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the Watchman and Southron Published Wednesday and Satur day by Gsteen Publishing Company, Snmtery &*':?? ?'J Terms: $2.00 per annum?in advance. Advertisements: . ; One Square, first insertio'n 1.00 Every subsequent insertion ... .50 ? ] Contracts for three ' months <>r V^*^SSi|B^ir' 's?ll he made at" reduced ? 'jr. ? i. '- ? _AH communicatipns which sub fierye private interests W?lfte; chfltrged for as adyert^ments. . ~ jC^tusriea and tributes of re spect will be char^e4; jco& v The Sumter Watchman was *? Rinded in 1.850 --.and u*he Triie Southron in 1866. Ti^^atehmiin jand Southron now ha^lhe com , . biaed .circulation and infkience of ' iaoth .of the old papers, and is man- \ ? ifestly the best advertising medium \ ? in Sumter. . , -LJJT==S^1 ; .PRESS J^SOCTA^O^ilEETES - ?> 1 ? ? , ? ?-?^ . r. . . J. .The outstanding' fact-* that came' - the > State Press-^ Association at Myrtle Beach last wee^'Was that at ,..le#s? ninety per cent .of^he'mem .. hers in attendance were?setting foot -for the first time iri" the; Independ ent Republic ojt Horryv'. To . this large number of newspaper men ? - ?jrry was just a nameji and thej beautiful W?ccani?w rrver was \ - uaerely a geographical..sact, xapre or- - less securely filed, in?! the ? card index of memory when they were nchoot boys. 'Consequently'the press trjp to Myrtle Beach, .-via Marion - -and -by automobile over the broad ?ud really magniiSicent' .cement , gxfjvel highway . from o?tf*rion , jto Conway, thence by boatVdown the Waccamaw river . to ^eachtree tesry, aj^d by motor from the ferry to the beach, had. edbrthe charm -38f novelty. "^U^jk^ 1 seen and >what was learned oh..this delight-] faSly arranged., tonr; of r.?4iscovery j into thjsX pictureaqge richly endowed section of. our-own State ll83>ressed innre deep>y>**han ever ] before the oft-repeated truism that ] the man who would be .well inform ed .and really educated>.respecting - the things that are 'mosr^Jmportaot . skbuld "see America, j?rst.;'' and that-for South -Caro^nians, Amerr - ic* should mean Sbufh Carolina. We did not see all of Marion eoun tyv all of Horry-oouni^.^ or all.-of ? the Wacearaaw river, but we saw - - enough to he convinced^'that all of *iie good roads of, the. State are ' ??t to be found beyond} the Pee j ??: Dee, that all the picturesque seen-' ery is not. 'monop'onzed\ by the -mountain region, and that all of the 'progressive spirit that inspires j ; a people to use their opportunities j ; for the development ,.of. natural riches is not the exclusr?^ heritage of the people of the Piedmont. - The term "Independent Re- j - p?blic," as applied no Hearry coun ty has been heretofore an unex plained puzzle to m?py^^pt to ?ie \ - r. manor. bom. It 4s>..-no> t?ionger. a puzzle. Horry is independent be . canse ? the county is. so ' richly en- j ? doWed with all things essential for ' f&e comfort and well-being of her people that they have been able to JBwe at home and ask little of -the ? outside world save the ^igood will *Bd friendship of their" fellow' . J?onth Carolinians: Horry is in- \ - ^dependent, bnt not exclusive, self-J centered nor selfish: ? ; This was demons!rated by the cordial wel Come extended to the ..press pa?ty, the generous and iigracious "?bspitality of whieh they were -the. V -. recipients every hour of thejr stay. In no particular has nature been tygenerous in *:idcwing Horry coun ty with riches fnan Jn ?fee gift of Myrtle-Beach, the finest, safest and j ..jaakOst extensive l*each on.-.the South Atlantic coa^t. It ;?tretches in ? #. ' long, sweeping, gentle kitstve from "Murrell's Iniet 'or. the Sb?th to the Kerth Carolin.'t hner^m?es cf bean ; tSfuU hard, broad beach-?-?inbroken ' by island or maifh larid:' the view of the broad, bl?*e nuc ocean nnobscured in any direction- The trees grow almost to" the-' water*.* edge, and onj -may drive his car from Paris Mountain . and park it ?Kder the shade of an oak within sight and hearing of the never silent surf. There is space along ; the shore for thousands of summer homes of health and pleasure jobbers; even the hundreds of .thousands nrho flock . to Atlantic ?iCtty would not overcrowd Myrtle Beach's opulently ample'space. The Mvrtle Beach Farms Cor ft?ration, which owns, andi operates the Myrtle Beach hotel, holds 'sixty-five thousand acres of land in , .ane body facing on the ocean. The hotel, annex and cottages will com fortably accommodate ' a large crowd of visitors. Many cottages on the beach are owned by Con way. Marion, Florence' and Dillon people who spend t^eir "summers here. A recent development this season is the Myrtle>- Beach Yacht Club, a large and modernly equip _ ped three-story club house, having all the appointments of a. first class - hotel* The club house is primarily for the use of members, many of whom haye erected cottages z*ear the club house; but it is a great addition to the resort. There is a large dance paviHon at both hotel and ehib house with a good orches tra to furnish .music at each. -The -members of the Association, one... and alL. ..enjoyexl the outing and were so delighted with the many attractions of the beach that it was difficult to combine .business and pleasure in due proportion; but despite the outside attractions the sessions of th? . association., were well Attended . and, gjreat interest was sljown. ' . . It was the concensus of opinion that this-meeting.-was one . of the most successful, most enjoyable in every respect, from start tp^nish, held in years. . This^ gratifying re sult was 4ue chiefly to the hospi tality and the unwearied atten tions of our hosts, the Chamber jo? Commerce . and. the. people. of Conway, and the ideal surroundings in which- the meeting was .held ? ? ??-?? > sioxms m>ymG vp 41 de not regard Mr. Hays as a cause of the -clean-up;, of. the movies now in. progress," said an intelligent woman connected....with a picture house, ''but rather as an effect. .There has been a no ticeafeje tendency |n.:the pas? few' ye^^ ,.toward - .better and cleaner j movie?,. Employing Mr. Hays was ;nojt tlie beginning of the mnve xnent <by any means,, but -merely a pari of- the pro?ress.'' .^Censorship at the source, by which ehe n^sant-, censorship of the scenario before any part of the \ setting was*built or scenes shot, | this woman regarded .as the ] only, practical or effective kind of cen sorship. Her remarks are worth quoting: , "A scene which is bad for the morals of > the people of New York state musfc #lso. .be bad for the morals .^of:tH?aine, Kansas and Calj fornia. State censorship, differ ing in Its dicta in every state was not .only absurd.in ..its .effect, but 5TOfy c*>stly to operate. "As tor. morals, moreover, man agers in general are very glad tbat: $p. .era. is-.now dawning in which they will not be obliged to con tract for films before they are tralH, and play them whether they like them,, or not, or else be un able to get films at all. In the years in which I have been con nected! with pictareC houses, I have never yet seen , a . manager - who wanted indecent or saoggestive pic tures. But when the-manager jtjad to tai:e ^wbat; was ^sent. him, or go without, what,could he .do? Some times he I did his : own censoring and. actually cut ? out scenes him self. But this, was: npt always possible. , . "Movies were. something like gold rushes. The ground was new ajid previously. .; um worked. The first fortunes were made too fast, and many people lost their Heads in consequence. The boom is over now, and sanity is .appearing. Be fore long, movies wi? Jje a. busi ness-, conducted sensibly for the satisfaction of jj everybody - instead or' wi.I4.ly for the enrichment' and degeneration of a taw*" s COATLESS HEX ? The Washington Herald has protested, nobly against coats for men in summertime. Why is it required -thata gentleman wear: -his cc*at everywhere except on the golt Lnks or tixe tennis court or in the swimming pool? Dignity requires it, some say. Also, it- has always been the mark of a gentleman to wear a coat, no matter how ridiculous he. looks while mopping his face and brow or. fanning himsel f violently with straw hat or newspaper,.. , Sports costumes have emanci pated women so far as summer ap parel is concerned. Short sleeves, no collars, light and . attractive materials, loose-fitting, .straight lined costumes, all help the female of. th s species, .be she flapper or : dignified mother, to feel as com7 fortable as possible and to look cool and pleasant in the eyes of other mortals. Why can't men declare a little independence in this matter? The returning suspenders are to be worn beneath the shirt, so that dignity need not be sacrificed when the coat is removed. As ah office uniform the coatless outfit should make for increased com fort, increased efficiency and good temper. Why cling to the coat for any except formal occasions? Green, spots are being found on Mars. It may be envy because times are better on earth. The only thing worse than a poor man with a big family is a man so rich he hasn't any family. Philadelphia has built a fine me morial horse trough, Now all the town needs is & horse. Why Yucatan's life Hangs by a Fiber. . How the political and economic changes in one country often de pend upon conditions in a distant land are brought out in a bulletin issued from the Washington, D. C, headquarters of the National Geo graphic Society on Yucatan, which ; dispatches from Mexico describe as now being "a little Russia." ""The story ot Yucatan in recent times," says the bulletin, "is the story of henequen fiber. Offhand that doesn't seem to affect the average American to any great ex tent. But it does affect him every time he buys a loaf of bread. The story might be framed like that of the house that Jack built. Hene quen means reasonably cheap and plentiful binder tiwne: binder twine; makes possible the use of harvest- ' ing machines; harvesters cheapen! grain production; cheap grain] means cheap bread; and so hene-j quen?and arid Yucatan?play im-j portant parts in "feeding America and the world. Wealth From the American Farmer : '"The other side of the story? the rapid development of the hene quen industry and the pouring of wealth into Yucatan?chiefly from' the grain belt of North America? undoubtedly played its part in swinging the ' political pendulum from extreme feudalism to a close approach to socialism. "Henequen, which is a sort of cactus not unlike the century plant or the 'pulque, cactus' in appear ance, had been grown in Yucatan since 'prehistoric times and its fiber was used in local plantation and village industries. But there was no outside market of considerable magnitude for the fiber until the' increasing u'se of harvesting ma chinery in the United States creat ed 2t demand for large quantifies of binder twine. ' ' America's Land of Feudalism "Before what may be called the henequen era' ih Yucatan a travel er in! the country might have! imagined?with a few concessions I "to race and climate?that he was in'fhe heart of Europe's old feud alism. Some of the principal land owners . had truly baronial estates, through which one could travel for '<?ays. On the most extensive es tates' were scattered half a dozen qr more great stone castle-like haciendas in the care of major dpmos. In these sumptuous dwell ing "members of the owner's fam ily'might not spend a night a year, fqr. they lived for the most part in state in the capital, Merida, or spent their time traveling in Eu rope or the United States. In those days cattle raising was' the chief industry in Yucatan and prosperity never reached below the few mem bers of the propertied class. ''Climate and physical conditions! gave Yucatan its feudalism. Thej surface of the country consists of only the- thinnest of soil and un derneath is porous limestone. The climate is dry and hot half, the year but there is a reasonable amount of rainfall during the other six months. Yucatan is one of the few areas in which there is an ap preciable rainfall, but ho streams or even stream beds. As fast as the rain falls during the rainy sea son it seeps through the thin soil and soaks into the limestone. The lack of surface water and the fact that hardly any food crops can be grown oh much of Yucatan's poor soil made it practically impossible for the peons, to exist except under the wings of the great landholders. Peonage Through Waterworks "The latter constructed capacious reservoirs at their haciendas in which enough water was stored dur ing the rainy season to supply all their retainers through the six months' dry period. The situation.! was helped out, too, by the cen otes, the unique waterholes of Yu catan, aparently formed by a fall ing in of the roofs of subterranean j j lakes. In most cases these queer ! j natural reservoirs were owned by j the landed proprietors. "Toward the close of the nine teenth century, henequen produc tion shouldered out cattle produc-1 tion from the place of first impor- ! tance and before many years the! fibre dominated the life of the coun- j j fry. The old feudal system remain- I !"ed largely unchanged, however, and the landowners became extremely wealthy. But some of the prosper ity inevitably filftered down to a growing middle class and even to the plantation laborers, and soon Yucatan gave indications of a po litical turbulence unknown in the feudal days. Super-prosperity From the War "When the world war came prosperity reached its peak in Yu catan with henequen fiber selling for as much as 19 cents a pound. The few landowners were no long er able to dominate the state gov ernment and the laborers and their friends who gained control re shaped the entire scheme of things. Wages of workers were fixed by legislation at $5.25 to $24.00 (in United States money) for each 8 hours. After the armistice the price of henequen fell sharply and by 1921 it had fallen to 4 cents or less. The wage laws remained unchanged and many of the plantations, care fully tended for years, were aban doned to wild growth. The country is now experiencing what is de scribed by observers as its greatest economic crisis. "Yucatan is the thumb, which with the finger of Florida almost encloses the Gulf of Mexico. It is for the most part a flat plain, its highest hills being measured in only hundersd of feet. It is one of the first lands to which the world faring Gulf Stream gives its warmth. The Egypt of America "Cortez touched first in Yuca tan in 1519 on his way to conquer! Mexico. Oror- of his followers who | undertook the subjugation of the j peninsula in 3 527 found the won derful ruined temples and palaces of the old Maya cities whose beau ties and wonders have earned for Yucatan the title 'The Egypt of America.' These people built stone structures of excellent masonry, true angles, and smooth, vertical faces, as early as the beginning of the Christian Era, when the peo ple of northern Europe were living in reed huts* They had astrononii? i f cal observatories, an accurate4 cal endar, and a far better numerical system than the Romans. They seem to have been on the verge of . achieving a true civilization when the Conquistadores came." Xejd and Hasa: A Probable Poli tical Entity If. France has made a treaty with the Sultan of Xejd and Hasa, as reported, the ma| who runs a watch factory in Massachusetts, owns a cotton plantation in Georgia, or makes .phonograph records in Xew- Jersey has a right to prick up his ears, says a bulletin from^ the Washington, B. C, headquar ters of the National Geographic So -eiety. "The American business man is [ alert to news of his customers, even though that commercial abstrac tion, the 'ultimate consumer,' is the wearer of a wrist watch who has halted his camel caravan un der a" friendly palm, an olive Arab maid whose trousered costume of American cotton cloth is set off by a goat's hair toque, or a band of rpystering pearl divers who seek somniferous surcease from their work among the sharks by gazing nightly at the very ancient con tortions of a drab lady of Arabia to the tune of a new American graphophone. A Song For A Mermaid's Tear "To note that a prima donna has { traded a song for a mermaid's tear from the waters off the mountains 'of the mist, does not sound like traded -But when Mme. Blan\k, whose voice commands ten-'dol lars per seat, is. in ;the market"' for . a string of Bahrein ; pearls, th?e; jewelers on Fifth; Avenue or Bond Street wax business/ like. Yet thje first, statement is as literal as the second. If one translates Arabic place names into English but does:; not translate commodities into doM lar marks he has a ready antidote.: for much that seems mystical. As for the song, it may. be reeor?e?y and produced again for the ears of the divers who gathered the pearls. "The daily life in the oasis patch;-7 es of desert rimmedj Xejd, with its dromedaries and dates and horses of high pedigree is fascinating enough, but the Persian Gulf coas tal strip from Keweit down to Ka tar is all the stranger for the pres ence of customs of many far away lands. "Here slavery survives in spite of jnteraational conventions to the contrary, and nomad sheiks wear dollar watches. Here the fleabit-1 ten camel is the freight car arid the Arabian horse the limousine, i though automobiles have been in troduced and a railway runs down ! from Bagdad, through Eden-land, to the head of the Persian. Gulf. H<?wever; the shrine of romance of this new land which is diyerging, along with Hejaz, Mesopotamia and Transjordinia", as a political en tity, lies in the waters off the Bahrein Islands. Depends Upon Whims of Pretty Women "Here brown men .play . with death so the swains of many -.races may spell their love of women in pearls. A pearl buyer at Basra casually let fall the enduring truth which will be seized by the slogan writer who tries to, 'promote' Bah- i rein?'As long as there are pretty women there will be men buying pearls.' **The stalwart naked diver who clamps his nostrils with a forked bone, plugs his ears with beeswax and ties a stone to his feet, faces other perils than sharks. Poison rays may sting him, there is the ever present danger of staying too long under water, and the slower death from successive bleedings of the nose, caused by deep diving. The diver has little time to think of dangers but he must not become too absorbed in his submarine search to jerk the cord which sig- j nals his comrades to pull him up. j Xlght Life is Tumultuous "The diving season lasts from j June to November and the waters j during that period aTe flecked with I several thousand boats from which, the divers work. In each of these boats are from half a dozen to a dozen men and ashore are many buyers, traders, and 'hangers on.' Of the night life one writer says: " 'A night on this barbaric, tu multuous beach is not readily for gotten. A long row of mud-wall ed straw-covered coffee shops stretches the length of Menameh's j water front, and from red sunset j till flaring, noisy dawn the revels of the careless boatmen run their! brawling course. There are cheap, gaudy native theatres, too, where slovenly Arab girl3, all beads, bracelets, anklets, spangles, and tattoo 'v^rk, wriggle and sway through the sinuous dances of the Oriental midways/ "From these islands the Phoe nicians are believed to have gone north to the Mediterranean. They are only twenty miles off the coast of Hasa, to the south of El Katif, city of underground water which gushes from many springs." Chinese Army Led by Christian i General. Peking, May 25 (By Mail)?Gen era! Feng Yu-shiang is known known throughout China as a Christian commander who reads to his troops from the Bible. He led Wu Pei-fu's soldiers in the battle outside the gates of Peking. To j him is credited the first victories j which resulted in the rout of Chang j Tso-lin's forces and their retreat from the vicinity of the Chinese | capital to a point north of Tient-j sin. When the wounded from General Feng's division were treated it was found that each wore on his left arm a strip of parchment up on which was written: "All officers should die loyally, faithfully and bravely for God and country. "The enemy must be killed; if the rifle is broken, use the butt; if the butt is broken use the fist; if the fist is disabled use the teeth. "If one loses his life in rescuing a wounded companion, that is true bravery." No self-made man ever left out the working part*_ I To-day's Best Jokes and Stories The street hawker -was selling: j neckties by the public library while I his cappers watched for the sign Of I a bluecoat. He had to work fast. "This here scarf,", he shouted, "makes a gent look dressable and you'd pay three bucks for it at j any mawdeest's. I brung these over from Paris myself. The king of Paris wore one exactly like this at the grand ball given at the Buss de Balcony." A capper stepped up and bought one. "Ah!" said the hawker, "Mr. Pierpont Morgan takes this one."?O. O. Mclntyre, in St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Did you read about. the . scout who swallowed "his teaspoon?" "No; what happened to him?" "Nothing, except that he can't stir."?Boys* Life. Her Second Husband: "You're always complaining! It was. neces sary for you to remarry, you know, madam!" "Yes, I know I was wrong to re marry. And if only my husband had been with me when yon pro posed, he would never have permit ted it."?Le Regiment. . "And shall we do nothing to celebrate the centenary of. the au thor of The Talking Animals' ?" "Yes. We shall reopen Parlia ment!"?II Travaso (Rome). - v "Why is your wife so jealous of yourtypist?" g "Well, you see, my wife used to be my typist!"?London Mail. ? ?-?- 3 ? Friend (to bald-headed, man): *'Does.the barber charge you full -jpriee for a hair-cut ?'' B. H. Man: "Worse than that, old man. He considers it such a joke that he adds an amusement tax."?Cross Cuts. ' A little girl, for the first time in the country, watched the farmer's wife plucking a hen. After a care ful scrutiny of the tedious process, asked the young visitor: "Have you to undress it every night?"? Life. Fleurette: "I have been to see that new play of Machin's." Marie: "Full of idea3, isn't it?" Fluerette: "Yes; I especially no ticed a skirt of lace, crossgored, a coat in a new shade of gray, and an orange tunic decorated ,with green spots!"?La Baionnette. "Monsieur," said a timid young man, entering the" office of an in dustrial magnate, "I sent you yes terday a letter, pertaining to Mademoiselle, your daughter?? "I see. It was a bill of 320 francs for silk stockings, wasn't it?" "No, Monsieur." "No? Then it must be that lit tle statement of 880 francs for hats?" "Not that either, Monsieur. My communicaiton?" "Wait a minute, here it is. It must be this other statement of 1, 240 francs for summer dresses?" "Not exactly. Monsieur. To tell the truth, my letter requested the hand of your daughter in mar riage." "Her hand, eh? Well, my dear fellow, I don't know who you are, but I give it to you with all my heart. Take her, but take her quick, for she just telephoned me that she had sent for the car in order to make a new raid on the shopping distrcit."?L'Elbeuvein. Kind Friend (as the funeral pro cession starts): "Of course you are sorry for your dear uncie, mon petit, but try not to cry so hard.' Small Boy: "Oh, that isn't the trouble?it's because mama wen't let me ride -beside the driver oh the pretty black wagon."?Le Rire. Miss Seventeen Year Old and very j much kissed was beginning to have J vain regrets. "Mother, did you love to flirt when you were young?" "I'm afraid I did, dear," answer ed her mother. "And were you ever punished for it, mother?" she asked wistfully. "Yes, dear. I married your fath er."?Dallas Times. "Isn't that the limit?" said the thirsty passenger as the outward bound Atlantic linei* passed the three-mile limit buoy.?Life. Mrs. Squiggs used to take a great interest in various asylums. Dur ing a visit to one a certain old man roused her special compassion. "How long have you been here?" she asked him. "Twelve years," was the reply. After asking him a few more questions she passed on. Turning to her guide, she noticed, a smile on his face. On asking him the reason, she heard, to her consternation, that the old man was no less than the medical su perintendent. In great haste she rushed back to make her apolo gies. "I am so sorry, doctor!" she said. -This has taught me a lesson. I'll never judge by appearances again." ?Erie News. Candidates Cards -:-c?" FOR CONGRESS. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Congress from the Seventh Congressional District, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic party. I also wish to take this op portunity to say that if elected I shall endeavor to faithfully dis charge the duties of the office and to merit the confidence and sup port of the people. ANDREW J. BETHEA. Candidate for Congress. ? ? ? England is mad because we are buying all her art treasures; but look at the treasure she is getting. Brides are surprised to ' learn that when men don't shave their whiakoM grow longj_^ RUSSIANS GIVEN FIRST DECISION Delegates Told That World Must Enow Soviets' Exact Situation Before Action The Hague, June 27 (By the As sociated Press).?De termined to go to the limit of conciliation, Eu rope's delegates acceded to the Russian request to discuss credits first and at the initial joint meeting of the conference today, Russian proposals were heard and an un equivocal reply was m?de*to them. \ The formal Bolshevik request for an arrangement for loans or cred its was met by the pronounce ment on the part of the allies that before there could be any* thought of credits the world must know the exact situation in Russia and what the Soviets! intended to do with .the. credits. Moreover, the Rus sians were informed that capital could only flow to Russia in pro portion to the reestablishment of confidence and confidence largely, depended upon what the Bolsheviki did about private property and debts'. ' All three questions it was| declared were interdependent, and inseparable. Maxim Litvinoff, s head of the Soviets agreed to supply detailed information. The Bolsheviki re sumed their communique habit, begun at Genoa, by Issuing tonight ? copy of a letter sent to President Patyn of the . cenrtal commission demanding to know where France and Belgium stood and whether they intended to adhere to their at titude'of aloofness adopted at Ge noa on.the question of restoration of private property confiscated by the Soviet government. In ihe closing days of the Genoa conference France and Belgium de clined to adhere to resolutions in dorsed by the other states concern ing the " method of restoration of private property in Russia owned by foreigners. Care of The growing Stock. Clemson College, June 27.?-The po.ultryman's success is determined largely by the care and manage ment that he gives his growing stock. If the young chicks do not get proper attention, they will not develop into healthy, active, robust adults. Too much Care can not' be given the growing stock, for from these birds come the profits, sug gests N". R. Mehrhof, Extension Poultry Specialist. The right environment is essen tial. Proper housing facilities should therefore be provided and the young chicks should not "be overcrowded. In order that they may develop into* "healthy adults, they 'must be fed the proper rations, the type of ration depending upon the product desired." In feeding to develop the pullets, a ration' is needed that will put on weight gradually and also jceep; them In a healthy condition. In feeding for meat production, it is necessary to confine the birds and feed fattening mashes. Green feed is essential for the growing stock. It aids in the diges tion of the other feeds and acts as a laxative and is indispensable in; the ration. To keep the direct rays of the sun from the chicks, it is advisable to provide plenty of shade. Sanitation in and about the young stock is absolutely neces sary. For this reason it is neces sary to keep the yards free from dead carcasses; to spade up the yard and plant' rye, oats,' or rape; and to allow the birds to have a dust bath to keep them, free from Uce. The mash recommended below has given very satisfactory results and should be fed wherever it is possible to obtain all of the in gredients: Mash for Pullets? 300 pounds of wheat bran, 101) pounds of wheat middlings, 100 pounds of corn meal, ? 100 pounds of ground oats, 101) pounds of meat scrap. This mash should be kept before them all the itme. If buttermilk or sour milk is not fed separately, add 100 pounds of dried butter milk powder. The scratch grain is composed of equal parts of cracked corn and wheat. It should be fed morning! and night, enough to nearly satisfy j their appetites. Feeding Milk. ? Nothing will j stimulate the appetite more or keep j the digestive system in better condi-1 tion than the frequent use of sour! skim milk or buttermilk paste. All J the sour skim milk or clabber j that can be. obtained should be J used. Buttermilk in the paste form should be fed at the rate of 5 pounds to 100 birds. That Lost Criminal in the Peniten tiary. ? f Columbia, June 28.?O. Bran num, is the Orangeburg negro, who was reported to have been "lost" in i the state penitentiary, his sentence of death never having been exe cuted, and yet his appeal never having been perfected. The negro has merely been boarding at the state's expense for four years. Four years ago he was convicted \ of attempted assault on a small colored girl. He was defended by A. J. Hydrick and Sims & Sims of the Orangeburg bar, appointed by the court. Later E. B. Friday took over the proceedings. Mr. Hydrick was elected solicitor and he felt that he should be too active in the negro's behalf. On June 8th the former solicitor, who prosecuted the case, and the present solicitor, who was one of the defenders of the boy when he was in court, asked Governor Harvey to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. The governor now has this petition un der advisement. 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever, It kills the genas. N LANEY DENIES HE'S BLEASE SUPPORTER I Chesterfield Man Denounces Current Report Allendale, June 27.?S?rround ed by an audience composed of-cit ? izens who boast that the youngest I county in the state is the best, as pirants for state offices today in the city hall of Allendale, delivered their appeals for suffrage. Ap proximately three hundred voters attended the meeting and a large portion remanied until the last j speaker had been heard. ( Senator George K. Laney, of Chesterfield county, who is offer ing for governor of the state, took a major portion of his time today to a denial of the report which is current that he is an ac tive supporter of former Governor Blease and denounced emphatical ly the person who had started this false rumor as a "cowardly eur." Mr. Laney turned to his oppon ents on the platform and exonerat ed them of any connection with this report, and referred to the aud ience hsi public record in the leg islative halls of South Carolina as the best proof that he could offer in refutation of this statement. Mr. Laney invited investigation of his public record and private life and j declared that in no way had he [ever aligned himself with former I Governor Blease . other than at ; times when he thought it was to ! the best interests of .South Caro i lina and her citizens. "I am not, ?nor have I ever been a supporter ! of the policies of Cole L. Blease, . but I have always labored for the best interests of agriculture, a just and proportionate distribution of school jfunds and the enforcement of All ?:Iaws on the statue books of the Estate of South Carolina; and the federal government," WATT'S MILL HEARING Reference in Suit Involving ?500^)00 Scheduled Today v - . Greenwood, June 27.?A refer ence in the suit brought by a num ber of the stockholders of Watt's Mill against the mill, involving about $500,000 will be held in Laurens tomorrow before F. P. McGowan, appointed special refe ree by Circuit Judge John S. Wil son. The plaintiffs are represented by Tillman, Mays & Featherstone, of Greenwood, of Laurens. The defendant corporation is represent ed by Haynesworth & Haynes worth, and W. G. Sirrine, of Green ville. The case has been pending several months. It was called at the spring term of Court of Com - mon Pleas in Laurens! and a spe cial-referee appointed by the court. ' The plaintiffs allege that on April 7, 1909, an issue of preferred stock aggregating $200,000 was aw throized and- subsequently issued. They also allege that it was pro vided that "all of the said prefer red stock of this issue outstanding on April 21, 1921. shall on the .said date be redeemed and paid off by the corporation at par, plus ac crued and unpaid dividends." The plaintiffs further say that notwith standing the provision, no part of the principal and accrued dividends on the stock have paid, although the date fixed for retirement of the stock has been passed. Judgment is sought by the plaintiffs in be half of themselves and the other stockholders against the mill for the amount of thei rstock at par plus accrued dividends amounting to approximately $500.000 now. Named, as plaintiffs are, S. J. Crajg, H. Nichols, Allison Lee, C. R. Moseley, Nannie B. Sullivan, B. A. Sullivan, Jr., George H. Blake ley, I. W. Fowler. L. MeKennedy, agent, John N. Wright, E. A Simp son, and Andrew Manning. Mars is only 42,000,00 miles away. People on rough roads in flivvers should keep their heads down. Grove's OhHI Yonipi j [Makes tie Bocfy Makes the Blood Rick sod Schreiber in Jail ^ On Boston Request Man Who Was Kidnapped by Ij- Masked Men Now Held at I Macon f j Macpn. Ga., June 27.?Dr. Eu ? gene Schreiber, who was bound and i gagged by a band of masked mea ? jand carried to the outskirts of' tfce j city late last Saturday night- and ordered to leave the city and w5cq has been making his. plans to Cpm-._ ply with the orders, was arrested I this afternoon on a warrant charj:-. jing him v;ith abandonment of ^ ? r minor children, who live at Boston, [ Mass. The' only charge appearing: on? the police blotter against Dr, Eu gene Schreiber was that of loiter ing. Chief of Police Martin Thompson explained that he hacfcft telegram from Superintendent . -*of j Police Crowley of Boston to arrr1 [ Dr. Schreiber and hold him on. indictment " warrant obtained I that city cb^ging him with j sertion of his minor children, (abandonment and non-snpport,25o ?bail will be accepted in the eaag, jit was said. ! Dr. Schreiber was just packing [his. office effects preparatory fc> ! leaving the city during the night, it j was stated by the officers, when j they made the arrest. He appear led surprised. I . Lawyers called, into the case, "the j same ones who filed his petition j'for divorce here, said that tnfcj I would fight extradition. Mrs. yera Bergenheim, the miss* who has figured in the case tocigy,, left Saturday night, shorty ai^r-: the kidnaping of Dr. Schreiber" and , is said to be in Jaclcsony?ie-, FJa^ hwith her two daughters. * * ??? ; Tranquil: 44j$c?&%v Synonymy. 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He will be glad to demonstrate without charge or fit them , if de sired. Euskiess .demands pneyeiSi stopping at any other place in thi* section. P. S.?Every statement in tins no tice has been verified befone t&e Federal and State C?urfs.?-^, Home Office, 117 No. Dearborn Stl:^ Chicago. _JjfcI: Cares Malaria, Fever, BiHous Fevers Colds and LaGrippe. The National Bank of South Carolina Of Sujnter,S. C. The Bank With the Chime Clock. The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Capital $300,000 Surplus and Profits STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE Give us the Pleasure of Serving YOU. C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. EARLE ROWLAND, Acorns Produce Large Oaks. The same is true of a bank account. Many people wonder why we are so anxious to secure small accounts, some of which are started with deposits so small they do not pay the cost of handling. Our answer to this is we are building for the future for we know many of these accounts will grow and in time become very profitable. The small depositor may be one of our most valued customers in the future. The boy who starts a savings with a dollar may grow in a few years to be a business man of commercial importance. We would like to have1 you boys get in the habit of bank ing with us now, so that we can count on you in years to come. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTES, S. C