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The Watchman and Southron PttDlUslKftt Wednesday and Satur day by Osteen Publishing Company, Snmter, S. C. ?v M Terms: $2.00 per annum?in advance. Advertisements: One Square, first insertion _.$1.00 Every subsequent insertion .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve private interests will Oe charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of re spect will be charged f?r. The Sumtcr Watchman was founded in 1850? and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman und Southron now has the com bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is man ifestly the, best advertising medium in Sumter.._' TRUCK REGULATION. A bill has been introduced in the New York legislature providing for the limitation of weight, dimen sions and 'loading and driving of motortrucks within the boun ?;t'y daries of the state. It is a type of legislation" for which there is the greatest need, and which should be tmified so that jeach state auto matically protects the others in protecting itself. . Under the proposed bill the width of the body, load included, must not be in excess of ?ight feet; height from pavement to -top of vehicle or load not more than 12 feet G inches. When the truck has a trailer, the combined ?weight must not be in excess of 14 tons.. The axles of the trucks must ? not be closer than 8 feet, and the weight" so*'adjusted that -there will be not more than 5,600 pounds pressure on each wheel, nor must there be more than 800 pounds pressure to the inch on the tires. Fines and provisions for immediate unloading in case of violation of the terms' of the law are included V. in the measure. As the sponsor of the bill points out, "unless these dreadnoughts of 'commerce are controlled, the state roads, will, not be safe for the mo . ..torists nor the bills for construc tion and maintenance within the means of the state." Xew York's problem is a com mon problem which should be set - tied promptly. FLU IN NEW YORK. New-York City is threatened with a mild flu epidemic. There is no indication, however, either in ' number or severity of cases, that condftlc-ns" will even approach those pf*?our years ago when the .^fiu [j^egje verywhere. Heaith^ Commissioner Copeland sees no reason for worry. Health authorities are on guard to do their shiartwn preventing the spread of the disease, and the doctrines of prevention and prompt treat ment.ar^ "being given the widest publicity, v . ?.*.<-.??.. Wilier the trouble mav spread 8on^waa^in New York and else ? wh^W^ere is little danger of any rep?U$oi?.of the experiences of iiriS.^T^f&n the world was caught unaFwar^s.' Today it is on guard. The d^aeajie is recognized promptly and treated with the caution which '?? fisF'tinple^asant possibilities require. /Carefat^observance of the sim ple- daay^ules for health; the avc?danee^'.of crowds in so far as possible;^ immediate measures for cure at first sign of cold; iso . Iation of^ie sick to prevent con tagion; be? and the doctor if the ? cold passes/a mild stage, is the pro - gram AVhtcft offers the best hope for protection^' rnjte Conference idea. In spite. <?f some failures and dis appointments, the Washington anbs conference may be credited wifii certain tangible results of great importance. In addition it ? should* be" honored for a few less readily^ .estimated aehievements. the value of which will increase during the coming years. Perhaps chief among these was the re-esta.blishmc-r)t of agreement by mutual discussion. The peoples of the world demanded that states men make an effort to settle some of 'the nations* disputes by the ap plication of argument and reason. The statesmen have shown that it can be done. As the World's Work puts it. "It is now once morp possible for a statesman to yield an untenable position without be ing suspected of treason, or to ad mit another nation's claim without suspicion of weakness." A larere part of the civilized world is now ready to do a little serious thinking in order to find the best solution to its troubles, in stead of s^izinpr a club and threat ening its neighbors simply because problems needing solution arise. There are those who say that war can nwer be abolished because human nature does not change, if ! it were true that human nature never can change, it does not fol low that human methods will never change. Mankind has learned a great many things in the course of j the ages, and may in time learn ! that there is greater profit, strength and power in rational agreement than in military victor ies. THE VACUUM AIRSHIP. If the plans of an Italian inven- I ! tor prove practical, vacuum air- j 'ships with a speed of 215 miles j j anVtour. and crossing from London J j to New York in eighteen hours j j will soon "be in use. r One of these heavier-lhan-air craft is now under construction in Italy. It is to be made buoyant by means of a vacuum instead of in- j flammable gas. The experiment is ; being watched eagerly because it is a principle upon which inventors j have been working for hundreds j of years. Heretofore no success j has been reached because, before a J [ lifting vacuum could be attained, j the pressure of the outside air has j crushed in the framework of the j I tank. The present inventor, Sig I nor Yaugean, proposes to overcome j I this difficulty by building his air- | j ship in tnree sections, one inside j I the other. The space between the j outer wall and the next will be j only partly exhausted of its air., i In the next space still more air will j be withdrawn', and the interior ! compartment is to be pumped as j completely free of air as possible, j j It is said that the air pressure can J j thus be distributed so as not to ex ceed five pounds to the square inch at any place, and that is well with in the safety line. The mechanics are said by aero j nautic experts to be sound, but j ? there is a general tendency to j j await the demonstration of the ship j in action. If it is successful, a new j page has been started in aeronau i 1 I tic history. ? ? # J UESS JAZZ, MORE STUDY. j j - j Finding that unsuitable modes of j dress, too much jazz dancing and j cigaret smoking still obtain among j Chicago school pupils, the board of 1 education has set its taboo upon all j these things in so far as it can con j trol the actions of the students. ; This of course includes school j hours or school festivities only. To ; cover the rest of the time an ap i peal has been made, for parental [collaboration. j "Xo effort on our part can coun t teract these evils," said the super intendent of schools, "unless the parents realize the danger and help ;us to maintain standards." The {suggestion is not exactly new. but j there seems to be new reasons for j it about every so often as bad hab its gain among school children here and there. i As alternative occupations to' be j substituted for too much shimmy j and too much moving pictures, the; j school authorities have the temer ity to suggest plenty of home study and early bed time at least five times a week. Such amusements t * !as are permitted are to be of a j simpler and more home-keeping 16ort. It is a very old-fashioned pro gram; but the parents, in Chicago or anywhere, who collaborate with the educational authorities in car- j rying it out, will probably be pleased with the results. i j ' FRANCE WARING UP. - A recen tcable from Paris, speaks j j of "an awakening" in French poli [tics and public opinion, with "a j I real disposition to heed what is be- | j ing said by other nations." j Politicians, diplomats and pub- J I heists were disposed, but a little ! ! while ago, to ignoro what the rest ! of the world thought, or even to defy the rest of the world if neces- j j sary, and force through their own; I program with regard to German j j reparation, French armament and' j foreign affairs in general. The de- j ? luge of disapproval abroad, and ] j particularly the criticism in Lon I don and Washington, has shocked [them out of that state of mind. At I j first dismayed and incredulous. ! jthen angry, they are now really1 j trying to figure what all the storm ? is about. i I The biggest shock is said to have i been the calm verdict of the Hoov- ; er -commission calling for a reduc- ! i tion of the German indemnity to a sum within the power of that coun try to pay, as th*> basis for general .economic reconstruction. The fFrench have always had confidence j in Hoover, Hardly less severe was I riie news that tin- United States [wanted France to reduce her nrma J ment and balance her budget as a [preliminary to both nations going ; to Genoa for the eeonomie confer ence. "Our case is ns bad in Wash- j ' in^-ron as it is in Londt n.*' they say. This unwonted son*.-soai\ hing is j good for the Fvench leaders; ! ?Frame, with all its clearness of] Vision and fundamental virtues, is prone to see things from a narrow j French point of view, ignoring oth er nations. This is a type of pro vincialism which is peculiarly dan gerous in the present state of the world, and no less dangerous for France than for any of the other! powers, THE MONEY FOR THE BONUS. It may bo assumed that Secre- , tary of the Treasury Mellon knows pretty well what he is talk- i ing about when he tells the House ; ways and means committee that if: there is to he a bonus for the scr- ? i vice men it will have to be provid I cd by taxation, in addition to taxes ; imposed by existing law. The see- : retary is in close touch with for eign conditions, and. is himself a I financier of proved ability. Henco I his declaration that the bonus cannot be. paid out of cither the principal or the interest of the for eign debt to this country carries unusual weight. Any attempt to provide for the j bonus by such means, he says, would be "futile as well as un wise." His characterization of the policy seems to hint at diplomatic: difficulties, in addition to the prac tical difficulty of getting the funds ! from the source proposed. The big majority of Amreicans would certainly like to go right ahead and collect that foreign debt, if the thing could be done without j plunging Europe deeper into the mire and endangering our own j prosperity still further. And it j would be easier to pay an army bonus from such funds than in any other way. But as matters stand, there seems to be little choice. Con igres/and the public, therefore/ might is well face facts. If there j j is to be a bonus, let Congress go j ; ahead and levy ^ tax for it. ? m 9 i OUR NATIONAL WEAPONS. \ The War Department seems dis ! posed to put the military weapons I policy up to the public. Secre tary Weeks is seeking primarily the opinion of the army, both officers and privates, concerning the use of airplanes, poison gas, tanks, etc., i j j but he is urging the military men j at the same time to report civilian i opinion as far as they can discover j The army will speak clearly for j itself. Civilian sentiment is a little harder to come at. It can be approximated; -however, from a cross-section of any American com ? munity, large or small, or from J general scrutiny of the newspapers. 'And from either of these sources, an inquirer is likely to arrive at about the following conclusions: I The public wants as small an I army and navy as possible, to j save expense and avoid? offense. It wants its army to consist main ly of men trained to command in emergency, so that the small army could quickly expand and absorb a large force of recruits. It has little confidence in bat tleships, and dislikes submarines. : It regards airplanes as the ef fective weapons'of the future, on land and sea alike, and would like to sec a systematic development of j aviation. It hates poison gas, and wants no great accumulation of anVkind of armament, but wants the govern ment to*be in position to manu facturer poison gas, tanks and oth er weapons in large quantities, on short notice, as long as other na tions have them. THE RIGHT WORK. ?? "When considering vour fitness' i for any vocation," says Elsie Lm coin Benedict, giving a Series of lectures on Human Analysis, "ask yourself this question: " 'Knowing the requirements of | this vocation, would I choose to follow them in preference to any other kind of activity, even if the income were tlrf same? Would I do these things for the pleasure of I doirg them and not for the pay?" "If you can answer 'Yes.' you will succeed in that vocation." That is an exceedingly grood test question to put yourself if you are restive in your present job. j Every worker has periods of get-; ting too tired, working too hard, or of running into a patch of dul ness where nothing seems interest ing. These are but trivial and j passing phases <?f any job. not to be considered in tiie main issue. But if you had the money you want, I didn't have to work for a living ai all. what would you do with your time ? Would it be something absolute ly and entirely unrelated t#> your present job? Or after a good, long vacation, when you began to want definite and steady constructive activity again, would you choos< some form of work very much lik< the one you are now in? You would, of course, if you were of ? independent means, make the I working conditions more pleasant; and comfortable than they arc! now. the hours, perhaps, shorter, and the vacations longer. But j would your chosen job be like this j one? Or wouldn't it? And \vh\ ? I - TEETH \M> LONGEVITY. Xow it is tin- dentists who are about to add ten years to the span : of human life. They are not go- ' ing lo do this by increased activ- ! ity in the pulling of teeth. This, i they say. has been somewhat over- j done of bate. They mean to ac- j complsih their ten-year increase by j leaching people preventive den- \ tistry. This will include instruc tion in the selection of foods and proper mastication as well as in care of the mouth and teeth. The new dental campaign for longevity was announced at the annual cemveution of the Chicago j dental society, just held in Chi- j cago. H ."is agreed at this meet-! ing that, the dental profession as; a whole has confined itelf too j much to corrective and repair ' work in the moult itself, while prevention has not been stressed^ sufficiently. The coming effort will j be to correct this tendency and work j as hard to teach the public how ; to prevent dental troubles und J their attenda.it ills. There is * a ( good . deal of hazy information ; along this line, but it has never been emphasized as generally as it ' should be. ' ! I Since the denlist, like the doc-; tor, profits most from the people ! who defy nature's laws, he ranks \ himself among the true benefac tors of mankind when he chooses i deliberately to encourage man to j observe them. -r IIELP FOR FARMERS. "The farmers will not be long," ; says the Houston Post." in ascer taining that a farmer member of; the Federal Reserve Board can do nothing to cure a condition that is caused by a lack of demand j growing out of industrial and trade ' paralysis throughout the world." \ There is no good reason why the ' i farmers should not have a repre- i sentative of their own class on this, governing body of the American banking system. There is, in- . deed, much reason why they should ; have one. to insure that that body shall possess a practical spokes- i man for our leading national in-! dustry. At the same time, the in-I fluence exerted will very likely be ; intangible and moral rather lhan' expressing itself in concrete form, j It will make farmers feel better, and will encourage the lending; banks to be more liberal with ; farm loans, but it will hardly | change much the actual machinery i of the system. The fundamental cause of tne ! I American farmer's distress, as the j Houston paper intimates, is in Eu- j rope. An American "dirt farmer" j might accomplish more as a mem ber of an economic conference in Genoa than as a member of the ? I i Federal Reserve Board in Wash.-' ing ton; ? ? ? France Will Participate in Genoa Conference j Paris. Feb. 2?France will be of- j ficially represented at the interna- J tional economic and financial con-[ ferencc in Genoa. ? ? ? A Lesson in Democracy Washington. Feb. 2?The four' American delegates to tin arms conference set a new example of democracy when tiny described themselves as citizens of the Uni ted .States in fixing their signatures j to the treat'u s. ? ? i? EXAMINATIONS FOR CHIROPRACTORS! Columbia, Feb. 1.?Several min isters and other prominent citi- j zens, men and women. testified j before the medical affairs commit-' tee of the house of representatives; at a largely-attended hearing on : Tuesday afternoon, on the bill to j ?create a stale bjnrd of chiropractic ' examiners. Tin- bill would create a board of throe chiropractors, to j examine and license all members \ of this profession. Rev. .1. Sprole Lyon, of Colum- i bia: Lev. .1. O. Van.Meter. of Co lumbia: Lev. J. G. Graham, of 1 Charleston: Rev. Templeton. of Laurens, anal .Mrs. Hal Richardson.! of Columbia, were the star wit-] nesses, all testifying to cures ef fected by chiropractic. There lias been a fight between | the medical profession of the state and the chiropractors for several years. An act <>f the i?iil legisla- ? cure, introduced by the suite med ical society, bars chiropractors, un less they stand examinations before i tiie state board of medical oxami- J tiers. Several chiropractors have; been prosecuted in various parts of the state because they are not ? licenced by the state board of med ieal examiners. The bill t-? create .! state hoard of chiropractic ex aminers was introduced this year' and is now before the medical < ??in mittee. Ii would require ??xamina-j tions in many subjects required b\ doctors. ! Railroads Could Save Operating Cost Mr. McAdoo Tells How Ex-j penses Could Be Reduced and Efficiency In _ ! Washington. Feb. 2?The cost of operation of the nation's railroads' (tould be enormously reduced and I efficiency greatly increased by a? well directed and unified system of operation under private control.' William G. McAdoo. war time di- | rector general, told the interstate] commerce commission. Enthusiastic Tobacco Meeting; Bright Williamson to Repre sent District at State Meeting i A very enthusiastic meeting of the representatives of the Tobacco j Growers' Association for District No. 2 was held Thursday morn ing at the Chamber of Commerce. By a unanimous vote, Mr. Bright i Williamson, of Darlington, was j elected jo represent this district at! the Tobacco Growers' Association meeting which is to be held in Ral eigh. N. C. All representatives present at the meeting Thursday morning unani-, mously vvere in favor of a commu nication being sent to Governor Cooper requesting that Hon. B. C. Epps, of Kingstree, be appointed Stau- Director of the Tobacco Coop erative Association for South Caro lina- -? j Other matters of intense interest were brought before the meetng, a full account of which will appear in a later edition of this paper. ?? ?? o Lyon Succeeds Jones Columbia. Feb. 2.?J. Fr?ser Lyon, of Columbia, former attorn ey general, was named by Govern or Cooper yesterday afternoon as a member of the tax commission, succeeding Chairman A. W. Jones, who did not offer for reelection. Mr. Lyon's nomination has not yet been confirmed by the senate, but likely will be this week. W. G. Querry. of Spart an burg, at present a member of the commission, will likely bo the new chairman. This position'is to be filled by the com missioners from their own number. ? o e Belgrade Now Prosperous. Belgrade, Jan. 3?Belgrade is now vicing wth Bucharest for the title of "Paris of the Balkans." The city is being rapidly trans formed from a sleepy, melancholy unattractive provincial town to something like a European capital. Its stores are full of luxuries, jew els, rich furs, silks, lingerie, expen sive confections, perfumes and cos metics. Everybody seems to have money to buy these articles. A tide of prosperity is now flowing through the country. There is not .sufficient room in the capital for the thousands of Slavs who want to come here from the united provinces. Several thousand new buildings are under construc tion, the streets are being repaved. parks public squares, an esplanade arc planned, a new royal palace and a new parliament building are nearing completion, the construc tion of a great stadium is contem plated, and the government is offer ing prizes of 50 0,000 francs for the best plan for the improvement and beautification of the city. "You won't know Belgrade in another five years." its citizens say proudly. "We shall have a capital worthy of a nation of 13,000.000 people and a city that will attract Eu ropcans." Jt is a city of strong contrasts. In the/heart of the business, banking and shopping sections the visitor sees many peasants, herdmen and hand made farm carts drawn by the immemorial ox. An American visitor was startled to see an aged exsoldier carrying a coffin on his back through the crowded shopping district of the capital. It was explained.that the Serbian undertakers made their de liveries of coffins Jo their patrons in this fashion. Such incongruities are constantly to be seen in the capita I. *? o ~~r ! Russian Soviets Conspiring in Sweden. Stockholm. Jan. 4?The Presence in Stockholm of 20 secret police of the Russian Soviet government well supplied with funds, has been discovered by press investigations. Angelica Bolabanov, internationally known woman agitator of the So- ? viet regime, has recently arrived in Stockholm via Reval. The Stockholm police arc watching the ! visitors closely. The activity of the Bolsheviki in Sweden has attracted consider able attention ever since the reve lation last year of a widely ramified red conspiracy which grave rise to a long and sensational court^pro ceeding in Stockholm. Thai wireless typewriter is to be viewed with alarm. There is too much irresponsible, long-range! writing as it is.?-Chicago News. -? ? ?? The new income tax blanks arc shorter. S.? are the people. L'topin?;i place where the board ing houses ser ve neither prunes, black-eyed peas, nor canned corn, i Charity causes a multitude of grins. ?idea of a mean low temper ature is one that will freeze the water pipes.: --> ? ? As we understand ir. the bur den ihat is crushing Get man fi nance is a paper weight. It is difficult to keep your tam per if you know you can lick the oilier fellow. Carnegie Hero Fund Awards Eleven of the Twenty-five Formally Recognized by Commission Pittsburgh, Jan. IS?Kleven of the 25 persons' who were today formally recognized by the Carne gie Hero Fund Commission as he roes in civil life, lost their lives while attempting to save others. Of the 20 medals awarded, four were of silver, and pensions, aggregating $7.320 a year were granted. One hero suffered such injuries that he waa given $500 as a disability benefit. In five cases awards ag gregating $8,000 were appropriated for educational purposes and in nine oases awards aggregating $9,000 were made for other worthy causes. The commission also grant ed $3,500 to the dependents of four persons who lost their lives. The awards follows: Clarence Henry, 210 Eighteenth street. Toledo, Ohio, silver medal. Henr\ died trying to save two boys .from drowning at Port Clinton, O., July 4, 1921. Howard E. Hawk, 1"12 Rawson Placet Fremont, Ohio, silver medal. Hawk, died attempting to save two boys from drowning at Port Clin tor^ July -1. L921. "William D. Nichols, Lenoir City, Tenn., silver medal. Nichols died [trying to save Lee Huffman from ; suffocation in a well at Lenoir City, J September 2'.?, 1 921. Warren A. Hoy, Elizabethville, i^a,. silved medal. Hoy died trying to save three tunnel workers at Rausch Creel. Pa., January 2 1. I 1921. ! Julius Hassel, North Farms, Wal j lingford. Conn., bronze medal. Has sel, aged 15, died trying to save ' Nathan Dorman from drowning at S Wallingford, August 12, 1920. Henry Deninkamp, ?24 East 50th [ street, New York City, bronze med ; al. Deninkamp died trying to save \ two girls from drowning at Deal ! Beach, N. J.. August 22, 1919. I Leon Hassel Brewer, 1012 La ! branch street, Houston, Texas, a I bronze medal. Brewer died trying ; Id save a farmer from drowning ; at Waco. Texas. September 6, 1920. ! Michael J. Risch, R. D. No. 6, ; Connersville, Ind., bronze medal. 1 Risch died trying to sa?/e a fanner : from drowning at Milton, Ind., July 31, 1923. William H. Goff. 819 E. Broad way. South Boston, Mass., bronze medal. Goff died trying to save a bridge contractor from drowning ! at Biddeford, Maine, September 24, I 1920. Walter Perkins, 236 Washington I street, Dover.? N. H.. bronze medal. 1 Perkins, a railroad conductor, died j trying to save C. William Kelly j from being killed by a train at j North Berwick. Maine, October 11, ! 1521. , ? j Walter D. .Wheeler, Sr. Johns j bury Center, Vf., bronze medal, j Wheeler died trying to save a girl j from drowning at St. Johnsbury Center, July 2. 1021. David C. Liff. Mt. Sterling. O.. bronze medal. Liff saved two chil dren from their burning home at Era. Ohio, January S. l'jl'j. John Reed Helfrick. 2?? Fitch street, Westville. New Haven, Conn., bronze medal. Helfrick tried to save a brother lineman from being burned at New Haven, March 2. 1919. J. Albert Kelk, St. John's hos pital. Brooklyn. N. Y.. bronze med al. Kelk tried to save a boy >m TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC: We are prepared to supply your wants as usual with .high-grade FERTILIZERS, as well as Nitrate of Soda, Genuine German Kainit, Manure Salts, Muriate of Potash, Acid Phosphate, Blood, / Fish and Tankage. We solicit your continued support., and would be glad to quote you prices, either cash or on satisfac tory fall terms. See us before placing your order. We can SAVE YOU MONEY. HARBY & CO., INC. 9 West Liberty Street Our Salesmen Are J. H. FORBES and ANSLEY D. HARBY. _^ drowning at Cairo, X. V., June is. l'JIO. Ivan Podrebarac, 7;! 17 Burton street, Swissyale, Pa., bronze med al. Podrebarac attempted to savo bis master mechanic from suffoca tion in a pit at Sv.issvalo, Pa., June . 1 !? l 7. Elmer W. Killcrece, Homestead street, Swissvale, Pa., bronze med al. Killcrece attempted to save Ivan Podrebarac from suffocation in a pit at Swiss vale. Pa., June 5, 1917. John Robert McAllister, Pine [River. Minn., bronze medal. Mc Allister, age 15, saved a school boy [ from drowning at Pine River, Minn. ?July 20, 1919. Isabel England, J8 Hcmenway 1 street. L?sten. Mass., bronze med al. .Miss Engiand. age 14, saved a woman from drowning at Bryant ?Pond. Maine. August 24, 1918. i Kenneth, E. Long. Merrifield,' [Minn., bronze medal. Long, age 11, saved a woman from drowning Lat Merrifield, August 1". 191$. George Lee Stultz. R. I). Xo. Radnor. Ohio, bronze medal. Stults, age 15. slopped a runaway team at Magnetic Springs, Ohio, October 2i 1919. and prevented it from col liding with an omnibus in which were 3 9 children. j Robert Stewart. 42 William st, Xew Haven. Conn., bronze medal. Stewart, a street car conductor, tried to save a child from electric shock, at New Haven, August 14, 191$. Lyle Allen Willard. $32 Still- j well Avenue. Fremont, Ohio, a! bronze medal. Willard tried to save a boy from drowning at Port I Clinton, phro, July 4. 1921. ! Emery J. Meinke. 102$ White j Avenue, Fremont, Ohio, bronze I medal. Meinke tried to save a man 1 from drowning at ?'ort Clinton, O., July 4, 1Q21. ^Peter C. Rumpf, Tremont. Pa... bronze medal. Rumpf tried to save two m?m from suffocation at Rausch Creek. Pa., January 21, 1921. Frank Carter. 25 Hudson street, Fort Lee, X. J., bronze medal. Car tor saved a man from suffocation at Rausch Creek, Pa., January VJ'21. -? o ? French Oppose German Lahor. Paris, ?>eo. 3?Residents of some of the Avar devastated districts of Fiance ?re divided almost evenly as to -whether German labor should be era ployed in reconstruction work This question was submitted to the vote of some 400 families residing, in a dozen villages in the district of Chaulnes. . As the result, 51 per cent op posed it and -ii) per cent favored-it. The opposition was based mostly upon dislike of having Germans freely circulating in the district as it would he impossible to keep them in barracks. Ms Loucheur, Minister of Liberated Regions, has said it would be impossible to consider a general scheme for employing German labor unless SO per centtoF the French residents of the dis trict were in favor of it. ? ? o German -Exporters Seeking Agen cies in America. Riga, Latvia, Jan. 3?Polish au thorities have again opened the Danzig corridor to Lettr-h citizens traveling to Western Europe. The closing of this avenue to the people of Latvia, who desired to cross it to reach Germany had irri tated the Latvian government and compelled Latvian travellers to use a sea route to German ports.. ? c? ? Shipping Rifles Into Russia. Stockholm. Jan. 1. ? Swedish newspapers assert that a plot,has been revealed to ship into Russia 300.000 army rifles, alleged to have been sold to the Soviet authorities through Swedish intermediaries". The rifles are said to have come originally from Germany, but are believed to have been held in stor age in Denmark for some time. Edison they say, lives in the next century. No wonder he can't sleep. _._ ? ' n ? ?g3 g Profit by last year's lesson DID you get a bale of cotton per acre last year? It is occornm;; generally known that a small percentage of Southern farmers did. Plenty of fertilizer, plus plenty of hard work, overcame the ho!! weevil, crop diseases and adverse weather con litiens. Last year's lesson proves that plenty of complete fcrti::zer at planting time is essential under boll weevil conditions. , FERTILIZERS 1 \ fTFAYS TO USE THBl\ ? If you have no cotton to sell you .-.re no better off with than 10 cent cotton. ottcn Your job is to decide ine exTem of your farming operations and then try to make sure of a crop at the lowest cost per pound or pe: aa^hc-I by using Swift's Red Steer Fertilisers. Fertilize peanuts arid other crops as well as cotton ami tobacco. All crops must he produced a: lowest cos! to make the most pro:"t. Buy Swift's Red Steer Ferr.li :ers from yoc.r local Swift dealer or write us direct. Swift & Company (I i.it I II IZF.R V\ ORKS) Atlanta, (ia. Charlotte. N. C. New Orleans. La. Alban v. Ga. cotton in spite of boll weevil Ss Red Sroor Fertilisers r ? . ^si;:s of years of rc earch and practica! expert j ecce. Swifr's Red Steer Fertilizers f< r ? >t s>n are prt pared espee* iaity t ? ahead of the boil w< il. They c^r.rnin the rieht ? unt of quickly available plant food to cause a qujcJc s?tan -? .1 sufficient amount fj >re slowlj available plant food to insure continuous - ' :h and early, complete maturity. Use Swift's Red Steor Ferti Hzors and play safe. Use h*-j?r.ds containing more thai) U'.- of plant food and save money. I se the amount per aer.- that has proved the rao?t profitable in your locality.