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Watchman and Southron i at the Postofficc at; C, as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. Fred W. Boring: and; er, Katheryn, have returned j after visiting Mrs. Boring's j in-Atlanta. >s Lilah Smith and Pearl . returned home after spend 3 week-end in Cades with nd Mrs. J. R. Johnson, j T. B. Caudle left Sunday for rleans, where he will spend days on business, rs. Robert Shelor and G. W. | '"d left this morning "for a unt on the Cooper fcver. ?i. L. Scarborough returned iter this morning after a ! Anderson, where he attend nquef of the Travelers* Pro association. Mr. Scarbor eturned by way of Green ed Spartanburg and while rtanburg had .privilege of B?ly Sunday, foe Sprott of Spartahburg through the city this morn .ile returning to his home harleston S. C. Jack Hill left Sunday, night >rgetown, S. C, to join Mr. j :o is located there in busi- j vision Brown of Atlanta will ! n Sumter this aftenoon for i here. Mr. Brown is mak- | not or trip from Atlanta. j. P. Hoffman, horticultur- j Hemson college, was a visi- ; Sumter Wednesday. J. Frank Williams, county j smonstration agent, has re- ' returnee^ from Allendalc \ he went on business. p - - - i Holds Stock holders5 Meeting ? rs and Directors of Com Bank and Trust Co., Are Reelected :nnual. stockholders' meeting ; Commercial Bank ano>*Ffust ? ly - was held Wednesday, \ -;25, and the following offi- j d . directors re-elected to j uring the ensuing year:. *rs: R. A. Brad ham, pres j. K. CrosswelL vice prejsi.- j - Dozier Lee. vice president;-: Jcyi, vice president; .Dr.. J. | d. vice president; , 33.. C. m, cashier; W. D. Bovkin, ; cashier, tors: Ferd. Levi, R. L, Me . M. Chandler, D. W. ,C.utj?- j Dozier Lee, George _W. ison, Dr. J. A. Mood. J. P. j nder, J. K. CrosswelL,..pr. earon, Dr. M. L. Parier. , j, ?rs, J. C. Brogdon, Ri (\ n, R. C Brad ham and R. A. m- ' :t / imists Read This! ists, Show It to *?our Friends at the time when the pessi ad about convinced us that s was as dead as a last rose^ that no one im the had over seventeen cents ash and the outlook for the ?vas dreary and as black ?s ! de of.a derby hat, in walks ,-nsworth of the Sumter Dry j Company wearing ? smile ! n't come off and brings the i lings of big business "doing j popular store. He reports'j ice the advertising of their | Sale was run in the Item h of trade in response has j he efforts of the clerks to : lost in filling the wants of ! ?rs. and the buying has con- i without decrease for the \ veral days and still going ' above mentioned stor/u is] ratified by this response of ing public to say the least, no doubt will encourage i d greater efforts along the nes. lis goes to prove that there j money in circulation which j spent if the right merchan- j offered, at the right prices! rertised in the right way. the live merchant who gees j le business who finds it. ? ?9 ? ?proa<mi?g Wedding. itions have b?en issued by ] ivin Relph Thomlinson of ton to the marriage of her ?r. Ella Hall, to Mr. William j McLeod of Oswego. The ? 5,to be solemnized in Char- ! it high noon at the Grace [ ?al church, on the eighth February. ? ? ?? rriagc License Rccoru. . .gae lisenses hve been is- , ? the following colored j . Shealey and Alice Brown ter. s Sanders and Ella Young ood. jr .Brunsou and Nellie Beii f Mayesville. \ 1 Lawrence and Ella Wells tvood. Thompson. Remini. and Outing of Pinewood, h McDaniel and Okie Lee eH ster Logan and Emma ;0f Pine wood, j Rembert and Gardenia >f Sumter. s Howard of Providence mina Thompson of Statc im Wilson and R o se ha of Pdxville. Wilson and Eva White of s Wilson and Annie Har of Mayesville. ;e Anderson and Josephine ?on of Sumter. ?r Wilson and Susan Dwyer ter. Williams and Ellen Lee of Senate Debates Revenue Measure Several Hours Consumed in Discussion of Subject by Upper Body " Columbia, Jan. 25.?The senate debated earnestly and at length, but did not reach a vote upon a joint resolution introduced at tin last session by Senators .Marion, of Chester; Laney. of Chestefield, and Christensen, of Beaufort, propos ing an amendment to the consti tution by adding thereto an article conferring upon the general as sembly the power to establish a just and equitable system of raising public revenues. Senators Christensen, Laney and McGhee urged the passage of the joint resolution, while Senators Mc Coll, Ragsdale and Bonham spoke against it. The resolution would amend the constitution relating to taxing power by adding a new article, to be known as Article III, as fol lows: "Subject only to the limitations contained in this article the gen eral assembly shall have power to establish and maintain a just and equitable system for raising state and local revenues for public pur poses. Taxes shall be levied on such subjects and in such manner as shall be prescribed by general alws.'and all taxes shall be unifoim upon the same class of subjects! within the territorial limit of the authority levying the tax. All j property used exclusively for State, ' county, municipal, educational, re- i ligious, benevolent and charitable ; purposes and household goods, of j the head of any family to the amount of?at least one hundred dollars shall be exempted from taxation." The purpose of the amendment, i as stated by its proponent is to i permit the general assembly to place a just and equitable tax on j mortgages, money in banks, etc. It i was brought out today that, while \ such a tax might be imposed now. j it would, under the ad valorem \ tax system of the state, be exces- ! sive and would drive business | from the state. It is for reasons; of public policy, as Senator Laney. ! of Chesterfield, expressed it today j that real estate mortgages, mon ey in banks, etc., are not requir ed to be returned for taxation. Senator Christensen, in calling upr the resolution for discussion, said that this resolution was part of the program for tax charges to be submitted to this general as sembly. He said this resolution had been drawn by the senate members of the committee appointed to study the tax situation of the state, with a view to recommending rem edial measures. He said the amendment would give the general assembly power to tax bonds, mort gages, money in banks, etc. Warns Against the Fhi Epidemic New York. Jan.- 25.?Dr. Royal S. Copeland, city health commis sioner tonight warned that influen za cases were rapidly increasing in New York. ?nd urged that every precaution be taken against their continued spread. "Today's figures show a con tinued increase in the number of cases of influenza and pneumonia," he said. "Continued reports of the spread of the disease in Eng land, France and Italy have caused me apprehension for several weeks. The disease, while not as virulent as in 1918. is prevalent over a large area in England, I am in formed in a cablegram recently sent by the British ministers of health." Dr. Copeland today dispatched 2C extra inspectors to enforce sani tary laws in restaurants, and he has a.sk?.'d for- fifty patrolmen to be assigned the health department to enfoce the proper heating of rented homes. Schools and the aters are being daily observed by health officials, and pupils with in fluenza symptoms have been or dered. Buys Alderman Stores Manning. Jan. 25.?Joseph S. Dickson has purchased the mer cantile stock of the Alderman twenty-stores-in-one here and the mercantile sr^ck of the Alderman store at '.olu. They are now closed tor the purpose of taking stock and it is thought these places of business will be open again in a few days. Not it C. The members of The American Legion Auxiliary are requested to attend a meeting Monday after noon. January 30th; at 4 o'clock at the auditorium oi the Girls' High school. At the meeting elec tion of officers will 5c held and a permanent organization perfected. Ail ladies eiligible to membership are also asked to be present. Mrs. b; \v. Dabbs, Jr., Temporary Chair; nun. Miss Sallie Rembert, Temporary Secretary. The property owners who are de manding tax reduction have their ey?-s fixed on the legislature as the instrunjent that can and must give thv relief dvsu-.-d. 1/ii.t they must remember that if all the state taxes were eliminated the tax burden would be lightened only a. little. The greater part of the taxes are levied Cor local purposes?county and scheoi taxes?and while cur tailment and economy in State ex penditures are desirable and nec essary; economy like charity should begin' at hone-. Unless there is a lessening of the tax burden for local purposes, county and city, no matter what the legislature may do about the State levy of 12 mills, we wiil not feel the difference in the load. Mount Everest continues to be Climbed?mostly down. Dog Gone It A Dog Found It Accidental Fali of Canine Leads to Discovery of Still Near Sumter - It just seems as though no mat ter to what pains and expense is : gone to now-a-days in the moon shine industry sooner or later i these dog gene Sumter officers will find it. Here was one (hat for pure j imagin?r;?' and ingenuity <:f con (?struetion and location takes the blue ribbon for this section, und yet it was discovered by the mis I step of a doggie. The party or parties who planned and built this still show real genius that no doubt might have . brought, them lame if put to better and more honest purpose. The still was carefully buried in a large hole several feet in the ground, the top carefully covered with twigs and pine straw in regulation pitfall style. Entrance to the still was gained through another hole sev eral yards distant which led through a short subterranean ? chamber to the fire room. The job was neatly and carefully car ried out in full detail, even the dirt that was dug out in the con struction of the booze factory bad ! been carefully carted away so that ! no signs or clues would show on ! the ground. Yesterday while out hunting, a man with his dog made j the discovery, and this morning the officers did.the rest. " The dog was not .hunting stills ' at the time, but he pointed it head first, when running over the top I of it he slipped and fell between the boards down into the hole, j where his owner soon found him and rescued him. This morning I three officers from town went to I the scene which was about three miles east of Sumter, and soon j had one more stiil of about ' ten gallons capacity to the list of those captured recently. - Miss Truluck Returns From Win throp. Miss Caro Truluck. home demon stration agent. ?has returned from Winthrop College where she has been attending-the annual short 'course for homje demonstration agents, and she is ready to get busy with the ladies and jgir'.s of Sum ter. county helping them to beat ' the boll weevil to it. Her first work is to be with j poultry *and gardening work the effort 'being made to get rid of ? ?'scrub" poultry and introduce new and improved varieties. Miss Tru j luck as in position "to sell through marketing agents all the poultry culled out as then; is a good mar ket for "culls." j Every lady interested in this ?poultry breeding or market ing j proposition Is invited to get in touch with Miss Truluck at the Sumter Chamber of Commerce 'either by seeing her or telling Sec - retary E. I. Reardon and Miss Tru luck will take the matter up im- j I mediately. Miss Truluck is going into some j new communities, that js in the I communities that have never had ; home demonstration clubs or poul try clubs, and she will organize j clubs in these sections. Entertainment for Mrs. Walter Rowland. __ ? Miss Caroline Richardson enter tained Monday afternoon in honor i of Mrs. Walter Rowland, a recent .bride. Three tables for bridge ; were arranged in the living room 'and "the highest score was made by Mrs. Rowland, who received a box ! of Cody's powder also a guest prize, 'a Maderia hanlcerchicf- A delicious. ; sweet course was served at the end of the game. Those playing v ire: Misses Elizabeth Osteen. "v'ermelle Pitts. Florine Rowland. Mary and Marion Knight. Louise and Martha : Williams. Grace Reynolds, Mary ; l adle Burgess Mesdames Graham Bowman and Walter Rowland. Complimentary Dinner Given. A dinner party was given Mon day night at the 'home of Mr. W. jW. Rowland. Sr., No. ,211 Broad street, complementary to Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Rowlands, Jr., at I which were present only members of the Rowland family. Mr. Pitts Entertains. Mr. .lames Pitts entertained with two tables of bridge on Fri day evening. Miss Mary Knight made top score and received a deck of cards as prize; A delicious salad course was served at the end of the game. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. VV. O. Courtwright, Mrs. Xavey. {he guest of Mrs. : Courtwright: Mrs. Philip Gilliard, Miss Mary Knight. Messrs. Billy Bowman, Joe McClure and James Pi ts. Death of Infant. Dorothy Algen Hopkins. the ! eighteen months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hopkins, died at 11:20 o'clock Tuesday night af ter a brief illness. Xo definite funeral arrangements have been [made but the services will prob ably be held at the residence of Mr. Hopkins on Church street at 4 o'clock' Thursday afternoon and : will l.e in charge ??:' t >?-. W. E. Thaver, pastor of the First Bap tist Church. The interment will ['take place at the City Cemetery. The sympathy of friends goes out to this family in their bereavement. Washington. Jan. 26.- -Reduction of freight rates on farm products and products of allied industries and the sharing by railroad cor porations und labor of deflation of 1 charges now affecting all industries are recommended by the subcom [mlttee of the agricultural eonfer Add Dictionary of Similes: As widely traveled as a fre??-versifier's ma uuseript s. City Council Meeting Changes Made in the License Ordinance At a regular meeting of council held in the council chamber Tues day night, there were present Councilman McCallum and Eaf field. the mayor being absent from the city. Tin- following changes Were made in the license ordinances of city of Sumter for the year 11)22: Dealers in automobiles, per year. i ? Automobil?- wasii racks. per year. $5. Cotton exchanges, per year. ! $13o. Express companies, per year, $200. Altera'inos and repairs,on cloth ing, exclusive of suit building, cleaning or pressing, $5. Elimination of license for deal ers in junk and hides for individ uals or firms paying a mercantile license for the year. Mr. Robert Shelor, manager of Che Sumter Telephone Co.. was present and explained to council how that company arrived at the charges to patrons for installing, transferring and changing names in their telephone directory. Coun i eil directed that Mr. Shelor file ; a schedule of such charges with the clerk for future reference. The ; matter of free telephones for the use of the city in accordance with the charter of the telephone com pany vvas also discussed. By the charter the city is entitled to five free telephones, only four of which are now being furnished, and three extensions. It was agreed i that the free use of five telephones I would begin as of January 1st, ! 1022, and the city would pay for j such extensions as may be needed I at the regular charge of $1.00 per I month. ! Application from Dr. L. C. Mer ; ritt for the position as manager . and veterinarian of the propos ed abattoir was ordered filed, ; same having been read to council by the clerk. The resolutions adopted by the I Civic League of Sumter on Janu ary 2rd. 1022. requesting Council : to adopt the visiting nurse as a i city visiting nurse and be respon ; siblc for this ollice; and. the reso lution of the Sumter Bar associa tion asking that the license fee i charged attorneys at law be changed so as to be assessed upon 1 the income of the past year's prac tice in exact percentage on the whole instead of a percentage vary I ing on the first and other thou i sands. Action on either and both > of these resolutions deferred for a subsequent meeting of council. Council having been very much ! pleased with the annual report of ! the police . department for the year 1921, Councilman ? Raflield moved, which was seconded by Councilman McCallum, that the police, department be commended for their good work during the j year, past, and that said com ' mendatioa be spread on the min utes. The minutes of the regular meet ing of January 10th were read and approved; and after the discus I sion of routine matter?, council I adjourned. * * ? Judge Marien To Take Seat Columbia. Jan. 24.?Associate Justice J. 11. Marion, of Chester, will sit for the first time with the supreme court this week. The court will hold a special sitting Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the principal case to come before it being the appeal of the Columbia Railway. Gas & Electric Co.. from the decision in favor of the tax commission, rendered in the circuit court, and involving re turns on profits of the Parr Shoals Power Company, which the tax commission alleges should be re turned by the Columbia com pany, as well as by the Parr Shoals company, its subsidiary. The supreme court will be in consultation a great part of the two days. The justices will attend also sessions of the state bar con vention Thursday and Friday. This will be tlie first full sitting of the regular court since the death of Justice Cage, last February. Sawed Off Guns Used in Raiding Greenwood. .Jan. 2~>.?Armed with sawed off shot guns, federal prohibition o dicers and officers from Crc?-nwood and McCormick counties yesterday made raids in the vicinity of Clarks Hill in Mc Cormick county, resulting in the arrest of five negroes, alleged to have been captured operating stills, the destruction of a large Copper outfit ami innumerable parts of li quor making equipment including hundreds of fruit jars, according to officers. The five negroes were brought to the Civenwood coun ty jnil last night. Bill to Consolidate Two Commissions Columbia. Jan. 2')'.?The senate today passed to third reading the bills hy Senator Mill.-r of Darlinir ton to consolidate the railroad and public service commission and to require interurban telephone companies to furnish sevicc with out additional charge. The indi cation is that the bill will be de bated on third reading and amend ment s -a ill be offered. A wise man never tries to con vince a woman against her will or to unscramble an egg. The best th.ni? a citizen of Russia can hope tu e,t-f is out. With I'ord headed for the Shoals, would it be inappropriate io ?-all hiin Muscle bound '.' I COLUMBIA LEGISLATIVE HAPPENINGS Extension of Tax Pay ment Resolution Goes to Finance Committee Exten sion of Time i s Wanted Columbia. Jan. 2 4.?The senate this morning passed a joint resolu tion to third reading providing for the extension of payment of taxes with the understanding that the resolution goes back to the finance committee for immediate consider ation as'to the . most feasible time be extended until July 10. The committee amendment recom mended June 1 and Senator lieas ley of Williarnsburg wanted the time extendde until September 15. It was shown that the extension' beyond July 1 would make a re adjustment of the settlement of the county treasurers with the comp troller general and it is this phase that the finance committee will re port back tonight ? or tomorrow morning if possible, and that the progress of the measure will not be impeded. There seems to' be. a general consensus of opinion foi j the extensiont o some n"aie vu oe ! fixed. Dark pictures were painted of the conditions in the lower section of the state where the. failure of tobacco crops, boll weevil pest and other troubles have put the farm ! ers in a grave situation. Senator Laney foresaw the salvation of j these people whom he character : ized as sturdy and energetic, by | the means of diversified farming : and other methods. TAXATION OCCUPIES LEGISLATIVE BODIES Columbia. Jan. 21>G. ? A bill ro j provide a tax on luxuries was in troduced in the house of represen tatives today by the ways and ! means committee. The provisions j of the bill include the following: On beverages made from cereals and from fruit juices six cents a I gallon; on fountain syrups, twenty : five cents a gallon; on tickets to j moving picture shows and other ; amusements, except those by edu ; cational, charitable or religious or ? ganizations. a tax of one cent for i every thirty cents of admission. ! Cigarettes, one cent for each^ ten j cigarettes; cigars, if sold for less than seven cents each, one cent oNn !every three cigars: on cigars sell ing for more than seven cents a : tax of one cent for each cigar; on I those selling for more than fifteen ?cents, two cents each. On little cigars weighing not over four ounces, one cent for each five. j Chewing tobacco and smoking to I bacco in bags or boxes, a half j cent for each ten cents worth. Snuff one cent on each ten cents I worth. On automobiles, one per i cent of the selling price. On am ! munition, if not for use outside of j the state, one dollar per thousand i rounds. i ? ? ? Will Reopen Bank : Depositors Asked to Allow Money to Remain Anderson. Jan. 2o.?The plan of James Craig. state bank examiner, to reopen the Peoples' bank was that all depositors sign and return a card stating that they will allow their deposits to, remain in the bank for one year, the bank to pay 5 per cent. Cards to this effect were sent to all depu..itors, and they are being returned. The .first day there were amounts to $4 47. 000, and today Mr. Craig says the cards, have, been returned in ex cess of $700,000. The bank has a deposit of $l.000t000 and it' is believed that almost to a man the cards will be returned with the full promise, and Mr. Craig says that-he hopes to reopen the bank in less than 15-days after it closed. ? ? ? A feminine writer says grief for the departed does not long endure. Hull. She doesn't, know what it means to be bald. An astronomer says the North Pole is moving. Great guns! Will that thing have to be discovered all over again ? An optimist?definition num ber $,087,987?is a man who. when mailing a manuscript to an editor, kisses it good-bye. A new telephone enables you to see the face at tho other end. "Wrong face. Central, I wanted a blonde," will be the new com plaint.. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON. Ycstdys Open High Low Close Close March 16.90 16.90 16.35 16.37 17.05 May 16.52 IS.55 IG.07 16.07 16.68 July 16.05 16.07 15.70 15.70 16.25 Oct. 15.50 15.54 15.15 15.15 15.63 Dec. 15.40 15.42 15.03 15.03 15.52 Ton- quiet. Spots 0." down, 1C.70, NEW ORLEANS COTTON. restdya Open High I.ow Close Close March 15.80 15.80 15.25 15.25 15.90 May .15.63 15.72 15.17 15.17 15.85 July 15.34 15.42 14.91 74.91 15.56 Oct. 15.75 14.75 15.38 14.38 14.93 Oec. 15.40 14.50 i4 40 14.24 14.79 T??ne <iitiv-i. Spots 7"? down. 1-5.30. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 9.61 March 9.55 May 9.54 July 9.50 October 9.24 December 9.12 Tone easier. S.nU-s r?.?on. Middling I?.T <;.I MWldJin-; In. .12. Proposed Treaty With Germany Arbitration of Private Dam age Claims of War Makes Early Action Necessary Washington, Jan. 24 (By the As sociated Press).?A new treaty be tween the United States and Ger-; many to create a commission for ai'bitration of privare damage claims growing oul of the world war probably will be negotiated under a decision reported to have been reached tonight at a dinner conference at the White House by President Harding, . Secretary Hughes and Republican leaders oL" tin- senate and house. Another new administration pol icy said to have been agreed upon was for a loan of $5,000,0.00 to Liberia. The Genoa - economic confer ence, the treaties resulting from the armament conference and oth er international problems, it was: said, were not discussed at the conference, which was reported to have been confined to the war claims arbitration and Liberian loan questions. Negotiation of the proposed ar bitration treaty was not definitely decided upon, but President Hard ing was said to have indicated that the suggestion of a new treaty probably would be adopted. Under the treaty of Berlin, by which the United States concluded peace with Germany, the United States reserves the right to join with the allies in arbitral com missions already established abroad for the adjudication^ of war Claims. The question of the United States joining in this commission was said to have been thoroughly canvassed by the president with Secretary Hughes and the senate and house leaders, many of whom are members of the commissions dealing with foreign relations. If America was/To participate in the established arbitration commission under the treat of Versailles, it was said that action within three weeks would be necessary. He cause of the recognized hostility of many Republican senators to any sort of participation, in en gagements of the Versailles treaty the concensus of opinion at to night's conference was said to be thai action under the treaty of Berlin would be impracticable. Secretary Hughes was said to have expressed the opinion, with concurrence of the congressional leaders, that negotiation of a new treaty with the German govern ment to set up the war claims ar bitration commission would be a simpler solution. The president took the question under advise ment and his visitors said they be lieved that the new treaty would ? be promptly negotiated and ratified with little difficulty. The 'opinion was expressed that the German goyernmnet would ac cede to the 'proposal for a new treaty in view of tlm reported de sire of German citizens -to have their war claims adjusted and any surplus of property ret urned t .> them.. .Mr. Hughes was unable to give an estimate of the amount of American claims involved. The Liberian loan ouqestion was said to involve merely a renewal of a $5,000,000 loan agreement made during the war. The loan was never consummated and au thority for loaning the money ex pired with tile establishment of the peace status. The president and his advisers were said to take the view, however, that there was an impelling moral obligation i make tlic lo in now, in payhu nt of war expenditures *nade by the republic of Liberia. Hills author izing renewal of the loan already have been introduced in congress and chairmen tonight promised speedy action toward their pas sage. Among those who participated in the conference were Secretary Hughes. Speaker Gillette, Senator Lodge, chairman of the f*oreign af fairs committee: Representative Mondell, Republican leader in the house; Senators McCumber of .Vorth Dakota. Rrandcgee of Con necticut, Lenroot of Wisconsin and Kellogg of Minnesota, members of the foreign relations committee; chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee, and Representative Button of Ohio, a member of the foreign affairs com mittee. ? ?? ? Who is Trying To Defeat Muscle Shoals Project? Washington, Jan. ZC>.?The sen ate investigation of persons and or 'ganizatons alleged to be attempt ing to prevent the lease by the government of the Muscle Shoals project was asked in a resolution introduced by Senator Harris of Georgia. NEGRO ASSAILANT IS ARRESTED After a hunt which has eontin* ued for something like three weeks. Bill Williams, colored, was arrest ed by local police on Tuesday and lodged in jail, charged with as sault upon another colored man by hitting hint over the head with a lead pipe. Williams was found this morning in a piece of woods near the brick yard where he has been hiding since, the crime was committed^ Washington, Jan. in;.? Resolu tions recommending the stabiliza tion of agricultural products by a minimum government price guar antee will be presented to the ag ricult t: ra 1 con ference. Rome. .bin. !'.'> ?The funeral of Pope Renediei will i.e held tomor "ow afternoon at o'clock. The Vatican authorities announce.] lay. Extension For Payment of Taxes Wells Wants Time Limit Put at September 1. To June 1 is Assured Columbia, Jaii. 24.?The romper of (he senate, judging fron; the de bate this morning on Senator Wells' resolution to extend" the time for the payment of taxes, is to make an extension. This exten sion, if the tax machinery can be so arranged, will probably be until September I. An extension until June 1 may be -aid to be as sured. Senator Wells' resolution pro vided for an extension of the time until Septem!* r l and prwided a 1 per cent penalty in January. 2 per cent in February. 3 per cent in March, 4 per cent in April. "> per cent in May. and from June to Sep tember 7 per cent- The finance committee reported an amendment ' making it i per cent in January, 2 per cent; in February. 3 per cent in March;,,4 per cent i" April and 7 per cent in May, and after June ! executions to be placed in the . hands of the sheriff. Discussion of the resolution gave some of the senators an oppor tunity to tell of the conditions pre vailing in their respective counties, and itw as a right dreary picture that some of them painted. Senator Wells urged the adoption of the resolution as introduced by himself. He said that the state can borrow money cheaper than the farmers can and that it was up to the state to do so in this crisis. lie did not think some people would be in position to pay before next : September. Senator Alan Johnstone said it ; was not the purpose of the finance committee to hurt the purpose ei ther esolulion. but he called atten tion to the fact that under the law ? counties must settle with the ; comptroller general by July 15. The senator from Xewberry said j that he-appreciated fully the con ditions prevailing in the stale ami . the necessity for relief. Senator Hubbard, of Jasper, said that the people of his county are in worse condition than those of almost any county in the state. Me j urged a lengthy extension of the , time for the payment of taxes. Senator VVideman said conditions were deplorable in Clarendon '. county and he. too. thought that I the time ought to be extended as long as possible. ^Senator Laney said that the dis cussion on this matter had illus j trated the necessity of remedial j measures like the gasoline tax, the income tax, the inheritance tax. etc. He had faith in the people 'and believed that they would work out their own salvation. The resolution was sent to a third reading and then was recom mitted to the finance committee To see if the tax system could be [changed so as to permit an exten sion of timeu ntil September I. in order for this to be done it will J>e necessary to make some drastic changes in the tax laws. Death. The news has been received of the death of Mrs. Alice G. DeVeaux who died in Lynchburg at an early hour Tuesday. Tin- body will arrive in Sumter at 2 o'clock this afternoon and will be carried to Stateburg where it will receive interment at the Church of the Holy Cross at :.'ia o'clock'. .Mrs. DeVeaux is survived I?v her two daughters, .Mrs. w. Dukes Car son of Summerton and .Mrs. W. K. Smith of Lynchburg; and also sev eral nieces, among them being Mrs. E. L. Sydnor of Sumter. -? ?? ? ESirmingham, Jan. 2$.?The po lice are searching for the axe wielder who nun-tally injured Joe Loraine and wife in their little shop. Four others have been kill ed here by an axe murderer with in tlie last two months. Loraine said a negro hit him. "Movie hugs'" might be defined as "revelling in-sex."' Dr. Edward Leigh; > ^ Pell to Lecture - * / Noted Author and Lecturer to. Make Short Stay in Sumter , While on Mid-Winter Tour f A Dr. Edward Leigh Pell, a lectur er of prominence, the author of several notvd hooks and the editor of Pell's notes, a monthly publica tion used extensively in" Sunday School work of all denominations,, will make a short stop in Sumter while on Iiis mid-winter tour of t'ne south and will on the night of Tuesday,'January :51st, deliver an address in Trinity Methodist ehuch at S o'clock: The subject of Dr. Pell's address will be "Let's Be Fair." The purpose of this address lies, as stated by Dr. Pell, m the strengthening of the faith of the young men and women of our land. ' ' . . : The public is very cordially ? in vited to attend this lecture which is being given absolutely without any charge, whatsoever. ' At Parting of the Ways Washington, Jan. 20.?The Unit-", ed States is approaching a condi tion of adverse food balance arid must decide whether to retain the proper ratio between agriculture and industry, or permit the latter to take a dominant lead at the ex pense of the famers. Dr. E\ D. Bell, of the department of agricul ture, told the agricultural confer : once. T. W. Mitchell is Painfully Injured - Mr. T. W. Mitchell who lives on Oakland avenue of this city and is [employed in the local yard of the A. O. L.' railroad met with a pain . ful accident yesterday afternoon i when a shot gun he was holding j was accidentally discharged. Mr. Mitchell was riding in a wagon at the time holding the gun with the butt resting on the 1'oor of the wagon. It is supposed that the ! jar of the wagon caused the gun ! to slip through a wide crack in \ the lloor and in failing the hammer of the gun was hit, discharging it In Mr. Mitchell's hands while he was trying to catch it. The explo sion tore off two fingers of \ the ; left and one of the right hand be-/ sides wounding' him m the thigh. 1 Immediately after the accident he was rushed to the Tourney hospital' where his injuries are reported painful bur :?oi serious.. Negro Has Narrow Escape. - Julius Phelps. colored, had a j <dose cali M o n d a y faternoon when lie was knocked from nrs bicycle by a Ford coupe driven by a lady. The accident happened on" Ithe corner of Main and Liberty ! streets during the heavy afternoon ] traffic of six o'clock and the Whole-* [tiling was rather so sudden.that j no one knows just how it came"" i about. The first thing., it seems that did happen was the crawling of the negro out from under the- * : automobile and the pulling of hi* : bicycle out behind him. Miracu ; tously as it appeared no damage ; was. done to either negro or bi cycle as the. Ford was brought' to" a sudden and complete halt just in the nick of time. Julius had to go to his work at the Veneering, 'mill supperless. however, for'his" 'dinner pail had spread its content?-? irretrievably o' er a wide area of the paving. * > Sab in. Va.. Jan. 26.?Elizabeth College which was destroyed by fire, will l>e discontinued, the trus tees announced. .' ?-? ? ? ?- ? Durham, X. ('., Jan. 2G.?Thirty ... patients were removed to safety when fire destroyed the Lincoln- . Hospital here, a negro institution. A driver is known by the fenders he keeps. The National Bank of South Carolina 1 OF SUMTER, S.?. The Most P*ln*taJ?n* SERVICE with COURTESY Captu? $300.000 larplns aa? Profit? $*SQ,r$? | STRONG AND PROGRESSIV* \ i 4 Give as the Pic ab are ol Serving YOU < 4 4 The Bank With the Chime dock. , J! <i C G. ROWLAND, Pre*. EARLB ROWLAND. Cashhw j j < < 4 * The business of America demands at this time the S best banking service obtainable. 4 FIRST NATIONAL ?ANK SUMTER, S. C. NEXLL ODOXNELL ARCHIE CHINA O. L. YATES President Vice President Cashier