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Refunding Foreign Debts Senate Passes Bill to Create Commission to Handle the . Matter' Washington, Jan. 31?The bill ' . authorising-the refunding of the j *" $11.000,OQO.oOO foreign debt into j securities maturing in not more than 25 years was passed tonight I by the senate. The vote was 39 to] 25. Final enactment of the meas ure must await adjustment of dif- i ferences between the house and i i senate which is expected within a ? week or ten days. Three Republicans?Borah,% La Foilette and Xorris?joined with the solid Democratic minority in " .opposing the bill. Under the terms of the bill aj ? commission of five members, head- ; ed by the secretary of the treas-1 ury, would have authority, subject! to the approval of the president, j to refund or convert, and to extend | the time, of the payment of the: principal or interest,, or. both, of j the foreign debt. The date of the maturity of the j obligations accepted by the com- j mission couki not extend beyond j June 3#5. 1947, and the interest! rate could not bo less than' 4 1-4 ! per cent. Bonds of one foreign ! government could noL be' accepted for those of another, nor could any part of the indebtedness be ? cancelled. ? The life of the commission would [ lie three years from the date of the ! approval of the act ana the mem- ; ? bers other than the secretary of i th?e treasury would be appointed by j the president subject? to Contirma- j tion -by the senate. During its life i the . eommiscion would be requir- j ed to make anuai reports to con gress a1 the beginning of each] regular session in1 December. ? -Only members of the cabinet and j -of congress would be appointed on; the debt commission, according to j Senator Watson (Republican) of _~indiana. who told the senate dur-! ing debate today" that, although he : was not authorized by the president j - to make such an announcement, he j nevertheless knew that thi^ was; the president's indention. Aside from the section propos-j ing that interest on the refunded ' debt be not less than 4 1-4 per; cent. . which was added as an ? amendment from the finance com- j mittec, the only important change j made in the bill by the senate was i b the elimination of a provision! which would have given the com- j mission authority to settle and re- j fund any claims wb Ich the United ? States hereafter might have had' against "any foreign government." < Efforts to add a soldiers' bomas provision to the measure; to limit the authority of the commission in' deferring interest payments and to require congressional approval of - the bond agreements failed. The senate did adopt, however, an 'amendment by. Senator Walsh (Democrat) of Massachusetts re quiring the commission after the conclusion of each refunding ne gotiation to report the results to the senate. Senator Walsh ex plained that the object was to give "pitiless publicity" to the work of the commission. g . ? ? ? GracefulGown The graceful gown shown above might be effectively fashioned of r black velvet with collar; fringe and flower of mulberry. It might also ?be done in gray with petunia SERMON AT CHICORA COLLEGE Columbia. Feb. 1.? Rev. A. W. RJackwood. former pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Co lumbia, r.ow of Columbus, <">.. Is to preach the bacalauroate sermon for Chicora College, the Presbyter ian girl's college here, at the 1922 commencement: The commence ment Sunday will be .May 28. How ran we pay a bonus out of our foreign debts when Europe thinks they were a bonus? "Petticoal coming back." says an optimistic pessimist. [f it does, about two feet of it will show. Tariff Interferes With Foreign Trade Protective Tariff to Help Manufacturers Destroys Markets For Farm Products Philadelphia. Jan. 31. ? The American ? valuation plan, as pro posed in the pending tariff bill, wil? mean higher prices for commodi ties and make ir impossible for this country to market its agricultural products abroad. Wilbur W. Stew art, president of the National As sociation of Merchant Tailors of America declared today at tin opening' session of the organiza tion's annual convention. *'i hope a way may be found." he said, as suggested by President Harding, that will make for flex ibility and elasticity so that rates Can be adjusted to meet unusual and changing conditions which can n^t be accurately anticipated at this time. In accordance with a new ruling that no freakish or sensational suits could be shown at the style exhibit, held in connection with the conven tion, the fashion committee to night ruled out several garments whose lines were not " in keeping with the fashion standards of the association. One of the suits dis barred had pocket flaps sharply pointed at the end, and another was an evening suit with "airplane" lajvols. The exhibit will be open to the public tomorrow for the first time in the history of the or ganization. ' The clothes for spring will be de signed, the fashion committee s;iid, to be easy to wear. The sack coat, including the one and two button variety, and the ample trouser will predominate. The trouser cuff is rapidly losing its popularity and with its passing the suspender again will come into its own. Demonstrations at, the ex hibit showed that loose and cuff less trousers soon become shape less when dependent for support ui/^n the belt alone.Extreme pointed lapels, and. in fact, every thing extreme was frowned upon by the style makers. Blues and browns are to be the leading shades for spring. The full dress coat was held by the committee to be the only cor rect garment for affairs where the ladies wear evening dress. j ? ? o Art'in'Jewels There is a very special art about the wearing of jewels, particularly if one would wear many, as smart women are doing just now. Quite the most correct thing for elaborate dress is this Cartier arrangement of the pearl sautior which comes to the waist line, the necklace which merely circles the throat and the longer strand of pearls with the pendant. ? ? ? ? o New Swindling Game Merchant Stung- on C. 0. I). Shipment Columbia. Feb. l.--A new meth od of getting money under alleged false representations is disclosed by the s< uth Carolina Retail Mer chants* Association. L. II. VVan namaker. ecretary of the associa tion, today told of a case that bad come to bis attention, in which a member of hi> organization bad been '?stung." A bill of goods bad been shipped fror?! .1 wholesaler in an Ohio city, an draft had been made through r?< ??an? in which the South Carolina meroham . ; s business. I:il! of lading wa* at tached to draft. Toe draft was made for two hundred dollars more than the a.m.mit owed for the goods covered by ihe bill 01 landing. NText day a lett'-r came, stating thai the drafl had been made too large, but asking that the merchant bone:- and accept an enclosed cheek for the dPY-i-ree The merchant accepted the check for the amount of overdraft, and feeivvd the goods, honoring t!o Irai'i. foj- the excessive amount. In ?1 few days the < In . !; < ame ba< I: x. s: f." Hacksaw Used By Prisoners - Alleged Burglars Make Escape From Jail at Greenwood Greenwood. Jan. 31.?Sawing :i bar with a hacksaw, two white al leged burglars who had >?een rlodged in Che fit>' jail here for safekeeping during the night by Sheriff W. Beason. of Ruthe r Ifordt?n, X. C. escaped last night. : t;:ki**jr with tlrem a negro prlson <?:?. who shared the first tioor o? the [jail with them. Sheriff. Beason was ^returning to Rutherfordton from Monttcello. Ga., where the men had been arrested. The alleged burglars are Howard i Bridges and a man named Walker whose first name the officer did not know. Reaching Greenwood on a late train from Atlanta last night. Sheriff Beason brought the men to the local jail and locked them in. "Pleasant rest." the officer wish ed them as he started for his ho tel, "We're going to tear hell out of this jail." one- of them jokingly told him. Next-morning tin- bar was found sawed in two and the men gone. A negro named Buster Harris, who was serving a thirty day sentence for stealing milk from front steps, escaped with them. Sheriff Beason stated that the men were wanted in North Carolina for robberies there. When arrested v.t -Monti- | cello, Ga.. they had in their-pos session live pistols, six razors, a pocket knife and a watch, the ofii-.; cers declared. -??<?<? How can you drink whiskey straight when it is all crooked? ? ?? Waist Line Back After a period of drapings which have concealed lines, good and bad. there is a marked tendency toward a return to the well-defined waist line. Few models shown for spring lack a belt or a sash which reveals a gentle curving at the hios. Cotton Marketing Association Organization Meetings to Be Held in County Next Week County Agent .1. Frank Wil liams, acting under instructions from the farm extension division of Clemson College, has arranged I for six meetings in Sumti r county in the interest of organizing this 'county for the South Carolina <'<>\ ' ton Growers' Cooperative Market ing Association. The meetings in the rural districts will In- held at I the following places: Tuesday. February 7th. Bethel i school. Privateer township at l ! a. m. Wedgcfield school. Mid ; dleton township at -J p. m. Wednesday, Febfuary 8th. Dal y.oU school. Providence township at '. 11 :i. m. Rembert school. Rafting ' Greek township ai .'! p. rn. Thursday. February !>th. Con cord school. Concord township at ! ! a. n:. Shiloh school; Sbiloh ! township a; '.) p* m. I>r. W. W. Long, director of ex tension, of Clemson College has guaranteed several prominent speakers for these meetings. Sum ter county is going \<> get into line enthusiastically with other counties in supporting this cotton marketing association Regarding the meeting to be held :it Sumter Which will l)e a county meeting; Dr. Clarence Pot-, editor of the Progressive Farmer is to t<>ar South Carolina speaking i:i behalf ol !?!?? South Curolin:i Cotton Grow ers' Cooperative Ma rketing Asso ciation au early date, and l>r. Long has promised that \tv. Poe will speak at Sumter. So the Sum :? c- ! dai will P.- announced when I ?r. Long lixes t he date for \>v. P'?e u> :i?ldre?s Tin- Snn.ier meeting. -?r>?<> ?> "Popocatepetl Has !:: :: j ? f i?.n"* headline: .Wxt v.-. k some ski:, salve ^;l|.M.!:i!l will claim he cured Flu Epidemie in New York Seventy-Five Policemen De tailed to Assist Health Department New York. Fei?. 1.?Seventy-five, policemen have been assigned to special fluty with the city health department enforcing house heat ing and sanitary rules in the ef fort :<? check the further spread of the influenza epidemic. imMmimum The newest sport of the winter I season at St. Moritz in the Alps is < the balloon race. A toy bailoon is used for a hockey puck. Miss Lorna Viosca, an American girl, is I shown -playing the game. News and Views From Pisgah. Pisgah, .Ian. 30.?Last week wasi winter indeed. The coldest spell iin a long time. Fine on hogs that were jest killed. Don't think small' grain was injured as the ground j was not frozen deep enough. If' the boll weevil can stand this cold j they are tough sure. Very lit:!" work lias been done on the farms. People hardly know which way to turn Tor the best, i The effort to pay debts and live is a i problem that few can solve. As- j sistance will have to come from j some source to feed many people who are now destitute of means to j live on. Tbc high taxes cannot be paid by all this year anal with many taxes unpaid for last year, leaves our people in a bad state. Mr. W. A. Shuler. agent at> Rem berts. l?st his warehouse a short time ago by tire, lie bad a great deal of different goods in it and j his loss is about $2.000. With some insurance but not m ar enough to cover the loss. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been in cendiary. The Dyer bill just passed the house of representatives at Wash ington is the most iniquitous bill; ev> r passed except the fore - bill, so successfully sidetracked by Sen at.);- A. P. Gorman of .Maryland. I have read the debates in the con gressional record for and against it. and the animosity of the republi cans against the south is plain to !"? seen. l{ t;il<e.s tile police power from the states and lodges it in the federal government, an in vasion of the state's police power. I hope lb-- senate Will defeat it. [t will add fuel t>? fire in the south. From indications the republi cans will get the black eye in the next election. They are carrying some things too far to be success ful. Congressman Fulmer is coming to tin- front as otic of our hard workers. Like Dr. Stokes and Lever, he is mindful of the in tor es- of his friends and country too. Joe Karl said when a congress man took the oath of office he was as much in office as he ever would bo and Mr. Iruhm r is following that line. The colored people still want big wages. Nothing but hard times will convince them differently. A few marriages now and then. At a colored one near Bordens not long since 1 am informed that li quor Aas sold in quantities: all got drunk and kicked up old Harry. No use to deny it. liquor is about in quantities all over this section and can be gotten by the faithful any : in.'-. < u hei s <-a n't get it. Colds are >:iit lo re. Many still have them, bin as yet no serious ?ases bav?.' resulted from them. Kntertanimoni for .Mrs. Burton. One oi the most delightful teas ?I- the season was giv<n by Mrs. fins Sanders at her home on North Washington St.. in honor of her ?onsin Mrs. lioberi I'laiborne Bur ton ot Baltimore. \ most enjoy able musical program was render ?d. later refreshments were served ?y I he hostess. -??--?^?? ICggs are still :i long way from " ilia too . ile.ip for one tO lie ? i a;; ! 11 ? :i; i :i:; them. -.-?> O Tin- n/ode] ears need some ? model r< -:i i i s. -? ? t- ? Three \. v Vorkcis who believed bat a boot U-ggi ? told t hem .-.. i ?oi ted I be other da v. McAdoo Has No Apologies Statement Made To Inter state Commerce Com mission Washington, Feb. ! ?The mea sures taken during federal eontvul of the railroads calls for no apolo gies. William O. McAdoo. war Lime director general declared before] senate interstate commerce com-' mitteci Latest Fad The cut-glass cigaret holder, col ?ored to mJitch hat or gown, is the 'latest fad among the elite at Palm Beach. Miss Corinne Barker. New I York debutante, was the first to in |troduce it at the Florida resort. , ? ? ? ? A Lost Earthquake Scientists Unable to Locate Big- Shock That Was Felt Tuesday i -. 1 New York. Jan. 31.?The earth in its dizzy whirl through space got off center for a few moments today and shifted its "poles" or axes to tit the new center of rotation. I Then in order that it might not I be traveling on a "flat wheel/' so to speak, a few million tons of solid jock somewhere off the wes I tern coasi of the United States in the bed of the Pacific ocean slip ped ;i hundred feet or :>u to even things tip. Observers here said they could not certain whether the dis placements were horizontal or ver lieal. in the great San Francisco shock of i !"?<; the horizontal dis placement amounted to about 20 feet. This is the manner in which pro fessors of geology and seismo graph observers account for tiie violent earth vibrations which de moralized instruments in observa tories throughout this country to day. Thtis far the exact location of the huge "slip" has not been determined, although observers from Washington, D. C, to Berk ley, Cal.. agreed that it probably was a few hundred miles off the m< uth of the Columbia river. TP.- absence of a recorded riis '?cp:i. ?:: of I be visible surface of ;ii< earth. <?,? of the huge tidal waves \vb:? u usually radiate from ? scene of earthquake, lead tin observers to believe the "slip." occurred miles below tip l>"d of the ocean. its violence was at tested by ;!>?? iitiivering seismo graphs; which in so::.'- instances were thrown from the recording rolls, v. iii!<- .-? "strong machine" at Berkeley v a ? :>ej in motion for the first tiroe in many years. "No doubt the earth was read justing itself." said Prof. .1. J. Lynch, seismographic observer at Fordh;un university h< re. "About every so 'often the earth becomes upset, goes off center, changes its axes: and usually, about the same time, there is a violent earthquake. .-; slipping of miles of strata, and we go merrily along again/' Th<- Andes along tin- Pacific coast in South America and the chain of rocky defoliations which join the iu<> continents, disappear ing into tin- sea off Southern Cal ifornia, nie continually lifting, falling :.!:.! slipping, according to tie- seismologists and the geolo gist s. Washington. Feb. \. -The adop tion of Far Geistern committee resolutions affecting China and the formal announcement and adop tion <?:' Shantung agreemem be tween China and Japan, featured the first part of tie- arms eonfer ?nci session today. Secretary 11 iiKii?-.-;. presenting naval treaty aid thai ti:?- original American proposals as to capital ships had >??? n adopted suiisiantiajly. except hat tin- reti nil on by Japan of the citth'ship Mutsu had permitted the "n'ited Stales the li.uiit t<> complete wo dread noughts <>: West Vir ginia type, whereupon, battleships *o:Th I>akot:i and Delaware are to n- s* rapped. \ pretty ;;iti of 17 uevr falls in "?. ?? wit h :: kindly I..,. !.. i.., oi " w h" isn": i ich. County Teachers' Association Dr. J. E. Walmsley, of Win throp College Delivered Ad dress Saturday The teachers of Sumter county held their regular monthly meeting, on Saturday, 29th. in the auditor ium of the Girls' High School. De spite the unfavorable weather, j there wer?- quite a number of the county teachers, and several of the I Sunder High School teachers pres ent. The meeting was called to order' by President E. C. Kolb and the j audience asked to stand and say, ' iti unison, the Lord's Prayer. Then ! the minutes were read and adopt- ! ed. i Dr. S. II. Edmunds introduced! the speaker. Dr. J. E. Walmsley. of] Winthrop College, who addressed the teachers on the subject of Def- ' inite Teaching. ' Dr. Walmsley's talk embraced the definite mean- i ings and uses of. words, definite I questions and answers, and definite, conceptions. The talk was just what was needed and was thoroughly appreciated. The teachers" association offers j a splendid opportunity to hear | good speakers. The program com- i mittee will secure a speaker for: each meeting, and there will bo : other attractions. The meetings jare open to all who wish to come. I Efficiency is th^ modern watch ! word. A man can drink himself to j I death in five minutes now. I -? Hating somebody will tell on you I quicker than a small brother. Middies' Mascot The U. S. Xaval Academy boxers are running up an unusual record 1 of victories. They credit that to William A. Richardson, Jr.. their ? mascot. Coach Webb says the mas j cot is more important than himself, o ? Drink Milk and Escape Flu. A quart of milk a day for every child is the standard set by nutri , tion workers. We are today threat ened with another epidemic of in , fluenza and there is no better way ; of warding off disease than by hav I jng well norished, strong bodies. 'There is no better food for Njis ! than milk. Dr. Goldberg, after much work with pellagra, says that his inves tigations have proven that people I who live in their own homes and are fairly liberal users of milk do not contract this disease. Investi gation of a district in Xew York where rickets was prevalent among negro children disclosed the fact that very little milk or milk pro duce was being used, according to Dr. Hess. Dr. McCollum says that he has sought in vain for several months to find any large group of people who arc liberal patrons of the dairy, in which turberculosis is a serious menace. Milk is the most perfect food that we have. Be sure that you and the child get the minimum one pint and if possible the maximum amount needed per day. For every .SI".en spent for food two or three of it should be spent for milk. Are you doing that? Caro Truluck. . County Home Demonstration Agent o ?? ? May Be General Strike Plans Discussed by United Textile Workers Xe\\ York. Jan. Si.?Plans for a possible general strike in all tex tile plants thn ughout Rhode Island were discussed at a meeting here today of tlie executive council of he Fnited Textile Workers. Thomas F. McMahan, president of the or ganization, announced tonight. The council. Mr. McMahan add ?d. authorized a meeting of Rhode Island Council on February r?. to Seterrnine .ins: what plants will be iffooted by the strike, should it he ?rdered. "in less there is some change in he situation before then*" he said. The Fnited Textile Workers are are to strike. However, there will >e no action against those mil1-; ?r plants which have not reduced Pinewood Election The Thirty Square Miles Unanimously Voted Back into Clarendon County The election held yesterday on the question of annexation of a part of the territory in Tin- Pine wood section to Clarendon county resulted in 24 votes cast for an nexation and 0 against. The area involved lines in a part of Calvary township and is part of the terri tory voted into Sumter county last summer. The election was order ed sometime ago by Governor Cooper. It is reported that sever.-! 1 voters in opposition to the pro posed chang'- wer?- not permitted to vote as they could not meet the voting requirements provided: by j lav/. It is not thought that there will be any contest over tin- elec tion and the much discussed an nexation case which v. as carried to the supreme court seems at last j to be definitely settled. Tin- Board of Election Commissioners will meet Friday and canvass the votes ! and declare the election.. e 0 m_ One Week of Grace All 1922 Auto License Tags Must Be Displayed After First Week in February Chief of Police, j. M. Barwick is in receipt of a communication : Wednesday morning from tin- State Highway Department in Columbia j in which that office requests the i sheriffs, chiefs of police and all other peace officers, the allowing of i "Just one week" before beginning i efforts to enforce the motor ve : hides license lav.-, by requiring all [motor vehicles to display the l'J22 i license plate. The grounds for these days of grace until February S, lies in the failure of the manufacturers to i make delivery of plates as con ? traded for. consequenting the de lay in the sending, out of th? ? plates. - No Quake at Panama j Panama, Fob. i?The Panama f canal was not affected by the earth ! quake yesterdav. <> ^ New Skates The tiny tots can now go skating, too. Little double-runner skates liku : fcleda make it safe. Here's a young : ?tor *jvairto? 'em in Central Park, I New York. - <> o> o I Mrs. Bowman Firtcrtains for Mrs. Rowland. Mrs. Graham Bowman entcr j tamed Tuesday afternoon at . bridge for Mrs. Walter W. Row i land. .Jr.. a young bride of Mem ! phis. Tenn., and charming visitor I in the city. The guests were received at the country home of Mrs. Graham ? Bowman mal a most delightful af I ternoon of auction bridge enjoy ' ed. The refreshments consisted of j fried chicken, delicious hot bis cuits and coff< e. Mrs. Waller Rowland, the guest 'of honor, ens presented as a tok en of the occasion, a beautiful l>ride*s book. The first prize for the highest score was won by Miss I Marion Knight. This was ;i love ly vanity ease. Miss Florine Row ' land was successful in the cutting of the consolation prize, a pretty hand-made handkerchief. The following .attests were pres ent: Mrs. W. W. Rowland. Jr.. .Miss Florine Rowland. Mrs. H. K. i Skinner, and M isses Elizabeth Osteen. Grace Reynolds. Marion Knight and Louise and Martha ' Williams. -? o ? Charlotte. Feb. i.?.1. n. Wed dington, for nine years Charlotte's postmaster, died here today. -?c ??6-? Battle Creek. Mich.. Feb. 1.? Secretary of Lahor l>a\is is a pa tient a sanitarium here, suffer ing from what is described as near ly physical breakdown. -? ? ?? Riehmond. Feh. i. ? E, Lee Trinkt.- was inaugurated as gov ernor of Virginia and Junius West, os Lieutenant Governor. -. Five paydays hath September. April. Jirly and !?eeenvb< r. Vou can't keep on the safe side Attempt to Break Out of Penitentiary Two White Convicts Captur ed in Act of Breaking Cell Bars ? Columbia, Feb. 1?Another dar ing attempt to break out' of the state penitentiary, the third such attempt in recent months, was nip ped in the bud by o'beers of the state penitentiary Tuesday night at midnight when a guard in the state prison caught two convicts attempt ing to break the bars of their cells. The nu n h id broken out one set of bars and were at work on the second set. The two oon viets are Wade H. Bele?; of Pick en:. sent up las: June to serv.e six years for manslaughter and Orville Warmack, of Williamsbnrjg, sent up the same time to sedye, rhreo years for grand larceny. "When lin y left the chair factory Tuesday afternoon tiny smuggled into the main prison building where their cells are located, a vise, and this they used to break out the ban:-. Snow Bound in The Sierras Thirty Stranded Automobile Parties Rescued by Cali fornians Fresno. Calif.. Feb. 1.?More than a hundred persons stranded by California's recent record sViow along the ridge route., had been rescued or accounted' for. according .to a special dispatch, from repre sentatives of the Fresno Republi can. The rescue parties had pro vided thirty stranded automobile parties with food, they reported. Many tales of hardpship are relat ed. Columbia, Feb. 1.?Tiie liouse of Representatives Wednesday voted 72 to 39. in favor of the senate res olution to postpone tax paying to i June 1. The record vote came on j motion to kill the resolution, made ; by Representative Hughes. Mr. [Hughes, in debate, supported by ! Representative Ellerbe. held that i postponement of taxes would injure j the schools and would leave the ; schools in worse condition than ! ever. Representatives Brown. . i Owens. Evans and Buckingham ? ? ? I spoke for the resolution. The vote j on the resolution was taken on its ! second hearing. The bill by Repre ! sentative Foster, of Spartanburg. j to prohibit the Southern Bell Tele phone Company from charging. ; rates higher than those in effect [January 1, 1921, was passed to' j third reading by the house today, after some debate. Mr. Foster led I in urging the enactment of the bill. J An amendment was adopted to ex j em.pt local telephone companies. Why worry? The chance of be ' ing killed on a train is only one in 15.673.000 and of getting into the I movies less than that. ? . : 111 With F!u Cardinal Mercier, primate of Bel gium and one of the outstanding figures of the Verla War, was com pelled to step at Milan on his way to the Conclave of Cardinals in Rome. He was stricken with in fluenza. -? ? ? Bloodshed in Silesia Berlin. Feb. I.?Two French sol diers were killed and twenty-live were wounded in'disorders in Sile sia, according to reports received here. Marriage License Record. .\ marriage license has been is sued to Mr. Harry Weeks and Miss Margaret Dittmar. both of Sum rer. s -<? ? ? Mind-renders must know some LV\ ful things. <>??<?-. Liquor salesmen?tK-ir me is loot legion. -? o o Pessimist?A man who enters vaudeville house expecting to ee acrobat acts and two troupes ;' jugglers. - A. tivities are of two sorts: M>-n il and social.