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appeals ?st bewmerit Supreme Court Rules That Frivolous Appeals Will Not Be Considered Columbia, May 2.?The supreme .. court today made it piain that it proposes to put a stop, to the ap pealing- of cases on frivilous grounds, this being brought out by the court in hearing .arguments for the. dismissal of tue appeal of Jes se Gappins, one of .ithe famous murder trio convicted-: of the mur der of William Brazeli.-a Columbia ta?: driver, whose murder, last'year resulted in a man " hvvpt over twe states. The motion of Solicitor Callison, of Lexington^, to dismiss the Gappins appeal was-, taken un der advisement by the .court. Chief Justice Gary made the-statement, duringr the hearing of,the motion for dismissal of the appeal, that the court proposed tor,put a- stop I to the appealing of cases on friv-j ilous grounds, where-; stfere was no merit in the appeal. . He was se rious and intense jfti?.--his stand against sucit appeal^. ???He declared: that if necessaryfthe> -court wo?id even resort to ; -disbarment pro ceedings. The c?urtoi>iade it clear that there was nt* direct reference to the present case/^but that the general practice .was yappoaed by the court, and that>to: this' end it had' promulgated'. the ?: new ruling about the dismissal of appeals ?^thouVinerit.'' " " 7 ferthjzeB^ athai^f^c^ Ford Said to Have S^cr?t Pro cess For Making Fertilizer Washington. May - 1.?^Manu facture of commercial fertilizers by a secret process and ^eir delivery to consumers at one-h?lf the ex isting market prices: was held ou? to the senate agriculture commit tee today bv'3-.- Mayo, chief engineer for Henxy ,Eof4' 33 a P?s" slble factor in the development of the government's . properties at Muscle Shoals, Ala, .un$er the of fer for their purciuas?ei and lease.by the Detroit manufacturer. 1 Chairman Norris of the commit tee by direct questioning caused MtV Mayo to reveal' ?Ir. Ford's ? plans-to use the "secret, process" in ' j$e making of fertilizers at Muscle Shoals. The chairman and wit ness had been discussing the abil ity of the bidder to compete in the open market with commercial' pro^ ?Speers of fertilizers when'Mr. Mayo declared his belief that " Mr. Ford would he able to manufacture that commodity at one-half1 "the present cost price.. " ; Mr; M?yo said" there wast a "secret process" b.ut.Jdeclined to give the committee, .anx additional information/ The witness advised'the commit tee'that it wa^ Mr. Ford's inten tion to devote every effort to fer tilizer production at Muscle Shoals and to extend the power produc tion at Muscle Shoals property well into the upper Tennessee river. None of the power. Mr.' Mayo de clared, would be sold", ^ to private interests, but would be ; consumed by the industrial'enterprises'to be established on the Tennessee. About $50,000,000 would be expended in the creation of new industries and power facilities in the "vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Mr:Mayo said. - Because of the large, investment Mr. Ford would make. Jfhe witness explained, he had declined to modi fy the proposal' for purchase and lease of the projects' so''?cs to reduce ?the 100 year term to 50 years/ "Mr. Ford Stands pit on that," Mr. Mayo said. ? ? m?^?? Experv Grading A&spred.1 '* : - a?f . RaW-h. N. C, M?)v 2;?-Recent announcement of the appointment of J. H. Dixon of Multfns. S.'C, as Supervising Grader of the Leaf Department of the,.^ob4ccq Grow ers* "Cooperative Association in South Carolina assures the organ ized growers of this-state the ser vices of one of the - outstanding to bacco, men of the south in the grading of their tobacco this f?ll. With a long record, o%, successful service in handling the leaf Mr. Dixon has had" ten years' in the warehouse business- at Mullinsj formerly working with the Export Leaf Tobacco Co., and later with Reynolds, Mr. Dixon has. bought to bacco for one or more seasons at Louisburg, N. C, Roxb'oro, N. Cl, South Boston, and Danville, Va. The successful grading of more than fifty million pounds of tobac co by the Kentucky. Burley Grow ers' Association whfen has unques tionably been an important factor in bringing them higher prices than the unorganized growers of Ken tucky have received'' upon the open market this year seems cer tain to be repeated with graders of such ability as' Mr. Dixon and the experienced tobacco men who will handle a majority of this year's ? crop for the Tobago-Growers' Co operative Association in the Caro ^Ji??s and Virgin!*;--^^i -vaTrahs, Catch jFislrf^^Ki Opium London. Aprii^^^: novel way ^f^afchiug fish by ^abs was de scribed by Lieutenani-Commander I A.''S. Elwcll-Suttohin describing the work of the British gun-boats on the river Tigris above Bagdad. The natives there, he said, laid a groundbait of lumps-j?tTdough con taining a small qnianjtfjLv of opium. The fish swaHowedAtrat and. be coming stupefied, floated about with their5 white belhe?3 uppermost. Arabs went in pursuit of them on blown-out sheepskins which they maneuvred with their feet whilst the hands were free to hold the landing net. m ? ?,ni> Eat. drink and be cautious or to morrow the undertaker will come. ?-? gy ... The bald-headed: ro^fmalways de tects a note of sarcasm In the bar ber's gentle query: 'ri^mc, sir?" [new bridge at cincinnati Southern Railway Double Track Bridge Opened For Traffic Cincinnati. Ohio. May 1.?The Southern Railway System new, double track bridge, across the Ohio river at Cincinnati, designed to carry the heaviest locomotives and cars now in use, was today opened for the movement of heavy freight traffic, the first car exceed ing in weight the load limits pre viously in effect, having passed over the bridge at three o'clock this morning. The restrictions as to the weight of cars which have been in effect during construction and pre viously, have been modified so that the Southern can now handle into or out of Cincinnati any car mov ing in the course of normal busi ness. This will greatly facilitate the movement of heavy loading freight through the Cincinnati gateway. The new bridge is 4,300 feet long, consisting of 1,600 feet of truss work', 1,600 feet of plate girder work and 1,100 feet of fill, between concrete retaining walls. A draw span' of vertical lift type, 365 feet long, providing clearance of 53 feet above high water mark for river navigation takes the place of an old fashioned swing span of "the old bridge. Erection of the superstructure was begun on July 15. 1921 and progress has been sa rapid as to permit the opening or the bridge several months ahead of schedule. . .. - ? riotinoty of mexico Laborers Clash With Catho fics?One"Person is Killed Mexico City*, May 1?Clashes be tween union Laborers and Cath olics, resulting in one person be ing killed and several wounded, characterized the celebration of May Day. Syndic* lists at noon at tacked a building *pccupied by the Association of Catherlic Young Men, and during the encounter one boy was killed; and numerous oth er persons badly hurt. The building and its contents were Wrecked and set on fire. The day was ushered in at dawn by the ringing of bells and ^he blowing of'"whistles, and shortly after 8~ o'clock' numerous parades began forming. By 9 o'clock the downtown "districts of the city were closed ^to'traffic, the streets being occupied by "at least ten different lines of marches, & Red and black banners were conspicuously displayed. Among the thousands bf p?raders were a considerable * number of com niunists, both men and wromen, w;hoWaved red banners and wore red ribbons.' As the marchers wended 'their way through the streets Bolshevik songs were sung and spectators on the sidewalk were compelled to doff their hats as the labor flags passed by. Per sons who objected to uncovering were roughly treated. A portion of the crowd gathered in fr?nt of the American consulate where the usual excratidns against capitalism were delivered by several j orators. Tenants objecting to high rents S numbering according to conserva tive estimates, 151000, paraded the streets protesting against the land I lords and an??ncihg a general strike on rent paying until a 75 per' cent reduction in all house rents' is made. Shortly before noon the demon strators '/became so riotous that many merchants closed their doors [ana* pulled dwon the shutters. The [p?raders made efforts to stop all j automobile traffic. Earlier in the day the street car employees had ? declared a 24. hour holiday and [ the only transportation was by taxi ! cabs. These ceased operation at noon. The federal "government and mu nicipal offices were closed all day. The Russian Way. Odessa, April 8?Business can be done" in Russia, but it must be done the Russian way. Time has no value, but patience, flattery and a few cigarettes will accomplish wonders. Foreigners have learned that a Russian never gets around to a business propo sition until he has first flatly de ! dined to have any thing to do with it. After he has spent an hour or two explaining why he cannot agree, he will suddenly say, "Very well. I'll do it." This is particularly true of So viet officials charged with issuing the stamped documents, without which a foreigner can hardly move. ? These officials find the most unrea sonable excuse for not issuing docu | ments. but if they are allowed to ! talk themselves out. then given a cigarette snd a few words about Soviet efficiency, the permit usual ly is forthcoming Frequently, after getting a per j mit to do some certain thing, the j official to whom it is directed will ! not recognize it. Traders doing ! business in South Russia and Con j stantinople often present their ! guarantees to Soviet officials in ! these places only to learn that nthey cannot be recognized. How ! ever, a little flattery and a few cig j arettes will usually bring a con | cession, often more libera, than is I called for in the original' permit. j Most artificial bait is made to j catch fishermen, not fish. - ! The metropolitan districts save j more daylight than the ruralists, j but they arc more prodigal in the ! use of moonshine. At present there are no cush j words in the Japanese language, [but just wait until the reformers get going well over there. ? o ^ Justice may be a little blind, but it is always a good idea, for the ! accused to wear her most bceom iing frock. AMERICAN SHIPS LEAVE FOR CHINA Reinforcement For Marine Guard Taken at Peking Washington, May 1.?Ships of the*Asiatic fleet are enroute to Chinese waters with re-enforce ments for the marine guard at the American legation in Peking be cause of the war disturbances there. Secretary Denby said that while no word had been received from J the state department or Admiral I Strauss requesting additional ships; to be sent, the adn.iral had been | given full authority to dispose the j ships and men of his fleet as be thought best. The Cruiser Albany already is at Shing Wan Tao and the report from Peking of the ar rival of more than 100 additional men for the legation guard un doubtedly, it was said, referred to marines and blue jackets sent from 'that vessel. In addition to the ships. Admiral j Strauss has under his command the cruiser New Orleans, now at | Vladivstok, IS destroyers in Phil- j ippine waters and 6 or S gxm boats I on patrol duty in Chinese rivers. ' It is estimated that Admiral Strauss could in ?an emergency send 500 i I or 600 men to Peking to supple ment the marine guard of 375 inen regularly maintained there. Peking, May 1.?The ? battle for the possession of Peking was still j continuing today with the advan tage apparently going to the forces of General Wu Pei-Fu, driving to ward the capitol from the south. ' f Advices from the center of the fighting, twelve miles southwest of the city were that General Wu wa? > forcing the soldiers of General j Chang-Tso-Lin from Changsintein, r and that the tide of battle was rol 'lihg eastward toward the southern walls* of Peking. Heavy gunfire broke out to the east of Changsintien at nine o'clock last night, continuing in termittently all ni ght. Artillery firing in the sector [south of Peking became more in tense toward midnight and a small ! part "of General Chang-Tso-Lin's i army retreated toward the south i west walls of Peking!. General Wu Pei-Fu's forces appeared to be de veloping their flanking movement on Chang's right wing, while the > latter's troops were defending the f Marco-Polo bridge across the Hun River commanding the approach to Peking. Observers reported that Chang had seven batteries of three guns each, firing simultaneously with j trenches over the hills along the river six hundred yards apart. General Wu has gone from Pao-! tingfu, his headquarters to Liuiliho to take charge of the drive on Pe king. His forces are using shrapnel and machine guns. (Liuiliho is on the Jeking-Han- j kow-Railway, about' 35 miles south of Peking, and 20 miles south of j Changsinsien', oh "which General j Chang^TJsoTliin's; right wing rests. , RICHL?ND i COUNTY CONVENTION! Blease and Bethea Decline Seats in State Convention S - Columbia, May 2.?The with-1 drawal from the list of nominees j of delegates to the state demo-! cratic convention of the names of two announced candidates for gov ernor was the feature of the Rich land county democratic convention held in Columbia Monday after noon. Cole L. 'Blease and Andrew : J. Bethea; both avowed candidates for governor, were nominated as delegates to the state convention, but both names were withdrawn,' at the request of the nominees thmeselves. Several" persons of state-wide prominence \vere elected by the j ?Richland county convention as del egates to the state convention. The "Richland delegates are: Thos. B. .Pearce, state senator; Mrs. C. Y. Reamer, o?Bcei>and prominent lead er of the State League of Women Voters; R. C. JTatner, president of j the South Carolina Cotton Associa- j iton; Mrs. ,W.*C Cathcart, head of the state's chij.d placing bureau; Judge M/.rS^Whjaley. ?f the Rich land county* court; former Senator Christie "Benet; Claude N. Sapp, j member, of;the house of represen tatives; Mrs." M. O. J. Kreps, prom-I ineht leader of the Lutheran! church in the state: J. W. Wes singer, Columbia physician; Mrs. j A. C. Hammond, probation officer! for the famous Columbia juvenile < court: K. Beverley Sloan, United j States commissioner here: and Ben! M. Sawyer, an officer of the South] Carolina department of the Anieri- ! can Legion. SEVERE FIGHTING I ON HUN RIVER _ ? Battles Around Peking Result j in Heavy Casualties ________ Peking. May 3.? Advices receiv j ed from American military at I taches state that General Wu's I main army appears to be engaged . in a drive towards Tientsin. Se-; I yere lighting has occurred along I J the Hun riyer. The Fcngtien army. ! under General Chang Tsao-Lin, has :'temporarily withstood the drive, j on Changsintien and stopped Gen. j Wu's movement toward Peking.) The cost. however. was heavy, Changsintien being tilled with I wounded, and many dying. Gen. Wu in Action Peking, May ?,.?General Chang Tsao-Lin's headquarters announc ed that General Wu Pei Knk. the! central Chinese leader, is in action. The foreign legations are investi- \ gating the report. Sometimes a man gets all cut up over pointed remarks. j ' " *Tne~ v?ry' tight and* plain bodk remain this summer. The sheerest collar cr bertha of dimity, dotted s\ TREASURY BUILDING ON FIRE Washington Firemen Have Hard Battle With Flames Washington, May 3.?For the second time in three months fire men last night battled with a stub born fire oh the roof of the treasury, which, for a while, as sumed menacing proportions as the flames, burning through the long superstructure, leaped high snd cast a threatening glow oh the White House, While sparks were wafted across the surrounding terrace. President and and Mrs. Harding awakened, watched the firemen battle with the flames. Treasury 'officials placed the loss from last night's fire at. fifteen thousand. The origin is unknown. An investigation is underway.' "SAFELY'ACROSS" Cotton Marketing Campaign Big Success Clemson College, May ,1.?-"We are safely across. You have full reason to be proud of the splendid work of the Extension forces in the campaign." This is the message just received from H. C. Booker, secretary of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative Association, to Direc tor W. W. Long, who feels that the Extension Service in helping to put over cooperative marketing has only done its duty in thus working for the farmers' economic welfare. The fact that South Carolina has reached her quota of 400,000 bales does not mean that the campaign for members has closed, says Di rector Long. We must continue to wage vigorous campaign until the association controls practically the entire crop; for it is oniy in this way that the organization will in fluence the trade, which is hot yet convinced that farmers are determ ined to sell their cotton through their own organization. This is evidenced by the following signifi cant statement from Commerce and Finance of April 26. "Southern advices indicate that the campaign for cooperative mar keting is making headway. This is a movement which may become a much more important factor than the trade as a whole has yet realiz ed. Doubtless, there will be cotton from the coming crop thrown on the market as soon as it is avail able and sold for the best prices obtainable. But the amount of so-called "distress" cotton, which, in the old days, could be confidently counted upon as a weight on early autumn markets, has been steadily decreasing during the last few years, and if cooperative marketing is successful there will be a still greater change in that respect." Of Great Economic Value Not only farmers, but everybody in South Carolina, should be grati fied at the success of this greatest economic campaign ever waged in the state, for in the last analysis, cooperative marketing simply means putting the business end of farming, which is largely the mar keting of farm products, on a busi ness basis. Certainly in perform ing this service for themselves, farmers are injuring no one. but adding millions of dollars t<> the wealth of the state and thus bene fiting all classes. South Carolina has the distinc tion, it seems, of being the only state to r<-ach the minimum within the time limit originally fixed, and it is interesting to note that only one other state. Texas, had a larg er quota to reach, and only one other. Oklahoma had as large a quota. For all our boasted inventive genius, we have never coined a word satisfactorily to describe th*j male flapper. The packers might I?- forgiven much if they could arrange to place the road-hogs in cold stor age. A war veteran has ;ho smallest radio, tie made it oui of a po< Icei - hook. Perhaps he had not Other use for the pocketbook. ft e.' so popular the past winter,' will fabric will be used with an organdie riss or tissue gingham. WARSHIPS TO BE SCRAPPED Naval Board Presents Recom mendations to Congress Washington. May 2.?Recom mendations that capital ships to be scrapped under the naval limitation .treaty be disposed of by sale on the stocks in the case of those -under construction, and by sale '\ for junk or sinking by gunfire in the ease of completed ships, are j contained in the report of the board j of naval officers appointed to con sider ways and means of carrying lout treaty provisions. A prelimi nary estimate of .$70,000,000 as to .the cost of the operation is includ ed in the report. The board recommends that the battle cruisers Lexington, under construction at Fore River, Mass., and Saratoga, building by the New York Shipbuilding company at Camdcn. N. J.. be converted into I airplane carriers under the treaty terms, the other four battle cruis ers to be sold on the stocks to the highest bidders. The board in its request made public today urged that the $70. 000,000 oe made immediately avail able saving on ships building un der contract and to be scrapped could be made if the terms of set tlements were worked out prompt-1 ly with the contractor:-:. It was pointed out at navy department, however, that the figure of $70,000,-! 00v/ was purely tentative. Existing battleships which the ! board recommends for sale or for destruction by gun fire are the Virginia. New Jersey, Rhode Is land, Georgia. Nebraska, Connecti cut, Louisiana, Vermont. Minne sota. Kansas. New Hampshire, Michigan. South Carolina and the Delaware or North Dakota. One of the last two ships, to be designat ed later, is to be used as a target ship under the treaty. Ships under construction ana rec ommended for sale as junk on the stocks or to be cut up under con tract with the builders include the battle cruisers Constellation and Ranger at Newport News; the < Constitution and United States, both at the Philadelphia navy yard. The Lexington, recommended for conversion as an airplane carrier, is 33.S per cent completed and the Saratoga, selected for similar con version. o5.4 per cent, complete, while the remaining battle cruisers range from 4 per cent to 22.7 per cent, complete. Battleships under construction include at Camden, N. J.; South Dakota. 3S.5 per cent.. New York navy yard: Indiana, U4.7 per cent.. New York navy yard: Montana 27.fi. .Marc Island yard: North Car olina. 30.7. Norfolk yard; Iowa, 31.S, Newport News. As to the battle cruisers the board says none of the four to be scrapped is near enough finish ed to be completed and launched and that all four must be ??dis sembled or cut up." The board considers it possible; however, that the Constellation can be sold on I t he stocks. The ships building :it navy yards arc recommended for sale as they stand to private linns tor dispo sition as required by tin- treaty but the board urges that "usable ma terial" from .ill ships such as guns, machinery and other equip ment "be reserved for use in the proper accounts/' The Argentine Fashion. Buenos Aires. April 7.? Full dress, clothes in broad daylight are in ac- ' cord with the Argentine policy ofj "diplomatic simplicity" which ta- j [boos silk knee breeches for high! I civilian functionaries, it was noted when John Wallace Riddle, the new American ambassador, pre- ? Isented his credentials to President Yrigoyen :it * *:j s.-i Rosa da. Argen tine state etiquette insists that even] al morning functions the president j and his ministers shall wear full j evening dress. This departure, which would j shock Washington or any of the European capitals, is only alter-j native Argentine statesmen have found for ih?- cutaway or morning coat and striped trousers wor at j daylighi affairs in other countries i but which are practically every-day togs here. I MISSISSIPPI SCANDAL CASE Effort to Transfer Suit Against Gov. Kussel to United States Court Jackson. Miss., May 3.-?-The at torneys for Miss Frances Birkhead, the stenographer, who is suing Governor Lee M. Russell, her form er employer, for one hundred thousand dollars, for alleged se duction, have forwarded to the clerk of the United States district court at Oxford, a duplicate bill of complaint seeking to have the case tried in that division of the north ern district. The case was dis missed yesterday for want of juris diction. 'r PREP SCHOOL TRACK MEET Annual Athletic Contest to Be Held in Columbia Columbia, May 2.?The state prep school track meet and decla ration contest will be held in Co lumbia Saturday. Four prepara tory schools. Bailey Military Insti tute, at. Greenwood: Porter Mili tary Academy, at Charleston: Car lisle Fitting School, at Bamberg, and Wofford Fitting School at Spar tanburg, are the participants. These schools form the South Car olina Preparatory School League, of which W. R. Watson, of Car lisle, is president; John W. Moore, of Bailey, vice president; and E. L. Wright, of Wofford Fitting school, [ secretary and treasurer. These, With W. W. Alderman, of Porter, and Dr. Reed Smith, of the Uni ' versity of South Carolina, for the j executive committee. The oratorical part of the pro : gram will start at I0.3G Saturday; the athletic part at 2:30. The track events will include 100-yard dash, running high jump, one-mile *run, discus throw, 220-yard dash, pole vault. 120 yard low hurdle, javelin throw, running broad jump, 440 yard run, shot put (12 pound's)' and one-mile relay. MAY FARM" CALENDAR. Things to Do This Month. Agronomy. Kill the weeds while they are small. Plant Spanish peanuts thick; rows three feet apart and plants three inches apart in the rows Plant sorghum for the home supply of syrup. Plant some sudan gras's for hay. Plant every acre possible in soil building crops, stich as velvet beans, cowpeas. and soybeans. Garden and Orchard. Plant tomato seed in May for transplanting in July. The Stone is excellent for the late crop. Spray the tomatoes with Bor : deaux mixture fb greatly prolong the fruiting season, j Plant early this month all ten I der vegetables, such as canta j loupes and cucumbers, that have not already been planted. Cultivate the garden after every I rain, to keep the land free from ' grass and weeds and to preserve ! a soil mulch. I Spray the grapes with Bordeaux mixture as soon as the flowers have dropped and the fruit has set, and later at intervals of two weeks. Continue to spray peaches and plums with self-boiled Unie-sul ! phur. Plant Diseases. Keep the sprayer going accord ing to schedule. If you buy sweet potato or other I plants, investigate carefully to see j that you are not introducing soil borne plant diseases. Let a few choice stalks of tobac co go to seed. Wildfire and some other destructvie diseases are seed I borne. Better not take the risk of j introducing them in next year's seed. Put each crop in a new place. Where a crop follows itself year after year its troubles pile up. Pull up and destroy any raspber j ry or cultivated blackberry plants I infested wh u the orange rust. Animal Husbandry. Wean March pigs, which should be eight weeks of age. Breed beef cows. Sow soy beano and cowpeas for hay. Ran mowing machine over pas j tures to kill weeds. Observe the pastures and if un j satisfactory plan to improve them i next year. Dairying. Continue to feed grain to cows on pa*" ?e. They will pay well for it. j Kc.p salt before cows on pas j ture. ! Screen the milk house, i Destroy breeding places for flies j by keeping manure pit dark or by j removing manure at least every 1 four days. i Provide shade. pure drinking i water, and salt for young calves. Boys' Club Work. Don't neglect the community i meetings for club members. The boys are locking forward to these occasions for information, fun and recreation. 11.017 Miles of Federal-Aid Roads Completed to April. Federal-aid roads completed since i h 1 totaled 11 .<? l 7 miles on .March :; 1. and increase of 8.016 miles tim ing the p r e c e d i n g r_' months, says the Bureau of Public Roads, United Suites depart ment of agriculture. A great many different types and widths were constructed, the general average cost per mile for the United States being $ I 7.V20. in total mileage completed the leading States were Minnesota 1, 093 miles. Texas !'!!?. Wisconsin ?;."?7. Illinois -;S!'. Ohio 4t'?.">, and Arkansas 401. ? ? Perhaps you have ?! that the chap who invests in stock blames Iiis subsequent i?o erty on world conditions. i COUNTY BOARD MEETING _?? - I Arrangements Being Made ] ; For Building Approaches to j Wateree Bridge. Routine Business Handled At the regular meeting of the [County Board of Commissioners* j Tuesday then- were present Chair man Rowland and Commissioners [Oliver. Lenoir, Britton. McLaurin land Minis. The minutes of April fourth were ! read and approved. I Mr- M. W. Seabrook came before [the Board representing the Santee 1 River Cypress Lumber company, ' relative to rights of way for the [approaches to the Wateree river j I bridge across the lands in the { j swamp. He stated that the old! i causeway had reverted to the com-J t pany by non-use and stating that his company would want some com- I I pensation for trees cut and would j j reserve the right to cross the right | of way with its tram roads and be j assured against overflow of their lands by causeways being built tip j I without sufficient opening. Chair I man Rowland read a letter; received ! ! from the State Highway. Com mis- j j sion relative also to the matter. I On motion. Messrs. McLaurin and j Britton, were appointed the com-! ! mittee of the Board to* handle the j ; matter in conection with State | j Engineer Moorefield with the San- \ j tee River Cypress Laimber Com- j j l>any. j Mr. R. A. Hatfield came before j j the Board asking again for an in | crease in the monthly appropria tion allowed him. This request j was declined. Mr. T. B. Kennedy came before the Board stating that ditches near j j his land on Black river road had I j caved in and were backing water i j on his land. He asked that this j j'condition be relieved. This wasj referred to the county engineer I for attention. j A letter was received from the \ State Highway Commission stating '? that it was ready to approve trans- \ fer of funds from special county j road funds to county ordinary! funds on account of construction j j work done in the county, if the j same received the endorsement of i ;the county legislative delegation.' j The chairman was asked to call a j j special meeting of the Board at a , date to be fixed by him and invite j the county legislative delegation to ! confer with it about this matter, j Chairman Rowland reported re- j 'suits of a trip to Columbia together | J with Representative R. B.N Belser j to confer with the Richland coun- J j ty representatives about raising j ;funds for the approaches to the! j Wateree river bridge. It was agreed ! j that Sumter and Richland coun-j ['ties raise $10,000.00 each and the \ State Highway Department $10,-1 jOOO.OOo. It was moved and car-j j ried that in addition to the $4,-1 : 000.00 balance from Wateree river I {bridge funds which it was esti- { ; mated would be left that $6,000.00! be appropriated from automobile license funds or any other funds j available, for the purpose of con- ! structing these approaches. The j method of handling the construe-; tion of these approaches was dis- i cussed. Chairman Rowland was requested to write State Highway Engineer Moorefield asking that this department draw up specifica tions for these approaches and ad vertise for bids. I A letter was received from Mr. R. J. Mayes, Jr.. of Mayesville. ask ing that the Muldrow road, leading | out of Mayesville. be worked' and I put in shape. The clerk was di rccted to advise him that this J would be given attention as soon < as the county road forces could get to it. A letter was received from Mr. j J. W. Rhodes asking that railings j be put on bridge at Scottsville crossing, as these bridges are only j twelve feet wide. This was ordered done. A letter was received from the ! Sumter Hardwood company call- j ing attention to two Holt Caterpil lar tractors which they had for sale. The Board decided it was not ready to go into the purchase of tractors at this time. A request was received from the trustees of the Sumter Cemetery Association asking that road from the end of Oakland avenue to Lib erty street be worked and out in shape. This was referred to the I chairman to luok into and act up on. Requisition was received from j Superintendent Xunnamakcr of the; Alms House for supplies and cloth- j ing and sanitary cans. These were ; authorized purchased. A request from Rural Policeman) W. J. Frierson that his back tele- j phone rent amounting to $12.00 or $13.00 be paid by the county and : j that in the future his telephone j rent he paid as was done in the case i of the Other rural policemen. This , j was authorized. Application was received from ( I Frank Scale, duly approved by j application hoard for Confederate i I pension application and this was j j granted. ! Applications for aid were receiv-j led and acted upon as follows: j Louisa Wells, declined; W. D. jBarwiek, declined: Grace Ellerbee. j granted $3.06 per month: Vergil; Wilson, referred to Commissioner j f Lenoir: i >. A. Hatfield. request for j increase declined. I Delegation of citizens from Dal-j zell. Forden ami Rembers came be-; I fore the Hoard requesting thai! Dalzell road from l 1-2 miles from; ' Myers' store he widened and clayed, [also presenting two petitions from ! citizens t<> this effect. On motion jit was decided to undertake to j ; widen this road in accordance with! j survey and specifications of State j Highway Department and get in j shape as soon as it was practicable to do so. with the understanding; I that the Permanent Road Com mis-. j sion would undertake to do the ' j surveying and t ree rights of way j were gotten for the county. Engineer Jeffords reported the] j main gang had been working in j the Hagood, Rembert, Borden section and expected to move soon to the Beech Creek and the State burg section, where the roads were in need of -much' work. The jail yard gang engaged in working the roads out of city and in doing re pair work. Pinewood and Shiioh gangs engaged as usual. in their respective section. . H> - reported the loss' of two 'mules during the month, one a rented mule and'one belonging to the county.' The Board decided to have insurance placed on county mules. This was referred to the clerk and cottr-ty cngireor to have done. He report* ed that the removal of poles of the Alms House telephone line would' cost $40.00 according to bids re ceived. This was ordered referred to Superintendent Xunnamake.r of the Alms House to ascertain ft he could get the line moved without expense to the county, if so to do it and if this could not be done to discontinue the line. Reports were received from rural policemen and home demon stration agent. Report was received from one rural policeman as to an arrest for the running of an automobile without proper license plate ^ and attention of rural policemen was again called to this matter. The investigation of the amount of the fine imposed was ordered. After approving claims before it the Board adjourned. ' ? ? ? News Notes From Mayesville. Mayesville, April 28.?Mrs. C. E. King entertained at bridge at her home on Church street Wednesday afternoon for her many friends. A delightful salad course was served and the entertaiment was enjoyed by all. Mr. B. E. Riley, former chief of police, resigned last Sunday and there were a good many applicants for the place. Mr. H. D. Weldon. a new citizen of the town, after a spe cial meeting by the council, was elected to fill the vacancy. " ' The excessive cold weather has the little cotton at a standstill and looking yellow. I am afraid corn will have to be planted in the cot ton fields in many farms. There is but little grass. There is just as much cotton planted as last year ai.fi if the little fellow that we call boll weevil does what is predioted, Mr. Farmer "what will you eat. Better get busy and plant some stuff you can use at home. The Tweed Lumber company is moving their saw mill down beyond Sumter this week, which only leaves this point only, one mill. The business will now look mighty bad for the railroads. Our high school boys started playing the ball games thi? week. Played Summerton Tuesday, claim ing the victory of 4 and 3. They played Bishopville the first- of the week, winning a good game, and scheduled to play Lamar today, but on account of a slow rain the game expected to be called off. The professional games will be started up sometime during June, and look out you other profession als. There will be a large quantity of Irish potatoes shipped from here this season, around two hujo-^ dred acres being planted. Mr. Wade Hudson this week found po tatoes as large as the shipping size in his field. He claimed they ar? far superior to last year's." Great War Hump Demobilized Cairo. April 7.?What was once considered the greatest military dump in the world El Kantara, the British army base on the east side of the Suez Canal, has now almost entirely reverted -to the wilderness of sand and silence whence it rose. Its passing marks the demise of one of the most important "war baby" soldier cities. In 1914 El Kantara was merely the name of a "place" on the Suez Canal, 45 minutes by train T":'om Port Said. With the beginning of the Palestine campaign, the trans formation began. Pioneers, engi neers and army sendee corps ?de tachments mapped out a town. There were erected enclosures for cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, fodder, for great guns and small limber carts. Later there appes?red enclosures for prisoners and the miscellany of canteens, contractors* huts, officers' quarters and barracks that made up a great war center. When the armistice was signed. El Kantara's stores included quan tities of every appurtenance of war. Its dismantling began in 1^20. Contractors rushed in and secured great bargains. Gradually the vast accumulation dwindled until, a few days ago. the Disposals Board fin ished its work and the site was handed over to the Egyptian Labor Corps?a delapidated, empty hulk. Auio-Stiggcstiou on Trial. London. April 13.?In the course of a lecture which M. Coue. the ad vocate of the theory of auto-sug gestiom was giving here recently a blinded officer seated in the front row of the audience rose and ex claimed: "I am blind. Make rue able to sec. 1 have tried to make myself believe that I can see but I can't. Now you try." M. Coue endeavored to explain that there were limitations to'auto suggestion.. but the blind officer was not to be appeased. He insisted that his eyes were still there and that therefore M. Coue ought to be able to work the miracle and he sat down obviously sceptical of this new faith. "Who remembers when a toy balloon man appeared - only on circus day??Indianapolis Star. Knickerbockers for women are not going weil, it looks as if they were on their last legs now. May 14 is Mother's Day. Father's Day is payday. Compliments don't last long rn less you return them. ? Nobody knows just what the coal strike will cost, but everybody knows who will pay for it.