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lie Watchman and Somthron fcftered at the Postoffiee at Sum ter, S. C, as Second Class Matter. V PERSONAL. Mrs. J. R. Owen and little ?ughter, Sara Lcnes, and Mrs. >wen*s sister. Louise Humphries. *&' Sunday morning for Knoxville nd Clinton, Tenn., where they will pend the summer with relatives. > - : Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Fleming spent unday in Columbia. They were eeompanied to the capital city by heir sister, Mrs. Sale, who has een visiting them for some time. Mr. H. R. Barrow of Orange-, urg was the week-end guest of Irs. Marion Wates. Miss Claudia Meyer of Darling - an is visiting her grandmother. Irs:' Lewis,. ^ . .. . - Master Bob Hall of ?rangeburg * visiting his aunts, Mrs. Marion Vatts and Mrs. J. D. Cribb. " Mrs. J. D. Cribb and children ave returned from a five week's tay in Marion. Mr. G. I/. Adams spent Sunday i Columbia with friends. Master LaFayle Adams is visit ig- relatives in Columbia. ' Rev. J, C. Barley and son, Mr. I. C. Bailey; of Rock Hill, spent Ipnday morning in the city. Messrs. B. B. Boykin, B. B. Jr.. Jbertus and Mrs. Whistler of '.amden spent Sunday in the city ,-ith Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Clarke. ?Mr. C. M. Emanuel and little aughter returned Monday from "lorence, where they spent sever ays . .Mrs. William Mcllwain left Tues day morning for . Charlottsviile. . ~a.,^ to spend several days wit elatives. ? Mr. Clifton Moise has gone to dewberry to teach in the summer, chool at Newberry College. Misses L?he and Neil Folsom and heir cousin, Mr. Geo. Rails, motor d-through the. country to Colum >ia Monday afternoon to spend one ^ two days. ?: Mrs. C. H. James accompanied by i'er son, Mr. MerTey, a student of Draughon's Business College, and viiss Bonnie Singleton, has returned torn Jefferson, where she visited xer uncle, Mr. Miles Threat and ?rs. Frank Bird. Mr. Merley James has returned to ^ciumbia. to resume his studies at >raughon's College, having paid his nether. Mrs.'c James, a visit. Mr. C. P. Gable and family, of 5aWe, passed through the city Tuesday morning enroute to Ashe ?i^le, by auto, wh^re they will spent he" balance of *.he summer. Misses Jeanette White. ' Dorita ioise, Elizabeth China. Lucia Mc _ees of Greenwood and Mildred founts of Laurens wea to Pawley's >land Monday afterwDon to spend everal days. ? Sirs. Julia E.. Gruber* who has >eeh , visiting her sister, Mrs. W?[ ?. Folsom, for seme time, return si? to Columbia Tuesday morning. Mrs. George Rails will retui Tuesday afternoon from Lake Jun jsluska. N. C, where she attended he. Southern League Convention. - Miss iXell Ard is visiting rela tes in Savannah and Tybee ?each, Ga. - Mr. H. D. Bell left Wednesdi naming for Darlington on busi >ess. . Miss Annie Florence Fender tent to Columbia Wednesday n^rning to ^spend several days vith Miss Vera Merchant. ."Miss Sadie '.House, of Charlotte s .the guest of her friend, Miss liary- Cross. - Misses Lila Smith and Pear Sellins left Wednesday mornii or Cades to spend several days. -Mr. James Bowen, formerly of his. city, passed through the city Vednesday morning from Manning n route to Raleigh, 'where he has position. ? Miss Sara Herbert Of Bennetts ille, aftre spending sometime in >rangeburg. passed through the ity Wednesday morning' return og .to her home. Miss Edna Ester Boney left Tuesday for Wallace, N. C, to isH relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bynum re ufned Tuesday after spending the ^eek-end in Rock Hill with the ormer's mother. Mi^s M. I. Moses left Wednesday lorning for Sullivan's Island to pend- several days. The many friends of Miss Nettie iuBose will regret to hear that he-.was. taken to the hospital ?"ednesdav morning to undergo an peration for appendicitis. Mr. C. G. Rowland is spending he week in Richmond. - . Misses Margaret and Mary peake of Rock Hill are visiting frs. J. D. Heidtman. Miss" Harriet Lucius of Elliotts 5 visiting Miss Blanche Spann. . Miss Doride McGill of Kingstree jjthe guest of Mrs. William Craw ord on Church St. Mrs. W. D. Blanding and Aughter, Ellen, of Lexington. Ky.. re in Sumter on a visit of several *eeks to relatives and friends. .Mrs.. R. G. Smith and children, f Orange burg spent yesterday in umtef. Miss Ecy Brown, of Bishopville, 4 spending a few days in Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ivey, Mr. hd Mrs. F. K. Lake and Mrs. ohnson McKagen of Florence -mo ored to Hendersonville' Wednesday b spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. Z. L. McCoy. Mrs. F. E. Burrus went to Co lmbia Wednesday morning to visit er noice. Mrs. Beverley M. En lish in Shandon. Mrs. W. H. Cole left' Thursday jorning for Hendersonville to pend the balance of the summer. Miss Mary Lindsay of Chester, /ho has been visiting Mrs. R. L. fcLeod. returned to her home on Thursday morning. Mrs. Annie Bradford went to heviile Thursday morning to pend several weeks. Mr. X?ouis Lyons -A-ent to Colum ia Thursday morning on business. Captain P. P. Finn left for Co umbia Thursday morning on a Usiness trip. Mrs. Rosa Durne went to Fayettc Hle Thursday morning to visit her Ister. Miss Marie Rryson of M<">untville returned to her home Wednesday morning after enjoying an extend ed visit to Miss Lillis McCollum. Mr. C. J. Jackson of Hagood was in the city Thursday on busi ness. Death. ? Mr. Jeremiah Croghan, single, j aged 71. died Wednesday at 3:06 j p. m. at the Toumey Hospital, i Mr. Croghan v.-as born in Sumter ! and was a farmer. His mother "and j father were born in Ireland. He j was a brother of Messrs. Charles Croghan and Thomas Harney of Washington and an uncle of Mr. E. I. Reardon and Mrs. J. W. McKiever. The funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Anne's Catholic church. MEETING OF FRUIT GROWERS Second Annual Carolinas Sand Hills Peach Show Hamlet, July 12.?Everything is set in readiness for the second an nual Carolinas Sandhills Peach ! Show to be held; in Hamlet, X. C. July 25th, which will be conducted this year on a large scale with a program *to interest every peach grower in the Sandhills of the two Carolinas and' exhibits of the best grades of peaches grown in this section. In addition there will be exhibits of orchard machinery, implements and supplies and lec tures and demonstration on the conservation of by-products. Word has been received from all over the Carolinas and o\her near by sections of interest in the peach show and with the greatly enlarged program and exhibits it is ? reasonable to' expect that the at ! tendance will be far in Excess of that ! of last year. Those in attendance [ last year came from seven states j and forty-eight communities. The j fact that the possibilities of peach ! culture in the Sandhills are becom ing known far and wide makes ah institution like the Peach Show I more attractive and valueable to j the orchardist. It is confidently j expected that every community in j the Carolinas .will" be represented j at the show having been attracted by the high grade fruit being rais ed. It i*s the purpose of the Peach Show to assist the grower in every way. possible to secure the latest information on handling his crops and to maintain the same high grade of orchards which have been started jn the sandhills. To the end arrangements have been made to have exhibited machinery, im plements and materials which are used* in modern orchard develop ment: also, the possibilities of pre serving the products which are ordinarily allowed to go to waste because of inability to market all the orchard produces. In addition to having the cooper ation of the department of agricul ture of the United States and the ; two Carolinas, the Seaboard Air I Line railway, Clemson College and j the Hamlet Chamber of Commerce. 1 we "will this year have Mrs. Jane S. t McKimmon, state home demonstra j tion agent to talk on conservation i of by-products and with a corps of : assistants will -give actual demon - | strations of canning and preserv j ing. This should be of interest to every grower and housewife in the 1 section. I Because of the fact that there is ' no place under roof large enough j to accommodate the attendance j expected it has been decided to j have the show in a large tent which t will be located at the corner of { Main and Raleigh streets. With ' this arrangement it will be possible i to accommodate a much larger i crowd than was possible last year j and will permit of the exhibits of i machinery*, tractors, etc., on a lot I adjoining to the tent. Arrange i ments will be made for actual ! demonstrations of machinery, j The Peach Show being establish j ed as an annual event it has been j decided to award premiums for the ; best fruit of each variety exhibited. ; One can readily realize the value [to the orchardist who markets his j peaches under the label bearing the statement that he was awarded \ the first premium at the Carolina's ; Sandhills IVach Show. It is pur l posed to endeavor in this manner ! to raise the standard of peaches j to an even higher grade. Com*1 j petent peach men will be judges. For the convenience of those i who come by train, who might care I to visit orchards while picking, ; packing and shipping operations ! are under way :t has been arrarrg I ed to '-conduct a tour on the day i following the peach show, July > 26th. Any one wishing to make j the trip should notify S. W. Clark, ; Chairman Entertainment Commit i tee. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON Testdye Otx>-? HtjEO Low Clow C\o&? Jar!.21.33 22.30 21.83 22.25 21.92 March . _ ?21.73 22.23 21.73 22.18 21.80 May.21.50 21.85 21.50 21.85 21.53 i July .. - . 22.27 22.68 22.22 22.61 22.26 ! Oct .. . 22.30 22.84 22.24 22.71 22.7! lOec.22.15 22.67 22.12 22.57 22.18 Spots 35 up. 22.85. NEW ORLEANS COTTON Tettdyf Opes. High Low CIom Olo** Jan.21.40 21.86 21.38 21.86 21.42 j March .. _ 21.28 2l.fi? 21.28 2l.fi7 ?|.*>-> July_22.44 22.52 22.43 22.52 22.20 j Oct.21.80 22.25 Ti?M 21./I :Dec .. _..2I.56 22.06 21.55 22.02 21.60 Spots unchanged, 22c. Liverpool Cotton. January ._ ._ . 12.39 March . i7.?s May _. _ _ ._ 12.13 J??iy . !.>.*.? October . _. 12.75 December ._ _ _ _ 12.50 Beccipts. 4,000; ales, 7,000; Middling, 13.50; oood Middling, i:i.Sy. Canton. July 11.?Sun Vat Sen. deposed president of South China, sailed into Canton harbor today aboard the gunboat Wingfung, es corted by two cruisers and un" de stroyer, after bombarding the Macao forts two miles below the city. Sun declared he would not again bombard the city proper. ? ? ? With bathing suits on the banks and booze ?>n the ships no wonder tho wild waves are wild. 1 WORLD NEU Washington, July 11.?The sen ate today adopted a resolution by Heflin requiring the publication in the August crop report of informa tion on the abandonment of cot ! ton acreage to July 1st. i Washington. July 11.?A discus sion of the industrial situation oc ! cupied the attention today of the j president and cabinet merrfbers j during a two hour meeting at the j White House, the rail and coal i strikes being specific topic3 of con versation. Edgefield. July 10.?George J. Thompkins was drowned at Smith's pond near Trenton yesterday af ternoon. He went in swimming, and as soon as he touched the wa ter he went down, and did not rise again. It is thought the imme diate cause of death was heart fail ure. He was a native of North Carolina; but had lived here sev eral years. Chicago, July 11.?Interference with United States mails became a serious development today in the strike situation. Failure to operate mails on the Missouri Kansas and Texas and Baltimore & Ohio roads was reported by the po3t- j office department which also had a j report that three thousand miles of j the Wabash road had ceased op- j eration partially due, however, to [ \ a shortage of coaL j Roanoke, July 11?Not a single; j clerk struck at the general offices j j of the Norfolk & Western here at i j 10 o'clock this morning, the time j set by chairman C. B. Lane, for} a general walkout, according to a} statement issued from the offices of the president of the road atj ten thirty today. St. Matthews, July 10.?Tester-j 1 day afternoon lightning struck and ; j set fire to the cotton warehouse of! j C. A. Zeagler and W. J. Zeagler i I at Lone. Star, burning 178 bales, j j It is said that there was no inr i ? surance. 1 -_ ; Anderson, July 10. ? Judge; i George E. Prince has been taken j to Baltimore, where he will be in j the Johns Hopkins hospital for treatment. Judge Prince suffered I ! a collapse about two weeks ago I I and is just now able to go to Balti j more. where it is hoped that the ] * treatment of experts will be of i great benefit. - ' London. July 11.?French Pre-1 ! mier Poincare will probably be in- I i yited to London immediately for! i discussion with Prime Minister j ! Lloyd George of the reparations ! question as affected by the present ! condition in Germany, according ! to reports in official circles hefe. ? Washington. July 11?Frances j P. Garvan. alien property custo j dian in the Wilson administration j and now president of the Chemi cal Foundation, Inc.. brought to Washington today all records and I books of the Foundation to present ! to the special grand jury recently j impanelled to investigate war con : tracts. j , Paris. July 11.?The French gov \ ernment is opposed to any imme j diate meeting of allied powers to j discuss the reparations situation ' and will only consent to such [ meeting as a final step. This was ? made plain in official circles today, j after a conference between Pres i ident Duboise of the commission i and'Premier Poincare. j Paris, July 12.?The German I representatives today submitted to i the reparations commission a for i mal note requesting that a mora I torium on reparations payments i for the remainder of the present j year. The note stated that thirty i two million gold marks, due Sau j urday, were available, but recom j mended that this payment also be I waived. Crewe. Va., July 12.?Russell j Wiggins, a Norfolk and Western ! yard office clerk, was killed, and an unidentified man wounded ! when someone shot into a crowd I of picketing clerks at the station j here last night. Chicago. July .12.?Attorney Gen I eral Brundage. of Illinois, today ! offered a reward of a thousand I dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of per sons who committed murder and assault in connection with the strike of coal miners in Williams i son county. I Chicago. July 3 2.?No definite j reply to shopmen's strike settle i ment proposals was given to Chair j man Hooper of the Labor Board, j by representatives of railroad ex ! ecutives at their noonday confer {ence today. The executives said j they would notify Hooper of their j answer "later." Dallas. July 12.?Reports to the I Missouri. Kamsas. and Texas rail : road office here stated that one j man was wounded, and a dozen : others, some of them Deputy j United States Marshals, kidnapped j from the roads' shops at Denhison by a mob of a thousand and taken t?? the woods and beaten. London. July 12.?A rumor that ;in Irish republic had been pro claimed, at Cor k was printed in sev eral of today's newspapers under a Belfast date line. Tt Ts not con firmed from any other source. London. July lo.?The Bank of England today lowered its discount rate to three per cent, a reduction of one-half per cent from the figure established June 15th. Washington. .luly 1? Postmas ter General Work today prepared a letter to President Harding no tifying the executive (hrtt a nur 'S IN BRIEF vey prepared by all departments of the government showed that a thoroughly organized fleet of fifty thousand motor vehicles could be mobilized within 24 hours, should the shopmens* strike further inter fere with the movement of the mails. London, July 13?The decision of the present Irish Free State gov ernment to concentrate its energies on overcoming the republicans and establishing order throughout the country before summoning the new parliament is taken to indicate that military operations on a consider able scale are impending. Richmond. July 13.?H. J. Os born, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, announced today that strike orders are being sent to seventeen locals on the Chesapeake & Ohio rail road advising that walkout prob ably would not become effective "for several days." ? Baltimore. July 13.?Declaring it unable to.get assurances of protec tion to the lives of employes and property at important points, the Baltimore & Ohio today annulled the eight crack passenger trains between Chicago and the East. These were some among the road's finest trains with extra fare equip ment. Atlanta, July 12.?Lanier uni yersity, acquired last fall by the Ku Klux Klan, will be abandoned on September 1 next, and the educa tional activities of the klan trans ferred to the proposed University of America. Edward Young Clark, imperial wizard pro tern, of the klan announced today. ROAD FUNDS ALLOTED Columbia. July 12.?Allotment of $133,000 in federal aid to six counties and the hearing of nu merous requests for aid from other counties were the most important j actions of the state highway com ! mission at its monthly meeting ; here yesterday. Greenville county was allotted j$75?000 of federal aid for the ! Jones Gep road in that county, j this being the largest figure of the ; day. A large delegation was here j from Greenville in interest of ob I taining this aid, but the visit was j useless as the commission had al ! ready made the allotment before the citizens appeared on the scene of action. Greenwood county was awarded an allotment of $25.000 federal aid on the Dixie highway. Kershaw county was allotted '$15,000 for the Kershaw-Camden Sumter road. j Lee county was alloted $10,000 ! for the Bishopville-Darlingtoh' highway, a delegation appearing in behalf of the request for assist - I ance. Bamberg county received a $5,' j 000 allottment to complete the cbn i nection through the town of Den I mark, and Abbeville received $3, j 000 additional aid for a continua tion of federal aid project Xo. 181 j into the town of Abbeville. The commission ordered $20.000 I of aid held in reserve for Ches I terfield county and will give the I county 30 days to match this j amount. If the figure is not matcli ' ed by county funds the commis jsion will make the award to some j other county. i A request from Orangeburg I county that federal aid granted for j the Branchville-Dorange road be I transferred to a bridge over the j Edisto at the city limits of Orange ; burg on the Bamberg road was ap : proved by the commission. Or ; angeburg road authorities have as : sured the commission that the I Branchville-Dorange road will be j built without federal aid prior to j July 1 of next year. ; Kichland county's request that i one-half of the cost, estimated at 'about $10.000, be appropriated out i out of the motor vehicle license ac ! ruals to the county for 1923 for j constructing the roadway ? ap I proach to the Wateree river bridge j was approved. The Richland per manent roads commission will pro ! ceed immediately with the work of ! constructing the roadway, it was j indicated. ! Many delegations were heard during the day, practically all j wanting assistance in their coun i ties. . . i ? I RUN OUT OF TEXAS Dennison. Texas, July 13?Two ! imported workmen were seized j early today by a band of men. tak en to Red River, lectured and told ' to leave Texas. Two other men, ; who escaped the band are being : nought. Striking shopmen are closely j guarding every entrance to the Mis I souri. Kansas and Texas shops and ! roundhouses a3 the result of the I announcement that arrangements I have been made for a number of deputies to come here. ? ? ? ? Remedy fc.r Brown Rot. Editor Sumter Daily Item: I notice thi3 paragraph in Wed nesdays paper: ??Brown rot is causing great loss to local peach growers, and there is no known remedy for this dis ease." There is, of course, no remedy after the peaches are rotten, but there is a spray which will keep the peaches from rotting, namely, self-boiled lime sulphur. Direc tions for making and using this spray may be had for the asking, of the United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Hullelin Xo. 44 0. With best wi>h(>s to the peaches and the growerr, BILL WIXX. A stitch in time shows the man PROTEST BY SMITH AND DIAL FOR NAVY YARD - j Senior Senator Sends Radio gram to Secretary Denby in j Japan Asking Suspenion of i Order Until His Return I Washington. July 11.?Senator E. D. Smith called at the navy de partment the first thing this morn ing and registered with Acting Secretary Roosevelt a vigorous protest against the order of yes terday practically closing the j Charleston yard. j The senator dwelt upon the fact that by this surprising step the de I partment leaves a coast line of 2, . 0?0 miles without a navy yard while within 700 miles from Hamp ton Roads north there are five yards. He spoke of the fact that Secretary Denby had several times assured him that he knew of no in tention to close the Charleston yard. "The Acting Secretary flatly said j j they didn't have the money to keep j the yard open," Senator Smith t stated after the interview, and j added that he regretted having to j take this action of yesterday. Mr. ? Roosevelt declared that the order j was issued upon the mature and [ unanimous advise of his advisory j council. "I replied," continued Senator! Smith, "that this advice was con- j j trary to the opinion of every ad-' miral that had ever been at the; 'yard and I recalled the report of j [the Helm board. Not being ablej j to induce the acting secretary to i I suspend or modify his order, I told i him that I wished to send a cable I ! to Secretary Denby and was prom-! j lsed that the message would be I transmitted by' naval radio." This is the text of the radiogram j which Senator Smith then delivered ; to the department for transmission I by radio to Secretary Denby in jJapan: ; "Charleston Navy yara ordered i closed. Five yards north of Hat iteras continued. Charleston only j yard south of Hatteras. Can't you ? suspend order pending your return j for further investigation? j (Signed) "E. D. Smith, "United States Senator." Senator Smith .has been busily enlisting the interest of other sen ators in the situation, particularly I of the members of the navy com i mittee who have been strong for ? the maintenance of adequate naval i facilities in the country at large, i He has received a good deal of en ! couragement from these conversa jfibns. It is plain that the commit Itee was not aware of any such ! shortage of appropriations as would j I necessitate the closing of any of the i j existing, navy yards and Senator Smith is informed that there is a i great deal more money available ?how for yard maintenance . than 'there has been in any of the pre-N war years. Senator N. B. Dial also called on j jActing Secretary Roosevelt today' -{and asked that the closing order j j be'suspended, but obtained no more [satisfaction''than did Senator Smith, i The next move which Senator r?ial (intends to make is to call on Pres ] ident Harding and urge the presi j dent to have the order held up un j til Secretary- Denby's return. This afternoon Senator Dial addressed j the following letter to Acting Sec retary Roosevelt: "My Dear Mr. Secretary: "Since my conversation with you ! this morning relative to your dr ; dCrs of yesterday, closing up the ; j Charleston, S. C. navy yard, I j deem it proper to again call to your ; attention certain matters in con i nection with this yard which may I not have come to .y?ur knowl-; j edge heretofore. j "This yard was established many j years ago, and due to the fact it ' is the only navy yard or station on ! the Atlantic coast south of Hat j teras it must necessarily occupy a j most important strategic position! . This was clearly shown during the I world war when the port of Charleston was largely used for the sending out and the docking of ships for military purposes. "There is no question whatever in my mind that, ptoperly equipped ! and maintained, this yard would undoubtedly prove one of the most j useful and important in the United States. As stated, there are no j yards south of it on the Atlantic; coast and five larger ones north of it. This situation must itself be J obvious to you. hence I deem it j i unnecessary to dwell more at length I on the necessity of keeping this j j yard in commission, j "Please permit me to say, how- j ! ever, that aside from strategic as- [ i pects there are other features j j which make this yard an ideal one. j J Among these are the good climate! i at Charleston, the excellent railroad ! and other business facilities enjoy-! i ed by the employes of the yard and j esay access by water. "May I not ask you to rescind your order of yesterday and con , j tinue the operation of this im I portant navy yard ? "With high personal regards, I ! am, "Yours truly, "N. B. Dial." Both of the South Carolina sen ators arc receiving large numbers; of telegrams from Charleston citi- j zens and business organizations de ploring the closing of the navy yard and urging the senators to j do all in their power to have the j ? order rescinded. i L>ue to some of the roads being closed, the following is published j as a guide: Road to and from \ Wedgerield detour by Green Swamp j on Pinewood road. Mayesvilie J traffic detours by Oswego road. ; j Bishopville traffic detours by Os-1 j wego to intersection with Brewing- j j ton road, from there to White's j [Mill. Sumter Manning traffic de-: J tours East Liberty, cross railroad, | j turn to right, follow Shiloh road, 1 j which intersects with Radical road. , j following railroad brings one back [at Lauren's farm about o 1-2 miles ! from the city. The Pinewood. Cam j den and Oswego roads are open, no (detour-! necessary. The detour to {Pocalla is well marked through I Sbn nnontown. BATTLE IN THE SENATE OVER TARIFF Exorbitant and Indefensible Duty Placed on Irish Pota toes Washington, July ?The agri cultural-tariff bloc got another set back today in the senate, losing 33 to 24, its fight to make dutiable imported vegetable oils used in the ! manufacture of non-edible pro- j ducts. The senate without a roll j call approved rates of three cents a j pound on cottonseed oil and soya j bean oil and four cents-i a pound on i cocoanut oil and peanuk oil. where j such oils enter into thie manufac- j ture of edible commodities. The bloc did not votie as a unit on the proposition to remove the j provision allowing. free< entry of j vegetable oils for industrial pur- j poses, but the defection within its ! ranks was more than invade up by I support from the Democrats, eight j of whom voted to eliminate the J provision. They were? Ashurst, j Broussard. Harris, HefiinT Jones of j New Mexico, Kendrick,' Ransdeli i and Sheppard. ! Before the senate got: down to | consideration of the tariff bill, j Senator Edge (Republican) cf j New Jersey served notice that un- i less the flexible tariff provision was ! retained in the bill he would not; vote for it. He declared he was | far from satisfied with the meas- j ure in its present form and could j not support it if the schedule as i approved by congress were to re- j main in force until another tariff S revision was undertaken by con gress. Senator Edge stressed that he wanted authority given for a downward as well as an upward revision of rates, declaring that he was interested in the development of the country's export trade, be lieving that only by such develop ment could there be a full meas ure of prosperity in the United States. He also reiterated his be lief that tariffs should be built scientifically with an impartial j commission to gather the facts on which congress acted. Once the senate got into the vegetable oil fif/ht the flood gates of oratory swung wide, with / the result that no amendments were | disposed of until late in the day. Apparently worn out almost by the five hours' discussion of this one item, the senate disposed of nearly a score of rates within an hour. They included: Pecans, unshelled, three cents a pound: house rate, one cent; shell-j ed, six cents a pound; house rate, i two cents. ; i Hay. $4 a ton; house rate, same, j Cabbage. 8 cents a pound, house ! rate, 12 cents. The senate reconsidered its ac tion in approving a rate of 58 cents per 100 pounds on Irish po tatoes as against the house rate of j 42 cents, but after Senator Walsh j (Democrat) of Massachusetts had [ made a fight on the rate, it again [ was approved. Senator Walsh said i the duty proposed was "exorbitant. I indefensible and criminal almost," j adding that if reflected in the price j of potatoes over the country it [ would increase the cost of that j commodity to the consumers by j $140,000.000. He charged that the [rate was written into the bill for .'the benefit of potato growers in i one county in Maine and that while ; this might have helped Senator Hale (Republican) of that state state politcially. it would prove the most difficult rate in the agri cultural schedule for the Republi cans to defend ifi New England generally. 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever, It kills the germs. DOINGS OF THE DUFFS > TOM, YOU'D BETTER SHAV AND PUT ON A CLEAN r~ COLLAR BEFORE WE. CAM YOU BEAT THATpS IK TrlE DARK NEXT TO 6UV THAT'S BEEM EATIh AND HAS THE HICCOUGHS WORRY ABOUT HOWYc GREAT SHRINK AGE IN INCOMES South Carolina Taxes Drop From $29,000,000 to $11, 000,000 : South ? . - olinians paid only a little over $11, 000.000 in taxes to the federal gov ernment during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1922. as compar ed with approximately S29.000,000 for the tr-'cal year ending June 30; 1921. according to figures obtained from the department of internal revenue yesterday. During the fiscal year ending last June 24.433 persons made income tax returns to the government as compared with about 33.000 for the fiscal year of'1920. The returns made this year were for 1921 in comes. Out of the 24.433 returns made this year a considerable num ber paid no tax. The decrease in the total taxes paid by South Carolina to the federal government comes from the dropping off in "excess profits" and the repeal of other taxes in many instances. They are? Goom 10 It Buy tins Cigarette and Save Moneys Charged With Kidnapping. Augusta. Ga., July 11. ? M. Akins, brother of G. W. Akins. president of the local Federation of Trades, was arrested here today charged with kidnapping as a re sult of complaints made by D. E Weisinger, who told police that he was forced into an automobile yes terday afternoon, driven to a place in South Carolina, and dumped in the mud, arid warned not to return to Augusta. London, July IT.?An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from . Dublin says thai national forces today oc cupied the town of Wexford, which had been strongly held by irregu lars. Upon learning of the ap proach of the Free Statesmen the irregulars evacuated the town. Candidates Cards '$ ? rr FOR CONGRESS. I hereby announce myself;*, candidate for Congress,.from . ?Jfc? Seventh Congressional District, sub ject to the rules of the Demccri??c party. I also wish to take thisjgjr^" portunity to' say that if elect?8r'l ? shall endeavor to faithfully ??8-: charge the duties of the office and to merit the -confidence and nip port of the" people. i V' ANDREW J. BETHEAT' Candidate for Congress, $ ? - ? _ For House of Representative*. : I hereby announce that 1 aic s ' candidate for the House of Repre- -?>? sentatives subject to the rules of the.. Democratic Party. . 1 . E. W- DABBS. The clubs' book? are still op?b for the enrollmeat of members who wish, to qualify to vote in thjt nrimary, but " they will close 25th.- ' ' EVERETT TRUE OO - HOOI How you f F?y Cbnde H<scco/ HCLLo! this is -me 3Y TH6 CHIN aisrett^, HSMftsfe^ ?J. \jH(S BACK. V^RO e^e^TAlNefcS'l; ON<2 ttOIH<2f\JT FU5r?S^ ?-? * ACC PICHT, X6T OH 9m $ -.???? r* BY ALLMAN