleas ! ure and interest in its operation. I I do not believetit would do any good ; to call a meeting of the delegation. The law is fixed and it is very lib I *-ral. ? ! It is especially liberal towards-" i the matter of permitting persons jto secure loans through the banks, : trust companies, or other organiza tions. Why not have yuor farm or- , ; ganizations secure this money then tHey would use it as they might : wish to tlo. I especially mention I the Carolina Farm Products'Com j pany, or you might try the bank i ing and trust companies in Sumter. "You understand, of course, that * ' the government can not take any ; great risks in these matters. It ; provides the funds and we should I avail ourselves of them with proper* security. "These loans are made for six i and twelve months and possibly ! longer. '-\ will gladly assist you in ! this matter any way I can, and i suggest* that you get in touch with j Mr. J. P. Matthews, chairman of ! the loan committee for South Car j olina whose headquarters are in : Columbia. "He can give you all available : information which would help you - j in every way. With high regards ; and trusting that you wjil call upon J me at any time that I can be of i service. I am your very truly. (Signed) NT. B. DiaL It seems to now be "somebody's j next move." The suggestion of Mr. : L. D. Jennings that an organization I be formed to put this borrowing ; movement into operation as quickly j as possible is now in order. ? ? ? London. Jan. 16.,?The body of the Irishman found at a hotel at - Horsham .has been identified as that of Honorable Victor Gibson. Broken glass was found in the fireplace with spilled liquid. His wife was Caroline Debillier, an American. A Genuine Sacrifice Sale of Ladies High Class Shoes The biggest bargain in fine footwear ever offered the ladies of Sumter. 250 pairs of E. P. Reed and Krippendorf-Dittman shoes, new goods, latest styles, values that have been selling at $7.50, $9.00 and $10.00 are offered you for a limited time at the sacrifice price of $4 ? 95 wmmmmmmmmmmm Just think of it! Shoes of national reputation at less than wholesale prices. It a wonderful op portunity. You cannot afford to miss it. Come in at once and make your selections. The O'DONNELL Dry Goods Company